The first gig we ever watched is likely a memory that stays with most of us. We would imagine that the excitement - ours and the rest of the audience - can be an experience hard to forget!
However, many people have been reporting post-concert amnesia. For instance, many Taylor Swift fans report they were so excited for her gig that they actually can’t recall the details from them and she is likely not the only one to have caused post-concert amnesia.
Fortunately, Brummies have good memories and when we asked what their first gigs were, BirminghamWorld readers shared their incredible memories with us.
Even those whose first gig was in 1959 or the early 60s, clearly recalled where they watched an artist perform at a gig for the first time in Birmingham. Here are 36 bands and artists that Brummies told us they saw for the first time live in their home city:
13. AC/DC, Birmingham Odeon, 1979
AC/DC has performed in Birmingham several times over the years and the 1979 gig was the first that one of our readers watched. (Photo by Brendon Thorne/Getty Images) | Getty Images
14. Gene Vincent, Birmingham Town Hall, 1959
The American rock’n’roll star was the first ever gig for one of our readers. (Photo by Frederick R. Bunt/Evening Standard/Getty Images) | Getty Images
15. Little Richard, Birmingham Town Hall, 1962
For one of our readers the American musician and singer was their first gig. (Photo by Jack Kay/Daily Express/Hulton Archive/Getty Images) | Getty Images
16. The Beach Boys, Birmingham Odeon, 1967
The American rock group was formed in Hawthorne, California, in 1961. The group’s original lineup consisted of brothers Brian, Dennis, and Carl Wilson, their cousin Mike Love, and friend Al Jardine. It was one of our readers’s first gig. (Photo by Clive Limpkin/Express/Getty Images) | Getty Images