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Post by hifi on Dec 2, 2005 10:33:30 GMT -5
On another thread we were discussing which bands/tours people WISH they could have seen.
Who here among us has actually seen a show or some of these CLASSIC concerts that would make most others envious? Yet interested in hearing about?
Surprisingly, I actually have an answer to the question. I'm not a hard core concert goer but I did have the privilege of seeing QUEEN with Freddie Mercury on their 1980 tour. AWESOME! Still my most favorite and best concert I've ever seen!
Oh, and if there's any interesting details about your particular experience, please feel free!
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Post by eilene on Dec 2, 2005 10:46:35 GMT -5
I saw Kiss in 1977...And also saw angel in 1977 or 1978..
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Post by Equinox on Dec 2, 2005 11:40:20 GMT -5
Where to begin....
I saw Queen on the first US show of the "News of the World" tour. They did extra songs for our show. Feddie said he wanted to guage reaction to some songs to see which received the best responses... fun show.
First time I saw Jethro Tull (Songs from the Wood), Ian Anderson was battling a flu and throat thing. He said he's give it his best shot after the opening song (Locomotive Breath). He kept going to the side of the stage and put a towel around his shoulder, and drinking some warm liquid. The show was great, and I don't think any of us would have known he wasn't feeling well if he hadn't mentioned it.
The next time I saw Tull (Stormwatch) was two days after Ian had been struck by something in the eye at Madison square Garden. He wore safety glass of a sort and came out before the first song and thanked everyone for coming and that he was happy to be here, and if anything lands on the stage, the shows over! Another great concert. UK opened and were interesting but odd.
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Post by kim on Dec 2, 2005 12:07:04 GMT -5
I'm pretty sure that there aren't any shows that I have seen that would make anyone envious. I'm glad I got to see the ones I did and can proudly say that they were ones that I wanted to see.
April Wine - 1975
(might bring a hoot from some April Wine fans here?)
Status Quo - 2003
For $15.00 and a 300 people venue...I know quite a few in the UK would have loved that one...I know I did.
Roger Hodgson - 1997
Again, $15.00...about 200 people...any Hodgson fans???
As much as I really don't care much for U2 these days...I'm glad I caught the "Joshua Tree" tour in 87' in Toronto. Neat seeing Bono run around the stage in a sling with a broken paw. Plus I like the earlier stuff.
What I would like to mention though, is the ones I am envious of.
I'd doubt if anyone here was there at the time, but I recently found out that the Beatles actually played the Maple Leaf Gardens back in 64' I wonder if it was as crazy as Shea Stadium? If it wasn't and you could have heard them...that would have been a blast!
Also...anyone here that caught Tull and the Broadsword and The Beast tour...you lucky b**tards!!!
Thanks
Kim
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Post by Jesse on Dec 2, 2005 17:15:55 GMT -5
I saw the VERY FIRST Trans-Siberian Orchestra concert! It was in Philadelphia in 1999! Back then, it was basically Savatage with a 12 piece string section and guest singers. Now, there are two touring groups and the Savatage alumni is spread out between the two.
Only group I can think of having seen in their "Classic" form was the Charlie Daniels Band in 1985. A few years past their heyday, but the main players were still there (Daniels, guitarist Tommy Crain, bassist Charlie Heyward, drummer Fred Edwards and "Taz" DiGregorio on keys)
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Post by Paul W on Dec 2, 2005 17:46:39 GMT -5
hanson '97
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Post by rtbuck on Dec 2, 2005 18:00:22 GMT -5
I seen so many great shows back in the day Here are a few:
In 1982 in a bar I saw Twisted Sister(You Can't Stop R & R Tour) w/ Queensryche opening
1978 Kiss & the Rockets
1978 Aerosmith & Ac/Dc
1979 Kiss & New England
1979 Journey & Sweet
1979 Ac/Dc & Pat Travers
1980 Ted Nugent,Blackfoot, & Krokus
1980 Black Sabbath(Dio),Blue Oyster Cult,& Shaking Street
1980 Aerosmith,Pat Travers,& Mothers Finest
1982 Outlaws,Foghat,& Johnny Van Zandt Band
1983 Blue Oyster Cult,Foghat & Whitford/St Holmes band
1980 Rush & Max Webster
1988 Joan Jett & Chuck Berry
1987 Alice Cooper,Ace Frehley,& Faster Pussycat
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Post by Jesse on Dec 2, 2005 18:18:21 GMT -5
I thought of another: Stone Temple Pilots in January of 1993 opening for Megadeth. I think "Sex Type Thing" was getting a little bit of airplay at that point, but for the most part, NOBODY had heard of them. People were booing them and throwing water balloons at them. Me and my buddy looked at eachother and said, "These guys ain't gonna amount to anything".........and of course, that summer you couldn't turn on the radio for 5 minutes without hearing a Stone Temple Pilots tune.  |
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Post by renegade on Dec 2, 2005 19:15:17 GMT -5
off the top of my head...
most recently, queen + paul rodgers at the hollywood bowl in october, and the stones at petco park in november
u2 on opening night of the vertigo tour
the white stripes sometime in 2002, playing a local club before they really hit it big
the darkness at a local club
the who at the hollywood bowl in august of 2004 (one of seven dates around the world)
and if johnny rotten doesn't decide to play again, i saw the last sex pistols concert ever
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Post by buttheadpe on Dec 2, 2005 19:18:33 GMT -5
I caught Stevie Ray Vaughn and Joe c*cker at the Gorge in George, WA. This was just a few weeks before the crash. Joe was late, so Stevei Ray opened up, and for an encore both bands came out on stage and Joe and Stevie jammed on old sixties classics ! What a show !
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Post by Equinox on Dec 2, 2005 20:08:29 GMT -5
A couple of Aerosmith concerts I went to were special for not good reasons. BTW, I was an Aerosmith junkie at the time. 1979- Psychic Jean Dixon predicted the ceiling of the civic center woul collapse during "Dream On" There was a little electricity in the air as everyone was talking about it before the show. Aerosmith never played it!  This show was only slightly better than the next year.  1980- Steven Tyler passed out and fell off the stage.  |
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Post by Rush862 on Dec 3, 2005 8:33:20 GMT -5
I have seen a ton of shows...any that people would be envious of? ...not sure...some of the highlight shows...
Stevie Ray Vaughn the night he buried his Dad and showed up late and put on a blistering, but emotion filled set.
Jimmie Vaughn on his first headline tour of clubs...saw him the month before opening for Clapton...blew the place away, then headlining in a 1,000 seat club, and did the same there.
Roger Waters on the Pros and Cons tour...I will never forget that show...Clapton on guitar and a ten minute standing ovation at the end of the show with the lights on, forcing the band back on the stage for an encore they truly were not prepared to play.
Supertramp on the Roger Hodgson farewell tour...an emotional night in the middle of a three night run at the old Montreal Forum...Supertramp are loved by Montreal fans.
Pink Floyd on the Division Bell tour...amazing light show
ANY Rush tour...(sorry guys and gals...there's a bit of bias here!)
Kiss on the '77 Love Gun tour...my first concert and one I will never forget...it helped that Cheap Trick opened, and I have loved that band ever since.
Metallica / Guns n Roses riots at the Olympic Stadium in Montreal...not really something anyone would have wanted to been at...but it was historical, and I was there...for the record, I DID NOT RIOT!
There are SO many others...but most are just blurs at this point (loud music burned my brain cells!)
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Post by Frank on Dec 3, 2005 12:20:06 GMT -5
AC/DC WITH BON SCOTT OPENING FOR CHEAP TRICK IN JULY OF 79. 7 MONTHS LATER BON WAS GONE............ |
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Post by Frank on Dec 3, 2005 12:25:46 GMT -5
April Wine - 1975 (might bring a hoot from some April Wine fans here?) HOOT HOOT ;D I'M A HUGE APRIL WINE FAN KIM I GOT TO SEE THEM IN APRIL OF 81 ATTHE MUSIC HALL IN OMAHA WITH DOC HOLLIDAY OPENING FOR THEM. KILLER CONCERT. THEY OPENED WITH OOWATANITE. WHAT A GREAT SHOW. |
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Post by nightrocker on Dec 3, 2005 12:40:55 GMT -5
..Wow that must have been a Real Thrill...  |
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Post by dwightfry on Dec 3, 2005 14:07:46 GMT -5
METALLICA - Master of Puppets tour
BLACK CROWES - debut tour with ZZ Top before they got kicked off
CULT - Sonic Temple tour
DOKKEN - Under Lock and Key tour
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Post by susieQ on Dec 3, 2005 14:39:20 GMT -5
I saw three Classic Van Halen tours.
I saw Queen back in 82 or 83, Billy Squier opened.
I had front row for Floyd in 1994. And someone else already mentioned the stellar light show. The sound was pretty amazing too. Especially that close.
I saw the Blue Fog tour in 1981.
One of my favorite concerts of all time was J. Geils Band. What a friggin blast we had. Danced my ass off.
I saw INXS before Hutchence died.
I had a list of all my shows once...somewhere.
I am jealous of anyone who saw SRV.
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Post by Pete on Dec 3, 2005 16:04:08 GMT -5
A lot of great shows listed. I would have loved to have seen Queen with Freddie. Early Van Halen would have been great. The Darkness in a club! Roger Waters must have bee cool  Has anyone seen Pink Floyd before Roger left? I saw Pink Floyd for the Pulse tour twice in '94. I also saw Roger's debut show for the In The Flesh Tour. It was his first live performance since the late 80s. |
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Post by renegade on Dec 4, 2005 17:07:30 GMT -5
thought of another, though i believe i've mentioned around these parts before...
not that it was necessarily a good show, but i was at the ozzfest date back in august when that whole sharon osbourne/eggs/bruce dickinson incident went down.
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Post by sandi on Dec 5, 2005 17:28:39 GMT -5
Welcome to my Nightmare tour ~ Alice Cooper June 21st `75 Seattle, WA Seattle Center |
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This show was only slightly better than the next year. 
