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Your first concert, year, age

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WireNut

Your first concert, year, age
« on: 12 Jan 2013, 04:18 pm »

 My first concert was Emerson Lake & Palmer in West Virginia 1973. I was 15 years old at the time.
Brain Salad Surgery had just come out and the arena was setup for Quadraphonic sound.
Keith Emerson’s keyboards were huge with patch cords coming out everywhere.
Carl Palmers drum kit and solo were amazing.
Greg Lake’s voice and bass playing filled and bounced all around the arena with the Quad setup.
I’ll never forget that day ELP was larger than life and it seemed like it was all a big dream.

 :drums:
 :guitar:
 :rock:

Steve
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rooze

Re: Your first concert, year, age
« Reply #1 on: 12 Jan 2013, 04:25 pm »
Thin Lizzy - Bingley Hall, Stafford UK - 1979

It was LOUD!  :roll:

VERY LOUD!
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Charles Xavier

Re: Your first concert, year, age
« Reply #2 on: 12 Jan 2013, 04:26 pm »
Yes - 1980 at the Nassau Coliseum Long Island NY. I was 14 years old . It was the "Drama" tour .
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Freo-1

Re: Your first concert, year, age
« Reply #3 on: 12 Jan 2013, 04:29 pm »
My first rock/pop concert was the Steve Miller band in 1971 at Cobo Arena in Detroit.  This unheard of Canadian band (at the time) named Rush was the opening act.  Shortly after, saw the Doors (post Jim Morrison) in early 72 at the Michigan Palace.  Both concerts were excellent.

I had been to a few symphonies prior to that as a kid while growing up. 
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Devil Doc

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Re: Your first concert, year, age
« Reply #4 on: 12 Jan 2013, 04:32 pm »
It was probably, and I'm not certain about this, Chicago Transit Authority. It was 1968 and I was 18.

Doc
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Re: Your first concert, year, age
« Reply #5 on: 12 Jan 2013, 04:40 pm »
The year was 1969, the Concert was The Newport Pop Festival, I was 12 and the day was Sunday...Jimi Hendrix did an unscheduled jam in the afternoon, amazing...then there was the Booker T and the MG's, Poco, Johnny Winter, Three Dog Night, Marvin Gaye....140K attended that day...I was never the same again.

Jim
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Charles Xavier

Re: Your first concert, year, age
« Reply #6 on: 12 Jan 2013, 04:53 pm »
And I still have my ticket stub. 11 bucks   :lol:



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groovybassist

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Re: Your first concert, year, age
« Reply #7 on: 12 Jan 2013, 05:02 pm »
Kiss - age 15, 1977

Charles: I used to live on Long Island and have seen Yes six times - I was probably at the Nassau Coliseum concert.

Mike
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Charles Xavier

Re: Your first concert, year, age
« Reply #8 on: 12 Jan 2013, 05:03 pm »
Quote from: groovybassist on 12 Jan 2013, 05:02 pm
Kiss - age 15

Charles: I used to live on Long Island and have seen Yes six times - I was probably at the Nassau Coliseum concert.

Mike

Grew up in Lynbrook what about you ?
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Re: Your first concert, year, age
« Reply #9 on: 12 Jan 2013, 05:04 pm »
  Frank Sinatra at the Fountain Blu Hotel in Miami 1964. Yes I'm old.


charles
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Re: Your first concert, year, age
« Reply #10 on: 12 Jan 2013, 05:05 pm »
Was born in Brooklyn, but lived in Holbrook after that.
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Charles Xavier

Re: Your first concert, year, age
« Reply #11 on: 12 Jan 2013, 05:07 pm »
Quote from: rollo on 12 Jan 2013, 05:04 pm
  Frank Sinatra at the Fountain Blu Hotel in Miami 1964. Yes I'm old.


charles


Old... nah just a little seasoned
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hi5harry

Re: Your first concert, year, age
« Reply #12 on: 12 Jan 2013, 05:17 pm »
Mine was Hendrix, Winterland,SF  1968. It took me about a minute to realize live music was the coolest thing on earth!
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bpape

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Re: Your first concert, year, age
« Reply #13 on: 12 Jan 2013, 05:17 pm »
Fleetwood Mac, Dan Fogelberg, Heart - Age 16 1975 I believe

Bryan
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decal

Re: Your first concert, year, age
« Reply #14 on: 12 Jan 2013, 05:21 pm »
B.B. King, 1970, 13 years old.
I saw him last week. He still has the chops though he has to remain seated now.
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Re: Your first concert, year, age
« Reply #15 on: 12 Jan 2013, 05:32 pm »
Quote from: Charles Xavier on 12 Jan 2013, 04:26 pm
Yes - 1980 at the Nassau Coliseum Long Island NY. I was 14 years old . It was the "Drama" tour .

My first Concert was Yes as well. But I beat you my an album/tour.  :wink:  Mine was 1978, "Tormato" tour.
Also was at the "Drama" tour a couple of years later. Unfortunately, Jon Anderson did not tour with them that round.
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audiogoober

Re: Your first concert, year, age
« Reply #16 on: 12 Jan 2013, 05:46 pm »
The Beach Boys in 1981 on the lawn at S.P.A.C. (Saratoga Performing Arts Center). I was 10 years old.
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Habs Fan

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Re: Your first concert, year, age
« Reply #17 on: 12 Jan 2013, 05:46 pm »
Rush ,early 78 when I was 16.
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Re: Your first concert, year, age
« Reply #18 on: 12 Jan 2013, 05:49 pm »
Quote from: rollo on 12 Jan 2013, 05:04 pm
  Frank Sinatra at the Fountain Blu Hotel in Miami 1964. Yes I'm old.


charles

Didn't the Beatles play there in 1964 for the Ed Sullivan show?

Jim
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bummrush

Re: Your first concert, year, age
« Reply #19 on: 12 Jan 2013, 05:54 pm »
 Leon Russel,,Santana 1974
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