Date                    Band                Tour                Venue
Sept. 24, 1980                                                            AC/DC w/ Gamma                                         Back in Black                                                Market Square Arena, Indianapolis
                                                                                    featuring Ronnie Montrose


March, 1981                                                               Triumph with                                                 Allied Forces                                              Market Square Arena, Inianapolis
                                                                                    Point Plank

Nov. 11, 1981                                                             Foreigner                                                        Four                                                               Market Square Arena, Indianapolis
                                                                                    with Billy Squire                                            Don't Say No

Nov. 28, 1981                                                             AC/DC                                                              For Those About to Rock                          Market Square Arean, Indianapolis
                                                                                    Midnight Flyer

May 19, 1982                                                              Journey with                                                 Escape                                                          Market Square Arena, Indianapolis
                                                                                    Greg Kihn Band

Nov. 1, 1982                                                               Rush                                                                Signals                                                          Market Square Arena, Inianapolis
                                                                                    Rory Gallager

Dec. 4, 1982                                                               Aerosmith                                                     Rock & a Hard Place                                     Market Square Arena, Inianapolis
                                                                                    Pat Travers &
                                                                                    Rose Tatoo

Dec. 14, 1982                                                             Judas Priest                                                  Screaming for vengance                            Market Square Arena, Indianapolis
                                                                                    with Uriah Heep

April, 2 1983                                                              Billy Squire with                                            Emotions in Motion                                     Market Square Arena, Indianapolis    
                                                                                    Def Leopard                                                   Pyromania

June 1, 1983                                                              Journey                                                          Frontiers                                                       Market Square Arena, Indianapolis
                                                                                    Bryan Adams

July 5, 1984                                                                Van Halen                                                       1984                                                               Market Square Arena, Indianapolis

July 14, 1983                                                              Foghat, Krokus                                             Headhunter (Krokus)                                 Market Square Arena, Indianapolis
                                                                                    and Gary Moore                                            In the mood for some-
                                                                                                                                                             thing rude (Foghat)

July 25, 1983                                                              The Police with                                             Sychronicity                                                 Market Square Arena, Indianapolis
                                                                                    Joan Jett

Aug. 7, 1983                                                               Iron Maiden                                                   Piece of Mind                                               Market Square Arena, Indianapolis
                                                                                    Whitesnake and
                                                                                    Fastway  

Nov. 3, 1983                                                                AC/DC                                                             Flick of the Switch                                      Market Square Arena, Indianapolis

Nov. 13, 1983                                                             Quiet Riot                                                        Metal Health                                                 Market Square Arena, Indianapolis
                                                                                    w/Nazareth

Dec. 16, 1983                                                             Blue Oyster Cult                                            Revolution by night                                    Indianapolis Convention Center
                                                                                    Aldo Nova and                                                Subject
                                                                                    Dokken                                                            Breaking the Chains

Feb. 4, 1984                                                               Ozzy Osbourne                                             Bark at the moon                                         Market Square Arena, Inianapolis
                                                                                & Motley Crue                                                   Shout @ the Devil

March 31, 1984                                                          Petra                                                               Not of this world                                         Market Square Arena, Indianapolis

April 12, 1984                                                            YES                                                                   90125                                                             Market Square Arena, Indianapolis

April 22, 1984                                                            Ted Nugent                                                    Penetrator                                                    Market Square Arena, Indianapolis

June 22, 1984                                                            Scorpians &                                                   Love @ First Sting                                      Market Square Areana, Indianapolis
                                                                                    Bon Jovi

July 10, 1984                                                              Judas Priest                                                  Defenders of the faith                               Market Square Arena, Indianapolis
                                                                                    w/Kick Axe

Oct. 17, 1984                                                              Sammy Hagar                                                VOA                                                                Market Square Arena, Indianapolis

Feb. 16, 1984                                                             Kiss                                                                  Lick it up                                                      Market Square Arena, Indianapolis
                                                                                    with Queensryche

Dec. 2, 1984                                                               Kiss with Guffria                                           Animalize                                                      Market Square Arena, Inianapolis
                                                                                    and Vandenburg                                                  

Jan. 22, 1985                                                              Ronnie James Dio                                        Holy Diver                                                      Market Square Arena, Indianapolis
                                                                                    with Rough Cutt

Jan. 30, 1985                                                              Armored Saint                                              1st Wasp Album                                          Sherwood Country Club, Indianapolis
                                                                                    WASP & Metalica                                           Ride the Lightening

March 13, 1985                                                          Deep Purple                                                   Perfect Strangers                                      Market Square Arena, Indianapolis
                                                                                    with Guffria

May 1, 1985                                                                George Thorogood                                      ???                                                                Indianapolis Convention Center

May 24, 1985                                                              Triumph                                                         Spellbound                                                   Market Square Arena, Indianapolis

July 19, 1985                                                              Ratt                                                                  Invasion of your privacy                            Market Square Arena, Indianapolis
                                                                                    w/ Bon Jovi

Sept. 6, 1985                                                              Bruce Springsteen                                       Born in the USA                                           Hoosier (RCA) Dome, Indianapolis

Sept. 22, 1985                                                            Motley Crue                                                   Theatre of Pain                                           Market Square Arena, Indianapolis
                                                                                    with Y&T

Sept. 27, 1985                                                            AC/DC                                                             Fly on the wall                                              Market Square Arena, Indianapolis
                                                                                    w/ Yngwie Malmsteen

Oct. 24, 1985                                                              Ronnie James Dio                                        The last in line                                             Market Square Arena, Indianapolis
                                                                                    Dokken                                                           Tooth & Nail

Dec. 15, 1985                                                             John Cougar Mellencamp                           Scarecrow                                                    Market Square Arena, Indianapolis

Jan. 16, 1986                                                              Kiss                                                                 Asylum                                                          Market Square Arena, Indianapolis
                                                                                    with WASP

Feb. 10, 1986                                                             Heart                                                                HEART                                                            Market Square Arena, Indianapolis
                                                                                    w/ Autograph

March 23, 1986                                                          Kiss                                                                 Asylum                                                         Indiana State University, Terre Haute
                                                                                    King Cobra

March 25, 1986                                                          Kiss                                                                 Asylum                                                         Roberts Stadium, Evansville

April, 1986                                                                 Ozzy Osboune                                               The Ultimate Sin                                          Market Square Arena, Indianapolis
                                                                                    with Metalica                                                 Master of Pupets

May 30, 1986                                                              Stevie Nicks                                                   Wild Heart                                                     Indy Sports/Music Center
                                                                                    & Peter Frampton

Sept. 5, 1986                                                              AC/DC w/ Queensryche                               Who Made Who                                           Market Square Arena, Indianapolis
                                                                                    and Rage for Order

Sept. 26, 1986                                                            Journey &                                                      Raised on radio                                           Market Square Arena, Indianapolis
                                                                                    Glass Tiger

Dec. 7, 1989                                                               Degarmo & Key                                              ???                                                                Ritz Music Hall, Indianapolis
                                                                                    w/ DC Talk

Sept. 21, 1990                                                            Mylon & Broken Heart                                  ???                                                               Taylor University, Taylor, IN
                                                                                    with The Newsboys

April 25, 1992                                                            Charlie Peacock with                                   ???                                                                 Some Church in Indy
                                                                                    Out of the Grey

Sept. 13, 1994                                                            Steven Curtis Chapman                              Dancing with the Dinosaur                          Knoxville Civic Coliseum
                                                                                    & The News Boys                                         Shine

March 20, 1995                                                          Twila Paris with                                           Beyond a Dream                                            Memorial Auditorium, Chattanooga
                                                                                    Phil Keaggy

Summer, 1999                                                          Geoff Moore and                                           Farewell Tour                                              Russell Christian Church, Russell, KY
                                                                                    The Distance

June 19, 2003                                                            Journey, REO & Styx                                    "Arena Rock Tour"                                      Conseco Field House, Indianapolis

Oct. 21, 2003                                                              Stryper                                                            Reunion                                                        House of Blues, Chicago

March 1, 2007                                                            Newsboys with                                             GO                                                                  Jaffa Shrine, Altoona, PA
                                                                                    Stellar Cart & Kutless

April 9, 2007                                                              Flyleaf with                                                     Flyleaf                                                           Chambersburg High School, Chambersburg, PA
                                                                                    Dropping Daylight
                                                                                    Fare to Midland
                                                                                    and Skillet

July 3 &4, 2009                                                         Inner-Seige, Bloodline Severed                                    CORNERSTONE FESTIVAL 2009, Bushnell, IL                 
                                                                                   Faith Factor, and a several other
                                                                                   great bands!

Aug. 14, 2009                                                            Night Ranger                                                   Hole in the Sun                                           Altoona Railroader's Memorial, Altoona, PA
                                                                                   Flight 19

Aug. 29, 2009                                                            38 Special                                                                                                                              Altoona Railroader's Memorial, Altoona, PA
                                                                                   Half Tempted                                                         

Oct. 1, 2009                                                                Stryper                                                            Murder by Pride                                         Palace Theatre, Greensburg, PA
                                                                                    Manic Drive



Other Bands/Shows I remember attending, but don't have a ticket stub for...

Bloodgood                        at a theater in Indianapolis

King Kobra                       warmed up for Kiss... Market Square Arena, Indy

Triumph                          TWICE--on the "Never Surrender" & "Spellbound" @ Market Square Arena, Indy

Mountain                         warmed up for Triumph one year

Kiss                                  1982, Creatures of the night tour, Market Square Arena, Indy--Ace was supposed to be there,
                                          but he was in a car accident and Vinnie Vincent replaced him... we were all kind of freaked
                                          out and bummed by it... at first we thought it might be Ace... but the makeup was different...
                                          and  it became obvious as the show went on that it was not Ace... still a cool show... we
                                          were in the front row for this one... on Gene's side.

Coney Hatch                   warmed up for ???,  Market Square Arena, Indy   AWESOME BAND!  if you have ANY OF THEIR
                                          STUFF LET ME KNOW!!!!!  You can't find it anywhere...  I would love to buy it or get a copy of it!

REZ Band                         Muncie South High School, Muncie, IN  mid 80s w/ Steve Taylor and "some band" opening.

Joe English                    (ex--wings drummer) Ball State University, mid 80s

2nd Chpater                  Ball State University, mid 80s
of Acts

Michael Card                East Side Church of God, Anderson, IN,  early 90s

Whitecross                  At a church in Indy, in the early 90s

David Lee Roth               On the "Eat em and smile" tour with Billy Sheehan & Steve Vai, mid 80's Market Square, Indy

Fireworks                      Warner Auditorium, Anderson,  Indiana (Marty McCall's old band... before FIRST CALL)

Michael W. Smith        Secret Ambition tour, early 1990s,  Reardon Auditorium, Anderson University

Petra                             Early 90s, Reardon Auditorium, Anderson University

Petra                            I was blessed to see Petra numerous times--On the "Not of this world tour" with Greg X
                                     Volks (or however he spells his name) on volcals... And and then a couple times with John
                                     Schlit...  Once at Andersone University and at the Indy Convention Center.  

Carman                      In Pittsburgh, PA, mid 90s

Sandi Patty                A few times in various places around Anderson.

Billy Squire               This was Ratt's "Out of the Cellar" tour in the early 80s, Market Square Arena
with Ratt

Amy Grant with       Lead Me On tour, late 80s, Market Square Arena, Indy
Michael W. Smith

Nouvehux &            were a warm up bands for Michael Sweet... but Michael had a sore throat--so they just jammed
Imagine This          for a couple of hours with the house lights on...  they just sort of hung out... it was a very cool
                                  night.  Knoxville, TN, 1994

First Call                   Anderson University, late 80s...

Feedback                 A local Anderson Band... caught 'em out at the Roll Arena in Anderson--mid 80s... Man, Marty
                                  Wilson sure could play guitar!

Blue Oyster Cult                       Early 80s... the Witford St. James band was some band Brad Witford (Aerosmith) put
with Witford St. James           together while he was separated from Aerosmith... Market Square Arena, Indianapolis

Nazareth                  warmed up for ???, mid 80s,  Market Square Arena, Indy...

Rich Mullins               Rich was close friends with some of my family... I was blessed to see him perform and to
                                     hang with him somewhere around 20-25 times.  Awesome guy.

A-180                            This was Audio Adrenaline BEFORE they were signed.  They play in some big room in the Indy
                                     conventions center at the Indiana State Youth Convention in the early 90s... and they were
                                     horrible!  When they go signed... somebody must have worked with tme big time...  I saw them
                                     later as Audio Adrenaline... they were worlds better!!!

AC/DC                         On the "Flick of the Switch" tour... forget the date?   At Market Square in Indy.

Super Trooper         Opened, I think for Ted Nugent at Market Square Areana in the mid 80s

Charlie Peacock        This was a very cool show!  Charlie, of course, was great.  But Out of the Grey really impressed
w/ Out of the Grey    me!  They were brand new at the time... and it was just the two of them.  I forget their names.
                                     Anyway, it was just "him" on his accoustic and "her" on vocals... one of the coolest and most
                                     intimate shows I ever saw.


Bands I remeber seeing at an outdoor Christian Music Fest. in Knoxville, TN.
Phillips, Craig and Dean
Out of the Grey
David and the giants


Bands/Artists I remember seeing at CREATION FESTIVAL in 1996 & 1997 in Union, PA    
Newsboys
Steve Taylor
Steven Curtis Chapman
Audio Adrenaline
Rich Mullins
DC Talk
Jars of Clay
Point of Grace
Out of Eden
Carolyn Arends
Rebecca St. James
Five Iron Frenzy
Geoff More and the Distance
Carman
Michael W. Smith
Six Pence none the richer
Gardian
And a bunch more that I just can't remember... CREATION is a very cool, 4 day, outdoor music and preaching festival... I was really blessed by it both years that I was able to go... I also got to hear some awesome speakers like Tony Campolo, Josh McDowell, Lori Silarno, and others... very cool!
















































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"Dude, I've seen so many great bands!  Most of my concert experiences are from the 1980s.  Back when metal was king.  That's the music I fell in love with.  Of course, today, as a follower of Jesus--I have mixed emotions about these concerts... but, over all, I know God works in everything for the good of those who love him and are called according to his purpose (Rom. 8:28).  So, I share these experiences with joy... remembering the good times!"

As I have time, I'll pop in here add shows and additional info...
I can't remember all of the "warn up" bands...
If you have any info about any of these shows,
I.e. if remember who warmed up for AC/DC on
the 1986 "Who Made Who" tour...

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