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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
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)
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  • Rhinocerous SurpriseRhinocerous Surprise Posts: 4,423
    I can pick one. Sleater Kinney, in a small club in Dublin. Perfect sound, perfect set, and I was within spitting distance of Corin Tucker (though she didn't like it when I kept doing it.) :)
    Smokey Robinson constantly looks like he's trying to act natural after being accused of farting.
  • reversedarwinismreversedarwinism Posts: 1,151
    The best concert I've ever seen including PJ was Page & Plant in 98'. Those old guys fucking rocked out the Zeppelin as good as they ever have. Best vocal and guitar performances I've ever witnessed. Of all the shows I've seen this was the best, easily.
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  • PJGARDENPJGARDEN Posts: 1,484
    Other than PJ I would have to say Roger Waters Houston 08. That show was amazing. The Gutter Twins was probably the most intense live experience of my life but in a different way than other shows. It's kinda hard to describe.
  • Ledbetterman10Ledbetterman10 Posts: 16,941
    NYCPJ wrote:
    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 2002; 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


    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.)
    2000: Camden 1, 2003: Philly, State College, Camden 1, MSG 2, Hershey, 2004: Reading, 2005: Philly, 2006: Camden 1, 2, East Rutherford 1, 2007: Lollapalooza, 2008: Camden 1, Washington D.C., MSG 1, 2, 2009: Philly 1, 2, 3, 4, 2010: Bristol, MSG 2, 2011: PJ20 1, 2, 2012: Made In America, 2013: Brooklyn 2, Philly 2, 2014: Denver, 2015: Global Citizen Festival, 2016: Philly 2, Fenway 1, 2018: Fenway 1, 2, 2021: Sea. Hear. Now. 2022: Camden, 2024: Philly 2

    Pearl Jam bootlegs:
    http://wegotshit.blogspot.com
  • PJGARDENPJGARDEN Posts: 1,484
    reversedarwinism wrote:
    The best concert I've ever seen including PJ was Page & Plant in 98'. Those old guys fucking rocked out the Zeppelin as good as they ever have. Best vocal and guitar performances I've ever witnessed. Of all the shows I've seen this was the best, easily.

    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 :)
  • NYCPJNYCPJ nyc Posts: 764
    Ledbetterman10 wrote:
    this whole thread is just an excuse for you to brag that you were at the Zeppelin show!!!!

    I'm only kidding.


    You nailed me!
    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)
  • adam42381adam42381 Kernersville, NC Posts: 2,515
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  • The Long RoadThe Long Road Posts: 183
    Too many to name and It'll take forever to give dates...so i'll just give you bands that I will NEVER forget seeing in concert:

    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.
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  • Brain Of EBrain Of E Posts: 499
    Has to be either Audioslave back in '05 during the small venue tour for Out of Exile, or Iron Maiden back in May '08.
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  • boroff89boroff89 Posts: 786
    Any of the five Arcade Fire shows I have seen.

    - Coachella 2005
    - Warfield 2005
    - Greek Theater (x2) 2007
    - Shoreline 2007
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  • red mosred mos Posts: 4,953
    Some of my favorite shows ever I have been lucky enough to attend. Some bands have been seen more than once.

    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. :D
    PJ: 10/14/00 06/09/03 10/4/09 11/15/13 11/16/13 10/08/14
    EV Solo: 7/11/11 11/12/12 11/13/12
  • musicismylife78musicismylife78 Posts: 6,116
    Arcade Fire, Portland May 2007. Had crappy assigned seats, off to the side, way back. Suddenly Win calls people up front, I see people rush past my aisle, and I get up. The people in front of literally bulldoze over the ushers and guards. I got 5th or 6th row. I have never seen a crowd that into a show. During the final song, Wake Up, I was screaming the lyrics, I turn back, and everyone is going insane, singing along, the balcony looks as though it was going to topple... It was a religious experience. Best concert I have ever seen. best live band on the planet, period.

    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.
  • LikeAnOpeningBandForTheSunLikeAnOpeningBandForTheSun Posts: 6,097
    Flametrick Subs with Satan's Cheerleaders at a private show in Austin.


    changed me.
  • keeponrockinkeeponrockin Posts: 7,446
    Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band - Absolutley amazing, a truly religious experience. Tied with Pearl Jam in Ottawa in my book, and quite possibly better.

    And then:

    The White Stripes
    The Foo Fighters
    Bob Dylan
    Aerosmith
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  • Rock onRock on Posts: 216
    Best night club jam was The Rolling Stones, just before their Tattoo You tour in 81. Best indoor was The Who in the mid 80's. Best outdoor was Yes in the late 70's.
  • noceilingnoceiling Posts: 41
    Ben Harper last October. Warner Theatre Washington DC.

    The man does it all.

    Runner up Dave Matthews Band-Under the Table and Dreaming tour. The boys can Jam.
    Hartford 10/02/96 & 09/13/98
    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
  • portlandchrisportlandchris Posts: 5
    The Omnipotent Grateful Dead- Alpine 7/17/89. 21 years old, two weeks off to tour and this was a peak musical experience. To this day all I can say is WOW!
  • pr4mojo1pr4mojo1 Posts: 102
    Rilo Kiley at the Greek in LA a little over a week ago.

    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
    09/12/92-Irvine, 11/05/93-Indio, 06/24/95-San Fran, 11/06/95-SD, 11/07/95-SD, 7/13/98-LA, 07/14/98-LA, 10/25/00-SD, 10/28/00-Devore, 06/02/03-Irvine, 06/05/03-SD, 06/06/03-LV, 10/28/03-Santa Barbara, 09/02/05-Vancouver, 06/24/06-Cincy, 07/06/06-LV, 07/07/06-SD, 07/09/06-LA, 07/10/06-LA, 07/13/06-SB
  • Todd76Todd76 Posts: 1,469
    Arcade Fire - May16/07, Toronto, Massey Hall

    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)
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  • darthvedder88darthvedder88 Posts: 1,023
    The Smashing Pumpkins last October in Columbus, OH. Was right up front by the stage and they closed the show with "Muzzle"!!!!
    "Darth Vader would say 'Impressive'."

    -Eddie Vedder

    6/24/06 Cincinatti, Ohio
    6/14/08 Manchester, Tennessee
  • anothercloneanotherclone Posts: 1,688
    REM in 1990-something in Arizona. I honestly can't remember the year. But a friend of mine and I got completely baked then decided to go to the concert and score tickets from a scalper on a whim. We paid about half price because the opening act had already started. Imagine my surprise when our seats were in the 2nd row in the center.

    It was fucking amazing.

    I have 100's but that one comes to mind.
  • Jack_C_GregoryJack_C_Gregory Posts: 540
    I've seen Mudhoney a few times, and they are probably one of the most energetic bands I have ever seen on a stage(especially when Mark is performing sans guitar).

    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.
  • PJGARDENPJGARDEN Posts: 1,484
    WeaponX655321 wrote:
    I've seen Mudhoney a few times, and they are probably one of the most energetic bands I have ever seen on a stage(especially when Mark is performing sans guitar).

    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.
  • ledveddermanledvedderman Posts: 7,761
    Either my first Bruce show last year, or my first Radiohead show...can't decide which is better
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  • bharQbharQ Posts: 1,201
    the 2 ween shows i saw were the best shows ive seen period... if you haven't listened to them the only way to experience them is to see a show.. dinosaur jr and built to spill are up there too

    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)
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  • armsraisedinaveearmsraisedinavee Posts: 133
    Besides Pearl Jam my top 3 concerts would be

    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
    9/1/2000 - E-Centre, Camden, 'Sometimes' started and I was hooked...
  • tybirdtybird Posts: 17,388
    1) Drive-by Truckers-Dirt Underneath Tour 2007
    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
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  • cincybearcatcincybearcat Posts: 16,580
    Live - Throwing Copper 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.
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  • mole1985mole1985 Posts: 1,119
    Audioslave - M.E.N absolutley blew me away.
    Dublin 2006
    Katowice 2007
    London 2007
  • armsraisedinaveearmsraisedinavee Posts: 133
    Forgot one: G3 Live - 2007 - Joe Satriani, John Petrucci, Paul Gilbert - best guitar players i have ever seen
    9/1/2000 - E-Centre, Camden, 'Sometimes' started and I was hooked...
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