The night before this show, my parents went out of town and left the house to me and my 16-year-old sister. The 1978 World Tour was the first concert tour by American hard rock band Van Halen. Festivals Report festival Recent visitors 34 festival people went. pa red New also 5-ffi350 842-4058 Installed PERSONAL SERVICES ROOF REPAIRS 254-1088 Progressive formal Training in Medicine or Dentistry to Assist a physician or dentist (nc I: ADMINISTRATIVE CLINICAL and LABORATORY Skills Medical Program Accredited By AAMAAMAA ABMLS Accredited Member NATTS OOG English Setter pup Week Ttvtt Jytvty' ft aai ! The Royals then won eight more consecutive games to complete an amazing 24-1 run during which they clinch their second American League Western Division Championship. 1978 Rolling Stones Crew Concert Shirt $ 650.00. @MotleyCrue @DefLeppard concert final set-up at #Kauffman pic.twitter.com/mBYLuAl783. George Brett hits a ninth inning inside-the-park home run in his final at-bat of the season to raise his batting average to .333 on Sunday October 3, 1976 at Royals Stadium. On Fire By the time they played the Rainbow again a month later, they were headlining. A quick internet search shows that a band named Missouri opened the show and I briefly remember them. I only remember people having a great time, being kind to each other, and having great conversations even while waiting in the LONG lines for the porta potties they had set up. International Raceway, w/Chicago Transit Authority, Guess Who, Morning Star, Strawberry Alarm Clock, Steve Miller Blues Band, The Byrds, The Chessmen Square, and many more. A couple weeks later, on August 19th to be exact, Elton John performed in the first ever show at Arrowhead. I loved The Cars at the time, and they put on a good show. Summer Jam 1978 in Louisville, KY. Concert History - 2020s Concert History - 2010s I slept through Heart, which would be repeated two years later when I saw them open for the Rolling Stones at Folsom Field. The video is the infamous Van Halen live on 5/20/1984 in San Diego, CA @ The San Diego Sports Arena. Summer Rock 1978 Summer Rock 1978 Setlists May 27 1978 Date Saturday, May 27, 1978 Venue Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, MO, USA Report festival So far there are setlists of 6 gigs. If he did, I have no recollection of it. Ive recently noticed that concerts are making a comeback at the K. I suppose with the baseball team floundering, the extra bodies that a concert brings in, plus the parking and concessions, are a must-needed windfall for the facility. According to the Great Bend Tribune published the week before the event, these ladies worked on the concert every day for three months. Now bald, Id have to buy myself a mullet wig to see this show. And the most laughable notion is that the entire production would be sponsored by wait for it The Police Athletic League (PAL). A two-day event, the band lineup included Van Halen,. The streak ended the following night with a 4-1 loss to the Seattle Mariners. We had stopped at a truck stop on the north side of Glasco, Kansas, during the lunch hour. The bold vision of Viner and Donley came to fruition, and remains today a lasting testament of the possibilities that await the determined. That's all we want.' The Royals win the final game of the season, a 2-0 victory over the California Angels on Sunday October 2, 1977 at Royals Stadium. -w/The Buckinghams, 1/12/1968 James Brown and His Revue /Municipal Auditorium, 7/14/1968 The Beach Boys /Memorial Hall. . Thirty-nine years ago this weekend. 2/21/1973 Ozark Mountain Daredevils /Shawnee Mission North H.S. The Rangers only base runners came in the sixth when Toby Harrah who reached on a hit-by-pitch and Jim Sundberg coaxed a walk from Colborn. After all, the Hells Angels were hired by the Rolling Stones at the Altamont Speedway in December, 1969. Ks. Royals fans put attendance over the two million mark for the first time in Kansas City baseball history with a crowd of 40,237 on Saturday September 16, 1978 at Royals Stadium. If there's a photo you want credited or removed, please let me know: info@themightyvanhalen.net. Van Halen's first tour was in support of the debut album in 1978. This is a great sounding bootleg. ", "Simple Rhymes Van Halen Bootleg Discography", "Rainbow Theater Van Halen Bootleg Discography", "Is Ozzy Dead? International Raceway, 10/11/1974 Ted Nugent and The Amboy Dukes, Concert cancelled because of Kemper roof collapse June 4th, 1979. Schools call for heightened caution due to reports of state-wide swatting calls, Groundbreaking: BCC officials celebrate start of new facility, Opportunities create excitement for Central Plains FFA, Hoisington, Larned, Ellinwood teams end season, Barton eSports begins spring season with solid results. Doesn't get much better than this! The Royals capture their first playoff victory with a 7-3 win in ALCS Game 2 against the New York Yankees on Sunday October 10, 1976 at Royals Stadium. The only goal of this site is to share, celebrate and chronicle Van Halen's history from 1973-1985. The stadium hosted one last Summer Jam in July of 1978 headlined by Kansas, the Steve Miller. I met a few of the artists and it was awesome as I had full-time back stage access all day and night. Terms at draftkings.com/sportsbook. 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King /Kauffman Stadium -w/Chic, Ashford and Simpson, Tyrone Davis, Rose Royce, 6/22/1979 Nazareth /Memorial Hall -w/Gran Max, 6/30/1979 Renaissance/Memorial Hall -w/Tim Weisberg, 7/3/1979 New Riders of Purple Sage /Lawrence Opera House, 7/15/1979 Ian Hunter & Mick Ronson /Memorial Hall, 7/15/1979 Journey /Municipal Auditorium -w/Thin Lizzy, 7/20/1979 Robert Fripp/Capers Corners -Frippertronics, 7/28/1979 Robert Hunter/Pierson Hall -UMKC, 8/19/1979 Poco /Memorial Hall -w/John Stewart, 8/21/1979 Count Basie/Uptown Theatre -his 75th Diamond Jubilee, 9/1/1979 Summer Jam/Kauffman Stadium -w/REO Speedwagon, Santana, Little River Band, Missouri, Pat Travers. Parliament-Funkadelic: Bootsey's Rubber Band The Brothers Johnson The Isley Brothers Rose Royce Rufus: Summer Rock I: 05/27/1978: Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band: Foreigner Head East Uriah Heep Bob Welch: Summer Jam: 06/17/1979: Ted . Never been to Spain. We had it all, girls tearfully arguing with their boyfriends, guys fighting on the front lawn and even a neighbor who set up a gambling parlor in the garage. 2/26/1973 Neil Young/Municipal Auditorium -w/Linda Ronstadt, 3/4/1973 Chuck Berry /Memorial Hall -KUDL, 3/9/1973 Brewer & Shipley /Cowtown -w/Louden Wainwright III, Ozark Mountain Daredevils, 3/10/1973 Brewer & Shipley /Cowtown -w/Louden Wainwright III, Ozark Mountain Daredevils, 3/15/1973 Paul Butterfield /Cowtown -w/Foghat, Mark Almond, Ted Anderson, 3/17/1973 Ted Nugent & Amboy Dukes /MemorialHall -w/REO Speedwagon & Brownsville Station, 3/19/1973 BB King /Cowtown Ballroom -w/Malo, 3/23/1973 Sha Na Na/Memorial Hall -w/Mason Profit, 3/24/1973 Humble Pie /Municipal Auditorium w/Black Oak Arkansas, 3/25/1973 Savoy Brown /Memorial Hall -w/ Captain Beyond, 3/31/1973 Dr. Hook & Medicine Show /Cowtown Ballroom -w/Tide, 4/4/1973 Arlo Guthrie /Memorial Hall -KUDL, 4/6/1973 Blue Oyster Cult /Cowtown Ballroom -w/Focus & Barnstorm, 4/7/1973 It's A Beautiful Day /Cowtown Ballroom -w/Bloodrock & Sylvestar & Hot Band, 4/11/1973 Focus /Memorial Hall -w/Blue Oyster Cult & Barnstorm, 4/13/1973 Wishbone Ash /Cowtown Ballroom -w/Finnegan & Wood/Vinegar Joe, 4/15/1973 Alice Cooper /Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence -w/Flo & Eddie, 4/23/1973 King Crimson/ Cowtown Ballroom -w/Gentle Giant & Charles Lloyd, 4/27/1973 Slade/ Cowtown Ballroom -w/Fanny, 4/28/1973 The Beach Boys /Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, 5/2/1973 Lou Reed /Memorial Hall -w/Garland Jefferies, 5/7/1973 Ten Years After /Memorial Hall -w/Foghat & The Strawbs, 5/11/1973 Poco /Cowtown Ballroom -w/John David Souther, 5/13/1973 Canned Heat /Cowtown Ballroom -w/Hookfoot, 5/20/1973 Jo Jo Gunne/Memorial Hall -w/Cold Blood & Sons of Champlin, 5/26/1973 Commander Cody /Cowtown Ballroom -w/Earl Scruggs, 6/2/1973 Jimmie Spheeris /Memorial Hall w/Jane Getz, 6/16/1973 Nitty Gritty Dirt Band /Cowtown Ballroom -w/Steve Martin -KUDL, 6/17/1973 Nitty Gritty Dirt Band /Cowtown Ballroom -w/Steve Martin -KUDL, 7/3/1973 Charlie Daniels /Cowtown Ballroom -w/Garland Jefferies, Hot Ice, 7/4/1973 Jethro Tull /Municipal Auditorium -w/Steeleye Span -KUDL, 7/18/1973 Doobie Brothers /Memorial Hall -w/Styx, 7/29/1973 Carney Rock/Fairyland Park -w/REO Speedwagon, Dr. Hook, BTO, Joe Walsh, 8/1/1973 New Riders of Purple Sage /Music Hall -w/Commander Cody -KUDL, 8/2/1973 Three Dog Night/ Royals Stadium -w/T.Rex , Leslie West, Ruben & The Jets, 8/19/1973 Elton John /Arrowhead Stadium -w/Sutherland Brothers & Quiver, 9/16/1973 Carney Rock II /Fairyland Park -w/Quicksilver, Flo&Eddy, 9/21/1973 Dan Hicks & His Hot Licks /Cowtown Ballroom -w/Billy Spears Band, 9/26/1973 J. Geils Band /Memorial Hall -w/Mark-Almond, 9/29/1973 John Mayall /Cowtown Ballroom -w/Ozark Mountain Daredevils, 10/7/1973 Charlie Daniels Band /Memorial Hall -w/Marshall Tucker Band, 10/13/1973 ZZ Top /Memorial Hall -w/Bachman Turner Overdrive, 10/21/1973 Arlo Gutherie /Cowtown Ballroom -KUDL, 10/31/1973 Mike Quatro Jam Band /Cowtown Ballroom -w/Bryan Bowers, 11/2/1973 Mott the Hoople /Cowtown Ballroom -w/Kinky Friedman - KUDL, 11/3/1973 Ted Nugent & Amboy Dukes/Memorial Hall -w/Bob Seger, Captain Beyond, 11/10/1973 Robin Trower /Cowtown Ballroom -KUDL, 11/14/1973 Ozark Mountain Daredevils/ Cowtown Ballroom -w/Danny Cox, 11/14/1973 The Eagles/ Memorial Hall -w/Dan Fogelberg, 11/16/1973 Ozark Mountain Daredevils /Cowtown Ballroom -w/Danny Cox - KUDL, 12/9/1973 Jesse Colin Young /Cowtown Ballroom -w/Leo Kottke, 12/13/1973 REO Speedwagon/Municipal Auditorium, 12/14/1973 Randy Meisner /Memorial Hall -w/Maria Muldaur, 12/28/1973 Blue Oyster Cult /Cowtown Ballroom -w/Charlie Daniels, 12/31/1973 Sugarloaf /Cowtown Ballroom -w/Pilgrimage, Stone Wall, One Thing at a Time, 1/9/1974 Climax Blues Band /Cowtown Ballroom -w/Speakeasy, 1/17/1974 Van Morrison /Cowtown Ballroom -w/Caledonia Soul Orchestra, 2/2/1974 Nitty Gritty Dirt Band /Cowtown Ballroom -w/Steve Martin -KUDL, 2/3/1974 Nitty Gritty Dirt Band /Cowtown Ballroom -w/Steve Martin -KUDL, 2/8/1974 Commander Cody/Cowtown Ballroom -w/Ozark Mountain Daredevils, 2/9/1974 Jackson Browne/Memorial Hall -w/Linda Ronstadt, 2/13/1974 Kris Kristofferson/Memorial Hall, 2/15/1974 Brownsville Station/Memorial Hall -w/Stonewall & Dynaflo, 2/23/1974 The Strawbs /Cowtown Ballroom -w/Morningstar. Ozzy said, 'We just went into the dressing room. Starlight's concert history dates back to the early 1980s. Leslie (Hallbower) Barrett, a 77 GBHS grad, was there and had these reflections: In the days before the concert, people were sleeping on top of their cars, in the large parking lots on 10th street. They started the year opening for Montrose and Journey and then for Black Sabbath, however, they headlined shows in Europe and Japan. Lovely. Audio Bootleg Quality: Start Date: 3/25/1979End Date: 10/7/1979Locations: North America, Europe, JapanVan Halen's 1979 World Vacation Tour was the band's first headline tour taking them Start Date: Mar 19, 1980 End Date: Nov 15, 1980 EDITORS NOTE: This is the second of a two-part series on the Summer Jam music festival that took place in Great Bend in August 1978. What are two teenagers supposed to do with that good fortune? Source: Audience bootleg (Quality: A) 8/14/1968 Danny Cox/Shawnee Mission East H.S. 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Summer Jam - Fleetwood Mac, REO Speedwagon, Henry Gross, Kansas, Head East (back of ticket) - Royals Stadium (Kansas City, MO) - June 18, 1976 Summer Jam - Ted Nugent, REO Speedwagon, Black Oak Arkansas, Head East, The Climax Blues Band, The Little River Band - Royals Stadium (Kansas City, MO) - June 26, 1977 Venue: Gaumont Theatre The world tour, which was in support of their debut album, covered mainly North America with 124 shows in the United States and two shows in Canada, 39 shows in Europe, and nine shows in Japan. Officially it was Saturday August 5, 1978. "[3], "Ozzy used to tell a funny story" recalled onetime Osbourne sidekick Don Airey. The iconic Royals Stadium 'water spectacular' was not yet completed when the ballpark opening in April of 1973. Postal Code: 64129. Long-time city folks didnt really embrace the idea of bringing a big time rock concert venue to Great Bend, but local businesses like Gibsons loved it, he said. Runnin' With The Van Halen playing at The Whisky on New Year's Eve 1977 to ring in the new year. It was a blowout and it seemed like everyone in town showed up, including eventually the police. He climbed back into the saddle in the early 1990s riding what I call the Elton Disney era. Royals Hall of Famer George Brett becomes the second Royals player to hit for the cycle at home on Friday May 28, 1979 at Royals Stadium. This amount includes applicable customs duties, taxes, brokerage and other fees. *Source: Wikipedia and the most accurate tour archive: VHarchives.com. Thin Lizzy tour 1978: Date: Arena: City, Country: Comments: 780216: Music Machine: London, UK: Greedies. They were the largest privately funded fountain system in the world. Region: Missouri. 4/24/1979 Van Halen /Municipal Auditorium, 4/27/1979 The Doobie Brothers/Allen Fieldhuse Lawrence, 4/30/1979 UFO/Memorial Hall -w/Judas Priest, 5/4/1979 Jerry Lee Lewis/Municipal Auditorium -w/Emmylou Harris, 5/5/1979 David Gates /Lawrence Opera House, 5/7/1979 Tom Robinson Band /One Block West -KY102, 5/24/1979 The Destiny Tour '79 /Kemper Arena -w/ The Jacksons, Sister Sledge, Foxy, 5/28/1979 The Village People/Kemper Arena, 6/2/1979 Patti Smith/One Block West -moved from Memorial Hall, 6/6/1979 Yes/ Kemper Arena -Concert cancelled because of Kemper roof collapse June 4th, 1979, 6/17/1979 Summer Jam/ Arrowhead -w/Ted Nugent/The Cars/Heart/Bob Welch/Missouri/Sammy Hagar, 6/22/1979 George Benson & B.B. Royals Hall of Famer John Mayberry becomes the first Royals player to hit for the cycle at home on Friday August 5, 1977 at Royals Stadium. 9/28/1979 Waylon Jennings/Municipal Auditorium -w/Hank Williams Jr. 9/30/1979 Kiss/Municipal Auditorium -w/Judas Priest, 11/24/1979 Sammy Hagar /Memorial Hall -w/Scorpions, The Hounds, 12/5/1979 Ramsey Lewis/Hoch Auditorium Lawrence, 12/5/1979 The Buzzcocks/Lawrence Opera House -w/Ultravox, 12/6/1979 Bob Marley & the Wailers /Hoch Auditorium Lawrence, 12/8/1979 Styx /Municipal Auditorium -w/April Wine, 12/10/1979 The Grateful Dead /Memorial Hall, 12/11/1979 The Grateful Dead /Memorial Hall, 12/12/1979 Rory Gallagher /Memorial Hall, 9/23/1967 Aretha Franklin and Stevie Wonder/Municipal Auditoriu, w/Marian Love, Bunky Green Orchestra (Stevie Wonder didn't appear), 4/22/1974 Captain Beefheart /Cowtown Ballroom, 6/6/1975 The Rolling Stones /Arrowhead Stadium, 7/29/1978 The Ramones / GranadaTheater, K.C. Bass Solo Region: Missouri. The Hollywood film vaults are brimming with stories of the intersection of rock bands, concert tours, and the musical personas that make these story lines interesting. Brett (.333) went 3-for-4 to edge teammate McRae (.332) by .001 in a battle of one of the closest batting title races in baseball history. July 15th, 1978 - Summer Jam '78 (Kansas . Outdoor stadium concert. 4/23/1979 Jethro Tull /Kemper Arena -w/U.K. Audio Bootleg Mayberry singled in the first, homered in the third, tripled in the fourth, and doubled in the eighth. After all the expenses were paid, PAL stood to make a 32 percent profit, the paper reported. No doubt this helped him secure his special status for the concert. 11/14/1975 Todd Rundgren & Utopia /Free State Opera House, Lawrence Ks. Throughout the tour Van Halen was mostly a supporting act for bands such as Black Sabbath and Journey, however, Van Halen headlined shows in Europe and Japan. I think they only lasted about two months on that tour. This would have been his Goodbye Yellow Brick Road tour and Elton was at his full powers in 1973. I don't remember the minor acts. My ears rang for a week after the show., Naturally, some problems arose. I thought, 'Fuck me, none of this star-type shit.' 1976 brought the first Summer Jam to Royals Stadium, a mega-concert featuring Kansas, Fleetwood Mac, and REO Speedwagon. Capacity: 76,416. . Here is their closest one (from 07/16/1978), which may be similar: Date: 5/28/1978 Hook & J.J. Cale, 7/15/1972 Badfinger /Memorial Hall -w/Cactus, Kindred, 7/21/1972 Procol Harem /The Music Hall -w/Heads, Hands & Feet, 8/1/1972 Emerson, Lake & Palmer/ Municipal Auditorium, 8/7/1972 Leon Russell/Municipal Auditorium -w/Nitzinger, 8/18/1972 Jackson 5 /Municipal Auditorium, 8/24/72 Humble Pie /Municipal Auditorium -w/ZZ Top & Ramatan, 9/15/1972 Blue Cheer /Memorial Hall -w/Spirit, 9/21/1972 Dan Hicks /Cowtown Ballroom -KUDL, 9/21/1972 Joe Cocker/Municipal Auditorium -w/Mark-Allmond Band, 9/29/1972 Poco /Cowtown Ballroom -w/Chet Nichols& Danny Cox, 10/4/1972 T. Rex /Memorial Hall -w/The Doobie Brothers, 10/8/1972 Westport Free Clinic benefit /Cowtown -w/Morningstar, Chessman Square, KC Grits, 10/13/1972 Elton John /Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence -w/Family, 10/15/1972 David Bowie /Memorial Hall -w/Styx, 10/31/1972 Steve Miller Band /Cowtown Ballroom -w/Wishbone Ash, 11/4/1972 Elton John /Municipal Auditorium -w/ Family, 11/10/1972 Robin Trower /Cowtown Ballroom -w/White Eyes, 11/18/1972 Grand Funk Railroad /Municipal Auditorium -w/Billy Preston, 11/22/1972 Hot Tuna /Cowtown Ballroom -w/Ozark MountainDaredevils, 11/29/1972 Deep Purple /Memorial Hall -w/Buddy Miles, Elf, 12/1/1972 Seals & Croft /Cowtown Ballroom - w/Lawrence &Roselle -KUDL, 12/2/1972 Frank Zappa/ Cowtown Ballroom -w/Steely Dan - KUDL, 12/3/1972 Edgar Wnter Group /Memorial Hall w/West, Bruce & Laing, 12/15/1972 Black Oak Arkansas/ Cowtown Ballroom -w/Tranquility, 12/16/1972 James Gang / Municipal Auditorium - w/White Trash, REO Speedwagon, 12/31/1972 Brewer & Shipley /Cowtown Ballroom -w/Daredevils, Chet Nichols, KC Grits, 1/21/1973 The Byrds /Cowtown Ballroom -w/Flash, 1/25/1973 America /Music Hall (Municipal) -w/John David Souther, 2/2/1973 Nitty Gritty Dirt Band /Cowtown Ballroom -w/Steve Martin, 2/3/1973 Nitty Gritty Dirt Band /Cowtown Ballroom -w/Steve Martin, 2/8/1973 Ozark Mountain Daredevils /Cowtown Ballroom, 2/10/1973 Loggins & Messina /Cowtown Ballroom -w/Leo Kottke, 2/19/1973 B.B. The events signified that Starlight was an appropriate venue for concerts after 30 years of exclusively offering Broadway-style shows. Throughout the tour Van Halen was mostly a supporting act. The world tour, which was in support of their debut album, covered mainly North America with 124 shows in the United States and two shows in Canada, 39 shows in Europe, and nine shows in Japan. Delete-Merge Up. King, New Birth, Bobby Humphrey, Sly, Slick & Wicked, Freddy Hubbard, Cannonball Adderly, 6/13/1975 Bad Company /Municipal Auditorium -w/Maggie Bell, 6/22/1975 Styx/Fairyland Park -w/Blue Oyster Cult/Climax Blues Band/Bob Seger/Hot Foot, 7/10/1975 Eric Clapton/ Municipal Auditorium -w/Carlos Santana, 7/19/1975 Black Oak Arkansas/Arrowhead Stadium -w/Todd Rundgren, 7/20/1975 Electric Light Orchestra /Memorial Hall, 8/9/1975 Jefferson Starship /Municipal Auditorium, 9/9/1975 Chicago/Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, 9/28/1975 Bruce Springsteen/Memorial Hall. 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