BEST concert you've seen!

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  • jraps17
    jraps17 Posts: 179 Member
    Radiohead - hail to the thief tour
    It was Thom's B-Day so he was in a really goog mood which made it even better

    MuteMath - small venue = high energy.
  • threeonethree
    threeonethree Posts: 182 Member
    And Kid Rock does an EXCELLENT show!

    Say what you want about Kid Rock... guy does indeed put on a great show. lol

    First Kid Rock concert I went to as a teenager there were strippers in cages and Lynyrd Skynyrd opened. Talk about a good time! haha It was in Detroit too so extra fun.
  • lilmissbamaqueen
    lilmissbamaqueen Posts: 184
    Simon & Garfunkel. Saw them in '03 in Atlanta. I absolutely love them and my (now-ex) husband surprised me with tickets for Christmas. We were in the very VERY top row of the Philips Arena, but it was amazing. I boo-hoo'ed through most of it. :)
  • 33April
    33April Posts: 9
    Def Leppard! The best band ever!
    Have seen them several times but the last time was three years ago for my 40th birthday. They were in Charlotte, NC with Cheap Trick and Poison. My sister and I had a blast. It will be hard to top!
  • dansls1
    dansls1 Posts: 309 Member
    Hard to choose - Rush and Dream Theater both put on awesome shows - they are so musically talented. Also Alice Cooper is an awesome showman. Many memorable ones - but probably Dream Theater doing all of Scenes from a Memory would rank #1.

    On a side note to the OP - Iron Maiden is the worst concert I've been to - but not really their fault. It was at an outdoor venue - August in MI, but the temps got down in the 40's. This was in the early '90's, so Maiden had a ton of music to play, but made a setlist that barely hit an hour of music. Very disappointing - but it was too damn cold for them. I forget the opening act, maybe Corrosion of Conformity? but they played longer than Maiden did.
  • Sindaelys
    Sindaelys Posts: 37 Member
    The best... That's a toughie! Bruce Springsteen when he was doing the Seger Sessions tour was amazing. The amount of energy he has totally boggles my lazy self.:laugh:

    Overall, my favorite concerts have been when the Irish group Lunasa has played my town's concerts in the park series... It's free, you can get right up close, and they are TREMENDOUS musicians.

    Other important ones for me were Social Distortion (was right up front, getting my knees crushed to all oblivion) and Live/Collective Soul, because I went by myself and had a GREAT time.
  • whitesox56
    whitesox56 Posts: 85
    1. Paul McCartney - Wrigley Field 2011
    2. Roger Waters - Wrigley Field 2012
    3. Metallica - Rosemont IL 1991
    4. Iron Maiden - Chicago 1999
    5. U2 - Staples Center Los Angeles - 2001 (only time I've seen them where they've played Bad, my fave song!)
  • Tatonka_usn
    Tatonka_usn Posts: 433 Member
    I can probably narrow it down to four, among MANY:

    U2 - Joshua Tree Tour, RFK Stadium (September 1987)
    Pink Floyd - Division Bell Tour, RFK Stadium (May 1988)
    GN'R/Metallica/Faith No More - RFK Stadium (July 1992)
    Pearl Jam - Versus Tour, Patriot Center (April 1994)
  • Leeann1979
    Leeann1979 Posts: 1,090 Member
    @ toyotagirl3:

    OMG! I love Nickelback! "Lullaby", "Gotta Be Somebody", "Saving Me", & "Far Away" are my favorites!

    Im obsessed! Seen them 3 times, and every time was amazing!! Far Away is my favorite song of all time, but I love all of them!!!!
  • nathan72
    nathan72 Posts: 91 Member
    TOOL is my favorite so far...also loved Rage Against the Machine and White Zombie
  • timpicks
    timpicks Posts: 151 Member
    In no particular order:

    Nirvana at the Coliseum with the Breeders
    Sly and the Family Stone in Central Park, unadvertised concert with the Eagles, John Sebastian, and Melissa Manchester
    Tricky at Irving Plaza
    Lucinda Williams the night "Car Wheels..." was released at Tramps
    The Clash (whenever, wherever)
    Elvis Costello at a dance concert at the Aragon Brawlroom with Nick Lowe & Mink DeVille
    Bob Mould solo acoustic with the Magnetic Fields
    Prince at Jones Beach
    The Cure at Radio City
    St. Vincent at the Allen Room
  • livelaughlovecrazy
    livelaughlovecrazy Posts: 101 Member
    Metallica! For sure.

    They were AMAZING. :P


    A few other great concerts:
    Muse
    Linkin Park
    Foster The People
    New Found Glory
    Slayer
    Story of The Year
    Steve Miller Band
    No Doubt
    Slipknot
    In This Moment
    MSI
  • KenziesFrenzies
    KenziesFrenzies Posts: 1,014 Member
    Red Hot Chili Peppers & Flogging Molly!
  • Tatonka_usn
    Tatonka_usn Posts: 433 Member
    The Police. My husband and I listened to them when we were kids and then they broke up. But they got back together and went on tour. BEST CONCERT EVER.

    Saw them in Tokyo......GREAT performance! They haven't lost a step!
  • d_Mode
    d_Mode Posts: 880 Member
    • Depeche Mode - 4 times
    • Prince
    • Def Jam Tour - Beastie Boys - LL Cool J - Fat Boys - Whodini - Rund DMC
    • Lords of Acid
    • Cher & Cyndi Lauper
  • gizmo1166
    gizmo1166 Posts: 27 Member
    I love gigs and here are my 3 favorites; Queen - in Manchester many years ago, Noisettes at Rock City Nottingham, and Zutons outdoors at Nottingham Pines. But best value for me and quality has to be Mr Springsteen, Coventry City football ground amazing acoustic version of Born to Run.

    Ooh nearly forgot Jools Holland and his big band tour, but not to be out done Jamie Cullum, does an amazing live set.

    I must stop now I could go on forever!
  • Kristen81
    Kristen81 Posts: 342 Member
    In no particular order:

    Nirvana at the Coliseum with the Breeders
    Sly and the Family Stone in Central Park, unadvertised concert with the Eagles, John Sebastian, and Melissa Manchester
    Tricky at Irving Plaza
    Lucinda Williams the night "Car Wheels..." was released at Tramps
    The Clash (whenever, wherever)
    Elvis Costello at a dance concert at the Aragon Brawlroom with Nick Lowe & Mink DeVille
    Bob Mould solo acoustic with the Magnetic Fields
    Prince at Jones Beach
    The Cure at Radio City
    St. Vincent at the Allen Room

    Amazing list! Nirvana w/ The Breeders must have been great.
    I saw Elvis Costello about 7 years ago. I was so pumped, but he was a total let down. He sounded great, but oh what a bore! It was a snooze fest for sure.
  • Tatonka_usn
    Tatonka_usn Posts: 433 Member
    Ok so I'm showing my age....Skid Row opening for GnR!

    I think I actually saw the same tour....think it was back in the fall of 1991
  • VitVit18
    VitVit18 Posts: 103 Member
    MCCARTNEY!!! <3 It was amazing!! He played for almost 3 hours straight! Oh, and 3 weeks before I saw McCartney, I saw Ringo!! :) That concert was equally as amazing.

    My other favourites have been:
    Aerosmith
    Bon Jovi
    No Doubt
    Alexisonfire
    Linkin Park
    and NKOTBSB (yes, judge me, I'm a kid of the 90s that grew up on those boybands...)
  • newdaydawning79
    newdaydawning79 Posts: 1,503 Member
    Garth Brooks - I was 14... A M A Z I N G!

    ME TOO! I saw him in Feb 1994. One of the best ever. Martina McBride opened for him.

    Then there's Garth in 1999 too w/ Trisha Yearwood

    All Time Low puts on a great show if you're into pop/punk music. Just saw them with Yellowcard a week ago and had a blast.
  • plcowner
    plcowner Posts: 106 Member
    Saw a bunch of bands on Canada Day way back in 1990. Tragically Hip and Kim Mitchel performed and it was a blast.

    Roger Waters, Queen and Rush are up there too.
  • mateo57505
    mateo57505 Posts: 83 Member
    Stephen Marley Snowmass CO, on a ski sloap.

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  • mattagascar
    mattagascar Posts: 708 Member
    Guns N Roses
    Sublime
    Alpha Blondy
  • formongo
    formongo Posts: 27 Member
    Rush!!! I've seen them about 30 times now, twice this current tour, and they still put on an amazing show. For me the only band that may have topped them is Pink Floyd, who I never got to see in concert.
  • clarkeje1
    clarkeje1 Posts: 1,641 Member
    Paul McCartney :)
  • mattagascar
    mattagascar Posts: 708 Member
    Ok so I'm showing my age....Skid Row opening for GnR!

    I think I actually saw the same tour....think it was back in the fall of 1991

    I was at the August 3, 1991 show at the Forum in LA. They played for 3.5 hours...rediculous. Best show ever!
  • lisadiane41
    lisadiane41 Posts: 141
    AC/DC....My husband and I's first trip together after we'd been dating a couple of months. It was his 4th or 5th time seeing them.


    You go girl I love AC/DC seen them 5 times.
  • timpicks
    timpicks Posts: 151 Member
    @Kristen82 Thanks, and Elvis was better when he was all cranked up. I saw him several times but he never matched his performance from '78.

    I forgot two other great ones so it's a dirty dozen, not a top ten:

    David Bowie Diamond Dogs Tour (sneaked away from summer camp to the Hartford Coliseum)
    Devo at Bginnings in Schaumberg IL (they had just released their first album and the crowd didn't know what to make of them)

    I also saw Kiss's first concert ever. They were total unknowns and warmed up for (I think) Argent and Quicksilver Messenger Service at the Academy of Music in full makeup and costume. The hippies in attendance were so freaked out that you could have heard a pin drop after every song. Good times!
  • lisadiane41
    lisadiane41 Posts: 141
    The Eagles
    Black Sabbath
    Van Halen
    Cheryl Crow
    The Boss
    Bon Jovi
    Journey
    Fishbone
    Brian Adams
    Kiss
  • dtf88
    dtf88 Posts: 53
    Trey Anastasio and the Pittsburgh symphony orchestra, honestly one of the most beautiful things I've ever seen.

    Second to that would be seeing Joe Bonamassa live, he is just disgustingly good at guitar, doesn't miss a note.

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