Now, where's that concert DVD that was promised years ago? 735K views, 8.3K likes, 1.6K loves, 971 comments, 15K shares, Facebook Watch Videos from MONSTERS OF ROCK: KISS - Live At Cobo Hall in Detroit Rock City 1976 (Full Concert) [29], Since 1965, the largest event held at Huntington Place is the North American International Auto Show (NAIAS). Except where otherwise noted, this content is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License. The presence of two hundred uniformed Detroit cops standing in groups of three, .357 magnums and 9mm pistols at their sides, leather-gloved hands gripping three-foot riot clubs, reassured concertgoers at Cobo Hall and visitors to the Norwegian tall-ship visiting Detroit that all was well. The police arrested 47 persons, 18 of them adults. Language links are at the top of the page across from the title. The tour was in support of the album Dressed to Kill, and took place in 1975 throughout the United States. The merged company would operate under the Huntington name, and it was expected that TCF Center would be renamed by mid-2022. [21], In June 2018, the DRCFA approved a 22-year naming rights agreement with Chemical Bank, which took effect on July 1, 2018; the following month, Chemical announced that it would relocate its headquarters to downtown Detroit. This is a digitized version of an article from The Timess print archive, before the start of online publication in 1996. Marvin Gaye, Martha & The Vandelles, The Miracles, The Supremes, Mary Wells and Stevie Wonder all played the 1962 New Year's Show at the Michigan State Fairgrounds. Community Rules apply to all content you upload or otherwise submit to this site. "Alive!" Huntington Place is 2,400,000-square-foot (220,000m2) in size and has 723,000 square feet (67,200m2) of exhibition space, with 623,000 square feet (57,900m2) contiguous. Sunday, April 22, 1973. The loot collected in the forays by younger members is turned over to the gang leaders, or top dogs, who supply weapons and encouragement to their followers, according to the police. Each Lighthouse facility works with a network of major law enforcement units, which include the Detroit Police Department, Customs and Border Patrol, Homeland Security and the local Coast Guard. Like other Detroit street gangs, such as their Westside Detroit counterparts in the late 1970s; the Nasty Flynns (later the NF Bangers), and 7 Mile Killers or 7 Mile Dogs or the drug consortiums of the 1980s such as Young Boys Inc., Pony Down, Best Friends, Black Mafia Family and the Chambers Brothers, the Errol Flynns grew out of the racial and economic unrest that transformed Detroit in the late 1960s and 1970s. http://www.detroityes.com/mb/showthread.php?341-Cobo-Hall-history, http://www.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cobo_Hall, http://www.theconcertdatabase.com/venues/cobo-arena, http://www.motorcitymusicarchives.com/coboarena.html, http://www.mlive.com/music/index.ssf/2012/04/goodbye_cobo_arena_demolition.html, A documentary was made about Cobo Hall called, The Legendary Cobo 50 Years of An American Icon, and members from various bands who performed at Cobo Arena were interviewed. TimesMachine is an exclusive benefit for home delivery and digital subscribers. Donate. was a Top 10 hit and the band's first Gold-certified album. [10], The facility and its attached arena initially cost $56 million. In the meantime, Chemical Bank logos would appear on advertising and signage at the facility, and a ceremonial bust of Albert Cobo was removed from public display. Fifth Estate Magazine -- No ads. The White Stripes, Chene Park, Detroit, 2002, The White Stripes were on the rise in 2002 when they played a raucous outdoor show at Chene Park with The Strokes, a band then arguably at their peak. ", Aretha Franklin, Cobo Hall, Detroit, 1968. West Palm Beach Auditorium. [27] The merger was completed in June 2021,[28] and on December 9, 2021, it was announced that TCF Center had been renamed Huntington Place. Many of the public housing projects such as Herman Gardens went from racially diverse communities to homogeneous black residences in a matter of years. U2 would return several times to tepid reviews for their arena shows, but this one soared. [3] The first convention at the facility was held in 1960 by the Florists' Telegraph Delivery (FTD). Anyone can read what you share. It was designed by Gino Rossetti and its doors opened in 1960. All was peaceful in the heart of the Motor City. It is a large convention venue located along Jefferson Avenue in downtown Detroit at 1 Washington Boulevard. Two Detroit-area filmmakers are nearing the end of a three-year project to document the origin, rise and cultural significance of Cobo Hall in Detroit. The assault, which was dubbed "the whack heard 'round the world",[52] was planned by rival Tonya Harding's ex-husband Jeff Gillooly and co-conspirator Shawn Eckardt, in a plot to prevent her from competing at the championships and the 1994 Winter Olympics. This prominence had a downside though, as it brought police, public, and political attention and eventually landed many gang members in jail. [43], On August 4 and 5, 1980, Journey recorded most of their live album Captured at Cobo Arena. You look at every car that passes, and you don't know If somebody will stick out a gun and shoot you. The Police Department, admittedly caught off guard by the attack, pro- At Cobo Hall, several hundred thugs, gang members. The Bass player for this gig was Mike Johnson. The violence in the huge Cobo Hall spread to the Arena Plaza and nearby streets as the audience evacuated the building. The collection includes an array of white clay smoking pipes, 19th-Century ceramics, and other household goods 4. All rights reserved (About Us). Privacy Policy | Cobo Center was formerly called Cobo Hall and Cobo Arena. Anyone can read what you share. Description. " but we played well under the circumstances. Vicious Gangs of Youths Spread Fear in Detroit, https://www.nytimes.com/1976/08/18/archives/vicious-gangs-of-youths-spread-fear-in-detroit-vicious-youth-gangs.html. A tough curfew which calls for all youths under 18 to be off the streets by ten p.m. was hurriedly and unanimously passed by the Common Council and it was made illegal for an adult to refuse to show identification to police if stopped. E? Opened 1960, renovated and expanded in 1989 and 2012. Presidential candidate Jimmy Carter speaking at a campaign rally at Cobo Hall in Detroit in 1976. The Situationist International (Bulletin No. Cobo Arena hosted the likes of Jimi Hendrix, the Rolling Stones, The Doors, Bob Seeger, The Who, Steppenwolf, Ten Years After, Jefferson Airplane, The Guess Who, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Alice Cooper, Edgar Winters White Trash, Dr. John, Traffic, Black Sabbath, The Moody Blues, Joe Cocker, Humble Pie, Emerson, Lake & Palmer, Yes, The Eagles, Stevie Wonder, Queen, Jethro Tull, Rush, Styx, J. Geils Band, Journey, Foreigner, the Average White Band, Mitch Ryder, Ted Nugent, Johnny Winter, B. [53][54], Cobo Arena closed in 2010 as part of a major renovation completed in 2015. Though it no longer host concerts like it did from the 1970s through the early 2000s at Cobo Arena, it is still an important cultural icon and was the crux of many important moments in musical history in the City of Detroit. The October 29 rally for George Wallace at Cobo Hall in downtown Detroit ended in what can only be called a full scale police riot. During the July 4th fireworks display, large groups of gang members rampaged through the riverfront crowds chanting B.K.s, B.K. action (the Black Killers gang cry) and then attacked patrons at the outdoor cafe on the veranda of the Hotel Ponchartrain. Out of the atomized, fragmented families of the urban ghettos have come thousands of rootless young men with no future within this society, to become the Huns, Vandals and Visigoths of Detroit. It was a rare cameo for Eminem, who hadn't performed on stage in 2015 until that moment. [5][6], It is served by the Detroit People Mover with its own station. Aerosmith Concert Setlist at Cobo Arena, Detroit on December 2, 1976 It is located on the site where Antoine de la Mothe Cadillacsupposedly first set foot when he landed on the banks of the Detroit River in July 1701 and claimed the area for France in the name of King Louis XIV.3 Construction of the Cobo Arena revealed a number of historical archaeological remains, including the intact kitchen from a mid-19th Century hotel. Free-Press reviewer Beth Fertig said Bono and company"was almost flawless" and brought an "almost holy quality" to the performance. Tickets were $15 for the three-day festival. Bob Seger, Van Halen Elmer Engel Stadium, Bay City, 1978. Money raised from the show, as well as concerts in 1977, 1979 and 1980 raised more than $100,000 for the school's athletic programs. George Bulanda. Detroit native Chad Smith told his story of attending the 1975 KISS Alive! Simon and Garfunkel commemorated their 1966 show in Saginaw in the classic, "America," where the duo sings about hitchhiking from Saginaw. Fifth Estate # 66, November 14-27, 1968. The album launched Seger to national mainstreamfame with live takes of "Turn the Page," "Nutbush City Limits," and "Travelin' Man" into "Beautiful Loser" that became rock-and-roll classics. https://www.nytimes.com/1976/08/17/archives/detroit-recalling-police-in-crime-wave-detroit-recalls-police.html. Show times were 2 and 6 p.m. Like many shows of the era, the crowd could barely hear the music over the screaming crowd. The trip turned out pretty well for them. Lennon was among a number of celebrity performers at the rally, which also included Bob Seger and Stevie Wonder. Cobo Center has several attached parking structures, including the spiral ramp to the rooftop parking and direct access to the US 10 the Lodge Freeway. 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