Sacramento Concert History: 1960s |
Sacramento and Tahoe Area Shows: 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s |
San Francisco Bay Area Shows: 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s |
1960 |
1961 |
12/12/61 - Joan Baez at UC Davis Freeborn Hall |
1962 |
09/21/62 - Joan Baez at UC Davis Freeborn Hall 12/30/62 - Beach Boys at Gold Rush Festival Auditorium, Stockton |
1963 |
01/01/63 - Wanda Jackson at Sac Memorial Auditorium 03/17/63 - Mahalia Jackson at UC Davis Freeborn Hall 03/23/63 - New Christy Minstrels at Sacramento High 03/29/63 - Joan Baez at Sac Memorial Auditorium 04/01/63 - Modern Jazz Quartet at UC Davis Freeborn Hall 05/24/63 - Beach Boys at Sac Memorial Auditorium (as Surfin USA was emerging as a massive hit) 06/23/63 - Johnny Cash at Sac Memorial Auditorium 08/17/63 - Ray Charles at Sac Memorial Auditorium 09/09/63 - Barbra Streisand at Harrah's, South Lake Tahoe (1st of 14 consecutive nights) 09/14/63 - Beach Boys at Sac Memorial Auditorium (2 shows) 09/21/63 - Dizzy Gillespie Quintet at UC Davis Freeborn Hall 10/07/63 - Marion Worth at unknown venue in Sacramento 11/03/63 - Vince Guaraldi, Dick Gregory at UC Davis Freeborn Hall 11/22/63 - Beach Boys at Marysvylle Memorial Auditorium, Marysville 11/16/63 - Peter, Paul & Mary at Sac Memorial Auditorium 11/22/63 - Beach Boys, Freddie & The Statics at Marysville Memorial Auditorium 11/23/63 - Beach Boys at Sac Memorial Auditorium (cancelled) 12/05/63 - Barbra Streisand at Sac Memorial Auditorium 12/20/63 - Beach Boys at Stockton Civic Auditorium, Stockton 12/21/63 - Beach Boys at Sac Memorial Auditorium |
1964 |
04/17/64 - New Christy Minstrels at Sacramento State 05/08/64 - Beach Boys at Centennial Coliseum, Reno (2 shows) 05/09/64 - Beach Boys, Lovin' Spoonful at Memorial Auditorium (2 shows) 07/30/64 - Beach Boys at State Building Auditorium, Reno (2 shows) 08/01/64 - Beach Boys, Eddie Hodges, Jimmy Griffin, Lynne Easton, Kingsmen at Memorial Auditorium (2 shows) (Beach Boys Concert LP) 10/24/64 - David Marks & The Marksmen at Sac Memorial Auditorium 10/25/64 - KRAK Country Show at Memorial Auditorium 10/26/64 - KROY Presents: Rolling Stones, Righteous Brothers at Sac Memorial Auditorium (based on 2 posters) 10/30/64 - Rolling Stones at Sac Memorial Auditorium (according to a few tour history sites) 11/07/64- Joan Baez at Sac Memorial Auditorium 11/18/64- Dave Clark Five at Sac Memorial Auditorium 11/28/64 - First Roseville Square Battle of the Bands, First Place: The Coachmen 11/29/64 - Bob Dylan at Sac Memorial Auditorium |
1965 |
1966 |
01/08/66 - Lovin' Spoonful, Yardbirds, Beau Brummels at Sac Memorial Auditorium 01/15/66 - Peter, Paul & Mary at Centennial Coliseum, Reno 02/04/66 - Syndicate of Sound, New Breed, Fugatives at Governor's Hall, Sacramento 05/03/66 - Bill Haley and His Comets at Trophy Room, Sacramento (1st of 6 consecutive nights) 05/27/66 - Lovin' Spoonful, Leaves, New Breed at Sac Memorial Auditorium 06/12/66 - Tower Productions and KROY present: Supremes at Sac Memorial Auditorium 06/25/66 - Dave Clark Five at Sac Memorial Auditorium 07/22/66 - Rolling Stones at Sac Memorial Auditorium (2 shows) 08/13/66 - KROY and Tower Productions Present: Animals, Wailers, Jefferson Airplane at Sac Memorial Auditorium 09/01/66 - Yardbirds, Oxford Circle, New Breed at Stockton Memorial Auditorium 09/02/66 - Ian Whitcomb, New Breed at Teen Fair, CA State Fairgrounds, Sac (1st of 5 consecutive dates) 09/21/66 - Bobby Darin at Harrah's, Reno 11/03/66 - Supremes at Sac Memorial Auditorium 11/08/66 - Johnny Cash at Folsom State Prison 11/29/66 - Tennessee Ernie Ford at Sahara Tahoe, Stateline (1st of 14 consecutive nights) 12/17/66 - Sonny & Cher, Golliwogs, Royal Bishops, Looking Glass, New Breed at Sac Memorial Auditorium 12/28/66 - Grateful Dead, Quicksilver Messenger Service at Governor's Hall (1st of 2 consecutive nights) |
1967 |
01/06/67 - Grateful Dead, Big Mama Thornton at UC Davis Freeborn Hall 01/14/67 - Mamas & The Papas at Sac Memorial Auditorium 01/29/67 - Paul Butterfield Blues Band at UC Davis Freeborn Hall 02/04/67 - Simon & Garfunkel at Sac Memorial Auditorium 02/10/67 - Oxford Circle at the Trip Room 02/10/67 - Country Joe and The Fish at Governor's Hall (1st of 2 consecutive nights) 02/24/67 - Country Joe and The Fish, Children of Stone at El Rancho, Sacramento 02/25/67 - Country Joe and The Fish, Blue Cheer at UC Davis Freeborn Hall 03/06/67 - Blue Cheer at UC Davis Freeborn Hall 03/28/67 - Eric Burdon & The Animals at UC Davis Freeborn Hall 04/16/67 - Big Brother & The Holding Company at Stockton Civic Auditorium 04/19/67 - Bobby Darin at Harrah's Lake Tahoe, Stateline 04/22/67 - Buffalo Springfield, Moby Grape at UC Davis Freeborn Hall 04/28/67 - Muddy Waters, Big Mama Thornton at UC Davis Freeborn Hall 05/05/67 - Steve Miller Band at Stockton Ballroom 05/07/67 - Jefferson Airplane, Steve Miller Band at UC Davis 07/14/67 - The Doors at California State Fair Grandstand 07/16/67 - The Who at Sac Memorial Auditorium 07/20/67 - Syndicate of Sound, Royal Bishops, Looking Glass, New Breed at Placer County Fair, Roseville 07/28/67 - Yardbirds, New Breed at Governor's Hall, Sacramento 10/05/67 - Duke Ellington and His Orchestra at Westminster Presbyterian Church, Sacramento 10/06/67 - Duke Ellington and His Orchestra at El Dorado Hotel, Sacramento 10/15/67 - 1st Annual Sacramento Pop Festival: Jeffereson Airplane, Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band, Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Sunshine Compay, Strawberry Alarm Clock, Hamilton Streetcar, Hour Glass, New Breed and introducing Spirit at Hughes Stadium 10/16/67 - Martin Luther King, Jr. at Sacramento State 11/03/67 - Supremes at Sac Memorial Auditorium 11/04/67 - Hamilton Streetcar at Sacramento State College 12/08/67- Buffalo Springfield, Light Brigade at Governor's Hall 12/15/67 - The Doors, Hamilton Streetcar, The Creators at Sac Memorial Auditorium |
1968 |
01/06/68 - Big Brother & The Holding Company at Sacramento State 01/10/68- Johnny Cash at El Rancho, Sacramento (1st of 3 consecutive nights) 01/13/68 - Johnny Cash, Carl Perkins at Folsom Prison 01/13/68 - Mad River, Parish Blues Band at Sacramento City College 01/19/68 - Vanilla Fudge, Spanky and Our Gang, Fifth Dimension at Sac Memorial Auditorium 01/27/68 - Temptations, Gladys Knight & The Pips at Sac Memorial Auditorium 02/01/68 - Camellia Symphony Orchestra at Sac Memorial Auditorium 02/08/68 - Jimi Hendrix, Soft Machine at Sacramento State 02/18/68 - Paul Butterfield, Richard Pryor at UC Davis Freeborn Hall 02/28/68 - Blue Cheer at UC Davis Freeborn Hall 03/06/68 - Santana at University of Nevada, Reno 03/07/68 - Supremes at Sac Memorial Auditorium 03/08/68 - Blue Cheer at Sacramento State 03/11/68 - Cream, Jack Bruce, Grateful Dead at Sac Memorial Auditorium 03/07/68 - Supremes at Sac Memorial Auditorium 03/21/68 - Tennessee Ernie Ford at Harrah's LakeTahoe, Stateline (1st of 21 consecutive nights) 03/28/68 - Eric Burdon & The Animals at UC Davis Freeborn Hall 04/02/68 - Steppenwolf at Governor's Hall 04/04/68 - Rod McKuen at Sac Memorial Auditorium 04/05/68 - Jackie Wilson, Platters at Sac Memorial Auditorium 04/28/68 - Muddy Waters, Big Mama Thornton at UC Davis Freeborn Hall 05/03/68 - Moby Grape, Troggs, Quicksilver Messenger Service at Old State Fairgrounds 05/04/68 - Buffalo Springfield, Troggs, Moby Grape, HP Lovecraft, Quicksilver Messenger Service, Mojo Men at Old State Fairgrounds 05/17/68 - Big Brother & The Holding Company at UC Davis Freeborn Hall 05/17/68 - Jefferson Airplane at Sac Memorial Auditorium 05/18/68 - Eddy Arnold at Sac Memorial Auditorium 05/21/68 - Beach Boys at Sac State College (cancelled due to Maharishi film commitments) 06/15/68 - The Doors, Family Tree, Lollipop Shoppe at Sac Memorial Auditorium 06/22/68 - Santana at The Sanctuary, South Lake Tahoe 06/22/68 - Mothers of Invention, Chambers Brothers at Sac Memorial Auditorium 06/28/68 - Quicksilver Messenger Service, Wake Forest, HP Lovecraft at Sound Factory (Grand Opening, 1st of 2 consecutive nights) 07/04/68 - Spirit at Sound Factory (1st of 2 consecutive nights) 07/08/68 - The Who, Iron Butterfly at Sac Memorial Auditorium 07/12/68 - Steppenwolf at Sound Factory (1st of 2 consecutive nights) 07/19/68 - Chambers Brothers at Sound Factory (1st of 2 consecutive nights) 07/20/68 - Santana at Lake Berryessa Bowl, Winters 07/26/68 - Electric Flag, Santana Blues Band at The Sound Factory, Sacramento (1st of 2 consecutive nights) 08/01/68 - Ray Charles at Sac Memorial Auditorium 08/02/68 - Country Joe & The Fish at The Sound Factory, Sacramento (1st of 2 consecutive nights) 08/03/68 - Chambers Brothers at The Sound Factory, Sacramento 08/08/68 - Bobby Darin at Harrah's, Reno (1st of 23 consecutive nights) 08/09/68 - Quicksilver Messenger Service at The Sound Factory, Sacramento (1st of 2 consecutive nights) 08/16/68 - Pink Floyd at The Sound Factory, Sacramento (1st of 2 consecutive nights) 08/23/68 - HP Lovecraft, Kaleidoscope at The Sound Factory, Sacramento (1st of 2 consecutive nights) 08/26/68 - CCR, Big Foot & Simultaneous Avalanche at Cal Expo 08/27/68 - CCR, Big Foot & Simultaneous Avalanche at Cal Expo 08/30/68 - Spirit at The Sound Factory, Sacramento (1st of 2 consecutive nights) 09/04/68 - Monkees at Cal Expo 09/06/68 - Sons of Champlin at The Sound Factory, Sacramento (1st of 2 consecutive nights) 09/15/68 - Jimi Hendrix Experience, Soft Machine, Eire Apparent, Vanilla Fudge at Sac Memorial Auditorium 09/29/68 - Donovan at Sac Memorial Auditorium 10/05/68 - Country Joe & The Fish at UC Davis Freeborn Hall 10/05/68 - Turtles, Grateful Dead, Youngbloods, Family Tree at Sac Memorial Auditorium 10/18/68 - Four Tops, The Incredibles, West Coast Motown Orchestra at Sac Memorial Auditorium 11/07/68 - Ten Years After, Harper's Bizarre at UC Davis Freeborn Hall 11/13/68 - Deep Purple at Sacramento State 11/15/68 - Santana, CCR, It's A Beautiful Day at The Sound Factory, Sacramento (1st of 2 consecutive nights) 11/16/68 - Charlie Musselwhite, Lights, Glass Thunder at UC Davis Freeborn Hall 11/19/68 - 5th Dimension at Sac Memorial Auditorium 11/22/68 - Sanpaku, Buffalo Springfield, Mad River at The Sound Factory (1st of 2 consecutive nights) 11/23/68 - Deep Purple, Rodger Collins at UC Davis Freeborn Hall 11/23/68 - John Gary at Sac Memorial Auditorium 11/22/68 - Ten Years After at The Mill, Sacramento (1st of 2 consecutive nights) 11/29/68 - Linn County, Lee Michaels at The Sound Factory, Sacramento (1st of 2 consecutive nights) 12/06/68 - Kak at The Sound Factory, Sacramento (1st of 2 consecutive nights) 12/08/68 - Joan Baez at Sac Memorial Auditorium 12/14/68 - Canned Heat at Sound Factory 12/27/68 - Blue Cheer at Sound Factory 12/28/68 - Santana, Country Weather at The Sound Factory, Sacramento |
1969 |