[LiverpoolWalrus]

Originally Posted by tuccillo

Best concert: Renaissance, 1977ish, Ithaca, NY
First runner up: Pink Floyd, 1976ish, Jersey City, NJ

Alright! Another prog fan!

I wish SiriusXM would bring back their prog station.

[Polar Bear]

First...I think the Four Seasons in late 60's. Excellent.

Best...either one of the many times I saw Chicago, or the time I saw The Who at Tampa Stadium.

[sjd7767]

I was still in high school in South Florida during the '80s, so...

!!! Van Halen '81 at The Hollywood Sportatorium - Hollywood Florida

Other concerts I went to there... Rush, Judas Priest, Ozzy with Motley Crue, Ratt, Kiss with Ted Nugent, Vandenberg, Fastway, Quiet Riot, Dokken, Def Leppard, and of course Iron Maiden !!! to name a few...

Can say which was the best, I loved them all, but AC-DC had to be one of the LOUDEST !!!

The Sporto was such a complete dump with crappy acoustics and smelled like a combination of weed, stale beer, sweat and vomit, it was great and I miss it.

Elsewhere...

Dio and Megadeth at the West Palm Beach Auditorium

Cheap Trick at the Sunrise Musical Theater. There's more. I have to find my ticket stubs.

PS: I still have that guitar, ('77 Les Paul Custom) but it's been "retired", like me LOL

[tuccillo]

I saw Renaissance a couple of times. Annie Haslam is my all time favorite vocalist. I also saw Yes but never had a chance to see some of the other big prog groups such as ELP or Genesis. Steve Hackett is playing at the Ponte Vedra Concert Hall in Ponte Vedra outside of Jacksonville in April if you like the early Genesis material. Unfortunately we are out of town :-(

Originally Posted by LiverpoolWalrus

Alright! Another prog fan!

I wish SiriusXM would bring back their prog station.

[Jsan143]

Led Zeppelin and Hot Tuna, 1971 Madison Square Garden. Every time I hear the Hooligans I flashback to that first concert!

[golfjuly11]

Circa 1966-67, Newton Lake, PA, north of Scranton. Small amusement park, just hanging around and several rental trucks pull up to a small dance hall (200 max). Some "old guy" (now I am one) asks me to help unload band equipment and says he will pay me $5.00 plus see the show for free. A lot of money, so I am in. The band was The Guess Who? (question mark dropped in 1968). Helped Burton Cummings and other members unload equipment. Obviously, The Guess Who? at that time were taking any gigs they could get in the States. Fast forward to March 12, 2018, my wife and I go see The Guess Who at the Savannah Center. After the concert, I met with founding member Garry Peterson (drummer). I asked him if he remembered me and my excellent roadie skills from Newton Lake. He paused, looked at me carefully, laughed, and said no! I was crushed, but am over it now.

One more. Circa 1973-74, Wilkes-Barre, PA, attended a Saturday afternoon matinee concert featuring a young artist from New York - Billy Joel. A couple of bucks and I was in. I thought he was very good, however, several attendees didn't like him and started throwing pennies at him to get him off the stage. He left! Fast forward, those penny throwing critics aren't laughing now.

[Road-Runner]

First Concert: July 7, 1974 Uriah Heep and Manfred Mann's Earth Band. Great show, first rock concert in the OMNI arena after it was built which had the longest roof 'span' of any indoor arena up to then. Jeane Dixon a psychic back then predicted that the roof would collapse because of the noise, got to admit to keeping an eye on the ceiling during the concert!

Best Concert: For people watching Jimmy Buffet in 2000 at the Atlanta Lakewood Fairgrounds. Just unreal spectacle and that was in the parking lot before ever going in the concert gates. For music, my daughter took me to Dick Dale a few years ago at the Earl in East Atlanta, fantastic music in a close setting plus got to hang out with my daughter the whole time!

[Road-Runner]

First Concert: July 7, 1974 Uriah Heep and Manfred Mann's Earth Band. Great show, first rock concert in the OMNI arena after it was built which had the longest roof 'span' of any indoor arena up to then. Jeane Dixon a psychic back then predicted that the roof would collapse because of the noise, got to admit to keeping an eye on the ceiling during the concert!

Best Concert: For people watching Jimmy Buffet in 2000 at the Atlanta Lakewood Fairgrounds. Just unreal spectacle and that was in the parking lot before ever going in the concert gates. For music, my daughter took me to Dick Dale a few years ago at the Earl in East Atlanta, fantastic music in a close setting plus got to hang out with my daughter the whole time!

[Fisherman]

The Doors Dinner Key Auditorium March 1, 1969. Major news event. JM charged with indecent exposure. Saw nothing!!
Fleetwood Mac Nov 2 2016 Amalie Arena Tampa Florida

My best was NOT to be The Rolling Stones July 5, 2019 Tampa Florida cancelled due to COVID

[rmd2]

Chicago 1962 Johnnie Mathis at the McCormick theater (saw him again in Sacramento and later in Maryland)
Tom Jones
Kenny Rogers

[rmd2]

Originally Posted by Tmarkwald

So many of these classic bands are out there still performing, although mostly in bits and pieces of the original lineup.

So, why doesn't TV think of booking one of these classic bands, even though not original, into TV for us, on a regular basis? I think we'd all be in agreement that we would pay if they did one of these every couple of months.

Most of these bands also have cover bands that replicate the music very faithfully.

Ahh, just dreaming I suppose....

No you are not just dreaming. They still have the DOO WOP groups performing in NY so...

[LiverpoolWalrus]

Originally Posted by sjd7767

I was still in high school in South Florida during the '80s, so...

!!! Van Halen '81 at The Hollywood Sportatorium - Hollywood Florida

Other concerts I went to there... Rush...

The Sporto was such a complete dump with crappy acoustics and smelled like a combination of weed, stale beer, sweat and vomit, it was great and I miss it

I went to the legendary Hollywood Sportatorium about once a month on average from 1971-1979. If you think it was “interesting’ in the ‘80s, you should’ve seen it in the ‘70s. For one thing, it wasn’t unusual for bands to show up late - very late, and then the show would end around 3 am!

A few classic shows I saw there:

Jethro Tull-Aqualung tour

Pink Floyd- Dark Side of the Moon tour in quad!

Bob Dylan - his 1974 comeback after the accident. The Beach Boys opened and a streaker jumped up on stage and hugged Dennis Wilson.

Elton John’s Goodbye Yellow Brick Road tour

Alice Cooper, Uriah Heep, Yes, Deep Purple many times

That place was like a surreal dream. I miss it too. Many other shows at Miami Jai Alai, Pirates World, Marine Stadium, Orange Bowl, West Palm Auditorium, etc. But nothing like the Sportatorium.

[John_W]

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[Chi-Town]

First - Jimmie Rodgers - 1958 Steel Pier Atlantic City

Best - Janis Joplin -1970 Ravinia Park IL

[John_W]

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