I went to see my old friend Paul Kopasz play last night (of Paul K. and The Weathermen fame). He told me that his first show, as a kid growing up in Detroit, had been Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow.

The opening act?

Hibs1875 wrote:Simple Minds...

This was my first show as well (that I chose to go to on my own, anyway), Greek Theater, Berkeley, CA also 1985. It sounds like a lot of us got dragged along to a show against our will for our first concert, and mine was the goddamn Oak Ridge Boys. Thanks, Mom.

Fuck you.

Yes! Fuck you too!

that damned fly wrote:i got everyone beat:

fugazi and the ex. dec. 07, 1999.

blew my fuckin' mind.

btw: fugazi got blown way off the stage. the ex should've gone on second.

Same thing happened when I saw that tour in Seattle, and I really like Fugazi.

First show ever: Joan Jett at the Chase County Fair in maybe 87 or 88. That's Chase County Nebraska, where Joan was rocking the rodeo arena. I remember feeling bad for her having to play that joint, but it was a good show.

I saw the Flaming Lips three days after I got my driver's license.


Holy Jesus.

First show Pitchshifter)ugh) Quicksand(reunion tour), Deftones( hey I was in 10th grade)

I think it was Peter Gabriel at the Uptown Theater in 1980. God that was cool.

Brett Eugene Ralph wrote:I went to see my old friend Paul Kopasz play last night (of Paul K. and The Weathermen fame). He told me that his first show, as a kid growing up in Detroit, had been Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow.

The opening act?

We have a winner.

1982. L.A. Coliseum.
The Who's first farewell tour.
Supported by T-Bone Burnett and The Clash.

First show:

1990 (91?)

Vassar College

Rollins Band (Turned On tour when they were still fresh and good)
Seperate Peace
Your Mom (seriously, a real band from Vassar)

The whole place reeked of patchouli. This was only the second time I'd smelled the stuff- the first was my first DK tape, someone had got patchouli on the lyrics sheet- and from then on I associated the smell with punk/hardcore. I apologize to my friends for wearing the shit for a few years. Sorry, but you know how powerful scent memories can be.

Boombats wrote:First show:

1990 (91?)

Vassar College

Rollins Band (Turned On tour when they were still fresh and good)
Seperate Peace
Your Mom (seriously, a real band from Vassar)

The whole place reeked of patchouli. This was only the second time I'd smelled the stuff- the first was my first DK tape, someone had got patchouli on the lyrics sheet- and from then on I associated the smell with punk/hardcore. I apologize to my friends for wearing the shit for a few years. Sorry, but you know how powerful scent memories can be.

I drove down to Vassar to see the Babylon Dance Band and Antietam play at about this time. Did you happen to attend this show?