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The Anaheim Convention Center opened in 1967 to much fanfare. The Doors and Jefferson Airplane played in the new 9,100 seat arena with it's distinctive googie-style of architecture.
Date: 1967 Contributing Institution:
Anaheim Public Library
The arena is part of the greater Anaheim Convention Center complex - the largest exhibition facility in the western United States. It has hosted numerous exhibits and conventions, RV, auto, garden and boat shows, sporting events, Ringling Brothers Circus, ice skating events, rodeos and rock concerts. Most recently it has hosted the popular NAMM Show and Anime Expo.
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The Anaheim Convention Center is located directly across from Disneyland at 800 W. Katella Ave., in the city of Anaheim. - approximately 25 miles southeast of downtown Los Angeles.
Over the years the Anaheim Convention Center has had several major alterations, renovatons and expansions. However the Arena has maintain it's original googie-style architecture - although the original brick veneer and walls has been replaced with vision glass and metallic facade features to complement the convention center design.
Date: 1967 Contributing Institution:
Anaheim Public Library
A sampling of rock shows at the Anaheim Convention Center 1967 - 1979
1967
The Doors, Jefferson Airplane JULY 15The Righteous Brothers DECEMBER 9
1968
The Bee Gees, Vanilla Fudge & Spanky and Our Gang JANUARY 27Tonly Bennett, Duke Ellington APRIL 19Cream MAY 17Steppenwolf, Three Dog Night DECEMBER 13
1969
Steve Miller Band, Three Dog Night, Buffalo Springfield JANUARY 17The Rascals, Bonnie & Delaney FEBRUARY 7Diana Ross & the Supremes FEBRUARY 22Johnny Cash, Marty Robbins, June Carter MARCH 1The Cream MARCH 22Creedence Clearwater Revival, Grass Roots, Jeff Beck APRIL 19Fats Domino JUNE 14Joan Baez JUNE 28Led Zeppelin, Jethro Tull AUGUST 9Donovan NOVEMBER 7Blood, Sweat and Tears NOVEMBER 22Joe Cocker, Grand Funk Railroad DECEMBER 12Ray Charles DECEMBER 28
1970
Three Dog Night, Hoyt Axton, The Byrds JANUARY 18Jefferson Airplane, Hot Tuna FEBRUARY 7Lee Michaels, Ike and Tina Turner APRIL 24Guess Who MAY 9Bill Cosby AUGUST 29Neil Diamond, Linda Rondstadt SEPTEMBER 26Blood Sweat & Tears, John Denver OCTOBER 8Bill Cosby OCTOBER 10Grand Funk Railroad OCTOBER 31Charley Pride, Sonny James NOVEMBER 8Burt Bacharach NOVEMBER 20Delaney & Bonnie NOVEMBER 28Leon Russell, Elton John DECEMBER 4
1971
Englebert Humperdinck JANUARY 17Merle Haggard MARCH 20James Taylor MARCH 21Three Dog Night APRIL 10Judy Collins APRIL 23Elton John MAY 14Sammy Davis Jr., Friends of Distinction MAY 30Three Dog Night MAY 22Deep Purple JUNE 6Jethro Tull JUNE 19Traffic OCTOBER 30Donovan DECEMBER 11Blood Sweat & Tears, Charlie Starr DECEMBER 31
1972
Carpenters JANUARY 22Rare Earth, Badfinger, War FEBRUARY 26Deep Purple APRIL 15Guess Who MAY 26Deep Purple, Malo JUNE 6Leon Russell AUGUST 26Rare Earth JULY 21Jerry Lee Lewis OCTOBER 7Elton John OCTOBER 22
1973
Johnny Cash FEBRUARY 9The Carpenters FEBRUARY 11Neil Young MARCH 27Englebert Humperdinck APRIL 6Bread, Steely Dan APRIL 21Three Dog Night MAY 22Rare Earth JULY 22The Guess Who AUGUST 11Dr. Hook SEPTEMBER 14Rod Stewart OCTOBER 16 & 17Crosby & Nash DECEMBER 8Beach Boys NOVEMBER 16
1974
Emerson, Lake & Palmer FEBRUARY 1, 2Joni Mitchell MARCH 5Neil Young MARCH 26Bert Bacharach MAY 17George Jones, Tammy Wynette JUNE 9America AUGUST 17Johnny Cash, June Carter, Carl Perkins SEPTEMBER 21David Bowie SEPTEMBER 16Charley Pride NOVEMBER 10Mac Davis, Anne Murray NOVEMBER 15Van Morrison NOVEMBER 16Guess Who, Areosmith DECEMBER 13
1975
The Osmond Brothers JANUARY 11Chicago, Beach Boys MAY 24Robert Goulet and Carol Lawrence JUNE 14Seals & Crofts JUNE 21Three Dog Night, Neil Sedaka OCTOBER 5Tammy Wynette OCTOBER 9Rick Wakeman NOVEMBER 11David Crosby and Graham Nash NOVEMBER 26Tony Orlando, Captain & Tennille, Cher, Mac Davis Freddie Fender, Donny and Marie Osmond, Freddie Prinze, Henlen Reddy DECEMBER 20
1976
Merle Haggard JANUARY 31Righteous Brothers FEBRUARY 6Electric Light Orchestra FEBRUARY 16, 17Olivia Newton John MARCH 23Peter Frampton APRIL 21Chicago MAY 24Helen Reddy JUNE 19Helen Reddy, David Steinberg SEPTEMBER 3Vikki Carr OCTOBER 2Elvis Presley NOVEMBER 30Jackson Browne NOVEMBER 24Gordon Lightfoot NOVEMBER 27Barry Manilow DECEMBER 5
1977
Mac Davis, Dolly Parton FEBRUARY 27Bread MARCH 30Jethro Tull APRIL 6, 7Englebert Humperdinck APRIL 21Tammy Wynette, Ronnie Milsap, Statler Brothers APRIL 22Bay City Roller JUNE 3
1978
Red Skelton JANUARY 26Johnny Cash, June Carter, Carter Family MARCH 11America, Michael Murphey APRIL 8Statler Brothers, Barbara Mandrel MAY 26Rosemary Cloony, Rose Marie, Helen O'Connell, Margaret Whiting JUNE 16Boston summer SEPTEMBER 24Waylon Jennings NOVEMBER 24Kenny Loggins/Firefall DECEMBER 16
1979
Santana, Sad Cafe FEBRUARY 7Willie Nelson and Family, Jerry Jeff Walker FEBRUARY 12Tower of Power FEBRUARY 24Jimmy Buffet MARCH 10Styx MARCH 30Kenny Rogers, Oak Ridge Boys APRIL 6ABBA SEPTEMBER 21Little river Band NOVEMBER 5---------------------
6 comments:
Incredible site! I grew up in Fullerton and saw the following show at the Anaheim Convention Center:
KISS, Breathless - November 6, 1979.
My first gig.
Also attended the NAMM show here every January from 1987 to 1995.
I got curious about show dates of bands I'd seen growing up near the Anaheim Convention center, one of the most notable concerts was missing from your list: Jimi Hendrix: 02-09-68: Convention Centre, Anaheim, California ( 2 shows) Not sure whether I saw the first or second show, but he was pissed off that night and stormed off after about 3 songs.
I visited disneyland in 77 and vaguely remember looking out the hotel window across strawberry fields and hearing the Bay City Rollers playing the Convention Center. I was a big Kiss fan at the time but my girlfriend back home (I was 9!) LOVED them. She later moved to LA and had kids with Bret Micheals from POISON. I guess Kristi never lost her infatuation with rock stars!
I grew up in Fullerton also. I got to see Doors, Merry go Round and Jefferson Airplane as my first concert. Next was Vanilla Fudge, Spanky and Our Gang and the Bee Gees. Then Three Dog Night, Black Pearl and Steppenwolf. Herman's Hermits, The Who and Strawberry Alarm Clock in the 60's. I saw quite a few in the 70's. The first was Jo Jo Gunne and Jethro Tull.
Bullangus, Malo, Deep Purple 1972
Carpenters 1973 (Tricked in to that one)
Crosby and Nash 1976
ELO, Little Feat 1976
ELP 1974
Elton John, Family 1972
Faces with Rod Stewert, Rory Gallagher 1973
Jethro Tull 1977
Leon Russell, Nitzinger 1972?
And 3 Namm Shows. Good times.
Going through my grandparents stuff, we found ticket stubs for the Anaheim Convention Center for November 15, 1973. We're trying to find out what show my grandparents went to.
Any help would be great! Thanks!
OMG, how could you leave out the Jimi Hendrix concert (who opened for Eric Burden and the Animals) in 1968?? My first show there was The Byrds and Nitty Gritty Dirt Band in 1967. But, Hendrix.....the best!
I remember him having equipment problems, but don't remember him storming off the stage.
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