Concerts you were forced into going to

[greengrass]

I must admit i had a great time at this one though. Word to your mother...

[Nemea]

Great thread! Sometimes you understand the value of the experience later, like in my case when my hippie parents took me and my brother to various rockfestivals through the 1980's :-)

[greengrass]

• Thnx , i wish my parents were like that , they were the anti-hippie types. It was my then g/f that made me go but hey as you said , it was all about the experience.

[Nemea]

Yeah. For example, I saw U2 in 1982. Or rather, I was there :-)

[greengrass]

I was destined to never see U2 .

I saw some pretty crappy shows in the 2 years i was with her , country musics not my groove at all , nor is Vanilla Ice.

[grasbo]

Back in the early mid 70s my younger sister wanted to go and see Ted Mulry Gang or Sherbet ,two Australian glam pop bands that were popular at the time.She was only 12 or 13 and my parents wouldn't let her go by herself.I had to take her a few times and stand at the back of these screaming girlies(and having a look!).At one of these gigs was a band I had seen once on Countdown(like Top of the Tops)doing Baby Please Don't Go.They had a lead guitarist dressed up as a school boy(who wasn't long out of school!)and a barechested singer with a high voice.They blew everyone else off stage.They had an album out shortly after called High Voltage.

[The Rover]

As a favor to a friend, I accompanied him, so he wouldn't have to go alone, to see Kansas in 1978. But, the payoff was, that we both got to witness a new and exciting up and coming band - Cheap Trick.

[60blues]

A dear friend of mine ( who recently passed) had a musical taste the polar opposite of mine. I ended up attending a few concerts with her that her husband refused to go to....and in retrospect ...those are now fond memories for me. ( Time spent with her... NOT the shows !!! ) Neil Diamond..... and the other show was Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton.

[apantherfrommd]

Yeah. For example, I saw U2 in 1982. Or rather, I was there :-)

1982 08 07 - Turku, Finland? I hope whoever took you liked it.

I've got a copy of that show.

I got pushed into seeing The Psychedelic Furs at Merriweather Post. Wasn't impressed.

But the opening act was Mission UK, and I was sold.

Edited September 8, 2014 by apantherfrommd

[mack]

Elton John. Never cared for his music, but he certainly put on quite a show, in a strange Las Vegas kind of way

[lipslikecherries]

Incubus

[grasbo]

I wasn't forced ,but my son (who is into all things heavy)said I should go and see Nightwish and Opeth who were both playing within a week of each other of where I was staying about 12 or so years ago.Somewhat reluctantly but a little flush with $ I saw both these bands.I was in awe of their musicianship and the fanatical reaction from the crowd who seemed to know every note and word of their quite lengthy songs.Anyway I went out and bought every cd of both bands by the end of the week.Only my Opeth t shirt that I bought at the gig hasn't survived.

[chillumpuffer]

I took my then girlfriend to see UFO and Motorhead gigs in 1978. She repaid the "favour" by forcing me to see The Stranglers in the same year. They were, and still are, in my top 3 worst gigs ever. And if you are wondering who are the other 2. Easy, Journey and Hawkwind (Hawklords)

[JTM]

My missus made me take her to see Prince at the NEC Birmingham on his Lovesexy tour in 88 not my cup of tea but it had it's good moments plus we had good seats dead centre of the front side of the revolving stage on the front row of the first tier. She got me to take her to see him again the following year this time outdoors at Maine Rd Manchester (Man Citehs footie ground), now that was shit, I was getting loads of funny looks every time I sparked up a spliff, straightest audience I've had the displeasure to be in. We saw Gilmour Floyd the the year before at Maine Rd and almost everyone was toking away like there was no tomorrow.

Edited October 9, 2014 by JTM

[chillumpuffer]

My missus made me take her to see Prince at the NEC Birmingham on his Lovesexy tour in 88 not my cup of tea but it had it's good moments plus we had good seats dead centre of the front side of the revolving stage on the front row of the first tier. She got me to take her to see him again the following year this time outdoors at Maine Rd Manchester (Man Citehs footie ground), now that was shit, I was getting loads of funny looks every time I sparked up a spliff, straightest audience I've had the displeasure to be in. We saw Gilmour Floyd the the year before at Maine Rd and almost everyone was toking away like there was no tomorrow.

Excellent story JTM. The Stranglers gig: I had the regulation gear on. Afghan, long black scarf, a Steve Hillage tee shirt, and my hair was on my waist. I survived - just.