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1974 Steve Miller Band & Ten Years After...
1974 Steve Miller Band & Ten Years After...
Item # 720373
March 28, 1974
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, March 28, 1974
* Steve Miller Band - American classic rock group
* Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum concert ad
* Ten Years After - British blues rock band
* Madison Square Garden advertisement
Page 53 has a advertisement for a upcoming "STEVE MILLER BAND" concert at the Nassau Coliseum in Uniondale, New York. (see image)
AI notes: On April 29, 1974, the Steve Miller Band performed at the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Uniondale, New York, during a high-energy leg of their U.S. tour promoting the The Joker album, which had been released just a few months earlier in late 1973. The concert featured Boz Scaggs as a supporting act—himself a former bandmate of Miller's in the Steve Miller Blues Band—making the night a reunion of sorts for fans familiar with their early San Francisco roots. Also on the bill was The James Cotton Band, bringing blues harmonica firepower to the stage. The show came at a pivotal moment in Miller's career, with "The Joker" having become a breakout hit and signaling his shift from psychedelic blues-rock toward a more radio-friendly, laid-back sound. The Nassau Coliseum, known for hosting major rock acts, was reportedly packed with a lively crowd, and the evening delivered a mix of Miller's early blues-rock material along with newer, more melodic hits—marking a transition that would lead him to even greater commercial success in the years to come.
Page 55 has another full page ad for a upcoming "TEN YEARS AFTER" concert at Madison Square Garden in Manhattan.
I suspect this to be an extremely rare item because there was really no reason to save it at the time.
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Complete in 112 pages, one fold across the center, nice condition.
Provenance: This issue comes from The Village Voice's own archives, part of their in-house collection used to create their digital archive.
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Category: The 20th Century
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