The first performance I ever saw live was the Gypsy Kings at a Threatre in the Chicago area. Can't recall the exact location or date but it was around 2000. After that, Randy Travis on October 17th, 2004 at Pike Peak Event Center. A birthday present from my Mother.
Perhaps my best concert experiences (there are more ):
Bowie: Ballroom Tour (4 dates) front and center Roseland Ballroom (tiny) September 1995. Moonage Daydream as performed in 1972 with full mime and original Spiders from Mars keyboardist Mike Garson.
Radiohead: Hammerstein, MTV taping of Live at the 10 Spot, front, just left of center.
Pumpkins: 53rd Street Letterman. Posed as press - beyond the barrier, beyond front and center, right under Billy and James. Got to meet Buzz Aldrin too.
I was 12 and with my parents on a family vacation. A friend of my father's was a high roller at the Hilton and was comped into their shows any night he was there. He saw Sinatra on the first night of his trip, and offered my parents tickets, saying "I love Frank, but tonight I'm going to take their money.". He won really big (25K plus) at the craps tables that night, and his wife then went and spent it all and more shopping for jewelry and furs.
My first without my parents was Weird Al at the Aladdin Hotel Theater in Vegas in 1994. Mr. Ectomy opened for him.
Night Ranger. Midnight Madness Park West 1983. Sweat bands+plastic bb helmet=no chance to score at the show. Polka shell necklace probably didn't help.
Babe, you know You're growing up so fast And mama's worrying That you won't last To say, let's play
Live in the summer of 1995, right before my friends and I departed for college.
Throwing Copper had been out for a year, but didn't really get big until '95 - and Live was HUGE back then.
My buddy and I were right up at the front, and had met two "college" chicks, who invited us to a party. We thought we had it made - until a crowd surfer's boot hit one of the girls in the head and knocked her out COLD. We handed her off to security, her friend hopped the rail - and that was that. Saddest day of my life.
One of my friends on the other side of the arena had her arm broken by another crowd surfer. Despite the theatrics, it was still a great show. I saw Live a bunch of times after that, and they always did a good job. It's a shame that they broke up.
I also use to sit outside of The Varsity and listen to the bands that came through with some other underagers. I "saw" Counting Crows, Soul Asylum and Better Than Ezra that way.
Kenny Rogers, only because my mother purchased tickets for the entire family. I saw Van Halen at the New Haven Coliseum in 1982 for their Hide Your Sheep Tour. They were promoting their Diver Down album. I consider that to be my first concert since it is the first concert that I attended voluntarily.
"Nobody's ever gone the distance with Creed, and if I can go that distance, you see, and that bell rings and I'm still standin', I'm gonna know for the first time in my life, see, that I weren't just another bum from the neighborhood."
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My first show was the Grateful Dead in 1982 before I found metal. After metal, my first concert was Saxon in Madrid, then Maiden /Accept, Sabbath with Gillan, Scorpions, Priest, .....
<< <i>Ozzy w/ Randy Rhoads, Def Leppard & Joe Perry Project. >>
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Back to Rhoads: I had tickets for Ozzy w/ Rhoads at MSG in '82. It was for the week or 2 after his death, I believe. The Ozzy show after Randy's death was at MSG with Bernie Torme.
My first Broadway "rock" musical was Jesus Christ Superstar with Ted Neely from the movie in the early 70's. Saw him again in '95 with the film versions "Judas" Carl Anderson, and Neely sounded the same - just a bit rougher. He did the "final" in 2010 - reasonable. Saw him the other night on YT in Italy this year or last - nope. Ironically, he still hits those screaming highs (more or less), but can't handle any of the rest! Neely is a very cool and kind man - I met him a few times - but the getting off the tour bus and walking the last mile into each city is a little odd...
Most memorable concert. 1984 Van Halen. As a sophomore in high school, seeing Van Halen with David Lee Roth in their prime was just an awesome experience.
Monsters of Rock 1988 at Giants Stadium. Van Halen, Metallica, The Scorpions, Dokken, and Kingdom Come. My parents let me go as an eighth grade graduation present.....Thanks Mom and Dad!
<< <i>Gillan Awesome !!!!! See the live version of Child in Time from BBC TV in 1970 >>
I love Deep Purple. Saw them in 2000 with Steve Morse on guitar and it was one of the best sounding shows I've ever heard. They opened for Dio and blew them off the stage. Gillan sounded as good as he did in the 70s
Kansas/Eddie Money at Market Square Arena, Indianapolis, IN on Halloween 1980. There was a girl sitting next to me dress up as a nun for Halloween and smoking a joint.
<< <i>Lived in Buffalo growing up. So many concerts. It had to be sometime in 1971 or 1972.
Greatest concert. Pink Floyd, Dark Side of the Moon. June, 1973 >>
Which venue?
I am intimately familiar with every version of this piece since late 71 and Jan/Feb 72. I prefer the earlier live slow versions called Eclipsed. I think Amused to Death is a near follow up in terms of content and quality. Gilmour is a god on the guitar, but without him that is not Pink Floyd. The idea of Gilmour having to hire folks in 1986/87 to make AMLOR/DSOT "more Floydian" makes me sick. I love David Gilmour though. Too many decades have passed since I have seen him/them
Kiss Animalize tour. 1984/85. Wasp, Metallica and Armored Saint. 85' Ride the Lightning tour!!!
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<< <i>Lived in Buffalo growing up. So many concerts. It had to be sometime in 1971 or 1972.
Greatest concert. Pink Floyd, Dark Side of the Moon. June, 1973 >>
Which venue?
I am intimately familiar with every version of this piece since late 71 and Jan/Feb 72. I prefer the earlier live slow versions called Eclipsed. I think Amused to Death is a near follow up in terms of content and quality. Gilmour is a god on the guitar, but without him that is not Pink Floyd. The idea of Gilmour having to hire folks in 1986/87 to make AMLOR/DSOT "more Floydian" makes me sick. I love David Gilmour though. Too many decades have passed since I have seen him/them
Eric >>
The Aud in Buffalo long since torn down.
W.C.Fields "I spent 50% of my money on alcohol, women, and gambling. The other half I wasted.
Unfortuntly 1985 sly fox, free tickets from the radio station
They did have a real good guitarist
Fred
collecting RAW Topps baseball cards 1952 Highs to 1972. looking for collector grade (somewhere between psa 4-7 condition). let me know what you have, I'll take it, I want to finish sets, I must have something you can use for trade.
looking for Topps 71-72 hi's-62-53-54-55-59, I have these sets started
I'm a bit older so for me it was 1965. Featured act was the Shangri-Las who were big way back then. Opening act was a duo who just released their first single that week - Sonny and Cher.
Roger Waters signed Pros and Cons of Hitchhiking LP, with promo pressing MINT, black felt tip, obtained in Canada after the final performance with Clapton, July 31st (30years ago today),1984! at the Montreal Forum. The dedication and inscription are of equal/more value with regard to authentication here than the signature itself. At this point "Pink Floyd" still legally exist.
Note - While there was a version released with a black box there, this is not it. That is Photoshop to comply with Forum Rules or some such.
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Without parents - Depeche Mode with Stabbing Westward opening in 1994
Bowie: Ballroom Tour (4 dates) front and center Roseland Ballroom (tiny) September 1995. Moonage Daydream as performed in 1972 with full mime and original Spiders from Mars keyboardist Mike Garson.
Radiohead: Hammerstein, MTV taping of Live at the 10 Spot, front, just left of center.
Pumpkins: 53rd Street Letterman. Posed as press - beyond the barrier, beyond front and center, right under Billy and James. Got to meet Buzz Aldrin too.
Eric
Las Vegas Hilton showroom
1985
I was 12 and with my parents on a family vacation. A friend of my father's was a high roller at the Hilton and was comped into their shows any night he was there. He saw Sinatra on the first night of his trip, and offered my parents tickets, saying "I love Frank, but tonight I'm going to take their money.". He won really big (25K plus) at the craps tables that night, and his wife then went and spent it all and more shopping for jewelry and furs.
My first without my parents was Weird Al at the Aladdin Hotel Theater in Vegas in 1994. Mr. Ectomy opened for him.
Nick
[edited to finish post]
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Babe, you know
You're growing up so fast
And mama's worrying
That you won't last
To say, let's play
Live in the summer of 1995, right before my friends and I departed for college.
Throwing Copper had been out for a year, but didn't really get big until '95 - and Live was HUGE back then.
My buddy and I were right up at the front, and had met two "college" chicks, who invited us to a party. We thought we had it made - until a crowd surfer's boot hit one of the girls in the head and knocked her out COLD. We handed her off to security, her friend hopped the rail - and that was that. Saddest day of my life.
One of my friends on the other side of the arena had her arm broken by another crowd surfer. Despite the theatrics, it was still a great show. I saw Live a bunch of times after that, and they always did a good job. It's a shame that they broke up.
I also use to sit outside of The Varsity and listen to the bands that came through with some other underagers. I "saw" Counting Crows, Soul Asylum and Better Than Ezra that way.
Only an idiot would have a message board signature.
1994 Pro Line Live
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<< <i>Ozzy w/ Randy Rhoads, Def Leppard & Joe Perry Project. >>
I hate you
My first show was the Grateful Dead in 1982 before I found metal. After metal, my first concert was Saxon in Madrid, then Maiden /Accept, Sabbath with Gillan, Scorpions, Priest, .....
See the live version of Child in Time from BBC TV in 1970
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<< <i>Ozzy w/ Randy Rhoads, Def Leppard & Joe Perry Project. >>
I hate you
>>
Back to Rhoads: I had tickets for Ozzy w/ Rhoads at MSG in '82. It was for the week or 2 after his death, I believe. The Ozzy show after Randy's death was at MSG with Bernie Torme.
Police on my own
Looking for post-war hof rc's, raw or graded.
Successful dealings: grote15, wilkiebaby11, BPorter26 and gregmo32.
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Elton John
1984
Tacoma Dome
Most memorable concert. 1984 Van Halen. As a sophomore in high school, seeing Van Halen with David Lee Roth in their prime was just an awesome experience.
<< <i> 1984 Van Halen. As a sophomore in high school, seeing Van Halen with David Lee Roth in their prime was just an awesome experience. >>
I agree. After Hagar joined the band, it just wasn't the same. Granted they had some good songs like Dreams. That was a catchy tune.
1994 Pro Line Live
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<< <i>1975 Joe Cokker. I went to see the opening act, Styx. I left half way through Joe Cokker. >>
I did the same thing when Guns N' Roses opened for Aerosmith in 1987.
<< <i>Kiss & Alice In Chains 1996 >>
So jealous. Alice In Chains is still my favorite band of all time and I never got to see them live.
Pretty sure my first concert was Iron Maiden's World Slavery Tour in 1985... Accept was opening, so we could get our Udo on.
Snorto~
Second concert was Debbie Gibson, Out of the Blue. ....
Thanks,
David (LD_Ferg)
1985 Topps Football (starting in psa 8) - #9 - started 05/21/06
<< <i>U2 Joshua Tree tour at Wembly Stadium in London, 1987. I was living with my aunt for a summer
Second concert was Debbie Gibson, Out of the Blue. ....
Joe! Nice to see you!
1994 Pro Line Live
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<< <i>Gillan Awesome !!!!!
See the live version of Child in Time from BBC TV in 1970 >>
I love Deep Purple. Saw them in 2000 with Steve Morse on guitar and it was one of the best sounding shows I've ever heard. They opened for Dio and blew them off the stage. Gillan sounded as good as he did in the 70s
I collect: 80’s Rookies and 86 Fleer Basketball
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Edited to Add my next concert will be Billy Joel in Philadelphia (Citizen's Bank Park) this Saturday
Greatest concert. Pink Floyd, Dark Side of the Moon. June, 1973
"I spent 50% of my money on alcohol, women, and gambling. The other half I wasted.
Their FIRST return, 1985 Done With Mirrors Tour
1985 at the Manning Bowl in Lynn Massachusetts
Cinderella opened
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Late 60's and early to mid 70's non-sports
then my first is seeing Elvis in 1972 and it was the real deal
not an impersonator.
1975 Led Zeppelin in LA.
<< <i>Lived in Buffalo growing up. So many concerts. It had to be sometime in 1971 or 1972.
Greatest concert. Pink Floyd, Dark Side of the Moon. June, 1973 >>
Which venue?
I am intimately familiar with every version of this piece since late 71 and Jan/Feb 72. I prefer the earlier live slow versions called Eclipsed.
Eric
Wasp, Metallica and Armored Saint. 85' Ride the Lightning tour!!!
I was 9 and my Aunt took me. On the way, she told me, "if anyone hands you a stinky cigarette, just pass it to the person next to you"
Thanks Aunt Susan!
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<< <i>Lived in Buffalo growing up. So many concerts. It had to be sometime in 1971 or 1972.
Greatest concert. Pink Floyd, Dark Side of the Moon. June, 1973 >>
Which venue?
I am intimately familiar with every version of this piece since late 71 and Jan/Feb 72. I prefer the earlier live slow versions called Eclipsed.
Eric >>
The Aud in Buffalo long since torn down.
"I spent 50% of my money on alcohol, women, and gambling. The other half I wasted.
Ironically I saw Chicago when I lived in Boston. (Nah, not really, but sounds good).
They did have a real good guitarist
collecting RAW Topps baseball cards 1952 Highs to 1972. looking for collector grade (somewhere between psa 4-7 condition). let me know what you have, I'll take it, I want to finish sets, I must have something you can use for trade.
looking for Topps 71-72 hi's-62-53-54-55-59, I have these sets started
I'm a bit older so for me it was 1965. Featured act was the Shangri-Las who were big way back then. Opening act was a duo who just released their first single that week - Sonny and Cher.
Roger Waters signed Pros and Cons of Hitchhiking LP, with promo pressing MINT, black felt tip, obtained in Canada after the final performance with Clapton, July 31st (30years ago today),1984! at the Montreal Forum. The dedication and inscription are of equal/more value with regard to authentication here than the signature itself. At this point "Pink Floyd" still legally exist.
Note - While there was a version released with a black box there, this is not it. That is Photoshop to comply with Forum Rules or some such.
Eric