By Steve Newton Last week I posted a blog about the Iron Maiden/Guns N' Roses gig I went to in Vancouver 30 years ago, on May 30, 1988. That was fun to write, but the best thing about it is that it inspired a friend of a friend, Andy Bean David, to contact me with … Continue reading Roadie-biker Bean recalls the bottle-in-the-nuts craziness of an early “Guns N’ Fucking Roses” gig
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Mick Jagger reveals the abs of a 12-year-old as the Rolling Stones hit Vancouver with A Bigger Bang
The band opened with “Jumpin’ Jack Flash”, and Jagger started his nonstop sweatin’-to-the-oldies workout in a silver topcoat.
Roger Waters returns to Vancouver and makes The Wall his biggest ever
photo by the Newt ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED ON MAY 27, 2012 By Steve Newton When Roger Waters brought Pink Floyd's The Wall to Rogers Arena in December 2010, he delivered nothing short of a prog-rock spectacle for the ages. His mastery of live sound, lighting technique, state-of-the-art video, and immense staging combined to bring that monumental 1979 concept album's … Continue reading Roger Waters returns to Vancouver and makes The Wall his biggest ever
Paul McCartney leaves Vancouver’s Beatles fans with little to complain about
Last night Paul McCartney played Vancouver for the first time since the Beatles played Empire Stadium in August of ’64.