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119. Cyndi Lauper, Pittsburgh Civic Arena, 1984 (I was 12)

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Sat Aug 10, 2013, 07:17 PM

Aug 2013

Next in 88 or 89 I saw Siouxsie and the Banshees in L.A. (I can't remember which venue -- maybe the universal amphitheater?), The Cure at Dodgers Stadium for the Disintegration tour, Depeche Mode (during Violator) at Dodgers Stadium, and the first Lollapalooza tour with Siouxsie and the boys on the bill, David Bowie Sound and Vision Tour at Dodgers Stadium (mind-blowing), Sting (maybe Hollywood Bowl?), then Duran Duran for The Ordinary World tour in the early 90s in the Bay Area (a smallish venue...it was awesome to be so close to John Taylor and Simon Le Bon). I was going to college in the Bay Area at the time. Loved seeing Duran in the 90s -- they were a whole new band at that point musically, and they put on a fantastic, very intimate show.

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what was the first rock concert you attended and how old were you? [View all] arely staircase Aug 2013 OP

I have never been to a rock concert. hrmjustin Aug 2013 #1

Grateful Dead @ 13 years old. pepperbear Aug 2013 #85

i don't know what to say, justin arely staircase Aug 2013 #135

You need to come to Colorado. I will take you to Red Rocks and DevonRex Aug 2013 #211

i know, right arely staircase Aug 2013 #223

I saw Cheap Trick at Red Rocks in the late 70's. Love that place! nt octoberlib Aug 2013 #242

I love Cheap Trick. They were my second concert. Common Sense Party Aug 2013 #333

I saw them at Stubbs Barbeque in AUstin - 1998 nt arely staircase Aug 2013 #416

I am very, very jealous. anneboleyn Aug 2013 #448

I didn't get to see them in the 70s, though. It was 1983 when I first saw them. Common Sense Party Aug 2013 #467

I am so jealous!!! It HURTS US PRECIOUS with its talk of Cheap Trick in the 70s anneboleyn Aug 2013 #441

I have been to the Telluride Bluegrass Festival ... kentuck Aug 2013 #406

It's just wonderful there, isn't it? DevonRex Aug 2013 #412

Beautiful location. kentuck Aug 2013 #472

Neither have I... KansDem Aug 2013 #381

Do the Beach Boys count? Wait Wut Aug 2013 #2

they were already old dipsydoodle Aug 2013 #55

me too riverbendviewgal Aug 2013 #111

Wow, were we at the same concert? intheflow Aug 2013 #233

I saw KISS on that same tour, at age 12, but Shaun Cassidy was my first concert arcane1 Aug 2013 #3

no way! arely staircase Aug 2013 #7

Yep, the Dynasty tour, aka The Return Of KISS. Hampton Coliseum (I think it was July...) arcane1 Aug 2013 #33

hey, maybe you can answer this question arely staircase Aug 2013 #50

In my case it was a band called New England. Why I remember that, I don't know. arcane1 Aug 2013 #52

Thanks, that sounds oddly familiar arely staircase Aug 2013 #61

Ah, if only! arcane1 Aug 2013 #70

you still have it! that is awesome arely staircase Aug 2013 #73

I kept a pretty good collection for about 10 years. arcane1 Aug 2013 #78

check it out, they kinda suck but were apparently KISS proteges arely staircase Aug 2013 #105

Yeah, that does kinda suck. As KISS proteges go, I think Van Halen did a little better arcane1 Aug 2013 #129

This will help you relive the event pizzadave Aug 2013 #266

Why is this GD discussion? burnodo Aug 2013 #4

that sounds like the worst concert ever arely staircase Aug 2013 #9

Oh you're so funny burnodo Aug 2013 #14

Talk about a piss poor response, .... Trajan Aug 2013 #53

so this is a GD discussion? burnodo Aug 2013 #54

Skinner himself has said the hosts have permission to go easy on threads like this steve2470 Aug 2013 #81

Well, it's interesting to see what threads get locked burnodo Aug 2013 #86

He did Violet_Crumble Aug 2013 #89

thanks for digging that up ! :) nt steve2470 Aug 2013 #93

No worries. It wasn't hard for me to find as it's sitting on the first page in the Hosts forum n/t Violet_Crumble Aug 2013 #97

Thanks flying rabbit Aug 2013 #154

It's Saturday! Control-Z Aug 2013 #13

I appreciate that burnodo Aug 2013 #18

There are no rules. Iggo Aug 2013 #136

There are no rules? burnodo Aug 2013 #151

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You're the fourth person who's responded here burnodo Aug 2013 #231

No soup for you. nt pinboy3niner Aug 2013 #360

Fifth! burnodo Aug 2013 #361

If you're claiming your first concert was Beethoven... pinboy3niner Aug 2013 #367

you haven't read the thread you're posting on? burnodo Aug 2013 #368

Beethoven's Fifth is lovely, but I doubt you were there for the original pinboy3niner Aug 2013 #369

You don't have a clue, do you? burnodo Aug 2013 #371

I won't alert, though you seem to have been reduced to personal insults... pinboy3niner Aug 2013 #373

what!! No smiley face? burnodo Aug 2013 #374

"Do try to keep up" pinboy3niner Aug 2013 #375

YOU were the person who responded here burnodo Aug 2013 #377

I made a couple of flip, humorous comments pinboy3niner Aug 2013 #379

You, my friend, are displaying the patience of Job. I thought your original comment was HardTimes99 Aug 2013 #452

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Tons.of.Fun. Earth_First Aug 2013 #161

OK burnodo Aug 2013 #174

Then hide the post! n-t Logical Aug 2013 #176

So, once again, there are no rules in GD burnodo Aug 2013 #179

There are rules. And it might get locked. Until then you can hide it. n-t Logical Aug 2013 #182

I dont hide threads or put people on ignore burnodo Aug 2013 #187

it's general enough Rosa Luxemburg Aug 2013 #205

There are lots of "general" discussions that get locked burnodo Aug 2013 #209

Are you upset because one of your threads got locked? That's all I can figure... nomorenomore08 Aug 2013 #317

Who's upset? You figured wrongly. burnodo Aug 2013 #363

Spit it out already. What got locked that you felt shouldn't? tkmorris Aug 2013 #318

Post removed Post removed Aug 2013 #364

Beach Boys Control-Z Aug 2013 #5

I was never a huge fan but appreciated their talent arely staircase Aug 2013 #109

Monkees, in 1969 (if I recall correctly.) Still Waters Aug 2013 #6

didn't neil sedaka (sp?) write most of their stuff? arely staircase Aug 2013 #82

Tommy Boyce and Bobby Hart wrote a lot sufrommich Aug 2013 #108

didn't Neil Diamond write a couple of their songs? napkinz Aug 2013 #222

He wrote "I'm A Believer". I think he wrote some of sufrommich Aug 2013 #269

Carole King and Gerry Goffin wrote a lot of it too. sweetloukillbot Aug 2013 #288

Page and Plant shawn703 Aug 2013 #8

I saw them on that tour in Austin arely staircase Aug 2013 #16

I saw that tour - Orlando with Rusted Root Boom Sound 416 Aug 2013 #17

You were just waiting for the Best Axe in Rock !! orpupilofnature57 Aug 2013 #202

I was there!! NT pizzadave Aug 2013 #272

I was lucky enough shawn703 Aug 2013 #300

I saw them in the Bay Area in 96 or 97 (can't remember exactly). The idiot I was with at the anneboleyn Aug 2013 #447

The Beatles at the Chicago Amphitheatre, September 5, 1964. greatauntoftriplets Aug 2013 #10

wow, that is cool nt arely staircase Aug 2013 #12

Wow, lucky you. nt sufrommich Aug 2013 #21

I was there too. charlyvi Aug 2013 #37

Small world! greatauntoftriplets Aug 2013 #48

Metallica - 16 Florida Boom Sound 416 Aug 2013 #11

I saw The Young Rascals in 1967 at sufrommich Aug 2013 #15

We saw them in '67 , also. With Stevie Wonder and the late Marvin Gaye. Tikki Aug 2013 #39

Cool! It was a great concert. sufrommich Aug 2013 #43

Me too...Felix on Hammond B3 was beyond amazing.. Tikki Aug 2013 #80

Jefferson Airplane madamesilverspurs Aug 2013 #19

not too shabby nt arely staircase Aug 2013 #27

First rock concert was Ozzy in Omaha a couple years ago. NuclearDem Aug 2013 #20

yeah my first ever (non-rock) arely staircase Aug 2013 #24

No need for Google. Behind Closed Doors is one of the earliest songs I remember NuclearDem Aug 2013 #32

The Silver Fox nt arely staircase Aug 2013 #40

Beach Boys Galileo126 Aug 2013 #22

Jethro Tull - Chicago Stadium 3/17/77 Teamster Jeff Aug 2013 #23

+1 nt arely staircase Aug 2013 #28

Jethro Tull - 1970 I was 16 and saw an unknown haze, but didn't know if I was high. The Wielding Truth Aug 2013 #252

Oh yeah..Good Times Teamster Jeff Aug 2013 #276

You win!........nt Enthusiast Aug 2013 #405

hendrix maybe 15, 16 dembotoz Aug 2013 #25

OK that is definitely 2nd place arely staircase Aug 2013 #35

I agree, Beatles then Hendrix. Awesome. anneboleyn Aug 2013 #451

I saw Tool in 1994 when I was 16 Bjorn Against Aug 2013 #26

Vanilla Fudge Dyedinthewoolliberal Aug 2013 #29

It was a 'show'. At a Roller Rink. I was 12 y.o. The Sonics.. Tikki Aug 2013 #30

The Beatles charlyvi Aug 2013 #31

another one! arely staircase Aug 2013 #38

Beatles at Radcliffe Stadium in Fresno. I must have been 12 if it was 64. vanlassie Aug 2013 #47

could you hear them over the screaming? nt arely staircase Aug 2013 #51

Nope! But then I was screaming too as I recall! Then some boys stormed vanlassie Aug 2013 #74

Uh, the Beatles never played Ratcliff Stadium in Fresno. Le Taz Hot Aug 2013 #107

I've lots of musical memories at Radcliff, but not of the Beatles. Nope, not the Beatles. Melinda Aug 2013 #144

Hoover '73 SalviaBlue Aug 2013 #212

We actualy moved from Fresno Le Taz Hot Aug 2013 #251

We sure are! Stones!!!! Just as awesome. vanlassie Aug 2013 #153

Altogether, they did six shows in Chicago before they broke up. charlyvi Aug 2013 #338

King Diamond fronting his solo band and Mercyful fate Arcanetrance Aug 2013 #34

Did he sing that Countess Bathory song arely staircase Aug 2013 #42

I didn't no he had a song about bathory I know venom did Arcanetrance Aug 2013 #60

It was Venom. Thanks nt arely staircase Aug 2013 #63

I like venom but I liked king diamond alot more personally Arcanetrance Aug 2013 #65

I never got into that type of metal but was around it enough to say arely staircase Aug 2013 #72

I never got too into his subject matter, but oh wow, the melodies he could put out!! arcane1 Aug 2013 #79

I LOVE VENOM AND CRONOS IS THE MAN. pitbullgirl1965 Aug 2013 #432

Bruce Springsteen brucefan Aug 2013 #36

So many threads on DU soliciting woo me with science Aug 2013 #41

good god almighty arely staircase Aug 2013 #44

I was in my early 20's and the groups were Sugar Loaf, Arkansas Granny Aug 2013 #45

Alan Freed in Brooklyn in the early 60s HockeyMom Aug 2013 #46

The Beatles, Cow Palace, San Francisco, Summer '64 Link Speed Aug 2013 #49

Nice burnodo Aug 2013 #87

Now this one makes me insane with jealousy. The Beatles, The Cow Palace. Awesome. anneboleyn Aug 2013 #450

1974 Loggins and Messina, LWolf Aug 2013 #56

I never saw them but I saw Jimmy Messina with Poco and they were great. brewens Aug 2013 #277

They were great.. virgdem Aug 2013 #349

1964... Columbus, Ohio, Veterans Memoral Hall dawnie51 Aug 2013 #57

Now that would be a show...that sorta reminds me of the T.A.M.I. show.. Tikki Aug 2013 #90

thank you for that link arely staircase Aug 2013 #131

Here's the u2B link to the whole show... Tikki Aug 2013 #138

sweet arely staircase Aug 2013 #139

Black Sabbath 1974 Providence Civic Center, Kiss played backup. DrewFlorida Aug 2013 #58

holy crap arely staircase Aug 2013 #69

Amazing they can still walk and talk. DrewFlorida Aug 2013 #293

LOL no shit nt arely staircase Aug 2013 #298

I saw them here in Adelaide a few months back. mattclearing Aug 2013 #392

1974, Tampa Stadium, Crosby Stills Nash and Young, age 16 nt steve2470 Aug 2013 #59

The Big Sombrero! Boom Sound 416 Aug 2013 #164

yes it does (or did, haven't seen it in years) look like a sombrero lol nt steve2470 Aug 2013 #203

That was the nickname back in the day Boom Sound 416 Aug 2013 #319

I was there! What a great concert! I think I still have the ticket stub somewhere. nt Mojorabbit Aug 2013 #400

first concert I ever saw people smoking pot openly, quite eye-opening for a 16 year old nt steve2470 Aug 2013 #435

The Moody Blues, Pocatello, Idaho, November 1968... DreamGypsy Aug 2013 #62

Neil Young and the Shocking Pinks, Cal Expo '83 bhikkhu Aug 2013 #64

Manhole, Life of Agony and Type O Negative Broken_Hero Aug 2013 #66

California World Music Festival 1979. I was 18. It was at the L.A. Colusseum. cherokeeprogressive Aug 2013 #67

McCartney & Wings 1976 Freddie Aug 2013 #68

Roy Orbison, early 1960's lpbk2713 Aug 2013 #71

John McLaughlin (Mahavishnu Orchestra), 16 or 17, if I recall. leveymg Aug 2013 #75

INXS - It was either 1980 or 81 in Canberra, Australia... Violet_Crumble Aug 2013 #76

"Don't Change" is one of the best new wave songs. Loved INXS. anneboleyn Aug 2013 #457

Led Zeppelin - 1977 Mosby Aug 2013 #77

good one nt arely staircase Aug 2013 #125

The Who 1975 in cleveland - 17 years old bowens43 Aug 2013 #83

Was that the one where the general admission stampede happened? n/t sweetloukillbot Aug 2013 #291

Humble Pie/Black Sabbath. 17. onenote Aug 2013 #84

Ive always regretted not seeing Humble Pie. nt sufrommich Aug 2013 #94

Ted Nugent/Black Sabbath. 17. Igel Aug 2013 #166

The show I saw was at the Alexandria, VA Roller Rink onenote Aug 2013 #427

Humble Pie was a great band live. nt Mojorabbit Aug 2013 #401

Van Halen - Met Center - Bloomington, MN 1979 boguspotus Aug 2013 #88

I saw Steve Martin at the Civic Center - St. Paul, MN in 1978: boguspotus Aug 2013 #99

Women and Children First didn't come out till Politicalboi Aug 2013 #206

Yeah, the memories are getting old - it must have been the 2nd album. boguspotus Aug 2013 #279

Gerry/Pacemakers, DC5, Cilla Black in 1964 at a small cinema near the air base where we lived in the msongs Aug 2013 #91

Springsteen dipsydoodle Aug 2013 #92

Jimi Hendrix Warren DeMontague Aug 2013 #95

Tom Jones, 1970. I was 7 years old. Jenoch Aug 2013 #96

Did your 7 year old eyes see sufrommich Aug 2013 #100

Queen and I was 14. zappaman Aug 2013 #98

This message was self-deleted by its author LumosMaxima Aug 2013 #101

Jerry Lee Lewis, 1959 Ron Green Aug 2013 #102

Santana, Cold Blood and somebody else I can't remember. Le Taz Hot Aug 2013 #103

Could have been Tower of Power or Ike and Tina... Melinda Aug 2013 #150

No, I would have known Tina Turner Le Taz Hot Aug 2013 #262

ever noticed how santanaish arely staircase Aug 2013 #208

1970 I believe, seem to remember it as 1969 can't be sure anymore. MuseRider Aug 2013 #104

Heart, 1977 Pool Hall Ace Aug 2013 #106

Ozzy Osbourne and Metallica - Fort Worth, TX (May 10, 1986) derby378 Aug 2013 #110

Some guy named Max Yasgur's farm TheCowsCameHome Aug 2013 #112

Woodstock ? Awesome, dude nt steve2470 Aug 2013 #117

Jefferson Starship with Grace. 15 nt rainy Aug 2013 #113

Yes ( the band ) in 1978, age 14 n/t PasadenaTrudy Aug 2013 #114

poco 1968 n/t lordsummerisle Aug 2013 #115

R.E.M. Aerows Aug 2013 #116

saw them on the Monster tour arely staircase Aug 2013 #417

Never gone to a rock concert and likely never will... whistler162 Aug 2013 #118

Cyndi Lauper, Pittsburgh Civic Arena, 1984 (I was 12) anneboleyn Aug 2013 #119

I saw the Cure on the Disintegration tour too - in Dallas arely staircase Aug 2013 #121

I was like that too about Duran. I relistened to Rio circa '92 and it BLEW MY MIND anneboleyn Aug 2013 #438

Foreigner Texasgal Aug 2013 #120

never saw them but Juke Box Hero arely staircase Aug 2013 #143

Yeah, that was the big song! Texasgal Aug 2013 #155

Oh this is too funny! ananda Aug 2013 #122

really cool post arely staircase Aug 2013 #127

great post, thanks ! nt steve2470 Aug 2013 #130

This is going to be embarassing boston bean Aug 2013 #123

nothing embarrasing there arely staircase Aug 2013 #147

I saw him twice on the Serious Moonlight tour. gvstn Aug 2013 #313

Remember Live Aid? arely staircase Aug 2013 #314

I love Bryan Ferry. gvstn Aug 2013 #396

I watched every second of Live Aid anneboleyn Aug 2013 #456

My Morning Jacket had John Oates with them at RED ROCKS. DevonRex Aug 2013 #198

THERE IS NOTHING EMBARRASSING ABOUT HALL & OATES!!! Violet_Crumble Aug 2013 #334

I saw Bowie (Sound and Vision tour) and he was A GOD. anneboleyn Aug 2013 #454

The Police when I was a college freshman and the group was largely unknown. Cool and the Gang bluestate10 Aug 2013 #124

Grateful Dead at 16 KittyWampus Aug 2013 #126

Theoretically, two concerts in 1964 - don't know which was first Lithos Aug 2013 #128

I saw the Kinks in 1973 Le Taz Hot Aug 2013 #267

LOL - that concert was supposed to be one of their wilder ones Lithos Aug 2013 #286

It was the most insane concert I've ever been to. Le Taz Hot Aug 2013 #296

Murray the K, Brooklyn Academy of Music, Isley Brothers, Del Shannon, Gary US Bonds, Drifters... immoderate Aug 2013 #132

The Isley Brothers...awesome... Tikki Aug 2013 #408

I'm guessing before that. '60 or '61 maybe. immoderate Aug 2013 #414

I love "Runaway" -- first "keyboard solo" in rock. Del Shannon had talent. anneboleyn Aug 2013 #458

Do the "Lettermen" count as rock and roll? aka-chmeee Aug 2013 #133

close enough nt arely staircase Aug 2013 #141

Paul Revere and the Raiders and Yhe Turtles 2/15/66 stuckinodi Aug 2013 #134

a friend once asked me arely staircase Aug 2013 #137

LOL... Tikki Aug 2013 #168

might as well have been arely staircase Aug 2013 #169

Paul Revere and the Raiders were like our local band when I was a kid... Tikki Aug 2013 #156

They were part of my very first rock concert! classof56 Aug 2013 #207

You are a grand Cousin...kids remember that kind of thing forever... Tikki Aug 2013 #218

We took our 14- and 16-year-old daughters and two of their friends to Memphis in 1976 to get indepat Aug 2013 #140

Classified. Rex Aug 2013 #142

No it is not. DevonRex Aug 2013 #216

Okay but it was all a blur. Rex Aug 2013 #217

I will never tell anyone who was over 30 at the time. DevonRex Aug 2013 #219

Ozzy was permited back into the Alamo er Alamodome Rex Aug 2013 #227

So yours was TX too. i still love him. DevonRex Aug 2013 #270

This message was self-deleted by its author steve2470 Aug 2013 #145

Rolling Stones/Stevie Wonder at the Chicago Amphitheatre, 1970, 12 years old. wtmusic Aug 2013 #146

Bowie Tree-Hugger Aug 2013 #148

love bowie arely staircase Aug 2013 #149

I saw Bowie in the late 90s when NIN opened for him. Just Saying Aug 2013 #353

This message was self-deleted by its author Just Saying Aug 2013 #355

I saw that one! Tree-Hugger Aug 2013 #394

He has great shows Tree-Hugger Aug 2013 #395

Sammy Hagar 13 loyalsister Aug 2013 #152

I saw the Hagar version of VH arely staircase Aug 2013 #158

I saw the Sammy Hagar Van Halen that year too loyalsister Aug 2013 #172

no argument here arely staircase Aug 2013 #175

I wasn't thinking about it at the time loyalsister Aug 2013 #177

yeah he jumped the shark. nt arely staircase Aug 2013 #188

I can't drive 55!!!!!! Texasgal Aug 2013 #159

That's the one loyalsister Aug 2013 #171

Foreigner, Mississippi Coast Coliseum 1984/5 CANDO Aug 2013 #157

Blue Cheer - 1968 - Ag Hall, Allentown PA OutNow Aug 2013 #162

Not to nitpick,but you probably saw The Faces sufrommich Aug 2013 #173

You are correct - the Faces OutNow Aug 2013 #365

Allen or Dieruff? CANDO Aug 2013 #213

William Allen OutNow Aug 2013 #362

Phish 12-11-97 nt Earth_First Aug 2013 #163

of your Greatful Deadesqe bands arely staircase Aug 2013 #167

Panic is a good time... Earth_First Aug 2013 #196

Queen/ Billy Squier flying rabbit Aug 2013 #165

Billy Squier! arely staircase Aug 2013 #185

He was pretty hot on the airwaves when I saw him flying rabbit Aug 2013 #240

OMG WATERS and BILLY SQUIER? I am a squealing fangirl right now but this is making me crazy. anneboleyn Aug 2013 #455

rolling stones with stevie wonder as opening act (early 1970s) n/t orleans Aug 2013 #170

Janis Joplin (Jefferson Airplane) @ Red Rocks Amphitheater. Egalitarian Thug Aug 2013 #178

awesome arely staircase Aug 2013 #199

It was. Even at that age, and despite the fact that she polished off a whole bottle of something Egalitarian Thug Aug 2013 #232

She was a fellow East Texan and f'ng brilliant nt arely staircase Aug 2013 #235

Cool folks !! orpupilofnature57 Aug 2013 #234

Real Hippies. It was a great time to come to consciousness. Egalitarian Thug Aug 2013 #237

Herman's Hermits and THE WHO... Bennyboy Aug 2013 #180

I saw the Who right after they put out ' Who's Next ' orpupilofnature57 Aug 2013 #236

Ike & Tina Turner, Denver, late '60's, about 20yeare old 1-Old-Man Aug 2013 #181

Rush - 1981 - 12 yrs aikoaiko Aug 2013 #183

I remember seeing the Band, but my memory doesn't go back to the time and place. PDJane Aug 2013 #184

Unless watching Big Brother and the Holding company practice in a garage, it would have to be OffWithTheirHeads Aug 2013 #186

was your family into the rock scene back then ? nt steve2470 Aug 2013 #190

Family? No but my bestfriends dad printed most of those posters for the Fillmore, Avalon, etc. OffWithTheirHeads Aug 2013 #228

rock and roll business ! nt steve2470 Aug 2013 #229

3rd place award (maybe tied for 2nd) imho arely staircase Aug 2013 #193

My first apartment was about two block from the Fillmore West. OffWithTheirHeads Aug 2013 #197

cool arely staircase Aug 2013 #201

Yardbirds, very last with Page and Beck for a full show. DevonRex Aug 2013 #189

I saw the Yardbirds in November 1966 as part of a Dick Clark Caravan of Stars tour! MotherPetrie Aug 2013 #221

Yes!!! DevonRex Aug 2013 #278

Gary Lewis & The Playboys who? (g) MotherPetrie Aug 2013 #421

Have I got videos for you! DevonRex Aug 2013 #424

Oh yeah... very familiar with them. They were OK. But my heart belonged to the long-haired groups! MotherPetrie Aug 2013 #437

Mine, too. :-) DevonRex Aug 2013 #440

rent the DVD 'Blow Up' markiv Aug 2013 #320

Very cool! Keith Relf (RIP sniff) and Paul S-S were wearing shirts similar to that when I saw the MotherPetrie Aug 2013 #420

very interesting movie, and stylish markiv Aug 2013 #464

Rolling Stones Miss you July of 1977 Politicalboi Aug 2013 #191

You have to have the year wrong there. Miss You was about '80 or '81 brewens Aug 2013 #281

Muir Beach - ruffburr Aug 2013 #192

The Edgar Winter Group with Foghat, I think the Houston Coliseum. Hun Joro Aug 2013 #194

more fellow East Texans arely staircase Aug 2013 #249

Three Dog Night, 1971 13yrs old, Saratoga Performing Art Center. orpupilofnature57 Aug 2013 #195

Aerosmith at Madison Square Garden and I was 16. lady lib Aug 2013 #200

REO Speedwagon burnodo Aug 2013 #204

ah, you gave in. cool arely staircase Aug 2013 #220

They lost popularity but still do live shows burnodo Aug 2013 #225

"Time for me to Fly" is a great song. anneboleyn Aug 2013 #462

Sonny and Cher age 15- Milwaukee Arena charmay Aug 2013 #210

Peter Frampton - Sometime late '76 - MSG Ohio Joe Aug 2013 #214

Maybe "The Byrds" circa 1970-71. moondust Aug 2013 #215

Allman Brothers at Blossom Music Center... awoke_in_2003 Aug 2013 #224

Apr.1966, the Gene Pitney Show also featuring Chad & Jeremy, the McCoys, Norma Tanega, B. J. Thomas, MotherPetrie Aug 2013 #226

Gene Pitney...amazing..one of my favorites... Tikki Aug 2013 #254

I really liked some of Gene Pitney's songs, but in all honesty.... MotherPetrie Aug 2013 #422

My first concert was the Rolling Stones at Arrowhead stadium octoberlib Aug 2013 #238

Freddie and the Dreamers (1964) Rosa Luxemburg Aug 2013 #239

elton john shanti Aug 2013 #241

Nazareth - Aerosmith - 1977 liberal N proud Aug 2013 #243

Radiohead at the age of 20 jasond54231 Aug 2013 #244

whiper snapper arely staircase Aug 2013 #247

Styx, Madison WI 1978 or 1979....16 years old. yourout Aug 2013 #245

Does Big Joe Turner count? Pyrzqxgl Aug 2013 #246

great post, thanks ! nt steve2470 Aug 2013 #248

YES, YES and YES... Tikki Aug 2013 #263

Ike and Tina Turner, sometime in college in the 70's. n/t pnwmom Aug 2013 #250

rock on pnwmom arely staircase Aug 2013 #257

Mickey Gilley backwoodsbob Aug 2013 #253

although I never saw him arely staircase Aug 2013 #256

I used to live in Pasadena 1962-1966 Blue_In_AK Aug 2013 #260

Eons ago, Blue_In_AK Aug 2013 #255

hey there homie! Manifestor_of_Light Aug 2013 #383

I love questions like this... pizzadave Aug 2013 #258

I saw Molly Hatchet at Astroworld in 81 arely staircase Aug 2013 #264

Frank Zappa !! janlyn Aug 2013 #259

I didn't discover Zappa till around 86 so I never got to see any of his shows at the Celebrity sweetloukillbot Aug 2013 #297

Def Leppard, Dec. 31 1992. American leg of the Adrenalize tour. Viva_La_Revolution Aug 2013 #261

Age 11 -- wow. Did you go with friends? I'm guessing you didn't go with parents. pnwmom Aug 2013 #265

My first concert was Loverboy Peaceplace80 Aug 2013 #268

In '84 I hade a date with a girl that loved those guys and I didn't tell her that was where we were brewens Aug 2013 #295

Linda Ronhstant and Neal Young back in 1970... WCGreen Aug 2013 #271

The US Festival in '83. I was 13. Codeine Aug 2013 #273

The James Gang, 1975 (74?), Walla Walla, Washington mick063 Aug 2013 #275

the last morrisey i kept up with was arely staircase Aug 2013 #344

That's one of his best solo pieces. Codeine Aug 2013 #386

Black Oak Arkansas at 14 years old. Some of you may laugh if you only know "Jim Dandy To The Rescue brewens Aug 2013 #274

That was the golden era of Southern Rock Teamster Jeff Aug 2013 #280

Yeah. I saw the CDB, Tucker Boys and several others but not Skynard. n/t brewens Aug 2013 #285

I saw Black Oak Arkansas in Yakima Washington in the late 70's. mick063 Aug 2013 #282

Train Train arely staircase Aug 2013 #283

That's Blackfoot. Rickey Medlocke was the brains of that outfit. His grandpa "Shorty" wrote brewens Aug 2013 #289

my bad arely staircase Aug 2013 #290

Genesis - 1982. I was 11. sweetloukillbot Aug 2013 #284

I tell everyone it was Black Sabbath Mob Rules tour... Iggo Aug 2013 #287

Awesome! sweetloukillbot Aug 2013 #294

I can't say I blame you there! I loved Styx in the 70's up until they screwed us, twice! brewens Aug 2013 #299

college-age, fleetwood mac before they got famous. small stage you could just walk up to. HiPointDem Aug 2013 #292

I know a couple guys that swear the real early stuff was the best. I can't really say. brewens Aug 2013 #301

some of it was great, imo. future games, bare trees, heroes are hard to find, penguin = HiPointDem Aug 2013 #304

Atlanta Pop Festival NOLALady Aug 2013 #302

Is was great at the Atlanta Pop Festival OutNow Aug 2013 #366

Hey! NOLALady Aug 2013 #436

This, I was twenty Fumesucker Aug 2013 #303

damn. Mountain and the Chambers Brothers... together. nashville_brook Aug 2013 #308

you fucking rock arely staircase Aug 2013 #321

Fumesucker Aug 2013 #336

This song becomes ever more meaningful every year, a nicely done live version Fumesucker Aug 2013 #389

Radiators 92 Skink Aug 2013 #305

1974 - Zappa/Mothers DBoon Aug 2013 #306

KISS, the Crazy Nights tour. 1987, I think. flvegan Aug 2013 #307

Run DMC and Beastie Boys in 1986 - 8y.o. taught_me_patience Aug 2013 #309

my God arely staircase Aug 2013 #315

The Beatles, Shea Stadium, 1966. I was 13. cspanlovr Aug 2013 #310

Kenny Loggins 1985, Billings, MT neverforget Aug 2013 #311

first with no parents d_r Aug 2013 #312

Fleetwod Mac 1977 at the LA Forum demwing Aug 2013 #316

Aerosmith w/Golden Earring at Madison Square Garden 1977 SomethingFishy Aug 2013 #322

I applaud you for saying "they sucked". They probably did around that time and brewens Aug 2013 #341

Golden Earring was decent. I really didn't know any of their songs SomethingFishy Aug 2013 #342

Zappa 1981 Purplehazed Aug 2013 #323

The Doors in 1967.......... Capt.Rocky300 Aug 2013 #324

lmao hell of an anecdote, love it steve2470 Aug 2013 #326

Didn't even try to talk to him........... Capt.Rocky300 Aug 2013 #332

I do understand, just curious :) nt steve2470 Aug 2013 #346

I think the faculty staff were......... Capt.Rocky300 Aug 2013 #347

agreed and the staff got the deal of the century ! The Doors at a high school ? Wow steve2470 Aug 2013 #418

bad ass nt arely staircase Aug 2013 #328

Thompson Twins, Tour of Future Days 1985 Starry Messenger Aug 2013 #325

Jethro Tull notadmblnd Aug 2013 #327

Def Leppard, 1983. I was fifteenish. Common Sense Party Aug 2013 #329

Creedence Clearwater Revival Spirochete Aug 2013 #330

The Beatles, Metropolitan Stadium, Minneapolis, MN August 21, 1965 dflprincess Aug 2013 #331

Never been $$$$$ nt Deep13 Aug 2013 #335

I did a drive by at Woodstock...wanted to stay. Historic NY Aug 2013 #337

Frank Zappa on my 18th Birthday jimlup Aug 2013 #339

Blue Oyster Cult in '73 and I was 16 ornotna Aug 2013 #340

I went to a community center "punk" show or two in high school (circa '00/'01). Kids my age playing. nomorenomore08 Aug 2013 #343

Bob Seger June 30th 1978 Miami. William769 Aug 2013 #345

Beatles, Detroit, Sept, 1964 Little_Wing Aug 2013 #348

The Jiants. 1959 Chipper Chat Aug 2013 #350

Nice...Regional bands made Rock & Roll... Tikki Aug 2013 #356

Pink Floyd, December of '87 in Oakland stopwastingmymoney Aug 2013 #351

No Waters? Was Waters out by '87? anneboleyn Aug 2013 #461

No stopwastingmymoney Aug 2013 #470

OMG. it was at the brooklyn paramount theater. DesertFlower Aug 2013 #352

I'd love to hear the names of some artists, please :) nt steve2470 Aug 2013 #357

OMG. it was so long ago. DesertFlower Aug 2013 #411

very very cool, thanks for that ! :) nt steve2470 Aug 2013 #415

Alice Cooper 44 years ago. nt Mojorabbit Aug 2013 #354

Live Just Saying Aug 2013 #358

The Beatles, Dodger Stadium, August 28, 1966 pinboy3niner Aug 2013 #359

1968, The Boston Tea Party Warpy Aug 2013 #370

Ozzfest- was 16 or 17. Fearless Aug 2013 #372

The Rolling Stones, 1965, Jacksonville Colliseum - 17 y/o Stardust Aug 2013 #376

Beatles, Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto August 17 1966 NBachers Aug 2013 #378

Squeeeeeee!!!!!!!! MrMickeysMom Aug 2013 #430

Were you the one we kept yelling at to stop screaming so we could hear the music? NBachers Aug 2013 #439

Uh-uh, now... you can't do that... MrMickeysMom Aug 2013 #474

Terry Knight and the Pack OilemFirchen Aug 2013 #380

First and ONLY... Little Anthony & The Imperials (Miami)..He introduced a very young SoCalDem Aug 2013 #382

Santana and It's A Beautiful Day leftyladyfrommo Aug 2013 #384

Steely Dan and the Doobie bros. DiverDave Aug 2013 #385

Emerson Lake & Palmer in August of 1974 I was 17 years old. ArnoldLayne Aug 2013 #387

Yes - "in the round", Olympia Stadium, Detroit, about 1977, making me 16 or so. corkhead Aug 2013 #388

This message was self-deleted by its author bigtree Aug 2013 #390

David Lee Roth and Poison mattclearing Aug 2013 #391

Godsmack feat. Staind, Cold ans Systematic. April 12, 2001 xoom Aug 2013 #393

Heart and Micheal Stanley Band. we can do it Aug 2013 #397

Yardbirds G_j Aug 2013 #398

Peter, Paul... onyourleft Aug 2013 #399

R & B Shows at the Dallas Sportatorium in 1955, 56,57 dem in texas Aug 2013 #402

Wasn't "rock", but it was The Man Loge23 Aug 2013 #403

The Doors - August 1966 WyLoochka Aug 2013 #404

this really is a wonderful and enlightening thread, thanks for starting it ! steve2470 Aug 2013 #407

Weird Al Yankovic at the Orange County Fair, I was 15 Initech Aug 2013 #409

Vanilla Ice at the Puyallup Fair in 1991. wickerwoman Aug 2013 #410

LOL. arely staircase Aug 2013 #419

Cyndi Lauper, Pittsburgh Civic Arena, 1984 (I was 12) anneboleyn Aug 2013 #413

kick nt steve2470 Aug 2013 #423

Led Zeppelin 17 years old. nt hack89 Aug 2013 #425

I was in 7th grade. Saw Herman's Hermits at the LibDemAlways Aug 2013 #426

Royal Albert Hall, London 1970 Boudica the Lyoness Aug 2013 #428

Herman's Hermits... circa 1968, St. Petersburg, FL MrMickeysMom Aug 2013 #429

Iron Maiden, 7/1981, Swing Autotorium in San Bernadino, CA with Paul Di'Anno on vocals. n/t pitbullgirl1965 Aug 2013 #431

Grateful Dead, but only to make a purchase in the parking lot! David__77 Aug 2013 #433

June 12th 1976. Hobo Aug 2013 #434

Aerosmith in Columbus, OH (1990)--I Was 18 ChoppinBroccoli Aug 2013 #442

Aerosmith in '77 Go Vols Aug 2013 #443

My dad saw the Beach Boys in the early 60s in SoCal; my mom--the Stones and Joan Baez anneboleyn Aug 2013 #444

LOL...mine was KISS MSG 1977! maddezmom Aug 2013 #445

First Rock Concert Moral Compass Aug 2013 #446

Please, don't turn GD in the LOUNGE, thank you! usGovOwesUs3Trillion Aug 2013 #449

Why not just ignore threads you aren't interested in ? sufrommich Aug 2013 #459

Why not take advantage of the existing categories? usGovOwesUs3Trillion Aug 2013 #463

for your perusal, Skinner's words from the Hosts forum: steve2470 Aug 2013 #460

OK. But pop-cultural type threads easily get lots of attention, the main flair & fare of the M$M usGovOwesUs3Trillion Aug 2013 #465

Please don't turn GD into Meta. Iggo Aug 2013 #473

14 yrs. old went to see YES SugarShack Aug 2013 #453

It's interesting to me that no one has mentioned Elvis yet steve2470 Aug 2013 #466

Elton John December 1974 Philadelphia spectrum. I was 15 Beaverhausen Aug 2013 #468

Rolling Stones, 1965 , McCormick Place in Chicago world wide wally Aug 2013 #469

last kick nt steve2470 Aug 2013 #471

Jethro Tull. 17 years old. Kiel Auditorium, St. Louis, MO, USA on May 5, 1972. DCBob Aug 2013 #475

Elton John customerserviceguy Aug 2013 #476