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Boston

Celebrating 50 Years of Concerts at the WVU Coliseum
January 26, 1979

Boston
with Special Guest Sammy Hagar

Members of the band Boston at the Coliseum in 1979. From the Monticola. Brad Delp at the microphone in 1979. From the Monticola.
Images from the 1979 Monticola
SHOW DATE: Friday, January 26, 1979 • 8:15pm
When Boston took the stage at the Coliseum in January 1979, they had two platinum albums to their credit. Some 11,500 fans packed the arena to hear their signature hits "More Than a Feeling" and "Don't Look Back."

The crowd could not get enough of guitarist Tom Scholz.
Tom Sholz performing the Coliseum in 1979. From the Monticola.
And the band performed several encores before leaving the stage for the final time. 
 
According to the Monticola staff, opening act Sammy Hagar thrilled the crowd with his musicianship. 
Sammy Hagar performing at the Coliseum in 1979. From the Monticola.     Sammy Hagar and a member of his band performing at the Coliseum in 1979. From the Monticola.

The average ticket price for the 1979 concert was $6.
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