With that effort in mind, the park now includes a visitor area with a gift shop and large informational panels at the base of the trail. On July 1st, 1978, nearly 100,000 people crammed inside the Cotton Bowl in Dallas, during the hottest day of the decade for the first real stadium rock show in the south. All good times!! Produced by Caddy Vanasirikul, Sbastien Aubert, Jrmie Guiraud. I was there for the fire.. wasnt too exciting..just a bunch of brush burning wow.. what a day I went in 75 and both in 76. They tore up the course with unreal scores. Sunrise to Sunset. Not there now. I went to a couple of festivals. But the Crater festivals were Da best, brah. Who remembers the all-girl band Honeyberry Jam? Got a framed poster from the 75 festival hanging on my wall, love it! They played three or four consecutive nights and we were close to the stage. Great times!!!!! As we lived in walking distance, my friends came over and parked on my street and we walked over to DH Crater. Bloody hot day in the crater. I only remember one other band that played, local guys with brass, electric guitars, lidat. a 1968 VW Bus with a cooler filled with beer. Arrived in Hawaii after high school graduation in July 1975 to visit sister and brother-in-law. I was 19, with my future wife Joyce who took me to the Islands for the first time. Other notable acts, Canned Heat, Flo & Eddie and the Turtles. Haha. At 14 yrs old I and my friends got our first job from the State summer employment at the Honolulu Zoo. The 16 most popular folk festivals in Bavaria The crowds were enormous. My brother helped my sis and I sneak in over the crater. I would like to buy the posters if they are for sale? Hotels, flights, car rentals, experiences and more! head of the hiking trail. Aha, I remember Mad Music! JOURNEYJuly 04, 1977 (Monday)Diamond Head Crater Festival,Honolulu, Hawaii, USA.01. Does anyone remember the concert that was held at Hawaii Raceway Park (Campbell Industrel Park) in 1974 or 1975.If I remember Sly and the Family Stones,War and there were a few other name bands playing. Wow.. what a great time.as much as I remember of it. Glass Candle was doing what I wanted to do as a young man. Reason I remember the 2 bands- was showing friend around Waikiki-a table of guys asked if they could buy us a drink. Fleetwood Mack, Canned Heat,The Turtles.I still Have the Event Poster in my collection. Maria mandar,sly and the family stone also played that year, Billy Preston dropped in by helicopter. While yet others picnicked, savoring fresh coconuts and mangos. Midlife Crisis Hawaii - where the memories live on. Memories of the Diamond Head Crater Festivals, Hawaii - Hawaii Magazine Yeah, I know! Got to hand Linda Ronstadt her check at the bank on Monday morning. Hef keeps swinging at 30th Playboy Jazz Fest - Today If I recall correctly..it was day 2 when Sly flew into the crater via copter as I was thereCheech & Chong were hilarious..Tower of Power..looked like a military base and yet all were gettin high..wanna take you higher Sly..My GF lived right on Diamond Head so it was a nice walk to the Crater and I loved itmemories~1976 january..3 days of the condor movie was out and I was diggin on Dave Grusin.)). Today, countless visitors retrace those very steps in their climb to the top. It was incredible for me when I realized it, as I was a huge fan! I was stationed onboard the USS Coucal (ASR-8) on Sub base Pearl Harbor as a EN3 , we had just got back from Westpac 74 in Sept and I made it to both festivals on in Jan and the following in July, those were good times!! I have owned 3 of these through the years, but this one I have held onto, as it is signed by Tom Sellers in 1974. Aloha, my name is Rodney Lee and I'm a Baby Boomer. Otherwise, were talking major teenage beer gut. I attended many shows at the HIC and Shell. At twilight the stage tested the sound equipment on the stage and played the 2001 space odyssey. The trail surfaces at the top of the rim in a bunker housing live artillery. The state monument welcomes upwards of 3,000 visitors a day, streaming to the summit, eager to capture a golden sunrise, crimson sunset or sweeping panorama of Waikikis skyline. We went down thru some tunnels that were constructed by the military and left there. I remember those lyrics but little else. I think they gained a lot of Hawaii fans that week. America was the last act to perform and due to delays, they did not finish their set until after midnight! Hello, I was always the one up front by the stage clapping my hands in the air and rocking out (which I still do today). Caught the bus home around 10 o clock and met my dad who picked us up at the Umi Street terminal, remember that? I didnt know who they were. What a bummer!! Nice store, much easier to park than at Thayers. I went to the last 2 crater concerts.I think I was about 16 or 17. Those were interesting times, doesnt seem like its real, looking back. Was fun watching the others in the middle of the night below us trying to do the same same thing. Anyone interested can email me at. I was stationed at Schofield Barracks and went to this years Crater Fest. I can close my eyes and still see stages and bands playing with the pungent smell of grass in the air. Jesse Colin Young (Youngbloods) I used to put posters up for Moffatt, Rosene, and JFL too. Our offices were in a house in Kahala on Kealaolu avenue. Honolulu Star-Bulletin Special - Hawaii Renovation We hitched hiked all over to surf but mostly Sand Island, Ala Moana, Rock Piles, Bumburas, etc, all South breaks. Henry Kapono - Throwback Thursday Part 28 The Last Crater - Facebook had a great time, dont remember much so that must be a sign eh? Ox with Pauline was awesome at The Point, later hooked up at Don Randis in No. They also became more commercial as several were held a year, not just on New Year's. Except we had better weather., In the morning the rain made it cold and by noon the sun made it blistering, but we had a great time., As we lived in walking distance, my friends came over and parked on my street and we walked over to Diamond Head Crater. It was an all-day happening. I worked security at the first one in 1970. Ive been learning more about this awesome festival and I would absolutely LOVE to hear any stories, as well as see pictures and posters. My buddy and I climbed the crater, and as soon as we were in, we heard the announcement about the guy who fell and was killed, trying to climb the crater. I was working at Makaha Inn when they were here & met them all outside the West Course Pro Shop. 1972 poster for sale. "It was a gathering of people, it wasn't just music -- it was everything. I have been looking for a 72 poster for years. Times were groovy, we were young and navestill in high school., I cant believe that there was a life before everyone had cell phones in their hands. 1986strat@gmail.com. I myself only made it to a few crater festivals. Find basic festival info, artist line-up, aftermovies etc. Good times. Tom Moffatt . volleymom2: I dont remember It was like a mini-Woodstock.. snow: I only remember when theres that distinct odor in the air . I got one picture of the whole event. Worked for Easy Music at the time and we did sound at several events in Honolulu. Crater in 1978. And given Hawaii's usual tolerance, it was not odd that only a handful were arrested. 358 Concerts Diamond Head are an English heavy metal band formed in 1976 in Stourbridge, West Midlands. Did a lot of walking around and checking out who we would see from school and other places. I had no idea he was musical until I heard him playing at a small bar near the Manoa campus. The only one I really remember is Dr. Hook. am especially looking for the last Crater Festival in 1978 and the paper poster of Janis Joplin from July 1970. That was a big thrill for us that day! Hello, Im wondering where the above pictures of the Crater Festival came from.Ive been to 2 of them. (dont read anything into that!) Things were passed and smoked; my parents caught me smoking a cigarette on the local news. sat at the tunnel entrance and got a lot of pictures taken since i was skinny, tanned and long haired. A lot of military folk, probably future Vietnam vets, guys smoking doobies & a few topless girls (My teenage jaw dropped). "It would be a steady stream of people. Lots of concerts during that time. Sunday, June 10, 1973 - Diamond Head Crater Festival - What a talent lineup! I heard about Crater Festivals but never went to one. It was an Air Force installation and there was a big pile of old parachutes that I put on a hill to the right of the stage.A great time to be alive!! I remember that I had to leave when Billy Preston was singing Going Round in Circles I could hear him as I was walking out of the crater. The brush was set fire during one of them. I was bartending until 3am so was a little late getting there but what a great experience!! Crater Culture | Hawaii.com I remember Dr. Hook, and BTO, but dont remember who else was there. The occasion was the wedding of Crown Prince Ludwig of Bavaria (King from 1825) and . crater festival 1978 lineup. Dr. Hook and the medicine show were the headliners. At my age it is beyond Midlife Crisis. Founded by. I think he might have been just starting out in 50th state wrestling, but I not sure about that. And it was free! Yup, for that very reason, da Mary Janes, Im hoping the Sunshine Festivals make a comeback. I was so into the Crater Festivals my friends and I caught the 6 o clock bus and by the time we got there it was around 8. I remember, 1975 I think, seeing Flo n Eddie and the Turtles. There were three concerts at the Crater. Seals and Crofts came on before them and everyone was square dancing to one of their songs. Prior to the 1st Fest we did a much smaller event at Kapiolani Park were we gave away free bananas and a surf board. oh it was for sure..I do recall..it was so hilarious and so true.. Im from the Big Island but remember visiting Oahu and my super cousin Cheryl and her boyfriend taking me to a Crater Festival. The memory of Santana playing Samba Pa Ti while the sun was going down over the crater wall was awesome. $2.00 Presale. But that sounds awesome. Hi, do you remember in 1975 (I think June/July timeframe) a floating barge/island being built in front of the Outrigger Hotel and a big stage production with fireworks, etc being performed? But that doesnt stop me from starting a blog post about the event and having all of you share your memories of attending the Crater Festivals. I dont remember how many Crater Festivals I went to. The Lesson, (UK) - World Premiere . @rodney: There was also a 2 day summer crater festival on July 4 and 5, 1975 that was very good. I have a vintage Sunrise Festival Poser from 1974. Of A Lifetime . BTO America Cheech and Chong the Turtles Santana Rush or maybe Mahogany Rush, dont quite remember.. all were great! On the second day, there was also a brush fire on the slopes of the crater that raged on for about 45 minutes until the fire department arrived to put it out! My teenage jaw dropped., The one in 76 was the best! The Oktoberfest is an outdoor beer festival in Munich, Germany, held during a 16-day period running from late September to the first weekend in October.. At 10:19 p.m. on 26 September 1980, a bomb exploded in a rubbish bin near the main entrance to the Oktoberfest, killing 7 people instantly; 5 others died of their injuries and a further 213 survivors were registered as injured, many of whom . Crater Festival. are there any posters remaining of that first festival. I got there early in the morning riding my 350 Honda through the tunnel. Anyway, hours later, many drinks under the banyon trees, they introduced themselves. The line-up included: The 1973 festival was held June 10, 1973. Its good to put some thoughts down in writing while I still can remember, but getting difficult. There was no entrance fee, craft makers were free to set up shop, no cars were allowed in the crater, and all the food sold had to be vegetarian. I was just a kid. Those were the days, loved it, would re-live it!! Please join me as I continue the memories and reminisce about the good ol' days. The Hawaii National Guard ran the crater and had no objections. In 104 degree heatover a twelve hour periodthey watched Aerosmith, Van Halen, Heart, Journey, Ted Nugent, Eddie Money, Cheech and Chong, and more! Peace. Like others nationwide, Hawaii's people were grooving and experimenting with everything from drugs, to rock 'n' roll, to activist causes. Sorry, I dont have anything about the scandal but I do sort of remember hearing something about it. Wish I had one from the 71 festival. My Blog. Thai Sticks, Kona Gold yup and yup, but Puna Butter? We were just a funky little jug band and followed the blasting of the Beatles, Here Comes the Sun, to get the PA system going. Sunday, June 7, 1970 Diamond Head State Monument, Honolulu, HI Big Brother & the Holding Company Lambert & Nuttycombe Linda Ronstadt Quicksilver Messenger Service Apparently the event made headlines (due to scandal), and I would love to see any of the media coverage that followed the event. Hollywood. i was a little young for the crater festivals when they first started, probably still a little young when they ended! The worse thing was the porta potties. I have lots of pictures, a couple of posters and a ton of stories for anyone whod like to share. My memory of this event, 48 years ago, still brings a smile to my wrinkled face. The band was part of the new wave of British heavy metal movement and is acknowledged by thrash metal bands such as Metallica and Megadeth as an important early influence. do you remember pipers orange tree and the home grown albums? . I saw Lee Michaels perform prior to Led Zeppelin in June, 1973, in San Francisco at Kezar Stadium in Golden Gate Park. . Email: deoqv@yahoo.com. The JOURNEY Line-Up : Robert Fleischman (Vocals) Gregg Rolie (Keyboards, Vocals) Neal Schon (Guitars) Ross Valory (Bass) Aynsley Dunbar (Drums). As you know, that version of Fleetwood Mac went on to become hugely successful. I went to the one advertised on the poster! Apparently, my dad and his friends did not think about the cleanup from the festival and lost a lot of money/time trying to manage sanitation on the back end. Sunscreen- what was that?.. The festivals were a sign of the 1960s' live-and-let-live times. I was there in 71.Walked through the tunnel the day before and climbed up to almost to the top of a ridge to spend the night and get in free. Im thinking the concert they attended had to be 1970-1972. We came through the tunnel only about an hour before Its A Beautiful Day began playing and releasing the Doves. I guess its true cause Im stone in love with yooouuu. Aloha, Brah! Event held in the crater of Diamond Head on December 31, 1975, and, January 1, 1976. Little River Band at Diamond Head State Monument, Honolulu, HI, USA. LOL, @Tankobu Was it this song: Journey Diamond Head Crater Festival Hawaii 1977 - YouTube Aloha and Malama Pono, PUNA STRONG. That sort of passion today is unfashionable. The rest of my memories are pretty faint do to time and the fact that I was toasted most of New Years Eve and all day of the concert. The next year I was living off base at a house we rented in Kailua. 17 yrs old,just graduated Radford HS, Dad dropped us off both mornings at 7am so we could sit on our blankets up front(those didnt last), me in the floppy pink hat. So we drove into the crater in This is the one with the boxes with xerox marked for votes for u.s. president, Donny please contact me with regards to purchasing your 72 poster. Thank you I was at the 1971 concert when Santana flew in by helicopter. Please say there will be a next one! The music renaissance fed - and fed off - a new generation of young people who were discovering their Hawaiianness and pride. I remember this one long hair standing in the long grass taking a whiz and yelling at the top of his lungs. I watched them from the ridge of the crater. Heres a few more: As they were playing this song the doves were flying around the perimeter of the crater and when the song ended all the doves lifted out of the crater and flew away. We were all volunteers at the Waikiki Drug Clinic. Aloha, All! Darlene Chan, the festival's associate producer for all 30 years, says this year's event will once again offer an "eclectic" lineup intended to appeal to a diverse cross-section of Angelenos. I think you might be mistaken on the July 4 concert. Besides, we saved on the the admission probably $5 or $10? I refuse to do the subtraction between that year and this one, but suffice it to say I am now an old fart and live in a different country. I had lived in Vail, Colorado and my girlfriends, 6 of us all moved to Hawaii, got jobs for 4 months and went back to college in September. The foundation stone for the frenetic hustle and bustle was laid in 1810. Journey Live July 4 1977 Diamond Head Crater Festival - YouTube Asked my parents if I could go and they said NO. Some of the entertainers were staying at the Makaha Valley Towers that year(1976 I think). Attended Kaewae Elem, Dole Inter, and Farrington. Actually, Ive never been to a crater festival. Good job, Rodney. Left early in the morning and didnt get home till it was dark. I played on stage first thing in the morning at the 1971 Festival. $3.00 Gate. Damn but I miss those days!! Great memories. Gabby Pahinui, Peter Moon and the Sunday Manoa were forerunners of the new style. The memory of Santana playing Samba Pa Ti while the sun was going down over the crater wall was awesome. I made mens shirts with bell sleeves out of Indian bedspreads that I bought at India Imports. Hey there I was wondering since you have a poster for the 74 crater Festival can you just tell me if dr. Hook is listed on that. I collect the festival posters and am looking for the one from Sunshine 73, Jan. 1st. As far as I know Neil Diamond never played any of the Crater Festivals. On the easternmost margin of Waikk, rising from the edge of the sea and sweeping majestically into the clouds, is the furrowed hillside known the world over as Diamond Head. The final Diamondhead Crater Festival was held Labor Day, Sept. 4, 1978, and promoted by Bob Kent and Steve Eastwood. The only similarity was that he played a strat. The Bayerisches Staatsballett was founded as an independent department of the Bayerische Staatsoper at the instigation of Konstanze Vernon in the 1990-91 season. Share your Diamond Head Crater Festival 1971 experience with others. back in the day. Im in Canada . wakemed billing department phone number / milk street chocolate rum cake recipe / pima county jail property / crater festival 1978 lineup; crater festival 1978 lineup. Diamond Head Concert & Tour History (Updated for 2023) - Concert Archives Remembered broadly as the Diamond Head Crater Festivals, sometimes called the Sunshine Festival, these concerts brought out heavyweights of the era like Carlos Santana, America, Styx, Journey, War and Tower of Power, alongside Hawaii talent like Cecilio & Kapono and the Mackey Feary Band. the Young Rascals had been on the charts (I Aint Gonna Eat Out My Heart Anymore) but werent that big yet. I am looking for a poster from the last crater festival in 1978. I have a crater poster from July 3&4, 1977 if your are interested. Memories. America I also collect concert posters from shows in the Islands from the late 60s thru the mid 70s and have some to trade. Honolulu Star-Bulletin Features Crater Festival. Became a fan. The bands were Richie Havens, Dr. Hook & The Medicine Show, Graham Central Station and Fresh Flavor. There were people you never saw anywhere else all year, but you saw them at every Crater Celebration. I was a young marine stationed at Kaneohe MCAS. Jan. 1, 1973. Great time, and a life time memory of the best of Hawaii. It mustve been that same Teen Fair that you worked. She killed it. Its a blur! Some of you mentioned the Young Rascals, which reminded me of this. Still remember the Hawaiian Open in the 70s. Eventually, however, the festivals fell out of favor with the state's bureaucrats. Remembered broadly as the Diamond Head Crater Festivals, sometimes called the Sunshine Festival, these concerts brought out heavyweights of the era like Carlos Santana, America, Styx, Journey, War and Tower of Power, alongside Hawaii talent like Cecilio & Kapono and the Mackey Feary Band. "It would be a steady stream of . Big Brother and the Holding Company. Never made it to any of the Crater Festivals. He didnt show. Would love to know the full list of performers. The lands natural features now include tall grasses and shrubbery, and at least nine species of birds that frequent the habitat. Aloha, Rare! Do you have a poster left from the 1973 festival that you would be willing to trade? Its English name was derived when 18th-century explorers discovered calcite crystals in the crater and mistook them for diamonds. hahaha. (Now I am referred to as Corporate Scum by my adult children). Both 1974 & 1975 are in mint condition and signed by Tom Sellers. Do You Remember Crater Festivals | Midlife Crisis Hawai`i Remember back then the weed of choice was elephant. Nrdlingen (German: [nt.l.n] (); Swabian: Nearle or Nearleng) is a town in the Donau-Ries district, in Swabia, Bavaria, Germany, with a population of approximately 20,674.It is located approximately 115 km (71 mi) east of Stuttgart, and 145 km (90 mi) northwest of Munich.It was built in an impact crater 15 million years old and 25 km in diameterthe Nrdlinger Riesof a . Their electric smiles lit up their faces as they danced, their hair long and free-flowing, with some of the revelers minimally clothed or even unclothed. Also went to the Festivals in 72 and 73 but as a civilian long haired hippy freak!! techtuts Site Admin Posts: 314 Joined: Sun Feb 07, 2016 8:06 pm Location: Liverpool, UK Re: 1977-07-04 - Diamond Head Crater Festival, Honolulu, Hawaii Postby techtuts Thu Mar 09, 2017 10:06 pm By the early 1900s, the forests were gone, having succumbed both to grazing land for cattle and kindling for fires. Screaming, giggles, laughter..shit what a trip. My dad was in a Lions Club and he asked my friends and me (to be continued), Crater Festival history from http://www.hawaiibase.com/wiki/Diamond_Head_Crater_Festivals. We lived with a bunch of great folks on the beach at Hanauma Bay and called ourselves the Hanauma bay freaks. I wish I could remember more. That Larry Graham is a bassist with a lot of torque. I went to the 75 and 76 Festivals. Welcome to the MLC blog and thank you for sharing your crater memories with us. Thanks for jogging my memory of the first concert in Diamondhead Crater. What costume did you dress up as? Recent visitors. crater festival 1978 lineup Been there but dont remember, 1971 with Buddy Miles and Santana. Promoters Polynesian Enterprises (Bob Kent and Steve Eastwood) in association with Calgarys Fire Productions (Chris Dobbin, Anthony Gregory and Joel Margolis)chartered a DC8, painted it Red,White & Blue w/stars, of course, and flew the entire entourage {Sly Stone missed the flight and flew over later Stevie Wonder had to cancel at the last minute) to Hawaii in what had to be one of the most infamous drunken, drug hazed flights since Joe Cockers Mad Dogs and Englishmen tour. It was an amazing time all the stony people and the weed was flowingeverywhere you walked you could smell it., It was all laidback. Was on restriction for 2 weeks. There were huge mud puddles, and watching a bunch of stoned nude hippies diving into the puddles was classic. March 22nd, 2012 at 1:04 am #. Aloha. No paycheck but ALWAYS backstage passes for me & my friends.
What Year Was Byron Ferguson Born, Articles C