BEST concerts (top five) you've seen

Wobbie

In no particular order....

Every Pearl Jam (with maybe the exception of Vegas '93)

Rush has (have?) kicked ass EVERY time I've seen them. Laugh if you want and, yeah, Geddy's voice CAN be a bit annoying, but Rush is one tight trio

Neil & Crazy Horse - the Weld tour - 1990ish. UNBELIEVABLE!!

Counting Crows - I've heard they sometimes suck but the shows I've seen were awesome (1990's)

Big Head Todd & the Monsters - highly underrated IMHO

Bonus selection: 3 guitar gods - Kenny Wayne Shepherd (right after he came out; in a packed and sweaty bar), Jonny Lang & George Thorogood (nearly 30 years ago, in a bar that is now a strip club).

Rhinocerous Surprise

1 - Pearl Jam, Dublin 06
2 - Sleater-Kinney, 05
3 - Twilight Singers, 06
4 - Audioslave, 03
5 - Velvet Revolver, 05

LukinFan

1. Kissimmee, FL 2004
2. Ft. Lauderdale, FL 1996
3. Atlanta, GA 2003
4. Birmingham, AL 1998
5. Phoenix, AZ 2000

edit: I couldn't pick my all-time 5 best, so I went with all PJ

wcsmith

1) Pearl Jam, Charlotte, 2000 - I loved Ed's interaction w/ the crowd, my first PJ concert and it was awesome

2) U2, Charlotte, 2005 - this was an amazing concert, the Joshua Tree was basically the soundtrack for my childhood in the late 80's. Hearing all of those classics in concert was awesome - and their energy was terrific

3) Stone Temple Pilots, Atlanta, 2001 - Scott came out in a Zoot suit and they opened with Shine On You Crazy Diamond, which was unbelievable. Great show and great stage presence. I was so pumped after that show.

4) The Black Keys, Asheville, 2003 - great show, small venue, all out rock and roll

5) The Black Crowes, Raleigh, 1999 - small venue, 12 ft from the stage, 12 minute jam on Thorn in My Pride, could easily be #1

AiCPearlJamWeen

imalive wrote:

In no particular order....

Every Pearl Jam (with maybe the exception of Vegas '93)

Rush has (have?) kicked ass EVERY time I've seen them. Laugh if you want and, yeah, Geddy's voice CAN be a bit annoying, but Rush is one tight trio

Neil & Crazy Horse - the Weld tour - 1990ish. UNBELIEVABLE!!

Counting Crows - I've heard they sometimes suck but the shows I've seen were awesome (1990's)

Big Head Todd & the Monsters - highly underrated IMHO

Bonus selection: 3 guitar gods - Kenny Wayne Shepherd (right after he came out; in a packed and sweaty bar), Jonny Lang & George Thorogood (nearly 30 years ago, in a bar that is now a strip club).

I want to see Big Head Todd and the Monsters SOOOO BAD. They are coming within 3 hours of me but of course for some fucked up reason the venue is 21 and older only (I'm 18).

smarchee

1 - Radiohead, Toronto 1998
2 - Pearl Jam, Toronto 2006
3 - Clutch, Toronto 2007
4 - Pantera, Toronto 1994
5 - Nine Inch Nails, Barrie 1994

bayleaf2001

1. Pearl Jam Salzburg 2000 - my first PJ concert
2. Pearl Jam Vienna 2006/ Munich 2007
3. The Walkabouts Vienna 2005
4. Black Sabbath (original lineup) Vienna 2004
5. Kris Kristofferson Vienna 2007
and I'm sure Neil Young will find his way into that list next month...

Scratchin a Letter

Prince 2007
Radiohead 2006
Solomon Burke 2004
Pearl Jam 2006 (20/4)
Neil Young 2003

ladygooddiva

Pearl Jam(2006)
Turra satana(97/98)
Chris Cornell(98?)
L7(97)
Deftones(97)

lgt

1) Pearl Jam [Milano, Verona, Pistoia, and Astoria 2006]

2) Prince [London, 2007]

3) Pavement [London, 2000 - last tour, plus after-show party!]

4) Foo Fighters [whenever they play - always fun]

5) Modest Mouse [Forum, Kentish Town, 2007]

darthvedder88

1. Pearl Jam - Cincinatti, OH 2006
2. The Smashing Pumpkins - Columbus, OH 2007
3. The Smashing Pumpkins - Noblesville, IN 2007
4. Tool - Cincinatti, OH 2007
5. Collective Soul - Louisville, KY 2007

Odin

I'll update my list on Sunday when I return home from Brooklyn. I get the feeling that two of those slots will be occupied by Neurosis/Mastodon. Just a hunch.

Ricsard

(Apart from the obvious #1 Pearl Jam)

R.E.M. (1999, 2005)
Depeche Mode - 2006 (4 times)
U2 - 2005 (twice)
Radiohead - Sziget Fesztival 2006
Green Day - 2005 (twice)

Fu_Manchu

1. Pearl Jam - Wembley '07
2. Pantera - Liverpool '94
3. Down - Manchester '06
4. At the Gates - Ashton Under Lyne '96
5. Prodigy - Manchester '96

pirlo21

1, Pearl Jam - 2007.
2, Oasis - Main Road, Manchester 1996.
3, Manic Street Preachers - Millennium Stadium, Cardiff 31st Dec 1999 (supported by Feeder, Catatonia, Super Furry Animals).
4, Super Furry Animals - in a tiny venue Llandudno, North Wales 1999.
5, The Charlatans - in the same tiny venue 2006.

Also, I'll never forget Simple Minds in Birmingham sometime in the 80's. A bit cheesy I know, but it'll stick with me cause it was my 1st gig!