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In reply to the discussion: what was the first rock concert you attended and how old were you? [View all]OilemFirchen
(7,288 posts)Icelandia, Dayton OH, probably mid-sixties.
And then... The Faces, Deep Purple, and Matthew's Southern Comfort at Hara Arena.
BTW, I accidentally booked this:
http://www.setlist.fm/setlist/bruce-springsteen/1976/ohio-university-memorial-auditorium-athens-oh-63d016db.html
Last-minute venue change, I happened to be in the CPB office when his agent called looking for a mid-size hall. Rushed the contract, printed up flyers, posted 'em all over town. Nobody believed it and when the show started the auditorium was nearly empty. Word traveled fast that, in fact, Springsteen was tearing it up on April Fool's Day and the subsequent rush caused considerable damage, including the entry doors knocked clean off their hinges. The best goddamned concert ever.