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In the sense that it was a gig with tickets
I'll start by underwhelming you with MR BIG (supporting QUEEN Liverpool Empire 1975 )

The main act were incredible tho !!!!


http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=9yX4CtjI_Uk

This is a difficult one. I honestly cannot recall which one was the first but one of the very earliest ones would be The Moody Blues at MSG.

I think I saw UB40 in 1981 at the Birmingham Odeon before I saw Ultravox (my 2nd gig)

When she was back into town before returning to college, my older sister dragged her Metamatic-obsessed punkette-wannabe baby sis (that would be me) to see the Grateful Dead at the now-defunct Uptown in Chicago on 20 August 1980. But it was a great show and I still retain a fondness for some Dead material, so don't start with me . . .

Incidentally, that concert took place the day after she took our mom and me to see David Bowie in "The Elephant Man" at the Blackstone. The ticket for the Dead was $11.00 US, and Bowie in a diaper was $16.00 (I kept them both in a scrapbook – sad). Quite an eventful week!

Was your sister my roommate? I successfully avoided going to any Dead shows despite living with the biggest DeadHead going. I did get dragged to the movie though.

Easy one: Elvis Costello & the Attractions, Lancaster University September 1982.
I was a wide eyed country boy just starting uni in the big outside world (well, Lancaster). Saw quite a few biggies there in the same year .. U2, Toyah, Echo & Bunnymen, Japan ...

I have only been to two concerts (and counting). First concert I went to was back in 2004 to see the Eagles (missed out on school that day ) and the second concert was to see John Foxx & Louis Gordon in 2008.

The first concert I had seen was Jethro Tull - I think it was 1976 or77. My brother took me to that gig and the second one too - Uriah Heep.

Then , the third concert we went together was Ultravox in 1978 !!! But this time I took him with me....

The Members - Camberley Town Hall (I think). About 1979/80. I was about 16 or 17 & I was as scared as Bambi that night.

Peter Gabriel, Secret World Tour.
Sheffield Arena, 24th May 1993