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

[noboundaries]

I know a musical doesn't count as a concert, but I remember my date and I having to weave our way through protesters opposed to the musical "Hair" playing in Chattanooga in the early 70s.

Fun times.

The musical? Meh.

 

[bauchjw]

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I’m sure I still have that “Women” TShirt somewhere in my old room!

 

[gmc2003]

I know a musical doesn't count as a concert, but I remember my date and I having to weave our way through protesters opposed to the musical "Hair" playing in Chattanooga in the early 70s.

Fun times.

The musical? Meh.

My sister had the album Hair. Just be thankful you didn't go to the Rocky Horror Picture show.

 

[noboundaries]

Just be thankful you didn't go to the Rocky Horror Picture show

No kidding.

Best concert ever was Jimmy Buffett and one guitar player at Vandy in a 300 seat auditorium in 74 or 75. Gas masks required...or not!

 

[WeberBlackStoneYoder]

1982 Judas Priest, Screaming for Vengeance tour. Terra Haute Indiana

 

[Hammond guy]

Steve Miller in 1992 was my 1st concert at MN state fair.
Buddy Guy was my last concert back in June

 

[Winterrider]

Joan Jett

 

[JckDanls 07]

Buddy Guy was my last concert back in June

I like this one

 

[JLeonard]

1985 Cheap Trick, .38 Special, Huey Lewis and the News at the Midsouth Coliseum in Memphis, TN I was in 10th grade.

No parents.

 

[Fueling Around]

Alice Cooper King of the Silver Screen tour in 1978

Honorable mention is Jimmy Buffet in 1980. I was the designated driver for 6 in our group, so watched the others having fun.
It was a simulcast and Jimmy made the classic statement. "This is a simulcast, but the listeners cannot smell all the wonderful stuff you're smoking in here."
Odd thing is the event banned smoking, but did sell beer.

 

[Pmd428]

THE OUTLAWS at Cape Cod Coliseum South Yarmouth, Massachusetts 1981

 

[smokerjim]

AC/DC 1985 Imight be off by year or two or three them years are a little blurry, broome county arena, Binghamton ny.

 

[TripleLindy]

Aerosmith 1977, Tarrant County Convention Center in Ft. Worth. Saw the Stones the following year at Will Rogers Coliseum, also in Ft. Worth and they released a DVD of that show around 10 years ago - Some Girls Live in Texas. If you’re a Stones fan, it’s a great show - Stones at their peak! Saw them live in 6 straight decades.

 

[6GRILLZNTN]

Hank Williams Jr. at Starwood Amphitheater, Nashville. 1988.

 

[DailyLunatic]

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...

Unless you count ‘Peter and the Wolf’ in third grade (1964, without parents. Teachers, yes; parents,no.), I’ve never been to a concert.

-Sterling

 

[SmokinAl]

Don’t remember, I grew up in the 60’s. Nuf said!
Al

 

[JckDanls 07]

Don’t remember, I grew up in the 60’s. Nuf said!
Al

Yea... The 70's/80's were really good to me ...

 

[Kvgsqtii]

Well, I'm feeling like a youngin in this thread. Most of these concerts were before I was born, but I'm jealous you got to see them. My first from a recognizable band was Godsmack in 2006. Plenty of HS/local band shows before then though.

 

[bororyan]

first concert was Garth Brooks with my dad. First show i went to on my own was Widespread Panic in May 1995...

 

[1MoreFord]

Chase in '72 or '73 at Arkansas Tech University while in HS for $5 in a nice small concert auditorium with good seats and great acoustics. Got to go to a meet and greet with Bill before the concert. They had Sweet, Sweet Connie brought from Little Rock for the show.