BEST concerts (top five) you've seen

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  • meme
    meme Posts: 4,695
    Pearl Jam
    Bruce Springsteen
    Kings of Leon
    Black Rebel Motorcycle Club
    Ben Harper
    ... and the will to show I will always be better than before.
  • riffrandall
    riffrandall Posts: 685
    Let's see...

    Dave Matthews Band Providence 04/12/02
    Pearl Jam Mansfield 07/11/03
    Pearl Jam Mountain View 10/19/01
    Police Shea Stadium 08/18/83
    Neil Young NYC 04/99
    "If you're looking for someone to pull you out of that ditch, you're out of luck."
  • robbyblaylock
    robbyblaylock Posts: 428
    pearl jam (not picking one)
    moe (tsunami benefit in nyc w/trey)
    dispatch (garden)
    flaming lips (webster hall)
    string cheese incident (theater at the garden 05...i think...was kinda high)
  • brainofPJ
    brainofPJ Posts: 2,361
    pearl jam - detroit 2000...first show
    pearl jam - lolla 2007
    audioslave - detroit 2004 state theatre
    pearl jam - detroit 2003
    finger eleven - toledo, small club show


    Esther's here and she's sick?

    hi Esther, now we are all going to be sick, thanks
  • wolfbear
    wolfbear Posts: 3,965
    My favorite PJ in order of dates:
    11/3/93 - first show not counted :D

    9/8/05 - Winnipeg
    10/08/05 - HOB
    7/22-23/06 - Gorge ( ok, two, I can't help it )
    9/20/06 - Pistoia
    12/2/06 - Hawaii

    Only PJ is listed because they are the concerts that truly make an impression. I've been to hundreds of concerts from the 60's to the 00's and none compare. :)
    "I'd rather be with an animal." "Those that can be trusted can change their mind." "The in between is mine." "If I don't lose control, explore and not explode, a preternatural other plane with the power to maintain." "Yeh this is living." "Life is what you make it."
  • tkepearljamn
    tkepearljamn Posts: 583
    I have stubs from about 250 concerts. I am 24. These are my Favorite moments so far.

    1. Bob Dylan - Springfield, IL - 7 bucks - General Admission - front middle

    2. Smashing Pumpkins 2000 - St. Louis, Mo - General Admission - Watched the show next to Louise Post from Veruca Salt and a Mr. Dave Grohl and Taylor Hawkins wearing very bad disguises and talking in fake shizzzer film accents.

    3. Pearl Jam 2000 - St. Louis - row 3 - I am on Touring Band during given to fly. Im the tall fat kid with blue hair.

    4. Green Day 2000 - Kansas City Cow Palace - Dirt Floor - I was front and center the entire show. I had to pee so I fought my way thru the crowd. When I came back I crowd surfed to the front from almost the very back. I ended up back in the spot I was at in between my friends dead center against the rail. Felt Like I was in a movie.

    5. The Rentals - 2007 - The show made me feel like I was 15 again when I first go into music. I gotta meet Matt Sharp after the show. I thanked him for all the times I had to play bass on =W=eezer songs bc I figured out all of his bass lines and my friends wouldn't figure them out.
    07-02-98, 10-11-00, 04-22-03, 04-23-03, 06-09-03, 06-10-03, 06-18-03, 06-21-03, 06-22-03, 10-02-04, 10-03-04, 10-05-04, 05-16-06, 05-17-06, 05-22-06, 06-24-06, 06-29-06
  • DriftingByTheStorm
    DriftingByTheStorm Posts: 8,684
    1. Pearl Jam -

    Can't pick one. Somewhere between Charlotte 96, State College 03, Halifax 05 purely for the shows. Or Camden 03, Rutherford 03, St. John's 05, and maybe Hawaii 06 or for all the crazy shit, friends, and partying!

    2. Nine Inch Nails & Marilyn Manson w\ Jim Rose Sideshow

    Joel Memorial Arena, Winston-Salem, NC 1994
    Awesome shit. My first highschool rock concert (saw Metallica in 8th grade) ... won tickets off the radio. Too much to describe. Manson signing my shirt "I was ass fucked by Marilyn" among other memorable-ness.

    3. Porno For Pyros

    The Masquerade, Atlanta 1996
    Saw them a few times (never saw janes, drats!) but this was a dream. Got to watch Perry smoke a joint backstage and talked to Steve Perkins, watched Watt rock out on bass. Martina Topley-Bird (of Tricky fame, anyone?) singing with Perry on stage for some songs. Meeting some kick ass older hippies before the show. Drinking under age with them. All in all fucking great experience.

    4. The Meat Puppets

    The Windjammer, Isle of Palms, SC 2007

    Ok. This just floored me. The inspiration of these two brothers back in action and kicking ass. The fact that they play like the fucking devil is inside of them. The fact that i was so drunk, and moshing, and having fun. And the setlist was great. And we were on the beach.

    5. Dubtribe Sound System

    Eleven 50, Atlanta, Halloween 2005
    Better than the last show in NYC, and the vibe was the best ever. For a guy who never dances, i got down, center stage, on the stage, right beside the duo and their drummer. Again, it really helped that i started with a vodka tonic in one hand and a shot of tequila in the other. Went from there.

    Shit.
    That's 5?

    Awe man.
    I had a few more.

    Runner ups, based on performance and real energy for me would be

    (1) Marilyn Manson
    Jeremiah’s, Charlotte, NC, 1995

    This was a VERY small club, with the band playing basicaly unadvertised (one newspaper ran their name one time, the rest listed some fake bands name as appearing that night) ... and the line was still out the parking lot on to the sidewalk to get in line. Luckily my two friends and i showed up early. This was the best of the 3 times i saw manson, to be sure.

    (2) The Flaming Lips

    Amos', Charlotte, 2007

    What a fucking show.
    Another club show, and absolute mindblowing.
    First and hopefuly not last time seeing the incredible band.

    (3) Social Distortion

    Sonar, Baltimore, 2006
    One of my "your getting old, it's time to go mosh" moments ... the crowd at this show was insane. I think the last pit i was in that rowdy was NIN from #2 above. I lost a shoe on the 3rd song, and managed to come out unscathed ... but with very very dirty toes! :eek:
    If I was to smile and I held out my hand
    If I opened it now would you not understand?
  • gleemonex
    gleemonex Posts: 848
    Good to see some Winnipeg props, wolfbear. That concert was incredible.

    1. Pearl Jam Winnipeg 05 - Just a magical evening. Best crowd I've ever seen in Winnipeg and the band really appreciated it. Being a young Pearl Jam fan, I'm pretty sure row 15, dead center is the closest I will ever get for a show.
    2. Roger Waters 07 - Never, ever imagined I'd get to see those Pink Floyd songs being played live.
    3. Tragically Hip 04 - First rock show at the MTS Centre in Winnipeg and the Hip broke it in very well. I've never seen so much pot smoked at an indoor concert before or after.
    4. Eric Clapton 07 - It was an honour to watch that man play guitar for a few hours.
    5. Queens of the Stone Age 07 - They are one of favourite bands and I've seen them 5 times now, the one in Winnipeg in 2007 was the best of the bunch.
    “Hello, babies. Welcome to Earth. It’s hot in the summer and cold in the winter. It’s round and wet and crowded. At the outside, babies, you’ve got about a hundred years here. There’s only one rule that I know of, babies — ‘God damn it, you’ve got to be kind.’” - Kurt Vonnegut
  • restlesssoul
    restlesssoul Posts: 6,952
    pearl jam
    hip
    tool
    u2
    clapton
    Van '98, Sea I+II '00, Sea '01, Sea II '02, Van '03, Gorge, Van, Cal, Edm '05, Bos I+II, Phi I+II, DC, SF II+III, Port, Gorge I+II '06, DC, NY I+II '08, Sea I+II, Van, Ridge , LA III+IV' 09, Indy '10, Cal, Van '11, Lond, Van, Sea '13, Memphis '14, RRHOF '17, Sea I+II '18, Van I+II, Vegas I+II, Sea I+II '24
  • jamie uk
    jamie uk Posts: 3,812
    Pearl Jam, each of my 5 was special.
    Soundgarden/COC. Bristol Bierkeller 1992
    Priory of Brion (Robert Plant& friends). Cardiff coal exchange 2000
    Audioslave.Cardiff CIA. 2005
    Faith No More/L7. Cardiff Ice Rink. 1992


    i guess i picked 9.
    I came, I saw, I concurred.....
  • markymark550
    markymark550 Columbia, SC Posts: 5,217
    1. Pearl Jam (Charlotte 2000)
    2. Pearl Jam (Charlotte 2003)
    3. Incubus (2002)
    4. Cowboy Mouth (2003)
    5. Staind/3 Doors Down (2005)

    that's not including the festival show that I've been to....if you include those then #4 would be Charlotte's CityFest that featured Bob Dylan and #5 would be Columbia's Fall Out Concert that featured Our Lady Peace and Jimmy Eat World
  • rmnsf936
    rmnsf936 Posts: 58
    1. Pearl Jam Boston 2 '06
    2. Roger Waters Boston '07
    3. John Butler Trio Boston '07
    4, John Butler Trio Earthfest '06
    5. Entrain '07

    I've only been to about 10 concerts
  • Trailer
    Trailer Posts: 1,431
    RATM- touring for Evil Empire
    Tool- touring for Aenima
    Phish- 12/31/99
    Unified Theory- their 2nd show as a band
    Pantera- touring for Far Beyond Driven
    Whoa, chill bro... you know you can't raise your voice like that when the lion's here.
  • rigneyclan
    rigneyclan Posts: 289
    1. The Mars Volta - New Years Eve in San Francisco
    2. Lauren Lavin - free acoustic show in Vacaville, CA
    3. Pearl Jam - 7/16/06 San Francisco
    4. Pearl Jam - 7/18/06 San Francisco
    5. Tesla - Acoustic Show at the Hard Rock Cafe in Sacramento
    7/16/06 7/18/06
  • EquallyWorthless
    EquallyWorthless Posts: 3,993
    Pearl Jam Gorge 2005 and Gorge 2006
    Pantera Vancouver 2001
    Rage Against The Machine Coachella 2007
    Nine Inch Nails Vancouver 2005
    Down Seattle 2007

    I'm sure more will come to me later but i think those first 3 would stay the top three no matter what ...
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  • evenflowman
    evenflowman Posts: 1,347
    In no order

    Pearl jam 05 at the gorge
    roger waters dark side of the moon tour
    tom morello the night watchman at the croc
    Chris Cornell at the Paramount
    and alll tool show o5 -08

    and in there to AIC and Velvet Revolver
  • Edved82
    Edved82 Ireland Posts: 1,279
    1. Led Zeppelin - O2 Arena
    2. Pearl Jam - Dublin, Ireland, 2006
    3. U2 - Slane 2001
    4. QOTSA - Slane 03
    5. Rolling Stones - Slane 07
    "...though my problems are meaningless....that don't make them go away...."
  • Doodah972
    Doodah972 Posts: 146
    1. pearl jam 06
    2. rhcp 06
    3. allman brothers 07
    4. alice in chains 07
    5. smashing pumpkins 07
    "I changed by not changing at all"
  • elderman
    elderman Posts: 180
    Springsteen 1987
    REM 1995
    Elvis 2000 (!)
    U2 2000
    Pearl Jam 2007
  • dave grolsch
    dave grolsch Posts: 730
    pearl jam(europe06/07)
    tool(donington)
    bruce springsteen(sheffield 87?)
    green day(various venues on the american idiot tour)
    u2(wembley popmart tour)

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