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Brings back memories of the good ol' days.

I remember seeing Van Halen and about 5 other hard rock bands at what was called "Sunday number One" (IIRC) at the CU campus in Boulder, Colorado. This must've been summer of 1986. I dunno. I used to see a lot of concerts back in those days...

Back then, the only thing security cared about were weapons, cameras, recording devices and glass bottles. Everything else was good. People would fill up empty gallon milk jugs with booze and sit all day in the hot sun just getting hammered. By the time the show started, people were passed out, puking, dehydrated, freaking out on drugs, etc. My seats were by the aisle that went up to one of the many medical stations. The entire show were nothing but stretchers going up with people in bad shape who most definitely were no longer having a good time.

Ahhh... Memories. It didn't make the news though. Pretty much par for the course for most outdoor rock shows back in the 80s.

I saw Van Halen at the US Festival in 1983. Probably the very peak of their "career." I was in the Marines then and was stationed in Camp Pendleton. When the CO of my unit learned we were going, he scheduled us for a urine (drug) test the following week. So we didn't dare even go near somebody that was smoking something that was not tobacco.

Anyway, this Keith Urban puts on a good show as well, but it's country-rock, sort of Americana, geared towards the women but men can appreciate it as well. He puts on a pretty clean act so I'm not sure why so many people get crazy drunk at his concerts.