What was the first concert you attended?

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  • heiney9
    heiney9 Posts: 25,163
    edited January 2006
    jgido759 wrote:
    Elton John, Thanksgiving Day 1974 at MSG in NY (I was 15) w/special guest John Lennon (they performed "Whatever Gets You Thru The Night", "Lucy In the Sky", & "I Saw Her Standing There"). :D

    Tickets were $5.50, $6.50, & $7.50 with t-shirts going for $5.00 and programs $2.50. Never felt an arena rock like that.

    You know there is an official live release of this show called Elton John-Here and There on the Rocket label. Disc 1 is at the Royal Albert Hall and Disc 2 is The Madison Square Garden show you attended.

    H9
    "Appreciation of audio is a completely subjective human experience. Measurements can provide a measure of insight, but are no substitute for human judgment. Why are we looking to reduce a subjective experience to objective criteria anyway? The subtleties of music and audio reproduction are for those who appreciate it. Differentiation by numbers is for those who do not".--Nelson Pass Pass Labs XA25 | EE Avant Pre | EE Mini Max Supreme DAC | MIT Shotgun S1 | Pangea AC14SE MKII | Legend L600 | BlueSound Node 3 - Tubes add soul!
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  • whitetruk
    whitetruk Posts: 308
    edited January 2006
    emerson-lake-palmer
    right before they be came e-l-powell 82/83 maybe
    I thought it was fairly amusing also. The Polk Ogre doesn't always get 'it'
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  • Polkitup2
    Polkitup2 Posts: 1,621
    edited January 2006
    1979 Alice Cooper's "Mad House Rock Tour" - Met Center Bloomington, MN. Excellent.
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  • Tour2ma
    Tour2ma Posts: 10,177
    edited January 2006
    heiney9 wrote:
    You know there is an official live release of this show ... Disc 2 is The Madison Square Garden show you attended.
    Now that would be cool.
    More later,
    Tour...
    Vox Copuli
    Better to remain silent and be thought a fool, than to open your mouth and remove all doubt. - Old English Proverb

    "Death doesn't come with a Uhaul." - Dennis Gardner
    "It's easy to get lost in price vs performance vs ego vs illusion." - doro
    "There is a certain entertainment value in ripping the occaisonal (sic) buttmunch..." - TroyD
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  • george daniel
    george daniel Posts: 12,096
    edited January 2006
    Just returned from Viet Nam, saw Rod Stewart and Small Faces,,,,shortly after, Ted Nugent and the Amboy Dukes,,,with a surprise group,their first L.P.,"Love it to Death"---Alice Cooper :eek:
    JC approves....he told me so. (F-1 nut)
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  • Burnzy
    Burnzy Posts: 250
    edited January 2006
    Motley Crew in 85' also...
    SYSTEM
    HDTV ..........Sony KP-57WV600
    CD / DVD......Sony DVP-C675D
    AVR ............Denon 2801
    MAINS .........Polk RTi8
    CENTER .......Polk CSi5
    Surrounds ....Polk FXi3
    Sub ............Polk PSW-250
    Cables.........Zebra Cables
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  • DollarDave
    DollarDave Posts: 2,575
    edited August 2008
    Bump. Good thread. I just listened to Donny Iris and searched it on the forum. Found this.

    First concert (non bar-band) = Molly Hatchet in Sioux Falls, SD. Damn fine concert.
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  • bigaudiofanatic
    bigaudiofanatic Posts: 4,415
    edited August 2008
    Jimmy Buffett or neil dimand i forget
    HT setup
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    Monster HTS 1650
    Carver A400X :cool:
    MIT Exp 3 Speaker Wire
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    Sonos Play 1

    Living Room
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    Polk Surroundbar 3000
    Samsung BD-C7900
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  • Fongolio
    Fongolio Posts: 3,516
    edited August 2008
    Mac Davis in Vancouver as a kid.
    The Stampeders (Canadian band from the 70's) as a teenager in '73.
    Most recent: Blue Man Group in Kelowna, British Columbia. Awesome.
    SDA-1C (full mods)
    Carver TFM-55
    NAD 1130 Pre-amp
    Rega Planar 3 TT/Shelter 501 MkII
    The Clamp
    Revox A77 Mk IV Dolby reel to reel
    Thorens TD160/Mission 774 arm/Stanton 881S Shibata
    Nakamichi CR7 Cassette Deck
    Rotel RCD-855 with modified tube output stage
    Cambridge Audio DACmagic Plus
    ADC Soundshaper 3 EQ
    Ben's IC's
    Nitty Gritty 1.5FI RCM
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  • obieone
    obieone Posts: 5,077
    edited August 2008
    J.Geils Band, Love Stinks tour, @ the Bahstahn Gahdan. It was their 'coming home' after the tour, and they played for 2.5 hours!!!
    Friggin' wicked pissah!:D
    I refuse to argue with idiots, because people can't tell the DIFFERENCE!
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  • Rivrrat
    Rivrrat Posts: 2,101
    edited August 2008
    Steppenwolf with Savoy Brown and Argent in 75 or 76
    My equipment sig felt inadequate and deleted itself.
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  • Erik Tracy
    Erik Tracy Posts: 4,673
    edited August 2008
    Black Sabbath - September 1975 San Diego Sports Arena.

    Opening act - Brownsville Station.

    This was right as Sabbath released Sabotage and they played Sympton of the Universe....my brain exploded.....and I drooled uncontrollably on myself... :)

    H9: If you don't trust what you are hearing, then maybe you need to be less invested in a hobby which all the pleasure comes from listening to music.
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  • huggies
    huggies Posts: 149
    edited August 2008
    Oregon Jam, Autzen Stadium in summer of 82 or 83, I think.

    Taxi ???
    Blue Oyster Cult
    Joan Jett
    Loverboy
    Foreigner
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  • candyliquor35m
    candyliquor35m Posts: 2,267
    edited August 2008
    I don't get out much. I haven't seen any concerts :)
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  • ND13
    ND13 Posts: 7,601
    edited August 2008
    TroyD wrote: »
    AC/DC...Fly on the Wall. 1985.

    BDT
    Saw that tour.....Yngwie Malmsteen opened for them. I almost left, until I heard the BELL!!

    Allman Bros. 1983
    "SOME PEOPLE CALL ME MAURICE,
    CAUSE I SPEAK OF THE POMPITIOUS OF LOVE"
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  • Face
    Face Posts: 14,340
    edited August 2008
    NIN sometime in the early-mid 90's.
    "He who fights with monsters should look to it that he himself does not become a monster. And when you gaze long into an abyss the abyss also gazes into you." Friedrich Nietzsche
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  • ben62670
    ben62670 Posts: 15,969
    edited August 2008
    I don't remember
    Please. Please contact me a ben62670 @ yahoo.com. Make sure to include who you are, and you are from Polk so I don't delete your email. Also I am now physically unable to work on any projects. If you need help let these guys know. There are many people who will help if you let them know where you are.
    Thanks
    Ben
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  • strider
    strider Posts: 2,568
    edited August 2008
    Stevie Ray Vaughan and Jeff Beck w/Bozzio on drums
    Wristwatch--->Crisco
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  • skipf
    skipf Posts: 694
    edited August 2008
    1960. Dave Bruebeck.
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  • janmike
    janmike Posts: 6,146
    edited August 2008
    Lighthouse - A few year ago.
    Michael ;)
    In the beginning, all knowledge was new!
    NORTH of 60°
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  • GEBBY44
    GEBBY44 Posts: 939
    edited August 2008
    Lynyrd Skynyrd (yea, the washed up version) and BB King at a music festival when I was 13. Not a bad intro to live music. Those who haven't seen him HAVE to see BB before he's gone. His diabetes are gettin pretty bad so not too many chances left :(
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  • Paul in Canada
    Paul in Canada Posts: 178
    edited August 2008
    In 86 or 87 I think I saw Helix opening for Triumph it was a great time.
    Polk RTi 8's
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    FXIA4"s
    Outlaw Audio M200 x2
    Denon AVR 2805
    Sony CDP C345
    Paradigm PW2200 Sub
    Panasonic 50"

    "It's futile to have a battle of wits with an unarmed person." demaples July 29/08
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  • polktiger
    polktiger Posts: 556
    edited August 2008
    I think it was Frankie Valli & the 4 Seasons.

    Don't go to many anymore. Working security for concerts in college really killed any enthusiasm I had for going. Anymore, concerts that I attend are put on by a symphony or a chorus group. I guess I really am an old ****.
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  • Systems
    Systems Posts: 14,873
    edited August 2008
    RUSH -spring 78 on the A Farewell to Kings tour,they were awesome.
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  • pmckeealaska
    pmckeealaska Posts: 808
    edited August 2008
    1976, Rush 2112 tour in Dallas. I was 7 and my mom took me because I kept begging her to let me go. Thanks mom! Great show!
    Music and Movie Rig

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    LSiC Center Channel
    LSiFX Surrounds
    Rotel RB 1080 2-Channel Amp
    NAD T763 Reciever
    Denon DVD 2900 Universal Player
    Audiosource 10 Band Digital Equalizer
    Audioquest CV-8 speaker cables
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  • Systems
    Systems Posts: 14,873
    edited August 2008
    pmckeealaska wrote: »
    1976, Rush 2112 tour in Dallas. I was 7 and my mom took me because I kept begging her to let me go. Thanks mom! Great show!
    Wow only 7:eek:I bet your ears hurt after that?I didn't realize they toured that far south in those early days.
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  • Systems
    Systems Posts: 14,873
    edited August 2008
    RUSH opened for Mott The Hoople and then 38 Special took the stage and then Blue Oyster Cult headlined the show. 1975? or maybe 1976? That was the first laser light show I'd ever seen.

    Chuck
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  • SolidSqual
    SolidSqual Posts: 5,218
    edited August 2008
    7th grade. Presidents of the United States of America . . . Yes, sir, "She's Lump."
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  • demaples
    demaples Posts: 266
    edited August 2008
    Hmmmm, I think it was the Eagles/Pure Prairie League in mid summer of 73 in Cincinnati.

    Hitachi 50" Plasma full HD 1080--Onkyo 805 AVR
    Rotel RMB-1077 amp--Polk LSic center
    Polk LSi25 fronts--Polk LSi 15 rears
    Genesis G-2800 sides--Polk PSW 650 sub
    APC H15 power conditioner--Netgear digital media player
    Napster external hardrive--Linksys Wireless G router
    Samsung DVD--Blue Jeans wires
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  • GEBBY44
    GEBBY44 Posts: 939
    edited August 2008
    You guys are all very lucky to have seen some great bands in their prime. What I would have given to see Allman Brothers or Zeppelin in all their glory...

    Are BaggedLancer and I the only sub 1984 births? It really seems like it.
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