I saw Depeche Mode and Part of INXS at the China Club on upper broadway when I lived in Manhattan ...1984 ..or 85 maybe ....I lived nearby then and knew the owners
We were at a table with Cher and Matt Dillon and MTV Julie Brown and Mark Goodman....both very nice people btw....I’d hit Brown...hotter in person....and David Bowie.....and maybe Adrian Belew.....cause we knew the owners
My best friend was a very pretty man and women loved him...Cher was aqualunging him
When depeche started Route 66. Both Hutchence and Bowie were on stage to join in
It was amazing....everyone dancing on tables floor everywhere ...In a club maybe 2500 sq ft
My buddy said Cher had body odor when he got home the next afternoon
Did you ever go to CBGB?
and see the Ramones or Talking Heads ?
In my brief exposure to the entertainment industry when I worked at the Carrier Dome @ SU the most interesting thing was what we were REQUIRED to put in the dressing rooms for the talent. Some were just a few requested items. Some were page long of things that were required under contract.
Many times they were certain brands of booze or soda because that brand was sponsoring the tour. Mostly they were certain types of food, drinks, towels, etc. We usually set them up in the home team dressing room which was right behind the stage an closest to the airlock where the trucks/vans came in.
I remember someone had to have a bowl of ALL GREEN M&Ms. We had to run out and buy about 6 bags and just sort through them by hand.
For the Grateful Dead the band had one dressing room with normal stuff in it. Jerry had the other dressing room all for himself with this requirement:
1 4x4 Folding table
1 Lamp
1 folding chair