Month September 1972
Cosby Show Canceled
The Post-Star, September 16
(editor’s note – This date was originally scheduled to be the Grateful Dead, but was canceled due to security concerns. Bill Cosby was scheduled as the replacement artist, but he too canceled, …
(editor’s note – no ex post facto proof)
Poughkeepsie Journal, September 15, 1972
Grateful Dead Concerts Canceled
The Post-Star, August 31, 1972
(editor’s note – This date was originally supposed to be the Grateful Dead, but was canceled …
(editor’s note – no ex post facto proof)
Daily Freeman, September 10, 1972
Pat Boone Show At Saratoga Called Off
Rutland Daily Herald, August 4, 1972
(editor’s note – This date was originally supposed to be Pat Boone …
Blood, Sweat & Tears Fails To Rouse SPAC Crowd
by Bill Rice, The Troy Record, September 11, 1972
The final series of specials at the Saratoga Performing Arts Center opened Friday evening with a bomb—Blood, Sweat and Tears, a …
Allman Brothers Cancel at SPAC
The Post-Star, August 16, 1972
The Allman Brothers Band has canceled its Saratoga Performing Arts Center appearance.
The group was scheduled to appear Thursday, Sept. 7. A SPAC spokesman said the band had canceled …
(editor’s note – no ex post facto proof)
Syracuse Herald-Journal, September 4, 1972
Neil Diamond Delights Attentive SPAC Crowd
by Bill Rice, The Troy Record, September 5, 1972
Neil Diamond presented a concert at the Saratoga Performing Arts Center Sunday evening that was as perfect a pop show as any ever held …
Diamond Pleases Saratoga Crowd
by Pat Childs, The Post-Star, September 5, 1972
“We were here last year,” singer and songwriter Neil Diamond told a large and enthusiastic crowd of 11,376 at Saratoga Performing Arts Center Sunday night, “and because …
Tina Rough At SPAC; Awaiting Her, Rougher
by Bill Rice, The Troy Record, September 4, 1972
At the beginning of her big song, Proud Mary, Tina Turner explains, “We never do nuthin’ nice and easy, we do everything nice …
Sha Na Na Steals Show From Rare Earth At SPAC
The Times Record, September 2, 1972
There are hard acts to follow and then there are impossible acts to follow, as the members of the rock group, Rare Earth, found …