Soulstation1 Posted March 31, 2004 Report Posted March 31, 2004 1982/83 the cars shake it up tour. i still have the t-shirt somewhere in my closet. this was during my rock n roll stage ss1 Quote
chris olivarez Posted March 31, 2004 Report Posted March 31, 2004 Though I saw several shows before this one the Butterfield Blues Band was my first concert as far as I was concerned. They exuded an aura of Professionalism and cool which made quite an impression on me at the time. Also,they played great!!! Quote
Upright Bill Posted March 31, 2004 Report Posted March 31, 2004 It was either MC5, The Frost or Pacific Gas and Electric. All were within weeks of each other. Some band that none of my friends had every heard of was opening for PG&E, Tony Orlando and Dawn. This was during my Rock and Roll stage also I think it was 1967. Quote
chris olivarez Posted March 31, 2004 Report Posted March 31, 2004 I wonder if Tony Orlando and Dawn inhaled the herbal essence coming from that crowd? Quote
Chuck Nessa Posted March 31, 2004 Report Posted March 31, 2004 Gene Vincent and the Blue Caps at the Val-Aire Ballroom in Des Moines. Quote
Chuck Nessa Posted March 31, 2004 Report Posted March 31, 2004 what year? Don't remember (I'm old). Maybe '57. Quote
TedR Posted March 31, 2004 Report Posted March 31, 2004 The Fifth Dimension. I had a huge crush on Marilyn McCoo and loved their versions of Laura Nyro tunes. Quote
chris olivarez Posted March 31, 2004 Report Posted March 31, 2004 Laura Nyro-now there is a person I would have liked to seen in concert. Quote
Son-of-a-Weizen Posted March 31, 2004 Report Posted March 31, 2004 Steppenwolf, Gentle Giant and Peter Frampton at the Boston Garden in '73 I think it was. Quote
Pete C Posted March 31, 2004 Report Posted March 31, 2004 First concert (with older brother) - Gary Lewis & the Playboys, Steel Pier, Atlantic City, ca. 1965/66. First concert unescorted by family: Mountain, Fillmore East, 1970 FIrst Jazz Concert: Mingus & Friends, Philharmonic Hall, 1972. Quote
Rooster_Ties Posted March 31, 2004 Report Posted March 31, 2004 Shit, am I ever gonna date myself by revealing this... Julian Lennon - circa the summer of '85. (Or maybe it was '84??) Only Beatles tune he did was Daytripper, as his final encore. BUT, I followed that up shortly with Stevie Ray Vaughn in the winter of early '86. (Might have seen CSN before SRV, can't remember.) Can't remember what my first REAL jazz concert was, but I saw Sun Ra and the Arkestra in early 1991. That might have been one of the first, and certainly the first really big name I ever heard perform live. Quote
chris olivarez Posted March 31, 2004 Report Posted March 31, 2004 Hey RT we're all dating ourselves on this one. Quote
BFrank Posted March 31, 2004 Report Posted March 31, 2004 Here come the "dates": Rock - Jimi Hendrix Experience - 1968 at UC Santa Barbara's Robertson Gymnasium. Jazz - Freddie Hubbard (w/Junior Cook) & Charles Lloyd - 1971 at UCSB's Campbell Hall. Quote
brownie Posted March 31, 2004 Report Posted March 31, 2004 I'm one of the veterans around here. First real concert I attended (with my older brother) was in September 1953. The Lionel Hampton big band with Art Farmer, Clifford Brown, Jimmy Cleveland, Gigi Gryce and others. And since most of the posters mentioned pop/rock concerts, my first experience was the Beatles in 1966. Both concerts in Paris. Quote
Jazzmoose Posted March 31, 2004 Report Posted March 31, 2004 (edited) Emerson, Lake and Palmer in '73 or '74. Still the best rock concert I ever saw or heard! Edited March 31, 2004 by Jazzmoose Quote
Noj Posted March 31, 2004 Report Posted March 31, 2004 As I stated in the other thread RHCP in like '90 at the Greek. The Meat Puppets opened and gave the crowd a laugh by covering the theme song to the TV show "Charles In Charge." The lead singer said it was his favorite song. Quote
Free For All Posted March 31, 2004 Report Posted March 31, 2004 Stan Kenton in '73. Return to Forever in '75 or so (Romantic Warrior tour). The latter was the first time I was ever was around people smoking pot. I think I got a contact high at that one. And then a "date" concert later in the 70s- Styx. Quote
Spontooneous Posted March 31, 2004 Report Posted March 31, 2004 First non-classical concert: Bob Seger and Eric Carmen, Memorial Hall, Kansas City, Kan., 1976. A friend won the tickets. I enjoyed it far more than I now care to admit. First jazz show: Dizzy Gillespie, Folly Theater, KC, Mo., 1982. Quote
Uncle Skid Posted March 31, 2004 Report Posted March 31, 2004 KISS, with special guests Cheap Trick. Cobo Hall, Detroit, 1976*. (*disclaimer: I was only 10 years old at the time) Quote
PHILLYQ Posted March 31, 2004 Report Posted March 31, 2004 I had my first jazz & rock at the same concert! August 1970, Fillmore East to see Santana- the opening act was Rahsaan Roland Kirk. I was completely clueless as to what Kirk was doing, but within three years I loved what he did and went to see him at the Village Vanguard and enjoyed it immensely. Quote
Hardbopjazz Posted March 31, 2004 Report Posted March 31, 2004 Rock- Chicago 1976 Jazz- Count Basie 1980 Quote
7/4 Posted March 31, 2004 Report Posted March 31, 2004 2nd Mahavishnu, Central Park. Then a few weeks later, ZZ Top in Central Park. I'm pretty sure this was Summer '74. Quote
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