I was very lucky to have an old brother (r.i.p.) that took me to a lot of these shows,my first show was Kiss in 76 with Uriah Heep and then I won tickets for Foghat on the radio and that show had more impact on me because I went by myself.
But anyhow back then shows were different than today as far as sets went some bands would have no opener and would play a whole night with a break in the middle,these are more Rock and Hard Rock and I'll try to mention who opened if I can still remember.
Heart - Little Queen Tour (No Opener)
Jethro Tull - Songs From the Wood Tour (No Opener)
Kiss - Alive II Tour w/ Piper
Nazareth - Expect No Mercy Tour w/ Mahogany Rush,Blackfoot
Blue Oyster Cult - The History Project Tour w/ Be-Bop Deluxe
Aerosmith - Draw The Line Tour w/? (There was a riot as this one and as you can see I still got the whole ticket but the show still went on.)
Foghat - Stone Blue Tour w/?
Pat Travers - Heat in the Street Tour w/?
Foreigner - Double Vision Tour w/ Blackfoot
REO Speedwagon - You Can Tune a Piano, But You Can't Tuna Fish Tour w/ UFO
Boston - Don't Look Back Tour w/ Sammy Hagar
Florida World Music Festival - Aerosmith, Ted Nugent, Cheap Trick, Frank Marino & Mahogany Rush, Brownsville Station and Blackfoot. (This would be Frank Marino's worst gig ever as he has mentioned in interviews,what happened like a song into his set the heel
on his boot broke and he couldn't play so he just lost it and destroyed everything in his sight,I will never forget it because he was who I wanted to see the most and it ruined the whole thing for me as well.)
Cheap Trick - At Budokan Tour w/?
Kiss - Dynasty Tour w/ Nantucket
Van Halen - VHII Tour w/ ?
Journey - Evolution Tour w/ Thin Lizzy
Ted Nugent - State of Shock Tour w/ ?
REO Speedwagon - Nine Lives Tour w/?
Outlaws - Hurry Sundown Tour w/ Molly Hatchet
Foreigner - Head Games Tour w/ Blackfoot
Van Halen - Women And Children First Tour w/ The Kats
ZZ Top - Expect No Quarter Tour (No Opener)
Aerosmith - Right in the Nuts Tour w/?
Rock and Roll Marathon - Mahogany Rush,Angel,Humble Pie,Mother's Finest
Heart - Bebe Le Strange Tour (No Opener)
Nazareth - Malice In Wonderland Tour w/ Blackfoot,Marseille
Ted Nugent - Scream Dream Tour w/ Pat Travers,Scorpions
Foghat - Tight Shoes Tour w/ Eddie Money
Kansas - Audio Visions Tour w/ A.R.S.
Knightwhosayni on
Gosh, that's proper pieces of r'n'r history here. So many legends you saw during their heyday. Lucky you!
Snaggletooth on
Thanks man you're right very lucky and there are others I have no stub for of bands like Alice Cooper,Sweet,Ramones,The Runaways and a few others I regret not keeping the shirts as well.
Knightwhosayni on
Don't regret the shirts too much, you keep the memories with you. That's the best part.
NIGHTRIDER on
Wow !
Guitarguy5147 on
Must have been amazing man!!! I would kill to have seen heart and kiss back then! Can't believe sometimes bands would play a whole show by themselves. Sounds amazing
Snaggletooth on
Yes better and cheaper than today.