First concert, your age and who did you get to see...

[geetarboy]

1982. I was 13 and I saw the Scorpions on the Blackout tour with Iron Maiden opening on their Number of the Beast tour. It was beyond awesome and made me a rock fan for life.

[strings2wood]

My dad who played harmonica
took me when I was 13 to see Sonny Terry and Brownie McGhee.
I could not believe a guy could sing, play, whoop and holler and
find the breath to do it all so seamlessly all at the same time.
I was absolutely gobsmacked and have never forgotten that night.
It's a precious memory. RIP dad.

[Kmaz]

Age 17

1984

Kiss, Queensryche

Cobo Hall, Detroit

[thetone]

196? The Lemon Pipers (My Green Tambourine) at Cleveland Public Hall.

Then Iron Butterfly, Ides of March, Humble Pie at John Carrol Univ Gym but who can remember.

[partsocaster]

1983, was 14, Worcester Centrum in Massachusetts, Black Sabbath with Ian Gillan singing. Opening act was Quiet Riot.....

[plaintopper]

1979, Rush, Hemispheres Tour, RKO Orpheum Theater, Davenport, Iowa.

I was 14, the ticket cost $7 with a 50 cent service charge. I bought a Hemispheres Tour shirt that I wore until it was as thin as tissue paper. It's still in my dresser, in the "old, older, and oldest" concert swag drawer.

The air was thick with pot smoke, and Rush was awesome. Geddy told us they had a couple new ones for us, two songs they hadn't really played yet live ... "The Spirit of Radio" and "Free Will." I remember thinking they were cool, but wondering where my favorite band was going with the musical direction.

I don't remember a ton from that time period, but I remember that show.

[Dinosaur Sr.]

AC DC in the early 80s. Boston Garden. First or second year of high school. Ozzy & Queen a little later. My ears are still ringing.

[zzzezums]

52, Saw the Grateful Dead in '73, first show after Pig Pen's death. Great!

[Dipintoplayer]

Shawn Cassidy and the Bay City Rollers...I was 8 my sister was baby sitting me and took to the concert with her and her friends..:facepalm

[imastratoholic]

I was 12 and went with a friend and his older brother to see Bob Seger. It was the first show at the new Rosemont Horizon back in... '79 I think. Great show and a great time.

[27sauce]

Santana and Phish-1992, I was 11.

[mge80]

I'm kind of surprised I haven't commented in this thread before now...

Humble Pie, Sam Houston Coliseum, Houston, TX ~1971. Age 15.

[whatmeworry]

13
The Rolling Stones
Madison Square Garden

[Babaji]

...Ah yes...
1966, age 15, Yardbirds at the Alexandria roller rink(Page played bass).
followed by...1967
The Who opening for Herman's Hermits at Constitution hall...
Then...Same night...The Jimi Hendrix Experience at the Ambassador Theater, Wash. D.C. followed by some months later The Strawberry Alarm Clock(same venue).
Next up...1967 JHE at the Hilton, Wash. D.C. (Both shows) w/Soft Machine.
Then...1968 Cream, Farewell tour, (Baltimore?).
...1968 JHE Merriweater Post Pavillion
...1969 JHE Baltimore Civic Center, Then a about a week later, Led Zeplin (they really sucked...)opening for the Who(performed Tommy flawlessly) at Merriweather Post Pavillion.
...And many more after that...
Bill

[stratoquack]

Van Halen
1982, I was 14 yrs. old
Atlanta, Ga.

Got my first guitar a couple of months after that

[todd richman]

Fleetwood Mac-Tusk Tour
Philadelphia Spectrum, 11/21/79
Age 12

[tweedfix]

Elvis, November 1976 in Reno. I was ten and begged my parents to take me. I had been listening to their old 45's (Elvis, Orbison, Del Shannon, Jimmy Reed, etc.) since I was a little kid.

[McQuade]

Tiffany, I was 8. I'm a dude. :(

[wundergussy]

I was 12 when my parents took me to see the Highwaymen. Obviously didn't appreciate all the talent and awesome I was seeing, but I like to think it influenced me.

[wrxplayer]

Livingston Taylor, 12, 1970.

[seantk]

1983. I was 15 and saw Dio, Whitesnake, Ronnie Montrose

[rwe333]

Johnny Winter, the "Captured Live" tour. I was 11, it was winter 1976 - mom brought me and a friend. Saw the Pablo Jazz tour around the same time - Pass, Peterson, Ella.

[Defendant]

1984-5ish. Queen.

[Lucky one]

Badfinger 1972 Steel Pier in Atlantic City NJ. I was 18

[ElDiabloBlanco]

Rolling Stones, August 1975, Philadelphia Spectrum. I was 14. Not long after, Kiss at the Phila. Civic Center on the "Alive" tour. Great time to be a kid!

[just_one_more]

AC/DC Back in Black tour. I was 15 years old. Sept 5th 1980 at the Cow Palace in San Francisco CA. I only know the date because I found it on line.
My sons first concert was Kiss on Alive 35 tour in Oakland. He was 7 yrs old (and yes he has earplugs as he plays drums). I wanted him to see a major spectacle of a show and they delivered.

[cwf]

1968 or 69
Spirit with Nazz opening at the State Fair Music Hall in Dallas
"I Got a Line on You" was just released. Randy California was great. I was 16 or so at the time and he was only a year or so older than me. I thought, "He and I are about the same age, maybe I should give the guitar a try." 40+ years later I'm still tryin' and still not close but having fun anyway.

[firefitz65]

1983, detroit, 15 yrs old. jefferson starship (winds of change)

[riff1006]

ZZ Top - Worldwide Texas Tour - Jul 9, 1976 - Omaha Civic Auditorium. I was 15.

[gmann]

I was 13, it was '66 and the band was Paul Revere & The Raiders. It was mindblowing. They played hit after hit. The girls were out of control, the lead singer had a ponytail and the guitar player played behind his back/head and with his teeth. This made quite the impression on me att.

[steveRB]

1974, I was 14 years old and visiting my oldest brother and his wife in San Francisco. We went to a triple bill at the Cow Palace- The Strawbs, Ten Years After, and King Crimson. They may have been called Ten Years Gone :huh

[evildik]

Styx Paradise Theater tour if that counts as a rock concert. Not quite sure what year it was. They had no opening act and they were late because of plane issues getting into town. To placate the crowd, they announced that you could turn your ticket stub in for a free record at one of the local malls the following week. The bad news is that the free albums were cut outs and mine was warped as hell. Classy...

[Bar-B-Kill]

Ok here we go..... John Denver.... U of M. I think it was around 1979, I was 8. He was actually really good. :munch

[Dawg76]

August 1976

Providence Civic Center

Starz > Derringer > Aerosmith

[weshunter]

Allman Brothers w/Warren, Dickey, and Allen Woody when I was 12

[Sykes]

I did crowd control and saw a few concerts, but they were no one I cared about. The first band I saw that I consider my first REAL show was ZZ Top and Lynard Skynard, was a great show. I was 20.

[macki]

Kiss 1976 in Edmonton, 11 years old

[tonyhay]

11 years old, East Ham Granada, November 1971, The Faces. Rod Stewart, Ronnie Wood, Ian McLagen, Kenney Jones, Ronnie Lane. A wonderful night. Made a huge impression on me.

[Mars Hall]

The Firm in 1986, I was 16.

[Ringo]

Elton John in 1972, I was 15, it was a great show. A few months later I got to see Deep Purple, with Fleetwood Mac as the warm up band, Fleetwood Mac had 3 guitar players, they were as good as Deep Purple IMO.

[erksin]

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b164/erksin/kissflyer.jpg

1978, age 13.

[G&Ljunkie]

1991, 15 years old. AC/DC, L.A. Guns opened.

[MatZen]

1973, I was 12, Pink Floyd "Dark Side Of The Moon". Yeah, I'm old!

[McLeanAB]

Billy Squire headlining...

Ratt opening...

Jeezzz.... I was 13?

Warren DeMartini tore it up... as did Squire... awesome...

[tsar nicholas]

First that I remember well :

Beach Boys, coastal Maine, 1988. Simply remarkable show.

Opening act : Roy Orbison. At the time, I was too young (8 years old) to understand Orbison, I thought he was boring. I still remember how cool he looked on stage though. Of course, now, I'm an Orbison fanatic, and glad to have seen him.

[TeleBG]

Saw my first concert in 1997 when I was 15. It was at Cain's Ballroom in Tulsa, OK. All Star United, Switchfoot, Third Day. It was great! I'm 30 now.

[tejastubes]

Crosby Stills and Nash. I think it was 1974, 11 years old. I MAY HAVE THE YEAR WRONG THOUGH!

[newb3fan]

Ted Nugent - Weekend Warriors tour in 1979. I was 13.

[Hellbound]

Led Zep. At 16. Changed me for ever. (For one I could never hear properly again!).

[toddinjax@yahoo]

Pat Metheny. I was about 16 or 17, and of course Pat was just about 5 years and a million miles ahead of me.

[smcgov]

Rolling Stones 1981...I was 14, friend and I snuck in by just getting in line and pointing behind me when the guy asked for the ticket....worked all the time.

worked my way the the front, was pretty amazing, 9/25/81 (school was on strike, it was a Friday)

here is the setlist.

Under My Thumb
When the Whip Comes Down
Neighbours
Just My Imagination (Running Away with Me)
(The Temptations cover)
Shattered
Let's Spend the Night Together
Black Limousine
She's So Cold
Time is on My Side
Beast of Burden
Waiting on a Friend
Let It Bleed
You Can't Always Get What You Want
Tops
Tumbling Dice
Hang Fire
Let Me Go
Little T&A
Start Me Up
Miss You
Honky Tonk Women
All Down the Line
Brown Sugar
Jumpin' Jack Flash
Street Fighting Man
(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction

[tadeimy]

Foghat, Montrose, and REO Speedwagon: 1974 or 1975.....I would have been 14 or 15.

[don carney]

Beatles; Olympia; Detroit; 1964; I still have the program (program!). I think I was 15. It was something to remember for all time.

[Ruraltom]

First shows were when I was 13-14 at an all ages club in Morgantown WV.... lots of punk- Circle Jerks , Black Flag, Jody Foster's Army, Corrosion of Conformity etc.

First 'concert', age 15 at Three Rivers Stadium, The Who 25th ann. tour

[cuseman731]

Pink Floyd in the Carrier Dome, Syracuse, NY. It was 1994 and I was 15. Quite an experience! The laser/light show was amazing with the amount of smoke that was filling up the Dome.

[moosewayne]

The Rolling Stones
July 8, 1978
Age 10

[DaGlenster]

The Who (Whos Next tour)
12/1971
Age 14

[laughingsam]

first was either paul revere and the raiders in the mid-80s at the DC car show or a concert put on by the smithsonian institute called Night of American Guitars and featured sets by john cephas playing piedmont blues, jerry douglas playing dobro, ricky henderson flatpicking, someone playing hawiian slack key guitar, tal farlow playing jazz and albert lee giving us the rockabilly to close out the night. i forget the exact date, but it was the same night the mtv unplugged with srv and satriani originally aired. got to watch the vhs of the when i got home, so it was certainly the most guitar oriented day i'd ever had up to that point.

first club gig i ever saw was some local punk band at the old 930 club, but the first arena show was the jeff beck/srv tour in 89.

[mario]

Brownsville Station with special guest April Wine at the long gone London Arena, London, Ontario, Canada. I think it was in 1973 or 74. I was about 12-13 years old. Good times!

[ZenFly06]

The Who
Annandale VA: Merryweather Post Pavilion
I was 14 in 1970

They played the "Deluxe Live at Leeds" set

[PGLive]

9 Years old, on Christmas Eve to see Linda Ronstadt.. I gave up opening toys just to hang with my Hippie bro.

[mdog114]

14, Frank Zappa Halloween 77'

[Amitar]

Jethro Tull 1975

[Archangelyabbo]

First concert was: Yes - 90125 tour. I was in high school.

[snoggin]

1974. Sha na na and the doobie bros at Winterland. I was 15

[59GIBSON]

The Jefferson Airplane 1969/70 the great lawn Central Park, NY. I was 13 :aok

[jazzandmetal?]

In 1994 at age 15. Machine Head, Biohazard and Slayer.

Great show.

[mr tom]

1975-November. 12 1/2 years old. Zappa!

[Ocelot]

Marshall Tucker Band - Nassau Coliseum, NY
1980
I was 13

great thread, btw

[NashSG]

1. Loverboy & Zebra
2. Judas Priest
3. Rush & Marillion
4. Ted Nugent
5. Triumph & Mountain

I was like 13 at the first one and like 15 at the Triumph show.

This doesn't count seeing Willie Nelson, The Oak Ridge Boys, TG Shepard, Boxcar Willie, Porter Wagoner and Buck Owens at country shows with my folks - although it is kind of a cool list.

[Lava Lamp]

Age 13

The Beatles at Dodger Stadium
Aug. 28, 1966
Second to last show ever.

[The Kid]

Michael Jackson Victory Tour. I was young. I sat on my uncles shoulders for most of the gig.

[Wolf_Daddy]

I was 16. Went to an Aerosmith/Stone Temple Pilots show.

[blueman61]

I was 14. Janis Joplin with The Paul Butterfield Blues Band. Johnny Winter sat in. I was happy. That month I saw. Janis, Butterfield, Winter, B.B.King, T-Bone Walker, Big Joe Turner, Creedence, Booker T and the MGs.......Whew.

[russ6100]

I was 15 when I went to the Spectrum in Philadelphia to see Eric Clapton on June 29, 1974.

Set list:

1. Willie and the Hand Jive
2. Get Ready
3. Blues Power
4. Have You Ever Loved A Woman
5. Mainline Florida
6. Smile
7. Little Queenie
8. Layla
9. Presence of the Lord
10. Crossroads

First time I smoked....pot....:bong

At the end of the show, EC tossed his lighter out in the crowd. Tons of people scrambled, I looked down and saw it right by my foot, so I nonchalantly placed my foot over it and retrieved it after the coast was clear. It was a white disposable, made in Holland....

Within a few days, I made my first bad decision (first of many!) using bad judgement, because of a woman - I gave the lighter to the Swedish exchange student I had a crush on!

[QQQ]

I think 1993. Smokey Robinson/Willie Nelson at the local fair.

[Chops]

The Blues Magoos, The Who, and Herman's Hermits. It was in Philly, Herman's Hermits were the headliners, it was a long time ago and I was with my beautiful brother who passed along to me his passion for rock music but not his great taste.

[K-Line]

Age 13 Billy Squire with Ratt. Wow how things have changed.

[Shawnee]

1980 Van Halen "women and children first" tour, Beaumont Texas when I was ten. Thanks DAD!

[Floyd Eye]

Age: 11
Year: 1979
Band: Kiss ( Dynasty tour)

[DV52]

'72 I was 16 Marshall Tucker.Ted Nugent and The Amboy Dukes opened.Outstanding.!!!!!!!!!!

[mrkenny]

1963, 15 years old, Bo Diddley

[dysorexia]

Fugazi!

[Gupps01]

Finn Brothers, 2006, Burswood Theatre, 14

[Buddy Boy]

Tommy James and the Shondells in'69, I was 17.

[LavaMan]

Age 14 - Rush! (1978)

[frisco]

@14- The Dead @ Nassau Coliseum 10/31/79

[Trea]

October 21, 1979 KISS at the Houston Summit and I was 9 years old.

[PaulE]

'76-Rush with ac/dc opening 6 bucks for the ticket 5 for the shirt.
I was 14

[AllmanFan]

Luther allison. I was 10 in a bar in Lincoln, Nebraska.

[bluenote04]

1978-Capital Centre, Largo, MD.

Kiss, with Bob Seger as the opening act. I was a huge Kiss fan as a 12 year old. But Bob Seger totally blew me away. Dude was incredible.

[b_rad]

My Dad dragged me around to Bluegrass Festivals as a child, but my first rock concert was Blackfoot. I was 15. It ruined me. :)

[dmb70]

1986 Alice Cooper with Megadeath, I was 16.

[Zingeroo]

1986 or 87, I was 16, Motley Crue ... an unknown (at the time) band named Guns 'N Roses opened up.

[Chris Scott]

1964, I was 11, and the venue had a revolving stage and was somewhere off the 405 freeway south of L.A.X. I do remember the building had a big mural on the side of it of a prizefighter - anyone remember it?

The Beach Boys w/ The Grass Roots opening - my uncle was the Boys road mgr. at the time, and they were still wearing those black and white striped shirts.

About 4-5 years later, The Grass Roots taped a little jam "show" in Steve Still's and Neil Young's beach house down the street from us. I was there, but to this day I have absolutely no idea what ever became of it. They were actually a pretty good little band...

[Rockledge]

I share a birthday with Yoda, and I seriously cannot remember my first concert.

[lspaulsp]

Herman's Hermits in Houston.

[ES350]

Last show at the Fillmore East, 1971.

[bigkahuna]

Led Zepplin in July of 1969 at the Spectrum in Phildelphia. Whole lotta love!

[rw2003]

Black and Blue tour back in 1979 or '80(?) at Nassau Coliseum (LI, NY) I was 16.
Very, very cool and very, very loud.

[piby]

Ozark Mtn Daredevils, age 13, 1975

[tophatdad]

1967 - I was 15 - the Soul Survivors, Strawberry Alarm Clock, Buffalo Springfield, Beach Boys at the old Richmond (Va) Arena.

Best,
Mike

[billconnorsfan]

We live in Hawaii and a lot of the artists I'd like to see don't make it out our way. So when I was in NYC in '08 I made sure to see the RTF reunion tour at the Palace Theater in Harlem. Unbelievable show. Al Di Meola, Chick, Stan Clarke, and Lenny White. Al was playing the Fuchs/Mesa rig and I could hear the stage volume from the balcony! But even more to the point, Chick was distorting the FOH with his rig. I though I'd see Bill Connors but no dice. Kareem Abdul Jabar came out and introduced the band after the intermission. Stan blew out the drivers in his UPRIGHT rig. Amazing show that Chick played for the home crowd.

[LonesomeCraig]

1973

Age 13

Black Oak Arkansas

Opening bands were Foghat and REO Speedwagon.

I had been playing for about 1 year and this blew my mind!

[Mangy71]

I'm 40 now

Saw Eddie Money playing at Six Flags St Louis

1987 when I was 16

[paulg]

54 now
11 in 1969
Blues Image and THE Iron Butterfly
Sold on rock for life!

[passion4audio]

I saw Peter Frampton at the Los Angeles Forum in 1976.

It was the "Frampton Comes Alive" tour.

I was 14.

I went both nights (don't know if he played more than two nights at the Forum) - taking a different girl each time.

GREAT TIMES!

[PaulC]

Elvis - June 21, 1977. I was 10. From what I've read most of the "Elvis in concert" film was done that night with other portions filmed in Omaha.

PaulC
Tim/Timmy pedals
myspace.com/paulcaudio

[Rockledge]

54 now
11 in 1969
Blues Image and THE Iron Butterfly
Sold on rock for life!

WOW, that must have been one hell of a serious experience for a kid. *cough* don't bogart that thing pass it on *cough* before the band starts.
You got to see the amazing Kent Henry eh? Seems I heard he passed on not long ago.
I am thinking that was probably just before "Ride Captain Ride" was released.

[Fusion_Blues]

Santana, Shoreline Amphitheater, I suppose around 8 or 9 (25 now)

[tnvol]

Ozark Mtn Daredevils, age 13, 1975

I bet that was a cool show!

[Two-Octave]

Nicolo Paganini. 1828. I was 37 years old.

[grill]

didn't he open for mozart? lol!!

iron butterfly- with rhino and pinera. 1970 boston. "metamorphosis"

or ten years after, same year. "cricklewood green" boston garden.

16. first rock concert, late bloomer.

[51nocaster]

The Young Rascals, Donovan and the Byrds
Island Garden LI 1966(if memory serves well). I was 16

My friend and I worked security for the show. Got the gig from a guy who knew
someones dad. Lots of girls rushing the stage where we were stationed..
Something I'll never forget.. :eek:

A year later I was playing in a Byrds cover band at the Cafe Wha?

[Lotis]

Jimmy Reed. I was 15. 1962

[Whogo]

Gladys Night and the Pips at a local hot air balloon show sometime around 1986, I think.

[Phila67]

The Kinks, Boston Garden, age 16 about 1984.

[Mule]

The Who in 82.....age 16

[MLE]

15 in 1975 saw Bachman Turner Overdrive

[thedroid]

Elton John, 1980. I was 11.

[Mr. Limbic]

it was either 97 or 98 I was 12 and went to see John mayer at a Lagrange College Gymnasium in GA for 5 bucks, it was packed, and no more than 3 or 4 months later he blew the f*** up! Many more interesting concerts after that, but it was cool to see him in that environment and see where he is now, it was much different...

[mesa/boogieman]

Dec 1, 1984. 3 days before my 15th birthday. Hall & Oates with Corey Hart opening up. My most vivid memory of that show was Corey Hart getting nailed in the face with a Teddy Bear while singing "It Ain't Enough."

[DICKIE C]

1982 (or early '83?). I was 15, saw Ozzy at the University of Md., Richie Coliseum.

Brad Gillis on guitar.

[I-IV-V]

1980 or '81 at the Houston Summit, Wille Nelson. I was 15. This was right after "On the Road Again" came out.

[Zimi]

1969, I was 16 and saw Jimi (teh Hendrix).

[I-IV-V]

1969, I was 16 and saw Jimi (teh Hendrix).

wow

[glennscottharris]

11= Duran Duran - 83

[Arc Angel]

The Who, 1979, 15.

[franksguitar]

age 8 with my parents 1960 Ricky Nelson with James Burton on guitar, I'm now 59 and 9 years ago I met James Burton as we were taking the same flight, and talked for 20 minutes before boarding. what a cool thing and a very humble down to earth man.

[TimSt.L]

Besides smaller club shows, my first big concert was White Zombie on they're LaSexorsisto tour. Totally badass. I was fifteenish

[Niblos]

1984 BILLY IDOL's REBEL YELL tour w/ the pressure boys at Charlotte auditorium. I was 14 years old and my parents let me tag along with my two 16 year old buddies on the 3 and a half hour trip. Up front with my arms on the barrier postioned by Steve Stevens, who was decked out in his yellow vinyl raincoat and stellettos. Idol had such an amazing band supporting that tour (Tommy Price and Judi Dozier - Snowhill, NC native).

Second, BRIAN SETZER's THE KNIFE FEELS LIKE JUSTICE TOUR with Fab. T-BIRDS at Betsy's Boathouse in Norfolk, Va in '86.

Third, Dec. 12 - last night of U2 Joshua Tree Tour, The Joshua Tree 3rd leg: North America 1987-12-12: Hampton Coliseum (http://www.u2gigs.com/Hampton_Coliseum-l228.html) - Hampton (http://www.u2gigs.com/city-Hampton-Virginia.html), Virginia (http://www.u2gigs.com/state-Virginia-USA.html), USA (http://www.u2gigs.com/country-USA.html)

Support Act: The BoDeans (http://www.u2gigs.com/show1564.html)


Setlist:
Where The Streets Have No Name (http://www.u2gigs.com/Where_The_Streets_Have_No_Name-s17.html)
I Will Follow (http://www.u2gigs.com/I_Will_Follow-s10.html)
I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For (http://www.u2gigs.com/I_Still_Havent_Found_What_Im_Looking_For-s54.html) / Exodus (http://www.u2gigs.com/Exodus-s180.html) (snippet)
MLK (http://www.u2gigs.com/MLK-s114.html)
11 O'Clock Tick Tock (http://www.u2gigs.com/11_OClock_Tick_Tock-s52.html)
Sunday Bloody Sunday (http://www.u2gigs.com/Sunday_Bloody_Sunday-s11.html)
Exit (http://www.u2gigs.com/Exit-s172.html) / Van Morrison's Gloria (http://www.u2gigs.com/Van_Morrisons_Gloria-s279.html) (snippet)
In God's Country (http://www.u2gigs.com/In_Gods_Country-s168.html)
Tequila Sunrise (http://www.u2gigs.com/Tequila_Sunrise-s196.html)
Out Of Control (http://www.u2gigs.com/Out_Of_Control-s53.html)
Bad (http://www.u2gigs.com/Bad-s16.html)
Bullet The Blue Sky (http://www.u2gigs.com/Bullet_The_Blue_Sky-s19.html) / The Battle Hymn Of The Republic (http://www.u2gigs.com/The_Battle_Hymn_Of_The_Republic-s216.html) (snippet)
Running To Stand Still (http://www.u2gigs.com/Running_To_Stand_Still-s69.html)
New Year's Day (http://www.u2gigs.com/New_Years_Day-s23.html)
Pride (In The Name Of Love) (http://www.u2gigs.com/Pride_(In_The_Name_Of_Love)-s40.html)
encore(s):
Mothers Of The Disappeared (http://www.u2gigs.com/Mothers_Of_The_Disappeared-s132.html)
With Or Without You (http://www.u2gigs.com/With_Or_Without_You-s20.html) / Shine Like Stars (http://www.u2gigs.com/Shine_Like_Stars-s88.html) (snippet)
Lucille (http://www.u2gigs.com/Lucille-s185.html)
40 (http://www.u2gigs.com/40-s36.html)
Comments: 11 O'clock Tick Tock is performed for the only time on the Joshua Tree Tour. The band play a cover of The Eagles' Tequila Sunrise, with Larry on lead vocals for the first time ever at a U2 concert. Mothers Of The Disappeared is played for the first time in over seven months; its last appearance was on 8 May 1987. Last public performance of Lucille; its only subsequent performance was at a birthday celebration for BB King. Before the show, Edge joined the opener (http://www.u2gigs.com/show1564.html), The BoDeans, for a single song.

[mark676]

Rick Derringer opened for Aerosmith on their "Rocks" tour in Buffalo at the Aud, July of '76. I think I was more impressed with Derringers performance as I was a huge fan of his at the time. I was a 16yrs young..........now I'm old.

[Texican]

Grand Funk Railroad - 14 years old - Tarrant County Convention Center, Fort Worth, TX

[Jon C]

I was about 8; my mother took me to see Van Cliburn at Carnegie Hall. I still remember it.

First rock concert: probably John Sebastian (great show), Nov. 1972 (17 yrs old); 2nd one: John McLaughlin & Mahavishu Orch., Dec. 1972 -- a concert for the ages (J. Mc later referred to it as a transcendent performance).

[jawjatek]

Charlie Daniels, Fanny, James Gang, and Canned Heat, Bell Auditorium, Augusta GA, early 70s. I was 15 or 16.

[McQuade]

Tiffany in 1987. No Fooling.

[CPower]

1987 Tesla opened for Def Leppard..Loved it! Pittsburh Pa.

[brb9911]

16. Saw U2 in a very small club in Youngstown, OH, when they were touring to support "October." Venue that seats like 1000 was just over half full -- partially because Van Halen was playing the same night in Cleveland. ;)

[billyguitar]

14 and saw Country Joe and The Fish. Shortly after saw Credence Clearwater, The Byrds, BB King, Johnny Winter and so forth. Tix were only $3 to $5 back then, the late 60s.

[TFRED]

Age 14. The Lovin' Spoonful. Ticket price $3.50. Late 60's.

[arem]

Sting at Jones Beach Theater on the "Dream Of The Blue Turtles" tour with his amazing band of jazz ringers. I think it was 1985, I was 15.

[mannish]

Johnny Winter I was 13 around 1973

[DCAddy]

KISS at the Carolina Coliseum, Cola. SC in early 1977-Rock And Roll Over tour-The Dictators opened-I was 9 and my cousin was 10-My father took us-Sound weird? He was only 30...

[Niblos]

16. Saw U2 in a very small club in Youngstown, OH, when they were touring to support "October." Venue that seats like 1000 was just over half full -- partially because Van Halen was playing the same night in Cleveland. ;)

Geez, what an underrated albuM! You are so lucky; )

[willc68]

Iron Maiden at the Spectrum, 1983 Piece of Mind Tour, the opening bands were Fastway and Coney Hatch.
I was 15 and went with my best friend and his dad drove us and came in with us and he looked a bit out of place being a middle aged black man, who by the way is a minister.
We still had a blast even with a chaperone.

[VicAjax]

wow man... this thread is chock full of some great stuff. i'm going to have to go back and read it more thoroughly. my first year or two of concert-going was pretty epic:

i was 12 years old, and for my birthday my mom took me and my two best friends to see The Police (Synchronicity Tour) at the Omni in Atlanta. the opening act was The Fixx.

it ended up being one of the two concerts they filmed for the live video that came out a year or two later. i used to watch it over and over to see if i could spot myself!

my 2nd concert was with the same two friends a few months later.. Adam Ant at the Atlanta Civic Center, with opening act The Romantics.

1985 i saw Prince's Purple Rain Tour (Sheila E. opened)...and U2's Unforgettable Fire Tour (The Alarm opened)... it was the first US concert that Bono's dad had ever attended.

[5992]

Ozzy Osbourne, 1981. Was 16 years old. Saw Black Sabbath a few months later.

[Wally Gator]

Ozzy and Motley Crue on their Bark At The Moon/Shout At The Devil Tour. I was in 9th grade (14) and got to tag along with my older brother and his friends. The funniest part was my parents would never let us see Ozzy so we told them Van Halen. Dum-dum us never thought about the next day when my high school teaching dad would be surrounded by students wearing Ozzy t-shirts. I remember falling asleep on the couch once I was home from school only to be awaken by my dad who was inches away from my face yelling at me at 11 on the volume dial. We weren't too bright...

[fjblair]

I was 14 and the band was Kiss. 1976.

[Phoenix59]

It was 1971. I was 12 and had a front row seat for The Carpenters at the Civic Center in Oklahoma City. Mac Davis was the opener.

I still remember at the end of Davis' set when everyone was standing and applauding... he smiled and looked out at the audience and said, "Gosh, y'all, thank you so much... I ain't never gotten a standing orgasm before."

I didn't fully understand it, but I knew it was something vaguely naughty.

[firefitz65]

Geez, what an underrated albuM! You are so lucky; ) that must of been awesome. huge fan

[pb641]

Yeah, well top this:

The Carpenters, (1971?), I was in third grade, lmao.

[Jday413]

4th grade. Backstreet Boys.

I have to clarify, it was a birthday gift for my sister, that became a family event.

Maybe I hated it. Maybe I didn't.

[Cgfarm]

i was 8/9 years old (1990ish)
My dad took me to a blues festival, the 3 performers i remember were eric johnson, buddy guy, and bb king. i remember i loved buddy guy and fell asleep half way through bb king (i wasn't really used to staying up past 10 o'clock).

[willhutch]

Age: 14
Year: 1985
Band: Deep Purple (with Ian Gillian)

By Sister's husband took me. In addition to taking me to my first show, he also turned me on to weed at that show. He also gave me a primer on enjoying women's asses. It was the first time I ever walked really slow just to stay behind a group of women.

[sfarnell]

The TAMI show at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium in 1964. I was ten years old and went with my mother who got tickets for me and a few friends. Saw the Rolling STones, The Beach Boys, Smokey Robinson, James Brown, The Supremes, Chuck Berry, Marvin Gaye, and many more. The show was made into a movie but it's rarely shown because the girls in the audience were screaming too loud. It was the start of a great concert going career that is still going strong.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_T.A.M.I._Show

The first concert I went to after the TAMI without parental supervision was in '69 when I saw the Grateful Dead at the Hollywood Palladium. It was a life changing experience and I ended up seeing more than 200 shows when Garcia died. I really miss the music and the ritual.

[tbradshaw]

1981 - Bill Graham Day on the Green #2 - REO Speedwagon, Kansas, UFO, .38 Special and Gamma (Ronnie Montrose). I was 14. Saw a lot of things for the first time that day.

[bgutschow]

Year: 1972
Age: 15
Band: Jetrhro Tull

[toasterdude]

I'll go first, mine was Cinderella with Nelson(lol) as the opening act. George Lynch's band, Lynch Mob, was supposed to open the show...they cancelled. At the end of the show Cinderella played shelter and strippers came out and danced to it. I was 11 years old, and started learning to play guitar shortly thereafter. I don't think it scarred me too bad as I pay my taxes, go to work everyday, etc.
Let's hear yalls

1979 I was 16. Charlie Daniels with New Riders of the Purple Sage at Nassau Coliseum.

[bek]

Cream at Winterland; 17 years old.

[guitardad]

First real, official concert was with my parents - Larry Gatlin and the Gatlin Brothers at the University of Illinois when I was around 9 or 10. My first REAL concert with friends was U2 on the Joshua Tree tour, same arena. That show made a HUGE impression on me, even though we were top row behind the stage. The Bodeans opened for them that night.

[kstrat62]

14 or 15, had to be around 1976. Saw Aerosmith and Nazareth! Learned how to play "Sweet Emotion" soon after!!!

[BCy2k]

1976 - Paul McCartney & Wings - I was 15

[fwguitar]

Page/Plant with The Tea Party opening (94-95?)

I was 17 or 18

[Release]

Rush - Signals Tour.

I was 16

[TNJ]

Year: 1972
Age: 16
Band: Chicago
Venue: Coliseum, Indiana State Fairgrounds

*They were incredibly LOUD...especially Terry Kath (who owned the place).

S.
j

[jhvox]

Queen - News of the World Tour. I was 15.

[clothwiring]

14 or 15, Eric Clapton at the Syracuse Dome in 1989 (or 1990)

[Reddog]

14 (1969)- saw "The Guess Who" at The University of North Carolina where my brother was enrolled....

...While I'm at it I must say I saw "SarasotaSlim" (who posted earlier in this thread) at a little bar in Cedar Key, Florida somewhere around 1999 - a great guy and a righteous musician!!! (sorry, off topic, I know...)

[62deluxe]

I remember seeing Joan Baez and the Grateful Dead out at Frost Amphitheater at Stanford University around '66. Not really sure of the date.
Also saw this show in July 67:
The Chambers Brothers—whose hit "Time Has Come Today" became a classic from the era—and Quicksilver Messenger Service. Opening acts included two little-known groups, the Santana Blues Band (yes, that Santana) and Creedence Clearwater Revival. Santana had yet to record an album and CCR had released their first LP weeks earlier. I actually got there late and missed most of CCR :>(

I was 16.

[TC (Houston)]

I was 15, Guns N Roses, Use Your Illusion tour at the Summit in Houston. My father got me two tickets in pretty good seats for Christmas. He said to give the other ticket to someone who could provide a ride home--he would do the drop off. My dad dropped us off at 7:00 pm, we hung out and caught Soundgarden as the opening act (barely payed attention, I had never heard of them at the time LOL). My friend tells me his dad is picking us up at midnight sharp out front. Of course GNR didn't go on until 11:20 pm and we only caught about 30 minutes of the show. :( I should have found someone with their own car.

[makoone]

Age 14. Went to see Grand funk road at the Syndrome in Chicago.Also saw Led Zepplinn and ELP the same year or two.Tickets were $3.50-$4.50

[TheJudge]

Age 16. I saw Rainbow and Blue Oyster Cult at the Cow Palace in San Francisco.

[Rocketfire Guitars]

Age 5, saw the band Petra with my parents (1985) at a huge christian rock festival in Illinois. It was loud, it was awesome and it totally inspired me to play the guitar. Didn't get my first real electric until I was 16 or 17. Starting with 3rd grade my parents made me play piano:(

[melodiusthunk]

1976, 16 yrs old, Eagles, Fleetwood Mac, Bos Scags opening, Shaeffer Stadium outside of Boston. Me and my best buddy at the time found our "seats" (concrete slab) 3 rows down from the top of the bleachers. Not long after we sat down, two girls, one obviously very drunk, the other trying to hold it together sat down in the row behind us. Next thing I remember the drunk gal was chucking dinner...whole, un-chewed hot dogs, 1, 2,3...like little torpedoes. Nick and I helped her friend carry about 160 lbs of barely conscious friend down about 1000 concrete steps, and over to the nearest ladies restroom.

Meanwhile, Bos Scags had finished up and FWM (or did the Eagles go first, anyone else there?) were taking the stage. About halfway through that set, my sinuses slammed shut and my face turned red from blowing my nose. At intermission, they turned the stadium lights on, whereupon the cause of my misery was revealed to be a giant MJ inversion layer that had settled inside the stadium (allergies, who needs 'em). At one point, another girl seated a couple spaces down leaned over and asked Nick "is he going to blow his brains out" but I overheard and quipped back "yeah, and if you're not careful, you might catch a piece of my mind."

As the saying goes "we didn't have much fun, but we sure had a good time..." :BluesBros

[DYNA BILL]

Buffalo Springfield, late '67 or early '68 (hell I can't remember), Santa Rosa, Ca. at the fairgrounds. Our band had won a local Battle of the Bands and we got to open for them. We were all high school classmates and we ranged in age from 16-18 years old. I played rhythm guitar.

[sonic_777111]

Elton John.
I was thirteen.
Davey Johnstone switched guitars mid-song and I thought it was the coolest thing ever.

[Stratofuzz]

Outlaws "Playing to Win" tour w/Molly Hatchet opening (there first album)
15 years old

[Snowdog]

10 - Fifth Dimension

11-13 - Tom Jones, John Denver, The Osmond Brothers

14 - First "real"concert was Robin Trower.

[agejaded]

Judas priest @ the Glasgow Apollo in May 1979 aged 14. Next concert in October 1979 was AC/DC with Bon Scott on vocals, support act was a little known sheffield band riding the NWOBHM called Def Leppard ...

[Robert1950]

I noticed that five others in this thread can also claim this as their first concert, but hey,.... Beatles, Toronto, Maple Leaf Gardens, August 1965.

[tsar nicholas]

Beach Boys, 1988, age 8

Killer show. Roy Orbison opened in what would be one of his final shows; sadly, I was too rascally and rock-oriented to appreciate his crooning back then.

[adjeff2706]

17 - Styx Pieces of Eight tour.

[TwoTubMan]

7, The Osmonds opened for Chubby Checker and Conway Twitty at Frontier City amusement park in Oklahoma.

[Joe Cronin]

1969..The Flock opening for the Ike and Tina Turner Review opening for Ten Years After...Fillmore West..just a few weeks after Woodstock. I was 15.

[MarcJ]

Herman's Hermits at Memorial Stadium, Charlotte, NC. I was probably 7 or 8 years old. My Dad took my older sister and a few of her friends and I tagged along. Must have been in '65 or '66.

[nlopez]

Around 10 Doug Kershaw and Bob Hope.
14 Rainbow/REO

[supersonic1414]

The Cure, Kiss Me Tour Seattle, age 13. I didn't know what an encore was so I left after main set and had to listen to the rest from outside. They have been my all time favorite band ever since

[tnvol]

Rush on the Moving Pictures tour. I must have been 12 or 13.

[wahfreak]

Rush: Permanent Waves 1980, 14. If I remember right it was $7.50

[DGTCrazy]

Led Zep, July of '77 at the Day on the Green in Oakland. I was 15, and couldn't believe my parents let me go...LOL It was their last US gig as the dreaded "John Bohnam Son's" incident happened. I have no clue how much tickets cost.....but it had to be under $10.00, as I couldn't afford much more at that time.

I remember thinking how cool Jimmy Page looked sitting on a stool to play his guitar.....and it wouldn't be until years later until I found out he did that in protest of what happend that day to Bohnam's kid Jason.

[DrumBob]

The Lovin' Spoonful, Central Park, NYC, summer of '66. My parents took me. My old man complained all the way in, and it turned out he liked them. Next one was The Yardbirds at the Village Theatre with Jimmy Page on guitar.

[vapor]

Elvis Presley 1975 @ age 10

[Jack Gilvey]

Bryan Adams, '85 I think. I was in high school.

[RR59CMS]

Jeff Beck Group with Rod Stewart at the Filmore SF ~ 69

[Peeb]

Aerosmith approx. 1977 in Tulsa

[wire-n-wood]

Approximates... My first concert was Split Enz (in New Zealand). I must have been 16.

Years later, guitarist/singer/songwriter Neil Finn went on to form Crowded House.

[Lukeling]

First stadium gig 1987, I was 16, Bon Jovi Slippery When Wet tour. Loved it !

[cbd12877]

My first concert was Metallica, Danzig, and Suicidal Tendencies in Cincinnati when I was 15. I think that was around 1992 or 93.

[wrong_note_rod]

16 years old, carried in because I was on crutches, the "Kiss Alive" tour in 75 or 76.

Great first show to see. One to judge many others against.

[wrong_note_rod]

Led Zep, July of '77 at the Day on the Green in Oakland. I was 15, and couldn't believe my parents let me go...LOL It was their last US gig as the dreaded "John Bohnam Son's" incident happened. I have no clue how much tickets cost.....but it had to be under $10.00, as I couldn't afford much more at that time.

I remember thinking how cool Jimmy Page looked sitting on a stool to play his guitar.....and it wouldn't be until years later until I found out he did that in protest of what happend that day to Bohnam's kid Jason.


and I read that he did that because of "stomach poisoning".

Funny how these things become myths with several different explanations....

[RussTKD]

1988 - Van Halen on the OU812 tour. I was 17,
The next night I saw Robert Plant.

I was dabbling with a guitar some before that. Was completely hooked thereafter.

[pickaguitar]

Garth Brooks 1991 15 years old

[Fendegibs]

Bush and Goo Goo Dolls at the Cumberland County Civic Center in Portland Maine in like 1995...7th or 8th grade for me

[Kenny Blue]

Summer of '71 in Chicago... I was 19 and saw...

Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention

Also that summer saw....

The Grateful Dead
Emerson Lake and Palmer
The Allman Brothers Band with Duane

Actually now in thinking back in the Summer of '70 I went to a one day festival held at Soldier's Field in Chicago where a lot of bands that I do not remember played but two that I do remember were...

Iggy Pop and the Stooges

Chicago

[monwobobbo]

FRANK MARINO & MAHOGANY RUSH in 1977 i was 16. i believe the Michael Stanley Band was the opener.

[dohootowl]

'71? Touring production of Jesus Christ Superstar--I was 9. Then Three Dog Night, which was a real rock concert in '73--couldn't believe how loud it was.

[Rock & Roll Gypsy]

My first rock concert was when I was about 13 or 14(1956/'57). My parents bought my brother and I tickets to go see Ricky Nelson---since we saw him every week on, "Ozzie & Harriet"(with my hometown boy, James Burton, backing him up), they considered his brand of rock & roll, "wholesome". We enjoyed the show a lot! Little did we know what was coming around the bend---lol!!!

[mj07]

I was eleven and saw Dylan.

[Guitarheel]

Bay City Rollers

1977

Age 15

Carowinds Paladium Charlotte, North Carolina

10,000+ Screaming girls ala The Beatles on the Ed Sullivan Show

[agentmatt]

Kiss 1977. I was 7 years old. Philly Spectrum. My brother & sister took me. AC/DC opening act. 1st concert & 1st contact high.

[d3nzi0]

17 y.o. Bon Jovi Slippery When Wet Aussie tour at the Entertainment Centre.

[Rob G]

Saxon at the Leas Cliff Hall in Folkestone. I think I was 14.

[jdennis27]

I was around the age of 12, my dad took me to see Creed (wouldn't have been my first choice, but at the time I didn't know any better). But I've wanted to be in a band and make music ever since.

[Strum und Twang]

Springsteen on the River tour in 1980 - I was 17. My next two were the Stones in '81 and the Who in '82...

[haslar]

Age: about 15
When: about 1987
Who: Johnny Clegg & Savuka

[hop]

Body Count/Metallica/Guns n' Roses Oakland Sept '92.

One of my biggest musical regrets/missed opportunities is not obeying the 'rents and staying for the entire GnR set. Leaving after Metallica was the compromise as it was a school night. I thought my lungs were going to collapse during Body Count and Metallica was completely awesome but the one vivid memory I have from the entire concert (aside from being picked up and thrown repeatedly in the mosh pits because I was too stupid to realize a 94lb freshman should probably not be where I was) was watching Axl running across the stage while Slash busted into "Welcome to the Jungle" as my friends and I found our way towards the exit.

[richpjr]

I was 15 and saw ZZ Top.

[DCAddy]

Early '77-My father took me and my cousin to see Kiss on the Rock And Roll Over tour--Carolina Coliseum---The Dictators opened---I only remember that because I was 9 and we were studying Hitler in class---People laugh when I tell them my father enjoyed the show(not the volume), but he was only 31 at the time....

[Bmused]

13 or 14 years old

My brother took my friend and I to see Crosby, Still, Nash, & Young at the Chicago Stadium. Great 3 1/2 hour show - Electric, acoustic, electric sets

[Telebluze]

'74

I was 8 yrs old, my dad (he's "Rock & Roll Gypsy" here on TGP) took me to see Mountain w/ ZZ Top opening........it was ZZ's Fandango tour.

Kind of ironic, though I had no inkcling at the time I would even wind-up playing guitar, that The Reverend Billy G and Leslie West would end up being 2 of my top 5 fav guitar players.

[DCAddy]

The Great Fatsby kicks MAJOR ass...

[gotstochill]

14. Rush, Power Windows tour. Providence Civic Center.

[cottonmike]

14 years old. 1973.

Eagles @ tiny Celebrity Theatre in PHX, AZ.

2nd row seats.

$12.00 Ticket

[DirtLover]

First rock concert was Rick Springfield - Working Class Dog?, Quarterflash opened - 1982/3.
(Saw the Osmonds a year or two before but not counting that.)
I was standing to the right of the stage and everytime Rick came over the girl standing behing my left shoulder would scream her head off in my ear. I didn't get it, but I did like the show.

[DirtLover]

Oh yeah, I was 12 or 13 at the time.

[Lance]

I was about 7 or 8. Heck, it may already be posted in this thread. Which made it about 1975. My two biggest heroes at taht age were Arthur Fonzerelli (The Fonze), and Bowzer from Sha-na-na. They came to our small venue in Merrillville Indiana called the Holiday Star Theater (This was long before companies paid to have their names slathered all over venues), and my parents took me. I was thrilled, and still remember it a little.

The second was Molly Hatchet & Blackfoot at the same place.

But, my first REAL concert was Deep Purple, Perfect Strangers tour! I'm not sure why but the opener was Guiffria. So, I got to see Craig Goldie before he joined Dio. Lucky me!

[phretbored]

Metallica, W.A.S.P., and Armored Saint.
I was a freshman in high school.
It was awesome.

[DetSlicker]

8 years old, Cheap Trick and KISS!:dude

[mmcquain]

KISS (Alive II tour) - January 1978
age 13

[m1911]

In the early 70's I saw ZZ-Top at age 14 (I think).
That's when the Rev and Company wore Jeans, T-Shirts, Denim Shirts, and only looked like they hadn't shaved for a few days.
Also no 2-Stepping nor Fuzzy Guitars, and Billy played Pearly the entire night.
Also was the first time I saw anyone shooting up when I went to the bathroom of the coliseum.....

[Gas-man]

Age 15, 1985-- Madonna Like A Virgin Tour.

Great show.

[francric]

14 or 15, Madison Square Garden, Led Zeppelin................

[joeburke]

Aerosmith at the Worcester Centrum in '95ish?

I was 15...

[joelster]

The Kinks. I musta been 14 so it musta been 1980.

[Rumblefish]

1967-barely a teenager. Saw The Jimi Hendrix Experience.The warm up was one of my favorite bands ever.
Soft Machine

I cant tell what a religious experience that was seeing Jimi do his thing.
As a young,impressionable kid,I thought I'd seen and heard God incarnate.Seriously.

[HP Hovercraft]

Def Leppard, 12 or 13 years old, 1987.

[JRPTube]

Pink Floyd Division Bell July 3rd 1995
Camp Randall Stadium Madison Wisconsin
14yrs old
50,000+ in attendance
4 hours in the rain!
Amazing.

[brianr0131]

13 Years Old Ozzy with Anthrax 1988 in Philly it was awesome. No Rest/State of Euphoria

Great Albums too

[bloozetubes]

11 or 12 yrs old, saw the Grass Roots with my Dad for 50 cents, 1968

[tnvol]

That must have been amazing. If I could turn back time he would def be the one I'd want to see live. I'm not even a huge fan but to have seen him play must have been incredible.

1967-barely a teenager. Saw The Jimi Hendrix Experience.The warm up was one of my favorite bands ever.
Soft Machine

I cant tell what a religious experience that was seeing Jimi do his thing.
As a young,impressionable kid,I thought I'd seen and heard God incarnate.Seriously.

[Eskimo_Joe]

Merle Haggard, Fightin' Side of Me tour, age 11

[CharAznable]

Bon Jovi in their Keep The Faith tour sometime in 1991 in Heredia, Costa Rica. I was 12 or 13.

I hate Bon Jovi, even back then, but at that time we didn't get ANY shows at all, so it seemed like an unmissable opportunity to see an international touring band.

[CasinoK]

First concert: The summer of 1967, at Saratoga Performing Arts Center (SPAC) I saw The Lovin' Spoonful with Spanky and Our Gang as the opening act. I was 9, my mom and dad brought my two sisters (both older) and myself. We sat out on the big sloping lawn, ate Kentucky Fried Chicken...it seemed magical to me.

[jamiegold]

David Bowie's Heroes tour. My dad got tickets and my mom didn't want to go, so I did. Think Robert Fripp was in the band, and I came to love Fripp and King Crimson pretty soon thereafter.

[TerryE]

Ten Years After with Humble Pie opening
April 18, 1971 - State Fair Coliseum/Syracuse, New York

[whaz]

goin home, little schoolgirl, choo choo mama . . .

for me Jeff Beck, Doobie Brothers, Ozark Mountain Daredevils, and Santana happened to sit in with the doobies . . .Kansas City 1973 maybe

[Nonvintage]

18. San Diego Sports Arena. 1969 Led Zeppelin with Jethro Tull opening. Guess who kicked who's A$$.

[axavm]

Hmm. I want to say it was Ratt with Kix opening circa 1986, best guess.

[Chris Scott]

The Beach Boys. '65 or '66, I was 12 and my uncle was their road mgr. It was at some big hall w/ a revolving stage - some boxing arena in L.A. somewhere - famous place but I'll be damned if I can remember the name of the place.

They were still wearing the b&w striped shirts...