What was your first prog concert?

PR: Sabbath 83
P: Yes 84

Looking at a lot of these lists makes me envious. When I started to go to a lot of gigs, I was deep into thrash and death metal, thus the first show I saw concerning a band within these archives was Death in 1990, but of course they weren't playing anything considered 'prog' back then.

I got into more alternative stuff in the early 90's and saw Tool in 1994 in a club, but again, Undertow is hardly progressive compared to later releases.

Thus I suppose the first first show I attended that could be considered actual 'prog' in a liberal sense would be Dead Can Dance in 2005.

This thread has me itching to check out more full-fledged prog shows.



Edited by Prog Sothoth - March 03 2013 at 15:09

Too bad, I was really hoping I was 10 years younger than I thought.

fusaka wrote: Yes "Union" in april 2001 at Le Colisée in Quebec City. They came back after the roadies had begun to put away the instruments because there was too much applause and nobody had left. They played Starship Trooper, and Steve Howe wasn't there, he was back in his car! He told that story and apologized to us when he played a solo show here two years later.

Wasn't the Union tour in '91? I saw three shows that year. 1 in Oakland which was the only "in the round" version I saw. The second round I saw them at Concord and Mountain View.


I think the first prog band I saw was Rush on the Presto tour 89.

Before that was all punk and metal shows.

Yes "Union" in april 1991 at Le Colisée in Quebec City. They came back after the roadies had begun to put away the instruments because there was too much applause and nobody had left. They played Starship Trooper, and Steve Howe wasn't there, he was back in his car! He told that story and apologized to us when he played a solo show here two years later.

Edited by fusaka - March 03 2013 at 13:35

It was in the far away 1979, and I am not really sure if was the amazing 3 hours concert of Roxy Music in castel St Angelo in Rome, or the concert of Banco del Mutuo Soccorso always in Rome, of the tour of *canto di Primavera"

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They're green with envy.

It would be the Summers End Festivel at Bilstons Robin 2, back in September 2006.

So that would be Ezra, Credo, White Willow (particularly glad to have seen these guys and gals), Srangefish, Pendragon, Darwins Radio, Guy Manning acoustic set, Flamborough Head, Also Eden and The Flower Kings over the weekend.

jude111 wrote:   My greatest experiences have been in small, crowded clubs watching punk and post-punk bands playing in Europe. In France I saw a post-rock Mogwai-type band playing a hypnotic set, and I was so close I could've jumped on stage. That's the way live music should be experienced.

Edited by Gerinski - January 08 2013 at 03:51