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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:
https://www.loc.gov/resource/hhh.mi0185.photos/?sp=2
Concerts
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Event
Date
Featured Artist(s)
Additional Artists
Ted Lewis Orchestra
01/23/1942
Ted Lewis
7th Annual American Music Festival
07/16/1946
W. C. Handy
Frankie "Sugar Chile" Robinson
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
Milt Buckner
Eddie Fowlkes
Wes Montgomery
Bobby Plater
Benny Powell
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
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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