{"id":56150,"date":"2025-08-11T14:57:19","date_gmt":"2025-08-11T18:57:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/?p=56150"},"modified":"2025-08-19T05:50:20","modified_gmt":"2025-08-19T09:50:20","slug":"concert-memories","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alumni.cornell.edu\/cornellians\/concert-memories\/","title":{"rendered":"From Springsteen to the Stones: Your Big Red Concert Memories"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

We asked you to recall the musicians you saw on the Hill\u2014and like a great rock show, your responses blew our minds<\/p>\n\n\n\n

By Cornellians<\/em> Staff<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

During his undergrad days, Joe Lavin \u201975 served on the Cornell Concert Commission\u2019s finance committee. \u201cIt was a great way to get free tickets to concerts,\u201d he recalls, \u201ceven though we had to work at them.\u201d Among Lavin\u2019s favorites: a front-row spot at an Elton John show that opened the legendary rocker\u2019s 21-city tour. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

He also saw other top-tier acts like the Beach Boys, Jethro Tull, Yes, Stevie Wonder, and Sly and the Family Stone; he even delayed going home for Christmas to see Don McLean of \u201cAmerican Pie\u201d fame perform at Bailey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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By the time Jim Croce\u2014an unknown when the commission booked him to open for Loggins and Messina\u2014got to the Hill, he had topped the charts with hits like \u201cOperator\u201d and \u201cTime in a Bottle,\u201d but was too gracious to play beyond his allotted time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAnother concert I can recall was the one I didn\u2019t go to,\u201d says Lavin, citing a Deep Purple show in Schoellkopf. \u201cThere was a thunderstorm, and they had to stop playing. The crowd went wild and rioted. I got a call from another Concert Commission member at midnight recounting the episode; he was so wound up, it must have been quite a scene.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Lavin\u2019s reminiscences are among the dozens upon dozens we received in response to our call for Cornellians\u2019 fondest and most vivid memories of concerts on the Hill. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Our request clearly struck a chord\u2014pun intended!\u2014because the responses totaled a mindboggling 9,000+ words.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Alumni recalled hearing some of the world\u2019s most famous musicians\u2014from the Stones to Springsteen and beyond. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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They also shared some life-changing moments, including more than one who attended a concert on a first date with their future spouse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The following is a sampling of those recollections. (Responses have been edited and condensed.) Drumroll, please \u2026<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cMy favorite Cornell concert experience (and certainly most surprising) was British folk rock group the Pentangle<\/strong>, paired with a folk singer who was new to the scene: James Taylor<\/strong>.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2014 Joe Dziengiel \u201970, MEng \u201971<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cPatti Smith<\/strong>, the Godmother of Punk, in Bailey was a classic show. Performing \u2018Because the Night,\u2019 which she co-wrote with Bruce Springsteen, and a somewhat sarcastic version of the Debby Boone pop ballad \u2018You Light Up My Life,\u2019 Smith captured the breadth and depth of \u201970s music.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2014 Brian Myers \u201980<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cI saw a lot of great concerts, but the most memorable was perhaps a show that was never advertised, sparsely attended, and rarely remembered.<\/p>\n<\/div>

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A friend\u2019s band played in the parking lot behind Theta Delta Chi. They were great, as always. Another band came on that same evening. They were also great. \u2018Who are these guys?\u2019 I asked my housemate, Rich Pagano \u201990. \u2018The bass player went to my high school in New Jersey,’ he said. ‘They are called Blues Traveler<\/strong>.\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Two months later, they issued their debut album. Soon they were opening for the Allman Brothers. One year after that first visit to East Hill, they filled Bailey. Even many years later, they referred to Cornell as one of the places where they got their start.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2014 Karl Johnson \u201989, PhD \u201910<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cI saw Bruce Springsteen<\/strong> at Barton. I wasn\u2019t planning to go, but one of my classmates had an extra ticket and talked me into it. That one concert turned me into a huge fan. His energy was unbelievable! What an experience.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2014 Alan Hoffman \u201982, BA \u201984<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cPeter, Paul, and Mary<\/strong>: great music, and especially fun after, years earlier, listening to Pete [Yarrow \u201959] backstage as he led the \u2018Romp \u2018n\u2019 and Stomp\u2019 class as they sang folk songs together. My favorite memory was when Paul said he would now present an \u2018old American standard\u2019 and proceeded to do an accurate imitation of a toilet flushing!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2014 Jim Dierks \u201962<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cI saw several amazing concerts, including Eddy Grant<\/strong>, when he sang \u2018Electric Avenue\u2019 not once but twice. Stevie Ray Vaughan<\/strong> brought down the house in Bailey, and the Ramones<\/strong> ended up in Barton after Slope Day was rained out in 1984. My roommate Gary Holtzer \u201986 still has the set list that had been taped to the stage floor. It’s framed.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cElton John<\/strong> was an amazing concert, but I remember thinking how weird he looked with his big, colorful glasses. What did I know?!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cI was a freshman when the Boss<\/strong> came to Barton. I\u2019d never seen him before, so I was psyched to get seventh-row seats. The show was absolutely stunning\u2014they blew the proverbial doors off. Toward the end of his third encore, Bruce stops, looks out at the crowd, and asks, \u2018Don\u2019t you guys have to go to class tomorrow?!\u2019 \u2018NO!\u2019 came the roared response; Bruce rolled his eyes, and launched back into the \u2018Devil with the Blue Dress\u2019 medley.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cJethro Tull<\/strong> had just released Thick as a Brick <\/em>and played the entire album. I remember the density of the crowd awaiting entry before the doors opened.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2014 Dave Lautensack \u201975<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cI was the social chairman of the Interfraternity Council in 1968\u201369, which meant I organized the concerts. Stan Getz<\/strong> called to say they were on their way and looking forward to the performance. The concert was supposed to begin at 8 p.m. Stan Getz wasn\u2019t there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He managed to reach me at Bailey to tell me they drove to Utica instead of Ithaca and that I should hold the crowd. Unfortunately, the crowd was not pleased, so the concert never happened. I ended up having dinner at the Station with Stan Getz and his group. It was exciting to meet him and make the best of it.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2014 Steven Ludsin \u201970<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cI remember seeing the Black Crowes<\/strong> at Barton. Their opening act was the Jayhawks<\/strong>. The acoustics were less than ideal, but it was a hell of a show.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2014 Whit Watson \u201993<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cBob Dylan<\/strong> came out and played electric<\/em> for the second set. It was shocking. I left!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2014 Mike Hogan \u201969<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cI finished my late shift washing pots at Noyes Center Union on West Campus, and came out and could hear Boston<\/strong> from across the campus!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2014 Dan Zaccardo \u201981<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cI saw Bruce<\/strong> at Barton. Although I\u2019m from Jersey, I didn\u2019t know his music. When he entered the stage, the whole place leapt to its feet. Except for me. He hadn\u2019t done anything yet! But by the end of the long night (he started at 8 and left at 12:15), I was sold for life.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2014 Anthony Boyadjis \u201981, JD \u201984<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cBilly Joel<\/strong> at Bailey\u2014only half full!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cThe Four Tops<\/strong> and the Temptations<\/strong> gave fabulous concerts in Barton. There was dancing in the aisles. My ears are still ringing from the Janis Joplin<\/strong> screamfest, 57 years later.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2014 Stephen Goldberger \u201969<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cSaw the Rolling Stones<\/strong> during their first tour of the U.S., when Mick Jagger teasingly pulled his pants down a few inches\u2014but their $10K fee was the only thing that caused complaints. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Saw the Rolling Stones during their first tour of the U.S., when Mick Jagger teasingly pulled his pants down a few inches\u2014but their $10K fee was the only thing that caused complaints.<\/p>\nPeter Contuzzi \u201967<\/strong><\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Later that year, we saw Bob Dylan<\/strong> doing an all-acoustic solo first half followed by an equally good second half all-electric with his band. Many folk purists got up and left in protest; their loss.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A little-known young comedian opened up for the little-remembered Brothers Four<\/strong>: neurotic, NY-centered humor by a guy named Woody Allen.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cI was a bit homesick and more than a little afraid to be so far away (three hours!) from home when I was asked by this really kind guy down the hall to go to a concert. Though I\u2019d never heard of the performer, I was encouraged by my hallmates to say yes. And the rest is history\u2014not with the guy down the hall, but with my forever heartthrob, Bruce (Springsteen)<\/strong>.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2014 Jill Schwartz \u201982<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cI had the unforgettable experience of seeing Joni Mitchell<\/strong> perform live at Barton. The venue offered floor seating near the stage, and I managed to settle in about five rows from the front, sitting cross-legged.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As the lights dimmed and Joni walked onto the stage, a hush fell over the audience. But the stage lights were angled in such a way that she couldn\u2019t see much of the audience. As she began to sing, she seemed to search for a focal point\u2014and her gaze landed on me. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

For the rest of the performance, it felt as though she was singing directly to me. From that moment on, I\u2019ve carried a heartfelt crush on her\u2014one that\u2019s lingered since that magical night.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cAt the Springsteen<\/strong> concert, every seat had a piece of computer paper on it with a seat number. First time ever for a concert at Barton Hall.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cI saw Grammy-winner Queen Ida<\/strong> and her Bon Temp Zydeco Band<\/strong>. I had never been introduced to the music before and I loved it! It was this interest in the music and its amazing culture that led to my being fixed up many years later with Ida\u2019s cousin, who ran his own zydeco band in L.A. He and I have now been married 22 years!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cI most remember the Loggins and Messina<\/strong> concert\u2014but because of the opening act, Jim Croce<\/strong>. I was a big fan and was more eager to see him than the headliners!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cCoolio<\/strong> with special guest the Roots<\/strong>; it appeared to be a sellout. Scratches made to sound like gunshots echoed across Bailey to introduce \u2018Gangsta\u2019s Paradise\u2019 (these would carry a trigger warning today). Eric Goldman \u201997 was foolish enough to engage in fisticuffs to retrieve Coolio\u2019s sweat-soaked towel when it was cast to the crowd.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The towel, of inestimable historical significance, was then transported to 204 Dryden Road, Apt. B (directly above Johnny\u2019s Big Red) and displayed for the next six months. Sadly, the towel, like Coolio, is no longer with us.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cI remember seeing the Band<\/strong> as they were on the Last Waltz<\/em> tour. All these years later I still marvel at what great musicians they were. My favorite memory was getting in for free and finding my way right up front thanks to friends on the Concert Commission. What a show.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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At the Springsteen concert, every seat had a piece of computer paper on it with a seat number. First time ever for a concert at Barton Hall.<\/p>\nBob Holstein \u201979, MS \u201980<\/strong><\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

“I would put the concert that Phoenix<\/strong> played in 2010 towards the top of the list. Weeks later, they played with Daft Punk at Madison Square Garden! The most memorable song was ‘Love Like a Sunset,’ as they played the instrumental track behind a big curtain with huge silhouettes reaching to the top of Barton.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cCharles Mingus Sextet<\/strong> with Eric Dolphy. I was in the back row. Dolphy was playing bass clarinet and flute. Mingus was leading, playing my instrument, string bass. They played a 30-minute \u2018Fables of Faubus.\u2019 The entire concert is available on CD.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cPete Seeger<\/strong> concert in Willard Straight. First date, sitting on a table up close and wonderful. Prelude to a 65-year marriage.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cBranford Marsalis<\/strong> flew into the Ithaca airport; his luggage was lost, including his saxophones. He made an announcement from the stage that he didn’t have a horn to play. A handful of people left, came back and laid their saxophones at the foot of the stage. His performance was great, on other people\u2019s horns. So cool.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cBruce<\/strong> show, fifth row. Caught his guitar pick when he flung it into the crowd.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cDuring the Grateful Dead<\/strong> show in May 1977, I was responsible for security in front of the stage. This meant that I and perhaps a dozen other Concert Commission members were in a narrow space formed by taking unused sections of the stage and turning them on their side. That is all that separated us from 8,500 Deadheads.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Pete Seeger concert in Willard Straight. First date, sitting on a table up close and wonderful. Prelude to a 65-year marriage.<\/p>\nNancy Fendall Emerson, MA \u201959<\/strong><\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Between sets, we handed out cups of water to those who were getting \u2018real bug-eyed\u2019 (to quote Jerry). For those Deadheads that needed more than water, we pulled them over the security wall and escorted them under the stage and out the back door. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

It was a rare event in which the reality exceeded expectations\u2014although I doubt anyone in attendance would have guessed the show would be regarded as one of the Dead\u2019s best. It was, and still is, a long strange trip.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cTracy Chapman<\/strong> was incredible! Her voice sounded exactly like her recordings.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cThe Rolling Stones<\/strong> visited for an outdoor performance near the end of their second U.S. tour. Under an unusually warm November sun and after a grueling schedule of appearances, Mick Jagger collapsed on stage. Revived, he and the others went on with the show.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cSpringsteen<\/strong> in \u201978. I didn\u2019t really \u2018get him\u2019 until that concert. He is a monster performer.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cI was selection chairman of the Concert Commission. In summer 1973, Simon & Garfunkel had recently split up, and Paul Simon<\/strong> was performing solo. Our publicity effort included a parody version of our newsletter, which contained a comic biography\u2014and featured a photo of Garfunkel, mis-identified as Simon. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Tracy Chapman was incredible! Her voice sounded exactly like her recordings.<\/p>\nJanet Moran \u201980<\/strong><\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

At one point, a member of the road crew handed Simon a copy of the newsletter. He began reading it as he walked across Barton towards the dressing rooms. He almost ran into the wall. No explosion was heard, however.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The concert was excellent, with Simon performing songs from both his solo albums and his Simon & Garfunkel days. At one point, a paper plane floated onto the stage. Simon picked it up and said into the microphone: \u2018I saw a copy of your newsletter \u2026 very droll.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cRenaissance<\/strong> was the best concert. There was a technical glitch when playing \u2018Carpet of the Sun\u2019\u2014which the audience didn\u2019t notice, but the band did, so they insisted on replaying the song; the show was mesmerizing from there. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Beach Boys<\/strong> show was my first concert ever, and a real eye-opener for a naive boy from Georgia. I felt the Police<\/strong> and Billy Joel<\/strong> were destined for superstardom after seeing them\u2014while the Kinks<\/strong> put on a show, not just a concert.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cI was sitting outside Willard Straight; someone ran out and said, \u2018Springsteen<\/strong> tickets on sale now!\u2019 <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Two tickets, sixth row, Darkness<\/em> tour. Still have a ticket stub: $8.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cI was fortunate to see Bob Dylan<\/strong> twice. My freshman year, he played in Bailey: simply sat in a chair in front of a closed curtain, playing his acoustic guitar. A year later, he played to a large crowd in Barton. For the first half he played his acoustic guitar, but after the intermission he came out with his band and played an electric guitar. Several audience members stood up and walked out; this is hard to imagine, now. I stayed. Lucky me!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cIn 1972, Harry Chapin \u201964<\/strong>, Phil Ochs<\/strong>, and Eric Weissberg<\/strong> performed together in Barton to support former Attorney General Ramsey Clark, who was seeking the Democratic nomination for president. I knew Harry and, a few times, drove him to his parents\u2019 home in the Bronx during his on-again, off-again undergrad days.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cThe Police<\/strong> played Bailey in fall 1979. We promoted the daylights out of that show and could only sell 900 seats. (Eleven months later, they sold out MSG with the Go-Go\u2019s.) I sat in on the sound check. Sting walked through the theater playing \u2018Walking on the Moon\u2019 to check out the sound in the venue. He almost whacked me in the head with the neck of his bass guitar!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I\u2019d feed the bands as a member of the hospitality committee. George Thorogood<\/strong> told us (three Hotelies: Mike Sacks \u201982, Steve Wagner \u201982, and me) that the meal we fed him was the best he had ever had at a college show.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Sting walked through the theater playing \u2018Walking on the Moon\u2019 to check out the sound in the venue. He almost whacked me in the head with the neck of his bass guitar!<\/p>\nDave Chabon \u201983<\/strong><\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

The Ramones<\/strong> at Bailey was an 11 p.m. show after the Harvard hockey game\u2014great night. We beat Harvard, then went to the show. Darren Eliot \u201983 (Cornell\u2019s goalie and future NHL\u2019er) sat behind us!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cI most remember the regret at skipping They Might Be Giants<\/strong> to study for a chemistry prelim. Poor choice.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cMy friends and I (Risleyites all) decided to sleep outside Willard Straight overnight for Indigo Girls<\/strong> tickets. It turned very cold and we took turns in the ATM vestibule at the Cornell Store to try to stay warm. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Finally, in the early hours of the morning, a member of the janitorial staff opened the building so we could shelter in the lobby. It was worth it, though: we had front row seats for a truly amazing show.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cJimi Hendrix<\/strong> and Janis Joplin<\/strong>, each in Barton, circa 1969. Since these legends both died within two years of these concerts, it is hard to find people who have seen either perform, let alone in the intimacy of an under-10,000-capacity venue. Needless to say, I did not fully appreciate these shows at the time.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2014 Mike Dawley \u201974<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cCrosby & Nash<\/strong>, acoustic performance in Bailey. It was just the two of them with their guitars, playing and interacting with the audience. Absolutely magical!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2014 Kevin Schwartz \u201992<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cThe poster for Boston<\/strong> was based on the album cover, with the flying guitar shining a beam of light on the clocktower. It was such a desirable item for dorm decor that [the Concert Commission] had to cut a chunk out of the side when they put them up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Police<\/strong> in Bailey on their first tour without much of a following yet. The Kinks<\/strong> playing the opening riff to \u2018Lola\u2019 and joking that they weren\u2019t going to play that one. Front row seats in Bailey for Warren Zevon<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Barton had assigned seats (folding, wooden chairs) instead of general admission for Springsteen<\/strong>. Of course, everyone stood on them, and now and again someone would drop out of view when their chair collapsed.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2014 Gifford Lewis \u201982<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cRay Charles<\/strong> was playing. The woman I had been dating had to go home for the weekend, so a friend fixed me up with a blind date for the concert. We just celebrated our 59th anniversary.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2014 Steve Mintz \u201965<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cSqueeze<\/strong> were great live, and I lucked out with front-row seats, where I had the opportunity to high-five lead singer Glenn Tilbrook. A truly wonderful memory.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2014 J.A. Impellizeri, DVM \u201994<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cJoan Baez<\/strong> at Bailey; I sang \u2018We Shall Overcome\u2019 all the way home, walking through the cemetery. Phil Ochs<\/strong>, also at Bailey; I was the emcee. Jane Fonda, Tom Hayden, and the singer Holly Near<\/strong> in their anti-Vietnam War show. They had dinner at my house first, cooked by the Concerned Asian Scholars.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2014 Philip Bereano \u201961, BChemE \u201962, MRP \u201971<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cThe Mighty Mighty Bosstones<\/strong> in Bailey. Amazingly fun, high-energy show. Lots of people dressed up in Zoot suits.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2014 Adrienne Selan Novak \u201997<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cRay Charles<\/strong> performed in Barton on a Saturday night. The crowd had mostly been partying for some time and was raucous at the beginning. As Ray worked through his repertoire with backing by the Raelettes, the crowd gradually became more attentive. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Then the lights went down, leaving a single spot on Ray alone at the piano as he sang \u2018Georgia on My Mind.\u2019 Not a single person moved or made a noise. The silence was the greatest respect shown to any performer in my time at Cornell or anywhere else.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2014 David Cosson \u201963<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cI saw the Rolling Stones<\/strong> in fall \u201965. I can\u2019t believe that they\u2019re still performing and Mick Jagger is in his 80s; I\u2019m pushing 80 myself. I also saw Simon & Garfunkel<\/strong> in spring \u201968. They had been booked before The Graduate<\/em> was released. By the time they appeared on campus, they were the hottest ticket around.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2014 Marion Wong Chew \u201968<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cREO Speedwagon<\/strong> played Barton. As a freshman from a small town, I was pleased to discover I was attending a school where bands at the top of the charts were coming to perform! A memorable first rock concert for me.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2014 Irene Molnar Wrenner \u201986<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cMy freshman year was a banner year for concerts. The Police<\/strong> played in Bailey! We got tickets to see the Records<\/strong> and my roommate convinced me that the backup band (Joe Jackson<\/strong>) was even better. She was right, obviously, but I had never heard of him. I think the Kinks<\/strong> came that year too! It was crazy how many great bands came to Ithaca.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2014 Janet Young Rodgers \u201983<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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We got tickets to see the Records and my roommate convinced me that the backup band (Joe Jackson) was even better. She was right, obviously, but I had never heard of him.<\/p>\nJanet Young Rodgers \u201983<\/strong><\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

\u201cBeach Boys<\/strong> at Barton were great! No one sat too long; everyone was dancing to their hit songs. \u2018Good Vibrations\u2019 was the finale. Never forgot that concert!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2014 Karen Wilk Rubin \u201978<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cThe Pretenders<\/strong> in Barton. They were at the top of their game, and Chrissie Hynde was spectacular.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2014 Rich Shapiro \u201985<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cThe Concert Commission was established in fall 1970 by four students: Abe Hirsch \u201972, MEng \u201973; Phil Sindel \u201972; Neal Ushman \u201973, PhD \u201983; and me. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

We tried to do two concerts in Barton and one in Bailey each year. The shows were not as elaborate as they are today; sound and lighting and backgrounds were much simpler. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

My favorites were Paul Simon<\/strong> (I played basketball with him) and Elton John<\/strong> (I played ‘Chopsticks’ on the piano with him).\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2014 Rick Saltz \u201973, MBA \u201974<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>

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\u201cI saw Coolio<\/strong> at Bailey, which was completely underwhelming. But there was this great opening band; none of us had ever heard of them, and they were so good. It was the Roots<\/strong>!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2014 Meghan Work Boedges \u201997<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cTracy Chapman<\/strong>\u2014only concert I ever got in line for tickets super early.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2014 Carol Anne Slaughter Holland \u201989<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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My favorites were Paul Simon (I played basketball with him) and Elton John (I played ‘Chopsticks’ on the piano with him).<\/p>\n <\/em>Rick Saltz \u201973, MBA \u201974<\/strong><\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI saw Suzanne Vega<\/strong> at Bailey, and it was transformative. I saw Vladimir Horowitz<\/strong>, and was lucky enough to have a seat on the stage (albeit looking at his back). I remember being disappointed that he was wearing a black turtleneck and not concert attire. But his playing was divine.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2014 Chris Nielsen Berg \u201987<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cStevie Ray Vaughan<\/strong> at Bailey. Blew the doors off the place.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2014 David Moran \u201988<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Dead & Company’s 2023 \u201c5\/8\/77\u201d benefit concert in Barton.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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\u201cKicked out of Springsteen<\/strong> concert for trying to get closer to the stage. Security threw us right out the door. Best ever was Cris Williamson<\/strong> at the Statler. First \u2018out\u2019 performer I saw, and she gave me heart to go on.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2014 Chris Fontana \u201982<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cI remember Jon Fishman of Phish<\/strong> hanging out at Risley between shows, because he was friends with one of my friends.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2014 Joanna Cohen \u201996<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cI was in Navy ROTC when Boston<\/strong> played. As a freshman midshipman, I was part of a detail with the thankless job of keeping the NROTC building inside Barton secured and clean during the concert. I found myself in front of somebody tuning his guitar, and the guy told me to move out of the way. I didn\u2019t recognize him, but later saw him on stage: it was lead guitarist Tom Scholz! I sometimes regret missing my chance to quit my engineering studies and become a Boston roadie, but then I remind myself: Don\u2019t look back!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2014 Tom Benton \u201982<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>

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\u201cThe Police<\/strong> stopped the Ryder truck they were driving and asked me for directions to the concert venue. No roadies; three young, hustling musicians in Upstate New York. I should have quit school and gone to work for them.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2014 Jonathan Ferrini \u201981<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cI always recall Cake<\/strong>, and how they mocked the audience for being low energy and threatened to leave early (or did). Still glad I was there.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2014 Lori Davias Maloney \u201902<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cSaw Tito Puente<\/strong> open up for De La Soul<\/strong> in 1989. And while De La was amazing, Tito had people dancing in the aisles and out of their seats the entire show.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2014 Steve Chasen \u201991<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cLinda Ronstadt<\/strong> wore a cheerleader uniform. I was amazed at how such a powerful voice came from such a petite person!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2014 Maria Gallo \u201984<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cSaw Bob Dylan<\/strong> and Phil Lesh & Friends<\/strong> at Barton. Great show! Also saw Bill Staines<\/strong> (one of the greatest folk singers\/songwriters of all time) perform as part of a Cornell Folk Song Society series.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2014 Adam Siegel, JD \u201901<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cElvis Costello<\/strong> played Lynah Rink, complete with a go-go booth. Very, very fun.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2014 Heidi Heasley Ford \u201987<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Top: Photomontage by Ashley Osburn \/ Cornell University. (All images courtesy of Rare and Manuscript Collections, unless otherwise indicated.)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Published August 11, 2025<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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