What was the first concert you saw? I went to the local 'Rock It' Festival (which recently hosted Oasis) at the end of 2003, which was awesome, and later saw Sleepy Jackson (a local group) - the first 'over-age' gig I saw. I usually see perhaps one ticketed gig every month or so, but catch amatuer/house bands more often than that. Am going to see Wolfmother (an Aussie 'Classic rock' sort of group in June, and maybe the Arctic Monkeys in July).

Tears for Fears in 1983

Coldplay.It was great.

umm....I think it was Bon Jovi.

I think it was when my sister took me to see Kenny Loggins on my birthday at Radio City. 
If not that, then it was Air Supply-

Slade in 1974

Probably Showaddywaddy with my dad.  Or perhaps Duran Duran

Probably Showaddywaddy with my dad.  Or perhaps Duran Duran
That's one heck of a difference Karen !!  ;D

Not really a concert, but at a local Waterfront Festival back in 2002, I saw Snow (white rap artist) perform, as well as some all-girl Canadian group called Tuuli

I've never been to a concert.

I've never been to a concert.


Me either.

Probably Showaddywaddy with my dad.


;D

Tell your Dad I'll say Hello to Trev for him.


First concert I ever went to was Deep Purple.
I was hooked after that.

;D

Tell your Dad I'll say Hello to Trev for him.


First concert I ever went to was Deep Purple.
I was hooked after that.


You must've seen Led Zep, The Who, AC/DC, The Stones, The Eagles.etc Any favourites from among them?

You must've seen Led Zep, The Who, AC/DC, The Stones, The Eagles.etc Any favourites from among them?


No... only The Stones.

They however, put on ONE HELL! of a live show.

Megadeth in 1999. The only concert I've ever been to, actually.

Some guy gave me a head butt in the mosh pit. I could feel it down to my teeth.  ;D

Megadeth in 1999. The only concert I've ever been to, actually.

Some guy gave me a head butt in the mosh pit. I could feel it down to my teeth.  ;D


The risk tour eh. That was a great show.

I saw them three times that year.
Once in Nottingham in the UK.
3 days later in Holland and then nearly a month later in London.

I've been to see Megadeth so many times I can't even keep track.

They'll be touring again come the end of the summer.

ROAD TRIP!

Don't laugh...The Osmonds!  OK, you can laugh.  LOL!!

My second one wasn't much better Olivia Newton-John.

Megadeth in 1999. The only concert I've ever been to, actually.

Some guy gave me a head butt in the mosh pit. I could feel it down to my teeth.  ;D


Ah you gotta expect such things when going to a Megadeth (or any other Headbanger) concert, lol.

Ah you gotta expect such things when going to a Megadeth (or any other Headbanger) concert, lol.


Funnily enough.

Worst incident I was ever involved in at a show was at an Oasis gig.

Some fella was obviously wasted and was picking fights with people. He took a swing at me but then decided he didn't like the look of someone else.  ;D

U2 on the ZooTV tour.

That's one heck of a difference Karen !!  ;D


I think I went to see Showaddywaddy a couple of times with my dad.  Then I went to see Duran Duran with a friend of mine.

Funnily enough.

Worst incident I was ever involved in at a show was at an Oasis gig.

Some fella was obviously wasted and was picking fights with people. He took a swing at me but then decided he didn't like the look of someone else.  ;D


Those are the things that makes gigs memorable! I nearly got crushed to death by throngs of screaming teenage girls when Jack Johnson was playing at a Rock Festival, lol.

Those are the things that makes gigs memorable! I nearly got crushed to death by throngs of screaming teenage girls when Jack Johnson was playing at a Rock Festival, lol.


Still up Mackey?  ;)

Linda Ronstadt at the Garden State Arts Center in 1976...I still remember the song she opened the show with, "Someone To Lay Down Beside Me"

First FREE concert I attended..the Beach Boys in Atlantic City, 1983....and that was the biggest concert CROWD I've ever seen..

Kiss with Judas Priest as the opening act...1978

Spice Girls in 1998.

I am a very musical guy, I have been blessed with the oppurtunity to see tons of amazing shows. but my first....

Rage against the machine!

However the best concert I think I have ever seen was Radiohead.

somewhere between there I have seen
The Eagles
Chicago
Marilyn Manson
The Used
NIN
Lynard Skynard
Beck
The Cure
Jimmy Eat World
Greenday
Red Hot Chili Peppers
 
you name it!

I was totally wrong. It was Tony Orlando and Dawn.

I"m such a geek. I was 9, I think.  AND my sister was there too AND I THINK...(and this is 98% possible) Evel Knevil got us the tickets.

When I was 10 I remember seeing Pearl Jam in LA...i think it was at the old Hollywood Bowl. But anyway, I remember it being absolutely amazing! I've always wanted to re-capture that experience ever since...

When I was 10 I remember seeing Pearl Jam in LA...i think it was at the old Hollywood Bowl. But anyway, I remember it being absolutely amazing! I've always wanted to re-capture that experience ever since...

O.my.god.
Do you know how f*cking jealous I am?
I've done all I can to get some tickets for their show in Antwerp this August but the bloody concert's sold out.
God,I'd do anything to see Vedder and co.

The Jacksons' victory tour

1985 - Bruce Springsteen - Born in the USA tour - it was AWESOME.  I have been a concert junkie ever since.  I would go to more, but with the price of tickets now a days - I have to limit myself or dear hubby gets annoyed.  :)

I've seen Huey Lewis the most - I love him - hope to see him this year and I am planning on seeing Tim McGraw and Faith Hill in Aug.  Love that Tim!

I was totally wrong. It was Tony Orlando and Dawn.

I"m such a geek. I was 9, I think.  AND my sister was there too AND I THINK...(and this is 98% possible) Evel Knevil got us the tickets.


Did you have to knock three times to get in?  ;D

Bon Jovi on the Slippery When Wet tour...It was awesome; Skid Row was the opening act!

1976 Aerosmith

Bon Jovi on the Slippery When Wet tour...It was awesome; Skid Row was the opening act!


How was the Bon Jovi concert?  I love that album.

My first "concert" as, I infer this thread to mean, I remember very clearly.

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HOWARD JONES
Dream Into Action tour
Worcester Centrum
11/16/85
Opening act: Marshall Crenshaw

I kinda wish I could say "Talking Heads," "The Police," or "David Bowie," you know something that holds more cache today, but I can't deny I was very fond of Howie!

I was totally wrong. It was Tony Orlando and Dawn.

I"m such a geek. I was 9, I think.  AND my sister was there too AND I THINK...(and this is 98% possible) Evel Knevil got us the tickets.


Yep.  I'll confirm this.  Although my first concert, I think, was the Oak Ridge Boys, with my mom.  Then Tony Orlando (see above and, yes, our dad likely got those tickets from Evel Knevil...a whole other story).  I remember Tony Orlando doing a tribute to Freddy Prinze who had just committed suicide ("I am, I said").  And I clearly remember T.O. and the three singers who made up "Dawn" singing "Tie a Yellow Ribbon."

My first concert on my own, without parental supervision, was Boston at the Garden....approx. 1979.

My first "big" concert was the brother band Hanson in 1998 (yeah, like Lorac said about her first concert - "Go ahead and Laugh...")  ;D

I've only been to one.  When i was 9 or so we went to a music festival called Alleyfest, and Eric Burdon played there. :)

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From the Animals? or wait, was he in the Zombies? I get those two confused


From the Animals.

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Mmhmm, I really enjoyed it. He did Spill The Wine and House of the Rising Sun, among others. 8)

My first "concert" as, I infer this thread to mean, I remember very clearly.

HOWARD JONES
Dream Into Action tour
Worcester Centrum
11/16/85
Opening act: Marshall Crenshaw

I bet it was a good concert!  I liked Marshall Crenshaw too.

I kinda wish I could say "Talking Heads," "The Police," or "David Bowie," you know something that holds more cache today, but I can't deny I was very fond of Howie!

I love all of these, and have seen them all -- but they weren't nearly my first concerts.  I think I saw The Police with KKAY.

But back to your comment....the best concerts aren't necessarily the biggest names or at the largest venues.  If you're in a smaller place, and you and everyone else truly loves the music -- that's the best time you can have. :)

I bet it was a good concert!  I liked Marshall Crenshaw too.

I love all of these, and have seen them all -- but they weren't nearly my first concerts.  I think I saw The Police with KKAY.

But back to your comment....the best concerts aren't necessarily the biggest names or at the largest venues.  If you're in a smaller place, and you and everyone else truly loves the music -- that's the best time you can have. :)





I have seen all of them too, well i have seen David Byrne solo twice, not TH... Wish i'd seen Howard Jones.
Con- we saw The Police with Denise. 

My first concert was ZZ Top with the Black Crowes as opening act.  This was sometime around 1989-1990.

I bet it was a good concert!  I liked Marshall Crenshaw too.

I love all of these, and have seen them all -- but they weren't nearly my first concerts.  I think I saw The Police with KKAY.

But back to your comment....the best concerts aren't necessarily the biggest names or at the largest venues.  If you're in a smaller place, and you and everyone else truly loves the music -- that's the best time you can have. :)




Marshall Crenshaw was cool and he was a good match with HoJo for contrast--down-home style electric guitar pop and then into synth-pop with ethereal light show and a marionette act. Both Jones and Crenshaw had friendly personas. Critics razzed Howard Jones for his Zen optimism, but it turns out he was right...
In 1983, I was on the young side when then the MASSIVE Police tour came around for Synchronicity, opening acts A Flock of Seagulls and The Fixx, two of my favorite bands. A lot of 14-year-olds would have hassled their older sibs and friends for a ticket and a ride...I didn't, and I always regretted it. Ditto Talking Heads and David Bowie the same year.

I was going to a basketball game with my family, and we stopped into a place to get something to eat before the game.. just my luck, there was a cover band of some of my favorite musicians... but that wasn't really a concert.

Unless some good musician comes very close (I doubt it'll happen), I'm waiting until I graduate, then me and a friend of mine are gonna take a crazy road trip and go to a bunch of concerts.

But back to your comment....the best concerts aren't necessarily the biggest names or at the largest venues.  If you're in a smaller place, and you and everyone else truly loves the music -- that's the best time you can have. :)


That's so true!

Best live music experience for me (cus it wasn't a concert) Motorhead in Hamburg, because there were about 30 of us there, all of whom had been working setting up the stage and they made a special point to get us all beers and just play around taking requests.

But back to your comment....the best concerts aren't necessarily the biggest names or at the largest venues.  If you're in a smaller place, and you and everyone else truly loves the music -- that's the best time you can have. :)


I agree.  One of the best concerts I saw was a Huey Lewis concert on a college campus football field. (sponsered by a local radio station)  We were sitting about 50 feet from Huey, small intimate crowd, warm, California summer evening. . . .  It was AWESOME.  He did one of the best shows I have ever seen him do ( I try to see him every time he comes to town) and it was one of the best concerts I have ever been too.
;D

I agree.  One of the best concerts I saw was a Huey Lewis concert on a college campus football field. (sponsered by a local radio station)  We were sitting about 50 feet from Huey, small intimate crowd, warm, California summer evening. . . .  It was AWESOME.  He did one of the best shows I have ever seen him do ( I try to see him every time he comes to town) and it was one of the best concerts I have ever been too.
;D


I had a great time years ago at a Southside Johnny concert at some big park in New Jersey.  Or seeing Simon and Garfunkel at their free concert in Central Park.  I love outdoor shows!