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re: Your first real concert
Posted on 9/4/25 at 6:44 am to Telecaster
Posted on 9/4/25 at 6:44 am to Telecaster
1977 Queen. Thin Lizzy came out first 
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Posted on 9/4/25 at 6:46 am to canyon
My first concert was Elvis back in 1977 as an 8 yo at the Assembly Center a month before he died. It actually had to be rescheduled because he was sick. He was all set to come on stage, then the postponement was announced.
The first concert I chose to go to was Prince in 1988 in Hampton VA. EASILY the best show I've ever seen.
The first concert I chose to go to was Prince in 1988 in Hampton VA. EASILY the best show I've ever seen.
Posted on 9/4/25 at 7:51 am to canyon
Aerosmith in Pine Bluff when I was 15. A girl on a guy's shoulders took off her top and twirled it over her head. Her breasts moved in resonant harmony. Tyler tossed her a harmonica.
Posted on 9/4/25 at 8:08 am to canyon
The Doobie Brothers in 78 or 79. Riverside Centroplex. It was fantastic.
Posted on 9/4/25 at 8:12 am to canyon
May 11, 1983 Rush/Nazareth Rhein Neckar Halle Heidelberg, West Germany. Nazareth opened and I didn't like the dog pissing on a hydrant Rush concert t so i got a really cool Nazareth flaming skull with wings that my religious mom threw away.
This post was edited on 9/4/25 at 8:14 am
Posted on 9/4/25 at 8:28 am to canyon
Bachman Turner Overdrive at the Assembly Center in 1975.
Posted on 9/4/25 at 8:42 am to Telecaster
KISS Dynasty tour 1979 Centroplex
Posted on 9/4/25 at 8:51 am to canyon
Debbie Gibson at the Audubon Zoo.
My buddy's dad owned a bunch of record stores, so he was able to get us backstage passes, and 12 year old me was super excited to meet Gibson. But she cancelled all meet and greets because she wasn't feeling well.
I like to think its because she knew she would instantly fall in love with me.
My buddy's dad owned a bunch of record stores, so he was able to get us backstage passes, and 12 year old me was super excited to meet Gibson. But she cancelled all meet and greets because she wasn't feeling well.
I like to think its because she knew she would instantly fall in love with me.
This post was edited on 9/4/25 at 8:52 am
Posted on 9/4/25 at 9:14 am to canyon
ZZ Top at the Warehouse in 74*. Technically, I went to an Earth Day concert at UNO, but it was free. ZZ was the first time I paid for a ticket. Probably cost almost $6.50.... ripoff!!!! 
*ZZ Top played at The Warehouse in New Orleans on April 12, 1974, with the 1974 show being recorded for their album Fandango!. They also played the venue on April 17, 1982.
*ZZ Top played at The Warehouse in New Orleans on April 12, 1974, with the 1974 show being recorded for their album Fandango!. They also played the venue on April 17, 1982.
Posted on 9/4/25 at 10:01 am to canyon
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My first show was Grand Funk LC Civic Center, 1973 I think. Couldn’t hear for days.
I saw them the year after that in Shreveport for my second concert. I couldn't believe how loud 3 people could be.
My first show was ZZ Top also at Hirsch. Head East was the opener for one of those and Wet Willie opened the other one. Can't recall which was which....things back then are getting a little fuzzy.
Posted on 9/4/25 at 10:05 am to canyon
REM and 10,000 Maniacs at The Saenger in 1985
Feeling Gravitys Pull
Harborcoat
Pilgrimage
Maps and Legends
Fall on Me
Driver 8
Green Grow the Rushes
Sitting Still
So. Central Rain
Swan Swan H
Gardening at Night
7 Chinese Bros.
Can't Get There From Here
Auctioneer (Another Engine)
Old Man Kensey
Pretty Persuasion
Life and How to Live It
encore 1: Second Guessing / Radar Love / I Can't Control Myself / We Walk - Falling In Love Again / See No Evil / Little America / Tired Of Singing Trouble
encore 2: Toys In The Attic / The Wayward Wind / Skip A Rope / (Don't Go Back To) Rockville
Feeling Gravitys Pull
Harborcoat
Pilgrimage
Maps and Legends
Fall on Me
Driver 8
Green Grow the Rushes
Sitting Still
So. Central Rain
Swan Swan H
Gardening at Night
7 Chinese Bros.
Can't Get There From Here
Auctioneer (Another Engine)
Old Man Kensey
Pretty Persuasion
Life and How to Live It
encore 1: Second Guessing / Radar Love / I Can't Control Myself / We Walk - Falling In Love Again / See No Evil / Little America / Tired Of Singing Trouble
encore 2: Toys In The Attic / The Wayward Wind / Skip A Rope / (Don't Go Back To) Rockville
Posted on 9/4/25 at 10:06 am to canyon
MC Hammer, Dallas, 1990
(It was not my choice)
(It was not my choice)
This post was edited on 9/4/25 at 10:07 am
Posted on 9/4/25 at 10:07 am to AlxTgr
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canyon
REM and 10,000 Maniacs at The Saenger in 1985
I was there but it wasn't my first
Posted on 9/4/25 at 10:48 am to canyon
First actual concert was a free one - Better Than Ezra at the PMAC
First big concert was the following weekend I think. I won a 3 day pass to voodoo fest in '03 from the Reveille. I only went the 3rd day because there was no way I was missing a football game that season, even though it was LA Tech. I saw QOTSA, A Perfect Circle, and White Stripes all in a row. Was life changing.
First big concert was the following weekend I think. I won a 3 day pass to voodoo fest in '03 from the Reveille. I only went the 3rd day because there was no way I was missing a football game that season, even though it was LA Tech. I saw QOTSA, A Perfect Circle, and White Stripes all in a row. Was life changing.
Posted on 9/4/25 at 10:59 am to canyon
INXS Kick with Public Image Ltd. (PIL) - Municipal Auditorium New Orleans March 5th, 1988
Posted on 9/4/25 at 11:00 am to canyon
The Carpenters 1973 Assembly Center
Posted on 9/4/25 at 11:10 am to canyon
I went with an older cousin to a big Southern Rock festival in Birmingham when I was 13. Everybody was there, but I can't really remember much about it, there was so much wild shite happening.
A couple of years later, I went to see Charlie Daniels, Marshall Tucker, Winter Brothers Band and The Cabe Brothers at the VBCC in Huntsville on New Year's Eve. That was much more tame. I had my girlfriend with me. I consider that to be my first real concert.
A couple of years later, I went to see Charlie Daniels, Marshall Tucker, Winter Brothers Band and The Cabe Brothers at the VBCC in Huntsville on New Year's Eve. That was much more tame. I had my girlfriend with me. I consider that to be my first real concert.
Posted on 9/4/25 at 11:18 am to canyon
Tesla with Firehouse opening.
Pensacola Civic Center May 27, 1992.
My uncle (my mom's youngest brother...the "accident") drove from Mobile to Destin to pick me up and take me to the show. Then he drove me home to Destin and himself back to Mobile to make it to work in the morning.
Pensacola Civic Center May 27, 1992.
My uncle (my mom's youngest brother...the "accident") drove from Mobile to Destin to pick me up and take me to the show. Then he drove me home to Destin and himself back to Mobile to make it to work in the morning.
Posted on 9/4/25 at 11:19 am to auggie
Genesis in Toronto 79, then there were 3 tour. No peter Gabriel :(
Saw the duke tour later when they were turning into earth wind and phil .....
Saw the duke tour later when they were turning into earth wind and phil .....
Posted on 9/4/25 at 11:45 am to canyon
Kiss at the Summit (Houston), 1977. Styx opened (Grand Illusion Album).
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