Your first gig [Archive] - The Living End Forums

Johnny_Wah

01-30-2007, 11:04 AM

Ok, not sure if it's been done but here goes.

Here's where you can post info about the first gig you went to, future gigs and anything to do with your favourite gigs!

Mine:
Green Day at the last december show - twas fantastic.
TLE last year was awesome, and now I'm looking forward to going to Eric Clappeldout and Weird Al :D

jessebelle

01-30-2007, 11:27 AM

My first was Lee Kernaghan, which was for my brothers birthday when he was like 10 but the first thing I went to without family was TLE in may last year. TLE definately my fav!

Kacky

01-30-2007, 11:32 AM

My first gig was Sum 41 and Blink-182 when I was about eleven or twelve.

They played the same night.
Two shows - one ticket. :D

Julia

01-30-2007, 11:57 AM

Kev Carmody was the first concert I went to. I'm looking forward to Eric Clapton on Tuesday, and Crowded House when ever they tour. Seeing the Finn Brothers in Melbourne was probably the best concert I've been to.

wizard_23

01-30-2007, 12:20 PM

jebediah with area 7 and mach pelican. Twas the autumn of 2000 and i was in grade 5. couldnt see a thing!

damo0945

01-30-2007, 03:02 PM

green day in march 05 at rod laver, time flies! it doesnt feel like nearly 2 years ago!
mind you i went to a few festivals and whatnot before that when i was too young to pay much attention (nothing big, just like apollo bay, mortlake buskers etc.)

first (and only) TLE was may 20 last year, sound wasnt great where i was which kinda ruined it a bit for me :( still pretty good tho

and i saw bodyjar january last year and was right up the front so that was awesome for me

Sarah

01-30-2007, 03:05 PM

^^^That (Jebs) was an awsome tour - it was my second show.

My first one was The Living End at City Hall, Riot Tour '99. The supports were Bodyjar and Eskimo Joe. It was fucking awsome. I was upstairs cos I was 16 still. I couldn't hear a word the boys were saying cos the sound at that venue is complete shite. I could barely make out Bloody Mary, that's how shite it was. I remember there was a big pole in the way of my view of the stage. I had to stand sort of side on to see Chris, and that meant I couldn't watch Trav or Scotty. That didn't bother me then, the band had been dressed by Ultralux and Chris was looking mighty-fine! He had the black and red WER clip hair, it was great!

Eskimo Joe were still playing cool stuff (Turn Up Your Stereo, Ruby Wednesday, Sweater, etc), Bodyjar played Hazy Shade.. and The Living End were just the most amazing thing I'd ever seen before (keeping in mind I couldn't see much). I always was a very shy and quite girl, but at that show I was standing up ontop of the seats screaming and singing and dancing - I was so fucking hot I was considering taking my singlet off (and just leaving my bra on...luckily it didn't come to that!). There was a big mexican wave too. Even the ticket with the holographic scull was awsome, pity i didn't get to keep it!

It was a blast!!

Colezy

01-30-2007, 04:16 PM

I REALLY wanted to go to the TLE gig that Sarah mentioned. I was only 11 though, so Mum and Dad didn't want me going unless I had someone to go with, but none of my friends at the time were as cool as me and didn't like TLE :p I tried to pay them to come, but no, they wouldn't.

I even remember coming up with a big plan which involved sitting near City Hall and just listening (it still would have sounded just as good outside, cause like Sarah said, City Hall has shit sound :p)

Anyway, my first gig was Grinspoon, City Hall 2002. I was upstairs (only 14 at the time) and pretty good time! I went along with a big group of friends and we went crazy! :D

I really wish more bands came to Hobart! Or that I had unlimited money to travel everywhere! :p

*edit - I would kill to have seen Eskimo Joe and Bodyjar back in the day.

Liz

01-30-2007, 04:18 PM

My first concert was actually The Wiggles.

Colezy

01-30-2007, 04:24 PM

Liz was a cool kid :)

Liz

01-30-2007, 04:27 PM

Oh yeah. :cool:

Hehe.

Kev

01-30-2007, 05:01 PM

I do believe it was a gig for The Powerhouse Blues Band (http://www.powerhouseblues.com) at the tender age of 2. Though Mum and Dad aren't home, so I cant ring and ask them

cdejonge

01-30-2007, 05:01 PM

Evanescence at Festival Hall in 2004. I paid $60+ for the one reason that Finger Eleven (my favourite band) were supporting them. And they only played 6/7 songs. Well worth it though. Full Scale (lead singer is now in Mammal) were the other support. I always promised myself if Finger Eleven came to Australia, I'd see them and that's how I got into gigs.

Liz

01-30-2007, 05:07 PM

Mum went and saw INXS I think when she was pregnant with me.
Does that count? :p

Jessii

01-30-2007, 05:23 PM

Well i can't remember it but when i was little i saw Bryan Adams

The first gig i remember was The Ataris.

My dads first gig was The Who and The Small Faces when he was 15.

Julian

01-30-2007, 06:44 PM

The Living End and Dallas Crane - FHOI Tour Oct 2004

AlinaPOW

01-30-2007, 07:43 PM

Battle of the Bands-xcore yo. Followed by atleast 5 or 6 other community gigs. Then some gig in the city square with Spiderbait. Then FINALLY Coke Live '05. Went for TLE, Dallas Crane and partially Spiderbait. I was NOT dissapointed! :D

RollOn

01-30-2007, 07:51 PM

My first concert was actually The Wiggles.

Hahahaha, so was mine!
We were cool kids ;)

Bec

01-30-2007, 07:53 PM

I'm cooler, I'm pretty sure mine was Peter Combe :cool:

mel_bound

01-30-2007, 08:13 PM

I've been going to school concerts since prep :p

Nah the first one was Green Day at Rod Laver. Went with dad haha. I had binoculars, row LL seats 239 and 240. Long way down.

Liz

01-30-2007, 08:23 PM

Hahahaha, so was mine!
We were cool kids ;)

Hahaha. Go us. :cool:

Johnny_Wah

01-30-2007, 08:27 PM

Sillies. I loved The Wiggles. If they're on I still watch them.Call me weird

Neryssah

01-30-2007, 08:47 PM

I think mine was Graeme Connors. I thought he was cool back then :p

Disease

01-30-2007, 09:41 PM

The Bens Rock Over Australia, Newcastle Civic Theatre, March 16 2003.

Still one of the best damn shows I've ever been to.

Strange.1039

01-30-2007, 09:42 PM

the living end last october. :D

Jessii

01-30-2007, 10:08 PM

My mum saw the monkees when she was pregnant with me.

Jodez

01-30-2007, 11:15 PM

Blink 182 in 04 with gyroscope and brand new. I nearly fucking died in the mosh it was bad. mum thought i had taken drugs the way i came out of it haha.
Then i saw Hoobastank 04, D12 04, Good Charlotte 05, Green Day 05, The Living end twice in 06 and unfortunately panic! at the disco 06....wanted 2 see hooba again 2moro, but got no one 2 go wit and no money. might save it up for GC or some other bands who are releasing new albums. hopefully linkin park will get off thier ass and come here.

Kev

01-31-2007, 09:43 AM

I think mine was Graeme Connors. I thought he was cool back then :p

He's still cool. In some sort of way.

Dad was telling me last night that my first show was almost an international one. But instead my first gig was to see his band.

Koko Taylor was touring and he was going to take me, but mum didn't think it was wise at the time. I was a huge Koko Taylor fan when I was knee high to a grasshopper.

So he went and bought me back a cassette of hers

luke_the edge_dragons

01-31-2007, 10:37 AM

im ashamed of mine...good charlotte @ the enmore 03'. i hate them now. my first really good concert was waveaid at the scg jan 05'.

Bec

01-31-2007, 10:45 AM

If it makes you feel any better, mine (other than kids performers and stuff) was Simple Plan at Rod Laver Arena, October '05 I think. They were a lot better live than they are recorded. I don't hate them now but I don't really listen to them much anymore.

First really good gig would be TLE at Fed Square a few months later, shortly followed by Green Day at the Telstra Dome and a pretty constant stream of gigs since then.

ifoughtthelaw

01-31-2007, 11:00 AM

My first gig was Matchbox Twenty when I was 16 - in '03.

The first TLE gig I went to was July '05 at a uni bar in Brisbane and have since seen them 10 times...

Favourite gig ever been to was Green Day at the SCG, December '05.

Last gig went to was My Chemical Romace at the Tiv in Brisbane.

damo0945

01-31-2007, 11:36 AM

My first concert was actually The Wiggles.

haha, i think i saw them too, and play school as well!

I've been going to school concerts since prep :p

Nah the first one was Green Day at Rod Laver. Went with dad haha. I had binoculars, row LL seats 239 and 240. Long way down.

good old school concerts...
i really shouldve taken binoculars to that green day show, i was four rows from the back i think, my dad also came!

Neryssah

01-31-2007, 08:42 PM

He's still cool. In some sort of way.

Yeah, I still have a few CDs tucked away somewhere :p

AlinaPOW

02-01-2007, 05:41 PM

Oh actually, now you're all mentioning it... The Scared Weird Little Guys when I was 10, and then again when I was 12. Freakin' hilarious. And Rusty's the geetar maestro yo!

Colezy

02-01-2007, 05:48 PM

Ohhh, I'd love to see them oneday!! Down right hilarious!! :D

Rhiannon

02-01-2007, 06:07 PM

Mine was Bryan Adams when I was 14. He was my second gig, too.

i_heart_you

02-02-2007, 10:11 AM

besides local bands, my first real show was reel big fish and zebrahead when i was 11. my sister, who took me, let some big burly man take me into the pit and teach me to skank. haha!

but, best concert ever??
backstreet boys and click 5, last summer! :rolleyes:

AlinaPOW

02-03-2007, 11:28 AM

Fang, Reel Big Fish'd be rad!
Colezy, SWLG were awesome, they improv a heap and they do it dang well!

ELISA

02-03-2007, 09:03 PM

My first gig was probably my dad's cover band (The Goodfellas) way back in the Philippines, probably when my mum was pregnant with me hehe. Here in Australia it was TLE at the Evelyn in 2003 when I was 16.

Quakin Jake

02-04-2007, 11:14 AM

The first show I attended, was The Living End at the Gov when I was 12. Man, was THAT an awesome show...

fordchick888

02-06-2007, 12:13 PM

Johnny Diesel & the Injectors in about 1989..... i still love Diesel, would love to catch one of his shows now. Steady stream of gigs after that, some i'd rather forget (do the letters NKOTB ring a bell???) :eek:

Grumma

02-06-2007, 12:46 PM

I can't remember if I've posted in this thread or not but my first gigs were all local ones. The first I can remember was going to see my friends play in a Battle of the Bands thingo

Jodez

02-06-2007, 01:13 PM

^My highschool used to host battle of the bands. Some people shouldnt have been allowed to sing, they were just horrible beyond belief

Rhiannon

02-06-2007, 06:35 PM

Johnny Diesel & the Injectors in about 1989..... i still love Diesel, would love to catch one of his shows now.

Diesel played support at my first gig.

Grumma

02-06-2007, 07:38 PM

^My highschool used to host battle of the bands. Some people shouldnt have been allowed to sing, they were just horrible beyond belief

Haha yeah I know a few like that.

My friends werent bad cos in a 6 minute song at least 4 minutes was just instrumental parts, and when he did sing a) the mic was always really low and b) he was actually an ok singer

Grumma

02-06-2007, 07:48 PM

Haha yeah I know a few like that.

My friends werent bad cos in a 6 minute song at least 4 minutes was just instrumental parts, and when he did sing a) the mic was always really low and b) he was actually an ok singer

*edit*
I would like to nominate this mob as a forerunner for bad singers:
www.myspace.com/celadoreband

although admittedly theyre nowhere near as bad in the recordings as they are live

The Dying Start

02-06-2007, 08:02 PM

First gig was Peter Combe for "Something On Saturday" which is a concert series for kiddies.

First one where I was over 10 and able to make a decision was John Williamson at the Norwood Town Hall.

Drunky McClovis

02-07-2007, 12:38 PM

That's awesome that Green Day was the first show for a lot of you guys. That's a good experience.

My first concert was Bush, who I was OBSESSED with. They paved the way for all the wonderful bands I listen to now. Not that you care...haha

Annnd my favorite show, that's fucking tough. I'm going to say either The Cure, at Curiosa a couple years back (they played love cats!!) or The Living End in Philly this past November (they played uncle harry!!) Even though I'm probably missing a bunch of bands, that were still amazing...

I'm looking forward to Against Me! at the end of the month, annnd the Dropkick Murphys and Sick of it All next month.

Kacky

02-07-2007, 12:55 PM

My favourite show...would have to be TLE back in November...there's many other bands/singers competing for the 2nd position on my list.

AlinaPOW

02-07-2007, 03:36 PM

annnd the Dropkick Murphys

*grumble grumble grumble* stupid Dropkick Murphys, think they're soooo good and they don't NEED any underage fans.

Grumma

02-07-2007, 03:51 PM

And?

The less underage fans the better I says!
(and I'm sure I'll find a few peeps on here that wholeheartedly agree)

worry_rock

02-07-2007, 03:58 PM

My mum saw the monkees when she was pregnant with me.

Hahaha, that is too cool. If it was me, I'd brag about it heaps :p

*edit* I forgot MY first show.

When my parents finally let me go to concerts, I went to Green Day in March '05. Then saw TLE play at Push Over less than a week later. First time that I saw TLE live, it was a big moment for me haha.

And I'd asked my parents previously to go to a concert (THE CONCERT WILL REMAIN UN-NAMED BECAUSE I AM COMPLETELY EMBARRASSED). They said no because they felt I was too young. And goddamn I am so glad they didn't let me go hahaha.