Your first concert?

[disillusioned1]

Mine - Summer of 1972. Deep Purple, Rod Stewart and the Faces, Iggy Pop.

[JimmyJazz]

1. The Clash - imagine that.

:P

on edit: second, third, fourth and fifth concerts, too - then I went to see the Who and the Clash!

[Patiod]

Not surprisingly

SO is a big Who fan as well as a Clash fanatic - I claim he's seen all 20 of their farewell tours.

(he's also into Peter Gabriel, Joe Jackson and Elvis Costello - I share the latter two with him, at least)

My first concert was America - I thought Dewey Bunell was cute.

[RevolutionaryActs]

13. You like The Clash? Wow... thats so weird... I never knew...

I mean, you think you know a person, and then they come out and tell you something like this.. its just so shocking.......

:+

[JimmyJazz]

23. I know! Can you believe it?

I wasn't sure if anyone around here knew and I was a little embarrassed to admit it! :7

[RevolutionaryActs]

28. I'm glad I sallowed my sip of coffee right before I clicked in this reply

I surely would have spit it onto my computer screen! :7

[webjamn]

92. If a time machine existed

the Clash would be the one band I would like to see live

[JimmyJazz]

112. They were really great live!

If you don't have From Here to Eternity, you should invest. I wish they would release more live material.

[Wickerman]

2. Nice!

Mine was 5 Man Electric Band - perhaps 1972? Signs, Signs, everywhere a sign... :eyes:

[Left Is Write]

3. Heart with John Cougar.

[shesemsmom]

146. I saw them together in Louisville Ky I think it was 1980

Were you there?I've seem Heart 2 times since

[Left Is Write]

166. I saw them at the Met Center in Bloomington, MN, in Sept of '82.

The venue where I saw them is now a parking lot for the Mall Of America.

[liberalhistorian]

4. Mine was John Denver in the

spring of 1971 in Aberdeen, South Dakota. I was all of six years old and my parents dragged me to it. I wish I'd been old enough to actually appreciate it at the time, because I subsequently became a fan of his!

[Lex]

8. I'm a John Denver fan too

and my Dad drove me 3 and 1/2 hours (one way) to see a John Denver concert when I was in my early teens.

[WritersBlock]

90. Same here, except it was my mom who did the driving.

[Guitarman]

72. JD as well - 1976

Capital Centre in Maryland

[Z_I_Peevey]

128. For John Denver fans: You won't believe what I found today.

An original oil of John Denver, done in 1975 by some anonymous fan. It's actually not bad. Done in silhouette, but you can clearly tell it is him from the glasses. It cost me a whopping ten cents at a junk store.

I can't decide whether to hang it near the music area of my home, or give it to the local music store.

[Lisa0825]

Leo Sayer!LOL!

Yep, I was 10 years old. My mom won the tickets on the radio the day I got out of the hospital for a neck injury. I luvvvvvvved Leo Sayer when I was 10! haha!

edited to add: It was in 1977.

[ET Awful]

26. All 10 year old girls in 1977 loved Leo Sayer and . . .

Sean Cassidy and Leif Garret and so on :) n/t

[RevolutionaryActs]

5. November 12th, 2002, Aerosmith, Kid Rock opened for them,

and there was this other band, Must, they were pretty cool.

My friend threw up on my shoes though, and after we got cleaned up we had to go sit in the nose bleed seats.

It still rocked hard core though! I love Aerosmith! :headbang:

:D

[dmkinsey]

6. 1976? the Doobie Brothers

n

[Jokerman]

30. Doobie Brothers '78

Indianapolis, Market Square Arena.

[johnnie]

7. Kiss Jan. of 78 (I think The Rockets opened)

I was 13 and thought it was very cool. I wish I would have seen the show you saw. I saw Deep Purple in the 80s and had to leave early because it just wasn't cutting it. Of course I am also the person who walked out of a Paul McCartney show...lol

[Rainbowreflect]

25. KISS for me as well, 1977 I think.

[Joe Power]

171. The Rockets

I loved them. The members of that band had played with almost everyone, it seemed.

[MemphisTiger]

9. Huey Lewis and the News

Okay, you can make fun of me now. I was 10 I think.

[Lisa0825]

35. I saw Huey when I was 19, so I can't laugh at you! (nt)

:hi:

[jobycom]

10. KISS, 79 or 80. I skipped church choir practice to go

This horrified some people at my church.

[asthmaticeog]

11. The Tubes.

Rundgren's Utopia opened. Willie Wilcox's drums were mounted on a motorcycle that drove itself around the stage while he soloed. Fun to talk about now, but utterly ridiculous then. Is it any wonder I turned punk shortly thereafter?

That was April of 1984 or '85, IIRC.

[Xipe Totec]

12. 1977, Yo-yo Ma with the Houston Symphony n/t

[Beware the Beast Man]

14. Megadeth, Overkill & the Necros, Pittsburgh, June 1987

Overkill and the Necros were good, but Megadeth was horrible.

[hollywood926]

15. Duran Duran, Charleston WV 1983. n/t

[hickman1937]

16. 1967 the Doors

Olympia stadium in Detroit. Unfortunatly that set the bar kind of high for future concerts.

[arcane1]

17. Shaun Cassidy

:crazy:

[ElaineinIN]

104. Me too!

In the fourth grade....did he jump through the big circle of paper and sing Da Do Ron Ron for you too?

[arcane1]

106. I have to say that yes he did

I was in, I believe, 5th grade at the time

[u4ic]

18. Hall & Oates

Toronto, I think it was 1982.

[MuseRider]

19. 1970 I think. The Turtles and

Steppenwolf in Lawrence, Kansas.

[redqueen]

20. 1982 - Jefferson Starship & 38 Special

My aunt passed me not just a wineskin, but a doob, too! :o

[Goathead]

21. The Police - Synchronicity tour

R.E.M. opened up for them

[kmla]

22. The Go-Go's, w/ A Flock of Seagulls as the warm-up act....

I was 6th row, center. (college, 1982, fall semester)

I had a celebrity crush on Jane Wiedlin. She stood in front of me the entire show. And played barefoot. She was sooooo cute....

*sigh*

[ET Awful]

24. 71 - Jefferson Airplane, Anchorage Alaska

I was 2 :)

[skygazer]

27. 1976 or 77

Emerson, Lake and Palmer. It was also the first time I did acid so I don't remember a lot about the concert except there were a lot of really cool colored lights. :hippie:

[EC]

64. was this the "Works" tour?

Saw it in Chicago at Soldiers Field, One of the Best I've Been to, Gregg Lake's voice carried on the wind from Lake Michigan was just so powerful. Last show using the orchastra, dumped them because of costs for rest of tour...

[proud patriot]

29. I was a wee one but it was Pink Floyd Dark Side Of The Moon

what can I say My parents were hippies .

The first concert I bought tickets to go
see for myself was Billy Squier "stroke me"
tour . Saga was the opening act and they rocked too.

[HuskiesHowls]

31. Neil Diamond, Dec 1966

when he only had a 3man backup band.

[Midlodemocrat]

32. Alice Cooper 1971 in Hartford, CT

[ElsewheresDaughter]

33. janis joplin

[Withywindle]

34. Pat Benatar, Greensboro Coliseum, 1981

I was 11! My parents took me. They're cool. :thumbsup: I'm not. :D

[Skittles]

36. '70. Alvin Lee, Ten Years After I think, in England

been a long time! :o

[warrens]

37. Beach Boys/Roy Orbison...I won tickets on the radio in fourth grade

[Tikki]

38. We went to so many local shows...

in the mid-60's..Paul Revere and The Raiders, The Sonics, Kingsmen,etc... even saw 'Them' at a local venue and nearly every Friday night, for one year, at a Seattle R & B Night Club in the Central District.

But I guess, the first Concert venue we went to was: a Motown Review at the Seattle Civic Center in 1967.

The Tikkis

[woofless]

39. Jefferson Airplane

1969 Pirate's World in Dania, FL. Cannot remember who played with them. Saw Grand Funk there as well.

[alpizzy]

40. Aerosmith....

Golden Earring opened at the Richfield Coliseum outside Cleveland.

I was around 13 it was 1978. Still can't believe my mom let me go.

[johnnie]

45. I was supposed to be there

I had my ticket, but for some reason the one guy's mother wouldn't drive me...she took my friends though.

[underpants]

50. I was 11 and saw the same tour in the Richmond Coliseum Richmond Va.

My mother made my 13 year old brother and I "dress up" (zip up boots, polyester pants, and a tie) seriously. A younger teacher and her boyfriend took us.

[mtnester]

123. Was this part of the World Series of Rock stuff?

I hitchiked many times back and forth to Cleveland (Richfield) from Columbus to see concerts there.

[truthbetold]

159. Same here.

'Cept I'm a real young'un...I saw em in 1996 on their Nine Lives Tour, I was 10.

[miss_kitty]

41. 1970 Crosby Stills and Nash

I had to sneak. My mom thought I would be crushed at concerts. They intro'd a new member of their band, Neil Young, that night...it cost $6.00-more than an album!

[ZenLefty]

42. David Bowie - 1975 - Radio City Music Hall

I was 5 years old.

[Redneck Socialist]

43. Twisted Sister, Ratt, Lita Ford and

Cheap Trick in 1982? I don't know what Cheap Trick was doing on the bill. The concert was held in what was essentially a gravel pit out in the sticks of NH. Heavy metal ruined me for life.

Though I must say my sixteen year old self was much impressed (yeah, that's the right word) with Lita Ford.

"I went to a party last Saturday night,
I didn't get laid but I got in a fight,
un hunh...
It ain't no big thing."

:headbang: good times, good times...:smoke: :headbang:

[CottonBear]

44. The English Beat and r.e.m. in spring 1982, Athens, GA

It was outside at UGA's Legion Field. It was free. There were thousands of young people. r.e.m. (our hometown guys) opened. Both bands were great. Everyone was dancing and having a blast.

[Cyndee_Lou_Who]

46. Cheap Trick @ Summerfest in Milwaukee, proably '79??

I was like 7.

[EC]

58. I'm in Kenosha

so we'd go to Summerfest almost every night it was on, when it was cheaper. Now we only go once usually for Tom Petty. But back in the 70's we'd go to a concert a week since we live between Chicago and Milwaukee, and they were cheaper than about $20. or so. But Summerfest was definately the party to go to (our vacation was usually the same time)for the whole 10 days...

[Cyndee_Lou_Who]

66. Petty? No kidding... I have seen him @ Summerfest almost every time

he's been there (and that's a lot). I even have a tattoo based on the Wildflowers graphic. That was one of the best things about growing up in Milwaukee area - Summerfest back in the day. Pre-Amphitheater days. When you'd wait in line all day to see Mr. Mister and Belinda Carlisle on the "main" QFM stage drinking wine coolers. Then... make the mad dash over benches and people to get the best seats when they finally opened the gates.... good times.

We've probably partied together at a show or two... :toast:

[EC]

74. Probably

The one thing about Petty's concerts is it's like a "happening" everyone knows all the words and sings, and they are all races and ages. It's like a Pilgrimage for my daughter and me. Last year we also went to see Foo Fighters and saw Moody Blues too (2003) This year just Petty.

The free stages usually have really decent acts too. There is still alot to see and do, but it is really expensive now and too much cement and cops. I liked it better when it was Hippy Haven...

[WCGreen]

47. Neil Young, Linda Rondstat with the eagles backing her up.....

1972, third row seats.....

[EC]

48. Summer of 68

Steffenwolf, actually it was more of a Pavilion dance type thing, at Majestic Hills in Lake Geneva, WI....concerts really weren't started until like 69 or so. Also, in 68 saw Dylan in a club in Maiden Lane in Chicago. Lots of little places - saw Donovan, Bryds, Human Beings, Vanilla Fudge, lots of others. First real concert was Aerosmiths "Dream On"

[Bertha Venation]

49. Amy Grant.

No shit.

[Cyndee_Lou_Who]

52. Yer shittin' me?

:crazy:

[Bertha Venation]

59. Honey, I used to be a fundamentalist evangelical Christian.

How's THAT for :crazy:?

[the Princess]

61. Funny thing - me too!

I was a Bible thumping - guilt ridden - Jimmy Swaggart watching - 3 time a week church going - Pentacostal fudamentalist evangelical Born again christian.

Amen Sistah! :)

[Bertha Venation]

67. oh, you were more serious than I was

I went to church 4 times a week, but never watched Swaggart & wasn't Pentacostal. Speaking in tongues is of the devil, sistergirl.

[the Princess]

73. IN the church I went to

Everyone aspired to speak in tongues. And our Pastor told us it was "Expected" to speak in tongues.

There was one woman who would "speak in tongues" every week and I swear this is what she sounded like:

Keedia keedia keedia keedia keedia keedia keedia keedia keedia keedia keedia keedia keedia keedia keedia keedia!!!!

LMAO

Even I didn't believe it was Angel speak. But she did it every freaking Sunday.

LOL

[Bertha Venation]

82. Sounds like a cat's name.

:silly:

[Cyndee_Lou_Who]

71. Wow... I never knew that about you. Since I am a

"person of newer registration" (the P.C. term for newbie)... there are likely hundreds of interersting nuggets of interest that I have missed. I am so amazed at the diversity of this community!

[Bertha Venation]

78. It's amazing, isn't it?

I even think DU might have a few politically liberal FECs. I doubt they come out of that closet very often, though. Probably too dangerous for them.

[Lisa0825]

102. you can't be a newbie! you have over 1000 posts!

;-)

[the Princess]

53. LOVE HER!

I saw her years ago when she was still a Christian artist. I think it was 1982 or so.

I still love her :)

[Bertha Venation]

60. She certainly had her moments in the sun, didn't she?

She was terrific back then.

[the Princess]

63. Her CD "Behind The Eyes"

from a few years bakc is one of my all time favorites of hers.

[Bertha Venation]

69. I thnk that was after I stopped listening to "that" music.

:shrug:

The last one I remember is "Unguarded."

[the Princess]

75. This is one of her Secular albums

I have:

House of Love (it's really good)

and

Behind The Eyes (the whole album is about her falling in love With Vince Gill and trying not to - it's compelling and heartbreaking)

[Bertha Venation]

80. I'm sure it wasn't easy for her to divorce Gary Chapman.

Did she & Gill fall in love while she was still married? We make fun of the RR's hypocrisy, but the fact is that they're humans too and they also make mistakes.

I never knew she did secular albums at all.

[the Princess]

121. Yes she and Vince fell in love hile they were both still married

It was HUGE Nashville scandal. When love come knockin you can't deny it.

[hfojvt]

68. Now that you mention it

I cannot remember which concert I saw first. If it was Michael W. Smith (with Kathy Trocolli) or REO Speedwagon (with Survivor). Both were in the Twin cities in 1983 or 1984, and I have seen both Smith and Survivor twice now. Survivor was in Clear Lake, Iowa a few years ago and Smith played after a KC Wizards game.

[Bertha Venation]

84. I loved both of them, too. MWS opened for Amy Grant one of the times

I saw her.

[hfojvt]

94. was he using tapes and did not have a band?

That was how my friends met him. After an Amy Grant concert, Amy was being mobbed and they were "Let's go talk to this guy". At the 2nd concert I was too far away to see if he was using the same band.

[Bertha Venation]

98. now that you mention it I think he didn't have a band

but at the time I didn't think anything of it.

Now? I'm thinking -- that sucks.

[4_Legs_Good]

51. 10,000 Maniacs and the SB County Bowl in 1989, I believe

Great show. Wish I could find a recording.

david

[AgadorSparticus]

151. they were my first concert as well and in 1989--only i saw them in

Austin at Liberty Lunch. Cool dive.

[the Princess]

54. Do I have to say? Cause I will get the Dork award.

Shit.

LOL

I was 14 and me and my best friend went to Great Adventure to see ....................Are you ready????????

The Hudson Brothers.

*LMAO

My first REAL concert was THE WHO at Madison Square Garden in 1976 - when it was - Townshend - Daltry - Entwistle and Moon!!

[Patsy Stone]

56. Girl, they were hot... n/t :)

[the Princess]

65. ROFLMAO!!!!!!!!!!!!

I was 14 what did I know! LOL

[Left Is Write]

81. I loved them!

Remember The Hudson Brothers Razzle Dazzle Variety Show?

I had the hugest crush on Brett Hudson.

[the Princess]

125. Of course I remember the show

I watched it every week - that's why we went to see them live.

I must say they were hysterical. LOL

[proud2BlibKansan]

144. Me too - The Who

1968

[6000eliot]

163. The Hudson Brothers are cool!

They were discovered by Elton John.

[Patsy Stone]

55. Linda Ronstadt - 1979

It was during her embarassing "roller disco" year. OY
That was the first time my mother let me go out on a date.

First concert I actually COUNT, however, is Devo. :)

[musette_sf]

57. The BEATLES

August 1966 at Shea Stadium, last US tour.
Opening acts included Roy Head, the Cyrkle, and maybe the Ronettes or the Shirelles, I know it was some girl group.

I was 12, my Dad took me, and it was unforgettable. (Dad enjoyed it too.)

[greendog]

62. J. Geils Band and Golden Earring

Halloween Night, 1975 - Indianapolis Fairgrounds Colosseum.

[ashmanonar]

70. RHCP

what can i say, i'm a young'un! :D...2 years ago, at the quad state? i dun remember the arena too well, the haze was thick in that stadium...:smoke:

[Zensea]

76. Louis Armstrong, 1967

first rock concert 1973
One long long night with David Bromberg, Tracy Nelson and Mother Earth, Ramblin' Jack Elliot, Doc & Merle Watson, Joan Baez, the Byrds, Nitty Gritty Dirt Band and Earl Scruggs Family.

[AwakeAtLast]

77. Rick Springfield!

I was 9 or 10 at the time.

[jackelope72]

79. *coughcough*DebbieGibson*coughcough*

I'm so ashamed.

But then again, it was 1989 and I was in high school, so...

[NickiWitch]

88. Wow!

That took cajones to admit to that! Good for you!

[jackelope72]

101. Admitting which part?

The fact that I went to a Debbie Gibson concert, or the fact that I was in high school in 1989?

[Lisa0825]

103. heh, you can't help when you were born!LOL

[seemunkee]

83. Hendrix - Baltimore Civic Center

1970

[Greyskye]

85. The TUBES - 1980'ish

In a little whole-in-the-wall in Sacramento CA. I remember I climbed up on a support pole about 10 feet from the stage, and had the best spot in the house. :evilgrin:

"And a baby's arm, holding an apple."

[mitchum]

86. T Rex, Buddy Miles, Ohio Players (1974)

[NickiWitch]

87. Genesis...

when Peter Gabriel was the lead singer! I was about 5 and I was sitting between my parents and everyone was passing around joints. I got a major contact high and all I wanted was a hot dog.

They also brought a blow-up doll on stage that made me laugh the entire concert...that is, until I passed out on my moms lap.

Ah, the good ol' days. :)

[CO Liberal]

89. 1971 - Fillmore East, NYC, John Sebastian & Jethro Tull

Believe it or not, it was a field trip with my Humanities class.

[webjamn]

91. 1983 Bowie, Madness and the Go-Gos at Angel Stadium

Bowie and Madness were great and the Go-Gos got booed off the stage.

[Texasgal]

93. New Order

1983 Austin Coliseum.

[steely]

95. Alman Bros - Steel Pier, AC, NJ

then later, Alice Cooper w/ Tanya Tucker, Hunstville, Alabama, '74.

It was all Dead (the boys) after that.

[maveric]

96. John McGlauthlin and the Mahavishnu Orchestra, backed by Leo Kotke.

1973, University of Lowell MA. Small venue though.
The next weekend I saw Jethro Tull in Boston Garden. One of the best concerts I have ever sen.

[motely36]

97. Dan Fogelberg

When I was in High School

[Zenaholic]

99. Grateful Dead - Hampton, VA 3/20/86

And many many many more times after that.

"One more time from start to end
I'd like to take that ride again."

[progressoid]

100. Stones - 1981. That was their last tour wasn't it?

[Greyskye]

105. It was ONE of their 'last' tours.

Of course, I think they've had 3 or 4 of those. I saw them on a "last tour" November 5, 1989 (I have a wall-of-ticket-stubs) at the Oakland Stadium, and I'm pretty sure there was at least one more tour after that.

[Debbi801]

107. LOL. Mine was Sean Cassidy.

[kittycat1164]

108. Hangs head in shame

and whispers
the Bay City Rollers

[TOhioLiberal]

132. Ooooooh me too...

...it was 1975 or '76. I just loved them; seems a little embarassing now, eh? :shrug:

no flames please :7

[Left Is Write]

172. Don't be ashamed.

"At the good old rock and roll road show I gotta go
Saturday night, Saturday night
Gonna rock it up, roll it up, do it all, have a ball
Saturday night, Saturday night...."

[rug]

109. Ike and Tina Turner at the Electric Circus in 1968

[FarLeftRage]

110. One word

Woodstock... :hippie:

[kittycat1164]

111. had to rub it in huh?

:cry:

[FarLeftRage]

115. I was just answering the thread's question...

I'm sorry, I didn't mean it that way :hug:

[kittycat1164]

118. lol yours was Woodstock....

I can't say what mine was again, I'm too embarrassed. lol

[FarLeftRage]

122. I saw what yours was

No need to be embarrassed.
They were cool at that time...

I liked a couple of the their songs, never saw them in concert tho.

[Dzimbowicz]

113. 1973, Alice Cooper, with front row seats

[crimson333]

114. 1983 .38 special and eddie money

[arkie dem]

116. Blue Oyster Cult,& Kansas ...74

[shanti]

117. elton john at the hollywood bowl - september 1973

GREAT SHOW!

[yardwork]

119. I think it was the Grateful Dead in 1981 but I'm not sure

To be honest, there are several years back there that kind of run together in a blurry sort of way....

[mtnester]

120. KISS..March 1976

St. John's Arena, Columbus, Ohio

[SHRED]

124. 1971 Rolling Stones

San Diego Sports Arena

Stevie Wonder opened.

[ikojo]

126. The Osmonds at the Illinois State Fair

sometime in the early 1970s...I was a KID so I cannot be held responsible!

[aQuArius]

143. Don't worry, I grew-up with the Osmond kids

Long story, but my parents got to know the two oldest Osmond boys who are deaf (so is my sister). So, we spent plenty of time getting to know the Osmonds (yikes!).

[Liberal_Andy]

127. 1970 CCR

next one 1971 WHO

[DS1]

129. Overkill

[RetroLounge]

130. Pink Floyd, 1977 Soldier Field in Chicago

Animals Tour. They played the entire Animals album, the entire Wish You Were Here album, and ended with Time from DSOTM.

It was heaven, stoned, immaculate.

RL

[Orsino]

131. Cate Bros./Sea Level

ca. 1977

Remember "Union Man"? The Cate Brothers played a show in my hometown, with Sea Level (Allman Brothers' Chuck Leavell--get it?) opening.

[arkie dem]

150. Earl Cate still performs locally,

I think his band is still called the Cate Brothers.I Don't know if Ernie Cate still plays.

[Revillusion1]

133. Bon Jovi and Cinderella

I was 16...thought I'd died and gone to heaven...:eyes:

[hollywood926]

147. GREAT CONCERT! I saw it in a big field near Columbus, Ohio...

50,000 fans. Weed everywhere. Probably my favorite concert of all time (not my first, though).

[Revillusion1]

148. The Cajun Dome in Lafayette, La here...

Also lots of weed...not sure how many fans...like I said...lots of weed...;-)

[MrSlayer]

134. Led Zeppelin age 5.

My uncles took me to the Zeppelin concert instead of babysitting me at home as they were supposed to. All I really remember is that it was loud, I wanted to know why the girls had no shirts on and what that funny smell was. I still have the ticket stub, $9 to get in.

First concert I went to intentionally was KISS in 1977 on the Love Gun tour, my dad took me.

[MarieP]

135. Herman's Hermits...ok I'm dating myself.

Waco, Texas approximately 1963.

[charlyvi]

136. The Beatles....

Chicago Amphitheater, 1964, I think, but maybe 1963.

[gollygee]

137. Adam Ant

My husband says his was Stevie Nicks

[shesemsmom]

138. 1977

Summer Jam
Foriengner, Steve Miller, Rush
What a great Day!!!!!:party: :toast: :bounce: :evilfrown: :wow: :beer: :thumbsup: :)

[Not_Giving_Up]

139. The Monkees 1987

Weird Al Yankovic opened for them with "Like a Surgeon"

I was 14 at the time.

[youngred]

140. Woodstock 1999

My mother took my 16 yo self, gf, best friend and best friend's gf.

[aQuArius]

141. New Kids on the Block 1989

I know, I know, I'm hanging my head in shame. But to my credit, my second concert was to see the Beatles immitation group "1964", in 1991.

[Dastard Stepchild]

158. ooohhh... me too, me too!!

With MY FATHER! :headbang:

[NashVegas]

142. 1977 - Peter Frampton - and it was horrible in so many ways ....

1. I attended with my sister (10 years older than I). We smoked a bowl or two with some guys in the seats behind us (total strangers) and when the lights went down, one of them started groping me. When I told my sis, instead of turning around and confronting them, she decided we'd get up from our floor seats and go find someplace else to sit (aisle steps).

2. Said sis would wave her hands and scream "Peter! Peter!" at the top of her lungs everytime he faced the direction of the section we were in. *cringe*

3. While walking around the arena, I passed my big high-school crush / dreamboat - on a date with my #1 nemesis.


In retrospect, I wish I'd been able to stay in the floor seat and enjoy the groping.

[loudestchick]

145. Van Halen--1984 w/ diamond Dave!

My date was drunk and high...I had to drive home in his manual transmission car...I'm pretty sure I killed his tranny!

[blue neen]

149. Eric Clapton and Santana

Pittsburgh, 1975. It was the Derek and the Domino days, and they were the opening act for Santana! The guitar gods were out in force that night. <sigh> I wish I could live that night all over again!!!! :o:

[RoyGBiv]

152. Shawn Cassidy

Don't even know if I spelled that correctly.

Hated it.

[tyedyeto]

153. Can I even remember???????

Back in the late 60's I saw the Youngblood's in a freebie concert in a park in Bezerkley. Wow!!! brings back the memories. <BIG SMILE>

[njdemocrat106]

154. June 1995

Chris Duarte Group, Bad Company, and (gulp) Ted Nugent. I was only 14.

[48pan]

155. Would You Believe Woodstock?

Honest to God. I lived in small-town New Hampshire and had just graduated from high school. We went to Woodstock because the drinking age in NY was 18.

[Mayberry Machiavelli]

156. The Kinks, Capital Centre (Landover, MD). Late 70's.

Fun days!

[Spirochete]

157. 1971 - Creedence Clearwater Revival

Memorial Coliseum, Portland

[tuvor]

160. Split Enz, 1981 Waiata Tour, Jubilee Auditorium, Edmonton.

I thought I smelled burning grapefruit rind in the air.

[ralps]

161. The Beatles in Milwaukee, WI in 1963 or 1964.

I was 8 or 9 at the time so I'm not real sure of the year. I do remember sitting way up in the stands.
:hi:

[Liz_Estrada]

162. 1970 - The Association

or was it 1971? I'm gettin' old and forgetful, kids.
The Auditorium at Ind. Univ., Bloomington. A gift from my big sister!

[6000eliot]

164. Mid '70s

UFO and Cheap Trick with Patti Smith. Cool show.

[LeftPeopleFinishFirst]

165. Styx

Except I was 5 and my dad dragged me because at this point they were playing half empty arenas in upstate new york...

All I remember is really hating it and asking them to take me home. :(

The first "concert" I remember going to is Britney Spears. Then NSYNC. Yeah. LAUGH IT UP. I didn't know any better.

[roenyc]

167. back in the early mid 60's

Murry the K and all the top motown sounds of the time. for $2.50 at the FOX theatre in Brooklyn we would get to see about 10 acts.
i was really little about 6 or 7 and my mom would make my older sisters take me!! lol

4 tops
the temptations
the supreems
the shireells
little stevie wonder - doing fingertips.
Dionne Warwick
of course the ronnetes (murry the k's dancing girls)
the rightous brothers
the times
and so many more. it was a great experience and i was lucky to be exposed to it. started my love for music and respect for it.

[canichelouis]

168. Around 72-73

Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention with a back up opener of Delaney and Bonnie!!!!!!! I was young!

[NoPasaran]

169. 1974 Steve Miller Band

with Electric Light Orchestra and James Cotton Blues Band.

El Paso, Texas. I think the tickets cost five bucks.

[Joe Power]

170. I was 6 years old in 1967

My hippy uncle took me to see Sam the Sham and the Pharaohs. By the time I was 8 he'd also taken me to see Herman's Hermits and Paul Revere and the Raiders (during their long hair and fringed buckskin days).

I didn't get to another concert until 1977 when I saw Yes.

[stevedeshazer]

173. The Beatles

August 1965

[Wilber_Stool]

174. I ferget the year but

it was at a teen club in Clearwater, Florida and we saw Sam the Sham and the Pharaohs.

[Maestro]

175. 1981

Loverboy, Ozzy, Foreigner Jam in New Orleans!!!!!!!!!!!!!