my friend john almost died from all the stuff he ingested and smoked. Bicentennial Cup Tournament. We left halfway through Yes. Journey headlined a concert June 4, 1983. 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. Bicentennial 1976 JFK Half Dollar US Coins 24K GOLD PLATED w/Capsules *Lot of 3* $14.95 677 sold SPONSORED Kennedy Half Dollar 1776-1976 D. Bicentennial. Saw Pousette Dart open for Yes in 1976 at Hampton, Va and immediately went out and bought their album. We even saw a streaker. FRAMPTON WAS GREAT. I was 14 when I went. Heard about this show from the time i was born in 1980. At that time, YES had sold out more shows in than any other act in Philadelphia history. Forgotten Yesterdays 1996-2023. the lazers were moving across the audence, buy the time they reached me in the back they were about 8 inches in diameter and hurt like hell on your eyes when they hit you. Stevie Wonder. We were directly in the back, right in line with the stage. 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. But the food flight.(I don't think I'll forget a bunch of us grabbing our blankets, holding them over our heads and putting our girlfriends in the middle so theu wouldn't get hit) AWSOME CONCERT!!! They raided it and when people asked for hot dogs from seats above and below, people started getting mad when they were pelted with hot dogs. Listen to the drummer, listen to the bass player, listen to this fuckin' little band, motherfuckers. I was reminded of this show when I saw them again years later in the Philly area in '94 on the Summer Solstice outdoors under a full moon. Sound Chaser Long time ago but remember it like yesterday (well, most of it anyways). Yes, Peter Frampton, Gary Wright, and others played the "1976 Bicentennial Concert" here on June 12, 1976, to over 100,000 fans. The original Led Zeppelin never played in the US again, although the surviving members performed at Live Aid. 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. The show started at 3pm and also featured Elvis Costello & The Attractions, A Flock of Seagulls, and Robert Hazard & The Heroes. The Bicentennial Jam 7-4-1976 Rockford IL concert, with Head East, Derringer, Frank Marino, Ted Nugent, Foghat I thought he got the concert going. it was my roman holiday. the beachballs. Anyway.., dubbed as the "1976 Bicentennial Concert", this Yes concert followed just a few days before their 6/17/76 legendary performace at Roosevelt Stadium in Jersey City, NJ. This was one concert I will always remember! THE BEST CONCERT I HAVE EVER SEEN!!!!! Thanks to all! the 130,000 souls having a great time. the music, the lasers gleaming off everyone. But she did. 1 talking about this. JFK Stadium during Live Aid in Philadelphia. I made friends with 2 girls from New Jersey, Gina?? It was hot that day. in 1967 my name was david diffenderfer. My life changed that day: If any one thing has imprinted on my mind and soul, it is music, and the music of classic Yes above anyone else, I think. I think there was music that day. When the mummers came out they were pelted with everything and anything. Then the crowd mutinyed.Everything and anything that could be thrown was.They took the hint.Everyone cheered when they left.The next act was the puser bandI don't remeber themI remember a band but I think the crowd was booing them to get off. The trash that was left in the stands was used as bond fire fuel during Yes when everyone who was sunburned started having the chills. Get a compelling long read and must-have lifestyle tips in your inbox every Sunday morning great with coffee! After the show, I wandered down close to the stage, because I could only see the very front of the show. They wrote about how tame and passive the crowd was. I came being a Yes fan and came away being a Frampton fan. Together they did six shows including one at the now defunct John F. Kennedy Stadium in South Philly. In 1958, some 15,000 fans attended a CFL game between the Hamilton Tiger-Cats and the Ottawa Rough Riders with proceeds from ticket sales going to local charities. Chris walked me outside the bar and talked with me and Randy would could not come in because he was not 21, talked with us some more and asked not to tell those with us because he did not want a riot or something like that. people were trying to clime over the barbed wire and geting cut up only to be kicked out if they did make it over. 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. Yep was there everybody has it right hot during the day cold at night. Listen free to The Rolling Stones - 1978-06-17.- JFK Stadium, Philadelphia (LP 1). Opening acts for the show were Santana and The Clash. couldn't see much but the sound was good. at least I remember hearing it. 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). Instead, the Browns shredded the Eagles' vaunted defense in a 35-10 rout, and went on to win the NFL Championship that first year in the league. We found one of the doors that had no people in front of and sat down waitng for the time when the would open the doors. 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. 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. [13] On July 3, 1982, Rick James performed in concert at JFK Stadium, called "The Throwdown in Phillytown." Finally, Yes. But my day was over and I was cold. The show began with the Pousette D'Art Band, about which I recall nothing but a distance precence far away on a stifling afternoon. Fans at the show recall concrete crumbling and bathrooms in poor shape. This was one one my favorite concerts ever and Yes was fantastic just like they where a couple days later in Jersey. Siberian Khatru I know I did not dream this.who else remembers? And they were cool. You have no judgement. The Who performed at the stadium on September 25, 1982, early into their (then) Farewell Tour which also supported their album It's Hard. Jon mentioned it about 20 minutes into the show. I was trying to remember this concert better and finding this site has brought it all back. [2], Leaders of Philadelphia's sports organizations gathered at the Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce in March 1920 and announced their intention to build a 200,000 seat sports stadium to attract national and international sporting events. This may explain the particular craziness that day/night. Not too many people left the show at JFK before Yes hit the stage. Photos Setlists. the crowd gave a groop sigh as they realised what was happening. All the bands were fantastic. 1976 bicentennial concert jfk stadium. Met my husband at that show. But yeah, There was 130,000 people there., Apocalypse WOW, some great memories are sure flying after reading these review's. They must have felt like dirt as not a soul listened to them. I have been observing this web page for awhile and came across the reviews of this show. it was the show to compare all others to. They were boring. Heart of the Sunrise gave me the chills and still does. I kind of thought those costumes may have been Gary Wright coming out. Length: Disc 1 (1:08:23) - Disc 2 (0:38:01)-YouTube (0) Reviews (73) . The stadium also played host to Amnesty International's Human Rights Now! The Wells Fargo Center now stands on the site, which is part of the complex that also includes Lincoln Financial Field and Citizens Bank Park. I don't think they even lasted one song before being trashed off the stage. I'll never forget my mom said, "I remember what it was like to be young." Yes played on. We were stoned and dehydrated from the parties and the merciless heat and humidity. Openly getting high, drinkingthe good old days when you could really have fun at a concert! Search; Browse Concert Archives . I'm so glad I found this site. St. Joe's Prep defeated Northeast, 27-6, in 1939. We waited for hours after that for YES in the meantime I was squeezed against the fence in front of the stage and an asshole shot an aerial bomb striking a laser mirror that was just being installed and it came down on top of 2 people right next to me both critically wounded we had to push them up and over the fence so they could be put in the ambulance, I had blood on me for the rest of the show, there was no way to go anywhere. Not much to add. 1976 Bicentennial Concert - YouTube Skip navigation Sign in 0:00 / 1:23:40 1976 Bicentennial Concert 485 views Nov 22, 2016 1 Dislike Share Save GoYotes 1.22K subscribers Subscribe Audio. I wish that kids today could just know how it felt to be with all those people, some high, some drunk, and some just naturally happy. my freind and i hitch hiked to the concert from exeter township Pa. we smoked some tainted weed wile in the parking lot. what a crazy day. (Getty Images) It was July 13, 1985 . The girl turned around and the whole crowed saw it, and she said" who through that" then everybody stood up and started to throw the orange drinks at her before you knew it, the whole stadium broke out in a trash fight. 1976 Bicentennial Park, Newbern, NC. In 1976, I saw yes play at JFK stadium in Philadelphia on June 12, 1976. Commonwealth professor of English and former U.S. poet laureate Rita Dove receives the 2011 National Medal of Arts from President Barack Obama. Called my cousins in Philly and said "NO EXCUSES!! A few months later I started college in Philadelphia and attended many Electric Factory concerts during my college tenure. I think I had a bagged lunch. Formerly an open-air stadium in Philadelphia, "John F. Kennedy Stadium" and "JFK Stadium" redirect here. People don't know what the fuck they're talking about. RFK Stadium, June 9, 1973. I was there and had forgotten some of what's been written, but I remember it now. Madonna. And of course, the trash fight which occurred between Peter Frampton and Yes. A few minutes later several other's started climbing some of the other towers. I mean hot. The mummers came on and everyone cheered for the first tune, but for the second tune they trashed them off the stage throwing what ever they had near them. SPIRIT OF SUMMER '76. The show started at 3pm and also featured Elvis Costello and the Attractions, A Flock of Seagulls and Robert Hazard and the Heroes. Two other highlights of the day were watching Joe Jackson at the Mann scold the crowd for whistling during one of his songs. The only thing I haven't read on here is about the hundreds of cut feet they had to treat in the hospital tent from all the broken glass bottles.My boyfriend and I (my husband today) were very much in love, high school was finally over, and we were about to travel on trains across 5 countries in Europe for the summer.What a day. The warning before Yes came on to get off the light towers because anyone up there would be fried. Were celebrating the return of YES Jon Anderson, Trevor Rabin and Rick Wakemen to Kimmel Center ( 10/1 ) with our say YES to Prog Rock Weekend. Now there's a blast from the past, Ya I was there me and my friend Glenn and some guy name supper kaz we were there. We came prepared with a huge cooler filled with food, potato salad, fried chicken, drinks and a watermelon spiked with vodka. It was my first concert so I had nothing else to compare it to but it was fantastic. I got out, and it wouldn't be until late that night, there she was probably panicked out of her mind, but there I was. 1976 | In 1976, actress Jane Fonda relaxes by the sea. 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. I graduated high school that day. The Spirit of '76. 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Kennedy in the United States, Articles with dead external links from September 2010, Infobox mapframe without OSM relation ID on Wikidata, Articles with unsourced statements from April 2021, Articles needing additional references from November 2016, All articles needing additional references, Articles with unsourced statements from November 2016, Articles with unsourced statements from November 2022, Articles with MusicBrainz place identifiers, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0. We saw Frampton last Sept. + can't believe 31 yrs. the food fight. You nailed it! The stadium played host to the Monsters of Rock Festival Tour, featuring Van Halen, Scorpions, Dokken, Metallica and Kingdom Come, on June 11, 1988. 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. Yes / Peter Frampton / Gary Wright / the Pucet Dart Band. have flown by.Even last Sept, everyone sitting near us was talking about that great day in June 1976.There aren't many concerts talked about 30 years into the future. Heart of the Sunrise Then Frampton..I was there for YES. I know this is a Yes sight, but Frampton was equal to the Yes performance. U.S. States House of Representatives elections: This page was last edited on 12 January 2023, at 14:39. Maybe that's a good thing. Age has settled in me now, but I love that I appreciate it more now. He said Steve was upstairs and the rest was in the bar. I was about to introduce myself when Chris said to me "My names Chris, What's yours? She drove them from Philly to just outside AC as we weren't rich and she needed gas to get us home. The initial meeting in 1920 favored building the stadium as a memorial to the nation's war dead and placing it in Fairmount Park at its entrance to the Benjamin Franklin Parkway.[3]. The band members were gracious in meeting their audiences and their performances were spectacular. 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. Mick Jagger met the press at JFK Stadium on August 26, 1981, to announce the tour. [12] By the time the World Cup was held in 1994, JFK Stadium had already been demolished two years prior. Please tell me someone else remembers Ronnie Van Zant in his bare feet. Joe Sia photo. After finishing, the male stood up in a Rocky victory pose and walked away with the girl still under the blanket. I remember getting sun burnt during the day and freezing at nightstill loved it. I'll just add my personal experiences. awesome day- got there - with my friend rob- had to meet some other peeps- they had a pair strawberry boxer underwear on a pole so we could find them in the middle of the field- we never left- until show was over- food fight was awesome- the fire in the stands - oh and the bands- oh and we forgot where we parked-forgot who drove or what car we took-. Type: Audience (Audio) Quality: 2 - audience recording. You showed up to see Yes & Frampton, and you hear something you've never heard before and you don't recognize that it's good. Great set and at his peak. "PCP ,sun and no water means you will miss the rest of the concert" coming over the PA system several times.People being assisted by medical staff for booze,drugs and too much exposure to the sun.Just watching all of these events unfold was very surreal and at times comical and hours before YES took the stage.Waiting for YES was torture but well worth it.Amazing stage dezign..incredible lights and lasers and of course unbeleivable sound. ahh.. To be seventeen again. I got the ticket through a ticket agency which also hired a bus and drove about 50 of us from Paterson NJ to Philadelphia. Next, Peter Frampton. 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. It was estimated that a 130k fans showed up to the event! If my kids ever do something like that I'll be scared to death. Got drunk before entering the stadium, but being a soon to be pharmacy student, I stayed clear of the drugs. [6][7], A.F. the weed,the hash. This was the event of the year before senior year. Section designators were divided at the south end of the stadium (the bottom of the "U" shape) between West and East, starting with Sections WA and EA and proceeding north. I was there and had forgotten some of what's been written, but I remember it now. (Hamilton won, 24-18, in what remains the only regular-season CFL game played between two Canadian teams outside of Canada.). 1976 bicentennial concert jfk stadium. [10], JFK Stadium hosted Team America's soccer match against England on May 31, 1976, as part of the 1976 U.S.A. "Bud" Dudley, a former Villanova University athletic-director, created the Liberty Bowl in Philadelphia in 1959. 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 contact high didn't hurt either. Blondie concluded their Tracks Across America Tour here, on August 21, 1982. In the game, England defeated Team America, 3-1, in front of a small crowd of 16,239. It was just wild. The laser lights were something beyond belief. 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 also part of the massive crowd this fine day and I have to leave my experience. Peter Frampton - Great!!! It was a monumental and magical day for me--my first concert of any sort, my first of many Yes shows, the only time I ever saw full RELAYER material performed, and (incidentally) the first time I ever smoked pot. 1976 bicentennial concert jfk stadium. Ive Seen All Good People I was trying to explain it to my 14 Year Old Son, and you verified everything. Bicentennial Cup Tournament. And boy there were more there than a pharmaceutical wholesaler supply in one day. Genesis was the headliner and used the open air stadium for one of their spectacular nighttime laser and fireworks shows. (they agreed). July 4th, 1976 Original Laminate. July 4, 1976. ; Here is your chance to own a genuine legal tender 1976 Bicentennial JFK Kennedy Half Dollar U.S. coin. I couldn't believe how many people were there and all the 55 gallon drums of beer taken from all the concert goers. It was not known at the time, but the stadium's last event was The Grateful Dead's concert on July 7, 1989, with Bruce Hornsby & The Range as their opening act. Phil Collins performed at Wembley Stadium, traveled by helicopter to Heathrow Airport, flew to Philadelphia via Concorde supersonic jet and performed at JFK Stadium. Journey headlined a concert June 4, 1983. Sadly, I did not go to that concert. 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. It was great. That was the last time I seen YES and the last TRIP, I joined the US Navy that Fall! Thanks so much to the other reviewers for bringing back many lost memories of this special day. What a memory. My mom and pop were there. Never saw anything like that since. The Gates of Delirium Coins in better than average condition are worth slightly more, though the premium for mint state coins isn't very large. He is still great today. 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]. They did not perform live again for 15 years, until 1997. I think everyone was down in 30 seconds. 1976 bicentennial concert jfk stadiumLabinsky Financial . The stadium also played host to Amnesty International's Human Rights Now! )of the stage on or about the 25 yard line. The incredible heat, people getting hosed down, food flying. por | ago 8, 2022 | anniversary vacation ideas | starbucks coffee coloring pages | ago 8, 2022 | anniversary vacation ideas | starbucks coffee coloring pages Then, a night I'll never forget. The Dead closed the show with "Knockin' on Heaven's Door"; it would be the last song played at the stadium. All rights reserved. And the people. There was like 6 or 8 of us that met up there from Woodbury. inside we found seating as far back in the statium as could be due to the extreem crowd. And the orange drink container fight while waiting for Yes. The show was headlined by Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band and also featured Sting, Tracy Chapman, Peter Gabriel, Youssou N'Dour and Joan Baez. Don't buy my real estate investing course: https://www.trader.university/courses/5721-real-estate-investing-made-easy Use the discount code YT99 to get the best price . Make sure this fits by entering your model number. 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. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. The concert was more than music. the moon. And yes, I was there! Thanks for being there. sigh "THIS SHOW WAS FILMED AND BROADCASTED HERE IN BRAZIL BY REDE GLOBO DE TELEVISO IN A TV SHOW CALLED", THIS SHOW WAS FILMED AND BROADCASTED HERE IN BRAZIL BY REDE GLOBO DE TELEVISO IN A TV SHOW CALLED. I was 16 & it was already my 4th Yes show/tour. there was a guy who took off all his clothes and put a paper bag over his head then began running full tilt on top of the crowd. 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. Also remeber the laser show Yes put on. The team sold block tickets to area businesses at a discount, and the tax revenue was not reported. Got there early and decided to sit with my then high school graduate friends. It was otherworldly. JFK Stadium hosted Team America's soccer match against England on May 31, 1976, as part of the 1976 U.S.A. I wanted to see Frampton, but you got to pay your respects on graduation day. John F. Kennedy Stadium. [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. Crow. I knew he was soaking up the enrgy. It was a co-headlining show with the band America - very appropriate to celebrate the country's Bicentennial! After awhile me and my freind Randy took off to walk around because he wanted to get more cigarettes. I still love Philly crowds. [citation needed], The stadium became known chiefly as the "neutral" venue for a total of 41 annual ArmyNavy Games played there between 1936 and 1979. The show featured Bryan Adams, The Tubes, Sammy Hagar and John Cougar (as John Mellencamp was referred to at the time). security eventualy got them down. I recall Jon Anderson's harp playing, and seeing Steve Howe and Chris Squire standing against the sharp wind that blew up. Blondie concluded their Tracks Across America Tour here, on August 21, 1982. I think everyone was down in 30 seconds. The year 2022 was: The Year of the Tiger, according to the Chinese horoscope. As our group floated away enjoying the sunshine while sitting on the field, (as facing the stage, right rear) we notice activity under a blanket. Then all the momentum stopped with another long delay between acts. BTW I turned 60 yesterday. Atlantic City convinced Dudley to move his game from Philadelphia to Atlantic City's Convention Hall for 1964. Naturally they were pelted off-stage.