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debm55

(61,740 posts) Tue May 19, 2026, 11:41 AM 22 hrs ago

What was the first concert you attended as a teen or adult. Mine was Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon tour in the nose [View all]

bleed seats at Three Rivers Stadium. And you? My husband's first concert was the first Woodstock. He was going to college at Cornell wasn't too far from Bethany, NY,

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What was the first concert you attended as a teen or adult. Mine was Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon tour in the nose [View all] debm55 22 hrs ago OP

Black Sabbath Tucson 1972 padfun 22 hrs ago #1

Thank you for sharing, padfun. debm55 22 hrs ago #2

Black Sabbath Wildwood, Convention Center...also 1972 FalloutShelter 22 hrs ago #20

Wow, Pink Floyd and Led Zeppelin are my two favs....never saw either. walkingman 22 hrs ago #3

Thank you very much for sharing with us, walkingman . Your wife saw the Beetles --Wow. debm55 22 hrs ago #6

Aerosmith (Golden Earring opened) underpants 22 hrs ago #4

Thank you very much for sharing, underpants. debm55 22 hrs ago #9

I went to a Golden Earring concert and Aerosmith opened. 33taw 21 hrs ago #31

Three Dog Night at the Civic Arena in Pgh in livetohike 22 hrs ago #5

That sounds great. Thank you, livetohike. debm55 22 hrs ago #10

Zappa/Mothers at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles DBoon 22 hrs ago #7

Oh wow. Thank you for sharing, DBoon. debm55 22 hrs ago #12

Talking Heads summer '83 Mann Center Philly IbogaProject 22 hrs ago #8

Wow, that sounds really great and thanks for sharing. IbogaProject. debm55 22 hrs ago #13

It was mind-blowing but you got to see Dark Side live IbogaProject 21 hrs ago #39

I was at that show! FalloutShelter 22 hrs ago #21

Pink Floyd at the Seattle Paramount Theater Ferryboat 22 hrs ago #11

Yes it was. Thank you very much for sharing you and your wife's concerts. debm55 22 hrs ago #15

Eric Clapton tonkatoy8888 22 hrs ago #14

Thank you for sharing. I caught that tour in Pittsburgh. You are right his cover stunk.On the billing here was the woman debm55 22 hrs ago #19

Yvonne Ellman, I think was the vocalist tonkatoy8888 22 hrs ago #22

Stones at Anaheim Stadium on the Some Girls tour GreatGazoo 22 hrs ago #16

Thank you for sharing with us. GreatGazoo. debm55 22 hrs ago #26

blue cheer rampartd 22 hrs ago #17

I wonder if it was loud? darkstar 20 hrs ago #62

Joan Baez 1963 MoonlightHillFarm 22 hrs ago #18

Doobie Brothers, Golden Earring, War, Henry Gross. Harker 22 hrs ago #23

First with my Mom: John Denver at Red Rocks (unforgettable!) First on my "own" : hlthe2b 22 hrs ago #24

Cream at Madison Square Garden. NNadir 22 hrs ago #25

I was at MSG for Cream Henry203 22 hrs ago #27

Were you sitting near me? NNadir 21 hrs ago #36

Ted Nugent played with Buddy Miles Henry203 21 hrs ago #41

Yes on 90125 tour cos dem 22 hrs ago #28

might have been Jefferson Starship .... stopdiggin 22 hrs ago #29

Agree. stopdiggin. I saw some concerts at the Civic Arena.It sat about 13,000 fans. But the Three Rivers Stadium sat debm55 21 hrs ago #42

Young Rascals- 1967 Henry203 22 hrs ago #30

Thank you very much for sharing with us, Henry203, Your selections are great. My husband to Woodstock when he was 17. debm55 21 hrs ago #34

I was at Woodstock also Henry203 21 hrs ago #44

I saw Cheech and Chong in concert when I was in High School LetMyPeopleVote 21 hrs ago #32

Thank you very much for sharing with us, LetMyPeopleVote. I liked them. debm55 21 hrs ago #37

Led Zeppelin - August 1969 - Oakdale Wallingford CT windje 21 hrs ago #33

Thank you very much for sharing with us. That was one group I wanted to see, but never saw. debm55 21 hrs ago #35

ABBA tour Sep 27 1979 St. Paul Civic Center This Setlist St. Paul, MN, USA riversedge 21 hrs ago #38

The first concert I ever went to was Herman's Hermits when I was 10 or 11 MIButterfly 21 hrs ago #40

Elton John (before the fame) it was held at a barn in columbia, missouri. GreenWave 21 hrs ago #43

The Fifth Dimension at UNC around 69ish CurtEastPoint 21 hrs ago #45

Ravi Shankar buzzycrumbhunger 21 hrs ago #46

Thank you very much, buzzycrumbhunger for sharing your selections of concerts with us. debm55 21 hrs ago #48

Bruce Springsteen -Born in the USA tour at the Coloseum!! Pisces 21 hrs ago #47

Thank you very much, Pisces for sharing the Born in the USA tour. I saw Bruce at a small auditorium at Penn State when debm55 21 hrs ago #50

That sounds incredible!! Pisces 18 hrs ago #71

Same here, but at the Spectrum in Philly. johnnyfins 12 hrs ago #78

Jethro Tull at the Alexandria Roller Rink, circa 1970 or 71. Seating on the hard wooden floor. Terrible acoustics. mike_c 21 hrs ago #49

OH WOW, Thank you for sharing, mike_c. debm55 12 hrs ago #81

They Might Be Giants RandySF 21 hrs ago #51

Peter, Paul & Mary 1970 IA8IT 21 hrs ago #52

Grand Funk Railroad ProfessorGAC 21 hrs ago #53

1st concert haryn 21 hrs ago #54

The Gene Pitney Show. One of those package shows. Almost exactly 60 years ago. 50 Shades Of Blue 21 hrs ago #55

1971 Led Zeppelin Picaro 21 hrs ago #56

Boston/Sammy Hagar - Thanksgiving night at the Utica Memorial Aud. IrishAfricanAmerican 20 hrs ago #57

Elton John. Pontiac Silverdome MichMan 20 hrs ago #58

Isley Brothers, Uptown Theater, Philadelphia. SHOUT! LoisB 20 hrs ago #59

1973 - Leon Russell at Houston Coloseum TexasBushwhacker 20 hrs ago #60

The Beatles in Cincinnati in 1964. sinkingfeeling 20 hrs ago #61

The Allman Brothers in 1979. LudwigPastorius 20 hrs ago #63

1975 Edgar Winter then Todd Rundgren back to back. Lochloosa 20 hrs ago #64

Rolling Stones in Nov 1965 wanderer54 19 hrs ago #65

Oh wow. Two iconic groups. Thank you, wanderer54 debm55 12 hrs ago #79

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Rick Springfield - 1982 Mad_Dem_X 19 hrs ago #67

I remember that dog on his album. Thank you for sharing with us, Mad_Dem_X, And Rich was eye candy for sure. debm55 12 hrs ago #77

The dog's name was Ron! :) Mad_Dem_X 2 hrs ago #85

HAHHAHHHAHA. Thank you Mad_Dem_X. debm55 12 sec ago #93

The Ventures, Glens Falls, NY. I believe it was in 1965. patphil 19 hrs ago #68

Thank you very much for sharing with us, patphil. I remember the Ventures. But my listening was only from the radio as debm55 12 hrs ago #76

1977, Fleetwood Mac Rumors tour Cloudhopper 18 hrs ago #69

Wow. Thank you very much Cloudhopper. That's great. That is another group I always wanted to see. debm55 12 hrs ago #75

Beach boys/sonny n Cher and many others at Hollywood bowl msongs 18 hrs ago #70

Thank you very much for sharing. msongs. debm55 14 hrs ago #72

The Human Beinz Figarosmom 13 hrs ago #73

Thank you very much, Figarosmom, for your great selection debm55 12 hrs ago #74

Charlie Daniels Band Johonny 12 hrs ago #80

HAHAHHAHAHAH. Thank you for sharing, Johonny, And it's true what you posted. debm55 5 min ago #91

Hall & Oates, Maple Leaf Gardens 1982 u4ic 10 hrs ago #82

Thank you very much for sharing, u4ic. I liked their sound too. debm55 8 min ago #90

Bruce Springsteen, August of 1985 at Three Rivers Stadium Wiz Imp 10 hrs ago #83

I heard it was great. I didn't go as I had heard tickets would be hard to get, I hope you had a great time. debm55 11 min ago #89

I did. Thanks! Wiz Imp 4 min ago #92

1969, SPAC, Richie Havens, Vanilla Fudge nuxvomica 9 hrs ago #84

Thank you very much for sharing with us, nuxvomica. I saw Richie Havens at the small auditorium at Penn State. Early 70s debm55 16 min ago #88

Bob Dylan -- Jacksonville Coliseum 1966(?). He did an acoustic set sitting on a stool. Then intermission followed retread 1 hr ago #86

Thank you very much for sharing, retread. That must have been a great concert. debm55 20 min ago #87