Aerosmith and Dio at Pacific Amphitheater
by chris cunningham
Setlist: Back in the Saddle – Big Ten Inch Record – Mama Kin – Three Mile Smile – Reefer Headed Woman – Lord of the Thighs – No More No More – Lick and a Promise – Sick as a Dog – Oh well/Sweet Emotion – Dream On – Same Old Song and Dance – Walk this Way – Milk Cow Blues/Drum solo – Toys in the Attic
Dio’s 8th show and signing at Tower Records.
Yep, was at this one also. Rode my bike there from Orange. Took the riverbeds as far as it went, then took side streets the rest of the way. Back then the 55 Fwy ended at Del Mar. I remember DIO kicked Ass, But Aerosmith was all fucked up. Steven Tyler was telling the crowd to move up closer in the orchestra area, then it got pretty gnarly and he started yelling if you guys don’t back up, were stopping the show. lol. When show was over and I got to my bike. I had a flat tire. It was a looooooong night
The show was great, I was a freshman in college and went with some friends, Dio did rock and as someone who had grass seats and moved up it was great, even if Aerosmith wasn’t at their best I recall it as part of a comeback tour and how often does the lead singer lose half of the stage area to fans, a once in a lifetime event, and I bet Tyler never called on the crowd to rush the stage again!