Went to the RAC hoping to get into see Supertramp I had no tickets and was looking to pick one up. I met a guy in the lot in who had an extra and he sold me a ticket to the show. Never saw him before that show and I did not see him again until three years later when my sister walked into the house Christmas Eve with him. He's been my brother in-law for some thirty years now. God Bless him
Does Rutgers still have awesome concerts on campus?
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Fall of 1993:
Soul Asylum during the release of Grave Dancers Union took place in the large MPR of the Livingston student center. Probably about 500 people there.
October 1993: Primus with the Melvins played Livingston Gym in support of Pork Soda I think, fantastic show, one of my top 10 favorites of all time
November 1993: Living Colour at the Livingston Gym. Another good show.
December 1993: The best Rutgers show I've ever been to. Rage Against the Machine tore apart the Livingston Gym. 3,000 people strong were there. Cypress Hill, Funkdoobiest and 7 Year Bitch supported. It was one of the loudest and most intense shows I've ever been to.
Other great 90's acts I saw at Rutgers all at the height of their careers:
Letters to Cleo, Indigo Girls, Dirt Merchants, Juliana Hatfield 3, Belly, RUN DMC (I know not 90's but still great)
Soul Asylum during the release of Grave Dancers Union took place in the large MPR of the Livingston student center. Probably about 500 people there.
October 1993: Primus with the Melvins played Livingston Gym in support of Pork Soda I think, fantastic show, one of my top 10 favorites of all time
November 1993: Living Colour at the Livingston Gym. Another good show.
December 1993: The best Rutgers show I've ever been to. Rage Against the Machine tore apart the Livingston Gym. 3,000 people strong were there. Cypress Hill, Funkdoobiest and 7 Year Bitch supported. It was one of the loudest and most intense shows I've ever been to.
Other great 90's acts I saw at Rutgers all at the height of their careers:
Letters to Cleo, Indigo Girls, Dirt Merchants, Juliana Hatfield 3, Belly, RUN DMC (I know not 90's but still great)
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so true...I remember going to the Kinks...Rutgersfest was called Deinerfest..acts like Live and the Spin Doctors played there. Todays kids have no idea and its true they cant congregate in large numbers anymore without trashing something
No. DJ's that can sell out venues like the RAC produce their own music, they tend to mix their stuff with other people's tracks live (usually people they know) in their set but the majority of their set is usually their own tracks. I produce electronic music and have played guitar/bass in bands since I was little and what DJ's do is overall is more difficult imo than what rock musicians do by a decent amount.
The only thing I don't like about DJ's is there is no danger. Few people would really know if the DJ doesn't push buttons at the right time. Conversely, if someone in a rock band is playing the wrong chords or singing the wrong lyrics, lots of people will know.
Rock isn't dead. Guns N Roses will be the biggest attraction at Coachella, even though Adam, I mean Calvin Harris, sorry, is on the bill.
Rock isn't dead. Guns N Roses will be the biggest attraction at Coachella, even though Adam, I mean Calvin Harris, sorry, is on the bill.
I was there and agree. It was easily the greatest show I've been to. The entire gym was a mosh pit. But if I recall correctly, Cypress Hill was the headliner. They were much bigger at the time.
Big Audio Dynamite & The Farm played denier park in 1991. When they played "Rush" that park was shaking with everybody jumping.
Funny you should ask. There was a fantastic piece in The Atlantic about three or four months ago titled "That's Not Funny!" about that very subject.
Southside Johnny was in the cook gym!!! I was on the Cook College concert committee! We also put on Lou Reed, 38 Special, Poco (Billy Crystal was opening act), Melissa Manchester and others! Don't forget Springsteen at the barn, along with The Kinks and Jacson Brown and Jerry Garcia! New Riders of the Purple Sage at Livingston gym!
Some of the shows I saw:
Elvis Costello at the Ledge, Van Morrison in the Barn - did Rockpile open up or did I see them separately, can't recall, Kinks - front row in the Barn, Ramones in the Barn (Blue Angell featuring Cyndi Lauper opening?), Squeeze in the Rose Room, George Thorogood in the Rose Room, Garland Jeffries backed by the Rumour in the Rose Room, Supertramp at the RAC - I sold Ice Cream for that one, Greatfl Dead at the RAC - I ushered that a week before graduation.
Biggest disappointment - J Geils Band cancelling - I had 2nd row for that one and a hot date.
Elvis Costello at the Ledge, Van Morrison in the Barn - did Rockpile open up or did I see them separately, can't recall, Kinks - front row in the Barn, Ramones in the Barn (Blue Angell featuring Cyndi Lauper opening?), Squeeze in the Rose Room, George Thorogood in the Rose Room, Garland Jeffries backed by the Rumour in the Rose Room, Supertramp at the RAC - I sold Ice Cream for that one, Greatfl Dead at the RAC - I ushered that a week before graduation.
Biggest disappointment - J Geils Band cancelling - I had 2nd row for that one and a hot date.
The Who, Union Catholic Gymnasium, Scotch Plains, 1968.
Not RU, but I thought I'd mention it because I remain amazed that it happened. Let's call it an off campus event.
Not RU, but I thought I'd mention it because I remain amazed that it happened. Let's call it an off campus event.
In the early to mid-90's I remember a lot of hip hop artists coming through. Cypress Hill (multiple times), A Tribe Called Quest, De La Soul, Queen Latifah, etc. Also, remember seeing Live (the band), the Lemonheads, and Digable Planets at Deiner Park (same concert).
I remember seeing Al Jarreau, Linda Rondstadt as well as several of the shows listed by Source in the 70's at the barn. I also saw Steve Martin at the RAC with a plastic arrow through my head. http://www.newjerseyrock.com/concert list.html
Eddie would have a tough go today...I remember that and Steve Winwood around that time too.
Can't believe I missed this!
Must have been in my "jazz" phase back then:
- The Pat Metheny Group @ The Barn, circa 84-85 -- probably my all-time favorite concert
- Allan Holdsworth, circa 85-86, behind the Towers on Livingston
- Stanley Jordan, circa 85-86, in the College Ave. Student Center multi-purpose room
Can't relate.
During my 4 years the headliners were:
Johnny Mathis, Ray Charles, Maynard Ferguson, Count Basie, Trini Lopez, Mort Sahl, Soupie Sales, Bo Diddley, The Kingston Trio, Odetta, The Tarriers, Oscar Brand, The Smothers Brothers, Herbie Mann, Miriam Makeba, The Flamingos, The Serendipity Singers,The Coasters,The Chad Mitchell Trio, Carmen MacRea,... Just to name a few.
And there was lots of classical- Eugene Ormandy and Philadelphia Orchestra, George Szell and Cleveland Orchestra, George Solti and London Symphony, Joan Sutherland, Boston Symphony, The Hague Philharmonic, The Juilliard String Quartet, Jan Pearce
Dylan was right.
During my 4 years the headliners were:
Johnny Mathis, Ray Charles, Maynard Ferguson, Count Basie, Trini Lopez, Mort Sahl, Soupie Sales, Bo Diddley, The Kingston Trio, Odetta, The Tarriers, Oscar Brand, The Smothers Brothers, Herbie Mann, Miriam Makeba, The Flamingos, The Serendipity Singers,The Coasters,The Chad Mitchell Trio, Carmen MacRea,... Just to name a few.
And there was lots of classical- Eugene Ormandy and Philadelphia Orchestra, George Szell and Cleveland Orchestra, George Solti and London Symphony, Joan Sutherland, Boston Symphony, The Hague Philharmonic, The Juilliard String Quartet, Jan Pearce
Dylan was right.
remember seeing New Riders in the Rose Room (not sure if Garcia was with them). Only concert that I got sick at.
Any one recall the lineup at the old stadium in 79 -80 with Chick Correia and a bunch of other bands?
Any one recall the lineup at the old stadium in 79 -80 with Chick Correia and a bunch of other bands?
...act like wherever you are, that's the place to be. Isn't this great?
http://relisten.net/grateful-dead/1981/5/15
Mississippi Half-Step Uptown Toodeloo
Franklin's Tower
New Minglewood Blues
Dire Wolf
Cassidy
Candyman
Little Red Rooster
Jack-A-Roe
El Paso
Ramble On Rose
Looks Like Rain
Don't Ease Me In
Scarlet Begonias
Fire On The Mountain
Estimated Prophet
Eyes Of The World
Drums
Space
Not Fade Away
Black Peter
Sugar Magnolia
U.S. Blues
Nice Set list the plus and minus Plus you did not have to hear Phil sing, Minus not a fan of Little Red Roster although Bobby does a good job with it here far better then Pigpen didSome cool stuff....
Mississippi Half-Step Uptown Toodeloo
Franklin's Tower
New Minglewood Blues
Dire Wolf
Cassidy
Candyman
Little Red Rooster
Jack-A-Roe
El Paso
Ramble On Rose
Looks Like Rain
Don't Ease Me In
Scarlet Begonias
Fire On The Mountain
Estimated Prophet
Eyes Of The World
Drums
Space
Not Fade Away
Black Peter
Sugar Magnolia
U.S. Blues
The d=Dead show was the last event I worked as an usher at the RAC. Me a a frat brother were assigned section 203/204 which was open to the floor. We charged the dead heads $5 each to get by us if they didn't have the proper ticket. Made enough to cover our beer for senior week.
Van Morrison at The Barn, mid-to-late 70s. Anyone?
Update: October 23, 1978.
Update: October 23, 1978.
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You are 100% right. I forgot Cypress was the headliner. Both were great, but it's crazy o to think they were the bigger name at that point.
Saw Mc Guinn, Clark and Hillman (former Byrds) in 78 or so
Saw Elvis Costello with Squeeze opening at the Barn in Feb 81.
I recall (but didn't go see) Styx, the Outlaws and Jefferson Starship (separately) playing the RAC in 79-80.
Also, around that late 70's time period Springsteen wanted to play the RAC, but supposedly Tom Young said no because there was a basketball game the next night,
Saw Elvis Costello with Squeeze opening at the Barn in Feb 81.
I recall (but didn't go see) Styx, the Outlaws and Jefferson Starship (separately) playing the RAC in 79-80.
Also, around that late 70's time period Springsteen wanted to play the RAC, but supposedly Tom Young said no because there was a basketball game the next night,
Shows I went to during my years 1976 -1980:
Boston at the Barn (Last minute booking as a warm up for their Madison Square Garden debut the next night).
Elvis Costello at the Ledge with Willie Alexander and the Boom Boom band opening.
Went with girlfriend (later wife) named Allison. Elvis announces "I will never play this song again" and proceeds to play Allison. Of course, this turned out to be bullshit.
Very cool to see the stretch limo waiting outside the Ledge with a nice cold martini waiting in the back.
XTC in the Rose Room
Ramones in the Rose Room. Was sitting next to Joey Ramone and two punk chicks at the Rusty Screw pre-show. He was having a chicken soup, no booze.
Styx at Barn.
Meatloaf at Barn. Remember him putting down the microphone and singing solo.
His voice filled the place with no amplification. Very impressive at the time.
Charlie Daniels and the Outlaws. Was so stoned at this one do not remember the show :-)
Billy Joel also played the Barn, but I missed that one.
Also, does anyone remember a weekly comedy series at the Busch pub called "Laughs at Lunch" or something like that at noon on Wednesdays? Featured up and coming NYC comics for free with $1.00 pitchers. My roomate and I cut a philosophy class one day and saw a new comic named Jerry Seinfeld.
Great memories.
My alma mater.
Also,
Cream
Black Sabbath
Blood, Sweat & Tears
My friend and I had all but booked Kiss to play.
Unfortunately, when the insurance quote came in, Brother Girard balked and we had to
back off.
