Whats the Best Concert You've Ever Seen?

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  • BetterWithAge
    BetterWithAge Posts: 691 Member
    I have been to SOOOOO many. Here are a few of my favorites...

    Elton John was my first - 1980 Aladdin Theater of Performing Arts, Las Vegas. I was 10 (thank you mom)
    Queensryche is my favorite - 1991 Thomas and Mack, Las Vegas (I have seen them twenty something times)

    Other great shows that come to mind...
    ACDC Who - Made Who
    Def Lepard - Hysteria
    Exodus - 1987 Fenders Ballroom Long Beach
    Metallica - Summer Sh** Tour
    Blink182/GreenDay - 2002-ish. My daughters first concert... WAY fun
    Rob Zombie - 2002-ish, HOB Las Vegas
    Bon Jovi - 2011, St. Louis
    Motley Crüe - 1985 Las Vegas
    Nightwish - 2004 HOB Anaheim
    Dream Theater - 2003 San Diego
    Fates Warning - 2003 Denver (LOVE Ray Alder's voice)
    The Offspring - 2010 Verizon Ampitheater
    Saliva - 2010 The Pageant St. Louis

    There are soooo many other great shows and I keep thinking of more... I have to stop.

    I would LOVE to see the Eagles and Billy Joel. Unfotunately, every time they would come to Vegas, even the cheap seats were too pricey. During one of the Queensryche tours I paid $60 a seat in Vegas compared to $25 and $30 in other cities.
  • keywestsunset
    keywestsunset Posts: 139 Member
    U2 in 2001 and again in 2011
    Rolling Stones in 2005
    also saw U2 in 2001. saw coldplay a few years ago, that was good.
  • Reznor
    Reznor Posts: 3
    Pearl Jam Key arena Seattle 2001
    NIN, US Bank arena Cincinnati 2003
    TOOL, Convocation Center Cleveland 2002
    Black Crowes Pine Knob Clarkston 2000
    Pink Floyd Cleveland Stadium 1985
    Tesla Cleveland Colosium 1982
    Radiohead Blossom Cleveland 2001
  • Reznor
    Reznor Posts: 3
    I love me some Maynard!
  • TMcBooty
    TMcBooty Posts: 780 Member
    Honestly? Most people wouldn't think.. but they put on a great show. THE BLOCK

    I also very much enjoyed Summer Sanitarium 2003! I <3 Metallica. & also Iron Maiden was good. & Stained.
  • Duelltolose
    Duelltolose Posts: 119 Member
    Oh goodness... I've been to almost 500 concerts..Many of them were the same bands.

    1)Family Force 5 --> They are so wacky and don't really have a genre.. They are different.
    2)Skillet --> Seen them about 11 times. Even though it's the same thing, they have a great show
    3)tobyMac --> For being about 47, he has moves! Back flips and what not.
  • maemiller
    maemiller Posts: 439 Member
    U2 - 1984 Honolulu
    Police - 1983 LA
    Bon Jovi - 1983Honolulu

    ive been to others in the last 10 years, but they didnt have the stage performance as the above
  • Helloitsdan
    Helloitsdan Posts: 5,564 Member
    1: The National

    2: Interpol

    3: Green Day
  • AmeChops
    AmeChops Posts: 744 Member
    I saw Muse at the Eden Project in Cornwall - I think there was about 5000 people, open air...drove 5 hours to get there, 5 hours back AND had to go to work at 9am the next day...was totally awesome!!
  • 1. Tribute to George Straight in Vegas in 2009. Everyone in country music was there and sang. Jamie Foxx even sang and it was AMAZING!!!
    2. George Straight (sexiest "older" man alive!!!!)
    3. DIXIE CHICKS! I love em' I miss em' and it was AMAZING!
  • TimWilkinson101
    TimWilkinson101 Posts: 163 Member
    Depeche Mode - Exciter
    Depeche Mode - Touring the Angel

    Love the band, so a bit biased...but they really get the crowd going. Even my kids loved them.
  • VezNo1
    VezNo1 Posts: 83
    I saw Led Zep at the O2 for the tribute to Ahmet Ertigen, very cool loads of amazing people in the support band from Bill Wyman, Brain May, Roger Taylor, Foriegner - Awsome, awesome awsome!
  • kykykenna
    kykykenna Posts: 656 Member
    As far as the "best" ones, Id say Robert Plant, Cheap Trick, and Toby Keith. Most whacked....B-52"s (won tix) and worst, believe it or not, ZZ Top.
  • TheLuSir
    TheLuSir Posts: 1,674 Member
    I am biased. When I go to see my favorite band I'm never disappointed. But the most recent concert that blew me away was the

    Trans-Siberian Orchestra.

    Awesome show!
  • angevee
    angevee Posts: 55 Member
    Depeche Mode at the O2 in Feb 2010. My eldest daughter's first gig with Nitzer Ebb supporting. Absolutely amazing show made unforgettable by having her there.
  • AEB_WV
    AEB_WV Posts: 323 Member
    U2 - 1984 Honolulu
    Police - 1983 LA
    Bon Jovi - 1983Honolulu

    ive been to others in the last 10 years, but they didnt have the stage performance as the above

    I saw Police concert in Lexington, KY around then. Was probably the best I've seen.
  • grrrlface
    grrrlface Posts: 1,204 Member
    First stadium concert I went to was my favourite. Red Hot Chili Peppers in Glasgow, 2008.

    Longest train journey ever but so totally worth it. :D:D
  • JustLindaLou
    JustLindaLou Posts: 376 Member
    I have seen some good ones: Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, The Police (and also Sting solo a few years later), David Bowie, Van Halen (original group with David Lee Roth!!), some good country acts - Wynonna, and Clint Black were excellent. Neil Diamond twice. But by far the best ever was Tony Bennett - his voice is truly amazing, such perfect control and purity of tone. At one point all the mics, etc, were turned off and he sang acapella - I was in the balcony and every note reached us clear as a bell. I am still amazed.
  • dragonfly1501
    dragonfly1501 Posts: 2 Member
    Stephen Marley...........Summerfest 2011 Milwaukee WI. Awesome!!!
  • geewhizjewel
    geewhizjewel Posts: 5 Member
    Reggie and the Full Effect.
  • irisannRN
    irisannRN Posts: 121 Member
    Definitely Prince on 7-7-07 in his hometown of Minneapolis, MN. He played an amazing concert and then played at First Ave club (from Purple Rain movie) across the street till the cops shut him down at 3 am. Just amazing ! (I am a huge Prince fan, can you tell? lol)
  • CourtneySimmons83
    CourtneySimmons83 Posts: 14 Member
    Dave Matthews Band and The Avett Brothers... EVERYTIME! :)
  • silhouettes
    silhouettes Posts: 517 Member
    1. Bullet For My Valentine #1 concert, that's what inspired me to loose weight in the first place.
    2. Bullet For My Valentine #2 concert when I met Matt Tuck for the FIRST time outside his tour bus.
    3. Bullet For My Valentine #5? concert when I got to stand on side stage while they did their show, amazing! <3.

    And if we're talking about non BFMV concerts lol, my favorites were.

    1. Atreyu, the crowd was SO pumped.
    2. Motley Crue, Vince's voice isn't the same over the years, but they put on an amazing show with lights and a cool drumset.
    3. Linkin Park, they sung like ever song and I found I knew all the lyrics, but that was before their new CD.
  • Biggipooh
    Biggipooh Posts: 350
    Best:
    Scorpions
    Genesis

    OK:
    Bon Jovi
    Bryan Adams

    Worst:
    Pink
    Shakira
  • pascale485
    pascale485 Posts: 173 Member
    Springstein, Born in the USA tour, St James Park Newcastle.
    Queen, St James Park Newcastle
    Queen, Birmingham
    Bon Jovi, Slippery When Wet Tour, Newcastle City Hall
    The Levellers too many to mention!:bigsmile: :bigsmile:
    All About Eve, Newcastle Student Union.
    Lindisfarne, Newcastle City Hall. My first gig.:bigsmile:
    My very first Glastonbury festival.
    My very first festival ever. Cropredy
    Gogol Bordello at Beautiful Days Festival
    Kila at Glastonbury Festival
    Fun Lovin' Criminals at Holmfirth Cinema

    I could go on & on............

    Do you get the idea I go to a lot of festies & gigs!:laugh:

    I'm jealous!
  • slayerdan
    slayerdan Posts: 193
    I have seen over 400 concerts in my concert going days. Tops has to be a tie between the first---ACDC and Fastway on the Flick of the Switch Tour in Lakeland Florida or the Clash of the Titans Tour in 1990 w Anthrax/Slayer/Megadeth/Alice In Chains--Slayer made their Decade of Aggression Album from this and I am on the inside cover, plus saw AIC live.

    Runners up include:

    The Ramones
    Metallica w Guns and Roses and Faith no More in Orlando w 40000+ people
    Iron Maiden on the Powerslave tour
    Rob Zombie and Pantera
    Deep Purple on the Strangers tour....
  • PoeRaven
    PoeRaven Posts: 433 Member
    Elton John & Billy Joel. Quest Center, Omaha Nebraska, 2008. Two world class pianists on one stage was nothing short of magical.
  • BrettPGH
    BrettPGH Posts: 4,716 Member
    Page & Plant at the Civic Arena.
  • the_journeyman
    the_journeyman Posts: 1,877 Member
    Trans-Siberian Orchestra's Winter/Christmas show.

    JM
  • Motorhead or Ben Folds (opposite sides of a coin, i know!)
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