Your first Concert you went to.

[Catmandue]

Mine was ELP ( Emerson, Lake and Palmer ) Brain Salad Surgery tour at Anaheim Convention Center.

 

[Sp8ctre]

Rare Earth, Uriah Heep and Johnny and Edgar Winter featuring Rick Derringer. The ticket was a whopping $4.50

 

[Kerry Brown]

John Mayall was the headliner. Johnny Winter was the opener. Johnny was playing with Rick Derringer and Randy Jo Hobbs on bass. It was the start of a lifelong love of the blues. John Mayall had Harvey Mandel on guitar. It was the first time I ever heard finger tapping on a guitar.

 

[Catmandue]

I got to see Johnny Winter twice. Once back in the 70s and again in the 90s.

 

[Mitch Pearrow SJMP]

Black Oak Arkansas/
Blue Oyster Cult
Swing Auditorium
San Bernardino
CA

 

[iblive]

Probably have to go with Jesus Christ Superstar. Year was maybe 71-72. The original version where the singer/actors just stood at microphones and sang. Not a lot of action. Masonic Temple Lodge in Davenport IA.

 

[jjudas]

1979 New Orleans Superdome - Day Of Rock and Roll concert.
Nazareth, Heart, Boston, Sammy Hagar, Reo Speedwagon, Van Halen, Blue Oyster Cult

 

[WavMixer]

Dio in Los Angeles at the Fabulous Forum circa 1984

 

[Inspector #20]

AC/DC Fresno Selland Arena 1978

 

[Truss_rod]

Dr. Hook Idaho state fair. I think it was about 1978 because I was still in high school.

 

[Sp8ctre]

1979 New Orleans Superdome - Day Of Rock and Roll concert.
Nazareth, Heart, Boston, Sammy Hagar, Reo Speedwagon, Van Halen, Blue Oyster Cult

Nice One!

 

[Mitch Pearrow SJMP]

1979 New Orleans Superdome - Day Of Rock and Roll concert.
Nazareth, Heart, Boston, Sammy Hagar, Reo Speedwagon, Van Halen, Blue Oyster Cult

Man what a line up !!
Cheers Mitch

 

[steveb63]

REO Speedwagon
1977
Alpine Valley, Wi.

 

[Mitch Pearrow SJMP]

REO Speedwagon
1977
Alpine Valley, Wi.

I never got to see them with Richrath

 

[iblive]

REO Speedwagon
1977
Alpine Valley, Wi.

Being from Western Illinois in the Rock Island Ill and Davenport IA neighborhood. We knew all about REO when they were playing the Quad City bars in the early 70s. We were just too young to get in. Wasn’t till their Wheels Are Turning tour in about 83 when I finally got to see them. Cheap Trick opened. Cedar Rapids IA. It was awesome!!!

 

[Trident]

Led Zepp

 

[steveb63]

I never got to see them with Richrath

That's why I always wanted a LP and a Marshall, Gary Richrath.

 

[steveb63]

Being from Western Illinois in the Rock Island Ill and Davenport IA neighborhood. We knew all about REO when they were playing the Quad City bars in the early 70s. We were just too young to get in. Wasn’t till their Wheels Are Turning tour in about 83 when I finally got to see them. Cheap Trick opened. Cedar Rapids IA. It was awesome!!!

I'm from the Northern Chicago suburbs, they were the local boys done good.

Until the ballads, stupid stupid ballads lol.

 

[iblive]

That's why I always wanted a LP and a Marshall, Gary Richrath.

Gary doesn’t get a lot of credit. He certainly had some inner demons he had to deal with. And ultimately I understand the band letting him go.

It’s also been suggested he wasn’t the most technically gifted ax slinger out there. Maybe.... maybe not. But from this REO fan. I can tell the records he’s played on and the guys that have come after. They may play the same notes but they don’t put the same heart and soul into it that Gary did. And I’ve never felt they were the same group post Gary.

 

[CabanaBoy]

Not a 100% sure, but I believe it was Lynyrd Skynyrd in 1970 something.