First Concert?

[khall64au]

ABBA

1976 SYDNEY SHOWGROUND- I was 12 yrs old and took my baby sister of 9 yrs. My mum was freaking out dropping us off and I told her "Mum, it's ABBA not ACDC!!"

[Buff-horns]

Watford Odeon, about 1960/61, Everly Brothers - there was a relatively new band, The R

Then went to Flamingo Club (Wardour St) and Ricky Tick (Windsor), etc. where Georgie Flame, et al performed and went to many Beatles concerts.

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Best of those 60s bands i saw was definately The Yardbirds at Richmond RickyTick club,

my god those guys could play music .Eric Burden and The Animals at the London Scene club were also awesome live . Eric was a spotty faced youth .

[orchis]

SPARKS 1975 Cirque Royal Brussels.

[easttech]

It's a close one, and I can't be sure. It was either Richie Havens or a free concert by J Geils in Central Park NYC. The Richie Havens one was a funny one becuase my older sister promsided to take me, along with her boyfriend, if I won a free ticket on the radio contest they were having. I'm sure to her dismay, I actually won. I think I was 12

[Neeranam]

First big one was David Bowie at Murrayfield - 1983

[americana]

I was at Woodstock. ..... but so old now

[BROWNY]

first one for me was AC/DC (the real deal with Bon Scott) in 1979 at Hammersmith Odeon.

Support act was Def Leppard on their first tour - they hadn't yet released a record.

Great night !

[lawling]

Bill Haley and the Comets. Belfast 1957. Any of you alive then?

[Bret]

First concert was Jimmy Gilmer and the Fireballs (Sugar Shack), 1963, Pacelli

High School. I took a girl from a neighboring, competeing, town. A few of their thugs came in to hassle us. My buddies beat the crap out of them right in front of the stage.

After that we used to go to the biggest party in the Midwest (Summerfest, Milwaukee). It was all free and paid by the beer companies.

http://www.summerfest.com/aboutus/history.htm

[chonabot]

Bill Haley and the Comets.  Belfast 1957. Any of you alive then?

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No, but is he still with us ?

[Popeyethesailorman]

The first concert I went to was in 1975 I believe. Bachman Turner Overweight was the headliner with Charlie Daniels, J. Giles and many more. I was just a kid and I guess as I look back I really didn't appreciate it much. Also that year I saw Elton John's Yellow Brick Road tour. Wow, bring's back memories.

[thaihome]

Cream, 1968, Anaheim Convention Center.

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[markuk]

Guns N Roses Wembley Stadium, probably around 1990/91

[thaibebop]

Guns N Roses Wembley Stadium, probably around 1990/91

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Almost had tickets to their show with Metallica a couple of years later. Still mad I missed it.

[The Muji]

Goldfinger at the 9:30 Club, Washington D.C. around 1999. After seeing concerts all over Europe, IMHO 9:30 it still the best venue to experience a band up close and personal.

[Patsycat]

Forgot to mention MEATLOAF in Oxford, can't remember year but i think it was around 1986 at the Playhouse. Got a VIP ticket. Great concert - about 3 hours long...

[Eddiee]

Al Jolson backed up by Oasis

[redrus]

I wanted be dead cool and say, The Stone Roses or New Order, which with my mates were two of first in 89 and 90, but...........

I.m afraid though after thinkin about it that, it was Boney M at Butlins (or the other one) in Southport. I think it was 83. I was only 7 so the memories a bit shady. I should remember an event like that though eh.....!

redrus

[sriracha john]

Al Jolson backed up by Oasis

Al Jolson (born May 26, 1886 – died October 23, 1950)

Noel Thomas David Gallagher (born May 29, 1967)

William John Paul Gallagher (born September 21, 1972)

Gosh, that must have been one heck of a concert...

[the_heart_thief]

The church band. S ucks! (You're all lucky you didn't grow up in the Philippines.)

[Jams65]

Kansas and Survivor sometime in the mid 80's

Pine Knob, Michigan

[robitusson]

Metallica and Danzig, rocktober 1988, bullet belts, big white boot runners, sleeveless black t-shirts, mullets, Thrash Metal, excellent!

[Ijustwannateach]

Paul Simon's Graceland tour, back in '86.

[Ladphrao]

It was either Rush/Reo Speedwagon or Alice Cooper (Can't remember which cam first and which came second) in Kalamazoo around 1976. Fun at the time, but I was around 14 (and stoned). Overall the 70s wasn't that good music wise, but that may be why those of my generation have been able to 'move on" and haven't spent the last 30 years listening to the same few hundred songs like the 60s generation has.

Edited January 14, 2006 by Ladphrao