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Museum Explores Barton Coliseum's Rock And Roll Past
For decades, Little Rock’s Barton Coliseum was THE place for big name concerts in the area.
In time for this year’s Arkansas State Fair, a small museum is being opened in the coliseum looking at many of the legendary performances that were put on there.
FM 89’s Michael Hibblen toured the exhibits with project director Deb Crow. You can listen to it above.
The museum features photos, concert posters, ticket stubs, records and contracts for 31 artists, including Elvis Pressley and many other rock legends.
Many bands, like Rush, Styx and others from 1970s and ‘80s played repeatedly at Barton Coliseum during each tour.
Part of the museum focuses on Lynyrd Skynyrd, which was scheduled to play there in October 1977, but two days before the show a plane crash killed several members of the band.
The display features a contract for the show, with a notation added that it had to be cancelled because of the crash.
Today Barton Coliseum no longer hosts concerts, with most large shows in Little Rock held at the more modern Verizon Arena. Barton is mostly used for rodeos and other type events.
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