What was the first concert you ever went to?

[skygazer]

For me, it was Emerson, Lake and Palmer in 1976. It was also the first time I ever did acid. :)

[Initech]

1. Weird Al in 1997

[flvegan]

2. Kiss. Opening for them...sigh...Ted Nugent

"Crazy Nights" tour.

[jobycom]

6. Kiss for me, too. 79, I think. I don't remember the opening act. nt

[HuskerDU]

3. I saw the Eagles with Christopher Cross opening in 1980.

I was 8 and my mom took me.

First show I went to on my own was Quiet Riot in 1984- can't remember who the opening act was though.

[Rabrrrrrr]

4. Genesis, Abacab tour, 1982

It was my 16th birthday gift from my parents.

[Ptah]

5. Blood, Sweat and Tears, 1968

Opening act - Spirit.

Phoenix Veterans' Memorial Coliseum

[proud patriot]

7. Pink Floyd Dark Side of the Moon , I was two

but my dad was a musician in SF in the 70s so I went to
a lot gigs before that .

The first concert I picked to go to was Billy Squier and Saga ...
Cow Palace San Francisco california .

[fizzgig]

8. mom took me to the telluride bluegrass festival when i was 11

it was a lot of fun, even if my mom did help me committ my first misdemeanor ;)

the first show i asked to go to was toad the wet sprocket when i was 12

eta: the festival was in 1992, just to add some context

[Bennyboy]

9. Hermans Hermits and THE WHO...1965

The Who opened and I hated them. I got over it however.

[MissMillie]

10. Electric Light Orchestra 1978

the year they had the spaceship--touring for their double LP "Out of the Blue"

[SeattleGirl]

11. Steve Miller and Boz Skaggs, in '74.

Man, that was a great concert!

[backwoodsbob]

12. molly hatchet

saw Danny Joe Brown in 79

AWESOME concert

[Corgigal]

13. Peter Framptom comes alive

in Madison Sq Garden. I still love concerts to this day.

[Mr. Blonde]

14. Page & Plant in 95 I think

Too young to see the actual Led Zep so I jumped and the chance to see Page and Plant.

[NMDemDist2]

15. Jimi Hendrix

on 4/26/70, two days after my 15th birthday also my first real 'date'

I was amazed how many freaks, heads and hippies you could get into one space

:rofl:

Blue Mountain Eagle and the Buddy Miles Express opened

edit to add the set list

Lover Man
Spanish Castle Magic
Freedom
Machine Gun
Foxy Lady
Room Full of Mirrors
Ezy Rider
Purple Haze
Star Spangled Banner
Voodoo Child (Slight Return)

[Ishoutandscream2]

16. New Barbarians, 1979

at the Tarrant County Convention Center in Fort Worth. Keith and Ronnie fronted an all star band.

[A-Long-Little-Doggie]

17. It was the '70s...

The entire decade was a blur... Mind got fried...

[skygazer]

19. Tell me about it

I remember the house lights going down and the stage lights coming up. Then the band opened with Welcome Back My Friends and I started peaking.

The next several years were like that. Good times, though. :)

[A-Long-Little-Doggie]

22. Yup... ahhh, the long list of things my kids will never know!

:evilfrown:

[ikojo]

18. I was 12 so please take that into consideration...

It was the Osmond Brothers at the Illinois State Fair.

[AwakeAtLast]

31. Ooohh! The 8-year-old me would have been sooooo jealous!!!

:hi:

[Drum]

20. Styx

Sometime in the late 70s.

The next was the "Black and Blue" show: Black Sabbath and Blue Oyster Cult.

:D

[Cabcere]

21. The Statler Brothers' 4th of July concert in Staunton when I was a baby.

:) We went every year until they stopped doing it, I think...man, I miss those days. July 4th isn't the same anymore without them. :)

[skygazer]

23. My son lived in Staunton for several years

I visited him there once. Beautiful area. :hi:

[CalebHayes]

24. Santana

Supernatural tour. I was maybe 10.

[Arkansas Granny]

25. In the early 70's, I went to see Sugar Loar, Dr. Hook and The

Medicine Show, and Rare Earth. All day concert.

[peacebird]

26. Elvis, (fat Elvis, sequins and white jumpsuit era) - late 60's?

Second one was David Cassidy....

[skygazer]

27. I saw Elvis in '76, too

The year before he died. He was fat but he put on a hell of a show - seriously one of the best I've ever seen. And I'm not really an Elvis fan. He was a fine showman, though.

[DeposeTheBoyKing]

28. Does Arthur Fiedler and the Boston Pops count?

[Oeditpus Rex]

29. Rare Earth, Bonnie Bramlett and Snail, 1973

on the same stage as Monterey Pop six years earlier. :)




And I'm NOT gonna show you my ticket stub, Himmler. :P

[Vanje]

30. Three Dog Nght

1968 or so.
It not like there were'nt better bands to see back then.

[triguy46]

32. Sam and Dave, Tulsa, 1967

[RetroLounge]

33. Pink Floyd, 1977

Animals Tour, Soldier Field, Chicago.

:wow:

RL

[skygazer]

40. Niiiice

I would have loved to have seen that tour - the tour that inspired The Wall. Specifically in Montreal, which is where I'd have seen it had I gone. ~sigh~

Those were the days of sketchy transportation. :(

[flying_wahini]

34. Blind Faith 1970

it was wonderful.

[kwassa]

35. Janis Joplin with Big Brother and the Holding Company ...

opening act was Blood, Sweat, and Tears. 1968.

Right after both "Cheap Thrills" and the second BST album came out.

Her first national tour, the 13,000 seat Cleveland Public Auditorium was only 1/3 full.

After Woodstock, which I also attended, everything changed and rock became big business.

[zanne]

45. I would have loved to have seen Janis!

She's a real legend. Every once in a while, I break out "Piece of My Heart" and play it very loud. That was when female singers didn't necessarily have to be beautiful dolls with big boobs.

[AwakeAtLast]

36. Rick Springfield - 1981

I was eleven, and it was a great concert. Stop laughing! :D

If you want to split hairs, Mom and Dad took us to see Dolly Parton and Porter Waggoner at a fair in '75, I think. Since I don't remember much of it, I'm not counting it. Maybe I'm trying to block it from my memory :shrug:

[Blue_In_AK]

37. Oh, I think it was the Righteous Brothers or something

back in the mid-60s.

Oh, no, wait -- it was James Brown in Wichita in probably 1961.

[MysticalChicken]

38. I'm almost embarrassed to admit this now...

Alanis Morissette, in March of 1999. I think it was right after my 20th birthday. Garbage opened. I still like Garbage (including that gig, I've seen them three times in concert) but I don't care for Alanis anymore.

[datasuspect]

39. new kids on the block 1991

[BarenakedLady]

41. Cool and The Gang.

[LaurenG]

42. "Three Dog Night" I was 13.

: )

[zanne]

43. The Jackson Five

Junior High. Michael Jackson was an adorable little kid. What a show!

[Spirochete]

44. Creedence Clearwater Revival

in 1971, Memorial Coliseum, Portland

[lizziegrace]

46. Chicago with the Beach Boys

Cotton Bowl in Dallas. Chicago VII was out and "Wishing You Were Here" topped the charts. I think I was in 7th grade.

[blockhead]

47. Savoy Brown opening for Black Oak Arkansas

[peacefreak]

48. Dick Clark Calvacade of Stars 1966 or so.

Herman's Hermits
Young Rascals
Little Anthony & the Imperials
and
James Brown.
OK, I was about 14.

[stuntcat]

49. Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam with Full Force

:headbang:

[bluethruandthru]

50. David Cassidy.

I think I was 12.

[Pool Hall Ace]

51. Neil Diamond at Meriweather Post Pavilion.

I believe it was around 1972. Jackie DeShannon was the opening act.

[hellbound-liberal]

52. George Carlin with Travis Shook and the Club Wow at the West Palm Beach Auditorium

I think it was 1974. Been a fan ever since (though he is getting kinda cranky) The first musical show I saw was The Guess Who with Gary Wright? at the Hollywood Sportatorium a couple of years later.

[begin_within]

53. Heart, 1978, Phoenix

That's the first I can recall for sure - there might have been some a year earlier.

[GOPisEvil]

54. Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band - October or November 1983.

[Guava Jelly]

55. Quiet Riot and Whitesnake

:D

[Joe Fields]

56. Paul Revere and the Raiders, 1968

My dad got free tickets.

[Erva]

57. The Rolling Stones in 1976 N/T

[Joey Liberal]

58. Alice Cooper

1977.

[Forkboy]

59. Kiss in '74 at the Orpheum Theater in Boston.

I have no idea who opened, and didn't care in the slightest. :)

[YDogg]

60. Boston. Jan 15, 1979.

Sat behind our homecoming queen, who was smokin' copious amounts of weed.