What was your first concert?

[criminals]

Rush - Checkerdome, St. Louis 1982

Red Barchetta on the movie screen was cool....

[Fenrisinho]

Tom & Jerry way back in the 80's, I was 3 or 4 or something, so 85-86 or something like that. Tom (Nashville-Braathen) & Jerry (Engell) are two local country musicians from Rjukan (Home of the Fenry, and the only Norwegian Vietnam vet around these parts) They both stink, although Tom's recorded several albums in Nashville, and I know for sure that 4000 copies of at least one of those albums was found in the local sewer (read capitalist river) And as the concert took place in the Community Hall (once regarded as the 2nd greatest community hall in the nordic countries after the one in Helsingfors, Finland) where they also have a cinema (two cinemas actually) I was under the impression that I was seeing a Tom & Jerry cartoon. Not a great experience.

First REAL one was the Beastie Boys in Oslo Spectrum in april 98 or 99, not sure.

Best* (and LOUDEST ONE) The Drive-by Truckers, Oslo, late april this year.













*Although I'm sure Brian will release his inner Chuck to please us Euros to the best of his ability

[fadeaway]

Tom Petty w/Pete Droge opening in Tupelo, MS

[mister spills]

ac/dc-fly on the wall tour

[theadge]

First real show: The Who 1989 reunion tour at RFK stadium in D.C. Half a hot dog fell from the seats in the section above ours. We had really good seats even though we weren't on the floor. The Acid Queen was deafening. I was 13. But years before i vaguely recall being too short to see over the seat in front of me but I think it was a Linda Rondstadt show. I also like to consider my uncle's band's show in Richmond in like 81. But the who is the one that sticks. First of two jay shows was at Trax in Charlottesville, Va., on the Straightaways tour with Richard Buckner. Saw the Volt at the Floodzone in Richmond on the same tour but Alejandro Escovedo opened. Both clubs are now gone.

[wrick]

How could it have taken 8 pages for Styx to turn up? My first concert was on the Cornerstone tour, Baltimore Civic Center. Egh!

Next one, Moody Blues at the Spectrum. That one wasn't quite so bad, except that my friend's mom found the stash and kept him home at the last minute, so I had to let my dad come in with me, and see things I didn't want him to see....

[Godsownsinger]

I was 5, give me a break!

I wont even tell you how many times I saw New Edition when I was little!

[zach]

Jimmy Page and Robert Plant
Walking into Clarksdale Tour
Reunion Arena, Dallas, TX
played many Zeppelin tunes

[grain volt]

cypress hill/rage against the machine

[saratoga jay]

1979, Styx Paradise Theatre TOur w/ April Wine opening. Not sure if The Arena was called the Checkerdome at that time. Probably. It kicked ass!

I later saw April Wine headline w/ Eddie Money opening. April Wine rocked...

JunkHead

didn't April Wine do If You See Kay? what a cool tune.

If you see Kay
Tell her I love her

If you see Kay
Tell her I care.....or something like that?

[JunkHead]

KC and THE SUNSHINE BAND!!

I was like 5 with my folks, at Six Flags

That is so gay.

JunkHead

[JunkHead]

1979, Styx Paradise Theatre TOur w/ April Wine opening. Not sure if The Arena was called the Checkerdome at that time. Probably. It kicked ass!

I later saw April Wine headline w/ Eddie Money opening. April Wine rocked...

JunkHead

[manshank]

Mark: its come a long way since 69.............Allman Brothers this year

[Godsownsinger]

KC and THE SUNSHINE BAND!!

I was like 5 with my folks, at Six Flags

[Mark Spencer]

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