The first concert I ever saw was a Canadian band called PRISM back in 1978 or 1979. I think I paid $5 to get in.

Only knew a couple of their songs at the time, but went with a bunch of other Grade 12 buddies.

Gloria Estefan and the Miami Sound Machine "Let It Loose" tour in 1987. I was only 11 yrs old and we brought sandwiches to eat... hahaha! Rock n roll!

Oh god - so embarrassing...Boyzone (1996) - I was 12.

Natasha Bedingfield in 2008

Davy Jones at the Hersheypark Amphitheater.  I was so close I could tell he was wearing Velcro shoes. :D

Showaddywaddy with one of my brothers and my dad.

First concert without a parent was Duran Duran

The Who's farewell tour with the Clash opening in 1983, I believe  8)

Gene Pitney - about 1966 I think

Showaddywaddy with one of my brothers and my dad.


Now you mention it, I seem to remember being driven to see Showaddywaddy (that's the name of the game lol) as a really young boy - so young that all I remember was the car journey. Weird!

The first concert I ever saw was not music.  In 1983, I saw beloved Canadian children's entertainer Mr. Dressup at Queens University in Kingston, Ontario.  He was on his "Tickle Trunk Tour"

  http://www.inthe00s.com/smile/05/herz.gif  Rick Springfield!!!  http://www.inthe00s.com/smile/05/herz.gif

A Flock Of Seagulls...in 1984!  :D

The first concert I ever saw was not music.  In 1983, I saw beloved Canadian children's entertainer Mr. Dressup at Queens University in Kingston, Ontario.  He was on his "Tickle Trunk Tour"

Mr. Dressup ROCKS!!!!!!!!! :)

I can't remember the year, I think it was 1983.  I saw the Bellamy Brothers at the state fair.

A Flock Of Seagulls...in 1984!  :D

Oh, you're lucky!  I never got to see them while they were Flock proper.  Paul Reynolds quit the band after "Story of a Young Heart."  No Paul, no Flock.  Anybody who saw A Flock of Seagulls after that (as I did in 1988) was just seeing the Mike Score AFOS cover band!
::)

I suppose if I really pushed, I could have gone to see The Police with AFOS and the Fixx.  Heck, I could have gone to see Talking Heads that same summer, my sister's boyfriend had an extra ticket...but I was still somewhat shy about going to concerts.  In fact, the first real concert I want to wasn't until 11/16/85 at the Worcester Centrum to see Howard Jones w/ opening act Marshall Crenshaw.  I wish now I could say The Talking Heads was my first!

Gene Pitney - about 1966 I think


How was it?  :)

Great!  I am still a fan.  :)

Oh god - so embarrassing...Boyzone (1996) - I was 12.


I can compete - Samantha Fox in 1989.  I went because I was old enough to drive and my friend who had tickets wasn't. :P :D

Tears for Fears followed by the Donnington Monsters of Rock festival!  ;D

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Megadeth in 1999. The only concert I've ever been to, actually.

Some guy gave me a head butt in the mosh pit. I could feel it down to my teeth.  ;D

  Van Halen 1984 tour at the Cow Palace in San Francisco.  I think it was the Velcros that opened...

Springsteen in 1988 or '89. For some reason my mom didn't go or couldn't at the last minute so my dad took me.

Heck I was like Mike Seaver from Growing Pains (and just didn't know it yet).;D

Don McLean

Tears for Fears followed by the Donnington Monsters of Rock festival!  ;D



I know there have been many of those over the years, which year did you go?  Was it '86? That was the show Def Leppard played and it was Rick Allen's first performance since losing his arm-I have that one on DVD.  I would have given anything to be at that show! I've actually seen most of the bands that were there that day at different times and places, except I don't know who Bad News was.

This topic has been done before on these boards:

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Here's what I wrote back then:

Megadeth in 1999. The only concert I've ever been to, actually.

Some guy gave me a head butt in the mosh pit. I could feel it down to my teeth.  ;D


;D
I saw Megadeth at least 8 or 9 times back in the 90's.  The most memorable show was Clash of the Titans out at the Bonneville Salt Flats near Salt Lake City.  They were there with Anthrax, Alice in Chains and Slayer.  The whole place was one big mosh pit and there were metal chairs flying until they were all gone. Then when Megadeth finally came on the skies got really dark and Dave Mustaine dared it to rain and it did.  That was the first time I got rained on at a concert and there was no where to get out of it. I just decided what the heck and had fun.  After the show we got to meet Dave Mustaine and Nick Menza.  They signed my ticket and I got pics with them.  I still love their old stuff, but the band has changed members too many times for me.  Once Nick was out, I tolderated the next cd, but I guess Dave is still plugging along with whoever now.