A "great" live rock concert you have seen.

[Harry Dresden]

I saw Pink Floyd at the LA Sports Arena, around 1975. The bummer was Sheriff Gates had everyone searched for drugs and booze....but the good part was it never slowed us down once we were in.
Another fine one was Buffalo Springfield, at the Anaheim Convention Center around 1967.

Excellent! You were the right age at the right time to see all the bands I loved!

yea Meister is kind of an OLD FART....

 

[Midnight Marauder]

I was lucky enough to see:

Kiss
Elvis
John Denver
and, The Eagles

All live. All but Elvis of course, were in their prime... All at the Cal Farley Colosseum in Amarillo Texas 1975, 76, 77 and 78. The 1977 Elvis concert was a couple of months before he died as I recall. My, was he ever fat, pasty and sweaty, but he could still sing.

 

[Midnight Marauder]

Journey (1884 Hawaii).

You are one OLD battle ax, ain't ya!

 

[Midnight Marauder]

Oops I forgot, saw Paul McCartney in 1991 I think, in Charlotte NC. I found out a few days later when I got home, that concert was broadcast live by Fox, my VCR got it because it was mis-programmed trying to tape a movie. The pyro during "Live and let Die" was awesome.

 

[itsjim]

by whom ....when and where.....date can be approx........


I saw Queen with Thin Lizzy Opening,LA Forum 76.....became a Lizzy fan after that one...they FUCKING ROCKED the house down....but Queen survived

Harry I am a BIG Thin Lizzy fan from the UK I help run a site dedicated to the memory of Phil Lynott and Thin Lizzy we are always trying to check out gigs and dates that Thin Lizzy did on their US tours can you give me the date of the gig if possible and the venue if you can remember please Bud?

Thanks

Jim

wow thats a tough one Jim.....it was I THINK,around July 1976,the Los Angeles Forum....the album "JAIL BREAK" had just come out,and the 2 big songs from that were getting airplay..The Boys Are Back In Town"..."Jail Break"....they blew the place away,getting called back for an encore.....i did not think Queen would be able to keep the place going,but they came out with "Tie Your Mother Down" and kept the place going.....BEST concert i have EVER witnessed.....

Thanks Harry on our site we have the gig listed as


16 April Chicago, IL, USA Riviera Theatre

17 April Pekin, IL, USA Memorial Arena (with Rush, Starcastle)

21 April Chicago, IL, USA Aragon Ballroom (Riviera Theatre?) (with Be-Bop Deluxe)

?? May Tampa Bay, FL, USA Unknown venue

11 May Cleveland, OH, USA Agora Theatre

14 May Detroit, MI, USA Ford Auditorium

15 May Kansas City, KA, USA Memorial Hall

21 May San Jose, CA, USA Civic

22 May San Jose, CA, USA Winterland (with Joe Cocker)

23 May Phoenix, Arizona, USA Celebrity Theater

25 May Ft. Wayne, IN, USA Memorial Coliseum (with Rush, Aerosmith)

29 May St. Paul, MN, USA Civic Centre (with Rush, BOC)

30 May Washington, WA, USA Nelson Centre (with Rush)

31 May Cleveland, USA Agora Theatre

?? June Dallas, Texas, USA Electric Ballroom

02 June Santa Monica, CA, USA Civic (with Journey)

04 June Chicago, IL, USA Aragon Ballroom

06 June Austin, Texas, USA Armadillo World Headquarters

10 June Omaha, NE, USA Civic (with Nazareth)

11 June Columbus OH, USA St. John Arena (with Rainbow) (cancelled)

13 June Allentown, PA, USA Fairgrounds (with Rainbow) (cancelled)

15 June Cleveland, OH, USA Allen Theatre ( cancelled)

17 Jun New York, NY, USA Beacon Theatre (canceled)


Hi again with the exception of the ones we have as canceled which gig do you think it was?

Sorry but my knowledge of the US cities is poor

 

[Burp]

Have been to countless concerts but these stand out:

Pink Floyd - 1994 Division Bell Tour
Every Nine Inch Nails concert I've seen (4)
Fleetwood Mac - just a fun, fun concert
Kid Creole and the Coconuts - Everyone danced their asses off
Bruce Hornsby and the Range - an excellent performer
LCD Soundsystem - another dance your ass off night
Sublime (last tour before Bradley died)

 

[Harry Dresden]

Harry I am a BIG Thin Lizzy fan from the UK I help run a site dedicated to the memory of Phil Lynott and Thin Lizzy we are always trying to check out gigs and dates that Thin Lizzy did on their US tours can you give me the date of the gig if possible and the venue if you can remember please Bud?

Thanks

Jim

wow thats a tough one Jim.....it was I THINK,around July 1976,the Los Angeles Forum....the album "JAIL BREAK" had just come out,and the 2 big songs from that were getting airplay..The Boys Are Back In Town"..."Jail Break"....they blew the place away,getting called back for an encore.....i did not think Queen would be able to keep the place going,but they came out with "Tie Your Mother Down" and kept the place going.....BEST concert i have EVER witnessed.....

Thanks Harry on our site we have the gig listed as


16 April Chicago, IL, USA Riviera Theatre

17 April Pekin, IL, USA Memorial Arena (with Rush, Starcastle)

21 April Chicago, IL, USA Aragon Ballroom (Riviera Theatre?) (with Be-Bop Deluxe)

?? May Tampa Bay, FL, USA Unknown venue

11 May Cleveland, OH, USA Agora Theatre

14 May Detroit, MI, USA Ford Auditorium

15 May Kansas City, KA, USA Memorial Hall

21 May San Jose, CA, USA Civic

22 May San Jose, CA, USA Winterland (with Joe Cocker)

23 May Phoenix, Arizona, USA Celebrity Theater

25 May Ft. Wayne, IN, USA Memorial Coliseum (with Rush, Aerosmith)

29 May St. Paul, MN, USA Civic Centre (with Rush, BOC)

30 May Washington, WA, USA Nelson Centre (with Rush)

31 May Cleveland, USA Agora Theatre

?? June Dallas, Texas, USA Electric Ballroom

02 June Santa Monica, CA, USA Civic (with Journey)

04 June Chicago, IL, USA Aragon Ballroom

06 June Austin, Texas, USA Armadillo World Headquarters

10 June Omaha, NE, USA Civic (with Nazareth)

11 June Columbus OH, USA St. John Arena (with Rainbow) (cancelled)

13 June Allentown, PA, USA Fairgrounds (with Rainbow) (cancelled)

15 June Cleveland, OH, USA Allen Theatre ( cancelled)

17 Jun New York, NY, USA Beacon Theatre (canceled)


Hi again with the exception of the ones we have as canceled which gig do you think it was?

Sorry but my knowledge of the US cities is poor

they were not the headliners at the one i posted Jim.....you would have to probably look at the Queen tour in 76......

 

[Meister]

wow thats a tough one Jim.....it was I THINK,around July 1976,the Los Angeles Forum....the album "JAIL BREAK" had just come out,and the 2 big songs from that were getting airplay..The Boys Are Back In Town"..."Jail Break"....they blew the place away,getting called back for an encore.....i did not think Queen would be able to keep the place going,but they came out with "Tie Your Mother Down" and kept the place going.....BEST concert i have EVER witnessed.....

Thanks Harry on our site we have the gig listed as


16 April Chicago, IL, USA Riviera Theatre

17 April Pekin, IL, USA Memorial Arena (with Rush, Starcastle)

21 April Chicago, IL, USA Aragon Ballroom (Riviera Theatre?) (with Be-Bop Deluxe)

?? May Tampa Bay, FL, USA Unknown venue

11 May Cleveland, OH, USA Agora Theatre

14 May Detroit, MI, USA Ford Auditorium

15 May Kansas City, KA, USA Memorial Hall

21 May San Jose, CA, USA Civic

22 May San Jose, CA, USA Winterland (with Joe Cocker)

23 May Phoenix, Arizona, USA Celebrity Theater

25 May Ft. Wayne, IN, USA Memorial Coliseum (with Rush, Aerosmith)

29 May St. Paul, MN, USA Civic Centre (with Rush, BOC)

30 May Washington, WA, USA Nelson Centre (with Rush)

31 May Cleveland, USA Agora Theatre

?? June Dallas, Texas, USA Electric Ballroom

02 June Santa Monica, CA, USA Civic (with Journey)

04 June Chicago, IL, USA Aragon Ballroom

06 June Austin, Texas, USA Armadillo World Headquarters

10 June Omaha, NE, USA Civic (with Nazareth)

11 June Columbus OH, USA St. John Arena (with Rainbow) (cancelled)

13 June Allentown, PA, USA Fairgrounds (with Rainbow) (cancelled)

15 June Cleveland, OH, USA Allen Theatre ( cancelled)

17 Jun New York, NY, USA Beacon Theatre (canceled)


Hi again with the exception of the ones we have as canceled which gig do you think it was?

Sorry but my knowledge of the US cities is poor

they were not the headliners at the one i posted Jim.....you would have to probably look at the Queen tour in 76......

This guy is calling me old??

 

[jillian]

Bruuuuuuuuuuuce.... 59 times... (yeah, I know... )
Rolling Stones (3 times)
The Who (4 times)
Live Aid
Human Rights Now Tour
Kiss
Green Day
Elton John
Billy Joel
Michael Jackson

and a ton of others....

 

[random3434]

Bruuuuuuuuuuuce.... 59 times... (yeah, I know... )
Rolling Stones (3 times)
The Who (4 times)
Live Aid
Human Rights Now Tour
Kiss
Green Day
Elton John
Billy Joel
Michael Jackson

and a ton of others....

Holy Moly! You should get some kind of reward, or be able to live with him 2 weeks out of the year every year!

 

[Harry Dresden]

Bruuuuuuuuuuuce.... 59 times... (yeah, I know... )
Rolling Stones (3 times)
The Who (4 times)
Live Aid
Human Rights Now Tour
Kiss
Green Day
Elton John
Billy Joel
Michael Jackson

and a ton of others....

59 times !!!......are you a SPRINGHEAD?.....

 

[jillian]

Holy Moly! You should get some kind of reward, or be able to live with him 2 weeks out of the year every year!

eh... compared to my other bruce buds, i'm a neophyte

 

[jillian]

59 times !!!......are you a SPRINGHEAD?.....

bruce tramp

didn't start til 1985 either. I missed most of the great tours.

 

[Epsilon Delta]

Some of you people are so lucky. Floyd, Zeppelin, Queen..... AT THE LA FORUM IN THE 70s. MASS 1960s ROCK FESTIVALS?! That would've blown my mind. The millennium sucks. Oh well, I've still gotten to see some awesome stuff:

1) Iron Maiden Somewhere Back in Time Tour 2008 - It was the third time I saw Maiden live, but for the first time in my native country. They had never played anywhere nearby, so thousands of people all over Central America came to see them and it became some sort of huge national phenomenon (their plane was on the front cover of the newspapers, there were hundreds of people camping out in line for days before, etc etc). It was by far the biggest metal concert we had ever seen. 30,000 of us chanting- they were heard from MILES away. The setlist murdered. It was such a good time that they immediately put us on the third leg of the tour, and played again about a week ago. Must've been awesome, too.

2) Ozzfest 2005: Black Sabbath, Iron Maiden, Black Label Society, In Flames, Rob Zombie.
3) Ozzfest 2004: Black Sabbath, Judas Priest, Slayer
4) Yes at M.S.G. in 2003
5) Kiss/Aerosmith at MSG in 2003

Yeah, yeah, so it's no woodstock, but you gotta work with what you get. idugsdiausokjgk.

 

[Harry Dresden]

i also saw Pink Floyd with their Quad speaker setup around 73...

ZZ Top around the same time,also at the Forum

Cream and Spirit in 69.....

Traffic at the long beach arena w. Free....about 72...

ELP with their Quad setup around 73....that was quite impressive.....

tickets back then were like 10 bucks for some good seats....so was an ounce of pot....

 

[random3434]

i also saw Pink Floyd with their Quad speaker setup around 73...

ZZ Top around the same time,also at the Forum

Cream and Spirit in 69.....

Traffic at the long beach arena w. Free....about 72...

ELP with their Quad setup around 73....that was quite impressive.....

tickets back then were like 10 bucks for some good seats....so was an ounce of pot....

You old timers had it so good back in the day~!

 

[manu1959]

rolling stones once a decade

blondie wall of voodoo 78 berkeley california

u2 ultravox dire starights 82/83 copenhagen danmark

talking heads elvis costello joejackson 88 or so berkeley california

frank sinatra......great show....

 

[random3434]

rolling stones once a decade

blondie wall of voodoo 78 berkeley california

u2 ultravox dire starights 82/83 copenhagen danmark

talking heads elvis costello joejackson 88 or so berkeley california

frank sinatra......great show....

Excellent. I love Joe Jackson, Elvis C, Talking Heads are good too.

You saw Frank, very nice.

 

[Red Dawn]

59 times !!!......are you a SPRINGHEAD?.....

bruce tramp

didn't start til 1985 either. I missed most of the great tours.

Jesus christ Jillian! this is so far beyond tramp....this is groupie territory!



Speaking of great concerts, Spinal Tap is going on reunion tour and I think you, echo, and I should totally get down with that.

 

[random3434]

59 times !!!......are you a SPRINGHEAD?.....

bruce tramp

didn't start til 1985 either. I missed most of the great tours.

Jesus christ Jillian! this is so far beyond tramp....this is groupie territory!



Speaking of great concerts, Spinal Tap is going on reunion tour and I think you, echo, and I should totally get down with that.

I have to bring my earplugs, they like to turn it up to 11 ya know.