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Music First and most memorable gigs.
| My first live show was Kiss in 1977, the next one was Boston in 1978 | |
| My first live show was Kiss in 1977, the next one was Boston in 1978 | |
| My first great concert was Fleetwood Mac in LA, also Elton John Dodger Staduim, Suppertramp, Chicago, Lynard Skynard, and Allmon Brothers | |
| My first rock show was Korn. My most memorable concert was Metallica in Sacto on 3/10/04. | |
| My most memorable show was my first. 1989, Metallica on the damaged justice tour at the Concord Pavallion, front row seats. I was so close I could have pulled the cord out of James Hetfield's guitar. Truly an amazing show! | |
| my first concert was a band called SAGA back in the 70's... my most memorable and best concert ever Pink Floyd 1987 at Reunion Arena and then in 1988 at Texas Stadium... | |
| My first concert, which I was about 5 or 6 years old, was James Brown at the Orlando Sports Stadium (a big aluminum siding warehouse with wooden bleachers) in the early 70's. The only thing I remember about it was that his background singers wore white afro wigs (a co-worker who is 20 years older than me and attended the show remembered this as well), what I wore to the show (red, white & blue plaid jacket, white dress shirt and blue pants) and how bad my right arm hurt because I'd gotten an immunization shot at my doctor's office that morning. My most memorable concert was Prince at the St. Pete Times Forum in Tampa during his Musicology Tour in 2004. The crowd rocking in unison to the thunderous, stadium shaking beat being laid down by drummer John Blackwell and ladies from the audience doing some dirty dancing on stage during "D.M.S.R." was/is testament that Prince, for such a tiny guy, makes the biggest noise in rock. His performance was in the round (stage placed at the center of the venue), and he and his band (except for Mr. Blackwell) were constantly in motion covering all four sides of the stage. To reach the stage, the band had to walk through one of the floor seats aisle, while Prince was rolled out (concealed inside of a trunk) along the same aisle. He appeared on stage rising from a trap door. My all-time favorite concert thus far. | |
| The first "rock" concert I saw was Seals & Crofts at the Georgia Tech Arena, circa 1974. The first REAL rock concert I saw was Kiss at the Omni in Atlanta, December 1975. The opening acts were guitarist Leslie West of Mountain (solo) and some young upstart band from Chicago we'd never heard of called Styx. I've seen many, many concerts since then ---everything from massive stadium spectacles to intimate club dates--- mostly in the south but also in places as far flung as Baltimore, Boston and New York. One that still sticks in my mind to this day was Bobby & The Midnites, a side project for Bob Weir of the Grateful Dead, at the Agora Ballroom in Atlanta, 6/6/82. Weir and Bobby Cochran (Eddie's nephew) were on guitar, Dave Garland on keyboards, Alphonso Johnson on bass and the great Billy Cobham on drums. It was a relatively small room, the crowd was in a frenzy and the band was on fire. They finished the show, did an encore, then left the building... but the audience wasn't satiated yet. They chanted for more, and the folks down front were tugging at the giant video screen that had been lowered over the stage, threatening to tear it down. Finally the band came back inside and banged out a ragged cover of "Satisfaction" by the Stones. Cobham played drums with one hand while drinking a beer with the other, a big grin on his face. It was the most electrified atmosphere of any show I've attended... a real "rock and roll" experience! | |
| Rolling Stones was the headliner, opening band was the Lady Bugs, next The Byrds then the Rolling Stones came in the stadium in an armored car and jumped on stage. The finished with "Last Time" before fans rushed the stage and they left in the armored car. This was in Fresno,Ca Radcliff Stadium circa 1964. I was 12 year old. It was very cool. | |
| Funny you mention Styx. I grew up in the same part of Chicago and know them personally. I just recently saw them and hung out for a while on their recent trip to Tampa. Another memorable gig I would say is the Eagles. Saw them in the 70s, then in 94, and again in 2008. They put on one of the best shows you will ever see. | |
| 1st concert was, Cat Mother & the All-Night Newsboys, produced by the headliner, followed by, as they were introduced, CTA - Chicago Transit Authority, who later dropped Transit Authority from their name, and the headliner was the Jimi Hendrix Experience at the LA Forum on 4/26/1969. At 14, going to our 1st concert, my best friend and I were still geeky enough to wear clip-on ties, which we soon pulled off as soon as we walked in, and saw everyone's freak flag waving high. Probably did nothing to disguise our geekiness though. Also remember the cloud around the inside of the upper seats of the Forum where we were seated, and getting high from just running up and down the stairs and breathing. This was a second-hand smoke that we really enjoyed! Besides that show, some of the most memorable shows were Van Morrison at the Troubadour, where portions of the live "It's Too Late To Stop Now" disc were recorded. The version of "Caravan" was from the show we were at. Springsteen and the "E" St. Band at the Roxy in '78 that appeared on his "Live-75/85" box set. Elvis Costello and the Attractions at the Whiskey on Sunset Strip. Frank Zappa & the Mothers along with the LA Philharmonic premiering "200 Motels" at UCLA's Pauley Pavillion, or as Frank said, "When you play music in a hall designed for basketball, you take your chances" "All right, Zubin, hit it!" Yes, these were all shows from the '70's, so whenever someone states that the music in the 70's sucked, I usually have to do a "spit-take". As a buyer for a chain of record stores, Licorice Pizza, until '86, I have many more, but these were some of the most memorable. |
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