Your favorite concerts?

[bobarian]

A similar thread was resurrected at our old home and it got me thinking. Here are a few of mine.

Top 5

5)Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers-UCSB Gym

4)Journey- Santa Cruz Civic-Before Steve Perry

3)The Tube's-Dont Touch Me There Tour-My first concert!

2)Day on the Green Oakland Coliseum-AC/DC(with Bon @10am), Journey, Blue Oyster Cult, Cheap Trick, Ted Nugent-Sep 78

1) Bruce-Winterland 1978 Christmas show 2 weeks before the Dead closed Winterland forever. He played until 1:30am and Bill Graham had to shut him down as the Fire Dept was ready to pull the plug.

Honorable mention-Lynyrd Skynyrd, Journey and Y & T New Years Eve 1978,
Rolling Stone's @ Candlestick Park with JGeils Band and George Thorogood

[14holestogie]

1) Bob Seger-Milwaukee-1976 (I think)

2) James Taylor-Green Bay-2007

3) Bonnie Raitt (Maia Sharp opened-also very good)-2008

4) BoDeans-numerous times-always a great show

5) Guess Who-Green Bay-1971

[MTB996]

Pink Floyd.

Really, no other concert was in the same league.

[Starscream]

Queen: Live at Wembley

Live Aid


Ozzfest 2006.

[elderboy02]

A couple that stick out in my mind are:

Toby Keith - Riverbend Music Center (I hate this venue though)

Van Zant/Gretchen Wilson - US Bank Arena

[Vitis]

Wow this is a tough one out of the 100s ive seen but just because you cant see em any more Ill pick

Frank Zappa in Albany NY
Stevie Ray Vaughn in the living room in Providence RI

Then come the usual suspects, Stones, Who, Plant/Page, Clapton etc

[Paint]

Tool 08'
Pink Floyd 86'
Hagar 83'
Ted Nugent 84'
Kenny Chesney 08'

[blugill]

1988 Monsters of Rock - Van Halen, Scorpions, Dokken, Metallica, Kingdom Come
at the Texxas Jam in Dallas

Guns N' Roses/Smashing Pumpkins in OKC (the pumpkins were booed offstage)

Metallica on the first leg of their Justice tour

[Studebaker]

Ray Charles – 1984
Brother Ray was The Man

Paul McCartney - ~1991
Tripping the Live Fantastic tour

Yes – 2005(?)
The old codgers can still wail, even though Steve Howe looks like that guy from Tales of the Crypt

Rolling Stones featuring Billy Preston, with the Meters as opening act –1975
Mick slipped on something wet on the stage during the opening number (Honky Tonk Women) and fell on his behunkus…

Eagles with opening act Fleetwood Mac –1975
Newcomer Stevie Nicks brought the house down with Rhiannon

Sting – 2003
With Branford Marsalis sitting in on a few songs and Annie Lennox as the opening act

Too many others to recollect through the fog….

[UPHOTO]

Damn old people.......

;)

97 or 98' Fugazi - in a small club here in Reno, NV

09' Girl Talk - again in a small club here in Reno, not usually my type of music but it was amazing energy and dancing and just a GREAT time

04' Brian Wilson - Front row of his "smile" tour at the Disney Concert Hall in LA. A religious experience.

08' Radiohead - Incredible show in Woodlands, TX

sure there are more but I've been to a lot of shows.

[s15driftking]

a few that i have great memories of....(no particular order)

Misfits in Cleveland (1998) when they reunited.

Rancid in Cleveland (1998)

Anti Flag in Cleveland (1999)


what can i say, that was my kind of music back then.

[DKPRLP]

The Coop any time

[floydpink]

5. Various Grateful Dead shows at Madison Square Garden
4. Motley Cru opening for Ozzy on the Shout At The Devil Tour.
3. Roger Waters and Eric Clapton in Radio City Music Hall
2. U2 Unforgettable Fire Tour, 1984, Tower Theatre Upper Darby PA
1. KISS ALIVE 2, Madison Square Garden 1976, 3rd row


honorable mention;

Van Halen Diver Down tour

Metallica 1984 Kill Em All tour

Pink Floyd Division Bell tour.

[fxpose]

Best concerts I've attended:

-Led Zeppelin/1971/Budokan/Tokyo

-Grand Funk Railroad/1972/Giants Stadium/Tokyo

-Led Zeppelin/1975/Forum/L.A.

-Pink Floyd/1976/Sports Arena/L.A.

[icehog3]

Top 5? Crap, that's touch...I have seen a lot of shows.

Rolling Stones...every tour since 1978. Front row a couple times. Back up bands have included Lenny Kravitz, Living Colour, Blues Traveler, Journey, Peter Tosh, Neville Brothers, and many other great bands.

Audioslave (2005).....Cornell and the RATM boy rocked.

Velvet Revolver (2007)...in a small club venue....Slash rocks!

Party in the Park (Comiskey- 1979)....Aerosmith, Foreigner, AC/DC (with Bon Scott), and Frank Marino.

Ted Nugent (1978, Rockford Speedway)....The Motor City Madman at his peak.

Van Halen (1985)....DLR rockin' Chicago.

UFO / Judas Priest (1979)....Michael Schenker played with UFO, and Judas Priest on their first North American tour.

Foghat (1977)...at the height of their popularity.

Ted Nugent / Heart/ Cheap Trick / Journey in Milwaukee (1979).

Carlos Santana (1981)....unbelievable licks.

Motown / Philly artists....Gladys Knight (1998), The Spinners (with Phillipe Wynn in 1976) Ray Charles (on stage in 1985).

Did I get to 5 yet....if not, I have dozens more. :r

[Mr.Maduro]

U2 - everytime I seen them 5+
The Killers - everytime 5+
The White Stripes - everytime 5+
The Who w/ Robert Plant 2002 MSG a few days after Enthwistle passed.
Beastie Boys - only show in Brooklyn 2007
Lallapalooza '94 (I think) Rancid, Ramones, Wu-Tang Clan, Soundgarden, Metallica
The Toadies - everytime 5+
RUN DMC
Stone Temple Pilots in NYC's Roseland Ballroom (twice)



God there are so many...I'll probably be updating this list constantly! Great thread Bob!! :tu

[Blueface]

Eagles
U2
Aerosmith
Paul McCartney (6th row, dead center)
Tina Turner

Going on the 26th to see the Eagles again.
Man I love that band.

[JaKaacH]

BB King and Buddy Guy


I was wondering the other night about concerts...And all the arenas now I bet are smoke free.....How will all the concert goers with glaucoma be able to enjoy a concert.??

The last Tom Petty concert I went to there were a lot of glaucoma patients.....:D

[foomanto]

The Toadies
oz fest the year before and the year of the black sabbath reunion
wight zombie
rob zombie
ac/dc in kemper arena in kansans city
kid rock
zz top
suicidal tendencies
david allan coe
pantera
jethro tull
crosby, stills, nash, and young
and others i cant remember right now

[smokehouse]

Bob Seger
Korn
Ted Nugent
Rage against the Machine
Disturbed
Slipknot
Metallica
System of a Down
Trans-siberian Orchestra
Cyprus Hill
Paul McCartney
Snoop
Stone Sour

[VirtualSmitty]

Slipknot
Mudvayne (three times lol)
Korn
Metallica
Disturbed
Adema (old adema, not that new crap)
Ill Nino
Deftones

[groogs]

1. Korn & Rob Zombie at the Arco Arena (loudest concert ever)
2. Metallica at Cal Expo Amphitheater Theater
3. Megadeath at Cal Expo Amphitheater Theater
4. Red Hot Chili Peppers, I don't remember where (it was that good)
5. Korn, Limp Bizkit, Primus, and more at the family values tour.

There are many more, but I am having trouble remembering them all.:hm

[thebiglebowski]

this is tough... not sure i can narrow it down to 5. in no particular order:

- i was at the '79 UFO/Judas Priest concert in Chicago with Icehog. well, not with him, but you get what i mean. my first concert. awesome.

- Scorpions/Iron Maiden/Girls School. not sure of year, but it was (i think) Scorps Blackout tour. 2nd row, Chicago.

- Comiskey Park 'Monsters of Rock'? was that what it was called? around '79 or '80 - the Tubes/Southside Johnny/Fastway/Foghat/Rush. Cripes - that concert lasted all day...

- Springsteen, the River tour ('82?)/Springsteen, Born in the USA tour ('85), TIE - the BEGINNING of the Born in the USA tour, before the whole damn thing got outta hand. both in Chicago. no one rocked harder or longer than the Boss, back then.

- Smithereens, Top of the Pops tour, Chicago. 3rd row. Pat Dinizio stood on my chair and played guitar, Jim Babjak drank my beer. that bastard.

- Pete Townshend, Chicago, Arie Crown theater, '94? the Arie Crown sucks, we had crap seats, my wife absolutely loves Pete. bribed an usher to let us sit just on the right of the stage, literally. hard to describe where we were, but Pete looked at us funny a couple of times like 'wtf are you doing there?'. good news - we were about 20 feet from Pete, bad news - we were right next to the speakers. i was seriously worried about permanent hearing loss. Pete played ALMOST as long as Springsteen did...

- Los Lobos at the Fillmore in San Francisco, 2004. it was their 30th anniversary tour, my wife and flew out specifically to see them at that historic venue. it was awesome. they recorded a dvd of the show and you can see us on it. lol...

- just about anything i've seen at the Ryman auditoreum in Nashville - Elvis Costello (second row), Tom Waits (third row), Lyle Lovett (first row, dead center).

wow. ok, more than 5... great thread, btw!

[qwerty1500]

Hmmmm .... let me think for a minute ...

















Jimmy Buffett ... of course

[tchariya]

OK...I'll probably be ridiculed for my entries....

Nine Inch Nails
Elton John (solo tour)
INXS
Depeche Mode

[tchariya]

Best concerts I've attended:

-Led Zeppelin/1971/Budokan/Tokyo

-Grand Funk Railroad/1972/Giants Stadium/Tokyo

-Led Zeppelin/1975/Forum/L.A.

-Pink Floyd/1976/Sports Arena/L.A.

Dang..I wish I was old enough to enjoy Led back in the 70s. I wasn't even in the states til 76.

[beamish]

YES AT THE SPECTRUM IN 78 IN THE ROUND
KISS PSYCHO CIRCUS AT MADISON SQUARE GARDEN
THE WHO AT SHEA STADIUM WITH MOON
RUSH MOVING PICTURES AT THE GARDEN
ANY FLOYD OR WATERS SHOW SEEN SEVERAL
ANYTIME JIMMY PAGE IS ON STAGE
VAN HALEN WOMAN AND CHILDREN FIRST
:ss

[Studebaker]

OK...I'll probably be ridiculed for my entries....

Nine Inch Nails
Elton John (solo tour)
INXS
Depeche Mode

Gasp! I would never admit I saw Elton John a couple of years ago and was blown away by his piano skills and how amazing his band sounded. Oops, did I say that out loud? :D

[tchariya]

Gasp! I would never admit I saw Elton John a couple of years ago and was blown away by his piano skills and how amazing his band sounded. Oops, did I say that out loud? :D

*sounds of crickets chirping*


hehehe....exactly. And I'm not going to admit I saw him twice.

[icehog3]

*sounds of crickets chirping*


hehehe....exactly. And I'm not going to admit I saw him twice.

Me too, Than, nothing to be ashamed of.

Saw him in 1988 at the Poplar Creek outdoor theater in Hoffman Estates...man, I miss that place. Saw Santana, Aerosmith, REO, Pat Benetar, Hall and Oates, Genesis, The Outlaws, ZZTop, and a boatload of other concerts there in the 80s.

Also saw EJ at the Allstate Arena in 2004...took my Dad and stepmom.

[dmoby]

90-91 Monsters of Rock-Spokane,WA. Scorpions, Great White, Mr.Big, Cinderella.
Every DMB Concert I have traveled for 13 total.
Nickel Creek, Reno
Alison Krause and Union Station with Jerry Douglas, Reno- fing good.
STP, Stained and Static X in Phoenix.

[tchariya]

Me too, Than, nothing to be ashamed of.

Saw him in 1988 at the Poplar Creek outdoor theater in Hoffman Estates...man, I miss that place. Saw Santana, Aerosmith, REO, Pat Benetar, Hall and Oates, Genesis, The Outlaws, ZZTop, and a boatload of other concerts there in the 80s.

Also saw EJ at the Allstate Arena in 2004...took my Dad and stepmom.

/jealous

With the lack-luster rappers and R&B acts flooding the market, makes me wish I was more adultish back in those decades and able to get myself to see some of those great bands!

k..I'm not trying to start a flaming session of musical tastes, just saying I'd prefer to see groups of the 70s and 80s back when they were huge then to spend time and money to see T-Pain or Lil Wayne or T.I. etc...

[thebiglebowski]

Me too, Than, nothing to be ashamed of.

Saw him in 1988 at the Poplar Creek outdoor theater in Hoffman Estates...man, I miss that place. Saw Santana, Aerosmith, REO, Pat Benetar, Hall and Oates, Genesis, The Outlaws, ZZTop, and a boatload of other concerts there in the 80s.

Also saw EJ at the Allstate Arena in 2004...took my Dad and stepmom.

heh-heh. you said hall and oates.... heh-heh.

sorry, my lame attempt at a beavis and butthead imitation.

[icehog3]

heh-heh. you said hall and oates.... heh-heh.

sorry, my lame attempt at a beavis and butthead imitation.

Actually, if you are a fan of Philadelphia Soul, Hall and Oates had some decent tracks, Larry. :)

[thebiglebowski]

Actually, if you are a fan of Philadelphia Soul, Hall and Oates had some decent tracks, Larry. :)

i hear ya, Tom. not particularly my cup of tea, though. man, i thought my taste in muzak ran the spectrum, but you really cover the whole schmoo, too...

[icehog3]

i hear ya, Tom. not particularly my cup of tea, though. man, i thought my taste in muzak ran the spectrum, but you really cover the whole schmoo, too...

Unless they start playing those two types of music...

Ya know...Country AND Western. :r

[rizzle]

Man, I don't know if I could ever pick out a favorite, there have been so many phenomenal shows. But I can tell you for sure that ther hasn't been one lately to break into the mix for me. I'll give it a shot.

Jane's Addiction, 1988, at The Nick Rocks, a seedy little dive bar in Birmingham, Al.
Just as Nothing's Shocking was first hitting the scene Perry had waist length, bright red dreads, lime green gloves up to his elbows, and fishnets. Dave Navaro way before he was a "star." They blew that place up in front of maybe 100-150 people.

Smashing Pumpkins, ~1992 & 1993, at The Masquerade, a bar in Ybor City in Tampa, FL.
Back when Billy Corgan was wearing sundresses and combat boots and had long hair. Easily two of the best shows I've ever seen. Wide open aural assaults. Just bad ass shows.

REM, ~ 1997, at The Thunderdome in St Pete, FL.
Odd to me that a domed stadium would have housed one of my favorite shows, but me and a buddy got to the front row to witness it up close and it was just an amazing show. IMO, this is when REM was peaking into one of the best bands around.

Ministry, 1992, at Lollapalooza in Orlando, FL.
Along with Pearl Jam, Chili Peppers, Jesus and Mary Chain, Soundgarden, and others, Uncle Al and Ministry stole the show. To this day, because of that show, I go see Ministry whenever I have the chance. I don't know of another band out there that just brutally assaults you for a couple of hours the way Ministry does. Loud, proud, fast, and in your face.

Man I could go on and on...

[floydpink]

Great thread. I keep remembering shows I didn't add like Pearl Jam in a small venue here in Orlando, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Rolling Stones Steel Wheels tour in Shea, Neil Young and Crazy Horse, Springsteen at the Stone Pony, etc... Even Billy Idol on the Rebel Yell tour was fun.

I put KISS Alive 2 at the top for me because they were my heros and my Dad took me to the show and we had seats up close. I remember the flames shooting up as they came down on risers from up high and started the show with Love Gun. I was numb for days and remember it perfectly although it was 32 years ago.

I'm glad I grew up when I did as none of today's music would motivate me to take an all day road trip or camp out in a parking lot like I did in the 80's and early 90's.

Wow, I feel like I am starting to sound like my parents, but I feel sad for today's youth, as they are getting robbed musically.

I'm not to proud to admit I paid 100 bucks recently for seats by the stage to see Rod Stewart. It was for my wife, I swear...

[19thHole]

Trans-Siberian Orchestra.

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[Buena Fortuna]

I've seen Steely Dan the last two summers, outstanding musicianship! Almost like listening to a live CD.

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[IBQTEE1]

I have a couple

U2
Metallica - 94 in Milwaukee
Bon Jovi - Solider Field - Best Venue
Crue Fest - 08 in Milwaukee
Pearl Jam - Alpine Valley - First Time I had a contact high!! :r

[Parshooter]

B-52s, Agora Ballroom, Atlanta GA, 79 or 80, just after their second album was released.
ZZ Top, Omni, Atlanta, New Years eve, early 80,s. Good friend just got back from Panama :ss
Too many Jimmy Buffett concerts to list, Atlanta, Cleveland, Cincinnati, Columbus, Key West.
.38 Special, Agora Ballroom. Front row, passed big bottle of Jack Daniels around and up on stage and back down to us, coolest thing ever (at that time).

[TripleF]

Only been to see 2 bands - Nugent and Van Halen.

Both were my favorites. :D

[icehog3]

Only been to see 2 bands - Nugent and Van Halen.

Both were my favorites. :D

Ya picked two BIG winners, Scott! DLR and Terrible Ted!

[taltos]

Dropkick Murphys on St. Patrick's Day
Several Who shows
Stones Steel Wheels Tour
Some Aerosmith shows
Bryan Adams

[Cigarmark]

I've seen many great show over the years, its very hard to pick just 5.
Not in any particular order:
The Who in Shea Stadium 1982
Edgar Winter in The Stanhope House, a little blues club in Stanhope NJ.
Rush in Brendan Byrne Area 1982 Rorry Galligar warm-up
Rolling Stones at JFK in Philly, Journey, George Thorougood warm-up
The Grateful Dead, saw about 100 times, probably my favorite at MSG in 1987 when Garcia sang La Bamba or with Dylan in Philly.
Honorable mention: Jerry Garcia Band with Rob Wasserman and Bob Weir warm-up, Pink Floyd at Giants Stadium, Blue Oyster Cult with the 50' Godzilla at Radio City Music Hall, Hot Tuna at the Stanhope House, Allman Bros. at Waterloo Village, The Police at Atlantic City. Thats enough:D!

[jjirons69]

Steppenwolf/The Guess Who (front and center stage at 12 years old) 1st show!
Steely Dan (2x) Love these guys!
Metallica (small arena, front stage)
Pink Floyd (Clemson football stadium (my favorite show))
The Rolling Stones (Clemson stadium)
The Eagles (Hell Freezes Over Tour)

Numerous other great shows, but these are my favorites.

[ucla695]

Jimmy Buffett - any one of the many times I've seen him live. It's hard to beat the atmosphere.

Gipsy Kings