Jefferson Starship performs in New York’s Central Park 40 years ago afternoon (May 12 1975)

1970s, Popular Music 1970s


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(Monday, May 12, 1975, afternoon EDT) — The Jefferson Starship (formerly the Jefferson Airplane) opened the New York summer season for pop music this afternoon with a free concert on the Great Lawn of Central Park. The band and a New York radio station ended up paying $14,000 for damages and park cleanup.