What was the best concert (or two) you've ever been to and one that you wished you had been to?

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10. SUNY Days concert at the University of Northern Iowa spring 1974.

The billed acts were REO Speedwagon, Steely Dan and Eagles. It was held outside on the baseball field on a beautiful Sunday afternoon.

REO opened, and then Eagles came on and played for nearly three hours. It was announced that Steely Dan had decided it was unsafe to play because it had rained the night before, and they were afraid of electrocution. 😳

In fact, there was no risk. The promoters wanted them to go on second, with Eagles closing the show. Steely Dan (Fagen and Becker — assholes that they were) pitched a fit, and said they wouldn’t play if they didn’t close the show. To their credit, the promoters told them to piss off, and Eagles picked up the slack. They played every song from all three of their then released albums, and some extra stuff besides.

Oh, and REO was great, too.