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=> GENERAL DISCUSSION => Topic started by: tooms on November 23, 2003, 11:42:00 am
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My first show was Van Halen, May 7, 1980 at the Philadelphia Spectrum, the Women and Children First Tour. The first song "Romeo Delight".
We made the two hour drive from northern Jersey and had to go to Philly to see them b/c VH didn't play NY on that tour. I didn't have a license yet and my buddy's older brother drove us in their brown Chevy Nova--6 of us packed in there. Somehow I got my mom to let me go b/c it was a school night.
I had 3 beers that night and was hammered. David Lee Roth smoked a joint onstage. It was a great show.
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U2 - Croke Park - 1987
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actually the first band i saw live was carbon leaf. but i only watched the first few songs before seeing they were crap and going to ride rides and play festival games for crappy prizes....
so i would have to say Greenday at MCI on 6/5/01....
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I am an old fart. 1st show was at Forman Field at ODU. CSN&Y early 70s. The guy who thought he could fly and tried to prove it by climb the light pole and diving off was rather entertaining.
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Rush at the Capital Center in 1987
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depeche mode at merriweather in june '95
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U2 at RFK September 1987
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Originally posted by stu47:
U2 at RFK September 1987
that was on my 9th birthday, i wanted to go sooo bad, but alas, i was only 9 and had uncool parents
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At the very tender age of 13, my first concert was the Grateful Dead in May 1977 at the Baltimore Civic Center.
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Kansas and Little River Band - July 4, 1997 @ Rockville Fairgrounds
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Originally posted by zonapunk:
At the very tender age of 13, my first concert was the Grateful Dead in May 1977 at the Baltimore Civic Center.
Very similar here too. Saw the dead at Merriweather at about 13, so that would be 1984. Some woman next to us was trying to explain about the giant baby that was floating over the stage. Never did see that.
Two good sets, before they slowed to the point of 4 songs per set.
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Aerosmith / Guns N Roses
Boston Garden 1988
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Ozzy-1984ish?
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Prince on the Purple rain tour at the Cap Center. Must have been 1984 I suppose. It rocked! A few months later I saw U2 on the Unforgettable Fire tour and it was all over for me then....
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Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel, The Apollo Manchester, 74/75'ish!
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The Cars with Wang Chung -- Merriweather 1983(?)
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Hmm, what a great topic. ;)
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coldplay :p I was 14
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Brian Adams with Mr. Big at the Providence Civic Center in 1992. No cool parents or older siblings so I had to drive before i could see a show. Yes, sadly enough I picked that one.
I did go to the Gand Old Opery twice with my parents before that, and got to meet Bill Monroe once. In retrospect, I prolly should have enjoyed that a little more than I did.
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morrissey. . halloween 1991 at shoreline ampitheatre
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rolling stones steel wheels tour, three rivers stadium '89
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Madonna with Level 42 at Foxboro Stadium i believe in 1987. My friend won two tickets over the radio. My first concert by choice was Tesla and Great White at the Cow Palace in Sacramento in 1989. Thats when they were filming the video to "Love Song"
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Originally posted by zonapunk:
At the very tender age of 13, my first concert was the Grateful Dead in May 1977 at the Baltimore Civic Center.
You saw the Dead in May of '77? Damn . You win! Even among the pickiest of deadheads this is considered one of the greatest months of Dead shows ever.
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Originally posted by Guiny:
Madonna with Level 42 at Foxboro Stadium i believe in 1987. My friend won two tickets over the radio. My first concert by choice was Tesla and Great White at the Cow Palace in Sacramento in 1989. Thats when they were filming the video to "Love Song"
Wow, suddenly I don't feel so bad about my first show.
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Originally posted by redsock:
Originally posted by Guiny:
Madonna with Level 42 at Foxboro Stadium i believe in 1987. My friend won two tickets over the radio. My first concert by choice was Tesla and Great White at the Cow Palace in Sacramento in 1989. Thats when they were filming the video to "Love Song"
Wow, suddenly I don't feel so bad about my first show. [/b]
Why not?
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Originally posted by Skeeter:
Originally posted by zonapunk:
At the very tender age of 13, my first concert was the Grateful Dead in May 1977 at the Baltimore Civic Center.
You saw the Dead in May of '77? Damn . You win! Even among the pickiest of deadheads this is considered one of the greatest months of Dead shows ever. [/b]
What constitutes a good Grateful Dead show from a bad one?
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Originally posted by mankie:
Originally posted by Skeeter:
Originally posted by zonapunk:
At the very tender age of 13, my first concert was the Grateful Dead in May 1977 at the Baltimore Civic Center.
You saw the Dead in May of '77? Damn . You win! Even among the pickiest of deadheads this is considered one of the greatest months of Dead shows ever. [/b]
What constitutes a good Grateful Dead show from a bad one? [/b]
From the ones that I saw (refuse to use present tense as the new band can not be the dead in my opinion) I would say first flow, song choice, and speed of play. The last is important as some shows they would drag 3 songs for 30 minutes each going no where with the noodling. Others, they would do a lot more songs that worked, bridged well from one to the next, and were fun to listen to.
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the brain is bit blurry as to what my first "proper" show was but for some embarrasing reason Chicago sticks in my head... i'll say that Devo was an early show i was really excited to see. most of early concerts was my going with my dad to see several jazz legends like, miles davis, dexter gordon, stan getz, sarah vaughn, ella fitzgerald...
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Originally posted by kosmo vinyl:
most of early concerts was my going with my dad to see several jazz legends like, miles davis, dexter gordon, stan getz, sarah vaughn, ella fitzgerald...
Holy crap, you saw some absolute legends. I'd kill to see Stan Getz, but Ella....I can't even fathom. Very very cool. Did you grow up around here? (I don't think those folks ever made it to St. Pete...we got Vic Damone instead)
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Originally posted by mankie:
Originally posted by redsock:
Originally posted by Guiny:
Madonna with Level 42 at Foxboro Stadium i believe in 1987. My friend won two tickets over the radio. My first concert by choice was Tesla and Great White at the Cow Palace in Sacramento in 1989. Thats when they were filming the video to "Love Song"
Wow, suddenly I don't feel so bad about my first show. [/b]
Why not? [/b]
Well, Bryan Adams is bad, but at least he has some 80's schtick and sentimental value. While I did love Tesla's "Love song" when it came out, neither Tesla or Great White can claim to be anything but 80's hair-metal. Which is fine, but they are on a lower tier of embarrasment than Bryan Adams. That's what I think anyway.
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Originally posted by Bagster:
Holy crap, you saw some absolute legends. I'd kill to see Stan Getz, but Ella....I can't even fathom. Very very cool. Did you grow up around here? (I don't think those folks ever made it to St. Pete...we got Vic Damone instead)
nope grew up in detroit... the ann arbor jazz and blues festival always had great lineups as well as the early montreaux-detroit festivals. one of my most memorable shows was seeing sun ra in this small club in detroit... the heat was on full blast and it was packed with people and just insane musically. saw dizzy gillespie several times as well.
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Originally posted by Sir HC:
Originally posted by mankie:
Originally posted by Skeeter:
Originally posted by zonapunk:
At the very tender age of 13, my first concert was the Grateful Dead in May 1977 at the Baltimore Civic Center.
You saw the Dead in May of '77? Damn . You win! Even among the pickiest of deadheads this is considered one of the greatest months of Dead shows ever. [/b]
What constitutes a good Grateful Dead show from a bad one? [/b]
From the ones that I saw (refuse to use present tense as the new band can not be the dead in my opinion) I would say first flow, song choice, and speed of play. The last is important as some shows they would drag 3 songs for 30 minutes each going no where with the noodling. Others, they would do a lot more songs that worked, bridged well from one to the next, and were fun to listen to. [/b]
I pretty much agree with that. I was big Deadhead in the day, saw 70(!) shows over ten years---i generally didn't like it as much when they meandered a lot. But, of course, it varied with the Dead---sometimes they were Ok, sometimes they were the greatest band on the planet. That was why it was fun to see them, they took chances, which many bands won't do.
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Originally posted by Bagster:
Hmm, what a great topic. ;)
HA! Love the fashion choice!
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My very first concert was a WPGC "Toys For Tots" show at the Capital Centre 12/10/78. It featured Dr. Hook, Firefall, Pablo Cruise and The Atlanta Rhythm Section. Ugh.
My first _real_ concert, however, was 7/ 7/79 - The hottest band in the world.....KISS!!!
My SO loves playing this game. His first show was none other than Elvis Presley.
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Originally posted by tooms:
Originally posted by Sir HC:
Originally posted by mankie:
Originally posted by Skeeter:
Originally posted by zonapunk:
At the very tender age of 13, my first concert was the Grateful Dead in May 1977 at the Baltimore Civic Center.
You saw the Dead in May of '77? Damn . You win! Even among the pickiest of deadheads this is considered one of the greatest months of Dead shows ever. [/b]
What constitutes a good Grateful Dead show from a bad one? [/b]
From the ones that I saw (refuse to use present tense as the new band can not be the dead in my opinion) I would say first flow, song choice, and speed of play. The last is important as some shows they would drag 3 songs for 30 minutes each going no where with the noodling. Others, they would do a lot more songs that worked, bridged well from one to the next, and were fun to listen to. [/b]
I pretty much agree with that. I was big Deadhead in the day, saw 70(!) shows over ten years---i generally didn't like it as much when they meandered a lot. But, of course, it varied with the Dead---sometimes they were Ok, sometimes they were the greatest band on the planet. That was why it was fun to see them, they took chances, which many bands won't do. [/b]
I would imagine at a Dead show they could've put the Wiggles up on stage and the stoners wouldn't know any difference, with their arms outstretched in the air with the fist clenched apart from the index and pinkie finger sticking up while you all yell, "WHOOOOOOO-HOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO. GERRY RAWWWWWWKS" while your equally stoned girlfriend dances as if having a epilectic fit with those unrestrained nasty hippy titties flopping around all over the place.
Am I wrong? ;)
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Yes, you are wrong. They actually know all the songs from the dead repetoire (over 120 if I remember correctly). A friend from college was really into the dead and didn't do drugs. He was a jazz musician and really liked their improvisational skills. When the band would do 2 notes of some songs the crowd would cheer knowing what song was coming up. I have seen shows where the fans don't get the songs until the chorus!
Also the dead are responsible for some major advancements in live and studio sound. Alembic, Meyer Sound, and some others that I forget all are associated with the band. They got the 3rd 16 track recorder ever made. Unfortunately as Jerry's junk habit grew, you would swear he was going to nod off on stage.
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Originally posted by mankie:
I would imagine at a Dead show they could've put the Wiggles up on stage and the stoners wouldn't know any difference
Hey pal, watch it with those Wiggles cracks. I've got 10th row seats for their show at the MCI Center tonight. I heard last night they did a 40+ minute version of "Drums in Space". Awsome. Just awsome.
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The Area:One tour at Merriweather in 2000 or 2001. It was pretty good, especially the roots, but I left after Incubus because I threw up. :)
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Originally posted by chaz:
Originally posted by mankie:
I would imagine at a Dead show they could've put the Wiggles up on stage and the stoners wouldn't know any difference
Hey pal, watch it with those Wiggles cracks. I've got 10th row seats for their show at the MCI Center tonight. I heard last night they did a 40+ minute version of "Drums in Space". Awsome. Just awsome. [/b]
I heard the encore is a version of "Wheels on the bus" that is nothing short of religous! Try to stay sober so you'll remember it.
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Originally posted by Sir HC:
Yes, you are wrong. They actually know all the songs from the dead repetoire (over 120 if I remember correctly). A friend from college was really into the dead and didn't do drugs. He was a jazz musician and really liked their improvisational skills. When the band would do 2 notes of some songs the crowd would cheer knowing what song was coming up. I have seen shows where the fans don't get the songs until the chorus!
Also the dead are responsible for some major advancements in live and studio sound. Alembic, Meyer Sound, and some others that I forget all are associated with the band. They got the 3rd 16 track recorder ever made. Unfortunately as Jerry's junk habit grew, you would swear he was going to nod off on stage.
Thanks for the information, although not really needed because I was only joking...the Dead are not my cuppa but they must have something very special or wouldn't have the huge loyal following that they have.
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Originally posted by mankie:
Originally posted by chaz:
Originally posted by mankie:
I would imagine at a Dead show they could've put the Wiggles up on stage and the stoners wouldn't know any difference
Hey pal, watch it with those Wiggles cracks. I've got 10th row seats for their show at the MCI Center tonight. I heard last night they did a 40+ minute version of "Drums in Space". Awsome. Just awsome. [/b]
I heard the encore is a version of "Wheels on the bus" that is nothing short of religous! Try to stay sober so you'll remember it. [/b]
I used to dose at all the Wiggles shows but stopped during the Summer '97 tour. Now I remember every sublime detail of every show. I'll post the setlist tomorrow.
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1)STP w/Local H
2)Lemon Heads + Cracker
1st @ 930 was Save Ferris...ehh
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Originally posted by chaz:
Originally posted by mankie:
Originally posted by chaz:
Originally posted by mankie:
I would imagine at a Dead show they could've put the Wiggles up on stage and the stoners wouldn't know any difference
Hey pal, watch it with those Wiggles cracks. I've got 10th row seats for their show at the MCI Center tonight. I heard last night they did a 40+ minute version of "Drums in Space". Awsome. Just awsome. [/b]
I heard the encore is a version of "Wheels on the bus" that is nothing short of religous! Try to stay sober so you'll remember it. [/b]
I used to dose at all the Wiggles shows but stopped during the Summer '97 tour. Now I remember every sublime detail of every show. I'll post the setlist tomorrow. [/b]
If you can, rip the setlist from the stage and I have "cash and prizes".."big cash" if the singer has puked on it!
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Originally posted by Skeeter:
My very first concert was a WPGC "Toys For Tots" show at the Capital Centre 12/10/78. It featured Dr. Hook, Firefall, Pablo Cruise and The Atlanta Rhythm Section. Ugh.
My first _real_ concert, however, was 7/ 7/79 - The hottest band in the world.....KISS!!!
My SO loves playing this game. His first show was none other than Elvis Presley.
Some good first concerts! When did the SO see Elvis?
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I was 14,band was Kiss right before Dressed to Kill came out although they were playing songs from it live.I got to take a bus to Johnstown War Memorial(glorified skating rink)for the show.Back when you could still smoke and drink on the bus, rather you were old enough or not was irrelevant.
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Originally posted by tooms:
Originally posted by Skeeter:
My very first concert was a WPGC "Toys For Tots" show at the Capital Centre 12/10/78. It featured Dr. Hook, Firefall, Pablo Cruise and The Atlanta Rhythm Section. Ugh.
My first _real_ concert, however, was 7/ 7/79 - The hottest band in the world.....KISS!!!
My SO loves playing this game. His first show was none other than Elvis Presley.
Some good first concerts! When did the SO see Elvis? [/b]
Not too long before he died. '77 (I guess) at Cole Field House. It was definitely the big, fat, bloated, drugged-up version of the King. Apparently, he would forget the words, stop songs in the middle, ramble incoherently, etc.
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Originally posted by Skeeter:
It was definitely the big, fat, bloated, drugged-up version of the King. Apparently, he would forget the words, stop songs in the middle, ramble incoherently, etc. [/b]
Are you sure it wasn't Badly Drawn Boy ?
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Danzig at Painters Mill
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My first show was the Pixies w/My Dad is Dead @ the Riviera, Chicago, Dec. 3, 1990. Great show.
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Roc The Mic tour, Nissan Pavillion, July 6 03
yup im a late bloomer :D
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First show period was Blink 182 at the Jones Beach Amphitheater, a few months after they became HUGE (figure May 2000?).
First club show was H2O and Midtown at Irving Plaza in NYC.
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Yes, that's a description of metal shows :D
Originally posted by mankie:
with their arms outstretched in the air with the fist clenched apart from the index and pinkie finger sticking up while you all yell, "WHOOOOOOO-HOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO. GERRY RAWWWWWWKS"
Am I wrong? ;) [/QB]
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first show ever was Stevie Wonder with the folks. first show I spent my allowance on and drove myself to was Ozzy on the Blizzard of Ozz tour at Merriweather Post pavilion. Def Leppard opened (High and Dry Tour).
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Rick Springfield back in '83 at MPP. Yep, that's right. Laugh on. Hey, he was "cool" back in the day, to me anyway.
After that...U2 '87 at RFK.
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eagles reunion tour when i was about 7
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My 1st concert was Blondie at The Nation in May 1999.
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August 31, 1996 â?? Oasis and Neil Young in a big field outside of Toronto. There was no turning back.
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I'm feeling as if i am younger than everyone on here. actually i know since i wasn't even born for some of these first concerts. oh well. my first one was actually this year, i saw the faint, at the 9 30 club of course.
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you probaly are younger then many of the old grouchy ppl here. how old are you?
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Good time to enter this convo....Age.....it does matter, just like size. (meaning it can be good or bad.)
First show: U2 at The Paradise Theater in Boston in December of 1980. They opened for a metal band. Lennon had been killed a few days prior.
It set the benchmark; not many shows I've seen since then have been able to reach that intensity. Seeing a great band on their first tour, immediately after one of their idols had died. The crowd was....sick. In a good way. By the time the headliner came on, everyone knew they had witnessed something extraordinary.
It's why I keep (after all these years) going to see local/unheralded bands. You never know when you might experience something....worth remembering forever.
And yes, U2 has had their very sucky moments, but after 23 years of following this band, they can still (sometimes) do justice to that little show in 1980.
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wow, i cant believe im the first to admit.. errrrrr say this.. haha. new kids on the block. definately. oooh man, it was dec 3rd and 4th of 1990. at the, then named, baltimore arena. i was a whole riping age of 12! i think the next was actually milli vanilli. i guess my mom thought she was doing us a favor?! haha.
at milli vanilli, ill never forget. i dropped my ketchup on this girls chair infront of us and she had a tshirt on it. so the whole show all i wanted to do was leave. i was so scared this 15 year old or whatever girl was going to beat me up! never thought of just letting her know and asking my mom to buy her a new tshirt. oh well, she was probably only mad that she threw it away and couldnt get her money back once that confession let you get anything milli vanilli related merchandise refunded. hard times as a kid i tell ya.
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Warren Zevon at the Bayou, winter of '95. I was 9 or 10, I kept hoping he asked me to come on stage so I could play 'Wild Thing' on a guitar that he'd give me. I later passed out in a basket of thick ruffled potato chips.
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Originally posted by Captain Jack:
Warren Zevon at the Bayou, winter of '95. I was 9 or 10, I kept hoping he asked me to come on stage so I could play 'Wild Thing' on a guitar that he'd give me. I later passed out in a basket of thick ruffled potato chips.
LOL. Rock star fantasy versus harsh reality.
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First "concert" for me was George Carlin at the Stanley Theater in Pittsburgh, 1975.
First music concert? I'm not sure, but it might have been America later that year. It's been a while.
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my first concert was, uh, David Cassidy at Merriweather I think in 1974.
the first concert my friends and I were allowed to attend unchaperoned was, uh, Chicago at Cole Field House, probably 1976.
my first 9:30 show was The Blasters w/ Tex Rubinowitz opening in 1981.