>>>... at one of those multi act bills that were so popular at the time. (Yes headlined one at Soldier Field in Chicago). It was quite a lineup -- the then little known Prince as the opening act, then George, then the Stones.
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>>Multi-act is a trend I can't identify with... If the group is good enough to see, they should play the concert. Having the event run for more than half a day IMHO is more symptomatic for a holiday experience than for want of sound ;-)
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>>I went to a few in the area, but could never motivate myself to attend something like "Rock am Ring" (a few days of rock per year at the racing court "Nürburgring" or similar events. Sometimes there are events for a few days stemming from fairs where in the course o 2 weeks a couple of interesting groups play - sometimes on the same evening - and there I would go.
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>>And on the sorority girl... must have been a gut decision not to go into a corner less noisy and more out of sight. Never ponder your own gut decions ;-)
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>>regards
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>>thomas
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>I've gone to a few of all day events. An all day concert back at Mile-High Stadium in Denver (big mistake -never attended an all day rock concert again) and a few blue-grass festivals (well worth it). :o)

Bill Graham was the founding impressario of those things, with the Day on the Green series at Oakland Coliseum in the 70s. Definitely some memorable line-ups and I made most of them but it is one of those things that in retrospect I wonder if I'd find them as much fun now (that I have abandoned some old bad habits ... )

But look at the lineups - especially in the 70s

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Days_on_the_Green