Concerts and Performances Trivia

1. Live Aid was organized by two people in the world of music: Midge Ure and Bob Geldof. Midge Ure was involved with several bands including Ultravox. For which band was Bob Geldof the lead singer?

From Quiz Music Unites the World: Live Aid

Answer: The Boomtown Rats

Bob Geldof (born 1951) was the lead singer of the Irish rock band The Boomtown Rats. Their best known hit may be "I Don't Like Mondays" (1979), but the band had nine Top-20 hits on the UK singles charts. The band was one of many who would perform at Live Aid. Midge Ure (born 1953) was the lead singer for Ultra Vox and other bands during his career.

From Quiz Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Park

Answer: Glastonbury

Tickets to the Pilton Pop, Blues & Folk Festival were £1, which included a free carton of milk from Worthy Farm, where the festival was held. Security was in the form of just 30 stewards, one policeman and attendance was about 1,500 people, five dogs and a goat. The start of the festival was sombre, beginning with a minute's silence for Jimi Hendrix who had died just the day before. Stackridge played the first ever set at what would become one of the biggest music festivals in the world, kicking off with their track, "Teatime", which they didn't release until their second album, "Friendliness" in 1972. Headliners, Tyrannosaurus Rex were a late addition to the bill as original headliners, the Kinks pulled out allegedly after they saw the event dubbed a "mini-festival".

From Quiz The Million Dollar Quartet

Answer: Johnny Cash

By the time this occurred Elvis was already with RCA Victor. Cash, Perkins and Lewis were still with SUN Records when Elvis paid the studio a visit. Orbison, Twitty and Rich all recorded with SUN early in their careers.

From Quiz Classic Rock At Wembley, London.

Answer: Status Quo

This was my first visit to Wembley. I never arrived again on foot! Originally opened in 1923 Wembley, it was famous for staging the 1948 London Olympics and the site of the 1966 England win in the soccer "World Cup". It was redeveloped and reopened in 2007. The "Oxfam Walk" was hard work for my young legs, but I made the 30 miles (48Km). Gun, The Love Affair and Yes were also on the bill. I don't remember much about the music other than enjoying it. I was probably too tired, at least I got in for free!

From Quiz The Infamous Concert- Altamont

Answer: Candlestick Park

Candlestick Park, which was home to the baseball Giants and football 49ers, was not considered as a site. San Jose State had recently hosted a music festival, and the City was not receptive to another one so soon. A permit to use Golden Gate Park was not issued just days before the concert was scheduled. Agreements over several financial issues could not be resolved with the ownership of Sears Point Raceway. So, when the owner of Altamont offered his site, it was accepted.

From Quiz Live Aid 1985

Answer: 13th July

The 1985 Live Aid Concerts were held on 13th July. The concerts followed on from the success of the Band Aid record, "Do They Know It's Christmas", which had been released in December 1984. This record had been made by a variety of U.K. musicians who all gave their services for free. Following the success of this record, musician's in the U.S. produced their own song and released it to raise funds for famine relief in Africa.

From Quiz Download Festival 2003: The Bands!

Answer: Wales

Funeral For a Friend hail from Bridgend, Wales. They formed in 2001 and consist of five members; Kris Coombs-Roberts, Gavin Burrough, Ryan Richards, Darran Smith and Matthew Davis Kreye. During their set they only had one album released entitled "Casually Dressed & Deep in Conversation". After their debut they have released such albums as "Hours", "Tales Don't Tell Themselves" and "Memory and Humanity". Funeral For a Friend later played Download 2006 on the main stage again. They played just before the 'new' Guns n' Roses.

From Quiz Rockin' and Rollin' at the California Jam!

Answer: The Ontario Motor Speedway (Ontario, CA.)

While the Ontario Motor Speedway, designed much like the Indianapolis Motor Speedway track, held several important Formula car races from 1970 to 1980, it will probably be remembered primarily for hosting the California Jam events in 1974 and 1978. What I remember the most in the beginning of the event was the traffic. As I recall, it took about four hours or more to get from the 10 freeway to the parking lot, which was only a few miles. A lot of people just parked along the road and walked. I remember that parking wasn't much of a problem when we finally got there, but there was a mass of people just walking around waiting to get in. I don't think I realized at the time just how many people were going to be there, but I would soon get an education.

From Quiz "On Tour" Guess Which Concert

Answer: Iron Maiden

My first concert in 1985 was Iron Maiden, supporting their album "Powerslave." Some of the shows on that tour would be recorded and released on their live album "Live After Death."

From Quiz Famous Musical Performances 2

Answer: Stone Roses at Spike Island

Spike Island is in the middle of the River Mersey, surrounded by chemical plants. The gig was attended by 28,000 people.

From Quiz Famous Musical Performances

Answer: First Glastonbury Festival

The first Festival was held on the day after Jimi Hendrix died; Marc Bolan was on the bill. The attendance was only 1,500 and the entrance fee was £1 which included free milk from the farm.

From Quiz Name that "Warped" Band

Answer: Rancid

Although all of the bands can easily be linked together, "Ruby Soho" was a hit off of Rancid's 1995 album "...And Out Comes the Wolves."

From Quiz The Concert For Bangladesh

Answer: Ravi Shankar

Ravi Shankar performed 'Bangla Dhun' on the sitar at the beginning of 'The Concert For Bangladesh', along with Ali Akbar Khan on the sarod.

From Quiz Music Unites the World: Live Aid

Answer: Famine relief

Bob Geldof and Midge Ure had been inspired by a October 1984 television report detailing the then-current famine in Ethiopia. Their initial efforts led to the recording of the single "Do They Know It's Christmas?" in November 1984 by Band Aid, a created supergroup consisting of many popular performers from the British Isles. The song would reach Number One on the UK Singles Chart in 1984. Culture Club lead singer Boy George would encourage Geldof and Ure to organize a charity concert.

From Quiz Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Park

Answer: Roskilde

The first festival at Roskilde in 1971, was held over two days and called the Sound Festival. It was attended by approximately 10,000 each day, who saw artists such as prog rock band, Skin Alley, folk singer, Mick Softley and Strawbs. In 1973, the name was changed to Roskilde Festival, and by 1983, attendance was in excess of 60,000 as the festival attracted bands such as Marillion, Warren Zevon and Simple Minds. By 1994, the festival had grown so large that the site was extended to allow for more camping and the attendance that year was 90,000 people who saw Aerosmith, ZZ Top, Radiohead and Peter Gabriel over the four days. This growth of the site meant that the venue now straddled the rail line and in 1996 a new station was opened on the line, purely to serve the festival campsite, which covers almost 80 hectares (198 acres). Since 1999, a naked run has been held on the campsite, with one winner of each sex winning a ticket for the following years festival. The popularity of the run has grown so much that there are now several heats held before the finals, and the winners of the first race would have returned the following year to see Lou Reed, Pearl Jam, Willie Nelson and Iron Maiden. Since 2015, when the headliners included Paul McCartney, Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds and Kendrick Lamar, attendance has been capped at 130,000 and due the coronavirus pandemic, 2020, was the first year since 1971 that the festival had not been held. Acts scheduled to appear that year included Taylor Swift, Deftones, Thom Yorke, and Tyler, The Creator. Roskilde is a 100% non profit festival, distributing all proceeds to humanitarian, non-profit and cultural work for the benefit of children and young people in particular.

From Quiz The Million Dollar Quartet

Answer: Sam Phillips

Sam Phillips recorded a wide variety of artists and groups at SUN Studios and is widely considered to be one of the founding fathers of rock and roll. Joe Bihari was with Modern Records in California and was responsible for bringing BB King to Sam Phillips. Leonard Chess was owner of CHESS Records in Chicago. Spector was soon to be one of the most influential producers of all time.

From Quiz Classic Rock At Wembley, London.

Answer: The Who

"Wembley", as the venue is known as in the UK is not just a stadium, there's a large indoor venue that was once known as the "Empire Pool" and later just "Wembley Arena". One Monday in March 1981 I was indoors at the "Arena" for The Who. Keith Moon, "Moon The Loon" had died 3 years earlier and the drums were in the capable hands of ex-Faces drummer Kennny Jones. Support was excellent: "Heavy Metal Kids".

From Quiz The Infamous Concert- Altamont

Answer: 300,000

With no tickets, and no turnstiles, it was not possible to get an exact count. However, the consensus of those that have reported on the event is that the attendance was near 300,000. Of course, the facility did not have adequate toilet facilities, seating, parking, or aid facilities for a crowd of that size.

From Quiz Download Festival

Answer: Lars Ulrich

Lars Ulrich from Metallica was rushed into hospital. Drummers Dave Lombardo of Slayer and Joey Jordison of Slipknot, among others, stepped in during Metallica's set.

From Quiz Rock Festivals of the Sixties and Seventies

Answer: Ravi Shankar

Ravi Shankar was paid $3,000 for his four hour afternoon set during the concert. It was his introduction to an American Audience. Some artists such as Country Joe and the Fish later received compensation from proceeds derived from filmmaker D.A. Pennebaker's documentary film of the concert. Unlike The Fantasy Fair and Magic Mountain Music Festival The Monterey International Pop Festival featured international acts such as The Who and Ravi Shankar. Jimi Hendrix ended his Monterey set with his version of "Wild Thing". The audience appeared astounded when Peter Townshend smashed his guitar at the conclusion of "My Generation". John Phillips was one of the founders of the festival and The Mamas and the Papas performed the closing set. The Beach Boys were scheduled to close the show but ultimately declined the invitation to appear.

From Quiz Live Aid 1985

Answer: Bohemian Rhapsody

Queen began their set by singing "Bohemian Rhapsody". In 2005, the result of a music industry poll to determine the greatest rock gig/performance ever, placed Queen's Live Aid performance of 1985 at number 1.

From Quiz Download Festival 2003: The Bands!

Answer: Chino Moreno

Chino Moreno was born on the 20th of June, 1973. He was born in Sacramento, California as Camillo Wong Moreno. He is also a member of the band Team Sleep. Deftones formed in 1988. Deftones played before Marilyn Manson on the main stage. They are known for their albums "Saturday Night Wrist", "White Pony" and "Around the Fur". They consist of members Chino Moreno, Chi Cheng, Stephen Carpenter, Frank Delgado and Abe Cunningham. Like Funeral For a Friend, they later played on the Friday of Download 2006 before headliners Tool.

From Quiz Rockin' and Rollin' at the California Jam!

Answer: Rare Earth

With several solid hits in their discography, including "Get Ready", "Hey, Big Brother" and "I Just Want to Celebrate", and featuring Peter Rivera on lead vocals and drums, Rare Earth opened the Jam at around 10:00 am. It is my understanding that the band still tours to this day, but with only one original member (Gil Bridges; sax and vocals). It's interesting that CalJam actually had two bands with a drummer/lead singer, if you count Don Henley with the Eagles. Unfortunately, I was nowhere near the stage when Rare Earth began their set (and wouldn't be for several more hours), so I never saw them perform (although I did hear them fairly well through the speaker towers). By now, I had forgotten about the ordeal getting to the parking lot, as we were more concerned about keeping our group together in the middle of a mass of humanity. I wouldn't know until later how large the audience really was, but I certainly knew by now I wasn't going to spend my first concert alone.

From Quiz "On Tour" Guess Which Concert

Answer: Van Halen

Van Halen headlined the "Monsters Of Rock" tour supporting "OU812" their second album with Sammy Hagar. Also on the bill were Kingdom Come, Dokken, Metallica, and The Scorpions. I first saw Van Halen in 1986 with B.T.O, then in 1992 with Alice In Chains, and in 1996 with Skid Row. The last time I saw Van Halen was in 1998, with Gary Charone on vocals. Jonny Lange was the opening act.

From Quiz It Wasn't "Under My Thumb"

Answer: Hyde Park

The concert was held in July 1969, five months before the legendary Altamont. It was held in Hyde Park where the London Hell's Angels were security. These Hell's Angels were quite different than the American Hell's Angels as they tended to be relatively harmless. All obviously went well with that concert.

From Quiz Famous Musical Performances 2

Answer: Woodstock

Woodstock was held at Max Yasgur's 600 acre dairy farm in Bethel, New York. Performers included Joan Baez, Joe Cocker,Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, Grateful Dead, Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, Jefferson Airplane, Santana, Ravi Shankar, Sly and the Family Stone and The Who

From Quiz Famous Musical Performances

Answer: Bob Dylan was booed at the Newport Folk Festival

Legend has it that Dylan was booed throughout his performance at the Newport Folk Festival. However, it seems that it may have been the compere, Pete Yarrow (from Peter, Paul and Mary) who was booed. Dylan left the stage as a result of the booing, but was persuaded to return by Joan Baez. He sang two songs -- "It's All Over Now, Baby Blue," and "Mr. Tambourine Man".

From Quiz Name that "Warped" Band

Answer: MxPx

Random Fact: MxPx can be seen/heard in a recent Pepsi commercial that features a kid and his friend spotting his parents at an outdoor concert.

From Quiz My Personal Gig History, Volume 3

Answer: Thin Lizzy

The Tearjerkers had supported Thin Lizzy on a short tour of Ireland, so we all got backstage passes for the gig in Belfast. We had a great evening; Thin Lizzy played a good set although they were hampered by poor acoustics. Their music was great, good hard rock with great guitar solos and Phil Lynott's pounding bass lines and stage presence. It was great to meet up with them - you could tell that they were real, big-time rock stars!

This is category 16254
Last Updated Dec 21 2024 5:50 AM

= Top 5% Rated Quiz, Top 10% Rated Quiz, Top 20% Rated Quiz, A Well Rated Quiz
= added recently, = Editor's Pick = FunTrivia Editor = Gold Member
Teachers / educators: FunTrivia welcomes the use of our website and quizzes in the classroom as a teaching aid or for preparing and testing students. See our education section. Our quizzes are printable and may be used as question sheets by k-12 teachers, parents, and home schoolers.

 ·  All questions, answers, and quiz content on this website is copyright FunTrivia, Inc and may not be reproduced without permission. Any images from TV shows and movies are copyright their studios, and are being used under "fair use" for commentary and education.