Long before hour-spanning waits, competitive queues and the evil entities that are Ticketmaster and Live Nation turned landing concert seats into a ranked sport, seeing your favorite artists was a whole lot simpler. Just ask these fine folks who kept — and flaunted — their stubs from some of rock's most legendary performances.
From Led Zeppelin to Elvis and even The Beatles, here are 12 awesome rock concert stubs from before the world went digital.
1
Elvis Presley, 1974
“Here's the day Elvis landed in Nashville and my ticket stub from his concert in nearby Murfreesboro, (1974).”
2
The Jacksons, 1984
“Who Else Saw The Jackson’s Victory Tour? Found this in the attic. $30.00 including a $2.00 service fee.”
3
Chaka Khan, 1983
“Circle Star Theatre in San Carlos, California.”
4
Queen, 1986
“My mam’s ticket stub from Queen at Slane Castle in Ireland on this day, July 5th, 1986.”
5
Led Zeppelin, 1970
“Found a cigar box of my deceased brother's concert stubs. He wrote which concert it was on the backs of the tickets.”
6
Eric Clapton, 1990
“Aug 26, 1990.”
7
The Cult, 1990
“1/19/1990: The Cult bring their Sonic Temple Tour to The Aragon Ballroom in Chicago, wsg Bonham and Dangerous Toys.”
8
Motley Crue, 1985.
"Looked in a box, found my ticket stub from a Motley Crue concert. October 2, 1985, Reunion Arena, Dallas, TX."
9
Prince and the The Revolution, 1985
“My mom wearing something purple before heading to a Prince concert in 1985.”
10
AC/DC, 1980
“1/27/1980: The Gaumont Theater in Southampton, UK plays host to AC/DC as they perform [their] last show with Bon Scott. It’s a rescheduled show from December, and the final song Bon sings with the band: 'Let There Be Rock.’”
11
Guns N’ Roses, 1993
“My uncle's 1993 metallic concert ticket to see Guns N' Roses in Monterrey, NL MX.”
12
The Beatles, 1964
“My excited grandmother holding her ticket to a Beatles concert. (Australia 1964).”
