Conference napalm::heavy_metal

    
    > Have any of you folks out there had FRONT-ROW seats to any shows ?
    > Who did ya see ?
    
    George Thorogood.
    
    3rd row for J Geils, Kinks, Moody Blues, Ozzy.
    
    - Sean

    
    Front Row for Van Halen in '79 in Springfield, actually, it was a
    general admission show and we got there around 12:30 pm! Partied/hung
    around all day.....got down the the barrier, hooked our arms over it,
    watched the show (forget who opened for them back then, must not have
    been good!)...by the end of the show we were all still dead center but
    about 40 ft back! Crowd was UNBELIEVABLE! Everyone and their brother
    trying to get to the front, we busted the barrier, they stopped the
    show, etc...  It was an okay show though for VH. Eddie lighting his
    drums on fire, about the only pyrotechnics there...light show was ok...
    
    Hmm, Rush '79, 3rd row balcony in Music Hall, Yes in the Gahden 6th
    row! GREAT seats!
    
    

    
    	Eddie lighting WHOSE drums on fire?
    
    	8^)
    

    For reserved seats, only ever got em for Judas Priest, 1982 tour,
    Woosta Centrum.

    
    	That was the Judas Priest/Iron Maiden show, yes?
    
    	I would have loved to see that.
    

    	re .2
    
    	Alex was using pyrotechnics with his drumsticks, on his own
    	drumset.
    
    	Eddie was busy leaping up against the speaker cabs onstage,
    	probably why he's headed for hip surgery now...

    I Can't Remember.....

I had my elbows on the barrier in front of the stage for Rush twice (Farewell to
Kings and Hemispheres tours) at the Montreal Forum.  I was quite close to front
row for Styx during their Crystal Ball tour when they played Memorial Auditorium
in Burlington Vt.  I was close to the front for Elvis Costello at the gym at UVM
during the tour for his second (?) album.

It's very hard to get near the front row now unless you're willing to pay $$$.

Tim

    I saw Metallica on their Live Sh*t tour back in '94 at Keene, NH.
    It was general admission.  Danzig and Suicidal Tendancies opened
    up for them.  It was just a big mess of people moshing around.
    At one point I think I got 20ft from the stage before being stomped
    on by some 6'+ guys.  It was a good show but I thought it'd be 
    better.  That was the concert where Jason Newstead passed out
    while playing (I forget what song) but they had to break for
    10 minutes to wait for him to get his senses back.  He said he must
    be getting old and not able to headbang as much as he used to.
    
    Shane, who didn't like their medley of Justice too much...I would
    have rather them played the songs straight through than bunch
    them up and only play parts of them...
    

    
    
    
    I was at that show.. paid way to much for tickets (not my fault!) only
    to show up and watch kids jump the 4 foot tall wire fence surrounding 
    the place.  The people that were doing security didn't know what the 
    heck to do and just gave up.. 
    
    Whit-

    RE: GTI
    
    Yeah, it was very cool -- Priest/Maiden did two back-to-back
    tours together:
    
    1981	Priest (Point of Entry)
    		Maiden (Killers)
    
    1983	Priest (Screaming for Vengence)
    		Maiden (Number of the Beast)
    

    
    	Wow, that '83 tour would very probably have been my favorite
    	concerts of all-time if I'd only been into H_M then.  I didn't
    	come onto the scene until about a year later.
    

    I actually managed to get to the front row of the Monsters of Rock show
    in the Los Angeles Coliseum.  We hung out there through the start of
    Metallica and then when the Apes started pitching the metal chairs
    around we backed off.  But we made it back up for the end of Dokken and
    Scorpions.  Man it was hot that day!  My dimwit buddie brought his
    girlfriend and she ended up losing a shoe in the melee!
    
    Got front row for The Cult/Bonham in San Diego Arena. (Sonic Temple tour)
    
    Got into the 6th row for Queensryche in San Diego Arena. (Empire tour)
    
    Got tickets from a scalper for 1 of 5 GNR shows in the Los Angeles
    Forum, All were sold out, BEFORE Illusion I & II came out.  They weren't 
    front row, but the were club seats which included bar service to your seat
    and a free program!  Sat beside Axl's lawyer's associate.  This was one
    of the shows where Axl showed up finally at 1130 P.M.  Show lasted
    until 2 A.M.  Skid Row rocked as the opener!
    
    
    Paully
    
    
    

    
Front row, well more like pinned against the barrier for:
Skid Row
Dio
Cheap Trick
Metallica (monsters of rock....lost position once the fire hose came out)
All general admission.

I find it very hard if at all possible to buy front row reserved seating.
It seems you either have to know someone, win them or pay some serious
bucks for them.
I did see Sammy Hagar solo about 5 rows back....great show, Krokus
was supposed to open up but they bagged so Hagar played a little extra.
My friend threw his student ID card up on stage and Sammy picked it
up, read it to the crowd and then laughed saying "this guy looks like he
should be in the white house".

    
>    I was at that show.. paid way to much for tickets (not my fault!) only
>    to show up and watch kids jump the 4 foot tall wire fence surrounding 
>    the place.  The people that were doing security didn't know what the 
>    heck to do and just gave up.. 


I was there too......and as everyone hopped over the face, I looked
at my $20+ (or was it $30+??) ticket stub and thought DAMN, im never
paying for a ticket at this place again.

Andy

    
    I got front row seats for Metallica, The last tour when they played
    solo. Awsome 3 1/2 hour show.
    
    We were actually beside the stage, right where Lars had his drumset.
    
    WICKED!!!!
    
    Also had 4th row for David Lee Roth/Extreme/Cinderella show at Canada's
    wonderland.
    
    
    Frank....

    
    The only two shows I was able to get to the stage was the Tragically
    Hip on their Road Apples tour in 92 and again later that year when they
    returned. Great shows!!
    
    Dave
    

    
    RE: .16
    
    Frank!
    
    You were at Canada's Wonderland and you took time out to watch
    CINDERELLA when you could have been riding the WILDE BEAST and TOP
    GUN????
    
    Silly Boy! :^)
    
    /jen
    

    
    > The only two shows I was able to get to the stage was the Tragically
    > Hip on their Road Apples tour in 92 and again later that year when they
    > returned. Great shows!!
    
    Go ahead, RUB IT IN!!!  :^)
    
    - Sean

    Larry Carlton - at Berklee Performance Center
    
    	His third performance after his recovery from being shot.
    
    	It was a very special show and my SO Peigi yelled out to
    	him "It's great to see you back Larry" and he smiled at
    	her and said "It's great to be back".
    
    Three (w. Keith Emerson and Carl Palmer) at Paradise theater.
    
    	Was quite a thrill to see THE man who inspired me to
    	play keyboards beyond my years as a classical pianist
    
    Steve Morse Band, Dixie Dregs,....
    
    	Have been in the front row for many concerts.  
    
    Kansas - The Casino at Hampton beach
    
    	The concert was general admission.  We got there about 5 seconds
    	before Kansas walked on, and for reasons that I will never know,
    	the usher lead us to a pair of front row seats/tables.   Was a
    	particularly great show too and the first time I had ever seen
    	Kansas despite their being among my very favorites.
    
    Blue Steel
    Caustic Prowess
    
    	Like anyone cares

    
    boston- front row, bsp.76 (friend knows the band)
    aerowsmith-front row, bsp.74-  (uncle is security for band)
    kiss-front row, bsp.alive 2 tour (won ticket's & pass from WCOZ)
    cars-front row, bsp.78-81 (guitarist in my band had an uncle who was
    the sound engineer)
    ted nugent-front row, bsp.78-84/89-(we be bloob brothers)
    damn yankee's-front row, bsp.91-(same as above)
    robert plant-front row, no pass. the last three tours,dont remember
    dates.
    too many to list, lots of date from the 70's..........bill
    

    
    THAT SHOULD BE BLOOD BROTHERS.... THANK YOU.

    No need to shout.
    

    
    	WCOZ ... there's a blast from the past.
    

	Peter Gabriel, worcester Centrum, 7th row center.

	George Throughgood, Orephum Theatre, 1st row left center.

	Eric Clapton, Worcester Centrum, 3rd row right center.

	I've been close lots of other times...the secret is 
	
	getting up really early and being 1st in line. If your

	2nd in line you are in the rafters...

	D.

    re:1144.23
    was not shouting, cap lock sticks.....

    
    
    	Never had the luck of getting front row but..
    
    	8th row for Bon Jovi at the Centrum
    	3rd row for Bon Jovi at Hollman Stadium
    	12th row for Bon Jovi at Great Woods
    	Had decent (like 10th row) first balcony seats for Motley
    	Crue at the Centrum.  Right next to Nikki
    
    

    
    	Right next to Nikki?  Lucky!!
    
    	"Knew a girl named Nikki
    	 I guess you could say she was a sex fiend ..."
    
    	8^)
    

    Isn't that supposed to be in "First liners"?
    
    	Buggin' the Slab!
    
    H.A.G.O.,
    
    		J 

"Wine me, dine me, 2.33222^5 me"

I don't get it.  Wine me, dine me, 68.999759446317 me???

    
    	Whaddaya want, perfect?
    
    	Round out to 3 places.  8^)
    

Wine me, dine me, 68.9 me???

    
    	Eesh, I should have been a kindergarten teacher ... I know I
    	should have!!
    

    Yeah,I Heard That You're Really Good With Little_Kids! :_)
    
    WHats_Up with All These Friggin Child_Molesters in NH??!!!
    
    
        Crazy_Whats_Wrong_With_This_State_Al???

    
    	All Child Molestin' aside...My front row concert was;
    
    Vince Neil - RPM's Toronto - First Row / General Admission, bought
    				 Vince a beer, and broke a guys wheel
    				 chair trying to jump on stage, but
    				 the guy said I could jump/push off
    				 his wheel...But he was pretty pissed
    				 when I broke it...Oh well...
    
    Motley Crue - Buffalo Aud. - Third Row / Followed a Security guard
    				 who was taking these kids front row,
    				 found a couple chairs in the third
    			 	 row. As soon as Crue came on, a stampede
    				 occurred and our chairs were crushed
    				 about 20 chairs broke. This came in
    				 handy though when Mick Mars was chuckin
    				 picks into the crowd, we were already
    				 on the ground to pick'em up. I got_2.
    
    Motley Crue - Indiana	Drove down, made it just in time for
    				the show (got lost etc & time change
    				screwed us) Ratt was suppose to open,
    				Lita Ford did instead along with Johnny
    				Crash. Went to the booth ended up with
    				dead center 15th row...Tommy's drum
    				sticks were going over our heads...
    
    Motley Crue - SkyDome TO	17th row...And I got a Tommy Lee drum
    				stick...
    
    Thats the closest I've been...
    	Bobby T

    20th row for...
    
    		Barney & Friends!  He was on for no less than 5 minutes
    when I was able to convince a bunch of 4 and 5 year olds to rush the
    stage. When we got there I kicked Barney in the A$$ a whole bunch of
    times. The fat ba**ard fell to the ground and couldn't get up under 
    his own power. This is when we all started puttin' da' boots to his
    big purple head!  Finally "Security" pulled us off and kicked us out,
    so I took all the kids out for some PIZZA for a job well done.
    
    J 

    
    	You scare me.
    

	Front row seat at a Ramones concert at UNH.  Was a big mistake,
	I had loud ringing in my ears for at least 3 days afterwards,
	and some fainter rining for several more days after that.

	And while this isn't front-row per-se since there were no rows,
	but what they used to call festival seating (the type of seating
	I believe that those kids got trampled to death at a Who concert
	a couple of years before), I literally got pushed to the very front
	(right up to the barricade) at a Aerosmith concert.  What a rip
	off that show was, it was while they were still on drugs, I could
	see right into Tylers eyes that he was not home mentally, and they
	played for *less* than an hour.  Also ended up leaving drenched in
	sweat that wasn't mine.  A friend of mine also got pushed up front
	with me, but toward the side next to some kids smoking pot.  My
	friend got stoned on the 2nd hand smoke alone.

	And while this next one is almost as far as you can get from
	Heavy Metal, I also got front row at a Dolly Parton concert
	in Vegas.  That distance was probably too close given the amount
	of makeup she wears (ie. the makeup is too obvious closeup).

    
    	RE: -1
    
    	Wow, I guess we DO let anyone in here!!
    
    	8^)
    

    
    	Gettin' high off someone else's pot, is never a rip-off. And
    being front row a Dolly Parton Show, why would you be lookin at
    her make-up...*)))
    
    	Bobby T

    
    
    Dave Lee Roth  front row centre...Skyscaper.I was dating a girl who 
                   worked in the arena's box office.
    
    
    Rush 3 rows from the front...Hold your fire.It was a general admission
            slug-fest.I got lucky.
    
    W.A.S.P  2nd row middle....Headless children
    
    Metallica..2nd row ..and Justice for all.Another general admission slug
               fest.
    
    Anthrax...4 foot from the stage.The sound of White noise.Excellant show
              even though I got booted in the skull by some low flying
              idiot and lost a contact lense.
    
    
    too many others too mention
    
    						Ian

> Wow, I guess we DO let anyone in here!!

	Just visiting :-) (placed a ticket ad here as they don't allow
	ticket sales in the classified ads notesfiles ...)

	A couple others:

	Freddie Cannon, and also the Shirelles (same concert).  Was a
	private concert for DECUS attendees in Vegas that year.  No
	real front role, the front of the stage was the dance floor.

	Gary Pucket (& the union gap), the Grass Roots, and the Turtles
	(field seating on the grass at Holman Stadium)

	Tom Jones, a couple tables back at the Club Casino at hampton
	beach.  Hot summer night, and this guy sweats like crazy.  He
	had a *continuous* stream of sweat pouring off his elbow!

    
    	Freddie "Boom Boom" Cannon was the "Palisades Park" guy, right?
    

    My closest concert experience was RUSH 15 years ago as a teenager
    in General Admin, half in the bag(Southern Comfort), hanging over the
    barrier next to the stage slightly to the right with my head buried
    in the speakers WOW.
    
    Stephen
    

	I was onstage at the Bosstones! Does that count?

                                                        
    1968??.....Frigid Pink, Steppenwolf - Orpheum.....ushered the show with
    my brother..and i was only a baby.....long story..       
    
    1972 - Beach Boys - Long Beach arena -..sang onstage with the
    boyz...another long story.....
    
    1973 Aerosmith - backstage (i was dating someone in joe perrys family ) 
    was one of those years where the boys were busy abusing anythign they
    could get their hands on.....this was at the westboro speedway..and i
    think seconals were the dope du jour....they were still good if a little
    loose..at least from my spot on the scaffolding...and i alwasy liked
    tylers voice before he blew out his chords and learned to sing
    correctly....;").....
    
    1973 - Greg Allman on tour- front row - smack dab center
    this is the one where he toured with this huge orchestra....awesome show
    
    1972ish - 7th row    - pink floyd - Dark side or the moon tour...orpheum..
      the most awesome show i've ever seen.....
    
    some other stuff in here.....if i remember i'll put it in....
    
    1989 or so......Slaughter -right in front of stage for the
    show...backstage for the party/ - everythign paid for by their record
    co.
    
    1989 - the Who -  foxboro stadium - backstage  - backstage party..
    pictures with roger daltry etcetc - yup i have proof ...;")
    
    1990 or 1991  Kizz and someone else......Backstage...Great
    Woods...where i noticed what a goofball gene is....
    
    1991 or 2  -(Tim-Buck) is this date right???? 4th row - Guns and roses..
    ..fcourtesy of mr. 'I have the tix and backstage passes' A.starr..;")))...
    
    1992 -  i think  -  backstage - ozzy -  pictures with ozzy and my hero
    alan starr who brought me to this thing....he gave us limited edition
    cd's etc...and i got to give him shite about when i met him at another
    time in l.a.....
                                                                              
    danielle and i stood next to ace frehley at one of his shows...does
    that count?......
    
    ok, that's enough for now.../k
    

>    1991 or 2  -(Tim-Buck) is this date right???? 4th row - Guns and roses..
>    ..fcourtesy of mr. 'I have the tix and backstage passes' A.starr..;")))...

Dec 5, 1991.  Don't forget Soundgarden opening up on their BadMusicFinger tour

Tim

    ...tim..with careful planning we managed to miss them....;')

    .47
    
    I'm jealous. You sound like a very lucky _._._ to me. I only wish I
    can be fortunate enough in my lifetime to get my hands on ONE backstage
    pass. Did you win these through radio contests ?? new someone of
    influence in promotions ?? tell us.
    
    Stephen 

    ...i could tell you..but then i'd have to kill you.....it's sufficient
    to say that, i've known people who knew the right people, never won 
    anything...but mostly i'm just a smooth fast talker when i need to
    be...I've schmoozed my way into some fabulous seats...etc......it'll
    all be in the book i'm writing.....;'))........./k 

    
   COOL.
    
   Stephen

    
    	Heck, Karen even knows Joy Basu!!  8^)
    
    
    	And BTW, was the 1990/91 Kiss tour the 1 with Ted Nugent?
    

    ...p.s...i'll tell you one thing....backstage passes aren't always a
    great deal...sometimes they just herd all the backstage pass "radio" winners
    into a room and have the 'star' of the show walk through and wave...not
    exactly like sitting around shooting the breeze/hanging out like alot
    of people think backstage would be...it depends on what kind of
    backstage pass you have and who you got it from....if it's a radio
    thing it's usually pretty lame......

    ..shawn, i'll bet few others know Joy....../k

    ...p.s. but you've seen him selling guitar stuff in all the guitar
    rags.....

    re: -a couple back...i don't remember if ted nugent was with Kizz...but
    i don't think so....either he wasn't or i missed the opening act....i
    just don't recall........

    RE:.53
    Ted was touring with damn yankee's in 91.
    the kiss tour i think your thinking of was 88 or 89, ted opened for
    them, took my sister back stage to meet ted.
    
    i beleive kiss did a video at that show,took them three times to do
    it.. centrum...
    
    bill 

    
    	For Ozzy this year, in Rochester, we got in for free and sat
    in this special section with other people who got to meet the band
    after etc. We didn't stay after, but we went to this party after
    at this bar and everyone from the band (except Ozzy) were there
    partying with us...Pretty cool...
    
    	Bobby T

    Mike- DC talk/Newsboys, good stuff :-)
    
    I am fortunate enough to have hung out backstage with the guys from 
    Extreme (Thank You Peter!) and have front row seats. Gary is a wild
    man and *extremely* (no pun intended) dangerous with his mic and body
    parts!!  :-)
    
    Although, many of us in here have dinner with them regularly. 
        (Escobar)  :-)
    
    I was also fortunate enough to be in the front row with Pete Cook,
    Wendy O' and Mike Minardi at Helloween/Excodus/Anthrax.  I didn't
    enjoy the show much-was a SERIOUS moshpit.
    
    I was front row at Dokken- got beat up there too.
    
    Everytime I get up front, I get hurt.  ;-)
    
    
                

    I had front row for Pink Floyd in Providence in '88, ZZ Top in '86,
    fifth row for Heart the same weekend of ZZ Top. everyuthing else is
    just a blur    8 )  

    So, you're leaning a little towards Pink Floyd, I sense.

    You might say that rabbit, would I throw a lit match in there if my
    friend Rocky was in there? I guess not, we'll have to look in the city.

    You might rabbit... you might...

        
    
      Everyone should have a front row seat for John Valvy(sp?) at least
    once in their life.

    
    	John Valby ... yes!!
    
    	Caught him at Uptown [or Texas?] at the Worcester Galleria back
    	in the late 80's and again at The Channel in the early 90's.
    

    
    Shawn - I might've been at the show - near the centrum?
    
    Valby rules!
    
    Gimme dirt, or gimme death!
    
    jc 
    
    PS - Rob was a Valby fan too, if I recall...

    
    	Yup, same show, I'd figure ... small world!!
    

    Pardon my ignorance...but...who is John Valby ?
    
    

    
    Well, not too small - I lived in Northboro at the time.  :-)
    
    I remember my girlfriend at the time was not too thrilled when 
    he autographed a record for her.  It said:
    
    "Julie - Lust is the best medicine of all - So LICK ME!  -John Valby"
    
    Guy was a classic!

    
    John is a rag-time style piano player who thrives on crowd
    participation - he's also EXTREMELY 'dirty' (funny as hell too)
    when he sings and plays his "limricks" and such.
    
    I wonder what ever happened to him?

    
    	I haven't seen him since The Channel, and that was a few years
    	ago.
    
    	At the Uptown/Texas show he autographed an LP for me ... "Shawn,
    	may all your women be good cooks and great c*ck s*ckers".
    
    	Did you ever see the movie "Losin' It", with Tom Cruise and
    	Shelley Long?  John was the piano player in Mexico.
    

    
    	John is funny, Howard is not.
    

    
    
    	ditto .75
    
    	I think he still does a gig up at the Club Casino every summer.
    
    	A friend of mine went to see him live one night and got the
    	tape "Dirt" for me.  I won't even repeat what he wrote in
    	there!  =)
    
    	There once was a lady named Dot.............
    

    
    agreed RE: Stern...
    
    Stern sux, JV is a RIOT!!
    jc

    Ya....He is always up at Club Casino....I caught him a few
    years back....Great Stuff!!
    
    Andy

    I used to have a bootleg tape of him.  Anything out there
    I can get my hands on???
    
    
    Mike
    

    
    	I bought "Compact Dirt - Digital Ditties" on CD at The Channel
    	and [awww, forgot the name] on LP at Uptown/Texas, but right
    	now I have to say that I've never seen an album of his in any
    	stores.
    

    I have no respect for Howard Stern but... I must admit that he gets
    guests no one else would have.
    
    Yesterday it was Joey Buttofuoco, who btw is now three movies into
    an acting career!
    
    But no performance in a movie will ever come to close to the
    performances he gives every time he denies having ever "done" Amy
    or saying he only has eyes for his wife.

    
    	He might have eyes for his wife, but I think he has other body
    	parts for Amy.
    

>    What did he have the camera rolling when he was with Amy?  Is she
>    allowed conjugal visits?
    
    Ah HA!!!!
    
    I knew back in the discussion of the Pamela and Tommy Lee sex tape
    discussion that if I was persistent, I could suggest a "sex tape of a
    famous couple" that you had an interest in!
    
    	db

>    The advanced voyeurism of watching others is for geeks, nerds, and
>    other low life dregs of society that nobody wants to be with ;-)
    
>    Besides, why watch others have fun when you have someone to you're
>    personally involved with?!  
    
    Gee Mikey,  how many cameras you got in YOUR bedroom?
    
    	db

Forget cameras, how many Satellite uplinks?

>    When you've been married for 15 years and have 4 kids, we'll talk.
    
    So videotaping yourselves is the secret for a long marriage.
    
    Interesting...

    
    	Just make sure that the tape your kid is watching is marked
    	"Barney Goes to Bermuda" and not "15th anniversary".
    

      It was general admission but I got a few bodys away from front row at
    two Dream Theater concerts. Man were they awesome.
    
    -BG
    

    Oooooh I bet you were coming everywhere.

      Man aren't we just in a rude mood today. I think someone needs
    KICKED!!!!!!!
    
    -BG