The Concert Archive for the Capital Region

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Fleetwood Mac / Bob Welch @ Saratoga Performing Arts Center (July 26, 1978)

(editor’s note – originally scheduled for June 30)

(editor’s note – Randy Newman was originally scheduled for this date, but that show was canceled)

Big Mac Attack at SPAC

by Irv Dean, The Post-Star, July 28, 1978

Nearly 30,000 …

The Earl Scruggs Revue / Doug Kershaw @ Saratoga Performing Arts Center (July 25, 1978)

(editor’s note – no ex post facto proof for Doug Kershaw)

Musical Talent Seems To Run in Scruggs Family

by Mike Kane, The Post-Star, July 27, 1978

Maybe it’s a case of good genes.

Most people know that Earl …

Crosby, Stills and Nash @ Saratoga Performing Arts Center (July 24, 1978)

Crosby, Stills, Nash: Mellow Like Aging Vintage Wine

by Bob Drzewiczewski, Rutland Daily Herald, July 26, 1978

How many times have you heard the advertising slogan “new and improved”? It usually means that they’ve changed the cover or label …

Bob Hope / Patricia Price @ Saratoga Performing Arts Center (July 16, 1978)

Rain Fails To Dampen Bob Hope

by Don Metivier, The Post-Star, July 17, 1978

A violent electrical storm greeted comedian Bob Hope’s debut at Saratoga Performing Arts Center Sunday evening.

Many in the crowd of 5,111 were forced to …

Barry Manilow with Lady Flash @ Saratoga Performing Arts Center (July 9, 1978)

Manilow’s Singing, Dancing Delight 16,600 Fans at SPAC

by Don A. Metivier, The Post-Star, July 11, 1978

“What a night,” singer-composer Barry Manilow noted, “I hope somebody’s taping this one.”

Certainly the majority in the crowd of 16,600 jamming …

“Newport Jazz Festival” @ Saratoga Performing Arts Center (July 2, 1978)

Newport Festival Plays Its Jazziest at Season Finale

by Cliff Smith, Rochester Times-Union, July 3, 1978

The Newport Jazz Festival, honored on its silver anniversary two weeks ago with a concert on the White House lawn, closed out this weekend …

“Newport Jazz Festival” @ Saratoga Performing Arts Center (July 2, 1978)

Two-day Newport Festival at SPAC is a smashing success

by Kyle Hughes, Bennington Banner, July 5, 1978

The day before the Newport Jazz Festival marathon began last Saturday, a still-live pipe bomb was discovered by a Saratoga Performing Arts …

“Newport Jazz Festival” @ Saratoga Performing Arts Center (July 2, 1978)

Big Bands Keep Up with Times …

by Don A. Metivier, The Post-Star, July 3, 1978

The new versions of the old big bands were at Saratoga Performing Arts Center Sunday to wrap up the 25th anniversary of the …

“Newport Jazz Festival” @ Saratoga Performing Arts Center (July 2, 1978)

Jazz at Saratoga

by Charles Helman, North Adams Transcript, July 10, 1978

‘It’s catching on’

The bright red tee-shirt made the message as clear as could be. It read JAZZ!, JAZZ!, JAZZ!

The clean-cut young man wearing the shirt was …

“Newport Jazz Festival” @ Saratoga Performing Arts Center (July 1, 1978)

… New Groups Display Style Contrasts

by Don A. Metivier, The Post-Star, July 3, 1978

The Newport Jazz Festival, celebrating its 25th anniversary, debuted at the Saratoga Performing Arts Center Saturday to the enthusiastic cheers of a large, but …

“Newport Jazz Festival” @ Saratoga Performing Arts Center (July 1, 1978)

Newport Festival Plays Its Jazziest at Season Finale

by Cliff Smith, Rochester Times-Union, July 3, 1978

The Newport Jazz Festival, honored on its silver anniversary two weeks ago with a concert on the White House lawn, closed out this weekend …

“Newport Jazz Festival” @ Saratoga Performing Arts Center (July 1, 1978)

A two-day jazz festival brings Newport to Saratoga

by Stephen A. Monroe, Democrat and Chronicle, July 3, 1978

In the heat of the afternoon Saturday, orange, yellow and white frisbees spun through the air under a perfect blue sky …

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