The Kinetic Playground In Chicago, IL
The Kinetic Playground was opened by Aaron Russo on April 3, 1968, as…
Indiana Convention Center In Downtown Indianapolis
The Indiana Convention Center originally named the Indiana Convention-Exposition Center…
Duval County Armory Where The Allman Brothers Band Played Their First Gig
The Allman Brothers Band played their first gig 4 days later on March 30, 1969 at the…
Reed College Located In Portland, Oregon
Reed College is a private liberal arts college in Portland, Oregon. Founded in 1908, and originally…
McArthur Court Basketball Arena Located At University Of Oregon In Eugene
McArthur Court was a basketball arena located on the campus of the University of Oregon in Eugene…
Tangerine Bowl AKA – Orlando Stadium/Florida Citrus Bowl/Camping World Stadium
Originally known as the “Orlando Stadium” when it was constructed in 1936 and then the…
North Charleston Coliseum- Last KISS Show With Original Lineup
KISS’ original lineup of Gene Simmons, Paul Stanley, Ace Frehley and Peter Criss played…
The Aragon Ballroom In Chicago, IL
Opening in 1926, the Aragon Ballroom which was named after a region in Spain, became a popular…
Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum Site Of The Monkees First Live Performance
Originally called “Arizona State Fairgrounds Exposition Center”. In April 1965, the name was officially…
The Cuthbert Amphitheater In Eugene Oregon
The Cuthbert features superb sound, seating for 5,000, beer gardens, food booths and an environment….
The First Annual Detroit Rock & Roll Revival
On May 30 and 31, 1969 the first annual Detroit Rock & Roll Revival was held here…
Compton Terrace Amphitheater
Compton Terrace amphitheater opened in Chandler Arizona in 1985 next to the Firebird International Raceway…
Comiskey Park, A Baseball Park That Also Hosted Rock Concerts
Comiskey Park was a baseball park in Chicago that served as the home of the Chicago White Sox…
The Midwest Rock Festival At Wisconsin State Fair Park
The Midwest Rock Festival was held at the State Fair Park in West Allis, Wisconsin…
Oberlin College And Conservatory
Over the years, many Rock and Roll and Rock related veteran acts have performed here:
Mar y Sol Pop Festival – The Puerto Rican Woodstock & Billy Joel Breakthrough Performance
The Mar y Sol Pop Festival, also known as The First International Puerto Rico Pop Festival included rock…
Cobo Hall, Also Knowns As Cobo Center, Cobo Arena Now Known As TCF Center
The Doors‘ complete concert performance on May 8, 1970, was released in entirety…
Park Center In Charlotte NC hosted Pink Floyd And Others
On November 9th, 1969 Janis Joplin played to a sellout crowd. This would be one of her last…
Laramar Ballroom – One Of The Final Concerts For Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens & Big Bopper
On Friday January 30, 1959, before their untimely death in a plane crash after playing at the Surf Ballroom…
Palm Beach International Speedway – Palm Beach International Music and Arts Festival
The First (and last) Annual Palm Beach International Music and Arts Festival was…
Duluth Armory – Buddy Holly Performance Inspired Bob Dylan
Bob Dylan was at the show and he named it as an inspiration at the 1998 Grammy Awards…
Cincinnati Gardens- Performances By The Beatles, Rolling Stones, Elvis Presley And More
Cincinnati Gardens was an indoor arena located that opened in 1949. When it opened, its…
Little Cypress-Mauriceville High School – ZZ Top Prom Performance
ZZ Top played the prom at Little Cypress-Mauriceville High Schooll…
Cheek To Cheek Lounge – Last Gig For Richard Manuel Of The Band
The lounge formerly known as the Don Quixote lounge was remodeled and renamed the Cheek to Cheek Lounge in 1981…
Hollywood Sportatorium – Concert Arena And Last Concert Location For The Band “Free”
On Feb. 17, 1973, Free, best known for their 1970 song “All Right Now” broke up after playing their final show…
Panther Hall – Early Country, Rock And Rockabilly Venue
Early on, this was known as a country music venue, but there were a fair share of rock and…
Freeman Coliseum – Rolling Stones Booed At First Ever Texas Show
On June 5th through June 14th 1964 the Coliseum hosted the “Teen Fair of Texas” that featured…
Lake Amador Gold Rush Festival, Held on October 4, 1969
On October 4, 1969, an estimated 40,000 people flocked to the small county of Amador in central…
First ZZ Top Show – Knights of Columbus Hall
On Feb. 10, 1970, ZZ Top played their first show with what is their now iconic lineup of Billy Gibbons…
California Polytechnic State University
On May 19, 1967 The Jefferson Airplane played in the Men’s Gym at Cal Poly. Billed…
Jacksonville Coliseum – Hendrix Opens For The Monkees
Built in 1960 and demolished in 2003, the Jacksonville Coliseum had the distinction of being one of only six venues…
Kiel Opera House, Now known as the Peabody Opera House
Now known as the Peabody Opera House. On July 11, 1978, the Rolling Stones performed one sold-out show…
Deauville Beach Resort – The Beatles On The Ed Sullivan Show
On February 16, 1964, the Beatles taped their second appearance on the…
At Folsom Prison By Johnny Cash Album Cover Location
A classic album by Johnny Cash, released on Columbia Records in May…
Indiana State Fairgrounds Roof Collapse Just Before Concert
On August 13, 2011, high winds from an approaching storm collapsed the roof…
Terrace Ballroom Former Location In Salt Lake City Utah
During the 1930’s, it was called “Coconut Grove”. Its name was changed in the…
Selland Arena In Fresno CA Hosted Elvis, Deep Purple, Grateful Dead, Country Joe
The Grateful Dead opened their 1974 tour here on July 19. Other artists to…
Curtis Hixon Hall In Tampa Florida – Live Duane Allman With Derek and the Dominos
A lot of performers played here over the years as it was the primary Tampa…
El Corazón In Seattle WA, Formerly The Off Ramp – Pearl Jam’s First Gig
Formerly “The Off Ramp“, El Corazón has hosted pretty much every band to come out of …
Red Dog Saloon In Virginia City Nevada – Janis Joplin joins Big Brother
In 1965, some San Francisco refugees bought an old building, fixed it up…
Crystal Ballroom Located In Portland Oregon
In the 1960s, bands like the Grateful Dead, Ike & Tina Turner, Country Joe &…
X-Ray Cafe Former Location In Portland Oregon
The X-Ray Cafe was a small music venue from 1990 to 1994 in Portland. Some…
Middle Georgia Raceway – Second Atlanta International Pop Festival
The second Atlanta International Pop Festival was a rock festival held in…
Boulder Theater – State-Of-The-Art Concert Hall
In 1981, the theater was renovated into a state-of-the-art concert hall by…
Baton Rouge International Speedway – The New Orleans Pop Festival
On August 31 and September 1, 1969, thousands of people gathered outdoors…
Temple De Hirsch In Seattle Held Jimi Hendrix’s First Ever Gig
Jimi Hendrix’s first gig was with an unnamed band in the basement of this…
The Ballard Firehouse Was A Seattle Washington Concert Venue
This converted fire station became a venue for many bands. The Kinks The Fixx…
Earl Warren Show Grounds In Santa Barbara – First Large Doors Concert
On July 28 1966, at the “Mid-Summer Spectacular Show of Shows” the…
Great Stage Park In Manchester – Home of Bonnaroo Music And Arts Festival
Great Stage Park is the home to the Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival…
Michigan Palace In Detroit, Location Of The Last Iggy & The Stooges Concert
Also known as the Michigan Theatre and the Michigan Building, in the 70’s…
Former Location Of Thee Image Psychedelic Music Club
Thee Image was Miami’s best known psychedelic rock club in the ’60’s,…
Gold Creek Park In Woodinville WA – Seattle Pop Festival
The Seattle Pop Festival was held here from July 25 to July 28, 1969…
Cleveland Stadium – Home of World Series of Rock
Cleveland Stadium (also known as Lakefront Stadium and Cleveland Municipal…
Leo’s Casino – Otis Redding’s Last Performance Was Here
After his first location burned to the ground, Leo Frank along with his business…
The Levitt Shell, Memphis – Considered First Venue For A Rock Concert
Previously known as the Overton Park Shell and the Raoul Wallenberg Shell…
Miami-Hollywood Motorsports Park Home Of 1969 Miami Rock Festival
The Miami Rock Festival of December, 1969, drew thousands here to what…
Cleveland Arena The Location Of The First Rock Concert
On March 21, 1952, Alan Freed emceed the Moondog Coronation Ball at the…
Austin City Limits Music Festival – Zilker Park
The Festival is an annual event that takes place every Fall on 46-acres in…
New Frontier Hotel and Casino – Elvis’ First Las Vegas Show/Last Supremes Concert
Elvis Presley first performed in Las Vegas here in 1956 when he was 21…
The Cotton Bowl Stadium – First Crossroads Guitar Festival Held Here
The first Crossroads Guitar Festival was held at the Cotton Bowl from…
Missouri State Fairgrounds In Sedalia MO – Home Of The Ozark Music Festival
The Ozark Music Festival was held here on July 19-21, 1974 and is considered…
Goose Lake International Music Festival In Leoni Township, MI
The Goose Lake International Music Festival was an outdoor rock festival…
Gulfstream Park In Hallandale Beach, Home Of The Miami Pop Festival
The Miami Pop Festival was the name of two different music festivals that…
The Avalon In Chicago, Venue Of The First Smashing Pumpkins Gig
The Smashing Pumpkins played their first ever club gig here. It’s now a…
Haleakala Crater – Last Ever American Concert For Jimi Hendrix
On July 30, 1970 Jimi Hendrix played in a cow pasture several miles from…
Dallas International Motor Speedway – Texas International Pop Festival
The Texas International Pop Festival was held here, on Labor Day weekend…
The Eagles Auditorium In Seattle Washington
Built in 1923, Eagles Auditorium’s ballroom hosted decades of fabled shows by acts including …
The Crocodile Café In Seattle The Home Of Secret Grunge Concerts
Considered the Seattle rock scene’s home away from home, The Crocodile…
Saint Paul Civic Center Arena – First Show Of “Born in the U.S.A.” Tour
The arena was part of the RiverCentre, a large convention center…
Las Vegas Hilton – Elvis Performed For 58 Consecutive Sold Out Shows Here.
When the Hilton opened in 1969, it was the largest hotel in the world…
Las Vegas Convention Center – Second Ever Beatles Concert In U.S.
The Beatles played here for their second ever U.S. gig in a former…
Red Rocks Amphitheatre, An Open-Air Concert Venue
This venue is a rock structure in Red Rocks Park near Morrison…
Mile High Stadium – Denver Pop Festival, Monsters of Rock Festival, Ozzfest
The Denver Pop Festival, a three-day music festival was held here…
Riverfront Coliseum – Venue Of The Tragic Who Concert In 1979
On December 3, 1979 this venue was where eleven people died and 26 others were injured…
The Warehouse – Last Concert For Jim Morrison With The Doors
On December 12, 1970 Jim Morrison played his last concert with The Doors here before…
Fur Peace Ranch, Owned By Jorma Kaukonen Of “Jefferson Airplane” And “Hot Tuna”
Jorma Kaukonen and his wife Vanessa conceived what Jorma calls “a ranch that grows guitar players.”
40 Watt Club
The 40 Watt Club has been one of the launching pads for musical groups in the South…
St Mary’s Episcopal Church – Location Of First R.E.M. Concert
On April 5, 1980, R.E.M. played their first-ever concert at St. Mary’s Episcopal Church in Athens.
Live At The Harlem Square Club By Sam Cooke Album Cover Location
In 1963 Sam Cooke recorded what is regarded as one of the greatest ever…
New Regal Theater In Chicago – “Live At The Regal by B.B. King”
On 21 November 1964 one of the greatest blues albums of all time, “Live At The Regal by B.B. King,” …
Surf Ballroom & Museum – Last Place Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, And The Big Bopper Played
In addition to having The Little River Band, Loverboy, The Righteous Brothers, The Temptations…
City Auditorium, Houston Texas – Where Johnny Ace Died
Johnny Ace was a successful R&B singer with several hits including…
Atlanta Motor Speedway – First Atlanta International Pop Festival
Formerly Atlanta International Raceway, this was the site of the Atlanta International Pop…
Denver Center For The Performing Arts – First Led Zeppelin U.S. Concert
Led Zeppelin played their first ever U.S. concert here on December 26, 1968. On this tour, Led…
Soldier Field – Last Grateful Dead Concerts With Jerry Garcia
The Grateful Dead played their last concerts here on July 8th and 9th before the death of…
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