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Memorial Day Weekend, 1983 The total attendance was reported at 670,000; the festival still lost $12 million. There were two reported deaths.
Was Van Halen at the US Festival?
Those techniques are on full display at Van Halen’s appearance at the US Festival on May 29, 1983 at Glen Helen Regional Park in San Bernardino, California. The appearance marked the end of the band’s 1983 Hide Your Sheep Tour.
Who toured with Van Halen in 1984?
Michael Anthony, Neil Zlozower and Tim McCrum share their memories of that first show, below. McCrum also shares his photos from that night exclusively with VHND, and Eddie recalls how massive that tour was. It was a sold out crowd of 11,628 people who got to witness Van Halen’s first show of the massive tour.
Who played at the Us Festival in 1982?
Fleetwood Mac, Jackson Browne, the Grateful Dead, Eddie Money, The Cars, Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, The Ramones, Talking Heads and The Police were a handful of the other acts that performed over the course of Labor Day Weekend in 1982 at the US Festival.
Who headlined the 83 Us Festival?
Over 600,000 people turned up across the four shows but it was day two, heavy metal Sunday that pulled in 375,000 alone. Featuring Quiet Riot, Motley Crue, Judas Priest, Ozzy Osbourne, Triumph, Scorpions and Van Halen, it was a stellar line-up and Van Halen were in peak form.
Who played at Us Festival 1982?
Bands were booked, including: Fleetwood Mac, The Police, Tom Petty, Santana, Jimmy Buffet, the Grateful Dead, The Kinks, Talking Heads – many more. It was by far the greatest lineup of bands from that era that had ever been assembled. The show took place on Labor Day weekend in 1982. It was over 100 degrees.
Who headlined the 1983 Us Festival?
VAN HALEN
IT WAS 1983 AND A HUGE 3 DAY MUSIC FESTIVAL TOOK PLACE JUST OUTSIDE OF SAN BERNARDINO. VAN HALEN, THE PRETENDERS, U2, THE CLASH, INXS, STEVIE NICKS, DAVID BOWIE, JOE WALSH, MOTLEY CRUE, THE SCORPIONS, OZZY OSBOURNE, TRIUMPH, JOHN COUGAR AND JUDAS PRIEST.
Who played at the first US festival?
The massive Us Festival took place over three days, outdoors in San Bernardino, California, on May 28–30, 1983. Triumph appeared on May 29, which was billed as “Heavy Metal Sunday” and included Ozzy Osbourne, Judas Priest, Scorpions, Mötley Crüe, Quiet Riot, and Van Halen.
