BEST concerts (top five) you've seen

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  • lisam
    lisam Posts: 75
    Ben Harper
    Chili peppers (x3)
    Pearl jam
    Thirsty merc
    Scissor sisters

    also at live Earth Toni Collette's band were suprisingly good
    Shot me with your funk gun
  • NYbenben
    NYbenben Posts: 1,020
    Metallica- 1986 Felt Forum, NYC
    Monsters of Rock- NJ 1988
    Aerosmith- Guns N Roses- Deep Purple- Giants Stadium 1988
    Eric Clapton- Israel 1989
    Pearl Jam- U2 Hawaii 2007
    4/12/92, 8/11/92, 9/28/96, 9/11/98, 8/23/00, 8/24/00, 7/9/03, 4/30/03, 10/1/04, 10/3/05, 12/9/05, 5/12/06, 5/17/06, 5/28/06, 6/3/06, 12/9/06, EV LA 4/12-4/13/08, 6/12/08, 6,19,08, 6,20,08, 6/24/08, 6/25/08, 7/1/08

    and still jonesing for another show....
    "the waiting drove me mad..."
  • robowski
    robowski Posts: 143
    #1 of all time -pearl jam w neil young & death cab for cutie opened - best concert ever! at vote for change toledo ohio 2002

    #2 pearl jam in pittsburgh at the mellon- 2006

    #3 barenaked ladies in columbus ohio - 2003 suprisingly a great fun show

    #4 Aerosmith - charleston wv - 97 or 98 i think, but it was good

    #5 huey lewis and the news in charleston wv - lol - not sure about the year on this one 85 0r 86 ish - it was my first ever rock n roll concert haha
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  • NYbenben
    NYbenben Posts: 1,020
    robowski wrote:
    #1 of all time -pearl jam w neil young & death cab for cutie opened - best concert ever! at vote for change toledo ohio 2002

    #2 pearl jam in pittsburgh at the mellon- 2006

    #3 barenaked ladies in columbus ohio - 2003 suprisingly a great fun show

    #4 Aerosmith - charleston wv - 97 or 98 i think, but it was good

    #5 huey lewis and the news in charleston wv - lol - not sure about the year on this one 85 0r 86 ish - it was my first ever rock n roll concert haha


    I was at a Huey Lewis show in the 80's... they were a great Show...
    i was shocked...
    4/12/92, 8/11/92, 9/28/96, 9/11/98, 8/23/00, 8/24/00, 7/9/03, 4/30/03, 10/1/04, 10/3/05, 12/9/05, 5/12/06, 5/17/06, 5/28/06, 6/3/06, 12/9/06, EV LA 4/12-4/13/08, 6/12/08, 6,19,08, 6,20,08, 6/24/08, 6/25/08, 7/1/08

    and still jonesing for another show....
    "the waiting drove me mad..."
  • Poncier
    Poncier Posts: 17,894
    NYbenben wrote:
    I was at a Huey Lewis show in the 80's... they were a great Show...
    i was shocked...
    I saw them in 1987, they were good.

    But what stands out for me to this day, 20 years later, was the opening act:

    Bonnie Hayes and the Wild Combo.

    The worst live act I have ever had the misfortune of experiencing. Just awful.
    This weekend we rock Portland
  • Binaural
    Binaural Posts: 1,046
    TOOL - Dublin November 2006
    Pearl Jam - Dusseldorf June 2007
    Mr Scruff - Belfast November 2005
    Jurrassic 5 - Belfast September 2006
    Iron Maiden - Dublin 2004
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    Dublin 08/06
    Katowice 06/07 London 06/07 Dusseldorf 06/07 Nijgemen 06/07
  • SPEEDY MCCREADY
    SPEEDY MCCREADY Posts: 26,878
    iron maiden...1982??
    neil young....1983????
    rolling stones....every fucking time i have seen them.....
    pearl jam.....1994
    black sabbath.....1982????
    springsteen.....1985
    trent reznor.....bridge 2006 (he fucking blew me away)
    paul mccartney....every fucking time i have seen him
    rush...1981???
    THE WHO!!!!!!!!! every fucking time i have seen them
    Take me piece by piece.....
    Till there aint nothing left worth taking away from me.....
  • T-Case
    T-Case Posts: 186
    Muse (MSG 2007)
    Rage (Randalls Island 2007)
    QOTSA (MSG 2007)
    Audioslave(MSG 2005)
    Rush (Jones Beach 2004)

    Rock the bells in general was amazing as well
    PJ at MSG in 2008! Mission Accomplished

    The band all knows. We're too afraid to mention.
    Don't want to be part of Frank's luncheon.
    Lose weight. Be safe. Where's Mike McCready?
    My god he's been ate!
  • Yellow Ledbelly
    Yellow Ledbelly Posts: 3,749
    PJ, New Orleans '95
    The Eagles, Biloxi MS Farewell I Tour
    Clapton, Memphis (don't remember year, the tour with the orchestra)
    Bob Fuckin' Seger, Little Rock Dec. '06
    Kid Rock, Biloxi at Hard Rock Live in July....not really a fan of the dude's recorded music but he puts on one hell of a live rock n roll show

    Honorable mention: The Stones (2 times, Memphis and Little Rock, I've got to imagine it woulda been better years ago), Petty, BB King (both in Jackson MS) Kenny Wayne Shepard at Rick's in Starkville, MS (chick I was with got hit in the head with a drum stick and then I got cussed out because I was more worried about where the damn stick was instead of her face....I really regret that) Pumpkins in Biloxi '97, Tina Turner in Birmingham (don't laugh, damn good show, had joe cocker opening)

    ....and there was this band called Spank the Monkey that used to play all the clubs around (I actually think it still exists in a much different incarnation) but that dude could sing any song by any band and you would think it was actually the original
    All I have to do is revel in the everyday....then do it again tomorrow

    They say every sin is deadly but I believe they may be wrong...I'm guilty of all seven and I don't feel too bad at all
  • typicalants
    typicalants Posts: 1
    radiohead- bonnaroo 2006 2 1/2 hour set it was amazing
    tool 2007
    dave matthews band 2005
    mars volta 2006
    the roots 2006
  • uninnocent
    uninnocent Posts: 1,565
    all shows were in toronto, unless otherwise stated

    1. alice in chains - kool haus, 2006
    2. chris cornell - phoenix, 2007
    3. nine inch nails - kool haus, 2005
    4. chris cornell - massey hall, 2007
    5. alice in chains/velvet revolver - molson amphitheatre, 2007

    ...and just because i need a little more variety, i'll list a couple more:

    6. roger waters - rogers centre, 2007
    7. pearl jam - corel centre (ottawa), 2005
    8. the who - air canada centre, 2007
    9. pearl jam - air canada centre, 2000
    10. audioslave - kool haus, 2005

    wow, 3 cornells in the top ten? i must really like the man's music.
  • uninnocent
    uninnocent Posts: 1,565
    King Nothing wrote:
    1. Pearl Jam- Kitchener 05
    2. Guns N Roses- Toronto 06
    3. Van Halen- Toronto 07
    4. Green Day- Barrie 05 (I think?)
    5. Pearl Jam- Toronto1 06

    this just reminded me of three more that should have been in my top ten. wow, i think i've gotta organize my list some more. and yes, green day was on 2 august 05 (not my favourite green day show).
  • cuyler41
    cuyler41 Posts: 388
    Pearl jam 93
    Metallica 92
    Butthole Surfers 95?
    Faith No More , mid 90's
    Tool 07
  • firstquartermoon
    firstquartermoon Posts: 103
    Radiohead '03
    pearl jam '02
    Endfest '04 (Seattle Music Festival With Echo and the Bunnymen, Franz Ferdinand, Muse, X, etc.)
    Pearl Jam '06
    Muse '07
  • brain of c
    brain of c Posts: 5,213
    weird al
    ringo starr
    10cc
    styx
    todd rundgren
    d'oh!!!!!!

    http://www.myspace.com/brain_of_c
  • bridgebound
    bridgebound Posts: 85
    I've been going to shows since 1971 so this is impossible. So, the last 5 years..Pearl Jam 7x Rolling Stones 2x Incubus 4x Van Halen 2x Roger Waters Audioslave The Nightwatchman CSNY this is too tough!
  • Two Birds
    Two Birds Posts: 256
    Kiss - 1975
    Ramones - 1980
    Iggy Pop-Santana-The Stones - 1981
    PJ - Barrie '98
    PJ - Toronto II 2006 or GR
    Peace,
    ________________________
    Too many shows but never enough!
    These guys are the fruit of the earth...
  • deadnote
    deadnote Posts: 1,678
    lush
    cheap trick
    pearl jam
    red hot chili peppers
    ice cube
    set your laughter free

    dreamer in my dream

    we got the guns

    i love you,but im..............callin out.........callin out
  • Todd76
    Todd76 Posts: 1,469
    Arcade Fire (Massey Hall, Toronto, 2007)
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    Sarah Harmer (Harbourfront Centre, Toronto, 2005)
    Mogwai (The Phoenix, Toronto, 2006)
    the Cure (Varsity Arena, Toronto, 1996)
    godspeed you black emperor (Bloor Cinema, Toronto, 2000)

    HM:
    the Rheostatics (Massey Hall, Toronto, 2007)
    Spiritualized & the Dandy Warhols (Opera House, Toronto, 1997)
    Doves & Mercury Rev (Kool Haus, Toronto, 2005)
    Mr Bungle (the Guvernment, Toronto, 1999)
    Pearl Jam, Soundgarden, Neil Young (CNE, Toronto, 1993) - my first rock show
    In my world everyone is a pony,
    and they all eat rainbows and pooh butterflies!
  • Steve Dunne
    Steve Dunne Posts: 4,965
    (including festivals)

    1.)Woodstock 94
    2.) MTV 1993 Spring Break Special (Lenny Kravitz, Black Crowes, STP, Soul Asylum, Living Colour)

    bands...
    1.) Pearl Jam 2003
    2.) Aerosmith/Black Crowes 1989
    3.) Blind Melon 1993
    4.) Pearl Jam 1996
    5.) Pearl Jam 2006
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