I’m from the Bay Area, but in 1979 after my mission I had tickets to the Moody Blues in Biloxi, Mississippi and gave them to my brother. I still regret it.
Cow Palace! I’ve never been there or Winterland, but lots in Oakland. Chicago, Tower of Power (Paramount), Phil Collins, Springsteen…. The Who in San Diego. America and Bob Welch in Baton Rouge. U2 in Vegas, Journey in the Marriott Center in about ‘81. And lots more.
Too bad BYU doesn’t do that anymore. I guess Stadium of Fire took it over. Some Marriott Center concerts were lightweight, like Christopher Cross, Air Supply. Kenny Loggins was good at the time. I loved the Dan Fogelberg unplugged concert. Something makes me think I saw Barry Manilow at BYU, but thankfully my mind keeps blocking it out.