Your first concert
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My first concert was in the 58.
Coca-Coca presented a show in St. Louis with Isely Brothers ....
and Jo Ann Campbell
and The Ventures ...
and some one else who I forgot..
It cost $1 and was 2 hours long.
Coca-Coca presented a show in St. Louis with Isely Brothers ....
and Jo Ann Campbell
and The Ventures ...
and some one else who I forgot..
It cost $1 and was 2 hours long.
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I remembered I still have some tics from concerts back then...don't know how they survived 40 years with many moves.
So, confirmed that the Black Sabbath one in 74 had Bob Seger for opening...ok, if it says so on wiki...I'll believe it.
I find amusing the cost of a tic back then, 5 bucks, which barely pays tax on tics now. Ah, and notice that was General Admission, very popular till a Who concert at our local stadium in Cincy in '79 resulted in tragic trampling killings. Pretty much the end of general admission.
So, confirmed that the Black Sabbath one in 74 had Bob Seger for opening...ok, if it says so on wiki...I'll believe it.
I find amusing the cost of a tic back then, 5 bucks, which barely pays tax on tics now. Ah, and notice that was General Admission, very popular till a Who concert at our local stadium in Cincy in '79 resulted in tragic trampling killings. Pretty much the end of general admission.
Talking Heads at University of Vermont or the Grateful Dead in Lake Placid .... I can't remember 
Best concert was Bruce Springsteen!
Best concert was Bruce Springsteen!
First concert .......... Frank Zappa ..... then went next night for a Black Sabbath concert
was a Great weekend .... well, what I remember of it was
Frank Zappa - I am so jealous!
I was the only one in my group to have Absolutely Free and Freak Out.
I don't remember the year, late 60's, and I don't remember which was first but Steppen
and Iron Butterfly at the "Convention Center" in Asbury Park, NJ.
Not a "concert" but what we knew as a pool party in NJ, a relatively unknown band called the Steel Mill in about '69, maybe summer of 70. Members included locals Steven Van Zant, Vini Lopez and Bruce Springsteen. The year after "Greetings From Asbury Park, NJ" was released, met Springsteen and Clarence Clemons in a bar in Seabright, NJ, where the 2 played and bought beer for all several of us in the bar. Finally saw the full E Street Band in concert in '88 in a stadium in Offenbach, Germany.
Not a "concert" but what we knew as a pool party in NJ, a relatively unknown band called the Steel Mill in about '69, maybe summer of 70. Members included locals Steven Van Zant, Vini Lopez and Bruce Springsteen. The year after "Greetings From Asbury Park, NJ" was released, met Springsteen and Clarence Clemons in a bar in Seabright, NJ, where the 2 played and bought beer for all several of us in the bar. Finally saw the full E Street Band in concert in '88 in a stadium in Offenbach, Germany.
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I don't remember the year, late 60's, and I don't remember which was first but Steppen
Not a "concert" but what we knew as a pool party in NJ, a relatively unknown band called the Steel Mill in about '69, maybe summer of 70. Members included locals Steven Van Zant, Vini Lopez and Bruce Springsteen. The year after "Greetings From Asbury Park, NJ" was released, met Springsteen and Clarence Clemons in a a bar in Seabright, NJ, where the 2 played and bought beer for all several of us in the bar. Finally saw the full E Street Band in concert in '88 in a stadium in Offenbach, Germany.
I lived in Ocean Grove, summer '78. Since I was a youngster, I'd stand on the boardwalk and listen to the locals play.
I lived in Middletown. Remember Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes? Great music. Went to HS with one or two of those guys.
My first concert was Aug. 28, 1971. (looked the date up on the net) Ten Years After and J. Geils Band at Kiel Auditorium in St. Louis. I was a senior in high school. I went to a total of 52 or 53 shows. I saved all the ticket stubs I could but ironically I don't have the stub to the first concert. Still stapled to the original scrap of paneling covered with sticky paper, started in the early 70's. That board represent over a billion lost brain cells.
Most memorable were Led Zeppelin, The Stones twice, and The Who. Saw ZZ Top get booed off the stage. Worst group was Black Sabbath. They only played for 45 min. Ozzy the rip-off. My last concert was Andy Williams in Branson a dozen year ago. You can see where I'm headed...the grave...right behind Andy! Gary
Most memorable were Led Zeppelin, The Stones twice, and The Who. Saw ZZ Top get booed off the stage. Worst group was Black Sabbath. They only played for 45 min. Ozzy the rip-off. My last concert was Andy Williams in Branson a dozen year ago. You can see where I'm headed...the grave...right behind Andy! Gary
Gary that's awesome man. Our taste in music was similar even though I am lagging you 6 years in age. That's very cool you had the foresight to save your stubs. Never heard of ZZ Top getting booed off stage I saw them twice they great. They must have gotten too wasted the night you saw them lol.
It was a weeknight, Kiel Auditorium in St. Louis. ZZ Top was backing up the Doobie Brothers. The equipment truck broke down and the concert was delayed. ZZ Top came out 2 hrs. late and all the teeny boppers there to see the Doobies must have had school the next day and it was getting late for them. ZZ didn't play half a song and the boos started, then became really loud. I couldn't believe it, since I was mainly there to see ZZ Top. Billy Gibbons unplugged his guitar, threw up his hands and walked off, along with the bass player. The poor drummer didn't know what was going on and played a bit more, then that was it for ZZ. I got robbed! I saw ZZ Top a couple of months later in St. Louis at the Ambassador Theatre. It's an old remodeled opera/movie house. Best place ever for concerts. Sat on the main floor in the right center, row 3. It was Tuesday, April 16, 1974. Just looked at the ticket stub. Gary
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In '63, '64,, and '65, I owned a "disco" (under age 21 dance and concert business) many bands were booked and most went off into obscurity. The one that didn't was the Turtles...their recording, "So Happy Together" was #1 on the charts and they appeared on the Smothers Brothers primetime Sunday evening show the week-end before appearing for me. They cost $4500 for a two hour show. With advertising, ticket sales, security, light show, and warm -up band, I was into the gig for about $9k and lost $600. The band ran off with my "hostess" too! Man, those were some days!
Kiss 84' ish. Can't really stand them now. Best show Junior Wells at Buddy Guy's club. Buddy played the who;e second set. P-Funk with Bootsy as master of ceremonies was great too. I used to go to rediculous amounts of concerts covering every genre. Love music.
ZZ Top in 73 or early 74
I'm a lot younger than y'all, so my concert experiences definitely differ from everyone else here. My first concert was Ben Folds in 2006 - Miller had him play the first concert on their new stage at the Summerfest grounds in Milwaukee. Free tickets were available from liquor stores if you purchased 2 x 24pks of Miller Lite. Or, if you had a friend that worked at a liquor store, he snagged free tickets and the cost of admission was to simply buy him a beer the night of the concert. Was a great show.
My favorite one I've been to, however, was Foo Fighters in August 2008 when they played in Milwaukee for Harley-Davidson's 105th anniversary celebration. Man, that was awesome... Given the chance, I'd see them again.
My favorite one I've been to, however, was Foo Fighters in August 2008 when they played in Milwaukee for Harley-Davidson's 105th anniversary celebration. Man, that was awesome... Given the chance, I'd see them again.
I recently heard an advertisement on the radio that the Turtles were playing at one of the Indian Casinos near me in Phoenix, wonder if any of the members are original...