Styx - first concert
May. 24th, 1983 08:00 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
kevins_concertsI was a sophomore in high school. My first concert, and I wouldn't see another for two years. Jeff and I were big Styx fans, and he talked his dad into taking us down to Milwaukee. Probably because it was his birthday. I'm not sure how I talked my mom into letting me go. We bought tickets at the door, and were in the twelfth row from the back.
It was an "evening with Styx" - code for "no opening act." They were doing their Kilroy was Here tour. The show opened with a film. The title character was arrested for killing a protester at one of those evil rock and roll concerts. The film was about his escape from prison. As the film ended, the action was taken up onstage. The band members played characters in the play, and at various times, acted out scenes from the opera that made up the album. It was pretty cool to a sixteen-year-old.
They played quite a few songs from their repertoire - all their hits - so it was a great show beyond that. Totally fun. Jeff was walking around humming "Crystal Ball" for several days afterward. I think this show is what made him take up the guitar.
It was an "evening with Styx" - code for "no opening act." They were doing their Kilroy was Here tour. The show opened with a film. The title character was arrested for killing a protester at one of those evil rock and roll concerts. The film was about his escape from prison. As the film ended, the action was taken up onstage. The band members played characters in the play, and at various times, acted out scenes from the opera that made up the album. It was pretty cool to a sixteen-year-old.
They played quite a few songs from their repertoire - all their hits - so it was a great show beyond that. Totally fun. Jeff was walking around humming "Crystal Ball" for several days afterward. I think this show is what made him take up the guitar.