the other day katie made a list of her favorite concerts of her 20s
and as i was thinking what mine were i realized that so many of my faves were before i was 21
so heres my top 20 before 21:
jackson 5, their last tour as kids, circle square theatre
ac/dc back in black tour, rosemont horizon
the police synchronicity tour, rosemont horizon
motley crue, shout at the devil tour, aragon ballroom
scorpions, love at first sting tour, rosemont
billy idol, rebel yell tour, poplar creek
springsteen born in the usa tour (sports arena, la coliseum)
randy newman / richard thompson, new years eve 1985, wiltern
fIREHOSE – santa monica college
beastie boys, licensed to ill, hollywood palladium
elvis costello – king of america, blood n chocolate 5 night run at the wiltern
iron maiden live after death tour, long beach arena – SCREAM FOR ME LONG BEACH
beasties / run dmc, together forever at the greek
the replacements let it be tour at palladinos
the replacements tim tour at the roxy
u2 unforgettable fire tour at the sports arena
lone justice, bogarts
the balancing act, the anti club
peter case and victoria williams, in their back yard
forget college funds, parents should start rock show funds for their babies.