While digging around out in the garage earlier this evening I found my old stash of concert tickets. In a move that I hope I don’t soon regret, I spent about an hour tonight digitally scanning them into the computer and then throwing the physical copies away. I like looking at them from time to time because they remind me of the concerts I’ve attended, but I don’t need the physical pieces of paper to do that. So, one by one tonight, they went into the computer and then into the trash. Here are a few that stood out to me:
Oldest Ticket Award: Cinderella, Bullet Boys and Winger (March, 1989). I went to this concert with my friend Heather and (I think) her sister. I was 15 years old.
I Beat the Rush Award: Two-way tie on this one. The first goes to Pantera/Wrathchild America (May, 1991). Cowboys From Hell, their first major label album, was released in 1990; Vulgar Display of Power came out in 1992. This was pretty early in their career, as evidenced by the $13 price.
The other one is Faith No More/Circus of Power (June, 1990). To give you an idea of how small of a club show this was, you can see the ticket number printed on the side (#374). Kinetix held around 500 people.
Best Deal Award: Danzig/White Zombie (November, 1992). $12 for Danzig and White Zombie. White Zombie opened and was just gaining in popularity (this would have been the same year they released their debut major label album). Danzig was touring in support of his third album, How the Gods Kill. Great concert.
Newest Ticket Award: Melvins (August, 2009). Another awesome show.
I seem to be missing a lot of tickets — right off the top of my head I see Ozzy, Sepultura, Type-O-Negative, Nine Inch Nails, Korn and Slipknot are all missing, but all the tickets I do (or did) have are now online.
Want to see them? Here they are.
But which concert was the best?
I’ve still got my old ticket stubs from seeing Ozzy, ZZ Top, Journey, Robert Plant, KISS, The Texas Jam, and too many others to name (circa early ’80s and onward). What strikes me most is the pricing: $9.00, $13.00, etc.
I saw Pantera at a little bar in Fort Worth a few years before they got famous.
I wonder if ticket stubs have any value? Maybe you should have put them on eBay?
Faith No More?!??!?! There are no words to describe the jealousy here.
Bullet Boys… haven’t heard that name in… oh… 20 years? LOL. Dude, I tossed them shortly after the concerts. (see, I really do throw everything away)
@Felix: Best? Wow, that’s a tough one. For the overall entertainment factor, I might have to go with Weird Al. He does so much in his stage shows, it’s just incredible.
@Matt: That Faith No More show was awesome. They actually stopped it at one point because Mike Patton had climbed up the speaker wire and was hanging like a monkey from the lighting rig, which was not designed to hold people. During the encore some girl threw her underwear up on stage, which Patton proceeded to put on over his clothes.
@Candy: Even funnier, I just read that the BulletBoys have a new album out (yes, in 2009). After a little Wikkying it looks like the lead singer is the only remaining original member. EDIT: WOW, they’re going to be here in OKC in two weeks! Maybe I will go see them again and complete the circle!
I keep concert ticket stubs in the CD case for the band. Then again, if you don’t have CDs any more…
I know that one of those Pantera and one of the Alice in Chains i attended with ya..
@Rob: You lucky #$%^!!
Maybe they’ll bring the reunion tour through the US, and I can see them then.