1988-06-18 KROQ, Los Angeles, CA, USA

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This is the "A Concert For The Masses" broadcast. KROQ was broadcasting live from the Rose Bowl the entire day. This consists of on stage introductions, interviews with all the acts on the bill (Wire, Thomas Dolby, O.M.D. and Depeche Mode), and the KROQ DJ's. This broadcast gives an alternate perspective to this show, which would become the 101 show. It was also the 10th Birthday Concert for KROQ. DJ's and KROQ staff heard on this broadcast include Richard Blade, Jed The Fish, Ramondo, Swedish Egil, Doc On The Roq, Lewis Largent, Rodney Bingenheimer, Dusty Street, Scott Mason and the late Rick Carroll (the then-program director of KROQ).

Thomas Dolby said right after his performance in this broadcast: "It was a blast, actually. It was the most fun I've had since Live Aid, which was about 105.000 people. [This concert] is certainly among the biggest [concerts that I've played]. Actually, I think that, after Wembley stadium, this was like, "I like intimate, little gigs, you know? Just 70.000 people...""

Paul Humphreys, also right after OMD's concert: "Well, it was an amazing show. It really was amazing. I mean, to have like, 65.000 or 70.000 people, I don't know how many are out there, going crazy, it was just a great experience, because it was our biggest show that we've done in America so far. It was great to see the crowd go so wild. I mean, it's really hard to get up there without any kind of lights, because it was daylight throughout our entire show. And to get up there and and so that, without any lights at all, just with the music, it was great to be able to do that. It was pretty hot but I was too hassled to even notice how hot it was out there. I mean, we walked out there on stage, and we got loads of computers up there and there had been a spike down the mains, and all the computers were all messed up, all our programs were all wiped, so for the first four or five numbers, myself and Martin, the other keyboard player, were just living on our nerves, trying to programme up, and we're busking parts on different keyboards, till we managed to get the old programme run back up again! By the time we hit "If You Leave" [the old programme ran back up again]. Myself and Martin were programming back up again for the whole show, so we were really busking it there, for a while!"

Duration: 1:24:33

Audio

[Music starts playing]

[0:00-0:15] Richard Blade: Oh yeah, they're like, "Come on, we want to go to the Rosebowl." Hi, this is Richard Blade at KROQ FM, Pasadena, Los Angeles. And we are here at the Rosebowl, we're going to be telling you what's going to be happening. I'm in the press box right now looking across the stadium, and it looks absolutely fantastic. The weather's going to be perfect for the concert.

[0:16-0:44] Richard Blade: It's nearly sold out, there are some tickets left at Ticketmaster, so go to Ticketmaster before you come to the Rosebowl to enjoy the music of KRQQ played by Depeche Mode, OMD, Thomas Dolby, and of course, Wire. The whole, uh, show is gonna be given to you with updates from KROQ; keep it on KROQ.

[0:45-0:50] Music playing

[0:51-1:03] Richard Blade: It's Rock in the 80s and 90s, KROQ. Coming to you live from the Rosebowl in Pasadena, Depeche Mode is going to be playing here tonight. Mr. Portman is now on the scene as well.

[1:03-1:11] Mr. Portman: I cannot believe the scene; just absolutely amazing! Folks, if you get down here, it looks like the US Festival or something like that.

[1:13-1:26] Richard Blade: It's gonna be great. Now there are some good seats, just opened up this morning, about 1,000 seats left at Ticketmaster outlets. Go down there, say KROQ sent you. Alright, KROQ.

[1:27-1:31] Music playing

[1:32-2:03] Richard Blade: Alright, KROQ FM, we are here at the Rosebowl. I want to say hello to you, hi! [Unnamed person]: "Now we're on, now we're on." [Blade] Yeah, it's KROQ. We are here live at the Rosebowl with a Concert for the Masses, Depeche Mode, Wire, OMD, and Thomas Dolby coming up. Want to say hello to you and good morning; wake up to Freddy Snateson, whose alarm clock radio has just gone off to KROQ. Now, uh, here with us is Paul. Now before we talk about the concert, tell us a little about Loveline, which is happening on Sunday night.

[2:04-2:33] Paul: Boy, this is just like the morning show; we got Doc here, but we're only on till 1:00. {laughs} [Blade] "But we don't got any coffee, that's the difference." Yeah, that's true, but Loveline, Sunday night, it's 11:00 at night until 2:00 in the morning. We'll help you with your weekend love problems, I'm sure a lot of you coming out to the Rosebowl will encounter some love difficulties before the night's over. And, um, tonight, I mean, excuse me, tomorrow night when we do have Loveline, Mark Price, who is Skippy of Family Ties, is gonna be our guest Love Doctor, so Skippy will be on!

[2:34-3:00] Richard Blade: Alright, starting tomorrow night at 11:00, call in with your love problems. Now if you have traffic problems, make sure you keep on KROQ today, particularly if you're going to the Rosebowl. Because we have our traffic expert with us in the press box, here is [Blade and Doc together], the Doc on the Roq!

[3:01-3:20] Doc on the Roq: And there's no problem right now, but we'll tell you good ways to get through Pasadena if you've never been to the Rosebowl before. I haven't been here before for a concert, watching the setup, the t-shirts vendors, the sound vendors, and all the people at work. It's gonna be a trip, so see you all out here this afternoon.

[3:21-3:30] Paul: You know, I was gonna mention one thing Doc, I came up from Orange County, the 5 Freeway today, if you're coming up the 5, it is absolutely packed with traffic.

[3:32-3:39] Doc on the Roq: Yeah, there was a accident in East LA, right where the 5 turns into the Golden State north. [unspecified person] "East LA!" Up, up here in Pasadena, it's okay.

[3:40- Richard Blade: Okay, now in Pasadena at the Rosebowl

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