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History Notes Xtra: Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young at Foreman Field

August 19, 2018 by 8 Comments

On August 17th 1974, 33,043 people paid a total of $280,000 to hear David Crosby, Stephen Stills, Graham Nash and Neil Young play 31 tunes for four hours at Old Dominion University’s Foreman Field.

Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young at Foreman Field (Virginia Pilot photo)

Some numbers:

67,000 Coca-Colas were sold that day.
Temperatures reached a balmy 88 degrees.
There were five doctors, three medical students, one pharmacist, 27 nurses and 18 paramedics on duty. They treated 55 people suffering from heat stroke, nine drunks, 29 people with cuts, eight people with nausea, one fracture and 27 people who had a little too much of certain illegal substances.
Promoters hired 150 off-duty police officers. Four individuals were arrested for selling drugs, 12 for disorderly conduct and five for drunkenness.
It was later written that those who were at the concert were sure to never forget the day that CSNY invaded Norfolk.

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Comments

  1. David Cowan says

    August 26, 2018 at 12:15 am

    I was there. I was NOT one of the casualties.

    Reply
    • Kathy Voskuil says

      May 10, 2020 at 3:10 am

      I was there also and lived to tell about it… I’ll never forget that day!

      Reply
      • Jack Willis says

        May 10, 2020 at 1:37 pm

        Around 25 of us left Cape Charles in a six wheel farm truck for this show. I was around 17. Lost my wallet with ticket in it. Couldn’t get in. Lady mailed wallet back about month later with ticket and cash in it.

        Reply
      • Stuart Bell says

        January 27, 2021 at 5:22 pm

        What did people who went to the show die, but you lived to tell us about it?

        Reply
  2. Harry says

    January 20, 2021 at 9:53 pm

    I was there also. Great concert. Jesse colon young opened, followed by elvin bishop, followed by CSNY. I do not see helpless or southern man on set list. I am quite sure they played both. Stayed stoned the whole concert…lol.

    Reply
    • Billy B. says

      January 26, 2021 at 6:30 pm

      I was there too! I was to turn 16 in December! Man, it was so cool to be thtere!

      Reply
  3. D Gouldini says

    April 12, 2021 at 1:41 am

    One of the most amazing days of my life. Much mellow humanity. Beautiful weather. Bad sunburn.

    Reply
  4. Robin Hicks says

    November 3, 2022 at 7:58 pm

    The Best damn concert I have ever seen, and I have seen a lot.

    Reply

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