Aerosmith mid 1980's Sullivan Stadium Foxboro, MA- saw 3 fights. Crazy crowd, don't really remember the music.

Quote
DGA35

Quote
treaclefingers

Quote
DaveG
The Rolling Stones Hollywood Bowl, July 25, 1966

And a month later . . .

The Beatles, Dodger Stadium. August 28, 1966

Thinking back, what an incredible way to begin my fantastic concert journey!

Probably inconceivable at the time it would be the last Beatles tour.

Brian only played 2 more shows in the US, San Fran and Honolulu. Also, Ronettes opened for the Beatles on this tour, although Ronnie didn't tour because Spector was jealous of her hanging out with them! Her cousin filled in, not sure what ever happened to her. I believe this would be the Ronettes final tour. Both of these would have probably being inconceivable at the time, too!

wow, so true. I think Dylan had his motorcycle accident around then too, so no tours for the Big 3 in North America until 1969, which probably seemed an eternity (and was for the Beatles) but is pretty standard nowadays.

Co-incidentally, 1969 was also the year Elvis Presley returned to the concert stage (there was a similar coincidence 20 years later, when in 1989 The Rolling Stones, The Who and Paul McCartney all resumed touring).

Kenny Rogers on the Gambler tour. 1983.
1st Stones show: Kansas City, MO April 1999.

U2, June 1987
First Stones show: 1990



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 2023-01-31 20:06 by Papo.

Dec 14th, 1981 Kansas city. The Mick Taylor concert

Uriah heep in Preston mid 70s

Easter Monday 1973 - Münster, Germany:

Emerson Lake and Palmer

13/06/1976 THE ROLLING STONES NICE FRANCE!

aerosmith at sporta 1978 saw sabbath with van halen same year

Nazareth Glasgow Apollo Theatre November 1975 IORR

I saw the James Gang in 1968 at the Ohio State Fair, my Dad took the family to the fair and there they were, playing on a stage set up outdoors.

The first concert I bought tickets for was Deep Purple at Hara Arena, Dayton, Ohio, fall of 1972.
The "fake" Fleetwood Mac, on tour at the time, was the warm-up act.

In the Spring of 1970, I begged my mom to buy me a ticket for Jimi Hendrix who was scheduled to play the Cincinnati Gardens in May.
She said absolutely not, and Jimi ended up cancelling the show anyway.

I don't remember anything from the first shows I attended besides that I went... stone cold sober as well. And then repeated video viewings have drowned out my real memories. Through the years, my favourites would be AC/DC, consistently delivering top rocking shows. Uriah Heep was my first concert, mainly because they were the first big name playing in my city at the time I started going out.

Quote
DrPete
Dec 14th, 1981 Kansas city. The Mick Taylor concert

Was Taylor audible in the audience ? Seemingly he played very loud on stage.

Johnny Cash 1975
Rollimg Stones 1981 Candlestick Park SF

Michael Jackson roundhay park Leeds August 1988, I was 14
First stones - Maine rd Manchester 1990, aged 16

Lou Reed, Florence, 1983

The Rolling Stones.
November 25, 1969.
I was twelve years old.

OK. Jackson 5 with the Osmonds opening. Hey I was a kid it was my parents’ idea. Give me a break.

The Kinks and Angel City. October 3rd, 1980. Seattle, WA

Grateful Dead, April 1973, I was 15, 1st Rolling Stones June 11th 1975 I was 17, both in Boston.

David Bowie. I was 16, I think. Was hoping to see him again, once he started releasing records again (Next Day, BlackStar), but sadly it wasn't meant to be. Just glad I got to see him once and that it was a special and memorable occasion.

The Mighty J Geils Band and the Motels at Blossom Music Center, outside Cleveland Ohio 1982.

First Stones show Shea Stadium NYC Steel Wheels 1989

April 3, 1970 Steppenwolf at the old Civic Center in Philadelphia. I was 13 and my mother went with me. She embarrassed me by making me put cotton in my ears when we got to our seats. There were a lot of opening acts. The only one I remember was Steam.

My second concert wasn’t until July 1972 at the Spectrum in Philly. The Rolling Stones!!! Stevie Wonder was the opening act.

Grateful Dead May 5. 1979 Baltimore. 12 years old. Why my parents said yes is a mystery to me.

T@3

The Boomtown Rats - The Rainbow - London - Xmas 1978 - when Rat Trap was number one..

First Stones show - Wembley 25th July 1982.

Could be Kid Creole and the Coconuts but I really can't remember!

The oldest ticket I have is for Prince in 1987. Sign of the times tour, to this day one of the best shows I've ever seen. But I'm quite sure it was not the first.

C

Mine was The Stones. Voodoo Lounge 1995 at Wembley Stadium. My Dad worked for an insurance company who got a job-lot of tickets for employees. Someone dropped out and my Dad asked me if I wanted to go. To be honest, I wasn't overly bothered as I had probably only heard Satisfaction and Jumping Jack Flash at the time, and being 13, I was into far cooler music (haha). I said yes though, coz I thought going to a concert with my Dad and his friends would be fun.
Needless to say, I was blown away - I remember halfway through the gig just thinking how this was the coolest thing I had ever seen. The next day after school I got on my bike and cycled down to Woolworths and bought the single of I Go Wild (the one with the tour postcards) and that turned out to be the very first item in my now colossal and ever-growing Stones collection.
Thanks Dad.

First show: Black Crowes in Pensacola, Florida in 1992 I believe. Southern Harmony and Musical Companion tour.
First Stones 12/7/97 in Orlando,Florida

Wishbone Ash, Sept.18th 1977 in Kiel, Germany. It was the opening show of their european tour and my very first concert.
I have great memories. It was the year of my spring awakening.