What Was Your First Concert?

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  • Robbert
    Robbert Rotterdam, the Netherlands Posts: 1,054
    Fun Lovin Criminals
  • JOEJOEJOE
    JOEJOEJOE Posts: 10,825
    tempo_n_groove said:
    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.
    I got to see them at the Whisky 'a go go in Hollywood right before they released their first album on an indie label.  Also saw Metallica open for Saxon at the same venue....the good old days of Sunset Strip metal!
  • joe159
    joe159 Decatur, IL. Posts: 329
    Peoria, IL May 1995
    White Zombie
    Rev. Horton Heat
    Melvins
  • Poncier
    Poncier Posts: 17,894
    cutz said:
    The Cars(Greg Kihn Band opened)
    Philly
    Spectrum
    Aug. 1979
    Mine was The Cars at Boston Garden Dec 1980
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  • brianlux
    brianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 43,664
    Spiritual_Chaos said:


    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.



    First show was NY and Crazy Horse?!  Man, that is a killer way to start a concert resume.  Nice!
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  • GB281198
    GB281198 Virginia Posts: 631
    First show was Alabama and Charlie Daniels Band went with my mom I was 9. It was back when you could smoke indoors and I remember my mom made the woman in front of us put out her cigarette. 
  • Loujoe
    Loujoe Posts: 11,759
    ^Doesn't seem that long ago. I guess it was. Did you get the devil went down to Georgia? Probably a blast of a show.
  • F Me In The Brain
    F Me In The Brain this knows everybody from other commets Posts: 31,823
    JOEJOEJOE said:
    tempo_n_groove said:
    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.
    I got to see them at the Whisky 'a go go in Hollywood right before they released their first album on an indie label.  Also saw Metallica open for Saxon at the same venue....the good old days of Sunset Strip metal!
    That must have been fun!
    I saw plenty of music on the strip, but 10 years too late for this.
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  • F Me In The Brain
    F Me In The Brain this knows everybody from other commets Posts: 31,823
    tempo_n_groove said:
    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?
    I don't think he was with them then....not 100%, though.
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  • GB281198
    GB281198 Virginia Posts: 631
    Loujoe said:
    ^Doesn't seem that long ago. I guess it was. Did you get the devil went down to Georgia? Probably a blast of a show.
    It was 38 years ago I'm sure he played it just don't remember. Only things I remember is the woman smoking and the singer for Alabama spinning around while singing.
  • ZoSoTim
    ZoSoTim Posts: 1,290
    JOEJOEJOE said:
    tempo_n_groove said:
    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.
    I got to see them at the Whisky 'a go go in Hollywood right before they released their first album on an indie label.  Also saw Metallica open for Saxon at the same venue....the good old days of Sunset Strip metal!
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  • tempo_n_groove
    tempo_n_groove Posts: 41,474
    Loujoe said:
    ^Doesn't seem that long ago. I guess it was. Did you get the devil went down to Georgia? Probably a blast of a show.
    Uneasy Rider is the correct answer...
  • tempo_n_groove
    tempo_n_groove Posts: 41,474
    CM189191 said:
    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
    KROQ had Weenie Roast and Almost Acoustic Christmas shows that were packed like this w awesome bands.  In 94 or 95 Sublime played and Bradley was the king of Kinkos at the time and made like 200 Backstage passes for all their friends and inundated the show w their peeps, lol.

    VERY cool list of bands to see!!!
  • eddiec
    eddiec Posts: 3,959
    My first concert was a local band named Violet Fox. Circa 1985. They played in a movie theater that had a small stage. My friend's mom dropped us off and picked us up after.

    I had no idea who they were, and the only reason I still remember it was that the lead singer kept chanting, 'Violet Fox, fuckin' rocks!'
    I was probably around 14 at the time, and I thought that was really cool.

    First arena show was Def Leppard at the Hartford Civic Center in '87.
  • Kearn5y
    Kearn5y Ireland Posts: 3,035

    My first show. Eddie joined Neil on stage for Rocking in The Free World.

    Nirvana would have been my second show. 

    Kearnsy
  • tempo_n_groove
    tempo_n_groove Posts: 41,474
    Kearn5y said:

    My first show. Eddie joined Neil on stage for Rocking in The Free World.

    Nirvana would have been my second show. 

    Wow.  That Nirvana ticket is something else.  He was passed by that time.

    Crazy.
  • Kearn5y
    Kearn5y Ireland Posts: 3,035
    tempo_n_groove said:
    Kearn5y said:

    My first show. Eddie joined Neil on stage for Rocking in The Free World.

    Nirvana would have been my second show. 

    Wow.  That Nirvana ticket is something else.  He was passed by that time.

    Crazy.
    Yeah, at the time it was thought that it was the actual date of his death as its the date that he was found. The stubs were supposedly selling for hundreds of pounds. The show its self was already postponed due to the Rome incident.  
    Kearnsy
  • mfc2006
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    Lollapalooza 1992 at the Ft Bend County Fairgrounds just outside of Houston.
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  • Croos1226
    Croos1226 philly burbs Posts: 346
    July 10, 1985 - Pacific Amphitheater, Costa Mesa CA.
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  • Gern Blansten
    Gern Blansten Mar-A-Lago Posts: 22,250
    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.
    crazy....we had Night Ranger
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