I have seen lots...and will probably forget a few. Luckily for me, my daughter Holly loves the same music I do-so we continue to see bands to this day
70's and 80's:
- Dick Dale, Kansas, David Lindley and Jackson Browne, at the Golden Bear
- Canned Heat
- Rush quite a few times (Irvine Meadows,Pacific Ampitheater,The Forum)
- Boston a few times-various locations, including Anaheim Stadium with ELO
- Cheap Trick (sat about 4 seats away from the Ramones who were in the audience at Universal Amphitheater)
- Journey a few times at various places
- Kim Mitchell
- Fabulous Thunderbirds
- Barry Manilow-with backstage passes..LOL
- 38 special
- Chicago-my future wife and my first date
- John Waite
- Patty Smythe and Scandal
- Golden Earring
- The Cars
- Social Distortion (girl who lived across the street married a band member)
- Men without hats
- Warrant
- Dokken-guy I worked with sister...dated a member of the band
- INXS and Van Halen at Magic Mountain
- Night Ranger various places and also at Magic Mountain
- Bryan Adams-a few different places
- Def Leppard
Later on until now
- Boston, in a suite, complements of a local Phoenix DJ
- Brett Michaels
- B52's
- LA Guns (I worked with the drummer for this band-he was in WASP right after I worked with him
- Sara Bareilles
- One Republic (I know the father of one of the band members-so get family tix )
- Collective Soul-amazing!
- Hootie and the Blowfish
- Edwin McCain
- Bryan Adams, Joan Jett and the Blackhearts
- Steve Miller/Def Leppard/Journey at Chase Ballpark
- Zebra
- Donnie Vie from Enuff Z Nuff
- Gary Hoey (good friend)
- Winger-recently in Palm Springs
I know that there are others that I am forgetting!
Oh yeah, Ted Nugent's mom...lived two block away from us-in Palatine, Il. I trick or treated at her house...LOL