God, what a tough question.....
Can I just list highlights?
AC/DC w/Bon Scott - Highway to Hell Tour (probably was 79)
Iron Maiden - NOTB show at Chicagofest - God, what a crowd! What a Show!
Garry Moore - Club Metro (TINY!) in Chicago VoF tour
Loudness - Thunder In The East tour (same tiny club in Chicago)
Accept - Balls to the Wall (same club)
David Lee Roth - Saw the Eat Em' & Smile Tour twice....Vai was GOD back then!
SRV - Couldn't Stand The Weather tour
Slayer,Venom, Exodus - It rained,snowed,thundered & hailed while we were waiting in line. Can't beat March/April in Chicago! Maybe SOMEONE was trying to us something???
Probably the ultimate up close/in your face experience was buying a third row center Van Halen 1984 Tour ticket from a girl I worked with who knew a scalper. I paid face value, and if anyone remembers the stage setup, the first 2 rows were interupted by an outcrop of the stage platform. 3rd row center was right in front of the outcropping. -- | | --- <----kinda like that......
I loved the DLR era of VH (and still like it the best!)
J-Dubya