What was your first concert?

[70sProgFan]

Bizarrely, two different first gigs!

My mother took me to see Billy J. Kramer, Millie, The Purple Hearts, Peter Jay and The Jaywalkers, The Five Embers, and Margo & The Marvettes at Blackpool ABC on 17th May 1964.
I was only six and obviously don't remember anything at all about it, although she tells me that it was great fun!

However, the very first gig that I went to under my own steam, was to see Leo Sayer at Scarborough Spa in 1974.
What I remember about it can be read HERE.

 

[heavymetaljim]

U2 Zoo TV tour - just awsome first gig

 

[sgunko902]

My father showed me a tape of his favorite band AC/DC concert in England in 1991. It was just love at first sight. I fell in love with this band not only for their hits, but also for the emotions they gave me at my first concert, even though I was not at it live, even though I watched it already downloaded from RARBG, but still I was so emotionally shaken by what was happening that I watched it for a long time afterwards. It was from that moment that my love for this band and rock music in particular came.

 

[Rhett Oracle]

I think it was The Kinks at Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, 1977-04-29. Concerts were $40 then (converts to $213 now!).

 

[TageRyche]

The Statler Brothers with opening act Helen Cornelius. I saw them at the South Shore Music Circus in Cohasset, MA. Not sure of the year but it was sometime before 1986 or 1987 when I saw my first rock band show.

 

[TACdtf]

Def Leppard
Krokus
Gary Moore

June 25, 1983
Cape Cod Coliseum

 

[Arkie]

Unofficial 1st concert was James Brown in mid 60s . On the weekends , me and the lil neighborhood gang(about 8 of us) used to ride our bikes 9 miles round trip to the local amusement park. This one time was different , there was a concert going on in the parks pavilion. Much to the chagrin of the other gang members lol me and another kid went to investigate these sounds . We were like the kids peaking under the tent flaps at the circus . From then on i was hooked as well as the other kid. Later on in life i took up bass and the other kid turned out to be a badass drummer .

My 1st actual paying concert was Canned Heat in 1969 .

 

[RedSG]

First country concert: Waylon Jennings and Jack Greene at Buck Lake Ranch, Angola, IN, Mid 60s with my friend and his musician Dad.
First rock concert: Jimi Hendrix Experience and Chicago at Indianapolis Coliseum 1969. Some friends from high school loaded up the Ford Falcon and made the trip to the big city.

 

[dr wu]

The first official concert was with my future wife....at a dinner theater club in fall 1969....we saw The Cryan' Shames. But in the summer before that I saw Aorta (psych rock band from Chicago area) in a large parking lot behind a local church...we slipped in for free.
Started college in Sept '69 and saw Chicago (still called CTA then)for $3.50.
Those were the days.

 

[BeatleMatt]

I saw Kenny Rogers with my parents at a state fair when I was younger but David Gilmour was the first concert I went to of my own choosing and genuine interest. Myself and two friends.


I also purchased the long sleeve “baseball” style shirt with tour dates, and black silk head bandana; both of which were worn often and have since deteriorated.