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Independence Hall BR Concert Venue
Posted on 12/16/20 at 9:23 am
Posted on 12/16/20 at 9:23 am
Long before BR concerts were hosted at the LSU Assembly Center (PMAC) and the Riverside Centroplex (River Center), there was a small unique building located behind the State Capitol on the shores of Capitol Lake. Many legendary performers played there. The Hall also hosted "Dixie Wrestling", a very popular league of local wrestlers long before the days of WWE or WWF. I have attached some links to dive into for reference.
Partial Concert History
SetList Link
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Posted on 12/16/20 at 9:49 am to TreeDawg
Man I never saw a show there. I had heard about it by early high school but the last show I remember hearing about at the time was Krokus and sure enough, it’s the last one listed on the setlist link. I wonder if it was truly the last show there. I know I also heard about a Bad Company show there, I think a little before the Krokus show, but it’s not listed at all.
You picked the perfect one for your image. Black Sabbath at Independence Hall would be a time machine show for me for sure. I also knew Hendrix had played there but was not aware of Lynyrd Skynyrd in ‘74. I bet that show was epic.
You picked the perfect one for your image. Black Sabbath at Independence Hall would be a time machine show for me for sure. I also knew Hendrix had played there but was not aware of Lynyrd Skynyrd in ‘74. I bet that show was epic.
Posted on 12/16/20 at 9:57 am to LSU Jax
James Gang and Cat Stevens is all i remember right now that i went to
Posted on 12/16/20 at 10:09 am to LSU Jax
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the last show I remember hearing about at the time was Krokus
I was at that show, I think Uriah Heep was with them. As far as I know, it was the last show in that building. The name had changed to the Royal Casino - Royal Rouge Hotel at that point.
Posted on 12/16/20 at 10:12 am to TreeDawg
I'm as big a wrestling fan as you'll find and grew-up in South Louisiana. This "Dixie Wrestling" is something I'm not familiar with. I've only heard it mentioned once before by an old-timer who was also raised here. Was it a precursor to the better known Mid-South Wrestling? Was there a television show?
Posted on 12/16/20 at 10:39 am to TreeDawg
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I was at that show
Sweet. Saw them open for Def Leppard the next year and thought they were great. I bet they were really good headlining Independence Hall. I prefer the smaller venue shows too.
Posted on 12/16/20 at 10:39 am to Hoodie
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This "Dixie Wrestling" is something I'm not familiar with. I've only heard it mentioned once before by an old-timer who was also raised here. Was it a precursor to the better known Mid-South Wrestling? Was there a television show?
Dixie Wrestling: I think was the BR version of Mid-South. It aired on Sunday mornings, right after TV Church
Cowboy Bill Watts, Grizzly Smith, Dr. X, Ivan Putski……….this would have been in the 70's.
Mid South wiki
Posted on 12/16/20 at 10:44 am to TreeDawg
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Dixie Wrestling: I think was the BR version of Mid-South. It aired on Sunday mornings, right after TV Church
yes thats it.
after church and before tarzan (i think)
Posted on 12/16/20 at 10:45 am to TreeDawg
TreeDawg did you ever go to the Speakeasy?
MC5 played there
LINK
MC5 played there
LINK
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MC5, Baton Rouge, The Speakeasy, 1971(?)
Posted by Road Warrior (A) on February 14, 2009 at 07:10:20
In Reply to: Best concerts-EVER!!! posted by cpielock@eaglebrook.org
on February 13, 2009 at 18:39:07:
More energy than any group I've ever seen. AND, the bass wasn't cut
out of the mix as it was in their recordings. They tore down the house
and came back two weeks later on their southern tour. Went back and
was equally impressed.
Posted on 12/16/20 at 10:46 am to TreeDawg
Posted on 12/16/20 at 10:57 am to Kafka
Posted on 12/16/20 at 10:59 am to Kafka
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TreeDawg did you ever go to the Speakeasy?
I am old, not quite that old
I started going to concerts in 1975 when I was 15.
Didn't some good shows happen at LSU early on, like at the Union or some place like that?
Posted on 12/16/20 at 10:59 am to TreeDawg
Thanks for shedding some light on that, TreeDawg. It's fun to know "Dixie Wrestling" was a real thing at that the folks who've mentioned it to me aren't crazy.
Posted on 12/16/20 at 11:01 am to Hoodie
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It's fun to know "Dixie Wrestling" was a real thing
As a kid, watching those ole blue-haired Women throwing draft beer at rasslers on a Sunday morning was glorious!!!!!!!
This post was edited on 12/16/20 at 11:03 am
Posted on 12/16/20 at 11:15 am to TreeDawg
Rare Earth
Alice Cooper
Ides of March
Alice Cooper
Ides of March
Posted on 12/16/20 at 11:23 am to TreeDawg
quote:Before my time. All I know about is Hendrix's show and The Speakeasy
I started going to concerts in 1975 when I was 15.
Didn't some good shows happen at LSU early on, like at the Union or some place like that?
Did you see The Sex Pistols at The Kingfish (present-day Southdowns Gym)? You would have been around 17-8?
More pics and articles about the Sex Pistols show in BR (Jan 9, 1978)
Posted on 12/16/20 at 11:31 am to Kafka
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Did you see The Sex Pistols at The Kingfish (
I saw many shows at the Kingfish, but I was so damned anti-punk and a hardcore rocker, I had zero interest in that show. I was well aware of it. Looking back, obviously I made the wrong decision.
I can remember seeing Eddie Money, Starcastle, Edgar Winter Group, Head East.........and some others. It was a cool venue, 99 cent shows, Uncle Earls was next door and Southdowns Bar was across the parking lot. It was a very busy congregation of bars and partiers!!
Posted on 12/17/20 at 10:27 am to TreeDawg
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Didn't some good shows happen at LSU early on, like at the Union or some place like that?
I remember Dire Straits playing at The Union for $5 (I think) in support of their first rekkid which had a song on it that was just starting to get airplay...Sultans Of Swing.
Posted on 12/17/20 at 10:29 am to Kafka
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Before my time. All I know about is Hendrix's show and The Speakeasy
I loitered in front of The Speakeasy for a lot of shows. Just too damn young to get in.
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Did you see The Sex Pistols at The Kingfish (present-day Southdowns Gym)? You would have been around 17-8?
Was there. Best $3.50 I ever spent. My ears still ring to this day.
Posted on 12/17/20 at 10:55 am to MondayMorningMarch
I found a pic of Independence Hall. It was a uniquely constructed building with great acoustics, loud as hell, small venue with a tunnel that connected the adjacent Hotel.
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