What began as a revolution in summer musical theatre in 1949, ended as a Concert Venue. The times had changed, to say the least.
As in the previous few years, the mainstay of presentations was concerts. Thirty-six Pop, Rock, Jazz, and Orchestral single performance were presented.. That being said, they were mostly the headliners on the concert circuit that year; Ike and Tina Turner to BB King to Stan Kenton to Little Richard to Chicago, and The Four Seasons.
Greg from The Tour Archive website, provided us with the list of performers and dates for 1970. We appreciate his contribution to the Music Circus website.
Procol Harem
Delaney & Bonnie and Friends
Doc Severinsen and the N.B.C. Tonight Orchestra
Wayne Cochran & His CC Riders
The Glenn Miller Orchestra
The Paul Butterfield Blues Band
Pacific Gas & Electric
Alexander Rabbit
The James Gang
Enjoyed your website. Hope you can pull together a schedule for the final concert season. Although I can't help you with any firm dates, I saw two shows at the Circus that summer—The James Gang and Fleetwood Mac.
Both shows were significant. The James Gang performed all the great songs from their second (and best) album, "Rides Again," months before its official release in Oct. 1970.
The Fleetwood Mac show in August featured one of the first US performances by Christine McVee, who officially joined the band that month shortly after the departure of guitarist Peter Green.
Best of luck with the site.
I shall return, Eric, Ocean Isle Beach, NC
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Fleetwood Mac
Barb Carlin wrote:
I was fortunate enough to have see so many performances here from 1966 through 1970. One memory was of Fleetwood Mac - after the show was over and most of the audience left, Fleetwood Mac came back on stage and did an impromptu set of cover songs which we would now refer to as "oldies" - those remaining in the audience scrambled up to the front seats and saw the best show yet! What great memories I have of so many other performances and this place!
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Josh White, Jr.
This was the last performance staged at St. John Terrell's Lambertville Music Circus. The property was eventually sold to become a housing development where many of the street names reflect the history of the property.
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