Lee said his favorite memories of your Coliseum are “seeing The Suppose Whom if you find yourself standing on the ground
Lee Eidson remembers you to definitely, in early days, pupils planning to series from the Coliseum dressed up, in addition to coats and you can ties toward men. (That had changed once I been gonna shows indeed there. I didn’t wear a jacket and you will tie for this Sergio Mendes, show, even in the event Used to do don an excellent French-cuff clothing which have cufflinks and you will a monogrammed jacket.)
We made eye contact with this breathtaking strawberry blond resting numerous rows facing me. She turned into and you can featured myself on me personally and you may smiled. It was an age of Aquarius moment!”
Brenda Poss remembers seeing the guitar duo Ferrante & Teicher within UGA arena and you can MiMi DuBose Gudenrather said you to from her preferred try James Taylor.
Mike Efforts has worked concessions on Coliseum for both activities incidents and programs, in addition to Jethro Tull and you can Honest Zappa. Unfortuitously, the guy told you, “stoners do not pick as numerous soft drinks since the athletics fans.”
One of several shows Jim Goolsby noticed there had been Johnny Rivers and you may Jose Feliciano. Michael Doke and additionally recalls enjoying Ides regarding s Jr. And you can, Saye Sutton watched Iron Butterfly regarding the front side row here, and you may swears that “’In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida’ continued getting 47 minutes, perhaps not 17! I did not hear for weekly.”
Marie Andrews saw brand new Five Passes from the UGA and you can recalls: “These were an hour or so later delivering indeed there, however, we did not proper care. It was good efficiency!”
When Laird Miller spotted Steppenwolf at the Coliseum during the November 1970, “the latest rumor are that Coliseum you’ll split and you may collapse. Therefore, being typical 16-year-olds, our very own group all lied to your mothers, informing them we were likely to a motion picture, and you can ran [into the performance]. Absolutely nothing folded. Would have been sad when the my personal basic material performance was actually my history!”
As well as, the newest Commodores, the Oak Ridge Boys, Neil Younger, Sting, Alabama, Stevie Ray Vaughn, the fresh Fabulous Thunderbirds, Common Panic (inside 1985, 1988 and 1989), Hootie therefore the Blowfish, new Indigo Girls additionally the Black colored Crowes
Among other serves that have performed in the Coliseum from the age was Rufus Thomas, Peter Nero, the latest hvordan date en Jemeni dame Serendipity Vocalists, the newest Christie Minstrels, Roger Williams, the Supremes, the fresh Lettermen, Al Hirt, Eddy Arnold, the Chad Mitchell Trio, Glenn Yarbrough, Skitch Henderson together with Atlanta Symphony, mi Terrell, Absolutely nothing Anthony and also the Imperials, Jack Jones and you can Friend Rich, this new Fifth Dimension, the fresh Thoughts as well as the Dells, Biggest Lance, Paul Anka, Costs Anderson, Loretta Lynn, Gary Puckett in addition to Connection Pit, Heart Inc. Chet Atkins, Sneakers Randolph, Floyd Cramer and you can Jerry Reed.
And additionally, Sam and you may Dave, Jimmy Ruffin, Blood Sweat and you may Tears, Henry Mancini, the newest London area Philharmonic, Household members out of Change, Pacific Fuel and you can Electric (toward Allman Brothers Ring beginning), Around three Canine Nights, Richie Havens, Mylon LeFevre, Steely Dan, Poquito, new Rev. Pearly Brownish, Ike and you can Tina Turner, Seals and you will Crofts, Isaac Hayes, Creedence Clearwater Renewal, Muddy Waters, Tony Joe Light and you may Emerson, River and you will Palmer.
In addition to, Vince Vance therefore the Valiants, this new James Gang, Kenny Loggins and Jim Messina, the brand new Doobie Brothers, Billy Preston, Curtis erica, this new Marshall Tucker Band therefore the Atlanta Flow Point, brand new Spinners, The brand new Bikers of your Red Sage, Frontrunner Cody while the Destroyed Planet Airmen and Leon Russell.
Other people were Billy Joel, Earth Snap and you will Flames, Jesse Colin Young, Nitty gritty Dirt Ring, Earl Scruggs Revue, Wet Willie, Joni Mitchell, Warren Zevon, Orleans, Hall and Oates, Absolute Prairie Category, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Mother’s Ideal, Dolly Parton, Jerry Jeff Walker, Center, Doug Kershaw, Bobby Blue Painful, Dave Mason, Gloria Gaynor, Dottie Western, Ozark Hill Daredevils, Boston and Sammy Hagar, Amazing Rhythm Aces, Pablo Cruise and you will Delbert McClinton.