Keep the music playing... What/Who Was Your First Concert ?

[DRKsmoking]

Grand Funk Railroad

They also great I was 1 of a few of my friends that really liked them

David

 

[gmc2003]

All great bands Brian, but really like Styx , and would have loved to have seen them back than

David

Styx and Supertramp were I think the last two concerts at Burlington Memorial Auditorium before they shut it down for safety reasons. This would have been late 70s. My friend lifted the Supertramps light show guys jacket. It has the Crimes of the Century album cover on the back.

Chris

 

[BrianGSDTexoma]

All great bands Brian, but really like Styx , and would have loved to have seen them back than

David

You really need to get this DVD. Just to see the smiles on these kids playing with STYX worth it. I get all mine used for under $10 most times.

Styx and the Contemporary Youth Orchestra of Cleveland: One With Everything​

 

[BrianGSDTexoma]

You had to be a Grand Funk Railroad fan coming from Detroit. They sold out Shea stadium faster then the Beatles

Was probably my favorite back than. Still love em.

 

[BrianGSDTexoma]

Joan Jett

That was one I really wanted to see before she went Punk.

 

[BrianGSDTexoma]

Never been much on concerts but wish I had now, Randy Travis, early 90's I think, George Jones 2000's Chubby Checker 2000's Charley Daniels 2010's , I'm sure there's a few more I have forgotten.

Randy Travis is such a great man in every way. Probably my most favorite person. I had tears in my eyes when they gave him Artist of a Lifetime couple years ago. Just love his movies.

 

[BrianGSDTexoma]

Early 80's Chicago (when they were more brass than singing) at the Jones beach theatre on Long Island. Other memorable ones where Pink Floyd in Syracuse, Van Halen, David Lee Roth and the later combo of him with Sammy Hagar (Hagar blew him away)

I just re-watched my Chicago playing with Earth Wind Fire DVD. They had both bands combined. Awesome!

 

[Dustin Dorsey]

I probably got dragged to a few country shows as a kid. I've never been big into country. I did like when the band would come out and play a few songs. Then the "star" would come out and the show would go downhill for me. I guess that's some thing that country concerts do? I remember seeing Mark Chestnut, Suzy Bogguss, and Tracy Byrd at different times. First concert I really wanted to go to my dad took me to see Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers. I think they were touring the Wildflowers album. Without parents it was R.E.M. touring the Monster album. Radiohead opened for them playing songs off The Bends. Both of those were absolutely incredible shows. One of my biggest regrets is not going to see Pink Floyd on the Division Bell tour. That was the last time they ever toured.

 

[Smokin Okie]

This concert in 1972 in OKC. Except I did not go to see Tina Turner, went to see Trapeze, which included Glenn Hughes, who left Trapeze the next year to join Deep Purple.

I took a cute redhead to this concert, was a good time.

 

[daspyknows]

I was. Born and raised in Queens. Went to SUNY Binghamton, class of '77. Worked in the city for a bit then relocated to CA.

Where in CA?. Grew up in Westchester, college in Boston then followed a band to SF Bay Area.

 

[kawboy]

As a kid I remember being taken to Dottie West at the Pillager Fairgrounds in the 70's. First without parents was Weird Al doing a pop up concert at the state fair ground in the early 80's. First I paid for for was Power Mad, Coup De gras, and Blind Approach at 7th street entry in Mpls. My uncle had kind of a big name band in the Brainerd are that I grew up seeing at local beer joints from birth.

 

[bakerman]

March 10,1973 Mahavishnu Orchestra at DAR Constitution Hall "Birds of Fire" tour. Sir John was in excellent form. Billy Cobham's drum solo (20 minutes!) while the rest of the band took a break was impressive , even to my 15 year old brain.
The next concert was The Allman Brothers and Grateful Dead at RFK Stadium in June of that same year.
After those 2 I lost track , but hundreds of concerts, festivals, ect. I love live music.

 

[Curtis Claymont]

Damn - lots of my demographic here. The first concerts my parents let me go to were Richard Nader's Rock 'n' Roll Revivals at Madison Square Garden. They felt that nobody would be smoking pot there. Little did they know. Saw Fats Domino, Chuck Berry, Little Richard and a ton of the greats there. First *real* concert was the Stones in 1975 at MSG, when I was 12. Saw my first Grateful Dead show at The Beacon the following year and my world was never the same again...in the best possible way.

 

[negolien]

As the title is asking... Who/Where/Year was your first live concert...
With/Without Parents ??


My first was
REO Speedwagon and Rainbow
Rochester War Memorial
1977 or 78
No Parents ...


I found This and started searcing through the archives... WOW.. Some of the concerts back then...

Joe Satriani and the Steve miller band :<)

 

[JckDanls 07]

Joe Satriani and the Steve miller band :<)

Another excellent one... I watch them together on you tube a bunch ...

 

[FreshGround]

I was too young for Woodstock, but I WAS at the 1982 US Festival, a 3-day outdoor concert in CA with 20 bands. It was not just a concert it was a technology festival with huge tents exhibiting cutting edge home computer stuff, mostly Apple since the whole thing was sponsored by Steve Wozniak.

 

[PPG1]

Conway Twitty & Loretta Lynn My last one was a couple months ago...Gene Watson

 

[Fueling Around]

...
First I paid for for was Power Mad, Coup De gras, and Blind Approach at 7th street entry in Mpls.
...

Used to love the Twin Cities music venues. 1st Ave., Cabooze, and that little dive bar on Hennepin avenue where Muddy Waters performed once a year were favorites.

 

[bigfurmn]

Randy Travis is such a great man in every way. Probably my most favorite person. I had tears in my eyes when they gave him Artist of a Lifetime couple years ago. Just love his movies.

outside favorite movie is Blackdog with Patrick Swazye. About a trucker with no license. Randy Travis is supporting role but great in it.
After reading more post from some MN folks, how great is First Ave??? Prince and other big names “randomly showing up”. So cool.

 

[DRKsmoking]

My friend lifted the Supertramps light show guys jacket. It has the Crimes of the Century album cover on the back.

Now that would be a cool Jacket to have and wear,

David