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JOEJOEJOEJOEJOEJOE Posts: 10,786
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Mine was the J. Geils Band in Los Angeles in 1980 (before they hit it big on MTV).  I was 14 and took the bus both ways.  It wasn't until later in the year that we were able to get friends' parents to drive us to shows!
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  • mookeywrenchmookeywrench Posts: 6,005
    edited July 2023
    Aerosmith's 1994 tour. Nosebleed seats with my Dad in 6th grade. Came across the oddest smelling cigarette smoke during Dream On.

    https://www.setlist.fm/setlist/aerosmith/1994/target-center-minneapolis-mn-3bd77c58.html
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  • Merkin BallerMerkin Baller Posts: 12,447
    edited July 2023

    Genesis, 1992. My brother took me for my 15th birthday. 

    They played Domino.  :D 
  • F Me In The BrainF Me In The Brain this knows everybody from other commets Posts: 31,719
    edited July 2023
    Great White, opener was Whitesnake.  1988, maybe?  It was awesome, I was totally into Whitesnake and had a blast.
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  • josevolutionjosevolution Posts: 31,000
    JOEJOEJOE said:
    Mine was the J. Geils Band in Los Angeles in 1980 (before they hit it big on MTV).  I was 14 and took the bus both ways.  It wasn't until later in the year that we were able to get friends' parents to drive us to shows!
    Saw them late 70’s in small theater here on Long Island it was a great show not my 1st show but it was great! My 1st real concert in an arena was Led Zeppelin 1975 Nassau Coliseum 
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  • brianluxbrianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 43,266
    I usually regard December 29, 1965, Beach Boys, Jackie Lee, and Mitch Ryder and the Detroit Wheels at the Circle Star Theater in San Carlos, CA, as my first full concert but I also saw a fairly brief performance by The New Christie Mistrals in 1959 at the unveiling of United Airlines first commercial Douglas DC-8.  Man, that was a while ago.
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  • ST66483ST66483 Posts: 858
    First real concert was Lollapalooza 94 - great introduction to seeing live music!
  • ZoSoTimZoSoTim Posts: 1,227
    10/25/88
    Van Halen
    OU812 tour
    Rosemont Horizon
    Face value was $18.50 for floor seats about 15 rows back
    Dallas, TX (November 15, 2013)
    Chicago 1 (August 20, 2016)
    Chicago 2 (August 22, 2016)
    Ft. Worth 1 (September 13, 2023)
    Ft. Worth 2 (September 15, 2023)
  • CROJAM95CROJAM95 Posts: 10,703
    Green Day Nassau coliseum 1994, 14 years old… I’ve been to concerts before, 1st without parents

    saw them again in 1995 as my 2nd show
  • goldrushgoldrush everybody knows this is nowhere Posts: 7,744


    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.
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  • GlowGirlGlowGirl New York, NY Posts: 11,892
    Rush - Moving Pictures tour - my friend’s older sister took us. Tickets were $9.50. I still have the ticket stub. 
  • LoujoeLoujoe Posts: 11,256
    AC/DC. Maybe fly on the wall tour? Loved those cannons on the stage. Pretty sure I banged my head the whole show. Brorher took me with his friends. 
    First of many. Blessed life.
  • dogmattdogmatt Napa, CA Posts: 121
    The Police August 1983 Day on the Green Oakland, CA
    Openers were The Fixx, Madness, Thompson Twins and Oingo Boingo.  Good times.
    2003 - Las Vegas
    2006 - Las Vegas    ,  San Francisco I
    2013 - Oakland
    2022 - Oakland
    2024 - Sacramento    , Napa
    2025 - Nashville 2
  • JeBurkhardtJeBurkhardt Posts: 5,221
    Day On The Green Oakland Coliseum Foreigner, Loverboy, Scorpions, Iron Maiden July 18, 1982
  • mvwmvw Posts: 1,699
    Chaka Khan 
    Comiskey Park
    1981 or 1982
  • pledgeagrievancepledgeagrievance Posts: 2,874
    Flaming Lips
    Stone Temple Pilots
    Butthole Surfers @ Roseland Ballroom NYC 1992
  • Muffin The MuleMuffin The Mule Amersham, Bucks Posts: 505
    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.
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  • BLACK35BLACK35 Hanover, Ontario Posts: 22,931
    It was early 90s sometime. But was Aerosmith (Pump Tour) with Skid Row as opener  at the Skydome Toronto
    2005 - London
    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
  • eeriepadaveeeriepadave West Chester, PA Posts: 42,853
    this one

    8/28/98- Camden, NJ
    10/31/09- Philly
    5/21/10- NYC
    9/2/12- Philly, PA
    7/19/13- Wrigley
    10/19/13- Brooklyn, NY
    10/21/13- Philly, PA
    10/22/13- Philly, PA
    10/27/13- Baltimore, MD
    4/28/16- Philly, PA
    4/29/16- Philly, PA
    5/1/16- NYC
    5/2/16- NYC
    9/2/18- Boston, MA
    9/4/18- Boston, MA
    9/14/22- Camden, NJ
    9/7/24- Philly, PA
    9/9/24- Philly, PA
    Tres Mts.- 3/23/11- Philly. PA
    Eddie Vedder- 6/25/11- Philly, PA
    RNDM- 3/9/16- Philly, PA
  • GlowGirlGlowGirl New York, NY Posts: 11,892
    Loujoe said:
    AC/DC. Maybe fly on the wall tour? Loved those cannons on the stage. Pretty sure I banged my head the whole show. Brorher took me with his friends. 
    First of many. Blessed life.
    I saw that tour. That was my only AC/DC show. Those were the days when the whole venue could be GA - sit where you want anywhere. There was a mad crush when the doors opened. I was surprised it didn’t turn into a Cincinnati Who situation. Luckily no one got hurt. I totally understand why they don’t do that anymore.
  • F Me In The BrainF Me In The Brain this knows everybody from other commets Posts: 31,719
    GlowGirl said:
    Loujoe said:
    AC/DC. Maybe fly on the wall tour? Loved those cannons on the stage. Pretty sure I banged my head the whole show. Brorher took me with his friends. 
    First of many. Blessed life.
    I saw that tour. That was my only AC/DC show. Those were the days when the whole venue could be GA - sit where you want anywhere. There was a mad crush when the doors opened. I was surprised it didn’t turn into a Cincinnati Who situation. Luckily no one got hurt. I totally understand why they don’t do that anymore.
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    Those were different times, for sure.

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  • BentleyspopBentleyspop Craft Beer Brewery, Colorado Posts: 11,226
    Led Zeppelin 2/10/75 Capital Centre Landover, MD

    Been downhill ever since

    Kidding 
  • brianluxbrianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 43,266
    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!
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    -Roberto Benigni











  • josevolutionjosevolution Posts: 31,000
    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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  • GlowGirlGlowGirl New York, NY Posts: 11,892
    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. 
  • JimmyVJimmyV Boston's MetroWest Posts: 19,524
    Van Halen, 1993 at Great Woods. Sammy Hagar on vocals and Vince Neil opening. 
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  • dudemandudeman Posts: 3,143
    Grateful Dead. I was 15 years old.
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  • Gern BlanstenGern Blansten Mar-A-Lago Posts: 21,713
    Kiss....1983 Creatures of the Night tour. The drum riser sat on a tank turret.

    First tour without Ace 
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  • clayton12clayton12 Athens, GA Posts: 373
    Limp Bizkit/1999/Atlanta and........it blew my 8th grade mind.
  • Spiritual_ChaosSpiritual_Chaos Posts: 31,320
    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_groovetempo_n_groove Posts: 41,016
    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?
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