Bornino, Bruno, “Surf is up for the Beach Boys, Chicago brings windy sound,” Cleveland Press, June 2, 1975, p. D-9. One final World Series of Rock concert, headlined by Bob Seger, took place on July 19, 1980. File:World Series of Rock '74 - 1974 print ad.jpg, https://infogalactic.com/w/index.php?title=World_Series_of_Rock&oldid=4776519, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, About Infogalactic: the planetary knowledge core. The concert was rescheduled for August 26, forcing the cancellation of the fourth World Series of Rock featuring Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band, Todd Rundgren and Utopia, Blue Öyster Cult and the Cars that was originally scheduled for that date. The ticket price was $12.50 (equivalent to $36 in 2016). Kinney, Brian, "Some fans got off on music, others high on marijuana," Cleveland Press, September 2, 1974, p. A-4. Kinney, Brian, "Some fans got off on music, others high on marijuana," Cleveland Press, September 2, 1974, p. A-4. Bornino, Bruno, "Fans 'get religion' at Stadium concert," The Cleveland Press, August 28, 1978, p. B-6. There were five shootings (including one fatality), dozens of robberies and numerous incidents of violence around the stadium in the early morning hours before the concert, where thousands of fans waited overnight. Following the 1975 football season, groundskeepers completely resurfaced the field, and installed a drainage system, to repair damage from the rock concerts. There were five shootings (including one fatality), dozens of robberies and numerous incidents of violence around the stadium in the early morning hours before the concert, where thousands of fans waited overnight. Bornino, Bruno, "Wet rockers unbeatable," The Cleveland Press, August 8, 1977. _graeme_ The Cleveland Press, “Fleetwood Mac concertgoers are rob victims,” August 28, 1978, p. A-12 (man fell trying to climb screen behind home plate). jabink27 nieskese County Stadium in Milwaukee, Wisconsin staged its own series of rock festivals, also called the World Series of Rock, in the early 1980s. Bornino, Bruno, "62,000 see ELO's UFO," The Cleveland Press, July 17, 1978. The first concert of 1976 was scheduled for July 11 with Aerosmith, Todd Rundgren's Utopia, Jeff Beck (with the Jan Hammer Group) and Derringer. The World Series is the annual championship series of Major League Baseball (MLB) and concludes the MLB postseason. The Cleveland Plain Dealer, “Rock music pulls 40,000 to Stadium, August 5, 1974, p. 6-C. Bornino, Bruno, “88,000 rock fans win Modell’s praise,” Cleveland Press, September 2, 1974, p. A-1. [3] As a result, concertgoers occasionally fell—or jumped—off the steep stadium upper deck onto the concrete seating area far below, causing serious injury. Scott, Jane, "The happening," The Cleveland Plain Dealer, June 14, 1978. "1 killed, many hurt as violence mars concert at Stadium", "Promoter Belkin kills 2nd Rock World Series", Lebovitz, Hal. Pink Floyd returned to County Stadium in 1977, drawing an estimated 60,000. Cleveland Stadium was demolished in 1996, and replaced with FirstEnergy Stadium built on the same site. The Cleveland Plain Dealer, "Fleetwood Mac show crowd praised as best behaved," August 27, 1978. At the request of city officials, the concert was rescheduled to Saturday night at 8:00 pm for security reasons, but after receiving many complaints from parents about the late ending time, Belkin canceled the concert. The Cleveland Plain Dealer, "Bases loaded," June 24, 1974 (photo caption); In 1978, the Grand Slam Jam brought in Heart, Journey, Cheap Trick, and Ted Nugent. Bullfn3 JoeAlRomano Tour: Generalgozz CHICAGOSTYXFAN The Cleveland Press, "It's a hit, all bases are covered," June 24, 1974 (photo caption). Bornino, Bruno, "Rainy Sunday," Cleveland Press, June 6, 1977, p. C-1. Cleveland Stadium was the home field of the Cleveland Indians baseball team, so Belkin could only schedule stadium concerts for dates when the Indians were playing out of town. zeppearl The first concert of 1976 was scheduled for July 11 with Aerosmith, Todd Rundgren's Utopia, Jeff Beck (with the Jan Hammer Group) and Derringer. It was replaced by Miller Park. Concerts Wiki is a FANDOM Music Community. Since then, "World Series of Rock" has become a generic term for multi-act concerts. The Cleveland Plain Dealer, “Fleetwood Mac show crowd praised as best behaved,” August 27, 1978. Bornino, Bruno and Banks, Sandy, “City becomes Rocktown as 86,000 fans roll in,” The Cleveland Press, July 1, 1978, p. 1.