It was either Joe Rex/Percy Sledge or Paul Revere and the Raiders/Tommy Roe both around '67 or '68. First "NAME" Rock show was Iron Butterfly '69 or '70. |
Double Concert: Creedence Clearwater and The Doors: Seattle Center Area in 1969 or so. |
I believe it was Ted Nugent, Sammy Hagar and Point Blank in 1975 at the Capitol Center in Largo, MD....The Cap. Center is now a shopping mall.... Definitely lost both brain cells and hearing at that show!!!! |
Led Zeppelin, 1968, Evansville IN
Everything after that was never quite the same |
Stan Kenton and Maynard Ferguson |
Traffic on the Shoot Out at the Fantasy Factory Tour with John Martyn and Free as opening acts. Probably 1972 or 3. |
I believe it was Cheap Trick opening for Kiss in 1975 at the Montreal Forum. Seats were in row 7 or so and in front of the speakers - the ringing lasted for a couple of days... |
Steppenwolf, 1969, cost an astronomical $5 - to me a fortune in 7th grade!
I was horrified at rampid pot smoking - ha! |
Foreigner in 1977, I think it was a band called Charlie that opened for them. |
1971, Led Zeppelin, Yale Bowl. The opened with the Immigrant Song, and you could hear Plant over the top of the PA. |
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Doors-1967-68?-Chicago, $5.00 |
The California Jam 1974. Deep purple, Black Sabbath, the Eagles, Black Oak Arkansas, ELP and a few others. |
Pink Floyd at Iverwin Stadium ,Hamilton Ontario , soon after release of Dark Side of the Moon . Date ?.... somewhere between an hour after I was at cruising at altitude and three days before I (crashed) landed . |
Janis at the Chicago Auditorium around 1970.
My sister was a huge fan (and had pipes freakishly similar to Ms. Joplin).
She and my Mother presented me with a spankin' new Cabretta leather coat (quite the Greaser in those days) so I'd be presentable.
Moms was dolled up like a hippie but had her fingers in her ears the entire show (how embarassing)!
J.J. was in good form (artistically) but sounded depressed and kind of whacked out when she spoke to the audience. |
The Clash! What a great show! A little known band at the time Los Lobos opened for them and was pretty much booed off the stage. The next night I saw KISS and I couldn't hear for a week! I think it was back in 83, not a bad weekend for a kid in the 7th grade. |
The Band. 1969 (high school senior). Harpur College. Binghamton, NY. Fantastic show. |
Creedence Clearwater 1970, Los Angeles Forum. I was 13 and went with my cute neighbor who just got her driver's license. Brooker T and the MGs opened. |
Canned Heat in '71 or '72 ??? I think breathing the smoke at those early '70's concerts did something to my brain's memory receptors. |
I was 13 and went with my cute neighbor who just got her driver's license. Brooker T and the MGs opened. |
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Sly and the Family Stone at madison Square Garden,He got married at that concert and it was a great show...I was only 14 years old at the time... |
Aerosmith, spring 1974, just after release of Get Your Wings. Precluded by free Grand Funk Railroad concerts at Riverside Park. |
Mine was also Jimi Hendrix (Winterland), so there must be some older guys around here. Krellman, that was way cool when he Ian Anderson said " now for our second number, Thick as a brick"! Great show. My second was Buffalo Springfield at a college gym. |
Beach Boys, Strawberry Alarm Clock, Buffalo Springfield....late 1960's |
Whitesnake in 1986, Great White opened up at Cobo Hall in Detroit,MI. |
For any of you Children of the mid-late 70's, remember Exile? They had a big hit with "I want to kiss you all over...". Anyway, they were a local band from Paris and Richmond, KY and they used to play dances/sock-hops at my high school before they made the big time. They were mostly a cover band when they played the local prom, but they did have a bit of success on the national scene.
If I don't count Exile at my local High School gym, it was Uriah Heep at Rupp Arena (Lexington, KY), followed quickly by Rush in Lexington, Louisville and Cincinnati and Kiss in Lexington, Louisville and Cincinnati.
I got a job with Andy Frain Security at Rupp Arena and saw basically every major rock show that was touring from 1978-1981. Now that was a good time! Saw everybody and got paid for it. Plus hanging out with some of the bands had its benefits!.....
Enjoy,
TIC |
The Doors, August 1968, Cleveland Municipal Auditorium, $4
Morrison was wasted and was in his provoking a riot phase. It was not what I'd hoped for musically, but it was an interesting experience. Actually, I've heard worse concerts recently because the sound is often so loud now that it's difficult to tell if any music is being played. |
Supertramp, Breakfast in America Tour, in the outdoors at Alpine Valley, Wisconsin. Can't remember if it was 1979 or 1980. |
Queen- A Night At The Opera tour, 1976, at the Civic Center in Philly.
Cheers,
John |
Bob Dylan and The Rolling Thunder Review in Springfield, Mass., in 1975. I knew even as it was happening how very lucky I was to be there, in row 11. |
Jimi Hendrix in Berlin, Germany, 1968. |
Depeche Mode 1988, music for the masses tour. |
Joe Walsh and the James Gang back in 1970 in a small hall in Wheeling WV. It was hard to beleive that 3 guys could make so much music. This was way before synthesizers. |
Dreadhead, once you post your thread it happens organically. Let go and let god; and stay fpcused....
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ZZ Top with KISS (an unheard of group at the time) opening up for them.
I was a little under the weather by the time ZZ Top started playing and fell asleep 20 minutes into ZZ Top.
I never quite lived that one down. I also doubt that ZZ Top had KISS open for them again. |
The Outlaws at the old Paramount Theater in NYC. 1978 I believe. We all went to McCann's near the Garden because no one checked ID (we were 16). My friend fell asleep through the whole show and only woke up for "Green Grass..." |
Creedence Clearwater Revival (post Tom Fogery) at the Met Center in Bloomington, MN in 1972. Opening acts were Freddie King, and Tony Joe White. I was 14 and man it was LOUD. I was probably 25 feet in front of John Fogerty. I wish I would have paid more attention to Freddie, but I had no idea who he was at the time... |
38 Special in '82. Although I was not a big fan and the chicks we brought with were fat, the joint that some stranger passed to me was pretty cool. |
I won tickets from the local radio station to see Fanny, Jose Feleciano and the Guess Who. Blew me away (that is the Guess Who and Jose)! The first concert I bought tickets to was David Bowie at the Tower theater. Bowie took it up a whole nother level and still stands as one of the finest shows bar none! |
Jimi Hendrix, Houston 196?. Second row left and the guitar went up in flames. Also was the first album I purchased, didn't have a clue who he was but liked the cover. Are You Experienced? |
Tough to remember, but first and second (I think!) were Iron Butterfly and Steppenwolf in about 1967. |
ZZ Top, Afterburner tour 1986. The big Sphinx that served as the backdrop for the stage set snorted up a big white sheet that covered the whole stage before the band came on (it was in a conical shape, cresting near the Sphinx's nostrils) with a loud snort, to kick off the show. It was funny to me at the time, but I was too young to understand the joke. Great show. |
Janis Joplin, August 12 1970, Harvard Stadium.
My first, her last.
Ken |
Joe Walsh and James Gang for openers, followed by REO Speedwagon. |
Jackson Browne on his "Running on Empty" tour at the great outdoor Blossom Music Center in Ohio. I played that album hundreds of times before I went and I'll never forget the sound of the first note of that live music, magical. Thanks for taking me back. I still have the LP. |
I saw Focus as well. They played Hocus Pocus and variations of it the whole show. It was still fun. I saw the Allman Bros just when Duane died but Berry was still alive. They did not cancel the tour. |
Van Morrison at the San Bernadino fairgrounds. 1972 I believe. Cool thread!
-John |
A very odd billing at the time(early 70s) First band Gentle Giant, next up Humble Pie, last band The Edgar Winter Group |
Janis Joplin San Francisco three nights in a row 1968
not always great but when she was she was blindingly brilliant |
