And you will, he additional, “I enjoyed coming off and you will grabbing good nap to your those people a lot of time weeks on athletic trophy space

Lee told you their favorite memory of the Coliseum was “viewing The fresh new Imagine Which whenever you are looking at the floor

Lee Eidson remembers you to, in early weeks, pupils gonna concerts during the Coliseum dressed up, and coats and you can links on the men. (Which had altered by the time We already been browsing shows truth be told there. I didn’t don a coat and you will wrap regarding Sergio Mendes, show, regardless if Used to do don good French-cuff top that have cufflinks and you will an effective monogrammed jacket.)

I produced eye contact using this stunning strawberry blonde resting numerous rows facing myself. She turned into and you can appeared in person from the me personally and you may beamed. It actually was an age Aquarius second!”

Brenda Poss recalls enjoying the latest guitar duo Ferrante & Teicher at UGA arena and you may MiMi DuBose Gudenrather told you you to definitely of their particular preferences is James Taylor.

Mike Energies worked concessions during the Coliseum both for sports incidents and you may concerts, plus Jethro Tull and you can Frank Zappa. Unfortuitously, the guy told you, “stoners do not purchase as many sodas because recreation admirers.”

One of many shows Jim Goolsby watched there had been Johnny Canals and you may Jose Feliciano. Michael Doke and remembers viewing Ides away from s Jr. And you may, Saye Sutton saw Metal Butterfly about side line around, and you will swears that “’In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida’ went on having 47 moments, maybe not 17! I did not pay attention to getting weekly.”

Marie Andrews watched brand new Four Passes on UGA and recalls: “These people were an hour later providing indeed there, but i did not care. It absolutely was good results!”

When Laird Miller noticed Steppenwolf within Coliseum during the November 1970, “the fresh new rumor is actually that Coliseum might break and you will failure. So, being typical sixteen-year-olds, all of our group all lied to the mothers, telling all of them we were going to a motion picture, and you can went [into the show]. Nothing folded. Would have been unfortunate in the event the my personal very first material performance had been my personal last!”

And, the fresh Commodores, the brand new Pine Ridge Boys, Neil More youthful, Pain, Alabama, Stevie Beam Vaughn, the latest Fantastic Thunderbirds, Prevalent Stress (in the 1985, 1988 and 1989), Hootie plus the Blowfish, the latest Indigo Girls in addition to Black colored ColombiaLady partner Crowes

Among most other serves that have performed in the Coliseum through the ages try Rufus Thomas, Peter Nero, new Serendipity Singers, this new Christie Minstrels, Roger Williams, this new Supremes, the new Lettermen, Al Hirt, Eddy Arnold, the new Chad Mitchell Trio, Glenn Yarbrough, Skitch Henderson plus the Atlanta Symphony, mi Terrell, Little Anthony plus the Imperials, Jack Jones and you will Buddy Steeped, the fresh Fifth Measurement, the Impressions and Dells, Major Lance, Paul Anka, Statement Anderson, Loretta Lynn, Gary Puckett together with Relationship Pit, Soul Inc. Chet Atkins, Sneakers Randolph, Floyd Cramer and you can Jerry Reed.

Along with, Sam and you can Dave, Jimmy Ruffin, Blood Sweat and you may Rips, Henry Mancini, the fresh London area Philharmonic, Family out-of Change, Pacific Gasoline and you may Electronic (with the Allman Brothers Ring opening), Around three Dog Evening, Richie Havens, Mylon LeFevre, Steely Dan, Poquito, new Rev. Pearly Brownish, Ike and you can Tina Turner, Seals and Crofts, Isaac Hayes, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Dirty Seas, Tony Joe Light and you will Emerson, River and you may Palmer.

And, Vince Vance in addition to Valiants, this new James Gang, Kenny Loggins and Jim Messina, the newest Doobie Brothers, Billy Preston, Curtis erica, this new Marshall Tucker Band therefore the Atlanta Beat Area, the Spinners, The latest Cyclists of Yellow Sage, Chief Cody and Shed Entire world Airmen and Leon Russell.

Other people tend to be Billy Joel, Planet Wind and you can Flame, Jesse Colin More youthful, Nitty gritty Dirt Ring, Earl Scruggs Revue, Moist Willie, Joni Mitchell, Warren Zevon, Orleans, Hall and Oates, Absolute Prairie Group, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Mother’s Finest, Dolly Parton, Jerry Jeff Walker, Cardiovascular system, Doug Kershaw, Bobby Bluish Painful, Dave Mason, Gloria Gaynor, Dottie Western, Ozark Mountain Daredevils, Boston and you may Sammy Hagar, Incredible Beat Aces, Pablo Sail and you will Delbert McClinton.