TOP 3 most memorable 80's Arena Rock concerts you've been

[crwnedblasphemy]

1) Wasp "Inside the Electric Circus tour" with SLAYER "Reign in Blood" and Raven "Stay Hard"-1986

2) Judas Prist - "Turbo" and Dokken "Under Lock and Key" - 1986

3) Armored Saint, Metallica 'Ride the Lightning, and Wasp debut - can't remember the year...but it rocked.

 

[70strathead]

When I was at GIT in '88 Steve Lynch from Autograph used to tell us funny stories about Yngwie and his... um... cravings.....

Was that the guy with the steel wool hair-do?

That's him. You used to talk about Yngwie calling him in the middle of the night looking for certain substances. I think he actually introduced Yngwie to Ritchie Blackmore for the first time too when Yngwie was in the hospital for the car wreck.

Interesting..another true story that Yngwie used to call Alan Holdsworth in the middle of the night and wake him up for God knows what reasons, and Alan told me that he used to get back at him by calling him during his sleeping hours and play obscure music on his answering machine so that he wouldn't recognize who it was until they met at a NAMM show and Alan spilled the beans.

 

[tak]

3) Armored Saint, Metallica 'Ride the Lightning, and Wasp debut - can't remember the year...but it rocked.

Yeah!, I saw that show also. When Metallica was Metallica. No therapy required.

 

[The Big Snit]

I think it was 78 or 79 when I saw VH open for Sabbath at MSG and It was a religious experience...

I didn't play guitar at the time and left the show wanting to be in DLR.

Oh my!

 

[tak]

Interesting..another true story that Yngwie used to call Alan Holdsworth in the middle of the night and wake him up for God knows what reasons, and Alan told me that he used to get back at him by calling him during his sleeping hours and play obscure music on his answering machine so that he wouldn't recognize who it was until they met at a NAMM show and Alan spilled the beans.

God, I never heard that. That's hilarious!

 

[amiller]

I don't know the dates but here are a few:

YES
Kansas
Night Ranger
Journey
Mountain
Queen
ZZ Top
Dream Theater
FogHat (yeah, that's right! Actually, my first ever concert.)

 

[thiswaythatway]

84 or 85. Queensryche opening up for Iron Maiden at Radio City Music Hall in NYC.

YJM opening for Triumph at the Brendan Byrne Arena was incredible even if he did play a few bars of a ripping version eruption and do an exagerated yawn after it...

There are more but thats whats coming to me now...

A friend of mine told me he saw Yngwie open for Triumph years ago and he said to me more than once that Yngwie's set was one of the loudest bands he has ever heard. He recalled Yngwie's guitar was sooo loud in the mix that his ears ran for 4 days. And i remember once Keel opened up for somebody, forgot who, and for some reason they were turned up louder than God.

I was right against the front wall at Monsters Of Rock in 88 at Giants Stadium and my ears ran for about a week. I remember everyone around us giving Kingdom Come the finger for their whole set and everyone yelling "Metallica" and "Led Zep" at them. I think me and my friend were the only 2 getting into Dokken since they came on right after Metallica. I remember thinking right then and there that the LA style hair rock was in serious trouble. Everyone just stood around recovering from Metallica's set. But i was into Lynch even though it was soo loud i couldn't deipher his guitar sounds in the mix.

 

[Gainzilla]

84 or 85. Queensryche opening up for Iron Maiden at Radio City Music Hall in NYC.

I think it was 78 or 79 when I saw VH open for Sabbath at MSG and It was a religious experience...

A guy I work with went to that show in Cape Cod Colleseum, and still talks about it! He says that Van Halen came on, played their show, and the whole crowd looked around like "WTF was that????" They blew Sabbath off the stage (in my friend's words).

Im pretty sure that the show that Isaw was the first night that they did with sabbath becasue Ozzy Came out and said "Holy Sh$t!!! that guy is amazing!!!! I knew that I had to play guitar after that.... and yes, they Blew Sabbath's doors off in the worst way

 

[Bob Savage]

Oh my!

You shouldn't let your homoerotic fantasies get the best of you. Modifying my quote to fit your desires is naughty.

 

[70strathead]

84 or 85. Queensryche opening up for Iron Maiden at Radio City Music Hall in NYC.

YJM opening for Triumph at the Brendan Byrne Arena was incredible even if he did play a few bars of a ripping version eruption and do an exagerated yawn after it...

There are more but thats whats coming to me now...

A friend of mine told me he saw Yngwie open for Triumph years ago and he said to me more than once that Yngwie's set was one of the loudest bands he has ever heard. He recalled Yngwie's guitar was sooo loud in the mix that his ears ran for 4 days. And i remember once Keel opened up for somebody, forgot who, and for some reason they were turned up louder than God.

I was right against the front wall at Monsters Of Rock in 88 at Giants Stadium and my ears ran for about a week. I remember everyone around us giving Kingdom Come the finger for their whole set and everyone yelling "Metallica" and "Led Zep" at them. I think me and my friend were the only 2 getting into Dokken since they came on right after Metallica. I remember thinking right then and there that the LA style hair rock was in serious trouble. Everyone just stood around recovering from Metallica's set. But i was into Lynch even though it was soo loud i couldn't deipher his guitar sounds in the mix.

Put it this way, that Yngwie show fucked my ears up so bad that I couldn't really enjoy nor hear normal the week following concert which as DLR ( eat em and smile tour) and I think Cinderalla opened if i recall...i was kinda scary actually.

Dude I own that Monsters of Rock Giants Stadium bootleg on VHS ! I need to go dig that up.

 

[The Big Snit]

Oh my!

You shouldn't let your homoerotic fantasies get the best of you. Modifying my quote to fit your desires is naughty.

Zinged by my own zingy.

 

[Gainzilla]

84 or 85. Queensryche opening up for Iron Maiden at Radio City Music Hall in NYC.

I was at that show: Maiden supporting Powerslave and QR supporting the Warning.. Friggin AMAZING SHOW!!! Both of them Blew me away...

Too many to list so Im mentioning the standouts..

DLR/Tesla at Nassau Colliseum. DLR was Great, Tesla was Jawdropping...

I think it was 78 or 79 when I saw VH open for Sabbath at MSG and It was a religious experience...

I saw RR/OZZY 2x and that was incredible..

Ive seen VH 52 times and loved all of the early 80's tours...

All Of the Journey Tours were Amazing , Escape through Raised on Radio....

NightRanger/38special was a GREAT show @ Nassau collisuem...

38 Special/The Outlaws/ Molly Hatchet was an awesome show at Nassau colliseum

YJM opening for Triumph at the Brendan Byrne Arena was incredible even if he did play a few bars of a ripping version eruption and do an exagerated yawn after it...

There are more but thats whats coming to me now...

WOW! VH in the 70's, that must have been epic! If i were too pick the loudest memorable show it would have to be YJM trilogy tour at the California Theatre in San Diego. The guitar solo was the longest and most notes I ever heard at ear-splitting volume! I actually thought I had damaged my ears cause I was earing that "mmmmmmmmmm" going on for two days straight! Don Barzini was with me as well!

Yeah Bro, like I said before, it was about as magical as you could get.... Im pretty sure that my ears were ringing after that YJM show as well... I saw him in a small venue in NY called the rio thater when he was with alcatrazz and I was right in front of him in front of the stage and it was like I stood in front of a jet engine all night. If there was ever a show that I thought I did some serious hearing damage, it was that one( there was also the night that I saw the Vinnie Vincent invasion and that guy was ridiculously loud and had more Ice picky treble than anyone should ever be allowed..

 

[amiller]

I don't know the dates but here are a few:

YES
Kansas
Night Ranger
Journey
Mountain
Queen
ZZ Top
Dream Theater
FogHat (yeah, that's right! Actually, my first ever concert.)

WOW! Now that is very vintage

Yeah, I guess it dates me. I also went to a concert that featured the big Southern Rock bands when they were in their prime:

Skynard
Black Oak Arkansas
38 Special

 

[david simpson]

I could go into the 70's for some mind blowers....
For the 80's... I saw one of the Pink Floyd "The Wall" shows in Los Angeles...I think that was 1980....All I can say about that one is.....Holy Shit!!

 

[Gainzilla]

84 or 85. Queensryche opening up for Iron Maiden at Radio City Music Hall in NYC.

I was at that show: Maiden supporting Powerslave and QR supporting the Warning.. Friggin AMAZING SHOW!!! Both of them Blew me away...

Too many to list so Im mentioning the standouts..

DLR/Tesla at Nassau Colliseum. DLR was Great, Tesla was Jawdropping...

I think it was 78 or 79 when I saw VH open for Sabbath at MSG and It was a religious experience...

I saw RR/OZZY 2x and that was incredible..

Ive seen VH 52 times and loved all of the early 80's tours...

All Of the Journey Tours were Amazing , Escape through Raised on Radio....

NightRanger/38special was a GREAT show @ Nassau collisuem...

38 Special/The Outlaws/ Molly Hatchet was an awesome show at Nassau colliseum

YJM opening for Triumph at the Brendan Byrne Arena was incredible even if he did play a few bars of a ripping version eruption and do an exagerated yawn after it...

There are more but thats whats coming to me now...

Win!

I was too young...only seen vids of some of this stuff.

Bro, I gotten bitten by the Live music bug early on, my first concert was Black sabbath in central park in 72 when I was like 10 yrs old... after that, I went to every show that I could( Older cousins took me EVERYWHERE!!!) Zeppelin, yes, Jethro Tull, Kansas Trower, Marino, you name it, I saw them... Ive always enjoyed live music becasue to me, its the true test of a musician/group; you either bring it or you dont...

 

[Gainzilla]

I think it was 78 or 79 when I saw VH open for Sabbath at MSG and It was a religious experience...

I saw VH at the Califfornia World Music Festival (Not sure why they put two f's in there...) in 1979. That was the night that Steve Henning's ego got crushed. Apparently James Hetfield was there too.

I didn't play guitar at the time and left the show wanting to be DLR. Shortly thereafter I realized that if I were to sing in public, people would die.

LMAO!!! I wanted to be DLR as well but it had nothing to do with singing

 

[Anonymous]

I think it was 78 or 79 when I saw VH open for Sabbath at MSG and It was a religious experience...

I saw VH at the Califfornia World Music Festival (Not sure why they put two f's in there...) in 1979. That was the night that Steve Henning's ego got crushed. Apparently James Hetfield was there too.

Yup that show at the Cali World Music Festival at the LA Coliseum really changed my life. I thought I was a pretty badass axe slinger 'casue I could play all the Aerosmith songs and I was actually there to see Aerosmith. Then VH comes on, my jaw dropped, it stayed that way for the whole amazing show and it was clear that I needed to completely rethink how good I thought I was on guitar. Much woodshedding followed...

Steve

 

[70strathead]

[/quote]
I was at that show: Maiden supporting Powerslave and QR supporting the Warning.. Friggin AMAZING SHOW!!! Both of them Blew me away...

Too many to list so Im mentioning the standouts..

DLR/Tesla at Nassau Colliseum. DLR was Great, Tesla was Jawdropping...

I think it was 78 or 79 when I saw VH open for Sabbath at MSG and It was a religious experience...

I saw RR/OZZY 2x and that was incredible..

Ive seen VH 52 times and loved all of the early 80's tours...

All Of the Journey Tours were Amazing , Escape through Raised on Radio....

NightRanger/38special was a GREAT show @ Nassau collisuem...

38 Special/The Outlaws/ Molly Hatchet was an awesome show at Nassau colliseum

YJM opening for Triumph at the Brendan Byrne Arena was incredible even if he did play a few bars of a ripping version eruption and do an exagerated yawn after it...

There are more but thats whats coming to me now...[/quote]
Yeah Bro, like I said before, it was about as magical as you could get.... Im pretty sure that my ears were ringing after that YJM show as well... I saw him in a small venue in NY called the rio thater when he was with alcatrazz and I was right in front of him in front of the stage and it was like I stood in front of a jet engine all night. If there was ever a show that I thought I did some serious hearing damage, it was that one( there was also the night that I saw the Vinnie Vincent invasion and that guy was ridiculously loud and had more Ice picky treble than anyone should ever be allowed..[/quote]

LMAO!!

 

[Jakem]

I'll never forget when Yngwie did his solo during the Alcatrazz show in '84, I heard people shouting, "This guy's better than Eddie Van Halen!"

Wise crowd!

 

[70strathead]

I don't know the dates but here are a few:

YES
Kansas
Night Ranger
Journey
Mountain
Queen
ZZ Top
Dream Theater
FogHat (yeah, that's right! Actually, my first ever concert.)

WOW! Now that is very vintage

Yeah, I guess it dates me. I also went to a concert that featured the big Southern Rock bands when they were in their prime:

Skynard
Black Oak Arkansas
38 Special

Thats a lot of long-Bearded southern comfort guzzling dudes on that list! what about Molly Hatchet!