Where to begin! Led Zeppelin at the Forum, Pink Floyd's original The Wall shows, Sabbath with Ozzie and an opening act most didn't know (Van who??? - these guys rock!), Fleetwood Mac performing with the USC Marching Band on the Tusk tour, Dylan with the Dead. Between the Grateful Dead / Dead & Co. and their various solo and side projects I've seen a good 100 shows with a highlight being the kickoff to their '77 Tour with 1st performance of a couple future classics. ZZ Top, Bowie, Foreigner, Journey, Cheap Trick, The Who, Stones, Prince, Eagles, Wings, Doors, Yes, Supertramp, Elton, Kiss, Willie, Tom Petty, and on and on - many more than once. Saw the Ramones get driven off the stage by a crowd that wasn't into punk.
The clubs - Guns and Roses in a club as well as Black Flag, TSOL, Van Halen, Crue, Social D, B-52s, Flogging Molly, X, and others - club and bar shows were awesome! Was there for Monte Python at the Hollywood Bowl. Hit the bay area for some shows at the Warfield, Fillmore, and barely caught the very end of Winterland. My wife lived a few blocks from The Fillmore for a while when were were dating and she was doing post-grad research at UCSF so saw quite a few bands there and in the neighborhood. Such a great place back then. Rolled into John Lee Hookers bar up the street on a lazy Sunday - only the bartender and 3-4 people and Mr. Hooker jamming away with BB King right in front of us - awesome afternoon!
I grew up on a ranch in Southern California so had great access to shows with an iconic venue that was off the beaten track about 10 miles away. Many bands would play the arenas in LA and come out and do a night locally. LA was maybe an hour away so hit a lot of shows there and the clubs in hollywood were fun even if hair bands and metal weren't really my thing. I have some friends that are still going as musicians - bands you've heard of that have toured the world and have plently of gold records on their walls. Playing huge venues like Wembly was both awesome and maddening and they have great tales of debauchery.
We still go to shows regularly and have really enjoyed the music scene around SLC - great venues large and small with bands. Recent years are more Supersuckers, Old 97s, Drive by Truckers, Jason Isbell, Dead South, Willie, Gary Clark Jr., Dead & Co., Goose, and so many others. Visited LA this summer for 3 nights of Phish at the Hollywood Bowl - such an awesome venue and outstanding shows and crowd as always.
The clubs - Guns and Roses in a club as well as Black Flag, TSOL, Van Halen, Crue, Social D, B-52s, Flogging Molly, X, and others - club and bar shows were awesome! Was there for Monte Python at the Hollywood Bowl. Hit the bay area for some shows at the Warfield, Fillmore, and barely caught the very end of Winterland. My wife lived a few blocks from The Fillmore for a while when were were dating and she was doing post-grad research at UCSF so saw quite a few bands there and in the neighborhood. Such a great place back then. Rolled into John Lee Hookers bar up the street on a lazy Sunday - only the bartender and 3-4 people and Mr. Hooker jamming away with BB King right in front of us - awesome afternoon!
I grew up on a ranch in Southern California so had great access to shows with an iconic venue that was off the beaten track about 10 miles away. Many bands would play the arenas in LA and come out and do a night locally. LA was maybe an hour away so hit a lot of shows there and the clubs in hollywood were fun even if hair bands and metal weren't really my thing. I have some friends that are still going as musicians - bands you've heard of that have toured the world and have plently of gold records on their walls. Playing huge venues like Wembly was both awesome and maddening and they have great tales of debauchery.
We still go to shows regularly and have really enjoyed the music scene around SLC - great venues large and small with bands. Recent years are more Supersuckers, Old 97s, Drive by Truckers, Jason Isbell, Dead South, Willie, Gary Clark Jr., Dead & Co., Goose, and so many others. Visited LA this summer for 3 nights of Phish at the Hollywood Bowl - such an awesome venue and outstanding shows and crowd as always.
