largeTEXAS Posted June 17, 2006 Share Posted June 17, 2006 That 1992 U2 concert was amazing! And, the Pixies opened!!!My favorite though was Digable Planets at Tower Theater 1992 (I think). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Posted June 17, 2006 Share Posted June 17, 2006 It was great! I thought Lennon was just about the coolest guy in the world and Ringo had my nose. I remember them just like it was yesterday-no pun there. I still think Lennon is the coolest guy in the world. Hard to believe that a redneck from Liverpool has made such an impact on our society. I didn't always like his views, but I respected his guts. Of course his writing skills don't need to be addressed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tamtagon Posted June 17, 2006 Share Posted June 17, 2006 (1993 some downtown venue) Cocteau TwinsIt was in some night club, right? Heaven or Las Vegas tour? Although this is the only concert I've ever seen in Houston, it's one of my all time favorites. I saw them in Dallas the following evening (maybe two days later, it's a pleasant blur...) in a converted gym or something. The two shows are a combined experience for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pachanga Posted June 19, 2006 Share Posted June 19, 2006 - Jimi Hendrix... Houston Music Hall-Little Feat...several different cities.... - -- Rolling Stones..67 or 66 ..-Jeff Beck- w/ Rod Stewart..Music HallNeil Young.. VerizonJohn Hiatt- VerizonJoni Mitchell- Summet The Band with CSN The summitJackson Brown -SummitLinda Ronstadt ...SummitBruce Springsteen... Summit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pachanga Posted June 20, 2006 Share Posted June 20, 2006 Ray Charles..RockerfellersCSN&Y, Beach Boys.... Jeppeson StadiumRodney Crowell..Mucky DuckThe Subdudes.. Fitz and the Duck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
torvald Posted June 21, 2006 Share Posted June 21, 2006 Best: The Fiery Furnaces, The Arcade Fire (before I'd ever heard of them), and The Unicorns at Walter's--June (I think) 2004.Most memorable: (tie) The New Pornographers at Mary Jane's/FatCat (2003) and The Decemberists at Mary Jane's/FatCat (2005). Why? At both concerts, the headliners performed short sets because the smoke factor was unbearably high. They either need to improve ventilation at that place or make it a non-smoking venue.one of my favorites as well... that was also the last unicorns show --- ever.i tend not to go there due to the smoke. i only go there if it's free. jiminy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amsterdam128 Posted June 21, 2006 Share Posted June 21, 2006 Nirvana and The Breeders, 1993 at the Astro Arena1st Annual Buzzfest-1995 I beliveDo they still host concerts at Rice Stadium? I would love to see a concert there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GREASER Posted June 22, 2006 Share Posted June 22, 2006 the Cult opening for Metallica, and U2 with Red Rockers..around 84? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pachanga Posted June 22, 2006 Share Posted June 22, 2006 I forgot .. The Who....Music Hall March 1968. I have the guitar Pete Towshend smashed up!It was their first U.S. tour... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TJones Posted June 22, 2006 Share Posted June 22, 2006 Another memorable concert was Lollapalooza in '93 Metallica, Candlebox, Rob Halford's Fight, Suicidal Tendencies. Great concert, got into a huge fight with some Jackasses I went to highschool with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gnu Posted June 22, 2006 Share Posted June 22, 2006 the Cult opening for Metallica, and U2 with Red Rockers..around 84? Metallica opening for Dio at the Music Hall in 1983. I don't know if it was really my favorite but certainly one of my most memorable. Not only because it was my first concert, but because we had seats behind one of the balcony support poles! How's that for a great view! We also couldn't find our car after the concert and we walked around under I-45 in the pouring rain for an hour. The other early memorable concert was also in '83. Judas Priest/Def Leppard at the Coliseum. Some dudes stole our concert shirts from us at knife-point after the concert. (Welcome to the Big City ) The most fun I had at a concert was in 2001. Seeing Cake at a street festival in some neighborhood on Chicago's north side. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zippy Posted July 18, 2006 Share Posted July 18, 2006 Pink Floyd on the Division Bell Tour at Rice Stadium. (I forget the year) The only thing that sucked was pouring rain after 45 minutes in the show, half the lights not working on stage any more, and Dave's guitar finally giving up. The lazers in the rain were GREAT until they stopped working...Also School of Fish at the Vatacan, early 1990's? that place was nuts. They did a cover of George Michaels' "Father Figure" and people were moshing. Good times.. thanks, i'll go back to sleep now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarthaG Posted July 18, 2006 Share Posted July 18, 2006 This thread started while I was on vacation, so I have not seen until today when Zippy resurrected it... thanx.My first concert was very early 70's - Brownsville Station. I could not even guess where it was. I was maybe 14 yrs old and for some weird reason my Mom let me go.The next concert was Chicago at the Houston Coliseum - maybe 74 or 75? Great show, I had very good seats and was first time ever seeing a "real" concert.There were many after that, but the one I "remember" from High School Days:ZZ Top - Many of Thanksgivings at the SummitPink Floyd "Animal Tour" Rice StadiumBad Company - ColiseumBlack Sabbath & Boston - I think at Colisuem - But remember that Boston blew doors off Sabbath.Led ZeppelinMarshal Tucker Band Pure Prairie League (Texas Opry House)Jerry Jeff WalkerI remember going to the Music Hall to see someone... cannt remember who... but thought that was the best place in the 70's for a concert and wish more had been there.After High School:Genesis (more than once) - SummitRod Stewart - SummitTina Turner - SummitBuddy Guy (Rockafellers)B.B.King (Rockafellers)Eric Johnson (many times, many places)Elton John and Billy JoelThese are the ones that stick out in my mind the most... I'm sure I forgot some great ones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gonzo1976 Posted July 18, 2006 Share Posted July 18, 2006 Pink Floyd on the Division Bell Tour at Rice Stadium. (I forget the year)I was at that show! It was the spring of 1994.I saw Paul McCartney's The New World Tour at the Astrodome in 1991.I also saw No Doubt open for Tears for Fears at the Compaq Center. This was during the KRBE Holiday Ball or something like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subdude Posted July 18, 2006 Share Posted July 18, 2006 I got to see Laurie Anderson in concert here, which was fun. Certainly different. Oh Superman. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bachanon Posted July 18, 2006 Share Posted July 18, 2006 U2 - Joshua Tree Tour at The SummitThe Cure - Disentigration at The PavilionMeat Beat Manifest and Loop Guru at NumbersDepeche Mode - Music For The Masses at AstroworldDepeche Mode - Songs of Faith and Devotion at Compaq Center (both nights)Depeche Mode - Violater (I don't remember if this was at The Pavilion or Compaq.)Depeche Mode - Exciter Tour at The Pavilionk.d.lang at Verizonk.d.lang with the Houston Sympony at Jones Hall Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patsy Posted July 21, 2006 Share Posted July 21, 2006 The Beatles-I was snuck in because I was only 12-and the Moody Blues; all in the Coliseum and Harry Connick.So? Am I old or what? I'm older! Rolling Stones - Summit - 1989. Ry Cooder 1975 (?) - former Weingarten's Grocery on Richmond Ave. in Montrose - about 20 people attended - best venue for this innovative musician. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beckwheat Posted July 29, 2006 Share Posted July 29, 2006 I also saw the Beatles. We were on the 13th row. Stood in line for two days even though we had tickets. My parents picked us up at night and took us back the next day to stand back in line. I think I was 12 or 13 then. I still have the program book I bought at the concert. Found out later that they didn't even really sing but just moved their lips. Despite the lack of music it was an incredible experience! I remember finding a $20 bill in the concession area and thought I had won the lottery. Twenty bucks was a lot of money to a 13 year old back then But I think the best concert I ever saw here was one that had Canned Heat, Vanilla Fudge and Cream (ERic Clapton, Ginger Baker and Jack Bruce (?)). Either that one or Hendrix. All at the Coliseum. We'd always see Johnny Winter at those concerts, just walking around looking weird. Believe it or not, girls wore dresses to concerts back then and guys also nicely dressed. No jeans or long hair (yet) and probably not a joint being smoked during the concert LOL. Becky Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TJones Posted July 29, 2006 Share Posted July 29, 2006 I also saw the Beatles. We were on the 13th row. Stood in line for two days even though we had tickets. My parents picked us up at night and took us back the next day to stand back in line. I think I was 12 or 13 then. I still have the program book I bought at the concert.Found out later that they didn't even really sing but just moved their lips. BeckyWhere did you see the Beatles at ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Posted July 29, 2006 Share Posted July 29, 2006 Where did you see the Beatles at ?If it was in Houston it had to have been 1965 as it was there only time to play here. As far as the boys not really playing, I think you got some wrong information. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gonzo1976 Posted July 29, 2006 Share Posted July 29, 2006 The Beatles played a couple of shows at the Sam Houston Coliseum. They most definitely played live because I have a recording of both concerts. Their voices were somewhat shot at that point in the tour. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pachanga Posted July 29, 2006 Share Posted July 29, 2006 they sang...this was pre madonna/brittiny/ashley...etc.etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beckwheat Posted July 30, 2006 Share Posted July 30, 2006 I'd have to dig out my program but I'm pretty sure it was August 1965. The tickets were a birthday present from my girlfriend's dad and we both had birthdays in August. Think I was just turning 13. I remember hearing them play the first few chords of each song but the screaming fans drowned out the rest. Then a awhile later, there was some sort of mini-scandal in the Post or Chronicle about them not really singing because their voices were shot. I couldn't say either way to be honest. It didn't seem like they were lip-synching but then again, I can't say that I could hear their voices either despite being so close. It pandemonium. Definitely heard instruments, however.I do remember that we had to stand in our chairs during the entire show because once the people in the 12 rows in front of us stood up, we had to do so also in order to see. It was great no matter what. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Croberts Posted July 30, 2006 Share Posted July 30, 2006 There was a benifit for KPFT-Pacifica Radio (it does not still exist, does it?) It was during the cosmic cowboy era. The mayor Fred Hoffienz (nephew to the Hophienz that built the astrodome) convinced the city council to go. They wore suits and white cowboy hats and sat two rows in front of me. Jim Franklin, the artist who popularize dthe armadillo, blew a farting sound in their honor on a plastic horn.Michael Murphy, drunk, introduced Jimmy Buffet to the Texas audience for the first time. When he sang "Lets get drunk and screw", you could see the line of white cowboy hats rise, turn right and file out of the auditorium. The mayor and his wife stayed.This was in the early 1970s Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbigtex56 Posted July 30, 2006 Share Posted July 30, 2006 There was a benifit for KPFT-Pacifica Radio (it does not still exist, does it?)KPFT Pacifica Radio FM 90.1 is still alive and well.They also sponsor the Fall Concert Series at Miller Theater. This season kicks off on September 10th. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Croberts Posted July 30, 2006 Share Posted July 30, 2006 KPFT Pacifica Radio FM 90.1 is still alive and well.They also sponsor the Fall Concert Series at Miller Theater. This season kicks off on September 10th.Thank you! Its great to hear it. Couldnt find it the last time I drove through houston. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Archived
This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.