What was the first rock concert you went to and....?

[megoscott]

Tom Petty - Damn the Torpedos tour. No idea when it was or how I got home...

Jealous, I'd have loved to see them in their prime. Especially that tour with Dylan.

[Captain_Dan]

KISS 1982 Creatures of the Night Tour. It was the last tour with make-up. I was 12 years old. I was in heaven.

[Cornelius POTA]

The Eagles ( Hotel California Tour )
with Jimmy Buffett and the Coral Reefer Band and Andrew Gold
1977 Tangerine Bowl, Orlando, Florida


Also saw David Cassidy in 1971 at the Garden State Art Center in New Jersey..... Does that count ? The Partridge Family was not with him.

[Cornelius POTA]

The Rossington Collins Band w/ The Henry Paul Band in 1981

$7.50 a ticket.

I would definitely go again.

LOL.. I saw that same show in Daytona Beach, Florida.

RIP Allen Collins

Allen and Steve Gaines were the best guitar pickers in SKYNYRD

[boss]

I've seen Rush several times. Always a great show.

Was that the best concert in the history of the known and unknown universe or what?

[Brue]

I started big and nothing has been the equal since

Queen at Richfield Colesium (Cleveland) 1982 Billy Squier opened.

[Random Axe]

I was ALMOST at Neal Schon's wedding. Well, one of them. One of my wife's good friends from high school was married to him in the 90's. My wife got to go to the wedding and meet him, but I had to work a mandatory Saturday. I was pretty ticked

THat would have been something to remember for sure. I've known their interim singer Soto for fifteen years or so through interviews and shows with a few of his former bands. Schon and he formed a pretty cool band called Soul Sirkus and were pretty tight. The news he was released came as a major surprise. Oh yeah, you mentoioned Rush? Can't deal with Geddy at all. Not even a little. Great musician, sounds like a Muppet when he sings.

[megoapesnut]

October 2nd, 1986 I saw Journey for the Raised on Radio Tour

I was ALMOST at Neal Schon's wedding. Well, one of them. One of my wife's good friends from high school was married to him in the 90's. My wife got to go to the wedding and meet him, but I had to work a mandatory Saturday. I was pretty ticked

[megoapesnut]

Last concert: RUSH... Time Machine tour (2011).

Was that the best concert in the history of the known and unknown universe or what?

[TMANSTOYS]

Vintage journey is one of my favorites to this day. Steve perry is a legend. He is journey !! He can out sing that want to be they have now.. Same with styx. Dennis deyoung is styx. Not tommy shaw.. Just saw dennis in concert.. He was awesome !!!!

[megoapesnut]

but they remain an overall favorite classic rock band just behind Styx, Triumph and Kansas.

Great musical taste. You only missed RUSH

[boss]

First concert ever: RUSH... Grace Under Pressure tour (1985-ish).
Last concert: RUSH... Time Machine tour (2011).

[C.H.O.A.M.]

KISS for the Dynasty tour, Madison Square Garden, 1979. It was AWESOME (even though the band was barely still together by that point)
I went with my older sister and was a little overwhelmed but the stage show was amazing. I could feel the flames from my seat!

[pmwasson]

I saw Metallica with The Cult in 1989.

I would still like to see The Cult, but I've grown tired of Metallica.

[Random Axe]

October 2nd, 1986 I saw Journey for the Raised on Radio Tour. I didn't know any of the songs from the new album, but they played a bunch of classics. Stellar performance, though I got the feeling Perry was starting to degrade just a little bit. To this day I don't like the RoR album, but they remain an overall favorite classic rock band just behind Styx, Triumph and Kansas.