The big news today is Paul McCartney's upcoming concert in Missoula.  The most expensive ticket is $250.  And people will be lining up for a chance to buy those tickets.

I was a child of the late 80's and early 90's.  By the time I was old enough to attend concerts, they were already getting expensive.  I remember when we used to complain that $40 was outrageous (for Pink Floyd, no less).

Over the years, I have met a bunch of "veteran" rockers who used to see concerts for less than ten bucks.  So today, I asked my Facebook friends to share some of the bands they saw back in the "good ole days" and how much the tickets costs.

Here's a few of the best:

My pal Dennis Allen saw Led Zeppelin in 1977.  Tickets were $7.50.  Sadly, they were all sold out, so he paid a scalper $10 for his seat.

My dear friend Mary Riensch paid $7 to see Eric Clapton in '74.

Carson Cornell saw AC/DC when he was 16 (we won't say what year that was), his ticket cost $8.

Mike Divine saw the legendary Monsters of Rock tour in '88 with Van Halen, Scorpions, Dokken and Metallica.  At the time, it was the most expensive ticket he had ever purchased.  $25.

Another Facebook friend, Robert Hardwood, saw the Grateful Dead for $17.50

My buddy Chuck Leonard was at the infamous 1983 US Festival.  Tickets were $20.  He claims he made $5,000 that weekend selling joints.

Poe Vader saw Alice Cooper in 1979 for $7.50

Rex Rogers paid $8 to see Iron Maiden in the 80's.

Elly Hooten's first concert was the Doobie Brothers.  She was 13 and the tickets were $6.50.

When I working in Phoenix, the Who came to town and I met a listener who told me he saw them them in '66 for $2.50.

Of course, nothing's better than free.  Before he became a household name, my pal Nathan Sabala saw Stevie Ray Vaughan play a free concert at South Padre Island in Texas.  That probably didn't suck.

Oh well, those were the good ole days now.  My friend Allan Moody gets the final word.  He saw his first KISS show at the age of 8 in 1979.  He paid $7.50.  He recently paid $1250 for a "Meet n Greet" with the band.

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