What was your first concert like?

[Alix Turner]

I went to see Weird Al's "Bad Hair Tour" and before you make fun of me.. watch this

at least now you'll have his song stuck in your head all day.
I think his satirical songs may be partially responsible for my own tendency to view popular media and maintain a critical perspective (a catchy tune does not good lyrics make)
To be honest it was a small show and I don't remember much of the performance I think partially because I temporarily lost my mind after running in to Al himself when we were picking up tickets, but I do remember my mom dragging me out to the side of the theatre at the end of the night to get a signature from the bass player.. that was pretty awesome of her.

 

[vancity_cowboy]

jefferson airplane...

they had a primitive version of a light show (at that time the leading edge) consisting of coloured oil drops in a bed of water with a light shone through from beneath, then projected onto a giant backdrop behind the band

gracey slick belted out 'white rabbit' which was at the top of the charts at that time

for a country boy from south pork fork, it was quite a performance, possibly life changing!

 

[Chef99]

It was either Emerson, Lake and Palmer , Deep Purple, or Alice Cooper... kind of a blurr.....

 

[wilde]

Billy Idol - Charmed Life Tour in the Montreal Forum

Billy had just recovered from his almost fatal motorcycle accident and he was still walking with a cane. So it was a rather pedestrian concert and to add insult to injury, no Steve Stevens - his virtuoso sidekick guitarist who left him after the previous album. I still have the official concert T-shirt. Luckily, years later I finally got to see them together at a concert in the River Rock Casino.

 

[CorriGuy]

My first was David Bowie's Serious Moonlight tour, when he was wearing the zoot suits, looking posh. I was 10 or 11 years old

 

[badbadboy]

Neil Young Harvest Tour and sat up in the rafters of the Pacific Coliseum.

Dropped a lit joint on my Jean Jacket that burnt multiple holes in it. From that aspect, it was a memorable night. :nod:

 

[PlayfulAlex]

I went to see Weird Al's "Bad Hair Tour" and before you make fun of me.. watch this ...snip...
at least now you'll have his song stuck in your head all day.
I think his satirical songs may be partially responsible for my own tendency to view popular media and maintain a critical perspective (a catchy tune does not good lyrics make)
To be honest it was a small show and I don't remember much of the performance I think partially because I temporarily lost my mind after running in to Al himself when we were picking up tickets, but I do remember my mom dragging me out to the side of the theatre at the end of the night to get a signature from the bass player.. that was pretty awesome of her.

Wow, that was awesome! Thanks for the share!

 

[*emmanuelle]

SNFU. I was 13 or 14. Somewhere on Granville Street (Stone Temple Cabaret? Can't remember)


I've always had terrible taste in music.

 

[the old maxx50]

Funny I never when to any of the concerts .. never was interested,,,

Then in 2004 a friend talk me in to seeing the Platters / Inkspots at the McPherson .. She had meet some of them on a cruse when she was younger .. may be 12 yrs earlier .. Yah it was more of guys from the 50.s and 60s i think there was one original Platter in it .. THey did a good job and i liked the small venue maybe half full ..

I am not a group y of any bands or singers ..( I do have some faves ) These days i might go to something ,with some one if she is really sexy LOL

 

[Danika]

U2.........it was amazing from every angle!!!

 

[Dgodus]

Punk shows in bars, do those count? Cant even remember their names.

First actual concert would have been either Tool or Warped Tour. Not sure which was first.

Well went to a rave in Ottawa that had De La Soul sing with the dj for an hour. Not sure if that counts either.

Dammit my memory sucks!

 

[badbadboy]

Funny I never when to any of the concerts .. never was interested,,,

Then in 2004 a friend talk me in to seeing the Platters / Inkspots at the McPherson .. She had meet some of them on a cruse when she was younger .. may be 12 yrs earlier .. Yah it was more of guys from the 50.s and 60s i think there was one original Platter in it .. THey did a good job and i liked the small venue maybe half full ..

I am not a group y of any bands or singers ..( I do have some faves ) These days i might go to something ,with some one if she is really sexy LOL

Anybody remember going to the Cave to see some of the groups like the Temptations, Harold Melvin and the Bluenotes, Tower of Power etc. ?Amazing place with a long history of great acts. I just love small venues with great acts. Lately the Orpheum has hosted a number of great acts like the "Dukes of September" (Donald Fegen, Boz Scaggs and Michael McDonald) and then Stevie Winwood

U2.........it was amazing from every angle!!!

Which tour? U2 is one of those bands that just keeps getting better when you see them live. From the two times I have seen them in BC Place and the one time in the Garage there has been a huge improvement in sound and video. U2 360 twenty rows from the stage was crazy. You could feel the music go up through the floor into your body at the same time as you heard it. Talk about a full body experience :nod:

IMHO it's Edge who is like a Mad Scientist when it comes to creating new sounds on his customized Marshall Amps.

 

[yazoo]

Luba. She used to play Ontario Place almost every year. I still love her music.

 

[mcdead]

The Tea Party at the Commadore. 20 songs over 3 hours as their opener didn't show. A good quarter has inserts. I love the Commadore, but i don't like the "scenery" around it. I was a little scared as my senses were out of whack. It was damn good concert.

 

[Walk Softly]

Pink Floyd - Momentary Lapse of Reason tour

Yeah baby!

 

[Big Dog Striker]

Earth, Wind & Fire

First Concert?? When I was a kid, my parents brought me along to a Earth, Wind & Fire Concert. The late Maurice White was awesome. :thumb:

These days their hit song " After The Love Is Gone " in the 70's could very well be the theme song of Viagra. ound:

My older sisters were nuts when it came to teen idol Shaun Cassidy during those times. Going to his concerts and watching and reading Hardy Boys. Never imagined decades later, I'll go nuts over Shaun's hot niece Katie Cassidy. lol

 

[HankQuinlan]

The Johnny Cash Show -- with the Tennessee Three, Carl Perkins, the Carter Family, and the Statler Brothers. London Western Fairgrounds, with my parents....

 

[rexxx]

Ozzy's Blizzard of Oz tour summer 1981 got to see Randy Rhoads doing Crazy Train before he died

 

[blazejowski]

The Johnny Cash Show -- with the Tennessee Three, Carl Perkins, the Carter Family, and the Statler Brothers. London Western Fairgrounds, with my parents....

I so hate you for this...

Ozzy's Blizzard of Oz tour summer 1981 got to see Randy Rhoads doing Crazy Train before he died

And now I hate you more...

Technically, my parents dragged me to see Kenny Rogers, and on another occasion, Ricky Skaggs, but I consider my first real experience seeing Aerosmith on the Pump Tour, with Skid Row opening. And the rest is history. Went to 7 concerts last year, already going to 1 this year...

 

[carefulone]

Elton John - the "Yellow Brick Road" tour.

I had such a (high-school) crush on my date!