What was your first concert? - Page 9

lindyhop · 01-16-2005, 10:20 PM

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 · 01-18-2005, 12:12 PM

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Originally Posted by 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...

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.

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 · 01-18-2005, 12:16 PM

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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 · 01-18-2005, 03:44 PM

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Originally Posted by 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...

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

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

lindyhop · 01-18-2005, 09:11 PM

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 · 01-19-2005, 12:17 AM

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

Kevy Baby · 01-20-2005, 11:04 PM

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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!

Perle · 01-19-2005, 12:33 AM

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 · 01-19-2005, 12:50 AM

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 · 01-19-2005, 01:55 AM

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.

01-16-2005, 10:20 PM	#1
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01-18-2005, 09:11 PM	#5
lindyhop Swing Swank Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Long Beach Posts: 997	They played for exactly 30 minutes, 10 whole songs. We were screaming our brains out and couldn't hear a thing. It was heaven..
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01-19-2005, 12:17 AM	#6
mousepod You broke your Ramadar! Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 4,635	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
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Perle Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 16	First Concert: Clash of the Titans in '90 with Anthrax, Megadeath, and Slayer. Alice in Chains was the opener. That show totally rocked, dude!!
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01-19-2005, 12:50 AM	#9
mousepod You broke your Ramadar! Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 4,635	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."
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01-19-2005, 01:55 AM	#10
tigertail777 Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 22	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.
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