August Jam
{{Short description|Outdoor concert in 1974}}
{{Infobox music festival
| name =August Jam
| image =300px
| caption =
| location =Concord, North Carolina, United States
| years_active =1974
| founders =Kaleidoscope Productions, AYS and WROQ
| dates =August 10, 1974
| genre = Rock, including blues-rock, progressive rock, country rock, and Southern rock styles
| attendance = 300,000+
| capacity =
| website =[http://www.allmanbrothersband.com/index.php?module=My_eGallery&do=showpic&gid=37&pid=3455&orderby=dateD Scan of Newspaper Ad for Concert]
}}
August Jam was an outdoor concert held on Saturday, August 10, 1974, at the Charlotte Motor Speedway outside of Charlotte, North Carolina, in the United States. The concert promoter was Kaleidoscope Productions and it was sponsored by radio stations WAYS and WROQ. The concert featured The Allman Brothers Band, Emerson, Lake & Palmer, Foghat, Black Oak Arkansas, The Marshall Tucker Band, The Ozark Mountain Daredevils, PFM, Grinderswitch, and others.[http://www.allmanbrothersband.com/index.php?module=My_eGallery&do=showpic&gid=37&pid=3455&orderby=dateD Scan of Newspaper Ad for Concert] The Eagles were booked to play, but canceled.{{citation needed|date=October 2015}} It was the largest concert ever held in the state of North Carolina and one of the largest in the U.S. at that time, with an estimated attendance in excess of 300,000.{{cite book |last=Fielden |first=Greg |title=Charlotte Motor Speedway |page=72 |publisher=MBI Publishing |year=2000}}
History
The November 1974 issue of Circus magazine had this to say about Emerson, Lake & Palmer's performance:November 1974 issue of Circus magazine - "ELP - ON TOUR WITH THE SHOW THAT NEVER ENDS
{{blockquote|Emerson, Lake and Palmer performed an operation on the U.S. this summer... In Charlotte, North Carolina, the feedback fiends caused double-trouble with the hot boogie chefs, The Allman Brothers, in what was billed as an August Jam. The fans were so blitzed by the groups' powerhouse sets they sat dazed in their automobiles after the show and jammed Charlotte traffic for hours.}}
There was a limited number{{Clarify|reason=vague|date=July 2015}}{{Cite web |last=Domecq |first=Cailyn |date=7 March 2022 |title=Woodstock, part 2? Fans remember massive rock concert at Charlotte Motor Speedway |url=https://www.charlotteobserver.com/entertainment/article259030373.html |access-date=3 March 2023 |website=Charlotte Observer}} of tickets sold prior to the concert, and when many thousands of additional fans showed up on the day of the performances, those thousands proceeded to crash the fences and rush to the infield. Many of the facilities were overwhelmed due to the crowds, and the weather did not cooperate either, producing a sporadic rain that drenched the concert goers, and turned the infield into a muddy quagmire. However, the music went on as scheduled.{{citation needed|date=October 2015}}
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See also
{{Portal|Rock music}}
References
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External links
{{Commons category}}
- [http://www.allmanbrothersband.com/index.php?module=My_eGallery&do=showpic&gid=37&pid=3455&orderby=dateD Scan of Newspaper Ad for Concert]
- [http://www.allmanbrothersband.com/index.php?module=My_eGallery&do=showpic&pid=3604 Scan of backstage pass]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20070929104456/http://www.metrotimes.com/editorial/review.asp?id=79767 Detroit Metro Times Review of Black Oak Arkansas DVD featuring August Jam performance]
- [http://www.bathroomdarkroom.com/?p=113 Photos of ELP, Allman Brothers, BOA, Foghat, Wolfman Jack, the crowd and others]
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Category:Music festivals established in 1974
Category:1974 in the United States
Category:Concerts in the United States
Category:Rock festivals in the United States