OOOPS...guess I proved @larsman 's point!
It Was Twenty Years Ago Today!
Actually, it's more like fifty years ago. There have been any number of recent threads where people relate how they saw so and so back in 1972 at such and such a place. Examples would be the Allman Brothers opening for the Grateful Dead at the Fillmore East, the James Gang opening for Led Zep on their first American tour, the Airplane, QMS and Big Brother at the Aragon, etc etc.
My question is -- HOW DO YOU EVEN REMEMBER THIS STUFF?
Don't get me wrong, I remember any number of concerts from the late 60s onwards, but I suspect I've mis-remembered or outright forgotten probably just as many. I just couldn't tell you how many times or exactly where or when I've seen McCoy Tyner, Hall & Oates, The Blasters, The Feelies, Steel Pulse, Marshall Crenshaw, Parliament/Funkadelic, Buddy Guy/Jr. Wells, Roomful Of Blues, etc. Somethings are just a little blurry.
Did you write this stuff down in diary?
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Think I'm a little younger then some here. For me "The Red Hot Chili Peppers" was a big band to see live in the early 90's. They played a small venue in Rode Island around 91, they had 2 opening bands with them. First was Smashing Pumpkins (before Siamese Dream came out) fallowed up with Pearl Jam (before 10 came out). Think tickets were like $25 It was almost a 4hr show, I remember being beside myself the entire time. On the following Monday went to 3 different record stores to get Smashing Pumpkins and Peal Jams records. Only to be told, they have no idea who those bands are, there are no records to sell. The second life changing event for me was Lalapalooza also think it was 1991, saw almost every band I loved, including Nine Inch Nails, Butthole Surfers, and Jane's addiction. That was an incredible day, no other festival has come close. |
Indeed - another thing that helps me is that I was a concert photographer during the 70's and I know (most of the) dates of the gigs I photographed. 
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