Iron Maiden.
Powerslave tour.
Still one of the best I've ever seen and has made me scoff at what passes for most Rock n Roll ever since.
(I laugh at Maiden too, but it's because they are funny.)
First show you ever went to
112Molly Hachet 1979 some theater in NYC- Maybe the Palladium?
Yes in the round 1979 Madison Square Garden.
I really can't remember which one was first.
My memory is shot.
Yes in the round 1979 Madison Square Garden.
I really can't remember which one was first.
My memory is shot.
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First show you ever went to
113mr.arrison wrote:First "Arena" Show: Iron Maiden, Powerslave era (World Slavery Tour) Summer 1985. I think Accept opened up. Iron Maiden was god-like.
haha, I was at that show and it was my first concert too! Merriweather Post Pavillion in 1985. My gawd I was blown away.
Marsupialized my second show was Metallica opening for Ozzy in '86 also at MPP.
Furthermore in 1990 I saw that same Faith No More/Soundgarden/Voivod headlining tour at a club called the Bayou in DC. I vaguely remember Chris Cornell diving off the stage onto my injured shoulder. All three bands were incredible.
tmidgett wrote:robert christgau, in a moment of supreme clarity, once called mick mars 'dork-fingered,' which about sums him up
First show you ever went to
114Steppenwolf & Three Dog Night with my mom in 1991.
First concert I paid my own money to see--Primus in 1993. The Melvins opened, but I did not see the Melvins, because the dudes I went with were Primus fans and not Melvins fans.
First show by a band I still listen to--Fugazi in 1995.
First concert I paid my own money to see--Primus in 1993. The Melvins opened, but I did not see the Melvins, because the dudes I went with were Primus fans and not Melvins fans.
First show by a band I still listen to--Fugazi in 1995.
First show you ever went to
115First artist I ever opened for: Albert Collins and the Icemen
First artist that opened for my band: Breaking Circus
First artist that opened for my band: Breaking Circus
First show you ever went to
116And our band opened for Breaking Circus the first time they, or we, ever played publicly in Chicago. (That's how low I am on the totem pole of rock.)
First show I went to *might* have been Roy Orbison. I went with my aunt, who was a huge Elvis fan, and I remember they did "Pretty Woman", and the singer had those big glasses on and a big head of slicked back black hair. But I've asked her about this, and she can't remember, and I was just a kid. So who knows. Maybe it was a Roy Orbison pretender.
In high school I saw Blood, Sweat, and Tears, Stephen Stills, and Dionne Warwicke. Here are my excuses. I didn't know anything about music back then, and each time I was only interested in the girl I was on a date with.
My first college concert was the James Gang. Here are my excuses. I was a freshman, I wanted to meet co-eds, I was too young to get into bars, and there is nothing to do in Charleston Illinois.
My first punk concert was the New York Dolls at the Aragon Ballroom on or close to New Years eve in (I think) 1973. No excuses needed. Some will disagree as to whether they can properly be called "punk." If you had been there you wouldn't. Possibly the only concert that actually changed my life.
First show I went to *might* have been Roy Orbison. I went with my aunt, who was a huge Elvis fan, and I remember they did "Pretty Woman", and the singer had those big glasses on and a big head of slicked back black hair. But I've asked her about this, and she can't remember, and I was just a kid. So who knows. Maybe it was a Roy Orbison pretender.
In high school I saw Blood, Sweat, and Tears, Stephen Stills, and Dionne Warwicke. Here are my excuses. I didn't know anything about music back then, and each time I was only interested in the girl I was on a date with.
My first college concert was the James Gang. Here are my excuses. I was a freshman, I wanted to meet co-eds, I was too young to get into bars, and there is nothing to do in Charleston Illinois.
My first punk concert was the New York Dolls at the Aragon Ballroom on or close to New Years eve in (I think) 1973. No excuses needed. Some will disagree as to whether they can properly be called "punk." If you had been there you wouldn't. Possibly the only concert that actually changed my life.
First show you ever went to
118I used to go to bars all the time to see my dad play with his band, but I dunno if it counts. The first 'real show' I went to was Fugazi.
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First show you ever went to
119ECSean wrote:My first concert was Aerosmith (Love In An Elevator tour), supported by SKID ROW.
First Punk Rock show was this RANT festival in Louisville. The most notable bands remembered are Rodan, Bush League, and Evergreen.
Hey man, been a while! Hope you're good. Do you know if there are any audio or vid recordings from that festival? I know Steve G has some but...
My first show - Willie Nelson in Louisville with my parents in 76 I think. I was about 3, and supposedly was exhibiting my enjoyment by doing the baby-dance (knee-bending diaper-butt bouncing while drooling, babbling, and clapping most likely) in the aisles and cracking people up. These laughing people may have been "stoned".
First show of my own volition is a blur, but I am 100% sure it was an all-ages in the Bardstown Rd area og Louisville, KY in 1988 - bands could have been most anyone playing at the time. Most likely Undermine, Cinderblock (Evergreen), Crain. Might have been a St Francis battle of the bands at the VFW. Or it very well could have been Oblong Box at the Louisville Fairgrounds, or whatever it's called.
First show you ever went to
120Boombats wrote:trilonaut wrote:soul asylum -- hey this is about honesty. i'm not going to make up something for cred. what's the first "badass" show i went to? probably king crimson in '96.
Try again.
nope. king crimson > shellac