A Fiasco of the Black Arts
The Mike Quatro-Russ Gibb Black Arts Affair, co-sponsored by the recondite Mike Keener and WABX, drew over 14,000 people to Detroit’s Olympia Stadium on Halloween. The event was plagued by adversity from diverse areas; the fact that it was a disaster on all levels can hardly be ignored.
A Fiasco of the Black Arts
The Mike Quatro-Russ Gibb Black Arts Affair, co-sponsored by the recondite Mike Keener and WABX, drew over 14,000 people to Detroit’s Olympia Stadium on Halloween. The event was plagued by adversity from diverse areas; the fact that it was a disaster on all levels can hardly be ignored.
To begin with promoter Quatro advertised the MC5, Bonzo Dog Band, Pink Floyd, Arthur Brown, Alice Cooper, Bob Seger and the ubiquitous Kim Fowley, none of whom, for one reason or another appeared. (It seems Quatro has a discernable habit of advertising acts before he has a signed contract in his possession.)
The show originally scheduled would, at any rate, have run until arbund 9 a.m. Saturday had all the projected talent appeared.