Blue Cheer was an American blues rock group of the late 1960s and early 1970s, who helped to pioneer heavy metal music. Based in San Francisco, original personnel were singer/bassist Dickie Peterson, guitarist Leigh Stephens, and drummer Paul Whaley. A power trio, the band was named after a variety of LSD promoted by underground chemist and Grateful Dead backer Owsley Stanley. This variety of LSD took its name from a popular laundry detergent. Their...
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Blue Cheer / bangor flying circus Feb 18 - 22, 1970 West Hollywood, California, United States Uploaded by Zimtrim
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Blue Cheer has had 113 concerts.
Blue Cheer is most often considered to be Rock, Hard Rock, Classic Rock, Psychedelic Rock, Blues Rock, Heavy Metal, Country Rock, Psychedelic, British Blues, Classic Garage Rock, Protopunk, Acid Rock, Heavy Psych, Proto-Metal, and Psychedelic Blues-Rock.
The last Blue Cheer concert was on September 05, 2008 at Azkena Rock Festival Grounds in Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain. The bands that performed were: "Azkena Rock Festival" / Ray Davies / The Sonics / Blind Melon / Hanoi Rocks / Danko Jones / Blue Cheer / The Quireboys / Viaje a 800 / Sorkun / Animal Alpha.
The songs that Blue Cheer performs live vary, but here's the latest setlist that we have from the April 11, 2008 concert at Harmonie in Bonn, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany:
