marshall1987
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$2.50 admission! ... although probably quite a sum at the time.
Important band to me as a novice wannabe young guitar teenager back in the day ... Amongst their others, always liked one of their 'B' sides ... "Mr, You're A Better Man Than I" ... Very soulful song with a great solo ...:hank
The Shangri-Las too ... "Remember, (Walking The Sand)" ...
At an admission of $2.50/person, I wonder how much $ went to the musicians for the show? Enough to by a hotdog? :worm
For comparison I payed around $6.50, to see Led Zeppelin in 1972 at the Baltimore Civic Center.
At an admission of $2.50/person, I wonder how much $ went to the musicians for the show? Enough to by a hotdog? :worm
For comparison I payed around $6.50, to see Led Zeppelin in 1972 at the Baltimore Civic Center.
Funny how this picture of my poster(1965) showed up on this forum thread. My band, The Beau Street Runners, (Franconia, Virginia) played this gig. And this actual poster still hang on my wall here in Austin, Texas, all these years after the event. Long Live Jeff Beck~!
Very cool! What was the concert like?
I was there that night with my high school band from James Madison, the Jaywalkers. We were set up on the floor below.
I remember meeting the Yardbirds. Can't find my poster, I thought it had our bands name on it, but maybe not looking at the poster that showed up here. Seems like we all played Gloria, the crowd must have heard it 3 or 4 times
$16.00 a ticket for Pink Floyd The Wall.....
There were a huge number of national acts that went thru the Roller Rink. I personally saw Blood, Sweat and Tears, B.B.King, Jethro Tull, Canned Heat, Janis Joplin with the original Jeff Beck Group, The Doors(1967 when Light My Fire was #1 and right before they performed it on the Ed Sullivan show just days later), and The Yardbirds(with Jimmy Page). The Jimmy Page gig was so loud and distorted you could not make out anything they were playing, it was terrible from 50 feet back in that huge concrete barn. Gone, but not forgotten...
Neither the Jimi Hendrix Experience or Led Zeppelin played the Alexandria Roller Rink.
The Experience played the Ambassador Theater in August 1967, 9th thru 13th. Led Zeppelin played Merriweather Post on May 25th, 1969 when they opened for The Who. I should know, I was there...
Slightly late reply.....thanks for the clarification. You can never be sure of information you see on the Internet!
It must have been spectacular to see Led Zeppelin and The Who at a venue like the Merriweather Post Pavilion! Some may not be aware that the MP Pavilion is an outdoor amphitheater with a vast lawn area for general admission, and a covered pavilion for reserved seats. The atmosphere is very festive and friendly. I attended many great rock shows at the MP Pavilion in the early to mid '70s.
From Wikipedia:
"On May 25, 1969, The Who and Led Zeppelin shared a stage for the first and only time, playing to a crowd of 20,000. Led Zeppelin performed "Whole Lotta Love" live for just the second time ever, and allegedly ran long in their opening slot, resulting in their plug being pulled by The Who's production crew."
The best I can recall is that my band played on the floor, not on the stage. We played Gloria, Well Respected Man, Tired of Waiting, at least. Don't have the set list anymore. The Shangri-La's were backed up by, I think, The Open Roads. When The Yardbirds came on they collected every amp from every band there, including my Fender Bandmaster. I think Beck played through a pair of Super Reverbs too. Loud as hell, the vocals were sung thru the 'house pa' of the rink, that was ridiculous. But they played 'all the hits' including Jeff's Boogie. Of only we'd had a camera...oh well.
I must ask, how did you come across the picture of my poster?
Ciao'