First Shows

An ornate stage design served as the Heartbreakers' backdrop.

The punks made their presence - and rebellious attitude - known from their very first performance.

Singer hid behind Grateful Dead’s amp wall when the Jeff Beck Group played Fillmore East in 1968.

He may have seemed like an unlikely figure to find onstage, but it was practically a moment of destiny.

Debut with Randy Rhoads and ‘Blizzard of Ozz’ band took place in English hotel under fake name.

'Appetite for Destruction' quintet performed for the first time only two days before beginning their first tour.

Guitarist's first show with the band took place in his hometown of Dublin.

Kiss and the former Van Halen frontman played the first of many planned shows together.

Longtime Van Halen singer plays first full solo show in 13 years.

A new era started in Branson, Mo., on July 8, 1999.