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In reply to the discussion: Who was your very first concert/ show [View all]Kittycatkat
(1,734 posts)1. YES at Madison Square Garden
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Yes, I was into Herbie Mann, Wes Montgomery, and Jimmy Smith in those long-ago days.
rzemanfl
Oct 7
#43
I think it was Rush. Hard to remember, I saw Lynard Skinard at my first outdoor concert.
captain queeg
Oct 7
#12
God, I would loved to have seen Jefferson Airplane. But I still don't understand
Kittycatkat
Oct 7
#53
beach boys blowout at the hollywood bowl w/th kinks, and sonny & cher and a bunch of other one hitters lol
msongs
Oct 7
#50
Black Oak Arkansas shortly after this show I believe. I think we were early on in their US tour that year.
brewens
Oct 7
#54
Saw them twice. Shea Stadium '65 & '66. We *did hear them* in '66 - it was a freak thing...
electric_blue68
Oct 9
#315
Byrds, 1971 Atlanta. Worked at night, so told my boss I would be off or I quit. He said OK.
Silent Type
Oct 7
#95
The Kingston Trio, with Dave Guard. Years later, front row for Mary Travers.... but it was at "The Gaslight" in the
3Hotdogs
Oct 7
#112
An interesting part of their story.... Nick Reynolds retired from the group to care for his disabled brother.
3Hotdogs
Oct 8
#193
Their instrumental, "Long Hard Ride" is one of my top 10-15 songs of all time...
Leghorn21
Oct 8
#187
Grand Funk Railroad and Sly Stone at the Dever coloseum some time in the late 1960's. And Sly was late as usual.
Hotler
Oct 8
#198
Black Oak Arkansas and Black Sabbath at the hockey venue in Providence RI - I think I was 15 - so 1971
NewHendoLib
Oct 8
#202
Other than school dances, the first big show I saw was the Beach Boys and Buffalo Springfield.
lark
Oct 8
#211
It was great to see Stephen Stills and David Crosby at the beginning of their careers.
lark
Oct 8
#226
It was great, can't remember if it was for English or English Lit but we also went to
Bev54
Oct 8
#260
Big Sugar at a local bar, a little while after they released their Hemivision album.
canuckledragger
Oct 8
#264
Glad you had a great time! "The Claw" for U2's 2009, 2010 & 2011; 360 Tour was amazing....
electric_blue68
Oct 11
#375
Biggest Lineup I ever saw was at Shea Stadium for an Anti-Vietnam War Groups & Politician Fundraiser...
electric_blue68
Oct 9
#317
The Beatles, 1964, at the Cow Palace in Daily City in the San Francisco, CA area
cksmithy
Oct 9
#328
Great post! I'm not entirely sure. I know it was in college so I believe it was The Who.
beaglelover
Oct 10
#349
Mine was Duke Ellington at the Cotton Club at 142nd and Lenox NYC, 1927. Cost $3, when I was making $16 per week.
Doodley
Oct 11
#378