I still remember this giant beach ball thing being kicked around the stadium. One thing that hasn't been mentioned and anyone there should deffinately remember. In turn, many of these businesses gave away the tickets for free. In 1976, I saw yes play at JFK stadium in Philadelphia on June 12, 1976. my friend john almost died from all the stuff he ingested and smoked. I went up to Patrick and he did not speak great english and I got him to sign the back of my shirt, thanked him and walked over to the table. A total of 91,451 were in attendance, one of the largest ticketed single-show, non-festival stadium concerts ever held in the U.S., as documented by Billboard.[16]. i arrived early enough with my friends to settle in front of the stage on the field, but we decided to sit all the way up the stands to the left and front (if facing the stage. Groves Stadium, Winston, NC. Three encores.He stated that was the first time his parents saw him perform in the states..they must have come with him.Then the orange crate fight broke outthere was sh*t getting thrown all over the place.Then YES came out. 1776-1976 Bicentennial JFK half dollar $2 (wdc > Pur Some friends and I attended this concert. YES WAS AWESOME. In the game, England defeated Team America, 3-1, in front of a small crowd of 16,239. Now the concert. The heat and everything it all happened in slow motion. Even the LSD trippers couldn't get a buzz from them. Ike Dollar, 1976-D $1 Type 1, PCGS MS67. the food fight. JFK Stadium. inside we found seating as far back in the statium as could be due to the extreem crowd. Siberian Khatru The fifth date of The Beatles' final tour took place in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, where they performed one concert before around 20,000 people at the John F Kennedy Stadium. Bob Dylan and The Grateful Dead performed on July 10, 1987 in front of 70,000-plus on a day when it was 90 F in the shade (they were spraying fans near the stage with water). Pink Floyd held a concert there on September 19, 1987, in front of a crowd in excess of 120,000 (general admission was sold on the field), but the show was not sold out. And a very very underrated guitar player. What a great concert,the first act was the uptown mummers string band. The actual paid attendance for the home opener was only 13,855, while the paid attendance for the second game was only 6,200and many of those tickets were sold well below face value. On June 20, 1981, The Outlaws, Molly Hatchet, 38 Special, Marshall Tucker, and The Allman Brothers Band rocked Philadelphia's JFK Stadium in what was billed as The Roundup. The parking lot that surrounded JFK stadium was already starting to fill up with 'campers', hopeful on getting a prime spot on the field when the stadium gates open the next morning. Two years later, the National Football League awarded another team to the city, the Philadelphia Eagles. (The Stones pre-opened the tour with a warm-up show at the Sir Morgan's Cove club in Worcester, Massachusetts, on September 14, 1981.) We couldn't celebrate YES or Prog Rock without flashing back to one of the largest concerts in Philadelphia history, the 1976 BiCentential Concert at JFK Stadium featuring YES, Peter Frampton & Gary Wright. The day John Hammond died. The warning before Yes came on to get off the light towers because anyone up there would be fried. On June 26, 1957, a 150-lap NASCAR convertible race was held at the Stadium, which was won by Bob Welborn in a 1957 Chevrolet. I was on my feet the whole time, trying to see, trying to hear, listening to music that was too big for the vastness of the arena, and too big for most of the people who had come to the show. Being recent high school graduates, we decided it was a smart thing to park the car in the parking lot of our school, which is located in the heart of the North Philadelphia ghetto, and walk three blocks to the subway and not have to worry about parking hassles at JFK. The show featured Bryan Adams, The Tubes, Sammy Hagar and John Cougar (as John Mellencamp was referred to at the time). And Debbie?? They started heaving them out the back of the trailer, and the crowd went into a frenzy picking them up. oh, to be that young again. The tournament - which celebrated the 200th anniversary of the U.S. I think everyone was down in 30 seconds. A very memorable concert indeed.105,000 people, including several hundred that crashed a closed gate.A hot dog stand was raided after the help decided to bail out from way to many people grabbing food without payingI can still see the gleem of the sun on the hot dogs going end over end up the east side of the stands by people throwing them.The mummers got booed off the stage.My friend Joe found a bag of weed that was laced with narcotics..bad move.bad headache that lasted all day. The team sold block tickets to area businesses at a discount, and the tax revenue was not reported. Blondie concluded their Tracks Across America Tour here, on August 21, 1982. The show started at 3pm and also featured Elvis Costello & The Attractions, A Flock of Seagulls, and Robert Hazard & The Heroes. Rare 1976 Kennedy half dollars error coins value! The show featured Bryan Adams, The Tubes, Sammy Hagar and John Cougar (as he was referred to at the time). They did not perform live again for 15 years, until 1997. On June 19, 1982, an all-day show opened with a still mostly unknown Huey Lewis & the News and featured Joan Jett & the Black Hearts, Loverboy, The Kinks and headliner Foreigner, who were touring their 7x-platinum "4" album and inflated a colorful, 30-foot-high facsimile of a Wurlitzer-style jukebox as they performed "Juke Box Hero" in the show's final minutes. What a sound, what a vibe, what good music! The sound was Great.Maraz taking over for Wakeman wasn't as good but he held his on.And then this eyethat looked like the space ship from war of the world(the original)came down from the top of the stage first there was one green light shooting out from it, then two,then four, and next thing the beams are all over the place.moving to the music.If you were high your still looking for a way out. I made friends with 2 girls from New Jersey, Gina?? The Gates of Delirium today making color copies on my home copier of a pile of original Philadelphia Bulletin and Inquirer articles and carefully mounting all of them (and my tickets) on acid-free cardstock so I can pass the whole collection down to my kids, all before coming across this website.All of the memories on this site were written about in the paper: the full moon, the laser show, the garbage, the "PCP, sun, and water" announcements, the fires, garbage being thrown at the Mummers, etc. ; Here is your chance to own a genuine legal tender 1976 Bicentennial JFK Kennedy Half Dollar U.S. coin. They. I was thoroughly sun-burned and not a little stoned. Credit Gary with getting it going. Same for the pousette dart band. JFK Stadium during Live Aid in Philadelphia. What a lineup and what a perfect setting. One things really stuck with other than the music. On September 23, 1926, an announced crowd of 120,557 packed the then-new Stadium during a rainstorm to witness Gene Tunney capture the world heavyweight boxing title from Jack Dempsey. They were playing Led Zepplin's Prsence on the PA system at a very low volume which I remember being very annoying and that's when it began and spread all the way around the stadium. By this time, some 20,000 people were already in the stadium, with another 20,000 in line waiting to enter. The sun was brutal.I had a pair of bib overalls on and nearly died. My best friend got hit with something, turned pissed and was pelted with a hoagie. Also featured were Frankie Beverly and Maze, Kool and the Gang, Atlantic Starr, and One Way featuring Al Hudson. The team played at Franklin Field in 1975; the league folded late into that season. We lived out near Willow Grove and went to the Flyer's Parade the year before - taking the train in from the Grove. Karl Wallenda, 71, walks on a cable 200 feet above the playing field at Veterans Stadium between doubleheader baseball games in Philadelphia, Pa., Monday, May 31, 1976. After finishing, the male stood up in a Rocky victory pose and walked away with the girl still under the blanket. Just then Frampton came on and I do not know what happened to the girl. We even saw a streaker. [5] The Pennsylvania Railroad and its successors, Penn Central and Conrail, offered game-day service to all Army-Navy games, using a sprawling temporary station constructed each year on the railroad's nearby Greenwich freight yard. When the mummers came out they were pelted with everything and anything. It was a co-headlining show with the band America - very appropriate to celebrate the country's Bicentennial! This started the fight, and years later, another cousin of ours who was there but at a different part of the stadium said, That was you guys?! A little later as the sun had set, Yes came on. Great set and at his peak. Sound Chaser [13] It sailed about 25 yards and hit her in the back of the head. I recall a sea of trash heaving up from the audience. But, what where they doing there? We came prepared with a huge cooler filled with food, potato salad, fried chicken, drinks and a watermelon spiked with vodka. We did not have great seats, but I remember the great vibes, a great stage and the lasers and bonfires. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. Dream Weaver received a lot of applause. We were the first fuckin' act of the day. The Grateful Dead were only allowed to perform due to strict no-smoking regulations that had been enacted some time before. Hey Yes fans, it seems a fairly clear memory that Jefferson Starship was originally on the bill, but maybe they pulled out before concert time. [8], The stadium hosted Philadelphia's City Title high school football championship game in 1939 and 1978. I was disappointed they were a no show. The Eagles Bicentennial concert at Tampa Stadium in Tampa, FL included Fleetwood Mac and Loggins & Messina. Musical acts that appeared in Philadelphia included Madonna, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, REO Speedwagon, The Hooters, Bryan Adams, Eric Clapton, The Cars, Black Sabbath, Judas Priest, the surviving members of Led Zeppelin, Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, Mick Jagger, Tina Turner and Bob Dylan, accompanied by Keith Richards and Ronnie Wood, of The Rolling Stones. Search; Browse Concert Archives . The event was held simultaneously on the American side at JFK Stadium (attended by 89,484 people) and on the UK side at Wembley Stadium, in London (attended by 72,000 people), as well as other venues in other countries. They were an excellent band! the beachballs. Click image to enlarge. Also opening the show was Jeff Beck, Bob Seger, & Black Oak Arkansas. Met my husband at that show. [17] In 2010, the concert recording was released on a CD/DVD combination, titled Crimson White & Indigo. Lynyrd Skynyrd played the next year with the J. Giels Band and Peter Frampton was the headliner without Yes.The year before It was Gary Wright,the Poissette Dart Band,The Mummers got booed off the stage,Then Peter Frampton played the year of Frampton come alive and it was in the 90's and everyone was pounding orange aide 16oz. the mummers sucked, gary wright was so so, framton was great, [yes was unbelievably fantastic]. [10], JFK Stadium hosted Team America's soccer match against England on May 31, 1976, as part of the 1976 U.S.A. i was 17 at the time, i am 46 now. And the people. The year 2022 was: The Year of the Tiger, according to the Chinese horoscope. i'd smack him two or three times, bang his head on the bench till his eyes opened, rolled to the back of his head and then up front again to stare at me and then complain that he had to go to the boys room to pee. After the show, I wandered down close to the stage, because I could only see the very front of the show. The coin is layered in genuine 24KT Gold and is beautifully enhanced on the reverse with a permanent hologram by the Merrick Mint to highlight the original design using a unique authentic process. Designed by the architectural firm of Simon & Simon[1] in a classic 1920s style with a horseshoe seating design that surrounded a track and football field, at its peak the facility seated in excess of 102,000 people. We'd procrastinated back in the spring and missed the Baltimore GD show, so nobody wanted to miss this one, and the huge size of the venue ensured it wouldn't sell out. 1976 bicentennial concert jfk stadium. Then all the momentum stopped with another long delay between acts. Disc 1: Opening, Let It Rock, All Down The Line, Honky Tonk Women, Star Star, When The Whip Comes Down, Miss You, Just My Imagination, Respectable, Beast Of Burden Disc 2: Far Away Eyes, Love In Vain, Shattered, Satisfaction, Sweet Little Sixteen, Tumbling Dice, introductions, Happy, Brown Sugar, Jumping Jack Flash I was only 14 at the time and couldn't believe my parents let me go. Thanks to all! Yes - Great!!! it was full and came up over the stage like it was part of the show lasers and all. But remember after they started everyone booing them off the stage. I'll just add my personal experiences. Oh, how much i understand, if only i was alive and old enough! JFK Stadium hosted Team America's soccer match against England on May 31, 1976, as part of the 1976 U.S.A. For other stadiums with the same name, see, Former stadiums of the National Football League, 1926 Sesquicentennial International Exposition, 1976 European Championship final tournament, Learn how and when to remove this template message, City Architect; Department of City Architecture; Philadelphia Information Locator System, "Winsipedia - Army Black Knights vs. Notre Dame Fighting Irish football series history games list", "To The Game: A Pennsylvania Railroad Tradition", "England 's Minor Tournaments and Cups; U.S.A. The original Led Zeppelin never played in the US again, although the surviving members performed at Live Aid. Does anybody remember the bathroom wait? Opening acts included Bob Marley's former bandmate Peter Tosh and Foreigner. Hey Ron go to Classmates.com and our old High school, graduating years 77 or 78 and and send me a e-mail, Yes is the Best. John F. Kennedy Stadium formerly Philadelphia Municipal Stadium in addition to Sesquicentennial Stadium was an open-air stadium in Philadelphia that stood from 1926 to 1992. a South Philadelphia stadium was on a east side of the far southern end of Broad Street at a location now component of the South Philadelphia Sports Complex. Then the announcer came out on stage, grabbed the micraphone and said "everyone need's to get off the tower's, because when we turn them on we're going to have some Kentucky Fried People and the next band won't start until your down." people were throwing ropes over the side so there freinds could clime up the side of the statium. This was a truly magical day. people were trying to clime over the barbed wire and geting cut up only to be kicked out if they did make it over. This was one one my favorite concerts ever and Yes was fantastic just like they where a couple days later in Jersey. Led Zeppelin was scheduled to conclude their 1977 US Tour at the stadium, but the final 7 concerts of the tour were cancelled, due to the death of Robert Plant's 5 year old son Karac. I will always remember how cool Chris Squire was and that Patrick moraz spoke little english, at least to us, and that the bodyguard for Framptomm was rude and that Peter Framptom was maybe five feet tall. The stadium's first tenants (in 1926) were the Philadelphia Quakers of the first American Football League, whose Saturday afternoon home games were a popular mainstay of the Exposition. WOW, some great memories are sure flying after reading these review's. I'm glad I was a part of this concert, as it appears it was yes's largest show ever. My Uncle and His then Girlfriend took me anf my bother in a Chevy van fom Bucks county Down To J.F.K. . Peter Frampton returned from a seven-month lay-off and played with Lynyrd Skynyrd, The J. Geils Band, and Dicky Betts & Great Southern before 91,000 fans on June 11, 1977. The north bleachers started with Section NA. I came being a Yes fan and came away being a Frampton fan. i was 16 and a big yes fan. the music, the lasers gleaming off everyone. You try and explained to friends what happened and you can't, they just don't get ityou had to be there! They played Starship Trooper and the campers go wild. Waited in Gimbels parking lot at 69th street from 4a.m. Next, after a long delay came da Mummers. Frankford beat Archbishop Wood, 27-7, in heavy rain in 1978.[9]. Undefeated Rocky Marciano knocked out Jersey Joe Walcott at the stadium on September 23, 1952 to win boxing's heavyweight championship. Check out YES' set list & some vintage '76 video of the band. The stadium played host to the Monsters of Rock Festival Tour, featuring Van Halen, Scorpions, Dokken, Metallica and Kingdom Come, on June 11, 1988. No one knew who we were. Had two twelve year old kids sit in front of us that smoked at least twenty joints in three hours. I was there and had forgotten some of what's been written, but I remember it now. I was not privledged to be at Woodstock but this is probably the closest I will ever get to a day of Peace, Love and Music. But yeah, There was 130,000 people there., Apocalypse When I find the rare moments today where I can look above my daily concerns, quiet mind, heart, and body, and sense something bigger in the universe, that's the moment I relive. We agreed and thanked him. As the day wore on, I became de-hydrated and had a massive headache. to get tickets from Ticketron. So my Dad, my uncle and my cousins apparently started a food fight at this concert when a hot dog stand became abandoned. SPIRIT OF SUMMER '76. (Getty Images) It was July 13, 1985 . July 4, 1976, Elton John performs at Schaefer Stadium, Foxboro, Massachusetts. Maybe that's a good thing. The stadium played host to The Monsters of Rock Festival Tour, featuring Van Halen, Scorpions, Dokken, Metallica and Kingdom Come, on June 11, 1988. I was at the Roosevelt stadium NJ show on this tour, the show was quite a fiasco due to most of the staff were teenagers that let all their friends from miles around in an already sold out show with cans bottles and fireworks and they overwhelmed the already sold out show. The United States Coast Guard cutter Eagle has been the host vessel to all six Op Sail events. As the day progressed it got hotter. The Supremes played at the stadium on September 10, 1965.. One thing that hasn't been mentioned and anyone there should deffinately remember. . Led Zeppelin was scheduled to conclude their 1977 US Tour at the stadium, but the final 7 concerts of the tour were cancelled, due to the death of Robert Plant's 5-year-old son Karac. 1930). From 1960 to 1970 the stadium served as Navy's home field when they played Notre Dame. Phil Collins performed at Wembley Stadium, traveled by helicopter to Heathrow Airport, flew to Philadelphia via Concorde supersonic jet and performed at JFK Stadium. They also began their 6th U.S. tour on September 25, 1981. [citation needed], Six days after the Grateful Dead's 1989 show, then-Mayor Wilson Goode condemned the stadium due to multiple findings by city inspectors that the structure was structurally unsafe and a potential fire hazard. I've seen hundreds of concerts and the summer of 76 stands alone!! all those party heads like me. I remember that morning. They had no hit single and no fan following. Frampton was great and Yes just blew us away! the gate was insane. Everyone scrambles to try and get a peak at the band. In the game, England defeated Team America, 3-1, in front of a small crowd of 16,239. But my day was over and I was cold. That was also the first time with a girl I met, we went into the men's room. 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On August 28, 29, and 30, 1989, in preparation for opening their 1989 Steel Wheels tour in Philadelphia (Veterans Stadium, August 31, 1989), the Rolling Stones set up their stage inside JFK Stadium for two full dress-rehearsal performances on August 28 and 29, 1989. In 2010, the concert recording was released on a CD/DVD combination, titled Crimson White & Indigo. Clap The pot has mostly gone by the wayside; Yes has never done so. The stadium also played host to Amnesty International's Human Rights Now! JFK Stadium hosted Team America's soccer match against England on May 31, 1976 as part of the 1976 U.S.A. A few minutes later several other's started climbing some of the other towers. There was like 6 or 8 of us that met up there from Woodbury. My best friend and I went to the stadium after a party and a few doobs. 70s, Passes, Rocks Tour Quick On The Draw- March 28, 1978 Boston Music Hall Wbcn-FM broadcast. FRAMPTON WAS GREAT. We didn't have tickets but we knew since they were playing a football . The accounts are right on! I was there but don't remember too much, lol. Led Zeppelin was scheduled to conclude their 1977 US Tour at the stadium, but the final 7 concerts of the tour were cancelled, due to the death of Robert Plant's 5 year old son Karac. It was my first concert so I had nothing else to compare it to but it was fantastic. When the doors finally opened we got down on the feild right up front and endured the 100' degree heat and the other bands and when Yes finally came on they where great. couldn't see much but the sound was good. [6][7], A.F. some actualy made it.others were climbing up onto thr light stands to get a better view. JFK Stadium occasionally hosted rock concerts, including the American portion of Live Aid on July 13, 1985. U2 performed at the stadium on September 25, 1987, during their Joshua Tree Tour, in front of a crowd of 86,145 people. She must have wandered off. Great to watch the scramble and then seeing the disappointment when they were lit. The Pousette Dart band started it all off. Yes, Peter Frampton, Gary Wright and Pousette-Dart Band played the "1976 Bicentennial Concert" here on June 12, 1976 to 130,000 fans. At the front of the stage we plopped, too exhausted for anyone to argue with. Formerly an open-air stadium in Philadelphia, "John F. Kennedy Stadium" and "JFK Stadium" redirect here. 1976 bicentennial concert jfk stadium. Frampton was at the peak of his career at that time, but Yes was still going strong especially in Philly. The Beatles played their second and final Philadelphia concert here on August 16, 1966. The Who performed at the stadium on September 25, 1982, early into their (then) Farewell Tour which also supported their album It's Hard. 1978 JFK Stadium, Philadelphia, PA (co-headlined with Steve Miller band, supported by Sanford Townshend Band & Bob . The Philadelphia Flyers won their second Stanley Cup on May 27, 1975, and celebrated with a parade down Broad Street the next day that ended at the stadium. The Beatles played at the stadium on August 16, 1966. And there we waited, and waited, and waited. Our jug of vodka and OJ went bad but people who were wacked out that went by took some chugs and it didn't faze them. what was the last concert at jfk stadium. The stadium had 60,000 seats available, but by this point in their career The Beatles were only able to sell around a third of tickets.