I was there! Right in the front, too. It got so dark like it was midnight and it rained really, REALLY hard. She started telling us to leave the park because it was dangerous. It turned into a horrible thunder & lightning storm. No one wanted to leave as long as she was on stage, though! She was soaked, we were all soaked. I will never ever forget it! I returned the next day to sunshine and her return for an awesome show. She started out saying ain't no storm gonna keep her away from us. LUV HER

@Forrealionaire

4 жыл бұрын

@@robinpolite4714 So y'all remember this too? www.nytimes.com/1983/07/24/nyregion/youth-gags-rob-fans-after-show.html

@raygordonteacheschess5501

4 жыл бұрын

I worked a vending cart in Midtown that day and remember the weather being so bad I elected not to go to this.

@alschwartz8732

4 жыл бұрын

wow, she's AMAZING!

@tommtommkin

3 жыл бұрын

I was there too lol hated going I was freakin mugged the next damn day an my "friend" who was holding my money took off for home an left me there with no money to get on the train with!!! And I went for him never gonna be that stupid again that's for sure. I was soaked to the rafters that first night going home on a freezing cold train.

@tommtommkin

3 жыл бұрын

@True Aries Hey I was one who got robbed so I cant forget it!!! Freakin NY I hate NY thank God I dont live there anymore!

"It took me a lifetime to get here, I'm not going anywhere".

@LTKK

4 жыл бұрын

That line gave me chills. Iconic!

@sfcucci

2 жыл бұрын

When music meant something ❤️

@cajayson8301

3 ай бұрын

one of my favorite music related quotes. And it's true....she endured so much more than any musician from today to get to that stage. Very few musicians paved a road much like Diana did

For the younger folk this is Diana Ross's "Beychella"... one of her most iconic live concerts in her career.

@jaztherealtor1379

Жыл бұрын

I was there. ❤❤❤

@orlandoaguasvivas6580

Жыл бұрын

beyonce has NOTHING on The Boss....Call her Miss Ross

@angechrisman1694

11 ай бұрын

@@jaztherealtor1379 Beyoncé is a wayyy better live performer and vocalist lol. Coming first doesn't equal to being better. Beyoncé is a beast onstage and second to none. She's up there with Michael Jackson

@AndyHuston-fw5ef

11 ай бұрын

Beyonce is all fake this shit right here is real entertainment community together in concert by non other than the Boss herself Miss Diana Ross 🎉🎉🎉🎉❤❤❤❤

@shawnbradley7691

10 ай бұрын

@@angechrisman1694the two are definitively from two different eras. Before Beyoncé there was Diana and that cannot be disputed. In your opinion, Beyoncé is a better performer and vocalist. The fact can’t be denied that although YOU may think she’s better than Diana in those areas, Diana has a cement in music history long before Beyoncé was even conceived. Both of them are to be respected but not compared.

“It took me a lifetime to get here. I’m not going anywhere” Wow! What a moment in music history

@user-qb5pi4qf2m

5 ай бұрын

I think the headline of one if the NYC newspapers was "DIANA RAINS SUPREME" a play on words. Clips of her singing in the storm was on every news station. I'm so sorry I missed it live.

@PaulCozad

Ай бұрын

Love Love Love ❤❤❤

I remember seeing this concert on TV shortly after it happened. I always thought, what a performance, what a performer and how much she loved her fans. Seeing it after all these years, it brings tears to my eyes, Diana is a true human being. The song “Reach Out and Touch Somebody’s Hand” should be an anthem for 2024, with so much hate and division in this country, we need to make it a better place. ❤❤❤❤❤

I was at this concert in Central Park. I was 11. We got soaked but my mother didn’t even consider leaving! At the time I wasn’t sure why we didn’t run for the hills. But now I understand that we were witnessing one of the greatest live performances ever. Many years later, I was also at the Super Bowl in Miami and witnessed Prince in the torrential rain play one of the greatest halftime shows in history. It’s incredible that I was lucky enough to be at 2 of the most iconic live performances ever seen in the rain!

Rain, thunder, electric, presence, voice, diva divana

Baby! Miss Ross standing at the edge of the stage with her hands and arms waving in the wind, and that cape blowing like a feather is visual perfection. No one, and I mean NO ONE! could pull that off but Miss Ross.

@raygordonteacheschess5501

4 жыл бұрын

She got a lot of flack for staying out there as long as she did. The weather was REALLY bad that night. Squall line thunderstorms had hit (in front of a cold front).

@fourthgirl

3 жыл бұрын

She was a vision. To me, what Storm was suppose to look like in the Marvel-Verse.

@fourthgirl

3 жыл бұрын

@The Marvelets Elitestan What effing misinformation am I spreading about what I think a fictional character should've looked like. Exit the basement once in a while.

@TheDealvin

3 жыл бұрын

@@raygordonteacheschess5501 she was worried about the crowd and the lights...

@raygordonteacheschess5501

3 жыл бұрын

@@TheDealvin I sold frozen lemonade slushes on the street in Manhattan that day. As we were turning in our carts the rains came down and one vendor who had a t-shirt and no bra had to cover up. I remember thinking it was insane to have the concert and didn't even think of going.

She looks like a Goddess here! And to say her career is over is ridiculous! When you're a legend your career is never over!

The most unforgettable concert of all time!

@kevinmansell8746

Жыл бұрын

no one else would have pull it off like The Boss

@wendycampbell1949

Жыл бұрын

This concert is Soooo Iconic. She did an amazing job. She looked so beautiful and controlled the audience well.

Notice how she asked for a cordless microphone 🎤. Notice how she controlled the audience perfectly and kept them calm. This is a true professional with intelligence and class. Thank you Miss. Ross! I pray for the victims families of the Astroworld tragedy 🙏🏽

@Kevin198898

9 ай бұрын

Mama was not playing when she told them to STOP Pushing

IT Was SPECIAL. MISS Ross is an ICON. SO glad to be in Central Park with her. A Moment in Time.❤❤❤

Watched this LIVE cried like a baby for her, NO ONE could have handled better !! That's a SUPERSTAR , WHEN SHE SAYS IM HERE. WERE GOING GET WET I WONT MELT!!!! THEY HAD TO BLOW DRY THE GROUND in order to do it next day !!! No one can top this !!! Except when she exited superbowl in a helicopter 🚁

I saw Diana last June and she still proves that she is Motown royalty. Everyone should want to look that great at 79, she's ageless!

It was a BAPTISM!! At the Central Park concert with my Husband(rip)🎸🎶, and our precious, beautiful handsome son was six months old, Bronx born 1983; we absolutely enjoyed your concert even thru the rain. It was beautiful.

This was such an epic event that it drove NYC to a standstill. My father was a cab driver in NYC. The place was jam-packed with people trying to get to this event. There was no way to do a second show. I watched on TV which was constantly failing because of the rain. The concert had to stop several times, but the show went on till late in the night. People never left till the end. We didn't have any way of recording it or waiting to watch it later. It would have been an epic failure if not for her epic talent which turned it into an epic success. We love Diana Ross. She is the queen of American music.

So freaking professional....there's a reason why she's a legend.

@MakeSomeNoiseAgencyPlaylists

2 жыл бұрын

not really. she is a a human being that is good, no more no less

@user-ff8it4me6v

2 жыл бұрын

Майкл Джексон - хайпила на его имени. А поет так себе, больше разговора. И страшная, кто сказал, что красавица, наверное не видел никогда красивых людей.

@4houndswhoheal479

9 ай бұрын

She is a legend. What a crime that younger people today don't know her work.

@cdub9925

7 ай бұрын

@@user-ff8it4me6vwhat??

Love this, not the wind and the rain stops Diana Ross or her fans.

There is something so beautiful in Diana's soul that goes beyond all the petty human judgments of her mistakes, temperament and limitations. This woman was born to perform and to communicate, which is a loving gift she has given generously for decades now. She has shown by example the virtues of hard work, vital energy, perseverance, setting goals & creating dreams ~ beautiful values & personal transformation. Let's honor Diana Ross and hold her up to the Light with LOVE ***

This is one of the reasons she is the GOAT

"That;s alright. We're going to get wet. That's ok..... I'm here" perfect

I was in front We Kissed in the rain it was great. Once in a lifetime.

@vanessahicks3027

6 ай бұрын

I'll always have this moment in my heart forever. Time & friends & Diana

"Congrats to you" !! Princess Ross; I am proud of you 😘☺️,an also is sensationally amazing that you still got that gift 🧧🎁 you never lost, big shout-out ❤ to you, and your 👁️ (Daughter , the one 😻 name -Bo played on Blackish ) !!!!!! "I Remember the Supreme 's" Love you all !!!

To think... Taylor Swift hadn't even been thought of when this happened. ✨💖✨ DIANA FOREVER!

Here after the Pose finale

with all she has done...you CAN NOT deny this woman beauty and performance skill.

As a NYer- I was 2 at the time- this is not just Her Beychella- but one of THE most legendary concerts EVER. Anyone who know NY weather knows the humidity/ storms we can get in late July, people who were there, My Dad, said the skies Opened up and it was EPIC! Diana will ALWAYS BE THE BOSS!!!

@Lep161

10 ай бұрын

That was one of those nasty ones lol

I was 2 years old and remember watching this on fox 5 live. I was watching with my mom. I don't know how I remember this, but I do.

She has a smile that is magical

old school! NO WIND MACHINE HERE!!

@Kevin198898

5 жыл бұрын

Beyonce could not even top this off 47 mintues Live rain thunder lightning Beyonce would have chicken out ran off stage leaving the fans could not see in the dark

@zermcherry3984

3 жыл бұрын

@@Kevin198898 the lieees... u better youtube Beyonce performing in the rain. Matter of fact on her tickets it says "Rain or Shine" meaning the show is goin on regardless of weather. On top of that she's dancing in heels. I love Mz.Ross but she could NEVER.

@ashtonb7931

3 жыл бұрын

@@Kevin198898 why do y’all bring up beyoncé EVERYWHERE? beyoncé is truly the standard lmao

@deborahharrison7348

2 жыл бұрын

@@zermcherry3984 Diana Ross have danced in heels when she was younger but she can't now cause she is older now at her ago won't allow it but yeah B. could not touch Diana Ross she started out way before B.So what are you saying

@zermcherry3984

2 жыл бұрын

@@deborahharrison7348 honey we all know Mrs Ross was not doing full out choreo in heels back in the day.. maybe a little 1 2 step but that's it ... the only woman who was doing that was Tina Turner .. let's be real here. Please send me a link on KZread where Diana was doing full choreo in heels

I'm here from POSE!!🥰😍😊

You had to be there. It was one of the most incredible evenings you could ever imagine.

Am I the only one who cries every time they watch this video...even if for the hundredth time? Clearly something very special happened on this night, in this venue, in 1983. Only a true 'diva' would create sunshine out of a torrential downpour, whereas so many other 'divas' of today would be worrying about their 'wind machines' for their hair...their fancy dance choreography, etc.

@grey2868

4 жыл бұрын

I cry when I watch her perform endless love during this concert! It's beautiful!!

@kevinmansell8746

Жыл бұрын

i kid you not i am not reading it alright the information is the information is that if you stay calm with me than those who are leaving leave slowly i cant believe we had a beautiful day here this rain is for the flowers it is only going to help us grow and maybe we can do the show tomorrow i dont know maybe the rain will past but if it does not if it does not ladies and gentlemen and children you can be good to me by everybody gradually and calmly leaving the park and we will do it again tomorrow i know i know i feel the same way you do pause thunder raining harder listen to me i want everybody right now to start to leave the park i am making this decision i do not want anyone to be hurt i want you to go to all the exits we will be in the rain so what i'm not going to leave i am gonna be here alright cause i am thkning of your safety i will stay but i need your safety first alright? alright

@kenwall7484

Жыл бұрын

You are not the only one! It's 2023! I'm still crying!

@dwightpowell6673

Жыл бұрын

A lot of the people who were at that concert died from AIDS in subsequent years.

She was so beautiful it’s almost mesmerizing!

I love the part when she says we're gonna get a little wet and holds her arms up. The wind blowing her wrap is just beautiful.

2022.I LOVE Diana Ross' voice. It is so UNIQUE. I'm also thinking, while looki g at her, this woman's body is outer worldly. She would've had 3 of her 5 children by this and she's in top form. Damn.

How can u not love,admire and respect Miss Diana Ross?!

My mom was there that night when she was 15 and all she can say was "it was pouring that night, but i still had a good time, diana was awesome even in the rain"

@raygordonteacheschess5501

4 жыл бұрын

I was sixteen and worked a vending cart in midtown that day. The weather drove me not to attend. It was REALLY bad and very scary.

@handsome-brute2666

2 жыл бұрын

Man that jawline/bone structure and body 2 die for!#Goddess

I’m sitting just watching how GREAT THIS WOMAN NAMED QUEEN DIVA DIANA ROSS IS AND IT IS A SPIRITUAL EXPERIENCE. She is seriously so GREAT that I feel God’s anointance on this woman. She is extremely CHARISMATIC and I haven’t seen ANYONE like her since!!! 😳☺️❤️❤️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

That's a diva. For sum1 to use the winds to her advantage, and start posing, truly amazin. Nd the way she talks to them, as if dey were family.

The flowy dress omg perfect diva moments

I saw this live ! She was remarkable, especially when the storm kicked up! Great memories !

Bei dieser Aufführung verwandelte sich der Regen von einem kurzen Schauer in strömenden Regen, aber sie machte noch eine Weile weiter. Ich mag die Energie der Songs, um die Menge ruhig zu halten. Wer kannte die Supreme-Songs nicht. Dies war ein historischer Moment für sie. An diesem Abend waren über 800.000 Menschen dort. Baby Love Stopp im Namen der Liebe ist wie ein (Juckreiz in meinem Herzen)

she was AMAZING

I'll always remember that line, 'It took me a lifetime to get here, I'm not going anywhere"

I was there it poured down rain on all of us out there in central park that day,I remember my friend steven yelling to stage at Diana when she gestered her hands towards the sky saying stop in the name of love. We thought she was going to get stuck by lightening. what a day I'll never forget it.

@Kevin198898

5 жыл бұрын

it do not forget it was hurricane season

@blazedenero5189

5 жыл бұрын

Sounds like a remarkable, BEAUTIFUL experience...WHAT A NIGHT WITH THE BOSS!!

@marcdennis4698

5 жыл бұрын

I was there also won tickets on 97 kiss fm

@raygordonteacheschess5501

4 жыл бұрын

It was a free concert.

@tommtommkin

3 жыл бұрын

@@Kevin198898 NY dont get hurricanes.

I was working that show. Diana almost slipped and I was below her. We were getting shocked from the equipment until they finally cut the power and played acoustically. I recall wading through 2 feet of water to get out of the park. Also lost some of my hearing from that show. I forgot I had earplugs and I was soaked. Oh well.

@raygordonteacheschess5501

4 жыл бұрын

I sold ices in midtown and couldn't believe the show went on. I was going to attend but the weather that night was brutal. Summer squall line of thunderstorms bringing in a cold front.

2:30 One of the greatest performances of all time. To keep singing in the middle of a storm…a free concert at that. Legendary!!

@kevinmansell8746

Жыл бұрын

Day 2 was amazing

@Kevin198898

9 ай бұрын

i was so nervous about the men on top of those lights in the rain lightining and rain

This is art, element and glamour.....Wow...just wow Diana💗💗💗💗💗💗💗💗💗💗💗💗💗

I can play the track the whole blessed day.Hooo my God!!

This show gave me Mad Respect for her. She was a CHAMP for staying out there as long as she did. She could’ve been electrocuted or gotten sick really bad and SHE CAME BACK THE NEXT DAY to finish the show to a PACKED AUDIENCE. I was 9yrs old at the time. Great show.

Sat in 2nd row of Cape Cod Melody Tent for her concert before a small crowd. She was generous, classy professional with all the warmth & class anyone could ask for.

I just want to cry ? LoL I just love Diana Ross everyone of her songs she is so gorgeous ❤️❤️❤️

Pose brought me here 😍😍

only Diana Ross can get special effects from God!

@Kevin198898

5 жыл бұрын

she almost got blowned off stage with God s wrath of that big storm

@letstalkaboutitall2728

5 жыл бұрын

Yes! God given Diva fan. I think this is where all that hair blowing in the wind effect was born out of.

@kennydobbins1345

4 жыл бұрын

No I believe others could too.

@TheVeganBelly

2 жыл бұрын

Very fitting sentiments ✊🏽

@lukast448

2 жыл бұрын

this made me smile :-), ps. and she also is the special effect.

We got drenched. I remember I ran all the way to catch the IRT 1 train home only to realize we ran to the east side instead of West.... Great memory...

@raygordonteacheschess5501

4 жыл бұрын

I sold ices in midtown and we all rushed out at the end of the day to avoid the horrible weather. I did not want any part of this concert.

A MILLION PEOPLE UNDER HER SPELL AND LOVE ALL WAVING THEIR ARMS.. IT'S THE MOST BEAUTIFUL CONCERT IN WORLD HISTORY!!! 💯🥰

@kevinmansell8746

Жыл бұрын

Mama Diana got mad told them to stop pushing they did just that they calm down after that small talk

@kevinmansell8746

Жыл бұрын

Mama Diana came out she told her children to stop it and step it this side is calm you can calm to DON'T Push! The Rain has stopped i am losing my voice remember that hold conversation not even reading it i play it over and over in my head thinking i was Diana Ross lol

I remember this moment! Twas windy and rainy yet we stayed, the rain was phenomenal during the concert. Extravagant woman, Diana Ross. I brought my family were there, our toddler, my husband and I, enjoyed every moment even as it rained, our son was comfortably snug and suited in his plush stroller which had protective covering from possible rain we'd not expected, blanket, back up bottles and his mommy and daddy. Diana Ross Concert was phenomenal and amazing!!!!

I was a street vendor in Manhattan that summer and worked on that day, with everyone rushing to get home ahead of the horrible weather. This was memorable!!

Im only 14 so I dnt kno much about diana ross but after watching dis video she gained much respect from me

@h.f6364

2 жыл бұрын

youre 22 now... time goes by fast

I was there. Never will forget this day..that Thursday started off okay..but then the strong wind and the rains came down like as if the world was coming to an end! But I give her credit she keep going until she couldn't anymore. That's professional!!!

One of the most Beautiful and talented woman ever ❤❤❤

Miss Diana Ross!! Detroit stand up

I don 't understand why the views are not, at least, in seven figures. Diana Ross is a Legend in the truest sense of the word!!! Could it be it's due to the lowering of standards of what the current generation sees as "Excellence" that we older generations expected from our entertainers???!!!!

This was central park, MANHATTAN. Then it start raining and LIGHTING. It was off the hook. I love it 37 yrs ago. 😉❗

What a day....I'll never forget it...so glad I was there!

Now that's a star.

Why do I want to cry? LOL My kids think I'm crazy.

I am 31 therefore I was only 3 years old when this video aired. I grew up in a household with much older siblings and a mother who loved the Supremes. So Diana Ross is in my blood. This concert just brings tears to my eyes. Just to see an artist talk to directly to her audience and just the fabulousness that music once was. I just watch this video and think how awesome it is to watch a true queen, diva and artist. It sad to think we will never get something like this again.

@shannonallaround9490

2 жыл бұрын

YES I WAS 3 IN 1983 and my household of women LOVE Diana Ross and I heard ALL of her music coming up. Her HBO CONCERT SPECIALS WERE EPIC!!! And after witnessing all of the acts over time. There is NO ONE LIKE QUEEN DIVA DIANA ROSS!! NO ONE! 👑 ⭐️

NO SUPERSTAR EVER RISKED THEIR LIFE IN A ELECTRICAL THUNDERSTORM FOR HER AUDIENCE NO MATTER WHAT YOU THINK ABOUT DIANA ROSS THERE'S NO DENYING SHE IS WITHOUT A DOUBT A UNIQUE UNREFUTED UNTARNISHED LIVING ICONIC WORLDWIDE SUPER STAR LEGENDARY

First ever trip to NYC and a free concert with the incredible Diana Ross! 🥰 It was wild! The electric storm was too much and we left drenched and couldn't go the next day as we were leaving for Florida.

I remember this as a child..she gave me hope n made me who I am even now!

This concert is one my earliest memories as a child. I was 3 when I saw this on TV. I remember her hair, that AMAZING outfit and seeing someone on TV that looked like me. She was and still is STUNNING 😍

@Kevin198898

9 ай бұрын

i could not remember 3 lol

Absolutely Epic

I have seen this so many times. And still love it

She’s so extra ❤️❤️❤️😊 Love it

Thus was truly a special time in my life, the summer of 1983. While this Diana Ross concert was cut short by severe thunderstorms, at least they were able to get it in the next day on a nice sunny refreshing day. The previous day's storms, which cut short the concert, also brought an end to a heat wave, which had been gripping the region for over a week. The #1 song that day was I'll be Watching You by The Police, which would be the #1 song of 1983. Other notable songs that would bring back memories from then are Come Dancing by The Kinks, st #6, Stand Back by Stevie Nicks at #9, Too Shy by Kajagoogoo, at #13, Maniac by Michael Sembello, at #14, It's Our Mistake by Men at Work at #20, and Diana Ross herself had a hit that week at #35 with Pieces of Ice. These are just a few songs that would bring back memories from those special days, and many of them can still.be heard on the radio, especially on radio stations that play 70's and 80's music.

4:28 YOU BETTA POSE, GODDESS 👏🏾🔥💕

Diana Ross is a class act. Thank you for posting this. Watching her makes me cry. DianaRossQuarantine2020

The shape.

I remember watching this when I was a young kid. Diana Ross is & ALWAYS be my iconic Diva of the Planet Earth!!! I am now 62 years old now. I saw every concert when she passed through Oklahoma City, Oklahoma ❤❤❤ May God bless each and every Diana Ross fans!!!

If so, what a hell of way to go out as a champ. Hell of a performance!

It really shows what a professional she is! In a way, the storm made this a pivital point in her musical journey .- it continued her launch into the eighties and endeared her to millions more, simply by her sheer gumption!! I've seen her in concert- trooper doesn't even cover it.

@Kevin198898

9 ай бұрын

they compare her to Beyonce in her thunderstorm concert no one can to copy The Boss of The Diana Ross

Glorious. Loved her since I was a kid and I still do.

Can't believe i was 13 years old that day

Michael is right...sexy! She is killing that catsuit. I was 9. I remember my uncle getting ready to go to the park.

There are maybe a handful of entertainers who sing and entertain as well as Diana Ross. Small group like Barbra, Tina, Aretha, Michael. No one in todays music industry can compare to this small group. There will never be anyone like them again.

In 2022 in Canada Québec french fan Who buy mahogany she he all greatess performance of all time am 42 love her every french people in my town no you thank you 😍🤩

OMG 😱 ty 4 this 🌈💌🌬️💨✨📿🙏🏾📿✨‼️

omg when she was yelling at them to calm down lol! this is amazing footage, i don't know of another artist who would have had so many perfect pics during a rain storm.

1983 2021 4ever ❤️❤️❤️❤️

i'll never forget this concert.

That's a diva. For sum1 to use the winds to her advantage, and start posing, truly amazin

"It took me a life time to be here ..i won't go anywhere" love it!!!

She is amazing!

i need this in HD please. iconic moment is pop culture

I love you Ms Ross you are unique and beautiful I was there in the rain 1983 Central Park 😘

I think that she was blessed from God to get a bunch of strangers to hold hands and took care about our fans and come on. Beyonce Mariah none can come close to her❤

Remember this day a severe summer storm hits during the concert with 50m.p.h winds and heavy rains but Diana did not stop show the show must go on now thats entertainment!!

Was there for this ❤