What was the first Seattle band you saw in concert at a Seattle venue?

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Pap Serres, Greece Posts: 29,976
edited April 2021 in Other Music
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  • GlowGirl
    GlowGirl New York, NY Posts: 12,126
    I saw the Murder City Devils at a club when I visited a friend of mine in Seattle in the late 1990s.
  • JOEJOEJOE
    JOEJOEJOE Posts: 10,827
    First Seattle band I saw in Seattle was PJ in December 2013

    First ever show in Seattle was Ministry/L7 in 1999 at the Paramount.
  • tempo_n_groove
    tempo_n_groove Posts: 41,526
    I saw The Beatniks in 1995.  They were a local cover band that had a good following.
  • mr bungle
    mr bungle Posts: 1,424
    Pearl Jam at the Mercer arena 1993.  I've been hooked ever since
  • Zod
    Zod Posts: 10,909
    If we count the Gorge as Seattle (which I do, because George, WA has like 200 people, so obviously it's main draw is from people in Seattle).

    I think it was Lolla '96.   RATM, Ramones, Devo, Metallica, Soundgarden - So I guess Soundgarden would be the first.

    If we don't count the Gorge, then it's Pearl Jam's 2nd show at Memorial Stadium in '98.


    I'm missing Seattle shows a lot.  Given that I live in Vancouver Island, I travel to either Vancouver or Seattle for bigger shows.   I much prefer Seattle.    The last show I saw in Seattle was the Stones in 2019 (which is also my last stadium/arena sized concert) :(
  • 1ThoughtKnown
    1ThoughtKnown Posts: 6,155
    edited April 2021
    Zod said:
    If we count the Gorge as Seattle (which I do, because George, WA has like 200 people, so obviously it's main draw is from people in Seattle).

    I think it was Lolla '96.   RATM, Ramones, Devo, Metallica, Soundgarden - So I guess Soundgarden would be the first.

    If we don't count the Gorge, then it's Pearl Jam's 2nd show at Memorial Stadium in '98.


    I'm missing Seattle shows a lot.  Given that I live in Vancouver Island, I travel to either Vancouver or Seattle for bigger shows.   I much prefer Seattle.    The last show I saw in Seattle was the Stones in 2019 (which is also my last stadium/arena sized concert) :(
    I would be in the camp that doesn’t count George, WA as Seattle. If it is you may as well count Calgary as Edmonton or vice versa. It’s over two hours away. Not exactly a suburb lol. 

    For reference. My house to downtown Edmonchuck:

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  • Zod
    Zod Posts: 10,909
    1ThoughtKnown said:
    Zod said:
    If we count the Gorge as Seattle (which I do, because George, WA has like 200 people, so obviously it's main draw is from people in Seattle).

    I think it was Lolla '96.   RATM, Ramones, Devo, Metallica, Soundgarden - So I guess Soundgarden would be the first.

    If we don't count the Gorge, then it's Pearl Jam's 2nd show at Memorial Stadium in '98.


    I'm missing Seattle shows a lot.  Given that I live in Vancouver Island, I travel to either Vancouver or Seattle for bigger shows.   I much prefer Seattle.    The last show I saw in Seattle was the Stones in 2019 (which is also my last stadium/arena sized concert) :(
    I would be in the camp that doesn’t count George, WA as Seattle. If it is you may as well count Calgary as Edmonton or vice versa. It’s over two hours away. Not exactly a suburb lol. 

    For reference. My house to downtown Edmonchuck:


    Yah, but it's a Seattle venue. There's like 200 people that live in George, WA.  The concerts are obviously not for them.   Seattle is the only major population centre anywhere near it.

    Calgary and Edmonton are different.  There big enough to host their own shows.  George, WA isn't and hosts shows for Seattle, ergo a Seattle venue :)
  • Loujoe
    Loujoe Posts: 11,782
    1ThoughtKnown said:
    Zod said:
    If we count the Gorge as Seattle (which I do, because George, WA has like 200 people, so obviously it's main draw is from people in Seattle).

    I think it was Lolla '96.   RATM, Ramones, Devo, Metallica, Soundgarden - So I guess Soundgarden would be the first.

    If we don't count the Gorge, then it's Pearl Jam's 2nd show at Memorial Stadium in '98.


    I'm missing Seattle shows a lot.  Given that I live in Vancouver Island, I travel to either Vancouver or Seattle for bigger shows.   I much prefer Seattle.    The last show I saw in Seattle was the Stones in 2019 (which is also my last stadium/arena sized concert) :(
    I would be in the camp that doesn’t count George, WA as Seattle. If it is you may as well count Calgary as Edmonton or vice versa. It’s over two hours away. Not exactly a suburb lol. 

    For reference. My house to downtown Edmonchuck:

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  • 1ThoughtKnown
    1ThoughtKnown Posts: 6,155
    In all fairness, Tacoma and Everett are as close as Seattle.  Spokane is about 15 minutes closer. Coeur D’ Alene is only 15 minutes farther than Spokane. Wenatchee is 45 minutes away. 

    The Gorge is actually a regional event venue. People meet in the middle. 

    PJ has played in Spokane and George is actually closer to Spokane than Seattle. Therefore, Seattle is not the only major population centre near it and your argument falls apart there. I’ve never heard anyone say they saw a band at “the Gorge in Seattle”.    
  • HughFreakingDillon
    HughFreakingDillon Winnipeg Posts: 39,586
    hopefully in the future it will be PJ.....
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  • halv
    halv Posts: 715
    Mudhoney at the Crocodile Cafe 
  • 2-feign-reluctance
    2-feign-reluctance TigerTown, USA Posts: 23,462
    I’ve been to Seattle, but music was not on the agenda back in April 2002. 
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  • 1ThoughtKnown
    1ThoughtKnown Posts: 6,155
    Loujoe said:
    1ThoughtKnown said:
    Zod said:
    If we count the Gorge as Seattle (which I do, because George, WA has like 200 people, so obviously it's main draw is from people in Seattle).

    I think it was Lolla '96.   RATM, Ramones, Devo, Metallica, Soundgarden - So I guess Soundgarden would be the first.

    If we don't count the Gorge, then it's Pearl Jam's 2nd show at Memorial Stadium in '98.


    I'm missing Seattle shows a lot.  Given that I live in Vancouver Island, I travel to either Vancouver or Seattle for bigger shows.   I much prefer Seattle.    The last show I saw in Seattle was the Stones in 2019 (which is also my last stadium/arena sized concert) :(
    I would be in the camp that doesn’t count George, WA as Seattle. If it is you may as well count Calgary as Edmonton or vice versa. It’s over two hours away. Not exactly a suburb lol. 

    For reference. My house to downtown Edmonchuck:

    Get your records out I'm comming over!!
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  • Pap
    Pap Serres, Greece Posts: 29,976
    HughFreakingDillon said:
    hopefully in the future it will be PJ.....
    :wink:
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  • E-G-A-G
    E-G-A-G Posts: 249
    Pearl Jam Key Arena 9/16/96 was my first show in Seattle.

    PS - Gorge is NOT IN SEATTLE. Not even close.
  • Zod
    Zod Posts: 10,909
    Obviously the gorge isn't physically in seattle, but it is a seattle venue.   Seattle's the biggest closest population centre.  The Seattle area has something like 4 million people and spokane has a few hundred thousand.

    The majority of people that go to gorge shows are from the seattle area, but yes, people travel from other areas too.

    If seattle wasn't a few hours drive away, there wouldn't be enough people to warrant having a venue there. 
  • E-G-A-G
    E-G-A-G Posts: 249
    edited April 2021
    You should change your name to Rand McNally. If it's so obvious that it's not in Seattle, as you say, why are we still talking about it?
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  • JH6056
    JH6056 Posts: 2,437
    I think my 1st ever shows at all in Seattle were Bumbershoot '93 or '94, and the 1st band definitely from Seattle I remember seeing was Sky Cries Mary... and I remember liking them a LOT.
  • Zod
    Zod Posts: 10,909
    E-G-A-G said:
    You should change your name to Rand McNally. If it's so obvious that it's not in Seattle, as you say, why are we still talking about it?

    I dunno, why are you so determined to keep arguing it's physical location opposed to the market it serves?
  • HughFreakingDillon
    HughFreakingDillon Winnipeg Posts: 39,586
    looking at a map it looks to me like it serves several communities, so I wouldn't personally attribute it to seattle exclusively. 
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