First Live Concert?

[LewPort71]

Dave Clark 5 at Kleinhans in Buffalo.  Dec 1964.

Shirley Ellis "The Name Game"  was the warmup performer.

 

 

 

[leh-nerd skin-erd]

Bob Seger with The Cars opening in Sept, 1978.   
 

Great time—-beers in a parking lot under an overpass near the Aud.  Great show, great energy.   Alto Reed (sax player for The Silver Bullet Band) is suddenly up in the crowd walking along a balcony playing.  Oh, and when I say up in the crowd,  we were looking down from the Oranges.  

[muppy]

1 hour ago, Bills4everNY said:

Me and my friend felt like we were VIPs wearing those tuxedos at the show. I wore it later that year on Halloween. Some day I might look though all the boxes of stuff I have in my garage and see if it's in there. If I find it I'll post a picture of it.

that would be amazing and if you found it make me cry in a totally good way...my buddy was taken way too early ***** CANCER

[muppy]

20 hours ago, Rico said:

I was there, just moved to Syracuse for my 1st professional job with Carrier. Got a ticket the day of the show & went by myself. Tommy Shaw was the opener & after the 1st song, I decided I did not want to see Tommy Shaw, so I walked out looking for a bar. Saw the Continental & thought of the same-named great punk club in Buffalo where I saw bands like Lords of the New Church & Generation X, so I went inside & sat at the bar. After a minute, I realized that there were no women inside and guys were eyeballing me, WTF!?!, so I ran out & went back to the concert. Kinks were good, but after the Continental, I was not in a good mood. 

Guilty. They played the Aud earlier that year, then later added Rich Stadium to close the tour on the East Coast. Both shows were great.

senor Rico I did not want to allow pass unnoticed your mention of the iconic Continental club in BFLO city. My bestie has shared of that place bar none I never experienced it Boooooooooooo...lol..it was Legendary Indeed back in the day.

 

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[RaoulDuke79]

Ozzy/Black Sabbath Reunion tour with Korn opening Hershey PA 1996.

[muppy]

13 hours ago, Bills4everNY said:

I've seen the Stones 10 times over the decades and the 78 show was my favorite. I liked them better when it was just the 5 Stones with the Ian Mclagan and Ian Stewart. The 81 tour was great too. Later tours they had backup singers and Mick did choreographed dance moves. I liked it better when Mick would just run all over the stage and jump around like crazy. 

I posted a story in the share music thread about an iconic show I witnessed back in Phoenix Sun devil stadium..I'll post the link because it itself is special ..they taped it for a special video.....this chorus line went on seemingly forever. They hired every model and hit up costume stores all over the state of AZ  LOL

 

Edited November 19, 2021 by Muppy

[Augie]

24 minutes ago, Muppy said:

I posted a story in the share music thread about an iconic show I witnessed back in Phoenix Sun devil stadium..I'll post the link because it itself is special ..they taped it for a special video...without further adou...this chorus line went on seemingly forever. hey hired every model and hit up costume stores all over the state of AZ  LOL

 

 

Which one were you?   

[Rico]

2 hours ago, Bills4everNY said:

I've seen the Stones 10 times over the decades and the 78 show was my favorite. I liked them better when it was just the 5 Stones with the Ian Mclagan and Ian Stewart. The 81 tour was great too. Later tours they had backup singers and Mick did choreographed dance moves. I liked it better when Mick would just run all over the stage and jump around like crazy. 

Agreed, 81-82 was the last great tour. Vegas Stones since 1989, nothing but a watered-down revue. Inevitable that they couldn’t keep it going with age, but they still had at least 10 more years of hard-rocking in them. Still a good time though.

[muppy]

16 minutes ago, Augie said:

 

Which one were you?   

I would have shook my tail feathers but I never got the memo.....DANG lol :-))))))))

[Bills4everNY]

5 hours ago, Muppy said:

I posted a story in the share music thread about an iconic show I witnessed back in Phoenix Sun devil stadium..I'll post the link because it itself is special ..they taped it for a special video...without further adou...this chorus line went on seemingly forever. hey hired every model and hit up costume stores all over the state of AZ  LOL

 

That video was great. I can tell that was the 1981 tour by what Mick was wearing. The girls on stage were gorgeous.  No facial piercing, tattoos or purple hair.

Edited November 19, 2021 by Bills4everNY

[Nextmanup]

On 11/17/2021 at 1:47 PM, WhoTom said:

Foreigner, The Aud, 1979.

 

My musical taste has improved greatly since then.

 

 

My first concert was also Foreigner at the Aud, but I believe it was 1981.

 

Billy Squier opened for them.

 

I was 10 years old and my mom took me, my older sister, and her best friend at the time.

 

The lights came on at intermission and the entire top section of the Aud was FILLED with a dense cloud layer of smoke from mostly pot, but also some cigarettes.

 

The world was a different place as recently as then!   

 

 

14 hours ago, The Jokeman said:

Simon and Garfunkel with my dad. I can't remember the date but it was in Buffalo, NY in the hockey arena. 

You mean Buffalo Memorial Auditorium.  "The Aud" to WNYers.

 

God I miss that building!
 

[Ridgewaycynic2013]

I recall a coworker who was taking his daughter and friends to a 'NKOTB' concert in Toronto grabbing a handful of disposable earplugs from the dispenser at work.  He maintained that he would be looked upon as a hero to all the other parents roped into taxi and chaperone service.

[The Poojer]

That's a really good Dad!

 

 

54 minutes ago, Ridgewaycynic2013 said:

I recall a coworker who was taking his daughter and friends to a 'NKOTB' concert in Toronto grabbing a handful of disposable earplugs from the dispenser at work.  He maintained that he would be looked upon as a hero to all the other parents roped into taxi and chaperone service.

[The Jokeman]

13 hours ago, leh-nerd skin-erd said:

Bob Seger with The Cars opening in Sept, 1978.   
 

Great time—-beers in a parking lot under an overpass near the Aud.  Great show, great energy.   Alto Reed (sax player for The Silver Bullet Band) is suddenly up in the crowd walking along a balcony playing.  Oh, and when I say up in the crowd,  we were looking down from the Oranges.  

I just saw Seger in his farewell tour precovid. Great energy for a guy his age. 

Edited November 19, 2021 by The Jokeman

[Gugny]

1 hour ago, Ridgewaycynic2013 said:

I recall a coworker who was taking his daughter and friends to a 'NKOTB' concert in Toronto grabbing a handful of disposable earplugs from the dispenser at work.  He maintained that he would be looked upon as a hero to all the other parents roped into taxi and chaperone service.

 

My son's first concert was Nickelback.  Truth be told, they put on a hell of a show, but still ... Nickelback.

 

To make it up to him, I've since brought him to multiple metal shows (the stuff he likes:  White Chapel, Slipknot, Slayer and many others), as well as Paul McCartney and Rush (on their R:40 Tour).

 

I will never stop feeling bad for him.  In 20 years, when someone asks him what his first concert was, he will still get his balls busted.  The only saving grace was that Bush opened up for them, but still .... Nickelback.  Poor bastard.

[LeviF]

16 minutes ago, Gugny said:

 

My son's first concert was Nickelback.  Truth be told, they put on a hell of a show, but still ... Nickelback.

 

To make it up to him, I've since brought him to multiple metal shows (the stuff he likes:  White Chapel, Slipknot, Slayer and many others), as well as Paul McCartney and Rush (on their R:40 Tour).

 

I will never stop feeling bad for him.  In 20 years, when someone asks him what his first concert was, he will still get his balls busted.  The only saving grace was that Bush opened up for them, but still .... Nickelback.  Poor bastard.

 

I have a buddy from a previous job who is a couple years older than his sister.  He turned 16 in early 2003, lived in southern tier NY growing up. He got his license and was saving up cash and trying to finagle a way for his parents to let him drive himself and some friends to some concert, I think it was Coldplay, at Madison Square Garden. It would be his first concert ever.

 

His friend's dad managed to get four tickets for them and they were psyched. But there was still the issue of getting his parents to give the OK.  Well, his sister's 14th birthday came around and his parents made him a deal: take your sister to a concert for which she will be gifted three tickets on her birthday and you can drive yourself and your buddies to Coldplay.

 

What was the concert, you ask? It was the Cher Farewell Tour. When was it? Well, it was the day before the Coldplay concert.

 

A male, born in 1987, and his first concert ever was Cher.

 

So tell lil' Gug it could be worse.

Edited November 19, 2021 by LeviF

[Gugny]

4 minutes ago, LeviF said:

 

I have a buddy from a previous job who is a couple years older than his sister.  He turned 16 in early 2003, lived in southern tier NY growing up. He got his license and was saving up cash and trying to finagle a way for his parents to let him drive himself and some friends to some concert, I think it was Coldplay, at Madison Square Garden. It would be his first concert ever.

 

His friend's dad managed to get four tickets for them and they were psyched. But there was still the issue of getting his parents to give the OK.  Well, his sister's 14th birthday came around and his parents made him a deal: take your sister to a concert for which she will be gifted three tickets on her birthday and you can drive yourself and your buddies to Coldplay.

 

What was the concert, you ask? It was the Cher Farewell Tour. When was it? Well, it was the day before the Coldplay concert.

 

A male, born in 1987, and his first concert ever was Cher.

 

So tell lil' Gug it could be worse.

 

This reminded me of a childhood friend whose mother brought him to see Air Supply at SPAC.  I just googled it and it looks like it was in 1982, which would have made him 11.  Not sure if it was his first concert, but I'd guess yes.  OUCH!

[leh-nerd skin-erd]

37 minutes ago, The Jokeman said:

I just saw Seger in his farewell tour precovid. Great energy for a guy his age. 

Those are the memories that make you a wealthy soul…

[The Poojer]

I never got the hate for Nickleback, sure i joined the herd and played along just so i wasn't considered a mouthbreather....not sure where it all began with the abject hatred.

 

55 minutes ago, Gugny said:

 

My son's first concert was Nickelback.  Truth be told, they put on a hell of a show, but still ... Nickelback.

 

To make it up to him, I've since brought him to multiple metal shows (the stuff he likes:  White Chapel, Slipknot, Slayer and many others), as well as Paul McCartney and Rush (on their R:40 Tour).

 

I will never stop feeling bad for him.  In 20 years, when someone asks him what his first concert was, he will still get his balls busted.  The only saving grace was that Bush opened up for them, but still .... Nickelback.  Poor bastard.

[Gugny]

9 minutes ago, The Poojer said:

I never got the hate for Nickleback, sure i joined the herd and played along just so i wasn't considered a mouthbreather....not sure where it all began with the abject hatred.

 

 

I agree.  Like I said, great show.  They are not devoid of talent, either.  I'd see them again.

 

Creed (I've not seen them) is another.  I liked a lot of their tunes, but it was deemed, "uncool," to like them when they were popular.