Coronado High School - Trail Yearbook (Scottsdale, AZ)

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W l3' Sell-out crowds applaud big-name bands throughout Phoenix area. By Lisa Bateman Rock concerts attracted thou- sands of people interested in a particular sound or a particular group of musicians. Concerts are exciting, said Junior Lynn Ray. I get there at least five hours before the gates even open. Seeing that special group up close makes the wait- ing all worthwhile. Performances were held at Compton Terrace in the grounds PM -t W ,. a 's ,. of Legend City in Tempe, and at the Memorial Coliseum in Phoe- nix. Tickets went on sale weeks or months in advance. Scalpers purchased tickets' in large quantities in the hope that the concert would be a sell out. Then, the tickets could be resold at an inflated price. Al- though illegal, the practice was frequent. General seating, meaning no. seats were reserved, required hours of waiting in long lines for people who wanted prime space. All the entertainment was not on stage. Balloons, frisbees, and glow- in-the-dark products, all kept the audience busy before the main event. Warm-up bands, relatively unknowns, performed their own songs to get the crowd ready and riled up for the major attraction. The major band usually stayed on between one to two hours, with encores. S.. tr S, , . N TOM PETTYAND HIS HEARTBREAK- PRECIOUS TIME WHS SPC!!! by the ERS appeared at the Coliseum on Sept. thousands that paid to see the Pat Ben- 17, Photg by Ray, atar concert. Photo by Ray. 26 Rock Concerts REO SPEED WAGON PACKED the turf in the open air arena at Compton Ter race in early May. Photo by Ray.

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WEEKEND WARRIOR Jeff 'Whitney runs on the track to improve his stam- ina for the baseball season. Photo by Formichella. TEEING THE BALL is junior Brett Mousbon, while sophomore Bob Dom- browski practices his field goals. Photo by Formichella. Q Friday, 2: 15 P.M. The Weekends were made for fun. By Brian Formichella and John Crawford Special friends and sports, football, racquetball, and baseball are weekend activities which students favored. Of the students surveyed, most said they liked to start the weekend with a Coronado football or basketball game, followed by a dance in the gym or a trip to Round Table for a pizza. Many of the students said the week- end is a time for relaxation, including sleeping late and watching TV. Junior Rick Perrine said, I enjoyed the sea- son tickets I had for Arizona State University football, and the excite- ment that came with them. Another weekend activity which students fa- vored was video games. Many stu- dents spent up to 335 a week on the addiction. The money involved in the week- end was a major problem for stu- dents, so most chose activities which were inexpensive. Parks and public places like Eldorado and Papago Sports Complex helped the students with this pastime. Weekends 25

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MICK JAGGER and The Rolling Stones delighted 75,000 fans at the ASU stadi- um on Dec. 13. Photo by Ray. -.--3-Nh! Y .xx TURNING IT ALL LOOSE, Loverboy appears with Journey on Nov. 11. The concert sold out in three days. Photo by Ray. A 1 ..' ' .' v' gl! ', Nt . e 4 gg 7, of lf.. EH fl suv Rock Concerts 27