Throwback Thursday: Your first concert and your summer concerts? #TBT

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It's Thursday!

It's summer and my brain is starting to get fried :=) so I am going to reach out and do a double post / topic. I wrote this post 3 years ago and asked what was the first concert you ever went to. Mine was in 1987 to listen to Madness and Fine Young Cannibals (FYC).

Man, going down this memory lane makes me wanna listen to FYC again! 

Sooooo, what was the first concert you ever went to? And are you planning on attending any summer concerts this year?

Let’s make it a great Thursday!

KGM

[John Funk]

It was The Commodores for me - we'll just say late 70's. No plans for a concert this year. 

[Tuncay Senturk _Snapbytes_]

Apart from local artists, my first internationally known concert was Ben Harper in 1995 in Istanbul. I have no plans for a concert, and I probably won't have any due to my ear problem. Unfortunately, I can't tolerate noise because of my ear's pressure issues :( .

[Stephen_Lugton]

I'm pretty certain it was T'Pau (which my girlfriend wanted to go to) or Bon Jovi (which I wanted to go to), both were in London in 1995 and I don't remember which was first.

I'm not planning on attending any concerts this summer.

[Ram Kumar Aravindakshan _Adaptavist_]

Never had a chance to attend a concert.

[Barbara Szczesniak]

I think it was 1978 and my mom actually drove the 4 older of us (aged 12, 13, 14, and 15) from Rochester, NY to Buffalo to all of our first concert—The Bee Gees. My older brother was a huge fan, which meant everyone in the house was familiar with their music (I'm partial to the early years, myself).

This summer, I'm considering going to see Train and REO Speedwagon at the state fairgrounds in Tampa, FL. It's only about an hour away, but there's always the possibility of a hurricane to cancel the show (or at least my lawn seats)…

[Dan Breyen]

I would have went to see Petra in the late 80s for my first concert. I'm planning on seeing Styx and Sabaton this year.  If Petra gets close, I'll add them in as well.

[Dan Breyen]

"She Drives Me Crazy"....

[Kristján Geir Mathiesen]

Hahaha, @Dan Breyen I had "She drives me crazy" as a ring tone for the longest time but not for the last 2-3 years. The other day my wife asks me, was that ring tone only for when I called you or...?

Well, it was the ring tone for everyone so I am still married :)

[Kristján Geir Mathiesen]

Sorry to hear about your ear problems, @Tuncay Senturk _Snapbytes_  I have the onset/start of tinnitus myself :(

[Tuncay Senturk _Snapbytes_]

@Kristján Geir Mathiesen thank you! I'm sorry to hear that you have the start of tinnitus. I have tinnitus problem as well, which is very, very disturbing. The doctors say, 'you've got to cope with that.' Anyway, this thread is for fun, and I don't want to turn it into a hospital ward :)

[Amanda Barber]

I loved seeing concerts as a teenager. I can't remember my first, but I've been to many! Now, I love being able to take my teenager to concerts. We'll definitely head to Summerfest for a few shows!

[Summer Hogan]

Great throwback question @Kristján Geir Mathiesen! If I remember correctly (please don't laugh at me) my first concert was New Kids on he Block in Las Vegas, but I've been to so many I could be mis-remembering.

I typically have my concerts all planned out by March/April so this is what the rest of the year has in store for my boyfriend and I. As you can see, we have a wide range of music we like. The Korn concert is for my niece. It will be her first concert! 

• Tesla with special guest Kurt Deimer
• Limp Bizkit
• Def Leppard with Journey and Steve Miller Band
• Green Day The Saviors Tour
• Korn with Gojira and Spritbox
• Imagine Dragons - LOOM World Tour
• WASP 

[Summer Hogan]

That's a great lineup @Amanda Barber I'm jealous! 

[Sherilyn Tasker]

Genesis 1986, Invisible Touch tour. Back then the local radio station would run a bus up to the gig (8 hr journey) and you stayed overnight with all your gig mates. Hardly anyone toured to New Zealand in those days so it was a big deal !

[Mark Higgins]

Like John, it was the late 70's when a host of local Aussie bands would come play at the local RSL. The Radiators, The Divinyls, Mi-Sex, just to name a few.

The first major concert, was Dire Straits. I've still got their orignal vinyl albums. 

[Vronik]

my first concert was Ricky Martin, hahahahaha
And as for the summer, I just came back from the concert of a K-pop group that my daughter loves called IVE and it was honestly great

Times change, tastes change and when you have a child at home, you also have to share their tastes with them.

[Laurie Sciutti]

I want to say my first was either Van Halen or Metallica but I went to so many they are all blending together.  Saw Chevelle a few weeks ago and going to see one of my favorites, Kings of Leon, in August. 

[Teodora V _Fun Inc_]

My first big concert experience was with Deep Purple when they first came to Bulgaria (in one of our seaside cities). It was such a memorable event, especially because it was my first time being surrounded by tens of thousands of people (gosh, such a nightmare!). I definitely lacked the courage of today's 17-year-olds.

I haven't been to a concert for the past 5-6 years, and this summer is the first I am actually committing to several things, starting with Hills of Rock 24 here in BG featuring artists like Korn, Bring Me the Horizon, Suicidal Tendencies, Pain and much more.

I have my most loved band, Apocalyptica, coming in November, so I am already prepared, and I will accompany a friend of mine to a pop concert in Antwerp beginning of August (while trying to survive the atypical rhythm :D)

[Kristján Geir Mathiesen]

Thanks for your fun memories!

[Shawn Doyle - ReleaseTEAM]

Even tho this is a clear example of social engineering https://usa.kaspersky.com/resource-center/definitions/what-is-social-engineering 

My first concert was on 01-06-85 Aerosmith

I might see Styx this summer, but I am not really committed to it.

[Jimmy Seddon]

@Kristján Geir Mathiesen sometimes it's worth revisiting some topics.

I'm goign to give a different answer from last time.  If I "really" think about it, the first concert I attended was when a was 3 or 4 and my Mom & my Aunt took my cousin and I to see Sharon, Lois & Bram a Canadian children's music group.

[Jacqueline Eichberger]

I've always been a fan of musicals. My first experience with a musical was The Rocky Horror Picture Show. 

[vikram]

I think it was in my 8 years where I attended my first concert.

This summer I had attended my daughter concert, 

Vikram P 

[Juan Carlos Pin]

Hi All!

Mine was

LINKIN PARK! 

What a cool concert and part of my life.

PS I love these guys.

[Liz Tanner]

First concert was Summerfest 1999, Oklahoma City. Mom vanned my friends and I to the Friday show. In a lineup concocted in a fever dream, we saw Bewitched, 98 Degrees, Monifah, Sixpence None the Richer, Sugarhill Gang, and Joey McEntire as I'm sure you predicted.

Summer concerts I am hitting up:

-July 11th: Missy Elliott, Ciara, Timbaland, Busta Rhymes

-July 24th: Lilyisthatyou and Stela Cole 

-August 10th: Alanis Morisette, Joan Jett

Pink is Sept. 15. Very stoked for the jams this summer!