Best concerts you saw in small venues BEFORE the bands became famous

[slamdunkpro]

Def Leppard in Hampton Shire London in 78 (350 people)
Limp Biskut in Baltimore (63 people attended)
Buck Cherry in Baltimore (50 attended)

The Rolling Stones at the Byoue in DC (they were already famous but it was a suprise walk on) 150 people

[Patrick del Poker Grande]

I saw Zwan last year in Mesa, AZ. They would be the next great band, but they broke up before making a second album. Too bad.

[Kurn, son of Mogh]

When I was an undergrad at Boston University in the early 70's, Aerosmith used to play for free at our dorm parties.

[Ulysses]

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When I was an undergrad at Boston University in the early 70's, Aerosmith used to play for free at our dorm parties.

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Kurn wins.

[mikeyvegas]

I saw eminem and kidrock perform at a club in Detroit(75-100 people) before they made a name for themselves nationally.

This still isn't as cool as seeing Aerosmith perform at a dorm party for free though.

[Ulysses]

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Exactly. I had a good post all lined up but read Kurn's and decided not to bother. [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]

[Patrick del Poker Grande]

I saw Mozart practicing with his piano instructor when he was a little kid.

[bernie]

Hmmm...

I'd have to say, Alice in Chains at a musicians hall in a suburb of seattle. I think it cost about $4. This was pre grunge and depression/desolation era that AIC was come to be known for. It was actually pre-Alice when they had a different name. (I still have the flyer i ripped from a phone poll)

Wasn't really a 'great' show, however. They kinda sucked. One thing they had at this time was a great groove. A year later, which was about another year before they hit, I saw them in a little local venue in seattle. They had improved exponentially.

If you ever get the bootleg of 'Heroin', it's a great disc of lots of older, more rockin' stuff like King of cats and Social Parasite.

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[Ragnar]

I saw Steppenwolf when they were "The Sparrow" at the Avalon Ballroom. I saw The Buffalo Springfield when they were "The Herd" on campus at UC Davis. Neil Young and Steven Stills were both with them then.

My alltime was when I heard Jerry Garcia playing acoustic at a small club that held 50 or so in San Francisco. Elvin Bishop came in and jammed with him.

Kurn still wins though.

Ragnar

[TJSWAN]

Stevie Ray Vaughn,1984, at the Humboldt State University basketball gym.( Northern CA for those who don't know )
About 400 people, definately before he went " big time " Later saw him at the Greek Theatre in Berkeley and an awesome New Years Eve show at the Henry J Kaiser auditorium in Oakland. I consider myself lucky and fortunate to see him 3 times before his death.


Tim