Last week marked the 32nd anniversary of the US Festival which took place at the Glen Helen Regional Park near San Bernardino, CA. Dubbed as a festival of “music and peace”, the first day was “New Wave Day” and drew a crowd of about 300,000. The second day was “Rock Day” and the third day was dubbed “Heavy Metal Day”. Much to the shock of both the promoters and the bands, the crowds swelled to over 670,000 screaming fans at one point.
For the rest of the decade, hard rock ruled popular music, and the festival laid the groundwork for Coachella, Lollapalooza and every other major festival to follow. The worldwide impact for hard rock bands was massive. Surprisingly, the festival lost over $12 million dollars, because Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak overpaid for everything – $1.5 million for Van Halen alone.
Famed photographer and House of Hair friend Mark Weiss was there, and has provided us with these exclusive photos. Enjoy!
Check out the band set lists here:
Sunday May 29th:
Quiet Riot [12:10 – 12:50 pm]
Songs:
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1. Danger Zone
2. Cum On Feel The Noize
3. Slick Black Cadillac
4. Let’s Get Crazy
5. Metal Health
Mötley Crüe [1:20 – 2:20]
Songs:
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1. Take Me To The Top
2. Looks That Kill
3. Bastard
4. Shout At The Devil
5. Merry-Go-Round
6. Knock ‘Em Dead Kid
7. Piece of Your Action
8. Live Wire
9. Helter Skelter
Ozzy Osbourne [2:50 – 4:00]
Songs:
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1. Over The Mountain
2. Mr. Crowley
3. Crazy Train
4. Suicide Solution
5. Flying High Again
6. Paranoid
Judas Priest [4:30 – 5:40]
Songs:
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1. Riding On The Wind
2. Breaking The law
3. Diamonds And Lust
4. Victim Of Changes
5. Living After Midnight
6. The Green Manalishi
7. You’ve Got Another Thing Comin’
Triumph [6:10 – 7:20]
Songs:
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1.Allied Forces
2.Lay It On The Line
3.Never Surrender
4.Magic Power
5.World Of Fantasy
6.Rock And Roll Machine
7.When The Lights Go Down
8.Fight The Good Fight
Scorpions [7:55 – 9:10]
Songs:———————————
1.Blackout
2.Don’t Make No Promises (Your Body Can’t Keep)
3.Loving You Sunday Morning
4.Make It Real
5.Lovedrive
6.Coast to Coast
7.Always Somewhere
8.No One Like You
9.Can’t Live Without You
10.Holiday
11.Another Piece of Meat
12.Dynamite
13.The Zoo
14.Can’t Get Enough
Van Halen [10:00 – midnight]
Songs:
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1. Romeo Delight 5:04
2. Unchained ~Drum Solo 7:53
3. The Full Bug 3:57
4. Runnin With The Devil 7:33
5. Jamie’s Cryin 3:45
6. So This Is love 5:18
7. Little Guitars 4:44
8. Bass Solo / Dancing in the Street 7:14
9. Somebody Get Me A Doctor / Girl Gone Bad / I’m So Glad / Guitar Solo 8:55
10. Dance The Night Away 3:19
11. Cathedral 3:27
12. Secrets 3:29
13. Drum Solo 2:34
14. Everybody Wants Some 14:48
15. Ice Cream Man 5:28
16. Pretty Woman 5:49
17. Guitar Solo 11:57
18. Ain’t Talkin Bout Love 7:41
19. Bottom’s Up 4:39
20. You Really Got Me / Happy Trails 6:27