best concert ever... (Page 2)

I saw Edgar Winter on my 21st birthday. I remember getting there and Frankenstein, that's it

small venue:  that's a tie.  

February, 2012, Atlantic City House of Blues...Guns N' Roses.  Axl and the gang took the stage at 12 midnight...3 freakin' hours of high-energy Axl, 30+ songs...like most of you here, I'm an in-shape triathlete, but Axl kicked my butt that night.  50 years old and rockin' like that...he's not human!  

May, 2006, Hammerstein Ballroom, NY City...the return of GNR.  After a 3 1/2 year hiatus, the band was back...absolutely off the hook insane.  it was bedlam in there.  early start...10:40!  

arena venue:

GNR/Metallica, Rich Stadium, Buffalo, NY, 7-25-92.  nosebleeds, 2nd level...two bands of that caliber on the same stage...seeing the massive Use Your Illusion tapestries get hoisted up after Metallica was done, just awesome.  Metallica during the day...and GNFNR into the night.  Unreal.

Thanks for starting this thread...great memories.  

Any of the 15+ Rush concerts were tops for me. The one that stood out was the R-30 Tour.

Another really cool one was an 80's Reunion concert with Jean Loves Jezebelle, Howard Jones, ToneLoc, Rick Springfield and The Outfield. Cool outdoor venue in San Antonio the name of which I can't remember.

I saw Elton John and Billy Joel in concert many years ago and while the concert itself was awesome, the absolute BEST part of the night was after the concert we decided to stop off at the nearby hotel for a drink at the bar and who walks in but Billy Joel and he's not ready to be done for the night. 

He went up to the guy who was already playing in the piano bar and asked if he could take over.  He then took requests from anyone and as long as he knew the song, he would play.  When we left the piano bar at 3:00am, he was still playing and having a great time. It was one of the most memorable nights of my life in terms of music. 

Holy cow!!!!  That is amazing.

not even a fan and I'm impressed....

I saw Lloyd Cole and the Commotions in the UK in the eighties a concert I recall.  He was a good performer back then - isn't it just great that you were able to meet up with him and he was so approachable.  Great story.

U2 360 - Yeah I loved it even though it's now a little more about the production and maybe less about the music.  U2 can do no wrong in my book !!!!

I saw Material Issue at Glam Slam (Prince's nightclub) in the twin cities circa 1992.  A memorable night indeed.

Ooh - this x2. Guster is one of my favorite live bands - I've seen them a bunch of times and they're always awesome.

Bela Fleck and the Flecktones (youtube them) - Amazing musicians. I've seen them 5 times and I'm not exactly a huge fan of their genre of music.

For sheer entertainment value for me it was the Foo Fighters. They just know how to knock the doors down.

Greenday were pretty good as well.

I took my wife to see Harry Connick Jr at an open air concert at Kings park in Perth. She and her best friend ended up on stage with him where my wife grabbed the microphone and told him "You're too pissed to sing any more, i'll do it!" I think she may have a too much herself that night!

Motley Crue.  2005.  Red White and Crue Tour.

Bi Lo Center, Greenville SC

There were midgets and motorcycles and fire and naked chicks.

What more could you ask for?

Best concert- Pink Floyd Animals tour.

Pretty close runner up- Emerson Lake and Palmer. Soldier Field.

Best Bar Music- Duke Tomato and the All Star Frogs !

One of the best bass players is an original Flecktone.  Victor Wooten is a great bass player, and I missed there show in Omaha, because I had my own music show booked before I found out they were there on that date.  I hope they finish their new album and do another tour.

Most memorable: Fall of 1970 in Cullowhee NC (Western Carolina Univ).  Grass Roots concert in the gym...they were ok.  After the concert there was another band set up in the back corner of the gym.  I had never heard of the band, but the girl I was dating told me that she heard they were pretty good and wanted to hang around.  I was more interested in getting her back to my room, but she insisted on staying and listening to a few songs.  Only about 30 other students stayed.   A few joints were passed around as we stood 10 feet away from Gregg, Duane, Dickey Betts, Butch Trucks and Berry Oakley...The Allman Brothers Band.  I don't remember much from the 70s but I do vividly remember that night.

While not my normal choice of music, I would say the best big venue show I ever saw was Phil Collins (in the late 80s/early 90s).  Sounded better in person than on albums.

Best concert/mixed genre was James Taylor with the Ft. Worth Symphony Orchestra.  With my father when I was living in Texas.

Best All Day Show - Amnesty International Concert in the early/mid 80's.  All day affair with The Nevelle Brothers, Howard Jones, U2, Sting, and a host of other bands and performers.

Loudest Show - 2nd Row of Stevie Ray Vaughn (New Years Eve Concert).  I was 15 and so drunk....

Most Recent - Rascal Flatts Tour (2012).  With the wife.

This was one of my favorite smaller venue concerts - back in the mid 90s....it was fantastic.

I have two favorite concerts, one was the Violent Femmes in California in the mid 90s (before kids, we got to listen to a LOT of live music), the second was Wilco at the Portland Maine Pier a couple of summers ago. Jeff Tweedy can work a crowd like no one I've ever seen and the music is epic.

A group that is always good, as long as you are not in their home town (they must stay with their parents, and the anger spills over into the music, not in a good way) is They Might Be Giants. The crowd interaction is very good for a bunch of nerds listening and singing along to music.

Best show - Roger Waters: The Wall, Verizon Center in DC, '12.

Personal favorites (at just about any time) - Phish, P-Funk and the Grateful Dead.

Best music for me...Sting with Branford Marsalis at the Columbia Gorge winery.

Best show for me...U2 Elevation Tour Tampa.