From "Play It Loud: Concerts at Barton Coliseum"
courtesy of Department of Arkansas Heritage
In a year mostly bereft of live music, Old State House’s “Play It Loud: Concerts at Barton Coliseum” recalls a bygone Little Rock concert scene. The pre-Alltel Arena world was one in which first-come, first-served general admission seating made for a more communal (and less “tiered”) concert experience, and much of that freewheeling pre-partying happened in the parking lot of Barton Coliseum on the Arkansas State Fairgrounds.
courtesy of Department of Arkansas Heritage
A washboard signed by Jim Dandy of Black Oak, Arkansas, part of “Play It Loud: Concerts at Barton Coliseum”