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Last update April 2011
| The Who Put the Boot In . Celtic Football Club .Glasgow. 6-5-76 The Who, Sensational Alex Harvey Band ,Little Feat, Outlaws,Streetwalkers, Widowmaker . |
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The crowd at Parkhead - all photos kindly supplied by Gordon G . Images are in the public domain, sourced from the Scottish Archives. |
Just got linked to this site.....and saw myself and my girlfriend in the first photo (we're on the left, eating what looks like pork pies). We came down from Aberdeen for the gig.....it's a mix of half-forgotten images now, but it was a great day out. I saw all the bands and enjoyed them all, although the Outlaws set is the one I recall least.
Contrary to one of the other posters, I really liked Streetwalkers.....Roger Chapman was pretty scary though...he was rocking a mike stand back and fore, and pretending to headbutt it...then eventually he made contact, and a triangle of Chapman forehead went flying out into the crowd. He carried on, blood coming out of the resulting 'missing piece'.
Alex Harvey was visually very entertaining, and I liked the set a lot, despite not being a big fan. Little Feat were pretty good, although more laid back, but, by the time it was getting dark we were all impatient for The Who. As mentioned, the lasers were very effective, creating a canopy of light.....but my favourite bit (and my favourite bit of any concert ever) was after the keyboard doodling near the end of Baba O'Riley when Townsend came leaping from the right of the stage as he played a massive chord....there was a great big round flare/light thing which was right in front of us, and it went off as he hit the chord, silhouetting Pete in mid air.....and, just like when you stare at a lightbulb for a while, we could still see a negative image of the scene in our eyes for a good while after.
Another great memory was the generosity of some Glasgow folk beside us who shared the bottle of vodka they'd smuggled in with us, as we'd lost our carry-out to the police......we shared our food with them, and there was a great deal of friendliness in our wee bit of Parkhead.Being a nostalgic old saddo I 've still got my copy of 'Bellboy', and the free sunshade, courtesy of Sounds!
Alan Davidson
The Who - I've seen them play 3 times. Parkhead in 1976 was the best. It was the first time I'd been there, being a Rangers supporter. They were a tremendous live band. It was an all-day, open air concert where they had a competition to win the organ from 'Tommy', which a local boy won, then Keith Moon set it on fire. Also playing were The Streetwalkers, with Roger Chapman, ex lead singer of The Family. They were garbage and got booed off. Roger Chapman said "the sun's been playing while my bands been playing, but now its going to piss down on you all."
Then The Outlaws played. They had to throw bottles of Jack Daniels into the crowd to calm them down. The Sensational Alex Harvey Band were next, great in their home town. They had the crowd behind them. They were a great live band. Little Feat were 3rd top of the bill. They were good but they were an album rather than a singles band. The opening band were Widow Maker, who's lead singer was Steve Ellis who used to be in Love Affair.
At last found someone who remembers the Parkhead Who/Alex Harvey concert.
What a day, although I missed the JD throwing incident and to be honest all the rest. AlI I really remember is Alex Harvey almost stealing the show from the Who but when they turned on the lasers everyone was giving it Ooooooooooooohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh....................
Fantastic day of music in Gods country, now one of my old schoolfriends is financial director of Celtic. Sweet 19 at the time, dropped off by my mates Dad and stayed sober the whole concert, Why?
David.
Went to the Glasgow show at Parkhead.
Don't remember much about the Streetwalkers and Widowmaker but the Outlaws were a good country band- some excellent guitar work.
Alex Harvey was a real spectacle. Not many people were 'showmen' in those days but he and his band were theatrical as well as musically entertaining.
The overriding recollection for me was Little Feat. It was the first time I had seen or heard the band, and for me, they blew the rest of the bands, including the Who, off the stage. This was around the time of their 'Last Record Album' release and in Lowell George, they had one of best slide guitarists in the world. Their rhythm section was also brilliant. A great day.
Cheers
Sailin' Shoes
I thought a great thing was the way they recreated Tommy with the laser lights. I think there were three lights but using reflectors it looked as if 12 lasers were coming out of Daltreys head. Remember?
Frank
SAHB onstage at Parkhead , © Syd Wall
I was at the Who concert at Parkhead and although I'd been to a few concerts (Slade at Falkirk/Grangemouth/Reading) I'd never seen anything like the Who live. They were fantastic. I remember Alex Harvey made a good impression, performing on home territory.
The thing I also remember was the much vaunted laser-show, which was a technology new to us up in Scotland, at that time. Reviews from earlier in the tour suggested it was going to be something fantastic, but unfortunately the promoters had not factored in the fact that in June it doesn't get dark until after 11pm in Glasgow. As a result the laser show, which started about 9pm was conducted in what was almost broad daylight, much to the detriment of its real potential.Couldn't detract however a storming performance by the Who.
The picture, which unfortunately has been non-digitally tampered with, shows Doug Smith (left) a journalist who went on to become show biz editor of the Evening News, Myself (lying down in the hoop shirt) I was working as journalist for the Grangemouth Advertiser, and reviewed the concert in my music column. The guy on the right is a very young Brian Guthrie, who went on to promote and pioneer bands like the Rezillos, and many of the punk bands that came out of Scotland. Brian's younger brother Robin formed The Cocteau Twins.
Jim Ferguson
SAHB onstage at Parkhead , © Syd Wall
This is one of my favorite gigs of the 70s.
I still have my Alex Harvey band badge and the Who Put The Boot In badge
My only regret on the dat was not buying the complete Alex Harvey set of badges ..I only have the teacher Alex.
All the bands on the day were good . but the Sensational Alex Harvey Band the Who were both excellent
I had previously sen the Who at the Apollo in Renfield St now sadly gone on the day a guy called Derek William Dick was at the gig, he later became known to us all as Fish from Marillion .
Faith Healer will always have a special place in my heart .BrachtThunder
I remember this day so well. This was to be the second of three times I saw The Who, the first time being a completely unexpected win of 2 tickets in a Daily Record competition to see them in the Apollo, Renfield St, October 1975.
Anyway, June 1976 and I had got tickets by mail for a group of us. My brother came over from Cowdenbeath and picked me up in Musselburgh in his gold Hillman Hunter and the others set off from Dalkeith and Edinburgh. One of the guys had a medium blue MG roadster. So sometime later, we parked along London Road and gathered in a pub near Parkhead. Then off to the gig. I bought a programme book and we staked a claim somewhere in the middle. I can’t recall Roger Chapman and must have missed him. However, Widowmaker caught my attention as it contained Steve Ellis (ex Love Affair) and also Luther Grosvenor (ex Mott The Hoople). I enjoyed them and Little Feat etc but to be honest, I was only there to see two bands, SAHB and the ‘Orrible ‘Oo and was wishing the day would move quicker !
SAHB onstage at Parkhead , © Syd Wall
Meantime a ball of silver foil plopped out of the air into our little tartan-rug empire and some hippy-type appeared, very keen on where it had landed. We told him nothing was there and to p*ss off. Later when we got home, we all searched our bags for little silver balls ! Didn’t find anything. As for SAHB, they were monumental – they had the big Vambo block wall behind the band. I can’t remember the song order but look, does life get any better than this, a lovely warm, sunny evening in Glasgow, loads of music fans, then that lone, deep vibrant echoing staccato note, the slow drum flourish then we’re all singing "Let me put my hands on you !" and "Vambo – coming to the rescue !", "Framed "and lots more. Zal Cleminson in his green jumpsuit, stacked slippers and white French clown face was doing great. Alex and the boys in front of the home crowd ! Then my favourite – a little bit of quiet, introspective electric piano, then Alex’s quiet ballad solo "The Tomahawk Kid, you know what he did, in a cave on Treasure Island ?"……" there was Captain Dan and Billy Bones and me…… and the Tomahawk Kid !!!!!!" and then all hell let loose ! And don’t forget the supreme singalong moment – DA-DAH ! doot-doot-doot-doot-doot-doot-doot-doot-doot-doot-doot DA-DAH ! doot-doot-doot-doot-doot-doot-doot-doot-doot-doot-doot " I saw the light on the night that I passed by her window" DAH-DAH-DAH-DAH—DAH-DAH DAH " I saw the flickering shadows of love on the blinds". A monumental event was taking place. All too soon, they were finished and the summer evening sky was still bright and sunny.
SAHB onstage at Parkhead , © Syd Wall
Then a long wait – the crowd chanting "All we are saying – is give us The Who - All we are saying – is give us The Who !!" it seemed forever. Meanwhile I was sussing out all the bits of strange kit among the lighting etc. Then all of a sudden – there they were !!! Ching ! —ching-ching—Ching ! ---ching-ching "Gotta feeling inside – a certain kind – I feel hot and cold – right down in my soul yeh". The white-knuckle roller-coaster ride had started and we were all taking a front seat ! We were on our feet the whole time - the whole crowd was - in our own and collective heavens ! I think the lasers came on about Tommy time. It was still not dark enough to see the green beams of light dancing on stage and in the air around us, so the roadies started the smoke generators to thicken up the air, so we could see the laser effects. I’m not a religious guy, but when Roger Daltrey was singing "See Me Feel Me" and then "Listening To You", it was the nearest thing to a spiritual experience I’ve had ! Everyone was mesmerized by the power of the moment. I’ll always remember that moment. Their performance was great throughout and when Pete leapt his giant leap at the end of Won’t Get Fooled Again, I’m sure he jumped that bit further ! Outside the concert, Parkhead’s real purpose kicked in. My brother’s gold car was still fine, but my mate’s mid-blue MG had smashed lights and a ripped soft-top. Lesson ? - never bring a blue car to a green area ! When we arrived back in Edinburgh, my brother and me were still buzzing with adrenaline. Just as well, when we arrived we had a lively nurses’ house-party to go to !
All the best
Lachlan Gow
SAHB onstage at Parkhead , © Syd Wall
Yes it was fun, BUT,
Remember the polis taking all our bevvy and throwing it in skips, the Glasgow DS pulling hundreds of people for smoking a joint, and that huge battle that started half way through the little feat gig.
These all remind me of Glasgow in the 70's chaotic, very violent, and completely out of touch with everything that was not alcohol based!
I was a student there for 6 years and it was like living in the dark ages!
But the who were amazing, particularly Keith Moon destroying his drum kit and Pete Townsend and Roger Daltry having a punch up. (although i think the concert at the apollo in 75 was better)
Alex harvey was unforgettable, fantastic, and it was great fun throwing bottles at the outlaws!
cheers
James
The Glasgow gig was my first ever rock gig and was also memorable as I missed the last train home to Kilmarnock which pleased my folks immensely- although my dad did take pity on me and drove up to collect me! This set a precedent and I lost count of the number of subsequent gigs I was picked up from at the old Glasgow Apollo.
I am puzzled that out of the thousands around that day that no recordings have ever surfaced of any of the bands that played that day. I do remember that we were all searched on the way in by the bouncers. At subsequent gigs at the Apollo I devised some ingenious ways of getting cassette recorders in and at one time I held a fairly good collection of recordings. Sadly many of them were destroyed two years ago when my car was set on fire by vandals-they had been in a box in the boot destined to be transfered onto disc-my wife couldn't understand why I was more upset about that than losing the Scorpio!
Little Feat onstage at Parkhead , © Syd Wall
My memories of the Parkhead gig are still quite vivid. I remember Widowmaker were disappointing. Streetwalkers were (at the time ) not my kind of music. I enjoyed Little Feat and the Outlaws although I didn't know any of their material. Although I was there to see the Who I was blown away by The Sensational Alex Harvey Band and when Alex kicked his way through the wall dressed as Adolf Hitler to launch into 'Framed" the whole place went bananas! I had never seen anything like it! Sadly this was the one and only time I saw Alex on stage although I have seen the reformed SAHB many times over the years-and the are still sensational!
The Who had a hard act to follow that night but they delivered the goods- I cant see how anyone could have been disappointed as is implied by reading some other folks memories of the event.
The light show was spectacular although it was still light until well after 10pm- we all left the stadium on a mega high.
It is only as time has gone by that I really appreciated the wealth of talent that took to the stage that day. I became an avid Little Feat fan and consider myself so lucky to have seen and heard the great Lowell George in person.Similarly the Outlaws were brilliant too. Anyway if any recordings do turn up-no matter how poor please contact me.
Regards
Douglas Kearney
I remember this day so well. This was to be the second of three times I saw The Who, the first time being a completely unexpected win of 2 tickets in a Daily Record competition to see them in the Apollo, Renfield St, October 1975.
Anyway, June 1976 and I had got tickets by mail for a group of us. My brother came over from Cowdenbeath and picked me up in Musselburgh in his gold Hillman Hunter and the others set off from Dalkeith and Edinburgh. One of the guys had a medium blue MG roadster. So sometime later, we parked along London Road and gathered in a pub near Parkhead. Then off to the gig. I bought a programme book and we staked a claim somewhere in the middle.I can’t recall Roger Chapman and must have missed him. However, Widowmaker caught my attention as it contained Steve Ellis (ex Love Affair) and also Luther Grosvenor (ex Mott The Hoople). I enjoyed them and Little Feat etc but to be honest, I was only there to see two bands, SAHB and the ‘Orrible ‘Oo and was wishing the day would move quicker !
Meantime a ball of silver foil plopped out of the air into our little tartan-rug empire and some hippy-type appeared, very keen on where it had landed. We told him nothing was there and to p*ss off. Later when we got home, we all searched our bags for little silver balls ! Didn’t find anything.
As for SAHB, they were monumental – they had the big Vambo block wall behind the band. I can’t remember the song order but look, does life get any better than this, a lovely warm, sunny evening in Glasgow, loads of music fans, then that lone, deep vibrant echoing staccato note, the slow drum flourish then we’re all singing “Let me put my hands on you !” and “Vambo – coming to the rescue !”, “Framed “ and lots more. Zal Cleminson in his green jumpsuit, stacked slippers and white French clown face was doing great. Alex and the boys in front of the home crowd ! Then my favourite – a little bit of quiet, introspective electric piano, then Alex’s quiet ballad solo “The Tomahawk Kid, you know what he did, in a cave on Treasure Island ?” ……” there was Captain Dan and Billy Bones and me…… and the Tomahawk Kid !!!!!!” and then all hell let loose ! And don’t forget the supreme singalong moment – DA-DAH ! doot-doot-doot-doot-doot-doot-doot-doot-doot-doot-doot DA-DAH ! doot-doot-doot-doot-doot-doot-doot-doot-doot-doot-doot “I saw the light on the night that I passed by her window” DAH-DAH-DAH-DAH—DAH-DAH DAH “I saw the flickering shadows of love on the blinds”. A monumental event was taking place. All too soon, they were finished and the summer evening sky was still bright and sunny.
Then a long wait – the crowd chanting “All we are saying – is give us The Who - All we are saying – is give us The Who !!” it seemed forever. Meanwhile I was sussing out all the bits of strange kit among the lighting etc. Then all of a sudden – there they were !!! Ching ! —ching-ching—Ching ! ---ching-ching “Gotta feeling inside – a certain kind – I feel hot and cold – right down in my soul yeh”. The white-knuckle roller-coaster ride had started and we were all taking a front seat ! We were on our feet the whole time - the whole crowd was - in our own and collective heavens !I think the lasers came on about Tommy time. It was still not dark enough to see the green beams of light dancing on stage and in the air around us, so the roadies started the smoke generators to thicken up the air, so we could see the laser effects. I’m not a religious guy, but when Roger Daltrey was singing “See Me Feel Me” and then “Listening ToYou”, it was the nearest thing to a spiritual experience I’ve had ! Everyone was mesmerized by the power of the moment. I’ll always remember that moment. Their performance was great throughout and when Pete leapt his giant leap at the end of Won’t Get Fooled Again”, I’m sure he jumped that bit further !
Outside the concert, Parkhead’s real purpose kicked in. My brother’s gold car was still fine, but my mate’s mid-blue MG had smashed lights and a ripped soft-top. Lesson ? - never bring a blue car to a green area ! When we arrived back in Edinburgh, my brother and me were still buzzing with adrenaline. Just as well, when we arrived we had a lively nurses’ house-party to go to !
All the best
Lachlan Gow
It's been mentioned here, that there appear to be no recordings available from the Celtic Park show of June 5th.
Well, I happen to have a tape of SAHB's set.
Fanfare
Love Story
School's Out
Tomahawk Kid
Isobel Gowdie
Dance To Your Daddy
Hugh & Zal solo spot
Framed
Amos Moses
Vamboit's an audience tape, that sounds quite good, all things considered, despite a condensor-type microphone having been used.
Alex is loud n' clear, but the band sometimes blurry a bit when in full throttle.
Whilst standing in the middle of the field just prior to Widowmaker coming on, I watched as some bloke set up recording equipment, big tripod with reels and large grey furry boom-microphone.
I asked him which bands he was going to film and he said as much as possible, but definitely all of The Who.
After SAHB, we moved right down front for The Who, so I never got the chance to speak to him again.
The sheer power of The Who that day was beyond belief. Magic.
Pal of mine, used to be a big time bootleg dealer, anyway, I asked him whether he'd ever seen any Who boots of this show,
and he thinks it was out on boot-vinyl, titled "In The Park", with a green shade cover similar to "Live At Leeds".
His unconvincing memory probably down to never being a Who fan, (and also constricted to being Alice Cooper Fan #1, with
a memorabilia collection beyond compare)
But, I've yet to speak to anyone else who's ever seen this particular Who boot, so I doubt it.
Sure is a pity that the filmer's stuff hasn't shown up, as he was in such a great spot to capture it all.
Cheers,
AMP
Yes it was fun, BUT,
Remember the polis taking all our bevvy and throwing it in skips, the Glasgow DS pulling hundreds of people for smoking a joint, and that huge battle that started half way through the little feat gig.
These all remind me of Glasgow in the 70's chaotic, very violent, and completely out of touch with everything that was not alcohol based!I was a student there for 6 years and it was like living in the dark ages!
But the who were amazing, particularly keith Moon destroying his drum kit and Pete townsend and roger daltry having a punch up. (although i think the concert at the apollo in 75 was better)
Alex harvey was unforgettable, fantastic, and it was great fun throwing bottles at the outlaws!
cheers
oh by the way did you go to loch lomond bearpark in 78, now there was a real fuck up!James William
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