What was your first concert?

[Grumpy4]

This thread is stemming from the "I Heart Duran Duran" thread.

Let discuss your first concert ever! Who did you go see and how old were you...approximately? Or you can leave that out if you don't want to date yourself :D

Mine was...brace yourself...Culture Club! I was in 7th grade! They had just released Karma Khameleon(sp?) album! It was soooo cool! :cool:

[Gemini Cricket]

Tony Orlando and Dawn.
(Taken to the concert by my aunt. I don't remember anything about it.)

Next was:

The Summer Jam Concert featuring Foreigner 4, Joan Jett and the Blackhearts, the Charlie Daniels Band and the Surf Punks at Aloha Stadium.

:)

[Baileykat]

Whitesnake/Great White - 8th grade!


My best friend and I went..my Mom dropped us off. We even bought leopard print spandex body suits, which we wore with little black skirts and ripped t-shirts..we thought we were "hot"...

Halfway thru Whitesnakes set..she convinces me to throw my bra...Ok! No big! I'm "hot"...so I throw it...it doesn't even make it to the stage.

Great! :rolleyes: Some "stranger" is now getting off on my bra...except...it wasn't my bra...it was my MOM's! :eek:
(she wasn't much in the chest area and I was an early bloomer!)

Fast forward to end of evening..we're getting picked up by Mom...my friends blurts out.."Dena threw her bra!"....my Mom knew I was wearing her bra! She's livid...not that I threw a bra...that I threw HER bra.

I get grounded from concerts for a freakin year!!!!


on a side note...she just bought me tickets to see Motley Crue for my bday...and of course asked me if I was going to throw my bra or not...should she get me a spare? Thanks Mom! :cool:

[Not Afraid]

Oh dear. This is a decidedly UN-swanky confession. But, I did go against my will.

Some DORK decided he wanted to take me out so, instead of asking me (I was 15 and too young to date) he asked my MOTHER! She was sooo impressed with the boy with such nice manners that she said yes. ARGH!

So, my first concert and first date was to see PETER FRAMPTON in ROW Z seats at the GIANT Anaheim Stadium (now the Big Ed) in 1977. At lease Peter was in the height of his popularity, was wearing pink satin pants, and I could hear clearly what he said thru the synthysizer during "Show Me the Way".

I think that set the stage quite well for my punk rock career. ;)

[Ponine]

Barry Manilow 2 a.m. Paradise Cafe.............
First date, first concert... I doubled with my mother. Now that I have dated and embarrased myself... I'll hide again.

[Claire]

Tony Orlando and Dawn.
(Taken to the concert by my aunt. I don't remember anything about it.)


Tie a yellow ribbon round the old oak tree......

My first several concerts were Kenny Rogers, Jan & Dean and my mom recently told me I saw The Beach Boys (or some of them) when I was six. I remember seeing Jan & Dean, because my dad told me about the accident and Dead Man's Curve. I know I was six when we saw them.....summer before I turned seven.

My first concert that I chose was Loverboy when I was 12. My friend's older sister and her friend took us, and my friend's parents thought my parents were okay with it....but my parents still don't know I went. Loverboy came to Portland last year and I was tempted to go see them again.....but I didn't.

[Gemini Cricket]

Tie a yellow ribbon round the old oak tree......
Yes, I remember he sang that. It's coming back to me now. He wore a white tuxedo with a ruffles and a huge collar.
My first concert that I chose was Loverboy
The first concert I chose was INXS 'Kick'. Awesome. :)

[Kim]

Baileykat~

That has got to be the funniest story. Ever. I'm dying laughing and my husband is now reading about your bra. Er, I mean your mom's bra. So'd she get you that spare? :p

My first concert was Thompson Twins/OMD at Oakland Colliseum. I think I recall telling this story before on the pad. I was 15. My parents still thought I was too young but the tickets had been bought before they knew about it and they got pushed into it. Had to look cool for my friends, y'know? :rolleyes: Anyways both bands were good but OMD should have been the headliner. They put on a great show.

Edit....I wasn't even thinking. Maybe I just don't count it as a concert because it wasn't my doing. My first concert was actually Ricky Nelson when I was maybe 9 or 10 at the state fair. I got to see my mom go completely gooey. Maybe that's why I don't remember it clearly.

[MouseWife]

My first concert~

My dad bought tickets for my sister & her husband to take my brother, his friend, my sister and I to see Santana. I remember the tickets were $6. I was in 3rd grade.

I was so jazzed to be included in this 'event'. I wore my 'heels' {you know, slip-ons with an inch heel} and a skirt. The top I can't remember. But I did wear one.

We had seats up in the balcony but my sis and I ventured down to the floor. I remember people tripping out on us two young girlies {I guess I was maybe 8? and she was 11} and waving to us as we walked by. Sort of chuckling. We were able to walk up to the stage. I remember the gigantic speakers and watching Carlos Santana playing that guitar {I was familiar with their music}. I also remember the sweet sweet smell of something smokey floating around....

Ah, I kept my bra. I liked my Betty Boop training bra, so cool. And NA, who did you date, Eddie Haskel? ;)

[Ponine]

Make no mistake.... I CHOSE to see Manilow... I wanted to sing on stage with him at my ripe age of 14.... would I do that again... hmmm.. maybe not.
See him person? Heck yes.. but he wouldnt be my top choice.
I didnt see Neil Diamond in concert till.... '97, and man, what a show he puts on for an 'old man'. :cool:

But that aside... my only other claim to fame is seeing Tori Amos seven times.
I've seen other live concerts... but yeah... I started, by choice, with Manilow.

[SacTown Chronic]

Metallica at Club Can't Tell in Sacramento. I think I was 14 or 15. It was so long ago that Metallica was playing to crowds of 200 people and nobody had heard of them -- including me.


My first arena concert was Motley Crue/Whitesnake in Oakland.

[Gemini Cricket]

Make no mistake.... I CHOSE to see Manilow...
I hear he's great in concert, actually. My friend, Tonya, is a Fanilow. She's crazy about him.
:)

[Disguy]

Bell Biv Devoe at Paramounts Great America. I had a late start and really bad taste in music

[libraryvixen]

Oh hell...

I went to see New Kids on the Block and Sweet Sensation as my first concert ever. :o

*running from the mocking crowd*

[Kim]

Make no mistake.... I CHOSE to see Manilow... I wanted to sing on stage with him at my ripe age of 14.... would I do that again... hmmm.. maybe not.
See him person? Heck yes.. but he wouldnt be my top choice.


Actually, I'd like to see him in concert. He's another one that I have great memories that are linked to his music. My dad used to play him all of the time and we'd sing along to Mandy and I Write The Songs. Daybreak. Been a long time since I've thought about those.

[UvaGirl]

Oh hell...

I went to see New Kids on the Block and Sweet Sensation as my first concert ever. :o

*running from the mocking crowd*

I'm so jealous! I was a big NKOTB fan back in the day and never got to see them in concert ~ by the time they made it to NZ it was near the end, and they were pretty over by then:p

I think my first concert was Elton John...I can't actually remember.

[Claire]

I would LOVE to see Barry Manilow. He and John Denver are my guilty musical pleasures. I'd toss a bra at them anyday. Well, maybe not John, because well, that would just be wrong.

I also saw Bel Biv Devoe. So now you know. :D Ralph Tresvant was with them....and he humped the stage. And LL Cool J was the headliner. :rolleyes: Good times. I bought an LL shirt. Dork.

[SacTown Chronic]

Oh hell...

I went to see New Kids on the Block and Sweet Sensation as my first concert ever. :o

*running from the mocking crowd*

I took a 12 year old girl and three of her friends to a NKOTB concert at Arco Arena because I was trying (and succeeded!) to get into her older sisters' pants.


I used to do lots of dumb things to get laid.

[MouseWife]

Ponine~ I have seen Manilow and he puts on a fantastic show! I went when I was 22 with two sisters and a friend and we had a blast. I'd see him again.

Trippy~ my best friend says she was at that show, before we knew one another. So, we can't bag on one another on our music tastes. :D

[libraryvixen]

I took a 12 year old girl and three of her friends to a NKOTB concert at Arco Arena....

I'll bet I was at the same concert (that was my second concert), with Dino, right? I was sitting nosebleed and while my dad was waiting for us in the parking lot, some guy gave my dad a front row ticket. He had no idea why NKOTB was so great.

Then again, for me it was great because of Jonathan Knight and Joe McIntyre! ;)

[Gemini Cricket]

[Opens door, walks in sheepishly and furtively.]

In high school, I went to a Paula Abdul and a Samantha Fox concert. By choice.

[Turns, quietly leaves, cheeks flush.]

[Baileykat]

Ahhh...Barry Manilow! A friend of mine had tickets for the last time he was in town...she was practically having to PAY her children to go with her...I would have gone..but I had other obligations...

John Denver huh...My grandfather was something of a small time concert promoter in the 60's-70's - He has the cancelled check from booking John Denver in my hometown...many many eons ago...
dorky yes...but I felt obligated to share my families small claim to fame!

[mamabot]

My first concert experience was a really big deal.

My friend's dad, who was this ultra hip guy, took us to see The Beach Boys at the Hollywood Bowl. I think it was 1982 because I somehow remember it being fall, but it could very well have been during the first half of 1983. I was in the 6th grade. All my conccert experience to date had been classical stuff for my mom, who is a classical double bassist.

Not only did we go to the concert, we drove to the concert in a classic woody station wagon, had excellent box seats, great dinners from a restaurant on Melrose, AND backstage passes! We just kind of hung out back there, not doing much. After the concert, we went to the beach. It was one cool experience.

[MouseWife]

Ha, GC. I can seriously top that....

I went to see Shaun Cassidy.

Twice. :o

I will not lie~I LOVED the shows!!

[mamabot]

Ha, GC. I can seriously top that....

I went to see Shaun Cassidy.

Twice. :o

I will not lie~I LOVED the shows!!
I am so incredibly jealous!

[Kim]

Oh hell...

I went to see New Kids on the Block and Sweet Sensation as my first concert ever. :o

*running from the mocking crowd*

Y'know I don't think I could name a NKotB song, but I did enjoy watching them dance. Weren't they one of the first bands to do all of that choreography with their music? One of the distinct things I can remember about NK merchandise were all of the people running around with the shoelaces. It seemed like they were everywhere.

[Gemini Cricket]

Ha, GC. I can seriously top that....

I went to see Shaun Cassidy.

Twice. :o

I will not lie~I LOVED the shows!!
Same as my older sister! She loved him. She had a crush on him and David. She went with my aunt. (Same aunt that took me to Tony Orlando.)

[MouseWife]

GC~ that is one cool aunt. My sister did stuff like that for us when we were growing up {she is almost 10 years older than I am}.

Oh man, yes, I think I still love David Cassidy. Those old Partridge Family shows, mmm mmm mmm.

Shaun was so sexy to me but I didn't really know what it all meant at that age {what, 11? 12?}

Now take me to see Chris Cornell shirtless and I know why I feel that way!

[SacTown Chronic]

Then again, for me it was great because of Jonathan Knight and Joe McIntyre! ;)

I was kinda impressed with Dirk Diggler's brother. It seemed like he had the heart of a rocker.

[UvaGirl]

I was kinda impressed with Dirk Diggler's brother. It seemed like he had the heart of a rocker.

Wahlberg...someone Wahlberg (help me out here!:confused: ). He acts now as well, is that right?

[Claire]

New Edition and Menudo also had some fancy synchronized moves, Kim. :D They predate NKotB.

Joey Mac got a standing ovation by me and two other girls at Wicked. :o

I danced with Dirk Diggler at the Hilton in Portland, but I made out with one of the Funky Bunch that night. Dirk Diggler liked my bootie. ;) I should have stuck with him and not let myself get sweet talked by Scottie G. :rolleyes:

[Claire]

Wahlberg...someone Wahlberg (help me out here!:confused: ). He acts now as well, is that right?

Donny or Marky Mark?

Both are acting. Not well. But there they are. :D

[UvaGirl]

Donny! Yay! Thank you. I was all about the Joey, myself:D

[Kim]

New Edition and Menudo also had some fancy synchronized moves, Kim. :D They predate NKotB.





Oh Gawd! Menudo. Completely blocked that one from my mind. Why'd ya go and open that door? EWWW.You're right about the dancing.

Who was that in NKotB? Was it Danny Wahlberg? Mark Wahlberg? Wait, Mark Wahlberg's the actor isn't he?

Edit: It takes me too long to type.

[MouseWife]

I am so incredibly jealous!

LOL Well, I won't lie. It was so cool at that age. I even won a satin Shaun Cassidy pillowcase {remember satin was his big thing?} that he autographed!
Yes, I do still have it.

[SacTown Chronic]

Dirk Diggler liked my bootie. ;) I should have stuck with him
It's fake, you know.


Uhhh...I mean Dirk's junk, not your bootie.

[Baileykat]

It's fake, you know.



Just ruin it for the rest of us why don't ya! :mad: ;)

[UvaGirl]

I don't believe it:mad: I saw it on TV - it's real ya know!!!

[Claire]

Did Shaun sing Doo Run Run? My cousin, Stacey, and I used to do this huge routine in pig tails and matching clothes, including knee high socks with short shorts to Doo Run Run!!!

Shaun is partly why my daughter is named......Cassidy. My husband HATES having to admit that she is named after Shaun. He usually won't tell someone unless they ask if she was named after David. Apparently, Shaun is more palatable, since no guys know who he was, until he mentions the Hardy Boys. :D My poor man.

[Claire]

It's fake, you know.

Dang. Forget it, then. :mad:

[Baileykat]

That's ok Claire...I named my Kassidy after a Hawaiian Tropics Model I saw on TV. I just liked the name Kassidy with a K!

We'll just save that story for a rainy day when she's, oh say, 16!

[Kevy Baby]

I'm not ashamed to admit that my first concert was KISS at the LA Forum. I think I was about 11 or 12. Up in nose bleed territory of course (but I could still feel the heat of the pyro).

[Not Afraid]

Na uh! That's Mark Wahlberg's REAL, er, euphamism!

I just love that film and Mr. Markey Mark in it. But, he can keep his sucky music under wraps. And, what was the deal with him in "I 'Heart' Huckabees"? Is he the new Nick Nolte? It's sort of disturbing.

[Scrooge McSam]

My first concert was Rita Coolidge and Kris Kristofferson at the Monroe Louisiana Civic Center.

All you cats ashamed of your first concert experiences can relax now.

The first one I picked? Prince

[Gemini Cricket]

Did Shaun sing Doo Run Run?
I read that too fast, I thought you said 'Doo Doo Run'. :D

[Claire]

That's ok Claire...I named my Kassidy after a Hawaiian Tropics Model I saw on TV. I just liked the name Kassidy with a K!

We'll just save that story for a rainy day when she's, oh say, 16!

Hahaha!!! :D

There's an actress that was on Models, Inc. named Cassidy Rae and I've been asked more than once if I got the name from her. Uh, no. And I didn't get it from Kathie Lee Gifford either. I got it from Shaun. Totally logical......;) We really wanted an Irish surname....almost did Kennedy, but remember the MTV VJ Kennedy? She went to school here in Portland and she totally went off ON AIR about a guy I know when he got married!! :eek: On MTV. After that, she was persona non grata around here and the name Kennedy was banned in Oregon. ;)

[Disguy]

My first concert was Rita Coolidge and Kris Kristofferson at the Monroe Louisiana Civic Center.

All you cats ashamed of your first concert experiences can relax now.

The first one I picked? Prince

I still like prince I just saw him I think in Feb great show :D

[SzczerbiakManiac]

In my freshman year of high school, Oingo Boingo played in our main sports facility (primarily a basketball court) for a concert/dance. This was before they were a big name band, of course. I don't remember much because it was unbearably hot in there and I spent much of the evening outside. Although I de remember Danny Elfman shout, "Stop throwing your fücking socks on the stage!" This was primarily because people kept throwing their socks on the stage.

But my first "real" concert (one I saw at an appropriate venue) was Eurythmics. I have since seen them two more times and they're the only professional band concerts I have attended.

[Gemini Cricket]

I still like prince I just saw him I think in Feb great show :D
I totally adore Prince. I always did, since my older sister used to dress like Vanity and Apollonia Kotero in high school. :D

[mamabot]

Walhbergs: A Lesson in How to Tell the Difference

NKOTB = Donnie Wahlberg, wannabe bad boy who wore leather and had a sotra kinda lame James Dean quality. You can find his acting credits here. (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005531/?fr=c2l0ZT1kZnxteD0yMHxzZz0xfGxtPTIwMHx0dD1vbnxwbj 0wfHE9d2FobGJlcmd8aHRtbD0xfG5tPW9u;fc=3;ft=31;fm=1 )

Mark Mark & the Funky Bunch = Mark Wahlberg. Wannabe rapper/hiphopper white boy who was feeling the vibrations. His film credits can be found here. (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000242/?fr=c2l0ZT1kZnxteD0yMHxzZz0xfGxtPTIwMHx0dD1vbnxwbj 0wfHE9bWFyayB3YWhsYmVyZ3xodG1sPTF8bm09b24_;fc=1;ft =6;fm=1)

[Gemini Cricket]

NKOTB = Donnie Wahlberg, wannabe bad boy who wore leather and had a sotra kinda lame James Dean quality.
I thought he was really good in 'Band of Brothers'. :)

[Ghoulish Delight]

Lallapalooza '91. Arrested Development, Rage, Tool, Fishbone, Alice in Chains, Primus, Dinosaur Jr., and more. Blazing hot, muddy, and I had to leave half way throught Primus' set because I was going to puke from the fumes coming off the piles of burning garbage. Awesome first concert!!

My next was Mighty Might Bostones at Soma in San Diego. Skankin' Pickle opened. Another great show, and I liked that I had two wildly different concert experiences right off the bat...from huge blockbuster festival to tiny no-name (at the time) club show.

[cirquelover]

My brother took me to Black Sabbath at the Potland colliseum for my first concert. Unless of course you count Up With People when I was 7 or 8!!

[Grumpy4]

Sheesh, I walk away for an hour and you guys have gone crazy in here!! I love it!

Quick derailment...
Donny or Marky Mark?

Both are acting. Not well. But there they are. :D
Actually, Donny sucks as an actor, but he hasn't had that much practice. As for Mark, no honey, he is doing quite well as an actor. I think he's pretty good, but it depends on the roles. He's been great in some roles, and bad in others. Two words: Boogie Nights!

Ok, back to the thread...

I can honestly say that there aren't many of you that are making me totally jealous. ;) I could skip, and did skip, most of what you've listed. I saw Beach Boys a couple times. Not even on Menudo...who wants to see singing soup?
And GC, Paula and Samantha...? Nice.

Actually, I am a little jealous. I didn't get to many concerts. I still don't. You guys rule!! It's a lot of money and I feel I should spend in on the ones I think I will remember forever. For example, I saw Eric Clapton, Aerosmith, and to top it all, Frank Sinatra! :cool:

[MouseWife]

Did Shaun sing Doo Run Run? My cousin, Stacey, and I used to do this huge routine in pig tails and matching clothes, including knee high socks with short shorts to Doo Run Run!!!

Shaun is partly why my daughter is named......Cassidy. My husband HATES having to admit that she is named after Shaun. He usually won't tell someone unless they ask if she was named after David. Apparently, Shaun is more palatable, since no guys know who he was, until he mentions the Hardy Boys. :D My poor man.

Oh yeah, he did. The first show he did was more the Da Doo Ron Ron type. Remember his first couple of albums? With the baseball cap? Then the white piano. His second concert was more him trying to change his image, his album at the time was called 'Under Wraps' and a little more hardcore. For Shaun Cassidy. ;)

Hey, fessin' up time. I wanted to name my first born Fabian. Or Elvis. My sister never lets me forget.

I did like 'Iris' for a girl. That would have been cool. But, when I had my firstborn, I went with the 'Flying J's'. {that is what they call us, what do they call you and your 'C's'?}

[Grumpy4]

I, too will admit I loved Shaun Cassidy! I had a t-shirt in grade school. It was one of the iron-ons with him looking sexy on the front and a I Love Shaun iron-on on the back!

[Gemini Cricket]

I, too will admit I loved Shaun Cassidy!
Me too. I watched 'The Hardy Boys' every Saturday because of him and Parker Stevenson.
:D

[MouseWife]

:p You guys!!

I had one of those shirts, too but *cough* I wasn't in grade school... :o

Ha. When I was in L.A. staying with my sister, church was at 7 p.m. on Sundays. The same time as the Hardy Boys.

I used to get a warm washcloth and pretend I had a fever so I could stay home and watch the show.

[Kels]

I'm embarrased to admit it now, but my first concert was New Kids on the Block. Don't lynch me I was 12. ;)

[wendybeth]

Rush- Halloween night, 1976. I was a bit young, but it was a lot of fun. My first truly memorable one was early on- Black Sabbath and Van Halen. I had a friend who hailed from Huntington beach, and she told me about this kick ass band named Van Halen that she used to see in the clubs down there. Black Sabbath truly sucked (Ozzy was doing lots of drugs then), but Van Halen blew everyone away- they had just released their first album, and I went right out and bought it. (Yes, an album. :rolleyes: ).

[NirvanaMan]

Woodstock 94

[Prudence]

8th grade. George Michael -- Faith tour. Went with my friend from school, her dad, and her little brother. I think it was at the Tacoma Dome.

[MickeyD]

My first concert was John Denver. I was 5. It was a birthday or Mother's Day present from my dad to my mom.

In sixth grade I went to two concerts, Oingo Boingo and Belinda Carlisle.

The summer before ninth grade my best friend and I worked all summer to save up and buy 11th row seats for the Skid Row/Bon Jovi concert in Irvine. Her dad drove us down and waited in the car the whole time. That was cool. :D

[dsnylndmom]

First concert ever was Donny & Marie, seriously. I had to have been like in 1st grade or so, maybe 2nd grade. After that was the Oak Ridge Boys, with my daddy, oh yeah.

First one I picked I can't remember if it was Tears For Fears or Cyndi Lauper! I'm thinking it was Tears For Fears I was like 12 and I went with my aunt, her best friend his boyfriend and another one of their friends, it was a BLAST. Cyndi Lauper my aunt dressed up like Cyndi Lauper and people were stopping her on the street because they really thought she was Cyndi!! Next concert was INXS in high school with a family friend, 9th grade I"m pretty sure and then it was ON!! :D

From 15 on I went to concerts with just friends, usually took Bart. I know during 15-19 age group I saw a ton anything from Too Short, LL Cool J, Keith Sweat, Gucci Crew & Salt N Pepa to Skid Row, Aerosmith, Bonham, Slaughter, Motley Crue(wish I was going this year :( ) At 18 I started doing tons of small local "hair band" shows allll the timeat the Stone in SF & the Omni in Oakland, ahhhh the memories!!

[SusieP.]

My first show was in 7th grade and I saw Spandau Ballet at the Universal Ampitheater. That was quickly followed up by all the other 80s band such as Wham!, Duran Duran, Howard Jones, Crowded House... I'm trying to think back...Oh, I saw Chicago once, Sting a couple of times (but never The Police)... I saw Rick Astley, Huey Lewis...

Oh to be young and have disposable income for concerts!

My main regret is that I never got to see Oingo Boingo. :(

[Baileykat]

You know what blows about concerts these days...no General Admission!

I hate sitting down at concerts! It sucks!

The last time I saw Motley Crue (in 99?) the show was Gen Admin..it rocked!

Just like the old days!


I'm gonna be almost in tears seeing them from a freakin seat...but at least I'll be seeing them!!!

[Mousey Girl]

The first concert I paid to see was an alternative Christian band called Undercover. It was a small venue and a load of fun. I was in college.

I worked a lot of concerts when I did concessions at our Civic Auditorium (before the BIG venue was built).

The most memorable one was Iron Maiden with Anthrax as the opener.
Walking inot work that day I ran into various members of Anthrax (not that I cared). But that wasn't the memorable part.

It was this time of year with the typical winter Grapevine issues. All but the lead singer of Iron Maiden had arrived early that afternoon. The lead singer decided to be an idiot and stay in LA for as long as possible. Sure enough, he got stuck on the Grapevine. We had a near riot of stoned teens/young adults when the headline act was delayed for 2-1/2 hours waiting for the Grapevine to reopen.

The one concert I was glad I missed was a rap/hiphop concert featuring a lot of various "artists". The place was packed. Someone got cute and popped a bunch of balloons. There was a complete panic envoked riot that night, with real gunshots. It was the last time a concert of that style was allowed to be indoors for a verrrrrry long time.

[dsnylndmom]

You know what blows about concerts these days...no General Admission!

I hate sitting down at concerts! It sucks!

The last time I saw Motley Crue (in 99?) the show was Gen Admin..it rocked!

Just like the old days!


I'm gonna be almost in tears seeing them from a freakin seat...but at least I'll be seeing them!!!

Oh man General Admission was THE best!! I remember when we went "down to the front" at I'm thinking it was either Skid Row or Aerosmith I almost lost my friend Amy and our friend April lost her shoe!! It was soooo funny at the time. :rolleyes:

I haven't been to an outdoor show in AGES!! I LOVED lounging around at outdoor shows, I saw ZZ Top & Steve Miller in San Jose outdoor and had such a blast! A "smokin'" good time! :D

Oh and I saw Damn Yankee's and Bad Company outdoors, that was a SpecTacUlar show!! Loved it.

[€uroMeinke]

The Screamers - the best LA punk band that never got signed - at the Whiskey A-Go-Go. I think I was 17 at the time, and totally out of my league with the hard core punk that were there with us. But it stands as one of the best punk shows I ever saw - I guess that's why I finally went punk.

I was pleased to find some MP3s of them awhile back, especially since they never released any records. The only airplay they got was from Rodney with some test pressings.

I still own a Screamers T-Shirt.

[Kim]

Van Halen blew everyone away- they had just released their first album, and I went right out and bought it. (Yes, an album. :rolleyes: ).

Oh, I Would have loved to see Van Halen live back then. This I am jealous of. :)

[FEJ]

Berlin and Talk Talk at Irvine Meadows

[Not Afraid]

Berlin and Talk Talk at Irvine Meadows


This is where it's thrown in my face just how much younger you are than me. Dave Diamond from Berlin was a HS friend - one year younger. :eek:

[Morrigoon]

Michael Crawford in the "Music of Andrew Lloyd Webber" concert.

yeah, I'm a dork.

[Tref]

My first concert was John Denver. I was 5. It was a birthday or Mother's Day present from my dad to my mom.


I am impressed by how many LoT folks started w/ Denver & Manilow. I've seen them both, too. Good stuff. Fly.

My parents were hippie-ish, though they never could fully commit to the scene, dig? My early concerts were mostly folk in nature, like, Pete Seeger. In my baby years we used to go each summer to Stern Grove to watch PS play.

But ...

My Mama was pregnant with me when she went to see The Beatles. So, as far as I'm concerned, I was there, too. Do you dig? (I know that you do.)

[Bornieo: Fully Loaded]

My first "real" concert was (drum roll) Chicago back in 1989 at the Universal Amp. It was awesome. Gotta get tickets for this years shows Friday! :GEEK: Alert!!

I had seen some other shows like, Tom Wopat from the Dukes of Hazzard at Knotts and the Pointer Sister at Disneyland (ROA).

[Kevy Baby]

You know what blows about concerts these days...no General Admission!Oh man General Admission was THE best!!The eleven people who were trampled to death at an Ohio Who concert may not agree.

[wendybeth]

KB! Where the hell you been?

[dsnylndmom]

My first "real" concert was (drum roll) Chicago back in 1989 at the Universal Amp. It was awesome. Gotta get tickets for this years shows Friday! :GEEK: Alert!!

I had seen some other shows like, Tom Wopat from the Dukes of Hazzard at Knotts and the Pointer Sister at Disneyland (ROA).

I saw Chicago with a friend & her family in like 7th grade it was my first concert without a family member! LOL :D

[Kevy Baby]

KB! Where the hell you been?12+ hour days. 'nuff said

[sleepyjeff]

Lisa Lisa with Cult Jam was my first concert :rolleyes:

[Grumpy4]

Michael Crawford in the "Music of Andrew Lloyd Webber" concert.

yeah, I'm a dork.
That was your first concert? Where have you been? He just did that in the '90's. But was it cool? Did he give you chills when he hit those powerful notes and lyrics??:cool:

[Motorboat Cruiser]

Wow, I sure got here late!

My first concert was in '69 at the Hollywood Bowl to see...get this....The Fifth Dimension and Blood, Sweat and Tears. I do vaguely remember it but not as much as I would like to have.

First concert of choice was to see Rush. I was 15 and the girl that went with me threw up on my leg after drinking wine. Good times, those were. :)

[SacTown Chronic]

Yeah, I can see vomiting at a Rush concert. With or without alcohol.

[Claire]

8th grade. George Michael -- Faith tour. Went with my friend from school, her dad, and her little brother. I think it was at the Tacoma Dome.

:eek: I was there and yes, it was in the Tacoma Dome! :) :) He was one sexy beast!! A group of us went with my friend's mom in her mini-van. She was cool enough to NOT go in. We had a motel room near the dome and she stayed in the room until we called her afterward. We checked into the hotel before the concert so we could Aqua Net our hair and apply fresh Wet N Wild make up.....so we could snare the unsuspecting sex god, George. Didn't work. Must have been the hairspray. ;)

[Morrigoon]

Oh, you're right, I saw once concert before that: July 2nd.... 91 I think? It was the very first performance of The Hollywood Bowl Orchestra with John Mauceri. I still remember how he introduced himself: Mow as in mouse, chair as in what you stand on when you see a mouse, and Eeeee, what you say, while standing on a chair when you see a mouse.

[MerryPrankster]

Yeah, I can see vomiting at a Rush concert. With or without alcohol.

I dig what you're vibin' on, Hemp Cat. :cool:

[Kevy Baby]

My first concert was in '69 at the Hollywood Bowl to see...get this....The Fifth Dimension and Blood, Sweat and Tears. I do vaguely remember it but not as much as I would like to have.That's actually a show I would like to have seen (and remembered).

[Eliza Hodgkins 1812]

Willy Nelson.

He sat on a stool and sang songs.

I drank too much coke and puked all over the lobby. Of course, as a kid, I didn't blame Coke. I blamed my first experience eating Chinese food earlier in the evening. It was years before I would touch the stuff again.

Ah, Willy, you Highway Man. Sing me a sad song about mental patients and dead deported Mexicans. I just love you so much. Even if all you do is sit on a stool. Might I suggest some dance moves, Willy? It's hard to keep a 6 year old interested when you just sit on a stool like that.

[Uncle Dick]

My parents took me to see the Fresno Philharmonic Orchestra when I was much younger, but I doubt that counts.

Two years ago, I saw Pedro the Lion at the Troubadour. It was my first "real" concert, although I only went because some friends needed a ride. I haven't seen anything since.

[Matterhorn Fan]

Ok, not counting local philharmonics, school assemblies, and beginning band concerts, my first concert was Creedence Clearwater Revival. Iron Butterfly opened.

Yeah, baby.

[Freaky Tiki]

When I was a little kid, I was totally into Billy Ray Cyrus. (Achy Breaky Heart baby!) Well he for some odd reason decided to have a concert in my town. My dad was on the sheriff's reserve (volunteer community service type organization) and was doing security, so after the concert I got to meet Billy and I got his autograph. It was really cool actually being able to meet my favorite celebrity at the time.

[alphabassettgrrl]

My first concert- 1988. Poison. Look What The Cat Dragged In. We drove an hour and a half to Billings Montana.

I feel dirty. Of course, now I work concerts and have seen cool groups. Berlin played my theater; the singer climbed the speaker stacks and we were hoping they would hold still; they weren't tied down or attached in any way. Billy Idol (does he still count as cool??) played. He ran waaaaay too loud. Tom Jones has horrible things thrown on stage when he plays. Just bras and panties, but they *do* things to them, and it's enough to give a girl nightmares, y'know?

**hugs**
-kerry

[HTHBellcaptain]

My first concert was Maynard Fergusson. I was in high school at the time (in other words, not very long ago:D.) Other than that, most of the concerts I have attended were orchestral. Although, I did get to see Al Hirt. Several years ago I got to play tenor sax in a Coaster's concert up in Georgia.

[lindyhop]

My very first concert was the Beatles at Dodger Stadium in 1966. I wish I could say I was just a baby at the time...

[Flubber]

My very first concert was the Beatles at Dodger Stadium in 1966. I wish I could say I was just a baby at the time...

Green with envy. My parents just weren't hip enough to drag a three year old to a Beatles show. Like I would have remembered. :rolleyes:

My first concert was a Beach Boys show supporting their 15 Big Ones album. '75 maybe? Great show except Brian Wilson was not in his best shape and had to be led around the stage and reminded of what he was doing.

[Motorboat Cruiser]

My very first concert was the Beatles at Dodger Stadium in 1966. I wish I could say I was just a baby at the time...

As a diehard Beatles fan for my entire life, let me just say that I'm extremely envious as well. :)

[Eliza Hodgkins 1812]

My very first concert was the Beatles at Dodger Stadium in 1966. I wish I could say I was just a baby at the time...

Ah, the Jackson Five at Dodger Stadium was my second concert.

But, The Beatles. That's just...neat.

[lindyhop]

They played for exactly 30 minutes, 10 whole songs. We were screaming our brains out and couldn't hear a thing. It was heaven..

[mousepod]

ok.. I'm new here and eager to post.

1976 (maybe 1977) - Mom and Dad take the family to an outdoor concert in New Jersey featuring headliners: The Captain & Tennille. (If you're over 30, please don't hold it against me; if you're under 30, they were cooler than KISS)

1978 - My first show without the folks. I'm in eighth grade, and my cousin (a 10th grader) has a classmate who's a ticket scalper. He includes me in a group of a half dozen 10th graders who go to Madison Square Garden to see: Rod Stewart.

It took me until late 1980 to start hanging around in the Village at places like the Mudd Club and CBGB. Long story short, I got really lucky. Because given my start, it could have turned out very very ugly.

...And I've told nothing but the truth.

SYRS,
Jesse

[Perle]

First Concert: Clash of the Titans in '90 with Anthrax, Megadeath, and Slayer. Alice in Chains was the opener. That show totally rocked, dude!!

[mousepod]

I saw that Clash of the Titans show at Madison Square Garden. Everyone had to pass through metal detectors, but once inside, the place was a total melee. The temporary seats on the floor were completely torn up by the crowd to create a mosh pit - and the fans in the permanent seats ripped out the cushions and used them like frisbees. Slayer had to stop playing and admonish the crowd that they "weren't being cool."

I was working for a record label at the time and went with a bunch of my friends as a goof, but you are absolutely right: "The show ROCKED."

[tigertail777]

First concert was Shonen Knife, the first still living band I really liked enough to go to see. It was a great concert until certain people in the audience acted like jerks. First they started moshing very roughly with people who didnt want to. Secondly (if you dont know, Shonen knife is a girl pop band like a japanese beatles kinda) the band has a song called flying jelly attack, these same jerks used slingshots to shoot jellybeans at the girls as they sang. The girls actually had to stop and defend themselves from the stinging jellybeans (I know they were stinging because I got hit in the front row and had a welt the rest of the night).
I was able after the show however to send a cd backstage to get autographs. Portland doesnt have the greatest reputation as a small band city, when Pink Floyd came through in the 70's they had all of their equipment stolen. :(
Hopefully things are beginning to change now.

[Kevy Baby]

The Captain & Tennille. (If you're over 30, please don't hold it against me; if you're under 30, they were cooler than KISS)No they weren't!

:cool:

[winniepooh]

Michael Crawford in the "Music of Andrew Lloyd Webber" concert.
yeah, I'm a dork.

But you are one lucky dork if you ask me. I love that kind of concerts.

My first concert was in 8th or 9th grade. Bryan Adams, I went with a classmate who was a fellow Fan. No "Date" about it.