WE ARE TAKING A TRIP BACK TO NEW YORK CITY ON THIS DATE IN 1983. THE PLACE, SHEA STADIUM, BUT NOT FOR A METS GAME, IT WAS A SOLD OUT TRIPLE BILLED ROCK SHOW THAT BEAT THE BEATLES RECORD ATTENDANCE AT THE STADIUM ALMOST EXACTLY 22 YEARS BEFORE. ON AUGUST 15TH IN 1965 THE FAB FOUR HELD THE BIGGEST ROCK CONCERT EVER AT THE TIME WITH AN AUDIENCE OF 55 THOUSAND SCREAMING FANS…IT WAS THE FIRST ARENA ROCK SHOW! BUT NOW LET’S GET BACK TO 1983… WITH SOME LOGISTICAL CHANGES AND MORE SEATING, THE TRIPLE LINE UP OF THE ALT ROCK COLLEGE RADIO BABY BAND R.E.M, HARD ROCKING ORIGINAL RIOT GIRRRLLL JOAN JETT AND HER BAND THE BLACKHEARTS, AND THE BRIT NEW WAVE HEADLINERS, THE POLICE SOLD OUT THE ARENA WITH A TOTAL OF 70,000 PEOPLE IN ATTENDANCE! IT WAS THE POLICE’S SYNCHRONICITY TOUR…BTW…THE SYNCHRONICITY ALBUM WAS THE FIRST ALBUM I EVER BOUGHT…WELL I BOUGHT 2 AT ONCE…ALSO GRABBED A COPY OF DEF LEPPARD’S PYROMANIA AT THE MUSIC STORE IN SANDBERG MALL BACK IN 1983…R.E.M PLAYED OUT FIRST WITH A 5 SONG SET AND THEN THE ROCKER CHICK AND HER BAND PLAYED OUT A 6 SONG SET BEFORE THE POLICE ROCKED THE STADIUM…IN THE BLACKHEART’S SET THEY PLAYED A SONG WE ALL SING LOUDLY TO THIS DAY AS WE PUMP FISTS IN THE AIR…YOU KNOW THE WORDS AND LIVE THE LYRICS…’I LOVE ROCK N ROLL’…ROCK IT INTO THE WEEKEND!!! \m/ ~Roxy
