ABSOLUTELY !!!! When concerts were cool.... LEGENDARY front man and no sea of cell phones illuminating the crowd. Bring back the lighters !!!! DIO FOREVER !!!!
Feel blessed to have been a teenager when Dio was at the height of his power.. Awesome vocals stage presence and performer.. The kids of today have missed out big time.. R.I.P. Ronnie , thanks for the memories.
I know man ... I was born in 88 but didnt really get into him till I was 19 -20 :( . I still had plans to see him ...never got to ...a lot was going on in the heaven and hell years ... didnt even know they were together till 011
One of the best shows I've ever seen. Dio w/ Megadeth and Savatage on the Dream Evil tour 12/87. They just don't have have shows like this anymore. RIP Ronnie James as WE ROCK on in your memory! Horns up!
The fact that Dio was already 46 at the time still amuses me. I'd give my soul and all my family's to have just half of the power and control he had over his voice. The guy had the gift, seeing him sing so effortlessly for hours (like the '77 show in Munich with Rainbow)... Fuck, I miss this dude.
@Metal Massacre \m/ Nice bro, thanks for sharing!!!!! This was my second, Sacred Heart was my first and then it just went on throughout the years up until Radio City Music Hall with H&H (Sabbath) 2007! Great to know you became a Drummer for a death metal band👍. Vinny is one of the Greats, Was wondering if Dave Lombardo of Slayer had an influence on you since he's such and inspirational Drummer in Speed Metal Music
There aren't words to describe the magic that is Dio! The man, the band, the legend. I wonder if there is a full concert anywhere. This video appears to be filmed professionally.Thank you for this.
I SAW THIS BAND PERFORM IN THE 80'S DIO singer RONNIE JAMES DIO R.I.P. SAN ANTONIO * I WAS THERE * HemisFair Arena Demolished June, 1995. Also known as Convention Center Arena
I was a 2 year old in S.A. when this concert took place but thanks to my 19 year old mom at the time I like dio, scorpions, triumph, Van Halen Maiden etc. wish I could of seen Dio. I know he’s still throwing up the horns in heaven though. I hope we rock is my ascension song leaving this world
Saw this tour when they rolled through Detroit at Cobo Arena. Me and three other friends had Main floor tickets. Me and my buddy worked our way to the front of the stage. It was louder then God and it smelled like ass from everybody sweating and headbanging. Everybody was wearing leather jackets including us. It was incredible!! One of my friends actually caught one of Vinnie's sticks during the show when Vinnie through it out to the audience. Being a young 18 year old drummer I held that stick all the way home. Had to give the stick back to my friend though😔.
Dio had the voice that still carries the torch of heavy metal! Long Live The Music we all Love!!! And that’s Heavy Metal in San Antonio and all over the WORLD...
O Ρόνι Τζέιμς Ντίο ή Ρόνι Ντίο ή Ντίο ήταν Ιταλοαμερικανός τραγουδιστής και συνθέτης της Heavy Metal μουσικής. Έδρασε με τα συγκροτήματα των Elf, Rainbow, Black Sabbath, Heaven & Hell καθώς και με το προσωπικό του σχήμα, τους Dio. Γέννηση: 10 Ιουλίου 1942, Πόρτσμουθ, Νιου Χάμσαϊρ, ΗΠΑ Απεβίωσε: 16 Μαΐου 2010, Λος Άντζελες, Καλιφόρνια, ΗΠΑ Ύψος: 1,63 μ. Birth name Ronald James Padavona Born July 10, 1942 Portsmouth, New Hampshire, U.S. Died May 16, 2010 (aged 67) Los Angeles, California, U.S. Genres Heavy metal, hard rock, blues rock, rockabilly (early bands) Occupation(s) singer, songwriter, musician, producer Instruments Vocals, bass guitar, keyboards, trumpet Years active 1957-2010 Labels Atlantic, Decca, Derby, Eagle, Eagle Rock Entertainment, Electrosound Group Midwest, Epic, I.R.S., Interfusion, Jove, Kapp, Lawn, Line, Mayhem, MCA, MGM, Niji Entertainment Group, Parkway, Polydor, Purple, Reb, Reprise, Rhino, Roadrunner, Safari, Sanctuary, Seneca, Spitfire, Stateside, Swan, Valex, Vertigo, Warner Bros. Associated acts Black Sabbath, Dio, Elf, Hear 'n Aid, Heaven & Hell, Rainbow, Tenacious D, Andreas Kisser. R.I.P. MY FRIEND I'LL NEVER FORGET YOU...YOU ARE THE BEST VOCALIST EVER !!! THE LITTLE GIANT !!!
Last tour with a huge stage production for Dio. Lock up the Wolves tour there was a cool looking stage but not near the show Sacred Heart was, not to mention this tour
Funny thing is that this was NO challenge to him in his prime, I am not a vocal expert but I can tell...he could do as much as his lungs would let him.
He really was still at his prime here at 46 years, as huge fan i think he was at his absolute peak in his 40´s, i saw the same concert in 1987 here in Stockholm Sweden ( and have seen him quite few times live) and even though this performance sounds awesome and it sounded equally awesome in Sweden it was pretty much just the way he did his thing, you can pick up any bootleg and it will sound this good, i have heard hundreds myself.
i don't think its vivian campbell on guitars.. its totally different move and besides campbell joined whitesnakes during this time. i think its craig goldy on lead guitars..
This was after Ronnie has fired Vivian Campbell and brought Craig Goldie in on guitar. Viv was an exciting player but often played beyond his capabilities and sounded off time in spots. Craigs playing was much more controlled, disciplined and in time.
Its just my opinion...but Viv was a much more tasteful player indeed. Cant take away anything from Craig for sure, but Viv was an integral part of that band..i remember being very upset when Viv was let go. The band members were not getting paid as they were promised. Viv had the balls to speak up and was unceremoniously kicked to the curb..then again Viv got into a million dollar gig with Def Leppard. Though its still hard to see Viv taking a back seat to Phil.
The 1984 Dio album THE LAST IN LINE (it's the 1st track of the album). Personally, I like all the live cuts of this song much more than the studio version. That.....is the power of Ronnie James Dio for you....
@GeorgiaGuyjlk No there isn't. We have seen the coming and passing of the embodiment of ALL that is metal. And for that we should be eternally greatful! RIP RJD
This song is crazy... Dio has to be the greatest singer ever for live performances.. Ever
Sitting here in my home in San Antonio missing Dio. Missing a God of rock n' roll. Rest in Peace Dio, we love you..
ABSOLUTELY !!!! When concerts were cool.... LEGENDARY front man and no sea of cell phones illuminating the crowd. Bring back the lighters !!!!
DIO FOREVER !!!!
thank you Dio for just being such an amazing performer. May your music live to inspire future generations of Metal heads
From San Antonio with Love. RIP Dio and Jimmy.
the best heavy rocker of all times
WE ROCK RONNIE r.i.p
'The Voice of Metal' - gone, but never forgotten.
Hello,
I just checked my old ticket stubs...I WAS HERE!! Rock On!
Awesome. Eternal love, respect and solute to Ronnie James Dio. Rest In Peace.
Feel blessed to have been a teenager when Dio was at the height of his power..
Awesome vocals stage presence and performer.. The kids of today have missed out
big time.. R.I.P. Ronnie , thanks for the memories.
I know man ... I was born in 88 but didnt really get into him till I was 19 -20 :( . I still had plans to see him ...never got to ...a lot was going on in the heaven and hell years ... didnt even know they were together till 011
2012.... He might be gone but his GREATNESS is, and can never be, forgotten !!!! rip
RJD RIP. One of the greatest singers to ever grace this mortal plane.
That Voice !! I have seen him live with Black Sabbath, as Dio and with Heaven and Hell. No one comes close !
Ronald James Padavona
James Stewart Bain
Vinnie Sansom Appice
Claude Schnell
Graig Goldie
What a Song What a Line Up 🎹 🎤 🥁 🎸 🔥🤘
This level of power cannot be measured !!!!!!!!!
One of the best shows I've ever seen. Dio w/ Megadeth and Savatage on the Dream Evil tour 12/87. They just don't have have shows like this anymore. RIP Ronnie James as WE ROCK on in your memory! Horns up!
The fact that Dio was already 46 at the time still amuses me. I'd give my soul and all my family's to have just half of the power and control he had over his voice. The guy had the gift, seeing him sing so effortlessly for hours (like the '77 show in Munich with Rainbow)... Fuck, I miss this dude.
For this for me, Ronnie is the best rock singer of all time.
He was almost 50 here and was absolutely killing it
Dio IS the greatest singer, ever, in general :D
Awesome performance. It's like a war cry.
I love DIO and San Antonio. I hate that I missed this show but I was only a year old.
@Metal Massacre \m/ Nice bro, thanks for sharing!!!!! This was my second, Sacred Heart was my first and then it just went on throughout the years up until Radio City Music Hall with H&H (Sabbath) 2007! Great to know you became a Drummer for a death metal band👍. Vinny is one of the Greats, Was wondering if Dave Lombardo of Slayer had an influence on you since he's such and inspirational Drummer in Speed Metal Music
HOW POWERFUL IS THIS!!!!! :) DIO!
There aren't words to describe the magic that is Dio! The man, the band, the legend. I wonder if there is a full concert anywhere. This video appears to be filmed professionally.Thank you for this.
He's simply the best
We ALL Rock 🤟
I SAW THIS BAND PERFORM IN THE 80'S
DIO singer RONNIE JAMES DIO R.I.P.
SAN ANTONIO * I WAS THERE *
HemisFair Arena Demolished June, 1995.
Also known as Convention Center Arena
I was a 2 year old in S.A. when this concert took place but thanks to my 19 year old mom at the time I like dio, scorpions, triumph, Van Halen Maiden etc. wish I could of seen Dio. I know he’s still throwing up the horns in heaven though. I hope we rock is my ascension song leaving this world
Your mom is bad ass!!😎🤘
That powerful voice....
There is NOTHING to measure this against !!!!
\m/ DIO \m/
Ronnie you will always ROCK! Thanks for all the great rock n roll.
good song great performance dio exellent vocal !!!....
I was at the show at the Summit in Houston Feb 3 1988 two says before. Incredible show Savatage opened I think.
Hey everybody! The King of Voice is singing with the gods in Valhala now!!!! - RIP from Brazil (We're crying with Wendy)
Great. Live. Singer. .
"Greatest" is not enough
I was at this show...in San ANTONIO, even though the original poster can't spell the name of the city. ;) RIP Ronnie. Great times!
good old time!!
look at that drum set up its like somthing out of the medevil dayz dio rocks 4 eternity and beyond.
WE ROCK !!!
We rock!!!!!
An amazing talent. Wow.
Saw this tour when they rolled through Detroit at Cobo Arena. Me and three other friends had Main floor tickets. Me and my buddy worked our way to the front of the stage. It was louder then God and it smelled like ass from everybody sweating and headbanging. Everybody was wearing leather jackets including us. It was incredible!! One of my friends actually caught one of Vinnie's sticks during the show when Vinnie through it out to the audience. Being a young 18 year old drummer I held that stick all the way home. Had to give the stick back to my friend though😔.
I miss you DIO!!!
Dio had the voice that still carries the torch of heavy metal! Long Live The Music we all Love!!! And that’s Heavy Metal in San Antonio and all over the WORLD...
Wow my hometown.I wish i was around this time.
This is when he was at his absolute peak! :-)
Saw this Live Show 31 years ago at West Palm Beach Florida, The " Dream Evil Tour" Wow..Still remember like it was yesterday! R.ip RJD
Played the Holy Diver and Last in Line tapes until they disintergraded.
Best of 80's Metal
San Antonio is the most rocking town in America.Hear me now and believe me later.
Que Solo Tan IMPRESIONANTE! =D
Dio , a band that could really rock the place .
O Ρόνι Τζέιμς Ντίο ή Ρόνι Ντίο ή Ντίο ήταν Ιταλοαμερικανός τραγουδιστής και συνθέτης της Heavy Metal μουσικής. Έδρασε με τα συγκροτήματα των Elf, Rainbow, Black Sabbath, Heaven & Hell καθώς και με το προσωπικό του σχήμα, τους Dio.
Γέννηση: 10 Ιουλίου 1942, Πόρτσμουθ, Νιου Χάμσαϊρ, ΗΠΑ
Απεβίωσε: 16 Μαΐου 2010, Λος Άντζελες, Καλιφόρνια, ΗΠΑ
Ύψος: 1,63 μ.
Birth name Ronald James Padavona
Born July 10, 1942
Portsmouth, New Hampshire, U.S.
Died May 16, 2010 (aged 67)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Genres Heavy metal, hard rock, blues rock, rockabilly (early bands)
Occupation(s) singer, songwriter, musician, producer
Instruments Vocals, bass guitar, keyboards, trumpet
Years active 1957-2010
Labels Atlantic, Decca, Derby, Eagle, Eagle Rock Entertainment, Electrosound Group Midwest, Epic, I.R.S., Interfusion, Jove, Kapp, Lawn, Line, Mayhem, MCA, MGM, Niji Entertainment Group, Parkway, Polydor, Purple, Reb, Reprise, Rhino, Roadrunner, Safari, Sanctuary, Seneca, Spitfire, Stateside, Swan, Valex, Vertigo, Warner Bros.
Associated acts Black Sabbath, Dio, Elf, Hear 'n Aid, Heaven & Hell, Rainbow, Tenacious D, Andreas Kisser.
R.I.P. MY FRIEND I'LL NEVER FORGET YOU...YOU ARE THE BEST VOCALIST EVER !!!
THE LITTLE GIANT !!!
you rock. You will ever rock.
goodbye ronnie :(
Oh, ALRIGHT!! FANS 🔥🎼Ronnie awesome, him excellently, we love, WE ROCK with YOU🤘💋
I WAS THERE!!!!
dio super vocal
Dio says ...We Rock !!!
So alive!!
RJD YOU ROCK! RIP BROTHER!
they should remaster this show (MTV recorded the entire show) and release it - awesome performance and setlist
Last tour with a huge stage production for Dio. Lock up the Wolves tour there was a cool looking stage but not near the show Sacred Heart was, not to mention this tour
Now that's the shit! Fuck Yeah!
Now that looks like a fucking rock show!!
Craplatte LIKEWISE! Now, If ONLY rock/metal concerts were like THIS, TODAY!
Destined to be THE frontman
Ronnie goes to either Heaven or Hell, but one thing is sure, he will put on one hell of a show in the Netherworld. RIP
Damn, we need dvd release! and Vinny's drum set is getting out of control
Good version.
Funny thing is that this was NO challenge to him in his prime, I am not a vocal expert but I can tell...he could do as much as his lungs would let him.
He really was still at his prime here at 46 years, as huge fan i think he was at his absolute peak in his 40´s, i saw the same concert in 1987 here in Stockholm Sweden ( and have seen him quite few times live) and even though this performance sounds awesome and it sounded equally awesome in Sweden it was pretty much just the way he did his thing, you can pick up any bootleg and it will sound this good, i have heard hundreds myself.
The only show that I wanted to make it to and didnt
Vivian Campbell has got that guitarist beat easy as hell!
Nice guitar work. Who is it?
Diooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
i was bout 17yrs old when i was at this concert. fukn kikass.eddie garcia a.k.a. GARFIELD
😮 From a DVD?
where can I find the full version of the San Antonio concert from 1988?
goldy
Where did this originally air? Or was it a video release?
i don't think its vivian campbell on guitars.. its totally different move and besides campbell joined whitesnakes during this time. i think its craig goldy on lead guitars..
The Lightning from Iron Maiden Somewhere in Time Tour ?
This was after Ronnie has fired Vivian Campbell and brought Craig Goldie in on guitar. Viv was an exciting player but often played beyond his capabilities and sounded off time in spots. Craigs playing was much more controlled, disciplined and in time.
Its just my opinion...but Viv was a much more tasteful player indeed. Cant take away anything from Craig for sure, but Viv was an integral part of that band..i remember being very upset when Viv was let go. The band members were not getting paid as they were promised. Viv had the balls to speak up and was unceremoniously kicked to the curb..then again Viv got into a million dollar gig with Def Leppard. Though its still hard to see Viv taking a back seat to Phil.
Thank you Dennis!! Very cool thing to say!! I appreciate that and I appreciate you!! Thanks my friend!!
Vinnie Appice is a monster!!!!!!!!!!
Jimmy Bain fucking rules
which album is this song of? I really want it! :D
The 1984 Dio album THE LAST IN LINE (it's the 1st track of the album).
Personally, I like all the live cuts of this song much more than the studio version. That.....is the power of Ronnie James Dio for you....
Vivian Campbell
o he is....
@GeorgiaGuyjlk No there isn't. We have seen the coming and passing of the embodiment of ALL that is metal. And for that we should be eternally greatful! RIP RJD
His brother, Carmine, is no slouch either. youtube that cat!
craig goldie
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who is the leaD Guitarist here/?
Где начало
Ha!! Look at the stoned out guy after the solo..
RIP May 16,2010. Jesus is Savior.
WTF 1988 ? :S
WE ROCK!
WE ROCK!