Long Beach Arena 1969 - 1979

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The Long Beach Arena opened in 1962. It was built on site of the former Long Beach Municipal Auditorium - at the foot of Long Beach Boulevard near the Rainbow Pier.   

It is part of the Long Beach Convention and Entertainment Center which includes - exhibition halls, the Terrace and Center theaters, ballrooms and meeting rooms. The Arena was the first building of the complex to be completed.

Long Beach Arena

1962 photo: LAPL digital library

For concerts the Long Beach Arena can seat up to 13,500. 

The outside of the Arena is covered by the world's largest mural -  Planet Ocean - painted by the environmental artist -Robert Wyland.  It was dedicated on July 9, 1992. 

Sampling of concerts held at the Long Beach Arena 1969 - 1979.

1969

Bill Cosby  MARCH 22

Creedance Clearwater Revival, Grass Roots  MAY 10

Simon and Garfunkel  NOVEMBER 15

Three Dog Night  DECEMBER 31

1970

The Doors  FEBRUARY 7

Moody Blues, Steve Miller Band, Poco  APRIL 4

Jethro Tull APRIL 19

Burt Bacharach NOVEMBER 20

Glen Campbell. Jackie De Shannon MARCH 20

1971

The Guess Who, Youngbloods FEBRUARY 11

Alice Cooper  JULY 11

Rod Stewart/Faces, Deep Purple  JULY 30

Black Sabbath  SEPTEMBER 25

The Who  DECEMBER 10 

Mountain, J. Geils Band  DECEMBER 18

1972

Allman Brothers Band MARCH 5

Black Oak Arkansas JUNE 4

Rolling Stones JUNE 10 & 11

Led Zeppelin JUNE 27

Emerson, Lake & Palmer  JULY 28

Yes, Edgar Winter, Eagles  AUGUST 4

Three Dog Night  AUGUST 27

Leon Russell  AUGUST 28 

Santana  OCTOBER 8

Moody Blues NOVEMBER 4

Elvis Presley  NOVEMBER 14

The James Gang, Black Oak Arkansas, Spencer Davis NOVEMBER 26

Grateful Dead DECEMBER 15

1973

Traffic  JANUARY 23

Chicago, Fanny  FEBRUARY 27

David Bowie and the Spiders from Mars  MARCH 10

Seals and Crofts MARCH 16

Mac Davis, Helen Reddy  APRIL 8

George Carlin and Kenny Rankin APRIL 20

Ike and Tine Turner  JUNE

Billy Preston  JULY 21

Stephen Stills and Manassas OCTOBER 6

Rod Stewart and Faces  OCTOBER 14

1974

 Emerson, Lake & Palmer  FEBRUARY 3

Deep Purple, Savoy Brown  FEBRARY 11

Fleetwood Mac  FEBRUARY 17

Doobie Brothers  MARCH 14

 Yes MARCH 19

 Neil Young  MARCH 24

Johnny Winters  MARCH 29

Eric Clapton  JULY 19 &  20

 ZZ Top, Elvin Bishop  AUGUST 24

 Traffic SEPTEMBER 29

 Backman, Turner Overdrive  NOVEMBER 2

George Harrison  NOVEMBER 10

Deep Purple  NOVEMBER 20

Dave Mason  DECEMBER 15

Beach Boys  DECEMBER 29

Frank Zappa and Mothers of Invention  DECEMBER 31

1975

Johnny Winter JANUARY 26

J. Geils Band  FEBRUARY 26

Led Zeppelin  MARCH 11, 12

Doobie Brothers  MAY 4 & 5

Rush  MAY 31

Yes, Ace  JUNE 23

Aeorsmith, Mahogany Rush  JULY 20

Ten Years After AUGUST 1

Edgar Winter Group, Climax Blues Band  OCTOBER 14

Kiss  NOVEMBER

1976

Deep Purple  FEBRUARY 27 

Bachman-Turner Drive, Wishbone Ash   APRIL 9 

Average White Band, Sons of Champlin  JULY 21

Black Sabbath  NOVEMBER 6

Willie Nelson, Rusty Weir   NOVEMBER 25

1977

Lynyrd Skynyrd  JANUARY 2

Jethro Tull  FEBRUARY 27

Boston, Outlaws  MARCH 19 

Jethro Tull  APRIL 9

Yes  SEPTEMBER 26

J. Geils Band, Sammy Hagar  NOVEMBER 11

Robin Trower Wishbone Ash, Eddie Money  NOVEMBER 25

Blue Oyster Cult, Black Oak  DECEMBER 2

Queen, Thin Lizzy  DECEMBER 20 & 21

Kansas  DECEMBER 31

1978

Styx. Sanford & Townsend  JANUARY 27, 29

Outlaws, .38 Special  APRIL 10

Angel, Head East  MAY 6

Journey, Montrose  MAY 20

Andy Gibbs  JUNE 6

Van Halen  JULY 9

Aerosmith  JULY 12

Ted Nugent  SEPTEMBER 5

Merle Haggard & Marty Robbins  NOVEMBER 5

Rush  NOVEMBER 14

Jethro Tull, Uriah Heep  NOVEMBER 16 

Black Sabbath, The Ramones  DECEMBER 4

Sammy Hagar, Golden Earring, Cindy Bullens  DECEMBER 22

 Cheap Trick DECEMBER 31

1979

The Outlaws, Molly Hatchet  JANUARY 25

Elvis Costello and the Attractions  - FEBRUARY 13

Yes  MAY 25

Mahogany Rush, Earth Quake  JULY 13

Marshall Tucker Band  AUGUST 7

AC/DC, Prism  SEPTEMBER 10

REO Speedwagon, Blackfoot  SEPTEMBER 19

Jethro Tull, U.K. NOVEMBER 13, 14 & 15

Cheap Trick  DECEMBER 20

Blue Oysters Cult  DECEMBER 28

Marvin Gaye DECEMBER 29

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