When did you first see DIO Live

alitivity · Posted: Tue Mar 06, 2007 9:37 am Post subject: When did you first see DIO Live

Im sure this topic has been done before I just couldnt find it.

I saw Dio on the Sacred Heart tour in August of 84. My friend and I Hitch hiked to the show at Pine Knob in Clarkston MI, about an hour drive. We left early so we could make it, but got a ride right away, all the way there. So we were at the gate at about 3 in the afternoon. We were just standing there waiting for the gates to open 4 hrs later. About an hour into our wait I saw a golf cart coming through the main area on the other side of the gate. It was carrying RJD to his radio interview. I started climbing on the gate and screaming DIO!!! He stopped Smiled and shot out the most famous hand jesture in Rock history. I was 14 at the time and can still remember it like it was yesterday. That was still the greatest concert I've ever been to.

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Reem · Joined: 24 Dec 2006 Posts: 842 Location: Jordan

Waaaa Waaa WWaaaa Crying or Very sad

i'm crying,i never got the chance to meet Dio,but i will never lose hope(comfort me somehow,PLEASSSEEEE)

Diodude · Joined: 12 Oct 2004 Posts: 37 Location: Montreal,Canada.

I first saw Dio live in january 1988 at the Montreal Forum on the Dream Evil tour.I was 15 years old back then!!!First time i meet him in person:Poughkeepsie,NY june 1998(To Hull and Back tour).Two great shows,I'll never forget!!!

Shadow_of_A_Doubt · Posted: Thu Mar 08, 2007 7:48 pm Post subject:

I had first seen Dio live at the Oakland Coliseum Arena for The Last in Line tour back in 1983. Awsome show ! It was my freshman year in High School.

ArchAngelGabriel · Joined: 09 Mar 2007 Posts: 1

WOW!! I wasn't even born yet!!! Bprn in '88But I'm a huge Dio fan!! Love him!! Dio Rocks, and gonna see him play here in Phoenix, Az

blacksheep06A · Joined: 19 Jun 2006 Posts: 138

That's the one great thing about Dio - he unites the generations. First saw him with Rainbow in 1976 (yes I'm an old tart Laughing

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Dio_N_Priest · Joined: 07 Mar 2007 Posts: 7

I saw him first during the Last In Line Tour at the Spectrum in Philly in 83 or 84.

I was at both Spectrum shows that were filmed. I am in the first one.

newjerseyDIOfan · Joined: 06 Mar 2007 Posts: 4 Location: south jersey

i saw dio a four times....three times at the spectrum in philadelphia- then outdoors with motorhead/and iron maiden 2003 camden n.j. ( across the river from philadelphia). i've seen him with elaborate stage shows and once with just him and the band friggin rockin out....a must see! now i am going to see with him sabbath may 10th, i never thought i'd see these dudes play together
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alitivity · Posted: Wed Mar 14, 2007 8:59 am Post subject:

I saw Dio once more in the late 80's, But when he reunited with Sabbath in 92, I was working on my own music career so I missed the show both times it hit Detroit. The second show I was actually playing a mile from the Fox theater where they appeared. So 23 years after my first Dio Concert Im finally going to get to see him with Sabbath. Cant wait for the new experience.
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agentalbert · Joined: 27 Sep 2004 Posts: 606 Location: San Antonio, TX

I first saw Dio live June 7th, 2002 in San Antonio. He was the opener on a co-headlining Deep Purple/Scorpions show. I got to see him again the next year when he and Motorhead opened for Iron Maiden. Since then I managed to see two headlining shows of his in Austin and Corpus Christi in 2004. Of the four, the Corpus Christi show in 2004 was the best

Metallion · Joined: 15 Aug 2005 Posts: 5 Location: Edmonton, Alberta

I first saw Dio on the Mob Rules tour with Sabbath.

This new tour brought back alot of good memories

thecoop · Joined: 23 Feb 2006 Posts: 1390 Location: Blackpool

Saturday 15th October 2005 - Holy Diver Live at Manchester Academy. Totally amazing! And now H&H announce UK dates - this time at the MEN. Very Happy

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The Wolf · Joined: 30 Nov 2005 Posts: 330 Location: Great Old Vienna

4.12.1993
It was the Strange Highways tour(Tracy G Crying or Very sad

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More than 10 years after that,I found a bootleg dvd of this show!
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alitivity · Posted: Sat Apr 07, 2007 7:22 am Post subject:

Here is another discrepancy in the VH1 special on HH. When I saw Dio the last time, I beleive it was on Lock up the Wolves, Geezer was playing with him. Malmsteen was the opener. In the special they said that Geezer just showed up at one of his shows in NY and jammed with the band after not seeing him for 12 yrs. Im not crazy I know he played with him before that.
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time2burn · Joined: 27 Mar 2006 Posts: 132 Location: tennessee

1985,nashville,TN-sacred heart tour w/ accept opening.accept was loud and rocked municipal auditorium but it was nothing compared to the most amazing spectacle ever put together on a stage.craig goldy had just joined dio i think.it could have been 1986?