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Latest comment: 13 years ago by 72.240.211.41 in topic Nick James Mileti

owners?

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The article states the Gunds were the "driving force" behind the Coliseum and later owned the arena, but were unsuccessful at one point in attempts to buy it. So who was the original owner?

Nick James Mileti

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Nick James Mileti was the first owner and John Lemmo was Operations Manager whom I became friends with. I once worked at the Richfield Coliseum. I started opening night with Frank Sinatra working on the Special Events crew. We were responsible for seeing that all the accomodations for entertainers and their guests were taken care of. I believe Led Zepplin first played the Coliseum Jan 1975. I vividly remember seeing Nick Mileti walking around the Coliseum with tears in his eyes after unruly fans outside wanting in without tickets hurled rocks and bricks thru windows causing thousands of dollars in damage. It was rumoured at the time there was a dispute going on between the Coliseum's security force and local law officials which impeded emergency response.

The Coliseum was an amazing architectural achievement being one of the first venues to have an unobstructed view due to the absence of support columns. The three years I worked there offered the opportunity to meet some interesting people like Muhammad Ali, John Denver, Elvis, Roy Clark, Red Foxx and many others. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.240.211.41 (talk) 22:25, 22 December 2012 (UTC)Reply

First rock concert

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I do know that Led Zeppelin in 1977 was not the first rock concert as The Who played there during their 1975 North American tour. Perhaps The Who were the first? I don't know as I'm not from Cleveland.

      • I did some research on ledzeppelin.com and they did play there on January 24, 1975, presumably the first rock concert at the Coliseum.