1979 Rockford News Clip w/ Cheap Trick

[boshed1]

14 bucks for a concert. . Those were the days. Now you pay as 14 bucka for a beer.

[mlc4709]

I was there - had just graduated from high school. Was way back in the crowd. Ah, those were the days to go to concerts. It was definitely more laid back than it is now. Loving the clothes and cars!

[cparx]

@mlc4709

LMAO, I was shocked to see this, I was there too. I was just 18.

[elevatorsfan]

Leslie's hot

[episodeseven]

This is great.

[beccita]

Yes, we got there the night before. The show of a lifetime

[fatalcoolfatalcool]

The party outside was always cool!

[nitedrive]

12 to 14 bucks. Wasn't too long ago I paid that much to see big acts.

[DGAjewski]

Was there...had to park miles away and walk...there ya go!! 

[BornInTheWrongYear]

14 dollars for a show, Man, those were the days.

[needlenosekw]

oh man, look at the cars and trucks in the parking lot.. what would car nuts give to be back there with a big wad of cash.........

[Pancake005100]

I lived in the town of Pecatonica. The town was really worried about the big concert taking over the town. It was a hot day that day. Lots of weed being passed around.....The concert was great ! I went for AC/DC anc Cheap Trick. It was a mini woodstock PLUS the tickets were cheap. I just saw on E-Bay someone selling their rare ticket for a starting bid of $9.99. Rock ON !!!

[tutty449]

I was there, it was July 4, 1979. Steve Dahl and Teenage Radiation (A notorious Chicago DJ) led things off, followed by the Babys, Molly Hatchet, AC/DC and then Cheap Trick.

A great, great 70's outdoor jam.

I'll never forget that when Sweet Home Alabama played over the PA before the show, it recieved a Standing O.

What a day.

[planerockinjeff]

My first concert,it's amazing that this is on here after all of these years...wow.Off Broadway, Molly Hatchet, AC/DC and of course Cheap Trick...what a show it was...it's one that I tell my kids about now and will never forget.

[DrRobert01]

AC/DC and Cheap Trick!? Thats a gig I would have loved to see!

[pammer988]

:) Wow this was an awsome find - this was my first CT show and just rocked! 45 shows later still love this band.

[Lanny1966]

Love hearing that Illinois/Wisconsin accent... ha!

[BernardProfitendieu]

@Lanny1966 I can't hear it. (then again, I grew up in Rockford, so maybe I'm immune!)

[TrickyTolles64]

Wow....what a classic 70's era ROCKFEST!! Damn, I wish I'd been there for that shindig!!

Cheap Trick

Cheap Trick

[0806avw]

I was 16 and drove from northern Indiana with 2 friends. Sold my class ring to afford the trip. Passed out at 6:00 am and was thrown on top of a dumpster by a bunch of bikers when the fences were being torn down. 30 years later I have no regrets. Thank you Cheap Trick and Ac/Dc... Still have the concert shirt

[cparx]

@0806avw No kidding I came from Michigan City to see the concert.

[LaeshaStevia]

aaaaahhh its robin! 1:13! major hotness

[bloodspoint]

I grew up in Rockford and remember seeing posters when Trick started playing around town, though I didn't really know who they were till Budokan came out. I used to take guitar lessons at Nielsen's Music Box Gift Shop, which is where I bought my first guitar. What a great flashback these videos are.

[cagwa]

Dirtbags!

[mredunderwood]

That was great. Thanks for the time travel!

[DrummerDavey]

I grew up outside of Rockford and remember when this was happening. The town of Pec was scared to death that their town was going to get completely trashed. I recall farmers were carrying signs protesting the event as well. I was a bit too young to go but my older brother went. If I remember correctly, AC/DC also played that day.

[oiyabastard]

ac dc and cheap trick for 12 bux (in the 70s) when those bands were great? awesome

[munkych33z]

CHEAP TRICK RULES

[MrAlbanese]

WOW - and it's cool to see the Mr. Kotter went to see CT!

[ChrisDavisMedia]

HAHAHAHAHA !!!

"Hey Julie, did I ever tell ya about the time I went to see Cheap Trick?"

[jetmage20]

Cool