Very First Concert

[Phatpapa]

Ok, I searched to see if there was a thread related to this and couldn't find one. If it exists, sorry.

My first concert was, The Charley Daniels Band (not very proud of it so don't laugh) when I was 16. Unfortunately for me, there wasn't a lot of live music where I grew up in VA in the Shenandoah Valley. There was either Richmond or the DC area, both of which, I wasn't allowed to drive to because I was too young according to me mum.

It wasn't until I got to college and discovered the Dead (and psychedelic drugs;) ) that I started traveling to see live music.

and the rest is history

[chrisjoseph]

First concert (and front row tickets, no less!) was Chicago Transit Authority (Chicago) at the Long Beach Arena. Early 70's.

[Belle]

Ok, I searched to see if there was a thread related to this and couldn't find one. If it exists, sorry.

My first concert was, The Charley Daniels Band (not very proud of it so don't laugh) when I was 16. Unfortunately for me, there wasn't a lot of live music where I grew up in VA in the Shenandoah Valley. There was either Richmond or the DC area, both of which, I wasn't allowed to drive to because I was too young according to me mum.

It wasn't until I got to college and discovered the Dead (and psychedelic drugs;) ) that I started traveling to see live music.

and the rest is history

There was a great thread along these lines awhile back...so fun to read.

We share a few things. The Valley and travelling to DC, Richmond, Charlottsville, Baltimore and Philly for great music. Still do it.

And my first show was the Dead in San Fransisco in the early seventies. Nothing was the same again.:D My mom thought she was taking me to a concert in the park. WooHoo

[glinda]

Yes, the thread did exist. Or else I just imagined it.

My first one without my parents was The Boxtops ("The Letter") at the local YMCA. The folks took us all to see Diana Ross & The Supremes at the Wisconsin State Fair a few years before that. Way cool.

Chicago Transit Authority was another early one, too. At McCormick Place - Arie Crown Theater. Even as a youngster, I always loved me some brass. (Blood Sweat & Tears back then too).

[ohio]

Alice Cooper at Cincinnati Gardens, early 70's. The tour before the 'School's Out' tour.
And I turned out alright....didn't I???

[OnlyASaintOnSunday]

Well, Um, I am ashamed to say it ***Rod Stewart***
But I redeemed myself quickly after that one with Pink Floyd! So hopefully, it cancelled that first one out!

[mariena]

I still love Rod Stewart, my first concert was Jimmy Buffett, when I was 16 or so. I still love Buffett too.
Mariena

[duende]

Frank Zappa & the Mothers - Sacramento Memorial Auditorium '74? (same venue where Keith Richards almost died being shocked when the Stones visited earlier)

And I have to say - seeing Rod with the Faces unfortunately headlining a show that had Frampton (with the biggest album of the year) sandwiched between the Faces and a smokin' Loggins & Messina was a highlight of the next summer (I think that was '75, anyway... these memories are getting slightly fuzzy). The band outfits and all of their gear was white, and Rod came out in a red jumpsuit and kicked soccer balls into the audience... Brilliant! just a little anti-climactic after the whole "do you feel like we do" crescendo.

[bluesgirl]

Shaun Cassidy at the Baltimore Civic Center. I was 12 and a friend's dad drove a bunch of us down in a station wagon. Thankfully, Shaun wrote some cool TV shows later in life.


Second was Andy Gibb at Great Adventure. :p

[swag]

When I was in Elementary school and maybe into Jr High, my parents used to take the family to the occasional folk fest, and to Mostly Mozart at Lincoln Center.

My first concert without the parents was this thing in Central Park, I think I was in 10th grade. Simon & Garfunkel and a crowd of a half million.

[Frosty]

Rush 1982. Good thing too since my second concert was The Firm. I'd get a lot of funny looks for that one.

My parents did take me to see the New Christie Minstrals in the Old Orchard Shopping Mall parking lot when I was a kid though. I don't remember anyhting other than sitting in a parking lot though.

[duende]

My parents did take me to see the New Christie Minstrals in the Old Orchard Shopping Mall parking lot when I was a kid though. I don't remember anyhting other than sitting in a parking lot though.

oh, man! You resurrected a memory of my dad taking me to a real Copacabana-type lounge at the El Conquistador in Puerto Rico in 1969 to see Phil Flowers' soul review. It was his 2nd night in a row going to the show, and he took me - probably to avoid explaining another night out to mom. Now I'm beginning to understand the Otis Redding/James Brown/Booker T. thing that overtook my musical tastes for a few years afterwards! I wonder if Staxsun has any of Phil's singles in his massive collection?
http://www.soulwalking.co.uk/Phil%20Flowers.html

[steeleye]

There was a good thread on this a while back. Too lazy to look for it. My cherry was Mitch Ryder and the Detroit Wheels along with Pacific, Gas & Electric.

[McGregor]

My dad took me to see the Dead in 77 in Tuscaloosa, of course I was a kid but I remember it.

My first real concert was John Cougar...errr John Cougar Mellencamp...err whatever...:D

that was followed by my mid-80's heavy metal stage...a stage I'd like to forget! :)

[Fred (Texas JF Fanatic)]

First concert was in the early 70s. The Allman Brothers, opening the show was this really weird guy from New Orleans called Doctor John & the Night Tripper. The amazing thing to me is that ABB is still my favorite band.

[festbabe]

Many many concert-in-the-park sort of things with my family as a kid. But my first rock/pop/on my own concert was Bryan Adams Summer of 85. "Summer of '69" is still a great song and can make my head dance.

[Rossvegas]

T-Rex with special guest Rory Gallagher at the University of Manitoba's Multi-purpose room back in 1973! Oh yeah, baby...

[marignygreg]

Queen at The Chicago stadium ( News Of The World Tour ), 1977 I think.

[marignygreg]

My dad took me to see the Dead in 77 in Tuscaloosa, of course I was a kid but I remember it.

My first real concert was John Cougar...errr John Cougar Mellencamp...err whatever...:D

that was followed by my mid-80's heavy metal stage...a stage I'd like to forget! :)

Dude, it does not get any more real than The Grateful Dead, little kid or not:)

[sophisticated sissy]

CDB, Alice Cooper, Shaun Cassidy, Rush, Bryan Adams, Queen, etc.... In light of all of this, I suppose a more interesting question would be the following: What was the catalyst that lead to your discovery of New Orleans music?

We've had a question similar to this one before and I think we could hear a lot more interesting stories about what lead to your "conversion." Or, would you just attribute all of this to the "Folly Of Youth?":)

[ohio]

In a broad sense, all of this lead to my discovery of New Orleans music. Without a love for the pop music of the day I would never have been interested in it's roots- which of course the blues, jazz, and funk of New Orleas were, and still are.

[duende]

What was the catalyst that lead to your discovery of New Orleans music?

Great question! I've thought about this one, too, and even tho' I had a lot of New Orleans R&B stuff (Fats, Allen Toussaint, etc), I don't think I thought of'em as distinctly "New Orleans" back then... call it blissful ignorance, I suppose. "Right Place" by Dr. John was probably the tune that did it for me. Then you find out about the Meters, then you find out about the Wild Tchoupitoulas, then the brass bands, and the inevitable spiral into obsession! I even keep my "NOLA" cd's separate from the rest of my stash, now, too.

[glinda]

Great great question Ms Sissy has raised.

I have always loved brass and soul, then rock, then blues, then jazz....

But it was actually Jazzfest (starting in 98) that taught me that it all comes from NewOrleans. Every since that virgin year (I came cuz I knew I liked Nawlins & the line-up looked good) I have listened, learned, and watched for anything from New Orleans.. .

And of course from there, many other obsessions ensued, such as this lil online family from whom I continue to be inspired & turned on to new music :D ....

Now that I think about it tho, my folks loved the big bands and what they called "dixieland" and played those records all the time. Mama will still get up & dance to When The Saints...

[swag]

It was my first Jazzfest that brought me to New Orleans music, not the other way around.

[marignygreg]

I fell in love with New Orleans before I fell in love with New Orleans music, but the two are inseperable. Saw the Dead in Oakland 1986 and thought the opening band was pretty cool ( Neville Brothers ).

[Phatpapa]

I, too, fell in love with New Orleans before the music itself. I did like funk though, just didn't realize it came out of NOLA. What I never noticed until I started enjoying more jazz, blues, funk etc is that "New Orleans" is in the lyrics in A LOT of main stream music. I think that is way cool.

[funkkjunkie]

Three Dog Night.
First came jazzfest and then came the love of nawlins music. :):D

[sophisticated sissy]

I liked the way Swag answered the original question on one of the other go 'rounds on this topic. He had it broken down into venue capacity, which I thought was pretty neat.

I went to a lot of shows at a local venue, but I wouldn't consider going to the Ludlow Garage as going to a concert. They had a lot of talent playing at the Garage in the late '60s ... B.B. King, Allman Brothers Band, Dr. John the Night Tripper, Alice Cooper (before their really great guitarist left and when "Alice Cooper" referred to the whole band, not just a persona that was absorbed by Vince), and the MC5, among many others.

Then, there were the festivals I went to that I wouldn't consider as being at a concert, either. Watkins Glen, Cincy Pop, Goose Creek in Michigan, a few others.

So, I guess my first concert was Neil Young and Steven Stills w/ The Memphis Horns. Long time ago, summer 1971, in a crappy arena, Cincinnati Gardens, but it was still good. My ears were ringing the whole day after!

My parents had really good musical taste and my stepfather was a Jazz fanatic. I started listening to Jazz at a relatively young age and we were blessed with a really great Jazz radio station here in Cincinnati ... WNOP. I used to run off to a club called The Golden Triangle to hear Ed Moss, a great pianist. Even though I was underage, as long as you were cool you could stay. So, I basically think what caused the light bulb to go off in my head regarding New Orleans music was listening to Jazz.

[festbabe]

Sissy - what a great question! I've pondered this - I've been surrounded by music my whole life, including traditional jazz, and can't pinpoint when New Orleans music became a passion. I had been going to NOLA for years (since '99) for the love of music (traditional jazz, brass bands) and our host said "you gotta come back for Jazz Fest" and we finally did in 2006. That's when I started lurking on this bored and learning more about the nuances in the local music scene and now it's an obsession!

[McGregor]

I went to a lot of shows at a local venue, but I wouldn't consider going to the Ludlow Garage as going to a concert. They had a lot of talent playing at the Garage in the late '60s ... Allman Brothers Band,

you saw ABB at Ludlow's Garage? That's pretty historic. Was it the same year the disc was recorded?

What was the garage like?

[Delta]

The first "real" concert I remember going to was The Cowsills at the coliseum, back in the days when Jackson was still on the concert circuit. I had a white bucket hat that I got signed by the band and kept it for years until the signatures faded away to nothing. My parents dropped me off to meet up with my "older" friend (I think she was 14 at the time) and I felt so grown up!

As far as New Orleans music specifically, I don't think there's ever been a time we didn't listen to it. I can remember even before I was old enough to be in school that we'd sit on the floor of the old general store my great-grandfather owned and hear the cajun and zydeco music playing. Lots of fais dodos when we were little, playing under the tables while the adults danced around us. My dad was a DJ before my parents married so he had stacks and stacks of albums of every musical genre' you can imagine. He and my mom would turn on a reel-to-reel every evening and record music, and stories and just them talking to us and each other. Then when they put us to bed they'd turn the tape on so we fell asleep listening to music and our parents talking to us. I kept many of the albums for years, everything from Judy Garland to Buddy Guy to the Andrews Sisters to Glen Miller and everything in between, until we lost most of them in a fire. Summers growing up were spent in Indianola up in the Delta so I was exposed to the Blues from very early too. As racist as my grandfather was, he was a walking encyclopedia of Blues history and trivia and I got a running commentary of every little street corner and juke joint and shack that ever had any connection to a Bluesman, no matter how tenuous.

[sophisticated sissy]

Very cool stuff, Delta!:) Even though I was familiar with Clifton Chenier's music before living in New Orleans, I wasn't aware of the term "Zydeco" until around 1977. There used to be great Cajun dances on the President.


Now, do you mind explaining what a bucket hat is? :)

[sophisticated sissy]

you saw ABB at Ludlow's Garage? That's pretty historic. Was it the same year the disc was recorded?

What was the garage like?

Yes, McG, and it was when the recording was made. The only time I saw Duane and Berry. I had tickets for another show with the original ABB, but it was cancelled due to Gregg having a sore throat. We didn't hear about it until we got to the venue. Some other band, I forget who it was, was filling in for them, but we decided not to stay when we heard about the cancellation.

As for what the Garage was like ... it was a former garage where autos were worked on. I think it was built in the 20s. It was always really dark in there, except for the stage lighting. It had an upper and lower level, and at that time, you could still see the bays. It was concrete, but I wasn't as aware of sound dynamics as I am now. As for capacity, I'm not too sure on that, but it was probably around 600 (?), if that. Cops were always coming in from neighbors complaining about the level of the sound, so I imagine that's why it was shuttered.

It was owned by former Cincinnati city councilman Jim Tarbell. He put on some free shows in Eden Park. He did two shows there that were called "Strawberry Sunday", in June, and "Hot Fudge Sunday", that was in August. Tarbell drove his vintage fire truck to the park and read some poetry on stage.

In the early '80s, the property was redeveloped for retail. The anchor tenant was UNO'S pizza.

[sophisticated sissy]

I had been going to NOLA for years (since '99) for the love of music (traditional jazz, brass bands) and our host said "you gotta come back for Jazz Fest" and we finally did in 2006. That's when I started lurking on this bored and learning more about the nuances in the local music scene and now it's an obsession!


I wonder how many unsuspecting music lovers have been hooked by that very quote?!? :) Maybe that should be New Orleans official slogan!

[Delta]

Very cool stuff, Delta!:) Even though I was familiar with Clifton Chenier's music before living in New Orleans, I wasn't aware of the term "Zydeco" until around 1977. There used to be great Cajun dances on the President.


Now, do you mind explaining what a bucket hat is? :)

http://www.villagehatshop.com/media/denver-bucket-hat.jpg

[funkkjunkie]

In the 60s my mama's favorite radio station was koky, the black r n b station. She and dad belonged to the RCA record club. They bought Chubby Checker, dixieland jazz, jimmy dean and tennessee ernie ford. I got disney records until i started buying the monkees and freddy and the dreamers.
In the 70s I loved jethro tull and pink floyd.
In the 80s I raised kids in the Ozark Mtns and music took a backseatx except for the occasional bluegrass fest.
In the 90s music came back in my life through the blues and stevie ray vaughan.
In 98 I loved Keb Mo and Bonnie Raitt and would often dream of seeing them play somewhere. One day I saw they were both playing at this festival in New Orleans. I had been intrigued by that city when my parents took us there when i was 15. So I went to jazzfest. On Friday I saw Paul Cebar, Ruth Brown, Gatemouth, Anders and John Fogerty. On Saturday I saw Johnny Sansone, Butch Mudbone, Chris Thomas King,Keb Mo, Etta James and Bonnie Raitt. On Sunday, I saw Cowboy Mouth and TErrence Simien. YYR, late arrival at fest. Thanks to swag for the past years' cubes! :D On Monday, after an instore at lmf where I saw Kermit Ruffins, I headed home and then I knew what it meant to miss New Orleans.
:D

[steeleye]

One of the first albums I ever bought was Dr. John's, "In the Right Place." I loved the single, "Right Place, Wrong Time," that was getting some play on the radio. I couldn't figure out what it was at the time, but something about the rhythm of that song spoke to me in a way that nothing else did.

Years later I happened to notice who his back-up band was on that record (by actually reading the liner notes on the back of the album cover jacket...imagine that). To quote the band listing from the liner notes, "Rhythm- The Meters: Leo 'Breeze' Nocentelli, Arthur 'Red' Neville, George 'Freak Man' Porter, Joseph 'Zigaboo' Modeliste." And, as if that weren't enough, some guy named Allen Toussaint produced it and sang a few backing vocals. (I guess Allen didn't have a nickname.)

I was hoodood.

[Mexi]

In light of all of this, I suppose a more interesting question would be the following: What was the catalyst that lead to your discovery of New Orleans music?

First Concert- My parents took me to see
The Stones with Guns N' Roses as opener. One of the best days of my life!

Now that I think about it, Sis....I believe I was introduced to New Orleans music at Disneyland :D! In the New Orleans Square area of Disneyland they usually have live music happening & I remember , as a kid, always spending time watching the bands. When I was 14, my parents took us to New Orleans & that left a huge impression on me- I loved it!... Except for when my parents got rolled on Bourbon St.,but hey...it's not Disneyland. :p

[Mexi]

That's when I started lurking on this bored and learning more about the nuances in the local music scene and now it's an obsession!

Great new avatar of you two, FB! :D

[Amy Winette]

Yep, we had this thread before. Mine may be among the worst, 1990, I was 16, Poison and Warrant in Bozeman, MT. Yay hair bands! Thing is, I still love them both :)

[festbabe]

Yep, we had this thread before. Mine may be among the worst, 1990, I was 16, Poison and Warrant in Bozeman, MT. Yay hair bands! Thing is, I still love them both :)

hahahaha! Me too! I have a secret guilty pleasure of 80s hair bands. Every rose has its thorn, baby!

[festbabe]

Great new avatar of you two, FB! :D

Aw, thanks. Saturn took that picture at Snug Harbor earlier this year. It makes me happy to see it and remember the good times. I went from tshirt at the Fairgrounds to strappy dress and cute shoes, changing and cleaning up in the car. Folks on the sidewalk didn't seem to blink an eye.

[Frosty]

CDB, Alice Cooper, Shaun Cassidy, Rush, Bryan Adams, Queen, etc.... In light of all of this, I suppose a more interesting question would be the following: What was the catalyst that lead to your discovery of New Orleans music?

We've had a question similar to this one before and I think we could hear a lot more interesting stories about what lead to your "conversion." Or, would you just attribute all of this to the "Folly Of Youth?":)

A few things. One is seeing Wynton Marsalis at Chicago Jazz Fest in 2001 when he played in the rain. It was right after his Standard Time Vol. 2 release which was a move towards a more New Orleans sound.
The next CD of his I picked up was The Majesty of the Blues complete with a sermon on the death of jazz by, yes, Rev. Jeremiah Wright. That piece ended with what became my first exposure to the second line sound "Oh But On The Third Day (Happy Feet)". At the same time, the Neville Brothers were riding a wave of popularity for their Yellow Moon CD and played a killer show at Navy Pier which I listened to on XRT. So, I was dipping my toes into the Nevilles and the Marsalises around the same time and my natural curiousity led me to explore those artislts and their influences. Sonny Landreth's South of I-10 and the Subdudes Annunciation in the following couple of years further guided me down the Yellow Brick Road (Hwy 61) towards the music of the Crescent City.

[rosetree]

Two part answer.....
Part one: First concert....Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young at the Nassau Coliseum early 70's...something pungent in the air :eek:. This was followed closely by a Chicago/Doobie Brothers show in Jersey City...again that same pungent aroma...do all concerts have that????;)

Part two: discovery of New Orleans music... growing up, my mother always had the kitchen radio tuned to WNEW, 1130 on your AM dial. A mix of Jazz, Swing, Pop, and Big Bands emanated from that small clock radio. William B. Williams played the "Chairman of the Board" all the time. (Mom was one of those girls you saw outside the Paramount when Sinatra was melting teen-age hearts!) Benny Goodman, Lena Horne, Tony Bennett, and of course Louis Armstrong all were guests in our kitchen courtesy of the radio. This shaped my love for music. My preferences growing up seemed to gravitate to Motown, Stax, and Atlantic R&B and Funk. EWF and horn-based music was my choice. It was not until I moved down here in '82 that I had the epiphany that it all started here! This is ground zero. You can make arguments for other cities, but none is more valid than New Orleans. I have the T-Shirt from the Krewe of Chew to prove it! It was not until I got on this bored that my musical tastes expanded even further to take in more of the New Orleans scene with local musicians such as Shamarr, Bonerama, Kermit, and BSFN. I even have Mrs.RT listening to 'OZ in the gallery! ;) I thank y'all for that education!:D

[ohio]

again that same pungent aroma...do all concerts have that????

they do if I'm there.

[rosetree]

they do if I'm there.

You sure do get around!!!;)

[festbabe]

they do if I'm there.

Stole this from a another thread:

A sign on the lawn at a drug rehab center said: 'Keep off the Grass.'

[sophisticated sissy]

Yep, we had this thread before. Mine may be among the worst, 1990, I was 16, Poison and Warrant in Bozeman, MT. Yay hair bands! Thing is, I still love them both :)


Perfect bands for a 16 y.o. Bet you were having the time of your life!

[sophisticated sissy]

One of the things that amazes me about the music of New Orleans and SW Louisiana is that there is always something "new" to discover! It is such a deep and rich musical legacy.

[Staxsun]

oh, man! You resurrected a memory of my dad taking me to a real Copacabana-type lounge at the El Conquistador in Puerto Rico in 1969 to see Phil Flowers' soul review. It was his 2nd night in a row going to the show, and he took me - probably to avoid explaining another night out to mom. Now I'm beginning to understand the Otis Redding/James Brown/Booker T. thing that overtook my musical tastes for a few years afterwards! I wonder if Staxsun has any of Phil's singles in his massive collection?
http://www.soulwalking.co.uk/Phil%20Flowers.html

I'm not sure, but there could be some in there. My early exposure to southern soul made learning about guys like Phil a later event. Not that Washington is in the North, but the sounds of Memphis, Muscle Shoals, Jackson, and New Orleans were all around me.

My first concert was the Monkees in '67 (I think). This was closely followed by CCR with some great opening acts like the Soul Survivors.

As for New Orleans music, my rather square older sister let me have her 45s. Along with her Debbie Reynolds and Four Preps (see the little puckerbellies all in a row), she had a copy of "I'm Gonna Be a Wheel Someday" by Bobby Mitchell & the Toppers. To this day, I have no idea why she had it, but I'm glad she did. I always liked Fats Domino growing up, and while other kids seemed naturally drawn to pop music, I always liked the roots music I heard. My tastes are extremely diverse, but that's the direction I always seemed to head when discovering new things.

[ohio]

You sure do get around!!!;)
clones

[McGregor]

Yes, McG, and it was when the recording was made.

Thanks for the detailed description of that venue. I love hearing stuff like that. What a cool experience.

[sophisticated sissy]

Thanks for the detailed description of that venue. I love hearing stuff like that. What a cool experience.

It was a different experience back then, compared to today. There were no chairs, so people brought blankets and sleeping bags and sat on the floor. Even for bands like the MC5. There wasn't a big crunch in front of the stage. If people wanted to dance and boogie, they'd be off to the sides or toward the rear behind the soundboard.

[ohio]

Thanks for the detailed description of that venue. I love hearing stuff like that. What a cool experience.
my Mom used to go there...I was still in grade school.

[seadog]

Rolling Stones on the Steal Pier in Atlantic City on their 2nd US tour. I believe 1964 and it was the summer between 7th and 8th grade.

Paint it Black was their latest hit....Mick got pissed at one point and reprimanded the crowd after someone threw a flash cube up on stage.

$3.00 and I believe it also included The Buckinghams and maybe the Lennon Sisters.

Then while walking off the pier, I was surronded by a mini riot as their limo was driving off and surrounded by girls.

A long, long time ago

[OnlyASaintOnSunday]

Give it Everything you've got
You've got to move it
While the groove is hot
Everybody's got to live it up!
- Earl King


AWWW... Earl King...Ain't no City like New Orleans! One of my favorite songs.

[Rossvegas]

My "conversion" to New Orleans music was actually pretty organic.

The first album I ever bought was Little Feat's "Feats Don't Fail Me Now", and afterwards, I found myself liking a lot of early Robert Palmer stuff. Although I didn't realize the roots of it at the time, Little Feat had this New Orleans/Meters backbeat thing going on in most of their stuff, and tunes like "Fat Man in the Bathtub" just got me going. Years later, I was able to connect the dots from Feat to "Iko Iko" and other New Orleans beats.

The Robert Palmer stuff was also really interesting. I LOVED "Sneaking Sally Through the Alley", and it wasn't until just a few years ago that i realized why: the backing musicians on that (and other early Palmer projects) were Little Feat and the Meters! How could you go wrong with that?

The final catalyst was actually EXPERIENCING New Orleans music. I recall moving to NOLA back in the late 70's and hearing a guy on the radio talking about how the "Funky, Funky Neville Brothers" were playing at some place called Tipitinas that night. Since they had the word Funky in their name TWICE, I figured it ewas worth a shot.

I'll never forget taking the streetcar down St. Charles and walking down Napoleon to the club. In the distance, I could hear this music...a sound unlike anything I had ever experienced before. My heart raced as my walk turned into a trot, and finally a full-blown sprint as I pulled up the front doors. Inside, Little Queenie and the Percolators were absolutely tearing up the place.

When the Nevilles took the stage, everything changed for me. Everything that I had ever known about "music" - playing drums to the Who's "Live at Leeds" with headphones on, Deep Purple's "Made in Japan", Fleetwood Mac - just flew out the front doors of Tips that night. The primal beat, the vocals, the soul, the organ, the sax...it was amazing.

The most incredible thing was that they were recording a live album that night ("Nevillization"), and to this day, I still get goosebumps when I put it on. I turn up the volume, close my eyes, and there they are...the recorded archive of that absolute 'turning point' 30 years ago when I became forever hooked. :>)

[Delta]

...the recorded archive of that absolute 'turning point' 30 years ago when I became forever hooked. :>)

Completely off the topic, but I would have never guessed from your picture that you were old enough 30 years ago to HAVE a turning point! You don't look much older than that in your avatar picture.

[Rossvegas]

Oh you're SO sweet! Darlin', I just turned 48...sigh.

[Delta]

You make that sound so OLD! I'll be 49 in a few weeks and although I definitely look it, I sure don't FEEL it!

p.s. Happy birthday....hope you had a good one. :)

[dewey]

Ok, I searched to see if there was a thread related to this and couldn't find one. If it exists, sorry.

My first concert was, The Charley Daniels Band (not very proud of it so don't laugh) when I was 16. Unfortunately for me, there wasn't a lot of live music where I grew up in VA in the Shenandoah Valley. There was either Richmond or the DC area, both of which, I wasn't allowed to drive to because I was too young according to me mum.

It wasn't until I got to college and discovered the Dead (and psychedelic drugs;) ) that I started traveling to see live music.

and the rest is history

My first big name band was Cream in Georgia during their farewell tour then my second was Led Zeppelin in Germany.

[ohio]

Oh you're SO sweet! Darlin', I just turned 48...sigh.damn Ross, i thought you were like, 58...
kidding!!!

[Rossvegas]

Well, you woukld have to lop off a limb and count the rings to be sure, but yeah, some days I feel 58! The rest of time...15.

[ohio]

we have the technology....

[Delta]

Well, you woukld have to lop off a limb and count the rings to be sure.


That made me splork tea all over the keyboard.

[freebo]

My first live concert (other than friends playing at the CYO dances) was: Bread, with Cheech & Chong opening. At the N.O. Municipal Auditorium.

The date?... Um, a while back... ;) I think either fire or the wheel were recent inventions at the time...

Seriously, best I can remember, it was 1974 or 1975.

Whew! :cool:

[jerseygirl67]

Shaun Cassidy at the Baltimore Civic Center. I was 12 and a friend's dad drove a bunch of us down in a station wagon. Thankfully, Shaun wrote some cool TV shows later in life.


Second was Andy Gibb at Great Adventure. :p

NONONO....Technically, that was my first concert...nin NYC at the garden. HOWEVER, the First reallllll concert was Journey --I was 15 and they were COOL!!!!!

[sharon_loves_fats]

And my first show was the Dead in San Fransisco in the early seventies. Nothing was the same again.:D My mom thought she was taking me to a concert in the park. WooHoo

Kick a$$ first show Belle!

Mine is not nearly as good! My parents took me to Huey Lewis & the News, I think I was 11.

[sharon_loves_fats]

It was my first Jazzfest that brought me to New Orleans music, not the other way around.

Me too. I forget if it was Phish or the Allmans that brought me to my first JF, they were back to back years I believe.

[sharon_loves_fats]

Yep, we had this thread before. Mine may be among the worst, 1990, I was 16, Poison and Warrant in Bozeman, MT. Yay hair bands! Thing is, I still love them both :)

Amy, we're about the same age and I saw all those hair bands too. Motley Crue was my favorite!!

[ohio]

My first live concert (other than friends playing at the CYO dances) was: Bread, with Cheech & Chong opening. At the N.O. Municipal Auditorium.

The date?... Um, a while back... ;) I think either fire or the wheel were recent inventions at the time...

Seriously, best I can remember, it was 1974 or 1975.

Whew! :cool:
I saw Bread around that time, but the opener was Harry Chapin.

[chicago_bones]

My first concert was James Brown at Milwaukee County Stadium. I believe it was in the summer of 1967, as I remember Cold Sweat was his current single. My brother, a friend of his, and I drove down from our home in Sheboygan WI and were the only white faces I saw in the crowd that evening. It got really crazy when people stormed onto the field about an hour into the show (all the seats were in the stands and the stage was around 2nd base).

[frangooch]

Harry Belafonte, Hollywood Bowl. I don't know when--my parents took me.

[rosetree]

Harry Belafonte, Hollywood Bowl. I don't know when--my parents took me.

"Daylight come and me wanna go home";) :D

[kapeman]

This will come as no surprise to anyone that knows me- first was Simon and Garfunkel in 1969 at Carnegie Hall. They introduced a new song called Bridge Over troubled Water that night. Bliss. And it was definitely Paul Simons influence on me to introduce me to sounds from all over, including gospel and
all New Orleans etc. So I guess the road to Jazzfest was inevitable?

[Delta]

"Daylight come and me wanna go home";) :D

Say it once... Say it twice... But we dare you to say it THREE TIMES

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[swag]

Say it once... Say it twice... But we dare you to say it THREE TIMES

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Please don't - just once was enough to give me an anfernoon-long earworm.

[rosetree]

Say it once... Say it twice... But we dare you to say it THREE TIMES

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http://petewarden.typepad.com/photos/uncategorized/2007/10/31/beetlejuice.png

[Delta]

Somehow, I just knew you'd be the one to get it!

[rosetree]

Somehow, I just knew you'd be the one to get it!

;) :D

I almost put this in also...but I thought it was too obscure..

http://www.edgarmusic.com/images/gallery/3_4_04/Beetlejuice_large.jpg

[Delta]

I was sort of expecting something involving white linen napkins.

[marignygreg]

Say it once... Say it twice... But we dare you to say it THREE TIMES

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Beatle Bob, Beatle Bob, Beatle Bo......

[rosetree]

Beatle Bob, Beatle Bob, Beatle Bo......

:eek: :eek: TFF!

[nola_funk]

my first was summer of '79. i was 14 years old and saw black oak arkansas.
went backstage and partied with the band. (at 14...ha ha)
it was then that i knew live music was for me. the next month, i saw ted nugent and the month after that i saw kiss.
since that, i have seen just about everybody.
it's been a great life so far. more great stuff to come!

[DenverDestinDarlin']

captain fantastic and the brown dirt cowboys (EJ) at LSU mid 70s
(great album cover)