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| − | + | '''Frank Zappa''' played six shows at the [[Palladium]] in [[New York]] in October 1978. | |
See: [[Tours/1978#The_Halloween_Shows|The Halloween Shows]]. | See: [[Tours/1978#The_Halloween_Shows|The Halloween Shows]]. | ||
| − | [[Category: | + | ==Frank Zappa about the Palladium== |
| + | ''"The last time we played the Palladium in New York City (before they made a disco out of it) was for a live simulcast, the [[MTV]] Halloween show, in 1981. (Westwood One was broadcasting it live on radio.) I was providing the audio feeds for MTV and the radio through my recording truck. MTV, Westwood One and I were each billed one hundred percent extra for 'stagehand costs' -- for yet another bunch of guys who did absolutely nothing. (My road crew moved the equipment in and out, and operated it.) I said, "Okay, but that's it. I'm never coming back here." They weren't doing that many live events at the Palladium then, so I guess they thought it over for a minute, since my band had been a regular attraction there every year at Halloween and they wanted to keep the business -- so they offered to give me a two-thousand-dollar 'rebate' (out of a stagehand bill that came to nine thousand dollars.) I said no, thanks. Remember, each of us -- MTV, Westwood One and my company -- was billed nine thousand dollars -- a total of twenty-seven thousand dollars for one night's nonwork."'' - Frank Zappa in ''[[The Real Frank Zappa Book]]''. | ||
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| + | ==External links== | ||
| + | * [[Wikipedia:Palladium (New York City)]] | ||
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| + | [[Category:Concert Locations]] | ||
| + | [[Category:1978]] | ||
| + | [[Category:The Real Frank Zappa Book (The List)]] | ||
Latest revision as of 13:23, 27 July 2026
Frank Zappa played six shows at the Palladium in New York in October 1978.
See: The Halloween Shows.
Frank Zappa about the Palladium
"The last time we played the Palladium in New York City (before they made a disco out of it) was for a live simulcast, the MTV Halloween show, in 1981. (Westwood One was broadcasting it live on radio.) I was providing the audio feeds for MTV and the radio through my recording truck. MTV, Westwood One and I were each billed one hundred percent extra for 'stagehand costs' -- for yet another bunch of guys who did absolutely nothing. (My road crew moved the equipment in and out, and operated it.) I said, "Okay, but that's it. I'm never coming back here." They weren't doing that many live events at the Palladium then, so I guess they thought it over for a minute, since my band had been a regular attraction there every year at Halloween and they wanted to keep the business -- so they offered to give me a two-thousand-dollar 'rebate' (out of a stagehand bill that came to nine thousand dollars.) I said no, thanks. Remember, each of us -- MTV, Westwood One and my company -- was billed nine thousand dollars -- a total of twenty-seven thousand dollars for one night's nonwork." - Frank Zappa in The Real Frank Zappa Book.
