Halloween shows

deadendp

Have you been to a concert ON Halloween? Tell us about it! 


I saw Nirvana. It was great. Freak storm. Snowed several inches. 

JOEJOEJOE

Saw this show at UCLA in 1986!

Also saw U2/Sugarcubes/Public Enemy at Dodger Stadium in 1992.....back when I still liked U2!

eeriepadave

Just Pearl Jam closing the spectrum 10 years today and Foals a few years ago in philly

Pearl Jam was of course great. Foals was decent. Live they are great but this show was a little underwhelming. I thought they would have done something "Halloweenish" like a cover or dress up. The stage was decorated though.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tFVq5blG1SE

F Me In The Brain

Pearl Jam
October 31
1993
Bezerkely CA
Greek Amphitheatre
Opener was Rollings Band
Amazing fucking show.

deadendp

eeriepadave said:

Just Pearl Jam closing the spectrum 10 years today and Foals a few years ago in philly

Pearl Jam was of course great. Foals was decent. Live they are great but this show was a little underwhelming. I thought they would have done something "Halloweenish" like a cover or dress up. The stage was decorated though.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tFVq5blG1SE

That may have been the show I was listening to in the car today.  

F Me In The Brain said:

Pearl Jam
October 31
1993
Bezerkely CA
Greek Amphitheatre
Opener was Rollins Band
Amazing. Fucking. Show.

Fixed.   

F Me In The Brain

Yes, it was!

iammine16

4 years ago today

deadendp

Tonight is John 5. By the time we found out, it was sold out. My husband would have gone. 

pearljammr78

F Me In The Brain said:

Pearl Jam
October 31
1993
Bezerkely CA
Greek Amphitheatre
Opener was Rollings Band
Amazing fucking show.

The Greek in Berkeley is my favorite outdoor venue ever!!! Pearl Jam at the Greek. I could die happy after that. 

manitouman

Saw Marilyn Manson sometime in the 90's at Aragon Ballroom in Chicago. Craaaaaaaaazy night and show.

Poncier

I've seen Aerosmith on Halloween (1987 in Providence), Motley Crue (Nikki Sixx came out in his old SATD makeup) at the Orpheum in Boston Halloween 1998 (kind of ironically saw Rob Zombie in Worcester at the Palladium the following night on 11/01) and U2 in Providence Halloween 2001 (also Larry Mullen's 40th birthday).
Think that's it for Halloween shows

F Me In The Brain

pearljammr78 said:

F Me In The Brain said:

Pearl Jam
October 31
1993
Bezerkely CA
Greek Amphitheatre
Opener was Rollings Band
Amazing fucking show.

The Greek in Berkeley is my favorite outdoor venue ever!!! Pearl Jam at the Greek. I could die happy after that. 

It was a pretty special night, to be sure.

RK50065

moe. 2003. 
The Headbangers Left Ball - An Evening of Heavy moe.tal

deadendp

Poncier said:

I've seen Aerosmith on Halloween (1987 in Providence), Motley Crue (Nikki Sixx came out in his old SATD makeup) at the Orpheum in Boston Halloween 1998 (kind of ironically saw Rob Zombie in Worcester at the Palladium the following night on 11/01) and U2 in Providence Halloween 2001 (also Larry Mullen's 40th birthday).
Think that's it for Halloween shows

I've seen Rob Zombie a couple of times. I have always left bruised, so I couldn't imagine seeing him on Halloween. That had to be awesome. 

RK50065 said:

moe. 2003. 
The Headbangers Left Ball - An Evening of Heavy moe.tal

That would be fantastic! 

kasedoug

Saw Arcade Fire billed as "The Reflektors" in 2013. My favorite Halloween show was the following year, with Queens of the Stone Age headlining the Forum, and reuniting with Nick Oliveri for their encore.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LOuqVUYiIXY

Poncier

deadendp said:

Poncier said:

I've seen Aerosmith on Halloween (1987 in Providence), Motley Crue (Nikki Sixx came out in his old SATD makeup) at the Orpheum in Boston Halloween 1998 (kind of ironically saw Rob Zombie in Worcester at the Palladium the following night on 11/01) and U2 in Providence Halloween 2001 (also Larry Mullen's 40th birthday).
Think that's it for Halloween shows

I've seen Rob Zombie a couple of times. I have always left bruised, so I couldn't imagine seeing him on Halloween. That had to be awesome. 

That show was opened by Monster magnet and Fear factory. The palladium in Worcester is an old theater (formerly EM Loews Theater) that has had the seats removed. My wife is very small (sub 5', sub 100lbs) so right in the fray isn't an option with her. Fortunately this place has the area right behind what essentially becomes the pit elevated a foot or so and with a railing at the front of it (would have been second section of orchestra seats when the place had chairs), and its only about 20-25 feet back, so while everyone headed down front, we headed right there. Good close vantage point and no bruising. 

Merkin Baller

 

iammine16 said:

4 years ago today

Seeing Tool come out dressed as Zeppelin & open with No Quarter is a top ten concert moment for me, in almost 3 decades worth of going to shows.

herogroundzero

Phish really wins this category
Mind blowing Halloween shows over the years(many)
Bravo to them !!

deadendp

Poncier said:

deadendp said:

Poncier said:

I've seen Aerosmith on Halloween (1987 in Providence), Motley Crue (Nikki Sixx came out in his old SATD makeup) at the Orpheum in Boston Halloween 1998 (kind of ironically saw Rob Zombie in Worcester at the Palladium the following night on 11/01) and U2 in Providence Halloween 2001 (also Larry Mullen's 40th birthday).
Think that's it for Halloween shows

I've seen Rob Zombie a couple of times. I have always left bruised, so I couldn't imagine seeing him on Halloween. That had to be awesome. 

That show was opened by Monster magnet and Fear factory. The palladium in Worcester is an old theater (formerly EM Loews Theater) that has had the seats removed. My wife is very small (sub 5', sub 100lbs) so right in the fray isn't an option with her. Fortunately this place has the area right behind what essentially becomes the pit elevated a foot or so and with a railing at the front of it (would have been second section of orchestra seats when the place had chairs), and its only about 20-25 feet back, so while everyone headed down front, we headed right there. Good close vantage point and no bruising. 

I am not quite as petite as your wife, but I am 5' tall. 

The first time we saw him was in 99 for Ozzfest in Columbus. He told people to grab a hunk of lawn and throw it at your neighbor. They did. There was no lawn left and but there was much bruising. 

Second time was a few years ago at Riverbend in Cincy. They had an inflatable alien surfing to the back. Sold out crowd. I had my phone in my left hand, reached up with my right to give the alien a whack and next thing I knew, I was on the ground with a very apologetic guy on top of me, no phone in sight. A lady must have caught my phone. She returned it. He really didn't mean to take me out. He was drunk and lost control of his surroundings. He felt so bad. I left with bruises. Many of them. And...we were at the very back. We had our daughter with us. We didn't want her in the middle of a RZ pit. 

kasedoug said:

Saw Arcade Fire billed as "The Reflektors" in 2013. My favorite Halloween show was the following year, with Queens of the Stone Age headlining the Forum, and reuniting with Nick Oliveri for their encore.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LOuqVUYiIXY

Arcade Fire would be great! 

iammine16

Merkin Baller said:

 

iammine16 said:

4 years ago today

Seeing Tool come out dressed as Zeppelin & open with No Quarter is a top ten concert moment for me, in almost 3 decades worth of going to shows.

The moment they came out dressed and played No Quarter was the best moment for sure! Following up with the Grudge, Parabol/Parabola (those hadn't been played since the Lateralus tour at the time) right after made it an incredible show for me!

Poncier

 deadendp said:

Poncier said:

deadendp said:

Poncier said:

I've seen Aerosmith on Halloween (1987 in Providence), Motley Crue (Nikki Sixx came out in his old SATD makeup) at the Orpheum in Boston Halloween 1998 (kind of ironically saw Rob Zombie in Worcester at the Palladium the following night on 11/01) and U2 in Providence Halloween 2001 (also Larry Mullen's 40th birthday).
Think that's it for Halloween shows

I've seen Rob Zombie a couple of times. I have always left bruised, so I couldn't imagine seeing him on Halloween. That had to be awesome. 

That show was opened by Monster magnet and Fear factory. The palladium in Worcester is an old theater (formerly EM Loews Theater) that has had the seats removed. My wife is very small (sub 5', sub 100lbs) so right in the fray isn't an option with her. Fortunately this place has the area right behind what essentially becomes the pit elevated a foot or so and with a railing at the front of it (would have been second section of orchestra seats when the place had chairs), and its only about 20-25 feet back, so while everyone headed down front, we headed right there. Good close vantage point and no bruising. 

We had our daughter with us. We didn't want her in the middle of a RZ pit. 

We took my son, 14 at the time, to see Zombie & Manson last summer, no way we'd do pit. It was at an amphitheater (Comcast Center in Mansfield) and they took the first 12 rows of seats out in center section to create a GA area, got seats right next to the GA area, 6 rows back, pit didn't appear too bad actually, probably cause the audience is aging (except for me of course). But in the day saw some crazy stuff in the pit (especially 2 times we saw him on double bill with Korn).