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That April 1st, 1985 show up in Ottawa (Canada) was HOT! I love the E.P. and their first full album (Shop It Around, I think). One of the best rock 'n roll shows I've ever seen.

Still talk about it...friend of mine had to work that night...regrets it twenty-one years later.

I've seen a number of great acts when they have ventured Down Under:-

Suzi Quatro '74 (the first woman I ever loved!)
Cheap Trick (Dream Police Tour '79)
Kiss ('80, plus four more times including Kiss Symphony and, yes, I wore makeup)
Thin Lizzy ('81)
Dire Straits (yawn)
AC/DC ('81)
BB King
Stevie Ray Vaughan (row B in '86)
Fabulous Thunderbirds (with Jimmy Vaughan)
Albert Collins
John Hammond Jnr (my band opened for him)
Audioslave
Foreigner
Doobie Bros
Fleetwood Mac
Red Hot Chili Peppers
Deep Purple ('84 and '99)
Evanescence
Rolling Stones
Kenny Wayne Shepherd (I won a Fender guitar as a door prize!)
Live
Pearl Jam
Midnight Oil
Tea Party (about 8 times)
Green Day

Braggart!!

Paul McCarney and Wings 1975,
ELO 1977,both at Sydney Myer Music Bowl.
Dare i say Billy Joel,Festival Hall,1981.
The Knack,Bombay Rock,1978.
Split Enz,Sandown Park 1979.
Midnight Oil,Hacienda Tavern 1979.
Just about every Big Aussie band live since then.
Paul McCartney, M.C.G,1993.
Matchbox 20,Tennis Centre,1998??maybe 97!

Darren, Kiss, in makeup?
The most memorable concert I ever saw was AC/DC on the last night of the Royal Perth Show in 1978. I was 15 and we jumped the fence to get in. We waited hours for them to come on and the showgrounds were supposed to close at 10.30 but thousands were waiting to see them so the show had to go on. It was worth the wait, they just blew us away. At the end of the gig Angus was flat on his back still playing as 2 roadies dragged him offstage by the ankles. I get nostalgic just thinking about it.

Holy ****, there are a lot of bands listed here I wish I could have seen. I wish fellow formite Marty Tryon would jump in here. I sold Marty the Shadow I bought from Chris Pappas, and we ended emailing each other quit a bit shooting the breeze. Marty use to be the bass player for Mac Davis, and he told me about a very close encounter with George Harrison. Marty can tell this story much better, but to make a long story short Marty and a buddy of his ended up in a studio in LA for the recording of Bangladesh.
Attended by Leon Russel, a few members of Badfinger, Phil Spector, I forget who else.
How freakin cool would that be?

Mark, care to share anymore about your attendance at Woodstock?

Most memorable list:

Uriah Heep opened for Jethro Tull - Montreal Forum 1977.
Emerson Lake & Palmer - Mtl. Jan 1978
ELO - 1977 Autostade in Mtl. First time I ever saw a laser show. Impressive!
Genesis - 1975 or 76 (foggy memories) Mtl Forum
David Bowie & Spiders from Mars - Mtl Forum 197?
Kiss - Mtl Forum 1977
SRV - opened for someone (I can't remember who) Mtl 1984.
Ian Hunter & Mick Ronson - Barrymores in Ottawa 85 or 86 ('nother "foggy" year).
Showdown (Rodeo Song) - 16th Ave hotel in Calgary 1979. Fell on the floor laughing. (for the Aussie brothers, Showdown were our Canadian version of Kevin Wilson).
Garth Brooks - Mtl Bell Center 199? Not usually a fan, but what an amazing show!
Jeff Healy - many, many times.

Johnny Cash, 1974 and then 3 times since
Elvis, 1974, as an 8 year old.
Dolly Parton & Kenny Rogers. Rogers, Lucille recently released, was the opener, 1977.
Rolling Stones, 3x, in 81, 89 then late 90's.
The Who, 82, then 3 times since
Roger Whittaker
Irish Rovers--only time I've ever had front-row seats. Great show, too.
Roger Waters, Radio Kaos
John Denver, 1978, 3 x since
Kiss, 3 x
Yes, 2 x: Big Generator then following tour
ELO, sans Lynne, & Kansas, ca 1993. ELO was the opener and were phenomenal---Kansas was the only concert I actually walked out on.
Clapton, ca 2004
Ringo, 2x, ca 1989 & 93
McCartney, 7 x total: 4 in Toronto, 2 in Washington DC, 1 in Chicago. 1989 first Macca concert, 2005 the last.
Little Richard
Ray Price & Brenda Lee, Brenda was the opener, 2005
Willie Nelson & Waylon Jennings, Waylon was the opener, ca 1995
ZZ Top, ca 98
Fleetwood Mac, ca 98
Chicago
Triumph
George Thorogood & Journey, opened for the Stones in 81.
The Clash, opened for The Who in 82
Junior Brown, 4x (anybody get the chance, see him!!)
Heart, ca 1990
The Black Watch, ca 1978
Bob Dylan, ca 1996
Jethro Tull, ca 1992
Jerry Seinfeld as a standup, before his show was on the air.

And what the heck, not a concert but still a thrill for a 7 or 8 year old:
Bobby Orr, Buffalo vs Boston, ca 1974.

About 50 Slade tickets and some passes, etc.
Better detail and more Slade stuff at www.crazeeworld.plus.com



I'll get a list of groups together soon.

Not so old, but still... a ticket...

It says:
Europa plus presents: Olimpiyski
Mark Knopfler
July 31 2001...
And i was there!!!!

Ian those Slade tickets are a crack up. I always had an appreciation for those guys.

Pink Floyd..Animals Tour
The Who..Quadrophenia Tour Madison Square Garden
Peter Gabriel.ShocK the Monkey Boston Orpheum
The Police !st US Tour the Rat in Boston
GG Allen..Scary
The Clash/Who San Francisco
The Ramones CBGB's
The Cure's1st US tour
NeilYoung Bluenotes small club Cotati CA
Souxie Soiux with John Cale Portland OR
Tony Levin RobertFripp & co. 3 hours of intense improv/instrumentals Crystal Ballroom PortlandOR

And hey I get to see Chris Squire next Tuesday at a club 2 blocks from my house. A trunk of memories still to come I hope.

Some more came to me that I forgot to put on my main list........

The Eagles '7?
Roy Buchanan '7?, '7?
The Raspberries 7?
Rare Earth '8?
Heart '7?
Atlanta Rhythm Section '7?
Earth, Wind & Fire '7?
ELO '7?
Doug Clark & The Hot Nuts '69

OOops.....I almost forgot....

Jo Jo Gunne '75
Mothers Finest '7?, '7?

Hey David; I mixed Roy Buchanan in 82 at the good ole El Mocambo in Toronto when I house sounded there..he was real good, also about 3 hrs late for sound check..that really burned me at the time...nothing like wasted time...

My first concert was Yes Back in '75. Since then I've seen them 8 times along with Genesis, Rush, UK, Asia, Wings, The Stones in '76 with Rod Stewart opening, Jackson Browne, Pink Floyd, The Who, Jethro Tull, ELP, The Police...too many more to remember but one intersting band I saw at the Lawrence Opera House at the university of Kansas was The Tourists back in '80. The lead singer was Annie Lennox and the lead guitarist was Dave Stewart.