Being a 1980's concert organiser

[carnut]

Okay, you're in let's say 1985 and you have to organise a big 3 day Metal Festival. About 8 bands or so each day...which would your line-up be?? Remember it's the 80's, so most of the bands didn't get to their bad albums at that time (also didn't use too much "big" names like Priest , Saxon , ACDC and stuff, but they deserve tops too of course)

my list

Friday; crossover-day; I loved the crossover scene a lot, so good to start with for me.
- Hirax
- Znowhite
- Zoetrope
- Suicidal Tendencies
- DRI
- SOD
- Anthrax
- Slayer

Saturday; metal-day ; only true Heavy Metal

- Loudness
- Jag Panzer
- Savatage
- Agent Steel
- Exciter
- Exodus
- Overkill
- Metal Church
- Metallica

Sunday; listening day ; everebody is death after the two past days and
wanna relax, listening to some "good" music
- Helstar
- Vow Wow
- Warlord
- Crimson Glory
- Alcatrazz (with Vai)
- Rising Force
- Queensryche

Monday; waking up and thinkin' ; "god damned, I will remember this weekend into the next century "

 

[Greeno]

After going to your show on Saturday I could die a happy little metalhead!!

 

[IcedMadness]

take out Suicidal and put in Testament.

 

[Fangface]

Now that's an old-school thread
So... 1985? OK.

Friday, the Thrash day, it's the end of the job week and you need to kick some ass, right?

Exodus (headliner)
Slayer
Overkill
Exciter
Anthrax
Agent Steel
Destruction
Nasty Savage

Saturday, the pure Heavy Metal day, you know you want to bang your head

Judas Priest (headliner)
Mercyful Fate
Riot
Accept
Jag Panzer
Sortilège
Trouble
Manilla Road

Sunday, the melodic Metal day

Thin Lizzy (headliner, their last show ever? )
Dio
Queensryche
Dokken
Warlord
Crimson Glory
Loudness
Demon

Beer for 1 euro/dollar and an Old-School Forum meeting, who wants to come?

 

[Burkhard]

Does it have to be 1985? If not, I´ll postpone the festival to summer 1988 - otherwise I´ll have to use a time machine - and put up the following list:

Day 1 ("speed/thrash metal day"):
Ice Age (still demo status, but this festival also gives promising newcomers a chance! )
Forbidden (see Ice Age)
Znowhite
Détente
Coroner
Voivod
Flotsam & Jetsam
Testament
Megadeth

Day 2 ("heavy metal day"):
Meanstreak (see Ice Age)
Hades
Chastain
Warlock (they play their entire debut and a few songs from "Hellbound")
Vicious Rumors
Metal Church
Helstar
Metallica ("...And Justice For All" hasn´t been released yet, so they concentrate on the stuff from their first three albums)

Day 3 ("progressive/technical metal day"):
Sieges Even (see Ice Age)
Anacrusis (see Ice Age)
Watchtower
Mekong Delta
Fates Warning (Ray Alder feels sick on this day and thus has to be replaced by John Arch, so F.W. "only" perform songs from their first three albums)

There are only 5 bands performing on the final day, because the music of some of them requires twice the concentration !

 

[carnut]

Beer for 1 euro/dollar and an Old-School Forum meeting, who wants to come?

I'll be there
Damn yeah , I forgot some pretty important stuff you guys mentioned....

 

[Wyvern]

1985.

Day 1

Iron Maiden
Saxon
Motorhead
Judas Priest
Deep Purple
Nazareth
Mercyful Fate
Dio

Day 2

Metallica
Megadeth
Slayer
Kreator
Destruction
Sodom
Sepultura
Exodus
Anthrax

Day 3
Helloween
Helstar
Manilla Road
Metal Church
Armored Saint
Manowar
Jag Panzer
Venom
Celtic Frost
Queensryche

 

[Bryant]

Day I

Dio
Dokken
Ratt
Armored Saint
Testament
Yngwie

Day II

Megadeth
Mercyful Fate
Twisted Sister
Y&T
38 Special (just to throw a curveball in the lineup)
savatage



Day III

Accept
Metallica
Metal Church
Queensryche
Cinderella
Motley Crue

Now that my firends is a lineup. I tried to include some of the better bands from the different sub-genres and a band or two that didn't fit in one of those.

 

[Runehammer]

Day 1

Motley Crue
Warlock
Magnum
Running Wild
Saxon
Scorpions
ZZ Top
Iron Maiden

Day 2

Heavy Load
Brocas Helm
Accept
Twisted Sister
Savatage
Megadeth
Blue Oyster Cult
Manowar

Day 3

Armored Saint
Vicious Rumors
Dokken
Sword
Overkill
Motorhead
AC/DC
Judas Priest

 

[TRrEiTxIxRiE DTrash]

I'm gonna make mine 1989.

Day 1:
Judas Priest
WASP
Dio
Lizzy Borden
Twisted Sister
Black N Blue
Keel
EZO

Day 2:
Motley Crue
Guns N Roses
Poison
Ratt
Vinnie Vincent Invasion
Skid Row
Shotgun Messiah
Pretty Boy Floyd

Day 3:
Bon Jovi
KISS
Def Leppard
Whitesnake
Warrant
Dokken
Winger
Treat