But the first was Melanie at the Asbury Park Convention Hall in 1971

Mine was Beach Boys - Houston Music Hall 1967 (age 16)
Wife's was Beetles - Sam Houston Coliseum 1965 (age 14)

Richmond Coliseum.

Aerosmith was significantly better and they had just started out.

July 1970 (a few days after my 18th birthday).

Beautiful outdoor venue with seats in close. That tour is covered in the movie Stop Making Sense.

I only got to see them separate after Roger left the group.

Up and over the Ohio River. I never figured out if it was an accident or on purpose.

It was fantastic.

I saw Talking Heads twice; Friday free concert at Lower Sproul plaza on Cal campus and Saturday at Keystone Berkeley after buying their first album. Was near the Harmon Gym on Bancroft walking to get lunch and to settle into a place to watch the music, the driver of a vehicle asked me where to find Lower Sproul and where to park. The driver was David Byrne. I had never heard of the Talking Heads. The band came out and started playing Burning Down the House.

Just before the release of Dark side of the moon.
My wife Bonnie was Led Zeppelins Physical Graffiti at Seattle Colosuim.
That was one hell of a concert for a first.

1974. Greensboro Coliseum. Lucky me, I got the Clapton who wanted to be a smooth male vocalist. This was the tour supporting the release of 461 Ocean Boulevard with its shitty cover of I Shot the Sheriff.

who sang on the album Jesus Christ, Superstar. It was one of those Festival shows where 8 or 9 bands played separately at the stadium. "Best band was on last. That was Clapton.

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infamous for the shoe throwing incident. Etta James and Peter Tosh opened.

Just kidding. Called the loudest band going back then, I think.

my ears are still ringing.

They were second billed to Nitty Gritty Dirt Band and a band called Clear Light opened.

Later saw Blue Cheer 2nd billed at Fillmore West. Loud.

May 10, 1975, Folsom Field, Boulder, Colorado.

Steely Dan stopped touring soon after you saw them that year, they didn't tour again until their reunion in 1993. They did keep doing albums until 1980. Here is one of my all time favorite tapes of any artist.

Synchronicity (The Police) at Atlanta Omni

The next one was Jimi Hendrix, same place.

They had this horrible revolving stage in both cases.

So jealous you got to see PF on the DSOTM tour.
I did get to see PF on the Division Bell tour.

Favorite part was the Chris Squire bass solo and "The Fish."

and unfortunately - the lasting takeaway there was .... Sound was pretty much crap ... (and I think Grace Slick was even bitching about it on stage .. ??) Making an otherwise BIG evening - something of a disappointment.

Kinda turned me off 'concerts' - or at least big ass venues - for a considerable while
( an attitude that more or less persists clear through today. if I can see someone in a small to mid-sized 'joint' - cool! if you're selling tickets in something that looks like a football stadium ... that's pretty much a pass. )

50,000 plass many more of the sod. I did Festival seating once on the sod and did not like it at all.

That being said I saw everyone including Cream, Blind faith, Led Zep's 2nd tour in the USA. That Allman brotrhers at the Fillmore east, Joplin,. I had tx to see Hendris at band of Gypsy's at the Fillmore and didn't go. It There was a snowstorm.
You name the band I probably saw them.

He never went to another one.

One of my first concerts. what a night to say the least


ABBA tour
Sep 27 1979
St. Paul Civic Center This Setlist St. Paul, MN, USA

https://www.setlist.fm/setlist/abba/1979/st-paul-civic-center-st-paul-mn-53dfcfbd.html

It was probably at the old Olympia Stadium in downtown Detroit. My mother and I were in a whole roomful of screaming pre-teens, probably in the cheap seats. We were pretty far away.

My first concert as a teen was Paul Revere and the Raiders because I was so madly in love with Mark Lindsay. By that time, my mother would drop me off at the door and come back way after it was over to pick me up. Seriously, my mother was NEVER sitting in the car waiting for me whenever I left anywhere; I always stood outside, long after everyone else was gone, waiting for her at least 15-20 minutes. And even back in the 60s, downtown Detroit was not the safest place for a 15-year-old girl to be standing alone on a street corner after dark for any length of time.

I really enjoyed the 11-17-70 live album where his band was piano, bass, and drums.

Well, maybe not Caribou so much, but I really like the early 70s albums the best (Tumbleweed Connection, Madman Across the Water, Honky Chateau, and the aforementioned 11-17-70).

BTW, the expanded re-release of 11-17-70 is worth a listen.

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I think I was in the 9th grade. Woodstock had happened and we lived right next door to a college where he was slated to appear thanks to their fine farts group.

Not at all the same kind of crowd. This was in a nice auditorium and there were people in suits, saris, as well as subdued students. He played everything he’d done at Monterrey and then some, and I was shocked that music that was so hugely improvisational was pretty much note for note.

Of course, my older brother by then was a junior in HS and for some reason, had been allowed to take off for California (hitchhiking!), where he was jumping on the stage in Boulder to kiss Janis Joplin, saw Hendrix at the Fillmore, and who knows what other excitement. He actually came home weeks later after he’d stepped on something and got an infection in his foot, was taken in by the Hell’s Angels, when a biker chick pierced his ear with a knitting needle, and I think got scared by some of the crap going on there. He flew home just when the news broke of the Tate-LaBianca murders…

I’ve been to tons of concerts since—Rush (three times), AC/DC (with Bon Scott, then twice with Brian Johnson), UFO, Van Halen (twice), Nugent (Cat Scratch Fever tour—before we knew what a douchebag he was), too many others (plus drugs) too remember them all. I really hated being stuck in Iowa, but the Midwest was really the bread and butter for rock bands, at least back in the day.

They were just starting out. It was before the lawsuit when he wanted to change labels. Kids from Phillie knew he was. but the yunziers had no idea. I went. And it was one of the best if not the best I had gone to. This was around 1974

Eastern Michigan University 1997.

Chicago's International Amphitheater. I believe it was early '71.
My mom's younger brother agreed to take us, as I was the oldest at 14.
He was a 50s guy so he pretty much hated it, but he did take us.
Being my first rock concert, I remember being a bit stunned at how loud it was!
And to think that later in life I played in a band for 20 years with one of the biggest sound systems around.
I guess loud didn't scare me.

Mine was Bob Dylan and Joan Baez at the Masonic Auditorium in S.F. in 1967...I am very old!

Included him, Chad & Jeremy, the McCoys, the Outsiders, Len Barry, B. J. Thomas, Norma Tanega. A few more that still haven't sprung to my old mind.

Hampton Roads Coliseum. Tripping my brains out on some excellent orange barrel acid.

Was a great concert.

Also, the penultimate Led Zeppelin show in the US.

There was a blizzard that night too!

them in concert, but I did really like their songs.

I was 16 and went with my 2 best friends, Barbara and Carolyn. It was GA and people immediately piled up in front of the stage. We didn't want to stand through the whole concert, so we looked around for seats in the stands. We spied some seats up and behind the stage. Since his piano was sideways, with his side to the audience, behind the stage ended up being great seats!

If I could go back in time, I'd go to 1964 and see The Beatles.

It wasn't the classic lineup, but it was a solid version of the band, and a really good show.

Edgar was inside Tully Gym with no air conditioning on FSUs campus. Todd was outside in the stadium.

It was eye opening to say the least

Saw them in Raleigh nov 10 and then in Greensboro nov 12
Also Beatles Concert Shea Stadium Aug 1965
(BUT ONLY OUTSIDE STADIUM)

My parents took me and my younger sister. I had bought a stuffed toy dog, and we gave it to one of the security guards to give to Rick. He probably never saw it, but...we had a good time at the show.

And Rick got the dog from an ex-girlfriend. I can't believe I still remember that, LOL!

ten.

First balcony, first row, unobstructed view: $7.50

And it was really a dance since they didn't have rock concerts persa yet.

Before Charlie became a sellout loser for bland born again movement.

My best friend and I went. She'd just turned 16, I was still 15. I still love their sound.

Had to stay in line overnight in order to get tickets at the local National Record Mart in the morning.