How could I forget, I managed the Security,for the festivals from 1971 on. king von why he told roblox id . Email: deoqv@yahoo.com. Aha, I remember Mad Music! Not one selfie to be had good times., Locals and tourists all grooving together., I seen bands just starting off playing there. They played three or four consecutive nights and we were close to the stage. The final Diamondhead Crater Festival was held Labor Day, Sept. 4, 1978, and promoted by Bob Kent and Steve Eastwood. July 4th & 5th 1975 Diamond Head Crater. Here is the festival revival guide of Diamond Head Crater Festival 1971 in Honolulu, United States. Shnazz. The following year Tom produced the Sunshine Fest. They tore up the course with unreal scores. I also collect concert posters from shows in the Islands from the late 60s thru the mid 70s and have some to trade. I was just a kid. The only one I really remember is Dr. Hook. The crowds were enormous. Diamond Head Festival Of Life | Concerts Wiki | Fandom 28,131 pages Explore Wiki Content Community Sign In Register Diamond Head Festival Of Life View source December 31, 1975-January 1, 1976 Diamond Head Crater, Waikiki, HI Community content is available under CC-BY-SA unless otherwise noted. You might want to check with the Honolulu Star Advertiser. Doug Rivera from Glass Candle! Mahalo. It is professionally matted and framed. This is the one with the boxes with xerox marked for votes for u.s. president, Donny please contact me with regards to purchasing your 72 poster. The wind blew the music throughout the crater it was unreal. My Dad worked overseas so, he, my brother who was stationed in Hawaii at the time, my sister and I all met up in Hawaii of 10 days over xmas 77. Did you know back in the 70s, Diamond Head on Oahu was the outdoor venue for a big music festival that was Hawaiis equivalent to Woodstock? Flash Cadillac Thats right..and if you caught the Cheech and Chong act on day 2 ..I think))1976..he made a big joke about the elephant weed..man..that was some good sheet man..)) Quicksilver Messenger Service and I really remember Santana..Thanks for jogging my memory. Think they played in 75. Mahalo! I was a young marine stationed at Kaneohe MCAS. She looks like I did back then, so wondering. Mahalo Nui Loa! At twilight the stage tested the sound equipment on the stage and played the 2001 space odyssey. Will pay fair price or can trade for other Hawaii concert posters I have from the 70s. I think I remember you. I was in the Army and after a year in Nam I was allowed to live in Hawaii for 10 months before returning home to California. On one stage there was Styx, and the other Journey, the two lead guitarist was going back and forth challenging each other who can pick the best riffs on the guitars. (When Journey performed in 1977 it was with then-lead singer Robert Fleischman, pre-Steve Perry. Mahalo if anyone can help. It was well worth it. Nrdlingen - Wikipedia In August 2016, he was succeeded by Igor Zelensky, who led the company until April 2022. As usual I have vague memories of the 60s-70s concerts. My wife Kilohana both attended. Was at the 71 festival, at least I think I was there (haha). (had only lived there for 6 mos.). saw hendrix at the HIC and the art park on halloween in 69(? Actually, Ive never been to a crater festival. The best of times. We were high enough to where no one found us. Little River Band I went to quite a few of the Crater Festivals and also collect the posters. We were sad to hear it, but at least we can say we were there for it with 20,000 fans attending. "(Protect Kahoolawe Ohana activist) George Helm was one of the first artists to combine nationalism and music," said John Berger, Star-Bulletin music critic. Wow, cool facts @Steve! Bloody hot day in the crater. Looking back, I should have just ventured on my own and enjoyed the music something I would totally do today. Since she had gone solo from the Stone Ponies Im wondering if her backing band could have been The Eagles as she used them early in her career? I was bussing it then, ended up late to work (busss fault) & was fired right then! To jog your memories and put you there, heres a few pictures: Do you remember attending the crater festivals? I was there and remember well the fire and great entertainment. I was 15 and on the road to ruin. @volleymom2: Maybe wasbut it was $2 or $3 we didnt have. We danced, laughed, slid on makeshift water slides as it was pipin hot, Stone Poneys, Santana. 1978. Crater in 1978. I remember meeting you at one of them, I remember you Bruce A transcendental experience. I used to put posters up for Moffatt, Rosene, and JFL too. Posted on . Phillip,Reagan,Wayson,Brah,Keith,Al,Joby and Santos. I am looking for a poster from the last crater festival in 1978. Aloha, Brah! Having played WR for the U of H, I also knew Kaponohe was a lineman. Moffatt, an island entertainment promoter for more than 35 years, said the crater festivals were the high point. (dont read anything into that!) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G5GqhmV1LvI&feature=results_video&playnext=1&list=PL296EBD8C4697FBDD. @volleymom2 i think ankles remembers stuff that hed rather have forgotten! However, DLNR voted against commercial use in order to conserve the semi-wild nature of the park as much as possible. I was working at Makaha Inn when they were here & met them all outside the West Course Pro Shop. seawalker: Wrong brand of bea in the handotherwise, that be me. All the major news stations were at the airport to shoot the arrival as local fans disbelieved that such a prestigious group of performers could be assembled for one festival. I hoped that they would have continued until I was, but it did not. When they opened the doors that morning they played Here comes the Sun, everyone smoking doobies waiting in the tunnel..and wow..as we walked into the crater. I heard about Crater Festivals but never went to one. Specifically a newspaper article from the Honolulu Times in early January of those years that speaks about the festival. Mahalo. Im 70 now Aloha. The Hawaii National Guard ran the crater and had no objections. Even then, the young and hungry band had . There were people you never saw anywhere else all year, but you saw them at every Crater Celebration. I was not old enough to go to these. Above one stretch of stairs, a series of freestanding overhead beams, whose purpose now seems perplexing, were once used to place camouflaging. Gabby Pahinui, Peter Moon and the Sunday Manoa were forerunners of the new style. Yup, for that very reason, da Mary Janes, Im hoping the Sunshine Festivals make a comeback. Next. We all did it for free and the music was worth it as I had lots of local bands on my stage. Or you might also check the Bishop Museum as they have a huge archive also. I was fifteen and I was visiting friends on the island. @Mike in Waipio I remember my dad taking me to some kind of fair at the HIC exhibition hall when I was around 8 or so. Prior to the 1st Fest we did a much smaller event at Kapiolani Park were we gave away free bananas and a surf board. Have memories too numerous and too long to mention in this reply. Wow, Oh I remember Day 2 of 76. I think I was a bit too young to be there because it scared the shit out of me. Crater Festival. magic, simply magic. I also collect Hawaii concert posters from the late 60s thru the mid 70s and have some to trade if you or anybody else is interested. Event held in the crater of Diamond Head on December 31, 1975, and, January 1, 1976. ". Please say there will be a next one! Hey M, you get the original Tom Sellers poster? LOL, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fZ-rFHQVxZA&feature=list_related&playnext=1&list=ALzxNYRMVOCRhwa-FckfObeKs5RK3Dcpuv. Skip to main content. We climbed down in the morning to join the festivities and during that time Its a beautiful day came on stage and played white bird for their first song. $125 for a ticket I think back when it first started it was like $5 and you could walk in. Heres a recent article on the event on SA: http://the.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/2006/Jan/17/ln/FP601170340.html. The state monument welcomes upwards of 3,000 visitors a day, streaming to the summit, eager to capture a golden sunrise, crimson sunset or sweeping panorama of Waikikis skyline. Part of the magic of Hawaii, the most magical years of my life. Better yet, access to invite band members to sail with my friends to Lahaina and jam. Hows it going. Last seen them the next summer in SFO. I have that poster. No sound, but great footage of the crowds. Artist charts. There were huge mud puddles, and watching a bunch of stoned nude hippies diving into the puddles was classic. I can close my eyes and still see stages and bands playing with the pungent smell of grass in the air. Diamond Head dropped its fatigues, ushering free-spirited throngs to its annual Sunshine Music Festival, referred to more commonly as the Crater Fest. Remembered broadly as the Diamond Head Crater Festivals, sometimes called the Sunshine Festival, these concerts brought out heavyweights of the era like Carlos Santana, America, Styx, Journey, War and Tower of Power, alongside Hawaii talent like Cecilio & Kapono and the Mackey Feary Band. Your band delivered(Keep playing that rock n roll,Colour my world, the whole 9 yards). I was stationed onboard the USS Coucal (ASR-8) on Sub base Pearl Harbor as a EN3 , we had just got back from Westpac 74 in Sept and I made it to both festivals on in Jan and the following in July, those were good times!! I never made it to a crater festival. Aloha, Brah! Im still laughing hahahahahahahaha! Its good to put some thoughts down in writing while I still can remember, but getting difficult. Good job, Rodney. As far as I know Neil Diamond never played any of the Crater Festivals. Diamond Head Crater Festival 1971 - Festivival lived on paoakalini two doors down from the original free clinic. During that time and after, however, Hawaii was the scene for most of the big rock and entertainment acts in the country. Unfortunately I missed America. Collectors item for sure, keep it flat and protected. Do you remember Jim Linkner or anyone else that worked there? Neil Diamond was one of the performers. ! ), For some strange reason, one of the headline acts was David Carradine & Barbara Seagull Hershey. The Hawaii concert was only their second public appearance together. I was there on July 5, 1975. The band played one of the early sets. We had a little smoke, but the pot brownies offered at one of the booths were fantaaastic, truly mellow and of all things, on an Army Base inside of Diamond Head Crater, still gets me, haha , Aloha, Its framed and hanging on the wall. Interesting topic Rodney. John Griess, Hi Donny I have a 72 among other years available for sale. Not there now. Last time I was responsible!!! I have owned 3 of these through the years, but this one I have held onto, as it is signed by Tom Sellers in 1974. I didnt know that Little Feat was playing! I had just moved to Oahu after three years in Greece and saw this flyer in Waikiki for the Crater Celebration to be held in the Diamond Head crater over the weekend. And it was free! I didnt know who they were. Memories. Country Joe & The Fish America Fleetwood Mac headlined the two day Diamond Head Crater Festival, closing the weekend. sat at the tunnel entrance and got a lot of pictures taken since i was skinny, tanned and long haired. Super spaced out experience.good times!! Caught the bus home around 10 o clock and met my dad who picked us up at the Umi St. terminal, remember that? We dropped acid in the middle of the night and walked to the crater and snuck into the venue, sleeping on top of a truck trailer so nobody would see us. oh it was for sure..I do recall..it was so hilarious and so true.. Im from the Big Island but remember visiting Oahu and my super cousin Cheryl and her boyfriend taking me to a Crater Festival. A lot of military folk, probably future Vietnam vets, guys smoking doobies & a few topless girls (My teenage jaw dropped). Hollywood. Diamond Head was once home to dryland forests and a wetland lake that swelled to cover half the craters floor during heavy rains, attracting a variety of waterbirds. Future plans call for new lookouts and trails to the rim, access to historical features, and improvements to pedestrian and vehicle flow. The festivals were a sign of the 1960s' live-and-let-live times. We were just a funky little jug band and followed the blasting of the Beatles, Here Comes the Sun, to get the PA system going. Does anyone know if Bob Kent still around. Numerous proposals had been put forward over the years as possible uses for the crater, from a zoo, golf course, sports park, or theme park, to a place for camping and hosting festivals. 1972 poster for sale. I think it was 74 when I went. I cant remember much or the entertainment. Diamond Head Concert & Tour History (Updated for 2023) - Concert Archives My Blog. Hey Doug Rivera of Glass Candle! 1975, I remember reading the Advertisers build up to the crater festival. @Carmen Thanks for your post! It was a perfect overcast Saturday and no wind at all. The 5 Most Enlightening Facts from the - Dallas Observer A Hui Hou. Hello, Linda Ronstadt had left the Stone Ponies and sang as a single. Aloha and Malama Pono, PUNA STRONG. Would love to know the full list of performers. Also attended the Concerts out at the Hawaii Raceway. I eventually joined my brothers rock band ( White Chapel & Boo the Rock n Roll Band). Sunrise to Sunset. Its original and in excellent shape. The original Sunshine Festivals were free. @Kathryn Shalley Hi there. Plus food, jewelry, clothing, etc. Little River Band at Diamond Head State Monument, Honolulu, HI, USA. I was a young marine stationed at Kaneohe MCAS. Comments. The place is known as Leahi in Hawaiian, referring to its shape which resembles the brow of the ahi (tuna), while also potentially translating as wreath of fire, alluding to the practice in ancient times of lighting fires along the rim as navigational lights. I was just reminiscing about the Crater Festivals. I just found this page. Artist: Big Brother & the Holding Company, Venue: Diamond Head State Monument, Honolulu, HI, USA. I remember that I had to leave when Billy Preston was singing Will It Go Round in Circles. I could hear him as I was walking out of the crater., I remember when C&K were first starting out and playing at the Crater. @Jadd I remember Bobbie McGee! Stevie Guitar Sparks and Matthew Akiona Crater Culture | Hawaii.com One of the best days ever. @snow My guess is that ankles saw himself in one of the pictures above and was having an exteme bad hair day. I dont remember much.its kind of a Purple Haze now. Aloha, Rare! Still have the T-shirt and fond memories of my first few days in Hawaii. But that doesnt stop me from starting a blog post about the event and having all of you share your memories of attending the Crater Festivals. Event. Its a blur! Meanwhile, a new looped section has been erected at the peak, to ease the flow of foot traffic. I was one of the promoters for the 2 day Crater Festival 75-76. That sort of passion today is unfashionable. Not like Okinawan Festival you know. Remember sitting on edge of crater watching fireworks below in town. Anyone interested can email me at. As we lived in walking distance, my friends came over and parked on my street and we walked over to DH Crater. i was a little young for the crater festivals when they first started, probably still a little young when they ended! I was always the one up front by the stage clapping my hands in the air and rocking out. Worked for Easy Music at the time and we did sound at several events in Honolulu. Few days later Im in the Crater for an incredible two day show Lydia Pense was fantastic, Flo & Eddie and Turtles were humerous, Fleetwood Mac right after their breakthrough album, Graham Central Station had the place on their feet. Gedo the next Jimi Hendrix, or something like that, will be there. . Asked my parents if I could go and they said NO. How did you know that? I remember the fire and how quickly it grew. No festival people yet! With John Magaro, Steve Zahn, Dylan Baker, Megan Stevenson, Matthew Del Negro, Brad Leland. @rodney: I was looking at the poster at the top of your blog from The 6th Annual Sunshine Festival on January 1, 1974. 1: Quicksilver Messenger Service: 1 : Big Brother & the Holding Company: 1 : I was stationed @ Pearl 71-72,and attended the 72 festival. Soulo001@outlook.com. Apparently, my dad and his friends did not think about the cleanup from the festival and lost a lot of money/time trying to manage sanitation on the back end. KKUA 1975 ORIG DIAMOND HEAD CRATER SUNSHINE FESTIVAL CELEBRATION POSTER. We climbed the crater New Years night before concert. The JOURNEY Line-Up : Robert Fleischman (Vocals) Gregg Rolie (Keyboards, Vocals) Neal Schon (Guitars) Ross Valory (Bass) Aynsley Dunbar (Drums). Wish I had one from the 71 festival. . Bachman Turner Overdrive was as driving as expected. Every think where the Hows It Brah got started in Hawaii Nei? Great memories. 1986strat@gmail.com. The first day featured Lydia Pense And Cold Blood and Canned Heat. As they were playing this song the doves were flying around the perimeter of the crater and when the song ended all the doves lifted out of the crater and flew away. After her directorship, Ivan Lika took over as director of the company from 1998 to 2016. Thanks for jogging so many musical memories through the years, @volleymom2 so the year you went to the crater festival, I mustve not seen you at halmunis house, eh? crater festival 1978 lineup We use to co e every year for a week or two to Waikiki and after that never saw anything like this again.
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