Tkt, my list'd be at least that long, I think. But I noticed you're missing one of the all-time best 80s show bands: TWISTED FUCKIN' SISTER!
My first concert was Emerson, Lake & Palmer at the Long Beach Arena in 1976... a looooong time ago! I think the last one I went to was probably Nazareth, at a small club in Orange County last year -- from the comfort of a private balcony box! Those motherfuckers are OLD, but man they can still rock!
I think I got spoiled in the 80s, when I always saw shows either from backstage or the VIP section. Nowadays the thought of schlepping through a large venue to spend a few hours trying to see a show by having to constantly look over, around and under a few thousand other people (most of whom are taller than me), is enough to make me want to stay home and wait til the show comes out on DVD. I have a really low tolerance for crowds (especially concert crowds -- I had a really bad experience in 1978 at a Stones concert; 55,000 people and they all wanted to stand where I was!); I get downright belligerant when I start feeling trapped... so I avoid them as much as possible.
Hopefully, though, one day in the not-too-distant future, I'll be able to attend one of the shows when Dee Snider's SMFs are somewhere I can get to without having to spend a fortune on airfare. Dee's worth crackin' a couple heads to defend my space for!
Once an SMF, Always an SMF! <<-- my dorky nostalgia site
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