What was the first Rock Concert/Festival you ever went too?

My first concert was Uriah Heep,supported by Atomic Rooster offshoot, Bullet. 1971. i was 16.

At the City Hall Newcastle upon Tyne.

Fab night.

My first festival was Buxton 1972.

It may have been very cold but i loved it.

http://www.ukrockfestivals.com/buxton-72.html

What were your first gigs?

 

First show I saw was Kiss when they were doing the psycho circus tour. I was 8 years old at the time, and not one person could tell me back then KISS sucked ass. I remember being entirely satisfied afterwards.

 

Alman Brothers Band-New Haven Coliseum 1974 & 1975

Jethro Tull-Colt Park Hartford CT Aug 1976
Jeff Beck/Jan Hammer-Pinecrest Country Club Shelton, CT Aug 1976

 

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First concert was Crosby, Stills and Nash in like 90 or 91. I don't even remember it, I was pretty young.

First festival was ozzfest in 2003

Best concert was Rage Against the Machine in 1999.

 

Journey, Queensryche, Steve Nicks, Kenny Rogers, The Grateful Dead, ... Id have to look up the rest..

 

rolling stones, voodoo lounge, 1995

 

Rick Wakeman at Winterland.

 

Voodoo Experience in NOLA. I waited in the sun for 11 hours to see Nine Inch Nails from the front row. Worth every minute of it.
:2thumbsup:

 

Alice Cooper "Billion Dollar Babies" with Flo & Eddie on May 11, 1973 at the Forum in Inglewood CA USA.

I have kept most of my concert ticket stubs; and dug that one out of the little box I keep them in. The odd thing is, the ticket clearly shows May 11; but when I look up Alice Cooper's concert history, several sites show a May 10 show at that location; but no shows on May 11. Not sure the deal on that...

Price of admission $4.50 hehe

 

First show ever? Korn/Staind in 99 lols

Best show ever? Tool 07

Lamest show ever? Creed/Days of the New (ex-boyfriend's decision)

Every band I've ever seen?

Damage plan
Drowning Pool
Cradle of Filth
Mastodon
Killswitch Engage
Cattle Decapitation
Behemoth
KMFDM
Bile
Dope
Twisted Method
311
Alien Ant Farm
Trans Am
Burning Brides
Deftones
Baroness
Infected Mushroom
Ill Nino
Mushroomhead
Type O Negative
Lacuna Coil
Genitortures
The Birthday Massacre
Mudvayne
Taproot
A Perfect Circle
Incubus
Mushuggah
Gwar
Fuel
Three Doors Down
Oleander
Unearth
Flaw
Dropbox
Atomship
Shadows Fall
Sworn Enemy
Chimera
Hoobastank
Suffocation
Pitbull Daycare
Finger Eleven

Damn I was diggin deep. I know I am missing a bunch but this is a list over a 12 year span and lotsa alcohol and drugs were involved.

 

First show was in 7th or 8th grade. It was some local bands. Amadan, Blackout Radio, and an acoustic set from the singer of My Life in Black and White. I remember going up and talking to some of the guys who played after the show and shaking their hands, then getting a free shirt from the bassist of Blackout Radio. That was fucking inspiring shit.

First big show was Thursday, Bring Me The Horizon, Pierce The Veil, Four Year Strong, and Cancer Bats. Pretty much a scene/emo show, but I was going for Thursday who kick ass. I moshed for the first time at that one!

First festival was Warped Tour '09. It was fun but my girlfriend at the time had some fucking issues and was kind of a downer.

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The first rock concert I went to was 3 Dog Night.

 

Uriah Heep and Blue Oyster Cult - mid 1970's

 

Rush 2112 at the Starwood theater in Hollywood California March of 1976.

 

it was either the band "moist"...or "i mother earth"...i dont really remember lol

it was early nineties and I was hired to chaperone some younger relatives

first "festival" type outdoor concert was Allanah Myles lol...my concert music life sucks monkey sack

 

Neil Diamond back in the 80's

 

Elton John (Goodbye Yellow Brick Road tour)
Oct. 9th, 1974, San Diego Sports arena

first "festival" type show
was at Anaheim Stadium, ca.
Summer of '76 (?)
in order of appearance
Gary Wright (one hit wonder Dreamweaver)
Gentle Giant (when they took the stage everyone was like "Who Da Fuck are these guys?" when the left they got a standing ovation. )
Peter Frampton
and finally
Yes

'Twas an awesome show.
One memory that stands out was waiting in line out in the parking lot and some guy high as kite was walking up and down the line with a gallon of Orange juice.
He was shouting;
"Alcohol, cannabinol, LSD, PCP, add a little, take a little!"
so brave fools would take a slug off the jug then they had to put something in.
Saw two guys take a drink, one added Southern Comfort, the other a few hits of acid.
I wasn't that brave.

 

I love Gentle Giant, I have their first 3 albums on vinyl. Intense King Crimson like Prog with Beach boys harmonies and Frank Zappa Horn lines. They're bloody brilliant! You're so very lucky to have seen them live, they didn't play a lot in the states in the early years.

I think that show at Anaheim Stadium was called Summer Jam?