20 Year Anniversary of my first show!

[ThisIs40]

April 15th marks the 20 year anniversary of a major turning point in my life. It was on this date in 1985 that I attended my first rock concert: U2 at the Brendan Byrne (Meadowlands) Arena. I was 15, and my father drove me, my brother, and two of our friends to the show. He even came in and watched it with us!

There have been hundreds of concerts since, but none as important as that first. U2 showed me what a concert should be about and how it should feel. It was like that first hit of a powerfully addictive drug. Concertgoing has now become ingrained in my persona and is a focal point of my travel and social life. There is nothing I enjoy more than chasing that high.

To U2--THANK YOU from the bottom of my heart.

Rock on.

 

[DPrinceNY]

oi kill me now
12.50 for a show!
no refund haha no refunds necessary!

 

[Jara's Song]

Mine 20 year anniversary was April 10, 1985.

Hampton Colliseum, Lone Justice Opened up, I was on the floor General Admission.

Sad thing is I met a kid in Denver last tour who was born on that day, Are we getting old or what?

 

[The OOTS]

My 20th year happened March 8th, 1985
Cow Palace - San Francisco

Red Rockers opened. Anyone remember them??

 

[Axver]

I'm so envious of those of you who saw U2 on the UF Tour.

 

[rastacruz]

My 20th year happened March 8th, 1985
Cow Palace - San Francisco

Red Rockers opened. Anyone remember them??

I was at that show as well! The Red Rockers had a couple of good tunes (China, Can't Get Blood From A Stone) and were much better than the Waterboys who opened the 12/15/84 San Francisco Civic show. That SF show was my first so my 20th anniversary was last December 15.

How cool was it that U2 played three concerts in the Bay Area in a four-month span...12/15/84, 3/7/85 & 3/8/85!!!!!!!!!

BTW...if anyone has either of those Cow Palace shows 3/7/85 or 3/8/85, I'd LOVE to trade or B&P them.

peace...

 

[ThisIs40]

Jara--I know time is marching on, and every now and then I DO feel old. But filling my life with concerts keeps me feeling young and carefree--especially when U2 is touring!

And hey--if anyone has that 4/15/85 show, I would LOVE to get a copy through trade or B&P!

 

[The OOTS]

Hey rasta,
I have 3/8/85 on cdr....ok quality.

email me at mcsunseri@yahoo.com if you want to trade.

 

[The OOTS]

I'm so envious of those of you who saw U2 on the UF Tour.

You missed the mullet in full effect.

 

[U2248]

There's alot of 20th anniversaries here. Mine was April 1, 1985 MSG. Their first time playing MSG...it was amazing and I'll never forget walking out on to the street and people still singing 'how long to sing this song'.

 

[U2MaNaIcWeIdO]

You missed the mullet in full effect.

Thank god I missed the mullet...it was an ok hair choice for him. So that's one good part about not being envious of you UFers.


But I still am a little envious of you guys (I was born in 1983....if some of you feel really old)

 

[xana dew]

Mine 20 year anniversary was April 10, 1985.

Hampton Colliseum, Lone Justice Opened up, I was on the floor General Admission.

Sad thing is I met a kid in Denver last tour who was born on that day, Are we getting old or what?

That was my anniversary, too. I enjoy to this day. 20 years..damn. I can't quite get my head around that.

Congrats ThisIs40!

 

[rastacruz]

Hey rasta,
I have 3/8/85 on cdr....ok quality.

email me at mcsunseri@yahoo.com if you want to trade.

you are AWESOME!!!!!! I'll e-mail you this evening.

 

[OnFire]

I wonder whatever became of that band, U-2

 

[ThisIs40]

That's awesome that there are so many other "old timers" on this board. I am so happy that I was there in the early days. I look at other artists I love, like Springsteen, and am always jealous of the people who were there for the early tours. So I know what it's like.

But I am even happier that U2 has grown as they have and are still going strong. They are pretty much my sole surviving tie to anything that could be considered "today's music." Like Bruce said in his Hall of Fame induction speech: "They are the last band that I can name all the members of." I'm really going to feel old when they--and all the other bands I love--are no longer around.

 

[sortofhomecoming]

My anniversary is coming up soon - April 22, 1985 - Philly.

To be 14 again - lol.

 

[blueeyedgirl]

Shit, I missed my 20th anniversary! Well, it doesn't help when you can't remember the exact date (the ticket stub will be in a box, somewhere )

September (something) 1984, Apollo Stadium.

Matt Finish opened (a very under-rated Australian band who had a touch of the early Icehouse about them)

 

[annabelle]

Me too blueeyedgirl!

Mine was 17th September
Melbourne 1984

I can't remember who supported in Melbourne but I remember Matt Finish and it could have been them. Those were the days eh? LOL

 

[djerdap]

April 15th marks the 20 year anniversary of a major turning point in my life. It was on this date in 1985 that I attended my first rock concert: U2 at the Brendan Byrne (Meadowlands) Arena. I was 15, and my father drove me, my brother, and two of our friends to the show. He even came in and watched it with us!

There have been hundreds of concerts since, but none as important as that first. U2 showed me what a concert should be about and how it should feel. It was like that first hit of a powerfully addictive drug. Concertgoing has now become ingrained in my persona and is a focal point of my travel and social life. There is nothing I enjoy more than chasing that high.

To U2--THANK YOU from the bottom of my heart.

So you have witnessed with your own eyes that magnificent, 16-minute version of Bad.

 

[blueeyedgirl]

Me too blueeyedgirl!

Mine was 17th September
Melbourne 1984

I can't remember who supported in Melbourne but I remember Matt Finish and it could have been them. Those were the days eh? LOL

 

[U2Kitten]

Congrats! UF was my first tour too! (I will have to dig somewhere to find the exact date)

 

[U2MaNaIcWeIdO]

You guys are lucky to have seen them for a long time...I'm only a newbie! Only seen two U2 shows during one tour during my 7.5 years!

(I'm going to see them again on May 10th..thus being my third show during two tours in my 7.5 years of being a fan!)