I was there for GG, though I liked both groups. It was the only one of the three times I saw GG that they were headlining, and I heard a lot of Renaissance fans in the hall grumbling about that.Originally Posted by WytchCrypt
To be honest, I can't stand Renaissance, but Steve Martin was great
I'll make a (not so) wild guess that whoever posted it was NOT referring to this nifty band.
Hell, they ain't even old-timey ! - Homer Stokes
I once saw a really bad comedian open for an acoustic Strawbs performance...oh, about 6 or 7 years ago. I couldn't figure out how the guy had the nerve to get on a stage in the first place, and the second place to make through his "comedy" act to get to the Strawbs, it just struck me as massively disrespectful to both the band and the audience. At one point in the set, he calls out to the venue's owner and says "I need to talk to you when we're done here, and I called out "You mean when you're done dying onstage", and he just snapped and went ballistic at me, swearing at me and laying this "I'm working up here" trip at me. It sure as hell didn't look like "work" to me.
Ya, the Renaissance fans at the Steve Martin show were also pretty pissed that Renaissance wasn't the headliner. Oh well, always a bridesmaid but never a bride
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I saw TEARS FOR FEARS on their '85 tour play to a packed arena.
Very impressive list.
Not nearly as impressive as yours but I had a pretty good run. I even discovered a couple of more that could also be considered in their peak
Al Dimeola-78
Bill Bruford-79 (Houston Tx)
King Crimson-83
Pousette /dart Band 1977
TULL. 1976
SUPERTRAMP 1979
GLODEN EARRING 1978
YES 1977 1978 1979
ELP 1978
KANSAS 1978 1979
BOC 1977 1978 1979 1980
BLACK SABBATH 1980
KC 1981
GENESIS 1978 1980 1981
BOSTON 1976
JUDAS PRIEST 1978 1982
THE CURE 1988
LOVE AND ROCKETS 1988
Jean LucPonty 1979
Genesis - Selling England Tour, Academy of Music, NYC
Genesis - Lamb Tour, Academy of Music, NYC
Focus - Moving Waves Tour, Convention Hall, Asbury Park, NJ
Yes - TFTO Tour, Nassau Colisseum, Long Island, NY
ELP - Brain Sald Surgery Tour - RFK Stadium, Philly
Todd Rundgren - Initiation Tour, Convention Hall, Asbury Park, NJ
Todd Rundgren & Utopia - Ra Tour - Tower Theatre, Philly
Yes - Relayer Tour - JFK Stadium, Philly - The Big One !!
Strawbs - Nomadness Tour, Capital Theatre, Passaic, NJ
Gentle Giant - Interview Tour, Academy of Music, NYC
Gentle Giant - Free Hand Tour - , Academy of Music, NYC
Pink Floyd - Animals Tour - MSG
Yes - Going for the One Tour - MSG
Yes - Tormato tour - MSG
ELP - Works Tour - all three nights at MSG
Return to Forever - Academy of Music - what tour? - No Mystery? - don't think Romantic Warrior was out yet
Genesis - Trick Tour - Tower Theatre- Philly
Genesis - Wind & Wuthering Tour - MSG
Genesis - And Then there were Three Tour - Spectrum, Philly; Rockland County Community College, Suffern, NY
Genesis - Duke Tour - Spectrum, Philly
Genesis - Abacab Tour - MSG
Moody Blues – Octave Tour- Spectrum, Philly
Moody Blues - Sur La Mer Tour – New Orleans – Audubon Zoo
The Who – Quadrophenia Tour – MSG
Todd Rundgren – Nearly Human Tour – 1989 – Tipatina’s, New Orleans
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So you didn't see anybody?
Nice list! I was also at most of those NYC shows as well as that Genesis Rockland county one which I believe was a general admission show.
I think that's right about the general admission at the Rockland County show. That was an unusual venue, to say the least.
- Rob
PS: Thanks for the comments.
Abstract Truth 71
BJH 72
Jericho 73
Hawk 73
Gentle Giant 76
Arthur Brown 76 and 60th Birthday (still at his peak)
Weather Report 77
The Tubes 77
The Wall 81
Stan Ridgway Camouflage tour
Union Tour ??
Jade Warrior Now Concert
Beatles - Garrick Theatre 2014
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