Great group and Levi Stubbs was a terrific lead singer. He never sought top billing or left the group to go it alone.Four Tops.....maybe 69 to the early 70's....Rec Hall
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First major band you saw. When, where and age.
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Chicago in September of 1973. I remember because I had just started my senior year in HS the day before.
Dr Hook and the Medicine Show
Billy Preston
Eagles
Lou Reed
Slade
Spectrum in Philly maybe 1973. was some type fund raiser/ charity event and had all these other bands listed who never showed up. I would have been 13 in 73. No one knew who the Eagles were and they crushed it, were really amazing. Billy Preston was amazing. Lou Reed had this bass player Prakesh John who in his high platform shoes looked about 6' 8" (there is a video of this version of his band playing Sweet Jane live in Paris you can find on the internet). Slade who was the "main act" was totally forgettable.
Also saw them that fall in Pittsburgh - Joshua Tree tour - musically, that was the best sounding concert I’ve ever been to - GREAT live band!!
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Doobie Brothers, 1976 at the late great civic arena. I was 16. Boston was supposed to be the opening act but their truck broke down.
June 21, 1980 - Civic Arena - John Denver: I was 8...great showman/storyteller...my parents took me and I was so mad because my cousins (who I grew up with) were going to see Empire Strikes Back that night...to their credit, they never told me about Vader/Luke.
Oct. 6, 1986 - Civic Arena - Bon Jovi: 14 years old...first show sans parents (with older cousins)...Cinderella opened...looking back, yeah he was a little pop, but great show (at least, I remember having a blast).
Oct. 6, 1986 - Civic Arena - Bon Jovi: 14 years old...first show sans parents (with older cousins)...Cinderella opened...looking back, yeah he was a little pop, but great show (at least, I remember having a blast).
You are correct - The Cars show was on August 22, 1979. Not sure why I typed June.
BTO at the Allentown Fairgrounds I believe in 1977. Kansas opened for them and stole the show.
Yes, July 1975 at the Spectrum in Philadelphia. I've Seen all Good People, Roundabout, Long Distance Runaround. A first for many things...
Rainbow with AC/DC at the Paramount theater in Wilkes Barre 1978, 13 years old, I think tickets were $7
I missed the anniversary tour. In fact I’ve missed every other tour since the JT, even though I had tickets for their shows multiple times
.Daryl Hall and John Oats opening for Commodores at HB's Nightclub / Empire in Northeast Phila. I was 5
... and Yes played 3 straight nights at the Spectrum! Great setlist!
http://forgotten-yesterdays.com/dates.asp?ftype=1&qbandid=1&qdec=1970&qdateid=1444
In the summers of ‘66, ‘67 & ‘68, I went to the Raven in Middletown , just below Harrisburg. I remember seeing Gladys Knight an d the PIps, Smokey Robinson and the Miracles, Mary Wells, The Four Tops, [local group] the Magnificant Men. I think I saw the Temptations there but I am not sure. I was 18-20.
One of my first concerts was Chicago at the Civic Arena in the summer of ‘75 (I think).
Opened the roof of the Igloo during the show that night. One of the coolest things I’ve ever seen.
Aerosmith/ZZ Top at Three Rivers Stadium was a helluva show. Saw Kiss when they were first getting started at the Erie County Fieldhouse, a pretty small venue. That was wild. Those were in the ‘76 time frame. (I’m not good on dates back that far.)
Opened the roof of the Igloo during the show that night. One of the coolest things I’ve ever seen.
Aerosmith/ZZ Top at Three Rivers Stadium was a helluva show. Saw Kiss when they were first getting started at the Erie County Fieldhouse, a pretty small venue. That was wild. Those were in the ‘76 time frame. (I’m not good on dates back that far.)
and Steve Miller Band. Billy Joel was actually the lead for Eric Carmen. Eric Carmen got snowed in in Chicago and did't make it. Billy Joel did the whole show and was fantastic.
Santana, The Clash and The Who outside at JFK Stadium in 1982. A little known local Philly band opened the show ... The Hooters. And it was the same day as the PSU-Nebraska game (yes, the Kirk Bowman last 3 seconds game)!!! My dad never let me live that down.
Started at 8 or nine and lasted to 430 am, parents were pissed when I got home. 14 or 15 at the time. It was trippy.
I have seen the “Dead” many times but the best was a 2 day concert at RFK in D.C. with the Allman Brothers. The second night (Sunday) they jammed together until 2:30 am. Last song Johnny B Goode with Betts, Weir and Garcia on guitars...
Elton John
Harrisburg Farm Show Arena
November (Thanksgiving weekend?) 1972
16 years old
Really great show. Honky Chateau era.
Harrisburg Farm Show Arena
November (Thanksgiving weekend?) 1972
16 years old
Really great show. Honky Chateau era.
ELO, May 1978. I was 22. Cologne, Germany, on their "Out of the Blue and into Germany" tour) at the Sporthalle (which was an odd venue due to the fact that it was also used for cycling). 18 DM, as I recall (about $8-10). There's a cd out of the concert they played not long before that at the original Wembley stadium which has a very similar playlist. Big laser show too. Odd though the tricks memory plays on us, as I thought they opened with Turn to Stone, but the setlist shows otherwise. Got to see them again at Nationwide Arena last year, and they were really good, though I think only Jeff Lynne is left from that line up.
