Which two would you pick?

Jun 23, 2021
12:41:56pm

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These were the shows at Madison Square Garden in 1987 - if you could see two (2) of them, which would you choose? pic.twitter.com/AwL3SGIdQ3
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Which two would you pick?

BGRTHNUMEGO

6/23/21 12:41pm

Pink Floyd/Eric Clapton

Indy Coug

6/23/21 12:43pm

I agree with this.

cougfanblue

6/23/21 12:46pm

This is Pink Floyd after Roger Waters left, which makes me pick Rush/Tom Petty

NarfUte

6/23/21 12:51pm

But I'd pick a post-Waters Pink Floyd over Waters himself . . .

Tricky

6/23/21 12:52pm

Agreed

NarfUte

6/23/21 12:54pm

Rush was always a good show.

crimedog

6/23/21 3:42pm

Pink Floyd/Grateful Dead

crimedog

6/23/21 3:41pm

Give me Rush and Tom Petty and I'm good

COUGND

6/23/21 12:43pm

Ditto

warp

6/23/21 12:48pm

Agreed, the Cure and Pink Floyd a close 3rd and 4th.

dazcoug

6/23/21 1:11pm

Clapton and Paul Simon.

PJMort

6/23/21 12:44pm

Tom Petty/Yes

CougarVeteran

6/23/21 12:44pm

I would pick Wang Chung twice

Sea Chicken

6/23/21 12:45pm

I saw them open for the Thompson Twins in Boulder, Co in fall 1984. Everybody Wang Chunged that night.

PJMort

6/23/21 12:49pm

Rush/U2 but I could go for Beastie Boys and RUN-DMC as well. If they combined

Mikey

6/23/21 12:46pm

Whitney and Bon Jovi

Cougarclaw

6/23/21 12:46pm

Listening to Floyd right now, Maiden an easy second choice. At the time, however

ReyOso

6/23/21 12:49pm

Luther and Beastie Boys

BGRTHNUMEGO

6/23/21 12:51pm

Tom Petty and David Bowie

gilbertatty

6/23/21 12:52pm

Yes and Crue/Whitesnake

StantonMac

6/23/21 12:54pm

Also, not to hijack your post, but Tina Turner and Wang Chung together?

StantonMac

6/23/21 12:56pm

In that year, 1987 - Huey Lewis and Paul Simon

TeeKaa

6/23/21 12:54pm

In 1987...Rush/Bon Jovi. Today....Rush/Tom Petty (RIP).

SoValleyCOUG

6/23/21 12:58pm

No brainer based on the year. This would be Graceland and Joshua Tree tours. So,

Jay Rick

6/23/21 12:59pm

Also, Perpetua is one of my favorite IOC follows on Twitter. Add Steve Hayden an

Jay Rick

6/23/21 1:00pm

My thoughts exactly. Two of the greatest albums ever made.

Murray

6/23/21 1:12pm

Exactly. The year matters. I like U2 just fine. I wouldn’t pay to see them now,

Jay Rick

6/23/21 1:15pm

Rush & Beastie Boys/DMC

pegushin

6/23/21 1:00pm

Pink Floyd and The Cars

Borg

6/23/21 1:02pm

That year: Tina Turner and Huey Lewis and the News

TomPetty

6/23/21 1:06pm

Both very 1980s and at their peak

TomPetty

6/23/21 1:10pm

U2 and The Cure - two I have never seen live before

Kelbob

6/23/21 1:06pm

Okay I'm old. So I would go see Clapton and

rockhound

6/23/21 1:08pm

U2 and idol/cult

Taccoug

6/23/21 1:12pm

In 87: Bon Jovi and Beastie Boys. Today: Duran Duran and Whitney Houston

Thrill

6/23/21 1:12pm

Pink Floyd and David Bowie

Kilgore Trout

6/23/21 1:13pm

U2 and Depeche Mode

STL

6/23/21 1:13pm

U2 and Beastie Boys

Tare

6/23/21 1:39pm

1987 Tare would probably have picked Rush and Bon Jovi

Tare

6/23/21 1:48pm

Bowie and Paul Simon

chrisrenrut

6/23/21 3:19pm

Beastie/DMC and Billy Idol/The Cult

BlackBart

6/23/21 3:46pm

Greatful Dead maybe 1987 Celtics Bill Walton is there and Cure my 87 Girlfriend

Osteotome

6/23/21 7:03pm

Rush and Motley Crue

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