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What was your first concert?
« on: November 23, 2003, 11:42:00 am »
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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Re: What was your first concert?
« Reply #1 on: November 23, 2003, 12:48:00 pm »
U2 - Croke Park - 1987

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Re: What was your first concert?
« Reply #2 on: November 23, 2003, 01:50:00 pm »
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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Re: What was your first concert?
« Reply #3 on: November 23, 2003, 01:55:00 pm »
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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Re: What was your first concert?
« Reply #4 on: November 23, 2003, 10:32:00 pm »
Rush at the Capital Center in 1987

MaLo

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Re: What was your first concert?
« Reply #5 on: November 23, 2003, 11:03:00 pm »
depeche mode at merriweather in june '95

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Re: What was your first concert?
« Reply #6 on: November 23, 2003, 11:53:00 pm »
U2 at RFK September 1987

MaLo

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Re: What was your first concert?
« Reply #7 on: November 23, 2003, 11:57:00 pm »
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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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Re: What was your first concert?
« Reply #8 on: November 24, 2003, 01:14:00 am »
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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Re: What was your first concert?
« Reply #9 on: November 24, 2003, 01:36:00 am »
Kansas and Little River Band - July 4, 1997 @ Rockville Fairgrounds

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Re: What was your first concert?
« Reply #10 on: November 24, 2003, 06:20:00 am »
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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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Re: What was your first concert?
« Reply #11 on: November 24, 2003, 09:27:00 am »
Aerosmith / Guns N Roses
 Boston Garden 1988

Re: What was your first concert?
« Reply #12 on: November 24, 2003, 09:59:00 am »
Ozzy-1984ish?

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Re: What was your first concert?
« Reply #13 on: November 24, 2003, 10:18:00 am »
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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Re: What was your first concert?
« Reply #14 on: November 24, 2003, 10:50:00 am »
Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel, The Apollo Manchester, 74/75'ish!