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Ticket Stub Time Travels

Fondly remembering pre-pandemic days of attending concerts, festivals, games and special events. We want our lifestyle back! We will attempt to recall history and great memories by finding and posting ticket stubs from past events we attended for all 365 days of the calendar year. Is this possible?

11/22/1997 Hall & Oates, Celebrity Theatre, Phoenix, AZ

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November 23, 2021

24 years ago...

November 22, 1997 - Phoenix, AZ

Hall & Oates performed in concert at Celebrity Theatre.

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7/10/21 Super Bowl of Rock: Ted Nugent, Lynyrd Skynyrd, REO Speedwagon, Journey, .38 Special, Soldier Field, Chicago, IL

July 10, 2021

44 years ago today... July 10, 1977 - Chicago, IL The "Super Bowl of Rock" headlined by Ted Nugent and Lynyrd Skynyrd was held at Soldier Field. The day opened with a then-relatively unknown .38 Special followed by a new version of Journey and one of the first ever appearances by Steve Perry. Regional favorites REO Speedwagon came on next and then Skynyrd, at their live show peak and the best band of the day. Ted Nugent, also arguably at his career peak performance-wise, closed the festival. In this pre-bottled water era, each of the 60K+ in attendance at Soldier Field could bring in a gallon jug. When Nugent took the stage, the empty jugs were thrown from the back and upper levels of the stadium down to the main floor and toward the stage. Jugs were tossed at the band with Nuge egging it on. So many gallon jugs accumulated on stage the show was stopped and staff with push brooms worked to clear the area.

5/18/2018 Lynyrd Skynyrd "Farewell Tour," Support from Bad Company, Jamey Johnson & Outlaws, Ak-Chin Pavilion, Phoenix, AZ

May 18, 2021

3 years ago today... May 18, 2018 - Phoenix, AZ Southern rockers Lynyrd Skynyrd performed in concert as part of their seemingly-endless Farewell Tour at Ak-Chin Pavilion. Under the tour title "Last of the Street Survivors," the current edition of Skynyrd drew a sold-out crowd to the outdoor amphitheater. Guitarist Gary Rossington was the only original member still rocking. Ronnie Van Zant's little brother Johnny remained the lead vocalist, carrying on for the original singer who died in the tragic plane crash of 1977. This was a long night of music, kicking off with a 30-minute show from the Outlaws, a four-song set with the closing song "Green Grass & High Tides" taking up half their time allotment. Jamey Johnson followed with an acoustic set where he was joined by one other guitarist, playing his hits "In Color" and "Mowing Down The Roses." Next up was Bad Company and the return of original singer Paul Rodgers. Bad Co performed an h...

3/9/1997 Don Henley and Friends, Union Hall, Phoenix, AZ

March 09, 2021

24 years ago today... March 9, 1997 - Phoenix, AZ Eagles founder Don Henley recruited some great musicians to join him for a charity concert at tiny Union Hall. Titled Don Henley and Friends, this was the later of two shows this day, a benefit for the Southwest Center of Biodiversity. This was a tremendous concert, with Henley singing classics from the Eagles catalog along with his top solo hits. His all-star cast of friends included Eagles bandmate and bassist Timothy B. Schmit, Bruce Hornsby, The Byrds' Roger McGuinn and his former lover and Phoenix native Stevie Nicks. Each artist had their time in a solo spotlight, but the concert highlights were in the duets. McGuinn opened the night with his signature Byrds sound on "Mr. Tambourine Man," "Turn Turn Turn" and "So You Want to Be A Rock & Roll Star." This was my first time hearing McGuinn and he was great. Hornsby was next with "Way It Is," "Mandolin Rain" and "Wa...

Ticket Stub Time Travels

Fondly remembering pre-pandemic days of attending concerts, festivals, games and special events. We want our lifestyle back! We will attempt to recall history and great memories by finding and posting ticket stubs from past events we attended for all 365 days of the calendar year. Is this possible?

Rod Smith: Phoenix, Arizona, United States; As a life long sports fan and lover of live entertainment, I have been attending concerts, ball games, festivals and special events since the late 1960s. I started visiting Cactus League Spring Training at age 10, and have witnessed hundreds of contests including Final Fours, National College Football Championships, The Masters, US Opens, a World Series, a Super Bowl, MLB All Star Game, NFL Pro Bowl, NBA Playoffs and a World Series. My love of concerts also started early when my dad agreed to drop me off to see Stevie Wonder and Rufus bring Motown to the Great Corn Desert of central Illinois. That started a love affair of live music that extends from shows at huge stadia and arenas, amphitheaters and historic theatres to blues bars, juke joints and honky-tonks. The pandemic quickly put a halt to our event-oriented lifestyle. Rather than sulk about what we are missing, we decided to look back at great events of the past that stir great memories and remind us of what awaits when we gain control of the virus and its impact. Our goal is to locate and post a ticket stub from a past event we attended that relates to all 365 days of the calendar. Is this even possible?

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