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30. First concert ever was Andy Williams. He was at the Iowa State Fair and my sister didn't want to go alone.

Fri Sep 19, 2025, 01:25 PM

Sep 2025

I was probably about 12. His TV show was going color that fall and he previewed several matching sweater/slacks outfits.

First rock concert was Sha Na Na.

My first date with my future wife was an Alice Cooper concert. (I’m a romantic devil!)

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What was the first concert you ever attended? Mine was James Taylor. What about you? [View all] debm55 Sep 2025 OP

Mine was- FalloutShelter Sep 2025 #1

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Bachman Turner Overdrive with Styx opening... wcmagumba Sep 2025 #2

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I remember I took my girlfriend who was the daughter of a conservative small town minister, dad was not happy... wcmagumba Sep 2025 #10

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My Funny BTO Tale ProfessorGAC Sep 2025 #73

Something with the Minnesota Orchestra (then called the Minneapolis Symphony). Ocelot II Sep 2025 #3

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Well, if you only go to one rock concert.... viva la Sep 2025 #127

Maybe Humble Pie? Either that, or Hot Tuna with David Bromberg opening the show. LuckyCharms Sep 2025 #5

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Hot Tuna plus Bromberg perfessor Sep 2025 #33

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Richie Havens displacedvermoter Sep 2025 #9

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You lucky.... person! (n/t) OldBaldy1701E Sep 2025 #100

Van Halen March 1979 $6 ticket Caldwell Idaho chicoescuela Sep 2025 #11

Thank you very much, chicoescuela. Wow. 6 dollars for a ticket. Those days are gone.. debm55 Sep 2025 #15

AC/DC dlilafae Sep 2025 #13

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I saw that tour in Oakland, night show. Edgar Winter played as well. 58Sunliner Sep 2025 #114

Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young. boonecreek Sep 2025 #16

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Jimi Hendrix mobeau69 Sep 2025 #19

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The Kinks subterranean Sep 2025 #20

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John Denver--Red Rocks Amphitheater hlthe2b Sep 2025 #23

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Before my cousin studying at the Uni of Denver took me up into The Rockies by Motorcycle(!), we stopped at Red Rocks.. electric_blue68 Sep 2025 #86

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The Cowsills Fiendish Thingy Sep 2025 #24

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My parents took me Fiendish Thingy Sep 2025 #29

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Saw Zappa /Tom Waits at Circle Star in 1975 but not first concert ever. PufPuf23 Sep 2025 #64

We called it little Vegas. Odd choice for Frank. 58Sunliner Sep 2025 #115

Herman's Hermits. I was 10. MIButterfly Sep 2025 #25

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The second time I took her to see Julio Iglesias, MIButterfly Sep 2025 #55

Aerosmith catbyte Sep 2025 #26

Aerosmith for me, too! WestMichRad Sep 2025 #32

Yep. Actually, it was called Grand Valley State Colleges because there were catbyte Sep 2025 #44

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Well, clearly,... WestMichRad Sep 2025 #66

Aerosmith too with Golden Earring (1978?) Richmond Coliseum underpants Sep 2025 #142

The one we went to was wild too. debm55 Sep 2025 #145

First concert ever was Andy Williams. He was at the Iowa State Fair and my sister didn't want to go alone. rsdsharp Sep 2025 #30

Thank you very much,rsdsharp. I remember watching Andy on his show. Very mellow voice. debm55 Sep 2025 #146

Journey! Dulcinea Sep 2025 #31

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The Doors. pandr32 Sep 2025 #34

Motorhead! johnp3907 Sep 2025 #35

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Saw them at a piano drop ballardgirl Sep 2025 #99

Tower of Power, Flying Burrito Bros, and REO Speedwagon calguy Sep 2025 #39

The Beach Boys 1966 at Greenville, South Carolina Memorial Auditorium. BamaRefugee Sep 2025 #40

Byrds 1971 in Atlanta. Silent Type Sep 2025 #41

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Black Oak Arkansas - 1975 in Springfield, Missouri. House of Roberts Sep 2025 #42

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I was sitting behind you at that James Taylor concert, deb! True Dough Sep 2025 #43

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Ravi Shankar! buzzycrumbhunger Sep 2025 #45

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Beatles, 1964, Milwaukee. ariadne0614 Sep 2025 #52

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It was an amazing time. ariadne0614 Sep 2025 #96

The Beatles, 1965 in Las Vegas. flor-de-jasmim Sep 2025 #54

Joan Baez in Berkley Tiny Tabby Sep 2025 #56

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Wow, in Honolulu! ... electric_blue68 Sep 2025 #89

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Stevie Nicks with Sheryl Crow. JBTaurus83 Sep 2025 #60

The Isley Brothers. LoisB Sep 2025 #61

The Ventures in the summer of 1964 at Glens Falls, NY high school. patphil Sep 2025 #62

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A christian Bob Dylan in the early 1980s. applegrove Sep 2025 #63

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The Doors at Winterland in San Francisco late 67 or early 68. PufPuf23 Sep 2025 #65

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Grand Funk Railroad ProfessorGAC Sep 2025 #67

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Odetta in a restaurant lounge, Boulder, Colorado, 1968. Harker Sep 2025 #72

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Eric Burden The Animals. Opener - Mitch Ryder and The Detroit Wheels in '65. electric_blue68 Sep 2025 #88

I don't remember. My mom worked in radio, knew a lot of artists, and got free tickets. hunter Sep 2025 #90

Leon Russell 1973 n/t TexasBushwhacker Sep 2025 #91

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mine. justaprogressive Sep 2025 #93

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Emerson Lake and Palmer August 1974 in Pittsburgh Pa. ArnoldLayne Sep 2025 #95

Oh, I lived in Pittsburgh at the time, Would have really liked to have seen them. Was at Penn State in 1974. Thank you, debm55 Sep 2025 #140

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The Eagles. OldBaldy1701E Sep 2025 #101

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My junior high orchestra Bmoboy Sep 2025 #102

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Styx, and Sugarloaf opening Bayard Sep 2025 #103

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Trini Lopez. I was 14 & I took my 18 yr old sis, who loved him, as her birthday present. tblue37 Sep 2025 #109

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Elton John at the Pontiac Silverdome MichMan Sep 2025 #110

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Henry Mancini 1967 Mankato State Gymnasium zeusdogmom Sep 2025 #112

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Paul McCartney and Wings, BTO. 58Sunliner Sep 2025 #113

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Bruce Springsteen, Three Rivers Stadium in Pittsburgh, 1985 Wiz Imp Sep 2025 #116

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