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1900
JUL
8 – Olsen’s Orchestra
1918
JUN
2 – Ogden Municipal Band
JUL
16 – Utah Artillery Band
1926
AUG
8 – Rosell Saxophone Band
1939
1947
Tony Pastor
1948
Dell Bush
Frankie Masters
Joe Reichman
The Modernaires
Red Nichols
Shep Fields & His Orchestra
Stan Kenton
JUN
3-5 – Joe Reichman
1949
Spike Jones
MAY
27-30 – Ella Fitzgerald
29 – Roy Brown Trio
JUN
1-4 – Sarah Vaughan
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
Lionel Hampton
Louis Armstrong
Skinnay Ennis
MAY
27-30 – Duke Ellington
JUN
3-4 – Tony Pastor
17-18 – The Gaylords
JUL
1,2 & 4 – Frankie Carle
AUG
5-6 – Sauter-Finegan Orchestra
13 – Dave Brubeck
20 – The Four Coins
26-27 – Woody Herman
SEP
2,3 & 5 – Les Brown And His Band Of Renown
1956
The Gaylords
MAY
5 – Count Basie
25-26 – Lillian Roth
29-31 – Les Brown
JUN
1-2 – Les Brown
8-9 – Mel Torme
15-16 – The Four Knights
22-23 – Duke Ellington
29-30 – The Ink Spots
JUL
3-7 – Harry James
20-21, 23-24 – Louis Armstrong
27-28 – Woody Herman
AUG
3-4 – Ralph Flanagan
SEP
1 & 3 – Les Brown with Jo Ann Greer, Butch Stone, Stumpy Brown
1957
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
5-6 – The Four Freshmen
12-13 – The Modernaires
19-20 – Fats Domino
24-27 – Ralph Flannagan
AUG
2-3 – The Four Knights
9-10 – Dave Brubeck Quartet
16-17 – Stan Kenton
23-24 – Louis Armstrong
30-31 – Dorsey Orchestra with Tommy Mercer & Dottie Reid
SEP
2 – Dorsey Orchestra with Tommy Mercer & Dottie Reid
1958
APR
25-26 – Glenn Miller Orchestra (moved to Rainbow Randevu)
MAY
3 – The Four Freshmen
10 – The Four Coins / Charlie Spivak
16-17 – Hank Thompson
24 – Nelson Riddle with Sherry Barton
30-31 – Dave Brubeck Quartet with Paul Desmond
JUN
6-7 – The Four Knights
13-14 – Count Basie with Joe Williams
20-21 – The Gaylords
27-28 – Nat King Cole
JUL
1 – The Lone Ranger
4-5 – Johnnie Ray
11-12 – The Ames Brothers
18-19 – Les Elgart
24-26 – Stan Kenton
AUG
1-2 – The Everly Brothers
8-9 – Hank Thompson
14 – The Four Aces
15-16 – Dave Brubeck Quartet with Paul Desmond
22-23 – George Hamilton IV / Shelly Manne
29 – Dick Simmons as Sgt. Preston of the Yukon
29-30 – Les Brown
SEP
1 – Les Brown
1959
MAY
2 – The Gaylords
9 – June Christy
16 – Eddie Cano
23 – Billy May with Frankie Lester
29-30 – The Four Freshmen
JUN
5-6 – Les Brown
12-13 – Hank Thompson
17 – Guy Williams as Zorro
19-20 – Ray Anthony
26-27 – Tommy Edwards
JUL
3-4 – The Ames Brothers
10-11 – Johnny Cash
17-18 – Glenn Miller Orchestra
24-25 – The Everly Brothers
28 – Fats Domino
31 – George Shearing
AUG
1 – George Shearing
6-7 – Cristiani Brothers Circus
7-8 – Ray Hamilton
14-15 – Louis Armstrong
21-22 – Red Nichols & His Five Pennies
28-29 – Nat King Cole
SEP
4-5 & 7 – The Kingston Trio
1960
The Three Stooges
MAY
7 – The Brothers Four
14 – Jerry Gray
21 – Dave Brubeck Quartet with Paul Desmond
27-28 & 30 – Ray McKinley and The Glenn Miller Orchestra
JUN
3-4 – The Kingston Trio
10-11 – Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra
17-18 – Les Paul & Mary Ford (Ella Fitzgerald cancelled)
21 – The Lennon Sisters
24-25 – Tommy Edwards
JUL
1-2 & 4 – Mills Brothers
8-9 – Les Brown
15-16 – June Christy
22-23 – Harry James
25 – Bashful Bobby
26 – Duke Ellington
29-30 – Johnny Cash
AUG
5-6 – Andy Williams
12-13 – Eddie Cano
19-20 – Johnny Mathis
26-27 – Louis Armstrong
SEP
2-3 & 5 – The Four Freshmen
3 – Gorden Scott as Tarzan
1961
Ella Fitzgerald
Pat Boone
APR
29 – The Four Preps
MAY
6 – June Christy / Si Zentner & His Orchestra
13 – The Limeliters
JUN
2-3 – Hank Thompson / Buck Owens / Brazos Valley Boys
9-10 – The Kingston Trio
16-17 – Connie Francis
23-24 – Brenda Lee / Gary Miles / Bob Beckham / The Casuals
30 – Les Brown
JUL
1 – Les Brown
4 – The Limeliters
7-8 – Fats Domino
14-15 – Johnny Cash
21-22 – George Shearing
28-29 – Marty Robbins
AUG
1 – Bill Dogget & His Orchestra
4-5 – The Brothers Four
11-12 – Frankie Laine
15 – The Champs
18-19 – The Mills Brothers
25-26 – Johnny Mathis
SEP
1-2 & 4 – The Four Freshmen
2-4 – The Flying Vienna’s Trapeze Show starring David Nelson
9 – The Everly Brothers
1962
Bill Haley & The Comets
The Crosby Brothers
The Everly Brothers
Johnny Cash
The Kingston Trio
The Platters
APR
21 – George Gobel / Travelers 3
MAY
5 – The Harmonicats
12 – The Hi-Los (for U of U students & alumni only)
18-19 – Johnny Mathis
26 – Frankie Laine
30 – The Crosby Brothers (cancelled due to illness)
JUN
1-2 – Peter, Paul & Mary
8-9 – The Mills Brothers
JUL
4 – Ella Fitzgerald
6 – The Platters
7 – Dave Brubeck Quartet
13-14 – The Everly Brothers
20-21 – George Shearing
AUG
2-4 – Nat King Cole
10-11 – KSOP Grand Ole Opry – Lefty Frizzell / Marvin Rainwater / Candy Martin / Freddie Hart / Skeets McDonald / Golden Valley Boys
17-18 – Errol Garner
24-25 – Stan Kenton
31 – The Four Preps
SEP
1 & 3 – The Four Preps
8 – The Lettermen
1963
The Four Lads
The Kingston Trio
The Limeliters
Ray Charles
Woody Herman
APR
13 – KSOP’s Grand Ole Opry: Claude Gray / Skeets McDonald / The Roadrunners / KSOP Wranglers
20 – The Four Freshmen / Mike Clifford
27 – The New Christy Minstrels
MAY
11 – Martin Denny
18 – Louis Armstrong
25 – The Four Preps
31 – Peter, Paul & Mary
JUN
1 – Peter, Paul & Mary
3-8 – Joan Brandon “World’s Greatest Hypnotist”
14-15 – KALL’s Hootenanny: The Bellshanny Men / Dee Meyer Pechora Singers / Utah Valley Boys / The J.C. Three
21 – KSOP’s Grand Ole Opry: Lester Flatt / Earl Scruggs / Foggy Mountain Boys / Wanda Jackson / The Party Timers / Candy Martin
22 – Frankie Avalon
28-29 – The Everly Brothers
JUL
4 – The New Christy Minstrels
5-6 – KSOP’s Grand Ole Opry: Leon McAuliff / Cimarron Boys
12 – The Limeliters
13 – Woody Herman
20 – The Kingston Trio
23 – Utah Symphony Orchestra
26-27 – George Shearing
AUG
2-3 – Hootenanny ’63
6 – Utah Symphony Orchestra
9-10 – Johnny Cash
16-17 – The Four Lads
20 – Utah Symphony Orchestra
23-24 – Stan Kenton
30-31 – The Brothers Four
SEP
7 – The Beach Boys
1964
The Four Freshmen
Jan & Dean
The Kingston Trio
The Lettermen
Nat King Cole
Lionel Hampton
Louis Armstrong
New Christy Minstrels
Peter, Paul & Mary
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
26 – The New Christy Minstrels
27 – Rooftop Singers
JUL
3-4 – Jonah Jones
10-11 – The Kingston Trio
25 – Peter & Gordon
29 – The Beach Boys / The Kingsmen / Eddie Hodges / Jimmy Griffin
31 – Johnny Mathis
AUG
1 – Johnny Mathis
7 – Johnny Cash / June Carter / The Tennessee 3 / Statler Brothers / KSOP Wranglers
8 – Johnny Cash / June Carter / The Tennessee 3 / Statler Brothers / KSOP Wranglers
14 – The Smothers Brothers
15 – The Smothers Brothers
22 – Grand Ole Opry
25 – Fats Domino
28-29 – The Everly Brothers
SEP
4 – Frankie Avalon
5 – Frankie Avalon
11 – The Beach Boys
12 – The Beach Boys
1965
Count Basie Orchestra
The Kingston Trio
Paul Revere & The Raiders
Shangri-Las
The Spyders
APR
17 – The Brothers Four
24 – Glenn Yarbrough
MAY
22 – The Osmond Brothers
29 – The Beach Boys / Dick & Dee Dee
JUN
4-5 – The Kingsmen
11-12 – 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
27-28 – KSOP’s Grand Ole Opry – Johnny Cash / June Carter / Tennessee 3 / Statler Brothers / Wranglers
SEP
3 – Four Freshmen
4 – Four Freshmen
10 – The Beach Boys / The Runaways
11 – The Beach Boys / The Runaways
1966
The Animals
The Dave Clark Five
Hank Thompson
Herman’s Hermits
Johnny Cash
Sergio Mendes & Brasil ’66
APR
9 – The Sunrays
16 – KNAK’s Battle Of The Bands (continued every Friday throughout season)
23 – We Five / Mike Romney’s Sextet
30 – KSOP’s Grand Ole Opry
MAY
7 – The Beau Brummels / The Invaders
14 – The Four Freshmen
21 – Ray Charles
28 – Gary Lewis & The Playboys / The Invaders
JUN
4 – Louis Armstrong
11 – Buck Owens & The Grand Ole Opry
18 – Paul Revere & The Raiders
JUL
23 – The Rolling Stones / The McCoys / The Standells / The Trade Winds
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
MAR
25 – Battle Of Two Cities
APR
1 – KNAK’s April Fool Championship Battle
8 – The Sandpipers
15 – The Electric Prunes
22 – The Mojo Men
29 – Glenn Yarbrough / The Fred Ramirez Trio / Maffitt & Davies
MAY
6 – Sergio Mendes & Brasil ’66
13 – Hank Thompson & The Brazos Valley Boys
19 – The Sopwith Camel
20 – The Buckinghams
27 – ? And The Mysterians (cancelled?) / Cavalcade Of Bands: 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 / Shy / others
3 – The Kingston Trio
9 – Rock Band Contest: Determined / Lonely Rebs / Loved Ones / Destinations / Sounds Of Silence / Dots / Root Of All Evol / others
10 – Johnny Cash / June Carter / Statler Bros. / Tennessee 3 / Wranglers
17 – Mitch Ryder
23 – Rock Band Contest: Zue Incorporated / Sinners / The Ferraris / Just A Little / Outer Limits / Raven Pack / Broughams, Inc. / others
24 – The Turtles
JUL
1 – Good Time Singers
3 – Battle Of Two Cities / The Painted Ship
7 – Rock Band Contest: Strangers / Devil’s Footprints / Local Bandits / Poor Excuse / New-Rotic Sound / Poor Boys / others
8 – Peter, Paul & Mary
14 – Rock Band Contest: Living And Real Gone / New Day / Fifth Columnist / Irate Society / Other Ones / Perils Of Sound / Heart & Soul / others
19 – Herman’s Hermits / The Who / The Blues Magoos
21 – Rock Band Contest: John & The Blue Beats / Linx / Heddz / Broughams, Inc. / The Parlor Boys / Road Runners / King James Version / St. John & The Pharisees / others
22 – The Association
29 – The Everly Brothers
AUG
4 – Rock Band Contest: Cheaters / Daktaris / T.R. & Rough Riders / Kegs / We Think / Sabers / Elites / Beau Mondes / others
11 – Rock Band Contest: Lost Generation / Immortal Brass / Essex / Fragments Of Will / El Grekos / Double Image / Tomorrow’s End / Vypers / Blessed Few / The New Tymes / others
12 – Four Freshmen
18 – Rock Band Contest: The Uncalled Four / Main Spring / Just Us / Productions Of Time / Stuts Bear Cat / Niteriders / Abnormal Poetic Obsessions / Lordsmen / Lonely Knights / others
19 – KSOP’s Big Opry Show: George Jones / Freddie Hart / Jones Boys
24 – Paul Revere & The Raiders
26 – Bobby Vee
SEP
1 – Salt Lake Tribune Rock Revue Of ’67 (Rock Band Concert Finals)
2 – Salt Lake Tribune Rock Revue Of ’67 (Rock Band Concert Finals)
8 – The Doors
9 – Glenn Yarbrough / The Fred Ramirez Trio / Maffitt & Davies
1968
The Animals
The Buckinghams
Glen Campbell
Glenn Yarbrough
Harpers Bizarre
The Platters
Sam The Sham & The Pharaohs
APR
13 – The Bossmen
MAY
17 – The Monkees
18 – Strawberry Alarm Clock / The Bossmen
25 – 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
31 – The Everly Brothers
SEP
6 – The Four Freshmen
7 – The Beach Boys / The Box Tops
1969
Brian Hyland
Roy Clark
The Spiral Starecase
Tommy Roe
APR
5 – Spring Fever
JUL
19 – The Love Song
26 – The Ohio Express
AUG
21 – The Youngtimers
SEP
5-6 – The Beach Boys / Paul Revere & The Raiders
1970
SEP
4 – Orange Colored Sky
12 – The Beach Boys
1971
SEP
3 – Holden Caulfield
1972
AUG
4-5 – Evel Knievel
1973
AUG
1-2 – Polack Bros. Circus
1975
JUL
24 – Jack Greene & Jeannie Seely
1980
JUN
27 – Hank Thompson (Lagoon Stadium)
AUG
1 – Moe Bandy (Lagoon Stadium)
30 – Joe Stampley
1981
JUN
13 – Charly McClain (Village Green)
JUL
24 – Ermini/Schmitt Escape Artists (Lagoon Stadium)
AUG
1 – Johnny Duncan (Village Green)
SEP
26 – Jana Jae (Davis Pavilion)
1982
Gene Watson
JUN
11 – Jana Jae (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)
SEP
4 – Chris LeDoux
1983
JUN
10 – Gene Watson
JUL
12 – Joe Stampley
22 – Moe Bandy
AUG
12 – Johnny Duncan
SEP
3 – Chris LeDoux
1984
Johnny Paycheck
JUN
3 – Lynn Anderson (Village Green)
JUL
7 – The Thrasher Brothers (Village Green)
27 – David Frizzell (Village Green)
SEP
Moe Bandy (Village Green)
1985
JUN
7 – Chris LeDoux (Village Green)
21 – Mel McDaniel (Village Green)
JUL
26 – Ed Bruce (Village Green)
AUG
9 – Jim Glaser (Village Green)
SEP
2 – Moe Bandy (Village Green)
1986
JUN
1 – Moe Bandy (Village Green)
21 – The Turtles / The Mamas And The Papas (Lagoon Stadium)
28 – Don McLean & The Buckinghams (Lagoon Stadium)
JUL
4 – Alvin & The Chipmunks
4 – Eddy Raven
7 – Halau Hula O Moana
AUG
2 – Tommy James & The Shondells / Johnny Rivers (Lagoon Stadium)
9 – Paul Revere & The Raiders (Lagoon Stadium)
16 – The Association (Lagoon Stadium)
22 – Southern Pacific
23 – The Lettermen (Lagoon Stadium)
29 – The Monkees / Herman’s Hermits / Gary Puckett & The Union Gap / The GrassRoots (Lagoon Stadium)
1987
APR
19 – Jim Glaser (Village Green)
JUL
24 – Early Thomas Conley
AUG
2 – Chris LeDoux (Village Green)
2 – He-Man & She-Ra
3 – He-Man & She-Ra
22 – Chinese Golden Dragon Acrobats & Magicians Of Taipei
23 – Keith Whitley
1988
MAY
21 – Southern Pacific
JUN
12 – Ghostbusters
13 – Ghostbusters
19 – Chubby Checker (Meadow Terrace)
29 – The Artie Shaw Orchestra (Meadow Terrace)
JUL
18 – Charly McClain (Village Green)
18 – Wayne Massey (Village Green)
23 – The Mamas And The Papas (Meadow Terrace)
28 – Count Basie Orchestra (Meadow Terrace)
AUG
12- Dan Seals (Meadow Terrace)
13 – Paul Revere & The Raiders (Meadow Terrace)
19 – Woody Herman Orchestra (Meadow Terrace)
SEP
5 – Three Dog Night (Meadow Terrace)
1989
The Glenn Miller Orchestra?
MAY
6 – KBER Radio Bearfest
AUG
20 – Overboard (Lagoon-A-Beach)
21 – Overboard (Lagoon-A-Beach)
25 – Paul Casey, Elvis impersonator (Lagoon Music Theatre)
1990
MAY
26 – Steel Appeal / Aqua Magic, magic show (Lagoon-A-Beach)
27 – Steel Appeal / Aqua Magic, magic show (Lagoon-A-Beach)
28 – Steel Appeal / Aqua Magic, magic show (Lagoon-A-Beach)
JUN
25 – Joyce Becker’s Soap Opera Festival
JUL
4 – Tony Angelo, hypnotist / Laff Trix, comedic magicians
5 – Tony Angelo, hypnotist / Laff Trix, comedic magicians
23 – Lionel Cartwright
24 – Lionel Cartwright
AUG
5 – Ninja Turtles
6 – Ninja Turtles
13 – Paul Casey, Elvis impersonator
1995
JUN
18 – Moonpools & Caterpillars
2005
JUN
24 – Alex Boye / Providence / Cheri Magill
25 – Alex Boye / Greg Simpson / Shane Jackman
2009
JUL
18 – Sonnet
2016
APR
17 – DJ Jarvicious (part of a Coca-Cola promotion)
2023
NOV
17 – Salzburger Echo (Biergarten)
24 – Flash Back (Biergarten)
2024
JAN
19 – Lake Effect (Biergarten)
FEB
14 – Bluegrass Thunder (Biergarten)
NOV
9 – Knights Of The Continuum XII – Bless / Dobitz / Naylixa / Orange Juice / Shane Sorvari / Wolf Byte (Biergarten)
DEC
28 – Flash Back (Biergarten)
2025
FEB
1 – CryWolf (Biergarten)
MAR
15 – Electronic Continuum – Anomaly, Desertfawx, Naylixa, Dobitz, Orange Juice, Zilla Beatz (Biergarten)
JUL
18 – Electronic Continuum – Biskocho / Rene Lopez / Davey Dave / Bless / Wolf Byte / Dillon Sleper / Jedediah / Dobitz / Zbra / Naylixa (Biergarten)
19 – Bluegrass Thunder (Biergarten)
NOV
15 – Alexblaze, BZ Filth, G!zmo, Naylixa, Orange Juice
2026
JAN
24 – CryWolf (Biergarten)
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