USAAF apr (19 that smart tin sessions dog is AAF to be excess of 25. A publicity campaign for the event was launched by Columbia last month which included a tie- with seven radio stations, including WPTR, WRPI, WKNY, WSNY, WIZR, WGY, and WTRY which service the upstate New region. The stations helped promote the event with public service announcements. Also helping to promote the concert were several regional publications including the Albany Times Union, the Saratogian, the Schenectady Gazette, the Times-Record and the Falls Post who worked association with Columbia and Hankenson, Herb Chesbrough, and Lewi of the Saratoga Center. The concert, which people from as far as Montreal, Syracuse, and New City marked the second time that Columbia used the Saratoga site for a free concert. The Saratoga site has become important showcase for both new and established acts recent years. stated Coffino, director of new artist development at Columbia and coordinator of the concert. Both the Columbia label and the bands involved gave their time and effort for free order to assure the concert of being a success and enjoyable event for the entire community. The Saratoga Performing Arts Center begin their 10th year of concerts next month with a calendar of shows which include Chicago, Sinatra, Clapton, the Carpenters, Ramsey and the Starship. I was at this show. Freshman year of college. Free concert put on by Columbia Records to introduce Pavlov's Dog and Journey. Front row with 2 of best BOC friends. Pavlov's Dog was a violin based rock band pretty good. Journey was awesome. Pre Great set by Rolie, Schon, Valory and Dunbar. Met Dunbar and Rolie right before the BOC set at the bathroom. Very cool. BOC was on fire and stole the show as usual. Running order: Arrived late but caught the end of and Lenny and a nice set by the original Journey. As mentioned by another concert goer pre- Pavlov's Dog was a great band to set up BÖC. of a prog rock artsy type band with violin, mellotron and a singer that sounded like Geddy on helium. Surkamp was his name and I didn't realize he was a dude until 2! The album they were promoting Pampered Menial is a Krugman Pearlman production. This BÖC show was promoting the On Your Feet album but still heavily from Secret Treaties. First time hearing the extended version of Astronomy for me which kicked ME262 was even longer than the last time I had seen them. The five guitars was expanded about 4 minutes longer. The heaviest BÖC show I've ever seen. Being amphitheater with outdoor lawn for overflow seating probably had a lot to do with choice. On Your Feet is a heavy album to begin with. The mob of folks that rushed to stage front to get past security got a real treat. First time I had ever seen crowd surfing which was pretty rare during this time period. Down State New Yorkers always seemed to make that trip North to UpState for their metal heroes. The crowd stayed a frenzy from start to finish. The poster above doesn't give a year but would appear to be from 1975 given the fact that it was on a However, the mention of Wet and Duke and The Drivers being on the introduces a bit of a discrepancy into the official record, as roadie Judd reckons the support on this gig was Journey, I asked him for more info... calendar doesn't list any support for that show... I can deffo say that Journey were on it as I have clear memories of borrowing some tools from them and also doing a bit of work on Rolie's Hammond... I also remember having a chat aftershow the dressing room with Downey and Aynsley Dunbar about Zappa but those other bands well have been there too... Duke The Drivers were a New England Boston area band that were to be found opening slot very often when that area.. The worst... By this I mean the fact that everything that could go wrong did during the show and it was ALL over E-Factor's head I realized at this show when it took waaaay too to get our stuff offstage and when I finally got down to the floor level our gear was all over the backstage area, that I