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My sister got her boyfriend tickets to slipknot for his birthday, i went with.

I don't really like slipknot, and i was afraid of breaking my glasses so i took them off and put them in my pocket.

We were near the back of the crowd so i couldn't see the stage very well.

Otherwise it was like somebody playing a cd really loud.

Meh.

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Hmmm, I think it was Guns n Roses and maybe Megadeth(?) at Alpine Valley.

I don't remember who exactly opened, but the lead singer got pissy with the audience so we tore up chunks of sod and threw it at him.

Axl actually apologized to the audience and they played an extended set.

Good times....

 

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4 minutes ago, Seight said:

When I was...I want to say about 15, me and my parents saw Spin Doctors perform at some local festival. That's the first one I can remember.

Oh! They sing Two Princes, right? I think they have another song I know...I’d have to look.

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5 minutes ago, SwimModSponges said:

My sister got her boyfriend tickets to slipknot for his birthday, i went with.

I don't really like slipknot, and i was afraid of breaking my glasses so i took them off and put them in my pocket.

We were near the back of the crowd so i couldn't see the stage very well.

Otherwise it was like somebody playing a cd really loud.

Meh.

Oh yeah, those concerts can get crazy! I’ve been caught in a couple of mosh pits and it’s definitely not for me...

I probably would have stayed toward the back too, honestly.

Sorry it wasn’t the best experience for you! 

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9 minutes ago, Ginguy said:

Hmmm, I think it was Guns n Roses and maybe Megadeth(?) at Alpine Valley.

I don't remember who exactly opened, but the lead singer got pissy with the audience so we tore up chunks of sod and threw it at him.

Axl actually apologized to the audience and they played an extended set.

Good times....

 

Lol! Sounds like he deserved it!

Really cool of Axl and GnR to do that! I bet that was a really good concert!!!

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8 minutes ago, renjifan said:

Lol! Sounds like he deserved it!

Really cool of Axl and GnR to do that! I bet that was a really good concert!!!

Yeah, he kinda deserved it. I guess in retrospect it was kinda of a 60/40 thing of him deserving it and us being assholes. :D

Alpine was a great facility though. Even the lawn seats were pretty good, pretty cheap and as long as it was nice weather you could go and enjoy a show. I mean the group I went with all mowed lawns in the neighborhood that summer, so we saved the cash and got the tickets and had enough for food and shirts, so go us. Getting to unleash teen angst through vandalism was a bonus I guess.

 

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14 minutes ago, tsar4 said:

Super Bowl of Rock I - Emerson, Lake & Palmer, Foghat, J Geils Band, Climax Blues Band - June 4th 1977

Oh cool! Foghat came to town a few years ago and I tagged along with the parents to the show. 

When I was a kid, my favorite song was Centerfold. I think I just liked the music because I was 100% too young to understand the lyrics 😂

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6 minutes ago, GreatBallsOfJizz said:

Reel Big Fish and a bunch of other ska bands like Buckcherry and shit. Creed was also there before they got big, I don't wanna tell the whole thing but they had things thrown at them and were booed off stage, then came back and performed to silence. Reel Big Fish closed, it was awesome.

My brother-in-law loves Reel Big Fish! I think he goes to see them pretty much every time they are playing here

I'm not super familiar with them myself. I have seen Buckcherry, though. They were good! 

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14 minutes ago, renjifan said:

Oh cool! Foghat came to town a few years ago and I tagged along with the parents to the show. 

When I was a kid, my favorite song was Centerfold. I think I just liked the music because I was 100% too young to understand the lyrics 😂

RIP Keith Emerson, Greg Lake, Lonesome Dave Peverett (Foghat), J Geils.

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Just now, renjifan said:

Lol! Not lame! 😋

John Mayer isn’t really my cup of tea, but Maroon 5 isn’t bad! I like a lot of their stuff!

They were just getting famous when I went to that concert. My mom wouldnt let me go to the boyband concerts .... somehow a lone white dude is safer than 5 white dudes together? I dunno

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4 minutes ago, Vamped said:

They were just getting famous when I went to that concert. My mom wouldnt let me go to the boyband concerts .... somehow a lone white dude is safer than 5 white dudes together? I dunno

Lol! Well, the only reason I got to go to *NSYNC was because my mom won tickets, otherwise I never would have been able to go. And she made my uncle take me. He stood there with his arms crossed the whole time...I don’t think he was as impressed as I was 😂

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Patti labelle.

The 1st concert i paid for and wanted to go to on my own was nine inch nails and a perfect circle in atlanta,ga. 

I loved the show so much i called out of work, brought tickets to the next show and followed them to charlotte,nc.

Man i cant believe i had the money and time off work to do that but i was sooo in love with nin!

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1 hour ago, renjifan said:

Topic came up with some coworkers, and it was interesting to hear their answers.

Mine was *NSYNC with Smash Mouth as the opening act. I was about 10, I think? 5th grade

Backstreet Boys, Into The Millennium Tour, October 26 1999

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25 minutes ago, jackiemarie90 said:

Baha men “who let the dogs out”

Disneychannel concert in the 5th grade lol

Lol! Oh gosh, that song! It was everywhere! 😂

They were part of a Disney Channel concert? Do you happen to remember anyone else that was there?

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1 minute ago, renjifan said:

Lol! Oh gosh, that song! It was everywhere! 😂

They were part of a Disney Channel concert? Do you happen to remember anyone else that was there?

I do interestingly remember a girl who played a song for the soundtrack of princess diaries because it was a really good song. lol I just can't remember the name of the song. 

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Simple Plan :/

No one ever believes the why.....they were my sisters favorite band at the time and my parents weren't willing to take her or allow her to go alone....

Because of her I also went to a Veronicas concert where I saw The Jonas bros right before they blew up....they were talking about how they had some awesome opportunity coming up 

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27 minutes ago, 🍬Candy🍬 said:

Patti labelle.

The 1st concert i paid for and wanted to go to on my own was nine inch nails and a perfect circle in atlanta,ga. 

I loved the show so much i called out of work, brought tickets to the next show and followed them to charlotte,nc.

Man i cant believe i had the money and time off work to do that but i was sooo in love with nin!

Wow, that must have been quite a show for you to follow them to their next one! That’s cool that you were able to do that! ☺️

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Hootie and the Blowfish, Saturn Family Picnic in either 99 or 2000.  It was pretty dang cool.  They covered a lot of songs and Hootie forever ruined "Keep Your Hands to Yourself" for me because he sang "Don't tell me no lies and that thing's too big for me anyway."  That's how I sing it whenever I hear the song.

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20 minutes ago, Mix said:

Simple Plan :/

No one ever believes the why.....they were my sisters favorite band at the time and my parents weren't willing to take her or allow her to go alone....

Because of her I also went to a Veronicas concert where I saw The Jonas bros right before they blew up....they were talking about how they had some awesome opportunity coming up 

Aww, Mix! What a sweet brother! 😋

You got to see baby JoBros??? Teenage me would have been so jealous! Actually, adult me is still a little jealous. I’d totally go see them...

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Never been to a proper concert. Only ones I ever went to were during high school. One was a few local ska bands playing outside a skate park. Those fuckin dances man. 

Other one was held at a church but it was like screamo stuff my buddies wanted to see so I tagged along. Decided to headbanging through one band's entire set just because I wanted to see if I could do it. I did. Their lead...screaming man signed a piece of a TV they broke earlier in the set and gave it to me. I threw it away at home. Then my neck hurt for like a week. 

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26 minutes ago, GuyBeardmane said:

Hootie and the Blowfish, Saturn Family Picnic in either 99 or 2000.  It was pretty dang cool.  They covered a lot of songs and Hootie forever ruined "Keep Your Hands to Yourself" for me because he sang "Don't tell me no lies and that thing's too big for me anyway."  That's how I sing it whenever I hear the song.

Hootie! Hahaha! I mean, how could you not sing it that way?! 😂

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21 minutes ago, renjifan said:

Aww, Mix! What a sweet brother! 😋

You got to see baby JoBros??? Teenage me would have been so jealous! Actually, adult me is still a little jealous. I’d totally go see them...

Both teenage and adult me are jealous you didn't see them 😒

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we're only talking national tours? not like, "so-and-so, the city's most popular cover band" right? first concert would have been bush back when they did their 16 stone tour (mid 90's?), but i gave my ticket to a friend because i was not excited about going to that show. never did regret that pass. took my girlfriend to see collective soul a couple years later, maybe '98 or '99. it was a decent enough show, but i wasn't really into that band either. 

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26 minutes ago, Bouvre said:

Aaron Carter played at my alma mater not long ago.

He took shirtless selfies in one of the public restrooms.

I feel bad for laughing because I know he’s struggled with drugs and stuff, but man...

I guess I haven’t really kept up with him much. I just remember his stuff from when he was little. “How I Beat Shaq” and his “I Want Candy” remake. I also remember him being in an episode of Lizzie McGuire... 😄

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13 minutes ago, GunStarHero said:

Never been to a proper concert. Only ones I ever went to were during high school. One was a few local ska bands playing outside a skate park. Those fuckin dances man. 

Other one was held at a church but it was like screamo stuff my buddies wanted to see so I tagged along. Decided to headbanging through one band's entire set just because I wanted to see if I could do it. I did. Their lead...screaming man signed a piece of a TV they broke earlier in the set and gave it to me. I threw it away at home. Then my neck hurt for like a week. 

Lol! What? You found no use for a piece of broken tv??? 😜

How did you last an entire set?! I can’t even get through one song without getting a headache!

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5 minutes ago, wacky1980 said:

we're only talking national tours? not like, "so-and-so, the city's most popular cover band" right? first concert would have been bush back when they did their 16 stone tour (mid 90's?), but i gave my ticket to a friend because i was not excited about going to that show. never did regret that pass. took my girlfriend to see collective soul a couple years later, maybe '98 or '99. it was a decent enough show, but i wasn't really into that band either. 

Doesn’t necessarily have to be a big named band! Just whoever was your first show ☺️

Bush is ok, but not someone I’d prob pay big money to see, so totally understand. I’m only familiar with one, maybe two Collective Soul songs, so I’m with you on that, too. 

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1 minute ago, renjifan said:

Doesn’t necessarily have to be a big named band! Just whoever was your first show ☺️

Bush is ok, but not someone I’d prob pay big money to see, so totally understand. I’m only familiar with one, maybe two Collective Soul songs, so I’m with you on that, too. 

i saw boat loads of local / bar bands growing up. my parents were always volunteers at local events. we're talking semi trailer stages, beer gardens, $300 performance charges. kids with bedroom amps and practice drum kits. stage lights made from paint cans. it was actually pretty awesome.

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