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As the title inquires, what was your first concert you attended and your initial impression? Did it help strengthen your love of music, or did it not live up to your expectations? Better yet, did it blow your expectations out of the water? How old were you when you attended your first concert?
I am curious to know what everyone's first concert was and what their experience with it was.
Can't wait to read the responses!
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I'm definitely showing my age but my first concert was Johnny Cash in Minneapolis in the late 50s.
I was mesmerized by his guitarist, Luther Perkins, who was "The Johnny Cash" sound. Luther stood stick-straight and had everyone rocking in their seats. His "boom-chuck" guitar work was actually quite easy to play but it became much-imitated in many genres of the era.
The concert had a lasting influence on me musically.
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My first concert was The Beatles in September of 1964. It was a mess. The police stopped the show once for crowd behavior and I think later a girl fell from the balcony. I couldn't hear anything but screaming. But I know now that it was a special moment, despite the fact that at 13 I had no idea how relevant it was because nobody would know they would only tour for 2 more years. They came back in 1966 but I didn't go.
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Roy Orbison and The Everly Brothers in Dothan Alabama. I was transfixed.
My second one was The Beatles in Jacksonville Florida. What can you say - it was The Beatles!
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Hey, hey it was the Monkees. A friend's father, bless his heart, got us the tickets and drove a carful of tween girls over an hour one way for us to celebrate her birthday. Then we ate fair food, rode rides and I threw up. They played their own music so it didn't sound exactly like the records but we loved them, sang along when we weren't screaming and had a great time.  Oh and we had floor seats about 20 rows back so we got to run to the edge of the stage with all the other little girls when Davy sang until security would make us go back. LOL!
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First was April Wine, Canadian band that had lots of radio play at the time. I was living on the east coast of Canada back then, Saint John, New Brunswick. Too small for the big international bands, but the Canadian bands always dropped by during their cross Canada tours. Also saw Lighthouse, another big Canadian band at the time. And lots of other great local bands that never made it out of the province. This would have been late 60’s early 70’s.
The first major concert I saw was Johnny Winter back when he was a huge star, Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto, very big venue. At the time he was my favourite guitarist, I had all his albums. We had nose bleed seats, sound was total crap, but I loved every minute of it! This was 1974.
And many, many more since then.
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Hi
Well when I was kid we went to the pantomime every Christmas , and I remember spending more time watching the orchestra in the pit than the show.
But my first real concert was TAGERINE DREAM the synths a sequencers were enormous size things as big as a buss . and the sound so load,
I remember one of the guys on the mixing console, had to turn the bass down at one part as the audience was getting chest pain with the high intensity bass notes down at very low frequencies, in fact to say it was heart stopping is no exaggeration.
My taste in music is wide so the next was the BBC Concert Orchestra.
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I think my first concert was The Association (could have been The Kingsmen - it was a long time ago). Rock concerts were brand new, and we were the opening act. "Cherish" was number one on Billboard back then.
My impression. Their vocals and harmonies were incredible. The pitches were right on, phrasing was tight, and you could tell they were really listening to each other and singing as a unit.
Their instrumental prowess was adequate, but not as great. I think we blew them away in that department. I don't want to seem to critical here, I suppose The Wrecking Crew did the instrument track on their recordings. IMHO their vocal prowess was more than enough to make up for the weaker instrumental chops.
As I said, rock concerts were new. Before that it was always "teen dances" where we opened for "The Coasters" played backup to Freddie 'Boom-Boom' Cannon (I played bass for Freddie because he liked my bass playing better than our bass player), and so on.
In the teen dances most danced but there were always those who crowded the stage for the headliners. For the warm-up band they didn't crowd the stage so the business at hand was dancing.
My impression? Having people sit up, listen, and pay attention was great. I liked this concert stuff. We had been a show band before playing dance and show sets, so the show set part of our act came out. We played a few 45 minute sets per week and got paid $400/week. (According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics consumer price index, $400 in the year 1965 is equivalent in purchasing power to $3,108.39 in 2017).
I had money, women (sorry gals that was the day and I hope the women were as happy about it as I was), and the musicians I heard on records treated me as an equal peer. In other words, I liked it.
Later we went on to be the opening act for quite a few others like The Four Seasons and eventually for many of the Motown acts when they were in their prime.
Then one day, due to talks about money (the record company didn't want to pay, and they wanted to take recording, distribution, and promotion out of our $0.02/record royalties) the bottom fell out, the band broke up, and I went back to playing night clubs for about $100/week ($677 in 2017 dollars). Still better than a day job, but not as good as what it was before.
Regrets? None. I was a child and couldn't have negotiated with Motown any better, we had the great times, and experienced more of a taste of fame than most other musicians.
Still if we did the record thing, even though we wouldn't have made money on the recording, it would have been great on my resume.
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I think my first concert was to go hear the National Symphony Orchestra play at Wolf Trap Farm Park back in the early 1970's. It was a school field trip and the orchestra was great.
I think the first major concert I went to (where I bought tickets) was to see Maynard Ferguson's back play in Gainesville, GA in the late 1970's. It was a wonderful concert as far as I'm concerned, I could have just listened for hours and hours.
I saw them again in 1985 in Dayton, Ohio, where he came back to play at a club he opened at 30 years prior. Halfway through the concert, the band members, including Maynard, came out into the audience (it was a small club) and played his jazz version of Pagliacci. Maynard played about 4 feet away from where I was sitting. I was in heaven.
The next concert was probably Styx at the Omni in Atlanta, GA. It was awesome and we continued to sing the songs in the car on our way back to the college (alcohol may have been involved). And I'm going to go see Styx again tonight in Orange Beach, AL (along with REO Speedwagon and Don Felder - former guitarist for the Eagles).
There have been many more concerts in between. I just love listening to live music. For me, it doesn't have to be perfect, because none of us are, but it's real!
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Oooh - story time! The first show I attended, I was 17 years old. There's a small local music festival here and at the time, one of my favourite rappers, Aesop Rock, was playing it. I was incredibly stoked, having never been to a real concert or anything before. The show itself was above average but not mind blowing in performance, but that isn't why I hold the experience so dear to me. He was playing at an old church which was re-purposed to be a live music venue. Being 17, I was fresh out of high school and had absolutely no extra spending money. Just seeing this guy performance was a huge deal for me, and I used up all my savings just to see him. Anyway, I have to go to the bathroom so I walk off to find it. Having never been in this venue, I got a little lost. I go down a hallway, take a few turns and I find a merchandise booth. And lo behold, right next to it is Aesop Rock, one of my favourite music artists just standing there. I'd never had any interaction with a celebrity before, and just froze. I must have looked like a deer in headlights. He glances my direction and saw me and just said something like "How's it going man?" I recall fumbling over my words and not saying anything really coherent. The people running the merch booth kept trying to get me to buy stuff, but I had no money to get anything. I recall attempting to form a sentence to him but just fumbling because I was nervous. I vividly remember him telling me "Don't worry, I'm only human like you" and it brought me ease. Then, I took a breath and I recall at that moment being fine. I only talked to him for about 5 minutes or so. We talked about music we liked, how he liked living in San Francisco, that this was my first show, and how beautiful Canada was and how he loved visiting. I remember him telling me his favourite part of any North American tour was driving through the rockies at the B.C./Alberta border. Anyway, he says he's got to head off but hopes I'll enjoy the show. Then, what truly got me was as he walked off he stopped at the merch table. He turned to the people working the merch table, and tells them "Let's get this guy a poster, it's on me." Then, one of my favourite artists gave me a free poster and signed it for me. Then, I got a picture with him and he shook my hand and said I hope you enjoy the show. 15 minutes later I saw this very same man on a stage absolutely killing it. It was one of the most humbling moments of my life. And realizing one of my favourite musicians was a normal guy like me and such a nice guy as well really made me realize we are all equal. I have the poster up in my room still, and will hold onto it my entire life. Every time I see the picture of us, I remember that night and can't help but smile a mile wide. One of the redeeming topics of our talk together was him living in San Francisco. I remember telling him I'd love to check it out one day, and he told me that if I do to ever visit San Francisco to do so in the spring time because its the most beautiful time of year there, and less touristy. 8 years after him telling me this, I'm finally flying down there in 2 weeks with my girlfriend for our 3 year anniversary So thank you Aesop Rock for making my first concert so memorable, and for being such a nice person to a loving fan. I've since seen a lot better shows performance wise - but nothing will ever touch my heart like that moment.
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My first real concert was The Guess Who around 70 or 71. I was on the road, don't remember the city, great show but LOUD. The second one was when we were booked in Honolulu for almost a year and Santana was playing the Crater in Diamond Head. Also a great show but man, even LOUDER. Both times my ears were almost hurting and nobody had to tell me that was not a good thing. I never went to an actual big rock concert again because of that although we were one of the opening acts for ELP and that was certainly loud too.
Speaking of that when we showed up in the afternoon for a soundcheck Emerson was playing a 9' concert grand piano by himself. All classical. Everybody including the crew, all the different musicans and anybody else hanging around were completely mesmerized by him. What a player. We all hung back by the backstage curtains and there he was all by himself just practicing I guess. He finally stopped and walked away and we were all just stunned. Doing a soundcheck after that was somewhat underwhelming. Here I am the B3 player and I'm OK but lightyears behind Emerson. My featured song at that time in the show group was ELP's version of Hoedown with a jazzy solo section. I was only slightly intimidated...
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I'm definitely showing my age but my first concert was Johnny Cash in Minneapolis in the late 50s.
I was mesmerized by his guitarist, Luther Perkins, who was "The Johnny Cash" sound. Luther stood stick-straight and had everyone rocking in their seats. His "boom-chuck" guitar work was actually quite easy to play but it became much-imitated in many genres of the era.
The concert had a lasting influence on me musically. Wow, I wish I could have seen Johnny Cash! You're very lucky to have seen him live!
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My first concert was The Beatles in September of 1964. It was a mess. The police stopped the show once for crowd behavior and I think later a girl fell from the balcony. I couldn't hear anything but screaming. But I know now that it was a special moment, despite the fact that at 13 I had no idea how relevant it was because nobody would know they would only tour for 2 more years. They came back in 1966 but I didn't go. Yikes, that does sound like a bit of a train wreck. From the documentaries I have seen their crowds could get pretty out of control and wild from The Beatles Fever.  I hope the girl was OK!
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Roy Orbison and The Everly Brothers in Dothan Alabama. I was transfixed.
My second one was The Beatles in Jacksonville Florida. What can you say - it was The Beatles!
Bud
I would have given anything to go and see The Beatles. Perhaps that was the point though -- their music has really stood the test of time. I can't imagine what it was like to be around to see one of their concerts live.
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Hey, hey it was the Monkees. A friend's father, bless his heart, got us the tickets and drove a carful of tween girls over an hour one way for us to celebrate her birthday. Then we ate fair food, rode rides and I threw up. They played their own music so it didn't sound exactly like the records but we loved them, sang along when we weren't screaming and had a great time. Oh and we had floor seats about 20 rows back so we got to run to the edge of the stage with all the other little girls when Davy sang until security would make us go back. LOL! That sounds like a really rad first concert experience ( despite the throwing up ). I've always been pretty lucky and with most concerts I have gone to have been pretty close. The only exception was when I went to go and see Adam Lambert + Queen for my birthday a few years back. Seats closer to the front were so expensive. We were "in the nosebleeds" and the tickets were a couple hundred. It was a really great concert, and they did a wonderful tribute to Mercury as well.
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First was April Wine, Canadian band that had lots of radio play at the time. I was living on the east coast of Canada back then, Saint John, New Brunswick. Too small for the big international bands, but the Canadian bands always dropped by during their cross Canada tours. Also saw Lighthouse, another big Canadian band at the time. And lots of other great local bands that never made it out of the province. This would have been late 60’s early 70’s.
The first major concert I saw was Johnny Winter back when he was a huge star, Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto, very big venue. At the time he was my favourite guitarist, I had all his albums. We had nose bleed seats, sound was total crap, but I loved every minute of it! This was 1974.
And many, many more since then.
With all the years I lived near Toronto, I never did go to the Maple Leaf Gardens. I went to the Air Canada Centre/Rogers Centre plenty of times, though! I've seen quite a few concerts there and baseball games as well, so I know how big those larger venues can get ( and how loud they can be when filled to max capacity with screaming fans ). I'm not as up on Canadian bands as I should be. I should look up a list later of some of the best and greatest and give them a listen through. Thanks for sharing!
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Hi
Well when I was kid we went to the pantomime every Christmas , and I remember spending more time watching the orchestra in the pit than the show.
But my first real concert was TAGERINE DREAM the synths a sequencers were enormous size things as big as a buss . and the sound so load,
I remember one of the guys on the mixing console, had to turn the bass down at one part as the audience was getting chest pain with the high intensity bass notes down at very low frequencies, in fact to say it was heart stopping is no exaggeration.
My taste in music is wide so the next was the BBC Concert Orchestra.
Mike
That reminds of an assembly that was held at my old school a long time ago warning us about the dangers of "concert life", and how chest pains could be a very real side effect and the kind of stresses it can have on the body. I didn't believe them until I went to a concert where that exact thing happened to me. They also had to turn down the intensity. Interesting story! Thanks for sharing.
Cheers,
Ember
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Now the BEST concert story was when I was in the military. I was stationed at Ft Sill in Lawton OK, 90 miles south of OKC. There was a Saturday concert event that was an all day thing. The first act was The Buddy Miles Express. Next on was The Band. Following them was Deep Purple. And the headliner was Santana. Remember this was 1973 so place those acts in your head as to where they were on their career path in 1973.
And then chew on this.
Tickets were 8 bucks.
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Hi
Well when I was kid we went to the pantomime every Christmas , and I remember spending more time watching the orchestra in the pit than the show.
But my first real concert was TAGERINE DREAM the synths a sequencers were enormous size things as big as a buss . and the sound so load,
I remember one of the guys on the mixing console, had to turn the bass down at one part as the audience was getting chest pain with the high intensity bass notes down at very low frequencies, in fact to say it was heart stopping is no exaggeration.
My taste in music is wide so the next was the BBC Concert Orchestra.
Mike
I would LOVE to see Tangerine Dream! I'm a big time fan of them. Phaedra and Ricochet are in regular rotation for me. It has never occurred to me to see them live, but I can imagine it being unreal!
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Regrets? None. I was a child and couldn't have negotiated with Motown any better, we had the great times, and experienced more of a taste of fame than most other musicians.
Wow, that sounds like a wild life. I don't think I ever personally could lead a life like that. I'm too much of a homebody. I admire those who can do what you did, and I am glad you had fun while doing it!
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Ember
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- Instrumental Studies Set 22: 2-Hand Piano Soloing - Rhythm Changes
- MIDI SuperTracks Set 44: Jazz Piano
- Artist Performance Set 17: Songs with Vocals 7
- Playable RealTracks Set 4
- RealDrums Stems Set 7: Jazz with Mike Clark
- SynthMaster Sounds and Styles (with audio demos)
- 128 GM MIDI Patch Audio Demos.
Looking for more great add-ons, then upgrade to the 2025 49-PAK for just $49 and you'll get:
- 20 Bonus Unreleased RealTracks and RealDrums with 20 RealStyles,
- FLAC Files (lossless audio files) for the 20 Bonus Unreleased RealTracks and RealDrums
- Look Ma! More MIDI 14: SynthMaster,
- Instrumental Studies Set 23: More '80s Hard Rock Soloing,
- MIDI SuperTracks Set 45: More SynthMaster
- Artist Performance Set 18: Songs with Vocals 8
- RealDrums Stems Set 8: Pop, Funk & More with Jerry Roe
Learn more about the Bonus PAKs for Band-in-a-Box® 2025 for Mac®!
New! Xtra Styles PAK 20 for Band-in-a-Box 2025 and Higher for Mac!
Xtra Styles PAK 20 for Mac & Windows Band-in-a-Box version 2025 (and higher) is here with 200 brand new RealStyles!
We're excited to bring you our latest and greatest in the all new Xtra Styles PAK 20 for Band-in-a-Box! This fresh installment is packed with 200 all-new styles spanning the rock & pop, jazz, and country genres you've come to expect, as well as the exciting inclusion of electronic styles!
In this PAK you’ll discover: Minimalist Modern Funk, New Wave Synth Pop, Hard Bop Latin Groove, Gospel Country Shuffle, Cinematic Synthwave, '60s Motown, Funky Lo-Fi Bossa, Heavy 1980s Metal, Soft Muted 12-8 Folk, J-Pop Jazz Fusion, and many more!
All the Xtra Styles PAKs 1 - 20 are on special for only $29 each (reg $49), or get all 209 PAKs for $199 (reg $399)! Order now!
Learn more and listen to demos of the Xtra Styles PAK 20.
Video: Xtra Styles PAK 20 Overview & Styles Demos: Watch now!
Note: The Xtra Styles require the UltraPAK, UltraPAK+, or Audiophile Edition of Band-in-a-Box®. (Xtra Styles PAK 20 requires the 2025 or higher UltraPAK, UltraPAK+, or Audiophile Edition. They will not work with the Pro or MegaPAK version because they need the RealTracks from the UltraPAK, UltraPAK+, or Audiophile Edition.
New! XPro Styles PAK 9 for Band-in-a-Box 2025 and higher for Mac!
We've just released XPro Styles PAK 9 for Mac & Windows Band-in-a-Box version 2025 (and higher) with 100 brand new RealStyles, plus 29 RealTracks/RealDrums!
We've been hard at it to bring you the latest and greatest in this 9th installment of our popular XPro Styles PAK series! Included are 75 styles spanning the rock & pop, jazz, and country genres (25 styles each) that fans have come to expect, as well as 25 styles in this volume's wildcard genre: funk & R&B!
If you're itching to get a sneak peek at what's included in XPro Styles PAK 9, here is a small helping of what you can look forward to: Funky R&B Horns, Upbeat Celtic Rock, Jazz Fusion Salsa, Gentle Indie Folk, Cool '60s Soul, Funky '70s R&B, Smooth Jazz Hip Hop, Acoustic Rockabilly Swing, Funky Reggae Dub, Dreamy Retro Latin Jazz, Retro Soul-Rock Fusion, and much more!
Special Pricing! Until July 31, 2024, all the XPro Styles PAKs 1 - 9 are on sale for only $29 ea (Reg. $49 ea), or get them all in the XPro Styles PAK Bundle for only $149 (reg. $299)! Order now!
Learn more and listen to demos of XPro Styles PAKs.
Video: XPro Styles PAK 9 Overview & Styles Demos: Watch now!
XPro Styles PAKs require Band-in-a-Box® 2025 or higher and are compatible with ANY package, including the Pro, MegaPAK, UltraPAK, UltraPAK+, and Audiophile Edition.
New! Xtra Styles PAK 20 for Band-in-a-Box 2025 and Higher for Windows!
Xtra Styles PAK 20 for Windows & Mac Band-in-a-Box version 2025 (and higher) is here with 200 brand new RealStyles!
We're excited to bring you our latest and greatest in the all new Xtra Styles PAK 20 for Band-in-a-Box! This fresh installment is packed with 200 all-new styles spanning the rock & pop, jazz, and country genres you've come to expect, as well as the exciting inclusion of electronic styles!
In this PAK you’ll discover: Minimalist Modern Funk, New Wave Synth Pop, Hard Bop Latin Groove, Gospel Country Shuffle, Cinematic Synthwave, '60s Motown, Funky Lo-Fi Bossa, Heavy 1980s Metal, Soft Muted 12-8 Folk, J-Pop Jazz Fusion, and many more!
All the Xtra Styles PAKs 1 - 20 are on special for only $29 each (reg $49), or get all 209 PAKs for $199 (reg $399)! Order now!
Learn more and listen to demos of the Xtra Styles PAK 20.
Video: Xtra Styles PAK 20 Overview & Styles Demos: Watch now!
Note: The Xtra Styles require the UltraPAK, UltraPAK+, or Audiophile Edition of Band-in-a-Box®. (Xtra Styles PAK 20 requires the 2025 or higher UltraPAK, UltraPAK+, or Audiophile Edition. They will not work with the Pro or MegaPAK version because they need the RealTracks from the UltraPAK, UltraPAK+, or Audiophile Edition.
New! XPro Styles PAK 9 for Band-in-a-Box 2025 and higher for Windows!
We've just released XPro Styles PAK 9 for Windows & Mac Band-in-a-Box version 2025 (and higher) with 100 brand new RealStyles, plus 29 RealTracks/RealDrums!
We've been hard at it to bring you the latest and greatest in this 9th installment of our popular XPro Styles PAK series! Included are 75 styles spanning the rock & pop, jazz, and country genres (25 styles each) that fans have come to expect, as well as 25 styles in this volume's wildcard genre: funk & R&B!
If you're itching to get a sneak peek at what's included in XPro Styles PAK 9, here is a small helping of what you can look forward to: Funky R&B Horns, Upbeat Celtic Rock, Jazz Fusion Salsa, Gentle Indie Folk, Cool '60s Soul, Funky '70s R&B, Smooth Jazz Hip Hop, Acoustic Rockabilly Swing, Funky Reggae Dub, Dreamy Retro Latin Jazz, Retro Soul-Rock Fusion, and much more!
Special Pricing! Until July 31, 2024, all the XPro Styles PAKs 1 - 9 are on sale for only $29 ea (Reg. $49 ea), or get them all in the XPro Styles PAK Bundle for only $149 (reg. $299)! Order now!
Learn more and listen to demos of XPro Styles PAKs.
Video: XPro Styles PAK 9 Overview & Styles Demos: Watch now!
XPro Styles PAKs require Band-in-a-Box® 2025 or higher and are compatible with ANY package, including the Pro, MegaPAK, UltraPAK, UltraPAK+, and Audiophile Edition.
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