Nazareth: Coliseum Rock
Peter Silverton, Sounds, 1 September 1979
ROCK AND ROLL at this level can be a damn luxurious business, I reflected in the air-conditioned comfort of the Nazareth limo sashaying and bumping very gently on the pitted road as the band were delivered up to the artistes' entrance to the Spokane Coliseum, a 12,000 capacity hall, custom-built for ice-hockey.
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