Remembering My Very First Stones Show! 

Bless you Mom- bless your parents for letting you go to the concert!

Love your memories and totally relatable. I first saw Mick Jagger solo tour in Brisbane 1988 and also went by myself..😂I was a little shy and felt embarrassed about my obsession with Mick and The Stones… I remember making a trip into the city prior to the concert to a speciality camera store to buy binoculars for the concert 😂…I was so excited ….after the concert I knew where to go to see Mick leave the venue….well, I was so star-struck when he came out I yelled out “can I take a photo ?”…I was the ONLY fan there and Mick looked up to where I was standing and smiled….I froze and well couldn’t take my eyes off him to take a photo😅…then I saw the Rolling Stones Brisbane 1995, Voodoo Lounge….I really can’t remember much because it was so overwhelming to see my absolute favourite band…🤣

My first show was October 81 in Boulder Colorado, finally got to see my all time favorite band!

Saw 1st Stones US concert. Parents drove us to San Bernadino for the show because I wasn't old enough to drive in 1964. Been a fan forever and will continue for life.

Thanks Justin for sharing, I still can feel my similar emotions when I got to see them for the very first time in Stuttgart on June 19, 1976! I was 14 years old….just like you❤️🎸

I felt the same way the first time I saw them. I’ve been to every Stones tour since then.

Saw them in Brussels 11/07 2022 with my mom, best show ever, such great memories. I'm 17 and the stones are my favorite band and I was so happy to see them.

The first time i saw the stones in Holland den haag zuiderpark 30 may 1976 it was the most beautiful day of my life ❤

I saw them in Toronto Ontario and Columbus Ohio in 99. Two of my favorite shows ever!!!

Now it seems about a hundred years ago

Dude, My first (and as of now only) Stones show was in Chicago too! September 12, 1994, Voodoo Lounge tour. Lenny Kravitz opened. Over 90,000 people in attendance. We had seats near about on the 50 yard line and the stage was in the end zone. I was the big Stones freak but my girlfriend at the time really wanted to go because in her words the Stones were "Getting really old and this will probably be their last tour"!

lol….thats awesome! My first show was as a seven year old kid taken by my older brother, who was 18, to the first Boulder, Co show 1981. I was a Stones fan even then and so was my older brother. The second time was Alpine Valley 1989, and if you’ve seen any of the video on RU-vid, you can thank me, because I recorded all three dates as a 15 year old.

June 21 of 2019. Soldier Field, Chicago. Opening night of the North American leg of the No Filter Tour. Spectacular show. Have since seen them 11 more times. Never disappointed.

WOW , what a special, magic moment ! As always, thank you for sharing, Justin !!

Nice Memories ✌️ Rolling Stones Forever 💫 Thanks to Hang Fire for interesting sharing 👍 I glad so much 👌⚡💓 💯 👋👋👋👋

I saw them twice at London's Wembley Stadium on 1990's 'Urban Jungle' tour (although no-one knew at the time, the last show turned out to be the final concert to feature Bill Wyman as a band member!).

The first time I saw them they came on stage around 40 minutes late. But they were worth the wait. The stage folds out and Jagger is standing on the edge. And suddenly I am actually watching them! They are playing “Honky Tonk Women” - what a thrill - this is really happening! For such a big band they really weren’t very big - only about a half-inch tall - at least from where I was sitting. I had just seen The Who and Zep in concert, but this one blew those away. No 20 minute violin or drum solos, this was the real thing, real songs played the right way. I saw them again, on the “Some Girls” tour and the “Tattoo You” tour, much closer both times. But to me, that first one was still the best concert I had ever seen. Now imagine thinking it was that Great for 39 years, and that it was a once in a lifetime event. Then all of a sudden - what - I can watch it again? Yes - the LA Forum 1975 - I had NO idea that they filmed that night’s concert and was completely SHOCKED when they released it. Still good to watch but it will never live up to actually being there that night experiencing it. That was the good - now for the bad: I was in line for 2 hours at the mall Ticket Master to get tickets to the LA Forum concert in 1972. When I got to the counter the Forum had just sold out. BUT they still had tickets for the Santa Monica Civic concert. Being 15 and needing parents to drive me and my friends, I PASSED on buying tickets. WTF I am an IDIOT!!! But I did NOT know where Santa Monica was and if we could get a ride there. I had NO idea it was just a few miles away from the Forum. I saw Queen in Santa Monica in 1975. The place is so small that there are NO bad seats, as all the seats are much closer to the stage than at the huge Forum. Oh well, as the French say, sail ah vee! Yeah right - it still sucks that I missed the Exile tour. But at least they put "Ladies & Gentlemen" in the theaters a few years later.

On December 5th, 1994 at the Olympic Stadium in Montreal I saw my first Stones show! I was 17 years old. Even though the sound was so bad that I could hardly recognize the songs, it was a memorable moment!

Thats the way I am every September 14. My first Stones show was 9-14-1989 on the Steel Wheels tour.

Great Memories So glad you shared. Those memories will last a life time.

I can relate to your story! My first concert was in 1997 and I went also by myself. I arrive at 3:30 at the stadium. I think I was one of the first (if not the very first one) to get inside. My seat was also up in the nosebleeds. When they came out, I also thought: "They do exist. They are real!" LOL. I also felt I was in cloud nine when it ended. It was such a magical experience, one I will, definitely, never forget. For some reason when I left the stadium, my first though was: My mother has to see this!

1981……Kemper Arena, Kansas City with my buddy Mark. We didn’t have any tickets and drove to Kansas City in a raging snow storm! Bought scalped tickets and the seats weren’t even together. Ive seen them 12 times. Looking back I really think they were at the top of their game in ‘81. Taken my oldest son to see them twice, the first time when he was 7 years old. Im so grateful that I get to fulfill one of the things on my bucket list this year……Im taking my two younger kids to see The Boys opening night on April 28th in Houston! They’ve never been. My favorite song is ‘Respectable’ off of my favorite album ‘Some Girls’, if they were to play something off of that album it would be amazing. By the way……I have the same “No Security” shirt in my closet. “It’s Only Rock n Roll but We Like It”.

Wot an AMAZING STREAM JUSTIN , I totally get how u felt back then . My FIRST STONES CONCERT was at ROUNDHAY PARK - LEEDS - U.K. on 25th. JULY 1982 & I was just 20 YEAR'S OLD ! ! . I went with my FATHER who'd been a FAN ALL through the SIXTIES up to that day ! ! . When it was RELEASED on DVD I couldn't wait to get MY OWN COPY - I MEAN I WAS THERE ! ! . It was an INCREDIBLE DAY . I've since seen them in 1990 & 1995 - BOTH @ THE OLD WEMBLEY STADIUM ! ! The 1995 GIG - "VOODOO LOUNGE" I TOOK MY ELDEST SON wiv me ! ! So I'm carrying on the FAMILY TRADITION ! ! LUV THE STONES AS MUCH NOW AS I DID IN THE BEGINNING & ALWAYS WILL ! ! . KEEP UP THE GREAT WORK JUSTIN - LUV YOUR CHANNEL 👌👌

Best intro of the band ever!

Amazing !!!!! my first stones show was also 25 years ago, March 5th, No security tour in Sunrise, FL, i was 11 years old !!!! hope to see you on this tour with the Shidobees !!!! Cheers

That was fun. I'll never forget my first Stones Show - July 26, 1975 at MSG. I was 12. My older sister took me. By the way, the most fun I've ever had at a Stones show was the No Security Tour - in Las Vegas - an incredible show from an incredible little tour.

The way you described the anticipation of Keith walking out to start the show almost had me in tears of excited to see them this summer

My first show was on November 28 1981 at the Carrier Dome in Syracuse, NY, with Molly Hatchet as the opening act… I was 17 and very thrilled… The other times I saw them were in Montreal: 1989 and 1994 (Olympic Stadium both times), 1998 and 2013 (Bell Center both) and once in Ottawa in 2005…

My first was Earls Court London May 21st 1976. Seen 3 of 6 consecutive nights, then Knebworth Park in August. 40+ since then. The Rolling Stones take all my hard earned money but I never complain😀👌

I'm still waiting for my first show and I know it will come soon!! Thanks for the story Justin!!

My first was Sunday July 6th 1975 Cotton Bowl Stadium Dallas Texas. Opening acts were The Ronnie Montrose Band, Trapeze, The Eagles and The Stones with their new guitarist Ronnie Wood.

When I see the boys this May, it will be my 7th Stones show in 6 different decades. First was also my first concert ever, June of ‘75 at Madison Square Garden. The streets outside were crazy with activity. They did Can’t Always Get What You want with a Harlem choir. Star Star was outrageous as he rode a giant phallus that emerged from the stage. An amazing night!

My first Stones concert, St. Jakob's Stadion, Basel-Switzerland, 15 July 1982. "Still Life" Tour. Time runs fast.....

Such a lovely story, wow. Thank you for sharing. I flew to Germany from Cape Town in 2006, when I was 16, to catch two shows. I had similar feelings of 'these guys are actually real?'. As I get older I tend to be very mindful of firsts. There's nothing quite like 'em.

My first of the dozen I've seen was September 24, 1989. I lived in Philly and they cancelled because JFK was shut down. Before they rescheduled for Veterans Stadium, I secured tix at RFK in DC. I was 15. I saved the $45 by cutting lawns. My father took me. Some real gems that night - Little Red Rooster, Bitch, 2000 Light Years, Play with Fire. It was amazing. At that time 45 bucks for a show was unheard of....if we only knew how acts would later rob us of our hard earned money. I dialed ticketmaster's number about 1,000 times before I got through.

Love these stories of the fan's first concert and first exposure to the music. Your 3/26/99 United Center show, as most on the US No Security tour dates, were energetic and powerful. A return to the Arenas enhanced the energy in both the band and the audience. More intimate than stadiums! Even the old War Horses were played with new energy and vigor. There are a few examples in the "TGI Chris Evans meets the Rolling Stones" TV special you uploaded to your channel!

my first rolling stones show was in 1969 at the oakland coliseum - there were amazing supports - terry ried (english), ike and tina turner and BB king - i had never seen any of those people before and they really opened my eyes!!! i had just turned 14 - my parents only let me go because i was with siblings. i also saw them in Essen, Germany 1973, Knebworth Park, England 1976 and London's Wembley Stadium 1981 and 2005 (i think) The first concert i went to on my on was The Faces in 1973 also at Oakland coliseun - my mother also had to do the transport duty as i was 15 and the transport facilities were very different in those days - no BART They were all good shows but can't say one shone out from the 5 - possibly oakland 1969 but the shows were much shorter then. My first concert all together was Donovan 1968 at the oakland coliseum - he was hugely popular at the time and it was a very good show. what would we do without mother's???

Nice ! mine was 10 years before October 1989. Shea Stadium, 2 shows

Great assessment!👍🏼My first concert was Deep Purple on their Machine Head tour in 1971. I’m 65 years old and I was born on n 1959, so I was 12 years old! BTW, I went with older guys that could drive to Baltimore Civic Center from my hometown of Aberdeen, MD. And guess what, it was the first time I had ever smelled weed. I was so naive, that I asked my older friends what was that smell? They said, that’s pot you idiot! Oh well… Anyway, I’m a HUGE Rolling Stones fan and I’ve attended every tour since the Some Girls tour in in Philadelphia at the former JFK stadium in Philadelphia. And guess what…, my wife and I have tickets to see them again in Philadelphia in June at Lincoln Financial Field! Yes!!! Thanks for all of your posts!👍🏼

What an amazing experience! Especially as a teenager, you must have been beyond blown away! Please let me share my own experience at a Stones concert to help celebrate how awesome they truly are. My wife and I are huge Stones fans and we got married at the Stones concert a few years ago (we had the priest there and all). The people in the crowd were cheering us on, saying congratulations and taking pictures with us... just amazing. Then a guy walks up to us and says he knows Steve (Jordan) and that he texted him to say that a couple in the crowd had just taken their vows near the stage. I didn't believe him but was polite and said thank you, of course. He then shows us pictures on Facebook of Steve and him at his house the day before (so it started sinking in that this guy was for real). About 10 minutes later, stagehands come to the front of the pit area and start pointing at my wife and I (my wife had on a wedding gown and I had on a tux, so easy to find) and called us right to the security line. They said, "this is from Steve, he says congratulations." It was a set of his drumsticks that the stage hands said he had been using during the rehearsal earlier in the day. As if this wasn't amazing enough, about another 10 mins later other stage hands come to where we are, point us out and call us back to the security line. One says, "Ronnie says good luck and congratulations and wants you to have these." They were guitar picks that they said he had just been strumming with backstage. I'm a middle aged man and I think of that night every day. The greatest night of our lives and the greatest band that will ever be!

Hi, Justin, what a fantastic Stones fan you are ! I'm a new subscriber, and it feels like you created your channel just for me ! Next to the people I've loved, the music of the Rolling Stones has been what I've loved the most for nearly all of my life. I saw the Stones on the same tour as you in Philadelphia on March 15, 1999. I was especially pleased that they played Some Girls and Moonlight Mile for the first time to my ears. That tour, Keith used longer pauses in his opening to Start Me Up, with Charlie responding with some drum fills, and I was surprised they had horns on Sympathy - for the first and only tour, I believe. I remember Keith's interaction with the marvelous Lisa Fischer during It's Only Rock and Roll when he played his incomparable licks to her as she danced to him several feet away, like a mutual seduction was occurring between them. Great show, even by Stones standards ! Like you, I really liked the intro video they used before they took the stage. We're not the only ones; here's the link to it: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-GCGkDTAQ-0s.htmlsi=rWSuDPe1MLLDrFMk __________________________ In March 1971, the local rock DJ did a presentation at my school's auditorium. For an hour, he played sections of the best rock, pop and soul of the late sixties and the new music of the seventies. Near the end, he said "I've saved the best for last ! Here's the new single from the GREATEST rock and roll band in the world - the Rolling Stones !" I fell completely in love as I heard Brown Sugar for the first time. My ten year old ears loved the propulsive rhythm guitar, and this Mick Jagger guy sang like a rock singer should sound. Most of all, it was the wildness of the song and the contrasting tightness of the band with their incredible energy. My mission in life became earning enough money to buy as many Stones albums as fast as I could. Their new album, Sticky Fingers was first, of course. Soon after, Hot Rocks... then Let it Bleed, Ya Ya's and then I got the mighty Exile on Main Street for Christmas in '72. I didn't know then that there wasn't any introduction to an artist that could equal my small Stones collection. ____________________________ My first ever Stones show was at Soldier Field, Chicago on July 8, 1978 on their Some Girls Tour. Months earlier, I woke up one morning and the DJ on the big Chicago rock radio station said, "in a moment, the news you've ALL been waiting for...". I just knew it would be the Stones tour info I'd been wanting forever. I was too young for the '72 Exile Tour, and still a little too young for the '75 Tour, but now I'd just turned eighteen. My Dad knew that music was my favorite thing, and that I revered the Rolling Stones, so he let me take off school on the morning the tickets went on sale. I collected money from six of my friends for their tickets and my dear Dad gave me money for my younger brother's ticket and my ticket as a gift. The show was general admission, so the eight of us slept outside the stadium overnight - although I was too excited to sleep more than a few hours. Ninety thousand tickets were sold, although the day after, the front page of the Chicago Tribune said that over 100 thousand people attended. "Stones Prove They're the BEST !" was the headline. The opening acts were Peter Tosh, Southside Johnny & the Asbury Dukes and Journey, who got booed off the stage in less than a half hour. The crowd was restless and demanding; I heard people bitching "the Stones better be worth it !" many times as the tension built. After chanting for the Stones for nearly two hours, thousands of pink balloons filled the sky above the stage - and there they were ! Just like you said, they almost didn't seem real. Mick Jagger promised us, "we're gonna have a really good time !", and the Rolling Stones rocked Soldier Field like it's never been rocked, exceeding the expectations of everyone as far as I heard afterwards. My friends had seen Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd and the Who before, and all of them said that the Stones were even better. "My God did they jam !" I heard dozens of times from the crowd when we left. It remains my most emotional and meaningful concert I've ever experienced, and I've seen nearly a hundred shows from many legendary artists, including ten more Stones concerts. "It's Only Rock and Roll" is the biggest understatement ever, ain't it ? Scott

That video they played of them in the elevator walking out to the stage was awesome!

Saw them in Sacramento same tour excellent show

My First Stones Show - Prague 1990. I was 18 years old 👍

My first Stones Concert was in 1990, May 26 in Frankfurt (Germany) Waldstadion - and I was as nervous as you. Until then I enjoyed them 10 times, at least in 2027 in Zurich, Switzerland

Shades of 'Almost Famous'! 😄

very funny to have it burned and that seat location. I know the feeling exactly, I got it also. Sept 25 81 Philly! Opening day. I think I have the stub. Blown away watching that curtain open and hearing Under My Thumb. Had 2 broken fingers, but made way to the stage, and Mick dropped his carnations on top of me from the picker he was on. I really wish I can say I saw them earlier, oh well. great vid and sharing the experience fun topic!!!

My first time was September 1989 St Louis USA 🎉 it was amazing!!

Great memories. I remember seeing them for the first time on October 10th,1998 Charlotte NC. I was very close to the stage though about the sixth row in front of the stage. It was my first ever concert and I was just standing still most of the time. I think I was in shock lol. My mother was with me as The Stones are also her favorite band. I don't remember nearly as much as you do because I was just out of my mind really :).

I saw that tour on March 20th in Charlotte. It was my second show and I remember booing the Goo Goo Dolls to hurry up😂😅.

First show are very special, the same with you I had the songs, vhs tapes, books. I was. alreay hooked at 5.🎉🎉But what a relaxed parents you have to letting you go alone at 14. Or you are very good at begging 😂😂 but the first time I saw them I was only just 10 years of age. So no real memories but blurry details but the next time i saw them i was in front of stage and now I was there at 14 and saw them this was THE concert of my life! I never forget it ever!

My one an only was on the Tattoo You tour in 1981 at Madison Square Garden. I was 19 years old and tickets were by lottery. I put my name in thinking what the heck did I have to lose. I won! Two tickets at reasonable prices (nothing like today) and not only did I win but they were in the up front section. I think I was probably 20 feet from the stage. It was amazing and still one of the highlights of my life. After that it was mostly stadium tours and after I had seen The Who at Giants stadium I never wanted to see another stadium show again. After that MSG show I didn't want to pay these ridiculous prices. And now you can watch the shows on RU-vid, though I admit it's not the same. I hold that MSG concert in my memory and will do so until the day I die.

My first concert was at the age of 14, 30 years ago ago this Sept. VL concert in SC. I would love to see the HD tour but as of now the expense is way high.

Love it ! I was born in ‘96 and My first show was TD Garden December 2013. Like you, I had no idea what I was getting into and It went by so quickly and was a very special night. I had seats in the way back of TD Garden, and even though I go to the pits now, there was something about that first show in those bad seats that made it a night to remember I’m jealous you got to see them on No Security - I always view 1989 - 2003 as the best Stones tours (musically, setlist wise, and professionalism) !!

Great memories for you! My first concert 🎵 October 31, 1994 Oakland California. Halloween show

I'm an old guy. Born on 1957. I have seen the Stones 3 times. First on Tattoo You tour. Second show was on the Bridges tour and last time was 2015 at Arrowhead stadiium in KC. Surprisingly the 2015 show was the best one.

Vielen Dank, das du dieses wunderbare, magische Erlebnis der ersten großen “Rolling Stones“-Concerts mit uns allen teilst...ich verstehe sehr gut, das die Faszination bis heute geblieben ist...die Magie der Stones-Concerte ist unübertroffen und ich wünsche denen weiterhin viel Glück, Erfolg und Kraft 🎵🎼🎶🍀🍀 ✌🍀.........

Cool , The excitements building 😊

Good sincere story! How many times did you see them again after that tour?

Gothenburg, Sweden, 3/8-1990, Urban Jungle Tour

July 17, 1972. Montreal Forum. Stevie Wonder opening act. $6.50 Canadian. Had stood outside in line for 18 hours in May to buy ticket. Mom thought I was sleeping at a friend's 😀

Saw them during the Steel Wheels tour...... sorry but I don't remember much about the concert 😂😂

using lunch money for merch?! ha! that sounds like something I’d do in a heartbeat! 😂😅 I will be attending my second (and quite possibly and more than certain) my last stones show on May 11th, at Allegiant stadium in Las Vegas, I was adamant that I would attend two shows this year, but sadly I’m low on money so I can only attend the one in Vegas, but Tuesday November 2nd in Dallas Texas at the cotton bowl on a cold rainy day is a date forever carved in my brain as it was my very first stones show but it was also sad as it was the first tour without Charlie and I still very much miss him to this day… will you attend the upcoming tour?

Moonlight mile.great night in ft lauderdale in 99

Such a newbie! Nice, though, the 1999 tour was their last great one. My first was in Boston, July 1972. Skipping the Foxboro concert this May. Too much work:driving, parking, walking, ticket price, uncomfortable seats etc etc. What does your mom think of the band now?

Forest Hills July 2nd 1966 then ‘69 MSG breakfast show, then SD ‘72 Stevie Wonder, ‘75 five out of six nights at the Garden fast forward to 1997 Giants Stadium, to 13th row msg high (low) five from Mick on b-stage ramp, 1998. 99? 2 no security Hartford & Philly then on to the next century HBO warm up show at the garden.. another fast forward to Gillette 5/30 total 24 shows more to come I can feel it..