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Sorry Jared, but Manowar beats Accept hands down, in the terrible first gig contest!

Now, was it the 'Sign of the Hammer' tour, or the 'Hail to England' tour you saw them on? and were they wearing their armoured cod pieces and thigh high boots?
 
Embarrassed...the Hail To England tour...when they fell out with openers, Mercyful Fate, who didn't show up as a consequence...actually, you can still read about this falling out, on King Diamond's Wikipedia page...LOL
 
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I attended my first prog concert at age 7. Yeah, quite young, I know. It was Genesis on the "Trick of the Tail" tour.
However, Jean beats me to it. She attended her first concerts as a baby, being carried around by her hippie parents.


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Originally posted by BaldFriede BaldFriede wrote:

I attended my first prog concert at age 7. Yeah, quite young, I know. It was Genesis on the "Trick of the Tail" tour.
However, Jean beats me to it. She attended her first concerts as a baby, being carried around by her hippie parents.

I must admit I have no recollection of it though; I only know it because my parents told me


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Originally posted by BaldJean BaldJean wrote:


Originally posted by BaldFriede BaldFriede wrote:

I attended my first prog concert at age 7. Yeah, quite young, I know. It was Genesis on the "Trick of the Tail" tour.However, Jean beats me to it. She attended her first concerts as a baby, being carried around by her hippie parents.
I must admit I have no recollection of it though; I only know it because my parents told me


Dont worry, there's probably people, on this very forum who went to many great prog gigs, in the glory days, and have absolutely no recollection of it, but for different reasons...
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Originally posted by fandango fandango wrote:

Originally posted by Blacksword Blacksword wrote:

Sorry Jared, but Manowar beats Accept hands down, in the terrible first gig contest! Now, was it the 'Sign of the Hammer' tour, or the 'Hail to England' tour you saw them on? and were they wearing their armoured cod pieces and thigh high boots?

 

Embarrassed...the Hail To England tour...when they fell out with openers, Mercyful Fate, who didn't show up as a consequence...actually, you can still read about this falling out, on King Diamond's Wikipedia page...LOL

 

...oh, and no, I was just wearing a furry loincloth....Embarrassed


Well, at least you got into the spirit of things. I chickened out of wearing my 'Balls to the Wall' leather briefs for the Accept gig.
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Originally posted by Blacksword Blacksword wrote:


Dont worry, there's probably people, on this very forum who went to many great prog gigs, in the glory days, and have absolutely no recollection of it, but for different reasons...
 
...like the large, hairy bikers who were sat (almost) on top of me at a Hawkwind gig, back in the mid 80's...introduced a niave young lad to the true pleasures of passive smoking....Wacko
 
 
 
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The first band I ever saw live was a Beligan metal band that went by the name "Dead Serious". At the time their best tracks were called "Donald and Daisy" and "Daddy goes to Disneyland"... They had a great lead guitarist despite their 'not so dead serious' stage act. Smile


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Yngwie Malmsteen's Rising Force, Novmember 2006, when the tour hit Australia. Very loud, many deafening Marshall Plexi Stacks, and of course very quintessentially MalmsteenThumbs%20Up
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My first concert...RAFFI!!!!
He played the local riverfest when I was one or two years old. Considering when I was that old I listed to him and The Beach Boys, that's pretty sweet.
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For me my first prog gig was actually Dream Theater, at Radio City Music Hall in 2006 when they were filming for Score.  Amazing concert, even though I was all the way in the back.
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Originally posted by fandango fandango wrote:

Originally posted by Blacksword Blacksword wrote:

Dont worry, there's probably people, on this very forum who went to many great prog gigs, in the glory days, and have absolutely no recollection of it, but for different reasons...

 

...like the large, hairy bikers who were sat (almost) on top of me at a Hawkwind gig, back in the mid 80's...introduced a niave young lad to the true pleasures of passive smoking....Wacko

 

 

 

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That sounds like my first experience of Hawkwind at about the same time. I wondered what that strange smell was that night..

Mind you, the paper wraps, and the odd needle on the toilet cubicle floor needed little explanation..
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Originally posted by fandango fandango wrote:

Originally posted by Blacksword Blacksword wrote:

Sorry Jared, but Manowar beats Accept hands down, in the terrible first gig contest! Now, was it the 'Sign of the Hammer' tour, or the 'Hail to England' tour you saw them on? and were they wearing their armoured cod pieces and thigh high boots?

 

Embarrassed...the Hail To England tour...when they fell out with openers, Mercyful Fate, who didn't show up as a consequence...actually, you can still read about this falling out, on King Diamond's Wikipedia page...LOL

 

...oh, and no, I was just wearing a furry loincloth....Embarrassed


Oh dear OK OK I admit it... I was there on the 'Hail To England' tour too, at St Albans City Hall; I've never (before or since) seen such a monstrous sized PA system or backline for a band at that venue...

...mind you, I've rarely (before or since) seen such a ridiculous stage presence; entertaining, undoubtedly, but absolutely pants otherwise.



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^^ I was 15, and my mother had absolutely NO idea what she'd agreed to let me go and see....LOL
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Ween, The Sonic Youth and The Flaming Lips at The Allentown Fairgrounds in the summer of '06
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Tangerine Dream at the Glasgow Appollo in 1980...absolutely brilliant in the best ever concert hall in the world.
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Originally posted by Purplefloyd Purplefloyd wrote:

For me my first prog gig was actually Dream Theater, at Radio City Music Hall in 2006 when they were filming for Score.  Amazing concert, even though I was all the way in the back.

That was my first prog concert too. And I have never been the same since Clap
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My first show was Umphrey's Mcgee at the Orpheum in Madison in 2006!  Great progressive rock!  The improvisational interplay is phenomenal, and the compositions are superb. I can't wait for their multi night stand at First Avenue this year.
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