Best Concert you ever saw (other than Pearl Jam)?
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What is the best concert you ever saw? obviously, other than Pearl Jam - thats a whole other thread. Its hard to pick one, so top five or ten or more might be good. Here is mine (other than Led Zeppelin, probably not in any order - and im sure im missing a few, but ive been to a bunch):
1. Led Zeppelin - O2 Arena - Dec 2007
2. The Who - Richfield 1979
3. The Who/the Clash - Pontiac Silverdome 1982; The Who MSG 2000
4. The Stones - Cleve Stadium 1978
5. The Ramones Pier 84 1981
6. Bruce Springsteen - Vets Memorial - Columbus 1978
7. Ac/Dc & Cheap Trick - Vets - 1978
8. Radiohead - MSG 2003; Radio City '98; MSG theater 2006
9. Smashing Pumpkins - Academy NYC 1996
10. David Bowie - 50th b'day party (Foo Fighters, Sonic Youth, Lou Reed, Frank Black, Billy Corgan, Robert Smith)
10. Black Sabbath/Van Halen 1978 MSG
1. Led Zeppelin - O2 Arena - Dec 2007
2. The Who - Richfield 1979
3. The Who/the Clash - Pontiac Silverdome 1982; The Who MSG 2000
4. The Stones - Cleve Stadium 1978
5. The Ramones Pier 84 1981
6. Bruce Springsteen - Vets Memorial - Columbus 1978
7. Ac/Dc & Cheap Trick - Vets - 1978
8. Radiohead - MSG 2003; Radio City '98; MSG theater 2006
9. Smashing Pumpkins - Academy NYC 1996
10. David Bowie - 50th b'day party (Foo Fighters, Sonic Youth, Lou Reed, Frank Black, Billy Corgan, Robert Smith)
10. Black Sabbath/Van Halen 1978 MSG
6/3/06 (East Rutherford 2)
6/24/08 (MSG1)
6/25/08 (MSG2)
7/1/08 (Beacon Theater -NYC)
10/30/09 (Philly3)
5/18/10 (Newark, NJ)
5/20/10 (MSG1)
5/21/10 (MSG2)
10/18/13 (Brooklyn 1)
10/19/13 (Brooklyn 2)
5/1/16 (MSG 1)
5/2/16 (MSG 2)
3/30/20 (MSG)
9/3/24 I(MSG1)
9/4/24 (MSG 2)
6/24/08 (MSG1)
6/25/08 (MSG2)
7/1/08 (Beacon Theater -NYC)
10/30/09 (Philly3)
5/18/10 (Newark, NJ)
5/20/10 (MSG1)
5/21/10 (MSG2)
10/18/13 (Brooklyn 1)
10/19/13 (Brooklyn 2)
5/1/16 (MSG 1)
5/2/16 (MSG 2)
3/30/20 (MSG)
9/3/24 I(MSG1)
9/4/24 (MSG 2)
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this whole thread is just an excuse for you to brag that you were at the Zeppelin show!!!!
I'm only kidding. Some of my favorite shows include:
Roger Waters
John Fogerty
Weird Al Yankovic
Up In Smoke (with Dre, Snoop, Eminem, weed, Ice Cube, Warren G, weed, Xzibit, weed)
Foo Fighters
Red Hot Chili Peppers (though I was cited for underage drinking....like an idiot)
Posion (musicanship? nope. hot milfs as far as the eye can see? word.)
Pearl Jam bootlegs:
http://wegotshit.blogspot.com
I really hope one day I have a chance to see Zeppelin. I think I would take out a loan to see them if that's what it took
You nailed me!
6/24/08 (MSG1)
6/25/08 (MSG2)
7/1/08 (Beacon Theater -NYC)
10/30/09 (Philly3)
5/18/10 (Newark, NJ)
5/20/10 (MSG1)
5/21/10 (MSG2)
10/18/13 (Brooklyn 1)
10/19/13 (Brooklyn 2)
5/1/16 (MSG 1)
5/2/16 (MSG 2)
3/30/20 (MSG)
9/3/24 I(MSG1)
9/4/24 (MSG 2)
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Radiohead
Janes Addiction
Porno For Pyros
Alice in Chains
Soundgarden
Chris Cornell Band
Beck
Black Crowes
Rage Against the Machine
Beastie Boys
Ben Harper
Pink Floyd
Roger Waters
U2
Foo Fighters (one of their first shows ever opening for Brad (Stone Gossard side project) in a small NYC club in 1995)
Metallica (absolutely HATE them but I'll never forget the 1 show I went to a LONG time ago)
Pearl Jam is still the best though.
.....I'll come back with some more but right now my brain is fried.
- Coachella 2005
- Warfield 2005
- Greek Theater (x2) 2007
- Shoreline 2007
Moody Blues- May 1996. My parents took me and my sister. I was pretty familiar with most of their hits cause my parents played the cd all the time. The Moody Blues had the entire Houston Symphony Orchestra play as their backing band and it was absolutely amazing. Definitely one of my fave bands because of this particular show and I was 13 years old, Saw them again, in 2005, again great show, but no orchestra.
Bush March 96- The first rock concert I went to just my dad and I and our neighbors. Say what you want about this band but the first two albums and tours supporting it were amazing albums. The moshpit was huge and even was hoppin full force during no doubt and goo goo dolls who both opened the show. My first time really seeing a pit and people crowd surfing.
Peter Frampton- October 2006- My 2nd Frampton show at a small Oklahoma casino in a small town called Thackerville. Was 2nd row and the show was just awesome. This was during the fingerprints tour. This concert hall probably held between 500-700 people, so the small atmosphere was nice.
Eric Clapton- Feb 2007 Just phenomenal.
Foo fighters- 98- rocked the crowd so hard and Just had amazing energy that was mind blowing. all their shows are like that even today even though the set is glittered with greatests hits over and over.
The Toadies- I got to see their first reunion show in 5 years for the st Patricks after party parade thing.Granted they were rusty, but for me it made the show even more special. The crowd and pit at this was VERY VERY ROUGH and I didn't last up front too long, but I loved watching the show and rocking out to one of my fave bands ever. Probably my 2nd fave band ever in all honesty.
Burden Brothers- Sept 2006 (Todd Lewis of Toadies) other band. I was let backstage for the Mercy release concert for pictures and got to talk with the band and Vaden for a few minutes. I finally got to tell Vaden how much his music has meant to me and the Burden Brothers just melted faces every time I have seen them. fantastic show and band if you open your mind up and ignore the negativity they receive at times because it's not the Toadies. That used to piss me off so much when the review would come out in the paper for an album or a show review.
Tom Petty and the heartbreakers Aug 2006- awesome show, screw the tom haters on here because pj played an 90 minute set. Tom fucking rules and his band is excellent.
The who- Dallas 2006. Amazing show and I am so glad I got to see the who and hear those classics even if it is soley Pete and Roger who make up the who now. It was great to see this band and the show rocked so hard!.
Bruce Springsteen and the E street band- amazing, I finally understand the obsession and appreciate Bruce's music in a whole new level because of this show. "Atlantic city" was played full band and was just awesome. I have a boot of the show and listen to it over and over again.
I'll stop here, but there are many more.
EV Solo: 7/11/11 11/12/12 11/13/12
its hard to choose one through. For me, its snippets of shows, where in the middle of one song, or one guitar chord or riff, I get chills or goosebumps. At the Cat Power show in April 2008, during one song I got this overhwlming feeling i was changed forever, and that things would never be the same. It was life changing.
changed me.
And then:
The White Stripes
The Foo Fighters
Bob Dylan
Aerosmith
The man does it all.
Runner up Dave Matthews Band-Under the Table and Dreaming tour. The boys can Jam.
Pittsburg 8/25/98 & 4/26/03
Cleveland 8/26/98
Camden 9/02/00 & 06/19/08 (my birthday!)
Columbia, MD 9/04/00
State College 5/03/03
Reading, PA 10/01/04
Albany 5/12/06
Washington DC 5/30/06 & 06/22/08
Sleater-Kinney's last 2 shows in Portland.
Rage Against The Machine at the Dragonfly in Santa Monica right after Evil Empire came out.
Local H performing "Pack Up The Cats" in it's entirety in May in Chicago. In fact, all 4 days I went were amazing. Fuck, Chicago is amazing!
Rage, Quicksand, Beastie Boys, Stanford Prison Experiment - Leonard Peltier benefit at Cal State Dominguez Hills
Up In Smoke Tour - Dre, Snoop, Eminmen, Warren G, NWA
Free Tibet - San Francisco (Rage, Beastie Boys, Beck, Smashing Pumpkins, etc)
Rocket From The Crypt - "Wheel of Tourture" shows. They had a "wheel of fortune" type wheel with songs on it. They spun the wheel, whatever came up, they played.
L7, just cause they're L7
This show was so good that it's in a completely different league than any of the hundreds of other shows I have attended
rounding out my top 5....
Godspeed You! Black Emperor (Bloor Cinema, Toronto, 2000)
the Cure (Varsity Arena, Toronto, 1996)
the Rheostatics (Massey Hall, Toronto, 2007)
Sarah Harmer (Harbourfront Centre, Toronto, 2005)
and they all eat rainbows and pooh butterflies!
-Eddie Vedder
6/24/06 Cincinatti, Ohio
6/14/08 Manchester, Tennessee
It was fucking amazing.
I have 100's but that one comes to mind.
Wolfmother was really good. I was really surprised that Andrew Stockdale could sing just as good live as he does on the record. They also did a really sweet cover of communication breakdown.
Queens of the Stone Age. Saw them in a venue that holds about 1,200. Great atmosphere and a great performance.
Man i forgot about Wolfmother. That show blew me away and I wasn't expected to be blown away. It was a nice surprise.
http://www.reverbnation.com/brianzilm
that level of live music in small venues is the way to go... im sure if i seen pearl jam in a club it would rank that high as well (like that vic show last year)
08/02/07 - LOLLA!!!
1. Metallica (Godsmack opener) - 2004 - front row
2. AC/DC (buckcherry opener) - 2002 - 10th row
3. Rolling Stones (opener Pearl Jam - maybe cheating a little bit) - 2005
2) Alison Krauss/Robert Plant-2008
3) Joan Jett/The Police-Ghost in the Machine tour 1982
4) Sleater-Kinney-The Woods Tour 2005 (small theater)
5) U2-Zoo TV Tour 1992
6) Stone Temple Pilots-their last tour before the current one
7) Sammy Hagar/ZZ Top-1983 Eliminator Tour
8) Styx-1983-Kilroy was Here Tour
9) Ozzy Osbourne-Bark at the Moon Tour
10) Guns N' Rose-Use Your Illusion Tour
Scott Weiland - solo tour
Muse - many times, but specifically in a tiny club (Top Cats) in the 'Nati
Audioslave in Columbus...was a great show
I'm sure I missing a bunch
I'd say that Muse @ Top Cats was my fav non-PJ show...but that Scott Weialnd gig is a close 2nd.
Katowice 2007
London 2007