My first Gordon Lightfoot concert, was October 24th, 1987, at The Rebecca Cohn Auditorium, Halifax, Nova-Scotia. {Canada}

Hamilton Place, Hamilton, Canada 1987 ... I believe it was the East of Midnight tour. First and best show I saw.

Okay...those of you that have read this story when I've posted it before,I'm just letting you know in advance! :eek:

Those of you that haven't heard it well,c'mon listen to a story about a man named Jed....er,sorry :redface: ...got carried away there! :D LOL!

My first (and so far) only Gordon Lightfoot concert was right here in Phoenix on Tuesday,August 6th,2002 @ Dodge Theatre.
This was one day shy of a year after getting "Songbook" and I was eager as heck to see the show,since the music had impressed me so much.

I made an afternoon of it,requesting the day off over a week in advance. I was at least 4 hours early but had a nice afternoon downtown. Anyhow,after 7,I went in and was in the 10th row for the first 1/2 but moved up to the second row after noticing no one was there.

That gave me a much better view and I could see Gordon a lot clearer. That's where I was when I shouted out "Hail Hero" when he mentioned doing music for that film & he responded with,"You got it man!"

That was great but after the show when I and nearly 30 others waited outside and got autographs and shook hands with him,was the icing on the cake. :)

Makes me look forward to January,which I'm keeping my fingers crossed for. ;)

Odd thing about the date of the show in '02,same date as my late Grandmother's birthday. :eek:

My first one was this year in July at 7 Springs. After trying to see him live for four years, I finally made it :)
I saw a lot of great concerts from "big names", like Springsteen, The Stones, Tina Turner, Eric Clapton etc. But this one was the most memorable one I ever went to. The only bad thing: It was over much too quickly.
I saw him again in Minneapolis this September. Another great memory, especially because his Mini Stroke just happened.
Too bad I discovered his music so late ( just five years ago ) but hopefully I'll have many more opportunities to see him live.

My first one was this year in July at 7 Springs. After trying to see him live for four years, I finally made it :)
I saw a lot of great concerts from "big names", like Springsteen, The Stones, Tina Turner, Eric Clapton etc. But this one was the most memorable one I ever went to. The only bad thing: It was over much too quickly.
I saw him again in Minneapolis this September. Another great memory, especially because his Mini Stroke just happened.
Too bad I discovered his music so late ( just five years ago ) but hopefully I'll have many more opportunities to see him live.

My first concert was at the Men's Gym on Northern Arizona University campus in Flagstaff, Arizona ('72 or '73). There was no assigned seating. Those who arrived first got the best seats, which meant sitting on the floor near the stage. I ended up in the bleachers.

If my time eroded memory is correct, he wore a billowy white shirt and it was the only time that I've heard him play "Approaching Lavender" live.

[ September 29, 2006, 12:03: Message edited by: RMD ]

WOW - I'd pay quite a bit to hear him do that song. Great story !

Bill :)

In spite of the fact that I've loved and played his music for almost 30 years, my first GL concert experience was last year at the Nugget in Reno, and I loved the concert, but he only played for about 75 minutes, which was disappointing, but the band was great, the sound was good, and it whetted my appetite for more, so my wife and I are off to Edmonton from Spokane on Wednesday to see the show on Thursday. Woo hoo! Can't wait!