What was the First Live Band you Heard

jkeny · 08:59 PM

The "First Movie" thread started my nostalgic musing about the first band I'd heard live.

My friends & I (all male) every Saturday, went to a dance, usually hosted in the local school hall or football club hall. They always had a live Irish band playing & one of the ones that will have a name you can recognise:

Skid Row (The name was later sold to an American band) - who featured a young Gary Moore & sometimes Phil Lynott, drummer Noel Bridgeman (now backing Van Morrison?), Brush Shields on bass guitar ( he taught Phil Lynott to play bass).

Later in the '80s I heard U2 playing their seminal gigs in a kind of stalls shopping market but never thought much of them so I didn't bother paying the 50 pence cover charge to see them. Bono was just as cringe making then as he is now!

Saturnus · 18th October 2009, 08:59 PM

Metallica at Roskilde Festival 1986. Now I'm not completely sure that was indeed the very first live band I ever heard but it was the first one I ever payed to see.

john blackburn · 19th October 2009, 01:45 AM

I'm embarrased to say it was 1977 and Motorhead in an old tram depot in Leeds called the Queens Hall. The sound was exactly what you would expect from Motorhead playing in a tram depot.

It's a carpark now and sounds a lot better.

John

planet10 · 19th October 2009, 02:07 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jkeny

The "First Movie" thread started my nostalgic musing about the first band I'd heard live.

All i can remmeber about my 1st movie is that i was young enuff to be in the "behind the glass" section of the theatre... ie <4 YO.

But i can remember my 1st live band

Willie & The Walkers at the Memorial Hall in Stettler Alberta, in the fall 1969.

SUPER OLDIES.com - Willie And The Walkers
CANOE -- JAM! Music - Pop Encyclopedia - Willie And The Walkers
YouTube - Willie & The Walkers-Poor Janie

dave

Pano · 19th October 2009, 03:08 AM

First "band" I remember was Nitty-Gritty Dirt Band, circa 1969. Had been to many a local classical and folk concert before that.

First movie I remember going to see was Georgy Girl.

d to the g · 19th October 2009, 03:26 AM

At 13 years old a friends mom took us to see "genesis".

As I learned a little about music (about 3 years later), I got to see "Ned's Atomic Dustbin"

c2cthomas · 19th October 2009, 03:27 AM

Jefferson Airplane back in '67 at the Fillmore Auditorium

Ed LaFontaine · 19th October 2009, 03:41 AM

I guess my dad's American Legion, Post #7, Drum & Bugle Corp isn't quite what you have in mind?

Jay & The Americans, Disneyland, 1968

mp9 · 19th October 2009, 03:42 AM

Jefferson Starship Red Octopus tour 1975 at the Spectrum philadelphia pa.

can't remember my first movie. almost got to see The Beetles Help in '65 when i was a preschooler, only my parents wanted to leave about 10 minutes in.

kevinkr · 19th October 2009, 04:02 AM

First rock concert I went to was Jethro Tull, Bungle in the Jungle Tour in I think late 1974 at the Forest National in Brussels. It was LOUD! (And pretty good)

www.forestnational.be

18th October 2009, 08:54 PM	#1
jkeny Banned Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Dublin	What was the First Live Band you Heard The "First Movie" thread started my nostalgic musing about the first band I'd heard live. My friends & I (all male) every Saturday, went to a dance, usually hosted in the local school hall or football club hall. They always had a live Irish band playing & one of the ones that will have a name you can recognise: Skid Row (The name was later sold to an American band) - who featured a young Gary Moore & sometimes Phil Lynott, drummer Noel Bridgeman (now backing Van Morrison?), Brush Shields on bass guitar ( he taught Phil Lynott to play bass). Later in the '80s I heard U2 playing their seminal gigs in a kind of stalls shopping market but never thought much of them so I didn't bother paying the 50 pence cover charge to see them. Bono was just as cringe making then as he is now! Last edited by jkeny; 18th October 2009 at 08:59 PM.

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Ed LaFontaine ...truth seeker... diyAudio Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: where the Appalachians rise from the Blue Grass	I guess my dad's American Legion, Post #7, Drum & Bugle Corp isn't quite what you have in mind? Jay & The Americans, Disneyland, 1968 __________________ ...call me Ed...Special Ed... http://www.diyaudio.com/forums/swap-...enabl-kit.html http://www.diyaudio.com/forums/swap-meet/177054-omron-g6h-2-12vdc-relays-14.html#post2587758

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18th October 2009, 08:59 PM	#2
Saturnus diyAudio Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Copenhagen, Denmark	Metallica at Roskilde Festival 1986. Now I'm not completely sure that was indeed the very first live band I ever heard but it was the first one I ever payed to see.

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john blackburn diyAudio Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Wirral UK	I'm embarrased to say it was 1977 and Motorhead in an old tram depot in Leeds called the Queens Hall. The sound was exactly what you would expect from Motorhead playing in a tram depot. It's a carpark now and sounds a lot better. John

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Pano diyAudio Moderator Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: North Carolina Blog Entries: 4	First "band" I remember was Nitty-Gritty Dirt Band, circa 1969. Had been to many a local classical and folk concert before that. First movie I remember going to see was Georgy Girl.

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d to the g diyAudio Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: minimalopolis	At 13 years old a friends mom took us to see "genesis". As I learned a little about music (about 3 years later), I got to see "Ned's Atomic Dustbin"

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mp9 diyAudio Member Join Date: Jun 2006	Jefferson Starship Red Octopus tour 1975 at the Spectrum philadelphia pa. can't remember my first movie. almost got to see The Beetles Help in '65 when i was a preschooler, only my parents wanted to leave about 10 minutes in.

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