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    Marillion at Hammersmith in 1983.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Paul View Post
    Marillion at Hammersmith in 1983.
    Now that you mention it I saw Marillion at the Reading Rock Festival a couple of months ahead Hawkwind.
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    King Crimson, 1984, at Merriweather Post Pavilion.

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    Camel 1975 at The Kursaal Ballroom, Southend-on-Sea, magical adventurous night, first time off the parental leash, appetite whetted forever!

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    November 6, 1999. Progfarm.
    Did see Lady Lake (NL) Sinkadus (Sweden) Flamborough Head (NL) Gnidrolog (UK) Janison Edge (UK) and Regenesis (UK)

    Basically went to see Sinkadus and ReGenesis. I really enjoyed it.

    But the best of the best (music and sound quality wise) was the second time I went to see PROG in action: Camel in 2003. The Farewell Tour.
    My mate and I still talk about it whenever we go to a concert. It was that special.

    http://www.dprp.net/concrev/camel.htm#groningen
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    Mid sixties, I saw the Who at Tiles Club off the Tottenham Court Road in London. My first actual pre-prog show was when The Doors opened for Jefferson Airplane at the Roundhouse in '68.
    My first ever "rock concert" was Bill Haley & the comets at the Kilburn State around 63, closely followed by the Little Richard & Jerry Lee Lewis package tour... but that was also long before prog was ever a word...
    Back then, it was just how rock 'n roll was progressing.

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    Yes Drama tour 1980 soon followed by John Anderson`s Song of Severn Tour !

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    Kansas - Monolith Tour - Absoultey fantastic show with the band at their peak.

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    Rush on Dec 31, 1976 - Maple Leaf Gardens. Great show from my recollection. It's a bit muddled in my mind with the Dec 31, 1977 and 1978 shows, all of which were terrific. For me it was their golden age.

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    I think it was Day of Phoenix around 1968-69 at a local gig near my home.


    The first international band was 'The Who' Copenhagen 1970 or more probably John Mayall's bluesbreakers (Turning point band) a year before.

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    I was 15 and saw The Hawkwind Space Ritual Tour in late 1973!

    It was so awesome...

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    Kansas on the Point of Know Return tour: Janaury 3rd, 1978 Seattle

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    prog? hhm Yes touring for Relayer at Cow Palace Daly City, in 6/25/1975 or so . warm up band was Ace.
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    Quote Originally Posted by walt View Post
    Jethro Tull-The Spectrum-Philadelphia-winter 1971/72.Can't recall exactly when.I just remember it being freezing cold, and lousy seats and lousy sound.Not an auspicious first rock concert experiance,for me.
    Was Black Oak Arkansas the opening act?

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    July 2, 1977. Pink Floyd. Animals tour. Madison Square Garden.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Mick View Post
    My first ever "rock concert" was ...
    The Animals, 1964
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    Roger Waters on the Pros and Cons Tour in 1984
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    March 8, 1977. First concert ever. Genesis at the Spectrum in Philadelphia. Wind & Wuthering Tour.

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    Jethro Tull at the Oakland Coliseum, 1972

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    Mogrooves, when I saw ELP, the opening band was called Frosty, named after Lee Michael's drummer, who fronted the band. It was not a very exciting set, but ELP was just awesome! Lighthouse was excellent, quite jazzy for much of the set. When I saw Hendrix the first time, the opening bands were two local groups, TIME and the MC5 (and the 5 were typically quite good), then Soft Machine and finally Hendrix.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Dana5140 View Post
    Frosty, named after Lee Michael's drummer, who fronted the band.
    Yeah, I saw Frosty with Lee Michaels, as a duo (on a bill with Humble Pie when they recorded Rockin' The Fillmore); they were OK, but I would've preferred Michaels with his band. Wasn't Frosty's band called Sweathog?
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    Quote Originally Posted by AirBud View Post
    Was Black Oak Arkansas the opening act?
    I honestly don't remember, and i'm no longer in contact with the guys i went to the show with.
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    Saw both Yes and Rush in 1983 but I think I saw the John Mac, Paco and Al w/Steve Morse tour the year before that. That was so long ago I can't remember the exact years of all of the shows I saw. Saw a bunch of other bands around this time but not sure everyone would count them as progressive.

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    I'm always stunned when guys here can tell us how good a concert was in 1969, I can't remember what I had for breakfast yesterday or where I left my car keys.
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    ELP - 8/13/72 in Saratoga, NY. Parts of the show are on their official bootleg box, I should look them up sometime.

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