Your Wings Concert Experience
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Fans-on-the-run:
I saw Wings May 18 1976 at the Omni in Atlanta. It was ?finals? season, my senior year at TTU in Cookeville TN, about 5 hours from Atlanta. I had a final lab in my major the morning of the 19th, and my plan was to drive to the show, drive back after the show, do the lab gig, drive back to Atlanta for the second show. Three little hippies got into my 1971 mustard coloured Maverick, tag 5C-1964 ? Mom worked at the courthouse and pulled a Beatles related plate for me ? and made the drive to the show listening to Speed of Sound on 8 track, changing the lyrics to ?I look around me and I see it?s getting close ? so close?. We had no real idea of the set list, unlike today when things like that are unavoidable, we had no ?spoilers?, so EVERY damn song was incredible and the place was so excited for the next number. A couple of specific memories were the lights that chased around the platforms for You gave Me the Answer, the floor shaking for Magneto and T Man as everyone bounced, and the acoustic set with near silence in the hall. And when he kicked in to Lady Madonna. Wishing I had not ran out of supplies before Hi, Hi, Hi. And a brand new song to close the night with, and the words ??see you next time? So got back in the car, so buzzed the trip back to TN seemed to take 20 minutes, even with a brief interface with The Law ? but the light WAS yellow - and he actually took the 17 dollars total we had with us! {he was NOT getting the T-shirts, programs and posters!} The next day, up bright and early for my lab ? better living thru chemistry ? and I see the notice my lab has been moved to 4pm. No F-king way to do both, so I did what in hindsight turned out to be a very irresponsible thing; I went to the lab that after noon, and missed the second Wings show in Atlanta. I promised myself that when I ?grow up and get a real life? I am gonna go to as many Macca shows as I possibly can.
Rick, I was there too! Probably the best concert of my life! You crack me up--"wishing I had not run out of supplies"!! I just breathed in the second-hand smoke and that did it for me! P.S. I went to the concert with my boyfriend Paul! (Get it? Paul & Nancy?)
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BTW, thanks to everyone else who shared their experiences on this thread. Great reading!
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Holly Days:
RMartinez:
My older siblings are major Beatles and McCartney fans. My sister lives in Denver, and she and my brother were going. She had six tickets! My dad told me NO, but after a lot of pleading he said YES! We drove to Denver on a Saturday, and the concert was on Monday.
So great on many fronts ... and here's to your dad for finally saying YES!!! To Anny Rock - my location is obviously a bit of a giggle (though I'd love to be in Amsterdam!!). I'm actually in NYC. So...details, please! When/where did you see the band in '72? Setlist? I'm sure we'd all love to hear.
Well....it WAS a the Concertgebouw!! which was misspelled in the booklet (that came free with the ticket) as Concertgerbau. maybe I can find the ticket price somewhere. I think I also have the setlist, must look for it. the second concert was in The Hague. i had a special experience there. tell you later, must go now. are you a musician yourself? I can imagine you would love to be in Amsterdam. I would love to visit NYC (again).
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And it's misspelled in the lyrics to Paul's song as "Concertgebow"
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Nancy R:
And it's misspelled in the lyrics to Paul's song as "Concertgebow"
Which song do you mean, Nancy R?
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Anny Rock:
Nancy R:
And it's misspelled in the lyrics to Paul's song as "Concertgebow"
Which song do you mean, Nancy R?
Venus & Mars/Rock Show "There's a rock show at the Concertgebouw, They've got long hair at the Madison Square..."
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Nancy R:
Anny Rock:
Nancy R:
And it's misspelled in the lyrics to Paul's song as "Concertgebow"
Which song do you mean, Nancy R?
Venus & Mars/Rock Show "There's a rock show at the Concertgebouw, They've got long hair at the Madison Square..."
Thanks, Nancy R. Never knew that song well. The Concertgebouw well enough though.
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I saw Wings in San Diego in '76 -- couldn't get tickets for L.A., which was closer to where I lived at the time. My friend bought the tickets, and we had to pay the then-exhorbitant price of $25 each through one of the scalper ticket agencies that snapped up most of the seats -- and these were nosebleed seats. And no giant video screens back then, so you needed binoculars if you were up in the rafters! But it was a blast. My main memory of the show itself was how they started "Venus and Mars" in darkness, and then the lights came up as the dove into "Rock Show," and the crowd went absolutely nuts. Ah, those were the days. But I'm glad I can afford decent seats now!
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Bruce M.:
I saw Wings in San Diego in '76 -- couldn't get tickets for L.A., which was closer to where I lived at the time. My friend bought the tickets, and we had to pay the then-exhorbitant price of $25 each through one of the scalper ticket agencies that snapped up most of the seats -- and these were nosebleed seats. And no giant video screens back then, so you needed binoculars if you were up in the rafters! But it was a blast. My main memory of the show itself was how the started "Venus and Mars" in darkness, and then the lights came up as the dove into "Rock Show," and the crowd went absolutely nuts. Ah, those were the days. But I'm glad I can afford decent seats now!
Nice story, Bruce M. Are you going to see Paul in San Francisco this August? I briefly considered it...
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Anny Rock:
Bruce M.:
I saw Wings in San Diego in '76 -- couldn't get tickets for L.A., which was closer to where I lived at the time. My friend bought the tickets, and we had to pay the then-exhorbitant price of $25 each through one of the scalper ticket agencies that snapped up most of the seats -- and these were nosebleed seats. And no giant video screens back then, so you needed binoculars if you were up in the rafters! But it was a blast. My main memory of the show itself was how the started "Venus and Mars" in darkness, and then the lights came up as the dove into "Rock Show," and the crowd went absolutely nuts. Ah, those were the days. But I'm glad I can afford decent seats now!
Nice story, Bruce M. Are you going to see Paul in San Francisco this August? I briefly considered it...
Nah, a massive festival that will be a total nightmare to get into and out of doesn't appeal to me. I saw Paul 3 years ago at AT&T Park -- arguably the nicest, most intimate-feeling baseball stadium in the country (seriously, whoever designed it is a genius) -- so I'll pass on this. But I hope all who go have a blast.
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Bruce M.:
Anny Rock:
Bruce M.:
I saw Wings in San Diego in '76 -- couldn't get tickets for L.A., which was closer to where I lived at the time. My friend bought the tickets, and we had to pay the then-exhorbitant price of $25 each through one of the scalper ticket agencies that snapped up most of the seats -- and these were nosebleed seats. And no giant video screens back then, so you needed binoculars if you were up in the rafters! But it was a blast. My main memory of the show itself was how the started "Venus and Mars" in darkness, and then the lights came up as the dove into "Rock Show," and the crowd went absolutely nuts. Ah, those were the days. But I'm glad I can afford decent seats now!
Nice story, Bruce M. Are you going to see Paul in San Francisco this August? I briefly considered it...
Nah, a massive festival that will be a total nightmare to get into and out of doesn't appeal to me. I saw Paul 3 years ago at AT&T Park -- arguably the nicest, most intimate-feeling baseball stadium in the country (seriously, whoever designed it is a genius) -- so I'll pass on this. But I hope all who go have a blast.
I learned my lesson at this year's Bonnaroo -- highly unlikely that I'll ever do a festival again.