First Show:  Growing up as a poor kid -- and then the very lean college years that followed -- I finally got to see my first Barry Manilow concert once I was out of school and had my first job. It was a big treat, and worth all those years of waiting and wishing. I will never forget my first Barry Manilow concert. - Debora (of Des Moines, IA) (9/28/99)

Favorite Show: I have been a fan of Barry's ever since I can remember. I have all of his albums/cassettes/CD's. He truly is talented, and I always had hoped one day to meet him in person, but that will probably never happen! Ha! I think the song I like most of all is "This One's For You." Also, "I Made It Through the Rain" during [tragic] times has touched me. - Terry Stewart (Maryville, TN) (2/22/2002)

I showed up to purchase tickets early one morning and got great seats. At that time I didn't know anything about Barry Manilow International Fan Club. I saw a separate window for fan club members where they could buy tickets. I then decided as soon as I got home, I'd find out what I could about BMIFC. The concert was held on April 27, 1994 at the Special Events Center of the Coliseum. Another fantastic performance! - Pat Darnall (Greensboro, NC) (3/28/2008)

First Show: I just love the way Barry captivates his audience. He is great! At [this] concert, I was sitting beside a girl whose name was Mandy. She went crazy! - Marty McDowell (Spencer, NC) (5/30/2000, 8/3/2000)

May 3: It was the day before my birthday and I found out by accident that Barry was in town. I was in the balcony but I didn't care 'cause all I wanted to hear was the music, and he delivered as usual. I wish he had come to Toronto more often! - Heather Johnston (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) (7/4/2006)

First/Favorite Show:  I loved when he did "Can't Smile Without You"!  Especially when he picked someone from the audience to come up and sing with him. - Julie Bill (Endicott, NY) (1/2/2000)

What I'll remember most was the enjoyment my daughter-to-be was having while attending with me in-utero. - Peggy (of Pennsylvania) (11/15/2001)

Took mum and an older female friend. Barry sounded so awesome, I can't believe it's been almost 10 years since that concert. Hubby drove us to the concert and sat outside waiting (Barry's not really his cup of tea), but even he said that when the doors opened for people to go in and out that Barry sounded fantastic. Time for a return visit, Mr. Manilow! - Trisha McCleary (Sydney, Australia) (1/24/2004)

First Show - Jan Gidley (Fort Wayne, IN) (4/1/2000)

First Show - Jeanette Ford (Longmont, CO) (1/5/2000)

I went to see him...on the racetrack, packed. I was sitting real close (to the stage)... - L.A. Cole (Heyworth, IL) (9/4/99)

First Show - Linda Baker (Center Line, MI) (7/11/2001)

I knew I was a true Manilow fan when I had purchased two tickets for the seated area knowing full well that my boyfriend (at the time) would never agree to go. Though I felt like I had the plague at first, with the empty seat beside me, my determination to see the performer I love never made me feel like I was there alone. A truly inspiring, passion-filled performance of which has made me even more convinced there is no other entertainer with as much talent for songwriting, arranging, and beautiful singing as Our Man. - Shelley Geiman (Manchester, Maryland) (7/3/2002)

First Show - Jennifer Cole (Hollidaysburg, PA) (8/8/99, 1/21/2002)

First Show - Kim Smith (of Michigan) (2/17/2002)

Favorite Show: His Greatest Hits Tour was like going back in time! It was fabulous hearing and seeing all that history on stage. Loved it! - Cherri (of Cincinnati) (10/21/2000)

My girlfriend and I traveled to Erie, PA in May because we didn't think he was coming to Buffalo, NY. The day after Erie he announced Buffalo dates. So we went both nights and had 3rd row seats each night. It was awesome being that close to him! - Peggi A. Chimera (Buffalo, NY) (9/11/98)

First Show: I have been to several Manilow concerts and he just keeps on getting better and better. He is truly one of the greatest performers of all time. - E. Mills (Lowell, MA) (5/26/2000)

This was to be my husband's first Barry concert (It certainly wasn't my first!)... But after almost 10 years together, he was finally going to see The Show. Of course, as luck would have it -- his that is -- his back started acting up and just couldn't see sitting in those seats for any length of time. Well, this also happened to be our son's 16th birthday and he said he would go with me instead, so the ticket was not a waste. What a time we had sharing my love for Barry's music and [celebrating] my baby boy's birtday all-in-one! Priceless!! - Rose Fenstermaker (of Pennsylvania) (8/31/2008)

First Show - Adrianne Brown (Akron, OH) (5/8/99)

First Show (September 17): My fiance, Bradley, got me tickets to see Barry. I was so excited. I teased Brad, that Barry was the only man who I would leave him for. We loved that concert, Brad held me as we sang along to every song. I will never forget being in his arms listening to some of the most beautiful songs ever written. We were 20, and thought we had our whole lives and many concerts ahead of us. Brad died in August of 2000 after 12 years at my side. Tomorrow night, 10 years later, I am going alone to see the concert in Houston (11/17/2004). "Even Now" I miss him so much. I don't want to miss "One Last Time". I know Brad will be looking down on me from heaven wishing he could hold me again. - Deanna Pierce (Houston, TX) (11/16/2004)

First Show: What I liked about this concert was the music and Barry. - Nancy Luff (of Belgium) (5/23/2001)

My second chance to see Barry in Hamburg. Great concert and Barry is a superb entertainer. I had a wonderful evening that I will never forget. - Gaby Winter (Hamburg, Germany) (1/9/2008)

Favorite Show:  I only love the man on stage, Forever And A Day. - Ilona Kaddouri (Goersroth, Germany) (3/30/2000)

First Show: Barry is the true King of Music. A fantastic showman who loves his music as much as his fans. - Ann Marie Mitchell (Glasgow, Scotland)

First Show: Barry is a showman playing to the audience with all those curtain calls. Everyone around me was breathless with excitement and anticipation waiting for their god to appear and he did. With his cheeky grin [he] sang his heart out. I was hooked from then on, and I always see him on stage in this country... why does he never pick me, a typical Welsh girl who was born with the talent of the Welsh, [to sing with him]? I can sing! - Paula J. Curtis (Vale of Glamorgan, Wales, UK) (5/29/2000)

First Show - Eden Copeland (of the United Kingdom) (10/27/2001)

[What made this show special was] that I was one of the youngest people there who knew EVERY lyric (which made being alone FUN ... the entire row became friends!). I had 6th row seats (even though I did buy them last minute... going alone DOES have its benefits!) and at 24 years old at the time, I had no money (spent that year's "savings" of $40 on the concert!), no job, one of the saddest holidays of my life, and for the first time all year (with only a few left to spare) I was TRULY HAPPY just to be alive... and to have had the experience of seeing Barry in concert! I think the thing I liked most was the level of intimacy that was created in such a "small" (2000 seat) venue. It truly was the BEST day of 1994 for me! - Julianna (of San Diego, CA) (2/2/2004)

Favorite Show because of...Everything!  The adventure we had just getting there, the incredible show, the people we shared the experience with, the convention activities, the suite we stayed in, the wonderful seats we had (Third Row Center!!). Five years later, we still get together and reminisce about that one magical night!! - Christine Koch (Clifton Park, NY) (5/6/99)

First Show - Michael Sgalla (Tiltonsville, OH) (11/26/2004)