Very First Concert you attended - best me..

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  • pitdogg2
    pitdogg2 Posts: 25,556
    maxward wrote: »
    Rolling Stones, November 15, 1969, in Champaign, Illinois. Tickets were $4.00 IIRC.

    Very nice
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  • msg
    msg Posts: 10,120
    Van Hagar, with Alice in Chains opening, 1991, Hampton Coliseum, VA.
    And we didn't even get mugged after.

    Suckiest concert was there, too - Smashing Pumpkins, Mellon Collie Tour. Up yours, Billy Corgan, for stopping in the middle of a song and trying to get a kid kicked out of the show for accidentally hitting him on the head with a glowstick or something. And then Jimmy Chamberlin killed the second drummer/keyboardist with heroin.
    I disabled signatures.
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  • dr1978
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    msg wrote: »
    Van Hagar, with Alice in Chains opening, 1991, Hampton Coliseum, VA.
    And we didn't even get mugged after.[/color]

    I'm listening to Mad Season right now, I can't imagine getting to see Facelift era Chains. That voice...
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  • lightman1
    lightman1 Posts: 10,789
    strider wrote: »
    Strong Bad wrote: »
    Stevie Nicks, "Rock a Little" tour May 7, 1986 at the Baltimore Civic Center. Peter Frampton was the opener on that tour.

    Second show I went to was at the Civic Center, the Clash of the Titans tour. Anthrax, Megadeth, Slayer, and Alice in Chains. What an experience.

    Saw that tour in Charlotte... Brutal... Two cracked ribs and smile on my face the next morning.
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  • aprazer402
    aprazer402 Posts: 3,149
    GD 2-26-73 Lincoln, NE Pershing Aud.
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  • mdaudioguy
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    strider wrote: »
    Strong Bad wrote: »
    Stevie Nicks, "Rock a Little" tour May 7, 1986 at the Baltimore Civic Center. Peter Frampton was the opener on that tour.

    Second show I went to was at the Civic Center, the Clash of the Titans tour. Anthrax, Megadeth, Slayer, and Alice in Chains. What an experience.

    My first show - Ozzy at the B-more Civic Center! April 25, 1982. Randy Rhodes had died on March 19... By the time Ozzy reached us, he was on his second guitarist since Randy - Brad Gillis. It was still a great show, IIRC. :p
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  • dolbyd
    dolbyd Posts: 430
    Chicago in Park City Utah 1984.

    Most remembered. AC/DC Salt Palace 1991.
    3 People were crushed near the stage and died.
    Very sad and crazy night.
    Glad the days of indoor festival style tickets ended.
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  • mdaudioguy
    mdaudioguy Posts: 5,165
    edited August 2018
    mhardy6647 wrote: »
    The Who, Capital Centre (Largo, MD) 1976 (I think it was 1976).

    The giant Pringles chip!

    I hate to do this, but this is what it was like many times I was there... >:) Even saw Priest a couple times there! (But I'm NOT in this documentary, Thank God!)
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WhRCVm-1r2k
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  • Viking64
    Viking64 Posts: 7,107
    HAHAHAHA As soon as I read "Capital Centre", I thought of "Heavy Metal Parking Lot". Have you ever seen the sequel with the Neil Diamond fans? :p
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  • FTGV
    FTGV Posts: 3,649
    Rush A Farewell to Kings tour early 78. Another Canadian icon Max Webster was the opener.
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  • Milito
    Milito Posts: 1,960
    edited August 2018
    The Doors in Dallas, I believe it was1967.
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  • rburgess714
    rburgess714 Posts: 616
    edited August 2018
    Elvis - Greensboro Coliseum 1976. With my parents. I was in first grade.

    Next was the Police Syncronicty Tour same venue, I think 83.
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  • coolsax
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    Geez you all are old :) My first 3 are a interesting trio all in Austin 96-97 Freshman year of college.. Jimmy Buffett, Neil Diamond, Metallica
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  • oldrocker
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    Metallica opening for Ozzy. UTC Kenzie arena. July 29 1986.

    Cliff Burton was still alive (RIP). John Marshall was filling in for Hetfield as he had a skateboarding accident injuring his arm/wrist and could not play.

    Jake E Lee played guitar for Ozzy, was awesome.

    I somewhat remember that show more it seems as there were some people picketing about ozzy and the whole ultimate sin tour thing, picketers/parents calling him the devil and what not. >:)

    During part of the show some moron in the front row threw a huge drink on Jake while he was playing, he never missed a lick, security escorted the guy out.

    I recall other details about that evening but can't post about that B)
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  • Nhpenn
    Nhpenn Posts: 56
    Paul McCartney
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  • joecoulson
    joecoulson Posts: 4,943
    Milito wrote: »
    The Doors in Dallas, I believe it was1967.

    This might take the cake
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  • decal
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    B.B. King at University of West Florida Field House in Pensacola,Florida. 1972
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  • oldrocker
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    coolsax wrote: »
    Geez you all are old :) My first 3 are a interesting trio all in Austin 96-97 Freshman year of college.. Jimmy Buffett, Neil Diamond, Metallica

    Crap I am old :D

    Looking back, the 1st concert was Night Ranger opening for Kiss. Creatures of the Night tour, same venue. That one was in 83 :o

    Back then we called it the Round House, held about 11,000 people.

    A friend of mine went to school at chattanooga state university as a journalist major. CSU had a small college paper. he also did photography for the paper and always had press passes for the concerts, I was his supposed assistant. :D

    Wild times back then.

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  • pitdogg2
    pitdogg2 Posts: 25,556
    You were always the rebel Dave....
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  • oldrocker
    oldrocker Posts: 2,590
    pitdogg2 wrote: »
    You were always the rebel Dave....

    Damn right I was! With "was" being the key word here :D

    In my mind I'm way over due to rip it up somewhere somehow.

    But then my knee's, back, hairline and way smarter then me wife reminds me to just sit back down and behave.


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  • muncybob
    muncybob Posts: 3,052
    3 of us took the bus into Cambridge(UK), walked around all day and drank a fair amount of wine. Got tickets to see some group called Fleetwood Mac at a small venue on the university campus. Had a great time...tried to hitch hike home at 2am but nobody would pick us up so we walked the 7 miles back to my parents home....still a good night though. The rest of 1971 is a blur.
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  • 55LS70
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    Tommy Bolin, in late 1972.
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  • dromunds
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    I saw Fleetwood Mac in 1974, Bob Welch period coming to an end, quartet IIRC, very enjoyable concert in a string of really good concerts I saw in 74-75.
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  • halo
    halo Posts: 5,616
    edited August 2018
    The Beach Boys, Summerfest, Milwaukee, WI. 1987? We happened to be at Summerfest and they happened to be playing. Not planned. Got a bloody nose going after the beach ball being tossed through the audience.

    AC/DC, Rosemont Horizon. 1988. <--This was the first show I actually stood in line to get tickets for and it was a great show. Blow Up Your Video tour. I still have the program somewhere.
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  • AsSiMiLaTeD
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    Dave Matthews Band, Red Rocks, 1995

    That rendition of All Along the Watchtower was absolutely amazing to witness in person.
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  • Msabot1
    Msabot1 Posts: 2,098
    joecoulson wrote: »
    No lying, very first concert attended.
    For first concerts, I think mine will take the cake...

    I doubt it..back in 70 I was visiting family in Cinci and talked two cousins into going to Ludlow Garage to catch The Allman Brothers Band in Clifton...Made believers out of them too...
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  • dromunds
    dromunds Posts: 10,015
    ^^^ Hard to beat seeing Hendrix. Lol.
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  • Milito
    Milito Posts: 1,960
    edited August 2018
    I wasn't sure if it was 67 or 68 so I looked it up and it was July 1968 I saw the Doors, not 1967. I'll never forget Morrison making faces at the cops around the stage. I was 17.
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  • gmcman
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    Pretty sure it was ZZ Top, Recycler Tour at the cap center, 1991.
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