First and last concert you attended*

First: Def Leppard / Judas Priest
Last: They Might Be Giants

 

First: Faith no more -Hollywood palladium on the real thing tour.

Last:Faith no more -Hollywood Wiltern theatre on the sol invictus tour.

 

First - Carl Perkins 1955? 1956?
Richie Furay - 2015

 

I just wanted to update this old post of mine.

Of course, the first concert I attended isn't changing, but I wanted to update the most recent one: Joe Bonamassa at the Paramount Theater in Seattle.

 

KC and the Sunshine Band (1977) / Peter Frampton (2015)

 

First Motorhead 1980
Last Schenker 2015 although it's Rush next week !!!!!

 

First: AC/DC & Aerosmith. 10/3/1978 @ Toledo Sports Arena
Most Recent: Craig Finn & Jason Isbell. 5/27/2015 @ House Of Blues Cleveland

 

First, 8/17/67, The Sundowners opening for The Monkees at Mid-South Coliseum in Memphis TN.

Last (most recent, I prefer!), 6/29/15 Rush at Madison Square Garden in NYC.

In two years and two months I can celebrate 50 years of live rock

 

The Allman Brothers Band - The Spectrum, Philadelphia PA 1971

Dropkick Murphys - House of Blues, Dallas TX 2008

 

First: Kansas at the International Amphitheater 1979.

Last: Steven Wilson at Park West Chicago. June 2015.

 

First, late 60s - The Singing Nolans (who would eventually drop the 'Singing' from their name) at Crookes Workingmen's Club in Sheffield (one of Def Leppard's regular early haunts). The last, last Tuesday - Bryan Adams at the Beacon Theatre in New York on his 'Reckless' anniversary tour. What that says about my musical journey so far, I can't imagine.

 

The "I'm in the mood for dancing" Nolans?

 

The very same. But in my defence I was only 10 and taken there by my mom and granddad. And, in truth, they were bloody good (from what I remember. Lots of little girls in matching frocks, on stage with their brothers and parents. Talented family).

 

First: Jimi Hendrix Experience, The Soft Machine ... March, 1968
Last: Dwight Yoakam ... June, 2015

 

We all have to start somewhere. Grew up watching them on TOTPs

 

First: Mitch Ryder and the Detroit Wheels/ Lovin Spoonful: June 1966
Latest: John Sebastian (no sign of Mitch): last month
You can't say I'm not consistent!

 

First - The Kinks (1985)
Last - Not positive but it was either Bob Schneider or Jane's Addiction (2012)

 

First: Violent femmes w Luka Bloom opening
Last: Disappears

 

First=Byrds/Jefferson Airplane, June 10th, 1967 at Earl Warren Showgrounds, Santa Barbara, CA.

Last=Savoy Brown at Ventura Beach Club, January 15th, 2015.

 

First: Chicago, early 70's
Last: Stevie Wonder, 2 months ago

 

First - The Skids, Reading University 1980
Last - don't remember!

 

Three Dog Night - in the early 70s
Gogol Bordello - 2014

Both great shows!

 

First: John Mellencamp, Thanksgiving 1987
Last: Rush 6/27 Newark, NJ Prudential Center

 

Jane's Addiction. 1991.
Madonna. 2012.

 

First: KISS - Houston 1979

Last: LILLIAN AXE - 2012