

Ah the Aragon Ballroom. This is a fun listing for the old Rock ‘n’ Rollers that visit the Cool Album of the Day site. Here’s a list of just about ever show that was held at the Aragon Ballroom in the Uptown neighborhood of Chicago. If you went there, have fun looking thru this list. Look for the shows that you saw. Feel ‘bummed’ about the ones you missed. Be angry about the ones that you would have checked out but you didn’t know about, until now.

I’ve combined different listings to form this list. I’ve even contacted band members and did poster research to find others. It’s the best list on the ‘net!

If you were never at the Aragon (it’s still up and running by the way.) it’s still fun to see the shows that were held at the 4500 capacity ‘brawl-room.’ In the old days that would put strung-together folding chairs on the floor. I think they just pack them in now.

Tell us your tales about the Aragon Ballroom below!

VIEW BY DECADE: *********60s // 70s // 80s // 90s **********

The 60s

Make sure you click on all four decades to view all four pages.

January 5-7, 1968: The American Breed / The Troys / The Y-Nots

March 22 -24, 1968: Big Brother .. Holding Co./Bob Seger and the Last Heard /Purple Cucumber

April 5: 1968: The Turtles / The Regiment / The Bubble Gum Machine (Cancelled)

April 6-7, 1968: The Turtles / The Regiment / The Bubble Gum Machine

April 12-14, 1968: The Chicago Loop / Gene & Debbe / The CTA / The Circus

April 19-21, 1968: Traffic / The Circus / The Loved Ones

April 26-28, 1968: The Dells / The Hip Pocket / The Valves

May 3-5, 1968: Siegel-Schwall Blues Band / The Mandala

May 10-12, 1968: The Ohio Express (10), Dyke & The Blazers (10-12)

May 17-19, 1968: The Grass Roots / Howlin’ Wolf / The Rush Hour

May 24-26, 1968: The Mitch Ryder Review (24-25), The Bubble Gum Machine (24-26), Disciples of Mayhem (24-26)

May 31 and June 1-2, 1968: Baby Huey & The Babysitters / Circus

June 7-9, 1968: Baby Huey & The Babysitters / Circus / The Epics

June 14-16, 1968: The Fenders / Joyce Kennedy & Her Soul Men (featuring Glen Murdock) / Creation

June 21-23, 1968: J.J. Jackson / The Bangor Flying Circus / Disciples of Mayhem

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June 28-29, 1968: The Scott Brothers Revue (featuring Little Miss Irene) / The Shape

July 5-6, 1968: closed for repairs

July 12-13, 1968: Harvey & the Seven Sounds (12-13) / The Home Juice (12-13 / Shadows of Knight (12)

July 17, 1968: Arthur Conley Revue

July 19-20, 1968: The Mauds / Shadows of Knight / The Home Juice / Sunshine Sequence

July 26-27, 1968: Carl Holmes & the Commanders (with Ruth McFadden)

August 2,1968: Baby Huey & The Babysitters

August 3, 1968: Herman’s Hermits / Sunshine Sequence

August 9-10, 1968: Baby Huey & The Babysitters / The Fenders / The Weaker Sex

August 16-17, 1968: Big Brother & The Holding Company/The Nazz/Love Castle/Hello People

August 23-24, 1968: Carl Holmes & the Commanders (with Ruth McFadden) / The Green Men / The Weaker Sex

August 30, 1968: Baby Huey & The Babysitters / The Fenders / Wild Honey

August 31, 1968: The Fenders / The Real Blues / Wild Honey

September 6-7, 1968: Ballroom dancing with the orchestras of Griff Williams and Jose Bethancourt

September 13, 1968: The Dontays / The Chicago Soul Sextet / Wild Honey

September 14, 1968: Latin Carnival with Orchestra Tampico and Raul Garca Company

September 20-21, 1968: Wilson Pickett

September 27, 1968: The Fenders / The Apocryphals / Wild Honey

September 28, 1968: Merengues / Carmen Rivero “Queen of the Cumba”

September 29, 1968: Bob Kirk orchestra / Jose Bethancourt / Hal Pearl on the organ

October 4, 1968: The New Colony Six / The Real Blues / The Dontays

October 5, 1968: Ricardo Rey and the Orchestra Tropical Mocambo

October 6, 1968: Orchestra Perales, Carlos Guzman y Los Fabulosos Quatro

October 11, 1968: Tommy James & The Shondells / M.H. Royals / Chicago Soul Sextet

October 12, 1968: Blacio Jr. & His Grand Spectacular Orchestra

October 18-20, 1968: Oktoberfest

October 25-27, 1968: Oktoberfest

November 8, 1968: Baby Huey & The Babysitters

November 15, 1968: Baby Huey & The Babysitters / Aorta

November 22, 1968: Jefferson Airplane / Creedence Clearwater Revival / Blue Cheer

November 29, 1968: Wilson Pickett / Baby Huey & The Babysitters (postponed)

December 13, 1968: New Colony Six

December 14, 1968: Serendipity Singers / The Chips / Wild Honey

December 28, 1968: Wilson Pickett / The Fugs / Baby Huey & The Babysitters

January 10, 1969: Illusions & The North Syde / Baby Huey & The Babysitters

January 11, 1969: Rotary Connection / Litter / Conqueror Worm

January 17, 1969: Baby Huey & The Babysitters / Generation Gap / Wild Honey

January 18, 1969: Buckinghams / Operation Soul / Baby Huey & The Babysitters

January 24, 1969: Byrds / The Flock / Litter

January 25, 1969: Stevie Wonder / Motown Sound / Soul Machine

February 7, 1969: Baby Huey & The Babysitters / Motown Sound / West Side Story / Rush Hour

February 8, 1969: Mardi Gras with music (Rheinescher Gesang Versin) and beer

February 14, 1969: General Assembly / Motown Sound / Four Days and A Night

February 15, 1969: Cryan’ Shames / Operation Soul / United Nations

February 21-22, 1969: Wayne Cochran / Operation Soul / Wild Honey / Soul Machine

February 28, 1969: Jr. Walker & The Allstars (Martha & The Vandellas cancelled)

March 1, 1969: Marvin Gaye

March 2, 1969: Gary Puckett & The Union Gap / Green Lyte

March 7-8, 1969: Mitch Ryder / The Trends / Chicago Soul Sextet

March 9, 1969: Mario Zelanotti / Baby Huey & The Babysitters / United Nations

March 14, 1969: Howlin’ Wolf / Rotary Connection / Conqueror Worm

March 15, 1969: Sam The Sham / Baby Huey & The Babysitters / United Nations

March 21, 1969: Steppenwolf / Bangor Flying Circus / Three Dog Night

March 22, 1969: Procol Harum / Howlin’ Wolf / Litter / Little John Blues Band

March 28, 1969: Spencer Davis / Howlin’ Wolf / Albert Smith Blues Band

March 29, 1969: Ricardo Rey

April 4-5, 1969: Baby Huey & The Babysitters / Sounds of Dawn

April 11, 1969: Iron Butterfly / Steve Miller Band

April 18-20, 1969: Bill Haley & The Comets (18-20), Magic Sam & The Magic Grease Band (18) / El Gran Combo (19) / Smokey Robinson & The Miracles (20)

April 25, 1969: Chuck Berry / Rhinoceros / Conqueror Worm

April 26, 1969: Latin band

April 27, 1969: Red Saunders Jazz Band “Bachelors and Benedicts ball”

May 16, 1969: Bobby (Blue) Bland Band / The Serfs / Coloured Rain

May 17, 1969: Latin band

May 23, 1969: Chubby Checker / P.C. Ltd. / Yesterday’s Children

May 24, 1969: Trini Lopez / Sonora Matsanara

May 26, 1969: Harry James and his orchestra

June 13, 1969: Ike & Tina Turner / Four Days & A Night / Dee Dee Turner

June 14, 1969: Latin band

June 20, 1969: Von Ryan Express / Bob Kuban & The In-Man / Matt King & The Ideal /Hartford Connection

June 21, 1969: Von Ryan Express / Buckinghams / Baby Huey & The Babysitters

June 27, 1969: Baby Huey & The Babysitters / Five Stairsteps & Cubie / Spot & The Slotters

July 4-5, 1969: Edwin Hawkins Singers (4-5) / Buddy Guy (5) / Jim Schwall Blues Band (5)

July 11, 1969: Four Days & A Night / Soul Machine / West Side Story

July 12, 1969: Xavier Cugat and his orchestra

July 18-19, 1969: Jefferson Airplane (18-19) / The Ventures (18) / Dillard & Clark (18) / Blue Cheer (19) / Hello People (19)

July 25-26, 1969: John Mayall / Jonah Jones / Jr. Wells / Rotary Connection

August 1-2, 1969: Mothers of Invention (1) / Chuck Berry (1-2) / Howlin’ Wolf (1-2) / Fats Domino (2)

August 8-9, 1969: Mongo Santamaria / (8) Bob Cuban (9) Ricardo Ray

August 15-16, 1969: Dillard & Clark / Tim Buckley / Linda Ronstadt

August 22, 1969: Moody Blues / Mickey, Larry & The Esiters / Conqueror Worm

August 23, 1969: Buck Owens & The Buckaroos / Merle Haggard

August 27, 1969: Joan Baez

August 29-31, 1969: Jerry Lee Lewis

October 17, 1969: Stevie Wonder

November 21, 1969: Arlo Guthrie

November 26, 1969: Beach Boys

December 5, 1969: Wayne Cochran & C. C. Rider

December 20, 1969: Herbie Mann / Four Tops

December 29, 1969: Pacific Gas & Electric / John Lee Hooker / Howlin’ Wolf / Coven / MC5 / Alice Cooper / Rotary Connection / Hot Set Up / Littler / The Stooges / Bob Seger / Mason Proffit / Bangor Flying Circus / Baby Huey “Chicago Pop Festival”

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