My 1st U.S. concert was back in '78, Aerosmith at the Cow Palace. No drum solo. Wet Willie was the warm up act. They got booed off stage.
I saw this thread somewhere else and thought it was kind of a cool topic.
What was the first real concert you attended? What do you remember about it(Highlights? Lowlights??) Was there a drum solo and who was the drummer?
First concert I ever attended in my life was Led Zeppelin back on January 18, 1975. Mr. John Henry Bonham performed Moby D_ick. I was blown away. From what I remember of this concert, they had some technical difficulties and Robert Plant was a little rusty singing. Also if memory serves me correctly, Jimmy Page had broken his pinky finger and had to change up his playing.
All in all, for a first concert, I was in heaven because LZ was my favorite group.
My 1st U.S. concert was back in '78, Aerosmith at the Cow Palace. No drum solo. Wet Willie was the warm up act. They got booed off stage.
David Bowie and the Spiders fro Mars with Mott the Hoople at the Tower Theater in Upper Darby Pa. November 1971 tickets were $4.75
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When I was probably 6 or 7, I saw Buddy Rich live on the New Haven Green, CT - one summer night. He indeed had multiple solos.
The first rock show I went to was Bonham - Jason Bonham's band from the 80's. I was in 6th grade and saw them at Toad's Place in New Haven. I honestly don't remember if he had a solo...I imagine he did.
I went to a lot of country/western concerts growing up. And, uh, no...never a drum solo.
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I remember some local bands that I saw at dances. Drum solos were common! Not every band featured a drum solo, but about one out of every two bands did. I remember looking in awe as the drummer played the solo. It sounded so good. I was having so much fun then.
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Mountain at the Capitol Theater in Passaic, N.J. Around 1973. The drummer was Corky Laing and he did indeed play a solo.
hmmm.... first concert was Chicago and yes there was a drum solo.
I'm trying to remember details but it was so long ago.
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No drum solo, but my first concert was a regional band named "The Unbelievable Uglies" out of Minnesota.
The bass player (Winston Fink) dressed up like Caesar, and played a bass solo on an electrified set of bed springs. It was crazy.
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