I was at the same concert! They played 25 or 6 to 4 for the encore and when Peter Cetera sang "flashing lights against the sky" a bolt of lightning cracked right by the grandstand. I stood there with my mouth wide open.
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I was at the same concert! They played 25 or 6 to 4 for the encore and when Peter Cetera sang "flashing lights against the sky" a bolt of lightning cracked right by the grandstand. I stood there with my mouth wide open.
I made my poor dad take me to see Kiss in '79 or '80 in CR. That was my first concert. Opening act was some guy nobody had ever heard of. Went by the name of John Cougar.
I saw the same concert except in Omaha.
I also saw Cheap Trick at the Omaha Civic Auditorium. They had some Australian band named AC/DC open.
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KISS - Veteran's Auditorium, January 1977. Opening act, Uriah Heep. I don't think I could have done it any better.
I have seen Bob 4-5 times, including that state fair show (1990 or so with GE Smith leading his band?). You take what he gives you. Only one of those times was he "on" and he was just fantastic -- some theater in northern Indiana, the Starplex or something.
No, Say It Ain't So would have been out in '94. This was after they had broken up, gotten back together and just released a couple of "comeback" albums (Green album and Maladroit). I was pretty obsessed with Weezer at that point in time, but no longer have much interest in anything but their first two albums. Hell of a good time though.
OAR at Stephen's in 2005 may have been one of the most fun concerts I've ever attended. Not necessarily greatest, but a lot of fun.
Sister took me and a friend to see the Beach Boys in Sioux City for my 13th birthday. They had sand all over the floor and there were bikinis galore. Helluva present for a 13 year old boy.
Best live bands I've seen were Flogging Molly and 311, both in smaller venues. AC/DC, Kiss, Pink Floyd, U2, and the original Lollapalooza lineup all were great stadium shows. Dropkick Murphy's put on an insanely fun show.
The loudest thing I ever heard at a concert were the cannons that fired during AC/DC's For Those about to Rock. I honestly could not hear anything out of my left ear for about two hours. Was a little freaked out.
Best live bands I've seen were Flogging Molly and 311, both in smaller venues. AC/DC, Kiss, Pink Floyd, U2, and the original Lollapalooza lineup all were great stadium shows. Dropkick Murphy's put on an insanely fun show.
The loudest thing I ever heard at a concert were the cannons that fired during AC/DC's For Those about to Rock. I honestly could not hear anything out of my left ear for about two hours. Was a little freaked out.
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Around 1980, I was 12, and my brother offered to take me to any concert that came to Ames. Springsteen came to town, and I loved Springsteen, but what if someone better came through? I couldn't make that mistake. Finally, my brother got tired of waiting for me, and when Loverboy/Donnie Iris came to Ames, he took me to that. I traded Springsteen for Loverboy!
Best concerts - Jimmy Buffett at Red Rocks in '87. Beat Farmers at Peoples in '90 or '91. They stopped playing when someone in the crowd threw beer at the lead singer, only to make fun of him throwing like a girl.
Best concerts - Jimmy Buffett at Red Rocks in '87. Beat Farmers at Peoples in '90 or '91. They stopped playing when someone in the crowd threw beer at the lead singer, only to make fun of him throwing like a girl.
Saw Incubus at Val Air when I was 14. That was right after Make Yourself came out. Sad to see how far they've fallen off since then.
I literally spit out my drink at the guy who said "Hoobastank".
Hoobastank might be the worst band of all time.
Hoobastank might be the worst band of all time.
Yeah, I saw him at Principal Park several years back when he did a tour of minor league ballparks with Willie Nelson. He after Willie and I would estimate less than half of the crowd stuck around for the whole set. He spent the entire set situated on the far side of the stage dicking around on a keyboard.
I was at that show too, and it was awful. One of the top 2 most dissappointing concerts I've every been too.
I was at that one as well. They really packed Val Aire to capacity for that one.
