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Got this idea from the RR HOF thread. Who did you see at your first concert, what was the venue, what year and how much was the ticket if you remember?

Mine was Grand Funk in 1973, backed up by Eric Burdon at the Toledo Sports Arena. Tickets were 5.50.

Kiss-Dynasty tour 1979. The opener was a band called New England. I don't remember what the tickets were, my dad bought 'em.
Richfield Coliseum.

AC/DC 1980 Hara Arena tickets were like $10 but had to pay $20 for mine from a scalper. I was 15.

Next concert was in 85 or 86 in San Diego and it was Brian Adams with Motley Crue opening, they were really new.

Same for me but, it was Uriah Heep who opened.

EDIT: Not at the Richfield Coliseum, however. It was in Norman, Oklahoma at the Lloyd Noble Center.

Guns n roses and skid row. Deer Creek near Indy. 1990. $20

Hit Faith No More, Metallica, and GNR at RCA in indy in 1991. $35. Old school style lottery at ticket master waiting in line for hours. Those tickets today would be $200 plus.

A little off topic, but I was at Ozfest at Polaris the night they rioted and tore down the fences. That was my last concert.

And one more thing, Tom Petty is seriously boring in concert. The opening band was a Tom Petty cover group, they played Tom Petty over the PA system between sets, and then Tom Petty came out and just sang the same songs again... I fell asleep 20 minutes into his set laying in the lawn section of Polaris.

Correction, not my last concert. My wife drug me to see Kenny Chesney on our anniversary one year.

Guns and Roses, Skid Row 1990 Toledo Speedway.

INXS I dont remember the other stuff.

I agree with this. I saw a handful of the Dead/Dylan and Petty shows in 1986 and honestly, Tom Petty could well have put me to sleep. Probably didn't help that he came out in the heat of the summer sun. Dylan followed him and to be honest, he too was dull. Best thing was when he came on stage with the Dead and sang "Knocking on Heaven's Door" with Jerry. Petty may have come on to strum the guitar too. Totally unmemorable for me. I was there to see the Dead.

Bone Thugs N Harmony in September 2002, just turned 15.

Emerson, Lake & Palmer
June, 1974
Hara Arena, Dayton
$7.50

First big rock show was summer of 1984, April Wine. 13,000 or so there. It was less than $20 , maybe less than $15.
They might have played this song but maybe they didn't.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Q4nH0Jnd3b4

I saw April Wine around '79-80 in an event hall in Millbury OH. They were awesome.

I too saw April Wine...1982. "Nature Of the Beast" or maybe it was their "Power Play" tour.

Somewhat off topic but, I saw The White Stripes first ever London show. They played the legendary but tiny 100 Club. It was July 2001 and they came over to do some stuff for John Peel and he was heavily promoting them and the gig. I decided to go down and check them out. Maybe 500....possibly only 300 can fit in the 100 Club. It's a tiny basement club off Oxford St. Back then they didn't have air conditioning and it was the hottest day of the year. They sold more water that night than drinks but, man, oh man, Jack and Meg White tore that place apart! It was absolutely mental, visceral, raw rock and roll at its best.

Not too long after that show they were headlining the massive British summer rock festivals.

Sinead O'Conner - Blossom Music Center - 1990? - Free tickets

I know, I know...we went to pick up girls. We figured it would be impossible to not get a few dozen phone numbers each. I think we all got one each, which never amounted to anything.

My first concert I paid for and wanted to be there for the music was Lollapalooza 1991 - Blossom Music Center - Jane's Addiction

I got partially on the stage during this song and a bouncer punched me in the nose. I've watched it a dozen times and can't find me, but I know it was this song,

I was there too. Great shows, those first two years of Paloozas.

Motley Crue, Girls,Girls,Girls Whitesnake opened. It was at the Hampton Roads Arena

Can't believe that was 25.5 years ago.

Yeah, I was there in year two as well. The RHCP closed the show with those flaming hats. Good times.

Nice! People surprise me at times......

I loved "Nature of the Beast." That was a great album. I think I wore out 2 copies of that album on cassette. I wish I would have gotten to see them live.

I'm trying to think back, and I think that my 1st concert was probably Boston, but I can't remember if that was at Blossom, or in Pittsburgh. Memories the 2nd thing to go, don't you know, and that was almost 40 years ago. I also went to see Hall and Oats, and Donny Iris opened for them, and his show put them to shame.

My "pick up girls" concert was the Go-Go's" ... probably in 81. (ish) My buddy picked up some girl, but I struck out. You have to understand, though, my buddy could pick up multiple women in a convent. lol

Let's see, I saw Foreigner, Rush, the Eagles, and the Cars at various times and places from age 16 to probably 21. (?ish)

I think it was 1973. At Hara Area in Dayton. I don't remember the cost, but 6-7 bucks sounds about right.

James Gang Opened Followed By The Edgar Winter band. Frankenstein was a big song back then. I remember people Booed when they brought out this big black box and set it on the stage for the really weird sound in Frankenstein. They wanted someone to play it

Van Halen, Richfield Coliseum. Year unknown. I think it was their first big tour after their first album was out.... The sound was horrible, we were way in the back.

Why so surprised?

Led Zepplin at the Coliseum. All the windows got smashed out. It was the opening weekend for the coliseum. That same night someone broke all the windows in my high school. unrelated very strange. And of course the show was amazing.

ZZ Topp, Legs concert/tour. Univ. of Toledo. Sometime around 1986.

In 1974 I saw The Eagles at the Allen Theater downtown, $9 a ticket. I think it was the "Desperado" tour, and they were so good, note-perfect, that it was almost like listening to a studio album. The opening act was Michael Stanley Band, who were also great, playing "Let's Get This Show On The Road", "Rosewood Bitters", and other songs from Michael's "Friends and Legends" album. MSB toured regionally with the Eagles that year. I read years later that MSB members were instructed not to address "Mr Henley" at any time - not hello, not good morning, nothing. After reading Don Felder's book of his life in the Eagles, I've come to the opinion that Don Henley was a major league A-hole, although obviously a very talented one.

March 6, 1973

James Gang, Humble Pie, Babe Ruth.

Hara Arena, Dayton, Ohio

$5.00

I had no idea so many Dawgtalkers saw their first concert at Hara Arena.

Hara was hoppin back in the day.

My mom's first cousin managed the ticket office. I was there ALL the time!

I watched a lot of hockey and I don't even like hockey! lol

Hara in '92 for me, Ozzy and Prong.

I had no idea so many Dawgtalkers saw their first concert at Hara Arena.

same here...

saw many concerts. hockey games. billy grahm crusades etc.

my 1st concert was at UD arena though
and saw ZZ top fronted by wet willie. I don't EVEN remember the price.
the loudest I ever heard was by FAR mahogany rush when they fronted styx at hara. I did not understand one single note that they played.

I was there!

Beastie Boys at the Toledo Sports Arena, 1986 I think. Don't remember the price.

In 1985 or 86 a handful of my friends and I drove down from Lakewood to Dayton to see The Firm (Jimmy Page + Paul Rogers of Free/Bad Co.) and Uriah Heep's bassist. I have only been to Dayton a handful of times so, no idea if it was at Hara or not but, it may have been.

My first concert wasn't until after high school.

It was Marshall Tucker. (1975)

Marshall Tucker is fine. But this was more for asking a girl on a first date.

That girl turned out to be my....nothing.

One date was enough for her.

(I think she just wanted to see Marshall Tucker and the other 2,783 male students hadn't asked her first)

I bet we all could tell some stories about Hara. The loudest concert I can remember was KISS. Someone gave me a free ticket to take them, cause I really didn't even like them! I was standing next to the stage and Gene Simmions comes out and starts with the tongue thing and all of a sudden they start blasting music. Hurt my ears and I had to go all the way in the back just to feel half way decent. Never hear another concert that loud before or since. My Dad took me to see the Dayton Flyers and he did buy me a puck while we were there! Good Times at Hara.

Edit: Pit you might want to correct me but I do think the hockey team was the Flyers Right?

My single dad made me go to Black Sabbath with him at the Richfield Coliseum sometime around the mid eighties when his date stood him up.

I was a little kid and hated it and sat there crouched down in my seat with my fingers in my ears. Now looking back I wish I could go back and see that show. My Dad said it was not ozzie leading , but he cant remember if it was RJD or Ian G. Never got to see RJD live as an adult.

First concert I ever asked to go to was Chicago at The Richfield Coliseum. I was pretty young and bored.

The First concert I paid my own money and went and saw was Public Enemy at The Cleveland Agora

No, at the time the hockey team was the Dayton Gems. The Flyers are the University of Dayton's Basketball team.

The loudest concert I remember there was ZZ Top on their Fandango tour. GREAT show!

Ahhh...The Gems All I could think of was the Flyers. And I don't even like Basketball