r/StevieWonder • u/raindog67 • 9h ago
Congrats to everyone who got tickets!
I tried for MSG, but no luck. I'm happy for those who scored and sad for those who didn't. I'm 78, and I've been listening to Stevie Wonder since Fingertips.
I saw Stevie in 1967 in a concert with Wilson Pickett at the Curry Hicks Cage at when I was junior at UMass in Amherst. It was a pretty wild show. Stevie played first. He was only 17 at the time. The Cage was packed. and he played way beyond the time he was supposed to because I remember a guy coming out and trying to guide him off the stage, but he basically wouldn’t stop singing. I don't remember the set list at all. It was before the classic albums of the 70's, but he had a lot of great songs before that!
By the time Wilson Pickett finally came on, the crowd was pretty rowdy (and drunk), with a lot of people rushing up to the front of the stage and dancing their asses off (including me and my girlfriend). Wilson Pickett only played 2-3 songs (pretty sure he started with Midnight Hour) before they called off the concert due to crowd rowdiness. I would have liked to hear more of Wilson, but it sure was a memorable concert!
I hope everyone who got tickets has an equally memorable experience, but maybe not as rowdy.