Blue Cheer Compilation - History Of Rock Music

Santa Cruz Civic Auditorium

The Santa Cruz Civic Auditorium is an event and convention venue located in downtown Santa Cruz…

Many of rock and roll musicians and others have played here since its opening in 1936…

Early on, this was known as a country music venue, but there were a fair share of rock and…

Al’s bar was a popular venue for L.A.’s 80s Punk Rock scene…

The Grateful Dead opened their 1974 tour here on July 19. Other artists to…

On July 28 1966, at the “Mid-Summer Spectacular Show of Shows” the…

The Los Angeles Pop Festival was held here on December 22 and 23…

The Miami Pop Festival was the name of two different music festivals that…

The Cheetah was one of the hot places to play if you were an up and coming…

Most of the major acts from the 70’s played here including Blondie, David Bowie, The…

The Newport Pop Festival was held here the weekend of August 3-4, 1968 with many…

The Grateful Dead used this location as a rehearsal hall before its official opening…

On January 14, 1967 a Human Be-In called the Gathering of the Tribes was held…

Creedence Clearwater Revival played their first gig here when it was called New…