Concerts before cell phones

I was born in 1966. As of this post, that was 60 years ago. Conversely, cell phones, while they have been around quite a while, really didn’t come into the mainstream with cameras until the mid to late 1990’s and early 2000’s. That being said, going to concerts in my youth was a totally different experience. Sure, we could bring in an Instamatic camera (you young-ins might have to look that up) but the lighting (or lack of) at concerts made their use inefficient. And honestly, most of us didn’t even think about bringing one because we are going to the concert to listen, not document. At 60 I now see that as a blessing and a curse. I have fond memories of seeing bands like Van Halen, Black Sabbath, Rush, Journey, Sammy Hagar, Santana, and Deep Purple, between 1981 and 1985… memories based on the experience, the friends I was with, the music itself, and the atmosphere. But now, oh to see photos of those shows! I saw a LOT of incredible concerts back then… I am sure that between 1981 and…