The first rock concert I ever attended was on august 17th 1972. I was 14 years old and by oldest brother (who was 20 at the time) took me to a concert of The Who at 'De Oude RAI', an old building used for car shows and later indoor sports.
So there I stood open-mouthed as a young adolescent watching my heroes.
Golden Earring was the support act and it still is the best concert I ever saw. three years later the building was demolished and a hotel was build on that spot.
What was your first ever rock concert?
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Oh wow - The Who at 14yrs old! That's cool Marcel...
Mine was Pink Floyd at Wembley Stadium 'A Momentary Lapse of Reason' tour. One of the most amazing experiences of my life. Missed the train home and spent the night on Euston Station floor being woken every 20mins by security.
I remember being 14 but I checked the date and I must have been 16...I guess I was saving myself 😎
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I was a late starter - first gig was when I was when I got to Uni at 18 in 1975 - Steve Marriott, followed by Fairport Convention and Curved Air in the same week.
Cardiff was good for gigs - the University Union was used for bands starting tours and the Capitol Theatre for bigger bands.
Measure once........ Measure again......... Sod it - make tea!
Iron Maiden, Manchester Apollo Theatre, UK. Wednesday November 30th 1988. I was 15 years old.
It was the Seventh Son Tour and it just blew me away. My friends and I hung around outside after the show (with about another 100 people) and they let us back in to meet the band and to get stuff signed. It was something I didn’t expect so all I had was a merch mail order form. Pre internet mail order forms, they were the days eh? 🤣
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My First concert was The Scorpions at Glasgow Apollo on 17th May 1980. Tygers of Pan Tang were the support. Hearing hasn't been the same since. The Apollo has been long gone but it was the start of a great musical journey.
This is a clip from the same tour.
This is a wee look at the Apollo.
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Rory Gallagher 1979 Lewisham Odeon. Changed my life.
As far as I can remember I was probably around 10 and my Dad took us to see his favorite band Chicago at Castle Farms in Charlevoix, Mi. I guess they could be considered rock back then but it was definitely my first concert.
Castle Farms was a pretty cool open air venue and I saw all my first concerts there.
That Chicago concert really stood out as it was the first time I smelled weed and a bit of an eye opener as we saw a couple having sex under a blanket, it must have been weird for my Dad as well as he’s a total prude!
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That Chicago concert really stood out as it was the first time I smelled weed and a bit of an eye opener as we saw a couple having sex under a blanket, it must have been weird for my Dad as well as he’s a total prude!
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First professionally promoted concert (As opposed to the plethora of very good local bands, who commanded a reasonable ticket price), was Rainbow Birmingham Odeon 1976.
My ears wrang for days!
Got to shake Mr Blackmore's hand twice!
Ronnie James Dio was just awesome.
Cozy Powel was , well, just Cozy!
Saw Be Bop Deluxe at Malvern Winter Gardens two weeks later - what a treat!
Darrell Way came up to me when we got off stage at a local festival here in Devon, about 8yrs ago.
He was very complimentary about the band and he listened enthusiastically as I told him about 'The Honey Tree ' musical.
Really nice bloke! Saw him play several times and we shared producer Mark Tucker, who also mixed many a Fairport session.
Rainbow Birmingham Odeon 1976.
It must have been about then that I saw Rainbow at the Ingliston Exhibition Hall in Edinburgh, my first concert that I can really label as rock. Probably responsible for the tinnitus that have now.
My First concert was The Scorpions at Glasgow Apollo on 17th May 1980. Tygers of Pan Tang were the support. Hearing hasn't been the same since. The Apollo has been long gone but it was the start of a great musical journey.
@russ They have always been a solid, great sounding heavy rock band. They write great songs and Klaus Meine has an amazing voice for the genre. Rock n Roll.
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I’ve always been into Scorpions. Rudy Schenker is a great rhythm player and always wrote cool sounding, melodic riffs. Matthias Jabs is a great, underrated lead player. Hard to stand out after following Uli Jon Roth and Michael Schenker I guess. But he and Rudy had such great guitar tones in the 80’s. But once they did that Wind of Change song, I tuned out...
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But once they did that Wind of Change song, I tuned out...
@mattbeels You can’t beat a good ballad Matt, I love “Wind of Change”, it coming again, can you feel it? 😁
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I like ballads too but it’s just a matter of taste...
Still Loving You is a ballad and imo, that song slays WOC, it is what it is.
Diversity is what makes music so great, it’s all subjective.
I’ll try not to hold that against you!
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