The 1982 US Festival took place on September 3, 4 & 5, 1982 and the 1983 US Festival took place on May 28, 29, 30 & June 4, 1983 Spearheaded by Apple Computer co-founder Steve Wozniak, the US Festival intended to be a celebration of technology and culture, with a temporary stage and open-air venue paid for by Wozniak himself just for the purposes of the festival. There is enough metal at this festival to frame a skyscraper: Mtley Cre, Quiet Riot, Judas Priest, Ozzy Osbourne . Spy Of Love 5. The event featured Heavy Metal Day on May 29, 1983 with Quiet Riot as one of the featured performers. Held May 28 throug 30 in SoCal, it gathered some of the greatest bands of the time on one stage. The US Festival turned 30 years old this week. The Cars The Kinks Pat Benatar Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers Sunday, Sept 5, 1982 The Grateful Dead Jerry Jeff Walker Jimmy Buffett & the Coral Reefer Band Jackson Browne Fleetwood Mac YEAR 2. Rudy Sarzo recalls Quiet Riot playing US Festival outdoor show in 1983 Former Quiet Riot, Ozzy Osbourne, Whitesnake and Dio bassist Rudy Sarzo was recently interviewed by Marcelo Vieira for Marcelo Vieira Music. The first was held Labor Day weekend in September 1982 and the second was Memorial Day weekend in May 1983 and featured many of the top acts of the time: The Clash headlined what was called [] Wozniak was said to have lost $10 million on the first US Festival. Jan's Song 4. Over 600,000 people turned up across the four shows but it was day two, heavy metal Sunday that pulled in 375,000 alone. G. Aveni year in title 20th century 1980s number in title The star-power on the US Festival 1983: Days 1-3 collection, however, is muted Van Halen and David Bowie are nowhere to be found and there are only a song or two included by the other artists. The Us Festival 1983. THE LINEUP WAS INCREDIBLE, AND INCLUDED VAN HALEN, THE PRETENDERS, U2, THE CLASH, INXS, STEVIE NICKS, DAVID BOWIE, JOE WALSH, MOTLEY CRUE, THE SCORPIONS, OZZY OSBOURNE, TRIUMPH, JOHN COUGAR AND JUDAS PRIEST. Here Comes 3. Triumph appeared on May 29, which was billed as "Heavy Metal Sunday" and included Ozzy Osbourne, Judas Priest, Scorpions, Mtley Cre, Quiet Riot, and Van Halen. Soul Mistake 2. IT WAS THE US FESTIVAL 1983. The band were originally named Bauhaus 1919 in reference to the first operating year of the German art school Bauhaus, although they shortened the name within a year of formation. This was the site of both US Festivals put on by Steve Wozniak, one of Apple Computer's founders. So naturally, he doubled down. WHAT'S INCREDIBLE TO ME IS TICKETS WERE ONLY 20 BUCKS A DAY TO GET IN ! Beer went for $1.50, cheeseburgers for $2.75, ham and eggs $4.50. Featuring Quiet Riot, Motley Crue, Judas Priest, Ozzy Osbourne, Triumph, Scorpions and Van Halen, it was a stellar line-up and Van Halen were in peak form. Previously unreleased and featuring nine of the ten tracks that appear on Shabooh Shoobah - available on LP and CD. On October 28, Petrol Records/UMe will release INXS - Recorded Live At The US Festival 1983. It was a meaningful one aside from that, given that it was part of a four-day festival in San Bernardino, California that featured some of the most popular music acts in the world at the time. 2,812 words On Memorial Day weekend, 1983, The Clash held their final concert. To Look At You 6. In 1983 Def Leppard broke big also. Monday, May 30, 1983 Glen Helen Regional Park, San Bernardino, CA Berlin David Bowie Joe Walsh Little Steven & The Disciples of Soul Los Lobos Missing Persons Pretenders Quarterflash Stevie Nicks U2 Add Setlist Saturday, June 4, 1983 Glen Helen Regional Park, San Bernardino, CA Alabama Emmylou Harris Hank Williams, Jr. Ricky Skaggs Now based on the East Coast, he will release his new album, "Bathymetry," on Nov. 4 . Photo by Neal Preston. Ricky Skaggs Hank Williams, Jr. Emmylou Harris & The Hot Band Alabama Waylon Jennings Riders in the Sky Willie Nelson In popular culture [ edit] The festival was parodied in the comic strip Bloom County, when Milo and his friends organize their own version of the "US Festival" as a political fundraiser for their Meadow Party. What bands played at the first US festival? Created by Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak and legendary concert promoter Bill Graham, the Us Festival assembled the best bands in the world including The Police, Tom Petty, Fleetwood Mac, Santana, Jackson Browne, The Cars, Talking Heads, Ramones, Grateful Dead, Pat Benatar & The B52s. In 1982 the british bands Iron Maiden and Judas Priest started selling more albums, and doing successful tours also. The band performed in the afternoon to a crowd of 500,000 people. Read all Director Glenn Aveni Writer Christina Kline Stars Van Halen - 1983 US Festival Full Concert 683,023 views Dec 23, 2014 6.1K Dislike Share Save VH1984 7.82K subscribers Van Halen at the 1983 US Festival PG 92 YouTube Music Mix - Van. 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 . Features performances from U2, the Clash, Judas Priest, Stevie Nicks, Scorpions, INXS, Men at Work, Stray Cats, Tr. ! Smith wrote were flat that night) and the headliner,. It's the most any act has ever been paid for a single performance. For licensing inquiries please contact Historic Films Archive(www.historicfilms.com / info@historicfilms.com)The US Festivals were two early 1980s music and . The ultimate concert took place on Memorial Day Weekend 1983. Quiet Riot were the first band to play on Heavy Metal Day, which was on May 29, 1983. Tim Mosenfelder/Getty Images In May 1983, Mtley Cre had just signed to Elektra Records, but they were in danger of getting dropped before they even. The One Thing 7. Shout Factory has released a CD/DVD combo pack of Quiet Riot's performance at the US Festival in 1983. Get the Ozzy Osbourne Setlist of the concert at Glen Helen Regional Park, San Bernardino, CA, USA on May 29, 1983 from the Speak of the Devil Tour and other Ozzy Osbourne Setlists for free on setlist.fm! Glen Helen Regional Park - Location Of US Festival I And US Festival II. Bauhaus are an English rock band, formed in Northampton, England, in 1978.The group consists of Daniel Ash (guitar, saxophone), Peter Murphy (vocals, occasional instruments), Kevin Haskins (drums) and David J (bass). Van Halen get a record $1.5 million to play Day 2 ("Heavy Metal Day") of Apple founder Steve Wozniak's US Festival, the second and final year of the event. Violinist/composer Matt McBane founded the Carlsbad Music Festival in 2003. Scorpions Greyhound Stadium, Eastern New Mexico University, Portales, NM - May 27, 1983 May 27 1983 May 29, 1983 Scorpions US Festival 1983 - May 29, 1983 May 29 1983 Following concerts Scorpions Kuusrock 1983 - Jul 23, 1983 Jul 23 1983 Scorpions Springfield Civic Center, Springfield, MA - Jul 30, 1983 Jul 30 1983 The massive Us Festival took place over three days, outdoors in San Bernardino, California, on May 28-30, 1983. The rock day was more unfocused with acts like the Pretenders and Quarterflash and Berlin rubbing shoulders with U2, Stevie Nicks and Joe Walsh. Judas Priest, Scorpions, Triumph featured on 'US Festival 1983 Days 1-3' DVD. Festival founder McBane on his exit. Seemingly split over retaining some of their rebellious punk spirit and accepting their newfound rock stardom, the band called press conferences to rail against the festival, the "expensive . 1983. Pat Benatar live on stage Us Festival 1982 Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers closed that portion, after sets from Santana, Pat Benatar, the Kinks, a surprisingly powerful hour from the Cars, plus Eddie Money and Dave Edmunds. In the beginning of the decade heavy metal was seen by many as a dead genre, although a few bands like Van Halen and Rush still had successful albums and tours. Van Halen top off the metal day with some serious kicking of ass Featuring Quiet Riot, Motley Crue, Judas Priest, Ozzy Osbourne, Triumph, Scorpions and Van Halen, it was a stellar line-up and Van Halen were in peak form. [23] Not quite as important as Live Aid, it remains an. 4 talking about this. Curated by Steve Wozniak (Apple computers), the 3 days of New Wave, Heavy Metal and Rock are legendary. In 2013, a hodge-podge of 1983 performances was released with minimal fanfare by called Icon Television Media and MVD Entertainment. The English Beat played the US Festival in 1982 and 1983. The opening day of the '83 fest was headlined by The Clash, who were splitting at the seams in the wake of their breakthrough Combat Rock album. This archival release is a nice thing to have and it's also an important part of Quiet Riot . In order of appearance: Gang of Four, the Ramones, the English Beat, Oingo Boingo, the B-52's, Talking Heads (who former Register critic C.P. Motley Crue perform at the US Festival. 180g black vinyl Tracklist: 1. Flashback: The Clash Say Goodbye at the 1983 US Festival Watch the group play their final two songs with Mick Jones By Andy Greene November 1, 2012 The Clash came to a rather sad ending. Grateful Dead live onstage Us Festival 1982 Held on Memorial Day weekend in 1983, the next US Festival aimed for even .