article_snippet.sent: The Rubber Bowl in Akron, which hosted acts like the Rolling Stones, Ringo Starr, Black Sabbath, Simon & Garfunkel, Alice Cooper, Bon Jovi, Van Halen, Metallica, Tom Petty, Bob Dylan, The Grateful Dead and Aretha Franklin, has been basically unused for more than five years.
article_snippet.sent: The Rubber Bowl hosted acts such as Three Dog Night, Ringo Starr, Black Sabbath, Simon & Garfunkel, Alice Cooper and Jon Bon Jovi .
article_snippet.sent: Members of Metallica and Van Halen on the Monsters of Rock Tour in 1988 stopped at The Rubber Bowl in Akron (pictured)
article_snippet.sent: During the 1972 performance by the Rolling Stones at The Rubber Bowl, Mick Jagger 'hopped around like a Hopi Indian' one reviewer said .
article_snippet.sent: Bands like Van Halen, Metallica, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, Bob Dylan, The Grateful Dead and Aretha Franklin also have played there .
article_snippet.sent: photographer Seph Lawless didn't make It to see the Rolling Stones at The Rubber Bowl in 1972, but he was there 16 years later for the Monsters of Rock Tour featuring Van Halen, Metallica and the Scorpions in 1988.
article_snippet.sent: he said: 'I remember going here to see my very first rock and roll concert to watch Metallica perform, which was amazing. '
article_snippet.sent: Hearing live music outdoors in a venue like this was part of the rock and roll experience...
article_snippet.sent: That night people could see The Rubber Bowl from outer space.
article_snippet.sent: Art Garfunkel (left) and Paul Simon (right) of Paul Simon and Garfunkel answer questions at a press conference at the stadium in July of 1983 .