The Top 20 Concerts at Rich Stadium: Today at 10AM

The Top 20 Concerts At Rich Stadium
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The Buffalo Bills opened their inaugural season at Rich Stadium in 1973. The following summer, Buffalo concert promoter Festival East booked the first ever concert at Rich Stadium on July 6 starring Eric Clapton and The Band.
Over the next twentyfive years, especially in the 1970's and 80's, Rich Stadium hosted Classic Rock's biggest names for some of Western New York's most memorable concerts. The Rolling Stones, Eric Clapton, The Who, Bob Seger, Yes, Lynryd Skynrd, The Grateful Dead, Van Halen, Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young, Fleetwood Mac, Guns 'N Roses, Elton John, The Eagles and many more played the concert stage at what was then known as Rich Stadium.
97 Rock was the radio station Buffalo concert fans counted on for live coverage and free tickets for these legendary shows.
And now we want to know what you thought were the greatest Rich Stadium concerts.
On Labor Day, we are going to count down the top 20 Rich Stadium concerts according to your votes.
Vote now on which Rich Stadium show you thought was the best and you'll automatically be qualified to win a trip for two to Myrtle Beach courtesy of MyrtleBeachDirectAir.com. You're stay will be in first class style at Beach Cove Resort.
Fill out the form below to qualify for the trip to Myrtle Beach. Refer to the list of Rich Stadium concerts below to help make your pick.
| Date | Headliner | Opener #1 | Opener #2 |
| July 06, 1974 | Eric Clapton | The Band | |
| July 26, 1974 | ELP | James Gang | Lynyrd Skynyrd |
| Aug 11, 1974 | CSN&Y | Santana | Jessie Colin Young |
| Aug 25, 1974 | Chicago | Doobie Brothers | Ozark Mountain Daredevils |
| July 12, 1975 | Yes | Johnny Winter | J. Geils Band/Ace |
| July 20, 1975 | Eagles | Seals & Crofts | Judy Collins/Dan Fogelberg |
| Aug 08, 1975 | Rolling Stones | Bobby Womack | The Outlaws |
| July 10, 1976 | Peter Frampton | Johnny & Edgar Winter | Todd Rundgren/Natural Gas |
| Aug 07, 1976 | Elton John | Boz Scaggs | John Miles |
| June 19, 1977 | Blue Oyster Cult | Lynyrd Skynyrd | Ted Nugent/Starz |
| Aug 20, 1977 | Yes | Bob Seger | J. Geils Band/Donavan |
| July 04, 1978 | Rolling Stones | Journey | ARS/April Wine |
| July 28, 1978 | Fleetwood Mac | Foreigner | Bob Welch/Pablo Cruise |
| Sept 27, 1981 | Rolling Stones | Journey | George Thorogood |
| July 03, 1982 | Foreigner | Loverboy | Ted Nugent/Iron Maiden |
| Sept 26, 1982 | The Who | The Clash | David Johannsen |
| July 04, 1986 | Bob Dylan & Tom Petty | Grateful Dead | |
| June 19, 1988 | Van Halen | Scorpions/Dokken | Metallica/Kingdom Come |
| July 04, 1989 | Grateful Dead | 10,000 Maniacs | |
| July 18, 1989 | The Who | ||
| July 16, 1990 | Grateful Dead | Crosby, Stills & Nash | |
| June 06, 1992 | Grateful Dead | Steve Miller | |
| July 25, 1992 | Guns 'N Roses | Metallica | |
| June 13, 1993 | Grateful Dead | Sting | |
| July 14, 1994 | Elton John | Billy Joel | |
| Oct 08, 1997 | Rolling Stones | Blues Traveler |
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