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EverHopeful

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13. Waited hours at the box office on the evening of a Joni Mitchell concert

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Thu Mar 28, 2024, 08:26 AM

Mar 28

only to be some of the first few to miss out.

As many of us, reluctantly, started drifting away, we saw this huge open truck with all sorts of monitors and speakers inside, so, of course, a bunch of us lingered.

Somebody came to tell us we had to move along but before we got far, a woman came out and said, "The artist said to let them stay."

We were allowed to watch the whole concert standing by the recording truck.

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Any funny/strange memories re: getting tixs for, getting to, or incidents before a *concert* started? [View all] electric_blue68 Mar 27 OP

MAY of 1978, I was standing in a long line at the Ticketron... Tikki Mar 28 #1

Ty. Hmmm, not sure...perhaps once I was on line when TM announced so and so tixs were not going on sale... electric_blue68 Mar 28 #2

Yes, The Elvis Costello and all show was grand. Tikki Mar 28 #3

Sounds like a great time! Ty. electric_blue68 Mar 28 #6

JEALOUS!!! I have Urgh! A Music War on VHS and DVD Coventina Mar 28 #22

Is that the Hollywood High show that was released a few years ago? AZSkiffyGeek Mar 28 #36

WOW...yes, they released it and apparently the release has all the live songs from that.. Tikki Mar 28 #54

I think I had a deluxe CD of Armed Forces that had a few tracks on it AZSkiffyGeek Mar 28 #55

I have a tale... 2naSalit Mar 28 #4

Oh, boy! I look forward too it! 👍 electric_blue68 Mar 28 #7

As a teaser... 2naSalit Mar 28 #9

Hmmmm. 🤔 electric_blue68 Mar 28 #10

In the late 70s The J Geils Band was coming to San Francisco Mr.Bill Mar 28 #5

Oh, what a story! Talk about a bit of serendipitous compensation! Glad you got the car back!! And ty. electric_blue68 Mar 28 #8

Maybe early 80's. St. Paul, Minnesota winter. chowmama Mar 28 #11

Ty. Wow! Brrrrr ... electric_blue68 Mar 28 #12

Waited hours at the box office on the evening of a Joni Mitchell concert EverHopeful Mar 28 #13

Ty. Nice! Sweet of her. electric_blue68 Mar 28 #20

I was at a Grateful Dead concert in Canada. LuckyCharms Mar 28 #14

😮 Yikes, LC!!! Could have been worse, but yikes how terrifying, still! electric_blue68 Mar 28 #21

Hmm... too many to start here... okay how about this one... OldBaldy1701E Mar 28 #15

Ty. You mean the dope that smells like skunk? Vs "the sweet smell of excess" if I have the phrase... electric_blue68 Mar 28 #24

This stuff smelled like a Christmas tree. OldBaldy1701E Mar 29 #73

A Christmas Tree?! Ha, never experienced that! And hopefully you made a good impression on those teens, too. electric_blue68 Mar 29 #79

My girlfriend and I were in line for Elvin Bishop calikid Mar 28 #16

Scary, and ewwww! electric_blue68 Mar 28 #25

ZZ Top, 1976, McNichols Arena, Denver, Colorado. Harker Mar 28 #17

Dude! Leavening *your* ticket home, having to spend twice more! electric_blue68 Mar 28 #26

That's probably what made it more memorable. Harker Mar 28 #28

Heh electric_blue68 Mar 28 #35

Yes. In college The Police were performing at the Carrier Dome when I went to Syracuse U. I can't remember the beaglelover Mar 28 #18

Aw, geeebz, no fun! How disappointing! electric_blue68 Mar 28 #27

A second fond memory was sleeping out to buy Prince tickets in the dead of winter OUTSIDE. beaglelover Mar 28 #19

Oh, dear! Brrrrrr! Prince? how cool! Ty ... electric_blue68 Mar 28 #30

The first time INXS came to the Phoenix area was back in the old days of lines Coventina Mar 28 #23

Oh, no! Thank goodness you got that corrected! "Inks"?! 😄 electric_blue68 Mar 28 #31

Haha! Yeah. I did some googling to refresh my memories.... Coventina Mar 28 #34

I was at that AC/DC show! AZSkiffyGeek Mar 28 #38

Haha! Well, I briefly had 4th row tickets!!! Coventina Mar 28 #39

So many great show at Compton AZSkiffyGeek Mar 28 #42

Are you the one that left during the same song I did? Coventina Mar 28 #43

I think I stuck around a little longer AZSkiffyGeek Mar 28 #44

I confess to not really being a JA fan at all, really.... Coventina Mar 28 #46

I like their heavy, atmospheric stuff AZSkiffyGeek Mar 28 #48

Same!! That's what I meant by the "rocking" Ocean Size is probably my fav. Coventina Mar 28 #49

Siouxsie & The Banshees is a band I regret not catching a show of theirs electric_blue68 Mar 28 #60

Oh, that's mean! 😮😔 electric_blue68 Mar 28 #59

I scalped a couple Police Synchronicity tour tickets outside the Tacoma Dome. I was paranoid and so was the guy brewens Mar 28 #29

Oh, boy... Nice second act, too. (And The Police 👍 ) electric_blue68 Mar 28 #33

A couple AZSkiffyGeek Mar 28 #32

Behind home plate? Nice!! As for the girl... electric_blue68 Mar 28 #37

Dee Dee Ramone and Richard Hell penned "Chinese Rocks" but Coventina Mar 28 #40

Another Lollapalooza memory AZSkiffyGeek Mar 28 #45

Ty for correcting me. Been a while! 😄 electric_blue68 Mar 28 #61

Mid-seventies, I think I was about 15... Laffy Kat Mar 28 #41

Glad you got there safely! electric_blue68 Mar 28 #62

Back In The Late 90s, The Fixx Came To Chicago ProfessorGAC Mar 28 #47

TY. After your initial "shock" (What??! TONIGHT?!!!) and dashing off in your car...things got better, and better! ... electric_blue68 Mar 28 #63

A couple. In 1994 Leo Kottke came to Des Moines for what was billed as a Guitar Summit. rsdsharp Mar 28 #50

First row! 😄 I hope you explained to your friends later! Niiiice on the Club Seats! 👍 electric_blue68 Mar 28 #64

This is a friend's story - but I love it so much AZSkiffyGeek Mar 28 #51

Oh, no! Hope he finally got in. electric_blue68 Mar 28 #65

Me and a buddy went to see J.Geils Band sobenji Mar 28 #52

That's quite a contrasting line up! Oh, I hope you didn't pay too much for that "ghost" LSD blotter. Boo on that guy! electric_blue68 Mar 28 #66

Kiss with Motley Crue in, like 82-ish Bristlecone Mar 28 #53

When did Bobby play Anderson's? AZSkiffyGeek Mar 28 #58

Had to be the early/mid 90s for Bob Weir? Bristlecone Mar 28 #70

Not too many at Legend City AZSkiffyGeek Mar 29 #71

Motley Crue... 2naSalit Mar 29 #75

Back in the early 80s, kozar Mar 28 #56

Sometimes the good luck happens! Cool! electric_blue68 Mar 28 #67

We knew a pasture in Miami Lakes where psilocybin mushrooms grew out of the cow pies after it rained. NBachers Mar 28 #57

Oh, Nixon and his anti drug operation .... electric_blue68 Mar 28 #68

TY to everyone who's replied! Wasn't sure I'd get many answers. Here's a another one from me... electric_blue68 Mar 28 #69

Cool scalper story AZSkiffyGeek Mar 29 #72

Okay, here it is. 2naSalit Mar 29 #74

Went to Steve Martin's concert at Alpine MOMFUDSKI Mar 29 #76

A friend saw Dennis Miller in Aspen back before he went right-wing, & he had an oxygen tank on stage with him. CrispyQ Mar 29 #77

Don't know if this counts..... Bayard Mar 29 #78