Billy Idol stole the show on Saturday as "Jack's Third Show" took the stage in Irvine. The second-to-last perfomer had the aging crowd on its feet as he belted out old favorites: "Mony, Mony," "Rebel Yell," "White Wedding," and "Dancin' With Myself."
Many fans left before the headliner, Devo, took the stage.
Other acts in attendance included the Psychedelic Furs, who opened the evening promptly at 5 p.m. Second on stage was a spirited Twisted Sister, with frontman Dee Snider looking and sounding pretty much the same as he did when he burst on to the scene in 1982 (for better or worse.)
The token female act - Deborah Harry, of Blondie - wore a keyboa
rd-inspired number that matched the pattern on the overhead video screen. Throughout her set, she only forgot the words once - which resulted in a repetitive, unintelligible ending to "Heart of Glass" (much to the confusion of the audience and her band alike).Kevin Cronin and the gang sang with all the gusto of a show at the height of their career, as REO Speedwagon brought the crowd together with an emotional "I Can't Fight This Feeling Anymore," and other favorites.
But the real entertainment of the evening had to be the crowd. There's nothing like reprising familiar classics amongst old-school "rockers" with their mustaches, parachute pants and do-rags... And I can't quite explain what's it's like to see a 40-something woman take off and toss her bra on stage. You just have to experience it for yourself.
I think Dee Snider said it best when he proclaimed: "There are a lot of fine lookin' MILFs out there tonight..."
Truer words were never spoken.
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