What was your first concert?

[Kire]

I saw the Beach Boys with my parents at a County Fair when I was 6 or 7, but that's not what I meant. What was the first concert you went to by yourself (i.e. without parents...not without friends, but that counts too if it's the case).

Mine was Anthrax and Iron Maiden at the Meadowlands, 1990. I wasn't even a big fan of Maiden, I was a huge fan of Anthrax. I saw them again with Alice in Chains, Slayer and Megadeth (Clash of the Titans) at Madison Square Garden later in the year. Flavor Flav and Chuck D did Bring Da Noize with Anthrax for the finale. It was great.

[notadmblnd]

1. Jethro Tull

can't even remember the year.. late seventies?

[progmom]

2. Jacksons Victory Tour

Toronto
October 6, 1984
(I have a weird memory for dates)

I dragged my uncle there.


First concert with no family? Duran Duran, Ahoy Arena, Rotterdam. May, 1987.

[bbernardini]

3. Rush, maybe?

I could be wrong, but it might have been Rush on the "Roll The Bones" tour.

[Hosnon]

4. M.C. Hammer. I was young and fell asleep - I knew something was up:) nt

[Cary]

5. Bette Midler

I think. It was a charity performance and I went with my parents. She was awesome. All over the place. Must have been around 1972.

[Wickerman]

6. 5 man electric band

state fair. They were late, I had to leave before they did Signs. Forgettable.

[cabbage08]

7. Judas Preist Early 80s

[Momgonepostal]

8. Simple Minds and Shreikback in about 1985 in Oakland, CA

I was a huge Simple Minds fan at the time and had a great time. I went with one friend.

[SouthoftheBorderPaul]

9. Whoo hoo!!!

Maiden was my first concert too! 1987. Somewhere in Time Tour maybe? Or was it Powerslave? Not too sure but I saw the tour in '90 with Anthrax too!

[Texasgal]

10. I saw

Foreigner on their 4 tour.

Funny to think about that now, they were so cheesy!

JUKE BOX HEEEEEEEEERO!!! heh heh... makes me laugh!

[Rick Myers]

11. America and Bread

Oh, the pain!!!

[jobycom]

12. Kiss, 1979, Biloxi. I skipped church choir practice to go

Did NOT go over well with my churchmates, for some reason.

[enigmatic]

13. Cinderella Backstreet

w/ Peter Laughner, at a BBQ in 1975. I miss him very, very much.

[Strawman]

14. Billy Idol wsg The Cult

Pine Knob, Clarkston, MI. I think that was in 1987. I think The Cult released Electric in 1987.

[madrchsod]

15. the man in black-1962

[underpants]

16. Aerosmith/Golden Earring ('78 Richmond) we had to dress up

A teaching friend of my mom's took us. My mother said that you just don't go out without wearing nice clothes (polyester pants, dress shirt, tie, zip up boots) which wasn't TOO bad for me but my 13 year old brother must have been dying.

[toey]

17. Milli Vanilli

Yes, I know I know.

[no name no slogan]

18. The Bee Gees, 1979

I was ten years old, and they were at the height of their disco power. They wore white polyester leisure suits and had a 40+-piece orchestra. Hell of a show for a 10-year-old!

My first "solo" concert (where I went without parental supervision) was Black Sabbath, on the "Born Again" tour in 1982. It was the one album/tour they did with Ian Gillan (Deep Purple's singer). Queit Riot opened for them.

Believe it or not Sab's stage set was STONEHENGE. This was a year or two before Spinal Tap. And yes, it looked really cool!

[grace0418]

19. The J. Geils Band. I was thirteen.

I went with my best friend and her parents drove us.

[Wetzelbill]

59. Yes!

[MN ChimpH8R]

20. The Original Mahavishnu Orchestra

in 1973. I must have been 17. Unbelievably powerful and LOUDER than could be imagined. John McLaughlin was playing his white, inlaid Rex Bogue doubleneck electric through two Marshall stacks. Billy Cobham was something amazing to see. One of the all time great drummers.

wOOt!

[blindpig]

32. man, yeah!

saw that act in Central Park NYNY for $2 in 8/72. One of the best shows ever.

[stlsaxman]

75. Wow! I saw that line-up twice!

First was the Inner Mounting Flame tour and then when they did Between Nothingness And Eternity...

I was 15 in '73 so i musta been 14 when I first saw them....

Those concerts changed my life.

[flakey_foont]

21. Jefferson Airplane

Balmer, MD

[Taverner]

22. Kiss in 1977

Mind you, I was seven years old. My cousin was babysitting us, and he took me to the show.

At the time I LOVED all things Kiss. Even had the makeup kit.

[KurtNYC]

23. The Ike and Tina Turner Review

at the Aud in Buffalo from the second row -- so close the Ikettes sweat was hitting us.

[Dhalgren]

24. Foghat.

It was their first tour after Brownsville Station broke up...

[On the Road]

25. I Don't Even Remember What Year it Was

I heard Johnny Cash and June Carter with my unclde at the Ohio State Fair.

[bowens43]

26. The Who - 1973

[stlsaxman]

78. AH- Quadropenia!

What a GREAT show THAT was!

on edit- yeah Lynard Skynard opened and they got "WHOOOO"'d off the stage-
they played for 20 minutes and half of that was "Free Bird" hahahah

[Left_Winger]

27. Alice Cooper - 1974

[GoddessOfGuinness]

28. National Symphony

in an all-Tchaikovsky program when Antal Dorati was the Music Director.

Romeo and Juliet Overture
Violin Concerto with Eugene Fodor
Symphony #5

I was in high school, but I can't remember whether I was a junior or a senior.

[dbonds]

29. Kiss - Destroyer Tour in Bham.

1977 I believe, or around then.

[mandog]

30. Led Zeppelin in 1977

Kingdome Seattle - I was deaf for days.

[MercutioATC]

31. Night Ranger/38 Special at Blossom in Cleveland

[Nosmo King]

33. Elton John at the Syria Mosque in Pittsburgh

back in 1972 or 73. His "Levon" album was just out, but he wasn't. Demin workshirt, wire rim glasses and a black grand piano. By 1975 he was in ostrich feathers, sequins and platform shoes. Pity.

[blindpig]

34. Rolling Stones, Baltimore Civic Center 1969

Not their best show. In a total perversion of reality BB King was the warm-up act.

[Catfight]

35. John Cougar Mellencamp, early 80's. nt

[fhqwhgads]

36. first concert...

pretty sure my first concert (based on the op's definition) was live (the band) at what was then the garden state arts center in 1995.

[Trigger Hippie]

37. New Kids on the Block

:cry:

:blush:

[GalleryGod]

38. The Beatles.

Philadelphia Civic Center. '65

[ikojo]

63. Braggard!

Could you hear anything they were singing? I've heard that back in the 60s concerts didn't last very long. Do you remember how long the Beatles performed?

[Greyhound]

39. Colorado Sunday #? in '77.

Can't remember much about it (blotter), but I do remember Lynyrd Skynyrd rocked.:headbang:

[u4ic]

40. Hall & Oates

Maple Leaf Gardens, 1982.

[Lumily]

41. Elvis Presley, 1976, Greensboro Coliseum, NC.

I was six years old, and went with my mother and great, great Aunt.

[youspeakmylanguage]

42. Aerosmith...

:-(
I'm such a dork...

[warrens]

43. Beach Boys/Roy Orbison

Won tickets on the radio.

[Spirochete]

44. Creedence Clearwater Revival

at Memorial Coliseum in Portland, 1971 (I think)

[khashka]

45. Alice Cooper

and he sang "Only Women Bleed" and I fell in love with him.


Khash.

[greendog]

46. J. Geils/Golden Earring ...halloween night 1975

n/t

[leftofthedial]

47. The Beatles

Frankfurt, Germany

[m_welby]

48. The Who - 1974

At least I think it was '74, maybe it was '73. I was 13 and I went with my cousin to the show. Totally unbelievable lasershow (for the time) and I got to hear all their music (I had only been familiar with Tommy until then).

That was my first experience with 'contact high' which basically 'second hand smoke'.

My parents were so clueless to let me go to the who (general admission).

[Felix Mala]

49. Heart, with special guest The Joe Perry Project

[trackfan]

50. Queen 1978

at the Fabluous Forum

[Emops]

51. My dad and I like the same kind of music

So we've been to a lot of concerts together that I would've otherwise went to alone.

In fact, the first show I saw by myself wasn't until last year. I saw Yes at the Palace of Auburn Hills in Michigan. Drove all the way from SW Ohio the day of show and went home the next day.

[Bluzmann57]

52. First one without parental supervision

Believe it or not, Black Oak Arkansas, with Ruby Starr. Hillbilly metal. I still like the band to this day, although quite frankly, I don't even know if they exist anymore. First one ever, my dad took me to see Mason Proffit. In reality, he kinda took himself, he just wanted company, so the college kids wouldn't think he was weird. They didn't and a good time was had by all.

[seemunkee]

53. Emerson Lake and Palmer's first US tour 1971

I was 14 and went with my brother and his friend.

[Orsino]

54. The Cate Bros./Sea Level ca. 1977 n/t

[mac56]

55. The Allman Brothers Band with Charlie Daniels as the opener.

Fall of 1973.

[drumwolf]

56. I saw the band Boston in 1987

during the summer between high school graduation and heading off to college.

Funny thing was that at that point I was just starting to get into punk rock, and the next summer I saw Ramones, Henry Rollins and Butthole Surfers all live.

[all.of.me]

57. Beatles 1966 Shea Stadium

I was 12.

[Wetzelbill]

58. Garth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood Great Falls, MT State Fair 1991

[ikojo]

60. Donny Osmond and the Osmond Brothers at

the Illinois State Fair in '73 or '74.

[JLuckey]

61. Jimi Hendrix

Univ. of Toledo, late 60's never the same after that one.

[dhinojosa]

62. The Coasters at Knotts Berry Farm in 1984.

Why the hell I remember that, I have no idea.

[Lone_Star_Dem]

64. Mine was Iron Maiden back in 1987

I was front row even.

[GOPisEvil]

65. Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band - 1983, I was 15.

[Beaverhausen]

66. The Carpenters. But the one that changed my life was Bonnie Raitt

with Muddy Waters opening. Good god!

[catzies]

67. Donovan, followed closely by Woodstock. I was 7; mom's a hippie

:hippie:

[madinmaryland]

68. Pure Prairie League - 1979

It was free, so what the hell!

[taught_me_patience]

69. 1986 Run DMC and Bestie Boys

but the best concert was Rolling Stones at Aloha Stadium 1998 (I think).

[fricasseed_gourmet_rat]

70. Better Than Ezra, 1998

I believe I was just shy of my 14th birthday.

[kwassa]

71. Olatunji and his Drums of Passion, then Pete Seegar, then Luther Allison

all because I grew up in a college town and we went to whatever was playing. Late 60s.

all of these concerts were great.

I started listening to R&B because of Allison; he was a great bluesman, but did amazing send-ups of R&B classics during his encore, like "Knock on Wood" and "Who's making Love To Your Old Lady". He converted me.

Pete Seeger was oversold, and they put up folding chairs onstage. I sat three feet away from him while he performed, and could read the writing on his banjo about how "this machine kills fascists" ...

Olatunji had thirteen drummers, nothing else for two hous, and was fabulous. Santana's "Jingo Rock" is was, er, borrowed from Olatunji's "Jingo La Ba", a couple of years later.

later did Woodstock. A few more people were there.

[Initech]

72. Cypress Hill's Smoke Out in 1998

Before that, I really had never been to a real concert. It was quite fun since there were over 100 acts playing on three different stages. Some of the more memorable performances were from System Of A Down and Pennywise.

[Kire]

73. holy shit, 69 replies

I posted this and forgot about it this afternoon. I had company right about then.

[wovenpaint]

74. A little embarrassing.......

The Monkees-BUT guess who opened for them-Jimi Hendrix!!! :wow: (of course, we had no clue yet...)

Am I redeemed? (BTW, I was VERY young, it was a birthday present for me and 2 friends from my parents.....)

[immoderate]

76. Dave Brubeck about 1960.

No offense, but I wouldn't be able to tell the difference between Anthrax and Iron Maiden.:hide:

After that, my friends dragged me to a Murray the K rock and roll show at the Brooklyn Paramount. The act I remember best was the Isley Brothers, "Shout" and "Twist and Shout"

--IMM

[stlsaxman]

77. Taj Mahal, It's A Beautiful Day and Genya Ravan w/ Baby

all on the same bill. we walked home from gradeschool crossing the St. Louis U. campus and at the gymnasium saw the poster for Taj Mahal (we had "The Nat'chul Bues" album at home and LOVED it!) and asked someone if we helped set up chairs idf we could stay for the show and they said- "sure c'mon in"...

the we mentioned above are me and my little brother.

Second concert was The Who/Blues Magoos/Herman's Hermits... The Who blew 'em off the stage.

[spacelady]

79. Aerosmith opened by Nazareth circa '76-'77. n/t

[TOhioLiberal]

80. In the dorkiness catagory...

...I got you all beat! My first concert was the Bay City Rollers in 1975. :hide: :yoiks: