BEST concerts (top five) you've seen

NiN- Rochester NY 2006 (THEY PLAYED THE DAY THE WORLD WENT AWAY! Plus it was my first concert ever!)

Ween- Buffalo 2006 and Rochester 2007. Ween is always godly on stage.

Alice in Chains- Niagra Falls 2006. No Layne but the video tribute made it all worth it.

Tool- Albany 2007, Nosebleeds but still fucking rocked!

Jim Gaffigan- Marist College just a month ago! Got to meet Jim and his set was hilarious.

bush 97' (front row)
pearl jam 03'
damien rice 07'
lollapalooza 03'
wilco 07' (seeing them tuesday in columbus... i'm thinking it will take one of the spots in the top five. hopeing for lots of jams.)

i just wanted to mention that bad religion were awesome last tuesday and they would have probably taken the no. 4 spot instead of lollapalooza but, i just had a great time at lollapalooza too and spent way too much money on beer and pizza that day... or just enough. pretty drunk the whole day.

My disclaimer. I have seen a lot of shows. I mean a lot! It's not to brag but I have seen so many. One summer for example, out of 7 days, I would be at Great Woods aka Tweeter Center 6 nights!! I have also worked for a few years at the Orpheum in Boston in order to help with my concert addiction. my Top 5 is very hard to determine. My first concert was when I was in 8th grade and I haven't stopped yet. I my have slowed down over the years though. I really need a top 10 or 20 but here it is......


Pearl Jam- The Orpheum 4/12/94- This is what started it all for me.

Paul Simon- Worcester Centrum-Easter Sunday 1991. This was the tail part of the Graceland tour into the Rhythm of the Saints. Just a musical genius and an honor to have seen him perform.

NIN- Woodstock 1994-I barely had heard of them prior to this moment. I was just into another music scene at the time. But I have never looked back!!!!

The Police-7/29/07-Not that this is the best sounding show I have ever been to but just the sheer fact that I was able to see the POLICE, not Sting, was a dream come true.

Pearl Jam June 1995-Red Rocks, CO. It was my first real traveling experience for a show. Don't get me wrong. I had traveled for Phish and the Dead prior but no more than 4 hours driving. This was getting in a plane and going to another part of the country. That was an incredible experience.

Honorable mentions.......

The Toadies- Paradise Rock Club Feb 1995. They opened for Bush who was completely unknown at the time. Great great show. Amazing enegry and power.

The Presidents of the United States of America- 1996 sometime, I think at the Avalon. Just a down right fun show.

Soul Coughing-1996 opening for Dave Matthews Band. Started the decending love for Dave and the increasing love for Soul Coughing. If I ever meet Dave, I will tell him thanks for introducing me to such a wonderful band.

Mr Bungle- at Avalon, not sure the year. I have actually seen them twice. Both times I have been blown away. Mike Patton is a freak and I love him for it!

Tool-The Tweeter Center perhaps 1997 or 1998. Not sure which year. Just amazing show. The twirling people in the back ground, the visuals, it was really just WOW!

The VFC warm up shows as well as the 2006 shows were also very very special to me.

Blind Melon 10/07/07- Their 1st performace in 12 years. Yes there were sound issues, the lighting sucked as far as taking pictures. But the emotion and the energy in that one night is still with me and I do not see it going anywhere any time soon. I have never been somewhere in which the band and the crowd shared in something so personal as that night.

Pearl Jam, Sydney I 2006
Chris Cornell, solo acoustic Stockholm 2006
Nine Inch Nails, Roskilde 2000
Kyuss, Stockholm 1995
Robert Plant, Stockholm 2001

PEARL JAM - 2006 (3 times)
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DEPECHE MODE - 2006 (4 times)

GREEN DAY - 2005 (twice)

RADIOHEAD - 2006 Budapest

NINE INCH NAILS - 2007 (twice)

U2 - 2005 (twice)

Radiohead 2001 Woodlands, TX
Ben Folds 2002 Austin, TX
Pearl Jam 2005 Philly, PA
Counting Crows 2002 New Orleans, LA (Shim Sham Show)
My Morning Jacket 2006 Dallas, TX (night 2)

tough to pick just five,
in no particular order
1. Rolling stones 1981
2. Roger Waters and Eric Clapton 1983 (pros and cons)
3. Police and REM 1983 (x2)
4. David bowie 1983
5. Pearl jam randalls 2 96
6. gotta add lolla 94, tremendous concert experience

in no order
Led Zep Knebworth 1979
PJ Wembley 07
Rush any of 15 UK gigs since 1978
Soundgarden small venue 1992
Chris Cornell any of the 5 solo shows (inc EM tour)

1. Pink Floyd - Oakland Coliseum, Oakland California 1994
2. Eagles - Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountainview California, 1994
3. Bridge School Concerts, Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View, 2006
4. Alice in Chains(yes velvelt revolver was there but AIC was the headliner for me) The Gorge, 2007
5. Aerosmith, Tacoma Dome, Tacoma Washington, 2003 (I think it was 2003)

I have never actually been to an all PJ concert or I'm sure one of theirs would be in the list (there were great at Bridge and that's when I became a fan)

...but the list will probably change 'cause I have Ben Harper, Van Halen, Tool and a very cool sounding concert with the Seattle Symphony Orchestra and AIC coming up!

and can I have 6 favorites and add the Chris Cornell concert at the Paramount? Ok, it at definitely tied with the Aerosmith concert so they can share the 5 spot.

Bruce Springsteen 2007
neil young 2000
pearl jam montreal 2005
gov't mule bonnaroo 07
black crowes toronto