Concerts filled with Metal-lific fun, but I missed out

Fat Freddy wrote:

MetalGuy71 wrote:

That happened to me with Aerosmith and Guns n' Roses. I was on vacation in Wildwood, NJ with my family when Aerosmith came thru town on the Permanent Vacation tour with a young and hungry GnR as the opening act.

Ouch. Yeah, I got screwed outta seeing Aerosmith on that tour, too (no GnR opening though, I think we had Dokken) cuz I'd placed my trust in an unworthy person who swore he could get me a ticket. I handed over my $$, but never got a ticket. He concocted some B.S. story about Ticketmaster not putting aside the right # of tickets for him, but I later found out that he'd used my $$ to buy one for his girlfriend instead. I did get my $$ back from him but as soon as it was in my hand I bounced his head off a locker and never spoke to the A-hole again.

I saw Aerosmith on the Permanent Vacation tour at the Spectrum. Still have the tour book. For some reason I don't think it was GnR that opened for them though. I can't remember for the life of me who it was.

I made up for missing the P.V. tour by seeing them twice on the PUMP tour (which was the superior album anyway), so it's all good.

ultmetal wrote:

Fat Freddy wrote:

MetalGuy71 wrote:

That happened to me with Aerosmith and Guns n' Roses. I was on vacation in Wildwood, NJ with my family when Aerosmith came thru town on the Permanent Vacation tour with a young and hungry GnR as the opening act.

Ouch. Yeah, I got screwed outta seeing Aerosmith on that tour, too (no GnR opening though, I think we had Dokken) cuz I'd placed my trust in an unworthy person who swore he could get me a ticket. I handed over my $$, but never got a ticket. He concocted some B.S. story about Ticketmaster not putting aside the right # of tickets for him, but I later found out that he'd used my $$ to buy one for his girlfriend instead. I did get my $$ back from him but as soon as it was in my hand I bounced his head off a locker and never spoke to the A-hole again.

I saw Aerosmith on the Permanent Vacation tour at the Spectrum. Still have the tour book. For some reason I don't think it was GnR that opened for them though. I can't remember for the life of me who it was.

Here's the dates Aerosmith played the Spectrum in Philadelphia:

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AEROSMITH

OCT. 5, 1975

AUG. 13, 1976

OCT. 9‑10, 1977

DEC. 19, 1977 w/Styx

NOV. 25, 1978 w/Golden Earring

FEB. 14, 1983 w/Pat Travers

FEB. 28, 1983 w/Anvil

AUG. 8, 1984 w/Helix

MARCH 8, 1986 w/Ted Nugent

NOV. 10, 1987 w/Dokken

AUG. 4‑5, 1988 w/Guns 'N' Roses

JAN. 19, 1990 w/Skid Row

JAN. 21, l990 w/Skid Row

JULY 24, 1990 w/Black Crowes

SEPT. 17, l993 w/4 Non-Blondes

SEPT. 22, l993 w/4 Non-Blondes

AUG. 17, l994 w/Collective Soul

DEC. 10, l994 w/Jackyl

JAN. 15, l998 w/Kenny Wayne Shepperd

DEC. 19, l998 w/Candlebox

I saw them later with Skid Row, Black Crowes and Kenny Wayne Shepperd. Might have seen some others too, but I can't remember. I'd have to check my ticket stubs.

Ult, you can check out this site for a list of Spectrum concerts over the years. Some classic performances there for sure.

http://www.rememberthespectrum.com/300/Concerts.asp

Must have seen them with Dokken. I know I saw them with Pat Travers and then again with Ted Nugent.

I also saw Black Sabbath w/ Ian Gillan and Quiet Riot opening, Dio on the Last in Line tour with Twisted Sister opening, and Triumph w/ Leslie West and Mountain opening. I'll have to check that list. I'm sure there are others I am forgetting.

Found a couple more:
NOV. 25, 1984 KISS w/Queensryche
JUNE 23, l984 JUDAS PRIEST w/Great White

I know I saw KISS on the Crazy Nights and Asylum tours as well, but I am thinking I saw them at the War Memorial in Rochester, NY.

The reason I remember is because my cousin went (whom I would've gone with had I been home) and told me that Axl Rose, who was just starting to gain some noteriety, was ripping off some of Steven Tyler's stage moves. It was also a big deal that most of Aerosmith was fresh outta rehab, clean & sober for Permanent Vacation and GnR were the new "bad boys" on the block.

At the time, I was just beginning to get into Aerosmith, so they were the main attraction for me, although GnR was quickly becoming a favorite for me as well.