I remember, sometime before this concert, a concert-goer colleague of mine coming to my office all ecstatic. He told me Soft White Underbelly was going to be playing at the Agora in Hartford. I shrugged and said I never heard of them to which he responded that they were Blue Oyster Cult. Turning on the radio to listen for ticket info they were indeed being billed as Soft White Underbelly. We got tickets and it was a fantastic show. My only complaint was that it was a ballroom; a huge room devoid of seats. We had gotten there early and the band didn't start until almost midnight so it was a long evening of standing. Was it worth it? Oh hell yeah.

Savoy Brown was the 2nd supporting act for Deep Purple. On the night of this concert Savoy Brown's opening set was phenomenal. Deep Purple, however, started off playing only songs from their latest album, "Burn." The crowd, wanting to hear more older songs, started chanting "Savoy Brown." At some point either a concert-goer or roadie started climbing a speaker tower and it toppled onto the stage, destroying some speakers and amps and starting a small fire which was quickly extinguished. Deep Purple left the stage, without finishing the set list, while the chants for Savoy Brown continued. After a short while, Savoy Brown returned to the stage and finished the night with an unforgettable performance.