On July 26th, 1980, the Summer Blowout festival was held at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. The performers included Black Sabbath, Journey, Cheap Trick, Molly Hatchet, Babys and Russia. Over 75,000 concert goers packed the Coliseum, as temperatures reached 100 degrees. Tickets sold for just over twelve dollars.
The event was published by Billboard that week for being the top box office stadium/festival concert, making nearly one million dollars in gross receipts. The Coliseum has been known for hosting big names concerts, and this Summer Blowout Festival is another example of the Coliseum hosting some of the biggest names in music, with the festival featuring some of the biggest rock stars of the 70s and 80s.