Nostalgia: What were the best concerts you ever attended?

Wenchilada

Two of my favorite concerts were actually in the last 6 months. And I think that's 2 more concerts than I typically attend in the average year.

Ingrid Michaelson, 7/12/12 - she performed at Nitefall on the River in Des Moines, which is an outdoor venue, and it was wonderful. The weather was perfect and I got to go with an old friend from high school, and a Twitter friend (whom I'd not actually met in person until that night) and her boyfriend. We had a good time. I think this was the 2nd or 3rd time I've seen her live. She puts on a great show.

Amanda Palmer & the Grand Theft Orchestra, 10/3/12 at First Avenue in Minneapolis - my first AFP show, and it was outstanding. The local musicians who joined her for the show were great, one of whom had a two-headed tuba that was painted like a dragon and was completely badass. I sat outside the venue with a friend (yet another Twitter friend I was just meeting for the first time) for several hours before the show to make sure we'd get in the front row, which was an experience all by itself. I was asked to take some "artistic" cellphone photos of a totally strung-out dude who was passing by, and he offered to pay me in Klonopin. (I politely declined.) Neil Gaiman came out and gave us chocolates before the show. I was so completely blown by the end of the concert... no voice, a little dehydrated, and emotionally & physically spent. But I was too wired to sleep on the couch that had been offered to me, so I made the 4-hour drive home and crashed in my bed at 5:30 AM. Pretty much the best day ever.

WinnerVictorious

Gene Loves Jezebel/New Order/Echo & the Bunnymen in 1987 Saw it in Berkeley - that WAS a good show.

LOVE seeing FISHBONE live too! so fun!

The Wolfgang Press - 1991? 1992? for their Queer album tour <--- awesome

Paul Weller - First time I saw him 1992? 1993? for his first solo tour. swoon!

i might be the only other person reading this thread who remembers the Wolfgang Press. i have one of their albums, on vinyl. i'm old. :laugh:

martin1306

Best gig - Queen. The last tour with Freddie in 86.
joint second - Springsteen, Rainbow, U2, AC/DC, George Michael, Stevie Wonder, Paul McCartney.
Most consistently fantastic - The Saw Doctors
Most disappointing - Crowded House and Rod Stewart (not on the same bill!)
Shortest gig - Maroon 5 (70 minutes including encore)
Longest gig - Live 8
Most embarrassing gig - I'm not telling you!!

sauerkrautpolka

The Cure - 07.09.1996 Antioch - Starwood Amphitheatre (USA/TN)
Want, Club America, Fascination Street, Lullaby, High, Lovesong, Just Like Heaven, Jupiter Crash, Round & Round & Round, Catch, Friday I'm In Love, If Only Tonight We Could Sleep, Strange Attraction, Mint Car, Like Cockatoos, Return, Treasure, Trap, Prayers For Rain, Inbetween Days, From The Edge Of The Deep Green Sea, Bare, Disintegration,
E1: Hot Hot Hot, Let's Go To Bed, Close To Me, Why Can't I Be You,
E2: Boys Don't Cry, 10.15 Saturday Night, Killing An Arab

ironmonkeystyle

Dizzy Gilespie in a tiny club in NYC (1980-something)
The Roots -- also in a tiny club in NYC when they were just starting out.
Ozomatli (San Diego)
Soulive and a bunch of artists in LA 2003ish

jlwbeans0823

Eric Clapton @ Schottenstein Center in Columbus, OH 04/06/07. Robert Cray opened, one of the best nights of my life!

nikilis

missy elliot. run for cover mother fakka!

Oh and when I played in berlin I saw adam port and arena club. that was something else. i cant even explain it.

stepherzzzzz

Queens of the Stone Age in 2008. Here's a pretty decent video from the concert. I had a better view than that video, I was about 10-15 feet from the stage.

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

xbeth77x

The dead kennedys, the dead milkmen, blackflag, the pixies, the toadies

That's what's up!

Mine:
Morrissey '08
Dinosaur Jr. (Bug) '11

bonjour24

i really enjoyed audioslave in about 2003. mainly because chris cornell looks like a sexy gelfling, and i was about 3 metres away from the stage.
the big day out in ?2003 was great, too. early foo's, qotsa, deftones (when a man with blue hair and a blue goatee puked on my shoes). but the gigs were great.
more recently i thought NIN rocked- they were so good. i danced like a loon all night!

Bucky83

I love talking about concerts! I've been to several, but the ones that come to my mind straight away:

Bon Jovi (without a doubt, one of the BEST I've ever seen!)
NKOTBSB (New Kids On The Block, Backstreet Boys)
Human Nature
Duran Duran
Michae Buble (love his voice)

I'm seeing Keith Urban in concert in one week. I'm super super excited!

mattagascar

Guns N Roses/Skid Row - 1991 in LA
Gun N Roses/Metallica - 1992 Phoenix
Red Hot Chili Peppers/Nirvana/Pearl Jam - 1992 Phoenix
Ramones - 1994 Hollywood
Green Day - 1994 LA
SUblime 1994 - Orange County
Israel Vibration - 1999 San Diego
Buck O Nine - 2000 San Diego
Alpha Blondy - 2005 San Francisco
Guns N Roses Seattle 2011

Those are the top of my list

Routerninja

Pantera (Day before Cowboys From Hell came out)
Ministry/Sepultura
KMFDM
NIN
Slipknot
Dropkick Murphys

And, strangely enough, Madonna. I got the tickets as an anniversary present for my now ex-wife, but she put on a decent show.

fleur_de_lis19

311's 4-20 concert in New Orleans
Dave Matthews at Jazz fest
Bed Folds in Denver.. EPIC!

babyskunkles

Ratt / BonJovi, because it was my first. Loved being an 80's girl! Seemed like there was a concert every few months!

Hbazzell

Mat Kearney at the Crystal Ballroom in Portland OR. There was something amazing about that show. It was a really intimate venue and I felt like he was singing out of his heart. It was was amazing. I am going to MUSE on the 31st....may be the next favorite.

Hbazzell

i really enjoyed audioslave in about 2003. mainly because chris cornell looks like a sexy gelfling, and i was about 3 metres away from the stage.
the big day out in ?2003 was great, too. early foo's, qotsa, deftones (when a man with blue hair and a blue goatee puked on my shoes). but the gigs were great.
more recently i thought NIN rocked- they were so good. i danced like a loon all night!

OMG Chris Cornell is hot on stage. I saw him in '09. yum

thnksfrthmmrs

Slipknot & Cradle of filth were the most :O gigs ive been to.

Fallout Boy, Mcfly, Green Day & Blink 182 were my favourites

alias1001

My favorite concert was my first one: Tool in 2006 after their last album came out. Now the front man is busy making wine in Arizona, lazy *kitten*. :P

I also enjoyed a Peppers concert right before Frusciante left. Him and Flea were amazing.

au640

Gene Loves Jezebel/New Order/Echo & the Bunnymen in 1987 Saw it in Berkeley - that WAS a good show.

LOVE seeing FISHBONE live too! so fun!

The Wolfgang Press - 1991? 1992? for their Queer album tour <--- awesome

Paul Weller - First time I saw him 1992? 1993? for his first solo tour. swoon!

i might be the only other person reading this thread who remembers the Wolfgang Press. i have one of their albums, on vinyl. i'm old. :laugh:

I can remember wanting to go that GLJ/New Order/Bunnymen show soooo bad when I was 14. Never did see the first two bands, but saw the Bunnymen in '88.

And I have the Wolfgang Press cover of Mama Told Me Not To Come on one of my workout playlists on my IPOD.

Best one for me = My Bloody Valentine Detroit 1992.