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Title: The First Song You Ever Saw Live....
Post by: lonestar on April 16, 2012, 01:13:04 PM
Simple, first concert, first song.


Mine, The Tubes- Talk To Ya Later (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3eHue2jSw3s)
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Post by: Phoenix87x on April 16, 2012, 01:24:33 PM
Semi-sonic: closing time
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Post by: 73109 on April 16, 2012, 01:31:00 PM
Motley Crue-Shout at the Devil
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Post by: bosk1 on April 16, 2012, 01:37:48 PM
That's a tough one.  First concert was Kick Axe, Whitesnake, Quiet Riot September 29, 1984.  Kick Axe opened, and I didn't know them at the time, so I can't be sure about the first song.  For some reason, I seem to recall it possibly being Heavy Metal Shuffle.  But I found a King Biscuit Flower Hour recording of a show a few months before that where they opened with Alive And Kickin'.  So, yeah, not sure about the first song.
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Post by: Lolzeez on April 16, 2012, 01:42:21 PM
With You-Linkin Park...

Loved them as an eleven year old...
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Post by: cyberdrummer on April 16, 2012, 01:45:04 PM
Foo Fighters - All My Life, in 2002. Pretty good start.
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Post by: TAC on April 16, 2012, 01:51:51 PM
1st concert:

Def Leppard
Krokus
Gary Moore

June 25, 1983
Cape Cod Coliseum

I honestly do not remember the order of Gary Moore's set. I think he opened with Rockin' Every Night.
His band was :
Neil Murray
Neil Carter
Ian Paice
 :metal :metal
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Post by: Lowdz on April 16, 2012, 02:17:47 PM
First concert UFO at Lancaster University, first song I think was Long Gone. Great gig, changed my life.
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Post by: TAC on April 16, 2012, 02:29:44 PM
First concert UFO at Lancaster University, first song I think was Long Gone. Great gig, changed my life.
Awesome!! :metal
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Post by: Zook on April 16, 2012, 02:29:56 PM
My first concert was Pop Sux with Trust Company, Disturbed and Korn, so whatever song TC opened with.
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Post by: Tyrias on April 16, 2012, 02:52:02 PM
My first concert was EAV, an Austrian band nobody on here probably knows. They are more about their lyrics than about their music, but it was  a cool experience nevertheless. They put on a great show, with lots of comedy in between songs (their singer is a comedian and TV moderator).
So, here's the song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GGOTpLldkwA&ob=av2e
(and by the way, that concert and Pain Of Salvation opening for Opeth were the only time when the volume of the music was perfect. I've grown very fond of my earplugs since I could hardly make out which song was playing at my second gig).
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Post by: SystematicThought on April 16, 2012, 03:02:50 PM
Photograph- Ringo Starr and His All Star Band back on August 21st 2001 at the Minnesota State Fair. I was 7 at the time.

That was an amazing concert when I look back and a good memory with my family. I had no idea that I was in the presence of the former Beatle and Greg Lake and Roger Hodgson
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Post by: glaurung on April 16, 2012, 03:04:30 PM
A Dragonforce song. They're all the same so it doesn't really matter which.
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Post by: WebRaider on April 16, 2012, 03:13:01 PM
Pink Floyd - Astronomy Domine  (May 10, 1994 - Raleigh, NC) There was no opening band so... yeah (mind f'n BLOWN)
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Post by: Zantera on April 16, 2012, 03:13:52 PM
The first concert I saw was Iron Maiden back in '06 on the AMOLAD-tour. So "Different World".
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Post by: Ryzee on April 16, 2012, 03:17:02 PM
Metallica, Summer '94- (muthafuckin) Breadfan (muthafucka)
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Post by: krands85 on April 16, 2012, 03:18:54 PM
Excluding the support acts (Beck and Deerhoof), it would be 'Airbag' by Radiohead at Meadowbank Stadium in Edinburgh (August 2006)
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Post by: bosk1 on April 16, 2012, 03:31:59 PM
Metallica, Summer '94- (muthafuckin) Breadfan (muthafucka)

They opened a show with Breadfan?  ???  Okay...
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Post by: black_biff_stadler on April 16, 2012, 03:35:32 PM
If going by actually played live, it'd be Smashing Pumpkins' Tonight Tonight. If going by the first song I heard at my first concert, it'd be the tape play-in of Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness, the instrumental piano-only title track that starts the album they were touring for.

It was February 5, 1997 and Fountains of Wayne were opening a full 6 years before they'd get their 15 minutes from their single Stacy's Mom.
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Post by: black_biff_stadler on April 16, 2012, 03:37:10 PM
Metallica, Summer '94- (muthafuckin) Breadfan (muthafucka)

They opened a show with Breadfan?  ???  Okay...

At the 1997 Fort Worth show that was taped for their VHS, Cunning Stunts, they opened with So What.
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Post by: Ryzee on April 16, 2012, 03:39:01 PM
Metallica, Summer '94- (muthafuckin) Breadfan (muthafucka)

They opened a show with Breadfan?  ???  Okay...

That they did.  'Twas awesome.  Actually after Ecstasy of Gold ended a voice came on the pa and said that due to unforseen cirumstances Metallica has cancelled their show and would not be playing tonight, then Jame's voice came on and said "fuck you, Breadfan!" and they launched into it.  It was my 14th birthday.  On a related note, I just threw away the shirt I got at that show yesterday because we were spring cleaning and it was starting to disintegrate.  I was  :sadpanda:
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Post by: King Postwhore on April 16, 2012, 04:52:27 PM
Kiss 1979.  Dynasty Tour -- King of the Night Time World 

11 year old king.  Thanks dad!
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Post by: Jaq on April 16, 2012, 04:54:32 PM
1st concert:

Def Leppard
Krokus
Gary Moore

June 25, 1983
Cape Cod Coliseum

I honestly do not remember the order of Gary Moore's set. I think he opened with Rockin' Every Night.
His band was :
Neil Murray
Neil Carter
Ian Paice
 :metal :metal

This is my answer as well, only at the Hampton Coliseum in Hampton, Va.  :lol
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Post by: wolfking on April 16, 2012, 04:56:42 PM
My first concert was Judas Priest with Tim in 2001.  I think they opened with Metal Gods.  The rest is history.  :hefdaddy
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Post by: glaurung on April 16, 2012, 04:56:46 PM
A Dragonforce song. They're all the same so it doesn't really matter which.

Actually come to think of it they were the headliner not the opening band. In that case I have no idea other than the band had a giant vagina on stage.
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Post by: Gadough on April 16, 2012, 05:06:17 PM
Coheed and Cambria - Always and Never
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Post by: Ryzee on April 16, 2012, 05:09:36 PM
Coheed and Cambria - Always and Never

FUUUUUUUUUUUUU I'm jelly.


Was it one of the GA1 Neverender gigs?
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Post by: Gadough on April 16, 2012, 05:10:30 PM
Yep! I was near the stage, and everyone around me was singing it in unison. That moment was goddamned magical.
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Post by: Ryzee on April 16, 2012, 05:12:31 PM
FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU I'm jelly.

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Post by: jingle.boy on April 16, 2012, 05:15:48 PM
I thought it was 1985 ish ... Amnesty International tour with Gabriel/Springsteen headlining, but that tour was in 88 now that I look it up. I know I saw Poison/DLR in 87. Not sure what Poison would've opened wih. Likely Look What the Cat Dragged In.
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Post by: bosk1 on April 16, 2012, 05:23:10 PM
I thought it was 1985 ish ... Amnesty International tour with Gabriel/Springsteen headlining, but that tour was in 88 now that I look it up. I know I saw Poison/DLR in 87. Not sure what Poison would've opened wih. Likely Look What the Cat Dragged In.

Hmm...  I saw them at Day On The Green (what was once a HUGE annual SF Bay Area festival) in '87 with Jetboy, Whitesnake, and Motley Crue, but don't remember the set (other than the fact that they played Cry Tough, I Won't Forget You, Talk Dirty To Me, and I Want Action).  I want to say they opened with Cry Tough, but I can't remember for sure.  Here's an alleged set from that timeframe from LastFM:  https://www.setlist.fm/setlist/poison/1987/buffalo-memorial-auditorium-buffalo-ny-6bd45ee2.html
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Post by: aparadoxindeed on April 16, 2012, 05:54:32 PM
If going by actually played live, it'd be Smashing Pumpkins' Tonight Tonight. If going by the first song I heard at my first concert, it'd be the tape play-in of Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness, the instrumental piano-only title track that starts the album they were touring for.

It was February 5, 1997 and Fountains of Wayne were opening a full 6 years before they'd get their 15 minutes from their single Stacy's Mom.

Oh MAN, that is epic... I would've loved to see the Pumpkins way back then!

My first one was "The Glass Prison" from DT in 2003!  They were playing with Queensryche and Fates Warning... what a great first concert.
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Post by: black_biff_stadler on April 16, 2012, 05:56:02 PM
It was dude! I still have my Billy Corgan long-sleeved black shirt with ZERO written in silver letters on the front. I'd gladly trade memories with you in an instant though since I fucking love TGP.
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Post by: WindMaster on April 16, 2012, 05:57:07 PM
First real concert in a big venue was Rush two years ago. They opened with Spirit of Radio.  :metal
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Post by: rumborak on April 16, 2012, 06:21:02 PM
A-ha was my first concert. No idea what they opened with though.

rumborak
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Post by: King Postwhore on April 16, 2012, 06:27:35 PM
A-ha was my first concert. No idea what they opened with though.

rumborak

Nobody else knows either.
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Post by: Gadough on April 16, 2012, 09:00:39 PM
Coheed and Cambria - Always and Never

FUUUUUUUUUUUUU I'm jelly.


Was it one of the GA1 Neverender gigs?

Oh wait I'm sorry. I misunderstood. It was on the tour they did last year where they played Second Stage in its entirety. I got confused because that tour also had the "Neverender" moniker attached to it.
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Post by: jingle.boy on April 16, 2012, 09:08:56 PM
A-ha was my first concert. No idea what they opened with though.

rumborak

Nobody else knows either.

:rollin
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Post by: lucky7 on April 16, 2012, 10:15:02 PM
God I had to look this up....now I do feel old....It was INXS at the Tennis Centre in Melbourne on Nov 2, 1988 and they opened with Kick  :smiley:
I wish I could say it was David Lee Roth with Steve Vai the same year at the same venue... :'(
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Post by: yeshaberto on April 16, 2012, 10:22:36 PM
queensryche - nightrider  2-22-85

they were touring with Kiss, but we went for QR.  I will admit, though, I remember nothing from the night due to our mental state
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Post by: lonestar on April 16, 2012, 10:26:02 PM
A-ha was my first concert. No idea what they opened with though.

rumborak

Nobody else knows either.

:clap:
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Post by: Orbert on April 16, 2012, 10:30:02 PM
Styx: The Grand Illusion, 1977.  They opened with the title song.
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Post by: El Barto on April 16, 2012, 11:05:35 PM
Fastway--Easy Livin

Motley Crue-Shout at the Devil
That opened the second show I ever went to, but when I saw them they were all evil and badass and not a bunch of pussies.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XgWBaZ5_ayw
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Post by: lonestar on April 16, 2012, 11:09:53 PM
Styx: The Grand Illusion, 1977.  They opened with the title song.

Good one!!!
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Post by: black_biff_stadler on April 16, 2012, 11:24:36 PM
queensryche - nightrider  2-22-85

they were touring with Kiss, but we went for QR.  I will admit, though, I remember nothing from the night due to our mental state

hashaberto
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Post by: BlobVanDam on April 16, 2012, 11:27:39 PM
My first concert was KISS. I believe they opened with King of the Night Time World, which was just a huge kick in the balls of an otherwise kickass setlist. Just to add further insult, the show just before ours got Creatures of the fucking Night as the opener instead. Bastards. :lol
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Post by: Mosh on April 17, 2012, 06:39:41 AM
Number of the Beast-Iron Maiden. On the Give Me Ed Til I'm Dead Tour.  :metal
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Post by: Zydar on April 17, 2012, 08:04:01 AM
Can't remember my very first concert, let alone the first song they played.
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Post by: TioJorge on April 17, 2012, 08:06:19 AM
First concert: Joe Satriani with Eric Johnson.

First Song: Cliffs of Dover.

Amazing concert with even more amazing and near perfect playing by the godly gods; it was very enjoyable, I didn't expect either of them to have so much stage presence. The light show was pretty spectacular as well.
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Post by: Sir GuitarCozmo on April 17, 2012, 08:06:29 AM
First concert was Danger Danger - Slaughter - Kiss.  July 11, 1990, Roanoke Civic Center.  Since DD opened, it was most likely "Boys Will Be Boys".
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Post by: jingle.boy on April 17, 2012, 08:46:36 AM
First concert was Danger Danger - Slaughter - Kiss.  July 11, 1990, Roanoke Civic Center.  Since DD opened, it was most likely "Boys Will Be Boys".

Nice bill!!  I saw Slaughter in 90 with The Bullet Boys and Poison.
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Post by: Ryzee on April 17, 2012, 09:12:46 AM
Coheed and Cambria - Always and Never

FUUUUUUUUUUUUU I'm jelly.


Was it one of the GA1 Neverender gigs?

Oh wait I'm sorry. I misunderstood. It was on the tour they did last year where they played Second Stage in its entirety. I got confused because that tour also had the "Neverender" moniker attached to it.


Oh right on, I'm a little less jelly then  :lol

So I guess they opened the acoustic set with Always & Never then?  That's still awesome.
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Post by: King Postwhore on April 17, 2012, 10:35:12 AM
First concert was Danger Danger - Slaughter - Kiss.  July 11, 1990, Roanoke Civic Center.  Since DD opened, it was most likely "Boys Will Be Boys".

Yeah I saw Slaughter with Winger and Kiss in the Hot In The Shade tour.
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Post by: antigoon on April 17, 2012, 10:48:42 AM
Blackened by Metallica.
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Post by: Dr. DTVT on April 17, 2012, 10:53:18 AM
The real answer is Cigarette by The Clarks, but since only fellow Yinzers would know that, I'll say it was Metallica covering "So What".
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Post by: TAC on April 17, 2012, 11:28:23 AM
First concert was Danger Danger - Slaughter - Kiss.  July 11, 1990, Roanoke Civic Center.  Since DD opened, it was most likely "Boys Will Be Boys".

Yeah I saw Slaughter with Winger and Kiss in the Hot In The Shade tour.
King, at Great Woods, it was a band called Little Ceaser that opened for Kiss/Slaughter. We didn't even go in until Slaughter finished!
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Post by: Nick on April 17, 2012, 11:32:27 AM
1994, Pink Floyd opened with Astronomy Domine.
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Post by: Ruba on April 17, 2012, 11:33:34 AM
I had been in some concerts earlier (I don't remember the set openers), but the first big concert was Alice Cooper. He opened with Brutal Planet.
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Post by: TAC on April 17, 2012, 11:36:05 AM
I had been in some concerts earlier (I don't remember the set openers), but the first big concert was Alice Cooper. He opened with Brutal Planet.
That was a great show!
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Post by: King Postwhore on April 17, 2012, 02:07:28 PM
First concert was Danger Danger - Slaughter - Kiss.  July 11, 1990, Roanoke Civic Center.  Since DD opened, it was most likely "Boys Will Be Boys".

Yeah I saw Slaughter with Winger and Kiss in the Hot In The Shade tour.
King, at Great Woods, it was a band called Little Ceaser that opened for Kiss/Slaughter. We didn't even go in until Slaughter finished!

I saw this show in Maine at some baseball field.  it was cool.  Mark Slaughter run through the first section on the floor, (the baseball outfield) and slaped my hand running by.  The dude was smaller than Dio but also had the pipes.
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Post by: kári on April 18, 2012, 02:07:21 PM
I've no idea.
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Post by: kirksnosehair on April 18, 2012, 02:16:01 PM
1977: Foreigner - "Feels Like The First Time"

I was 13 years old.

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Post by: ReaperKK on April 18, 2012, 06:53:50 PM
My first concert was Pop Sux with Trust Company, Disturbed and Korn, so whatever song TC opened with.

That wasn't my first concert but I went to that tour when they stopped by in Tampa. My god Trust Company was terrible, that's my biggest memory.

Disturbed shined that show.
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Post by: theseoafs on April 18, 2012, 06:57:49 PM
Hmm... I think Different World - Iron Maiden.

EDIT: Well, technically, it would be the first song by the band that opened for Maiden that show. That would be Bullet for My Valentine. But... gross. Let's stick with Maiden.
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Post by: Zook on April 18, 2012, 07:02:59 PM
My first concert was Pop Sux with Trust Company, Disturbed and Korn, so whatever song TC opened with.

That wasn't my first concert but I went to that tour when they stopped by in Tampa. My god Trust Company was terrible, that's my biggest memory.

Disturbed shined that show.

I was at the same show :metal. I went for Disturbed, who I agree were the best them.
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Post by: 1neeto on April 18, 2012, 07:09:30 PM
First concert: Metallica 1992 but it got rained out and they didn't play. Big riot afterwards.
1996: REO Speedwagon. My GF at the time made me go lol!
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Post by: ytserush on April 22, 2012, 02:47:32 PM
Discounting songs played by my friend's band, my guess would be Pseudo Silk Kimono by Marillion on March 31, 1986, which oddly enough is the first song on my favorite album all-time.
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Post by: senecadawg2 on April 22, 2012, 02:48:06 PM
Foundling- David Gray