Favorite LIVE concert?

[Wright712]

What a great thread.

I too saw Pink Floyd, Division Bell. Awesome show. I would have loved to seen them for Animals! Or DSOM or Wall for that matter.

A couple of years ago I saw Stanley Clarke play in the Blues Alley in Wash, DC. That was a great, intimate show.

As for CD/DVD concerts, I think one of the best is Alison Krauss with Union Station.

[deacongreg]

Yes, the shows from back in the day, will always be with us, hopefully.

[marcosreg]

3 Doors Down is the best image.
Marcos

[paulrodga]

The Police, great concerts even in the last world tour!

[rubbersoul]

So many great concerts that I have been to I don't know where to start. a lot of them memorable.
The first concert that I went to was at Shea Stadium to see the Fab Four. Truely memorable and since the Beatles is my #1 choice for at least attaining a genius level when it comes to music and what they have bought to all of us I can say it was the most nostagelic moment for me.
I live in Penna. so I was blessed to live in and near the city for all of my life. Seeing concerts is something now I realize where I was very fortunate.
I have seen Pink Floyd all but twice that they came to Philadelphia. I can see that pig now. Not to mention the rocket zooming from one side diagonally from the back of the Spectrum to the front crashing and expolding during Floyd playing Dark Side of the Moon.
The Who!! What can I say LOUD! Keith Moon perhaps in my opinion the best every drummer in rock and roll history. Pete Townsend....magic fingers. I wish I could play like that. I wondered how he was able to get that sound from that guitar. Then there was the OX John Entwistle. As much as you tryed to kept your eyes on his finger playing that bass it was impossible to kept up with him.
I was fortunate to see the Who thirty or more times in my lifetime.

The good old days....where have they gone.

[jwesenick79]

Probly not anyone elses favorites here, but they are for me! haha

- definitely Slayer (soon to be raplaced with Metallica on January 12th in Milwaukee)
- lamb of god 3 times
-hatebreed twice
- ozzfest was incredible, when they had the free year.
- korn was good, on their greatest hits tour.
- killswitch engage was also excellent
- sevendust, probly 4 or 5 times, since they're the only ones that come within 30 miles of me.
whole bunch more that i cant come up with, but my favorite is between Slayer and Ozzy. Zakk Wylde is incredible!!

[DougMac]

jvc wrote:

Was anyone here at the 1970 Atlanta Pop Festival?

Yes! I was working at the local TV station. It was the summer I graduated from high school and was waiting to start college. I got married a month after the concert. We were planning on doing a documentary. I did some preliminary filming, then went to the general manager and pitched the idea. He calculated the cost of film stock and nixed it.

I used my press pass to gain entry and hooked up with the film crew. I worked for free as dolly grip for the camera in front of the stage and also as sound recordist for a cameraman getting footage in the crowd. I did get an unlimited access pass. I could go anywhere, including the stage.

I was immediately under the stage when the Allman Brothers were interrupted by a severe thunderstorm. I shared beer from my cooler with the band members and interviewed Duane and Berry while we waited for the storm to abate. I was underage and my mom (bless her heart) had done the beer run for me.

I was probably the most sober person there. I only consumed what I brought which was cokes and a little beer. One of the film crew members accepted an offer of cool aid while out in the crowd. It was laced with LSD and he had a very bad trip. The cameraman and I filmed a lot of seriously messed up people. It removed any curiosity about drugs I may have had. I've never taken any illicit drugs.

Things would wind down about 2:00 in the morning. I'd hop in my car, drive home, shower, go to bed and return the next morning around 9:00 or so. My pass made it easy for me to drive right up to the stage area.

Doug

[rcarlton]

DougMac wrote:

Yes! I was working at the local TV station. It was the summer I graduated from high school and was waiting to start college. I got married a month after the concert. We were planning on doing a documentary. I did some preliminary filming, then went to the general manager and pitched the idea. He calculated the cost of film stock and nixed it.

I used my press pass to gain entry and hooked up with the film crew. I worked for free as dolly grip for the camera in front of the stage and also as sound recordist for a cameraman getting footage in the crowd. I did get an unlimited access pass. I could go anywhere, including the stage.

I was immediately under the stage when the Allman Brothers were interrupted by a severe thunderstorm. I shared beer from my cooler with the band members and interviewed Duane and Berry while we waited for the storm to abate. I was underage and my mom (bless her heart) had done the beer run for me.

I was probably the most sober person there. I only consumed what I brought which was cokes and a little beer. One of the film crew members accepted an offer of cool aid while out in the crowd. It was laced with LSD and he had a very bad trip. The cameraman and I filmed a lot of seriously messed up people. It removed any curiosity about drugs I may have had. I've never taken any illicit drugs.

Things would wind down about 2:00 in the morning. I'd hop in my car, drive home, shower, go to bed and return the next morning around 9:00 or so. My pass made it easy for me to drive right up to the stage area.

Doug

Wow...how cool is that!

[ScruffyHT]

Well my first concert was Reggae Sunsplash in Montego Bay ( Rita Marley, Steel Pulse, Third World, Gregory Isaacs etc ) ... 3 days that I can barely remember

next on the list over the years though would be John Mellencamp/John Fogerty touring together ( awesome ! ), Def Leppard, Dire Straits, Billy Joel, Motley Crue, Van Halen, Aerosmith, The Police, Robert Cray, Santana, Rod the Mod & Doug & the Slugs ... they were all great concerts ... seen quite a few others but those were definately memorable

Who I would love to see in concert ? ... Eagles, Garth Brooks, Alan Jackson, UB40 and Jimmy Buffett

[Dalman]

Santana. three times in Dallas Tx.

Mana. I also really liked this Hispanic group I have seen twice in concert. They remind me of
U2, but, in Spanish.

[robertcharles123]

Rush Snakes and Arrows in New Orleans and Atlanta. Pink Floyd Divsion Bell in New Orleans.

I am currently reliving my youth through the sounds of RUSH. They are currently my most listened to band. Pink Floyd now fills in the leftover time. These 2 bands will be IT for me for a while. I do not see me listening to much of the newer music that is out there.

My first and single most favorite piece of music is Beethoven's ninth symphony, but that is a composition played by any orchestra. But, all in all Beethoven is my single favorite composer- he set the bar really high.

Good luck,

Robert

[deacongreg]

I`m sure, just like here in New york, you guys have little small clubs that feature talent. One of the most popular here, before it closed for money issues, was the Bottom line in the Village. There, I saw a group called PASSPORT, that tore the place up. Excellent show.

[walmat]

I'd have to say KISS at the Skydome in Toronto on their '96 reunion tour. It was like I was 13 again.
Honourable mention goes to Prince at Maple Leaf Gardens on his Alphabet St, tour. What an incrediblke performer.

[lcaillo]

I have seen many of the big groups and there were some amazing shows, like Pink Floyd, Zep, Eagles, but among the most memorable are also some of the more obscure or smaller ones. I remember seeing Ray Charles in the 1980s in a small venue in Baton Rouge and it was fantastic. I also saw Roger McGuinn solo in the 1990s in another small place, just playing old stuff on his 12 string and telling stories and it was one of the most fun shows that I ever attended.