Best live concert youve ever been to

[MEinWV]

Re: Best live concert you've ever been to

John Denver - 1980 - 2 1/2 hours nonstop. When his band took a break, he sat down with his 12 string and kept right on playing.

Kenny Rogers and the Bellamy Brothers (the brothers made the show). Won the tickets off the radio.

Sarah Brightman (fantastic show)

 

[mapo]

Re: Best live concert you've ever been to

Tough call as I have seen maybe 40 live shows but Bob Dylan was maybe the best. Thirteen people up on stage and he was polished. Styx was also great as was Bruce Springsteen before he sold out. We had the kingdome here for alot of these shows so I have to rule against Led Zep. Just terrible acoustics

 

[fistfulladirt]

Re: Best live concert you've ever been to

Still have to say VanHalen 1984, still general admission seating (a death wish). One of the best would be Nugent, last summer at our local fair....the old man impressed the crap outa me, just right on with every tune!

 

[Tank69]

Re: Best live concert you've ever been to

Elvis
Boston
AC/DC
Stephan Wolf
The Guess Who
Beach Boys
Ozzy
Dio
Mashal Tucker Band
Van Halen (5150)
The OutLaws
Lynard Synard (before the crash)
last year saw Nickleback/Breaking Benjamin / Three Days Grace then 2 nights later after waiting 30 years got to see Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band

I also did security for 3 years an cant even remember all the concerts but it was during the hair band age 82-85

 

[spartacus53]

Re: Best live concert you've ever been to

Woodstock "69" but I was only there for 3 performances Quicksilver Messenger Service, Richie Havens, and I forgot the third band, nothing earth shattering. I had to go back to work at the scout camp down the road a bit at TMR (Ten Mile River)

Other than that it was Cream, Tull, Humble Pie, J Giels Band and Sly and the Family Stone. Funny thing about the Sly show was that as always Sly couldn't remember the words, but the opening act was Earth, Wind and Fire at MSQ

 

[ashleen]

Re: Best live concert you've ever been to

Supremes 3x's
Little Anthony and the Imperials
Bo Diddly
James Brown
Ray Charles
Liomal Richie and the Commodores
Ronnie Dove
Johnny Cash 3 x's
Willie Nelson
Bob Dylan
Santana
Kris Kristofferson
EmmyLou Harris
Doobie Brothers
John Cafferty and the Beaver Brown Band 3 x's
Jimmy Vaughn
Buddy Guy
Van Morrison twice
Lynrd Skynrd

But, I have to say the best was Roy Orbison. Never been to such a quiet concert before or since. The crowd was like stunned silent. No hooting+hollerin, no singing along, no back+forth traffic to the bathrooms. It's like we all knew we were in the presence of greatness! and we were! What an incredible voice he had He did alot of the tunes a cappella; his voice was his instrument.

 

[rush]

Re: Best live concert you've ever been to

I have seen I was 13 fist 1 CHEEP TRICK & REO, JUDAS PRIEST,HEART,ROBERT PLANT,SCORPS,RUSH 4TIMES,QUEENSRYCHE,my last was RUSH SNAKES&ARROWS !!!AND THAT WAS MY FAV!!!

 

[Treasure_Hunter]

Re: Best live concert you've ever been to

been to Too many to say what was the Best.

Favorites that I can remember off hand

Emerson Lake & Palmer ;
Welcome back my Friends to the Show that never ends

Rush : 2112 (I think)

Yes : in the Round

Pink Floyd : The wall

Robin Trower

Dave Mason

Dr. Hook & the Medicine Show

Kraftwork

Black sabbath : Post Ozzy

Alice Cooper : Welcome to my Nightmare

Frank Zappa

Bachman Turner Overdrive

Fleetwood Mac

Blue Oyster cult

Manfred Manns earth Band

Uriah Heep

Kiss

Guess who

Grass Roots

Nazareth

Areosmith

foghat

REO Speedwagon

Deep Purple

Jethro Tull

Pat Benatar.

Cheech & Chong (Not realy Concert)


probably covers half of them

Jeff I see your an old rocker from way back just like me ............

Hard or impossible to say which is my all time favorite, tie between Janis Joplin and Hendrix. Dozen or more close seconds...

Hendrix

Joplin

Stones (With Billy Preston on keyboards)

Ike and Tina Turner revue (In a bar)

Led Zeppelin

Lynyrd Skynyrd (Next to last show before the crash)

Rod Stewart (First time with Faces with Ron Wood and Jeff Beck, next 2 times was solo)

Mountain

Johnny and Edgar Winter together with Rick Derringer

Free

Bad Company

Aerosmith

Foghat

Humble Pie

ZZ Top

Kansas

Missouri

Sly and the Family Stone

Ted Nugent

Bob Seger

Meat Loaf

REO

George Thorogood

Bachman-Turner Overdrive

Deep Purple

38 Special (3 Times)

Johnny Van Zant Band

Elton John (1st tour to the states)

Tull (3 Times)

Joe Cocker

Jefferson Starship (With Grace Slick)

Stevie Nicks (Solo no Fleetwood Mac )

Allman Brothers (after Duane died )

The Georgia Satellites (Warm up for 38 Special)

The Charlie Daniels Band

Mashal Tucker Band

Bob Dylan

Guess Who

Pat Benatar

The StrayCats

Red Fox

Cheech & Chong


I had a chance to see Richard Pryor, live in a club in Omaha, I couldn't find anyone to go with me, so I ended up not going, no one where I was living at that time even knew who he was....(Can we say dumb a$$ for not going by myself.)


I am sure I am still leaving some out...............

 

[drgest]

Re: Best live concert you've ever been to

Wow did this jar a brain cell. Great topic Muddy! I was just in elementary school in the 70s and I got the privilege of hearing this brass band and some guy named Dizzy Gillespie. Never heard of him, had no idea what kind of music he played. He blew the rafters off the gym. I didn't even know that what he did even existed or was even humanly possible. I was in complete awe!

 

[Jeffro]

Re: Best live concert you've ever been to

Jeez- too many to name.

Pink Floyd would be first choice... but Deep Purple a very close second!

 

[dnewbury2]

Re: Best live concert you've ever been to

Boston's Third Stage Tour at the Starwood Amphitheater, Nashville, TN

Also saw:
Journey
Beach Boys
Allman Brothers
Ozark Mountain Daredevils
Rick Springfield
Foreigner

 

[naturegirl]

Re: Best live concert you've ever been to

Eagles! Opened the BOK in Tulsa last year. I was at the back of the auditorium, all the way at the top, with my back to the wall. no AC. Can still relive every moment in my mind. Joe Walsh stole the show.

naturegirl

 

[mountainplayer]

Re: Best live concert you've ever been to

Guess there's not too many Deadheads that metal detect

Grateful Dead (don't ask how many)

String Cheese Incident

Railroad Earth

Hot Buttered Rum Blues Band

Keller Williams

Kiss (late 80's)

Tony Furtado

John Fogarty

 

[orion024]

Re: Best live concert you've ever been to

1. Xavier Rudd - NYC - Nokia Theather
2. String Cheese Incident -NYC MSG Halloween(And 10 or so other ones) BIG FAN OF THE CHEESE!
3. Moe - Moedown - Turin, NY
4. Tea Leaf Green- NYE Philadelphia
5. Disco Biscuit- 2000 NYE Worcester, MA
6. Grateful Dead - OBAMA Tour
7. KISS - Reunion
8. Michael Franti - Spearhead
9. Phish
10. DMB w/ Funky Meters

 

[P.B. and Dylan]

Re: Best live concert you've ever been to

I've seen The Dead at least a half dozen times mountainplayer,
I can't recall all the other concerts I've seen but here are some:

Blue Oyster Cult
The Band
Crosby, Stills & Nash (multiple times and once with Young)
Neil Young
James Taylor (multiple times)
George Thorogood
Eric Clapton
David Bowie 3X
Yes
Elton John 2 or 3X
Rolling Stones
Three Dog Night
Bob Dylan
Taking Back Sunday
The Color Fred (multiple times)
My Chemical Romance
Boys Like Girls
Fallout Boy
Gym Class Heros
Plain White Tee's
The Main
Linkin Park
O.K. there's more but my brain hurts , I'm going to stop now.

 

[DirtyMike]

Re: Best live concert you've ever been to

WOODSTOCK 99, TIBET FREEDOM CONCERT, SMOKING GROVES, WARP TOUR, LOLAPALOZA, AND MANY MORE. THESE WERE SOME OF MY FAVORITES. I have been to more than 100 shows. I use to be the guy selling tickets outside for sold out shows....

 

[DirtyMike]

Re: Best live concert you've ever been to

WOODSTOCK 99, TIBET FREEDOM CONCERT, SMOKING GROVES, WARP TOUR, LOLAPALOZA, AND MANY MORE. THESE WERE SOME OF MY FAVORITES. I have been to more than 100 shows. I use to be the guy selling tickets outside for sold out shows....

As far as quality and quantity of music I would have to say Woodstock 99 as my favorite.

 

[aa battery]

Re: Best live concert you've ever been to

BARRY MANILOW

 

[gallileo60]

Re: Best live concert you've ever been to

been to Too many to say what was the Best.

Favorites that I can remember off hand

Emerson Lake & Palmer ;
Welcome back my Friends to the Show that never ends

Rush : 2112 (I think)

Yes : in the Round

Pink Floyd : The wall

Robin Trower

Dave Mason

Dr. Hook & the Medicine Show

Kraftwork

Black sabbath : Post Ozzy

Alice Cooper : Welcome to my Nightmare

Frank Zappa

Bachman Turner Overdrive

Fleetwood Mac

Blue Oyster cult

Manfred Manns earth Band

Uriah Heep

Kiss

Guess who

Grass Roots

Nazareth

Areosmith

foghat

REO Speedwagon

Deep Purple

Jethro Tull

Pat Benatar.

Cheech & Chong (Not realy Concert)


probably covers half of them

You, and I have been to a bunch of the same concerts.......What a bout Kansas? Did Alice Coper come out of the the stage floor in glass tubes...Cheech, and Chong were alsome........BTO, Wow.....Yep seen almost all of those, plus a ton of others.....MY Favorite tho was The Who with Stevie Ray, and the Thunderbirds...Paul McCartney was good too.....Skynard is up there.........

 

[goldie1959]

Re: Best live concert you've ever been to

Bob Seger and George Thorogood. always wanted to see SRV.