First Live Music Show

[whizkid]

Either the Kingsmen or Simon and Garfunkel at UW-Oshkosh in fall 1967. I think the Kingsmen were first but not sure.

[rwa12]

Spin Doctors, Summerfest, summer of 1993 I believe.

[patrickgpe]

I am embarrassed to say it was dave matthews band at the BC in 1998.

[patrickgpe]

Billy Joel and Elton John at County Stadium with my parents. I couldn't tell you the date, and I didn't really want to go at the time.

94?

[owbc]

I had been to a few smaller shows before, but my first big concert experience was Blink-182.

[TooLiveBrew]

DMB, Summerfest 1999 (Marcus Amp.)

[M Skjellyfetti]

Arlo Guthrie in Madison 2004.

[thebruce44]

Billy Joel and Elton John at County Stadium with my parents. I couldn't tell you the date, and I didn't really want to go at the time.

94?

 

That sounds about right. Looking at Wikipedia, thats the year they have too. Thanks.

[TURBO]

I had been to a few smaller shows before, but my first big concert experience was Blink-182.

 

My condolences...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[owbc]

 

My condolences...

 

 

That's what I get for growing up in the '90s

[TheCrew07]

My first concert is still extremely embarrassing, my mother dragged the rest of the family to John Denver sometime in the late 80s, and he was just terrible. He was so bad that my dad wanted to leave and save us from the misery about half way through but my mom was having none of that. I was so embarrassed about "John Denver" I'm sure I never even told any of my friends that we were going or had went, I was way into the 80s hair band scene at the time.

 

The first stadium show/concert that I paid to go see was Metallica at the Target Center when I was living in the twin cities which set my bar way too high sometime in the mid 90s (95-97). I thought every subsequent band was going to play with that kind of intensity and energy...

[jjkoestler]

Soundgarden & Jeff Buckley at Summerfest in July 1994.

[bullox]

Nine Inch Nails, Downward Spiral tour at the MECCA in 1995. Just turned 15. It was a great show. Was never a fan of Reznor's later music but at the time I really liked the Downward Spiral.

 

I remember a really impressive audio/video mix, and just a crazy vibe in the place.

[jli27]

Ricky Nelson at the West Bend centennial celebration in 1985. I'm not nearly as old as that makes me sound.

[craigharmann]

Johnny Cash, the man in black, at the Rock County Fair. I was in 2nd or 3rd grade and never truly understood the musical greatness I heard that day. Only after I studied music more did I truly get it.