The US Festival (US is an acronym for "Unite Us In Song") held on Memorial Day of 1983 was a massive three-day celebration of music and culture sponsored by Steve Wozniak, formerly of Apple computer. Wozniak financed the entire thing himself (approximately 10 million dollars), and his motivation quoted as "to throw a big party in the middle of nowhere" is quite an understatement. This festival was a follow-up to 1982 Labor Day inaugural US Festival events. The festivals were intended to be the celebration of evolving technologies; a marriage of music, computers, television and people. "US Festival 1983: Days 1 - 3" includes the 3 days of new wave, heavy metal and rock in 1983 with performances from U2, THE CLASH, JUDAS PRIEST, STEVIE NICKS, SCORPIONS, INXS, MEN AT WORK, STRAY CATS, TRIUMPH, MISSING PERSONS and more. This includes the legendary U2 performance of "Sunday Bloody Sunday", THE CLASH's final performance with Mick Jones, a seminal performance for INXS in the U.S., and many other landmark moments in music history. It is estimated that over 670,000 fans attended. The festivals included large air-conditioned tents featuring the US Festival Technology Exposition, a dazzling display of then-cutting-edge computers, software, and electronic music devices. Also making a debut were installations of "outdoor rain," perforated pvc nozzles that sprayed water to fight the fierce hundred-degree heat. The US Festival interest remains strong 30 years later in pop culture with mentions in "The Simpsons", "Malcom In The Middle", "Dharma & Greg" and other popular TV shows. "US Festival 1983" is produced by Icon Television Music, Inc. and Unuson Corporation with the cooperation of Steve Wozniak. This is the only Unuson sanctioned official release of "US Festival 1983" at iTunes and on DVD. "US Festival 1983" is directed by award-winning filmmaker and music biographer Glenn Aveni and includes insight from Mark Goodman, one of the original VJs that covered the US Festival in 1983 for the then-newly launched MTV channel. "US Festival 1983 Days 1 - 3" is available on iTunes for $9.99 each: "US Festival 1983 Days 1 - 3" track listing: * INXS - The One Thing * DIVINYLS - Boys in Town * ENGLISH BEAT - Jeanette * STRAY CATS - Rock This Town * STRAY CATS - Please Make Up Your Mind * MEN AT WORK - It's A Mistake * MEN AT WORK - Who Can It Be Now * THE CLASH - Should I Stay or Should I Go * JUDAS PRIEST - Breaking The Law * JUDAS PRIEST - You've Got Another Thing Comin' * TRIUMPH - Magic Power * TRIUMPH - Fight The Good Fight * TRIUMPH - Lay It On The Line * TRIUMPH - A World Of Fantasy * SCORPIONS - The Zoo * SCORPIONS - Can't Get Enough * BERLIN - Sex * QUARTERFLASH - Find Another Fool * U2 - Sunday Bloody Sunday * U2 - The Electric Co. * MISSING PERSONS - Words * STEVIE NICKS - Stand Back * STEVIE NICKS - Outside The Rain To order the DVD, go to this location.
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