Seen the Doors, Rolling Stones, Janis Joplin, Moody Blues, Bob Dylan, Muddy Waters and lots more back in the day don’t remember paying over 20$ for any of them and some of them put on free concerts! There isn’t much music nowadays that are worth listening to
But back in those days we stayed a nice downtown hotel for $15. Motel 6 was really $6. My rent was less than $150/month. I've always been a classical music type so even the music back then was a bit weird for me.
Don't forget that musicians also use to make money on record sales too. Now they have no album sales so most of their money is generated by concert ticket sales...fucking internet
You guys need to Google what they make from streaming services. LinkedIn has a good article to read. One concert can bring in 3 times the amount of a full year of streaming, on average of course.
Reference: “Do the Hustle” - Van McCoy. 1975 Reference : “ Brian Wilson” - Barenaked ladies. 1992 In the mid 90s, I saw Elton John. No dance choreography no big groups everyone fully dressed just a Puron good concert. 2016 - Oregon Symphony for the first time, and was amazed at how good they sound regardless, if you like classical music or not, they played a lot of movie themes.
Bands seen: Lot of Jimmy Buffett (12X), 10,000 MANIACS, Depeche Mode, NEW ORDER, Bush w/ Oasis, Dueling Pianos Tour in NYC Featuring Billy Joel and Elton John, Zac Brown Band
Some of the memorable bands/artists I have seen are: Pink Floyd, The Who, Guns and Roses, The Cult, Paul Weller, Bob Dylan, Oasis, U2. There are a modern bands that write/play "old" music such as : Dirty Honey, Greta Van Fleet and a whole host of others. Many times I have enjoyed music from just local bands that play a selection of covers and a few self written tunes. Oh and Ray Davies is The Kinks singer.
My first concert was AC/DC at king dome 1984 for 15$. the opening act was Cheap Trick. But my best time was in a bar in BC hanging out with Gordon Lightfoot. No playing just talking and pool.
I saw the Eagles, Tanya Tucker (she was 16), and Jim Stafford all in 1974 while in college in Louisiana. A friend from Boston said they had Aerosmith play for their High School prom around the same year and the kids booed them off the stage.
I went to a Beach Boys concert. The warm-up band was Tower of Power. Also saw Gordon Lightfoot several times. The Carpenters with Neil Sedaka. The only show I saw in Canada was "HAIR".
First concert I ever went to was Jethro Tull at Wembley back in early 80's but used to see Fairport Convention doing their open rehearsals at the Half Moon pub in Herne Hill - saw Moving Heart's last ever gig in the same place
I saw the Police at the end of their Synchronicity tour. It was one of Bill Graham's "Day on the Green" day-long concerts at the Oakland Coliseum. The opening acts were Oingo Boingo, Thompson Twins, Madness and the Fixx. Pretty special day. Very '80s.
klaus the song in the 90s are about listening the lyrics while learning the meaning of each point out words in the song while now a days the music if you have beaching words in a song is a hit.
The best concert I ever saw was the band Big Country at the Barrowland Ballroom in Glasgow one New Years. They had such a unique rock n roll bagpipes sound that I've never heard from anyone else. They were AMAZING! When you said Boston, you hummed the guitar solo from Kansas's Carry on my Wayward Son.
Stuart Adamson. Died way to early. A songwriter/ singer whose brilliance was overlooked by most. Porrohman is one of my all-time top 10's. legendary stuff. Their Bass player Tony Butler was also a legend.
@@mistergormsby Glad to hear I'm not the only one who still appreciates them. I still think Adamson's lyrics are so different and so special with songs primarily about how regular people deal with the life they were dealt. Did you ever see them play?
@@thecellulontriptometer4166 No, I was a spotty 13 year old kid when The Crossing came out. It was one of the first albums I bought. That, and living in Australia reduced my chances of seeing them live. They toured here a few years ago and I was conflicted, but without Adamson I knew it would not be the same so I didn't go. Maybe I should have gone.
@@mistergormsby I was in high school when it came out, so I get it. I was also really lucky to see them because I was only in Scotland because I was an exchange student that year, and I stayed with my Scotland family that year. The exchange "brother" absolutely adored them. His opinion is Stuart Adamson was one of Scotland's greatest modern poets. After he told me this, I remember reading through all of The Crossing and Steeltown lyrics and discovered they were really folk song lyrics about everyday people It's nice to meet another fan.
In April 1979 I went to a Kate Bush concert in Hamburg with my parents. David Bowie was there as well as Donald Sutherland, both of whom were very close to me. So I was in the city you mentioned and with David Bowie too. But the entrance fee wasn't that expensive, 65 DM for all 3 of us.
Born in the UK in 1952. Seen pretty much all the big British bands live. Standout was one of the earliest live performances of Tommy. Hastings Pier Ballroom. July 21st 1969. Went home after and stayed up late to watch "One small step for mankind"
The last concert I went to was Pink Floyd "The Wall" in Austin at the Straham coliseum in 1986. There's too many more to mention and I don't remember how much I paid to see Floyd, but it wasn't much. Standouts, were ELO in Houston, America, Bruce Springsteen, Peter Frampton. Stevie Ray Vaughn was the the greatest guitar player I ever watched in a bar called the Steamboat lounge on 6th street in Austin in the mid 80s. Admission there was 10 bucks I think. Edit: I forgot to mention ZZ Top which was probably the best one of all.
When in HS in Arizona, went to see Jefferson Starship and the warmup band was Heart. Heart was so much better than Starship. Cost $7.50 for anywhere seating. When I was really young, was visiting my grandmother in Santa Paula CA and heard a band practicing in the railway depot, turns out it was the Doors and I got listened to Light My Fire. That was really cool.
3 bands come to mind from the 1980s/1990s. The Jackson Victory Tour (with Michael, Janet, Jermaine) in Miami, FL, The Police (in Ft. Lauderdale, FL), and REM in Athens, GA. They don't make music like they used to. Oh, and Scott Stapp (from Creed) used to live about 2.5 miles away from me and I've bumped into him in the grocery store a few times in the past. Great video, Claus.
I once seen Juice Newton in Kingston, Ontario with my late wife. The cost? Free. She had been in some sort of accident, but was unharmed I believe, and she put on a show at the Kingston Memorial Centre for nothing. I never was one to pay to see anyone, but we lived right around the corner from there at the time, which was an extra bonus. We were like, a 10 minute walk from our home. Was a good show.
My first and only show this type, was in Würzburg, Germany, on 03/14/1973, Led Zeppelin. I loved this music until I went to the Jazzclub in Frankfurt for Al Jarreau's performance and since then it was this type of music I liked so much. Greeting from Brasil, your old friend (73).
I saw the beach boys at the Sydney cricket ground in the 70's. Concert was delayed becasue of rain. Crowd was stoned and when they came out they were pretty hammered....from what I remeber it was great :)
My favorite concerts have been Herman's Hermits. Amazing guy, he started to recognize me at his concerts and one of them he dragged me up on stage to help sing a song.
For the price of admission to the state fair I got to see Junior Brown. Admittedly, most people don't know his work, but that show got me interested in making music back in the '80s. Rush tickets cost us like $20 a head in '84. We missed out on most of the opening act ( Golden Earring) because of traffic. We had to sit so far to the left of the stage we could see behind Geddy and watch Neil's footwork... it was awesome.
Back in the day the Northern Pikes used to do lunchtime concerts once a year at my high school for $0.25. I've seen a lot of good concerts, but the best was sitting down at a bar for a beer and having Ray Charles wander over and belt out 3 or 4 songs on the piano. Best free concert of my life, and I was sitting 10 feet away from him.
Saw the Stones at a dive bar that I would frequent after work. When I asked to settle my bill the bartender said I should stick around. I got to hear 'Some Girls' before it was released.
Pink Floyd live in Venice 1989 was unforgettable experience. My wife & i were celebrating our 2nd anniversary. When they ended the show with "Run Like Hell" & the fire works over the water went off right afterwards that caught us all by surprise!
I saw The Golden Earring play in a partytent at a town festival in Netherlands back in the day. They were already worldfamous for songs like Radar Love and When the Lady Smiles. Dont think we even had to pay admission in those days...
I've been to a few concerts, but the 2 best that gave amazing shows whilst proving that they could play as well live as they did in the studio were Queen (It's a kind of Magic tour) and Genesis (Invisible Touch tour) both at the old Wembley Stadium in the UK. Unforgettable evenings.
Worked with Robin Trower in 76. Was by far the best time in my life !!! Worked in lighting. The only thing that could have been better was he played earlier with Jethro Tull as an opener. Had to quit because he was heading back across the pond and I couldn't go.
My first concert was Iron Maiden, Somewhere in Time Tour, 1986 at the Cornwall Coliseum in England. The ticket was about £10. I filled my Austin Mini to the brim with petrol and that cost me £8.45. I'll never forget that. Four of us Devon to Cornwall, 60 mph flat out 😂
Bon Jovi - "These Days" Tour - July 1996 - Milton Keynes Bowl (Open air stadium)., ENGLAND. (I live up North in England). Started about 10:00am with warm ups and didn't finish until after 11:00pm. Awesome. Tickets cost £26 GBP.
I'm English. I have seen Peter Gabriel too, as well as Supertramp, The Police, Genesis, ELO (the best I've seen) amongst others. Thanks for your humour - and knowledge. Brilliant vids!
Hi Claus, I am 72 years old, so I was looking at some of my old concert ticket stubs. In Maple Leaf Gardens I saw David Bowie $7.70; Bee Gees $5.50; Three Dog Night $6.60; SuperTramp $6.60; Garth Brooks in 1991 $27.00; Pink floyd $5.50. At the CNE Aerosmith $8.50. Oshawa Civic Auditorium Irish Rovers $5.00 ; Burton Cummings $6.00. I lived in Whitby so it was all relatively close by. I saw most of these bands multiple times for around the same prices. What a great time to be in my early 20's. Thanks for the good videos.
Saw Yes... In the Round... Pacific Coliseum Vancouver BC. Saw SuperTramp... Summer Sunday Empire Stadium Vancouver BC. CFOX (guy in a big Fox costume) jumped out of a plane... popped his chute and landed in the middle of the stage... "Ladies and Gentlemen... Supertramp!" It was Supertramp for 3 hours straight... they played their whole catalogue... Breakfast in America had just come out...
I was watching a program on RUclips called Daryl’s house ( hall / oats ) and his guest was Joe Walsh from the eagles. He was talking about the lack of soul and heart in music today .
Barenaked Ladies: Brian Wilson, your hometown heroes. The music venues around Detroit have too many concerts (pre-lockdown). Saw Santana at Pine Knob about 12 years ago for 10 bucks on a lark while visiting in laws (same day sales). 2 + hours, no break, the man still has it. Back in the day at Summerfest in Milwaukee, we could see many bands for the cost of grounds admission. Maynard Ferguson (another Canadian stud) Big Band three years running, drinking beer with the high school jazz club on picnic tables 25 feet from the stage.
In the 80s and 90s I saw The Beach Boys, Alice Cooper (I wasn't worthy), Def Leppard, Motley Crue, The Dammed, Kraftwerk and others all at various venues around Sheffield in the UK. But the best night I had was when we went for a regular night club night out and stumbled upon Edwin Starr doing a full live set (War! Huh...etc), instead of the club DJ. It was amazing, mainly because it was so unexpected and incredibly...incredibly...funky.
Bare Naked Ladies reference. I saw Rush with their original lineup. I saw Neil Young, Soudgarden, Pearl Jam and Blues Travellers at the CNE with a backstage pass ... Brain Ferry, the Who, D.O.A. Queen, Blue Rodeo, Tragically Hip, Tori Amos ... Bourbon Tabernacle Choir ... loved the El Macombo ... Lee's Palace ... Horseshow Tavern. One thing I did like about living in Toronto was the music. Thanks for the memories.
Simple Minds, for free in a theater for every college graduate that year. Or Level 42 first appearance out of England in a club in the Netherlands. Remember them? David Bowie…., the greater artist I have never seen 😢. But well, soon going to AC/DC and later Green Day. Yeahhhh, I am old.
Neil Young at Alpine Valley in Wis. outdoor theater. Saw Rolling Stones in 1982 and at the time I thought this is probably the last time they tour. 42 years later their still going.
Looong ago when I was young I saw Bread in concert. Their opening act was this obscure band (at the time) called Steely Dan. Later on when I was in high school I saw Chicago. In college I recall seeing Rail, Buddy Rich, and Louie Bellson. Much later I saw Rick Derringer; easily the LOUDEST performance I've ever endured. Oh, and does anyone remember the "Monsters of Rock" tour? Van Halen, Scorpions, Dokken, Kingdom Come, and Metallica. Yeah, there might be a reason why my ears ring all the time nowadays.
I got to see "Molly Hatchet," about 89, before Danny Joe Brown passed away. (The original lead singer). A great band, that made a lot of hits in the 70s and 80s.
When you mentioned beer... I went to Iron Maiden concert in Belgrade, and at the end I concluded - I was drinking beer in a hall while Iron Maiden played :) It was such crowd, so I really didn't want to squeeze in to be able to see the band... (Tried once - hard to take a breath squashed) So the next best thing was drinking beer...
$15 to see Jimi Hendrix and Bloodrock in Fort Worth in 1970. Around $12 to $15 for everything else. GFR, Byrds, Iron Butterfly, Sly and the Family Stone, Chambers Brothers, Little Richard and the list goes on and on, all in the Midwest. Wish I could remember them better!
I saw Ted Nugget with Toby Keith in Germany 2004, didn't cost a thing, but that was due to being a soldier. A lot of singers did USO tours. In 1998 rob zombie, stained, Nickelback, and many others did free concerts just south of Atlanta Georgia in a park where you just brought your own drinks and chairs or blankets and just had a blast listening and dancing and did it every Friday for two years till I left for another country. I have never paid for a concert. Right place at the right time I guess.
Best Live show was The Fixx in ‘88. $6 at Arizona State Fair. Saw U2 for Rattle & Hum 1988 $10, Van Halen 1984 $16.50. Biggest mistake was Pink Floyd for Momentary Lapse of Reason was $85. I earned $6.50 at the time and passed. Also saw Neil Diamond, Journey, Rick Springfield, Eddie Money, Foreigner, and Sammy Hagar.
I've been to about 40 concerts in my life and I think the most I payed was $25 to see the eagle's in 79 "long run tour" in Hawaii. thank god for military discounted tickets. back then aloha stadium held a major concert every month.
Bad Religion in the early nineties, Paradiso Amsterdam. They just released Generator and went with four friends. 'Dancing' in the mosh pit, man that was some energy. I used to wear (soft)spiked wristbands to keep people from climbing to go stage-diving ;) We did catch anyone who did!
£35 to see Pink Floyd in London... Pretty good seats, not the best not the worst. And that included the bus journey! This was for the Division Bell tour in 1990's.
i have 54 i remenber cascais wed pinfloyd tina turner on football stadium sporting in lisbon and guns and roses and queen in madrid good old day when we must take the train for this no money to fly lol ... we stay on camping no money for hotel ! good old days!! i am from portugal i like your videos !!
Hugh Laurie, in a tiny venue of 200 or so. I had the best balcony for $50 a person (4 seats). We got to see everything. This was probably ten or more years ago. I think right after House stopped filming. The only time I have put down real $$. As the VIPs i was allowed to record the concert 🥰
One reference is to Bare Naked Ladies Been to a couple of their shows. Ealy on Black Sabah's first album tour, Yes, Almon Brothers, Frank Zappa, Jethro Tull, ELP
Saw Aerosmith at Dedham High in Massachusetts for $5 in the early 70's Grateful Dead tickets were done by mail! Send in a date and a check for 4 tickets and you got them. Send in for 20 tickets and they sent you the check back with a note "Too Greedy"
Best concert I've been to was Big sugar at McLennon Park in kitchener, all band members present the show was amazing. Even better was we got a free show from my friends backyard facing the park. the stage was about 75-100 feet from his deck.
I saw Aerosmith live in Poland in 1994, I still have the ticket. It was $50 back then. I went to a Shakin' Stevens concert with my parents but I don't remember it well. I believe it was in 1987. I also went to a Blaze Bayley (former Iron Maiden vocalist) concert in my home town before the pandemic, tickets were cheap, like $20.
Alfie Zappacosta, Laurence Gowan, Luba. The smaller the venue the better. Many bars on Whyte Ave. 80's - 90's magical music time. Also Procol Harum when they came back to play the the symphony Orchastra. Oh and your reference was Bare Naked Ladies
I saw Bob Dylan in Cologne and London, 1984, during his Infidels tour. I saw The Clash in London (free concert) in 1978 when I was still at school. I saw Hawkwind play in our local park (free concert). I had tickets for The Who and the Jam at Wembley, London). I had tickets to see The Jam but didn't go. Sold the ticket.
I happened to catch Al Stewart at The Back Room here in south Austin a long time ago, called a friend who still lived in Arlington (Dallas/Ft. Worth area) and he drove down. Maybe about 200 people there, we had a table close to the front; good show. (I distinctly remember this guy who kept yelling "Roads to Moscow!" . . . "Roads to Moscow!!" but he never played it.) I know we didn't pay a lot to get in because I don't remember not being able to pay my rent that month. edit: Oh by the way, RUclips featured this video like any other, didn't have to go to any effort to notice it.
Headliner was Foghat and the opening band was The Black Crows. 1979, Savannah GA. Don't remember the ticket cost, wasn't much as we were military. Almost got tossed out by the cops for some weed that was being smoked by the crowd next to us. We were fairly shitfaced on Jack Daniels and Buds, but not high. Maybe a contact high, lol.
Late 70's early 80's - Alpine Valley Music Theater in Wisconsin: Boston, Journey, Kansas, Eagles, REO Speedwagon, Supertramp, Heart, Rush, and many more.
Saw the Beach Boys and Jefferson Starship for free way back in Aug. 1993 in Victoria BC at the Royal Athletic Park. It was great - just sat on the grass and enjoyed. One of my friends was asked to fill in for guitar for Starship for the day - he was a great player.
The best concert I went to was Pink Floyd at old Wembley Stadium with about 150k others. £26 back in 1988. Most memorable though was Eric Clapton and friends at the Royal Albert Hall, London. That night there was Eric Clapton, Phil Collins, Mark Knopfler and I seem to remember Elton John.
Chicago in Louisville, Kentucky. $10.00. Styx in a bar in Boston. $5.00 cover charge. The Commadores In Lynn, Massachusetts. $5.00 cover charge. Yup. I'm that old.😂😂😂
Saw Def Leopard in the round here in Dallas. Then on stage at Fair Park. The girl I was with bought wine while we were there, so I got a wine also. It was good. I am a Def Leopard fan. My wife turned me on to The Beach Boys.
Saw Ma Mobley live at the Pad in Myrtle Beach in the fifties and she had been banned from radio and tv but today could headline a Religious Network. Hmm, Maybe ??
I went to see Bon Jovi, Def Leppard and Metallica in the 90s The tickets costed between 15000 and 45000 COP. A CD at that time was 12000 COP, so it was worth it. Now with the price of a ticket I can buy all the discography of those geniuses. I will never go back to a concert unless it is back to the price of a CD, maybe 4 or 5.
I was lucky enough to be at Wembley for Queen's tribute to Freddie Mercury in 1992, fantastic day with some fantastic singers/bands. A truly fine send off to one of the, if not the, greatest frontmen to any band. Would love to have seen Freddie at his best in concert live.
I agree with you Claus. I think tier 6 and 7 are the most fun. Having grafted to get to tier 2 I found it was a bit of an anti climax TBH. But 6 and 7 great fun. Makes me want to "Do the Hustle" 🙂
My friend got tickets super cheap for Tesla from a co-worker. Like $20. Turned out to be a meet and greet with a AMAZING show. Tesla are some amazing guys outside the stage.
Talking about concerts in Hamburg/Germany... i worked as a stagehand in the mid to late 90's and my personal best concert was UB40 in the Alsterdorfer Sporthalle. Entrance fee would have been 20-25DM (about US$ 12) if it were'nt for free for me ;-)
Seen the Doors, Rolling Stones, Janis Joplin, Moody Blues, Bob Dylan, Muddy Waters and lots more back in the day don’t remember paying over 20$ for any of them and some of them put on free concerts! There isn’t much music nowadays that are worth listening to
But back in those days we stayed a nice downtown hotel for $15. Motel 6 was really $6. My rent was less than $150/month.
I've always been a classical music type so even the music back then was a bit weird for me.
I'm a wee bit younger (1966) than you appear to be, My first concert was The Kinks in '78, ticket cost about 10$ or so if I remember right
AC/DC €350
I saw Pantera on the Cowboys from Hell tour at a bar called The Peppermint Beach Club for 15 bucks
Don't forget that musicians also use to make money on record sales too. Now they have no album sales so most of their money is generated by concert ticket sales...fucking internet
"fucking internet" says the guy who is constantly on it....
Dude, they get paid by services like Spotify via licensing out their catalogues.
You guys are just meanies
You guys need to Google what they make from streaming services. LinkedIn has a good article to read. One concert can bring in 3 times the amount of a full year of streaming, on average of course.
Taylor Swift is a billionaire, so I guess the poor musicians really don´t make money 🙄
I saw Rush in 1981. Great show
I’ve seen Rush 5 times. Beginning with Grace Under Pressure! Cool.
I saw them in Nashville on 30th anniversary tour. Incredible show.
@@stevennewman4778 wow!
Reference: “Do the Hustle” - Van McCoy. 1975
Reference : “ Brian Wilson” - Barenaked ladies. 1992
In the mid 90s, I saw Elton John. No dance choreography no big groups everyone fully dressed just a Puron good concert.
2016 - Oregon Symphony for the first time, and was amazed at how good they sound regardless, if you like classical music or not, they played a lot of movie themes.
Back in our day late 70's and all of 80's and 90's we won tickets being a certain caller on the radio!
Bands seen: Lot of Jimmy Buffett (12X), 10,000 MANIACS, Depeche Mode, NEW ORDER, Bush w/ Oasis, Dueling Pianos Tour in NYC Featuring Billy Joel and Elton John, Zac Brown Band
Some of the memorable bands/artists I have seen are: Pink Floyd, The Who, Guns and Roses, The Cult, Paul Weller, Bob Dylan, Oasis, U2.
There are a modern bands that write/play "old" music such as : Dirty Honey, Greta Van Fleet and a whole host of others.
Many times I have enjoyed music from just local bands that play a selection of covers and a few self written tunes.
Oh and Ray Davies is The Kinks singer.
Van Fleet are good and they can play live. Like Led Zep only a few keys higher.
My first concert was AC/DC at king dome 1984 for 15$. the opening act was Cheap Trick. But my best time was in a bar in BC hanging out with Gordon Lightfoot. No playing just talking and pool.
I saw the Eagles, Tanya Tucker (she was 16), and Jim Stafford all in 1974 while in college in Louisiana. A friend from Boston said they had Aerosmith play for their High School prom around the same year and the kids booed them off the stage.
I went to a Beach Boys concert. The warm-up band was Tower of Power. Also saw Gordon Lightfoot several times. The Carpenters with Neil Sedaka. The only show I saw in Canada was "HAIR".
I rode in the back of a 73 chev pickup 40 miles to get to lethbridge to see trooper.
I enjoyed the Steppenwolf concert I also saw Blue Oyster Cult as a warm-up band
First concert I ever went to was Jethro Tull at Wembley back in early 80's but used to see Fairport Convention doing their open rehearsals at the Half Moon pub in Herne Hill - saw Moving Heart's last ever gig in the same place
I saw the Police at the end of their Synchronicity tour. It was one of Bill Graham's "Day on the Green" day-long concerts at the Oakland Coliseum. The opening acts were Oingo Boingo, Thompson Twins, Madness and the Fixx. Pretty special day. Very '80s.
klaus the song in the 90s are about listening the lyrics while learning the meaning of each point out words in the song while now a days the music if you have beaching words in a song is a hit.
The best concert I ever saw was the band Big Country at the Barrowland Ballroom in Glasgow one New Years.
They had such a unique rock n roll bagpipes sound that I've never heard from anyone else. They were AMAZING!
When you said Boston, you hummed the guitar solo from Kansas's Carry on my Wayward Son.
Stuart Adamson. Died way to early. A songwriter/ singer whose brilliance was overlooked by most. Porrohman is one of my all-time top 10's. legendary stuff. Their Bass player Tony Butler was also a legend.
@@mistergormsby Glad to hear I'm not the only one who still appreciates them. I still think Adamson's lyrics are so different and so special with songs primarily about how regular people deal with the life they were dealt. Did you ever see them play?
@@thecellulontriptometer4166 No, I was a spotty 13 year old kid when The Crossing came out. It was one of the first albums I bought. That, and living in Australia reduced my chances of seeing them live. They toured here a few years ago and I was conflicted, but without Adamson I knew it would not be the same so I didn't go. Maybe I should have gone.
@@mistergormsby I was in high school when it came out, so I get it. I was also really lucky to see them because I was only in Scotland because I was an exchange student that year, and I stayed with my Scotland family that year. The exchange "brother" absolutely adored them. His opinion is Stuart Adamson was one of Scotland's greatest modern poets. After he told me this, I remember reading through all of The Crossing and Steeltown lyrics and discovered they were really folk song lyrics about everyday people It's nice to meet another fan.
In April 1979 I went to a Kate Bush concert in Hamburg with my parents. David Bowie was there as well as Donald Sutherland, both of whom were very close to me. So I was in the city you mentioned and with David Bowie too. But the entrance fee wasn't that expensive, 65 DM for all 3 of us.
Yes I was there at the time ,also Mile Davies my friend told me there was lightning in the sky.
Mental Problems?@@estebanortegatippins7849
Born in the UK in 1952. Seen pretty much all the big British bands live. Standout was one of the earliest live performances of Tommy. Hastings Pier Ballroom. July 21st 1969. Went home after and stayed up late to watch "One small step for mankind"
Vancouver 1971. Saw Emerson, Lake, and Palmer. Opening act was Edgar Winter and White Trash. If you remember them you are older than dirt.
The last concert I went to was Pink Floyd "The Wall" in Austin at the Straham coliseum in 1986. There's too many more to mention and I don't remember how much I paid to see Floyd, but it wasn't much. Standouts, were ELO in Houston, America, Bruce Springsteen, Peter Frampton. Stevie Ray Vaughn was the the greatest guitar player I ever watched in a bar called the Steamboat lounge on 6th street in Austin in the mid 80s. Admission there was 10 bucks I think.
Edit: I forgot to mention ZZ Top which was probably the best one of all.
I saw Kiss in '77 for $7. AC/DC was the opening act. Yeah, I was deaf for 3 days after, lol, but a great show and memory.
I went to a Beatles concert in Sydney. Did not see them did not hear them. The girls were jumping up and down screaming. Dodged the odd flying panty.
When in HS in Arizona, went to see Jefferson Starship and the warmup band was Heart. Heart was so much better than Starship. Cost $7.50 for anywhere seating. When I was really young, was visiting my grandmother in Santa Paula CA and heard a band practicing in the railway depot, turns out it was the Doors and I got listened to Light My Fire. That was really cool.
3 bands come to mind from the 1980s/1990s. The Jackson Victory Tour (with Michael, Janet, Jermaine) in Miami, FL, The Police (in Ft. Lauderdale, FL), and REM in Athens, GA. They don't make music like they used to. Oh, and Scott Stapp (from Creed) used to live about 2.5 miles away from me and I've bumped into him in the grocery store a few times in the past. Great video, Claus.
I saw Niel Young in a small bar in Port Townsend Wa. Playing under the name the Ducks. There were about 25 of us. Circa 1986
I once seen Juice Newton in Kingston, Ontario with my late wife. The cost? Free. She had been in some sort of accident, but was unharmed I believe, and she put on a show at the Kingston Memorial Centre for nothing. I never was one to pay to see anyone, but we lived right around the corner from there at the time, which was an extra bonus. We were like, a 10 minute walk from our home. Was a good show.
My first and only show this type, was in Würzburg, Germany, on 03/14/1973, Led Zeppelin. I loved this music until I went to the Jazzclub in Frankfurt for Al Jarreau's performance and since then it was this type of music I liked so much. Greeting from Brasil, your old friend (73).
I saw the beach boys at the Sydney cricket ground in the 70's. Concert was delayed becasue of rain. Crowd was stoned and when they came out they were pretty hammered....from what I remeber it was great :)
When I was a kid in 1986, my parents took me to see the Queen. It was a wonderful moment.
My favorite concerts have been Herman's Hermits. Amazing guy, he started to recognize me at his concerts and one of them he dragged me up on stage to help sing a song.
For the price of admission to the state fair I got to see Junior Brown. Admittedly, most people don't know his work, but that show got me interested in making music back in the '80s. Rush tickets cost us like $20 a head in '84. We missed out on most of the opening act ( Golden Earring) because of traffic. We had to sit so far to the left of the stage we could see behind Geddy and watch Neil's footwork... it was awesome.
Another sweet Barenaked Ladies reference. Living across the lake from Toronto, in Rochester NY, I’ve probably seen BNL 15 times.
1986. Idaho State University's Mini-dome. Van Halen's 5150 tour. When they started out with "Best of Both Worlds" (Eddy's guitar in my head!) Magical.
Back in the day the Northern Pikes used to do lunchtime concerts once a year at my high school for $0.25. I've seen a lot of good concerts, but the best was sitting down at a bar for a beer and having Ray Charles wander over and belt out 3 or 4 songs on the piano. Best free concert of my life, and I was sitting 10 feet away from him.
Saw the Stones at a dive bar that I would frequent after work. When I asked to settle my bill the bartender said I should stick around. I got to hear 'Some Girls' before it was released.
Pink Floyd live in Venice 1989 was unforgettable experience. My wife & i were celebrating our 2nd anniversary. When they ended the show with "Run Like Hell" & the fire works over the water went off right afterwards that caught us all by surprise!
I saw The Golden Earring play in a partytent at a town festival in Netherlands back in the day. They were already worldfamous for songs like Radar Love and When the Lady Smiles.
Dont think we even had to pay admission in those days...
I've been to a few concerts, but the 2 best that gave amazing shows whilst proving that they could play as well live as they did in the studio were Queen (It's a kind of Magic tour) and Genesis (Invisible Touch tour) both at the old Wembley Stadium in the UK. Unforgettable evenings.
Worked with Robin Trower in 76. Was by far the best time in my life !!! Worked in lighting. The only thing that could have been better was he played earlier with Jethro Tull as an opener. Had to quit because he was heading back across the pond and I couldn't go.
My first concert was Iron Maiden, Somewhere in Time Tour, 1986 at the Cornwall Coliseum in England. The ticket was about £10. I filled my Austin Mini to the brim with petrol and that cost me £8.45. I'll never forget that. Four of us Devon to Cornwall, 60 mph flat out 😂
Bon Jovi - "These Days" Tour - July 1996 - Milton Keynes Bowl (Open air stadium)., ENGLAND. (I live up North in England). Started about 10:00am with warm ups and didn't finish until after 11:00pm. Awesome. Tickets cost £26 GBP.
I'm English. I have seen Peter Gabriel too, as well as Supertramp, The Police, Genesis, ELO (the best I've seen) amongst others. Thanks for your humour - and knowledge. Brilliant vids!
Hi Claus, I am 72 years old, so I was looking at some of my old concert ticket stubs. In Maple Leaf Gardens I saw David Bowie $7.70; Bee Gees $5.50; Three Dog Night $6.60; SuperTramp $6.60; Garth Brooks in 1991 $27.00; Pink floyd $5.50. At the CNE Aerosmith $8.50. Oshawa Civic Auditorium Irish Rovers $5.00 ; Burton Cummings $6.00. I lived in Whitby so it was all relatively close by. I saw most of these bands multiple times for around the same prices. What a great time to be in my early 20's. Thanks for the good videos.
Saw Yes... In the Round... Pacific Coliseum Vancouver BC.
Saw SuperTramp... Summer Sunday Empire Stadium Vancouver BC. CFOX (guy in a big Fox costume) jumped out of a plane... popped his chute and landed in the middle of the stage... "Ladies and Gentlemen... Supertramp!" It was Supertramp for 3 hours straight... they played their whole catalogue... Breakfast in America had just come out...
I got to backup Kansas in my rock band back in about 93 at a small local venue, so I got to see them for free, and meet them afterwards.
"Hi! I'm Scott! And I'm Jolinda!" (the Hustle)
Sonny and Cher at Code 1 in Ft. Lauderdale, Fl. in 1967. Second row for $7.50 a ticket. Also the Dave Clark Five later the same year for $5.00 a seat.
I was watching a program on RUclips called Daryl’s house ( hall / oats ) and his guest was Joe Walsh from the eagles. He was talking about the lack of soul and heart in music today .
Barenaked Ladies: Brian Wilson, your hometown heroes. The music venues around Detroit have too many concerts (pre-lockdown). Saw Santana at Pine Knob about 12 years ago for 10 bucks on a lark while visiting in laws (same day sales). 2 + hours, no break, the man still has it. Back in the day at Summerfest in Milwaukee, we could see many bands for the cost of grounds admission. Maynard Ferguson (another Canadian stud) Big Band three years running, drinking beer with the high school jazz club on picnic tables 25 feet from the stage.
The Police and The Fixx at Hollywood Park in 1983. Classic.
In the 80s and 90s I saw The Beach Boys, Alice Cooper (I wasn't worthy), Def Leppard, Motley Crue, The Dammed, Kraftwerk and others all at various venues around Sheffield in the UK. But the best night I had was when we went for a regular night club night out and stumbled upon Edwin Starr doing a full live set (War! Huh...etc), instead of the club DJ. It was amazing, mainly because it was so unexpected and incredibly...incredibly...funky.
Bare Naked Ladies reference. I saw Rush with their original lineup. I saw Neil Young, Soudgarden, Pearl Jam and Blues Travellers at the CNE with a backstage pass ... Brain Ferry, the Who, D.O.A. Queen, Blue Rodeo, Tragically Hip, Tori Amos ... Bourbon Tabernacle Choir ... loved the El Macombo ... Lee's Palace ... Horseshow Tavern. One thing I did like about living in Toronto was the music. Thanks for the memories.
Simple Minds, for free in a theater for every college graduate that year. Or Level 42 first appearance out of England in a club in the Netherlands.
Remember them?
David Bowie…., the greater artist I have never seen 😢.
But well, soon going to AC/DC and later Green Day.
Yeahhhh, I am old.
Neil Young at Alpine Valley in Wis. outdoor theater. Saw Rolling Stones in 1982 and at the time I thought this is probably the last time they tour. 42 years later their still going.
Looong ago when I was young I saw Bread in concert. Their opening act was this obscure band (at the time) called Steely Dan. Later on when I was in high school I saw Chicago. In college I recall seeing Rail, Buddy Rich, and Louie Bellson. Much later I saw Rick Derringer; easily the LOUDEST performance I've ever endured. Oh, and does anyone remember the "Monsters of Rock" tour? Van Halen, Scorpions, Dokken, Kingdom Come, and Metallica. Yeah, there might be a reason why my ears ring all the time nowadays.
I saw Kansas at an outdoor show for 50 cents back in 1974.
Beach Boys/Stampeders at CNE circa 1975. Started day with rum and coke 10:00 am. Coke was just to add color. Born in Toronto. Watch your videos daily.
Your rants are absolutely epic! You make so many great points! You're making me miss Ontario 🇨🇦
I got to see "Molly Hatchet," about 89, before Danny Joe Brown passed away. (The original lead singer).
A great band, that made a lot of hits in the 70s and 80s.
When you mentioned beer... I went to Iron Maiden concert in Belgrade, and at the end I concluded - I was drinking beer in a hall while Iron Maiden played :) It was such crowd, so I really didn't want to squeeze in to be able to see the band... (Tried once - hard to take a breath squashed) So the next best thing was drinking beer...
$15 to see Jimi Hendrix and Bloodrock in Fort Worth in 1970. Around $12 to $15 for everything else. GFR, Byrds, Iron Butterfly, Sly and the Family Stone, Chambers Brothers, Little Richard and the list goes on and on, all in the Midwest. Wish I could remember them better!
I saw Ted Nugget with Toby Keith in Germany 2004, didn't cost a thing, but that was due to being a soldier. A lot of singers did USO tours. In 1998 rob zombie, stained, Nickelback, and many others did free concerts just south of Atlanta Georgia in a park where you just brought your own drinks and chairs or blankets and just had a blast listening and dancing and did it every Friday for two years till I left for another country. I have never paid for a concert. Right place at the right time I guess.
My first concert was Rare Earth in Sioux Falls SD in mid 70's
Best Live show was The Fixx in ‘88. $6 at Arizona State Fair.
Saw U2 for Rattle & Hum 1988 $10, Van Halen 1984 $16.50.
Biggest mistake was Pink Floyd for Momentary Lapse of Reason was $85. I earned $6.50 at the time and passed.
Also saw Neil Diamond, Journey, Rick Springfield, Eddie Money, Foreigner, and Sammy Hagar.
I've been to about 40 concerts in my life and I think the most I payed was $25 to see the eagle's in 79 "long run tour" in Hawaii. thank god for military discounted tickets. back then aloha stadium held a major concert every month.
Bad Religion in the early nineties, Paradiso Amsterdam. They just released Generator and went with four friends.
'Dancing' in the mosh pit, man that was some energy.
I used to wear (soft)spiked wristbands to keep people from climbing to go stage-diving ;) We did catch anyone who did!
£35 to see Pink Floyd in London... Pretty good seats, not the best not the worst. And that included the bus journey! This was for the Division Bell tour in 1990's.
i have 54 i remenber cascais wed pinfloyd tina turner on football stadium sporting in lisbon and guns and roses and queen in madrid good old day when we must take the train for this no money to fly lol ... we stay on camping no money for hotel ! good old days!! i am from portugal i like your videos !!
Foghat & Eddy Money, mid 80's in Florida. Foghat came out for 3 encores, it was freaking awesome!
Hugh Laurie, in a tiny venue of 200 or so. I had the best balcony for $50 a person (4 seats). We got to see everything. This was probably ten or more years ago. I think right after House stopped filming. The only time I have put down real $$. As the VIPs i was allowed to record the concert 🥰
One reference is to Bare Naked Ladies Been to a couple of their shows. Ealy on Black Sabah's first album tour, Yes, Almon Brothers, Frank Zappa, Jethro Tull, ELP
Saw Aerosmith at Dedham High in Massachusetts for $5 in the early 70's
Grateful Dead tickets were done by mail! Send in a date and a check for 4 tickets and you got them.
Send in for 20 tickets and they sent you the check back with a note "Too Greedy"
Claus re music: You have “early on-set Papaw”. I know I have it too
Best concert I've been to was Big sugar at McLennon Park in kitchener, all band members present the show was amazing. Even better was we got a free show from my friends backyard facing the park. the stage was about 75-100 feet from his deck.
I saw Aerosmith live in Poland in 1994, I still have the ticket. It was $50 back then. I went to a Shakin' Stevens concert with my parents but I don't remember it well. I believe it was in 1987. I also went to a Blaze Bayley (former Iron Maiden vocalist) concert in my home town before the pandemic, tickets were cheap, like $20.
Alfie Zappacosta, Laurence Gowan, Luba. The smaller the venue the better. Many bars on Whyte Ave. 80's - 90's magical music time. Also Procol Harum when they came back to play the the symphony Orchastra. Oh and your reference was Bare Naked Ladies
2:34 highlight moment
I saw Bob Dylan in Cologne and London, 1984, during his Infidels tour. I saw The Clash in London (free concert) in 1978 when I was still at school. I saw Hawkwind play in our local park (free concert). I had tickets for The Who and the Jam at Wembley, London). I had tickets to see The Jam but didn't go. Sold the ticket.
Saw the Cramps at Tipitina's in 1989. Great show!
I saw BB King and Junior Wells at a Blues Festival in Detroit.
I happened to catch Al Stewart at The Back Room here in south Austin a long time ago, called a friend who still lived in Arlington (Dallas/Ft. Worth area) and he drove down. Maybe about 200 people there, we had a table close to the front; good show. (I distinctly remember this guy who kept yelling "Roads to Moscow!" . . . "Roads to Moscow!!" but he never played it.) I know we didn't pay a lot to get in because I don't remember not being able to pay my rent that month.
edit: Oh by the way, RUclips featured this video like any other, didn't have to go to any effort to notice it.
Headliner was Foghat and the opening band was The Black Crows. 1979, Savannah GA. Don't remember the ticket cost, wasn't much as we were military. Almost got tossed out by the cops for some weed that was being smoked by the crowd next to us. We were fairly shitfaced on Jack Daniels and Buds, but not high. Maybe a contact high, lol.
Thanks Claus - keep hustling!
Late 70's early 80's - Alpine Valley Music Theater in Wisconsin: Boston, Journey, Kansas, Eagles, REO Speedwagon, Supertramp, Heart, Rush, and many more.
Saw the Beach Boys and Jefferson Starship for free way back in Aug. 1993 in Victoria BC at the Royal Athletic Park. It was great - just sat on the grass and enjoyed. One of my friends was asked to fill in for guitar for Starship for the day - he was a great player.
Whadya mean "way back in August 1993" ? That was just yesterday!
The best concert I went to was Pink Floyd at old Wembley Stadium with about 150k others. £26 back in 1988.
Most memorable though was Eric Clapton and friends at the Royal Albert Hall, London. That night there was Eric Clapton, Phil Collins, Mark Knopfler and I seem to remember Elton John.
Greets from Hamburg, Germany 👍❤
Chicago in Louisville, Kentucky. $10.00. Styx in a bar in Boston. $5.00 cover charge. The Commadores In Lynn, Massachusetts. $5.00 cover charge. Yup. I'm that old.😂😂😂
Loved the "Do The Hustle" reference. Gonna have that tune in my head all day now. Not a bad thing. Agree, Tiers 6 & 7 are the most fun.
Saw Def Leopard in the round here in Dallas. Then on stage at Fair Park. The girl I was with bought wine while we were there, so I got a wine also. It was good. I am a Def Leopard fan. My wife turned me on to The Beach Boys.
In 2009 it was ASIA (the most underrated canadian Rock Band) in Augsburg. I paid 28€ and it was absolutely worth it!
Greetings from Bavaria.
Jethro Tull (£20) 1984 Hammersmith Odeon, Thin Lizzy (£20) 1981 Manchester Apollo…fantastic concerts
I was never into Tull, but the Steve Wilson remasters convinced me massively!
Saw Ma Mobley live at the Pad in Myrtle Beach in the fifties and she had been banned from radio and tv but today could headline a Religious Network. Hmm, Maybe ??
I saw Gowan and Glass Tiger live, Saw Bare naked ladies auditioning at Speaker's Corner.. and I met Randy Travis on a family vaction to Nashville
I went to see Bon Jovi, Def Leppard and Metallica in the 90s The tickets costed between 15000 and 45000 COP. A CD at that time was 12000 COP, so it was worth it. Now with the price of a ticket I can buy all the discography of those geniuses. I will never go back to a concert unless it is back to the price of a CD, maybe 4 or 5.
I was lucky enough to be at Wembley for Queen's tribute to Freddie Mercury in 1992, fantastic day with some fantastic singers/bands. A truly fine send off to one of the, if not the, greatest frontmen to any band. Would love to have seen Freddie at his best in concert live.
I agree with you Claus. I think tier 6 and 7 are the most fun. Having grafted to get to tier 2 I found it was a bit of an anti climax TBH. But 6 and 7 great fun. Makes me want to "Do the Hustle" 🙂
My friend got tickets super cheap for Tesla from a co-worker. Like $20. Turned out to be a meet and greet with a AMAZING show. Tesla are some amazing guys outside the stage.
Talking about concerts in Hamburg/Germany... i worked as a stagehand in the mid to late 90's and my personal best concert was UB40 in the Alsterdorfer Sporthalle. Entrance fee would have been 20-25DM (about US$ 12) if it were'nt for free for me ;-)
I saw The Police and Stevie Ray Vaugn at Olympic Stadium in Montreal in the early '80s.