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If you were able to see them back in the day in your opinion what was your favorite tour? I'm pretty sure most would say paradise theater but if you have a different favorite feel free to share it.

Thenightbull wrote:If you were able to see them back in the day in your opinion what was your favorite tour? I'm pretty sure most would say paradise theater but if you have a different favorite feel free to share it.

"Return To Paradise" of course

Robin :wink:

pinkfloyd1973 wrote:

Thenightbull wrote:If you were able to see them back in the day in your opinion what was your favorite tour? I'm pretty sure most would say paradise theater but if you have a different favorite feel free to share it.

"Return To Paradise" of course

Robin :wink:

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i would have loved to see the main event tour.

I enjoyed the 97 tour a lot, loved Queen of Spades in the set list.

Kilroy ( worst album, BEST tour), Followed by Paradise Theatre, Followed by the Main Event( first time to see Styx 1978), Edge Of The Century and Brave New World were also EXCELLENT!!

LtVanish wrote:I enjoyed the 97 tour a lot, loved Queen of Spades in the set list.

Are there any videos or pictures of this tour available? I have not seen any?

Thenightbull wrote:If you were able to see them back in the day in your opinion what was your favorite tour? I'm pretty sure most would say paradise theater but if you have a different favorite feel free to share it.

Cornerstone followed by The Main Event

Why Me and Lights just awesome

froy wrote:

Thenightbull wrote:If you were able to see them back in the day in your opinion what was your favorite tour? I'm pretty sure most would say paradise theater but if you have a different favorite feel free to share it.

Cornerstone followed by The Main Event

Why Me and Lights just awesome

I bet you were singing your heart out to babe

yogi wrote:Kilroy ( worst album, BEST tour), Followed by Paradise Theatre, Followed by the Main Event( first time to see Styx 1978), Edge Of The Century and Brave New World were also EXCELLENT!!

Has the Brave New World tour ended yet?

blt man wrote:

yogi wrote:Kilroy ( worst album, BEST tour), Followed by Paradise Theatre, Followed by the Main Event( first time to see Styx 1978), Edge Of The Century and Brave New World were also EXCELLENT!!

Has the Brave New World tour ended yet?

Yup it ended in '06. TS posted a note about it.

Among the many tours/concerts I saw back in the day, sadly, Styx was not among them.

All I have is some audio and video record of a few of them and it does seem like the Kilroy tour was fantastic. The reprise at the end is popular among us DDY fans.


Bugsy

My favorite tour was the Journey/Styx/REO tour a few years back! I had front-row CENTER seats, and I was amazed! I went there for Journey, but honestly, they were the weakest band of the night! Even REO made them look like shit. It was an awesome night even if I couldn't hear SHIT for the next three days.

G.I.Jim wrote:My favorite tour was the Journey/Styx/REO tour a few years back! I had front-row CENTER seats, and I was amazed! I went there for Journey, but honestly, they were the weakest band of the night! Even REO made them look like shit. It was an awesome night even if I couldn't hear SHIT for the next three days.

2003? I saw them on that tour and thought all REO was the best of the 3. But I did enjoy all 3.

G.I.Jim wrote:My favorite tour was the Journey/Styx/REO tour a few years back! I had front-row CENTER seats, and I was amazed! I went there for Journey, but honestly, they were the weakest band of the night! Even REO made them look like shit. It was an awesome night even if I couldn't hear SHIT for the next three days.

But wasin't being able to hear anything for 3 days the best part?

I saw the Equinox tour with Tommy.

You can imagine back in the day what happened when they played the song Light Up.

The first time is always the best.

Thenightbull wrote:If you were able to see them back in the day in your opinion what was your favorite tour? I'm pretty sure most would say paradise theater but if you have a different favorite feel free to share it.

The Grand Illusion and Pieces of Eight tours. Styx in their ROCKING prime.

I was in the front row for Po8. I was 16. It was great. Must've sweated off ten pounds.

The GI tour was the first time I saw them and they were in a smaller arena in Seattle.
Very cool guitar duel between Tommy and JY and I remember being blown away by
the entire band. I seem to remember Dennis wearing a Muskateer hat and holding a sword
at one point saying "I wonder what the King is doing tonight?"- That had to be before Born for Adventure, but maybe I'm confusing that with something else (it's been a long time!)
That show was when I became a diehard. I only knew Lady, but a friend
had a free ticket and he was really into Equinox and Crystal Ball (neither of which I'd ever heard), so I went.
The next day, I went and found a bunch of their used albums. I was hooked.

I always thought the Cornerstone tour was a bit laid back, though it was good.
Paradise Theatre was also very cool. I saw both Seattle shows of it, also near the front.

The reunion tour and the Grand Illusion 20th anniversary shows were great too, though I preferred the GI 20th as I actually got to meet the band and had my GI album signed. That was cool though it was just "uhh uhhhh"

The BNW show I saw was okay, but the first time I saw Gowan, he annoyed the crap out of me.
They were also playing at some crappy fairgrounds. I've since learned the error of my ways and can't believe what a great player the guy is. You gotta respect that. Also, Styx with Glenn was a monster band.

I did see the EOTC tour as well, I've got some black and white photos of it somewhere. That was a good show, but I remember being way annoyed that Dennis was using a digital piano instead of a grand. That was when digital pianos weren't great. But that was also in a small arena.

The one I missed was the Kilroy show. They cancelled that because Tommy broke his hand or something. I have the poster for the show, even though it was cancelled. Pretty cool piece of memorabilia.

There was another show with Glenn that was before Cyclo came out, and my band was playing down the hall from Styx and we got to go in and check them out before our show. It absolutely was rocking. I wish I could've seen the entire show.

I've kind of made up my mind that I won't go see them again until they release an album of new material. I doubt I'll ever see them live again.

Saint John wrote:

G.I.Jim wrote:My favorite tour was the Journey/Styx/REO tour a few years back! I had front-row CENTER seats, and I was amazed! I went there for Journey, but honestly, they were the weakest band of the night! Even REO made them look like shit. It was an awesome night even if I couldn't hear SHIT for the next three days.

2003? I saw them on that tour and thought all REO was the best of the 3. But I did enjoy all 3.

REO the best??? Holy Crap. Who are you????

G.I.Jim wrote:My favorite tour was the Journey/Styx/REO tour a few years back! I had front-row CENTER seats, and I was amazed! I went there for Journey, but honestly, they were the weakest band of the night! Even REO made them look like shit. It was an awesome night even if I couldn't hear SHIT for the next three days.

I sat front row on that tour at Blossom in Ohio man! I bought tickets on the day of the show and they happeneed to release front row tickets. Musta been holding them for the bands and they went unused...

It was awesome - I was just starting to get into MR heavily at that time. Fuckin great.

The EOTC tour in 91 was great too....prolly the first MAJOR concert I went to (not counting seeing REO at The Crestwood Fest the year before)


Robin 8)

kansas666 wrote:I saw the Equinox tour with Tommy.

You can imagine back in the day what happened when they played the song Light Up.

The first time is always the best.

Go on share the details us younger folks wanna know

Thenightbull wrote:

kansas666 wrote:I saw the Equinox tour with Tommy.

You can imagine back in the day what happened when they played the song Light Up.

The first time is always the best.

Go on share the details us younger folks wanna know

Dunno but subsequent Styx concerts I went to, there was a subtle smell of a certain "plant bud" going around



Robin 8)

pinkfloyd1973 wrote:The EOTC tour in 91 was great too....prolly the first MAJOR concert I went to (not counting seeing REO at The Crestwood Fest the year before)


Robin 8)

What were your first thoughts of dave & bryan?

RumTumJM wrote:

LtVanish wrote:I enjoyed the 97 tour a lot, loved Queen of Spades in the set list.

Are there any videos or pictures of this tour available? I have not seen any?

I have the Beacon Show complete 2 camera shoot
KILLER Show

kansas666 wrote:I saw the Equinox tour with Tommy.

You can imagine back in the day what happened when they played the song Light Up.

The first time is always the best.

Don't think Tommy was there
I saw that tour also

RumTumJM wrote:

LtVanish wrote:I enjoyed the 97 tour a lot, loved Queen of Spades in the set list.

Are there any videos or pictures of this tour available? I have not seen any?

Check You Tube ..I pulled off like 3 songs from that tour. Very cool.

I have a single cam Quebec City show from the 97 tour..

They took out Q of Spades and played Suite Madame Blue Instead..

Oh yeah.. and some guy by the name of Gowan opened for them that night,.. Wonder what ever happened to him?

Oh yeah.. and some guy by the name of Gowan opened for them that night,.. Wonder what ever happened to him?

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I saw him sitting in an alley drinking maddog 5050 and talking to himself

froy wrote:

Oh yeah.. and some guy by the name of Gowan opened for them that night,.. Wonder what ever happened to him?

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I saw him sitting in an alley drinking maddog 5050 and talking to himself

Are you sure that wasin't you bud? btw what the hell is maddog 5050?

Wow.. Froy how did you know I love MD 20/20? (Seriously, ask around lol)

There's a MD 50/50? You lucky Americans! I definately have to do a border crossing again!