Besides, we saved on the the admission probably $5 or $10? I had never seen my Sis dance before nor since. Do you have a poster left from the 1973 festival that you would be willing to trade? . July 4th 1974 It was called the Crater Celebration. Next one for sure! drunk as a skunk, drunk as a skunk.. The line-up included: Cecilio & Kapono Mahalo Rodney Lee for the blog site. Guud morning MLCers! Our offices were in a house in Kahala on Kealaolu avenue. Id just spent almost 3 months submerged on a Nuclear Sub, returned to Pearl and our place in Waikiki, so this day was particularly unique and beautiful for me. Mackey Feary Band In the summer of 1966, the Teen Fair was held at the HIC exhibition hall with many booths of things supposedly of interest to teens. Crater Festival 1971 with Carlos Santana and Buddy Miles was a real eye opener for a young Army draftee who was fortunate to do his time in Hawaii at Fort Shafter. 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. 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. https://www.pinterest.com/claytonchun/diamond-head-music-festival/, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ONvh-imtzRY, http://www.hawaiibase.com/wiki/Diamond_Head_Crater_Festivals. The 1970 festival took place in June and the line-up included: Cecilio & Kapono haha. 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. Sure dont remember paying to get in. Things were passed and smoked; my parents caught me smoking a cigarette on the local news. Probably explains why we climbed over the side of Diamond Head to get in. crater festival 1978 lineup - aspire-english.com lol. I started writing the Midlife Crisis blog for The Honolulu Advertiser for almost 3 years. Did a lot of walking around and checking out who we would see from school and other places. I am looking for a poster from the last crater festival in 1978. About 30 from our booth was a stage. Event. Thats where I met my wife! I only remember one other band that played, local guys with brass, electric guitars, lidat. Memory that lasts forever, yup Santana. This was an incredible festival. You might want to check with the Honolulu Star Advertiser. Yup, for that very reason, da Mary Janes, Im hoping the Sunshine Festivals make a comeback. Edit setlist Show all edit options. Reason I remember the 2 bands- was showing friend around Waikiki-a table of guys asked if they could buy us a drink. Thanks for jogging my memory of the first concert in Diamondhead Crater. BTO America Cheech and Chong the Turtles Santana Rush or maybe Mahogany Rush, dont quite remember.. all were great! Elvin Bishop Flo & Eddie provided the entertainment on the flight to Hawaii, Fleetwood Mac was the headliner. Great sitting on gozas on the grass. Lots of concerts during that time. So many years ago so many memories. Fleetwood Mac headlined the two day Diamond Head Crater Festival, closing the weekend. I was just a kid. Big Brother & the Holding Company at Diamond Head Crater Festival 1970. If you still have one please contact me Thank You . Your band delivered(Keep playing that rock n roll,Colour my world, the whole 9 yards). Not there now. The odd thing wasn't that men and women were walking around naked, some smoking marijuana at noon in Diamond Head Crater. 2 day Crater Festival of Life,12/31/75-1/1/76. 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. cheech and chong too seems like they were right before or right after the turtles never forget the pink tutu. Please send them to [email protected] Attended Kaewae Elem, Dole Inter, and Farrington. Would love to find a poster from that one. Bloody hot day in the crater. When we left, it was usually the last group playing. I just found this page. I remember the fire and how quickly it grew. you DA MAN! Hey..me againsorry Santana wasnt at the first one in Diamondhead. @Kathryn Shalley Hi there. If anyone has one for sale, email me at: [email protected], I have two of the Tom Sellers Crater Fedtival posters for sale or trade for the 1970 and 1978 posters I need to complete my collection. techtuts Site Admin Posts: 314 Joined: Sun Feb 07, 2016 8:06 pm Location: Liverpool, UK Re: 1977-07-04 - Diamond Head Crater Festival, Honolulu, Hawaii Postby techtuts Thu Mar 09, 2017 10:06 pm Great times!!!!! I didnt know that Little Feat was playing! Remember also the beautiful wahines. Apparently the event made headlines (due to scandal), and I would love to see any of the media coverage that followed the event. Im still laughing hahahahahahahaha! We went to concession stand, where they were making some hot chocolate but since it wasnt ready, we had coffee black & steaming. )OD at one of em, but my history with Hawaiis rock and roll began with the gigs at the Civic Auditorium with Led Zep,Jefferson Starship, War, etc. Rodney, in the second photo, Im the kid in the red shirt on the left. My friends and I went hoping to see Jimmy Page play with Detective as he played on their album. War 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. I heard them and said wow, they are really good- history made!! Like Rodney said, it was new years, so was hard to deviate from tradition, but I went to one and only one of those festivals, the one with Santana and Buddy Miles. I remember all the drinking, face painting, and the smell of doobies in the air, too. Posted on . crater festival 1978 lineup

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