From USAFA Folklore
Here is a list of some concerts that happened at USAFA:
| Date
| Location
| Artist/Performer
| Notes
|
| 1960/61
| Arnold Hall
| Roger Williams
|
| 1960-61
| Arnold Hall
| Jan Peerce
|
| 1960/61
| Arnold Hall
| Dave Brubeck
|
| 1960/61
| Arnold Hall
| Hal Holbrook
|
| 1960/61
| Arnold Hall
| Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo
|
| 1960/61
| Arnold Hall
| Colorado Symphony
|
| 1960/61
| Arnold Hall
| Flamenco Show
|
| Date
| Location
| Artist/Performer
| Notes
|
| 197_
|
| Smith
|
| 197_
|
| Bill Cosby
|
| 197_
|
| Paul Mauriat
|
| 197_
|
| Glen Yarbrough?
|
| 197_
| Fieldhouse
| Seals & Crofts
| One of the spotlight towers adjacent to their stage in the Field House fell down and took out the drums. The drummer bailed in the nick o' time; half-gainer in the pike position off the stage. The band kept on playing thru it all - but that sorta truncated the concert after that song.
|
| 197_
| Fieldhouse
| Firefall
| Played on a small stage in the Field House on that narrow area between the hockey rink and the basketball arena.
|
| 197_
| A-Hall
| William Shatner
| Did some dramatic readings and such, in A-Hall. As a warm-up to Shatner, they showed (most of) the Star Trek episode "Shore Leave". That episode had numerous references to Kirk's plebe days at Star Fleet Academy, and "beating the tar out of Finnegan", that everyone could relate to... Actually, the "Shore Leave" flick was more entertaining than Shatner's ego-on-display... After about 10 minutes of Shatner I felt like I was in one of those mandatory Distinguished Speaker thingamajigs.
|
| 1976/77
| Fieldhouse
| Harry Chapin
| Chapin was a former 4ยบ, Class of 1964. Very well received. He told anecdotes about when he was a smack. He said his inability to cage his eyeballs led to his designation by upperclassmen as "Gapin' Chapin".
|
| 1977/78
| Fieldhouse
| John Denver
|
| 1977/78
| Fieldhouse
| Chicago
|
| 1978/79
| Fieldhouse
| Doobie Brothers
|
| 1979/80
| Fieldhouse
| Wynton Marsalis
|
| 1979/80
| Fieldhouse
| Foreigner
|
| Date
| Location
| Artist/Performer
| Notes
|
| 198_
|
| Billy Ocean
|
| 198_
|
| Kool and the Gang
|
| 198_
|
| Charlie Daniels Band
|
| 198_
|
| Molly Hatchet
|
| 198_
|
| Beatlemania
|
| 198_
|
| Beach Boys
|
| 198_
|
| Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
|
| 198_
|
| Rick Springfield
|
| Winter 1983
| Fieldhouse
| Huey Lewis & The News
| Surprise concert
|
| 1984-ish
| Fieldhouse
| Cheap Trick
|
| May 1985
| A-Hall
| Toto
| Dead Week Concert
|
| Fall 1985?
| A-Hall
| Jefferson Starship
|
| 1985/86
|
| Dazz Band
|
| 1985/86
|
| John Cafferty & the Beaver Brown Band
|
| 1985/86
|
| Jack Mack & the Heart Attack
|
| 198_
| Fieldhouse
| Whitesnake
|
| 198_
| A-Hall?
| Berlin
|
| 198_
| A-Hall?
| The Go Gos
|
| 198_
| Fieldhouse
| Quiet Riot
| with Whitesnake?
|
| 198_
| A-Hall
| Air Supply
|
| Spring 1986
| A-Hall
| The Romantics
|
| 198_
|
| .38 Special
| (sucked)
|
| 198_
|
| Wang Chung
|
| 198_
|
| Eddie Money
|
| Date
| Location
| Artist/Performer
| Notes
|
| 1990
| Fieldhouse
| Bill Cosby
| Performed on 100s Night (First return performer?)
|
| 199_
| A-Hall
| Smokey Robinson
|
| 1991?
| A-Hall
| Public Enemy & Anthrax
|
| Sept 1991
|
| Warrant/Trixter/Firehouse triple bill
| They brought in 6 tractor-trailers full of equipment for us to set up. This is significant for later
|
| 1991
| A-Hall
| Ice-T
| Canceled due to a dispute over lyrics
|
| Spring 1992
| A-Hall
| Spinal Tap
| A-Hall was the opening US venue for their Break Like the Wind "reunion" tour. They got in the day before the show and spent some time looking around the Zoo.
|
| 199_
|
| Lita Ford
|
| 199_
|
| Amy Grant
|
| 199_
|
| Anne Murray
|
| 199_
| A-Hall
| Penn and Teller
|
| 199_
|
| Neal McCoy
|
| 199_
|
| Count Basie Orchestra
|
| 199_
|
| Kenny Rogers
|
| 199_
|
| Blind Melon
|
| 1992-93
|
| LL Cool J
|
| November 1994
|
| Widespread Panic
|
| 199_
|
| Trisha Yearwood
|
| 199_
|
| Ugly Kid Joe
|
| 199_
|
| Collision / Dogs of Pleasure double bill
| Dogs of Pleasure had a song (and T-Shirt) called "Lick my Love Pump You Skank Bitch"
|
| 199_
|
| The Samples
|
| 199_
|
| Lori Morgan
|
| 199_
|
| Stomp
|
| 199_
|
| Brian May (of Queen)
|
| 199_
|
| Inner Circle
| (the "Bad Boys, bad boys, whatcha gonna do?" band)
|
| 199_
|
| Big Head Todd and the Monsters
| Not long after "Broken Hearted Savior" came out. These guys were cool--they actually helped RATTEX set up their equipment
|
| 199_
| A-Hall
ballroom
| Martha's Wake / Blind Melon double bill
| (before they had a hit with "No Rain")
|
| Spring 1994
|
| Peabo Bryson
|
| 17 Apr 1994
|
| INXS
| (checked the date on their website)
|
| May 1995
|
| Warrant
| This time they had a Ryder truck with a few things in there. A far cry from 6 semis. Hey, Jani Lane, remember when Warrant was cool?
|
| 199_
|
| Victor Borge
|
| 199_
|
| Tamplin
|
| 199_
|
| Leann Rimes
| (when she was like 12)
|
| 1996-97
|
| Sheryl Crow
| (Pete Drodge and The Sinners opened?)
|
| 1997
|
| BlackHawk
|
|
| 1997
|
| Little Texas
|
|
| 199_
| Fieldhouse
| Steve Miller Band
|
| 199_
|
| Montel Jordan
|
| Fall 1997
|
| Collective Soul
| (Abra Moore opened)
|
| 1997/98
|
| Jars of Clay
|
| 1998/99?
|
| Marcy's Playground?
|
| 199_
| Fieldhouse
| Hootie and the Blowfish
|
| 1999/2000
|
| Cherry Poppin' Daddies
|
| Date
| Location
| Artist/Performer
| Notes
|
| Fall 2000?
|
| Big Head Todd and the Monsters
| Surprise concert
|
| 2000/01
| Terrazzo
| Sister Hazel
|
| 2002?
|
| B.B. King?
|
| 200_
|
| Jay Leno
|
| 200_
|
| Lee Greenwood
|
| 200_
|
| Emerson Drive (?)
|
| 200_
|
| Bill Cosby
|
| 200_
|
| Wayne Brady
|
| 200_
|
| Patti LaBelle (?)
|
| 2004
| Arnold Hall
| Cross Canadian Ragweed
|
| 2005
| T-zo
| Big Bad Voodoo Daddy
|
| 2006
| T-zo
| Collective Soul
|
| Spring 2007
| Arnold Hall
| Bill Engvall
|
| 2007
| Arnold Hall
| Cross Canadian Ragweed
|
- One bonus of having these shows at the Academy is that your squadron buds would often be on security detail, making for excellent opportunities to get backstage to chill with the bands.
- Off campus, on 5 Jun 83, U2 performed their "Live At Red Rocks" concert (listed by Rolling Stone as "one of the 50 moments that changed rock & roll").
