HISTORIC EVENT
Day on the Green
Historic Stadium Concert Series
EVENT OVERVIEW
About Day on the Green
Day on the Green was Bill Graham’s recurring series of large outdoor stadium concerts at the Oakland Coliseum, bringing major rock acts to the Bay Area through the 1970s, 1980s and into the early 1990s.
HOW IT DEVELOPED
Event History
KPBS, using material from Wolfgang’s Vault and the Bill Graham archive, describes Day on the Green as a series of summer festivals presented by Bill Graham at Oakland Coliseum Stadium from 1973 to 1991.
WHY HERE
Location History
The series was built around Oakland Coliseum Stadium as a large-capacity Bay Area outdoor concert venue used by Bill Graham Presents.
BY THE NUMBERS
Attendance History
Attendance varied by concert. Class Act lists documented editions and lineups but does not assign a single series-wide attendance number.
WHO WAS THERE
Past Bands & Performers
1976 - British Are Back to Back
1977 - July 2
1977 - July 23-24
- Led Zeppelin
- Derringer
FACT CHECK
Sources & Verification
Primary source: KPBS / Bill Graham archive material / Led Zeppelin official press archive
Last verified: August 28, 2026
Class Act leaves unsupported facts out rather than estimate or invent them.