your all time favorite show/concert attended

willbarclay

would live to hear peoples stories and experiences from their most favourite show ever attended. What made it so special.
List ...
who, what, when, where and why and at the end give us a close runner up (2nd place). BecAuse I know lots of people will have or want to list a second (maybe 3rd).

willbarclay

I’ll go First 

CRB (Chris Robinson Brotherhood)
October 2018 - Homer NY @ Center for the arts.

this one was special for a few reasons. A lone road trip for me myself and I. It was Canada’s thanksgiving weekend and couldn’t get anyone else to go. So my wife and kids let me have a night out alone. 3 1/2 hour car ride into the US. Arrived in small town Homer NY and Checked into the hotel and got some dinner. I had VIP meet/Great package with the CRB so showed up early to discover the arts Center was an old converted church (so cool). Outside on the sidewalk I hear the band doing sound check. Waiting on the church stairs I meet up with a couple also doing the VIP. They too have travelled from Canada so we have lots to chat about while we wait and stayed together the remainder of the evening. Meet and greet was great and we all got some swag. There is no opening band so we get 2 full sets from the CRB. Atmosphere was amazing, old church stained windows and all.

2nd place ...

Soundgarden 
July 2011 - Ottawa On

this one was so cool because I had never seen them before and here they are in my home town after the long hiatus. Crowd was stoked to hear all the old tunes again. Chris sounded amazing as well. Outdoor show. Something in the air that night.

cp3iverson

Chili Peppers —- Philadelphia Theater of Living Arts. 1999

—guest list only show before they launched Californication.  Amazing show.  Was two feet from Kiedis and Flea all night. 

darwinstheory

http://neilyoungnews.thrasherswheat.org/2009/08/concert-ill-never-forget-horde-97.html?m=1

Just posted this in the Neil Young thread as well. Since we're all here for PJ, I listed my favorite non-PJ show. Petty and Allman Brothers Band were also each phenomenal shows.

brianlux

Favorite?  Tough question!  Definitely in the running would be:

-The Who with Blue Cheer opening, San Jose Civic Auditorium, February, 1968

-Jimi Hendrix, Winterland, October 1968

-Pearl Jam, Adams Center, Missoula, MT. 2012

All great experiences on a grand scale, for sure.  But then there's Neil Young and Crazy Horse, Shoreline Amphitheater, summer, 1997.   That's one of my very favorite shows and I didn't actually see the band, I just heard them.  I was still in the middle of going through the worst of my collapsed tolerance for sound due to nerve damage to my hearing (hyperacusis).  I was visiting my folks who lived about 2 miles from Shoreline.  Just before the show, I heard Crazy Horse was going to be playing in my neighborhood very soon.  Even if I'd known earlier, I wouldn't have gotten tickets because I knew my ears couldn't take the full brunt of The Horse.  But I had this clever idea- I knew where there was a park adjoining Shoreline and figured I might me able to hear some of the show from there, so I hopped on my bike and rode over to the park.  I found a tree that was outside the amphitheater and back a ways and climbed way the hell up into this tree until the branches were almost too thin to hold my weight.  From there I could see the colored lights over the stage and a bit of the backdrop but not the stage itself or the musicians.  BUT!  But, the sound from there was terrific!  I could hear the band very clearly without too much pain to my ears and, oh man, what a show.  They sounded so damn good.  I just sat up in that tree with the biggest smile in the world.  Later on I walked around to the front of the theater and listened to the acoustic set.  I still couldn't see the stage but it sounded good from there and I asked the merch people if it was alright to hang out for a bit and they were really cool and said, "Sure".  One sweet memory, for sure.

helplessdancer

deer creek. indiana. 3 killer bands 1 show.
gov't mule
allman brothers
phil & friends
warren is in all 3 bands. warren on stage all night. the dude is incredible...

lottsa other choices, cause i'm super old now, and no one ever "wins" for me...but this is what i gots today....it would be a totally different show/band/event tomorrow   

Loujoe

Lucky to see mike watt tour with foos opening at tramps nyc. Just for the pure novelty of being in a tiny place with all those rockers at once. My #1 today. Got tickets. Hey let's go see the drummer from nirvana's band. My friend loved pj at the time and we had no idea ev was going to be playing along. I was too cool to really care then. I'd likely be a crying fool today. Dave was destroying it on drums.
Lots of raw bass heavy rock. Got punched in the face too!
#2 perhaps Motorhead, judas priest, alice cooper. Scalped tickets off the street and had sick floor seats. Only time I saw alice cooper. Alice Very theatrical. 
Rob halford on his motorcycle. Lemmy...
I went to soooo many great shows. Lucky fool, but live music was and still is important to my life.

And PJ...you all know

dankind

Tom Waits | Orpheum Theatre | Boston | Sept. 21, 1999
I didn't want it to end, and when it did, I didn't leave my seat until the place was nearly empty. I just needed to take some time to process what I had just witnessed. For crying out loud, the man dusted off and played "Christmas Card from a Hooker in Minneapolis" that night. All I could do was hope that when I got home, they would be set up in my living room to go on with the show. 

The White Stripes | Keyspan Park | Coney Island | Sept. 24, 2005 
Opened with with ripsnortin' sped-up "Black Math" and kept it cranked to 11 all night long. Jack and Meg were both so energized during this show. And Meg got some decent mic time, two takes at "Passive Manipulation," "In the Cold, Cold Night," and dueting on "Little Ghost." "Jolene" is always a revelation, they fucking played "The Union Forever," and the sound of "Red Rain" bouncing off the Atlantic Ocean is something I'll never forget.

brianlux

Loujoe said:

Lucky to see mike watt tour with foos opening at tramps nyc. Just for the pure novelty of being in a tiny place with all those rockers at once. My #1 today. Got tickets. Hey let's go see the drummer from nirvana's band. My friend loved pj at the time and we had no idea ev was going to be playing along. I was too cool to really care then. I'd likely be a crying fool today. Dave was destroying it on drums.
Lots of raw bass heavy rock. Got punched in the face too!
#2 perhaps Motorhead, judas priest, alice cooper. Scalped tickets off the street and had sick floor seats. Only time I saw alice cooper. Alice Very theatrical. 
Rob halford on his motorcycle. Lemmy...
I went to soooo many great shows. Lucky fool, but live music was and still is important to my life.

And PJ...you all know

You got punched in the face or Watt??? 

Man, I always kept my distance at shows where the vibe is a bit violent.  The Violent Femmes show I saw in a greasy little club in a bad neighborhood in San Jose was like that.  I thought for sure someone was going to get murdered that night.  I kept to the back of the club, one eye on the band, one on the scary crowd!

brianlux

dankind said:

Tom Waits | Orpheum Theatre | Boston | Sept. 21, 1999
I didn't want it to end, and when it did, I didn't leave my seat until the place was nearly empty. I just needed to take some time to process what I had just witnessed. For crying out loud, the man dusted off and played "Christmas Card from a Hooker in Minneapolis" that night. All I could do was hope that when I got home, they would be set up in my living room to go on with the show. 

The White Stripes | Keyspan Park | Coney Island | Sept. 24, 2005 
Opened with with ripsnortin' sped-up "Black Math" and kept it cranked to 11 all night long. Jack and Meg were both so energized during this show. And Meg got some decent mic time, two takes at "Passive Manipulation," "In the Cold, Cold Night," and dueting on "Little Ghost." "Jolene" is always a revelation, they fucking played "The Union Forever," and the sound of "Red Rain" bouncing off the Atlantic Ocean is something I'll never forget.

Wow and wow!

ed243421

dankind said:

Tom Waits | Orpheum Theatre | Boston | Sept. 21, 1999
I didn't want it to end, and when it did, I didn't leave my seat until the place was nearly empty. I just needed to take some time to process what I had just witnessed. For crying out loud, the man dusted off and played "Christmas Card from a Hooker in Minneapolis" that night. All I could do was hope that when I got home, they would be set up in my living room to go on with the show. 

The White Stripes | Keyspan Park | Coney Island | Sept. 24, 2005 
Opened with with ripsnortin' sped-up "Black Math" and kept it cranked to 11 all night long. Jack and Meg were both so energized during this show. And Meg got some decent mic time, two takes at "Passive Manipulation," "In the Cold, Cold Night," and dueting on "Little Ghost." "Jolene" is always a revelation, they fucking played "The Union Forever," and the sound of "Red Rain" bouncing off the Atlantic Ocean is something I'll never forget.

Coney Island is actually a peninsula.

dankind

ed243421 said:

dankind said:

Tom Waits | Orpheum Theatre | Boston | Sept. 21, 1999
I didn't want it to end, and when it did, I didn't leave my seat until the place was nearly empty. I just needed to take some time to process what I had just witnessed. For crying out loud, the man dusted off and played "Christmas Card from a Hooker in Minneapolis" that night. All I could do was hope that when I got home, they would be set up in my living room to go on with the show. 

The White Stripes | Keyspan Park | Coney Island | Sept. 24, 2005 
Opened with with ripsnortin' sped-up "Black Math" and kept it cranked to 11 all night long. Jack and Meg were both so energized during this show. And Meg got some decent mic time, two takes at "Passive Manipulation," "In the Cold, Cold Night," and dueting on "Little Ghost." "Jolene" is always a revelation, they fucking played "The Union Forever," and the sound of "Red Rain" bouncing off the Atlantic Ocean is something I'll never forget.

Coney Island is actually a peninsula.

And Boston is actually a fucking dump!

ed243421

dankind

Tim Simmons

Daft Punk at Lolla 07

Poncier

dankind said:

 All I could do was hope that when I got home, they would be set up in my living room to go on with the show. 

Instead Tom was in the bathroom, didn't light a candle, and the rest of the band had cleaned out the fridge and cupboards.

ed243421

#upperdecker

PJ_Soul

I've seen a lot of truly amazing shows, but I think my best one ever has to be PJ, Vancouver 2013. I was right there, 3 deep in front of EV, surrounded by super fun fans, the crowd was fantastic, the vibe in the building was perfect, and the band and especially Eddie were in a really great, happy mood. And the setlist was rather extraordinary.

Spiritual_Chaos

Neil Young Berlin 2016, Pearl Jam Copenhagen 2007 or Leonard Cohen in... 2009

Meltdown99

The Who.  September 30. 1982 at The Pontiac Silverdome with festival seating.  The concert and music were fantastic.  
Openers were The Clash and Eddie Money

The Who ...setlist

brianlux

PJ_Soul said:

I've seen a lot of truly amazing shows, but I think my best one ever has to be PJ, Vancouver 2013. I was right there, 3 deep in front of EV, surrounded by super fun fans, the crowd was fantastic, the vibe in the building was perfect, and the band and especially Eddie were in a really great, happy mood. And the setlist was rather extraordinary.

Better than Missoula?  Dang!  Must have been great!