Prince at Boutwell Auditorium in Birmingham, Alabama, January 18, 1997. The concert was general admission, and I snagged a spot in the front row by waiting outside the venue all day.

It was either Depeche Mode or Howard Jones, saw them both at the Hammersmith Apollo in 1984 but I can't remember which was first.

My first was the LoveSexy '88 tour...wheee!
Second was Janet Jackson's 1814 tour...wheee!

My standards for stadium shows were set quite high from the get-go

TRON said:

Tiffany at your local mall?

Or was it NKOTB at a state fair?

Romance 1600 @ the Universal Ampitheater in Los Angeles

-Eric
Using PaperCrayons

TRON said:

You gotta read the comments part

It was the Purple Rain tour !! I was in the 3rd grade...it was the day after X-mas...it was sweet.

Actually now that I think about, I went to a Doobie Brothers concert with my parents when I was like 5...but does that really count?? I mean, they only took me with because they couldnt find a babysitter...its not like I CHOSE to go

TRON...fess up...what was your first? Amy Grant?? lol tell us !!!

endorphin74 said:


I guess it wasn't quite as bad as these. Thanks for putting it into persepective for me. I'm still not telling though!

TLC - Fanmail tour, Oct. '99 - Montreal

Gary Numan - The Berserker Tour '84... blue hair, blue lips... kewl!

TRON said:

COME ON!!! Tell us puhleeeze!

Okay fine. I give in. At the risk of ruining my pristine musical reputation I offer this information reluctantly. My cousins had box seats at the time to the Palace (one of the big Detroit arenas). Much of my family is conservative and Christian. A lot of "secular" music was frowned on. They invited me to an Amy Grant show when I was about 11. Of course I went cuz it felt cool to hang out with my older cousins at the time. But I stayed in the inside part, ate pizza, and watched TV the whole time. I don't remember anything about the show itself. So there ya go. Happy now!?

TRON said:

Oh...that wasn't so bad! I, too grew up with Amy Grant in the house, so I can relate. (My family's fucked, on heavy rotation in one year at my house was Prince, Violent Femmes, Depeche Mode, Amy Grant and Dolly Parton)

Just so you don't feel so bad, I BOUGHT tix to a Johnny Mathis Xmas show a few years ago! Of course, we were taking my mom as a Xmas gift, but I actually sat and watched that show!

The first concert I went to was INXS in Ahoy Rotterdam in '88. Next was LoveSexy in de Kuip Rotterdam. And in the same year I went to Lenny in, again, Ahoy... yeah, it was a fine year!
Af

Boys II Men.

I wish it had been Prince. But hey, I had a good time.

Doves,
Mel!ssa

endorphin74 said:


Thanks for going easy on me. My mom used to love Johnny Mathis too! That's a pretty cool mix you had going there. What year was that?

TRON said:

must've been about 86-87...my middle sister was "finding herself" in 9th grade and would go one week from dying her hair with kool-aid and listenin to the Sex PIstols and the Surf Punks to the next week taking out all her earrings and joining church groups...ahhh adolescence!

At least she introduced me to A LOT of cool music!

ps..I thinks mom's HAVE to love Johnny Mathis...I never saw so many hyper gray haired women as at his show (well, maybe there were more at Kenny Rogers but, whatevs)

My first concert ever was Public Enemy at First Avenue in '89. It was so bizarre that I was all into rap for a minute cause at the same time I was listening to mainly the Cure, Love and Rockets, Depeche Mode, that sort of thing. But there I was at the P.E. show. It was the Fear of a Black Planet tour.


stupid type-oh...
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I like thinking of you as a rap fan Carrie.

endorphin74 said:


Hey, that's what older siblings are for. And look how far you've taken it.

Paula Abdul, Under My Spell Tour, June 19, 1992

TRON said:

But why?? It's just so bizarre. And so unlike me, really. Although I still like my old P.E. tapes. And a few others. But that's it, I promise.

CarrieMPLS said:


yeah sure.

I dunno, I just like it. Especially the idea of it being your first concert. It's so hardcore for a 13 year old. And it does clash with the other stuff you were listening to. Same thing happened to me. I was listening to The Cure yet my family wanted me to go to an Amy Grant concert- so far removed from my own taste. I think that's all my mom would've allowed me to go see at that point anyway.

TRON said:

See, that's what your problem was! I just didn't tell them what I was doing. All ages shows at First Ave were traditionally held in the early evening, like 4 or 5 even, so I'd still be home and in bed at a decent hour. Arena shows are a different story though.

had seen a lot of Australian bands..inxs etc..but first major international act was pink floyd.. and it was simply unbelievable

CarrieMPLS said:


I did sneak out to the Girlie Show under the pretenses that I was doing an out of town research project with one of my best friends. I didn't get home til like 2 or 3 but my parents just thought I was studying extra hard.

Depeche Mode 1988 Sacramento California

OK... mine was a DOUBLE BILL of Loverboy and The Hooters! :LOL: 1985 at Joe Louis Arena in Detroit...it took me years to be able to admit that in public...

Would you believe it? I got four free tickets in 1984 to see Weird Al Yankovich at the former Front Row in Cleveland.
I was interning one day a week at the "new" lite rock station WLTF 106.5 FM in Cleveland and the promotions department offered tickets to go see the Boston Pops at Blossom Music Center. I said forget about that and instead wondered if they could get tickets to go see Weird Al who was playing the same night.
...so I got the tickets...and took my dad, my sister and my first summer fling.

My first Prince concert was Oct, 1988 LoveSexy tour in Pittsburgh at The Igloo.

Matchbox 20, Concord Pavilion, 1998.

I won lawn tickets off of the now defunct Z 95.7 by being the 20th caller on Labor Day weekend.

Took my best friend with me, as I really won them for her... smelled pot for the first time... from that moment on I have always dug live music. It was great.

TRON said:

That is not as bad as mine...cause mine was new kids on the block at the deercreek music theater in Indianapolis.