Memorable Concerts

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Posted: 9/27/2022 9:20:15 PM EDT

I'll start. July 21, 1986. Metallica opened for Ozzy on the Ultimate Sin tour. This was only a few months before Metallica bassist Cliff Burton was killed in a rollover bus accident in Sweden.

Tickets were $11. Metallica was just getting really popular after releasing the Master of Puppets album. We were sitting on the lawn at Pine Knob in Clarkston Mi. During Metallica's set the fans down front started getting really rowdy and were kicking over seats that were bolted down to concrete.

Metallica stopped playing and was almost begging the crowd to calm down. Ozzy came out on stage and was telling the fans to fucking calm down or he wasn't going to play. Classic night. And, I was hammered. What a night.

Playlist and ticket stub

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Posted: 9/27/2022 9:24:15 PM EDT

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Emerson Lake & Palmer

the heat from the flames shooting out of the tops of Keith Emerson's brass pipe organ stacks lifted ceiling tiles that crashed down on the crowd in the arena and they had to stop the show. Greg Lake grabbed a mike and ad libbed "you really brought down the house tonight"

no one was hurt, the tiles drifted down like feathers when they fell

Posted: 9/27/2022 9:24:48 PM EDT

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Monsters of Rock - Europe, Finthen Army Airfield, Mainz-Finthen, West Germany, September 7th, 1991

AC/DC, Metallica, Motley Crue, The Black Crowes, and Queensryche

8 1/2 hours, about 50,000 people

I watched two chicks get into a knock-down, drag-out, hair-pulling, face-kicking, fight over the contents of a chewing tobacco pouch, which I am pretty sure didn't contain tobacco. I crowd surfed my way to the space between the general admission area and the restricted entry area, only to be grabbed by two large bouncers and made to go back around to the general admissions area.

Posted: 9/27/2022 9:28:49 PM EDT

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Pantera at Swiss Villa Amphitheater in Lampe, Mo. in 1992. Second Row. It was epic.

Posted: 9/27/2022 9:29:54 PM EDT

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Skid Row opening for Bon Jovi, circa 1989?

Posted: 9/27/2022 9:32:59 PM EDT

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1978 Black Sabbath Never Say Die! tour with Van Halen opening up for them. Never foget that one. Firat concert.

Posted: 9/27/2022 9:35:05 PM EDT

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No lie-KISS end of the road tour February 2020. Right before Corona took over. Friggin AWESOME show.

Posted: 9/27/2022 9:35:08 PM EDT

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1981 I was 15
First concert Louisville Kentucky
Krokus had a monster drum solo with the whole band playing drums
Blackfoot, absolutely awesome
Ted Nugent. Wango tango tour
Came out swinging on a vine like Tarzan in a loincloth
Still the best concert I ever saw
And I’ve seen a lot
7 dollars and fiddy cents

Posted: 9/27/2022 9:35:29 PM EDT

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Pink Floyd 1994, arrowhead stadium, KC

Posted: 9/27/2022 9:36:10 PM EDT

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Amusing anecdote from an ohGr show during the TrickS tour...

Ogre starts doing a little "hypnosis" bit...

(Sets up one of those trippy discs that you get told to look at to see weird patterns as it spins)
Ogre: "Everyone, think back to better times, of things that make you happy..."
Guy next to me in the crowd yells: "Great, now I'm horny!"
(Orge continues the bit... "everybody look here", crazy flashing laser lights, etc... room dramatically goes black, then the lights snap back on. Dead silence.)
Ogre: "Did it work?"
Guy next to me again: "I'm still horny!"
Ogre, turning to the rest of the band: "It didn't work guys, he's still horny."
Ogre, turning back to the crowd: "Did anybody out there actually feel a sense of enlargement? Other than that guy's penis?"

Laughs all around, good times had by all. Always great to see performers able to play off the crowd so naturally like that without missing a beat.

Posted: 9/27/2022 9:36:59 PM EDT

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Saw Cannibal Corpse, Agnostic Front, and Obituary on my 16th birthday in Nashville.

Posted: 9/27/2022 9:37:15 PM EDT

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The Who at Veterans' Stadium, 1989 in Philadelphia. 28th row on the floor.

Posted: 9/27/2022 9:37:36 PM EDT

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Feb 20th, 2003, Great White at The Station nightclub, Warwick Rhode Island. Stage pyro started a fire that killed 100 people.

Edit;

No, I wasn't there. Thought this was about random memorable concerts.

Posted: 9/27/2022 9:38:23 PM EDT

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Front row, 2012 with Mom and Dad. Miss you Dad, love you Mom.

Posted: 9/27/2022 9:39:59 PM EDT

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1978 Black Sabbath Never Say Die! tour with Van Halen opening up for them. Never foget that one. Firat concert.

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Awesome. My first concert was Van Halen in May 1978 on the World Vacation tour. Those guys were partying down during the concert.

Posted: 9/27/2022 9:40:41 PM EDT

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AC/DC at Auburn Hills. They absolutely killed it. Impressive.

Several Amboy Dukes shows and Bob Segar in Michigan. All good.

Got to see Black Oak Arkansas, Rick Derringer, Santana, Earth Wind and Fire, the OJs, Jackson 5, Commodores locally.

There were a lot of Motown acts that played here, and I saw all the legends from Jackie Wilson, Temps, 4 Tops, Suprers. Aretha, Mary Wells…you name it.

Oh and my band opened for the Fabulous Thunderbirds at Clio Ampitheater.

Took my kids to see Fallout Boy, Paramour, LinkinnPark. Green Day, sugar Ray, Stone Temple Pilots. All were enjoyable. 50 years of concerts for me. Love it

Posted: 9/27/2022 9:41:44 PM EDT

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Beastie Boys in a small beach club on the jersey shore in 93. People jumping off the roof into the pool, the beasties were standing on top of the amps just busting rhymes and people were throwing full drinks from the bar into the pit. Was honestly the best and most fun concert I ever attended.

Posted: 9/27/2022 9:41:58 PM EDT

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Grateful Dead, ‘82 Alpine Valley. Amazing.

Posted: 9/27/2022 9:42:21 PM EDT

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US Festival May 29th 1983 , it was day three, "heavy metal"....Triumph, Halen, Priest, Ozzy....

Posted: 9/27/2022 9:42:29 PM EDT

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Rush with Primus, Nuremburg, 1992

Posted: 9/27/2022 9:42:35 PM EDT

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Grateful Dead 10/9/89. Billed as “Formerly the Warlocks” as Hampton city fathers didn’t want no hippie fest in town.

Brought back the Dark Star after a 5 year hiatus, and encored with an Attics, first time played since 1973.

Crazy in the tapers pit.

Mothership Fountain Night by FredMan, on Flickr

Warlocks 10-9-89 Stub by FredMan, on Flickr

Warlocks 10-8-89 Stub by FredMan, on Flickr

Hampton Marquee 1989 by FredMan, on Flickr

Me & the Mrs in the lot.

CBFS1989-10-09_lzn by FredMan, on Flickr

Posted: 9/27/2022 9:43:36 PM EDT

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Skid Row opening for Bon Jovi, circa 1989?

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That's a weird combo. I like Skid Row.

Posted: 9/27/2022 9:45:10 PM EDT

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Monsters of rock Nuremberg Germany. Ozzy, The Scorpions, Bon Jovi, Warlock, Def Leppard, Bonfire and maybe one or two others. 1986.
At 16 seen The Guess Who and Stephen Wolf at a high end hotel. Great concert too. And no one carded me for beer.

Ronny James Dio. Sacred Heart tour. Could’ve made a movie out of that night.

Posted: 9/27/2022 9:45:39 PM EDT

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Rick Nelson & the Stone Canyon Band. Free. At Magic Mountain.

ETA: Date was 1969 or 1970.

Posted: 9/27/2022 9:45:40 PM EDT

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Admittedly not been to a ton of concerts.
Memorable, probably Styx, senior year 1983 or Dire Straits 1985

Posted: 9/27/2022 9:46:13 PM EDT

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The Who at Veterans' Stadium, 1989 in Philadelphia. 28th row on the floor.

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I saw the Who play at the Pontiac Silverdome in 1982. Unfortunately, where I was sitting in a corner the sound was echoing so bad I could barely make out the songs. Huge disappointment.

Posted: 9/27/2022 9:46:41 PM EDT

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11/7/1988 - Robert Plant. Now and Zen tour. Got to meet him and talk to him for a few minutes. Sat through sound check. Bucket list moment.

1987 - Pink Floyd. Delicate Sound of Thunder tour. Night #2 of 3. Thought I would never get the chance. The music was amazing.

8/18/1989 - Metallica. Damaged Justice tour. The Cult opened for them at Lakewood Amphitheater. Unreal show.

2/19/1985 - Iron Maiden. Powerslave tour. Maiden at their best

Eta: saw Elvis twice but I was 8 and 10 so I only remember parts of them

Posted: 9/27/2022 9:47:52 PM EDT

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Pink Floyd 1994, arrowhead stadium, KC

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Hell yes.

Pink Floyd, 1994, Death Valley, Clemson SC

Posted: 9/27/2022 9:49:53 PM EDT

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Admittedly not been to a ton of concerts.
Memorable, probably Styx, senior year 1983 or Dire Straits 1985

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I saw Dire Straits in 1985 at Pine Knob -- it was a great show and had a wild time. I lost my shoes and socks that night. My live in girlfriend was not amused.

Posted: 9/27/2022 9:51:16 PM EDT

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Posted: 9/27/2022 9:51:58 PM EDT

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'94-ish, maybe? Suicidal, AIC & Metallica. Caught the end of Tendencies, Candlebox & Metallica...

...AIC was breaking up for the first time

Posted: 9/27/2022 9:53:47 PM EDT

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I don’t remember much about the ones I enjoyed the most

Posted: 9/27/2022 9:53:51 PM EDT

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Iron Butterfly "Inna-Gadda-Vida" with Blues Image "Ride Captain Ride" Tour, 1970, Houston Coliseum

Posted: 9/27/2022 9:54:33 PM EDT

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Motorhead at the Metro in Chicago in '85 or '86. My ears were still ringing a couple days later.

Posted: 9/27/2022 9:55:14 PM EDT

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Pink Floyd...Easter Sunday...1994...Floor Section "A"...Row 8...Seat 4....ticket cost $32.50...It wasn't a concert, is was a spectacle...youtube Pink Floyd Pulse Concert and enjoy.

Posted: 9/27/2022 9:56:03 PM EDT

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Queensryche on the Empire tour(I think)when they played the Operation Mindcrime album straight through with all of backing video and such.

Posted: 9/27/2022 9:56:20 PM EDT

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Iron Butterfly "Inna-Gadda-Vida" with Blues Image "Ride Captain Ride" Tour, 1970, Houston Coliseum

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Nice, very nice!

Posted: 9/27/2022 10:05:52 PM EDT

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My concert career started on july 29th 1984 Judas Priest at Irvine Meadows. I was 13...

Too many to remember, and some I cant remember...LOL...Had a good run, a good life...WTF happened???

Posted: 9/27/2022 10:08:57 PM EDT

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Three shows in 6 days.

Posted: 9/27/2022 10:08:58 PM EDT

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Kiss - Crazy Nights NYE (89?) Hara Arena

Crue - Ozzy

ETA - Pink Floyd Momentary Lapse of Reason 1987 Indy - wasn't a great show though

Posted: 9/27/2022 10:12:32 PM EDT

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I saw the Who play at the Pontiac Silverdome in 1982. Unfortunately, where I was sitting in a corner the sound was echoing so bad I could barely make out the songs. Huge disappointment.

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That's cool! I was at that show too. I was on stage right about 25 rows up from the floor. Slight echo, but overall good.

I also saw the Stones there for the Tattoo You tour.

Posted: 9/27/2022 10:13:29 PM EDT

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Lollapalooza 92 UNO Lakefront Arena NO. Epic
Widespread Panic House of Blues summer 1994

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Posted: 9/27/2022 10:14:11 PM EDT

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Pantera at Swiss Villa Amphitheater in Lampe, Mo. in 1992. Second Row. It was epic.

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Pantera at the Peppermint Beach Club, Virginia Beach in '91. I couldn't hear for two days afterwards.

2nd would probably be Judas Priest/Great White in Portland, ME on the Defenders of the Faith Tour in '84

Posted: 9/27/2022 10:14:46 PM EDT

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Iron Butterfly

Posted: 9/27/2022 10:17:08 PM EDT

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1972, Wilmington NC. Yes!

Posted: 9/27/2022 10:20:56 PM EDT

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Saw Rammstein last weekend and it was face melting awesome! Been to a lot of heavy metal concerts and this one had amazing production value. Not my video but it was just like this.

Rammstein - Rammstein [4k] [Live at US Bank Stadium]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vsyRDPj7y0E

Posted: 9/27/2022 10:21:51 PM EDT

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cream 68 chastain park

but the best was the who 1970 atlanta municipal theater. notice the folks leaning on the stage. you could walk right up in front and lean on the stage. i did and took pictures. i have a picture of duane allman where i am literally right underneath him looking up. the good old days, when you could see the best bands up close. only took it a year or two until band started doing stadium tours. the WORST concert i went to was led zeppelin at the atanta stadium. band was way up on this stage. you could get sort close to the stage but it was still 100 feet up to the band. and the local security dudes panicked and maced the front of crowd causing a stampede away from the stage.

Posted: 9/27/2022 10:22:44 PM EDT

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Hell yes.

Pink Floyd, 1994, Death Valley, Clemson SC

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I was there, too

Posted: 9/27/2022 10:23:43 PM EDT

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That's cool! I was at that show too. I was on stage right about 25 rows up from the floor. Slight echo, but overall good.

I also saw the Stones there for the Tattoo You tour.

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Wow. I was there too. November 1981. Personally, I thought Santana was even better than the Stones. Do you remember when the fireworks started a small fire during the Stones show?