List out some of favorite bands first show/concert you attended. Add a little context to each.

For me the very first true concert was 1988 REM in Auburn AL, was in HS stayed with a friend's older brother. They had recently released Document Album

89 Widespread Panic 07/22/89 The Nick, Birmingham, AL summer before freshman year at Bama
0: Proving Ground, Stop-Go, Pigeons, Holden Oversoul, Machine, Heaven, Space Wrangler, Worry, Travelin' Light, Barstools and Dreamers, C. Brown > Jam > Impossible, Conrad
E: Ball of Confusion
[Col. Bruce Hampton & the Aquarium Rescue

That was the start of over 250 times seen.. Mostly early 90s 90_94 and then all the big yearly shows NYE only missed 1 NYE from 92 to 01.. Have not been to nearly as many post Mikey..just not the same.. I actually liked and thought McConnells sound meshed better.. Don't get me wrong Jimmy Herring is extremely talented (my CSB a buddy had been taking lessons from Jimmy and he invited us to eat and drink with them, we got shitfaced with him, Col Bruce and the other guys at Dugans in Bham before they played-}

1990 Grateful Dead Autzum Stadium Eaugene Oregon.. 2 day shows with Little Feat. Was working in Yellowstone for summer and Jumped in with 2 friends we had made that were from New Orleans. VW Bus. Camped in the lot Friday Night through Sunday..an eye opening experience.. Beautiful weather and we did Drive to coast to camp after Sundays show. We got in the cold arse pacific ocean before we headed back to Yellowstone.

1990 Willie Nelson in Wyoming.. A buddy and I ate a dose we got at the Dead shows and Hitch hiked from Lake Yellowstone to Cody WY,. Some wagon trail festivals and Willie was the headliner was full of cowboys and cowgirls.. To get in we got soot from tailpipe of a deisal truck in lot and made a mark on my wrist to mimmick the entry stamp.. The girls checking just kinda laughed and said go on in.. Had a heck of time dancing with a group of cowgirls in their late 30s early 40s, I was 19.

1990 Allman Brothers and George Thorogood at Redrocks just great venue and 2 really good bands.

1990 Phish the Ivory Tusk TTown. They played on a random Wednesday night that fall. Might have been 200 people max Phishman was wearing a Superman Dress and used a vacuum in mike for sound effects.

93 Rolling Stone in Bham

94 Pink Floyd Bham Division Bell Tour.. Was really damn good. No Roger Waters so technically never did get to see a true Pink Floyd concert.

Foo Fighters outside and then U2 at the super dome for MNF after Katrina

Most other notables would have been at a Jazzfest, the Hoard festivals, City Stages, Memphis in May, early 90s.

Got to see some really good bands early 90s in bars, fraternity houses.. WSP Phish, blues travelers, Col Bruce and Aquarium Rescue, Dave Matthews, Galactic, String Cheese, Santana at Tips, some that are not as nearly as well known but were always a good time.. Allgood, Dave the truly dangerous swamp band, Blues Old stand, The Grounders_ Undergrounders, Roadside Attraction, JD and the Jammers - buy a few 8balls and JD would play all night