what was your first concert?

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  • curmudgeoness
    curmudgeoness Brigadoon, foodie capital Posts: 4,130
    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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  • shetellsherself
    shetellsherself New Jersey Posts: 8,835
    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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  • curmudgeoness
    curmudgeoness Brigadoon, foodie capital Posts: 4,130
    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 Dudebro
    Guy Dudebro Posts: 1,485
    The Go-Go's with The Fleshtones. Greek Theater 1981.
  • pearldavidson
    pearldavidson Posts: 1,722
    Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
  • iammine16
    iammine16 Vancouver, BC Posts: 857
    Ozzy Osbourne 1996 Vancouver

    I haven't missed Ozzy coming here since :D
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    jcckjc Posts: 91
    PJ Roseland Theater Portland 1992
  • Flyingw
    Flyingw 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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  • bat2797
    bat2797 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:
  • CDFish
    CDFish Boston, MA Posts: 173
    Haha it was The Offspring. 1994 or 1995. Fun stuff...
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  • inmyohiotree
    inmyohiotree Posts: 329
    Pink Floyd 1986 :mrgreen: what a cool mother I have. I was in 5th grade! :lol:
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  • mary justice
    mary justice Posts: 89
    David bowie.....Cleveland...1974...diamond dogs tour...awesome concert....giving away my age!!!
  • inmyohiotree
    inmyohiotree 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 justice
    mary justice Posts: 89
    Don't remember the name of it...was a smaller auditorium..any idea?? Would maybe remember the name.
  • mary justice
    mary 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!
  • Bladamus Maximus
    Bladamus 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-Exit
    Last-12-Exit Charleston, SC Posts: 8,661
    Candlebox, 1994, Aragon Ballroom, Chicago, IL
    Mother tongue opened
  • PJ212
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    New Kids On The Block at the Florida Suncoast Dome in St. Petersburg, FL. 1990. I was 10.
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  • Bladamus Maximus
    Bladamus 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 Dudebro
    Guy Dudebro Posts: 1,485
    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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