What I find a common thread is that many folks first concert...their parents took them to when they were too young to drive. Wow....I was the same....
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kap'n krunch
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First, Louie Belson, (late fifties) not a real concert, it was more of a drum exhibition/clinic at a local HS auditorium, but I was hooked for good on the reverberant sound of live drums played in a performance hall!
First real "concert" was in a small club in Boston to see Max Roach with Eric Dolphy, Booker Little, Mal Waldren & others, but I can't remember if Abby Lincoln sang or not, it was the early 60s.
Y'all might not call it a concert, but for us Jazz listeners, it's often as close as we get.
The first proper biggish type mass-appeal concert I ever attended was many years later.
One of the drummers from Miles Davis' Bitches Brew album, Lenny White (after he played with Chick Corea), opened for Tower Of Power (then with his own group Twennynine).
It was superb, but I had to walk out of ToP after they played What is Hip, because the massive wall of amplifiers were way too ludicrously LOUD, for a while afterwards I thought I had permanent hearing loss!
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First, Louie Belson, (late fifties) not a real concert, it was more of a drum exhibition/clinic at a local HS auditorium, but I was hooked for good on the reverberant sound of live drums played in a performance hall!
First real "concert" was in a small club in Boston to see Max Roach with Eric Dolphy, Booker Little, Mal Waldren & others, but I can't remember if Abby Lincoln sang or not, it was the early 60s.
Y'all might not call it a concert, but for us Jazz listeners, it's often as close as we get.
The first proper biggish type mass-appeal concert I ever attended was many years later.
One of the drummers from Miles Davis' Bitches Brew album, Lenny White (after he played with Chick Corea), opened for Tower Of Power (then with his own group Twennynine).
It was superb, but I had to walk out of ToP after they played What is Hip, because the massive wall of amplifiers were way too ludicrously LOUD, for a while afterwards I thought I had permanent hearing loss!
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Until Googling some dates, I thought it was: Rush - Counterparts Tour - '94.
My parents, against their better judgement, let me go with much older friends, as I couldn't drive yet.
And it was, indeed, a couple of months before my next show: Pink Floyd - Division Bell Tour - '94.
The winner, though, is: Metallica - Where Ever We May Roam Tour - '92
Again, against my parent's better judgement, I was allowed to go with my older brother.
My parents, against their better judgement, let me go with much older friends, as I couldn't drive yet.
And it was, indeed, a couple of months before my next show: Pink Floyd - Division Bell Tour - '94.
The winner, though, is: Metallica - Where Ever We May Roam Tour - '92
Again, against my parent's better judgement, I was allowed to go with my older brother.
First time I saw Metallica was at The Monster's Of Rock tour in May of 1988 at Alpine Valley in Wisconsin. They freaking blew the place away. I'd never, ever seen so much energy at a live concert. I was sold from that point forward.....
Oh yeah I am. Most of the concerts I saw were from 1979-1990 I suppose. Many I really don't remember....for obvious reasons.
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Can't say for sure, but it was either James Taylor & Linda Ronstadt, Janis Joplin & The Butterfield Blues Band, or Iron Butterfly & Chicago (ever hear of them? lol) 
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Yes, those too. And a few ill-advised interstate moments...
Can't say for sure, but it was either James Taylor & Linda Ronstadt, Janis Joplin & The Butterfield Blues Band, or Iron Butterfly & Chicago (ever hear of them? lol)
Are you sure it wasn't Eddie and The Cruisers at the Jersey Shore?
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Can't say for sure, but it was either James Taylor & Linda Ronstadt, Janis Joplin & The Butterfield Blues Band, or Iron Butterfly & Chicago (ever hear of them? lol)
Lucky you!! Janis died 7 years before I was even born..
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Hmmmm?
I probably should have taken the time to research when each of those concerts took place. If I do I'll have to edit my post.seilerbird
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Beach Boys at Plaza Park in Oxnard on July 14, 1962. There were about thirty people in attendance and so everyone was in the front row. There was no stage so they were all about as close as you can get in a concert. The BB had one local hit at that point, Surfin' in December 1961. About a month before the concert they released their first Capitol recording, Surfin' Safari/409. It had not charted by that point. This was about the 12th concert in their career. After the concert I walked across the street to the local record store to browse. The store was owned by Tom Ayres, a local record producer and promoter. He is the one who arranged the BB appearance that day. While I was there the BBs walked in to browse along with their mother Audree. So there I am in a record store smaller than your living room with the BB, their mother and Tom Ayres for about a half an hour. I don't remember if I talked to them or not since at the time the Beach Boys were not THE BEACH BOYS, just another local group.
Then on July 3rd, 1976 I was the BB and Chicago at Anaheim Stadium along with 50,000 of my closest friends. I sat in the top row of the center field bleachers just blowing my mind at the difference between the two concerts. I also saw them many times in 1963 at the Wagon Wheel Roller Gardens from the front row. Just recently I saw them in Florida. What a trip.
Then on July 3rd, 1976 I was the BB and Chicago at Anaheim Stadium along with 50,000 of my closest friends. I sat in the top row of the center field bleachers just blowing my mind at the difference between the two concerts. I also saw them many times in 1963 at the Wagon Wheel Roller Gardens from the front row. Just recently I saw them in Florida. What a trip.
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The first big concert was Bruce Springsteen, Born in the USA tour, Ullevi Stadium, Gothenburg, Sweden, june 1985. He was the Boss back then!!
Lucky you!! Janis died 7 years before I was even born..
She was only 27 years old...and 16 days before her death Jimi Hendrix died(or he was murdered)and he was also 27...
You got some inside info??? come on spill the beans...
If you want the "inside" info...just contact Kap'n krunch on the forum and he will tell you all about it...hehe
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If memory serves, my first concert was by a folk type singer from Canada's left coast. Valdy had a few hits here, I'm not sure if he would be known by people south of the 49th. I was YouTubing some of his stuff last night when my significant other walked in and said "Hey, he sounds like Kenny Rogers". I hadn't thought of that before, but yeah I guess he does somewhat. A few of his better known songs are:
Rock And Roll Song
Yes I Can
(A Chorus For) Peter and Lou
Simple Life
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UpgYUhgbFAk
Rock And Roll Song
Yes I Can
(A Chorus For) Peter and Lou
Simple Life
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UpgYUhgbFAk
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In 1984, I had missed the two concerts I really, really wanted to see (Van Halen & Duran Duran) as my parents thought I was two young and/or couldn't be bothered coming with me or finding a responsible adult to do it. So on July 12, 1985, I finally found someone whom my parents agreed to let me go with, a lad in my high school three years older than me. I had all the main act's albums, but knew nothing of the opening act.
Venue: Montreal Forum
Opening Act:
Joe Walsh - Confessor Tour (setlist.fm shows this as being a complete concert, though I don't think it was such a long set. It was more in the 40 minutes range if I recall correctly)
1. The Confessor
2. Turn to Stone
3. Good Man Down
4. Funk #49
5. Life's Been Good
6. Rocky Mountain Way
7. The Bomber: Closet Queen/Bolero/Cast Your Fate to the Wind
8. Tomorrow
9. Indian Summer
10. Dreams
11. Pretty Maids All in a Row
12. Walk Away
13. Help Me Through the Night
14. In the City
15. Cinnamon Girl
16. Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow?
17. Life in the Fast Lane
Main Act:
Foreigner - Agent Provocateur Tour (could not find a set list so I'm using the same one as the Texas show used for the Westwood One Radio Series broadcast)
1. Intro
2. Feels Like The First Time
3. Double Vision
4. Cold As Ice
5. Long, Long Way From Home
6. Head Games
7. Waiting For A Girl Like You
8. Down On Love
9. Stranger In My Own House
10. That Was Yesterday
11. I Want To Know What Love Is
12. Reaction To Action
13. Urgent
14. Dirty White Boy
15. Jam
16. Hot Blooded
17. Jukebox Hero
18. Outro
I was really impressed by the size of the venue and the size of the crowd. Walsh's set was a rockin' one and the only track I recognized was Life in the Fast Lane. Foreigner had one of those early laser shows in their lighting rig so that was neat. The show was amazing and they were in great form. I loved it. They had a local choir join them on stage for I Want to Know What Love Is, but my favourite track from the album was That Was Yesterday and the version they played had an extra intro which they used for the 12" of the song. At the end of the show I got a T-Shirt and Tour Book (like one did in them days) and I still have my ticket stub. I came back a happy lad indeed.
Venue: Montreal Forum
Opening Act:
Joe Walsh - Confessor Tour (setlist.fm shows this as being a complete concert, though I don't think it was such a long set. It was more in the 40 minutes range if I recall correctly)
1. The Confessor
2. Turn to Stone
3. Good Man Down
4. Funk #49
5. Life's Been Good
6. Rocky Mountain Way
7. The Bomber: Closet Queen/Bolero/Cast Your Fate to the Wind
8. Tomorrow
9. Indian Summer
10. Dreams
11. Pretty Maids All in a Row
12. Walk Away
13. Help Me Through the Night
14. In the City
15. Cinnamon Girl
16. Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow?
17. Life in the Fast Lane
Main Act:
Foreigner - Agent Provocateur Tour (could not find a set list so I'm using the same one as the Texas show used for the Westwood One Radio Series broadcast)
1. Intro
2. Feels Like The First Time
3. Double Vision
4. Cold As Ice
5. Long, Long Way From Home
6. Head Games
7. Waiting For A Girl Like You
8. Down On Love
9. Stranger In My Own House
10. That Was Yesterday
11. I Want To Know What Love Is
12. Reaction To Action
13. Urgent
14. Dirty White Boy
15. Jam
16. Hot Blooded
17. Jukebox Hero
18. Outro
I was really impressed by the size of the venue and the size of the crowd. Walsh's set was a rockin' one and the only track I recognized was Life in the Fast Lane. Foreigner had one of those early laser shows in their lighting rig so that was neat. The show was amazing and they were in great form. I loved it. They had a local choir join them on stage for I Want to Know What Love Is, but my favourite track from the album was That Was Yesterday and the version they played had an extra intro which they used for the 12" of the song. At the end of the show I got a T-Shirt and Tour Book (like one did in them days) and I still have my ticket stub. I came back a happy lad indeed.
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