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Pennsylvania Jam 1979

Aug 19, 1979 (45 years ago)

Pocono Downs Racetrack     Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, United States

 

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Date:
Sunday, August 19, 1979
Venue:
Pocono Downs Racetrack
Location:
Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, United States
Notes:

Ticket was $12.50. Don't remember a thing from it but am sure it rocked as the Uncle Ted headlined.

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Pennsylvania Jam 1979 on Aug 19, 1979 [308-small]

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Ted Nugent -- Pennsylvania Jam 1979, tags: Ted Nugent, Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, United States, Ticket, Article, Pocono Downs Racetrack - Pennsylvania Jam 1979 on Aug 19, 1979 [436-small]

Ted Nugent -- Pennsylvania Jam 1979

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In 1979, Nugent + Rockers = Massive Party, tags: Ted Nugent, Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, United States, Article, Pocono Downs Racetrack - Pennsylvania Jam 1979 on Aug 19, 1979 [748-small]

In 1979, Nugent + Rockers = Massive Party

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Nugent Headlining 1979 Pennsylvania Jam, tags: Ted Nugent, Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, United States, Article, Pocono Downs Racetrack - Pennsylvania Jam 1979 on Aug 19, 1979 [747-small]

Nugent Headlining 1979 Pennsylvania Jam

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 Ricky Racer
 Charlie Kennedy
 Bigtom624
 Gerald Hughes

Comments & Reviews:

Ricky Racer Feb 13, 2023

According to multiple newspaper reports at the time, the crowd at the Pennsylvania Jam was estimated to be between 40-50k folks.

The following year and about a month after I graduated from High School after moving to Georgia, Uncle Ted headlined the Georgia Jam at the Road Atlanta race track on July 4th, 1980. I was at that show too. With him were Molly Hatchet, Def Leppard, Pat Travers and the Scorpions.

When it was time for Nugent to take the stage, he was lowered down on a rope ladder from a helicopter that had been circling the crowd overhead for awhile. It was an incredible sight to witness!

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