Chronological List Of Performers At Lagoon
1900
JUL
8 – Olsen’s Orchestra
1918
JUL
16 – Utah Artillery Band
1939
1947
Tony Pastor
1948
Dell Bush
Frankie Masters
Joe Reichman
The Modernaires
Red Nichols
Shep Fields & His Orchestra
Stan Kenton
1949
Ella Fitzgerald
Sarah Vaughn
Spike Jones
1950
Al Donahue
Charlie Barnet Orchestra & Doc Severinsen
Gene Krupa
Lionel Hampton
T. Texas Tyler
JUN
10 – Glenn Henry
23-24 – Anson Weeks
30 – Jerry Gray
JUL
1-4 – Jerry Gray
5 – Murray Jones
6-8 – Ray Herbeck with Lorraine Benson
AUG
25 – Utah Symphony Orchestra
1951
Alvino Rey
Benny Strong
Blue Barron
Count Basie Orchestra
Eddie Brendt
George Engar Orchestra
Glenn Henry
Lionel Hampton
Mert Draper & His Orchestra
Page Cavanaugh
Stewart Grow Orchestra
AUG
16-17 – Spike Jones
1952
Benny Strong
Fran Warren
George Engar Orchestra
Harry James
Henry Busse
Lionel Hampton
Stewart Grow Orchestra
Tex Beneke
1953
Joni James
Spike Jones
Tex Beneke
JUL
17-18 – Tommy & Jimmy Dorsey
1954
Count Basie Orchestra
George Engar Orchestra
Henry Busse
Jerry Fielding
Les Brown
Louis Jordan
Skinnay Ennis
Spike Jones
MAY
29 & 31 – Jan Garber
JUN
4-5 – The Ames Brothers
1955
Dave Brubeck
Duke Ellington
The Four Coins
Frankie Carle
The Gaylords
Lionel Hampton
Louis Armstrong
Sauter-Finegan
Skinnay Ennis
Tony Pastor
Woody Herman
1956
Duke Ellington
The Four Knights
The Gaylords
The Ink Spots
Mel Torme
Ralph Flanagan
Woody Herman
MAY
4 – Count Basie
25-26 – Lillian Roth
JUL
3-7 – Harry James
20-21, 23-24 – Louis Armstrong
1957
Billy Eckstine
Fats Domino
The Four Freshmen
Stan Kenton
MAY
4 – Les Elgart
11 – The Gaylords
24-25 – Louis Armstrong
30-31 – Les Brown
JUN
1 – Les Brown
7-8 – Red Nichols & His 5 Pennies
14-15 – Billy Eckstine
28-29 – Chet Baker Quartet / Anita O’Day / Johnnie “Scat” Davis
JUL
2 – George Shearing
AUG
2-3 – The Four Knights
9-10 – Dave Brubeck Quartet
1958
The Ames Brothers
Count Basie Orchestra
The Everly Brothers
The Four Aces
The Four Coins
The Four Freshmen
The Four Knights
The Gaylords
The Glenn Miller Orchestra
Hank Thompson
Nelson Riddle & His Orchestra
Stan Kenton
JUN
28 – Nat King Cole
JUL
1 – The Lone Ranger
4-5 – Johnnie Ray
AUG
1-2 – The Everly Brothers
15-16 – Dave Brubeck Quartet
23 – George Hamilton IV / Shelly Manne
SEP
- Les Brown
1959
The Ames Brothers
The Everly Brothers
Fats Domino
George Shearing
The Glenn Miller Orchestra
Johnny Cash
The Kingston Trio
Mel Hall & His Orchestra
Nat King Cole
Ray Anthony
MAY
2 – The Gaylords
9 – June Christy
16 – Eddie Cano
29-30 – The Four Freshmen
JUN
5-6 – Les Brown
AUG
14-15 – Louis Armstrong
21-22 – Red Nichols
1960
Andy Williams
The Brothers Four
Dave Brubeck
Duke Ellington
Ella Fitzgerald
The Four Freshmen
George Scott
Guy Williams
Harry James
Jimmy Dorsey
Johnny Cash
Johnny Mathis
The Kingston Trio
The Lennon Sisters
Les Brown
Les Paul & Mary Ford
Louis Armstrong
The Three Stooges
MAY
27-28 & 30 – Ray McKinley and The Glenn Miller Orchestra
JUN
3-4 – The Kingston Trio
JUL
1-2 & 4 – Mills Brothers
1961
Brenda Lee
Connie Francis
Ella Fitzgerald
The Everly Brothers
Fats Domino
Frankie Laine
George Shearing
Johnny Cash
Johnny Mathis
June Christy
The Kingston Trio
Les Brown
The Limeliters
Marty Robbins
Pat Boone
APR
29 – The Four Preps
SEP
1-2 & 4 – The Four Freshmen
2-4 – The Flying Viennes Trapeze Show starring David Nelson
1962
Bill Haley & The Comets
The Crosby Brothers
Errol Garner
Frankie Laine
George Gobel
George Shearing
The Harmonicats
Johnny Cash
Johnny Mathis
The Kingston Trio
The Lettermen
The Mills Brothers
Peter, Paul & Mary
The Platters
JUL
4 – Ella Fitzgerald
6 – The Platters
13-14 – The Everly Brothers
AUG
2-4 – Nat King Cole
24-25 – Stan Kenton
31 – The Four Preps
SEP
1 & 3 – The Four Preps
- The Everly Brothers
- The Four Lettermen
1963
The Four Freshmen
The Four Lads
Frankie Avalon
The Kingston Trio
The Limeliters
Louis Armstrong
Martin Denny
The New Christy Minstrels
Ray Charles
Woody Herman
JUN
28-29 – The Everly Brothers
AUG
9-10 – Johnny Cash
23-24 – Stan Kenton
30-31 – The Brothers Four
SEP
7 – The Beach Boys
1964
The Four Freshmen
Jan & Dean
Johnny Cash
Johnny Mathis
The Kingston Trio
The Lettermen
Nat King Cole
Lionel Hampton
Louis Armstrong
New Christy Minstrels
Peter, Paul & Mary
Peter & Gordon
The Smothers Brothers
Utah Symphony Orchestra
APR
11 – The Champs
18 – Paul & Paula
MAY
9 – Grand Ole Opry
16 – The Four Preps
JUN
12-13 – The Beach Boys
19-20 – The Everly Brothers
JUL
3-4 – Jonah Jones
10-11 – The Kingston Trio
AUG
22 – Grand Ole Opry
25 – Fats Domino
28-29 – The Everly Brothers
SEP
4-5 – Frankie Avalon
11-12 – The Beach Boys
1965
The Brothers Four
Count Basie Orchestra
Glenn Yarbrough
Johnny Cash
The Kingston Trio
Paul Revere & The Raiders
Shangri-Las
The Statler Brothers
MAY
22 – The Osmond Brothers
29 – The Beach Boys
JUN
4-5 – The Kingsmen
10-11 – The Everly Brothers
JUL
2-3 – Johnny Mathis / The Young Americans
9-10 – Fats Domino
31 – Allan Sherman / Joe “Fingers” Carr
AUG
10 – The Sunrays
13-14 – The Righteous Brothers
20-21 – New Christy Minstrels
1966
The Animals
Beau Brummels
The Dave Clark Five
The Four Freshmen
Hank Thompson
Herman’s Hermits
Johnny Cash
Ray Charles
Sergio Mendes & Brasil ’66
We Five
MAY
28 – Gary Lewis & The Playboys
JUN
4 – Louis Armstrong
11 – Buck Owens & The Grand Ole Opry
18 – Paul Revere & The Raiders
JUL
23 – The Rolling Stones
30 – The Everly Brothers
AUG
27 – The Kingston Trio
SEP
3 – The 3 D’s
9 – The Beach Boys / The Runaways
10 – The Beach Boys
17 – The Association
1967
Bobby Lee
Bobby Vinton
Buck Owens
The Everly Brothers
Glenn Yarbrough
Mitch Ryder
Mojo Men
Paul Revere & The Raiders
The Sandpipers
Sergio Mendes & Brasil ’66
The Turtles
APR
15 – Electric Prunes
MAY
13 – Hank Thompson
19 – The Sopwith Camel
20 – The Buckinghams
27 – The Bossmen / The Groobies / The Churchmen / The Ferraris
JUN
2 – Rock Band Contest: The Tenders / The Jokers / The New Tymes / Inner Needs / The Lyon’s Sher / others
3 – The Kingston Trio
10 – Johnny Cash / June Carter / Statler Bros. / Tennesee 3 / Wranglers
17 – Mitch Ryder
24 – The Turtles
JUL
1 – Good Time Singers
8 – Peter, Paul & Mary
19 – Herman’s Hermits / The Who / The Blues Magoos
22 – The Association
AUG
12 – The Four Freshmen
SEP
8 – The Doors
1968
The Animals
The Buckinghams
The Everly Brothers
Glen Campbell
Glenn Yarbrough
Harper’s Bazaar
The Platters
Sam The Sham & The Pharaohs
Strawberry Alarm Clock
APR
13 – The Bossmen
MAY
17 – The Monkees
24 – The Doors
29 – Frank Zappa & The Mothers Of Invention / The Youngbloods / War Of Armageddon
JUN
15 – The Beach Boys
22 – Hank Thompson / Minnie Pearl / Roy Clark
29 – The GrassRoots / The Bossmen / The Turtles
JUL
6 – Jefferson Airplane
13 – Johnny Cash
20 – Big Brother & The Holding Company / Blue Cheer
25 – Herman’s Hermits / The Association
27 – The Five Americans
AUG
10 – The Ohio Express
14 – Jefferson Airplane
17 – Paul Revere & The Raiders / Big Opry Show
24 – The Association
30 – The Jimi Hendrix Experience
SEP
6 – The Four Freshmen
7 – The Beach Boys / The Box Tops
1969
Bryan Hyland
Roy Clark
The Spiral Staircase
Tommy Roe
JUL
19 – The Love Song
26 – The Ohio Express
SEP
5-6 – The Beach Boys
1970
SEP
12 – The Beach Boys
1971
1972
Evel Knievel
1973
AUG
1-2 – Polack Bros. Circus
SEP
5-6 – The Beach Boys / Paul Revere & The Raiders
1975
JUL
24 – Jack Greene & Jeannie Seely
1980
JUN
27 – Hank Thompson (Lagoon Stadium)
AUG
1 – Moe Bandy (Lagoon Stadium)
30 – Joe Stampley
1981
1982
- Chris LeDoux
- Gene Watson
JUN
11 – Jana Joe (Village Green)
JUL
2 – David Frizzel & Shelly West (Village Green)
24 – Al Hurricane (Davis Pavilion)
AUG
6-7 – Moe Bandy (Village Green)
27 – Terri Gibbs (Village Green)
1983
JUN
10 – Gene Watson
JUL
12 – Joe Stampley
22 – Moe Bandy
AUG
12 – Johnny Duncan
SEP
3 – Chris LeDoux
1984
- David Frizzell
- Johnny Paycheck
- Moe Bandy
- Thrasher Brothers
1985
Southern Pacific?
1986
JUN
21 – The Turtles (Lagoon Stadium)
28 – Don McLean & The Buckinghams (Lagoon Stadium)
JUL
4 – Alvin & The Chipmunks (Lagoon Stadium) / Halau Hula O Moana
AUG
2 – Tommy James & The Shondells (Lagoon Stadium)
9 – Paul Revere & The Raiders (Lagoon Stadium)
16 – The Association (Lagoon Stadium)
19 – Gary Puckett & The Union Gap (Lagoon Stadium)
23 – The Lettermen (Lagoon Stadium)
29 – The GrassRoots / Herman’s Hermits/ The Monkees (Lagoon Stadium)
1988
The Artie Shaw Orchestra
Chubby Checker
Count Basie Orchestra
Dan Seals
The Mamas & The Papas
Southern Pacific?
Three Dog Night
1989
Paul Casey
The Glenn Miller Orchestra
1990
Paul Casey
Tony Angelo
JUL
23 – Lionel Cartwright
24 – Lionel Cartwright
1995
JUN
16 – Moonpools & Caterpillars
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LINKS
Alphabetical List Of Performers At Lagoon
Alphabetical List Of Performers At The Terrace
Chronological List Of Performers At The Terrace
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SOURCES
Lagoon Press Kit
Various advertisements, concert posters, newspaper articles and emails to the author.
Jack Greene & Jeannie Seely
