Another music thread -- Your first concert

Bon Jovi's New Jersey tour with Skid Row opening.

 

Great show, right? That's damn eerie.

IIRC, Bon Jovi had a catwalk that went out into the crowd that they used for "Lay Your Hands On Me."

I slapped hands with Jon Bon Jovi. Homo-erotic? Maybe.

Freakishly awesome when you're 13 years old? You bet your ass.

 

Not to doubt your memory because nobody forgets their first Bruce show, but the tremendous Springsteen setlist database -<a HREF=http://www.brucebase.org.uk/bbmain.htm>Brucebase</a> - says the show was Jan. 25, 1974, not April.

 

First Bruce show - Sept. 1, 1985 Giants Stadium
Most recent Bruce show (my 88th) - June 25, 2006 Garden State Arts Center
The stats: 26 venues - 17 cities - 8 states
(the cities.... NYC; Philly; E.Rutherford,NJ; Hartford,Conn.; Bridgeport, Conn.; Wallingford, Conn.; Lowell,Mass.;Asbury Park,NJ; New Brunswick,NJ; Holmdel,NJ; Trenton,NJ; Upper Darby, Pa.; Pittsburgh, Pa.; Lexington,KY; Atlanta,Ga; Orlando,Fla.; Tampa, Fla)

 

KISS
Jan. 3, 1978, Hollywood Sportatorium

 

It was amazing. The cat walk got Jon close enough that I could see his eyes, not close enough to slam hands, but I was in looooovvvveee afer that. It also totally hooked me on concerts.

 

Stephan Jenkins did that on Third Eye Blind's last tour, the walkway into the fans. I could see where that would be a real rush for the fans.

 

Pink Floyd, 1988

 

Weird Al Yankovic


What say ye?

 

first concert: james taylor at carnegie hall, circa 1974. i was 17.

first bruce show: 9/21/79, "no nukes," madison square garden. he went on last and played an hour or so and totally converted for life this skeptic.

first pure bruce show: 11/27/80, "the river" tour, msg. my count is at about 40, covering shows in n.y., n.j., l.a., san fran, hartford and philly. 8) 8) 8)

 

I'm pretty sure that Scott Stapp did it one time when I saw Creed. It's one of my favorite arena show stunts. Nowadays you don't see it much with shows tending to be in smaller venues.

 

Even Jesus thinks Creed sucks, sportschick.