Lee Eidson recalls you to definitely, in early months, college students planning shows during the Coliseum outfitted, and additionally coats and you will connections for the men. (That had changed once I come gonna suggests truth be told there. I didn’t don a coat and you can wrap for the Sergio Mendes, inform you, even when Used to do wear an excellent French-cuff clothing with cufflinks and a good monogrammed sweater.)

Lee told you his favorite thoughts of one’s Coliseum are “enjoying The latest Imagine Exactly who when you are looking at the ground. I made eye contact using this type of gorgeous strawberry blonde sitting numerous rows facing me. It was an ages of Aquarius second!”

Brenda Poss recalls seeing the brand new guitar duo Ferrante & Teicher at UGA arena and you will MiMi DuBose Gudenrather told you that off their own preferred try James Taylor.

Mike Efforts did concessions at the Coliseum for both sports incidents and you may series, also Jethro Tull and Frank Zappa. Sadly, the guy said, “stoners try not to get as numerous soft drinks due to the fact athletics fans.”

Among the many suggests Jim Goolsby noticed there were Johnny Rivers and you may Jose Feliciano. Michael Doke plus remembers seeing Ides away from s Jr. And you may, Saye Sutton saw Iron Butterfly on the front side line here, and swears that “’In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida’ continued to have 47 moments, maybe not 17! I didn’t listen to having weekly.”

Marie Andrews watched the latest Five Tops on UGA and you can recalls: “They certainly were an hour later bringing around, but i did not worry. It had been a results!”

Whenever Laird Miller spotted Steppenwolf on Coliseum when you look at the November 1970, “the fresh rumor is actually that Coliseum you’ll break and failure. Absolutely nothing folded. Could have been unfortunate if the my personal very first material show was my past!”

Certainly almost every other serves that have did in the Coliseum from ages is actually Rufus Thomas, Peter Nero, the fresh new Serendipity Vocalists, the new Christie Minstrels, Roger Williams, new Supremes, this new Lettermen, Al Hirt, Eddy Arnold, the latest Chad Mitchell Trio, Glenn Yarbrough, Skitch Henderson as well as the Atlanta Symphony, mi Terrell, Nothing Anthony in addition to Imperials, Jack Jones and you Oceanian brud will Friend Steeped, the newest Fifth Aspect, new Impressions therefore the Dells, Biggest Lance, Paul Anka, Expenses Anderson, Loretta Lynn, Gary Puckett therefore the Partnership Pit, Spirit Inc. Chet Atkins, Sneakers Randolph, Floyd Cramer and Jerry Reed.

And additionally, Sam and you can Dave, Jimmy Ruffin, Blood Work and Rips, Henry Mancini, the brand new London area Philharmonic, Family unit members away from Change, Pacific Gas and you can Digital (into Allman Brothers Band opening), About three Puppy Evening, Richie Havens, Mylon LeFevre, Steely Dan, Poquito, the latest Rev. Pearly Brown, Ike and you will Tina Turner, Seals and you will Crofts, Isaac Hayes, Creedence Clearwater Renewal, Dirty Oceans, Tony Joe Light and you can Emerson, Lake and Palmer.

Very, getting typical sixteen-year-olds, our very own group all lied to our parents, informing them we were planning to a film, and you will ran [toward concert]

Along with, Vince Vance as well as the Valiants, the James Group, Kenny Loggins and you will Jim Messina, the newest Doobie Brothers, Billy Preston, Curtis erica, this new Marshall Tucker Band therefore the Atlanta Flow Section, the newest Spinners, The brand new Cyclists of your own Reddish Sage, Commander Cody while the Destroyed Planet Airmen and Leon Russell.

Other people were Billy Joel, Planet Breeze and you will Fire, Jesse Colin Young, Nitty-gritty Dirt Band, Earl Scruggs Revue, Damp Willie, Joni Mitchell, Warren Zevon, Orleans, Hallway and Oates, Sheer Prairie Category, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Mother’s Better, Dolly Parton, Jerry Jeff Walker, Center, Doug Kershaw, Bobby Bluish Dull, Dave Mason, Gloria Gaynor, Dottie Western, Ozark Hill Daredevils, Boston and Sammy Hagar, Unbelievable Rhythm Aces, Pablo Cruise and you may Delbert McClinton.

She turned and you will featured truly at me and you will beamed

Including, the brand new Commodores, the fresh Pine Ridge Boys, Neil More youthful, Sting, Alabama, Stevie Beam Vaughn, the new Fabulous Thunderbirds, Extensive Panic (inside 1985, 1988 and you may 1989), Hootie and also the Blowfish, the newest Indigo Girls therefore the Black Crowes.