What Was Your First Concert?
JOEJOEJOE
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Mine was the J Geils Band in 1980 (I was 14 years old!)
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2009 - Toronto
2010 - Buffalo
2011 - Toronto 1&2
2013 - London, Pittsburgh, Buffalo
2014 - Cincinnati, St. Louis, Detroit
2016 - Ft. Lauderdale, Miami, Ottawa, Toronto 1
2018 - Fenway 1&2
2022 - Hamilton, Toronto
2023 - Chicago 1&2
2024 - Las Vegas 1&2
I was old for my first concert - I was in grade 12. My parents wouldn't let me go when I was younger than that, it was really unfair and stupid (and uncharacteristic - my parents weren't that strict. I think it was because they had some weird fantasy in their heads about what concerts were like, and it was really really bad, lol). Especially considering how much I missed at that particular time, including Pearl Jam. However, it made it so my first concert was Pink fuckin' Floyd, which is pretty rad!! To this day, so many concerts later, it is still the most spectacular show I've ever seen. Their "presentation" can't be beat!
I waited in line for many hours for those tix, and we were about 6 people away from reaching the TM booth when it sold out. Oh man, what a bummer.... And then they announced the second show! Yay!
Stone Temple Pilots
Flaming Lips
yes Butthole Surfers was the headliner.
Roseland Ballroom, NYC 91-92
even if I look and act really crazy.
Prague Krakow Berlin 2018. Berlin 2022
EV, Taormina 1+2 2017.
I wish i was the souvenir you kept your house key on..
St. Paul 2014 • Mexico City 2015 • Philadelphia II 2016 • Ottawa 2016 • Amsterdam I & II 2018 • Wrigley Field II 2018 • Phoenix 2022
Apollo Theater 2022 • Chicago I 2023 • Baltimore 2024
2003 - Champaign, IL
2006 - Chicago, IL 1 & 2
2007 - Chicago, IL Lollapalooza
2009 - Chicago, IL 1 & 2
2010 - St. Louis, MO
2011 - East Troy, WI 1 & 2 (PJ20 Destination Weekend)
2012 - Atlanta, GA, Missoula, MT
2013 - Chicago, IL (Wrigley Field), Dallas, TX, Oklahoma City, OK
2014 - St. Louis, MO, Tulsa, OK, Moline, IL (No Code, IL), Saint Paul, MN, Milwaukee, WI (Yield, WI)
2016 - Greenville, SC (Vs, SC), Raleigh, NC, Columbia, SC, Boston, MA (Fenway Park 1), Chicago, IL (Wrigley Field 1 & 2)
2022 - Nashville, TN, St. Louis, MO, Oklahoma City, OK, Phoenix, AZ, Las Vegas, NV
2023 - St. Paul, MN 2, Fort Worth, TX 2, Austin, TX 1, and Austin, TX 2
2014 - Soundgarden Tinley Park, IL (with Nine Inch Nails)
2017 - Soundgarden Dallas (cancelled) RIP Chris Cornell
2023 - Jerry Cantrell Milwaukee, WI
I was 17. It was everything my parents were concerned about, and everything I hoped for. Lots of hippies, weirdos, and substances. Chris Robinson was a total mess. Smoked too much crappy weed, had my first go with mushrooms and ended up sleeping in my car in a truck stop. At the time I thought it was very rock n roll.
Made it to the rail and then got smooshed and whisked out. Was 16, small, it was blistering hot, and I had consumed far too many beers
I took a breather and headed back in. It was a memorable experience.
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Vegas 93, Vegas 98, Vegas 00 (10 year show), Vegas 03, Vegas 06
VIC 07
EV LA1 08
Seattle1 09, Seattle2 09, Salt Lake 09, LA4 09
Columbus 10
EV LA 11
Vancouver 11
Missoula 12
Portland 13, Spokane 13
St. Paul 14, Denver 14
July 1993 Finsbury Park, London
Neil Young with Booker T & The MGs
Pearl Jam
James
Teenage Fanclub
4 Non Blondes
all for the princely sum of £22.50!!!
So, I guess technically the first band I saw live would be 4 Non Blondes... but the day got a whole lot better after that!
(Jeff Tweedy, Sydney 2007)
“Put yer good money on the sunrise”
(Tim Rogers)
(Jeff Tweedy, Sydney 2007)
“Put yer good money on the sunrise”
(Tim Rogers)
my first show was in 1979...
where's @brianlux when i need him?
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1996: Ft Lauderdale
1998: Birmingham
2000: Charlotte, Tampa
2003: Tampa, Atlanta, Phoenix
2004: Kissimmee
2008: West Palm Beach, Bonnaroo, Columbia
2010: MSG2
2012: Music Midtown
2014: Memphis
2018: Wrigley 1, Fenway 1
2022: Nashville
2023: Ft. Worth II
Cumberland County Civic Center, Portland, ME
And looking up the Wiki article on it makes me laugh. A tour that encompassed 6 months or so had the exact same 17 song setlist, (sans 1-2 songs). Hilarious. I know a lot of bands do that, but it's still funny.
I was 15, my brother brought me for my birthday.
Domino was otherworldly.
Stone Temple Pilots
Meat Puppets
Jawbox
1994- Tallahassee Leon County Civic Center
I was hooked after this. there was even a purple horse wandering around outside the arena.
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1995- New Orleans, LA : New Orleans, LA
1996- Charleston, SC
1998- Atlanta, GA: Birmingham, AL: Greenville, SC: Knoxville, TN
2000- Atlanta, GA: New Orleans, LA: Memphis, TN: Nashville, TN
2003- Raleigh, NC: Charlotte, NC: Atlanta, GA
2004- Asheville, NC (hometown show)
2006- Cincinnati, OH
2008- Columbia, SC
2009- Chicago, IL x 2 / Ed Vedder- Atlanta, GA x 2
2010- Bristow, VA
2011- Alpine Valley, WI (PJ20) x 2 / Ed Vedder- Chicago, IL
2012- Atlanta, GA
2013- Charlotte, NC
2014- Cincinnati, OH
2015- New York, NY
2016- Greenville, SC: Hampton, VA:: Columbia, SC: Raleigh, NC : Lexington, KY: Philly, PA 2: (Wrigley) Chicago, IL x 2 (holy shit): Temple of the Dog- Philly, PA
2017- ED VED- Louisville, KY
2018- Chicago, IL x2, Boston, MA x2
2020- Nashville, TN
2022- Smashville
2023- Austin, TX x2
2024- Baltimore
I was 12 years old and went with my best friend and his older sister and her friends. Great night!