What was the first concert you attended as a teen or adult. Mine was Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon tour in the nose

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bleed seats at Three Rivers Stadium. And you? My husband's first concert was the first Woodstock. He was going to college at Cornell wasn't too far from Bethany, NY,

[padfun]

1. Black Sabbath Tucson 1972

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2. Thank you for sharing, padfun.

[FalloutShelter]

20. Black Sabbath Wildwood, Convention Center...also 1972

But the first was Melanie at the Asbury Park Convention Hall in 1971

[walkingman]

3. Wow, Pink Floyd and Led Zeppelin are my two favs....never saw either.

Mine was Beach Boys - Houston Music Hall 1967 (age 16)
Wife's was Beetles - Sam Houston Coliseum 1965 (age 14)

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6. Thank you very much for sharing with us, walkingman . Your wife saw the Beatles --Wow.

[underpants]

4. Aerosmith (Golden Earring opened)

Richmond Coliseum.

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9. Thank you very much for sharing, underpants.

[33taw]

31. I went to a Golden Earring concert and Aerosmith opened.

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95. Sounds like a great concert. Thank you for sharing with us, 33taw.

[33taw]

107. It wasn't my first concert, but I found it interesting the Aerosmith opened for Golden Earring.

Aerosmith was significantly better and they had just started out.

[livetohike]

5. Three Dog Night at the Civic Arena in Pgh in

July 1970 (a few days after my 18th birthday).

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10. That sounds great. Thank you, livetohike.

[DBoon]

7. Zappa/Mothers at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles

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12. Oh wow. Thank you for sharing, DBoon.

[IbogaProject]

8. Talking Heads summer '83 Mann Center Philly

Beautiful outdoor venue with seats in close. That tour is covered in the movie Stop Making Sense.

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13. Wow, that sounds really great and thanks for sharing. IbogaProject.

[IbogaProject]

39. It was mind-blowing but you got to see Dark Side live

I only got to see them separate after Roger left the group.

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96. It was a great concert. Still remember it. They had an inflatable of the Prism and the ropes broke. I went sailing over

Up and over the Ohio River. I never figured out if it was an accident or on purpose.

[FalloutShelter]

21. I was at that show!

It was fantastic.

[Ferryboat]

11. Pink Floyd at the Seattle Paramount Theater

Just before the release of Dark side of the moon.
My wife Bonnie was Led Zeppelins Physical Graffiti at Seattle Colosuim.
That was one hell of a concert for a first.

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15. Yes it was. Thank you very much for sharing you and your wife's concerts.

[tonkatoy8888]

14. Eric Clapton

1974. Greensboro Coliseum. Lucky me, I got the Clapton who wanted to be a smooth male vocalist. This was the tour supporting the release of 461 Ocean Boulevard with its shitty cover of I Shot the Sheriff.

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19. Thank you for sharing. I caught that tour in Pittsburgh. You are right his cover stunk.On the billing here was the woman

who sang on the album Jesus Christ, Superstar. It was one of those Festival shows where 8 or 9 bands played separately at the stadium. "Best band was on last. That was Clapton.

[tonkatoy8888]

22. Yvonne Ellman, I think was the vocalist

NT

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97. That is the singer. Thank you.

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[GreatGazoo]

16. Stones at Anaheim Stadium on the Some Girls tour

infamous for the shoe throwing incident. Etta James and Peter Tosh opened.

First concert before teenage years was Ike and Tina Turner Revue from the 2nd row at Kleinhan's Music Hall in Buffalo NY. I was 7YO.

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26. Thank you for sharing with us. GreatGazoo.

[rampartd]

17. blue cheer

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[darkstar]

62. I wonder if it was loud?

Just kidding. Called the loudest band going back then, I think.

[rampartd]

100. outdoor concert 1968

my ears are still ringing.

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98. Thank you very much for sharing with us. rampartd. I liked that song.

[MoonlightHillFarm]

18. Joan Baez 1963

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99. Wonderful, MoonlightHillFarm. Thank you for sharing with us.

[Harker]

23. Doobie Brothers, Golden Earring, War, Henry Gross.

May 10, 1975, Folsom Field, Boulder, Colorado.

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103. Thank you very much, Harker.

[hlthe2b]

24. First with my Mom: John Denver at Red Rocks (unforgettable!) First on my "own" :

Synchronicity (The Police) at Atlanta Omni

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104. Wow. Thank you very much for sharing with us, hlthe2b. Wonderful

[NNadir]

25. Cream at Madison Square Garden.

The next one was Jimi Hendrix, same place.

They had this horrible revolving stage in both cases.

[Henry203]

27. I was at MSG for Cream

[NNadir]

36. Were you sitting near me?

[Henry203]

41. Ted Nugent played with Buddy Miles

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105. Wow, You saw some icons there NNadir. Thank you for sharing.

[cos dem]

28. Yes on 90125 tour

So jealous you got to see PF on the DSOTM tour.
I did get to see PF on the Division Bell tour.

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106. I saw Yes at the Civic Arena. 1973 It was great

[stopdiggin]

29. might have been Jefferson Starship ....

and unfortunately - the lasting takeaway there was .... Sound was pretty much crap ... (and I think Grace Slick was even bitching about it on stage .. ??) Making an otherwise BIG evening - something of a disappointment.

Kinda turned me off 'concerts' - or at least big ass venues - for a considerable while
( an attitude that more or less persists clear through today. if I can see someone in a small to mid-sized 'joint' - cool! if you're selling tickets in something that looks like a football stadium ... that's pretty much a pass. )

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42. Agree. stopdiggin. I saw some concerts at the Civic Arena.It sat about 13,000 fans. But the Three Rivers Stadium sat

50,000 plass many more of the sod. I did Festival seating once on the sod and did not like it at all.

[Henry203]

30. Young Rascals- 1967

That being said I saw everyone including Cream, Blind faith, Led Zep's 2nd tour in the USA. That Allman brotrhers at the Fillmore east, Joplin,. I had tx to see Hendris at band of Gypsy's at the Fillmore and didn't go. It There was a snowstorm.
You name the band I probably saw them.

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34. Thank you very much for sharing with us, Henry203, Your selections are great. My husband to Woodstock when he was 17.

He never went to another one.

[Henry203]

44. I was at Woodstock also

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121. Rich never went to another concert as he says he saw all of the groups he ever wanted to see, that week end.

[LetMyPeopleVote]

32. I saw Cheech and Chong in concert when I was in High School

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37. Thank you very much for sharing with us, LetMyPeopleVote. I liked them.

[windje]

33. Led Zeppelin - August 1969 - Oakdale Wallingford CT

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35. Thank you very much for sharing with us. That was one group I wanted to see, but never saw.

[riversedge]

38. ABBA tour Sep 27 1979 St. Paul Civic Center This Setlist St. Paul, MN, USA

One of my first concerts. what a night to say the least


ABBA tour
Sep 27 1979
St. Paul Civic Center This Setlist St. Paul, MN, USA

https://www.setlist.fm/setlist/abba/1979/st-paul-civic-center-st-paul-mn-53dfcfbd.html

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122. Oh wow, that is a great setlist. that you riversedge for sharing.

[MIButterfly]

40. The first concert I ever went to was Herman's Hermits when I was 10 or 11

It was probably at the old Olympia Stadium in downtown Detroit. My mother and I were in a whole roomful of screaming pre-teens, probably in the cheap seats. We were pretty far away.

My first concert as a teen was Paul Revere and the Raiders because I was so madly in love with Mark Lindsay. By that time, my mother would drop me off at the door and come back way after it was over to pick me up. Seriously, my mother was NEVER sitting in the car waiting for me whenever I left anywhere; I always stood outside, long after everyone else was gone, waiting for her at least 15-20 minutes. And even back in the 60s, downtown Detroit was not the safest place for a 15-year-old girl to be standing alone on a street corner after dark for any length of time.

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124. Thank you very much for sharing with us. MIButterfly. Yes, area aroung Civic Arena was not the safest either.

[GreenWave]

43. Elton John (before the fame) it was held at a barn in columbia, missouri.

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136. Wow, Thank you very much. I actually liked the early Elton before the fame came.

[CurtEastPoint]

45. The Fifth Dimension at UNC around 69ish

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137. Thank you very much, CurtEastPoint. I liked them too.

[buzzycrumbhunger]

46. Ravi Shankar

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I think I was in the 9th grade. Woodstock had happened and we lived right next door to a college where he was slated to appear thanks to their fine farts group.

Not at all the same kind of crowd. This was in a nice auditorium and there were people in suits, saris, as well as subdued students. He played everything he’d done at Monterrey and then some, and I was shocked that music that was so hugely improvisational was pretty much note for note.

Of course, my older brother by then was a junior in HS and for some reason, had been allowed to take off for California (hitchhiking!), where he was jumping on the stage in Boulder to kiss Janis Joplin, saw Hendrix at the Fillmore, and who knows what other excitement. He actually came home weeks later after he’d stepped on something and got an infection in his foot, was taken in by the Hell’s Angels, when a biker chick pierced his ear with a knitting needle, and I think got scared by some of the crap going on there. He flew home just when the news broke of the Tate-LaBianca murders…

I’ve been to tons of concerts since—Rush (three times), AC/DC (with Bon Scott, then twice with Brian Johnson), UFO, Van Halen (twice), Nugent (Cat Scratch Fever tour—before we knew what a douchebag he was), too many others (plus drugs) too remember them all. I really hated being stuck in Iowa, but the Midwest was really the bread and butter for rock bands, at least back in the day.

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48. Thank you very much, buzzycrumbhunger for sharing your selections of concerts with us.

[Pisces]

47. Bruce Springsteen -Born in the USA tour at the Coloseum!!

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50. Thank you very much, Pisces for sharing the Born in the USA tour. I saw Bruce at a small auditorium at Penn State when

They were just starting out. It was before the lawsuit when he wanted to change labels. Kids from Phillie knew he was. but the yunziers had no idea. I went. And it was one of the best if not the best I had gone to. This was around 1974

[Pisces]

71. That sounds incredible!!

[johnnyfins]

78. Same here, but at the Spectrum in Philly.

[mike_c]

49. Jethro Tull at the Alexandria Roller Rink, circa 1970 or 71. Seating on the hard wooden floor. Terrible acoustics.

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81. OH WOW, Thank you for sharing, mike_c.

[RandySF]

51. They Might Be Giants

Eastern Michigan University 1997.

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138. Thank you very much for sharing, RandySF

[IA8IT]

52. Peter, Paul & Mary 1970

[ProfessorGAC]

53. Grand Funk Railroad

Chicago's International Amphitheater. I believe it was early '71.
My mom's younger brother agreed to take us, as I was the oldest at 14.
He was a 50s guy so he pretty much hated it, but he did take us.
Being my first rock concert, I remember being a bit stunned at how loud it was!
And to think that later in life I played in a band for 20 years with one of the biggest sound systems around.
I guess loud didn't scare me.

[haryn]

54. 1st concert

Mine was Bob Dylan and Joan Baez at the Masonic Auditorium in S.F. in 1967...I am very old!

[50 Shades Of Blue]

55. The Gene Pitney Show. One of those package shows. Almost exactly 60 years ago.

Included him, Chad & Jeremy, the McCoys, the Outsiders, Len Barry, B. J. Thomas, Norma Tanega. A few more that still haven't sprung to my old mind.

[Picaro]

56. 1971 Led Zeppelin

Hampton Roads Coliseum. Tripping my brains out on some excellent orange barrel acid.

Was a great concert.

Also, the penultimate Led Zeppelin show in the US.

[IrishAfricanAmerican]

57. Boston/Sammy Hagar - Thanksgiving night at the Utica Memorial Aud.

There was a blizzard that night too!

[MichMan]

58. Elton John. Pontiac Silverdome

[LoisB]

59. Isley Brothers, Uptown Theater, Philadelphia. SHOUT!

[TexasBushwhacker]

60. 1973 - Leon Russell at Houston Coloseum

I was 16 and went with my 2 best friends, Barbara and Carolyn. It was GA and people immediately piled up in front of the stage. We didn't want to stand through the whole concert, so we looked around for seats in the stands. We spied some seats up and behind the stage. Since his piano was sideways, with his side to the audience, behind the stage ended up being great seats!

[sinkingfeeling]

61. The Beatles in Cincinnati in 1964.

[Mad_Dem_X]

111. Lucky you!

If I could go back in time, I'd go to 1964 and see The Beatles.

[LudwigPastorius]

63. The Allman Brothers in 1979.

It wasn't the classic lineup, but it was a solid version of the band, and a really good show.

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120. Thank you very much for sharing, LudwigPastorius. I never had a chance to see them, But I would have loved the chance.

[Lochloosa]

64. 1975 Edgar Winter then Todd Rundgren back to back.

Edgar was inside Tully Gym with no air conditioning on FSUs campus. Todd was outside in the stadium.

It was eye opening to say the least

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94. Thank you very much, Lochloosa.for sharing with us.

[wanderer54]

65. Rolling Stones in Nov 1965

Saw them in Raleigh nov 10 and then in Greensboro nov 12
Also Beatles Concert Shea Stadium Aug 1965
(BUT ONLY OUTSIDE STADIUM)

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79. Oh wow. Two iconic groups. Thank you, wanderer54

[Mad_Dem_X]

67. Rick Springfield - 1982

My parents took me and my younger sister. I had bought a stuffed toy dog, and we gave it to one of the security guards to give to Rick. He probably never saw it, but...we had a good time at the show.

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77. I remember that dog on his album. Thank you for sharing with us, Mad_Dem_X, And Rich was eye candy for sure.

[Mad_Dem_X]

85. The dog's name was Ron! :)

And Rick got the dog from an ex-girlfriend. I can't believe I still remember that, LOL!

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93. HAHHAHHHAHA. Thank you Mad_Dem_X.

[patphil]

68. The Ventures, Glens Falls, NY. I believe it was in 1965.

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76. Thank you very much for sharing with us, patphil. I remember the Ventures. But my listening was only from the radio as

ten.

[Cloudhopper]

69. 1977, Fleetwood Mac Rumors tour

First balcony, first row, unobstructed view: $7.50

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75. Wow. Thank you very much Cloudhopper. That's great. That is another group I always wanted to see.

[msongs]

70. Beach boys/sonny n Cher and many others at Hollywood bowl

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72. Thank you very much for sharing. msongs.

[Figarosmom]

73. The Human Beinz

And it was really a dance since they didn't have rock concerts persa yet.

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And Steffanwolf at a bar with an outdoor dance floor in Lake Geneva, called Majestic Hills in 1968

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First real concert was The Lemon Pipers at Summerfest in 1968.

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74. Thank you very much, Figarosmom, for your great selection

[Johonny]

80. Charlie Daniels Band

Before Charlie became a sellout loser for bland born again movement.

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91. HAHAHHAHAHAH. Thank you for sharing, Johonny, And it's true what you posted.

[u4ic]

82. Hall & Oates, Maple Leaf Gardens 1982

My best friend and I went. She'd just turned 16, I was still 15. I still love their sound.

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90. Thank you very much for sharing, u4ic. I liked their sound too.

[Wiz Imp]

83. Bruce Springsteen, August of 1985 at Three Rivers Stadium

Had to stay in line overnight in order to get tickets at the local National Record Mart in the morning.

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89. I heard it was great. I didn't go as I had heard tickets would be hard to get, I hope you had a great time.

[Wiz Imp]

92. I did. Thanks!

I've seen Springsteen 43 times in 14 different cities and 24 different venues since then.

[nuxvomica]

84. 1969, SPAC, Richie Havens, Vanilla Fudge

Not completely sure of the year.

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88. Thank you very much for sharing with us, nuxvomica. I saw Richie Havens at the small auditorium at Penn State. Early 70s

[retread]

86. Bob Dylan -- Jacksonville Coliseum 1966(?). He did an acoustic set sitting on a stool. Then intermission followed

by electric with the Hawks. My memories are it was sparsely attended and we sat in the cheap seats for the acoustic set but moved down to much better seats during intermission.

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87. Thank you very much for sharing, retread. That must have been a great concert.

[MiHale]

101. Led Zeppelin...January, 18, 1969...

Grande Ballroom, Detroit.

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119. Wow, Thank you very much for sharing with us, MiHale. Terrific.

[ariadne0614]

102. Beatles in Milwaukee, 1964.

Tickets were $5 each.

[Mad_Dem_X]

112. You were so lucky!

I wish I could have seen them live.

[ariadne0614]

128. The experience was unforgettable.

Eternal gratitude to my mother for making it happen. She drove us all the way downtown from the northwest side, to the Nick Topping’s hole-in-the-wall shop where the tickets were sold. The night of the concert, she and my dad drove my two sisters and me to the Milwaukee Arena for the concert.

A year later, I saw the Rolling Stones at the auditorium. They weren’t as popular, so I hot a 3rd row center seat.

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118. Wow. Thank you , ariadne0614 . That's great.

[litwoken]

108. So many great entries. I always felt I was born too late for the music I was into growing up...

Mine was YES 90125 tour at the Greek Theater in Berkeley CA. Great show. Also saw their Union tour there with every living member that used to be in the band at one point. That was even better!

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117. Thank you very much for sharing with us, litwoken. Loved the progressive rock they did. I seen them once.

[OnionPatch]

109. I've been to many concerts there.

And my first big concert was Pink Floyd, but it was the Animals tour in Cleveland.

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116. Thank you very much for sharing with us, OnionPatch.

[johnp3907]

110. Motorhead!

Stanley Theater, 1983

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115. thank you very much for sharing with us, johnp3907, PS I remember the Stanley Theater.

[FM123]

113. My first big concert was in 1980 when I was a college student....

I saw Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers at the Sportatorium in South Florida! It was great! And Tommy Tutone (867-5309) opened for him....

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114. Thank you very much for sharing with us, FM123.

[Alansworld]

123. 1973

The Who and Lynyrd Skynyrd. St Louis Arena.

[lark]

125. The Beach Boys, not sure which year, but think it was 1968?

I saw the debut of Dark Side of the Moon in SF. Bonus - I was on acid, walked in and found 4 seats in row 4 - amazing!

[waterwatcher123]

126. Fleetwood Mac - Rumours Tour (Near Dunwoody Institute in Minneapolis, MN).

My sister used to work at Pickwick International. So, we got free or reduced price tickets to concert acts all the time. The radio stations in Minneapolis used to promote concerts for a song too (KDWB 63 sold tickets for $.63 to promote acts like Kansas and Little Feat).

[electric_blue68]

127. Mitch Ryder & The Detroit Wheels, Eric Burden & The Animals...

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It '65 (I was 12) my mom took me, my sis, and a cousin to the then new concert venue in Central Park - it was the ice skating rink (w/o the ice😉 ).
Some weeks later with a different adult and friends saw The Beatles at Shea Stadium.

I've seen The Who, U2, Springsteen, Patti Smith Group my favorites at least 15 times each. Others: once to around 3, or 4times like; The Clash, Midnight Oil, most of the original CBGB'S bands, Mavis Staples, Yes, C,S,N&Y, Richie Havens, Marshall Crenshaw, Peter Gabriel, The National, Allman Bros.
About 225+ shows, and around 275+ performers. I attended 3 big benifit shows where there were a a whole bunch of performers. I had a list I kept (adding to) for years in a cute mini "looseleaf" notebook which I lost. 😑

I love music, especially live; rock, orchestral, world.

[love_katz]

129. My first concert was Led Zeppelin.

1969 at the Memorial Coliseum in Portland, Oregon. Fantastic concert! Great music and great times.

[LSparkle]

130. Queen "News of the World" tour in December 1977

Oakland-Alameda Colliseum. Opened with “We Will Rock You/We Are The Champions” with Mercury in spangles.

[Mad_Dem_X]

132. Nice!

Another tour I would have liked to have seen. Love Queen!

[dickthegrouch]

131. James Galway at my local Adult College

Tiny 200-seat 'theatre" but I was a flautist at 13 and given permission to be an usher for the concert.
He was charming and a fantastic player.
I met Marisa Robles a few weeks later (Harp player).

But I think you meant rock concert; and that was 10cc a few weeks before "I'm not in love" became a hit.
I paid 10p (UK currency) for that ticket

[RazorbackExpat]

133. The only concert I attended as a teen was at Carnegie Hall

Yehudi Menuhin was performing. He was one of my favorite musicians at the time, and I was so excited to maybe see him live in concert. There were two ladies ahead of me in the ticket line, and they wanted to sit next to each other, but they had tickets in different parts of the hall. When they scored tickets together, the one lady turned to me and asked me if I'd like to buy her ticket for $5. Of course, I said yes. Although it was technically against the rules, the Carnegie Hall people let me slide because I was in uniform. The ticket was for the uppermost row of the nosebleed section, but I didn't care because it was Yehudi
Menuhin, and Carnegie Hall. But, unfortunately, the concert was a big disappointment, because the music was modern crap, instead of baroque which I come to expect because of Menuhin's excellent performances of the Brandenburg Concertos.

[Vinca]

134. Beatles - 1966 - in Chicago and Cleveland.

[mountain grammy]

135. Johnny Mathis..1963 Hartford, CT, Bushnell Theater.