tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8436846479279507747.post339029451783946467..comments2024-03-28T08:28:35.507-04:00Comments on Hell's Acres: When the Springfield Civic Center Rocked, Part 2Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8436846479279507747.post-77817190464230462852020-09-28T07:12:08.167-04:002020-09-28T07:12:08.167-04:00My first concert at SCC was Doobie Brothers, then ...My first concert at SCC was Doobie Brothers, then on to KISS, Edgar Winter/Rick Derringer, Aerosmith, ZZ Top and Bob Seger and The Silver Bullet Band(not a good experience, my own fault) and so many more. The men's bathroom was literally a pharmacy. I remember a Springfield Cop letting us in the back door for $20 to see Grateful Dead and I felt like I was in a movie! Sitting on the floor at those concerts was so much fun- you never know who you were partying with!Mrosenberg808https://www.blogger.com/profile/11354810792351773271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8436846479279507747.post-41445472405391214032016-05-20T18:33:31.325-04:002016-05-20T18:33:31.325-04:00awesome stories brought back memories of all the s...awesome stories brought back memories of all the shows i saw there. Nugent,AC/DC, Outlaws - Foghat -Rossington Collins, Anthrax (exhibition hall), Zappa (i think), Ozzy, Sabbath, too many too remember if it was Htfd, Spfld, Worcester, New Haven. even went to providence for the black and blue tour when hagar warmed up. being from east hartford ct we were in the middle of the shows, kind of. my 1st show was new haven, ted nugent with frank marino and mahogany rush, never saw anybody play like marino since. pretty much saw most of the bands we wanted to see, yngwie, quiet riot, krokus. twisted sister, kiss, pink floyd, helloween, slayer, megadeth, metallica. granted many i was near black out (scorpions refernece lol). anyway was fun reading about another persons escapades at the shows of that era. my craziest was riding on the hood of my friends '73 impala leaving a nugent show in spfld going back to east htfd down 91, my buddy decided to stop before we got into CT, he was afraid of getting a ticket. neither of us thought about me rolling down the road, then again pretty sure we weren't thinking. have fun. nice that you went to a show with your kid, trying to get my ex to agree with me about taking our son to either slipknot or sabbath this summer, at the very least disturbed would be good.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18267508192531285310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8436846479279507747.post-37734814461880363512016-02-25T08:40:03.747-05:002016-02-25T08:40:03.747-05:00Hey Bad Andy,
You're old enough to have gone ...Hey Bad Andy,<br /><br />You're old enough to have gone to the Civic Center during its rock heyday. What bands do you recall seeing?Hell's Acresnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8436846479279507747.post-48068298452394065652016-02-24T23:04:22.812-05:002016-02-24T23:04:22.812-05:00Nice blog. Good times for sure. Great shows. Wish ...Nice blog. Good times for sure. Great shows. Wish i still has MY ticket stubs. Bad Andy/Cathedral High Class of 1977 Bad Andyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12473258533231637574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8436846479279507747.post-19105624228422602272012-08-04T11:38:29.416-04:002012-08-04T11:38:29.416-04:00Thanks so much for the memories, I feel that I pra...Thanks so much for the memories, I feel that I practically lived at the SCC during my teenage years. We were somewhat spoiled with some of the great bands that we saw in Springfield and to this day I won't bother seeing a concert in a stadium for we had it all here in our own back yard. Nothing will ever compare.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8436846479279507747.post-37785177823811634132011-08-15T19:53:47.362-04:002011-08-15T19:53:47.362-04:00My first concert was at the Springfield Civic Cent...My first concert was at the Springfield Civic Center.Black Sabbath in 1975,I think the Leslie West Band opened!<br /> I snuck over there from The Boy's and Girls Club in West Springfield.I was 13 and for the life of me,I can't remember who went with me!Moved to Cleveland,Ohio in 76 and my rock and roll experience went crazy!I'm only envious of your Firm show,I'm a huge Jimmy Page/LZ fan<br /> Came across your blog via a West Springfield facebook post...Very nice work!<br /> Chuck A.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8436846479279507747.post-52998706047162625182010-09-15T10:46:58.228-04:002010-09-15T10:46:58.228-04:00Thanks for the comments, rockers.
I forgot to men...Thanks for the comments, rockers.<br /><br />I forgot to mention the alley between the now-demolished bank and the Civic Center, where a smorgasbord of drugs were sold. You had to run the gauntlet of dealers crying out, "Hash, acid, etc." I might have stopped once or twice...to tie my shoe.<br /><br />Once you saw a concert on the floor, it was difficult to go back to the regular upper seats for subsequent concerts, knowing how great it was to get close to the stage, despite all the hassles.<br /><br />I believe the Civic Center brass did away with general admission for a while after 11 fans were killed in a stampede at The Who concert in Cincinnati in 1979, but not for long.Hell's Acresnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8436846479279507747.post-37220072196753979432010-09-12T18:39:32.698-04:002010-09-12T18:39:32.698-04:00The ones that gave us a problem on the floor were ...The ones that gave us a problem on the floor were the tough gangs from Hartford...they were the biggest bunch of assholes I ever met in my life..but we weren't scared of them... because we were total nuts back then... LOLAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8436846479279507747.post-54190192212734319922010-09-12T18:31:06.556-04:002010-09-12T18:31:06.556-04:00I loved going to the concerts @ the Civic Center.....I loved going to the concerts @ the Civic Center...Someday, I'll find my old ticket stubs...<br />My 1st concert experience there was around 1974 -75<br />The Dobbie Bros..promoting their new album release.<br />ZZ Top concert with Bob Seger as the opening act was totally awesome! We went there to see ZZ Top, but never heard of this unknown guy to our parts at the time name Bob Seger...LOL<br /><br />It was the 1st time I heard Turn the Page...<br />An awesome performance..for an opening act..<br />After ZZ Top played, I was deaf for about a week...They had those amps cranked WAAY Up that night !!!<br /><br />KAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8436846479279507747.post-35359983524054764862010-09-10T21:45:45.782-04:002010-09-10T21:45:45.782-04:00Thanks for reading. Whoops, I'm listening to &...Thanks for reading. Whoops, I'm listening to "Don't Fear the Reaper" right now. And I've got a hankering for...MORE COWBELL!!hells acresnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8436846479279507747.post-74014242337078691302010-09-09T19:45:08.094-04:002010-09-09T19:45:08.094-04:00AWESOME BLOG!!! WENT TO A BUNCH OF THOSE SHOWS. TH...AWESOME BLOG!!! WENT TO A BUNCH OF THOSE SHOWS. THE DAYS THAT USED TO BE, GOOD TIMES. THANKS!!! WHAT A GREAT TIME TO GROW UP!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com