LAMONT’S MUSIC NOTES-JULY 2, 2019…BILL GRAHAM’S ‘DAY ON THE GREEN’ CONCERTS WERE CONCERTS THAT WERE THE PROTOTYPES FOR FESTIVAL SHOWS. STAGED ON THE LAWN OF THE OAKLAND COLISEUM, THE ‘DAY ON THE GREEN’ CONCERTS WERE A SUMMER SERIES OF CONCERTS THAT GRAHAM STARTED IN 1973 AND THEY CONTINUED UNTIL SHORTLY AFTER HIS DEATH AS A RESULT OF A HELICOPTER CRASH IN 1991.
JULY 1977 SAW A COUPLE OF LEGENDARY ‘DAY ON THE GREEN’ CONCERTS FEATURING PETER FRAMPTON, LYNYRD SKYNYRD, SANTANA , AND THE OUTLAWS. THE FIRST SHOW TOOK PLACE ON JULY 2, WITH A SECOND SHOW TAKING PLACE 2 DAYS LATER ON JULY 4TH 1977.
HERE’S FRAMPTON’S FULL SET AT THE OAKLAND COLISEUM.(GREAT QUALITY)
AND HERE’S SKYNYRD FROM THE SAME SHOW
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