Stu1961 CC Melody Tent in Falmouth mid 1980's.

Saw the musical HAIR at the Melody Tent in Hyannis in 1972. Meatloaf was in the cast of HAIR back then. He wasn’t famous then so no idea if he was in the cast we saw.

Your Fathers Mustache had some good acts back then. Saw Gary U.S. Bonds there as well. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gary_U.S._Bonds

The most unique act we saw there wasn’t famous. The first band on was a 50’s greaser band all slicked back etc.. After a break the next band was a current 70’s band with long hair etc.. It took a little while to realize that they were the same band.😯

    azgreg First time I heard him. He blew me away.

    Amazing talent. Love his style. R.I.P.

        My last concert was Jimmy Buffett at Wrigley Field in 2018. I've seen him 19 or 20 times. As a lifelong Cubs fan, I was thrilled to be on the field for my first time.

        sdandrea1 wish I would have seen Moore. For me, he was pretty much under the radar til a few years before his death. Has some great stuff on YouTube.
        Saw Joe Bonamassa a few yrs back, enjoyed it very much.

          One of the best concerts I attended was one with Dr. Hook, Sugarloaf and Rare Earth. It was fun from start to finish.
          Dr. Hook led off and then came out and sat with the crowd for the rest of the concert. Another good one was Black Oak Arkansas and Mountain. Black Oak Arkansas just blew everyone away and Mountain had to really work to get the crowd
          with them after Black Oak was done. It took a couple songs but they finally did it. My favorite oldies concert was Dion and then the Beach Boys. I love Dion's stuff. The last concert I attended was a country concert. Marin Morris led it off. She was just getting started and didn't even have a record yet. The headliner was Little Big Town. It was a fun time.

            mulegolf Mountain

            Leslie West, the legendary 300 pound guitar 🎸 player. Mississippi Queen. Great song.

            Being from Cape Cod my favorite song by Mountain was Nantucket Sleighride (based on a true story).

            https://www.loudersound.com/features/the-story-behind-the-song-nantucket-sleighride-by-mountain

            “Leslie West always an unlikely guitar hero. His massive physical presence – he weighed 300 pounds at the dawn of the '70s – defied the longstanding vogue for undernourished-looking, rail-thin rock guitar slingers.”

                First concert back in the early 70's was Bread, Reo Speedwagon and Steely Dan...
                Steely Dan stole the show.
                Saw and met Stevie Wonder backstage at a benefit concert in LA..super cool guy.
                J.Geils Band many times
                Leon Russell
                Foghat
                Humble Pie
                Loggins and Messina
                Bryan Adams
                At Tuacahn,one of a kind place to see concerts we saw:
                Peter Frampton, even in his 60's he put on one hell of a show
                Eddie Money, seemed pretty drunk on stage
                Los Lobo's
                Pat Benatar,she ROCKS
                3 Dog Night
                Kenny Loggins like watching Top Gun live
                Willie Nelson played at least 2 hrs. straight without a break
                I'm sure there were many more, mind got a little cloudy back in the 70's...

                  Sneakylong “Leslie West always an unlikely guitar hero. His massive physical presence

                  In sharp contrast was the bassist, Felix Pappalardi, a skinny guy that could really play that bass guitar.

                      sdandrea1 3 Dog Night

                      I forgot I'd seen them. Good show!

                      Me too. I saw them in Sioux Falls, SD. The other band that started the show was called "Texas." I remember that I was impressed with them that night but never heard of them again.

                        mulegolf In sharp contrast was the bassist, Felix Pappalardi, a skinny guy that could really play that bass guitar

                        Yeah, Felix Pappalardi was very talented as well. Tragically he was shot and killed in 1983 by his wife who was also in the music business.

                          While stationed at Ft. Gordon, GA in 1985, I was visiting relatives in Florida during holiday leave. We were hanging out in Orlanda where there was a party for the Citrus Bowl and Ricky Nelson was playing. Not my genre of music, but I remember being super impressed by his band. The sound was great and that band was effing TIGHT. It was his next to last performance, his plane crashed on New Year's Eve.

                          darpar 3 Dog Night

                          Got to see them in St. Louis in a show with America. This was sometime in the late eighties and both bands were well past their peak, but it was a good show in a small venue (Westport Plaza). Also remember seeing Don McLean in St. Louis at the VP Fair. Was kind of sad that between every song the crowd kept yelling "pie". So he sung it and then most of the crowd cleared out. We stayed for the rest of the show and he was very entertaining. Got to see Lonnie Brooks (Chicago Blues Musician) on the same day and his show was great fun.

                            https://www.youtube.com/@ProfessorofRock/videos

                            Just thought I'd post this guys link here. He has a great YouTube channel that has some great stories and interviews of musicians in the Rock era. I think many here would enjoy it.

                            My wife saw Three Dog Night and the Doobie Brothers at the Cape Cod Colosseum back in the 70's. Said they were great.

                            The name Three Dog Night comes from the Eskimo's, meaning it was so cold it took three dogs in bed with you to keep warm. Didn't learn that from the Professor. Actually knew about that piece of useless information a long time ago. 😎