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Sunday September 20th, 2015 12:29 PM

Objective:
Document my concert experiences using internet resources, memories and old ticket stubs.
Conclusion:
The ticket stubs are more reliable source than my memory; wished I kept them all.
source

Concert History - John Gaffey DRAFT

Last Updated: Saturday September 19th, 2015 2:50 PM


Good resource for Bands, Songs and Lyrics: http://www.letssingit.com

venue

year


1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980
1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990
1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

1975

date venueact companions
Jan 30 SWM Joe Walsh, REO Speedwagon and The Charlie Daniels Band Paulie Johnson
Apr 22 SWM Frank Zappa and The Mothers of Invention Randy Boone
Jun 29 SPAC Stephen Stills Ed and Dave White, Randy Boone
Sep 2 SSFG Great American Music Festival - Jefferson Airplane, New Riders of Purple Sage, Beach Boys, Doobie Brothers David Rybicky, Robbie Peprocki

1976

date venueact companions
Apr 11 SWM Peter Frampton
Sep 12 UA Electric Light Orchestra
Dec 16 UA Boston

1977

date venueact companions
Feb 26 SWM Genesis
? The Summit Jerry Jeff Walker David Rybicky
Apr 30 Jep Animals Tour

Pink Floyd

 David Rybicky
May 7 ? Foreigner Rob Maxwell
May 21 The Summit, Song Remains the Same Tour

Led Zeppelin

 David Rybicky
May 23 The Summit Bad Company David Rybicky (sold out; we snuck in when somebody popped a door)
Jun 24 The Summit, Aerosmith and Nazareth Rob Maxwell
Jul 1 LCCC Alice Coopeer, Al, Mel, other Chicago Bradge and Iron crew
Aug 20 Rich Yes Bob Seger J. Geils Band/Donavan

Dec 1 		Rochester Jethro Tull David Rybicky

1978

date venueact companions
February 12 SWM Emerson, Lake and Palmer David Rybicky , Bill Caprice
Mar 3 Rochester Genesis David Rybicky
Jul 4 Rich Rolling Stones, Journey, Atlanta Rythym Section, April Wine David Rybicky
Nov 14 UA Bruce Springsteen Tour info

Set List

Jeff Gaffey
Dec 30 SWM Ted Nugent David Rybicky

1979

date venueact companions
Feb 04Utica College – Utica, NY J Geils, Southside Johnny And The Asbury Jukes
Apr 22 MVCC Rick Derringer
Jul 13 SWM The Marshall Tucker Band with Orleans
Oct 6 UA The Cars Terri Spellicy

1980

date venueact companions
Jul 5-6 1000 Island Music Festival, Clayton, HY Elvin Bishop, Local Bands, Hal Casey (fiddle champ) David Rybicky, Bruce Gafner, Terri Spellicy
Jul 26 Outside of Syracuse Summer Fest of 80 - Frogs, Moss Back Mule Band, Alecstar
Dec 2 UA Rossigton Collins Band, 38 Special
Oct 16 Rochester, NY Community War Memorial Auditorium Black and Blue Tour
Blue Oyster and Black Sabbath		 David Rybicky

1981

date venueact companions
Jan 6 UA Allman Brothers
Mar 13 UA Grateful Dead David Rybicky?
Apr 25 Dome Santana
Jul 3-5 Clayton, NY 1000 Island Music Festival,
New Riders of the Purple Sage, Blue Oyster Cult, Good Rats, Chubby Checker, Greg Kihn 		David Rybicky, Bruce Gafner, Tom Bennet
Aug 12 UA Ozzy Osborne and Blizzard of Oz
Aug 26 UA ZZ Top Jeff Gaffey
Sep 27 Rich Rolling Stones, Journey, George Thorogood Rode with Mike Ashline and Kristy Matt

Mike got arrested as we pulled into Orchard Park for no license, no inspection, no insurance;
he went to jail and car was impounded.
I had several hundred dollars worth of tickets that I scalped
(Only time I ever scapled; sold at marginal markup; less than TicketMaster)
I bailed Mike out of jail day after show for $300.
Nov 13 Manley Frank Zappa
Nov 27 Dome Rolling Stones

1982

date venueact companions
May 26-28 Four Seasons Campground
Altmar NY
  • Springfest II (Dust Fest)
    • Blotto
    • Todd Hobin
    • Alecstar
    • Joe Whiting
    • The Blushing Brides
    • Dakota
    • Kentucky Moon
Bill Gaffey, Tim Haley, Jeff Gaffey, Dave Jones (Bones)
Sep 26 Rich The Who The Clash David Johannsen - Jeff Gaffey, Nicki Butch
Nov 2 Stan Peter Gabriel

1983

date venueact companions
May 28-30 Columbus NY
(Chenango-Madison County border)
  • Springfest III (Mud Fest)
  • Springfest promoter David Allen and Mark Gummer
    • The Guess Who
    • The Fixx
    • Huey Lewis and the News
    • Todd Hobin Band
    • Blotto
Cleo Nixon, Jeff Gaffey, Nicki Butch
Nov 22 Dome Grateful Dead Eric, Dan Hunt, Ted Macomber - Highway Cone Incident (Step right this way folks)

1984

date venueact companions
May 26-28 Campground
Eaton NY
  • Springfest (Frost Fest)
Mike Roth (Hog Fest) , Jeff Gaffey, Nick Butch, Danny ?

1985

date venueact companions
Jun 27 SPAC Grateful Dead Mike Heim (rode motorcycle home in rain)

it was the Grateful Dead that people were buzzing about. In fact, many still do. On June 27, 1985 a massive crush of people converged onto the sloping lawn and woods behind the amphitheater; they heard The Dead play a set full of rapid-fire transitions that many would describe years later as electric, surreal and other-worldly. It was the show that drew SPAC’s largest crowd to date, possibly in part because of the attendance cap that was later put in place. With 40,231 Deadheads jamming, the concert has gone down in SPAC lore. There were makeshift tents, lots of weed, hitchhikers and even one audience member hanging off the balcony. Bobby Weir asked him to get down, at which point he fell, got up and was seemingly fine. The Dead were banned from SPAC for three years.
Oct 9 RPI Field House Supertramp
Dec 2 Dome Genesis

1988

date venueact companions
May 13 Toronto Sky Dome Pink Floyd Jeff Gaffey
Jun 24 SPAC Jackson Browne Mila
Jul 28 SPAC Stevie Nicks Mila
Aug. 6 SPAC Aerosmith, Guns and Roses Tom Zebrowski
Note: I moved to current home in Apr 1994, most of my concert ticket stubs from 1989 - 1993 were misplaced; will need alternative means to remember these shows.

1989

date venueact companions
SPAC

1990

date venueact companions
SPAC

1991

date venueact companions
SPAC

1992

date venueact companions
Aug 18 Saratoga Raceway U2, Primus Tom Zebrowski
Oct 7 Palace Jethro Tull

1993

date venueact companions
SPAC

1994

date venueact companions
Aug 12-14 Saugurties, NY Woodstock 25th Reunion
Friday, August 12 North Stage
  • Live
  • James
  • King's X
  • Sheryl Crow
  • Collective Soul
  • Candlebox
Saturday, August 13 North Stage
  • Joe Cocker
  • Blind Melon
  • Cypress Hill
  • Rollins Band
  • Melissa Etheridge
  • Crosby, Stills, & Nash featuring John Sebastian
  • * Nine Inch Nails
  • * Metallica
  • Aerosmith
Sunday, August 14 North Stage
  • Arrested Development
  • Allman Brothers Band
  • Traffic
  • Spin Doctors
  • Porno For Pyros
  • Bob Dylan
  • Red Hot Chili Peppers
  • Peter Gabriel
Jeff Gaffey, Tom Zebrowski, Buchik
(they all left Sunday morning; I spent the last day alone)

1995

date venueact companions
Aug 13 SPAC (H.O.R.D.E.) Black Crowes, Joan Osborne, Blues Traveler, G-Love and Special Sauce, God Street Wine Jennifer Gaffey (Link)

1996

date venueact companions
SPAC

1997
date venueact companions
Jul 20SPAC Aerosmith Tom Zebrowski

1998

date venueact companions
SPAC

1999

date venueact companions
Jul 22-25 Griffis AFB
Rome, NY 		Woodstock 30th Reunion
  • Friday July 23rd East Stage
    1. * James Brown
    2. G. Love and Special Sauce
    3. Jamiroquai
    4. Live
    5. Sheryl Crow
    6. DMX
    7. The Offspring
    8. Korn
    9. Bush
* missed
  • Sat Jul 24 East Stage
    1. The Tragically Hip
    2. Kid Rock
    3. Wyclef Jean with the Refugee Allstars
    4. Counting Crows
    5. Dave Matthews Band
    6. Alanis Morissette
    7. Limp Bizkit
    8. Rage Against the Machine
    9. Metallica
  • Sun Jul 25 East Stage
    1. * Willie Nelson
    2. The Brian Setzer Orchestra
    3. Everlast
    4. Elvis Costello
    5. Jewel
    6. Creed featuring Robby Krieger
    7. Red Hot Chili Peppers
  • and the venue burns down
Jeff Gaffey, Chuck Halpin, Ray

2000

date venueact companions
Aug 14 SPAC Counting Crows, Live Mila, Clare and Rachel

2001

date venueact companions
Jun 8 SPAC Aerosmith

2002

date venueact companions

2003

date venueact companions
Jun 18 SPAC Nine Inch Nails Tommy Zebrowski

2004

date venueact companions

2005

date venueact companions
Apr 14 Northern Lights Collective Soul Chuck Rossbach
Jul 29 Pepsi Arena 3 Doors Down, Breaking Benjamin Clare Gaffey and Christina

2006

date venueact companions
Jun 22 Palace Train Mila and Clare
Oct 21 Pepsi Arena Red Hot Chilli Peppers Tom Zebrowski
Oct 29 Armory (Albany) Alice In Chains Tom Zebrowski
Nov 25 Palace Goo Goo Dolls Clare and Rachel

2007

date venueact companions
Apr 25 The Egg Medesk, Martin and Wood Mark Abramson, OSC Coworker
Aug 5 SPAC Allman Brothers Tom Zebrowski
Aug 23 SPAC Velvet Revolver, Alice In Chains Tom Zebrowski
Oct 19 Palace Charlie Daniels Band Dean Funicello
Nov 10 Northern Lights Chris Cornell (Soundgarden lead singer) Dean Funicello

2008

date venueact companions
Mar 21 Northern Lights Third Eye Blind Tom, Mila and Clare
Apr 6 Palace Widespread Panic
Aug 1 SPAC The Police Mila, Clare and Rachel
Aug 20 Northern Lights Ted Nugent Tom Zebrowski
(saw Ted at least 3 times at this venue)
Nov 5 Egg David Byrne Hal Sossner

2009

date venueact companions
May 13 Armory Lamb of God Tom Zebrowski
Jun 8 Palace Eddie Vedder Tom Zebrowski
Jul 27 SPAC Cold Play Mila, Rachel and Clare
Aug 26 Bethel Woods Widespread Panic and Allman Brothers (40 years tour) Hal Sossner, DMD
Sep 27 The Egg Robin Trower
Oct 15 The Egg The Tragically Hip

2010

date venueact companions
Feb 20 Palace Pink Floyd Experience (California) Clare and Rachel
Mar 13 The Egg Hammer of the Gods (Led Zep tribute) Tom Zebrowski
May 19 Glens Falls Civic Center Alice In Chains Tom Zebrowski
Jul 25 Protors Alice Cooper Clare Gaffey
Sep 7 Palace Jackson Browne with David Lindley Mila
Sep 25 Palace Dark Star Orchestra
Oct 15 Palace The Black Crowes
Dec 16 The Egg Dweezil Zappa Plays Zappa

2011

date venueact companions
Feb 18 Palace Pink Floyd Experience (California) Tom Zebrowski
May 21 TU Center ZZ Top , Lynard Skynard
Jul 31 SPAC Goo Goo Dolls, Barenaked ladies Mila, Rachel, and Clare Gaffey

2012

date venueact companions
May 20 The Egg Collective Soul Chuck Rossbach
Jun 28 TU Center Roger Waters - The Wall Alan Gaffey, Tim Haley
Oct 20 Palace Australian Pink Floyd Tom Zebrowski
Oct 26 Palace Melissa Etheridge Mila Gaffey
Nov 15 Upstate Concert Hall The Tragically Hip Brian Siary

2013

date venueact companions
Jan 4 The Egg Little Feat Ed Abbott
Jul 30 The Egg Todd Rundgren Mila (Note I also saw Todd in late 70s or early 80s )
Sep 5-8 Oak LOCKN 1 Ed Abbott
Nov 14 Landmark Widespread Panic Ed Abbott
Nov 16Palace Dark Star Orchestra Ed Abbott

2014

date venueact companions
Jun Hunter Mountain NY Mountain Jam Ed Abbott
Aug Montage Mtn Scranton PA Peach Fest Ed Abbott
Sep 4-7 Oak Ridge Farm LOCKN 2 Ed Abbott
Sep 16The Egg Chris Isaak Mila
Nov 15Palace Dark Star Orchestra Pete O'Keefe

2015
date venueact companions
Aug 12 Upstate Concert Hall The Psychedlic Furs, The Church Tom Zebrowski
Sep 1 SPAC Counting Crows Mila and Clare
Sep 11-13 Oak LOCKN 3 Tim Haley, Bryan Avery, Courtney

Concert Venue Legend

Acronym Concert Venue and City, ST
Land Landmark Theater Syracuse, NY
LCCC Lake Charles Civic Center Lake Charles, LA
Manley Manley Field House Syracuse, NY
Oak Oak Ridge Farm Arrington, VA
Proc Proctor's Theater, Schenectady, NY
PT Palace Theater, Albany NY
Rich Rich Stadium, Orchard Park (Buffalo), NY
Rome Griffiss AFB (deactivated) Rome, NY
Saugerties Woodstock 94 site (just off NYS Thruway Exit 20 ) Saugerties, NY
Dome Syracuse University Carrier Dome, Syracuse, NY
SPAC Saratoga Performing Arts, Saratoga Springs, NY
SSFG Syracuse State Fair Grounds, Syracuse, NY
Stan Stanley Theater, Utica, NY
SWM Onondaga County War Memorial, Syracuse, NY
UA Utica War Memorial Auditorium, Utica, NY
Summit The Summit Houston, TX
Jep Jeppesen Stadium Galveston TX
Other Shows  ( must research to get dates)
Aerosmith 
Lollapalooza (SPAC) 
 Elton John - SPAC 1982
Stephen Stills - SPAC 1978
CSN - SPAC
Black Crowes - Palace  2012
1000 Island Music Fest 197x
Foreigner Houston TX 1977
Cheap Trick

Jackson Browne - Palace, SPAC
Joe Jackson - Troy Music Hall
Jethro Tull
Dweezil Zappa - Egg
David Byrne - Egg
Neil Young Landmark 
Aerosmith - TU Center, SPAC, Woodstock 94
Eddie Vedder - Palace

Johnny and Edgar Winter (SWM)
Joan Osborne Palace
Melissa Etheridge SPAC, Palace and Egg
Heart 
Kiss
The Fixx (Springfest 1982)
Santana SPAC
BOC (Coleman's bar, Alive at Five)

Robin Trower Egg 
Rod Stewart and Face (UA or SWM)

Free Shows
Alive at Five
Dave Mason 2014
Dickie Betts 2012
War


ESP shows 
moe 
Gin Blossoms
Eric Burden
BOC
Edgar Winter
George Thorogood
Sources
Syracuse Onondaga War Memorial concert history
Search www.setlist.com on venue Syracuse Onondaga War Memorial for shows in 1977
http://www.setlist.fm/search?query=Onondaga+1977

venue Onondaga

year 1977

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