Great Photos Of Iggy Pop And The Stooges Playing Farmington High School, Michigan 1970

On December 5, 1970, Iggy (Pop) and the Stooges played a show at Michigan’s Farmington High School. Jim Edwards (lead singer of Detroit band The Rockets) saw these pictures taken at the gig. That’s Zeke Zettner on bass, James Williamson on guitar and Scott Asheton on drums.

 

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James explains:

“I got these slides from a guy at work. He walks up to me and says, ‘You’re a musician, right? I got these old slides from a show at my high school, Wanna see ‘em?’ I held the first one up to the light and nearly shit myself!”

‘Pete’ tells a great story (via Laughing Squid):

“I was there as a sophmore. My photo (with pals) is on pic #12 – in the bleachers. The show also featured Brownsville Station and Mitch Ryder. Iggy only played four songs before collapsing in the middle of the gym floor on the lap of another one of my pals who was in nineth grade at the time…

The show was late due to Iggy being arrested earlier in the night – and then bailed out by band members. Iggy did not start until midnight – way too late for the kiddies in attendance….

I see at least five members of the student body in the crowd – that are now dead. Yet Iggy rolls on. How cool!”

 

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Iggy and the Stooges at Farmington High School in Oakland County, 1970

 

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Iggy Pop the Stooges at Farmington High School in Oakland County, 1970

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