What was the best concert you've ever attended?

[Mr. Ected]

I once stood at the stage for a mid-80's performance of Lone Justice and Maria McKee that forever stands out in my memory.

Ditto for a 1993 concert of The Rembrandts, who later went on to record the theme song for "Friends" ("I'll Be There For You"). Couldn't have been more than 20 people in attendance. We all joined the band onstage at the end and my wife sang Ruby Tuesday with Phil Solem and Danny Wilde. Super cool.

[Symarip]

1. That's a tough call

I have a few:

Oingo Boingo in 1993, Universal Ampitheater. They rocked it for about 3.5 hours.
Jethro Tull, San Diego State, 1992 ish. Ian was sick and did a near all instrumental set on flute. Badical.
Hepcat. Consistently amazing through the mid 90s. Complete command of the stage and their instruments.

[RebelOne]

2. Deep Purple in the 1970s in Dania, FL.

Their light show was awesome.

[mix]

3. Public Enemy-Paris, 1989

before flav went hollyweird

[rcrush]

9. +1

[Forkboy]

11. That must have been awesome.

Paris is my favorite of the whole genre.

[datasuspect]

4. top 3 all in smaller venues

1. 1997 - david bowie, aragon ballroom, chicago il

2. ramones, mid to late 80s, houston

3. the exploited, small ass club, houston, late 80s, early 90s.

[old mark]

5. Allman Brothers/Canned Heat in some very spacey stadium in South Carolina in 1970.

Both bands were incredible live - it was one of the last shows for Alan Wilson from Canned Heat as well as for Duane Allman.

Mark

[gimama]

108. I don't envy much, but I can say I envy Your concert experience!

Goood for YOU! ALLMAN BROS!!! just...WOW...

[Prisoner_Number_Six]

6. Three really stand out for me

Don Henley, on his Building The Perfect Beast tour, Crosby Stills and Nash (nothing like swimming in a sea of aging hippies and flower children), and Bruce Hornsby (all seen at Starwood in Nashville).

Great times, great music.

[LynneSin]

7. Robert Plant, Hersheypark 1988

I managed to get to the front of the GA crowd and actually got to hold Plant's hand while he sang to me "We can Dance, We can sing, We can dance and sing if you want me too" (2nd chorus of his solo hit "In the Mood"). Everything was perfect until some dumb bimbo next to me had to go show her tits. But Plant didn't sing to her.

[hamsterjill]

8. Neil Diamond - hands down!

Yes, I know that makes me an old fart, but I've never been disappointed at one of his concerts. And from the looks of the lack of empty seats, and everyone up dancing - neither are the other concert goers!!!

[Forkboy]

31. First two concerts I ever saw was Neil Diamond.

Granted, I was 5 and 7 and had no say in the matter, but I liked him. Still do. I may be the only weirdo out there whose ITunes goes from Napalm Death to Neil Diamond. :)

[hamsterjill]

71. Well good for you!

Your parents obviouisly raised you right!!!! LOL

[gimama]

109. Neil Diamond is in a whole 'nuther League...

I won tickets to a concert, wasn't EVEN a fan...till about 10 minutes into the show.
He made a BELIEVER out o' me...!

[hamsterjill]

122. Oh, yeah!!!

And don't you just love his band? The majority of them have been playing together for about 30 years or so! They are just awesome!

[AlecBGreen]

10. 12/31/99 - Phish in the Everglades

They played a helluva show, including a 7 hour midnight-to-dawn set. 100+ degree heat, 100,000+ people. It was the largest New Years gathering on the planet :)

[SteppingRazor]

81. Seconded.

:thumbsup:

[Initech]

12. Nine Inch Nails - Lights In The Sky

That tour was unbelievably fucking amazing. Some videos:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5CvituXTVjg

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q-dbu6RuL8c

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_6NK8Ipa0tM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CWAFUcuKNFg

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y1RTs_Mm8tU

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pP0TWYom2zU

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V9OK9lclpss

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0MQIZrkM7L4

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nm8CEcbwII0

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=foMHVIlHdUk

[Forkboy]

13. There's no way I can pick one.

But here's five bands that I've seen multiple times and never failed to have a blast...

Melvins
Didjits
Alice Donut
Ed Hall
Cows

[truedelphi]

75. Someone must get stoned a lot. Seriously. I mean,

Cows aren't a rock band - they are huge omnivores that stand around in fields waiting to be tipped.

[Forkboy]

77. LOL

Not those cows, silly. These Cows!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=COx7umMl480&feature=related

:)

[truedelphi]

79. Oh the "Cunning Stunt" Cows. Have to admit

That cut really woke me up. Better than my coffee did. Thanks!!

[Forkboy]

93. They're always a bit of a pick me up for me, too.

:)

[livetohike]

14. T-Bone Walker, Buddy Guy and Bobby Blue Bland - 1975

It was the last concert for T-Bone Walker. He died a couple days after that. The concert was in an old movie theater in downtown Pgh. It was standing room only and the place was rocking. It was an honor to see these blues greats perform. T-Bone Walker was visibly weak and at one point, he put his guitar down on the stage and just sang.

I've seen many, many concerts in the 60's and 70's but this one still stands out :-). (Some of them I remember being there - sort of.)

[AlecBGreen]

60. *drool*

[no name no slogan]

15. My Bloody Valentine, First Ave, Minneapolis, Spring 1992

The U.S. tour after the seminal Loveless album came out. The show ended with a 1/2 hour version of "You Made Me Realise" that was louder than anything I'd ever heard before, and have heard since. I was about 15' from the main PA column, and my ears rang for 72 hours afterward. Absolutely amazing.

[KamaAina]

16. Dead, Oct. '88, New Orleans Lakefront Arena

not so much the show as the aftermath: The Night The Tie-dyes Ruled Bourbon St.! :beer:

[HERVEPA]

17. Leonard Cohen 5/16/09 Radio City New York

[TZ]

18. Tie: The Rolling Stones on their Steel Wheels Tour in 83

Or during a country music festival...The Dixie Chicks. Holy Shit are they great on stage...

[Captain Hilts]

24. I saw them their last night. In Hampton, VA. Mick in a cherry-picker swung out over the cheap seats

was great.

[Captain Hilts]

25. A duplicate. Ignore.

Here's a wet cat picture:

[taterguy]

29. Oh FFS

The Steel Wheels Tour was 1989

How did you get in to the show six years early?

[TZ]

35. hmm...have you ever heard of typo?

[Terry in Austin]

19. Two: Dylan, Stones

Bob Dylan (with the Hawks). September, 1965.
The Rolling Stones, Voodoo Lounge Tour. November, 1994.

[Bennyboy]

20. The Last Waltz, The Deepest End, tons of Grateful Dead shows...

Dylan and the Band, bob Marley, Jimi Hendrix, eric Clapton/Muddy Waters (75), String Cheese Incident (too many tomentionbut every NYE or Hornigns show) leftover salmon every time, the Rolling Stones Oakland on Micks 39th birthday, Bruce Springsteen Winterland, The Who 75 Winterland, Pink floyd The wall, LA Forum, The US Festival (both including country day)...Just to name a few.

[HopeHoops]

21. Spyro Gyra - about a year ago.

All of the original members at a small theater in Harrisburg, PA - about $35/ticket. Unfucking believable.

[Patiod]

72. Saw them in State College, PA around 1980

They were wonderful then

[Richardo]

22. Talking Heads at the Roxy on the Sunset Strip, L.A., 1978

Seated about 200 people max. Still have the ticket stub, $12.00 I think. I can still see that little bead of sweat roll off the end of Tina Weymouth's nose. :)

[kwassa]

64. Talking Heads at the Greek, 1983

the concert that spawned the film "Stop Making Sense". Jonathan Demme was there. The concert was better than the film Demme made. Made my hair stand up. Everyone was dancing on their seats.

(and I knew David, Tina, and Chris from art school in the early 70s. Chris and David were in a college band called the Artistics.)

my other favorite was the Stones at Masonic Hall in Detroit 78 on the Some Girls tour.

and, I went to this thing called Woodstock.

[tigereye]

92. that's pretty cool there!

[Richardo]

100. Little did I know at the time that would be my fondest concert memory

There was no sense of 'let's go see this band that's going to be legendary'. I take that back - one of my friends DID say something like that, after the show.

:hi: tigereye! How's the 'Burgh?

[tigereye]

115. I saw a number of those kinds of bands at the Decade here years ago

The Burgh is actually rather cool and not as humid for a change. Weird. (not as hot as where you are though, I suspect!)


The latest - Big Ben accused of sexual assault, G-20 summit in September (:wtf:), the usual lack of funds for the city.... lots of great summer concerts!


:hi: You should come back and visit sometime!

[Captain Hilts]

23. Kid Creole and the Cocoanuts as the warm up for the B-52s. Really. It was great.

Great venue.

Great fun.

I've seen the Poice, the Stones, Talking Heads, Sinatra, Beach Boys, and this concert is still THE best.

[Ron Green]

26. Beatles in 1964

was not much for sound (non-stop screaming all the time they were on stage), but it was a cool place to be for a high-school kid.

[WinkyDink]

27. I hate you. :-)

[Captain Hilts]

41. Friend of mine saw their 1st concert in N.Am. In Wash DC. Another friend interviewed them

in Toronto and played cards with them.

[Maccagirl]

57. Two of my friends got to meet them

My friend Lynn met George in the summer of '63 at a family reunion near St. Louis (her brother-in-law had a relative who was married to George's sister Louise and it was his first trip to America).

My friend Debbie went their concert at Red Rock Stadium in Denver and fell off her folding chair and broke her leg and was taken backstage and met John and Paul while waiting for the ambulance. She didn't know who they were but remembers they were really sweet.

[tabbycat31]

28. Nine Days 4/4/01-- Trenton, NJ

they dedicated a song for me for my 21st birthday. Best experience in my life EVER. After the show they invited us to have pizza backstage with them.

[hibbing]

30. U2: Zoo TV 1992 Kansas City

Hi,
The show was just fantastic, the music, the set, and the vibe. It was fun fun fun.

Peace

[Vidar]

32. 1985 Beach Boys & The Moody Blues.

[CrownPrinceBandar]

33. Can't choose one, so I narrowed it to three.........

1) Stevie Ray Vaughan @ the Syria Mosque, Pittsburgh, PA Oct 1986. My first "real" concert.

2) Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe @ Constitution Hall, Washington DC sometime in the spring of 1989.

3) TOOL @ Huntington Civic Center, Huntington WV July 2007.

notable mentions:

Warren Zevon in '89
U2/Primus in '92
Neil Young & Crazy Horse/Sonic Youth in '91
R.E.M. @ Fox Theatre ATL '87 - last show of the Document tour

[Dr Fate]

34. Bill Monroe, Moe Tucker, Stooges, Ravonettes, Black Angels, Brian Wilson, James Brown, Woggles

Among others.

[Dr Fate]

50. Oh shit- I forgot that killer Merle Haggard show I saw around 2001 or so. n/t

n/t

[TrogL]

36. Pink Floyd - Pulse tour

Perfect seats (for sound).

They played most of Dark Side of the Moon, Division Bell and The Wall

[Ohio Joe]

37. oh man....

So many good ones, it is hard to pick a best so... here are a few of my favorites in no real order:

Black Sabbath & Blue Oyster Cult on the Black&Blue tour - MSG - ehh... early 80's - BOC blew Sabbath away, I was in the third row and they raised a giant godzilla that went almost to the roof of the garden that had laser eyes and blew fire... freakin sweet.

Huey Lewis and the News - Orange County Fairgrounds, NY - early 80's (come on, I was wasted most of the time back then, how am I supposed to remember years, hahahaha) - Awesome outside venue with maybe 300 in attendance. We did BBQ, smoked up a storm and had plenty of cold beer in the fridge. They played for over 3 hours and did a full hour of a-capella(sp?) songs, plus all of their biggest hits and a few really good covers of 60's and 70's tunes.

The Misfits - Montclair State College, NJ - 81... maybe 82 - I went there with a few hometown friends to visit a guy we knew going there. When we got there, he told us we were going to a show because he had met the band earlier and their drummer was a no-show, so he was filling in. We had no idea what to expect and my friend knew none of their songs. Needless to say, Mommy... can I go out and kill tonight? is still a favorite. Plus, we partied with the band all night after the show.

Marilyn Manson - Lifestyle Communities Pavilion, Ohio - 05 - I was working at Nationwide and I guy I worked with broke his leg and offered me the tickets for free. I had heard of Manson but did not know any of his music but... I did know a really cute girl that had a Manson bumper sticker on her car so I took the tickets :D The show was amazing, he did a few tunes I had never heard and assume were his own but the bulk of the concert was covers of 80's tunes... plus, I got laid after-wards :D

Goodness... that just scratches the surface but those are some of my favorites.

[AllenVanAllen]

38. I've got three all time favorites

Nine Inch Nails on the Downward Spiral tour Marilyn Manson was the opener. The next is Siouxie And The Banshees they were supporting the Superstition album and My Life With The Thrill Kill Kult were the openers. They were general admission shows and I was able to get right up front for both. Unforgettable indeed! Last but not least was Concrete Blonde at Houston's old "Tower Theater" in 91'.

[madamesilverspurs]

39. All-time favorite

Peter, Paul and Mary 1996 in Denver.

Also Jefferson Airplane (in Griffith Park??) sometime in the 60s, and Iron Butterfly in Salt Lake City in late 60s

[Xipe Totec]

40. Yoyo Ma - Houston 1978 n/t

[Roon]

42. Roger Waters Radio KAOS tour

and the ten dead shows I have been to.

[dysfunctional press]

43. r.e.m. at mabels in cham-bana...

i 'm thinking it was 1981.
b-52's at the aragon brawlroom
leon redbone at the coronet theatre in evanston.
catherine wheel at metro
concrete blonde at metro

i definitely prefer smaller venues.

[martymar64]

44. The Stones, LA Coliseum Steel Wheels Tour

Openers where Living Color and Guns and Roses.It was a kick ass show!

Honorable mention to the Who, same venue around the same time.

[Steely_Dan]

45. Jethro Tull n/t

[dana_b]

46. three way tie: The Who, Rage Against the Machine, Audioslave

The Who back in '80 at the Oakland Coliseum. It was my first REAL concert and they were so loud and fantastic. Only wish I'd seen Moonie :(

Audioslave 3/20/03 - in San Francisco. the war had just started and these guys were pissed off! They had been protesting for two days in the streets and then went and played the shows at night. I think it made them play more intensely and powerfully. My kid and I were down front (her first concert up front) and Tom morello gave her his pick.

Rage Against The Machine - Rock the Bells in San Francisco - we got to watch the show from the side of the stage. Screaming, jumping up and down and watching the crowd going nuts from the stage is amazing. Rage is always good live.

[suninvited]

47. Lilith Fair

1997 Atlanta.

It was a lot of different artists, all of them awesome!

[Patiod]

73. Great artists, plus one extra for my SO

Lots of braless girls at the concert, dancing around.

Lest you think he's a pig, he went for the artists - the girls in camisoles were just a bonus.

It was a little disturbing to hear Rush Limbaugh's theme song, but Chissie Hynde didn't want to cede it completely to Rush, so good for her.

[peacefreak]

48. that's like asking who's your favorite child...

Emmylou Harris Music Inn, West Stockbridge, Ma 1975
Grateful Dead Place Theater, Waterbury, Ct 9/24/72
Rolling Thunder Review, Providence, RI 1975

but then David Grey right after White Ladder came out, or Brandi Carlile opening for the Indigo Girls 2007, or Hot Tuna playing in a hockey rink, or Bonnie Riatt in a small bar....

[Inspired]

55. I actually saw U2 in a small club in Ames, Iowa. Back in 1981.

We barely even knew who they were! But I remember leaving and knowing I just saw something great.

[Amerigo Vespucci]

49. Frank Zappa with Captain Beefheart on the "Bongo Fury" tour, Berkeley Community Theater

It was the PERFECT balance between Rockin' Zappa, Comedy Zappa, and Straight-Ahead Guitar Zappa.

Despite sharing the billing, FZ and Beefheart did NOT share the stage at any point, which was the ONLY disappointment of the evening.

At one point Zappa pulled his hair back into a ponytail as he announced "This is SERIOUS music I'm about to play," and did the "Shock & Awe" moves on "Black Napkins."

To quote Ray Romano from an old episode of "Everybody Loves Raymond," "He tore into it like Tiny Tim tearin' into a Christmas HAM."

God, do I miss Frank.

:toast:

[tigereye]

94. holy crap, that's envy inspiring!

:thumbsup:

[Minimus]

51. Stones - 1981

[Corey_Baker08]

52. I may be a little New Age but Korn, Lincoln Park, and Snoop Dogg

[NNadir]

53. John Abercrombie with Ralph Towner at the Bottom Line.

I once also saw the Beach Boys from front row seats, that was pretty good.

Oregon was always amazing too. I saw them when Colin Wolcott was still alive.

[Inspired]

54. I had the most fun seeing INXS. It was wild.

[gmoney]

56. Crowded House, Woodface tour

Just a magical night... helped that I had a wonderful female companion with me, and that we hung around after and met the band...

[tigereye]

96. I saw them at a WOMAD show in the early 90s- probably about the same

period. That was a wonderful show. They were one of the most enjoyable bands. Also saw Peter Gabriel and Sinead that day, as well as the Burundi drummers.

[graywarrior]

58. Dylan, Augusta Maine, 2002

[mix]

68. I saw Dylan @ Northwestern around the same time

And he rocked...everyone said he was bad live, but it was a great show. Blown away.

[tigereye]

95. you are probably the only person who has liked a Dylan show this decade

:rofl: Just kidding, I still think he's great, but the critics do not.


I saw him just after he went religious probably 20-30 years ago, and it was still a great show from peanut heaven.

[Hayabusa]

59. Pearl Jam: June 12, 2003

Bonner Springs, KS. Nothing like seeing your favorite band in the middle of a raging thunderstorm.

[Dyedinthewoolliberal]

61. Around 1971

I think :), in San Diego I we saw Lindsey Buckingham, Leon Russell and Quicksilver Messanger Service.
We left during Quicksilver as Lindsey had done a good show and Leon absolutely blew the roof off the place! Quicksilver was a real let down after the energy and excitement Leon generated..........

[likesmountains 52]

62. Probably Cream in 1969...or maybe Tom Waits in 1974...I'm old.

[BarenakedLady]

63. Three guesses.

The first two don't count.

[NashVegas]

65. No Single One Best - Chris Whitley, Wilco, Queen, Replacements, Echo & the Bunnymen

Queen (1978 or '79) was the best arena show I ever saw. Everything was so BIG. The sound was BIG. The lightshow was BIG and dominating. And Freddie rocked.

The Replacements (The Chance, Poughkeepsie) were shitfaced and sloppy. I was appalled until I realized they knew it ("how much did you pay for this show? $10? oh man, you were ripped off") and didn't give a fuck, and somehow it transcended into rock and roll glory.

Echo & the Bunnymen (1984 Union College, Schenectady) was my first "cutting edge" (which later evolved into 'alternative') show and they were mesmerizing. Ian bummed a cig off me.

Chris Whitley (328 Performance Hall, Nashville) knocked me on my ass when he played with a full band on the Terra Incognita tour. They were so loud and noisy they drove out half the audience in the first 40 minutes (industry crowd, probably about as many people paid attendance as not) and for the 70 or so who stayed, they played for three hours. I've still never been at a show as visceral as that was, a dozen years after. He put so much on the line that I couldn't enjoy another live show for three months, everyone else was so boring and polite in comparison.

Until Wilco opened up for Sheryl Crow, and from "Misunderstood" on, took ownership of Starwood Amphitheatre as if they were the headliners.

[mitchum]

102. The world lost so much with Whitley's death...

he was an uncompromising artist
Rest In Peace

[JimGinPA]

66. Ted Nugent, Bob Seger, Jeff Beck, Fleetwood Mac & Jefferson Starship at Busch Stadium...

The tickets were $15 and I was sittng with about 30 of my friends.

[SwissTony]

67. Mary O'Hara (Adelaide, early 80s)

Irish singer and harpist. I wanted her to stop after one song because it had been absolutely perfect and was certain the standard of the rest of the concert wouldn't be as high. But it was. I saw her again a few years later in Darwin and she was very good, but not quite as good as in Adelaide.

Jethro Tull Thick as a Brick tour, Adelaide. Brilliant show. Ian Anderson allegedly told the lighting crew that if their timing was off, they'd be having a long day the next day. It was millisecond accurate.

Worst show - Sonny Terry and Brownie McGee. The sound system sounded like it had just been rescued from Pearl Harbor and the concert was in the Adelaide Town Hall which has more echoes than Batman's cave. I saw them again in Melbourne, with decent equipment in a decent venue and they were very good.

[crimson333]

69. Ted Nugent, Van halen, and Kiss

oh and rick springfield

Aerosmith worst concert i ever saw

[SoxFan]

70. U2, "Unforgettable Fire" tour, 1985

Worcester Centrum (now the DCU Center).

Honorable Mentions:

The Alarm blowing Pat Benatar off the stage as her opening act, Capital Centre, Landover, MD, 1986.

The Kinks, Worcester Centrum, 1983.

[here_is_to_hope]

80. The Alarm live was unbeatable! eom

[SoxFan]

99. Saw them twice

Also saw them on the Electric Folklore tour at the Orpheum Theater in Boston. The set list was a little weaker, but still an amazing performance.

The Cap Centre show was stunning. 90% of the crowd was there to see Benatar, but The Alarm drew the crowd in. By the end of their 8 song set, which closed with Dylan's "Knockin' On Heaven's Door", they had almost the entire crowd under their spell.

[Patiod]

74. "Born to Run", 1977, The Spectrum

Front row Mezzanine, right near the stage

No one there walked out questioning why he was called "The Boss"

RIP, Spectrum

[michreject]

76. Doors at Cobo hall in Detroit

John Sabastian and Blues Image were also on the ticket.

[regularguy]

78. Ben Folds Five, late nineties, South Street, Philly.

Also lots of great Dead shows, Led Zep in the mid 70s, Milt Jackson in the 80s.

[_dynamicdems]

82. I'm hoping it WILL be the Heaven & Hell concert I'm attending next month!

I love Ronnie James Dio but have never gotten to see him in concert.

As for past concerts, it would have to be The Cure at the Worcester Centrum in 1992.

[driver8]

83. The Rembrandts recorded at a studio I used to work at...

very talented musicians and great guys!!

[Mr. Ected]

87. A little Rembrandts story

After the concert, my wife and I got married in Switzerland and spent the next 3 weeks honeymooning in the Alps. We brought along a video camera and videoed the surroundings as we drove along. The Rembrandts compilation tape that we brought along was always playing in the background. Later, when we returned home and watched the tapes, it forever bound us to the Rembrandts.

I wrote the band's management a little note to that effect, complete with address and phone number. One day out of the blue, I received a phone call...from Danny Wilde, congratulating us for our marriage and thanking us for our fandom. Blew us both away.

[driver8]

118. Great story!!

That is something I would expect from those guys, though -- they really were down to earth, very cool guys. Not only that, but man can they sing!!

[fizzgig]

84. the cure last may

they played a lot of stuff i never thought i'd get to hear live, including closing the show with killing an arab.

the show was a red rocks, we watched a nearly full moon rise from behind the stage and there was a fantastic thunderstorm over denver, so we got an amazing light show for most of it :)

[Rambis]

85. Dead

July 17, 1989

first we bid you good nite since New Years 1978

Let The Good Times Roll, Feel Like A Stranger, Built To Last, Me & My Uncle-> Cumberland Blues, It's All Over Now, Row Jimmy, When I Paint My Masterpiece, When Push Comes To Shove, The Music Never Stopped China Cat Sunflower-> I Know You Rider, Playin' In The Band-> Uncle John's Band-> Standing On the Moon*, Drums, Jam-> The Wheel-> Gimme Some Lovin'-> Goin' Down The Road Feelin' Bad-> Not Fade Away, E: We Bid You Good Night, E: Johnny B. Goode

Honorable mention David Grisman at the Fox Theatre in Boulder CO 05/09/2001

[Jo March]

86. Indigo Girls at the Biltmore Estate in Asheville, NC

Small crowd (3000), side lawn of a beautiful estate, the sun setting behind the mountains, and the Indigo Girls. It was sublime.

[TheKentuckian]

88. Probably either James Brown for free or front row seats for The Dead (w/Jerry)

Rush taught me to appreciate the drums by treating me to a Neil Pear solo.

I've been decently lucky in this area and was probably to fubar to know the best show when I was at it, so I'll go with memorable.

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

89. Probably Bob Marley & Wailers, or maybe Frank Zappa & MOI

or maybe Ravi Shankar with the Detroit Symphony.

I'll have to roll a joint and ponder this one .


:hi:

[Mudoria]

90. AC/DC, the "For Those About to Rock..." tour

Over two hours of non-stop kickass rock. Kings X as the opener was killer too.

Another that was close was one that had Molly Hatchet, Judas Priest and UFO as the bill. No Schenker for UFO dropped it to behind AC/DC.

Saw Robin Trower and Golden Earring together in Charlotte, it was good but I was so high I can't remember how great it was lol.

[tigereye]

91. Queen Ida - 80s sometime

Best dancing show ever.


after that it would be a deafening show X did here in the 80s.

[Tikki]

97. Best is kinda subjective..Yet: Most demanding on me (in the best way): The Clash 1979

We see X every chance we get...from 1980>

The Ramones were so amazing...1979>

A week after my 13th birthday I saw my first real rock band,
The Sonics, I saw them many times after...
Their sound colored and shaped my tastes in music, forever...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f7Nffq0bOgE
"Strychnine"....The Sonics.

Tikki

[Soylent Brice]

98. Perfect Circle, NIN V2 tour.

[applegrove]

101. Madonna a few years back. I love dance and pop songs. You can't get much better

than Madonna for that.

[madrchsod]

103. howl`n wolf...small bar in chicago...played till 2 in the morning

frank zappa and the mothers opening for cream in chicago in 68

shit i forgot the "man in black" in 1962

[hippywife]

104. My first Woody Guthrie Free Folk Festival. n/t

[BulletproofLandshark]

105. Rush at Nissan Pavilion in VA, 2005. n/t

[rucky]

106. KISS at Dodger Stadium on Halloween

in 3D

[mix]

107. Pavement-Albuquerque, NM 1995

another memorable show, Wowee Zowee tour, El Rey theater

[Skittles]

110. the AC/DC concerts I saw

they never let me down - always an awesome performance whether the beginning or the end of the tour :thumbsup:

[blue neen]

111. Eric Clapton with Derek and the Dominoes AND Santana-Civic Arena, Pittsburgh in 1975.

OMG. We had seats on the floor down in front. It was one of the few times that the Arena roof was open. It was a warm summer night, and all of a sudden it starts to rain...and Clapton breaks out with "Let It Rain". The place went nuts.

Carlos Santana's hot guitar playing was unbelievable. He was going through this stage where he was wearing nothing but white clothing, and he had that magnificent long, curly, black hair then. The whole concert was a feast for the eyes and ears.

Ah, the 70's, when everybody could just pass joints back and forth and rock the lovely summer night away without any fear. :)

[enigmatic]

112. I have a lifetime crush on Maria McKee

I saw Lone Justice 3 times when they were around and Maria once solo, and she never gave a bad show on any of them.

[driver8]

119. Me, too!!

Not only do we share tastes in music, we have the same taste in women!!

[enigmatic]

113. The Dream Syndicate at The Pop Shop- Cleveland, OH, 1983

One of the 3 concerts that changed my life. I picked up The Days Of Wine And Roses about a month earlier and it instantly became attached to my turntable and wouldn't leave, and the concert exceeded my sky-high expectations.

[driver8]

120. As soon as I read "Dream Syndicate", I knew this was yours!! n/t

[enigmatic]

123. LOL!

:hug:

[laylah]

114. Telluride Bluegrass

Festivals I attended each year from 1986 to 2002, starring everyone from Sam Bush to Johnny Cash to Joan Baez to Bonnie Raitt to John Cowan, EmmyLou, Linda Ronstadt, Tangerine Dream, et cetera. Always the best time of the year for me.

[KittyWampus]

116. Grateful Dead Lewiston Maine 1980

[Bertha Venation]

117. Allison Kraus and Union Station at Wolftrap

She swallowed a bug while singing. It was a funny moment.

[driver8]

121. U2 -- Joshua Tree Tour / JFK Stadium in Philadelphia Sept. 87

There were about 80,000 people jammed into JFK and the energy in the crowd was like nothing I have ever felt. The band kicked ass, and Bruce Springsteen came out and played "Stand By Me" with U2.

Unbelievable night.

[Orsino]

124. Possibly Tull '96 or Springsteen '93...

...or maybe even Elvis Costello/Squeeze '81. There was also Dizzy at Fat Tuesday's, '82.

[SalviaBlue]

125. 1978 - Jackson Browne, Warren Zevon, Jimmy Buffet

Mountain Air Festival at Angels Camp at the airstrip complete with air show
Camped out at Moaning Caverns. Quite a weekend.

[Moondog]

126. Billy Joel - London - 1984 (but it might have been '85).