Past Performances - 1972-1975
When |
Where |
Memories |
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| August 16, 1972 | New York/New York City (Schaefer Music Festival, Central Park) | 1972-1973 dates are "on tour" with Bette Midler... - Sheron Tippens (3/23/98) |
| When |
Where |
Memories |
|---|---|---|
| September 10, 1973 | California/Los Angeles (Universal Amphitheatre) | (Thanks for the 70's tour updates, Sheron! - 3/23/98) First Show (Chicago) - Marilyn Kolerich (Ripon, WI) (5/1/2000) First Show (Universal Amphitheatre) - Candi Kolves (Lake Forest, CA) (6/25/2002) |
| September 11, 1973 | California/Los Angeles (Universal Amphitheatre) | |
| September 12, 1973 | California/Los Angeles (Universal Amphitheatre) | |
| September 13, 1973 | California/Los Angeles (Universal Amphitheatre) | |
| September 14, 1973 | California/Los Angeles (Universal Amphitheatre) | |
| September 15, 1973 | California/Los Angeles (Universal Amphitheatre) | |
| September 16, 1973 | California/Los Angeles (Universal Amphitheatre) | |
| September 19, 1973 | California/San Diego (Sports Arena Amphitheatre) | |
| September 23, 1973 | Washington/Seattle (Opera House) | |
| September 27, 1973 | California/San Francisco (Berkeley Community Theater) | |
| September 28, 1973 | California/San Francisco (Berkeley Community Theater) | |
| September 29, 1973 | California/San Francisco (Berkeley Community Theater) | |
| September 30, 1973 | California/San Francisco (Berkeley Community Theater) | |
| October 7, 1973 | Texas/Houston (Hofheinz Pavillion, University of Houston) | |
| October 8, 1973 | Louisiana/New Orleans (Municipal Auditorium) | |
| October 12, 1973 | Illinois/Chicago (Auditorium Theater) | |
| October 13, 1973 | Illinois/Chicago (Auditorium Theater) | |
| October 14, 1973 | Illinois/Chicago (Auditorium Theater) | |
| October 18, 1973 | Michigan/Detroit (Masonic Temple) | First Show - Judy Rutkowski (Marietta, GA) (7/29/98) First Show - Laurie Kortas (of Michigan) (10/23/2000) |
| October 19, 1973 | Michigan/Detroit (Masonic Temple) | |
| October 20, 1973 | Michigan/Detroit (Masonic Temple) | |
| October 21, 1973 | Missouri/St. Louis (Kiel Opera House) | (Thanks for the 70's tour updates, Sheron! - 3/23/98) First Show (Boston Music Hall) - Andrea Kilroy (8/30/99) First Show (Boston Music Hall) - Gail Cormier (Boston, MA) (5/15/2000) First Show (Philadelphia, Academy of Music) - Denise Coughlin (Bensalem, PA) (8/13/2000) First Show (Cincinnati Music Hall) - Cherri (of Cincinnati, OH) (10/21/2000) First Show (November 25, Academy of Music, Philadelphia): I first saw Barry Manilow with Bette Midler. He opened her second act and blew the place away. That is not any easy thing to do. I saw him then every time he came to Philadelphia until the mid-80's. I have his very first album (signed by Barry). There are a lot of good memories. Thanks Barry! - Pattie Kerins (Philadelphia, PA) (1/9/2001) I first saw Barry as Bette Midler's accompanist at her show at the Academy of Music, Philadelphia, PA. My friends and I were instantly charmed by him and loved his style. - Bernadette Sikorski (Blackwood, NJ) (2/12/2002) First Show (Boston Music Hall) - Janet Leggat (Lowell, MA) (3/11/2002) First Show (November 4): This was my very first Barry concert, held in Cincinnati, Ohio! I had gotten "Hooked on Barry" a few months earlier after hearing "Could It Be Magic" on the local radio station. That concert was SO long ago that there was "festival seating" for the performance. Before I know it, I will have been a "Barry fan" for thirty years! - Andrea Marine (Cincinnati, OH) (4/7/2002) October 21 (St. Louis): My first concert. I was elected by my younger sister, who was 13 at the time, to take her and her friends. When Barry started playing "Could It be Magic" it was just that for me - MAGIC! I was in love with the man and his music and still am. - Kathy (of St. Louis, MO) (7/1/2004) |
| October 24, 1973 | Georgia/Atlanta (Civic Center Auditorium) | |
| October 26, 1973 | Florida/Miami (Miami Beach Auditorium) | |
| November 1, 1973 | Tennessee/Nashville (Nashville War Memorial) | |
| November 3, 1973 | Tennessee/Memphis (Ellis Auditorium) | |
| November 4, 1973 | Ohio/Cincinnati (Cincinnati Music Hall) | |
| November 11, 1973 | Pennsylvania/Pittsburgh (Syria Mosque) | |
| November 14, 1973 | Massachusetts/Boston (Boston Music Hall) | |
| November 15, 1973 | Massachusetts/Boston (Boston Music Hall) | |
| November 25, 1973 | Pennsylvania/Philadelphia (Academy of Music) | |
| November 26, 1973 | Pennsylvania/Philadelphia (Academy of Music) | |
| November 28, 1973 | Pennsylvania/Philadelphia (Academy of Music) | |
| 1973 | New York/Saratoga Springs | First Show: I have admired Barry since I was 13 years old. I just love him and his music! - Lisa Eberhardt-Westphal (of Germany) (10/12/2000) |
| 1973 | Pennsylvania/Pittsburgh (Civic Arena) | First Show - Marcia Steinberger (Pittsburgh, PA) (1/18/2003) |
| When |
Where |
Memories |
|---|---|---|
| March 4, 1974 | Massachusetts/Boston (Paul's Mall) | Barry's first show as a solo artist! Thanks to Donna Gosselin for this important addition! (5/18/99) First Show - AnnMarie (DeCasse) Richard (Springfield, MA) (2/19/2000) |
| March 11, 1974 | Pennsylvania/Philadelphia (The Bijou Café) | First Show: Barry came across as a real person (not just up-on-stage doing a performance with no feeling at all [like other] performers). Barry came across so much more REAL. - Gretchen Kohlweiler (Annapolis, MD) (11/22/99) We would go to the Bijou Cafe in Philadelphia each time Barry was there. We sat right near the stage the first time and I remember being able to see his socks, we were that close! As he became more popular, the seats we got were farther away from the stage. But always the best show ever. We continued through the years to go - even when I was 7 months pregnant. - Bernadette Sikorski (Blackwood, NJ) (2/12/2002) |
| March 12, 1974 | Pennsylvania/Philadelphia (The Bijou Café) | |
| March 13, 1974 | Pennsylvania/Philadelphia (The Bijou Café) | |
| March 14, 1974 | Pennsylvania/Philadelphia (The Bijou Café) | |
| March 15, 1974 | Pennsylvania/Philadelphia (The Bijou Café) | |
| March 16, 1974 | Pennsylvania/Philadelphia (The Bijou Café) | |
| March 20, 1974 | Illinois/Chicago (Mister Kelly's) | |
| March 21, 1974 | Illinois/Chicago (Mister Kelly's) | |
| March 22, 1974 | Illinois/Chicago (Mister Kelly's) | |
| March 23, 1974 | Illinois/Chicago (Mister Kelly's) | |
| March 24, 1974 | Illinois/Chicago (Mister Kelly's) | |
| May 9, 1974 | New York/New York City (The Bottom Line) | First Show - Patricia Mazur (of New York) (3/15/99) |
| 1974 | Ohio/Toledo (Masonic Auditorium) | First Show - Anne Malicki (Whitehouse, OH) (9/18/99) |
| Summer 1974 | Ohio/Cuyahoga Falls (Blossom Music Center) | 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) |
| October 22, 1974 | Pennsylvania/Philadelphia (The Bijou Café) | First/Favorite Show: I had heard "Could It Be Magic" on the radio and bought the album. I heard about the concert on a radio show and drove up (alone - nobody else had heard of him!). He was doing two shows a night (I stayed for both!). And the early show had maybe 30-40 people in the audience. I returned three times that week (the audience size grew as the week wore on). Saw the show six times, and got an autographed picture from him. His opening act was Andy Kaufmann!! I remember how strange Andy was, almost as much as I remember what a charismatic performer Barry was even then (his second solo gig). There was a review in the Philadelphia newspaper talking about how nobody's heard of Barry Manilow yet, but he was destined for stardom. I saved the article because I was also sure of it! He has grown so much as a performer, of course, but even now I remember how privileged I felt to be witness to such a wonderful new talent and how smug I felt knowing I was so smart, being one of the very first to do so. - Judy Hammond (Wilmington, DE) (5/11/2000, 5/15/2000) |
| October 23, 1974 | Pennsylvania/Philadelphia (The Bijou Café) | |
| October 24, 1974 | Pennsylvania/Philadelphia (The Bijou Café) | |
| October 25, 1974 | Pennsylvania/Philadelphia (The Bijou Café) | |
| October 26, 1974 | Pennsylvania/Philadelphia (The Bijou Café) | |
| 1974 | New York/Rochester | First Show: I went to hear Roberta Flack, never having heard of Barry Manilow. I was so blown away by his incredible show (opening for Roberta), that I left after HIS show, totally satisfied, and did not stay to hear her. - Terry Rose (Chicago, IL) (8/13/2004) |
| 1974 | New York/New York City (Central Park) | Dionne Warwicke was the headliner. Also on the bill were War and Jane Olivor. First heard Barry under the stars, in Central Park, with my first main boyfriend... no wonder I fell in LOVE with the man and his music (Barry). "Could It Be Magic" and the "Very Strange Medley" brought tears, albeit for different reasons. BARRY IS THE BEST!! - Carol Whitton (1/19/2002) |
| November 21, 1974 | New York/New York City (Carnegie Hall) | Tickets 7.00, 6.50, 6.00, 5.50, 5.00 First Show - Curvie McMurray (of New York) (1/7/2002) |
| December 29, 1974 | New York/New York City (The Bottom Line) | |
| December 30, 1974 | New York/New York City (The Bottom Line) | |
| December 31, 1974 | New York/New York City (The Bottom Line) |
| When |
Where |
Memories |
|---|---|---|
| January 28, 1975 | Illinois/Chicago (Mister Kelly's) | |
| February 1975 | California/San Francisco (Boarding House) | Thanks to Michael Franco for this update! (4/5/98) |
| February 26, 1975 | California/Los Angeles (Troubadour) | I did not even know who Barry Manilow was back then. Went out for a night on the town and we went to a small night club called the Troubadour in West Hollywood, CA. Barry Manilow was the performer for the evening. When he opened his mouth to sing it was like magic! The man was manificent. What a voice he had! I was hooked from that night forward. His music was so enlightening. It was the greatest evening, and I looked forward to seeing Barry again. - Shelly Sanders (Los Angeles, CA) (11/5/2002) |
| March 20, 1975 | Colorado/Denver (Ebbits Field) | First/Favorite Show: Last show of a week run, it was great to see the personal Barry and see him grow! He captured my artistic soul! He has shown me many things of life and about life, I only hope that I may learn and grow from such examples. His artistry has meant the world to me through the years and there isn't enough thanks that I could ever express to say how he has touched me. Now (with my illness) it has an even greater meaning and the world is truly bless with people such as Barry Manilow. I wish him the best in all that he does and all that he has yet to become! - Patian Moralano (Denver, CO) (1/24/99, 3/10/99) |
| May 19, 1975 | New York/Westbury (Westbury Music Fair) | |
| May 20, 1975 | New York/Westbury (Westbury Music Fair) | |
| 1975 | New York (Brooklyn College Gershwin Theater) | First Show - Bill (of Manalapan, NJ) (3/11/99) |
| 1975 | (Monticello Raceway) | Barry sang a few songs, most notably "Sandra", one of my favorites and one that he rarely performs. - Bill (of Manalapan, NJ) (3/11/99) |
| July 1975 | Missouri/St. Louis (Six Flags) | First Show: There are people who can perform and people who can entertain. However, there are few people who can do both. Barry Manilow is one of those few. God gave him an awesome talent. One cannot be disappointed attending a Barry Manilow concert. God bless you, Barry!! - Karen M. Savoy (Troy, MI) (8/23/99) |
| Summer 1975 | Ohio/Cuyahoga Falls (Blossom Music Center) | First Show - Diane Marra (7/14/98) 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 - Nancy Wrana (Painesville, OH) (1/21/2003) |
| Summer 1975 | Pennsylvania/Philadelphia (Music Center) | First Show: I was pregnant with my daughter and I didn't sit down during the concert the whole time! - Carol Clements (Philadelphia, PA) (2/3/2004) |
| September 12, 1975 | New York/New York City (Schaefer Music Festival, Central Park) | ...with Melissa Manchester! - note from Sheron Tippens (3/23/98) |
| October 12, 1975 | Pennsylvania/Wilkes-Barre (Wilkes College) | This concert was Free and performed at the gym at Wilkes College! - 'stagemom@aol.com' (5/6/2000) |
| October 17, 1975 | Oklahoma/Oklahoma City | This was my very first concert - my mother took me and my sister. I was four years old. Do I remember it? Surprisingly, yes. I fell in love with Barry from that night on. - Laura Brennan (Kansas City, MO) (5/26/2000) |
| October 18, 1975 | Kansas/Hayes | |
| October 19, 1975 | Nebraska (Kearney State College) | It was the first time I ever heard of Barry Manilow and I've been in love with him ever since. - Sharla Fritz (5/15/2000) |
| October 1975 | Indiana/Indianapolis (Market Square Arena) | First Show - Autumn Shenk (of Pennsylvania) (1/8/99) First Show - Kathy Price (Indianapolis, IN) (8/3/99) |
| October 24, 1975 | Illinois/Chicago (Auditorium Theatre) | First Show - Sherri Novak (Huntley, IL) (10/24/99) 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) |
| October 25, 1975 | Ohio/St. Mary (McBroom Gymnasium) | This was my first show. It was in the McBroom gymnasium at St. Mary's High School in St. Mary, Ohio. I didn't know much about Barry then. I was 11 years old. I went with my sister, Becky, and her friend, Marissa. Barry had a comic open up for him that night, and he wasn't very good (the comic that is). Then Barry came out and the crowd went crazy. I can still remember him on stage singing "Mandy". I was hooked and have been a fan ever since. - Kent (Celina, OH) (11/16/99) |
| October 26, 1975 | Michigan/Flint | |
| October 29, 1975 | Minnesota/Minneapolis | |
| 1975 | Ohio/Columbus (Veterans Memorial) | First Show - Maria Reincheld (Pickerington, OH) (9/5/99) 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) |
| October 31, 1975 | Ohio/Cincinnati (University of Cincinnati) | First Show: "Mandy," "Could It Be Magic," and "It's A Miracle" were Barry's only hits at the time. Tickets were $5.50 each (I wish they still were!). It was only the second concert I'd ever been to (Sonny & Cher was the first). I sat in the 7th row, and I was in Heaven! Almost 30 years later, I still feel the same way whenever I see or hear him!! - Connie H. (Middletown, OH) (4/13/2003) 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) |
| November 1, 1975 | Ohio/Toledo (Masonic Auditorium) | First Show - Peg (of San Diego, CA) (11/8/98) First Show - Melissa Meehan (Maumee, OH) (6/16/2004) |
| November 2, 1975 | Ohio (Ohio Northern University) | Barry had some electrical problems that night at Ohio Northern University. The University called the Electrical Supply Company I worked for to help. I came over with a contractor and all of the equipment to fix the problem so the concert could go on that night. I got to stay and listen to Barry and it was the very first time. Of course, I have been a fan ever since. - Yvonne Dix (Elida, OH) (2/11/2001, 8/15/2001) |
| November 3, 1975 | Mississippi/Cleveland | |
| November 6, 1975 | Florida/Miami (Gusman Hall) | First Show - Stacey Saunier (Fort Lauderdale, FL) (11/1/2002) 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) |
| November 7, 1975 | Georgia/Atlanta | |
| November 8, 1975 | South Carolina/Columbia (Irmo High School Activity Arena) | First Manilow concert I ever attended. It was at 8 p.m. in the Irmo High School Activity Arena. The performance was a charity concert sponsored by our KeyClub organization at Irmo High School. I still have my ticket stub, the newspaper clippings, the flyers announcing it, etc. Never again have I seen a Manilow concert for the wonderfully affordable fee of $5.00! He had "Could It Be Magic" in release according to the papers. "Mandy" had been released. Most of the songs he did with Lady Flash were from the Barry Manilow I & II albums along with the jingles. Had a blast and have been a devoted fan ever since. - Susan Sawyer (9/6/97) |
| November 10, 1975 | Indiana/Indianapolis (Market Square Arena) | [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) |
| November 11, 1975 | Illinois/Normal | First Show: He is such a great performer. He does make you think he is performing just for you...I admire him for putting up with all of the negative comments from people and just being himself. People who have never seen him in concert do not know what they are missing. He is fabulous. - Debbie Gaffney (LeRoy, IL) (12/18/98) First Show - Georgia (of Illinois) (4/19/99) |
| Fall 1975 | Kentucky/Richmond (Eastern Kentucky University) | First Show: I saw Barry open for The Spinners! - Dean (12/28/2002) |
| November 13, 1975 | Kentucky/Moorehead | |
| November 14, 1975 | Tennessee/Jackson | |
| November 15, 1975 | Tennessee/Nashville (Opry House at Opryland) | First Show: I was on the second row, and remember he had great shoes and socks which I could see! - Carolyn (of Nashville, TN) (10/1/2003) |
| November 16, 1975 | Tennessee/Memphis (Dixon-Myers Hall) | First Show - Tom Campbell (Tupelo, MS) (10/6/99) First Show: I was in 10th grade and my mother took about four girls to Memphis to the Auditorium North Hall. As we crossed the Memphis-Arkansas bridge that afternoon before the concert, we passed the auditorium where the concert was to be held that night. Barry must have been practicing that afternoon for his concert that night because as we passed, he came out of the building! My mom had a station wagon and she said, "Yell at him," and rolled down the back window of the station wagon (where we were sitting)! I will never forget it as long as I live! We all ducked our heads. There was no way we were going to yell at him out the window! The funniest part about this story is my mom. She is this prim southern belle type and when I think about her telling us to yell at him, it makes me smile Even Now (no pun intended)! By the way, she is 72 now and still likes to hear Barry, too. - L. Smith (of Arkansas) (1/1/2000) |
| November 21, 1975 | Louisiana/New Orleans (Theatre for the Performing Arts) | Tickets were $5.00 and $6.00. I was [around] row 12. - J. Chris (1/31/2002) 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) |
| November 22, 1975 | Arkansas/Little Rock | |
| November 23, 1975 | Texas/Houston | |
| November 24, 1975 | Texas/Brownsville | |
| November 25, 1975 | Texas/Dallas | |
| December 4, 1975 | Arizona/Phoenix (Symphony Hall) | First Concert: I was 14 years old. My mom bought tickets for me and a friend to go for my birthday. We were sitting fourth row center. Barry was awesome! I fell in love. I am 40 years old now and I have been to every concert he has had in Phoenix. - Julie Lynn (of Arizona) (7/3/2002) |
| December 5, 1975 | Oregon/Portland (Paramount Theatre) | First Concert: I was given tickets to see Barry as a Christmas present. I had heard "Could it be Magic" before I even heard "Mandy," so I was very eager to see him. I was in the first row, balcony. What I was struck with, was the staging, quality, passion, and humor from this dynamo. I had the foresight back then, at age 16, to write a little "review." At the very end of my review it stated: "A true superstar is born for sure!" - Rebecca Keeney (Portland, OR) (12/26/2001) |
| December 12, 1975 | California/San Carlos (Circle Star Theatre) | Jimmy "JJ" Walker was the opening act (Kid DYNO-MITE!) who was appearing on the TV show Good Times. He was known to be very temperamental, and before the show was to begin, there was an announcement that Walker could not appear... The best part was yet to come as the announcer stated that Barry would sing for the entire show! You can only imagine what a wonderful surprise that was!! The show was, of course, magnificent, and Barry and his singers and musicians worked their hearts out for us. It was truly a night to remember. - Laura Aubert (12/31/2001) First Show - Jan Edwards (Tuckerton, NJ) (1/29/2003) |
| December 15, 1975 | California/Los Angeles (Dorothy Chandler Music Pavilion) | |
| December 20?, 1975 | Ohio/Columbus (Veterans Memorial Hall) | First Show - Landa Masdea Brunetto (Columbus, OH) (4/18/2004) |
| 1975 | Iowa/Davenport (Masonic Temple) | First Show - Paul Vyncke (East Moline, IL) (4/15/2000) |
| 1975 | Virginia/Norfolk (Norfolk Scope) | First Show - Kim Copeland (Norfolk, VA) (11/17/2001) |
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