They started building the stage several days in advance. We got there at the crack of dawn because it was a general admission show, and it was the Rolling Stones. There was only one guy who was already there before us, and he was a Stones concert follower who had slept in the park. As it turned out, they did not actually form us into a line. Everyone clustered along a fence, and the fence had multiple gates. When the gates finally opened in early evening, they told not to run but that was too much to ask. We had to get through a bag-checker and then it was a stampede toward the front. Luckily my husband was fit enough to be able to hold us a front rail long enough for me to catch up! It was one of the best and most memorable shows that I can remember. The photo of us on our front rail was taken by the security guard. The concert was filmed and put on a DVD, where we ended up with several seconds of screen time.
Ian McLagan and the Bump Band were the openers.
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