froggie Posted June 26, 2008 Share Posted June 26, 2008 i've seen some old codgers play recently, but not in their heyday. my mum did see the Beatles in melbourne back in 64. it was the show when Ringo came back after Jimmy Nicols sat in for a bit Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Gobias Industries Posted June 26, 2008 Share Posted June 26, 2008 I saw the Fray before they got big...? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Stewart Posted June 26, 2008 Share Posted June 26, 2008 Pearl Jam & Smashing Pumpkins opening for RHCP in '91. They Might Be Giants in '90. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
embiggen Posted June 26, 2008 Share Posted June 26, 2008 I saw the Ramones in 1989 at Bogart's in Cinncinati. that was pretty fucking cool! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
hardwood floor Posted June 26, 2008 Share Posted June 26, 2008 oh yeah, i saw the Dead Boys in Cleveland in 1978 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
cryptique Posted June 26, 2008 Share Posted June 26, 2008 R.E.M. in '86. I should have seen them a year or two earlier, but I was out of town the week they played Kalamazoo. I did go and buy tickets for my brother and a bunch of his friends (because none of them were available to do so). It killed me buying tickets for that show, knowing I couldn't go, and killed me even more that the tickets were in the center of the third row. I've seen a legend here and there, but few (if any) in their younger days. I was born in '68, so... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
So Long Posted June 26, 2008 Share Posted June 26, 2008 I've seen Bruce Springsteen twice, Paul McCartney once, Bob Dylan twice, Elvis Costello four times, and Wilco six times... all of this and only 20 haha Quote Link to post Share on other sites
hazel Posted June 26, 2008 Share Posted June 26, 2008 don't laugh,gary pucket and the union gap (first concert, i was a safety patrol in 6th grade, the school took us (just the safetys) on a trip to the steel pier in atlantic city i remember getting a brand new pair of bell bottoms just for the trip and i thought it was just the best and most exciting experience ever. haha) then i think the next year or not long after i saw badfinger at the steel pier also, that was even better. alice cooper was my first real concert. saw led zeppelin (2), david bowie, pink floyd, rolling stones, springsteen, neil young, peter gabriel a bunch of times (i used to love him) he put on an awesome show in the early 80's. bob dylan a bunch of times starting in the mid 80s, grateful dead a few times. more but can't remember at the moment. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dls Posted June 26, 2008 Share Posted June 26, 2008 Springsteen in the winter of '84. It was my first concert. I was ten, and went with my mom and my brother. It lasted 3+ hours, and was ridiculous. For many years, I thought all concerts were like that. I was very, very wrong. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mr. Kinsley Posted June 26, 2008 Share Posted June 26, 2008 U2 1987 Joshua Tree tourLA Memorial ColiseumWay the hell in the upper reaches by the stinkin' press box, on a cold, drizzly November night, with a bunch of high school girls sitting behind us screaming the whole time like it was 1958 and Elvis just walked on stage. And it was STILL the best show I've ever seen! Yeah, Bono's kinda goofy, but when you're sitting where I was you need someone who can do the stadium-rock thing to get the people in the back into it. They ended with '40,' which they just sort of faded out while everyone sang the chorus, which we were still doing out into the parking lot. Literally. Never seen anything like it. It felt like a church service almost. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
hardwood floor Posted June 26, 2008 Share Posted June 26, 2008 peter gabriel a bunch of times (i used to love him) he put on an awesome show in the early 80's. i remember seeing gabriel right after his first solo record came out outdoors somewhere on the west side in NYC and it was just astoundingly great i also remember the opening band, riff raff, who sucked but i learned years later included a very young billy bragg Quote Link to post Share on other sites
PopTodd Posted June 26, 2008 Share Posted June 26, 2008 Pearl Jam & Smashing Pumpkins opening for RHCP in '91. Oh yeah, I saw that show. At the American Theater in St. Louis. Great bill. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
LouieB Posted June 26, 2008 Share Posted June 26, 2008 Springsteen in the winter of '84. It was my first concert. I was ten, and went with my mom and my brother. It lasted 3+ hours, and was ridiculous. For many years, I thought all concerts were like that. I was very, very wrong.I saw Springsteen in 76 on the Born to Run tour. A-fucking-mazing. LouieB Quote Link to post Share on other sites
quarter23cd Posted June 26, 2008 Share Posted June 26, 2008 I have seen quite a few "legends", but not in their prime. (example, the Beach Boys sans Brian on the boardwalk of Ocean City, MD with special guests the Fat Boys--aka The Fat Beach Boys--is an example of "not in their prime") Here's what I want to know. Did anyone ever have the chance to see Duane Allman in any way, shape, or form? (ABB/Derek & the Dominoes/etc) Or primal-era Dead? (any lineup with Pigpen will do, really) Hendrix? The Stones when they were still The f'ing Stones, man? If so, I'd like to buy you a beer and hear about it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
PopTodd Posted June 26, 2008 Share Posted June 26, 2008 I saw Prince, but is was later on -- 1996 or so.Still, the man puts on a show like no other. Dude played every instrument on that stage -- better than the folks he was paying to play for him! And, on top of that, he dances better than anyone I've ever seen; and he does it in 4" heels!!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
lamradio Posted June 26, 2008 Share Posted June 26, 2008 I knew a guy that saw Hendrix. He actually said the show was bad.. Hendrix was incredibly stoned, and the sound was terrible.. But still.. He saw Hendrix... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
PopTodd Posted June 26, 2008 Share Posted June 26, 2008 Oh and I saw Ringo's All-Starr Band a couple of years back:RingoEdgar WinterRod Argent (Argent/The Zombies)and a couple of others I wouldn't call legends. But it was a fun show: I saw a BEATLE and, any rock fan really needs to experience Edgar Winter playing "Frankenstein" live before he dies. Seriously a f**k-all. Wow. Now, THAT is Rock! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Cousin Tupelo Posted June 26, 2008 Share Posted June 26, 2008 I knew a guy that saw Hendrix. He actually said the show was bad.. Hendrix was incredibly stoned, and the sound was terrible.. But still.. He saw Hendrix... Why was he there to see the Monkees? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
isadorah Posted June 26, 2008 Share Posted June 26, 2008 My mom won two tickets from a radio station to see the Beatles, back when they first came to the USA. It might have even been when their first album came out, I don't know the exact date. I do know it was around 1965/1966, maybe 1968 at the latest. She and a friend took a bus from VA Beach, VA to Baltimore, MD because that was where the concert was. They were 2nd row tickets. She has the ticket stubs preserved in a scrapbook. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
lamradio Posted June 26, 2008 Share Posted June 26, 2008 Why was he there to see the Monkees? Yeah, the fact that he remembers the concert sounds a little fishy to me.. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Analogman Posted June 26, 2008 Share Posted June 26, 2008 My mom won two tickets from a radio station to see the Beatles, back when they first came to the USA. It might have even been when their first album came out, I don't know the exact date. I do know it was around 1965/1966, maybe 1968 at the latest. She and a friend took a bus from VA Beach, VA to Baltimore, MD because that was where the concert was. They were 2nd row tickets. She has the ticket stubs preserved in a scrapbook. The Beatles performed their last concert before paying fans at Candlestick Park in San Francisco on 29 August 1966. I think this is the only time they played in Baltimore - according to what I found online:13 September 1964 - Civic Center, Baltimore Quote Link to post Share on other sites
hardwood floor Posted June 26, 2008 Share Posted June 26, 2008 Yeah, the fact that he remembers the concert sounds a little fishy to me.. I saw the Monkees. They were great. Actually, it was one of the reunion tours, probably early 1990s? Opening bands were Gary Puckett & the Union Gap and I think the Grassroots. In an incredible coincidence, all three bands shared the same drummer, bass player and keyboard player! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
isadorah Posted June 26, 2008 Share Posted June 26, 2008 I think this is the only time they played in Baltimore - according to what I found online: that's awesome! thanks A-man for searching for the date! That was most likely the concert. That would have put my mom a few days past her 16th birthday. What a sweet 16 that must have been! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Analogman Posted June 26, 2008 Share Posted June 26, 2008 that's awesome! thanks A-man for searching for the date! That was most likely the concert. That would have put my mom a few days past her 16th birthday. What a sweet 16 that must have been! It would have been @20 minutes of girls screaming - most likely. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
radiokills Posted June 27, 2008 Share Posted June 27, 2008 Beatlemania! i plan on seeing MBV, and i saw teenage jesus recently. im pretty sure they arent musical lengends though. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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