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**Tornadoofsouls** · November 10th, 2011, 04:44 PM

I saw YES with no opening band.In Wurzburg 30 Jun 1984 @ Carl Diem Halle,they had Trevor Rabin with the band.Before the band came on,a huge movie screen came down and a Bugs Bunny cartoon "Water,water every hare" played completely through (one with Gossamer).Then lights came up and YES jammed.

03 Oct 1986 Judas Priest @ Carl Diem Halle Wurzburg(Turbo Tour)
Fantastic show Halford never lets the fans down.Their stage was much more grand due to their growing popularity.

The tickets were really cool from the German shows compared to the boring ticket in the states.These two(YES & Priest) were gigantic in comparison to standard Ticketmaster size.

**haroldeye** · November 10th, 2011, 05:11 PM

Went to Berlin in 1982 and went to the Olympic stadium for a looksee.

The Stones were doing the soundcheck for their concert that was on that evening and we were only yards away.

**tygrkhat40** · November 10th, 2011, 07:40 PM

The first concert I went to was Billy Joel at Buffalo Memorial Auditorium, October 6, 1978. He was touring in support of The Stranger, but he played at least half the songs from the soon to be released 52nd Street.

The first stadium show I saw was 4 bands at Rich Stadium outside of Buffalo in Orchard Park on July 3, 1982. The bill was Iron Maiden, Ted Nugent, Loverboy and Foreigner. Ticket cost $15, by the end of the show I was baked from the substances, lack of food and hydration and the heat. It was a good show though.

**karloschaos** · November 10th, 2011, 08:48 PM

Nearly as good as it gets but not quite. It was an awesome gig but it should have been Iron Maiden. Check the ticket number!!

**deepsepia** · November 10th, 2011, 10:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by karloschaos

Nearly as good as it gets but not quite. It was an awesome gig but it should have been Iron Maiden. Check the ticket number!!

There's gotta be a Steven King story there, somewhere . . . "the demon ticket"

**Tornadoofsouls** · November 10th, 2011, 11:20 PM

Tesla/Great White 25 March 1989 @ Hirsch Memorial Coliseum in Shreveport,LA. These are two of my favorite live bands as you will see in my futer postings of my tickets.This was the first or one of the first times I saw both Tesla & Great White.

The Cult /Tora Tora and Bonham @ Hirsch Memorial Coliseum in Shreveport,LA
3 March 1990.I fought my way to the stage edge to see Billy Duffy wailing on the Gretsch and Ian Astbury scream his nuts off.Was also privledged enough to watch Bonzo's boy Jason Bonham beat those drums the were really hot.Bonham had a singer Daniel MacMaster with a very dynamic voice.

Poison & Tesla 1989 @ Hirsch Memorial Coliseum in Shreveport,LA.I hate Poison and did not even stay to see their perfomance(L0L).I was there for Tesla who continues to this day to create music and tour.There's more to tesla than "love song".Frank Hannon guitar is out of this world.
http://youtu.be/YTuJYebKLQE But Dickey Betts is his Father In Law.

**Tornadoofsouls** · November 11th, 2011, 12:25 AM

One my most favorite shows ever Priest/Megadeth /Testament @Reunion Area in Dallas,Texas 17 Nov 1990
I drove from Fort Polk,La to Dallas to see this one 305 miles one way or 491 km.
All three really blew the roof off that night.Priest(Painkiller Tour) Megadeth(Rust In Peace Tour) Testament(Souls Of Black Tour)

**kelio** · November 11th, 2011, 07:22 AM

I don't have any concert memorabilia to share; however I still have vivid memories of the concerts I saw in P@ris between 1975 and 1978: Roxy Music, Lou Reed, Nico, David Bowie, Pink Floyd, Bob Marley & the Wailers, Rolling Stones.
And of course the One I really would have liked to have seen was Woodstock

**ubu55** · November 11th, 2011, 03:04 PM

Saw Jimi Hendrix Experience at the Oakland Coliseum, April 27, 1969... and no, I don't have a ticket stub (A ticket stub??? 42 years later???? Are you high ????!!!

)

Here's the poster (which I don't have either!)

Cat Mother & the All Night Newsboys played first, then Chicago (Transit Authority), from which I remember 'Poem 58' and nothing else.

Things settled down then while the stage was set for the Experience. Banks of stacked Marshall amps, Mitch's drum kit. He and Noel came out, alone, and stood there for a few. We were getting restive, when suddenly there was a commotion in front of the stage... a tall figure in that familiar black psychedelic cowboy outfit, topped off with the tall round-topped black hat was moving through the crowd toward the stage! Then just before he got to the front and as the buzz from the audience began to swell to a roar... Jimi suddenly, miraculously appeared from backstage, dressed in white bell-bottoms and green satin shirt, carrying his white Stratocaster. Fake out!

The show was everything you'd expect, he played behind his back, with his teeth, using only his right hand, and humped the guitar like a giant hard-on. I remember he broke a string, and instead of fixing it, they brought him another identical white Strat.

The cd's out there on Dagger Records if you're curious. Here's the set list (which I'd never have remembered, but it, like everything else, it was available online)

Fire
Hey Joe
Spanish Castle Magic
Hear My Train a Comin'
Sunshine of Your Love
Red House
Foxy Lady
Star Spangled Banner
Purple Haze
Voodoo Child (Slight Return)

For the finale, Jack Casady of the Airplane came out and joined him for Voodoo Child (Slight Return), just like on 'Electric Ladyland'. He was using an elaborately carved bass, the 'Yggdrasil' he'd named it (which turned up as missing a few weeks later in the 'lost and found' section of the Berkeley Barb. Hope he got it back).
Jimi died a year and a half later, a whirlwind year and a half that included Woodstock, Wight, and Band of Gypsys. Feel lucky to have seen him when I did...

**deepsepia** · November 11th, 2011, 06:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ubu55

Saw Jimi Hendrix Experience at the Oakland Coliseum, April 27, 1969... and no, I don't have a ticket stub (A ticket stub??? 42 years later???? Are you high ????!!!

)

{snip}

Jimi died a year and a half later, a whirlwind year and a half that included Woodstock, Wight, and Band of Gypsys. Feel lucky to have seen him when I did...

wow. I've been listening to Hendrix recently. You know how, as time goes on, some artists seem really dated, you wonder "what was the point of that, we thought it was great at the time?"

Well, Hendrix is the opposite, something really rare-- you listen to him now and say, "yeah people knew he was good, but they didn't know how good". He wasn't just a "guitar god" -- there are a lot of them.

What blows me away is that he's pulling in so much stuff, so many musical ideas from so many places. There's blues, sure, and rock, even hints of country and folk from time to time . . . but he's got this symphonic scale that others don't, and unlike other guitar gods, he was adept and interested in studio techniques and sonic experimentation as he was in speed on the fretboard. One of a kind.

yeah, you were lucky . . . ticket stub or no. How many people out there, today, can actually remember seeing Hendrix?

November 10th, 2011, 04:44 PM	#51
Tornadoofsouls Honky Mo' Fo' Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Hugging the Ass of Carol Vorderman Posts: 4,226 Thanks: 92,624 Thanked 121,345 Times in 4,072 Posts	A few others from Germany in the 80's I saw YES with no opening band.In Wurzburg 30 Jun 1984 @ Carl Diem Halle,they had Trevor Rabin with the band.Before the band came on,a huge movie screen came down and a Bugs Bunny cartoon "Water,water every hare" played completely through (one with Gossamer).Then lights came up and YES jammed. 03 Oct 1986 Judas Priest @ Carl Diem Halle Wurzburg(Turbo Tour) Fantastic show Halford never lets the fans down.Their stage was much more grand due to their growing popularity. The tickets were really cool from the German shows compared to the boring ticket in the states.These two(YES & Priest) were gigantic in comparison to standard Ticketmaster size. __________________ ************************************************ ******* We recommend you use** To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. to host your pictures

November 10th, 2011, 07:40 PM	#53
tygrkhat40 Long Suffering Bills Fan Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: The City of Good Neighbors Posts: 9,669 Thanks: 304,243 Thanked 152,631 Times in 9,629 Posts	The first concert I went to was Billy Joel at Buffalo Memorial Auditorium, October 6, 1978. He was touring in support of The Stranger, but he played at least half the songs from the soon to be released 52nd Street. The first stadium show I saw was 4 bands at Rich Stadium outside of Buffalo in Orchard Park on July 3, 1982. The bill was Iron Maiden, Ted Nugent, Loverboy and Foreigner. Ticket cost $15, by the end of the show I was baked from the substances, lack of food and hydration and the heat. It was a good show though. __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

November 10th, 2011, 11:20 PM	#56
Tornadoofsouls Honky Mo' Fo' Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Hugging the Ass of Carol Vorderman Posts: 4,226 Thanks: 92,624 Thanked 121,345 Times in 4,072 Posts	Tesla/Great White 25 March 1989 @ Hirsch Memorial Coliseum in Shreveport,LA. These are two of my favorite live bands as you will see in my futer postings of my tickets.This was the first or one of the first times I saw both Tesla & Great White. The Cult /Tora Tora and Bonham @ Hirsch Memorial Coliseum in Shreveport,LA 3 March 1990.I fought my way to the stage edge to see Billy Duffy wailing on the Gretsch and Ian Astbury scream his nuts off.Was also privledged enough to watch Bonzo's boy Jason Bonham beat those drums the were really hot.Bonham had a singer Daniel MacMaster with a very dynamic voice. Poison & Tesla 1989 @ Hirsch Memorial Coliseum in Shreveport,LA.I hate Poison and did not even stay to see their perfomance(L0L).I was there for Tesla who continues to this day to create music and tour.There's more to tesla than "love song".Frank Hannon guitar is out of this world. http://youtu.be/YTuJYebKLQE But Dickey Betts is his Father In Law. __________________ ************************************************ ******* We recommend you use** To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. to host your pictures Last edited by Tornadoofsouls; November 11th, 2011 at 12:06 AM..

November 11th, 2011, 12:25 AM	#57
Tornadoofsouls Honky Mo' Fo' Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Hugging the Ass of Carol Vorderman Posts: 4,226 Thanks: 92,624 Thanked 121,345 Times in 4,072 Posts	Judas Priest /Megadeth /Testament One my most favorite shows ever Priest/Megadeth /Testament @Reunion Area in Dallas,Texas 17 Nov 1990 I drove from Fort Polk,La to Dallas to see this one 305 miles one way or 491 km. All three really blew the roof off that night.Priest(Painkiller Tour) Megadeth(Rust In Peace Tour) Testament(Souls Of Black Tour) __________________ ************************************************ ******* We recommend you use** To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. to host your pictures

November 11th, 2011, 03:04 PM	#59
ubu55 Former Staff Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Behind the Redwood Curtain Posts: 2,800 Thanks: 122,910 Thanked 51,109 Times in 2,795 Posts	Jimi Hendrix Saw Jimi Hendrix Experience at the Oakland Coliseum, April 27, 1969... and no, I don't have a ticket stub (A ticket stub??? 42 years later???? Are you high ????!!!) Here's the poster (which I don't have either!) Cat Mother & the All Night Newsboys played first, then Chicago (Transit Authority), from which I remember 'Poem 58' and nothing else. Things settled down then while the stage was set for the Experience. Banks of stacked Marshall amps, Mitch's drum kit. He and Noel came out, alone, and stood there for a few. We were getting restive, when suddenly there was a commotion in front of the stage... a tall figure in that familiar black psychedelic cowboy outfit, topped off with the tall round-topped black hat was moving through the crowd toward the stage! Then just before he got to the front and as the buzz from the audience began to swell to a roar... Jimi suddenly, miraculously appeared from backstage, dressed in white bell-bottoms and green satin shirt, carrying his white Stratocaster. Fake out! The show was everything you'd expect, he played behind his back, with his teeth, using only his right hand, and humped the guitar like a giant hard-on. I remember he broke a string, and instead of fixing it, they brought him another identical white Strat. The cd's out there on Dagger Records if you're curious. Here's the set list (which I'd never have remembered, but it, like everything else, it was available online) Fire Hey Joe Spanish Castle Magic Hear My Train a Comin' Sunshine of Your Love Red House Foxy Lady Star Spangled Banner Purple Haze Voodoo Child (Slight Return) For the finale, Jack Casady of the Airplane came out and joined him for Voodoo Child (Slight Return), just like on 'Electric Ladyland'. He was using an elaborately carved bass, the 'Yggdrasil' he'd named it (which turned up as missing a few weeks later in the 'lost and found' section of the Berkeley Barb. Hope he got it back). Jimi died a year and a half later, a whirlwind year and a half that included Woodstock, Wight, and Band of Gypsys. Feel lucky to have seen him when I did... Last edited by ubu55; November 15th, 2011 at 02:50 PM.. Reason: adding photo

November 10th, 2011, 05:11 PM	#52
haroldeye Moderator Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Halfwitistan Posts: 5,716 Thanks: 113,534 Thanked 59,972 Times in 5,708 Posts	Went to Berlin in 1982 and went to the Olympic stadium for a looksee. The Stones were doing the soundcheck for their concert that was on that evening and we were only yards away.

November 10th, 2011, 08:48 PM	#54
karloschaos Vintage Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: East Yorkshire Posts: 748 Thanks: 7,982 Thanked 8,832 Times in 687 Posts	Nearly as good as it gets but not quite. It was an awesome gig but it should have been Iron Maiden. Check the ticket number!!

November 11th, 2011, 07:22 AM	#58
kelio Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: ἀλήθεια Posts: 14,179 Thanks: 300,404 Thanked 336,624 Times in 14,223 Posts	I don't have any concert memorabilia to share; however I still have vivid memories of the concerts I saw in P@ris between 1975 and 1978: Roxy Music, Lou Reed, Nico, David Bowie, Pink Floyd, Bob Marley & the Wailers, Rolling Stones. And of course the One I really would have liked to have seen was Woodstock