Your 1st Concert-Best Concert

Sons of Champlain played at our prom. Not really a concert.

Bill

First Concert was KISS.  A great time!  Best concert was hands down Pink Floyd.  A true assault on the senses, in a good way.

My first concert was Chuck Mangione in Montreal, Canada around 1981 or 82. It was part of our French Club trip to Quebec City and Montreal.

While in college in the 1980s (82-86), I saw many that were at the university like The Clash, Howard Jones, B-52s, Adam Ant, Til Tuesday, Men Without Hats (one hit wonder with Safety Dance).

The best concert was OMD opening for Depeche Mode in the 80s.  

The one and only concert I went to was Journey's Frontiers tour in 1983.  When the band took the stage, the screams of the fans made my head feel like it was going to explode.  I think that was the loudest sound I have ever been exposed to.  Standing on the flight line at KMCAS with F-4 Phantoms doing touch and gos had nothing on it.

Good concert though, and my friend got us tickets close to the stage.

My first was the The Fifth Dimension at the University of Arizona in 1970. Loved seeing Traffic in 1972 on Long Island. Have seen Springsteen numerous times, Boston, NYC, Long Island. Will be seeing him again in Connecticut this March.

   Aerosmith, Midsouth Colosium, Memphis Tn. White Lion opened, was in Navy A school and was terrified of coming back hot on a whizz quiz.

       Scorpions, Spokane Raceway Park, early 90s don't remembered who opened but what a show. Not only did the band have pyro, the AirForce was operating night refueling missions KC-135s taking off from behind the stage, landing lights lancing through the " smoke" made this Airedales heart flutter.

U2 at halftime during that years super bowl 9/11 was a great performance too.  Half the acts at the super bowl now I never heard of.  

wpwar11

First concert Elvis Presley 1974 Cole Field House College Park Md.  I barely remember it as I was a little kid but that's the first.  Rush Signals tour in 1984 at the then Capital Center was the first concert that hooked me on live shows.  Been to many great ones over the years.

Tough to call the best.  Probably a toss up between The Who at RFK in 1989 or U2 Zoo Tv at the same stadium in 91.  U2 is my favorite band and I've seen them about 20 times. 

 

 

Ah  The Who and U-2 two of my favorites,I enjoyed the Who at the 9/11 show at MSG though I wasn't there.

First concert Elvis Presley 1974 Cole Field House College Park Md.  I barely remember it as I was a little kid but that's the first.  Rush Signals tour in 1984 at the then Capital Center was the first concert that hooked me on live shows.  Been to many great ones over the years.

Tough to call the best.  Probably a toss up between The Who at RFK in 1989 or U2 Zoo Tv at the same stadium in 91.  U2 is my favorite band and I've seen them about 20 times. 

Glamdring

I haven't been to many in my life, as my family has never been concert goers, and I just never felt a great need to start  I do recall my first was Keith Urban in the early 2000s, it was around the time of his Golden Road album was released.

Best was probably probably Brad Paisley in 2005 at the WI State Fair.  That was a great show...crowd went wild when he sang "Alcohol" and mentions Milwaukee in the chorus of the song.

 

 

Didn't think about Country,I went to one outside Myrtle Beach in 1994 Hank Williams Jr,Kentucky Headhunters,and Colin Raye.We were on vacation and my wife is really into country,so we went and I enjoyed it a lot.

She met Martina Mc Bride and had a picture with her and got her CD signed once.

I would enjoy Urban live.

I saw several concerts during high school because I worked teh stage.  I missed several concerts during the 70s because I worked the mid shift most of the time at Little Rock AFB.  

I finaslly saw two concerts since I left the A.F. and that was a show done aboiut the music of P.D.Q. Bach.  It was a bit unusual but funny.  The other one was a show by the Smothers Brothers at U.C.F.  For those who don't know these proformers, they both have been performing for quite some time and they had good shows.  Tommy Smothers was one of the best classical guitar players in the coiuntryat the time.

Another show I saw at our school was done by Jene Sheppard.  He had a radio program on a N.Y. station for years and the movie Christmas Story was based on his work and narrated by him.

I haven't been to many in my life, as my family has never been concert goers, and I just never felt a great need to start  I do recall my first was Keith Urban in the early 2000s, it was around the time of his Golden Road album was released.

Best was probably probably Brad Paisley in 2005 at the WI State Fair.  That was a great show...crowd went wild when he sang "Alcohol" and mentions Milwaukee in the chorus of the song.

First concert was probably some little known band that my sister wanted to see, don't remember who, that played at Angels stadium before a game.

Best concert was the Scorpions in 2006. Man those guys had the crowd on their feet for the entire show! They are fantastic in concert.

Tojo72

 

 

mach71

1st was David Bowie Boston Garden March '76.

It could the best.

Or it could be Bowie in '78 at the Boston Garden

Or Bowie in '83 at Foxboro

An honorable mention would be The Talking Heads early 80s.

 

 

 

 

Bowie !!! That must have been awesome,a great showman,my favorite Diamond Dogs.

Did Byrne do that crazy dance for Life During Wartime.

 

It was August '79. I believe he did but this was before my Air Force days and some controlled substances might have been involved.

It was a great show! no fancy lighting or costumes. They came out and performed in jeans for 2 hours! We were 3 rows back,

Bowie was always great! Saw him 5 times. It would have been 6 but the Air Force sent me TDY during the Glass Spider tour.

Pat Benatar must have been a great show! 

It's never too late. Charlie is gone but Keith and Mick will live to 100. 

GMorrison

1st- I don't remember but an early one was Zep at the LA Forum In Fall of 74. Physic Graffity tour. Absolutely horrible. No opening act. 2hrs late. They were falling down drunk. Couldn't tell one song from another and it was so loud it really hurt.

Best- Either Stones at Candlestick in 1980 opened with the Destroyers and J Giles. Or Queen at Winterland around 1975 I think Styx opened. Stunning concert.

 

Love the Stones,never saw them.they had a great show at Capital Theater in Passaic,maybe the It's only Rock and Roll tour,friends went.

1st- I don't remember but an early one was Zep at the LA Forum In Fall of 74. Physical Graffity tour. Absolutely horrible. No opening act. 2hrs late. They were falling down drunk. Couldn't tell one song from another and it was so loud it really hurt.

Best- Either Stones at Candlestick in 1980 opened with the Destroyers and J Giles. Or Queen at Winterland around 1975 I think Styx opened. Stunning concert.

Correction- Kansas opened for Freddie.

mach71

1st was David Bowie Boston Garden March '76.

It could the best.

Or it could be Bowie in '78 at the Boston Garden

Or Bowie in '83 at Foxboro

An honorable mention would be The Talking Heads early 80s.

 

Bowie !!! That must have been awesome,a great showman,my favorite Diamond Dogs.

Did Byrne do that crazy dance for Life During Wartime.

First concert was Rare Earth - I won the tickets on the radio lol

Any drummer that can sing is a gifted individual in my book

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=29qbUwA0lQE

1st was David Bowie Boston Garden March '76.

It could the best.

Or it could be Bowie in '78 at the Boston Garden

Or Bowie in '83 at Foxboro

An honorable mention would be The Talking Heads early 80s.