My dad got me 2 backstage passes for the concert. Had no idea that meant i could watch them from the stage, I thought it just meant i could pick my seat out before anyone else
The first one I remember was 2000 Vans Warped tour, headlined by Green Day (favorite band at the time). I remember Billie Joe walked around the back of the stage at the end of the set, and walked up turn 4 of the Malta speedway, all by himself.
I was seemingly the only person to see this, so I dragged my buddy to walk towards him in a manner so that we would casually cross his path, not walk directly up to him. Gave him a quick hand-shake and a "good show" without even breaking stride, and he appreciated that with a quick "thanks, man". Then he got swarmed a minute later when more people caught on. Even at 13 I was a boss.
1984 in New Haven, CT. I was 12 years old, slept out for tickets and lost my money in 3-card monty.
My friend had to buy my ticket. Lesson learned at an early age.
sorry, my mother just told me i was a lunatic and made her seem to be one too when I asked her about this. she wouldn't let a 12 year old sleep out for concert tickets. it was 1986 and it was the 5150 tour and i was 14 years old. my memory is foggy I guess.
at the old New Haven Coliseum, during the Heavy Horses/Bursting Out tour. Great show, with much of the audience dressed up in costumes. I was 16 at the time.
That 1990 Billy Joel concert is also the last real concert I think I've been to. I obviously was never that big on concerts, but there are a few I either passed up or never pursued that I now wish I hadn't.
Grateful Dead, October 15, 1989 Brendan Byrne Arena Â
Metallica at the capital theater in Passaic, NJ. This was approx a month or so after Cliff Burton died and the same week Bavaro dragged half the 49 defense for 25 yards.
There were rumors that Metallica wasn't going to continue the tour but they did. My brother was about to join the army and took me to the concert as a going away gift. I was 14.
I even remember the band that opened up for Metallica -- Metal Church..
Metallica opened with Battery and Master of Puppets...awesome.
It was summer of 1968. Opening act was The Fifth Dimension followed by Pete Seeger. The price was 2.50 because we were sitting on the floor. If we sat in bleachers it would have been 1.50.
stole my seat from a Hells Angel, lsd, hehe, I was 14 years old.
Also- Graham Nash, in the space formerly occupied by the fillmore east? in any case, a hall with old wood seats somewhere in NYC , sublime, as he could still sing. guy in the next seat gave me some product.
(funny, I am raising my kids 100% clean and sober with an academic and public service oriented view, ...not surprising maybe)
Then later:
Dead Kennedies, Janes Addiction, Black Flag and so forth, ....of course.
2 lane road with deep canals on both sides the only way in... to an abandoned airplane hanger...in the middle of the Everglades, surrounded by a garbage filled moat ...with no security...yup glad we survived.
2 lane road with deep canals on both sides the only way in... to an abandoned airplane hanger...in the middle of the Everglades, surrounded by a garbage filled moat ...with no security...yup glad we survived.
LMAO!!! And driving down Krome Ave as fast as you could with no lights on!! Good times for sure!! My brother lives right down the street from the old spot.
I can count the number of pop/rock music concerts I've been to on one hand: Queen, Billy Joel (in both cases I drove my younger sisters), Squeeze in Edinburgh Scotland and Springsteen once at SPAC. That's it. You'll find me much more often through the years at Tanglewood in the summer.
Louis Armstrong at Freedomland (now Co-op City)in the Bronx, probably 1962 or 1963. Met him in his dressing room, got his autograph (still have it.) First rock concert: Mountain, with opening act Jack Bruce and Friends (Mitch Mitchell on drums, Larry Coryell on guitar) at The Fillmore East, January 1970.
But a big reason I never got into the concert scene, other than the skyrocketing pricing, is my perception that most of the great "shows" are not really about the music and most of the great music is not really about the show. Of course, there would be some exceptions on both sides. For example, the Rolling Stones put on a great show and actually play and sing great stuff live. I just wasn't into them growing up.
As far as I was concerned, I wasn't going to spend a lot of money to just watch a band basically play, when I could listen to their stuff any time. Likewise, I wasn't going to spend a lot of money to watch a performer dance and put on a production when they would not actually be singing live. Music videos fill that need. Two performers who I loved from my childhood fall into that category. I loved the music and theatrics of early Madonna and Michael Jackson. But, their concerts were more about the production and not the music. That tended to be more and more the norm in pop music.
I was never enough of a music fan to go see the great bands or performers. To some degree, I regret that, but mostly not.
I was 10 years old, and went with my dad and three of my uncles to the Mosque in Richmond (now the Altria Theater). We had great seats and it was insanely loud. The balcony overhang was right overtop of us, and someone from the balcony kept throwing lit cigarettes down into a big group of bikers sitting in the rows in front of us. The bikers all got up together and filed out. The throwing stopped, and about 5 minutes later they filed back in.
Blood Sweat and Tears or possibly Linda Ronstadt some time early 70's. I think there possibly was one I went to prior to those but I can't remember who it would have been so maybe not.
Me and a buddy asked two sisters in our high school. I asked the older girl and my buddy asked her younger sister...By the end of the night I was with the younger sister and he with the older...Not weird as we were all within about 1.5 years of eachother.
Both my dad and stepfather have been playing in bands since they were kids. I used to go out to see one of them every Friday night it seems like since I can remember.
The first time I saw Dave Matthews was memorable - tickets were cheap as hell and the crowd was amazing.
I remember seeing Biz Marky, Mos Def + Kweli, Black Eye Peas before they released an album ... All for free at a bar In NY. WillIam led a 45 minute freestyle. Hey they had talent back then.
I've been to too many Roots shows... But the first one Black Though came out and absolutely ripped it. It was fucking awesome.
Dave Matthews and Tim Reynolds, Bloomsburg University, 1997 Â
Both my dad and stepfather have been playing in bands since they were kids. I used to go out to see one of them every Friday night it seems like since I can remember.
Pretty much the same here except it was uncles and cousins. They somehow got me into a bar to see Mark Farner of Grand Funk when I was about 8. He played I Come Tumblin', remember it like it was last week. The ones I listed were the first I paid for.
The Monkees, at the old Starlight Music Theater in Latham. I was probably... 6. 1988 +/-. The opener was Weird Al. I was a big Monkees fan from reruns of the show.
I went to Elementary School with a Roger Glover's Â
Step son, and spent the night at their house for his birthday. I remember the basement having platinum albums all over the wall and an in home recording studio.
I didn't make Roger happy when I drove his step son's Tyco hovercraft into a rock, popping the floatie.
Madison Square Garden. Ronnie Wood had just joined the band and Billy Preston played keyboards. Jagger sat on top of some inflatable thing. Found out later it was a giant penis.
I lost a bet to a friend who told me he saw the Who in Union Catholic HS. He swore it was true. He later sent me proof from the local newspaper. It was amazing some of the Greta bands that played there back in the day
what was the last concert you went to.All the great bands and shows listed
as firsts, I'd be curious what is popular these days. My last show was Bruce in Meadowlands September 2012
what was the last concert you went to.All the great bands and shows listed
as firsts, I'd be curious what is popular these days. My last show was Bruce in Meadowlands September 2012
I have a bunch of tickets for this summer:
Loudon Wainwright
Todd Snyder
Rush
will go see:
Brian Wilson
My Morning Jacket
Cheap Trick
what was the last concert you went to.All the great bands and shows listed
as firsts, I'd be curious what is popular these days. My last show was Bruce in Meadowlands September 2012
I have a bunch of tickets for this summer:
Loudon Wainwright
Todd Snyder
Rush
will go see:
Brian Wilson
My Morning Jacket
Cheap Trick
Where are you seeing MMJ feel flows? I follow them like the Dead, there's a group of about 40-50 of us, very much like BBI, who've gotten to know each other through following Jacket (and subsequently other bands like Wilco, Dr. Dog, Jason Isbell, Phosphorescent, Deer Tick).
Lemme put it this way:if you see a huge tented tailgate in the lot of a Jacket show it's us. And even if I'm not there, say j_rud and I guarantee you'll eat/drink for free all day.
One last note: if you can, make it to the Meriweather Post Pavilion show in Columbia, about 20 minutes south of Baltimore. Amazing outdoor venue, always a great tailgate, and for some reason the Meriweather shows are always incredible. Do it.
what was the last concert you went to.All the great bands and shows listed
as firsts, I'd be curious what is popular these days. My last show was Bruce in Meadowlands September 2012
I have a bunch of tickets for this summer:
Loudon Wainwright
Todd Snyder
Rush
will go see:
Brian Wilson
My Morning Jacket
Cheap Trick
Where are you seeing MMJ feel flows? I follow them like the Dead, there's a group of about 40-50 of us, very much like BBI, who've gotten to know each other through following Jacket (and subsequently other bands like Wilco, Dr. Dog, Jason Isbell, Phosphorescent, Deer Tick).
Lemme put it this way:if you see a huge tented tailgate in the lot of a Jacket show it's us. And even if I'm not there, say j_rud and I guarantee you'll eat/drink for free all day.
One last note: if you can, make it to the Meriweather Post Pavilion show in Columbia, about 20 minutes south of Baltimore. Amazing outdoor venue, always a great tailgate, and for some reason the Meriweather shows are always incredible. Do it.
I can probably swing that.. I'm in NEPA (less than 1 mile from where you did the tough mudder).. that's a nothing drive for me.
Shenandoah, "The Polish Poconos". I've seen MMJ around 40 times and one of the best ever was at Meriweather, Preservation Hall opened and joined them for their encore. I've been to Preservation Hall during Jazz Fest and I swear, they made Maryland feel like New Orleans, if only for 15 minutes.
During Hell Bent for Leather Rob Halford drove his Harley onstage. By the time the song was over his bike could not be seen bc everyone threw the seat cushions on stage covering his bike completely
Gaslight Anthem at Terminal 5 in NYC last weekend, prior to that Jason Isbell at Monmouth U beginning of February. Next is Lucero in two weeks at the Atlantic City Beer Fest. Then hoping for some good shows to come through Asbury Park in the spring and summer.
Last show was Sturgill Simpson last weekend at Union Transfer. Â
hometown throwdown at the House of Blues in Boston, this past December. I think they've had 20 hometown throwdowns, I've probably been to 10 of them. they were better when they were at the Middle East (Central Square in Cambridge bar)
Prior to that was Bruce at Gillette in summer of 2013.
Hoobastank
N.E.R.D.
311
JayZ
So mine is David Lee Roth/Tesla at NVMC in 1985.
My friend had to buy my ticket. Lesson learned at an early age.
Please forgive me it was the early 70's and memories from that era are fuzzy.
For a formal concert, it was Billy Joel's Stormfront in 1990.
It's all been downhill from there.
it sucked, board to tears even as a 12 year old
I was seemingly the only person to see this, so I dragged my buddy to walk towards him in a manner so that we would casually cross his path, not walk directly up to him. Gave him a quick hand-shake and a "good show" without even breaking stride, and he appreciated that with a quick "thanks, man". Then he got swarmed a minute later when more people caught on. Even at 13 I was a boss.
1984
My friend had to buy my ticket. Lesson learned at an early age.
sorry, my mother just told me i was a lunatic and made her seem to be one too when I asked her about this. she wouldn't let a 12 year old sleep out for concert tickets. it was 1986 and it was the 5150 tour and i was 14 years old. my memory is foggy I guess.
WITHOUT - Ramones @ Ritz 1989
That was a good time period to see Weezer.
Great times.
There were rumors that Metallica wasn't going to continue the tour but they did. My brother was about to join the army and took me to the concert as a going away gift. I was 14.
I even remember the band that opened up for Metallica -- Metal Church..
Metallica opened with Battery and Master of Puppets...awesome.
Very cool!
ahh.. still had Carl/Al/Mike/Bruce in 1988 live shows.. no Stamos!!!!
My first concert on my own and with a date. High School memories.
He filled in for Jethro Tull when they cancelled.
Jay Black and the Americans
Martha Reeves Ns the Vandellas
The Drifters
That was a lineup!
It was fucking awesome
April 1986
RIZZ - I lived at that place in 85 and 86. So many awesome shows at that dump and the parking lot, well hence the name Hollyweed Snortatorium.
I was 12, took any drug anybody gave me and didn't even catch a buzz. Why would I? Would you waste good drugs on a 12 yo?
Also- Graham Nash, in the space formerly occupied by the fillmore east? in any case, a hall with old wood seats somewhere in NYC , sublime, as he could still sing. guy in the next seat gave me some product.
(funny, I am raising my kids 100% clean and sober with an academic and public service oriented view, ...not surprising maybe)
Then later:
Dead Kennedies, Janes Addiction, Black Flag and so forth, ....of course.
I saw mine in Rochester though. Had to of been the same tour though
LMAO!!! And driving down Krome Ave as fast as you could with no lights on!! Good times for sure!! My brother lives right down the street from the old spot.
Around the same time saw folks like Dylan, Joni Mitchell, Richie Havens and Phil Ochs in performances in the Village.
I can count the number of pop/rock music concerts I've been to on one hand: Queen, Billy Joel (in both cases I drove my younger sisters), Squeeze in Edinburgh Scotland and Springsteen once at SPAC. That's it. You'll find me much more often through the years at Tanglewood in the summer.
Goo Goo Dolls
Bush as the headliner
As far as I was concerned, I wasn't going to spend a lot of money to just watch a band basically play, when I could listen to their stuff any time. Likewise, I wasn't going to spend a lot of money to watch a performer dance and put on a production when they would not actually be singing live. Music videos fill that need. Two performers who I loved from my childhood fall into that category. I loved the music and theatrics of early Madonna and Michael Jackson. But, their concerts were more about the production and not the music. That tended to be more and more the norm in pop music.
I was never enough of a music fan to go see the great bands or performers. To some degree, I regret that, but mostly not.
Maybe $20 tops, think it was less
Oops, forgot the year - 1976.
...I think about 1971 or 1972, it opened with Rare Earth, then Gladys Knight & The Pips, and then Sly & The Family Stone.
^^^ NEEEEEEEEEEEERRRDDD
Me and a buddy asked two sisters in our high school. I asked the older girl and my buddy asked her younger sister...By the end of the night I was with the younger sister and he with the older...Not weird as we were all within about 1.5 years of eachother.
The first time I saw Dave Matthews was memorable - tickets were cheap as hell and the crowd was amazing.
I remember seeing Biz Marky, Mos Def + Kweli, Black Eye Peas before they released an album ... All for free at a bar In NY. WillIam led a 45 minute freestyle. Hey they had talent back then.
I've been to too many Roots shows... But the first one Black Though came out and absolutely ripped it. It was fucking awesome.
Pretty much the same here except it was uncles and cousins. They somehow got me into a bar to see Mark Farner of Grand Funk when I was about 8. He played I Come Tumblin', remember it like it was last week. The ones I listed were the first I paid for.
Since then I've seen OAR 16 times in larger settings (5k capacity pavilions) to small bars w/ less than 100 people. They're a great band to see live.
Had backstage passes and got to hang and party with the band. Some pretty wild stuff.
I didn't make Roger happy when I drove his step son's Tyco hovercraft into a rock, popping the floatie.
ctc you a RHS grad?
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Ridgewood high school 68/69.
ctc you a RHS grad?
RHS yes. But Ramsey instead of Ridgewood.
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Summer (maybe August) at SPAC. Sat on the lawn; great concert.
Oops, forgot the year - 1976.
damn, I'm jealous. probably their 2nd to last GREAT original member tour. The LOVE YOU tour in 77 was awesome.
I was 14. They're still one of my absolute favorite bands.
as firsts, I'd be curious what is popular these days. My last show was Bruce in Meadowlands September 2012
as firsts, I'd be curious what is popular these days. My last show was Bruce in Meadowlands September 2012
I have a bunch of tickets for this summer:
Loudon Wainwright
Todd Snyder
Rush
will go see:
Brian Wilson
My Morning Jacket
Cheap Trick
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what was the last concert you went to.All the great bands and shows listed
as firsts, I'd be curious what is popular these days. My last show was Bruce in Meadowlands September 2012
I have a bunch of tickets for this summer:
Loudon Wainwright
Todd Snyder
Rush
will go see:
Brian Wilson
My Morning Jacket
Cheap Trick
Where are you seeing MMJ feel flows? I follow them like the Dead, there's a group of about 40-50 of us, very much like BBI, who've gotten to know each other through following Jacket (and subsequently other bands like Wilco, Dr. Dog, Jason Isbell, Phosphorescent, Deer Tick).
Lemme put it this way:if you see a huge tented tailgate in the lot of a Jacket show it's us. And even if I'm not there, say j_rud and I guarantee you'll eat/drink for free all day.
One last note: if you can, make it to the Meriweather Post Pavilion show in Columbia, about 20 minutes south of Baltimore. Amazing outdoor venue, always a great tailgate, and for some reason the Meriweather shows are always incredible. Do it.
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what was the last concert you went to.All the great bands and shows listed
as firsts, I'd be curious what is popular these days. My last show was Bruce in Meadowlands September 2012
I have a bunch of tickets for this summer:
Loudon Wainwright
Todd Snyder
Rush
will go see:
Brian Wilson
My Morning Jacket
Cheap Trick
Where are you seeing MMJ feel flows? I follow them like the Dead, there's a group of about 40-50 of us, very much like BBI, who've gotten to know each other through following Jacket (and subsequently other bands like Wilco, Dr. Dog, Jason Isbell, Phosphorescent, Deer Tick).
Lemme put it this way:if you see a huge tented tailgate in the lot of a Jacket show it's us. And even if I'm not there, say j_rud and I guarantee you'll eat/drink for free all day.
One last note: if you can, make it to the Meriweather Post Pavilion show in Columbia, about 20 minutes south of Baltimore. Amazing outdoor venue, always a great tailgate, and for some reason the Meriweather shows are always incredible. Do it.
I can probably swing that.. I'm in NEPA (less than 1 mile from where you did the tough mudder).. that's a nothing drive for me.
During Hell Bent for Leather Rob Halford drove his Harley onstage. By the time the song was over his bike could not be seen bc everyone threw the seat cushions on stage covering his bike completely
Prior to that was Bruce at Gillette in summer of 2013.