Sam Houston Coliseum

==Notable performers==
On October 14, 1956, [[Elvis Presley]]'s concert at the Coliseum ended abruptly, as he and his band were taken away by police escort, just before the end of the show as a mob of about 1,000 teenagers rushed the stage, their instruments being destroyed as a result.

On November 21, 1963, [[President of the United States|United States President]] [[John F. Kennedy]] gave a speech in the Houston Coliseum, on what would be the last night of his life. Kennedy was [[Assassination of John F. Kennedy|assassinated]] in [[Dallas]] the following day.

On August 19, 1965, [[The Beatles]] performed at the Coliseum.

On August 20, 1967, [[James Brown]] performed at the Coliseum.

On July 10, 1968, [[The Doors]] performed at the Coliseum with the opening band [[Moving Sidewalks]], featuring [[Billy Gibbons]] who would go on to form [[ZZ Top]] less than a year later.

Supergroup [[Cream (band)|Cream]] played there on October 24, 1968.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.setlist.fm |title = setlist.fm - the setlist wiki}}</ref>

[[Jimi Hendrix]] played at the venue on June 6, 1970, three months before he died.

[[Ike & Tina Turner]] performed at the Coliseum on July 31, 1971.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://rockinhouston.com/performers/tina-turner/293/|title=Tina Turner (includes Ike & Tina Turner) by Years|website=Rock In Houston}}</ref>

[[Trapeze (band)]] performed at the Colisseum on Saturday, October 21, 1972. The show was recorded and released as a double live album in 2021 called "Trapeze Live in Houston 1972."

[[Bruce Springsteen]] & the [[E Street Band]] played here November 9, 1974, and again on September 13 and 14, 1975.

The First [[National Women's Conference]], a milestone for the modern women's movement, was held at the Coliseum in November 1977.

[[Ozzy Osbourne]] with [[Randy Rhoads]] played at the venue on June 7, 1981, and February 17, 1982.

[[Stevie Ray Vaughan]] with [[Double Trouble (band)]] performed at the venue on November 24, 1989, on his last tour before Vaughan's tragic death in a helicopter crash nine months later.

[[Ice Cube]] and [[Too Short]] bought their Straight From The Underground Tour to Sam Houston on December 23, 1990, with [[Yo-Yo (rapper)|Yo-Yo]], [[D-Nice]], [[Kid Rock]], [[Poor Righteous Teachers]], and [[King T]].

[[The Black Crowes]] played a free concert at the venue on February 6, 1993. The free show was due to security problems that forced the cancellation of a show during a previous Houston visit. The show was broadcast nationally on radio across North America and also was videotaped for the video "Bad Luck Blue Eyes Goodbye". The audio version was released on EPs, dubbed "High in Houston". This would be the last concert performed at the Coliseum before it was demolished.