Olympia Stadium

Address:

5920 Grand River Avenue

City:

Detroit

Region:

Michigan

Country:

USA

Postal Code:

48208

Opened:

1927

Closed:

1979

Razed:

1987

Capacity:

15,000

Photo Credit:

By G.G. from Hoxie, Kansas, USA - Olympia arena (demolished) from HABSUploaded by Imzadi1979, CC BY 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=11404691

Concerts

Event	Date	Featured Artist(s)	Additional Artists
Ted Lewis Orchestra	01/23/1942	Ted Lewis
Sammy Kaye Orchestra / Milton Berle	05/02/1948	Sammy Kaye
Tex Beneke / Jimmy Dorsey	11/13/1948	Tex Beneke Jimmy Dorsey
Lionel Hampton Orchestra	12/31/1948	Lionel Hampton
The Biggest Show of 1951	11/25/1951	Duke Ellington Sarah Vaughan Nat King Cole
The Biggest Show of '53	05/03/1953	Ella Fitzgerald Woody Herman Louis Jordan Frankie Laine
Biggest Rhythm & Blues Show	07/21/1953	Ruth Brown The Clovers Wynonie Harris Buddy Johnson Ella Johnson Lester Young
The Biggest Show of '53	10/24/1953	Nat King Cole Illinois Jacquet Ralph Marterie Sarah Vaughan	Peg Leg Bates Helene & Howard George Kirby
Command Performance Concert	05/14/1955	Count Basie Otis Williams & the Charms Ella Fitzgerald Lionel Hampton Mahalia Jackson The Penguins Clara Ward Dinah Washington
The Biggest Rock & Roll Show of '56	05/06/1956	LaVern Baker The Colts Bo Diddley The Drifters The Flamingos Bill Haley & His Comets Clyde McPhatter The Platters Red Prysock The Teen Queens The Teenagers Big Joe Turner
The Biggest Rock & Roll Show of '56	10/20/1956	Chuck Berry The Clovers Bill Haley & His Comets Buddy Johnson Ella Johnson Clyde McPhatter The Platters Shirley & Lee The Teenagers	The Flairs Shirley Gunter
Greatest Show of 1957	02/16/1957	LaVern Baker Chuck Berry Charles Brown Bill Doggett Fats Domino The Five Keys Clyde McPhatter The Moonglows
Elvis Presley	03/31/1957	Elvis Presley
Duke Ellington & His Orchestra	01/30/1960	Duke Ellington
The Biggest Show of Stars for 1960	01/31/1960	Frankie Avalon Freddy Cannon The Clovers The Isley Brothers Johnny & the Hurricanes Clyde McPhatter Cliff Richard Bobby Rydell
Louis Armstrong	03/02/1960	Louis Armstrong
The Four Freshmen	03/09/1960	The Four Freshmen
The Biggest Show of Stars for 1960	09/21/1960	The Bobbettes Chubby Checker Sam Cooke Bo Diddley Dion DiMucci Duane Eddy The Olympics Bobby Rydell Paul Williams
Chubby Checker	04/29/1962	Chubby Checker Gary U.S. Bonds Bobby Gregg
The Tommy Dorsey Orchestra	07/10/1963	Tommy Dorsey Frank Sinatra, Jr.
Country & Folk Music Festival	10/20/1963	Hank Williams, Jr.
The Johnny Cash Show	05/03/1964	Johnny Cash
The Rolling Stones	06/14/1964	The Rolling Stones
The Beatles (2:00 Show)	09/06/1964	The Beatles The Bill Black Combo Jackie DeShannon The Exciters The Righteous Brothers
The Beatles (6:00 Show)	09/06/1964	The Beatles The Bill Black Combo Jackie DeShannon The Exciters The Righteous Brothers

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