First metal concert?

[Alrek]

I...am the king of all newbies apparently. I have not ever been to a metal concert before; I've only been to the orchestra. What was the first, or most memorable metal concert you have been to, and is it true that if one must bring earplugs, one is too old to be there?

 

[Zombi]

First metal concert I ever went to was Metallica when I was 16. lol I was on shrooms, making it one hell of a concert...

although the most memorable would probably be the first time I saw Mortician. That was hilarious.

oh and..

is it true that if one must bring earplugs, one is too old to be there?

No.

 

[DaveIoC]

I went to the Reading Festival in 1997 to see Metallica, I was 15.

I once wore ear plugs when seeing Maiden in Paris, I could hear the band perfectly, but not the crowd, and so it felt really weird, like there was no atmosphere... like no one was enjoying it. I took them out at one point and nearly got my head blown off by how loud the fans really were

 

[gnoff]

The first big concert was Guns n' Roses in 1993, and I wich I had worn ear plugs, had serious ear beeping for 3 days...

 

[monochrom]

Helloween, 1988. Or does Gary Moore count? That would have been 87.

 

[MetalCommando]

Romanian metal band- Iris, in 1986. I was 11. My cousin took me, and I got hooked

 

[Kate McGee]

First metal concert: some local bands, around September 2001. Jester's Tear (or something like that...more Gothic anyway) and Circle of Grief and another metal band.

First "real" metal concert: Iced Earth, 2002. Still one of the most remarkable ones I've ever been to.

Oh and at that very Iced Earth concert I would have died if I had not had those earplugs with me. Whatever you regard as really "loud" is harming your ears. As soon as it really hurts, you know that you have exceeded the point to put in earplugs BY FAR. Do use earplugs, try different sorts of them and find out which ones are OK for you. It's sad that normal earplugs also tend to cut off the noise of the audience, but...well...there are also some special sorts of earplugs that reduce the noise level a bit less; I've never tried those, perhaps that's the solution.

 

[dittohead]

ear plugs are crap

first gig was Tattoo the planet or earth
with slayer and pantera...but sure to Sept 11 2001 terrorist thing, it was delayed and stuff

 

[Carpathian_Wolf]

First proper metal gig was Monsters Of Rock 1996 in Donnington Park

Kiss and Ozzy Osbourne Headlining

 

[Huldran]

ear plugs are crap

Ohrstöpsel sind KEIN Heavy Metal!!!

First gig for me - Master (Russian), circa 1988.

 

[MetalCommando]

if you need earplugs maybe nature is trying to tell you something

 

[Kate McGee]

Ohrstöpsel sind KEIN Heavy Metal!!!

First gig for me - Master (Russian), circa 1988.

Nein, sie sind meistens weicher Schaumstoff.

Do people in the International Forum know about the meaning of the colour Lime?

 

[Huldran]

Nein, sie sind meistens weicher Schaumstoff.

Do people in the International Forum know about the meaning of the colour Lime?

I told them once, not sure if they do remember

 

[MetalCommando]

Nein, sie sind meistens weicher Schaumstoff.

Do people in the International Forum care about the meaning of the colour Lime?

Fixed

 

[agresionpower]

top 3 most memorable concerts.

1. iron maiden - graspop 2003
2. satyricon - WOA 2004
3. hammerfall - WOA 2005

and probably the worst concert ever cradle of filth + support act (immolation)
Damn both bands suck ass live