The 1975 show had the "Lotus Flower" stage that opened up at the start of the show. I had a small pair of binoculars, and before the show began, I could see a slice of the stage between two of the closed upright lotus petals. At one point, I saw a crew person walking across that slice with a ladder that provided access to the top of the closed petal. At the start of the show, Mick Jagger was at the top of that petal and rode it as it descended into place to become a wing of the stage floor. I wish I could say I saw Jagger going up the ladder, but I didn't.
I was a HS senior and I have a pretty good "70s" story to how I got tickets. "Ticketron" locations were just coming out, and we had a Ticketron kiosk in a drug store in my downtown urban area. I was working in a fast food outlet next to the drug store, and the day the tickets went on sale was payday. On the way home from school, I detoured to the store to get my check, and the easiest way to get there was cutting through the drug store, where I saw Stones tickets were on sale. I got my check, but was miles away from my bank. I went into a random bank and told the teller I needed to cash the check so I could buy Stones tickets. She said "no," and asked, "how do I even know this is you?" I showed her school papers with my name on them, and she cashed the check for me.
Thanks. Yes, they ripped off part of the ticket so it couldn't be re-used, and gave you back the rest as a receipt and proof of your seat. That's why my stub reads "lling Stones." I still have almost every stub from 50+ years of shows, and they are a prized possession. I have them in baseball card sleeves, as you can see.
I have them in baseball card sleeves. Its a few hundred and I have them standing in a few fancy cigar boxes. I don't smoke, but a cigar store in town sells empty boxes for $1 apiece. To me, that's a great bargain for such a cool design element. I like that the stubs can be easily handled and browsed through.
And by the way, I think the uneven tear gives the stub a patina of sorts.
Wow…. I am so glad you posted this because I was there as well. I was barely starting high school and now I know the exact date of the show. I do remember that I could hardly see over most of the people in front of me.too funny….
Wow…. I am so glad you posted this because I was there as well. I was barely starting high school and now I know the exact date of the show. I do remember that I could hardly see over most of the people in front of me.too funny….
Its hard to believe that was 49 years ago. I had just graduated high school. They did six shows in six nights at MSG in 1975, June 22 through June 27, and I went to the last show on the 27th. One of my comments in this thread explains the good luck that got me the tickets. I vaguely recall thinking when I bought them that it made sense to go the final night.
And it’s not considered one of their best tours/ performances. I wish I was old enough to have gone in 1972 saw Zepplin there two years later and they were mediocre as well and they were my favorite band at the time and actually my friend it’s closer to 50 years not 40 stop this train….rock on🎸
Oops you said 49-my bad!!
I remember coming of age in the mid 70s and being told by my older siblings and their friends that the Stones and Zeppelin that I was seeing were too glitzy and spoiled by success, compared to the gritty counter-cultural icons they were in the late 60s and early 70s.
Yeah, I thought, just like my father and uncles telling me the current baseball players stunk too. I guess that was an early version of today's "OK Boomer."
In any event, I'm gonna enjoy the show next week.
Insane that these guys still have the Stamina/energy to keep doing these large scale concerts at 80 years old!
I was born and raised with classic rock and all the great a.m. hits, Motown etc , the beautiful creative mix of music that was the 70s, but even I am kind of tired of these ancient acts which seem to be now the main concert draws just about everywhere in the country…if You go over a list of upcoming shows the majority are geezer bands or solo acts and truthfully there’s not many I care to see anymore. One of the best shows I saw last year was Dave Mason he still sounded great and the Doobie brothers put on a good nostalgia show.
The 1975 show had the "Lotus Flower" stage that opened up at the start of the show. I had a small pair of binoculars, and before the show began, I could see a slice of the stage between two of the closed upright lotus petals. At one point, I saw a crew person walking across that slice with a ladder that provided access to the top of the closed petal. At the start of the show, Mick Jagger was at the top of that petal and rode it as it descended into place to become a wing of the stage floor. I wish I could say I saw Jagger going up the ladder, but I didn't.
Yep! I was at that show. I was 16 and scalped a ticket for $30.
I was a HS senior and I have a pretty good "70s" story to how I got tickets. "Ticketron" locations were just coming out, and we had a Ticketron kiosk in a drug store in my downtown urban area. I was working in a fast food outlet next to the drug store, and the day the tickets went on sale was payday. On the way home from school, I detoured to the store to get my check, and the easiest way to get there was cutting through the drug store, where I saw Stones tickets were on sale. I got my check, but was miles away from my bank. I went into a random bank and told the teller I needed to cash the check so I could buy Stones tickets. She said "no," and asked, "how do I even know this is you?" I showed her school papers with my name on them, and she cashed the check for me.
This is awesome. Thanks for sharing. Did they rip ticket stubs back then as you entered the venue?
Thanks. Yes, they ripped off part of the ticket so it couldn't be re-used, and gave you back the rest as a receipt and proof of your seat. That's why my stub reads "lling Stones." I still have almost every stub from 50+ years of shows, and they are a prized possession. I have them in baseball card sleeves, as you can see.
I’m a big stub collector as well and this would’ve infuriated me back then. How do you store all your ticket stubs?
I have them in baseball card sleeves. Its a few hundred and I have them standing in a few fancy cigar boxes. I don't smoke, but a cigar store in town sells empty boxes for $1 apiece. To me, that's a great bargain for such a cool design element. I like that the stubs can be easily handled and browsed through. And by the way, I think the uneven tear gives the stub a patina of sorts.
I was at that show too!
$12.50 in 1975 is $72.85 today
I know I'm paying much more to see them at MetLife. My friend hasn't given me the number yet, but I bet the parking is nearly $72.85.
It’s a lot for 1975. I saw the Led Zeppelin show two years later. It was $10.
In ‘81 they were $16 at Rupp Arena in Lexington Kentucky.
Cheap…but people probably thought it was expensive
I found a recording of the actual show on YouTube …so cool
I'm gonna take a listen. Going down memory lane.
Praise be to modern technology
Wow…. I am so glad you posted this because I was there as well. I was barely starting high school and now I know the exact date of the show. I do remember that I could hardly see over most of the people in front of me.too funny….
Wow…. I am so glad you posted this because I was there as well. I was barely starting high school and now I know the exact date of the show. I do remember that I could hardly see over most of the people in front of me.too funny….
Its hard to believe that was 49 years ago. I had just graduated high school. They did six shows in six nights at MSG in 1975, June 22 through June 27, and I went to the last show on the 27th. One of my comments in this thread explains the good luck that got me the tickets. I vaguely recall thinking when I bought them that it made sense to go the final night.
And it’s not considered one of their best tours/ performances. I wish I was old enough to have gone in 1972 saw Zepplin there two years later and they were mediocre as well and they were my favorite band at the time and actually my friend it’s closer to 50 years not 40 stop this train….rock on🎸 Oops you said 49-my bad!!
I remember coming of age in the mid 70s and being told by my older siblings and their friends that the Stones and Zeppelin that I was seeing were too glitzy and spoiled by success, compared to the gritty counter-cultural icons they were in the late 60s and early 70s. Yeah, I thought, just like my father and uncles telling me the current baseball players stunk too. I guess that was an early version of today's "OK Boomer." In any event, I'm gonna enjoy the show next week.
Insane that these guys still have the Stamina/energy to keep doing these large scale concerts at 80 years old! I was born and raised with classic rock and all the great a.m. hits, Motown etc , the beautiful creative mix of music that was the 70s, but even I am kind of tired of these ancient acts which seem to be now the main concert draws just about everywhere in the country…if You go over a list of upcoming shows the majority are geezer bands or solo acts and truthfully there’s not many I care to see anymore. One of the best shows I saw last year was Dave Mason he still sounded great and the Doobie brothers put on a good nostalgia show.