What was your first ever Live Concert?

Kiss in 1976 when I was 11. Exciting stuff but couldn't see too well, due to my height, standing in the Varsity Stadium football field.

 

November 16, 1968: Jimi Hendrix Experience/The McCoys/Cat Mother, Boston Garden, Boston, MA

with a couple buddies, it was awesome!

 

Wings in 76. 11 years old. Waited on line 9 hours for $10 tickets with my sister. Life changing. Kiss ($7) and Queen ($8) followed soon after.

 

May 17th 1975 - I was 15
Ace ~ Gryphon ~ Sensational Alex Harvey Band, Yes. £2.50
Alone
Vambo Ruled OK!

 

There's got to be a billion threads about this already on this forum!

But......

Feb 3, 1975 (I was 10)
Jethro Tull
My sister and her BF
Changed my life! Loved every second of that show!

 

December 1982.
David Bowie Serious Moonlight Tour at the Thai Army Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand.
With my sister.
It should be better if I had more experience with Bowie's older works like Ziggy or Aladdin Sane.
I was just into his Let's Dance album (the only Bowie album released in Thailand at that time)
But the memory of that night's still shining inside me.

 

I think 94 or 95. I was 11 or 12 and my sister who was 5 years older than me took me to a tiny club in a Chicago suburb to see Jawbreaker. It was extremely pleasant and changed my life

 

patti smith, 1979. low volume, inaudible. tapes with the pope speaking with p.s. blowing a clarinet. lots of drugs in the audience, especially heroin. frightening, i was 14. wonder why I became so obsessed with music.

 

May 1984
Status Quo
Supported by Dumpy's Rusty Nuts
Birmingham NEC
Went with my mate Wayne
Awesome

 

September, 1970 at the Michigan State Fairgrounds.
The 5th Dimension.
I was 12 yo and went with the family.
It was the first time I had seen a big name act live. It was a good show, a good experience and I'm surprised I remember as much about it as I do.

 

I honestly can't remember, but I was probably working it rather than attending as an audience member. My brother, my mother and me worked selling t-shirts, concert programs and sno-cones at every big concert during the 70s. We'd get into the venue very early to receive the product and count it in - so many small, medium, etc. We'd have to pay for any missing product, so it paid to do this carefully.

But after we got things set up, I could wander around, watching the stage being set up, seeing the sound check.

And we actually got 10% commission on sales!

 

1983
Roxy Music
Friends
It was great

 

Mr Mister. 1986. I was in 7th grade. Blossom Music Center outside of Cleveland. I went with my dad....

 

The Byrds, Jefferson Airplane, Heads & Tales, Captain Speed. June 10,1967, Earl Warren Showgrounds.

First time I ever smoked weed, went with a bunch of friends, the JA were fantastic. The Byrds were so-so, all the other bands were decent. I have been a Jefferson Airplane fan ever since.

 

Harvard Stadium, September 1979
Joan Armatrading
Pousette-Dart Band
James Taylor
Girlfriend
It was fantastic

 

Of course it was!

 

Just turned 16 but wasn't quite driving yet and went to a shed concert with 5 other guys, one of whom could drive. It was 1970, Linda Ronstadt opened for Arlo Guthrie. It rained a little and the parking lot was muddy and we stayed out late pushing cars that were stuck in the muddy parking lot.

 

The Rolling Stones July 10th, 1966. I went with my cousin.

The Tradewinds, The McCoys and the Standells opened for the Stones.
I would describe the experience as beyond pleasant .

 

Beach Boys 1982 or 1983
I was 6 or 7.
Only remember Disney Girls being played.

 

February 1987
Deep Purple
Dortmund, Westfalenhalle
I went there with some friends and enjoyed the concert a lot. (Though I had a ringing in my ears for the next few days.)

 

The Jam - Perkins Palace

May 1982 Pasadena CA

 

Kiss at MSG in 1977 when I was 11. 12th row on the floor with a friend and we were chaperoned by my father's girlfriend. Incredible show and the crowd was out of control. Plus the fire from the stage was so HOT.

 

1989 (?)
Pine knob
The cult opened for Metallica on the And justice for all tour

 

1994 Slayer, with Machine Head opening. Went there with my buddy, 2 high school kids being very bewildered in a big sports arena. Loved every moment of it!

 

November 4, 1974
George Harrison
Traveled by myself across the state by bus to Seattle at age 15. Quite an adventure for a handicapped person at the time. I would take the same trip many, many times afterwards.
Of course I was thrilled to finally see one of the Beatles, but I was somewhat disappointed that we really got so little from George. All the smoke in the air also kind of bothered me.