The crowd inside Pittsburgh's Syria Mosque, was boisterous, bordering on the troublesome. From the stage, Motown’s Taylor Cox constantly tried to quieten things down, threatening to stop proceedings if there wasn’t calm. Some patrons evidently didn’t want to get involved: almost half of them left before headliner Marvin Gaye performed. The venue damage was minimal, but there was fighting, and local cops were called to the scene.
The Revue that night only generated $4,000 in ticket sales, (under normal circumstances, the Syria Mosque could gross at least five times that figure) and venue manager Dorothy Steel told Variety that she doubted if she would permit “another show of this type” to be presented in the building.
The turnout in Pittsburgh may have been affected by the non-appearance of the Supremes. They were advertised as part of the Revue, yet they were in Los Angeles for the making of the Teenage Awards Music International (T.A.M.I.) movie. The taping took place on October 28-29. Stevie Wonder substituted for the group.