First concert I went to was Aerosmith with Jackyl as the opener when I was 14-15. My brother and I were standing near an area where they had a 10-12" conduit with all the wires running through it and girls were standing on the pipe for a better view. The girl next to me kept hip bumping me and somehow I ended up rubbing my hand pretty damn far up her thigh. My brother kept trying to get me to get closer to the stage and there wasn't a chance on God's green earth that my hand was leaving her thigh. Pretty sure I had a boner for a week.
I bought my first CD player in high school for like $500 so I could play the Aerosmith Permanent Vacation CD. Worth it.
My first show was Great White opening for Judas Priest on the Defenders of the Faith tour. I went with a bunch of friends and someone’s mom dropped us off because we weren’t old enough to drive. I’ve been going to metal shows ever since, including seeing Priest again last year, as well as WASP.
Listening to Hootie right now on Pandora. First concert was KISS in 1977 (I was 5, my cousin was 4... I'm guessing our dads REALLY wanted to see that show). I can still see Gene Simmons spitting fire and sparks flying off Ace Frehley's guitar. I think KC and The Sunshine Band opened for them. We get a pretty good amount of major bands here, but most of them are at an outdoor venue, I'm not going to see any during the summer. Although, last year we went to a local bands outdoor concert when it was 24 F / -4 C outside. (Yes, we did get sick from that).
First times eh? Summer of 1975 my first concert was The Eagles and the Doobie Brothers at a Stadium Series in Oakland called "Day on the Green." Good concert but I did not know any better about seeing a group in a smaller venue at the time.
I saw Tiny Tim at a circus that came to town when I was a kid some time back in the 80's. He did "Tiptoe" and people were throwing stuff and booing him.
My first concert ever, was Reverend Billy C Wirtz. Went with my older hippie cousins. Got the Deep Fried and Sanctified cassette, on which I really liked Teenie Weenie Meanie.
Didn't realize we were counting concerts before we were in kindergarten lol. I went to some concert with my dad when I was really young and I swear it was Johnny Cash but I don't he'd be playing the venue we were at so.... idk. I do remember that they were throwing koozies to the crowd, me and some dude both caught the same koozie and this grown jackass was seriously wrestling with a 5 year old over a koozie.
I'm not a concert guy. I don't think I've been to even six total across my lifetime. Thatbsaid, my first was a Steve Miller Band concert at the Star Lake Amphitheater outside Pittsburgh in 1993.
My first concert was Matchbox 20 with Soul Asylum opening. It was at an outdoor amphitheater in 1998, during the summer between 6th and 7th grade for me. It was a fantastic experience! I am not really a Matchbox 20 fan anymore, but I can still enjoy their first album for the nostalgia.
I regret to inform me that there was no garage night yesterday. Such a weird feeling to wake up Friday morning fresh and fully rested. I’ll try to make up for it this weekend. It’s absolutely beautiful here, and I’m on my deck with a beer listening to the drone and roar of the powerboats on the lake getting ready for tomorrow’s races. Then tomorrow a day trip to the beach, followed by Oktoberfest at a local German-American club on Sunday.
My first concert was New Found Glory. Pretty gay in retrospect. Actually no, I saw NOFX at an outdoor concert the year before. Punk is cool when you're 12.
My first concert was rockapella (I was 6 or 7 and Where in the World is Carmen San Diego was my favorite show) but I’m pretty sure I saw both NOFX and New Found Glory at Warped Tour in 2002. Kind of crazy my parents just dropped us off when I was not quite 13 and my cousin was freshly 14. We went together 2 summers in a row and I’m shocked we made it through both without dying of heat stroke or shriveling up into raisins. We couldn’t be bothered to pay for water when there were so many CDs and buttons and stickers to buy.
My first concert was Megadeth in '98... The infamous show, after which Dave Mustaine promised to never play in The Valley again. I don't blame him; Valley audiences are the fucking worst. There's a reason I had to drive to Houston (not much better) to see Nine Inch Nails last weekend. I missed Monster Magnet's whole set trying to score beer during that show (in '98). It still bothers me.