What was your first concert you went to?

[markinmichigan]

Totally off metal detecting subjects, but I love music and right now I am jamming...Not in a particular order Floyd, Zep, Santana, Tull, Aerosmith, Fleetwood, Doors, Yes, Almond Brothers, Kansas, Rush, Steppenwolf, Bowie, Eagles, Deep Purple, Stones, Frampton, Thin Lizzy, Grand Funk, Seger, Chicago, The Heap, Bad company, CCR, Steve Miller, Queen, Alice Cooper, Blue oyster cult, ZZ top ELO and this list could go on forever. Never forget The Police and Super Tramp or Tom Petty. The 70's had the best bands ever.

Kiss was the first concert I went to, Mom and Dad waited in the station wagon. Brother and I were ripped on window pane LSD and they wondered why we were in such a good mood. First LP I bought was Steppenwolf, Born to be wild was the sh#t. Those were the day my friends.

Mark in Michigan

 

[woodbutcher]

Kiss at the war memorial in Johnstown, 1987, then saw motley Crue the following year in NYC

 

[Metal Maniac]

Scorpions at Allentown Fairgrounds ,1988.

 

[Ron 71]

Robert Plant at Greatwoods Mansfield,Ma. in 1988

 

[Flipperfla]

Cream, Moody Blues, and Terry Reid Nov 3 1968

 

[Jski2011]

we had a local venue that had some pretty big names why back when,69-73ish BB king, John Lee Hooker, boogie with the hook. 71 I think Led Zepplin @ Paramount theater Springfield Ma. $ 3.00 entry the following year they played Springfield symphony hall $ 5.00 entry

 

[hoser]

Moody Blues at Castle Farm in Charlevoix Michigan. My music is of course late 60's rock. What was played during the Nam era is what I listen to today

 

[MuddyMo]

I can’t remember….

 

[Dangerranger60]

I'm not sure if it was the first but an early concert, I went to had Redbone and Carlos Santana at the Rainbow Ballroom in Fresno CA. I'm pretty sure I saw Paul Revere and the Raiders there too. This would have been the late 60's and my brain is a little fuzzy in those years. DR

 

[Xxray]

Aerosmith with AC/DC warming up, Cobo Hall 1978 I was 11 years old. Never heard of AC/DC at that point, was a few months before Bon Scott died, I was impressed and thought, yeah these guys are going place. In the years ahead I was to see about everyone who played there - Black Sabbath with Van Halen warming up sticks in my mind, just before Oz left Sabbath [Saw Sabbath a year later with Dio].. VH pretty much just played their entire 1st album with a half hour guitar solo, and did Tush for an encore. Speaking of Tush, saw ZZ Top a few times there, Bad Company, Rush, Robin Trower many times, Nugent probably over a dozen times, Alice Copper many times, Bob Seger, J Geils many times, The Cars, Journey, Blackfoot, Nazareth, Jethro Tull, Zappa, Alvin Lee, Stones with Santana in 1980 [Silverdome] many more, some I don't even remember but have the ticket stubs and/or Tshirts ,, Lynyrd Skynyrd crashed just a year or so before my 1st concert, else I would certainly have seen them too.
Sold out shows didn't inconvenience me and my buddies, we would bribe or bash our way in, we'd often wait out in line 2 or even 3 days [and nights] to get good tickets, before the ticket master scam, then shows could sell out if you were the 3rd person in line, that sucked, and greatly increased costs too, now its completely off the hook. I looked at a AC/DC show coming here to Ford Field out of curiosity, all thats left i $200 obstructed view seats, no way in hell would I pay that.

 

[DreamInColor]

Boston, in 1979 I believe. The opening act was a then little-known group called, The Cars.

 

[stetam]

1974 The Eagles, Outlaws and Ozark Mountain Daredevils OR Kiss, Doobie Brothers and REO Speedwagon. I can't remember which. Kinda foggy back then.

 

[The Rebel]

1985 Queensryche opened up for Kiss, New Haven, CT.

Sadly they imploded it to make a parking lot in 2007...

 

[Rattlehead]

Def Leppard with Queensryche opening. Hysteria tour. 1987 I believe.

Some of the others I attended was Metallica, Megadeth (multiple times), Sepultura, Kiss, Damn Yankees, Firehouse, Poison... uhmmm.. Oh hell I can't remember.

 

[amc rulz]

Styx and Molly Hatchet, 1981. Have seen dozens since and still have most of my ticket stubs including Van Halen ‘84, I see they’re selling close to $100 on eBay now.

 

[markinmichigan]

Dreams I'll never see is one my favorites from them.

Mark in Michigan

 

[Cherry Picker]

R.E.O. Speedwagon was the first. I saw Kiss at our civic center many years ago when they first got started. That concert blew my mind.

 

[Kansashunter]

Zebra, they were awesome! ACDC was my first in KCMO.

 

[amc rulz]

Zebra, they were awesome! ACDC was my first in KCMO.

Zebra seemed so underrated at the time, I’ve been listening to them a lot lately.

 

[Ken Clad]

Boston at the Spectrum in Philadelphia Dec 1978. Also got to see Pink Floyd “The Wall” at Nassau Coliseum Feb 1980.