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Rockman
..along with some
memories in an old shoe box …….
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jbwelda
Here is one I came upon recently, stored in my Start Me Up 7" sleeve.
That's really about the last "pretty" ticket I remember receiving, mostly since then its just been some boring printed out ticket or voucher or something. Even back in 81 a nice looking ticket like this was becoming a rarity, at least in California.
jb
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jbwelda
Here is one I came upon recently, stored in my Start Me Up 7" sleeve.
That's really about the last "pretty" ticket I remember receiving, mostly since then its just been some boring printed out ticket or voucher or something. Even back in 81 a nice looking ticket like this was becoming a rarity, at least in California.
jb
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jbwelda
yeah it was a daytime stadium show, so doors opened at 8am with scheduled show time at 11. I think it was all done by about 6 pm. There were major opening acts...as I recall George Thorogood and the J Geils Band and maybe one more. I don't think it really started on time, I recall getting there about 11 or noon and it was still awhile before any music.
One other strange thing about this show, it was reserved seating with the lawn (baseball field actually) open for wandering.
(Edit: thinking more on it, I don't think it was actually reserved seating although there might have been some sections that were reserved. I think we had general admission lawn tickets that's why there is no seat designation on the ticket. Regardless most patrons stayed in seats most of the day it seemed like.)
With many, almost most people staying in their seats, that left the field pretty wide open. You could actually walk up to the stage while the Stones were on without a huge crush. Not exactly UP to the stage as i think there was a security fence 50 ft or so from the stage, and the stage itself was 12 feet or so in the air so being in front of the stage would give you a good view of the underneath of the stage.There was a crowd by the stage fence but not nearly as bad as one would think.
I heard that Saturday night, many of the Stones entourage went to Wolfgangs nightclub, a place on Columbus Ave owned by Bill Graham, to go see Tower of Power or someone. I would have gone there too if I wasn't riding with others who had to get back to our little cowtown.
And then Sunday, we didn't even get there until 3pm or so, and once inside it was even sparser on the lawn. Shows were sold out, but not crammed with people...of course it was a huge venue. One of my more memorable shows, although Micks outfits were a laugh on that tour or at least those shows.
The other thing was, there was a huge Stones blimp anchored to the stadium that you could see as soon as you crossed the Bay Bridge. That caught your eye right away, 10 miles from the venue.
jb