CLEVELAND, Ohio - In 1974, Northeast Ohio's two most powerful music institutions joined forces to create the World Series of Rock. Beach Cottage Chronicles, Season 2. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. Add setlist, 7 activities (last edit by ExecutiveChimp, 27 Oct 2020, 18:12 Etc/UTC). [3] As a result, concertgoers occasionally fellor jumpedoff the steep stadium upper deck onto the concrete seating area far below, causing serious injury. If you purchase a product or register for an account through one of the links on our site, we may receive compensation. Hey, this setlist was played at a festival: Use this setlist for your event review and get all updates automatically! World Series of Rock 1979 setlists. Concerts Wiki is a FANDOM Music Community. World Series of Rock 1979 Setlists Jul 28 1979 Date Saturday, July 28, 1979 Venue Cleveland Stadium, Cleveland, OH, USA Report festival So far there are setlists of 6 gigs. end of an era. You can purchase TICKETS on the festivals website. FM rock radio station WMMS sponsored the concerts. As I entered the field on one my 'many trips' (see how I did that) AC/DC hit the stage. Perry found the exit strategy he needed. They'd had a few years of drug abuse and turmoil under their collective belts and it wasn't looking good the night before the show when Aerosmith visited WMMS for an interviewJohn Gorman, who was program director and operations manager of WMMS says, I saw Steven Tyler do something that I didnt think was humanly possible, Gorman recalls. Related News. Hitchcock, Craig and Chace, Susan, "Crowd control is questioned," The Cleveland Press, July 30, 1979, p. A-1. "1 killed, many hurt as violence mars concert at Stadium", "Promoter Belkin kills 2nd Rock World Series", Lebovitz, Hal. AC/DC was the opening act. The latest episode of cleveland.coms CLE Rocks podcast looks back at how the World Series of Rock came to be and the amazing moments that took place behind the scenes. Lovedrive The Scorpions were an unbilled surprise opening act. Note: Saturday, July 28, 1979 Cleveland Stadium, Cleveland, OH AC/DC Aerosmith Journey Scorpions Ted Nugent Thin Lizzy Add Setlist Recent visitors 19 festival people went. If you purchase a product or register for an account through one of the links on our site, we may receive compensation. Add to that, a giant fight that broke out between band member's wives backstage and Joe Perry had enough. CLEVELAND, Ohio In 1974, Northeast Ohios two most powerful music institutions joined forces to create the World Series of Rock. Community Rules apply to all content you upload or otherwise submit to this site. Stadium officials allowed seating on the playing field, which required fixing the turf before the Indians returned home. Rock on! Tina Turners Private Dancer Tour (live recording). The World Series of Rock was co-produced by Belkin Productions and radio station WMMS, as the two entities were becoming major music industry forces in the Midwest. The World Series of Rock was a music festival that ran for 7 years in the 70s and 80s, showcasing some of the most timeless bands of the 70s. County Stadium in Milwaukee, Wisconsin staged its own series of rock festivals, also called the World Series of Rock, in the early 1980s. The first show was held on . 1979: Cleveland, Lakefront Stadium, 29 Nov. 1981: Cleveland, Richfield Coliseum, 14 Dec. 1983: Cleveland, Richfield Coliseum, 22 Sep. 1985: Cleveland, Richfield Coliseum, 27 May 1988: Cleveland, Richfield Coliseum, 28 May 1988: Cleveland, Richfield Coliseum, 23 Nov. 1990: Cleveland, Richfield Coliseum, 3 Jul. Get the Scorpions Setlist of the concert at Cleveland Stadium, Cleveland, OH, USA on July 28, 1979 from the Lovedrive Tour and other Scorpions Setlists for free on setlist.fm! The lineup also includes Michael Franti & Spearhead, who performed at the festival in both 2016 and 2017, pop-punk mainstay All Time Low and pop-rap star 24kGoldn. I have to believe, given the amount of cocaine that he ingested, that Tyler never slept that night, Gorman says. Aerosmith and Ted Nugent were co-headliners, followed by Thin Lizzy, Journey, AC/DC and the very first appearance in the states by the Scorpions. Add setlist. There was a second death a stabbing that occurred near the stadium though police believed it was not related to the concert. [Listen on Apple, Spotify, Acast, iHeart and Stitcher]. Saturday, July 15, 1978 Cleveland Stadium, Cleveland, OH Electric Light Orchestra Foreigner Journey Trickster Add Setlist Recent visitors 21 festival people went. The event and CLE Rocks podcast is sponsored by this years WonderStruck festival taking place July 9-10 at Lakeland Community College. Tour: World Series of Rock event on March 9 at Music Box Supper Club. By Guy, Cleveland, OH:This was the second time in 2 months I saw AC/DC. (1979 jul $12.50 , 1980 Oct $8.00, 1986 sept, 1996 $26.50, 2001 $45.50 Apr $45.00, 2009 $91.00). First of all, the line up was incredible! Now you can relive those massive concerts with a FREE live event at Music Box Supper Club on Wednesday, March 9. as part of Cleveland.coms CLE Rocks Presents live podcast series. The lineups were: June 23, 1974 The Beach Boys Joe Walsh and Barnstorm Lynyrd Skynyrd REO Speedwagon August 4, 1974 Emerson, Lake & Palmer Climax Blues Band James Gang September 1, 1974 Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young Santana CLE Rocks Presents is sponsored by this years WonderStruck festival taking place July 9-10 at Lakeland Community College. last show till the reunion in 1985. In 11 years with St. Louis the southpaw won 128 games with a 2.91 ERA, while completing 122 of his 224 starts. This was Ted Nugents first tour with new band members. Cleveland had been quite forgiving of Aerosmith considering that throughout most of the seventies they habitually cancelled their Cleveland concerts at the last minute including a low-priced mea culpa concert at Music Hall. 2,895 shares By Troy L. Smith, Cleveland.com CLEVELAND, Ohio - Just about every legendary rock band has an epic. World Series Of Rock 38 Years Ago Today - Fleetwood Mac At Cleveland Stadium Fleetwood Mac, Bob Welch, Todd Rundgren & Utopia, The Cars, Eddie Money - Cleveland Stadium - August 26, 1978 38 years ago today in Northeast Ohio music history, Fleetwood Mac headlined the festival series, The World Series Of Rock at the old Cleveland Municipal Stadium. Murray Saul and Shelly Stile of WMMS open a World Series of Rock show in 1975 [3], retrieved from www.youtube.com on August 10, 2008. All the Beauty and the Bloodshed, Documentary Premiere (HBO) March 23. I distinctly recall the American Red Cross "Trip Tents" spread throughout the concourses of the stadium. Original shirt July 28, 1979 World Series of Rock, Cleveland, Ohio Cleveland Municipal Stadium Aerosmith, Ted Nugent, Journey, AC/DC, Thin Lizzy This is the day Joe Perry walked out. World Series of Rock, Cleveland, 1979 Held in the hometown of the Rock 'n Roll Hall of Fame, The World Series of Rock was a music festival that ran for 7 years in the '70s and '80s. The concert was rescheduled for August 26, forcing the cancellation of the fourth World Series of Rock featuring Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band, Todd Rundgren and Utopia, Blue yster Cult and the Cars that was originally scheduled for that date. Phil Rudd - Drums, Bill: Ted Nugent, Aerosmith, Journey, Thin Lizzy, AC/DC, Scorpions, By Ed Bollinger, Mansfield, OH:I can't quite remember the set list, I was 16 and stoned. Back in the 1970's, Cleveland hosted an annual music festival called the World Series Of Rock and the 1979 version was insane! Bornino, Bruno and Banks, Sandy, "City becomes Rocktown as 86,000 fans roll in," The Cleveland Press, July 1, 1978, p. 1. And given the performance the band gave the following day, it made perfect sense.. I was getting paid to hear the Best of the Best of that era. 6 activities (last edit by Luke71, 9 Dec 2022, 18:46 Etc/UTC). Thin Lizzy Gig Timeline. I was in complete awe, through the whole thing and I think I have partial hearing from the experience. From 1974 through 1980, Cleveland Stadium hosted a whos who of rock and roll, from Pink Floyd and The Rolling Stones to Fleetwood Mac and Aerosmith. CLE Rocks looks back on the legendary people, places and events that make up Northeast Ohios rich music history. One final World Series of Rock concert, headlined by Bob Seger, took place on July 19, 1980. The official promotional poster for the World Series of Rock 1979. All rights reserved. Cleveland Stadium was demolished in 1996, and replaced with FirstEnergy Stadium built on the same site. The World Series of Rock was known not only for its arena rock spectacle, but was also notorious for the rowdiness, rampant drug use and drunkenness of the crowd. Cleveland Press, "Rock, soccer polkas IN stadium this weekend" July 11, 1975, p. 24. Violence outside the stadium marred the July 28, 1979 concert. Tour statistics Region: Ohio. [url=https://www.setlist.fm/edit?setlist=43d62fbb&step=song]Edit this setlist[/url] | [url=https://www.setlist.fm/setlists/acdc-23d6807b.html]More AC/DC setlists[/url], On This Day in 2010 Malcolm Young Played His Last Show with AC/DC, Suite Sessions - "Electrical" by Tai Verdes at Curio Collection by Hilton. World Series of Rock Cleveland 1978 Setlists Jul 15 1978 Date Saturday, July 15, 1978 Venue Cleveland Stadium, Cleveland, OH, USA Report festival So far there are setlists of 4 gigs. (Plain Dealer photo by Diana McNees)The Plain Dealer. Attendance was by general admission. 1991: Cleveland, Richfield Coliseum, 5 Jan. 2009: Cleveland, Quicken Loans Arena, 6 Sep. 2016: Cleveland, Quicken Loans Arena. City: Cleveland. Tour statistics By WildBill, :THE JULY 1979 WSR-acdc and thin lizzy were GREAT-we sat under the top deck way in the back and during ACDC some nut threw a M-80 (more like a silver salute) off the top deck and it exploded in mid air,sending a shock wave through us,and BON SCOTT looked at ANGUS YOUNG in surprise like WTF do we run,but they just kicked it in and kept on rockin-Attending most of the WSR concerts myself,to this day,they sure were ass kickin partys! If you purchase a product or register for an account through one of the links on our site, we may receive compensation. Cleveland Stadium was the home field of the Cleveland Indians baseball team, so Belkin could only schedule stadium concerts for dates when the Indians were playing out of town. He was an all-star in both '47 and '48 and won the National League ERA title in that . This page is based on the copyrighted Wikipedia article: "Everybody won with CSN&Y and company in the World Series of Rock", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=World_Series_of_Rock&oldid=1125934771. The World Series of Rockwas a recurring, day-long multi-act summer rock concertheld at Cleveland Stadiumin Cleveland, Ohiofrom 1974 through 1980. Thin Lizzy Mid-South Coliseum, Memphis, . FM rock radio station WMMS sponsored the concerts. Add setlist, 3 activities (last edit by Sarahjean51, 20 Jul 2017, 19:38 Etc/UTC). Tour: I picked this to be my first concert and the bill was Ted Nugent, Aerosmith, AC/DC, Journey, Thin Lizzy and Scorpions. This show was Journeys last as a supporting act. Night in the Ruts FMrock radio station WMMSsponsored the concerts. This event was a huge stadium show which turned very violent outside. All rights reserved (About Us). July 28, 1979 began as a glorious summer day, with some of the biggest bands on the planet assembling for a day-long rock festival in Cleveland, Ohio. 1997-2023 Arnaud Durieux. Upload a review if you were at any of these shows! Get the best of Den of Geek delivered right to your inbox! Bornino, Bruno, "62,000 see ELO's UFO," The Cleveland Press, July 17, 1978. Highlights include stories of how Belkin transformed Cleveland Municipal Stadium into a rock and roll palace, Pink Floyds astonishing 1977 show and Aerosmiths meltdown backstage in 1979. Laci1717 rickms Uptowne roseytat MarkSWolford Hawkwyndca randallsmith oldpink jimbohio Setlist-1956 krgingerich01 fhabusta majbuzz rozbollvr edpetry NReihing Backstage after the concert, Joe Perrys wife Elyssa threw a glass of milk at Tom Hamiltons wife Terry and a cat fight ensued. CLEVELAND, Ohio You wont get too far in old-school Cleveland music circles before running into someone who went to at least one World Series of Rock event. NEW! Bornino, Bruno, "Mick Mecca," The Cleveland Press, June 16, 1975, p. B-8. NEW! World Series of Rock Jul 11, 1975 Cleveland, Ohio, United States Uploaded by Zimtrim Monolith Jul 27, 1979 St. Louis, Missouri, United States Uploaded by John Murray Reach for the Sky Nov 19, 1980 St. Louis, Missouri, United States Uploaded by John Murray Monolith Jul 27, 1979 St. Louis, Missouri, United States Uploaded by Mark Schuler Monolith Scott, Jane, "The happening," The Cleveland Plain Dealer, June 14, 1978. The series took a year off in 1976. Bornino, Bruno, "Stadium rocks inside and out," Cleveland Press, June 27, 1977, p. B-2. Some of the 77,000 fans who filled Cleveland Municipal Stadium cheer at the concert starring Peter Frampton and his group at the third and last World Series of Rock concert August 6, 1977. What else do you need? Tour: Community Rules apply to all content you upload or otherwise submit to this site.
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