Past Performances 1975

Christina Cerino (Hamilton, New Jersey) (3/3/2012)

First Show - Linda Johengen-Siclari (Buffalo, NY) (6/4/2006)

At the January 1975 show I sat in the very last row on the floor of the theatre with my Mom. It wouldn't have mattered if I was in the 2nd balcony... when Barry took the stage the magic began and it's only grown more and more over the years. It was a night I will never forget. Thanks Barry! - Dawn Lazzaro (Buffalo, NY) (2/11/2009)

Told my girlfriend and our group that this guy was going to be a mega star! "Mandy" went to #1 the next month and the rest is awesome history. Thanks for the music! - Norm Tomaka (Melbourne, FL) (10/9/2009)

This was my very first concert with Barry and most likely the favorite! Barry came out in this light blue leisure type suit, long blonde hair and huge white platform shoes! He was even cool back then! His singers and dancers were three pretty ladies which he called Lady Flash. The concert was amazing and the start of many more for me! Midway or so as this incredible show continued, Barry's platform shoes got caught on the stage wires! He abruptly took them off... tossing them to the backstage and did the rest of his show in stocking feet! God bless you, Barry! I'm still waiting for a Buffalo concert. I have not been able to see him for quite some time. Thank you for all the CDs you put out, Barry. That's the only way some of your true fans can keep in touch. I've been in the BMIFC so long their records don't go back that far!! Barrylove, Penni Hollis (Buffalo/Niagara Falls, New York) (1/9/2013)

First Show - Lenora Kaplan (originally of Chicago, IL) (9/8/2010)

First Show - Gail Miller (Chicago, Illinois) (5/26/2012)

Highlights: It's A Miracle / I Want To Be Somebody's Baby / One Of These Days / A Very Strange Medley (including Kentucky Fried Chicken, State Farm, Stridex, Florida Sun, Bathroom Bowl Blues, Dr. Pepper, Pepsi, You Deserve A Break Today, and more) / Tryin' To Get The Feeling Again (rare early performance) / Cloudburst / Sweet Life / Something's Comin' Up / I Am Your Child / Could It Be Magic / Friends / Mandy / Medley (Heatwave, Nowhere To Run, My Baby Loves Me, Dancing In The Streets, It's A Miracle)

First Show: They had filmed part of the First TV Special then. I've been a Barry fan since the early '70s. As a teenager I babysat for spending money. I introduced a little baby girl I babysat for to Barry as we always played his records and sang and danced to his music. Needless to say, she became a big fan too. We are going to his concert in Chicago (December 2009). It has been over 30 years, but our shared love of Barry's music is still going strong! - Karen Enyart (Chicago, IL) (12/9/2009) - Karen Enyart (Chicago, IL) (12/9/2009)

First Show - Laurel Klein (of Florida) (5/3/2010)

Just when you think Barry couldn't put on a better show, he does! - Christine Adkins (Lorain, OH) (7/26/2000)

First Show - Michelle Krill (Mansfield, OH) (2/21/2002)

First Show: I saw Barry Manilow for the first time when he was the opening act for Helen Reddy. He surely stole the show! - Jeanne Travaglianti (3/13/2002, 4/3/2002)

First Show - Nancy Wrana (Painesville, OH) (1/21/2003)

First Show - Donna Dilella (Rochester, NY) (9/19/2010)

My first concert with Barry was very memorable! His hair was long and blond and he wore nice tight pants and shirt... and white platform shoes! After getting the party going, he started to dance a bit like he still does. However, those big white shoes kept catching on the cords on the stage so he took them off, chucked them aggressively to the side and continued on in his stockings for the rest of the show! Lady Flash was the back-up singers then. Barry asked the crowd for a name and said he was going to call them the Oreo sisters because two were black and the white girl was in the middle! See, Barry, you never lost your touch! I've been a fan since then!! God bless you. It's been a pleasant experience along the way! - Penni Hollis (Niagara Falls, New York) (4/3/2012)

First Show: Even before the first time I saw a "Barry" concert, I was a fan! My brother brought me to see the concert with Barry Manilow and Roberta Flack for my birthday... Barry, you were awesome! I particulary remember how entertaining your "jingles" portion of the show was! Not only a great musician, but a very smart marketing man. I've bought every album of yours since. Can't wait for the concert in Rochester, NY on September 7, 2012! Once again, the tickets were a birthday gift. I'm a lucky girl!! - Wendy Pringle (Webster, New York) (9/4/2012)

This was my first Barry concert. I went with my best friend, who was not into Barry the way I was. We had nosebleed seats, but I didn't care. I spent the whole night staring at Barry through binoculars. I was in heaven! It's funny - 25 years later, when I see him in concert and he first walks out onto the stage, I still feel like that same 15-year-old girl I was then. - Robin Fullarton (Evergreen Park, IL) (3/23/2001)

First Show - Patricia Gort (Wheeling, Illinois) (8/8/2012)

It was the night that I became smitten with Barry and 32 years later, it hasn't changed. I was a college sophmore at Bowling Green State Universary near St. Mary's High School. I knew I loved his music, but when I had the experience of being with him "live", it started a love affair that would never end. I sat on the end of the bleachers right where it met the stage and remember staring into those beautiful blue eyes as he sat at the piano and sang "just to me". 30 years later (and many wonderful concert experiences in between), I again sat on the edge of the stage - this time in Las Vegas and gazed into those same beautiful eyes as sang again "just to me". As one of my favorite song lines go... "Such hunger then, much younger then but really we're the same, And once the music played, And once they lit the light, And years ago, we felt a glow, So very like tonight. And now I know, It will always be that way. For you, for me, Forever and a Day." Thank you Barry. - Dee W. (of Cleveland, OH) (2/10/2008)

I can't say enough about how Barry Manilow's music has affected me from the first time I saw him in concert, and Even Now! - Bev Hildreth (Sumter, SC) (6/5/2003)

We got to name his background singers by putting white pieces of paper in a hat. Later that night, the name he used was Flashy Ladies. I'm Barry's greatest secret fan. - Robert McCauley (of Florida) (6/5/2004)

First Show - Kathy Price (Indianapolis, IN) (8/3/99)

[What I liked about this concert was Barry's] great performance. Lots of fun! I came out as one of the happiest girls in the world. - Susan Gammon (Indianapolis, IN) (10/5/2001)

First Show: Barry is such a great performer - just a regular guy with a great sense of humor. He's so sincere and you know he enjoys performing. He makes each person feel like he's performing just for you. He's wonderful and I will follow his career forever. - Tania Thomas (Indianapolis, IN) (2/6/2002)

First Show: Barry stole my heart all the way! - Rena Hiatt (Richmond, Texas) (4/19/2013)

First Show - Georgia (of Illinois) (4/19/99)

First Show - Martin Vota (Taylorville, IL) (1/9/2007)

First Show - Barb Lilienthal (Bloomington, Illinois) (2/3/2012)

First Show: I was totally blown away! By intermission I was a die hard fan and still am. I never experienced music like this before. The thunderous applause went on and on and stopped the show three times. The newspaper the next day gave a glowing review and said it was a performance of a life time to see. I never did get the Beatles thing or any of the other Rock and Roll groups; I didn't see what all the fuss was about. But after this concert I finally got it. I still get the same feeling after all these year with Barry's old and new songs. I guess I'm just in tune with his style of music. - Judy McCloskey (New Orleans, LA) (1/29/2003)

First Show: From the first time I heard Barry Manilow sing "Mandy," I was hooked. While a teenager in the 70's he got me through so [much] "teenage turmoil." He has truly one of the most beautiful voices. Silly as it may sound, I still -- after being a fan for 26 years -- get lost in his voice. His connection with his audience and his fans is overwhelming to watch. - Stephanie Yost (Newark, OH) (3/3/2002)