From Bruce Springsteen’s iconic three-hour sets to Prince reinventing pop stardom with his androgynous energy, the ’80s delivered some of the most unforgettable and electric concerts in history.

The happiest concert in the world.

There's something almost mythological about the backstage world of an 80s pop concert. The decade was louder, bigger, and stranger than most, and what happened behind the curtain often matched the ...