I was so bummed to wake up this morning and hear about the passing of Chris Squire, the legendary bass player and founding member of Yes. The loss of Squire is a big one — he had a commanding presence visually on stage and musically, there’s no doubt that he had the most distinct and […]
Tag: Richfield Coliseum
The ATV Interview: Rik Emmett
Rik Emmett is one of those guys that came along at an odd point in my path of musical discovery. I knew more about his solo work (because that’s where I encountered his music initially) and less about his glory days as the singer/guitarist for Canadian arena rockers Triumph in the ’70s and ’80s. This […]
Interview Leftovers: Steve Gorman of The Black Crowes
I saw The Black Crowes for the first time in 1991, opening for ZZ Top at the Richfield Coliseum. It was a “complicated” tour for the band (that’s the term I used to reference the tour during my recent conversation with BC drummer Steve Gorman) and truthfully, they weren’t very good, which was disappointing to […]
12/1/74 at Richfield Coliseum….
…..who was on stage? That’s the stumper of a question posed by the ticket stub below. ATV reader “Cynthia” shot me an email with a question about the stub – would I be able to help? I reached out to all-knowing Bear of Cleveland Rock and Roll and we put our heads together with no […]
Speaking of The Coliseum…
Without question, The Coliseum at Richfield was one of my favorite concert venues growing up. When it was announced that it would close, to be replaced by Gund Arena, I was very unhappy (to put it mildly). To close down a legendary venue that was barely 20 years old, and call it outdated, it was […]
Crossroads: Sold Out!
I officially have my tickets for Crossroads Guitar Festival 2010! Tickets quickly sold out within minutes after they went on sale Saturday morning at 10am Central. As I hoped, I was able to get general admission field tickets for the show. When the ticket purchase page went live, I was ready to go and after […]
ZZ Top – Double Down Live: 1980/2008
When I think about the early concerts that played an important part in my development as a music fan, there’s one that comes up in conversation quite a bit. My friend David had tickets to see ZZ Top at Richfield Coliseum in February of 1991, a concert that is also notable for featuring the Black […]
Bruce Springsteen & The E. Street Band – 10 Years Back & Still Burnin’ Down The Road
Just in case you missed it, I’m going to be the last person to post video of Springsteen’s appearance on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart this past week (following Pete at Blogness, Dave at Wings For Wheels,etc.) The Daily Show With Jon Stewart M – Th 11p / 10c Bruce Springsteen – Interview comedycentral.com […]