60s-70's CONCERT PRICES - EAT YOUR F'ing HEART OUT

**Ddoright** · 09-09-2011, 12:04 PM

1972 - Stones - University of Alabama - BLEW ME AWAY - FOR $6.00!!!!!!!!

**Ddoright** · 09-09-2011, 12:42 PM

$14.00 - Just wish I could remember more of it.
INCLUDING --

**Ddoright** · 09-09-2011, 12:54 PM

March 1971 - Allman Brothers & Johnny Winter -- HOLY SHIT - WHAT A SHOW -- $4.50

**Reverand JC** · 09-09-2011, 05:39 PM

The best deal I ever got on a concert was seeing Govt. Mules 1000th show. It was at the Warfield in San Francisco. I payed $26. The first song of the second set Phil Lesh came out and sat in. Followed by Bob Weir, Billy Kreutsman, Mickey Hart, and Jeff Chimenti. The only ones missing were Jerry Garcia (obviously) and Jimmy Herring (third guitarist in that line up of "The Dead"). So I essentially saw the Dead for $26 when the cheap seats were going for $75.

Stay Brown,
Rev J

**Ddoright** · 09-09-2011, 08:03 PM

Another Memorial Coliseum concert in Tuscaloosa, Ala - Univ. of Alabama in May of 1969 - Tripping my ass off. $3.50 for the good seats.

**samson** · 09-10-2011, 09:38 AM

The topic of these University of Alabama shows came up again recently.

Student leaders were made aware that they were given free use of a local venue a couple times a year. The Student Govmt was looking into taking advantage of this again, but found out that the money to pay the artists back then were from state and federal education funds intended, and that the shows were likely a way to spend up the budget in order to make sure they got the same funding the following year. Basically, it was a tax dodge, so student prices on UofA shows were low to prevent making any money!

The AP article even mentioned the Hendrix show, as well as Janis and The Who doing campus performances while touring.

Now Atlanta pop festival, thats a diff story - every freak in the south made their way to that gig!

**56olddog** · 09-10-2011, 01:00 PM

The ticket stubs are long lost.... Lynyrd Skynyrd (and Gary Wright among others), July 4, 1975, Rickwood Field, Birmingham, AL. Admission was $1.99 to commemorate the 199th Birthday of the United States.

**Aerianne** · 09-10-2011, 01:33 PM

Seems to me that I remember my Led Zeppelin ticket being something like $14 in the mid-70's.

**ludwig1953** · 10-14-2011, 12:57 AM

Beatles at Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto 1966 $5

**ChasM23** · 10-30-2011, 06:18 PM

Hey, Ludwig1953; I was at that concert. FOR FREE!!! Our band came in second place in a battle of the bands some weeks previous, and we got free tickets to the show; the 1st place band got to OPEN FOR THE BEATLES. Of course, the 1st place band was CANADIAN, and we were from "the States". I sat about 100 feet from the stage, on the floor. Cheap metal chairs, that we had to STAND ON to see the band. The screaming was louder than the music; my ears rang for week afterwards! Does your screen name refer to the drums you may have played back then?