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    curmudgeonesscurmudgeoness Brigadoon, foodie capital Posts: 3,254
    Harry Chapin. I was eight years old. And as Ed said, it was the first time I ever smelled... something I've smelled a number of times since then.
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    shetellsherselfshetellsherself New Jersey Posts: 8,783
    pjradio wrote:
    Evensteven wrote:
    Pearl Jam Atlanta 1994


    wow!...all downhill from there

    My thoughts exactly! Just listened to that boot last week. Crazy good!
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    curmudgeonesscurmudgeoness Brigadoon, foodie capital Posts: 3,254
    Flyingw wrote:
    Howard Jones 1985 with Animotion opening up...And yes, I have a few regrets about this. Eighties. Fuck.

    Oh, c'mon. Howard Jones had some great pop tunes. But -- Animotion? Was that the "Obsession" song? :shock:
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    Guy DudebroGuy Dudebro Posts: 1,349
    The Go-Go's with The Fleshtones. Greek Theater 1981.
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    pearldavidsonpearldavidson PA Posts: 1,356
    Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
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    iammine16iammine16 Vancouver, BC Posts: 779
    Ozzy Osbourne 1996 Vancouver

    I haven't missed Ozzy coming here since :D
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    jcckjcjcckjc Posts: 91
    PJ Roseland Theater Portland 1992
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    FlyingwFlyingw Brantford Posts: 443
    curmudgeoness wrote:
    Flyingw wrote:
    Howard Jones 1985 with Animotion opening up...And yes, I have a few regrets about this. Eighties. Fuck.

    Oh, c'mon. Howard Jones had some great pop tunes. But -- Animotion? Was that the "Obsession" song? :shock:

    Yep - or better yet, it was the theme to Fashion Television back in the day. :fp:
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    bat2797bat2797 Posts: 69
    My first concert was the Jackson 5 victory tour at comiskey park in Chicago. 1984... :fp:

    For what it was...it was pretty cool. I remember they had this light thing shaped like a hand that Michael danced under.pretty advanced for he day so it was a cool experience. Went with a friend and his mother. We were the shit back then cause we went. Now it's almost like a dark secret to keep locked in my closet. :lol:
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    CDFishCDFish Boston, MA Posts: 173
    Haha it was The Offspring. 1994 or 1995. Fun stuff...
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    inmyohiotreeinmyohiotree Posts: 329
    Pink Floyd 1986 :mrgreen: what a cool mother I have. I was in 5th grade! :lol:
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    mary justicemary justice Posts: 89
    David bowie.....Cleveland...1974...diamond dogs tour...awesome concert....giving away my age!!!
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    inmyohiotreeinmyohiotree Posts: 329
    mary justice wrote:
    David bowie.....Cleveland...1974...diamond dogs tour...awesome concert....giving away my age!!!
    Cleveland rocks......was it at the old Richfield coliseum that's where I saw Floyd in 86
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    mary justicemary justice Posts: 89
    Don't remember the name of it...was a smaller auditorium..any idea?? Would maybe remember the name.
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    mary justicemary justice Posts: 89
    Wait..was it near a racetrack of some sorts?? Back then Cleveland was like a million miles away for us country folks!
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    Bladamus MaximusBladamus Maximus Paris TN Posts: 277
    jonsey30 wrote:
    When I was 8 years old, summer of '92, my 19 year old sister wanted to take me to a concert, and gave me the choice between Van Halen or Def Leopard. I chose Def Leopard because Ugly Kid Joe was opening and I loved Cat's In the Cradle and I Hate Everything About You (great song still). Man do I regret that choice; Van Halen would have been so much better!

    I saw Def Leppard/UKJ on that tour when they came to Alpine Valley. I saw VH that year, also. You're right about them being the better show!

    My mom took my sisters and me to my first concert, it was The Bangles in 1986 at Summerfest in Milwaukee. After the show, we got to see Dana Carvey do stand up on some tiny little stage. He was hilarious. This was at the height of his SNL career. Lots of Church Lady bits. :lol:

    My first real rock show was Pantera, Megadeth, and Skid Row at Alpine Valley in '92. \m/ :twisted:

    First PJ show was Summerfest 95, the same venue as the Bangles show! LOL
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    Last-12-ExitLast-12-Exit Charleston, SC Posts: 8,661
    Candlebox, 1994, Aragon Ballroom, Chicago, IL
    Mother tongue opened
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    PJ212PJ212 Posts: 811
    New Kids On The Block at the Florida Suncoast Dome in St. Petersburg, FL. 1990. I was 10.
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    Bladamus MaximusBladamus Maximus Paris TN Posts: 277
    Last-12-Exit wrote:
    Candlebox, 1994, Aragon Ballroom, Chicago, IL
    Mother tongue opened

    I was at this show, too(small world) :wave: Candlebox was awful. Pretty sure they were all drunk. The Flaming Lips played, too, that night.
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    Guy DudebroGuy Dudebro Posts: 1,349
    mary justice wrote:
    Wait..was it near a racetrack of some sorts?? Back then Cleveland was like a million miles away for us country folks!
    It was at The Public Auditorium. Kind of an interesting read on wikipedia about that tour. Looks like you saw the early part before he scrapped the Diamond Dogs set. Great album. My favorite from Bowie.
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    ryph raphryph raph Posts: 887
    Fourteen years old. March 15, 1978, Cleveland Music Hall [3,000 seats] Black Sabbath w/Ronnie James Dio, and Van Halen as the[then unknown] opening band. Been hooked ever since. :mrgreen:
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    ryph raphryph raph Posts: 887
    mary justice wrote:
    David bowie.....Cleveland...1974...diamond dogs tour...awesome concert....giving away my age!!!


    :mrgreen:
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    ryph raphryph raph Posts: 887
    morgie2 wrote:
    The Kinks- 1981. Promoting their album "Give The People What They Want". It had the song "Better Things" on it!


    This tour was awesome ! The kinks were one of the best live bands. :mrgreen:
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    PJ212PJ212 Posts: 811
    concertaholicshirt wrote:
    With family: Liberace @ Garden State Arts Center

    Amazing. My favorite post in this thread. :D
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    a little bittersweeta little bittersweet Posts: 18
    Madonna 1985 at The Universal Amphitheater the Beastie Boys were the opener.
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    themrpearljamthemrpearljam Posts: 305
    First concert with family -- Elvis 1974 Tarrant county convention center - Ft. Worth Tx.
    On my own -- Aerosmith -- Nazareth was the backup & kicked their asses cuz they were strung out back then . 1977 Tarrant county convention center - Ft. Worth tx.
    Wanted to go to Led Zeppelin 4-1-77 at Dallas convention center , friends went but not me , do have one 8*10 photo of Jimmy Page using violin bow on his Les Paul & one 8*10 of Robert Plant with John Bonham in background , security guard in between stage & barricade took the pictures and sold them for $8 bucks a piece
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    Mamasan23Mamasan23 Posts: 16,380
    Twisted Christmas 2 - in '95 maybe? With White Zombie, Silverchair, Alanis Morisette, Porno For Pyros, Goo Goo Dolls, The Nixons, Oasis, and I don't even remember who else :lol:
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    Sheets Of ClaySheets Of Clay Posts: 278
    September 11, 1995 in Nashville

    R.E.M. with Radiohead opening
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    bootlegger10bootlegger10 Posts: 15,542
    First concert: Lynyrd Skynyrd and Peter Frampton - June 1998

    Saw Pearl Jam later that month.
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    jason_94jason_94 Toledo, OH Posts: 1,872
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    BLACK35 wrote:
    Aerosmith (Pump tour, so around early 90s) with SkidRow as opening band at the Skydome In Toronto


    My 1st show was this same tour!

    A lot of Cleveland people on this thread (which is where I grew up)!



    1st show - Aerosmith July 2, 1990 at Blossom (Cleveland) - Black Crows opened

    2nd show - Iron Maiden Feb 5, 1991 Richfield Coliseum (Cleveland) - Anthrax opened

    3rd show - Guns N' Roses June 5, 1991 Richfield - Skid Row opened

    Other highlights:

    - G N' R / Metallica 7/26/1992

    - Van Halen 1993

    - Pink Floyd Cleveland Stadium 5/26/1994

    - NIN 8/29/1994 Nautica

    - Mike Watt 5/4/1995 (w/EV) & Foo Fighters opening

    - The Ramones May 21, 1995

    - Bob Dylan 1997

    - Beastie Boys 8/14/1998

    Plus another 80+ shows in between and after those a lot of which were great shows!


    Not to mention my 1st PJ show on 3/22/1994 & one of my greatest shows ever on 9/21/1996!
    Post edited by jason_94 on
    3/22/94 Cleveland, OH
    9/21/96 Toronto, ON
    8/26/98 Cleveland, OH
    5/09/10 Cleveland, OH
    9/03/11 East Troy, WI PJ20
    9/04/11 East Troy, WI PJ20
    7/19/13 Chicago, IL Wrigley Field
    10/11/13 Pittsburgh, PA
    10/12/13 Buffalo, NY
    12/06/13 Seattle, WA
    10/16/14 Detroit, MI
    10/17/14 Moline, IL
    8/20/16 Chicago, IL Wrigley Field
    8/22/16 Chicago, IL Wrigley Field
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