Regarding my first concert, I was 10 years old and it was my 5th grade music recital. Continuing on a personal level, around 11 years later, my best concert was either winning the "battle of the bands" in West Germany during Octoberfest in 1981 or playing as the front band for Joe Dee Massina at the Columbus Jazz and Ribs Fest, 1998, in front of aprox. 30,000 people. In both instances you could feel the music energize the crowd while their response fed and energized the band, it was magical.
Now on a completely different level, my most favorite concert was anyone of the times when helping my special needs son (Jarrod) march (push his wheelchair) on the football field (and playing) as a drummer in his highschool band, or during various parades while marching with him playing in the band. I think in many ways nothing can touch any of that!
As an observer, my first concert I can remember was Ted Nugents Cat Scratch Fever tour with Golden Ear Ring and Thin Lizzy at Vets Memorial in Columbus Ohio, 1977. And my favorite concert I ever attended is too hard to pick, but it is either Toto, Tears for Fears, Paul McCartney, Bruce Springsteen, Fleetwood Mac, Journey, Sticks, REO, Kenny Loggins, Phil Collins, Peter Frampton, Richard Marx, Heart, Keith Urban, Pat Benetar, Jefferson Starship, Charlie Daniels (he gave Jarrod, my son, the fiddle bow), The Eagles, Carrie underwood, YES, Brooks and Dunn, Alan Jackson, Green Day, Chicago, etc. ... you get the idea.
My favorite all-time band is Toto.
Ben
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