


And getting to hang in the dressing room with them and jam with Pete had to be pretty exciting. How great to have your equipment be part of the Who’s carnage! Though I’m sure some mixed emotions as I can also imagine a feeling of loss over a great amp like a Super-Beatle (and having to buy a new one). Even though we liked some of the early Hermit’s songs my friends and I had seen and heard what we came for and left the show after the first song – this isn’t meant to offend a fan but just my very fond memory of a great show early in my concert going days. The roadies had to rebuild the stage before Herman’s Hermits could go on. The Ox smashed his heavy Fender bass into the stage several times destroying not only it, but his section of the platform they were playing on. Not only did Pete Townshend sacrifice his guitar with incredible power, artistry, and athletic maneuvers but John Entwistle joined in with a rare showing of emotion. Besides performing a great set of their early material, they were still in their ‘destructive’ phase during the act closing “My Generation”. You are correct, The Who were not the headliners – however to some of us they closed the show (next to The Beatles they were my favorite band of the time).
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Thinking of a Strawberry Alarm Clock concert you attended in the ’60s? Feel free to add to the list via the comments section below! Reader InteractionsĬatherine – The order of appearance was: The Sundowners, The Strawberry Alarm Clock, The Who, and Herman’s Hermits. View list of recent concerts (2007-12) by the Strawberry Alarm Clock Various venues, primarily in the South and Texas.Īpril 1968: With the Animals, the Rascals, Mitch Ryder and the Detroit Wheels, and John Mayall and the Bluesbreakers. Beach Boys’ Fifth Thanksgiving Tour, various venues primarily in Northeast.Īpril 6-24, 1968: With the Beach Boys, Buffalo Springfield and Bobby Goldsboro (some shows). 17-26, 1968: With the Beach Boys, Buffalo Springfield and (some shows) the Soul Survivors. Sacramento Pop Festival at Hughes Stadium. 15, 1967: With Jefferson Airplane, Spirit, Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Hour Glass, Sunshine Company, Hamilton Streetcar, New Breed. 29, 1967: With Spirit and Linda Ronstadt (Love canceled). 8, 1967: With the Who, Herman’s Hermits and the Sundowners. July 22, 1967: With the Yardbirds, Moby Grape, West Coast Pop Art Experimental Band and the Stone Ponys (Linda Ronstadt). Earl Warren Fairgrounds, Santa Barbara, Calif. July 1, 1967: With the Jimi Hendrix Experience, Country Joe and the Fish, and Captain Speed.

Some of the key shows played by the Strawberry Alarm Clock in the late 1960s:
