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Cornell Concert Commission

Formation	1971
Location	Ithaca, New York
Website	http://www.cornell-concert.com

Cornell Concert Commission (CCC), founded in the fall of 1971,

Cornell Concert Commission was established in the Fall of 1971 by a group of undergraduate students who wanted to bring popular and nationally recognized musical acts to perform on Cornell University’s campus. [1] For a majority of the clubs history, Concert Commission shows have taken place exclusively in Barton Hall and Bailey Hall, with the exception of the annual “Welcome Week” free concert, which takes place on the Arts Quad at the start of every academic year. ^[2] CCC has not been able to hold concerts on Libe Slope for several decades because. Similarly, though it would accommodate more attendees than Bailey or Barton, Schoelkopf field has not been used for a concert since 1972, when a riot broke out in the stadium due to the last-minute cancellation of a Deep Purple concert. ^[4] Cornell Concert Commission is best known for single-handedly booking, orchestrating and sponsoring the historic Grateful Dead at Barton Hall performance in the spring of 1977.

Grateful Dead Concert of 1977

Cornell Concert Commission has funded and produced three Grateful Dead concerts over the length of the club’s history (1977, 1980, 1981), one of which has made it’s way into rock & roll history. ^[5] The Grateful Dead’s May 8th, 1977 performance at Barton Hall (known simply as “Barton Hall ‘77” or “Cornell ‘77 to hardcore fans)^[6] is widely heralded as the greatest Grateful Dead show of all time. ^[7] In a 2009 poll conducted by the New York Times, the event at Barton Hall beat out three other celebrated contenders by more than double the votes to re-establish it’s rank as the best Grateful Dead concert in the band's history. ^[8]

The audience and soundboard recorded tapes that came about as a result of this concert are considered by many to be the best live performance recording of the band in existence. ^[7][9] This legendary concert has become such an integral part of Cornell’s and Ithaca’s history, that in honor of the performance’s 30th Anniversary, then mayor of Ithaca, Carolyn Peterson, declared May 8th, 2007 Grateful Dead Day. ^[10] The concert was fully booked, sponsored and produced by the Cornell Concert Commission, and remains one of the organizations crowning achievements throughout it's history.

Grateful Dead at Barton Hall (1977) Set List

Set 1

• New Minglewood Blues
• Loser
• El Paso
• They Love Each Other
• Jack Straw
• Deal
• Lazy Lightnin'
• Supplication
• Brown-Eyed Women
• Mama Tried
• Row Jimmy
• Dancin' In The Streets

Set 2

• Scarlet Begonias
• Fire On The Mountain
• Estimated Prophet
• St. Stephen
• Not Fade Away
• St. Stephen
• Morning Dew

Encore

• One More Saturday Night
  
  

Return to Barton Hall

On February 14th, 2010, Phil Lesh and Bob Weir, the two remaining, original members of the Grateful Dead, brought their current band Furthur to rock Barton Hall once again for a crowd of nearly 5,000 people.

The club consists of General Body Members and the Executive Board. The executive board has six members (Executive Director, Administrative Director, Finance Director, Promotions Director, Selections Director, and Production Director), each of whom is in charge of a different aspect of the club's functioning and concert production on day of show (D.O.S.). In order to become a general body member, a student must attend three consecutive meetings, after which point he or she must maintain his or her membership by not missing more than two consecutive meetings. Certain privileges come with being a general body member, such as being able to vote in selections surveys, being able to work the concerts, and being able to vote for executive board members. [1] ^[12]

Concert Production

Cornell concert commission puts on the show from initial selection to disassembling the stage. Around 80 student members of CCC work on a volunteer basis to produce each show, from putting together the stage to getting the performer a specific set of groceries. To increase day-of-show efficiency and accommodate different students’ interests, full members of CCC will submit their preferences to be placed on any one of the five crews On day of show for an evening concert, CCC members placed on full day crews will arrive anywhere from 6am to 8am (depending on the concert), and half day crews will arrive between 4:30 and 5:30pm. Those participating in “load out” (disassembling the stage and returning the venue to its initial state) may be working until anywhere between 12am and 4am. ^{[1] [12]}

Crews

Stage

Stage Crew works with a local professional production company to help assemble the stage for the show. During the show itself, stage crew members are responsible for security in the backstage and crew areas, as well as changing over the stage setup between acts. ^[12]

Hospitality

The purpose of Hospitality Crew is to keep everyone fed and comfortable during the day of the show. These students accommodate needs of the performer and the performer’s entourage, as well as fellow CCC members and concertgoers. It is the Hospitality Crew’s responsibility to set up the dressing rooms for the performers, and during the show, crew members are stationed at various posts, including entrances to the dressing rooms and each of the water stations around the front of house. ^[12]

Security

During the show, security crew is responsible for the general security of everyone performing, working, and attending the concert. Crew members are stationed in the barricade, at the sound board, as well as throughout front of house. ^[12]

Box Office

From the time the doors open, the box office crew is responsible for selling any unsold tickets, distributing complimentary and guest list tickets, as well as handling any issues that arise with printed tickets. ^[12]

Ticket Taking

Ticket takers are responsible for checking all tickets as concert goers enter the venue, as well as performing pat downs and bag checks, and confiscating any items that cannot be allowed into the venue. ^[12]

Slope Day Myth

Contrary to popular belief ^{[13] [14]} Cornell Concert Commission operates independently of Slope Day Planning Board and is in no way part of the selection, booking, or production of the concert that takes place during Cornell’s annual Slope Day. ^[12]

Notable Past Shows

References