Best live show you've ever been to!/

josevolution

LED ZEPPELIN ,1975 & 1977 NY CITY.
enough said,after those shows i would say PJ IS SECOND BEST.......

weenie

It's a tie between Green Day 2005 in Atlanta; PJ Vote for Change concert in Kissimmee 2004.

londonwpr

patrickredeyes wrote:

Jimmy Page and the Black Crowes Milwaukee's Summerfest. Didn't have tickets , got lucky from somebody selling them outside the venue. 15th row almost center. I was talking about that show for weeks. Closest I'll ever get to seeing a Led Zeppelin show.

that was a good time, my friend. i'm sure you enjoyed my drunk ass spilling all that beer on your birks too, huh?

deadnote

i think every show ive been to is larger than life for me, to look back and think of one thats better than the others is tough , the crowd the loud sound of rock its rather overwhelming actually , i like my couch and a college basketball game

Pearls&Stones

1. September, 2005-- Pearl Jam and The Rolling Stones @ PNC Park in Pittsburgh. My 2 favorite bands at one of the great new ball parks in America with some of the best weather you could ever ask for. Cars in the parking lots were blaring lots of both bands beforehand. There were tons of boats in the Allegheny River next to the ball park just camped out to hear the show. Though Pearl Jam really stuck to the hits, they played as intense as I've ever seen them. And I had NEVER seen a place 100% full for an opening act before that night (especially for the Stones, whose openers are not usually treated well by the fans). The place was hoppin' for Pearl Jam and it continued straight through the Rolling Stones set. Plus seeing Eddie do "Wild Horses" with the Stones was cool. It was obvious there was a great deal of mutual admiration on the stage. What a night.

2. October, 2005 ---U2 @ Mellon Arena in Pittsburgh. I've seen U2 three times, but I don't think they'll ever top the Vertigo tour. "City of Blinding Lights" may be the greatest show opener ever. We paid a lot for good seats, but it was worth it

3. October, 2001--Janes Addiction and Live @ Mellon Arena in Pittsburgh. Live opened the show with a mostly-acoustic set, starting off with an incredible version of "Lightning Crashes." Another song I clearly remember was "Overcome," which had become a surprise hit after 9/11. Then, all I can say about Jane's Addiction is, if you never got to see them live, you really missed something. Those guys put on one fucking good show.

4. September, 2004-- Pearl Jam @ TD Banknorth Garden in Boston. The second VFC-warmup sticks out in my mind for many reasons, but the two that I'll point out are

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#1--ALONE (nuff said there) and #2 --I clearly remember "Rockin' In The Free World"---with the house lights up and the entire arena going crazy.

5 July, 2000--- Dave Matthews Band @ Ralph Wilson Stadium just outside of Buffalo. It was such a treat hearing "Granny" and "One Sweet World" live for the first time. Plus, it was the first time I ever heard "JTR" and "Bartender,"--which were unreleased at the time and both of which became favorites instantly.

others I'll mention....

*Rolling Stones 2002---"If You Can't Rock Me" and "Stray Cat Blues" ---wow

*Dave Matthews Band 2003---"Cry Freedom" and "Minarets"

*Rolling Stones 1997---"Sister Morphine," 'Let's Spend the Night Together," and "Little Queenie"

*Aerosmith 2001---Lightning hits the stage as they are playing "Train Kept A Rollin" with special guest Slash during the encore

wickedmonkeyz

Ratdog
June 8, 2005
Covington, KY
Madison Theater

lars

biohazard-state of the world adress tour 1995

Odin

Seeing Pearl Jam in concert for the first time (19.9.05) was a magical night for me. If it wasn't for that concert, I'd probably still be listening to rap non-stop. I know many people on this BBS complained about the setlist, but I had the time of my life in Toronto!

The best non-PJ concert I've been to had to be Nas in Central Park. Anyone who follows hip-hop knows that was a historic night. I was pretty close to the stage and when Nas called out 50 Cent and the "Dipset dickheads," everyone around me went absolutely nuts!

Honorable mention goes to Outkast, Rob Zombie, Alice in Chains, Robin Trower, and GWAR.

Odin

^^^ forgot about Black Label Society. They put on a kick-ass show last week.

mauichick

My top 5 Pearl Jam shows I've attended-
Maui, Randall's Island, MSG, Maine, tie betw SF night 2 opening for the Stones (1st time hearing Evolution..) and last night of tour @ Coral Sky (1st time got backstage)
Of 2 nighters. 2nd night always ranks higher for me (ex this year in Boston, still can't decide which was better show..)

Of Non PJ shows:
Tibetan Freedom in NY were amazing....seeing Michael Stipe w/ Ed and Mike, seeing Ed and Mike, and loved the mix of incredible bands and hip hop artists..
Radiohead in Liberty State Park, incredible shows..right before 911..having the band play in front of me, with skyline on the left and statue of liberty visible betw ground and the side screen....Radiohead @ Msg Theatre this year
got in night 1, shut out night 2, but met cool fans and we all hung out @ local bar and played radiohead on juke box..
Eddie w/ C Avg at ATP LA
Chris Cornell solo at Town Hall (hopefully to be reprised at Irving Plaza..Please, Please pm if you have an extra..)
RHCP @ 9:30 club in DC Tibet Fest Weekend
Tuatara w/ sp guest Mike Mcready in small NY club.
Horde @ Jones Beach w/ Neil Young, Beck...
Pj Harvey (think at the Hammerstein, but might have been Roseland)
Soundgarden w/ Metallica in Illinois (lolla)
Bjork at Radio City
Cat Power @ Hiro ballroom
Porno for Pyros Roseland w/ Sp guest Dave Navarro
Beck at Roseland
Damien Rice opening for Fionna Apple
Ani DiFranco Central Park

iamrockmusic

Black Crowes, February, 1993... Southern Harmony and Musical Companion tour... 2500 people... unreal...

I saw them again in 2005 and thought they still sounded good, but the 1993 show was amazing.

hippiemom

My top five:

Pearl Jam - Benaroya: 'nuff said

Ben Harper & the Innocent Criminals - Royal Oaks, MI 2005: Amazing band, small venue, they played for over 3 hours, and the energy was some of the most intense I've ever experienced. I expected him to be good, but I sure as hell wasn't expecting what I got. Don't ever pass up a chance to see these guys!

Led Zeppelin - Cleveland 1977: If you've heard the "Destroyer" bootleg, then you know what I'm talkin' about! If you haven't, you're just gonna have to trust me that this was one of the best shows from their later career. Legendary stuff, I still have a hard time believing I was actually there.

The Rolling Stones - Cleveland 1975: My first concert, and even though I went to concerts non-stop after this, it took two years before I saw one as good, and that was only because Zeppelin toured.

Neil Young & Crazy Horse - Cleveland 1982 (I think): Coulda been 81 or 83 ... what can I say, I was high. This was at an amphitheater, I was on the lawn, and it stormed non-stop for the entire show. We were soaked and filthy and Uncle Neil kicked it up a notch for us, particularly on "Hurricane," given the weather

laudenum

pj inhawaii in dec
pink floyd-86
ween- a few years ago?
hovercraft(ed on drums)-with watt and first live gig for the foos- commodore ballroom - 95?

Get_Right

rolling stones -81
Grateful dead-82
The cars with Paul Carrack opening-82
rush signals tour-83
bowie 83
police with REM opening-84
waters/clapton pros and cons 84
dead, dylan and petty jul 4th 86
u2 joshua tree tour-87
joe jackson 90
lollapalooza 94
PJ randalls 2 96
pj msg 2 98
Neil Finn 02
supergrass 03
bob weir and ratdog 03
wilco 04
spoon 05
arctic monkeys 05

so far

Get_Right

josevolution wrote:

LED ZEPPELIN ,1975 & 1977 NY CITY.
enough said,after those shows i would say PJ IS SECOND BEST.......

now im jealous


Zep and floyd
the two great bands I never saw

laudenum

glad i'm not the only one.
saw them in 75 in vancouver. pretty hazy.:)

however i would still rather see pj live,than zep.

mole1985

Not going to count Pearl Jam but i would say Audioslave in Manchester, it surpassed my expectations by far and i think this was regarded best gig of the tour.

FinsburyParkCarrots

John Martyn on a good night is the guv'nor. I saw a great McCoy Tyner gig, back in 1989, too.

hendrix78

Page and Plant in Virginia Beach on the Walking into Clarksdale tour (97?)
RHCP - Charlottesville January 07
PJ - Virginia Beach (their first show after Roskilde)
Neil Young with Crazy Horse - Virginia Beach around 95 or 96 I think
Buddy Guy - Virginia Beach circa 97

I'd say those 5 are the most memeorable. I have also seen great shows from the Allman Bros, Black Crowes, STP, Rage Against The Machine, the Stones, Funkadelic, BB King, and many others.

Matty Boy

hippiemom wrote:

My top five:

Pearl Jam - Benaroya: 'nuff said

Ben Harper & the Innocent Criminals - Royal Oaks, MI 2005: Amazing band, small venue, they played for over 3 hours, and the energy was some of the most intense I've ever experienced. I expected him to be good, but I sure as hell wasn't expecting what I got. Don't ever pass up a chance to see these guys!

Led Zeppelin - Cleveland 1977: If you've heard the "Destroyer" bootleg, then you know what I'm talkin' about! If you haven't, you're just gonna have to trust me that this was one of the best shows from their later career. Legendary stuff, I still have a hard time believing I was actually there.

The Rolling Stones - Cleveland 1975: My first concert, and even though I went to concerts non-stop after this, it took two years before I saw one as good, and that was only because Zeppelin toured.

Neil Young & Crazy Horse - Cleveland 1982 (I think): Coulda been 81 or 83 ... what can I say, I was high. This was at an amphitheater, I was on the lawn, and it stormed non-stop for the entire show. We were soaked and filthy and Uncle Neil kicked it up a notch for us, particularly on "Hurricane," given the weather

I've heard the Destroyer bootleg and you're one lucky motherfucker. The best show I've been to is GnR Tacoma 2002 and GNR Hammerstein Night 1 2006. After that it would be Page and Plant 98 and The Who Gorge 2000.