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my first concert at a 20,000 seat indoor arena was nice. the performing group was Chicago. i was familiar with many of the songs they played. in 1975, i was 15, smoking was permitted inside the arena. second hand smoke gave me a headache at several concerts, i was not smoking. tickets were $6 and $7. three years later an outdoor Stones concert in chicago was $11. three years after that ('81) an outdoor Stones show in Philly was $17. in '89 an outdoor Stones event at the LA Coliseum as $35. by this time when i was 29, i decided to buy a ticket outside the outdoor venue when i arrived. same M.O. at Dodger stadium in '97 and in '06. as and 8th grader, i would come home from school and eat an entire Tony's frozen pizza. i don't remember if my mom was cooking dinner everyday at this point. she never went to a concert with me. susan you seem to be a fun woman! and a cool mom!

SUSAN,

My first concert was Aroesmith and I went with my Mom. I was 14, the summer before freshman year. It was a blast!! I always knew my mom was fun, but I never thought she was THAT much fun. I think it just depends on what kind of relationship you have with your son. I think you should go woth him, and show him how much fun you can have together. Good Luck!

Jeff makes a good point. yet as long as you want to go, take a cameraman with you. sounds like a story to me. interview the band. i've read they're from Columbia University. yes. there's a story there.

the first show i went too was danzig when i was in high school. i went with a few buds of mine. it was sweet. the end of the night i had beer, and blood all over me, and was high from all the pot smoke that everyone else was smoking. the 2nd show was vince neil of motley crue. i was front row center. i was alone that time, but it was freakin great. i just been to alot of rock shows in general, and i woundn't mind at all going with my mom or dad to any of them. pretty much it's dark, it's crowded, and everyone attention is on the band. so no worries about him being embarrased. if anything you should be the one watching out. i been to alot of show, and i can tell you the rules of concerts. 1. wear sneakers or boots cuz your gonna be standing up all night if your close to the stage and people will be stepping your feet pretty often. 2. wear the normal black or white t shirt and jeans. anything else might be too flashy, and most likly your gonna get beer spilled on it or if the mosh pit is great maybe blood stains. 3. if your infront, your asking for a beating. mostly the first 5 rows everyone is pushing and shoving and being crushed to get closer to the stage, and then the next following rows will be the mosh pit area, then after that are the normal people that just want to sit and relax and watch the show. last rule is just watch out for perv's that are gonna try to feel ya up. yeah, they will take advantage at the fact that you dont know who is grabbing your butt or ta ta's.

A cool parent- you say??? What T.v . pop culture show have you been watching over the last decade?? Kids really dont care about their parents(particluar their .....mothers....) being cool- unless you are going to be providing beer for him and his teenage buds when he turns 15. Why dont you try just being a parent? Being cool for teenagers should have been left at the door when you graduated. And you are a professional news caster?????

susan, you are the coolest mom. i feel you can take on the mindset of a 15 year old and truly enjoy the company of your sons and their friends. if the situation is too uncomfortable for you as the boys become verbally abusive to you, send them to their dad! you are the loveliest of american women. the idea of taking a cameraman to the concert at the wiltern sounds good to me! muah!

My first concert was a spanish rock and it was great, good seats good everything. Then every change I have I dont miss any whether is spanish rock or english it's just the awsome experience. Also just recerly I took my 10yr old daughter then now 12 to her first concert. RBD on the collisium - wow!!!- of course we planned it a couple of mothers and our kids to experience their first concert for then to scream as loud as then can we got good tickets not to mentioned the line over 5hrs wait just to have a good view talking about the collisium - awsome, awsome experience !! - and yeah now we still go to other concert events when we can . Im waiting for Green Day to come back and take my 11 yr ol son. YEAH !!!

hi susan,
my first conceert was to NEW KIDS ON THE BLOCK. i didnt go with my mom but i went with my older sister and her boyfriend, i was 14. as a mom i took my daughter to her first concert when she was 14 i took her to gwen stefani who was in concert with the black eyed peas. we went with a friend of mine and her daughter, my daughter really enjoyed herself.