First Live Concert?

[SinceThe70s]

What was the first live concert you went to?

 

Mine was Twisted Sister opening for Blue Oyster Cult. Both Long Island bands. At the time Twisted Sister was a bar band that had found some success in England and was making their 'triumphant' debut stateside in an arena. I knew nothing of them 'cept for radio commercials. They came off as Kiss-lite but had enough energy to be interesting.  I was there for BOC and they didn't disappoint. 

 

 

 

 

[UConn James]

Spin Doctors and Soul Asylum at Riverside / what is now 6Flags New England in the early-mid-90s.

 

Pocketful of Kryptonite still holds own in rock albums.

[Poleshifter]

It was a dance at St John's school in Kenmore, but they had The Beau Brummels! 

 

That might have been the first famous band I saw. It was 1965 or 66.

 

[Ridgewaycynic2013]

Gordon Lightfoot, December 4, 1971, Kleinhans, Buffalo.  Bride (to be) the First and I at 15 years old.

[Metal Man]

Parents brought me to Prince on the Purple Rain tour at the aud in 1984. 

[SinceThe70s]

5 hours ago, UConn James said:

Spin Doctors and Soul Asylum at Riverside / what is now 6Flags New England in the early-mid-90s.

 

Pocketful of Kryptonite still holds own in rock albums.

 

Agreed - a hidden gem.

[thenorthremembers]

Korn with Staind and Mindless Self Indulgence opening at Key Bank.

 

Ten years later my band was an opening act on Korns tour.

Edited November 17, 2021 by thenorthremembers

[Gugny]

  (not my actual ticket stub)

 

https://www.setlist.fm/setlist/queen/1980/glens-falls-civic-center-glens-falls-ny-73dc9e55.html

 

Queen - 9/23/80 - Glens Falls, NY

 

I was 9 years old.  My big brother (15 at the time) brought me and we had floor seats.  I don't remember the whole show, but I do remember a few specific songs, as well as the drum solo.  

 

I consider myself very lucky to have seen them on this tour.

[The Poojer]

June 26th 1978, Andy Gibb at the Onondaga County War Memorial.  15 year old me took my first ever crush.  6 moths later was Boston with special guest Sammy Hagar

[Draconator]

Rush, July 1984 at the Aud. 

 

I went with a Christian singing group I was a member of at the time. 

 

They created a monster.

[Greg S]

Grateful Dead 1989...Sullivan Stadium the Pats old home.

[muppy]

The Concert History of Niagara Falls Convention Center Niagara Falls, New York, United States | Concert Archives shoot the link won't post ... I looked it up the date was 3/22/1974....check out some of these shows...

 

 

Date  

 

Dec 07, 1995Phish  

 

Nov 17, 1995Green Day  

 

Aug 19, 1985Crosby Stills & Nash  

 

Aug 15, 1985Perfect Strangers Tour  

 

Deep Purple

 

Aug 28, 1978Jackson Browne  

 

Nov 18, 1977Todd Rundgren & Utopia  

 

Aug 27, 1977Peter Frampton  

 

Jul 09, 1977James Taylor / The Section

 

Nov 14, 1976The Doobie Brothers  

 

Nov 09, 1976John Denver

 

May 05, 1974Steve Miller

Steve Miller Band

 

Apr 19, 1974Tres Hombres

ZZ Top

 

 

Mar 22, 1974Ladies Invited

J Geils Band

5.2M

 

 

 

J Geils Band THIS was my first ever concert. 2 carloads of us from batavia. Epic Night.

 

 

Edited November 17, 2021 by Muppy

[Pete]

Iron Maiden and Fastway, New Haven Colosseum.  I was a headbanging 7th grader 1983

Edited November 17, 2021 by Pete

[JoPoy88]

Green Day at NF Convention Center, noted in Muppy’s post above.

[Son of a K-Gun]

Pink Floyd in '94 at the old Exhibition Stadium in Toronto.  I was in high school and took my Dad for Father's Day.  Dad passed earlier this year and music was always a bond we shared... thanks to the OP for rekindling some great memories.

[Just Jack]

Beach Boys, with America as the opener.  Early 1990's.  

 

[Mark80]

Metallica with Danzig and Suicidal Tendencies at Darien Lake when I was in 8th grade (1994 maybe?).  Me and a buddy with his dad as a chaperone.  We ditched his dad almost immediately.  Met him later at the car and he didn't even say a word about it.

[corta765]

Garth Brooks in I believe 1998 at Marine Midland Arena  

 

We were on national TV as it was the CMA award night and Trisha Yearwood did a duet with Garth on TV. He was also announced as entertainer of the year. It was biblically loud and in terms of pure energy and deafing noise I have only been to two other concerts that matched it.

[Wacka]

Rich Stadium - Chicago headlining with Doobie Brothers and Ozark Mountain Daredevils August 25, 1974.

[Just Joshin']

The Eagles at the Aud in 1978.

Edited November 17, 2021 by Just Joshin'