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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?

11/24/2002 B.B. King, Celebrity Theatre, Phoenix, AZ

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November 24, 2021

19 years ago today...

November 24, 2002 - Phoenix, AZ

The King of the Blues, B.B. King, brought his road show revue to 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...

6/4/1978 Waylon's Midwest Jamboree, Waylon Jennings, Jessi Colter, Hank Williams Jr., Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Pure Prairie League, Heartsfield, Rockford Speedway, Rockford, IL

June 04, 2021

43 years ago today... June 4, 1978 - Rockford, IL Outlaw country and southern rock performed loudly was on the bill for Waylon's Midwest Jamboree at Rockford Speedway. Waylon Jennings headlined this one-day festival that rocked from noon until dusk. Joining Waylon on the bill were his wife Jessi Colter, Hank Williams Jr., Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Pure Prairie League and Heartsfield. This show and all of these bands were squarely in my wheelhouse at the time, and we played their 8-track tapes in my El Camino on the drive there. This concert was only a couple years following the release of the album titled "Wanted: The Outlaws," a release featuring Waylon, Jessi, Willie Nelson and Tompall Glaser that is credited for launching the Outlaw Country musical genre. Hank Jr. had just ditched the rhinestone suits and playing his father's lovesick blues in favor of turning up the amps and blasting electric guitars. NGDB renamed themselves "Dirt Band," in an attempt...

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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