The good openers:
Opener - Headliner
Queensryche - Def Leppard
Drivin' & Cryin' - .38 Special
Blackfoot - Ted Nugent
Black Crowes - ZZ Top
Black & Blue - KISS
Michelle Penn - Pat Benatar
Dokken - several bands
Joan Jett & the Blackhearts - The Police (My first concert - 1983)
The bad:
Faster Pussycat - KISS
Georgia Sattelites - Bob Seger
Survivor - Night Ranger
The worst:
The Beastie Boys - Madonna
The backstory on The Beastie Boys is that this was 1985, before "Licensed to Ill" was released. Madonna was on the "Virgin Tour". Cobo Hall was filled with white, teenage, suburban Madonna look-a-likes. And out come three beer guzzling white trash guys grabbing their crotches and cussing. (Think what they looked like in the "You Gottta Fight" video).
Needless to say, it didn't mix well. They lasted about 4 songs and left the stage pissed.
The only good thing about the night was that Cobo Hall was filled with white, teenage, suburban Madonna look-a-likes.
