MR

i have always wondered a bit why the US festival had very few of the long time classic rock bands playing. the rock day lineup in 1983 inlcuded:

Los Lobos (on a side stage only)
Little Steven & The Disciples of Soul
Berlin
Quarterflash
U2
Missing Persons
The Pretenders
Joe Walsh
Stevie Nicks
David Bowie


i wonder why there was no styx, foreigner, journey, cheap trick, kansas, queen and others of that type??? i understand some of those bands may have had schedling conflicts etc.....and others like styx may have been falling apart and unable to commit (cant remember when they actually splintered in 1983) but it seems strange to me that NONE of the bands mentioned were on the bill.

masque wrote:i have always wondered a bit why the US festival had very few of the long time classic rock bands playing. the rock day lineup in 1983 inlcuded:

Los Lobos (on a side stage only)
Little Steven & The Disciples of Soul
Berlin
Quarterflash
U2
Missing Persons
The Pretenders
Joe Walsh
Stevie Nicks
David Bowie


i wonder why there was no styx, foreigner, journey, cheap trick, kansas, queen and others of that type??? i understand some of those bands may have had schedling conflicts etc.....and others like styx may have been falling apart and unable to commit (cant remember when they actually splintered in 1983) but it seems strange to me that NONE of the bands mentioned were on the bill.

By 1983, every one of those bands you mentioned were past their prime. I'm not stating opinion - just fact. Yes, some still had some success after 1983 (Foreigner's "I Want to Know What Love Is" came out in 1984, but most of their other classics were from 77-81). True, most of the groups that you mention that WERE there, never really amounted to anything - but who could have guessed that in 1983? For the record, I would have LOVED to have seen the bands you listed.

Cinj

I'm not sure I would classify U2 (one of the biggest acts in the world STILL TODAY), Joe Walsh and David Bowie as B-list acts. Granted Los Lobos, Berlin and I've never even heard of Little Steven & The Disciples of SOul....

It's not a bad lineup for '83. Funny it's called the "US Festival" and most of the acts on it are European.

Ash wrote:I'm not sure I would classify U2 (one of the biggest acts in the world STILL TODAY), Joe Walsh and David Bowie as B-list acts. Granted Los Lobos, Berlin and I've never even heard of Little Steven & The Disciples of SOul....

It's not a bad lineup for '83. Funny it's called the "US Festival" and most of the acts on it are European.

It's the US Festival, not the U.S. Festival. Confusing? Yes

It was created by Steve Wozniak of Apple fame and lost a shit ton of money.

Ash wrote:I'm not sure I would classify U2 (one of the biggest acts in the world STILL TODAY), Joe Walsh and David Bowie as B-list acts. Granted Los Lobos, Berlin and I've never even heard of Little Steven & The Disciples of SOul....

It's not a bad lineup for '83. Funny it's called the "US Festival" and most of the acts on it are European.

Little Steven is Stevie Van Zandt from the E Street Band. He put together a band of his own in the 80s, the Disciples of Soul, and had a couple hits:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r1ctug20gio

He was also involved in the Sun City anti-apartheid movement of the 80s:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bY3w9gLj ... re=related