When did your favorite band first play Houston? Prepare to possibly feel very old

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We looked back at the Houston concert debuts of some of the most popular musical acts over the past 60 years, from Elvis Presley to Taylor Swift.

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We looked back at the Houston concert debuts of some of the most popular musical acts over the past 60 years, from Elvis Presley to Taylor Swift.

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Elvis Presley and Johnny Cash performed in front of Houston-area audiences within months of each other in 1956.

We've just learned that by diving into Houston concert archives, to see when some of the most popular musical acts of the past 60 years first stepped onto a Bayou City stage.

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The Rolling Stones and the Beatles would also come to town within just months of each other, in 1965 and 1966. The first big act to play Houston was the Beach Boys, who appeared here over the summer of 1963 as their star was rising. Jan & Dean were also on that bill.

During the '70s every major rock act hit Houston, from Pink Floyd to AC/DC. We wish we could jump into a time machine and have tickets to every show at the Sam Houston Coliseum or the Houston Music Hall and buy a few concert T-shirts. We'd be millionaires right now.

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Iron Maiden , the landmark British heavy metal act, first came to Houston in June 1981 on a tour supporting Judas Priest. Maiden, and their mascot Eddie, will be in town at the Toyota Center on June 21.

By the late '80s, Houston was visited by both Nirvana and Nine Inch Nails, two of the biggest acts of their generation.

Even more interesting is looking back at the humble beginnings of some acts, like Adele, Radiohead and even the Foo Fighters, who all played smallish club shows before selling out entire arenas around the world. Adele's first Houston appearance was at Warehouse Live in 2009.

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Of course some acts get to play one of the area's largest stages their first time here, like a teenage Taylor Swift opening for Kenny Chesney in June 2007. She did one more show that fall opening for Brad Paisley but by March 2009 she was playing RodeoHouston's revolving stage for thousands of screaming girls.

This concert history came from setlist.fm, which collects concert dates and set lists for thousands of musical acts since the dawn of rock n' roll.

Click through the slideshow above to see when some of the biggest musical acts of the past six decades first came to Houston...