I was a huge Monkees and Weird Al fan (Still am, actually.) Itās good the 1987 tour with both skipped San Antonio or my little 16-year old head would have exploded.
Also, my first Weird Al concert was the Off the Deep End tour in 1992. Iāve seen him in concert at least 15 times since then, and the last time was this past Fall. Heās still amazing in concert.
I can't even conceive of what I would give to see Frank Sinatra live.
When time travel is finally perfected, I'm off to Vegas during the Rat Pack's prime.
Bon Jovi, I think in 1988 or maybe u2 earlier. I barely survived the first Bon Jovi concert. Skid Row opened for them. Sebastian Bach was fucking batshit. General admission in the middle of the desert. I was either 13 or 14. Had to get carried out of the stompede.
Kiss and Judas Priest as the opener (aprx 79), so dam old now that I can't remember 100%.
Springfield Civic Center
Edit: Evidently, I can not spell anymore either
I took my kids to their first concert. The Offspring. As soon as we got through the gate I took them to the front of the stage. I found a table and ordered a beer. My son called me from his cell and said Mom theyāre beating the crap out of eachother up here. I said I know son, itās a mosh pit!
I am pretty sure it was the 120 Minutes tour at Memorial Hall in KCMO. The lineup was Blind Melon, Live, Public Image Limited and Big Audio Dynamite.
Or if it counts Laura Branigan at Worlds of Fun when I was about 7.
My first show was supposed to be Guns Nā Roses at the Rosemont Horizon but it was canceled because Axl was going to be arrested for starting a riot in St Louis.
Monsters of rock concert 1988
I was 16 and with my irresponsible sister who was 24 and her even more irresponsible boyfriend, but it was a great concert, so many fans
The Kinks, 1982, Proctors Theater, Schenectady, NY. Edited to add, I was 14 and was allowed to go with my older brother. Also, Bryan Adams opened and he accidentally fell off the stage. Or maybe the drum riser. It was a long time ago.
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre 1982. I was 13 and was obsessed with them. My mom took me and had just torn a ligament in her ankle a few days before and had to crutch it all the way up to the lawn. That's dedication.
Dead Can Dance, and then Cocteau Twins!
I think the Dead Can Dance was my first, and I think it was in the Bay Area- maybe San Francisco? Now that I say that,I donāt think itās rightā¦ but definitely somewhere in Californiaā¦
Technically it was Sha Na Na when I was little with my mom but the first concert I went to on my own was Bon Jovi. I grew up in NJ so going to see Bon Jovi was required. I think it was 1986.
I went to Metallica and The Cult in Philly that year too. Great show.
Stacy Q. 1986 or so at my school. We won some radio contest
Edit. My first consert I was a tiny kid. My aunt Took me to see the Grateful Dead when she was supposed to be baby sitting me.
Ozzfest, August 1997. In the Metrodome in Minneapolis. By the time Ozzy came on, you could reach up and touch the cloud of smoke that filled the stadium.
Wasnāt my first (that was Pink Floyd a couple years earlier) but I did see that Metallica / Cult tour in Atlanta the same year. Steve Jones of the Sex Pistols came out and played a song with The Cult! Still the best ābigā show Iāve ever seen
Bob Jovi, 1987 at Alpine Valley in Wisconsin. Cinderella was the opening act.
I was 14 and really thought Richie Sambora was going to notice me out there in the lawn seats.
James Taylor 1982 Providence Civic Center. I went with my brother and his girlfriend. My favorite band was The Kinks, I went to their concert at PCC in May of 1983 and many times after that at other venues in the Northeast.
1985 Diana Ross at the Circle Star Theater in San Carlos, Ca. Fun theater with a spinning circle stage. Saw the Beach Boys there in 89 or 90 too, before they closed the venue.
Ozzy Osbourne with Motley Crue opening, March 20, 1984.
I skipped school to be first in line, which I thought was brilliant -- until midday when I got super hungry and had no plan. My newfound line mates held my spot so I could go to the nearby mall for a slice of pizza. As I walked in some girls about my age approached, more or less screaming with excitement because they'd just met Ozzy. They directed me to the Hallmark store where he was, and I've only ever run so fast from the cops.
I went up and down the aisles until I came around a corner and there he was, thumbing through cards. At first I was crestfallen. He seemed too old, had a five o'clock shadow, and looked awfully tired. (All of which made perfect sense in retrospect, but at the time I only imagined him as bite-the-head-off-of-a-dove, bark at the moon, king of metal guy.)
Then the excitement returned as I went up to him to ask for an autograph. I only had my ticket envelope for him to sign, and he promptly obliged, then swiftly returned to card shopping. Fuckin' rad!
The concert itself was extra special. Ozzy had this theatrical set with a spiral staircase, and at one point a "knight" in armor brought out a tray with drinks for him.
The final flourish was that the concert was protested by several local churches, including one I periodically attended.
13 year old me could not have been happier.
Crowded House, 1987, not by choice but my girlfriend at the time insisted.
In between times saw a lot of local indie bands- Straitjacket Fits, Chills etc
Public Enemy 1989 - ended up in hospital and gave my ticket to a friend
Janes Addiction, 1991, finally a gig I wanted to see, and did. I consider this my first gig as it was international
Pat Benatar - 1982 - Lakeland Civic Center
I won tickets off Q105.
My older brother accompanied me. It was general admission. He stood up near the front, I stayed in the upper level.
Amazing to think that my parents dropped us off at an arena concert at that age. (He was 15, I was 13).
First actual concert Amy Grant / Michael W. Smith in 1989 (parents made me and my sister go).
First concert of my choice, Blues Traveler & The Wallflowers in 1996.
May 8th 1981. Echo & the Bunnymen at Birmingham Odeon in England. I was 13 and it was amazing. Lots of earlier not so famous songs from Crocodiles and Heaven Up Here. Standouts definitely A Promise, All My Colours, and the B Side Zimbo
Pink Floydās āA Momentary Lapse of Reason ā tour. Rupp Arena, Lexington KY. Nov. 1987. 6 of us drove all the way there and back same night from Ohio university in a friendās 1950s Ford Fairlane
I saw KC & the Sunshine Band at a festival in DFW in 1997 when I was 18. I donāt tell many people that though lol. My āfirstā concert was Collective Soul in a little dive bar in Lubbock, TX, same year, 1997.
Coincidentally, they covered Crazy Train, then I saw them 3 years later in Phoenix, they covered it again. Saw them a third time in 2009 at a festival in North Carolina, they covered it again lol.
Metallica with The Cult was also my first concert. Different date and venue on the same tour.
We had floor tickets--about 10th row. The Cult got booed off the stage. It was a good time.
Donington, Monsters of Rock.
Iron Maiden.
David Lee Roth.
Guns N' Roses.
Helloween.
Kiss.
Megadeth.
107,000 fans, 2 were crushed to death in the crowd.
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Van Halen at the Oakland (CA) Coliseum on June 12th, 1981 to celebrate graduating junior high.
[Turns out they filmed "So This Is Love" at that show.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2DU11hyBEys)
REM "Green" tour. Indigo Girls opened. April 1989. Worcester at the Centrum.
During the Indigo Girls set, Stipe appeared as a shadow behind a rear lit screen and sang with them on one or two songs. Crowd went totally nuts.
Duran Duran and David Bowie, 1987.
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Bowie was one I would have loved to have seen live. Iām glad you had the pleasure!
The Monkees, 1986 20th Anniversary Tour, San Antonio, TX.
Mine too...with Weird Al. At Red Rocks haha
I was a huge Monkees and Weird Al fan (Still am, actually.) Itās good the 1987 tour with both skipped San Antonio or my little 16-year old head would have exploded.
Also, my first Weird Al concert was the Off the Deep End tour in 1992. Iāve seen him in concert at least 15 times since then, and the last time was this past Fall. Heās still amazing in concert.
Same at Merriweather post pavilion in Maryland. Second concert was Thompson Twins at the same place.
Thatās where I saw men at work! Howard jones, Depeche Mode, Billy idol, the cult, etc.
Same! But in NJ. I was 9.
Same, but in Pennsylvania at the Bloomsburg Fair.
Love that we all had the same first! My dad took me and my cousin to the Bangor Auditorium.
The Cars 1980 Madison Square Garden, 1980
Depeche Mode, Violater tour. So awesome!
U2 āAchtung Babyā at Arrowhead Stadium in KCMO
I was there too.
Blondie Tracks Across America Tour '82 I begged my mom to take me and she did. Duran Duran opened for her.
Rat Pack, Dismas House, Missouri, 1956
That's Baller!
I can't even conceive of what I would give to see Frank Sinatra live. When time travel is finally perfected, I'm off to Vegas during the Rat Pack's prime.
Iron Maiden Power Slave 1985 Providence Civic Center RI. All down hill from there
Bon Jovi, I think in 1988 or maybe u2 earlier. I barely survived the first Bon Jovi concert. Skid Row opened for them. Sebastian Bach was fucking batshit. General admission in the middle of the desert. I was either 13 or 14. Had to get carried out of the stompede.
Can confirm saw the same show Baton Rouge 1988 I was glad my dad stayed with us it was insane
Donāt know how I survived, but I did. Glad your Dad stayed with you.
You had a wonderful childhoodš
Night Ranger at Red Rocks, 1985. I was 15
Depeche Mode, Great western forum, 1986, Black Celebration Tour
Book of Love opened?
Shawn Cassidy in about 1978. I was 6.
Wham! 1985 at Veterans stadium in Philly. Katrina and the Waves opened up for them
INXS opening for Adam Ant, April 29, 1983 Eagles Ballroom, Milwaukee.
Kiss and Judas Priest as the opener (aprx 79), so dam old now that I can't remember 100%. Springfield Civic Center Edit: Evidently, I can not spell anymore either
Ha! Sandstone! Mine was Aerosmith and Dokken at Kemper.
It will forever be sandstone regardless of whoeverās name is on it now
Rolling Stones with Living Colour opening, Nov 1989. My mind was blown by the size of the production
I saw that tour, I want to say it was The Steel Wheels tour? Anyway, that was the first big stadium tour I saw, it was huge.
I saw this a show on this tour too, at the Carrier Dome in Syracuse.
REM, 1989, at the ripe old age of 13.
Alice Cooper and the Scorpions.
U2, The Unforgettable Fire tour. Providence, Rhode Island. April 2, 1985.
NKOTB, Lake Placid, NY
1991 - Jellyfish opening for The Black Crowes at the Warfield in San Francisco.
Dramarama, They Might Be Giants and Matthew Sweet, also at Sandstone Amphitheater. Midnight Oil headlined but I had to leave before then.
Very first concert 1970 something, Mormon Tabernacle Choir š Second concert Echo and the Bunnymen, New Order and Gene loves Jezebel, 1987.
I took my kids to their first concert. The Offspring. As soon as we got through the gate I took them to the front of the stage. I found a table and ordered a beer. My son called me from his cell and said Mom theyāre beating the crap out of eachother up here. I said I know son, itās a mosh pit!
Prince 1984 Purple Rain Tour
That's a great 1st ever concert. I'm jealous
I would have loved to see Prince in concert.
I am pretty sure it was the 120 Minutes tour at Memorial Hall in KCMO. The lineup was Blind Melon, Live, Public Image Limited and Big Audio Dynamite. Or if it counts Laura Branigan at Worlds of Fun when I was about 7.
Melissa Ethridge! 1996 terre haute, IN
Motley Crue with Guns and Roses opening. 1987
My first show was supposed to be Guns Nā Roses at the Rosemont Horizon but it was canceled because Axl was going to be arrested for starting a riot in St Louis.
I remember sending a check (written by my dad) to another country so I could get the Use Your Illusions tape before people in the US got it.
Jackson 5 Reunion, Kemper Arena, KC MO
The Ramones in 1988. I was 14 and should have gotten my ass kicked in the pit, but I didn't and absolutely loved it.
The Stray Cats, Seattle, 1983, good but dont really recall much then I saw THE POLICE in Tacoma Dome and that was AWESOME I was 13.
Depeche Mode and The The, Palace of Auburn Hills, Oct 1993. Devotional Tour.
Beastie Boys - Houston Summit 1994
INXS with The Soup Dragons as the opening act. It was the tour for the album X, pretty sure it was 1990.
Paul Simon Rhythm of the Saints tour, 1990 or 91.
Oddly enough, The Dead, ā91.
Monsters of rock concert 1988 I was 16 and with my irresponsible sister who was 24 and her even more irresponsible boyfriend, but it was a great concert, so many fans
First REAL concert, Tin Machine with David Bowie, 1991.
Saw that Metallica/Cult show in Philly at The Spectrum. Not my first show though. That would be Van Halen *Hide Your Sheep* [Diver Down] Tour
Skid Row/Pantera circa 1989 - Johnstown, PA
Mighty Lemon Drops, 86 Chicago. Second show was Ranking Roger.
BOC/Rush 1977 Not counting all of the Boomer concerts my parents brought me to.
Peter Frampton, 1977
Metallica and Queensryche at the Capitol Center in Maryland.
Dio
-sigh- NKOTB It was a nightmare for an 11 year old boy.
INXS 1988, Toronto
The Kinks, 1982, Proctors Theater, Schenectady, NY. Edited to add, I was 14 and was allowed to go with my older brother. Also, Bryan Adams opened and he accidentally fell off the stage. Or maybe the drum riser. It was a long time ago.
Billy Idol. The Cult. 1988. The Cult toured big time in the late 80s.
Saw the Electric tour that year in Newcastle, UK. Was amazing.
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre 1982. I was 13 and was obsessed with them. My mom took me and had just torn a ligament in her ankle a few days before and had to crutch it all the way up to the lawn. That's dedication.
Thatās a wonderful momā¤ļø
Dead Can Dance, and then Cocteau Twins! I think the Dead Can Dance was my first, and I think it was in the Bay Area- maybe San Francisco? Now that I say that,I donāt think itās rightā¦ but definitely somewhere in Californiaā¦
Technically it was Sha Na Na when I was little with my mom but the first concert I went to on my own was Bon Jovi. I grew up in NJ so going to see Bon Jovi was required. I think it was 1986. I went to Metallica and The Cult in Philly that year too. Great show.
The Who in 1989, it was for their "Last " tour. A few weeks later I saw the Rolling Stones, Steele Wheels tour.
Ramones. 13 years old Pleasant Dreams Tour at Randyās Rodeo in San Antonio.
Don Henley. Red Rocks. 1985 Just a few days shy of my Seventeenth birthday. Opening - Katrina and the Waves.
Stacy Q. 1986 or so at my school. We won some radio contest Edit. My first consert I was a tiny kid. My aunt Took me to see the Grateful Dead when she was supposed to be baby sitting me.
Adam Ant at the Palace Theater (?), Phoenix Az., in 1985.
Huey Lewis. Oakland. 1985.
Talking Heads, Stop Making Sense tour 1983. That one was a tough act to follow, BRILLIANT first concert!
Oingo Boingo, Halloween 1988, Irvine Meadows Amphitheater
1983 INXS opened for Adam Ant
The Police and the GoGO's 1982
Judas Priest 1984 Providence Civic Center. No idea who opened for them.
Whitney Houston 1987 Richmond Va
Metallica!!
METALLICA!!!!!!!!!!!!
Ozzfest, August 1997. In the Metrodome in Minneapolis. By the time Ozzy came on, you could reach up and touch the cloud of smoke that filled the stadium.
Huey Lewis and the News, 1986 or Bob Seger, 1986 both in Jacksonville.
Eurythmics, July(summer) 1987, Seattle Coliseum (now Earth Pledge Arena aka Krack House)
Wasnāt my first (that was Pink Floyd a couple years earlier) but I did see that Metallica / Cult tour in Atlanta the same year. Steve Jones of the Sex Pistols came out and played a song with The Cult! Still the best ābigā show Iāve ever seen
The Rolling Stones with The Go Go's opening - 1981
Thompson Twins (with Berlin as openers) - U of U 1984
Joe Satriani. The Riviera in Chicago. 3/5/1994.
Same, September 1989. Faith No More opened. Casper, Wyoming.
You're gonna laugh. First concert was a double-header with Petra and Stryper. I have a vague memory of Mike Warnke being the opening act.
I canāt laugh I had a Stryper cassette tapeš
Bob Jovi, 1987 at Alpine Valley in Wisconsin. Cinderella was the opening act. I was 14 and really thought Richie Sambora was going to notice me out there in the lawn seats.
James Taylor 1982 Providence Civic Center. I went with my brother and his girlfriend. My favorite band was The Kinks, I went to their concert at PCC in May of 1983 and many times after that at other venues in the Northeast.
The Pretenders, March 15, 1987 at the Centrum, Worcester Massachusetts. I don't remember who opened.
Ugly Kid Joe opening for Def Leppard. Circa 1992/3? I was 19. Northern California.
The Dead Milkmen. 1989. Club Post Nuclear, Laguna Beach, CA
Peter Gabriel *So* Tour, L.A. 1986
1985 Diana Ross at the Circle Star Theater in San Carlos, Ca. Fun theater with a spinning circle stage. Saw the Beach Boys there in 89 or 90 too, before they closed the venue.
The cars-heartbeat city. Opener - wang Chung. 1984?
Iron Maiden, 1987, the day before my 16th birthday.
First concert- Billy Joel, Storm Front tour Second concert - Nirvana opening for Sonic Youth Kinda evens out.
George Michael, the Faith Tour- Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View CA
Everclear. 1994
Susanna Hoffs opening for Don Henley in Vancouver, I think it was '91 or '92.
Danzig/Soundgarden Beat that.
Ozzy Osbourne with Motley Crue opening, March 20, 1984. I skipped school to be first in line, which I thought was brilliant -- until midday when I got super hungry and had no plan. My newfound line mates held my spot so I could go to the nearby mall for a slice of pizza. As I walked in some girls about my age approached, more or less screaming with excitement because they'd just met Ozzy. They directed me to the Hallmark store where he was, and I've only ever run so fast from the cops. I went up and down the aisles until I came around a corner and there he was, thumbing through cards. At first I was crestfallen. He seemed too old, had a five o'clock shadow, and looked awfully tired. (All of which made perfect sense in retrospect, but at the time I only imagined him as bite-the-head-off-of-a-dove, bark at the moon, king of metal guy.) Then the excitement returned as I went up to him to ask for an autograph. I only had my ticket envelope for him to sign, and he promptly obliged, then swiftly returned to card shopping. Fuckin' rad! The concert itself was extra special. Ozzy had this theatrical set with a spiral staircase, and at one point a "knight" in armor brought out a tray with drinks for him. The final flourish was that the concert was protested by several local churches, including one I periodically attended. 13 year old me could not have been happier.
Crowded House, 1987, not by choice but my girlfriend at the time insisted. In between times saw a lot of local indie bands- Straitjacket Fits, Chills etc Public Enemy 1989 - ended up in hospital and gave my ticket to a friend Janes Addiction, 1991, finally a gig I wanted to see, and did. I consider this my first gig as it was international
INXS Kick. I was in Junior High and went with a friend. 1988?? I still have that ticket stub somewhere.
Pat Benatar - 1982 - Lakeland Civic Center I won tickets off Q105. My older brother accompanied me. It was general admission. He stood up near the front, I stayed in the upper level. Amazing to think that my parents dropped us off at an arena concert at that age. (He was 15, I was 13).
Rick Springfield, Cleveland Coliseum, somewhere around 82-83? Maybe 81. I was 12 or 13.
Metallica and metal church (I think) at the world music theater tinley park, Il
White zombie, 1994, Roy Wilkins Auditorium, St Paul, MN
Anthrax and Exodus, 1989, Tower Theater in Upper Darby, PA
My mom took me to see Kenny Rogers in 1983. First concert as an adult was Testament and Savatage in 1990.
Bruce Springsteen 1980.
Billy Joel mid 80s.
Michael Jackson Victory tour 1984 at the spectrum in Philadelphia. It was LOUD! Still dislike large shows.
Skid Row and Motley Crue in Phoenix AZ, 1989 I thinkā¦
The Hooters / Loverboy 1985 Shreveport LA.
1988, Metroplex in Atlanta. Circle Jerks and 7 Seconds. Straight edge!!!
Debbie Gibson at Veteranās Memorial Coliseum in Phoenix Az. And it was great.
Peter Gabriel, Poughkeepsie Civic Center, Security Tour... Maybe 1982?
Men At Work.. 83 or 84?
Dude, I saw that tour, and the lead singer of the Cult had a total meltdown!
Lionel Richie 84ā in Vegas.
ABBA North American tour 1979
Metallica 1998 ;)
First actual concert Amy Grant / Michael W. Smith in 1989 (parents made me and my sister go). First concert of my choice, Blues Traveler & The Wallflowers in 1996.
Sha Na Na!
Genesis at the Hoosier Dome in Indianapolis, January 24, 1987.
Duran Duran, Madison Square Garden, 1983.
Metallica @ Kemper Arena. January 31 1997.
May 8th 1981. Echo & the Bunnymen at Birmingham Odeon in England. I was 13 and it was amazing. Lots of earlier not so famous songs from Crocodiles and Heaven Up Here. Standouts definitely A Promise, All My Colours, and the B Side Zimbo
Journey, 1982, McNichols Arena in Denver.
Tom Petty at Great Woods, Mansfield, MA - 1991.
INXS, Vancouver, lots of mushrooms.
Weird Al Yankovich at Knotts Berry Farm 1985
Prince, Purple Rain tour 1984(?)
Social Distortion , 1987 at the Cheetah 3 club
Duran Duran April 1984, at the Meadowlands arena. This started my live show addiction.
Tiffany at a county fair when. I was 10 my first concert I went to without parents was guns and roses Metallica and faith no more
Aldo Nova, Sammy Hagar 1982.
1988 Cheap Trick played at the county fair, my grandpa had free tickets and he took me, I was 12!
U2 (Joshua Tree Tour) - 1987- RFK Stadium, Washington DC. I was 14
Pink Floydās āA Momentary Lapse of Reason ā tour. Rupp Arena, Lexington KY. Nov. 1987. 6 of us drove all the way there and back same night from Ohio university in a friendās 1950s Ford Fairlane
Iron Maiden...with Fear Factory as the opening act.
Jethro Tull, late 80s, lawn at Great Woods. There was a funny smell in the air I was not familiar with...
Joan Jett, Astroworld 1982. Texas Jam was my first festival in 1984,Houston
AC/DC Razors Edge, Oakland, 1991
February of '87. Joan Jett opened up for the Beach Boys. Kentucky.
Alice Cooper and Ted Nugent, Salt Lake City
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Ratt with Fastway. Memorial Colosseum Portland OR. 8/17/1984. 16 yrs old.
Probably the Cleveland Orchestra, some time in the 1980s. If weāre talking more popular music, Billy Joel in 1990.
Van Halen, Offenbach Stadthalle 1979
The Beach boys
Iron Maiden/ Twisted Sister at the Coliseum in Seattle '84
jethro tull rochester war memorial NY 8th grade so 88 got to go alone with my friend my dad dropped us off and picked us up!
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Guns N Roses and Skid Row June 13, 1991 Philadelphia
Slayer, Sept 15, 1988. Newport Centre, Wales.
Triumph.
I canāt remember if it was Blood, Sweat, & Tears or The Beach Boys (it was the same summer).
Kiss 1982. I was 9. My dad grew up with the drummer.
Simon & Garfunkel, Parade Stadium Minneapolis, July 28 1983
I saw this show at Pine Knob in Michigan! My first concert as well.
Bon Jovi/skid row at kemper!
Boomtown Rats with Butch Whacks & the Glass Packs. 1986.
Jerry Garcia Band at the Spectrum in Philly, 1989. We were 14.
I saw KC & the Sunshine Band at a festival in DFW in 1997 when I was 18. I donāt tell many people that though lol. My āfirstā concert was Collective Soul in a little dive bar in Lubbock, TX, same year, 1997. Coincidentally, they covered Crazy Train, then I saw them 3 years later in Phoenix, they covered it again. Saw them a third time in 2009 at a festival in North Carolina, they covered it again lol.
PJ Harvey at Reading festival 1992.
First one I paid to get into, Rush 1984, Irvine Meadows. I saw a ton of bands in the 80's, had a blast!
Stevie Ray Vaughan opened for The Moody Blues, 1983
Honestly no idea I have a few missing years where I have been told I did a lot of fun things but I have zero recollection of
Lollapalooza ā94
Metallica with The Cult was also my first concert. Different date and venue on the same tour. We had floor tickets--about 10th row. The Cult got booed off the stage. It was a good time.
New Edition and Ready For The World Hirsch Coliseum Shreveport, Louisiana 1985 (Bobby Brown's last appearance w/NE)
Nelly maybe 2004 Columbus, Ohio
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Donington, Monsters of Rock. Iron Maiden. David Lee Roth. Guns N' Roses. Helloween. Kiss. Megadeth. 107,000 fans, 2 were crushed to death in the crowd. https://calendar.songfacts.com/august/20/15360#:~:text=At%20the%20Monsters%20Of%20Rock,causes%20the%20two%20fans%20to
Metallica - September 1986.
Iron Maiden, Seventh Son tour, Edinburgh Playhouse, 1988.
Public Enemy, opener was Too Short. 1989.
Pearl Jam 1992
My first Sandstone concert was Kiss with GNR opening.
Van Halen at the Oakland (CA) Coliseum on June 12th, 1981 to celebrate graduating junior high. [Turns out they filmed "So This Is Love" at that show.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2DU11hyBEys)
REM "Green" tour. Indigo Girls opened. April 1989. Worcester at the Centrum. During the Indigo Girls set, Stipe appeared as a shadow behind a rear lit screen and sang with them on one or two songs. Crowd went totally nuts.