The influential experimental music group's been around for more than four decades and, for the first time in a while, has three performances this year with the Transmediale Festival, their first time playing in Germany.
Under Mr Brown, for the first time in a long time, Britain can feel proud of its economic performance.
And the 6,490 fans were greeted with a stunning performance as Bolt set a world record in 9.72 seconds, competing in the event for only the fifth time in a professional race.
Henry Threadgill's 19-piece group, the Society Situation Dance Band, played a concert in the United States for the first time in 10 years; it has existed, with sporadic performances, for 15.
It may not have been so had Steve Harmison, not for the first time in recent months, bailed them out with another world-class performance.
The Metropolitan Opera, for the first time in its 117-year history, will open its season with a performance of the 1787 work, tonight at 6 30 at Lincoln Center.
For the first time in 20 years there will be a common approach to performance management.
In view of their abysmal performance, medal-less for the first time in their history, they clearly could have done with him.
This is a solo performance by George Bartenieff, who, with Karen Malpede, adapted the stunningly detailed diaries, which were published for the first time in English just a year ago.
For the first time in your career, your boss has given you a negative performance review.
