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@jimfisheye

Yea, that's the one . Mono sound sent individually to each speaker.

I was pissed off !!
Because I could have probably gone if I knew they were in the City in 1969 , but like I said poor promotion , poor advertising.
 
Knebworth 1976 poster.
Kinda hazy but going right top : Rolling Stones , 10cc , Lynyrd Skynyrd , left bottom going up= Don Harrison Band ,
Todd Rundgren's Utopia .

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Here is the cover of my programme for the day, only £0.40 in 1976, and the tickets were an exorbitant £4.25!! I've scanned one of the inner pages showing expected food prices as well for a laugh.
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My last one ;

Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers August 2014 MTS Bell Center , Winnipeg Manitoba
5.1 albums : Damn The Torpedoes , Mojo , Hypnotic Eye.
- Great Show "Running Down A Dream Tour" , but crappy seats -upper left seats in back of Arena ., surprisingly the sound was not that bad considering my seating.


Now of course there are a couple few other bands I've seen , but they have no studio surround albums.






-noteworthy news ;
Just saw on my television news : Genesis is going to be touring Canada this Summer ! 🥳
 
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Frank Zappa -LA Memorial Sports Arena early 80's
Fleetwood Mac - Hollywood Bowl mid 80's
The Police-Ghost in the Machine Tour-LA Forum
Rolling Stones- LA Memorial Coliseum 1981..with Prince(!) J. Geils , George Thorogood
Peter Gabriel- LA Forum
Deep Purple- Long Beach Arena
Eric Clapton-House of Blues
Santana-Numerous times mostly at the Greek Theatre
Dire Straits-Greek Theatre
Pink Floyd-Division bell tour , Rose Bowl
Earth Wind & Fire- LA Forum early 80's
Bryan Ferry- The Wiltern late 90's
Roger Waters-Pros and Cons of Hitchiking tour ,the Forum 1985
Don Henley Neil Young Roger Waters John Fogerty /Concert for Walden Woods Universal Amphitheatre 1992
Alan Parsons with Kansas -Greek theatre 1995
Bob Dylan -LA Forum mid 2000's
Renaissance-Raymond Theatre Pasadena 1981
Elton John- Arrowhead Pond Anaheim 2003
Tangerine Dream-The Wiltern 1988
Tom Petty-Hollywood Bowl 1995
 
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Here it goes...

Frank Zappa -LA Memorial Sports Arena early 80's
Fleetwood Mac - Hollywood Bowl mid 80's
The Police-Ghost in the Machine Tour-LA Forum
Rolling Stones- LA Memorial Coliseum 1981..with Prince(!) J. Geils , George Thorogood
Peter Gabriel- LA Forum
Deep Purple- Long Beach Arena
Eric Clapton-House of Blues
Santana-Numerous times mostly at the Greek Theatre
Dire Straits-Greek Theatre
Pink Floyd-Division bell tour , Rose Bowl
Earth Wind & Fire- LA Forum early 80's
Bryan Ferry- The Wiltern late 90's
Roger Waters-Pros and Cons of Hitchiking tour ,the Forum 1985
Don Henley Neil Young Roger Waters John Fogerty /Concert for Walden Woods Universal Amphitheatre 1992
Alan Parsons with Kansas -Greek theatre 1995
Bob Dylan -LA Forum mid 2000's
Renaissance-Raymond Theatre Pasadena 1981
Elton John- Arrowhead Pond Anaheim 2003
Tangerine Dream-The Wiltern
Tom Petty-Hollywood Bowl
Great list of shows (y)
Hey, what was the best and worst sounding (audio quality) of those shows for you?
For the ones I was at, I’d say the Eagles had the best sound. And shockingly, Donald Fagen, one of the worst (as a big fan maybe I wasn’t expecting anything close to his DVD-A discs, but wasn’t prepared for the abysmal live sound I heard!)
 
Great list of shows (y)
Hey, what was the best and worst sounding (audio quality) of those shows for you?
For the ones I was at, I’d say the Eagles had the best sound. And shockingly, Donald Fagen, one of the worst (as a big fan maybe I wasn’t expecting anything close to his DVD-A discs, but wasn’t prepared for the abysmal live sound I heard!)

Thanks! Yes had a heck of a time at pretty much all those shows.

A few that stand out sound wise was Roger Waters at The Sports Arena...not the best place to see a live show ..but I remember getting chills at the intro of Welcome to the Machine with the engine moving from speaker to speaker and whizzing around.. wow..

Another show that stands out was the Who at the Hollywood Bowl...Now I was a season ticket subscriber and the sound at the Bowl sucked , if you sat anywhere after the front half the sound was horrible. For that show I heard that they were using an all JBL speaker setup and it rocked.. It was also memorable because it was the first show without John Entwistle who passed only a few days ago in Vegas. Roger Daltrey and Pete Townsend came out in dark shades , did not say a word...and ROCKED with a purpose and intensity like they had something to prove and pay tribute to their lost bandmate.

Can't really remember the worst sounding .. I was never a big fan of outdoor all day festivals...but nothing has stayed with me from the Stones 1981 Memorial Coliseum show, except that Prince was the opening act and got booed off stage.. twice!
 
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@Infomas

That's one hell of a Concert list fwiw . Enjoyed the little "Concert quips".

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It comes with age (the size of the list that is). I figured, if someone was nice enough to read through it, I should at least try and make it entertaining. Lowlight of the Steely Dan reunion tour was waiting in a huge line to go to the bathroom. Women were walking by and laughing at us, since it is normally reversed.
 
The mid-70's was the golden era for me and concerts; don't go to many anymore, too much of a hassle and the loud mono sound sucks usually!

This is only a partial list, too hazy to remember many others. *Not in chronological order - sorry.

Dave Mason w/ Peter Frampton1975Lincoln NE.
Jefferson Starship (w Flo & Eddie)1975Lincoln NE.
The Allman Brothers Band (w/Grinderswitch)1976Omaha NE.
Santana1978Omaha NE.
Z. Z. TOP (W/ Blue Oyster Cult)1975Lincoln NE.
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The Edgar Winter Group (w/ Climax Blues Band)1975Omaha NE.
Aerosmith (w/Rick Derringer / Starz1976Omaha NE.
Boz Scaggs (w/ Jeff Harrington)1976Omaha NE.
Eric Clapton1983Sacramento CA
Santana1979Sacramento CA
Jefferson Starship (w/Rick Derringer / Heart)MID 1970's ???Omaha NE. "Heart smoked 'em all"
Donald Fagen2006Oakland Paramount Theatre
ZZ Top (w/ Pure Prairie League)1976Omaha NE.
ZZ Top (w/Styx)1977Lincoln NE.
Tower Of Power1993Roseville CA
Dire Straits1985Sacramento CA
The Eagles (w/ Dan Fogelberg)1975Omaha NE.
The Eagles (w/John David Souther)1976Omaha NE.
Steven Stills (w/ Elvin Bishop)1975Omaha NE. (Stills was drunk on his ***/Bishop a real Pro.)
Chicago1975Omaha NE.
Emerson Lake & Palmer1977Omaha NE. (Loudest show in my life, but Rockin' !!!)
Lynyrd Skynyrd (w/Head East / Firefall)1976Omaha NE.
Black Sabbath (w/ Brownsville Station)1975Lincoln NE. (Meet Tony Iommi after show (y))
Brian Auger & Eric Burdon1993Sacramento Holiday Inn (great show!)
Z.Z. TOP1983COW PALACE S.F. (is there a better place to see 'em?)
Tower Of Power (w/ Average White Band)1996Flamingo Hilton -Reno NV.
Jeff Beck (w/ Stevie Ray Vaughan) *Jeff Beck opened.1989Arco Arena -Sacramento CA
Santana (w/Foghat / Pure Prairie League)1976Iowa State Fairgrounds
The Who1975Des Moines, Iowa (Power outage in show due to Tornadoes but they stayed and gave a great show!)
That headline was so misleading. I thought Idi Amin was in town as well. Never thought of Ian as a madman. Maybe it's because their names start with an "I"?
 
I'm the same . Just don't have the compunction to go to live shows anymore.
Just not that enjoyable anymore.

And the ticket prices are ridiculous nowadays !
Especially considering what I paid for a late 60's/70's performance. Also I notice some shows turn into a drunkfest.
(The C, S, N & Y Concert comes to mind )

And the Concert Sound Experience is somewhat subpar , not always but still occurs.


I'll stick to the occasional small venue from now on , few exceptions.

Just not so enjoyable or thrilling at my age (66) .

Maybe I'm just getting to be a curmudgeon .🐏
 
A small list but good stuff.
Black Sabbath their first time at the Hollywood Bowl Gentle Giant was the opener.
Pink Floyd In the Flesh Tour 1977 Portland, Or Memorial Coliseum.
ZZ Top Fandango Tour before they had beards Winterland Arena
Deep Purple Long Beach Arena
Doobie Brothers On the waterfront Portland, Or.
BTO Salem, Or Fairgrounds.
Randy Bachman and Burton Cummings together opener was Joe Cocker at the Starry Night in Portland also.
Fleetwood Mac.
ACDC Portland, Or
Joe Bonamassa Florida Theater Jacksonville
Metallica
Aerosmith in Vancouver, Washington got some great seats and good photos.
 

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A small list but good stuff.
Black Sabbath their first time at the Hollywood Bowl Gentle Giant was the opener.
Pink Floyd In the Flesh Tour 1977 Portland, Or Memorial Coliseum.
ZZ Top Fandango Tour before they had beards Winterland Arena
Deep Purple Long Beach Arena
Doobie Brothers On the waterfront Portland, Or.
BTO Salem, Or Fairgrounds.
Randy Bachman and Burton Cummings together opener was Joe Cocker at the Starry Night in Portland also.
Fleetwood Mac.
ACDC Portland, Or
Joe Bonamassa Florida Theater Jacksonville
Metallica
Aerosmith in Vancouver, Washington got some great seats and good photos.
Gentle Giant at the Hollywood Bowl! That must have been interesting.
 
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