What Was Your First Concert?

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  • Bentleyspop
    Bentleyspop Craft Beer Brewery, Colorado Posts: 11,452
    Led Zeppelin 2/10/75 Capital Centre Landover, MD

    Been downhill ever since

    Kidding 
  • brianlux
    brianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 43,664
    goldrush said:


    My first show just had its 30 year anniversary a few days ago - July 11th, 1993

    Neil Young with Booker T & The MGs, supported by Pearl Jam, James, Teenage Fanclub, and 4 Non-Blondes.

    All for £22.50 plus bus fare  =)

    Neil has the audio of his set streaming on NYA so I’ve been able to relive it a few times too.

    An excellent beginning to a concert resume!
    "It's a sad and beautiful world"
    -Roberto Benigni

  • josevolution
    josevolution Posts: 31,684
    edited July 2023
    Bentleyspop said:
    Led Zeppelin 2/10/75 Capital Centre Landover, MD

    Been downhill ever since

    Kidding 
    Nice! The days when crazy idiots would bring fireworks to indoor shows, I remember someone lighting a Roman candle at the show I was at we were at the very last row up top so it was safe for us. Then in 77 @MSG were up in the 400’s and def saw people throwing M80’s down into the crowd and actually Plant stopped the show and said I firecracker or M80 almost hitting Page  they were ready to walk off stage 

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  • GlowGirl
    GlowGirl New York, NY Posts: 12,122
    Bentleyspop said:
    Led Zeppelin 2/10/75 Capital Centre Landover, MD

    Been downhill ever since

    Kidding 
    I saw so many shows at the Cap Centre when I was in high school. I could never bring myself to call it USAir Arena. 
  • JimmyV
    JimmyV Boston's MetroWest Posts: 19,600
    Van Halen, 1993 at Great Woods. Sammy Hagar on vocals and Vince Neil opening. 
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  • dudeman
    dudeman Posts: 3,162
    Grateful Dead. I was 15 years old.
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  • Gern Blansten
    Gern Blansten Mar-A-Lago Posts: 22,250
    Kiss....1983 Creatures of the Night tour. The drum riser sat on a tank turret.

    First tour without Ace 
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  • clayton12
    clayton12 Athens, GA Posts: 374
    Limp Bizkit/1999/Atlanta and........it blew my 8th grade mind.
  • Spiritual_Chaos
    Spiritual_Chaos Posts: 31,488
    edited July 2023


    Neil Young & Crazy Horse in 2001, with The Black Crowes opening.

    Had an amazing sounding boot of it (with the cover above). It's up on NYA now also. 2001 was a great tour.


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  • tempo_n_groove
    tempo_n_groove Posts: 41,474
    F Me In The Brain said:
    Great White, opener was Whitesnake.  1988, maybe?  It was awesome, I was totally into Whitesnake and had a blast.
    Do you remember if Steve Vai was with them at this time?
  • tempo_n_groove
    tempo_n_groove Posts: 41,474
    mvw said:
    Chaka Khan 
    Comiskey Park
    1981 or 1982
    Muffin The Mule said:
    Iron Maiden @ Queensway Hall, Dunstable 
    Killers Tour
    February 24 1981
    Tickets were £3.50. I went to see them last week at the O2 and they were £90.
    These two are amazing concerts.  You got to see the great Chaka Khan when she was starting her solo career.

    Then you have another that got to see the original Maiden lineup w Di'anno on vocals.  Cool as hell.
  • tempo_n_groove
    tempo_n_groove Posts: 41,474
    AC/DC July 1991 with LA Guns opening.

    They opened with Thunderstruck and I couldn't make out the song until about halfway through as the crowd was ridiculously loud.
    Then you had that damn bell that Brian hit w a sledge and was LOUD as hell.
    To end the show and ruin my hearing some more, the cannons for Those about to Rock went off...

    What a show.

    Whole lotta Rosie they had a huge inflatable woman that Brian suckled, lol.
  • jarfitz1
    jarfitz1 Indianapolis Posts: 58
    Also Aerosmith.  Around '94.  Megadeth opened.  I just remember all beer sales were cut off as soon as Aerosmith hit the stage.  Me and my buddy were quite pissed.  Good show, but why are you cutting everyone off just because you may be an alcoholic?
  • 23scidoo
    23scidoo Thessaloniki,Greece Posts: 19,996
    The Godfathers, '93 or '94..
    Athens 2006. Dusseldorf 2007. Berlin 2009. Venice 2010. Amsterdam 1 2012. Amsterdam 1+2 2014. Buenos Aires 2015.
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  • JOEJOEJOE
    JOEJOEJOE Posts: 10,825
    Gern Blansten said:
    Kiss....1983 Creatures of the Night tour. The drum riser sat on a tank turret.

    First tour without Ace 
    I saw the L.A. show on this tour....Motley Crue opened.
  • JOEJOEJOE
    JOEJOEJOE Posts: 10,825
    23scidoo said:
    The Godfathers, '93 or '94..
    By my calculations, the Godfathers are somewhere between work and death........probably closer to work!
  • May 30th
    May 30th Posts: 1,892
    My parents took my brother and I to Philosopher Kings.  

    First concert I bought tickets to, was Our Lady Peace and Everclear were the openers. 
  • cutz
    cutz Posts: 12,258
    The Cars(Greg Kihn Band opened)
    Philly
    Spectrum
    Aug. 1979
  • tempo_n_groove
    tempo_n_groove Posts: 41,474
    JOEJOEJOE said:
    Gern Blansten said:
    Kiss....1983 Creatures of the Night tour. The drum riser sat on a tank turret.

    First tour without Ace 
    I saw the L.A. show on this tour....Motley Crue opened.
    You saw Vintage Crue.  This was just before Shout came out.
  • CM189191
    CM189191 Posts: 6,927
    Q101 Twisted Xmas

    December 1, 1996
    Rosemont Horizon, Rosemont, IL

    Bloodhound Gang
    Fiona Apple
    Gravity Kills
    Korn
    Limp Bizkit
    Sheryl Crow
    Stabbing Westward
    The Wallflowers
    Violent Femmes
    Weezer

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