Mike Efforts spent some time working concessions at Coliseum both for recreations occurrences and you may concerts, and Jethro Tull and Honest Zappa
Brenda Poss recalls watching the fresh new keyboard duo Ferrante & Teicher within UGA arena and you will MiMi DuBose Gudenrather said one to out of her preferred is actually James Taylor.
Among the many shows Jim Goolsby watched there are Johnny Canals and Jose Feliciano. Michael Doke and additionally recalls watching Ides away from s Jr. I did not pay attention to to own each week.”
And you will, Saye Sutton noticed Metal Butterfly regarding the front line around, and swears you to definitely “’In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida’ proceeded having 47 minutes, perhaps not 17!
Marie Andrews watched this new Five Tops from the UGA and you can remembers: “They were an hour later providing there, however, we didn’t proper care. It actually was an excellent performance!”
When Laird Miller spotted Steppenwolf within Coliseum inside November 1970, “the rumor are that Coliseum might break and collapse. Thus, are typical 16-year-olds, the gang every lied to our mothers, informing them we had been attending a motion picture, and ran [toward performance]. Little folded. Could have been sad if my personal earliest material concert got my history!”
Certainly one of almost every other serves having performed on Coliseum through the age are Rufus Thomas, Peter Nero, the newest Serendipity Vocalists, this new Christie Minstrels, Roger Williams, this new Supremes, the latest Lettermen, Al Hirt, Eddy Arnold, the Chad Mitchell Trio, Glenn Yarbrough, Skitch Henderson while the Atlanta Symphony, mi Terrell, Absolutely nothing Anthony and the Imperials, Jack Jones and you may Pal Steeped, this new Fifth Dimension, the fresh new Impressions together with Dells, Significant Lance, Paul Anka, Costs Anderson, Loretta Lynn, Gary Puckett additionally the Partnership Gap, Spirit Inc. Chet Atkins, Shoes Randolph, Floyd Cramer and you will Jerry Reed.
Including, Sam and you will Dave, Jimmy Ruffin, Bloodstream Work and Rips, Henry Mancini, brand new London area Philharmonic, Household members regarding Improvement, Pacific Fuel and Electric (for the Allman Brothers Band beginning), Three Puppy Night, Richie Havens, Mylon LeFevre, Steely Dan, Poco, this new Rev. Pearly Brown, Ike and you will Tina Turner, Seals and you may Crofts, Isaac Hayes, Creedence Clearwater Restoration, Muddy Waters, Tony Joe Light and you can Emerson, Lake and you may Palmer.
Along with, Vince Vance plus the Valiants, the brand new James Gang, Kenny Loggins and you may Jim Messina, the brand new Doobie Brothers, Billy Preston, Curtis erica, new Marshall Tucker Ring plus the Atlanta Rhythm Point, the fresh Spinners, This new Riders of your Yellow Sage, Chief Cody and the Lost Globe Airmen and you can Leon Russell.
Anyone else are Billy Joel, Earth Piece of cake and you may Fire, Jesse Colin Younger, Nitty gritty Dirt Ring, Earl Scruggs Revue, Damp Willie, Joni Mitchell, Warren Zevon, Orleans, Hallway and you can bestill en Polish brud Oates, Sheer Prairie Category, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Mom’s Most readily useful, Dolly Parton, Jerry Jeff Walker, Heart, Doug Kershaw, Bobby Blue Boring, Dave Mason, Gloria Gaynor, Dottie Western, Ozark Mountain Daredevils, Boston and you can Sammy Hagar, Amazing Beat Aces, Pablo Sail and you may Delbert McClinton.
In addition to, the fresh Commodores, the latest Pine Ridge Boys, Neil More youthful, Sting, Alabama, Stevie Ray Vaughn, the newest Fabulous Thunderbirds, Prevalent Stress (when you look at the 1985, 1988 and you can 1989), Hootie and Blowfish, this new Indigo Girls and Black Crowes.
A great.R., Sam Seem, Fetty Wap (whom turned up 90 times later, performed lower than an hour and had their pay withheld because of the UGA), Needtobreathe and you can Yo Gotti. And you will, there had been short-term performances from the emcees Ayo and you may Teo, Blanco Brown and you may Quavo from the around three Stegmania baseball preseason incidents.
Overall, that is a little a roster out of famous people for a venue co-focus on for years by the athletic department and the College of Farming.
Concert bookings in the venue possess slowed down for the past 20 years, nevertheless the stadium continues to have starred host to OutKast, Guster, Busta Rhymes, John Butler Threesome, O
UGA’s Stegeman Coliseum is “eg good relic regarding a special age,” just like the McCartney sang, nonetheless it has starred an essential part throughout the cultural life out-of Georgia, releasing several generations of young people towards the performance experience.
