I asked folks We went to college that have – and others whom grew up in Athens or visited UGA – to fairly share their favorite show thoughts on show. Here are some ones recollections:

My classmate Tom Hodgson told you the newest Coliseum concert he looked submit on really is actually Jerry Butler vocal their hits away from “This new Ice People Cometh,” and additionally “Only the Solid Survive.” Tom said the guy remembers “Jerry, putting on a light fit that have a good quartet out of breathtaking women vocal balance about. Really don’t think about just who my personal big date are, but she need I became once the cool since the Jerry Butler, and i also of course wished she was as the sizzling hot since those singers.”

In addition, Sam Heys said that “my personal favorite and more than lasting memories was the newest Jerry Butler Homecoming performance with the October. 24, 1969, just like the my personal blind big date, Tap Finley, continues to be with me over an one half-century later.”

Betz Tillitski has actually brilliant recollections of these 1973 reveal by the Allman Brothers, saying the interior of your arena resembled a giant bong. “We had seated as well as the lighting dimmed and, boy, is actually We surprised to see these types of uncommon flickers away from white the along the lay. Such as for instance smokes although flames lived brighter expanded. I did not see I found myself enjoying joints being lit up. Never been near a combined before. Everyone was passage these doing. Then that strange but sweet smell is actually every-where. I recall in hopes my personal mothers failed to smell they on my attire when i got household.”

Karen appeared and you can talked to some of the remaining group and you can said they had come on the run and you may was indeed worn out

However,, she told you, “more fun concert We went to there is certainly regarding springtime from 1974, and i also watched brand new Coasters, This new Platters while the Tams. Stood on the floor in front of the stage dancing the newest whole day. Ended up into a great guy’s shoulders viewing the incredible let you know.”

I imagined I was within Woodstock

Not that the reveals at Coliseum was a great profits. Dan Pelletier recalls the evening Karen and you will Richard Carpenter “was basically stinking within the shared together with group booed, very Richard walked off the phase inside the an effective huff. From the thinking, ‘Okay, so might be your planning to refund the cash you used to be paid down for a speeds you’re not providing?’ No refund gotten.”

My late friend Rusty Gunn, whom got a number of the photo associated this part, said a couple of years right back you to 1st reveal on the newest Coliseum is actually when he is good junior in high-school, in which he and some loved ones got dates to see Absolutely nothing Stevie Question plus the Temptations. (Helen Castronis recalls Ponder nonetheless is billed since the “Nothing Stevie” during the time, and this appeared like “he played most of the device toward stage.”)

Rusty has been the newest queen regarding Stegeman concertgoers, when he saw the latest Relationship, the fresh Righteous Brothers, Metal Butterfly, the fresh new Four Tops (“they certainly were later but making up, they let’s go and you may get up on the medial side from the newest phase”), il, the fresh Allman Brothers, James Taylor, the latest Coastline Boys, Elton John, Creedence Clearwater Restoration, Around three Puppy Night, Mountain (“Leslie West’s drums appeared as if a great ukelele with the his massive trunk area”), Sure (“We read these Nicaraguan sexy kvinner were appalled there clearly was no normal dining offered within Holiday Inn”), Badfinger, the latest Carpenters, B.B. Queen and Billy Preston on a single costs, and Stephen Stills having Manassas (“the guy used an effective UGA jersey”).

Betz, on the other hand, got the opportunity to pick Tull, but chose to not ever, even in the event she got a pass. “I had for the an argument into the man I found myself supposed which have, and i also moved to the vehicle while we were inside range to go into,” she appreciated.