Houston Had Rock Concerts to Celebrate Freeway Openings

[Montrose1100]

A co-worker told me that when he was a teenager there was a concert on the newly constructed beltway 8 near Greenspoint in the 80's.

I am posting here because I don't believe him. Anyone know of this?

[Fringe]

I don't know about near Greenspoint but there was one closer to I-10 when they opened. The Bangles were featured.

Edited August 9, 2012 by Fringe

[Pleak]

I don't know about the Greenspoint location. But here is a link where Huey Lewis played at the opening of a different section.

http://blog.chron.com/bayoucityhistory/2011/02/what-does-the-sam-houston-tollway-have-to-do-with-the-bangles/

I seem to remember a story that the opening was delayed by a day or two after the party due to beer, coke, popcorn, etc from the party solidifying on the new lanes and having to be scraped off. Probably just urban legend. Also thought Huey Lewis performed at 59S and Beltway 8 but article says it was a different section. Oh well - too many dead brain cellls.

[Firebird65]

I remember that Huey Lewis concert. It was near Greenspoint, but on the other side of I-45. My friend lived in some apartments nearby and we could clearly hear the concert from his porch.

[BIG-O]

Not sure who played, but I was there.....on beltway 8, west side of 45.....

[Brad L.]

I definitely remember Huey Lewis playing the concert on the Beltway near Greenspoint. The stage was set up on the west side of I-45. I also remember all the rats living in the drainage ditches nearby. You had to walk past them to get back to the cars. Great concert, though!

Edited August 25, 2012 by Brad L.

[Houston19514]

I went to the Huey Lewis concert. It was all free.

It was on the newly-constructed tollway section of the Beltway, just west of I-45. I did not see any rats. ;-)

Great concert and they were giving out free SunChips, which I believe were just being introduced at the time.

Edited August 25, 2012 by Houston19514