Your First Concert (Plus 1st and Last Phish song)

Non-Phish General
#1

Wow…look at me STARTING a topic. I’m sure it’ll epic-ly fail like all my past topics…

Okay…I was talking with a few folks about their very first concerts and I figured that would work here. And I don’t mean Phish concert…I mean concerts of ANY band. Who was your first show? (One thing I noticed is that any girl who was born in the 80’s were apparently required to have their first show be New Kids On the Block).

Also, what was the first Phish song you ever heard LIVE? Like at the very first show you attended, what did they open with? And while I’m at it, what was the last song they played at the LAST show you saw them at. For many of you, that is probably The Curtain…

Anyway for me, Metallica was my first concert. It was in 1996 or something…the tour after the Load album. I was a late bloomer to concerts and didn’t think they were a big deal until my brother actually dragged me to one and I loved it. A great show for sure with Motorhead as the set closer.

Also, I got a crazy story about Dylan being my 2nd show…maybe later…

My first Phish song at my first show was Punch You In the Eye. Not bad. My last song was Cavern in the encore in Cincy. Whatever you do, take care of your shoes.

Stevo

#2

My first “concert,” if I remember correctly, would have been The Why Store when they played at the college in my hometown.
I think this was fall 1998, so I would have been almost 17.

First song - “Ya Mar”
Last song - “The Squirming Coil”

#3

^^That’s a nice first Phish song!

My first concert was The Grateful Dead at the Spectrum in 1994. I was 8 years old and my dad took me and my bro to see them since Jerry kind of seemed like he was on the way out. That was a really good show though, hit or miss around then for the Dead, I guess.

My first Phish concert was 9-29-1999 in Memphis. They opened with Runaway Jim but I was late to the show and came in during the second song, which was Free. My last song was The Curtain.

#4

My first real concert, no just the little all ages gigs with local Regina bands (which I was going to in like grade 5 or 6), was Green Day in November or December of 1995. The Riverdales opened. Best time I’d ever had in my life up until that point.

Never saw Phish, so I guess I can’t really answer, but the first Phish song I ever heard (outside of DWD on Bevis and Butthead), was Prince Caspian from the 4/16/99 Phil show. The last Phish song I heard was Gumbo, last night. Good times.

#5

Gumbo might be my favorite Phish song to sing. So fun.

I think my first concert was Metalllica too, in 1996 too. I still can’t believe my parents let me go at age 12.

Axilla I—>Curtain (with(in the wrong key))

#6

First show was Garbage opening for the Smashing Pumpkins back in '94… shortly there after was NIN… I wish that was my first show :slight_smile:

First Phish song = Sample
Last Phish song = Farmhouse

Nothing too epic there.

#7

Hank got a “Disease” and a “Hood” in his first Phish show, as did I.

That’s, like, totally sweet.

#8

My first concert was Krokus, Wasp and Helix! LOL!!! 1984 I was 13. My 2nd was alot better IMO - Kiss and Queensryche in 1984.

My first Phish song was Chalk Dust @ 3/22/93
Last was Cutain @ Coventry

#9

First Show: Joe Cocker w/ my Dad. around 1990
Awsome show.

First live Phish song: Theme From the Bottom @ 6/19/95

Last latest :wink: : The Curtain

#10

first show Skynard at the NewLondon sub base in 88
1st phish tune-Sweet Adoline
Last - The Curtain (with) duh

#11

Funny…with all this “Curtain (With)” talk they’re actually playing it right now on LP.

#12

1st Show- Page and Plant, second leg of 1995 tour, at the Fleet Center in Boston. 1st date with Uncle 'Sid as well.
1st Phish tune- Harpua at the Went, so really it’s Makisupa.
Last Phish tune- Slave. I refuse to call THAT Curtain a song.

#13

what was supposed to be my first concert: Phish @ polaris 2000

what eventually was my first concert: String Cheese Incident 4/27/01 (also first time away from home w/o parents, first time eating l, first time eating boomers). i don’t like the band now but it was the greatest thing in the world when i was 16

#14

All righty then, it’s an ancient history lesson you’d be looking for.

My first concert was kind of ambiguous. If you’re talking about the first time I heard a named band, it was actually at my senior prom in 1966. Sam the Sham and the Pharoahs of Wooly Bully fame played at our prom, and it was pretty cool.

My first regular concert was the following year when I got to hear jazz/blues guitarist Wes Montgomery. Definitely stimulated my interest in going to concerts to say the least.

YaMar was the first song I heard Phish play at the Ken Keasey Bozos on the Bus show at Darien Lakes in 97. I continue to know that I was unbelievably blessed to have had that as my first show.

The last song I heard was Scents and Subtle Sounds at the last regular arena show Phish played in Camden. Although Frankenstein was the last song of the night, I chose to leave on SASS, because like the band, I think I had had enough, and it just seemed appropriate.

#15

Let’s back up here a minute Bill. What did Wes play? No Blues? I need that setlist!!

#16

First concert: Bon Jovi w/ Cinderella opening (Slippery When Wet tour)
!Love that “hairband” phase of life!

1st Phish: My Friend, My Friend (Alpine '96)

Latest Phish: Sample in a Jar (Alpine '04)

#17

First Concert: Spin Doctors–> I can’t believe I thought these guys were so cool back then.

First phish song: 7/23/99–> I was late for the opener, which was NICU I believe so the first live song I heard was Ya Mar.

Last Song Played that I heard: IT–> Good Times Bad Times

#18

Don’t knock the Doctors!

That “Homebelly Groove” live album is pretty damn good.
I still listen to it.

Did he play “Lil Red Riding Hood”?
That is one of my favorite songs of all-time.

Along with “Stagger Lee” by Lloyd Price

#19

Yeah at the time I loved the Spin Doctors, but my music taste progressed. I haven’t heard of the Homebelly Groove album. I might have to check it out. I guess the poppy songs sucked me in…You know like Pocket full of Kryptonite, Little Miss Can’t be Wrong, Two Princes…etc.

#20

Yeah, lucky bugger. I got a Halley’s in my first show which was nice. Strangely I’ve seen Halley’s twice. I also got a rare Tela but was disappointed that they didn’t play it the same way as TMWSIY.

And I’m sorry…Spin Doctors…NOT cool. I think Phish folks like them cuz the singer had a beard and we’re naturally attracted to beards. Beards on musicians = talent.

Stevo