Best Concert you ever saw (other than Pearl Jam)?

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  • Blind Melon
    Blind Melon Posts: 911
    stranger34 wrote:
    see I disagree Ive seen boots from the 80s and 70s that are evidence of what A bruce live experience has as a reputation, but ive seen him twice now and Im going again on 7/28 and I think his modern shows are snoozers


    Wait, if you've seen him twice nowadays and they're snoozers, why keep going? (Is this a joke?)
    If I could, think I would give in.
  • Bathgate66
    Bathgate66 Posts: 15,813
    stranger34 wrote:
    see I disagree Ive seen boots from the 80s and 70s that are evidence of what A bruce live experience has as a reputation, but ive seen him twice now and Im going again on 7/28 and I think his modern shows are snoozers



    boots ?

    ive been to over 100 + shows- live in person, since the 70s / 80s,... i dont make judgements on boots- i makem on live shows- what this thread is all about .
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  • jervin007
    jervin007 Posts: 3,182
    Radiohead, U2, Kings Of Leon, Flamming Lips, Wilco, The Raconteurs, Eric Clapton, Audioslave, Phish, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club
    PJ:
    2003 Mansfield: July 2
    2004 Boston: Sept 28 & 29
    2005 Montreal: Sept 15
    2006 Boston: May 24 & 25
    2008 Hartford: June 27, Mansfield: June 28,
    2010 Boston: May 17
    2013 Worcester: Oct 15, Hartford: Oct 25,
    2016 Hampton: April 18, Raleigh: April 20 (cancelled), Columbia: April 21. Quebec: May 5. Boston (Fenway): August 7

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  • cheeseandrice
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    Pink Floyd 1987
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  • JasonAZ
    JasonAZ Posts: 11
    Might as well add my opinion here. It would hard for me to list them in order because they change on my mood or my current musical phase. Just an FYI, I'm 31. The list usually consists of the following:

    Pink Floyd - The Division Bell tour (1994) -- My first rock concert. It's hard to top the stage, songs, surround sound, pigs, and a crowd of 65,000.

    Page & Plant 1998 --Went with my dad again on this one. It was a birthday present for him. He had seen LedZep back in 1972 for $10. We were about 15 rows right in front of Jimmy Page. I had seen them on their Unledded tour but this was balls to the wall rock. 'How Many More Times' and 'Babe, I'm Gonna Leave You'....enough said.

    Peter Gabriel -- Growing Up tour (2002) -- Only about 6,000 in a basketball arena, and I had moved closer to the center near the floor. Perfect blend of songs, sound and theater. He made you think that everything was OK for that one night.

    U2 Hawaii 2006 -- I had seen them 4 times before, but this one is the best because of the journey to make it to Honolulu. Perfect way to cap off a week in paradise. I met some of the nicest people (from Mexico, other parts of the US, Europe, local Hawaiians and South Africa) throughout the week who were there for U2 and Pearl Jam. A fair amount of people were impressed how awesome Pearl Jam was, and how nice Eddie Vedder is.

    Rush 2008 -- My first concert since beating cancer. I had heard great things about a live Rush show, so I made the drive and bought a front row seat from a scalper. They did not disappoint. Three hours of loud classic rock.

    Underworld at 2003 Coachella Music Festival -- Dance / techno music probably isn't high on the list of many people here, but Underworld are without a doubt the masters of a live techno show. And it is 100% live, nothing pre-recordered. 5,000 people packed into the dance tent, one nation under a groove, from the beginning hi-hat of 'Rez' to the ending aural crack of 'Moaner'.

    Jason
  • deep_ocean_
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    INXS- yes I'm serious (back in the day)

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  • deadnote
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  • Corey Lynn
    Corey Lynn Posts: 681
    Violent Femmes. It was in a fairly small place and the audience knew every word. It was very cool.

    Also, CSNY...the lights came on and nobody moved...forcing another encore.


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  • Fahka
    Fahka Posts: 3,187
    Blind3 wrote:
    1.Bruce Springsteen and The E-Street Band ...Tower Theater 1975 or anyone of his six 3 1/2 to 4 hour marathon shows at the Philly Spectrum in 1984.

    2. The Gits at The Off Ramp in Seattle, 1991.

    3. The Who with Pink Floyd and The Troggs, 7/24/68. Not bad for 9 years old.

    4. Live Aid, 1985.

    5. My first Ramones Show , CBGB , 5/4/78.

    I'd love to say Jimi Hendrix opening for The Monkees , Temple Stadium, Philly, August , 1967, but the sound was 1960's shitty. To this day , my aunt tells me that even the pop-sounding Monkees sounded crappy. I believe Jimi played this show and one or two others before leaving the tour. I'd only heard two songs by Jimi Hendrix before. They were "Hey Joe" and "Stone Free" . I'd heard them once, maybe twice ,and not enough to know I was hearing a legend. I went courtesy of my aunt who was 18 and took me to see the then TV icon Monkees as a reward for good grades, second grade mind you , during the school year.

    Thats amazing! I really loved their band.. (The gits)
    Very cool show to have under your belt! Bloody hell, im jelous of all of the above :D
  • yield2me
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    Tool in Fort Worth TX last year...unbelievable
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  • Hinny
    Hinny Posts: 1,610
    Crowded House farewell, Sydney Opera House steps, 1996

    Not even my PJ favourites have anything on that one.
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  • JaneNY
    JaneNY Posts: 4,438
    JasonAZ wrote:

    Underworld at 2003 Coachella Music Festival -- Dance / techno music probably isn't high on the list of many people here, but Underworld are without a doubt the masters of a live techno show. And it is 100% live, nothing pre-recordered. 5,000 people packed into the dance tent, one nation under a groove, from the beginning hi-hat of 'Rez' to the ending aural crack of 'Moaner'.

    I like dance/techno stuff - how could I have left off Daft Punk Lolla 07 show? That was fabulous. I didn't stand still for a second.
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  • stupidcorporatewhore
    stupidcorporatewhore Posts: 761
    off the top of my head....

    Rage Against the Machine next to last show Grand Olympic Los Angeles

    Stevie Ray and double trouble celebrity theatre phoenix 1989

    peter gabriel so tour 1994 oakland arena

    Live throwing copper tour 1995 irvine meadows (8th row)

    Genesis mama tour 1982

    Van Halen 1984 veterens memorial coliseum
  • 1STmammal2wearPants
    1STmammal2wearPants Worcester, MA Posts: 2,984
    I dunno, that My Morning Jacket show from Bonnaroo 2008 may have surpassed anything that I've seen, other than Pearl Jam. I've seen legends in Robert Plant and Bob Dylan, but this set was absolutely epic from MMJ. And the atmosphere in the pouring rain only added to it.
    2003 Mansfield III 
    2004 Boston I 
    2006 Boston I 
    2008 Bonnaroo, Hartford, Mansfield I 
    2010 Hartford 
    2013 Worcester I, Worcester II, Hartford 
    2016 Bonnaroo, Fenway I, Fenway II 
    2018 Fenway I, Fenway II 
    2021 Sea.Hear.Now
    2022 Camden
    2024 MSG I, Fenway I, Fenway II
  • NCBRI
    NCBRI Posts: 1,902
    Black Crowes in a small venue. :)
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  • Roeghmann
    Roeghmann Posts: 969
    Radiohead 2000 - the tent tour in europe
    Metallica 1992 - introducing the snakepit, and playing 3 hours
    Kashmir 2005 - Vega Copenhagen (The Aftermath DVD) - I was there))
    Smashing Pumpkins 2000 - before the release of Machina (great venue in Copenhagen)
    Neil Young 1993 - Roskilde festival

    and loats more when I think about it.
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  • curmudgeoness
    curmudgeoness Brigadoon, foodie capital Posts: 4,130
    Paul Weller, twice -- with the Style Council in Berlin, 1985, and in... I think it was 1993. He is the best live act I have seen (besides PJ).

    Violent Femmes also put on a great show; who knew three guys could make that much noise?
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  • evenflow524
    evenflow524 Posts: 128
    Smashing Pumpkins Oct 13th Boston 2007. It was my 20th B-day and Billy and company put on the best show I have ever seen. I couldnt believe people were walking out after he played 1979 solo acoustic. They just wanted to see the MTV side it was so disrespectful to what the Pumpkins have done but thats not the point, they were great. Honorable mention to NIN amherst in 2006. Trent had to postpone the date cause he get sick or something so when they played the rescheduled date he was just so pissed and it was a great show.
    5/24/06 Boston, 6/28/08 & 6/30/08 Mansfield
  • JamnPearl
    JamnPearl Posts: 204
    Tool-SC 07
  • not4u10
    not4u10 Posts: 239
    Offspring - the night Barry Sanders retired :(
    Foo Fighters (opening for RHCP)
    Korn/Rob Zombie
    Ozzy, System of Down, Rob Zombie @ Ozzfest
    Sleater Kinney
    My Morning Jacket
    Silverchair
    Breaking Benjamin - before they were signed to a record deal
    A Perfect Circle
    Tool
    Brother Cain
    Tom Petty
    Our Lady Peace
    Incubus
    Bush
    Toadies
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