(Revised)
Big Bad Voodoo Daddy
Cheap Trick
Led Zeppelin
David Bowie
Oingo Boingo
Madness
The Police
runner ups:
The Damned
Zappa
Paul McCartney/Wings
Sparks
Motorhead
The Cramps
U2
XTC
I know I'm missing some...
You saw FZ and XTC???
Jealous!
XTC stopped touring in '82 and Zappa never made it back to FL (home state) after '84. Argh!
@InUnfunky I seem to be the doomer of bands. I saw Zeppelin on their last tour, XTC on their last tour, The Jam on their last tour. Zappa was a birthday gift from my brother. FZ actually played on my BD in Berkeley, CA.
The Jam too, huh? Rub it in, why dontcha. Was the XTC gig opening for The Police?
FZ played Berkeley 2x that year; this is the show that (bits of) wound up on “Tinseltown Rebellion,” etc —
https://youtu.be/_ghWcVhOYnE
@InUnfunky OH and I was at this show in May 1981...the first tour by this little known band, LOL. There were 3 shows at California Hall within days of each other and I could only afford 2. U2, Madness and Split Enz. I didn't see Split Enz but I really wanted too!