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Grandopeningof thelours of the Coliseum can be arranged through Sandy Dixon. Mountainlair lour guide. She can be rea« bed h\ railing 283 3711.Its M \IIEI. DeV RIESTANNERSaturday night saw the grand opening of West Virginia t niversity s Coliseum when a rapacity crowd of over 12 5410 stiidenls and others attended the lirst function at the new facility, a rock music concert by The Grand Funk Railroad Another group, called Cactus, performed before the main concertGOLD ENTRANCE AT SIM MILLION COLISEUMThe Cactus group had their amplifiers on somewhat tiro strong and an echo was created in the area bark of the stage where no one w .is permitted to sitThose who sal near this area couldn't hear much more than what sounded, (to Ihis reviewer at any rate* like the roar ol ItMI.INNI lions hent on devouring that many lt;hrisiian martyrs. The simile is apt because the Coliseum is built like the aneienl one in Rome and is certainly a handsome edifice ol which the University and townspeople r an be very proud.The 13 rOl seats are arranged very comfortably for access and egress and the entire arena can be seen fully from any vantage point. It was somewhat unfortunate that the Grand Kunk Railroad group did not perform in the round but Ibis was probably because of their amplifying system which might have blocked a view in some areasThe students seemed to enjoy the program very much and gave the performers a standing ovation; whereupon the group O unlinurdon Pagr I ltCOLISEUM INTERIOR. 1C*' FROM FLOOR TO ROOF
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Morgantown Post
Morgantown, West Virginia, US
Mon, Sep 21, 1970
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