Attractive bomber-style jacket made for Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak for his role in the construction of the Shoreline Amphitheatre, a 22,500-seat outdoor amphitheater located in Mountain View, California. The blue wool button-up jacket, size large, features knit cuffs, collar, and waistband, two front pockets, and chest sections bear the Shoreline Amphitheatre emblem and “Woz” in white stitched lettering. The inner collar bears its original DeLong label, and the left wrist retains a portion of the DeLong tag. In fine condition. The consignor notes that this jacket was ultimately never presented to Wozniak because it was one size too small. Woz was eventually given a similar jacket in an extra-large size.
The Shoreline Amphitheatre was built in 1985–1986 by the city of Mountain View, in cooperation with Wozniak and legendary promoter Bill Graham, who assisted Wozniak with the US Festivals. Despite the heavy financial losses suffered by the US Festivals, the two men reunited as partners for the Shoreline Amphitheatre, the largest live-music venue between San Francisco and San Jose. In a 2005 interview conducted with the University of California, Berkeley, Wozniak was asked if he still went to live music concerts. His response: ‘Absolutely. I was one of the founders of the Shoreline Amphitheatre with Bill Graham and I have been to almost every concert since it opened in 1986.’
