What was the first concert you attended?

[MeanDean]

Chicago at the State Fair about 1974 or 75? The sky let loose and it rained like CRAZY at the end of the show.

I also was at the CSN concert at Hilton in 1977 for whoever said that. That was a GREAT show.

 

[cyclone83]

Head East. Surf Ballroom Clear Lake. 1979.

 

[jcmoclone]

Hate to admit it but it was the Kingsmen at the Roof Garden in Arnolds Park somewhere around the summer of 65. Sam the Sham was the opening act. First time I saw a guy with an ear ring.:wideeyed:

 

[HawkfromNorwalk]

KISS/Ted Nugent/Skid Row at Five Seasons Center

I remember this one. It was a part of their never ending Farewell Tour. I actually went to the first one in the area which was Moline in April or May of that year. I didn't know if they were going to come around on a second leg so I took my chances with that concert. Then they came around in September and played both Hilton and Five Seasons two days apart. Said screw it and got tickets to both.

 

[kingcy]

Hate to say Swayer Brown at the Civic Center.

First real concert was Bush at Hilton.

 

[Dryburn]

Didn't they have a song called "Dubuque Blues" after Dubuque IA?

LOL Yup.......here's a sample.......

The Association Expanded Dubuque Blues by The Association @ ARTISTdirect.com

 

[EddieISU]

Was that in fall or winter of 1990-91? If so I saw that show too. Not bad, but I would've rather seen Zep in the 70s...

It was the winter of 1991 because we froze are *** in the parking lot waiting for one of my buddies who got "lost" at the concert.

 

[XLK9]

Head East & Peter Frampton at the UNI-Dome 1976 or 1977 - it is all still a blur.

 

[CyPlainsDrifter]

KISS in 1978 at the Five Seasons Center

 

[Cyclone62]

I remember this one. It was a part of their never ending Farewell Tour. I actually went to the first one in the area which was Moline in April or May of that year. I didn't know if they were going to come around on a second leg so I took my chances with that concert. Then they came around in September and played both Hilton and Five Seasons two days apart. Said screw it and got tickets to both.

I prefer to call it the "original" farewell tour as they had another one 2 years later. And now they're on an "Alive" tour. I was afraid that I would never be able to see them live after that show, and that's why I went.

 

[Blandboy]

Edgar Winter, Savoy Brown and Jo-Jo Gunne @ JOD in Davenport.

 

[Max]

Cheap Trick at Hilton. Probably 1979 or so.

 

[Harry]

The Fifth Demension sometime in the late sixties or early seventies.

 

[dukeebear]

Buena Vista Gym


Cheap Trick

 

[cyclonezing]

Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers in Omaha! Awesome show!

 

[Minnyclone]

Two words: Milli Vanilli

And then shortly after, to redeem myself before the eyes of god...Pink Floyd at JT

 

[ISUBest]

Motley Crue Theatre of Pain Tour, Rochester, 1984.

 

[drlove]

Sting at the Five Season Center on the Dream of the Blue Turtles Tour in about 1985.

 

[ISUBest]

I was at this concert too, about go crushed in the front row during the Whitesnake opening act!!

Awesome.

 

[tleonwdm]

Heart/Journey at state fairgrounds

1976 - Iowa State Fairgrounds. Heart was the 2nd backup band for BTO. All three bands from Canada, I think the opening act was The Baby's???

I was in 8th grade and it was quite the experience.