First Shows

After two and a half years as a band, the London group toured America.

Abandoning the Yardbirds title for good, Jimmy Page and colleagues began their climb to world domination at a university dance.

Phil Collins began his first North American tour in eight years with a hits-packed show at the BB&T Center in Sunrise, Fla.

The band's musical transformations have been played out on stages all over the world.

As the new singer for Journey, Steve Perry had a suspicious audience to win over.

Glenn Frey's son Deacon and country star Vince Gill joined the Eagles for their first show without the elder Frey.

We spoke with REO Speedwagon's Kevin Cronin about when Judas Priest served as their opening act in 1977.

Eric Singer played his first show as a member of Kiss on April 23, 1992, following the death of previous drummer Eric Carr.

In March 1967, the Who made their live U.S. debut by taking part in a musical revue hosted by Murray the K. The legends played five times a day for nine days.

They'd go on to bang a billion heads, but in the beginning, Metallica were just another rag-tag bunch of kids with their amps cranked into overdrive.