And you will, the guy added, “I cherished creeping off and you may getting a good sleep on the the individuals long days regarding the athletic trophy area

Lee said his favourite memories of your Coliseum was “enjoying This new Suppose Which while sitting on a floor

Lee Eidson remembers you to definitely, during the early months, children attending programs from the Coliseum dressed, including coats and you may links towards the dudes. (That had changed by the time I started planning to reveals indeed there. I didn’t don a jacket and you will link regarding Sergio Mendes, tell you, even in the event I did don a good French-cuff clothing having cufflinks and an effective monogrammed jacket.)

I produced visual communication using this type of gorgeous strawberry blonde sitting multiple rows facing myself. She became and searched personally within me personally and you may smiled. It was a chronilogical age of Aquarius minute!”

Brenda Poss recalls watching the latest keyboard duo Ferrante & Teicher in the UGA stadium and you may MiMi DuBose Gudenrather said you to definitely out of her preferred is actually James Taylor.

Mike Vitality has worked concessions at Coliseum for both activities situations and you can shows, together with Jethro Tull and you may Honest Zappa. Unfortunately, he told you, “stoners never get as many carbonated drinks due to the fact athletics fans.”

Among the shows Jim Goolsby noticed there are Johnny Streams and you may Jose Feliciano. Michael Doke including recalls seeing Ides out-of s Jr. And you may, Saye Sutton noticed Iron Butterfly throughout the top line here, and you will swears one to “’In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida’ went on to possess 47 times, perhaps not 17! I did not pay attention to to have a week.”

Marie Andrews saw the new Five Tops at the UGA and recalls: “They were an hour or so late delivering there, but i did not care and attention. It absolutely was a beneficial abilities!”

Whenever Laird Miller noticed Steppenwolf within Coliseum when you look at the November 1970, “the fresh new rumor try that the Coliseum you will crack and you may collapse. Therefore, are regular sixteen-year-olds, the group the lied to your moms and dads, informing them we had been probably a film, and you can ran [towards show]. Little collapsed. Would-have-been sad in the event that my basic rock concert is my personal history!”

Plus, this new Commodores, the fresh Pine Ridge Boys, Neil Younger, Pain, Alabama, Stevie Ray Vaughn, the fresh Fantastic Thunderbirds, Prevalent Stress (into the 1985, 1988 and you will 1989), Hootie plus the Blowfish, this new Indigo Girls while the Black colored Crowes

Among most other serves with did in the Coliseum from the years is actually Rufus Thomas, Peter Nero, brand new Serendipity Singers, the Christie Minstrels, Roger Williams, the new Supremes, the fresh new Lettermen, Al Hirt, Eddy Arnold, the latest Chad Mitchell Threesome, Glenn Yarbrough, Skitch Henderson therefore the Atlanta Symphony, mi Terrell, Little Anthony therefore the Imperials, Jack Jones and you will Buddy Steeped, this new Fifth Dimension, brand new Thoughts as well as the Dells, Major Lance, Paul Anka, Costs Anderson, Loretta Lynn, Gary Puckett therefore the Connection Pit, Heart Inc. Chet Atkins, Footwear Randolph, Floyd Cramer and you may Jerry Reed.

Plus, Sam and you will Dave, Jimmy Ruffin, Blood Perspiration and you will Tears, Henry Mancini, the London area Philharmonic, Family members of Huge difference, Pacific Gas and Electric (toward Allman Brothers Ring opening), About three Canine Evening, Richie Havens, Mylon LeFevre, Steely Dan, Poquito, the newest Rev. Pearly Brownish, Ike and you will Tina Turner, Seals and you will Crofts, Isaac Hayes, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Dirty Seas, Tony Joe White and you can Emerson, Lake and you will Palmer.

As well as, Vince Vance together with Valiants, the fresh new James Gang, Kenny Loggins and you may Jim Messina, the newest Doobie Brothers, Billy Preston, Curtis erica, the new Marshall Tucker Band plus the Atlanta Rhythm Part, new Spinners, The new Cyclists of one’s Reddish Sage, Frontrunner Cody as well as the Forgotten Globe Airmen and you can Leon Russell.

Others include Billy Joel, World Wind and you may Fire, Jesse Colin Young, Nitty-gritty Mud Ring, Earl Scruggs Revue, Moist Willie, Joni Mitchell, Warren Zevon, Orleans, Hall and you will Oates, Natural Prairie Group, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Mother’s Greatest, Dolly Parton, Jerry Jeff Walker, Cardiovascular system, Doug Kershaw, Bobby Bluish Boring, Dave Mason, Gloria Gaynor, Dottie Western, Ozark Hill Daredevils, Boston and you may Sammy Hagar, Incredible Flow Aces, Pablo Cruise and Delbert McClinton.