Imaginary Concerts?

How many of you had high hopes that one of your favorite artists would some day tour with another act at the same venue?

For example: While I know Styx, Journey and REO Speedwagon had toured together back in 2003 after putting such an idea into practice four years before, by then none of the three bands in question had many of their key, hit-making members intact!

So... how many of you imagine these same three bands touring together in, say, 1983, when, all three bands' respective key members were still in the band?

Styx in 1983:
Dennis DeYoung - lead vocals, keyboards (and accordion on "Boat on the River")
James "J. Y." Young - guitars, lead and backing vocals
Tommy Shaw - guitars, lead and backing vocals (and mandolin on "Sing for the Day" and "Boat on the River")
Chuck Panozzo - bass guitar
John Panozzo - drums, percussion

Journey in 1983:
Steve Perry - lead vocals
Neal Schon - guitars, lead and backing vocals
Ross Valory - bass guitar
Steve Smith - drums, percussion
Jonathan Cain - keyboards, vocals, guitar

REO Speedwagon in 1983:
Kevin Cronin - lead vocals, guitar, keyboards
Gary Richrath - guitar, vocals
Bruce Hall - bass guitar
Alan Gratzer - drums, percussion
Neal Doughty - keyboards, vocals

~Ben

 

W0t?

 

Imagine the same three bands, but in 1977 when they were at their creative peaks.

 

By 1978, in the case of Journey, both keyboardist Gregg Rolie and drummer Aynsley Dunbar were still members (and Steve Perry having just joined as the new lead singer), but Dunbar would soon be ousted as he did not get along with the then-new lead singer.

~Ben

 

Never gave it a minute's thought, and I'm not about to start now.

 

Package tours usually mean everyone has to shorten their set time. Honestly, for 90% of bands I'd much rather see them on their own, no matter how much I may like both artists.

 

Dead, JGB and Bob & Rob...

 

Throw in Foreigner and Toto from the same time frame and that would be a dream come through.

Mind you I don't know how the other bands would react to DeYoung going about singing to robots but any way.

 

If it that were true but it's not. Aynsley had a thing for young girls in his hotel room and that is the real reason they threw him out of the band.