What Age Were You At Your First Live Gig?

I was around 8 when I saw Miles Davis .

 

16

Guess Who, CNE 1971

 

I was around 6 or 7 when my parents forced me to sit through the Oak Ridge Boys, Lee Geenwood and Ronnie Millsap at the Strawberry Festival in beautiful Plant City, Florida.

The first concert I went to by choice was Rush when I was 12.

 

Wow. Where and when? What do you remember?

 

fourteen. aerosmith. 1978

 

1 week before my 1oth birthday, Rolling Stones, Wembley Stadium, 1990.

 

I was 14 (1988)

 

15 years old. Marillion. Misplaced childhood tour.

 

18.

Glen Campbell and Every Mother's Son at the Civic Auditorium in Omaha.

It was not packed.

 

I was 16yrs old

1972 Garlic Park, Bronx, NY

3 band bill

Humble Pie
Edgar Winter Group w/ Ronnie Montrose on guitar
Ramatam w/ Mitch Mitchell on drums and an amazing female lead guitar player named April Lawton

 

10 years old. Spice Girls, 1998.

My World's Greatest Dad took me as a surprise.

 

15, James Taylor, One Man Dog tour, 1972

 

12. Duran Duran in 1984

 

13, Metallica damaged justice tour, October 88.

 

I was 10 years old and I went to see the Dutch/Belgian singer Raymond van het Groenewoud. My dad was with me.
Raymond noticed me (I was in the first row), and whispered to me: "Isn't it time to go to bed, my friend?"
He was joking ofcourse, but during the show he kept checking that I was alright. Fond memories of that gig, my first real rock & roll show.

 

Less than 10 when I went to the symphony for the first time, 10 or 11 when I saw my first jazz concert (Wynton Marsalis), 15 when I saw my first rock concert (Santana).

 

For my 14th birthday, got to see Creedence Clearwater Revival at the L.A. Forum in October of 1971. Still have the stub - tickets were $6.00!!!

 

I attended my first concert at 10, it was Liberace at The Greek Theater. The following year, I saw Michael Jackson at Dodger Stadium. Then, at 12, I saw Rush at The Forum. That's a pretty unusual start to a lifetime of concert going.

 

16

The Who December 8, 1982
Rosemont Horizon outside Chicago
Still #1 Music Memory

 

About 7. The Beach Boys, naturally.

 

12. Saw Elton. Said to my big sis “That smoke smells funny”

 

12, The Monkees 1967

 

16. BOC, Alvin Lee, Derringer, Nantucket @ Albany-Saratoga Speedway 7/22/1978.
It was hot. Miller High Life. Someone from JB Scott Productions let me and my pal inside and under the stage. When we emerged BOC was on during a thunderstorm so BOC's lasers were augmented with lightning.

 

14 Mountain

 

15, JIMI GODDAM HENDRIX and more in 1969!

All three days!