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Come on, don’t be shy. Tell us about your first concert.
Who was the band or artist? How old were you? Are you still a fan?
Everybody starts somewhere. Was it one-hit wonder? Or a legendary act such as Nirvana, The Rolling Stones or U2?
No matter how many concerts we see we always remember that very first time. Just leave your memories in the comment thread below.
--Jay Smith
09:14 AM, Oct 23, 2009
Bruce Springsteen - CNE Stadium, Toronto. August. 27, 1985. I was 13 years old at the time.
I've been hooked ever since, I've now seen Bruce 34 times, the last time being Oct. 8/09 at Giants Stadium in New Jersey.
NOBODY compares to him in terms of quality of the music and the concerts. Plus he's such a class act and a professional.
He's got the best voice in rocknroll ever, his shows and the delivery of the songs always have such passion and feeling that is unmatched. Some of the best things about his concerts are what is sorely lacking among most other bands and singers, that thing is originality and spontaneity.
That's why the call him The Boss!
09:32 AM, Oct 23, 2009
july 20th, 1992 - the cure (and the cranes) - richfield coliseum. i remember waiting at the ticket master for 5 hours prior to the tickets going on sale and still getting seats near the back of the floor. a great show, by a great band, in a great summer of concerts..
09:35 AM, Oct 23, 2009
Eddie Money opened for Foghat in 1976 at the GREAT Swing Auditorium in San Bernardino, CA. And I've been hooked on concerts ever since.
For those of you out there, the Swing Auditorium was the first place the Rolling Stones played in the United States. The Swing Auditorium was also one of the last places Elvis performed. It was first place Randy Rhodes performed live with Ozzy Osbourne.
It was a great medium-sized venue that had an audience reputation of booing opening bands off the stage if you were not good enough. I saw bands last only one song before stuff came flying on the stage.
Unfortunately, a small plane crashed into it in the early 80's and destroyed it. Still one of the bes venues I've been to.
09:43 AM, Oct 23, 2009
October 25, 1990 at Old Winnipeg Arena - It was Judas Priest with Megadeth & Testament opening. What a great first show - grade 9 I think...have seen Priest twice since (05 and 08) and Testament and Megadeth twice more each. The Painkiller tour was way better than any Priest tour since and they'll be hard presses to match that - but they still rock.
10:06 AM, Oct 23, 2009
Ted Nugent 1978 at Freedom Hall in Lou, KY- I still have the ticket stub $7.50- The loudest wildest show at the time, hooked me on concerts to this day!! Still a Fan-Thanks Ted, keep on rockin
10:44 AM, Oct 23, 2009
it was '65...or maybe '64....the whole family... mom, dad, bro and 2 sisters piled into the '64 rambler station wagon and drove to municipal stadium in davenport iowa....to rock with the herman's hermits....i was 9 years old...the rest is history...got live music in my blood...have to have it often..keep on rockin' folks...koster
10:50 AM, Oct 23, 2009
1985 (I think) Iron Maiden and W.A.S.P. on the World Slavery Tour at the currently being dismantled Reunion Arena in Dallas, TX. I still have my faded ticket stub at home and have seen hundreds of bands since but have not managed to get back and see these guys again.
11:02 AM, Oct 23, 2009
Diana Ross and the Supremes at the Atlantic City Steel Pier. I was in 6th grade!
11:05 AM, Oct 23, 2009
howard jones w/ animotion at kingswood music theatre in maple, just norht of toronto.
howard was huge then, it was his 'dream into action' tour. the show was fantastic, i had a blast.
my mom had bought me the tickets as madonna had sold out (the virgin tour) and i was so upset that i couldn't go see her. so she asked if there was another show i'd liek to go to and she bought me scalped tix.
11:12 AM, Oct 23, 2009
Celine Dion - Fleet Center, Boston MA, August 21, 1998. Opening Night of the tour. I was 13, and remember it pretty well. It was a great show, the seats were terrible, but I still had fun. Still a fan, albeit not as much as I used to be, but still a fan... That night got be hooked on live music, to this day I have to see one show a year just to get my fix.
11:20 AM, Oct 23, 2009
Milli Vanilli at the old Forum in Montreal, 1990!
11:51 AM, Oct 23, 2009
Rush - Power Windows Tour '85 - Rocheter Community War Memorial. I was 14. 24 years later I've now been to 155 concerts including 13 Rush shows.
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