What was your first concert?... Your last?

[5StringBlues]

First - Jackson 5 - At the rodeo in the Astrodome,either 1973 or 1974. They were on a little trailer being pulled arouind by a pickup truck.

We were in the nosebleed seats,in one of the worst places to ever see a concert. All we could hear was a faint echo.


First non-rodeo concert - Outlaws/UFO - 1980?



Last show - Bootsy Collins - last month

 

[dmonroe]

1st- Would have been the first show in our new Civic Center in 1980 (I thingk that was the year. The Augusta Jam - The Dixie Dregs, Mother's Finest and the Atlanta Rythm Section.
Last one was the most special one of all. I told my son(he's 16 now) that I wanted to take him to his first concert if anyone worth seeing came w/in driving distance (the concert scene here was dead for many years). Right after I told him that the announcement was made that Disturbed was coming here!

So my last one was his first one and a very special night for both of us.

 

[Jim Nazium]

First: Eddie Money ("Two Tickets to Paradise") at the Cal Poly Gym, 1978 (give or take a year).

Last big concert: Iron Maiden, last summer.

Last small concert: Golden Stryker Trio (Ron Carter, Russell Malone, Mulgrew Miller), Bohemian Caverns, DC, about 2 months ago.

 

[shackled]

First- AC/DC
Last- Dream Theater
Next- Pixies

 

[stratovani]

First - Frank Marino and Mahogany Rush, 1972.

Last - Rush, 2007.

 

[SwitchGear]

First - Mott The Hoople, March 1974

Last - Rush, July 2010

 

[Chunk-O-Funk]

First: Black Sabbath

Last: Really can't remember but it might have been Sting.


Don't get out much
I would rather see a good band at a club.
I've seen TOP a few times.

 

[MrLenny1]

Led Zepplin 197?
YellowJackets 5/11

 

[Gaius46]

First: Eagles, Hotel California Tour at Madison Square Garden in 1977

Last: Robin Trower at BB Kings in NYC about a month ago

 

[Gard]

Interestingly...

1st: Rush, Moving Pictures tour, Baton Rouge, LA 1980

Last: Rush, Time Pieces tour, Greensboro, NC 2011

(There were a LOT of others between)

 

[JimB52]

First was Jefferson Airplane in 1967 at the New Haven Arena. My babysitter took me. So loud.
First I went to by myself was in 1971, Grand Funk Railroad, with Yes as the opener. Yes was incredible. GFR was loud & sloppy.

For the most part I see music in clubs and bars these days.
Last small venue concert was Jeff Beck at the Electric Factory two years ago.
Last large venue show was Nine Inch Nails at the Spectrum three years ago.
Both were great.

 

[nutdog]

First: Osmond Bros. (mid 70's?)
Last: Not sure. Maybe AC/DC in the 90's. Or possibly the Newsboys with the youth group late 90's.

 

[SteveC]

83 or 84 - Ratt and Ozzy
Last month - Yellowjackets

Wow.....

 

[geeza]

First - Rush, Hemispheres Tour, 1978ish, Civic Arena, Pittsburgh
Last - Rush, Time Machine tour, April 2011, Giant Center, Hershey

 

[DblG]

First: The Who in 1982
Last (paid): Phish 2009
Next: ZZ Top in 2 weeks (my bud & longtime TB lurker Fro 20's band is opening)

 

[fjadams]

1971 The Mothers of Invention (Frank Zappa) Filmore East ...awesome, insane show featuring Flo and Eddie...the show was released on an album so I can re-live the experience over and over.....

That was a great tour. Saw them in Lincoln. The album is one of the classic releases of the 70s.

 

[tplyons]

First concert was almost ten years ago.

8/29/01 - Godsmack w/ Deftones and Puddle of Mudd opened at PNC Bank Arts Center in Holmdel, NJ

Last concert:

6/18/11 - Dispatch at Red Bull Arena in Harrison, NJ. About four days after arriving back from Bonnaroo!

Next concert:

9/26/11 - Foo Fighters at Izod Center in East Rutherford, NJ.

 

[TBrett]

First - Aerosmith. Last - Them Crooked Vultures.

 

[Richland123]

1st concert was Chicago in 1971 at the Johnstown, PA War Memorial Arena. Last was the 4 day Creation Festival in Shirleysburg, PA with about 125,000 people and over 30 bands including Third Day, Chris Tomlin, Skillet, Red, Tenth Avenue North, and many others.

 

[bassman03]

First - Metallica. October 28, 2008. Front row on the floor, and made hand to hand contact with three of the members.

Last - Jack's Mannequin. June 22, 2011. Great show by a not too popular band.

Next one can't happen soon enough.