Tuesday, May 28, 2013

The Us Festival

From Bob Dearborn's The Olde Disc Jockey's Almanac, this little tidbit from 30 years ago today...

May 28, 1983…More than 670,000 fans attended the four-day US Festival '83 in California, sponsored by Steve Wozniak, formerly of Apple Computer. Among 35 acts that performed were U2, David Bowie, Van Halen, the Pretenders, Stevie Nicks, Joe Walsh, Mötley Crüe, Ozzy Osbourne, Judas Priest, the Clash, Willie Nelson, Hank Williams, Jr., Waylon Jennings, Alabama, Emmylou Harris, the Stray Cats, Berlin, INXS, and Men At Work.

It seemed like yesterday to me, until I watched the video...