I wish I was able to be at the Main Event but I was on the road in Montreal. I did however see him at the Trilogy promo concert where he introduced New York New York.

Buffalo Joe

Great description, Barry - makes that moment come alive!

"My Kind Of Town (Chicago Is)" sure was one of Sinatra's biggest stage songs, whenever he sang it, he performed it superbly.

Bernhard.

Ol' Hazel Eyes

Ted deCerchio

Ted deCerchio
When I saw Frank with Ella at the Phila. Spectrum concert of '75 or '76, I remember him expressing gratitude at the soldout concerts in Philly.Then in his forthright manner he expressed disparingly of having sung in Germany. I recall that in the 70's or maybe 80's he had sung to a half-full house at the Cirkus Krone in Munich.this must've ben an exception with all the soldout concerts here during the "Ol' Blue Eyes is Back" comeback dates. I bring this up because Frank specifically mentioned it at the Spectrum-Ella concert that I attended.By the way ,that was a great concert with Ella, then Frank going solo, then their doing a duet medley reminiscent of the Frank-Ella-Jobim TV special medley of the late 60's.
Ted

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***When I saw Frank with Ella at the Phila. Spectrum concert of '75 or '76, I remember him expressing gratitude at the soldout concerts in Philly.Then in his forthright manner he expressed disparingly of having sung in Germany. I recall that in the 70's or maybe 80's he had sung to a half-full house at the Cirkus Krone in Munich.this must've ben an exception with all the soldout concerts here during the "Ol' Blue Eyes is Back" comeback dates.***

Sinatra, Ella and Basie played Philadelphia on September 22, 1975.

Sinatra never performed at the "Circus Krone" in Munich at all. Following concerts in Germany in 1951 (Wiesbaden) and 1961 (Frankfurt/Main, with Dean Martin), in May 1975 he performed in Germany at the Olympiahalle (Olympic Hall, the city's largest concert venue) in Munich (May 23) and at the Jahrhunderthalle in Frankfurt (May 25). A third concert at the Deutschlandhalle in Berlin (scheduled for May 26) had to be cancelled because Sinatra's conductor Don Costa fell ill very suddenly. (For the reminder of the spring 1975 tour, he was replaced by Bill Miller as conductor).

Sinatra's next concert appearance in Germany was in April 1989 with Sammy Davis jr. and Liza Minnelli during The Ultimate Event tour, again at the Olympiahalle in Munich. In October 1991 he played the Festhalle in Frankfurt, with Steve Lawrence & Eydie Gormé, on his "Diamond Jubilee Tour". Finally, in 1993, Sinatra did a five-concert tour through Germany, performing at Dortmund (Westfallenhalle, May 31), Hamburg (Derbypark/open-air, June 2), Berlin (Deutschlandhalle, June 3), Stuttgart (Schlossplatz/open-air, June 5) and Cologne (Roncalliplatz/open-air, June 6).

Best,
Bernhard Vogel
German Sinatra Society.

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