I saw Dio in concert in Anchorage in about 1985 at the ripe of 15 with @deathcow and a couple others. The next day we wore our Dio shirts to school as badges of awesomeness. I'm pretty sure the opening band was Ratt. For some reason, lots of metal bands made their way to Alaska in the '80s. I think it was a stopover before Japan. The scene was pretty much like this:



I have good memories of listening to Dio on actual vinyl albums on dark winter nights.