I was so young back then(ahh the good ole days)

[Fairwrning]

30 years ago almost to the hour..we were having a blast and thinking about what we were about to see..fuck..

[TwoFoolsAMinute]

Ah, back when a concert ticket didn't cost a whole paycheck.

[chefcraig]

It's amazing, isn't it? Back in the seventies and early eighties you could see a show with three bands on the bill for the unbelievable price of $3.50. You have wonder how anybody involved with the gigs made money.

[Fairwrning]

They ran around all night and put on a rock show...now they stand there under a huge screen, barely moving, and charge you 10 times as much..

[DONNIEP]

They ran around all night and put on a rock show...now they stand there under a huge screen, barely moving, and charge you 10 times as much..

But...but...if you close your eyes and stick your fingers in your ears it's just like the old days!!

[Southpaw]

17 and change.. what a great age to experience a show like that. Growing up living literally a 15 minute walk from Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum on Long Island we went to ALOT of concerts and my best memories was everything leading up to the concert. Thanks for the trip down memory lane. Now back to the asshole parents on my youngest son's travel baseball team...

[Fairwrning]

But...but...if you close your eyes and stick your fingers in your ears it's just like the old days!!

I think Ill break out the vinyl and a bong..

[Fairwrning]

17 and change.. what a great age to experience a show like that. Growing up living literally a 15 minute walk from Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum on Long Island we went to ALOT of concerts and my best memories was everything leading up to the concert. Thanks for the trip down memory lane. Now back to the asshole parents on my youngest son's travel baseball team...

Amen..one good thing about being old..I got to see the greatest fuckin band ever in their prime...

[Fairwrning]

Wheres Kristy to tell me to move out of my parents basement and VH sucks??

[Seshmeister]

Ah, back when a concert ticket didn't cost a whole paycheck.

And the biggest fans ended up in the front rows, not the people that pay most to the scalpers.

Flip side is that back then albums and videos cost money...

[ELVIS]

I still pay for albums...

On CD and Vinyl...

[Seshmeister]

[ashstralia]

I still pay for albums...

On CD and Vinyl...

Me too! I got a mint 'Venus and Mars' for 3 bucks

[cadaverdog]

Amen..one good thing about being old..I got to see the greatest fuckin band ever in their prime...

Not to belittle your adventure but the first time I saw Van Halen they were really in their prime. April 1979 at the California World Music Festival. It was their second tour but first as a headliner. They co headlined that day with Aerosmith I believe. No props, no line dancing just kick ass rock and roll. I don't remember much because it was the second night of a two day rock and roll show but I do remember I enjoyed their performance.

[VetteLS5]

You have wonder how anybody involved with the gigs made money.

Distribution of party favors?