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| | Hampton Coliseum Hampton and Wickham Avenues |
 | | The contract for construction of the Hampton Coliseum was awarded by City Council to general contractors, McDevitt and Street Co., of Charlotte, North Carolina, on April 24, 1968. |
 | | Phish's shows at Hampton are memorable for such wackiness as a cover of Will Smith's "Getting' Jiggy With It" with a vacuum cleaner solo by drummer Jon Fishman; however, it is their sublime, lengthy, genre-defying improvisations that have made their Coliseum appearances, especially November 22, 1997, so legendary among their fans. |
 | | Before there was a Hampton Coliseum, there was a huge borrow pit which was probably dug for dirt to construct the nearby I-64 overpasses and on/off ramps. |
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