Concerts seen in person

So I have been to well over 100 concerts from my high school days to today. Here are my Top 10:

Styx
Bon Jovi
Foreigner
Shinedown
Evanescence and Halestorm together in Fort Worth
Whitesnake
Motley Crue
Rainbow
Moody Blues
Scorpions
Dokken
Van Halen

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Oops. That’s more than 10 lol

The Who
Joe Cocker
Jethro Tull
Led Zeppelin
J Geils
CSN
CSN&Y
Paul McCartney
Eric Clapton
Bob Seger

(honorable mention)
REO Speedwagon
Ted Nugent
Little River Band
Kiss
Kid Rock
Styx

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All time classic rock artists and…
Kid Rock?

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I booked in to see Rose Tattoo last night, in a Pub in Adelaide, $45 a head! Unbelievable. I happened to look at another date in the tour, at an interstate pub, $118, so I don’t know why this one’s cheap. Laughin’ though, I saw them in 87, twice sometime in the early 90s, but this has been my next opportunity! I doubt there’ll be another opportunity, they’re no spring chickens!
Angry has been my inspiration as a singer since I was 11, '81 and already a bit sick of AC/DC, so I’m pleased as pee!

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My first concert was in 1978 in Richfield, Ohio . The show was fantastic and we drove in from Akron to see it. I was still in High School at the time and I used money from my paper route to pay for it. It was in January so it was a really cold trip.The band lowered Gene Simmons from the rafters in his outfit and platform shoes to sing God of Thunder. The weather was so bad that night that we had to stay in town before heading back the next day.

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Gwen Stefani & Katy Perry too :blush: was a Dad thing.

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We had to drive through this to get there:

I’m amazed they’re still going now. Luckily there are still new bands keeping classic rock alive too: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k1fX3G3rqeM

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Because I live in a small city and do not drive, I have not seen many live concerts. Though many years ago I went to the Monsters of Rock concert at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City. You can probably tell how long ago due to the order of appearance on stage. Opening with Kingdom Come, which I had not heard before. Followed by Metallica, Dokken, Scorpions and headlined by Van Halen/w Sammy Hagar.

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Wow. That is quite the line-up. Wish I was part of seeing that. All good bands.

I have seen Dokken and the Scorpions and Sammy, but not the others.

I had heard them a while back but it hadn’t occurred to me to search YT for them as yet. Thanks for the link, they have a new subscriber!