Best concert you've ever been to

In the early days I saw Pat Travers, AC/DC & Ted Nugent at one show... was hard of hearing for a week... but the best rock concert was Rush

Best other was Trans Siberian Orchestra... those people put on a frickin' show!

foo fighters any city any time any album! second best was the eagles...I loved it for some reason...saw it with my mom and it was like going back to my childhood!

Old guy alert!

I've been to hundreds of concerts but this gets the nod...

Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band at the CNE Grandstand in Toronto August 1978.

Pearl Jam was the last show I saw in Toronto before moving to the UK and they were excellent. They're headlining the Isle of Wight Festival (Saturday night) and I'm hoping I can find the cash for a ticket.

Old Lady Alert!

The Doobie Brothers, in 1977, without Michael McDonald......................when they did "Black Water", and mentioned our town (Duluth MN), the crowd went wild..............I was pregnant with my first child, and DID resist the doobie that floated by me a few times

Also enjoyed Seals & Croft at about the same time.................they were into their Bahá'í faith stage, though, and were a little too preachy, but GOOD music!

Another Old Guy Alert!!

Yardbirds 1967 Umass Cage, were backup band for the Association......Jeff Beck and some guy named Jimmy Page

Jethro Tull
Frank Zappa..have to say one of the best guitar player's I've seen
The Who
Pink Floyd the wall Long Island, wtf that was a long time ago.

wowzer.............YOU SAW JETHRO TULL!!! I am impressed.
and The Who!
AND PINK FLOYD???

yikes - you TOTALLY win in my book!!!
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In the early days I saw Pat Travers, AC/DC & Ted Nugent at one show... was hard of hearing for a week... but the best rock concert was Rush

Best other was Trans Siberian Orchestra... those people put on a frickin' show!

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Hmm, there are too many to consider, however;

Napalm Death played at my local pub last year. It was an amazing gig as the audience was able to step onto the stage and dive off. It was simply brutal.

Richard Cheese @ HMV Forum was great. He was in the UK for the Sonisphere festival last year and played a set at the HMV Forum. He has a brilliant way of managing the audience, was brilliant

The Datsuns @ Shephards Bush Empire was one of my first gigs, and my hand managed to appear in the NME the following week

The Wiggles '93 tour w/Mr. Stinky Feet. Man! I got sooo wasted!

2005 or 2006 saw Eric Clapton w/ Robert Randolph and The Family Band @ Key Arena in Seattle. Both acts were great. Best show I've ever seen and best overall concert experience.

Jimmy Buffett. I have seen him 13 times in many different cities.
Top two favorites: Irvine and San Diego!

I have been to a ridiculous amount of concerts, it's impossible to pick just one. My faves have been:

Radiohead - Bends tour when I was 16.
Woodstock 99 - still can't believe I did it sober, and with a raging fever of 104 from bronchitis.
Tori Amos - every single one of her concerts. I've seen her front row and back row, and it doesn't matter. She's amazing.
Pearl Jam - in Dallas. It was the first tailgate party I've ever been to. We don't have those in Toronto!
Weezer - backstage passes? Awesome!
Matthew Good - Seen him a million zillion times. I'd marry him if he'd let me. This one time I saw him in a tiny bar in London, Ontario. I passed out from the heat during the opening band, I caused a ruckus trying to get outside for air and water, and then ended up meeting his drummer who witnessed the whole thing.
New Kids on the Block - 10th row of their reunion tour. Old NKOTB fans are insane.

Old Lady Alert!

The Doobie Brothers, in 1977, without Michael McDonald......................when they did "Black Water", and mentioned our town (Duluth MN), the crowd went wild..............I was pregnant with my first child, and DID resist the doobie that floated by me a few times

Also enjoyed Seals & Croft at about the same time.................they were into their Bahá'í faith stage, though, and were a little too preachy, but GOOD music!

ROTFL! Polly, you nearly made me spit out my coffee crackin' up there..... LOL!!!!

Forgot to add, Stryper as few years ago were actually pretty incredible. AMAZING musicians, played like they never missed a day...Michael Sweet's voice soared and wailed! And they have such incredible genuine hearts. I only went because my best friend was crazy about them as a kid but never got to go...man....the line was AWEFULLLLLL. One of the worst lines I've ever been in... first show at a new venue and they were NOT ready for that many people. LOL. But when we got inside and they started, I was incredibbly impressed.
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he he.......my bad................but glad you enjoyed it!!!

(THOSE were the days, my friend!)

Toss up between...
Jack Johnson in Virginia Beach like two years ago and
RHCP in Raleigh this year.

I’ve loved watching B.B.King perform. I gushed over the great performance from LIVE and storytelling of Gordon Lightfoot. I had a ball watching Elton John in his element and gained a new respect for Rob Zombie at an Ozzy concert. I go see the Boys of St. James Gate at least once a year and sang along with Sarah McLachlan, Colin James, and Great Big Sea. But for me there has only been one artist whose music and lyrics came close to ecstacy. Leonard Cohen.

Last saw him in spring 2009. Have tickets to his current tour and will see him when he passes through town in Nov.

its a toss up between Pearl Jam and ZZ Top.. because Pearl Jam was awesome but I def thought it was great to see ZZ Top live!!

Foo Fighters, definitely, 2008 and 2011. Smashing Pumpkins in 1995 was pretty amazing. Flogging Molly always awesome (when you can steer clear of the drunk-on-bud-light frat boys). Dave Matthews in 1995 at SPAC - seats inside the ampitheater and pouring summer rain outside. Couldn't get a better atmosphere.

OzzFest 2000...the last 3 bands on the main stage were Godsmack, Pantera & Ozzy. And, we were sitting right behind the sound booth, center stage...in between sets, Tommy Lee & Vinnie Paul were there playing video games. It was AWESOME!