A ticket stub for a concert featuring Steppenwolf at the Orlando Sports Stadium, which was also known as the Eddie Graham Sports Complex. The concert took place on New Year's Eve in 1977. The show was presented by TMT Productions and BJ Booking Agency. The opening bands were Somf City, Friends, and Cantamos Jazz Band, and the ticket price was $5. Once host to some of the top names in sports and music, the Orlando Sports Complex was demolished by the Orange County Building Department in 1995 due to code violations.
Source
Original ticket stub: Private Collection of Julie Wahl.
Date Created
ca. 1977-12-31
Date Issued
ca. 1977-12-31
Contributor
Wahl, Julie
Is Format Of
Digital reproduction of original ticket stub.
Is Part Of
Rock Collection, Central Florida Music History Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.
Format
image/jpg
Extent
71.5 KB
Medium
1 ticket stub
Language
eng
Type
Text
Coverage
Orlando Sports Stadium, Orlando, Florida
Accrual Method
Donation
Mediator
History Teacher
Rights Holder
Copyright to this resource is held by Julie Wahl and is provided here by RICHES of Central Florida for educational purposes only.
Mixon, Bernie. "Sports Stadium Down For The Count." The Orlando Sentinel, November 15, 1995. Accessed February 16, 2015. http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/1995-11-15/news/9511141684_1_sports-stadium-orlando-sports-hoffman.
A ticket stub for a concert featuring Steppenwolf at the Orlando Sports Stadium, which was also known as the Eddie Graham Sports Complex. Steppenwolf is a Canadian-American rock group that enjoyed worldwide success in the late 1960s and early 1970s, coining the term "heavy metal." Their Top 10 songs include "Born to Be Wild," "Magic Carpet Ride," and "Rock Me." The concert took place on November 14, 1970, at 8 p.m. and cost $4. Once host to some of the top names in sports and music, the Orlando Sports Complex was demolished by the Orange County Building Department in 1995 due to code violations.
Source
Original ticket stub: Private Collection of Carl Knickerbocker.
Publisher
Globe Ticket Company
Date Created
ca. 1970-11-14
Contributor
Knickerbocker, Carl
Is Format Of
Digital reproduction of original ticket stub.
Is Part Of
Rock Collection, Central Florida Music History Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.
Format
image/jpg
Extent
42.2 KB
Medium
1 ticket stub
Language
eng
Type
Text
Coverage
Orlando Sports Stadium, Orlando, Florida
Accrual Method
Donation
Mediator
History Teacher
Rights Holder
Copyright to this resource is held by Carl Knickerbocker and is provided here by RICHES of Central Florida for educational purposes only.
Mixon, Bernie. "Sports Stadium Down For The Count." The Orlando Sentinel, November 15, 1995. http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/1995-11-15/news/9511141684_1_sports-stadium-orlando-sports-hoffman.