From the Madison Public Library clippings files: Dane County Memorial Coliseum (1967 grand opening)

From a special insert in the Wisconsin State Journal

Related links
1964 photo of model of proposed coliseum.  (Wisconsin Historical Society)
1968 photo from Eugene McCarthy rally. (Wisconsin Historical Society)
List of concerts (rocktourdatabase is incomplete)
Pink Floyd.  (3/4/1973)

More from the Madison Public Library clippings files:
April 2019
Somewhat misleading headline from 1967.  (4/14/2019)
Vilas Park Zoo worker attacked by elephant (1977). (4/8/2019)
Middleton High School student survey on drinking and drugs (1969).  (4/6/2019)
The deaths of Annie and Annette, Vilas Park Zoo elephants (1948-49).  (4/5/2019)
State Street, that great street for teens hanging out. (1959)  (4/4/2019)
Coffee house scene (1967).  (4/3/2017)
Racial animosities mar teen dances (1967-1968).  (4/2/2019)

March 2019
Then and now, 7219 Franklin Avenue, Middleton WI.  (3/20/2019)
Middleton post-World War II population boom.  (3/18/2019)

February 2019
Residents don't want Willy Street to lose its unique character (1994-2002). (2/21/2019)
A time traveler from 1956 wouldn't recognize the place now.  (2/21/2019)
Remembering the hot-rodders of East Wash (1980-1999).  (2/19/2019)
UPDATE,  Eventually, we'll work our way back to the horse and buggy era.  (2/18/2019)
The Battle of Stonefield in Middleton (1986).  (2/18/2019)
An expressway like a dagger through the heart.  (2/7/2019)
Not to worry, folks, Wisconsin public television survived.  (2/5/2019)

Janaury 2019
Downtown/University area urban renewal, 1971-1981 (1/28/2019)
Madison urban renewal, part 3, the Triangle, 1970-1979.  (1/27/2019)
Madison urban renewal, part 2, the Triangle, 1964-1969 . (1/27/2019)
Madison urban renewal, part 1, 1962-1964.  (1/27/2019) 
Downtown Madison parking ramps, 1956-1971.  (1/22/2019)

2018
History of the Dane County airport.  (12/21/2018)

2017
City's first skywalk opens in 1966.  (10/9/2017)
Typewriter art.  (10/9/2017)
Proudfit and Regent streets widening, 1955.  (9/30/2017)
Northport Connector project, 1960.  (9/30/2017)
Regent Street extension beyond Rosa Road, another bad idea left on the drawing board.  (5/27/2017)