When was your first concert?

horgan_p · 22-05-2019 4:59pm

1990 - Bon Jovi in the Point.
First metal gig was one of the local gigs in Nancy Spains in Cork , around the same time - either Nux Vomica or Judgement

LoughNeagh2017 · 22-05-2019 6:07pm

I didn't go to first concert until I was 19, Evanescence in Manchester, I didn't know what to expect with concerts, I was surprised at how loud it was, I don't understand why they need to be so loud in a small indoor venue.

War ensemble · 23-05-2019 5:58am

First gig was Faith No More supported by Prong in the Top Hat. Around '89 I think. FNM arrived 2 hours late as they were filming top of the pops !

Salmon Leap · 23-05-2019 10:59am

Thin Lizzy Slane 1981

TheShow · 23-05-2019 11:02am

Sunstroke 1994 in Dalymount Park. RHCP, Ice Cube, Soundgarden were due to headline but had to cancel. Various others that I cant recall, as i was very, very drunk at the time....

TheShow · 23-05-2019 11:05am

greenspurs wrote: »

Michael Jackson - Cork 88 .

must have been a touching experience!!

Riesen_Meal · 23-05-2019 11:07am

Foo Fighters SFX November 18th 1995

Seth Brundle · 23-05-2019 11:07am

My first gig was the garda band when I was in primary school

My first metal gig was a few years later: Slayer + Nuclear Assault in the Top Hat Dun Laoghaire Sep 12 1988
The following month got to see Metallica + Danzig in the same venue

peter4918 · 23-05-2019 7:45pm

Iron Maiden on September 23rd 1990 in the Point depot. Support was by Wolfsbane with Blaze Bailey as lead singer who then went on the join Maiden. Loved it from start to finish.

Panthro · 23-05-2019 8:48pm

wally1990 wrote: »

Ozzfest 2002 with my father in Ireland (fair play dad for bringing me)

I was only 11 but remember it very well weirdly enough

Ozzy cancelled and I was super annoyed and didnt stay for Tool who headlined(I didn't even know them)

I do remember loving SOAD though

The line was

Main stage

Ozzy Osbourne (cancelled)
Tool
System of a Down
Slayer
Therapy?
The Lost Prophets
Drowning Pool
Cyclefly
Black Label Society

2nd stage

Kittie
American Head Charge
Ill Niño
Mushroomhead
Skindive
Hell Is for Heroes
Superskin
Pulse Ultra
Flaw
Otep
AntiProduct

Me mother wouldn't let me go to that one.
"Apparently" the leaving certificate is more important than some gig. Hon!

My first gig was The Divine Comedy in Galway.
Left after they did the Fr Ted theme tune.
Hehe!

grames_bond · 24-05-2019 8:50am

Mine was supposed to be Limp Bizkit in punchestown but that got cancelled after Fred f*cked up his back.

Ended up being Papa Roach with the murderdolls and hell is for heroes in the point

Zwillinge · 24-05-2019 9:50am

Green Day in The Point on their Warning Tour - 2000/2001?

My older brother took me along with him - he was 18/19, so I must have been 12/13.
He had a fight with my Mam about me skipping school after lunch so we could get into town early to queue for the pit, as there wasn't a chance I was missing out on the pit at my first concert.
We got the bus in and I remember "The Walk" to The Point (my brother is 6foot with long legs so I remember it being a struggle to keep up)

Green Day weren't the HUGE stars they became, so my brother was pointing to "Tickets still on sale" signs saying, "Poor Billie, one day he'll sell out huge arenas." We got into the barriers and he was chatting to all the security lads and sneaking me by to get as close to the first people in as possible.

The ticket guy ripped my ticket on the wrong end and the stub. I still have half my ticket in a photo album book

We got The Pit

I had a fantastic time and wanted to go to as many gigs as possible then.

Pretty sure, I just condensed my Junior Cert English Essay in this post

I had the fun experience of bringing my big brother to see Radiohead last year in the 3Arena and his GF was delighted to get The Luas, as it seems she hated "The Walk" which completely brought me back to that night.

And now this evening, its Spice Girls in Croker with the girls

:o

Edit: Yeah, that was a stream of consciousness - haha! Nice memories though, thanks OP

Pyr0 · 24-05-2019 2:34pm

Staind at the Point Theatre in 2002, it was a great gig!

davyboy1975 · 24-05-2019 2:46pm

Acdc in the point for razors edge tour. Kings x as support were great too

PTH2009 · 24-05-2019 5:01pm

If you told me 10-13 years ago id see so many gigs in person i would not believe u anyway

first gig- Oxegen 2007 Day 1 (not many metal or rock bands on the day, Snow Patrol was the main reason i was there. Saw a good bit of Muses set before the bus home)

First metal/Rock gig was Metallica supported by Tenacious D in Marley Park on 20th Aug 2008. Dream come true at the time. Saw them a year later in the same venue, then not again til 2017 in Glasgow. Seeing them in Slane in 2 weeks time

mikeweed · 25-05-2019 3:36pm

Ph3n0m wrote: »

God it was one of two gigs - which ever one was the earliest

Megadeth - Point (think it was '90)
Masscare, Immolation and Devestation - McGonagles ( cant remember when this was)

Megedath were supported by the Almighty and Alice In Chains.
I was there and also at Massacre, Morgoth and Immolation. That was a savage concert. McGongales had some great gigs, Morbid Angel and Unleashed, Carcass. Smoe nights.

S.M.B. · 25-05-2019 5:13pm

grames_bond wrote: »

Mine was supposed to be Limp Bizkit in punchestown but that got cancelled after Fred f*cked up his back.

Forgot all about this although don't think I was planning on going. Crazy to think LB were on the verge of headlining Punchestown

blastman · 27-05-2019 11:39am

barney shamrock wrote: »

Sabbath (with Ian Gillan singing) Dalymount 1983

This was my second gig (and my brother's first).

First gig was AC/DC in RDS Simmonscourt, 1982

MetzgerMeister · 04-06-2019 3:00pm

Fear Factory, Ambassador Theater, 2001.

Furious-Red · 04-06-2019 11:02pm

Stereophonics in the Point in 05.

My first gig was nearly RHCP in Pheonix Park in 04? But my mam wouldnt let my sister get me a ticket because it was during my Junior Cert ha

RayCon · 05-06-2019 10:09am

Thin Lizzy, RDS , 9th April 1983. I was 11 .... went with my two older brothers. :cool:

Dublin Spur · 06-06-2019 2:11pm

Aerosmith - Pump Tour - Aug 1990
Blew My 15 year old Mind

Dublin Spur · 06-06-2019 2:18pm

buser2x wrote: »

aerosmith & golden earring in 1978

awesome

whereabouts?

Mushy · 06-06-2019 9:16pm

Metallica at RDS in 03. Was like 14, and I remember 2 things from that day.

1. Getting crushed so much during Battery
2. The Darkness being absolutely brilliant.

OldMrBrennan83 · 06-06-2019 9:18pm

Pumpkins in the Point. Someone was killed at it so it lasted about 6 songs.

skimpydoo · 15-06-2019 12:42am

Wille Nelson and Elvis in the Houston Astrodome back in 1974.

the_syco · 15-06-2019 12:50am

Type O Negative in the SFX. I'm guessing 98/99/00.

funnyname · 22-06-2019 12:40am

U2 - PUC - Summer 1987

Anthrax - Top Hat - Summer 1989

Church on Tuesday · 24-06-2019 2:26pm

Er... Nickleback in the Point in 2002.

I was pretty young

Seth Brundle · 25-06-2019 12:44pm

Church on Tuesday wrote: »

Er... Nickleback in the Point in 2002.

I was pretty young

That's no excuse!

ActingDanClark · 25-06-2019 12:46pm

The greedy bastards in the stardust, December 1978

RosieJoe · 25-06-2019 12:48pm

funnyname wrote: »

Anthrax - Top Hat - Summer 1989

That was my first gig, and they walked off after 20 minutes because people were spitting on them :mad:

Seth Brundle · 25-06-2019 12:54pm

RosieJoe wrote: »

That was my first gig, and they walked off after 20 minutes because people were spitting on them :mad:

I was in the Gaeltacht for that and was gutted that I was going to miss that gig.
The spitting shouldn't have happened but I was glad that I missed the band walking off (which they were right to do!)

Church on Tuesday · 25-06-2019 2:00pm

RosieJoe wrote: »

That was my first gig, and they walked off after 20 minutes because people were spitting on them :mad:

What?! really? that's incredible

Church on Tuesday · 25-06-2019 2:00pm

Seth Brundle wrote: »

That's no excuse!

It was actually a good gig!

RosieJoe · 25-06-2019 2:13pm

Church on Tuesday wrote: »

What?! really? that's incredible

They had said it a few times that they'd walk if it continued. Despite the warning, some people still kept at it.

RobMc59 · 25-06-2019 2:21pm

Mott the hoople with Queen as support band-Liverpool stadium 1973.

Sirsok · 25-06-2019 2:24pm

Metallica RDS 04, all my mates were going but my dad wouldnt let me go with them so i had to go with him, he didnt want to go see slipknot so misses then but hey i was 14 my dad bought me a ticket ill forwver be gratefull.

Stuff like that stixks with you forever, im glad i went with my dad that day as olposed to my mates

my3cents · 25-06-2019 2:26pm

The Strawbs Portsmouth Guild Hall 1973 - only reason I can remember it is that they had just had their Part of the Union number 2 hit.

c.p.w.g.w · 25-06-2019 2:27pm

Metallica in the RDS in 2004 I think

Seth Brundle · 25-06-2019 2:30pm

Church on Tuesday wrote: »

What?! really? that's incredible

They had recently released their album State of Euphoria which because of the funkiness of it was negatively received by many.
Some knobs felt the need to gob on the bad to express their disliking of it.

However, it's actually a great album that still sounds good today!

Church on Tuesday · 25-06-2019 2:48pm

Seth Brundle wrote: »

They had recently released their album State of Euphoria which because of the funkiness of it was negatively received by many.
Some knobs felt the need to gob on the bad to express their disliking of it.

However, it's actually a great album that still sounds good today!

Yeah figured it would be to do with SOE alright, still though, pretty hard up and Among the Living, a masterpiece, only came out about 18 months before.

No wonder they walked, I'd have been pissed if I was at that gig and had it ruined...

devildriver · 25-06-2019 3:08pm

Church on Tuesday wrote: »

It was actually a good gig!

Yeah, I have to agree although it's not cool to admit it. It was a great gig, last one of the tour if I remember correctly. I got free tickets so went along for the laugh with fairly low expectations.

Church on Tuesday · 25-06-2019 3:37pm

devildriver wrote: »

Yeah, I have to agree although it's not cool to admit it. It was a great gig, last one of the tour if I remember correctly. I got free tickets so went along for the laugh with fairly low expectations.

How You Remind Me electric and acoustic

Rubberchikken · 25-06-2019 3:39pm

don mclean siamsa cois laoi 1984. brilliant

D.Q · 25-06-2019 3:52pm

Sirsok wrote: »

Metallica RDS 04, all my mates were going but my dad wouldnt let me go with them so i had to go with him, he didnt want to go see slipknot so misses then but hey i was 14 my dad bought me a ticket ill forwver be gratefull.

Stuff like that stixks with you forever, im glad i went with my dad that day as olposed to my mates

my mate has the exact same story. Are you Dave?

venusdoom · 25-06-2019 3:52pm

Boyzone in Bundoran. My babysitter took me, I think I was around 8 years old. Have no memories of the band but only the merchandise stand. Getting a glowband was priority over the music in those days ðŸ˜Š

Flaccus · 25-06-2019 4:04pm

The Undertones in 1980 in the Savoy Limerick, followed shortly after by Thin Lizzy in Dromkeen

psychozeb · 25-06-2019 8:45pm

First live band I saw was The Waterboys in The Majestic Ballroom in Mallow on the Fishermans Blues tour,great gig. A few years after to my next gig Iron Maiden in The Point 1990.

Mike Litoris · 27-06-2019 11:15pm

D.R.I McGonagles 19th April 1990.

When was your first concert?

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