Best Live show you ever saw

[SonicAssault]

Just curious as to the best live show any of you have ever seen: personally its a toss up between pink floyd(first concert), U2( amazing live show and "living legends"), and Live(really amazing in a concert setting)

[monkfish]

It's Floyd for me too (NJ & MA '94.)

[Marc with a c]

pearl jam, merriweather pavillion 2000.

[hammersavage]

pearl jam, merriweather pavillion 2000.

I gotta rip Marc off and say Pearl Jam as well. September 11, 1998 at MSG

Like fivehorizons says:
During 'Alive,' Ed makes four attempts to toss his microphone over the vocal monitor rig above his head, and finally gets it over, but instead of just standing there, he proceeds to CLIMB UP THE MIC CORD and hang there for the rest of the song. Possibly the best show the band has ever played in their life. Period. (And they knew it, too.)

[PapaBear]

It was probably one of the Grateful Dead shows, but I don't really remember any of them.

[Cyber Trucker]

My first concert I ever went to. Da La Soul with A Tribe Called Quest. Dec. of 1989 Pebodys downunder Cleveland Ohio I was 12.http://tbn0.google.com/images?q=tbn:47f0r_vUj5piVM:http://hitparade.ch/cdimages/de_la_soul-say_no_go_s_1.jpg http://tbn1.google.com/images?q=tbn:OuCJRH2YfiixFM:http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a273/bboy_nia/A_TRIBE_CALLED_QUEST___Peoples_Inst.jpg

[Meataball23]

Bruuuuuuuuuuuuuuuce at Giant stadium 2004

Maybe 2003 I forget

[joecanada]

The Tragically Hip either 2002 or 2004.
America does not know what they are missing Gord Downie is a ledgen

[MC Pee Pants]

I might have accidentally smoked PCP at the show but it was Les Claypool at the Nokia Theater in 2006. I dont exactly remember why but every show I've been to since then has been lackluster.

[drjoek]

9/3/77 englishtown nj
Grateful Dead

[SonicAssault]

just to keep the thread going and just for the hell of it Gwar is always entertaining every time ive seen them(at least four times) and front row for the cure was great as well

[jab]

My first concert I ever went to. Da La Soul with A Tribe Called Quest. Dec. of 1989 Pebodys downunder Cleveland Ohio I was 12.http://tbn0.google.com/images?q=tbn:47f0r_vUj5piVM:http://hitparade.ch/cdimages/de_la_soul-say_no_go_s_1.jpg http://tbn1.google.com/images?q=tbn:OuCJRH2YfiixFM:http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a273/bboy_nia/A_TRIBE_CALLED_QUEST___Peoples_Inst.jpg

i am very jealous.



i think my top ten live shows are all fishbone shows, tho i went to one really badass cibo matto show once.

[Jughead]

J. Geils Band (1983 Marion County fair grounds Indy) Have been to some great one's being an older member .....But that band that night was the greatest thing I have ever seen..Peter was on it big time

[Dirtbag]

Metallica in 2000 in Phoenix. Still the one and only show I've been to.

[Gvac]

Man, I've seen so many it's gonna be hard to pick just one. Clapton, Dire Straits, The Stones, AC/DC, Dylan, Willie Nelson, Allman Brothers (dozens of times), etc. as well as a ton of smaller shows with guys like B.B. King, Steve Forbert, James Cotton and Koko Taylor...

I think the most moving experience I ever had, though, was seeing Lyle Lovett and his Large Band at the Hammerstein Ballroom.

I had chills the entire time.

Absolutely amazing.

[smiler grogan]

john Spencer and Blues Explosion, 1997, n.y.c. so fucking good.

[hedges]

One of the better shows I saw was Widespread Panic in '93. What's notable was the bar I saw them in had terrible acoustics and was shaped like a bowling alley. But on that night, Widespread Panic owned the place, the sound was great, great vibe, people were shoulder to shoulder. Still the best show I've seen since I've moved here.

[Devo37]

Mojo Nixon, Viloent Femmes, and The Pogues at the pier next to the Intrepid. first concert i ever went to.

Loudest: Midnight Oil at Radio City. I thought my heart was gonna explode from how deep the bass shook my innards.

[SonicAssault]

i'm honored that one of the first threads that i started ...............gets the great Gvac involved I'm actually kinda giddy thank you sir for gracing this thread with your presence

[PapaBear]

Mojo Nixon, Viloent Femmes, and The Pogues
That sounds cool as shit!

[Sue_Bender]

Leonard Cohen on his current tour.

3.5 hours of transcendent goodness. :thumbup:

[drusilla]

Leonard Cohen on his current tour.

3.5 hours of transcendent goodness. :thumbup:

you rock on so many levels



beasties did an unadvertised show during the hello nasty tour at hammerstein ballroom. it was way more relaxed than the big arena shows. no uniforms, they just wore their regular clothes & put on a great show.


i've seen marilyn manson a few times & he actually puts on a really great show. madonna caliber. it's more about the performance than the actual music.

[TripleSkeet]

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[Stankfoot]

May 1995
Tramps, NYC

* Hovercraft (Eddie Vedder and his GF)
* Foo Fighters
* Mike Watt - (w/Dave Grohl - drums, Eddie Vedder - guitar, Evan Dando - guest vocals)

[foodcourtdruide]

Probably Rage Against the Machine at Roseland in the late 90's.

[Kublakhan61]

Weezer in 97. They only had two albums to play from... the best two!

I was once really surprised by how great snapcase is live. That was in Feb. 2001. Face to Face/Snapcase/H2O. Snapcase stole the show.

[Furtherman]

Some nice, little shows listed here.

The best one I saw was the One For Woody Concert on 9-21-2000. It was a memoral concert for original Gov't Mule bassist Allen Woody.

The lineup:

Warren Haynes and Matt Abts, surviving members of Gov't Mule, all of the Allman Brothers Band, including Jimmy Herring, Derek Trucks, Chris and Rich Robinson, Steve Gorman, Eddie Harsch of The Black Crowes, Widespread Panic bassist David Schools, Berry Oakley Jr., Danny Lewis, Johnny Neel, Merl Saunders, Edwin McCain, Darius Rucker, Lynyrd Skynyrd’s Artimus Pyle, Kevin Kinney, Hot Tuna’s Michael Falzarano and Mountain’s Leslie West.


The Setlist:
Set 1: Phil & Friends (Phil Lesh, John Molo, Warren Haynes, Jimmy Herring and Rob Barraco)
Jam> Darkstar Verse1> Unbroken Chain> I Know You Rider, Black Peter> Dark Star Verse2> The Wheel> Doin' That Rag> Sunshine of Your Love

Set 2: Allman Brothers Band (w/ Warren Haynes)
Trouble No More, All Night Train, Stand Back, Jessica > Revival, Soulshine, Dreams, Franklin's Tower (w/ Phil Lesh)

Set 3: Black Crowes
Hot Burrito, Kinky Reggae, Boomer's Story, Chevrolet*, Shake Your Money Maker*, Oh Well*
*-w/ Warren Haynes

Set 4: Warren Haynes/Matt Abts and Friends (included Dave Schools of WSP on Bass, Johnny Neel on Keys, Danny Lewis, Merl Saunders, Kevin Kinney and MANY others)
Lay Your Burden Down, Fallen Down, Low Spark of High-Heeled Boys (Warren/Matt/B Oakley Jr./ Gordie Johnson/Neel/Lewis), Shine On You Crazy Diamond (Gordie vox) Warren/Matt/B Oakley Gordie Johnson/Neel/Lewis/Phil/Molo
Wish You Were Here (Oakley and all on vox), Warren/Matt/B Oakley Jr. Gordie Johnson/Neel/Lewis Cortez the Killer Warren/Matt/Schools/Kevin Kinney/Jimmy Herring/Darius Rucker/Edwin McCain? Straight To Hell (Kevin Kinney vox)Warren/Matt/Milton/Schools/Neel/Lewis,
When the Blues Come Knockin (Warren/Milton vox) Warren/Milton/Molo/MerlSaunders/O'teil/Neel Lovelight (Milton vox) Warren/Phil/Merl/Molo/Jimmy/Chris Robinson/Barraco, GDTRFB (Warren/Chris/Phil vox) Warren/Oakley/Harsch/Freed/Artemis Pyle, Simple Man Warren/Matt/Robert Kearns/Leslie West/Pyle on cowbell
Never in My Life (Leslie on vox) Mississippi Queen (Leslie on vox) Warren/Matt/Pyle/Harsch/Lewis/Falzarano/Hook Herrera/McCain/Neel, I Shall Be Released (Warren sings first verse/Neel tribute verse Kevin Kinney 1st verse/Mccain 3rd verse)

[bobsnin]

summer of 2002
modest mouse
cake
hackensaw boys
flamming lips

flamming lips are always awesome

[burrben]

the white stripes in 2005 at the ohio theatre

and

the raconteurs in 2007 at national city pavilion

[ANC]

Smashing Pumpkins - Mellon Collie and The Infinite Sadness Tour

Cake - Pressure Chief Tour

Muse - Black Holes and Revelations Tour

Red Hot Chili Peppers/Foo Fighters Tour 2000

[Donnie Iris]

This is difficult. I've been to a lot of shows, some of which have already been mentioned. So, in an effort avoid redundancies, some of the most recent shows that I really enjoyed include Brian Jonestown Massacre, Radiohead, Dr. Dog, Silver Jews and Meeting of Important People.

[boobieman]

I am a giant fan and thought they sounded great was Judas Priest, when Halford returned to the band, I think that was the Angel Of Retribution tour.

But to me the best ever was the Foo fighters at MSG for the Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace tour. They sounded great. They performed a great show. Dave Grohl's voice was excellent. He would scream from the first song and I think his voice gave out right at the end of the last encore song. They were just all around great. Performed some new stuff as well as the older stuff. Not just all their big songs.

Also Serj Tankian from System of a Down opened for them. He was pretty good too.

Great show and I think about it often.

SEEYAYAYAYAYAYAYAYASEEASRWAZSEWWWSSEA

[ANC]

Oh I forgot, Rage Against The Machine and Wu Tang Clan.....sick show! Zack De La Rocha fucked up his ankle on stage.

[topless_mike]

2/11/95 Kilgore Smudge and Fear Factory at the birchhill on the Demanufacture tour. yum.

8/3/08 The Police at the Garden State Arts Center- one of their final shows ever.

[dino_electropolis]

Oh I forgot, Rage Against The Machine and Wu Tang Clan.....sick show! Zack De La Rocha fucked up his ankle on stage.

DUUUUDE....i was at that show (Continental Arena)

Had a great time...we were right up on the stage, group of white kids standing next to a group of black kids, kinda nervously eyeing each other up and down. We pulled out a spleef and this black dude turns to me and says "you guys aint gonna be doin any of that moshin shit, are ya?" and i was like "you guys aint gonna shoot up the joint, are ya?" Needless to say, we shared the herb and had a great time.


Then when the Clan went off, the stadium looked like it was melting b/c all the people in the seats started rushing the floor.....great fkn time!

[ANC]

DUUUUDE....i was at that show (Continental Arena)

Had a great time...we were right up on the stage, group of white kids standing next to a group of black kids, kinda nervously eyeing each other up and down. We pulled out a spleef and this black dude turns to me and says "you guys aint gonna be doin any of that moshin shit, are ya?" and i was like "you guys aint gonna shoot up the joint, are ya?" Needless to say, we shared the herb and had a great time.


Then when the Clan went off, the stadium looked like it was melting b/c all the people in the seats started rushing the floor.....great fkn time!

:thumbup::clap::thumbup::clap::thumbup:

That is a great description for the vibe of that show.

I had crappy seats but when everyone bumrushed the floor, I jumped in their seats.

Fuckin' pandemonium in that joint.

[topless_mike]

no blind man drive or crankcase references?

shame on all of you.

[dino_electropolis]

once the rush happened, i got seperated from my 2 friends and didnt see them all nite...i had a bag of weed, but no bowl....luckily enough, some kid next to me had a bowl, with no weed. We of course became fast friends.

At the end of the show, my friends are nowhere to be found. I head back to my car, figuring they would meet back there. When i get there, i see them in my car, holding up autographed ticket stubs. Apparanetly, during the rush, the got swept to the side/back of the stage, and started bullshittin with U-God for about 10 minutes before someone noticed that they didnt have passes and *poof* they were sent out the door. They missed the entire Rage set, but had a great story, so it all worked out.

[ANC]

once the rush happened, i got seperated from my 2 friends and didnt see them all nite...i had a bag of weed, but no bowl....luckily enough, some kid next to me had a bowl, with no weed. We of course became fast friends.

At the end of the show, my friends are nowhere to be found. I head back to my car, figuring they would meet back there. When i get there, i see them in my car, holding up autographed ticket stubs. Apparanetly, during the rush, the got swept to the side/back of the stage, and started bullshittin with U-God for about 10 minutes before someone noticed that they didnt have passes and *poof* they were sent out the door. They missed the entire Rage set, but had a great story, so it all worked out.

:thumbup: sick!

[realmenhatelife]

The Dead Milkmen Dave Blood Memorial Shows

They broke up when I was in the fifth grade- I was too young to go to the last show but my brother did. They were the first 'alternative' type band I ever heard, and I grew more and more enamoured with them as the years went on. They seemed to have no interest in reuniting, there wasn't really anyone asking them to play again, and this was before the huge wave of old punk bands getting back together. The bass player killed himself and I really thought 'ok, thats it, now I'll never get to see them.' But they played 2 memorial shows at the Troc.

It was like traveling back in time. The Troc wasn't that full, I was on the younger side of the crowd, there wasn't any kind of scenesters. It was a bunch of mid 20s - mid 30s ugly people watching a really sweet and genuine act of nostalgia. And they were really tight for being such a sloppy band.

[burrben]

This is difficult. I've been to a lot of shows, some of which have already been mentioned. So, in an effort avoid redundancies, some of the most recent shows that I really enjoyed include Brian Jonestown Massacre, Radiohead, Dr. Dog, Silver Jews and Meeting of Important People.

dr dog is great live

[Misteriosa]

System of a Down Secret Show @ Irving Plaza, Sept 7, 2001.

Just them for 2 hours. it was an awesome show. they were promoting the Toxicity album that came out earlier that week. the audiance was smelly, but it was insane. Singing at the top of my lungs to songs i really like in a room full of people doing the same is SO much fun. :happy:

Bjork, The Volta Tour @ Radio City, May 2, 2007

my first Bjork show and i was totally impressed. the audience was full of "colorful characters" and it was weird having assigned seats at a concert (im always in genreal admission). i had a GREAT time. I never liked the recordings of her live stuff, but actually being there to see her perform was very moving. she had an awesome laser light show and her dj had a turntable that was all touch screen and light guided. that chick has some serious pipes on her. brava :clap:

Honorable mention: Lamb of God @ L'amours

i cant remember the date, but it was when Randy Blythe broke his collar bone after jumping into the crowd during the first song (Black Label). the musicians kept playing even tho Randy wasnt singing and it was a rare time to appreciate the music (they were sending paramedics to check up on him). The previous band (whose name escapes me) valiantly tried to continue the show, but the singer didnt know many of the lyrics. so he ended up pulling the mic near the front row and this one guy knew every song. They pulled him up onstage and he sang the rest of the show. The guy kept talking about he was kinda living his dream like this (he was a singer in a band). he (with the audience) sang his heart out, hitting everything just like in the album. in gratitude, LoG took that kid's band with them on tour.

that was my first lamb of god show. :happy:

[dino_electropolis]

Bjork, The Volta Tour @ Radio City, May 2, 2007

my first Bjork show and i was totally impressed. the audience was full of "colorful characters" and it was weird having assigned seats at a concert (im always in genreal admission). i had a GREAT time. I never liked the recordings of her live stuff, but actually being there to see her perform was very moving. she had an awesome laser light show and her dj had a turntable that was all touch screen and light guided. that chick has some serious pipes on her. brava :clap:



Love Bjork.....Hyperballad is one of my all time fav songs!

[KingModem]

Metallica cover band with a Gallagher influence. Enough said.

http://s3.amazonaws.com/twitter_production/profile_images/214281400/metal1.jpg

http://www.jeremybeckman.com/images/metallagher_poster_final.jpg

[Alice S. Fuzzybutt]

KISS in 1996

The Bauhaus reunion tour in 1998.

I can die happy now.

[topless_mike]

Metallica cover band with a Gallagher influence. Enough said.

holy image load batman.

[KingModem]

holy image load batman.

Yeah. Couldnt find a smaller image online of that show, and I am without photoshop at work, but I was so excited to post this, I had to do it before I forgot!

[Alice S. Fuzzybutt]

The Replacements 1985 (Hence my first mod quote)

Alice Cooper Halloween Night 2008.




Peter Murphy is playing the Highline Ballroom tonight and tomorrow. Too bad I can't go.

[IamFogHat]

This is a total shoot, Tenacious D, Patriot Center, 2007 or 2008. They are amazing musicians and the live show they put on was fucking spectacular. I was blown away.

[CruelCircus]

I'll just cut and paste my reply from this thread: (http://www.ronfez.net/forums/showthread.php?t=75447)

May 2008, during JazzFest in New Orleans, we attended a chairty concert at Tipitina's, 7pm-2am or so.
Probably the best single show I've ever seen. The lineup was this:
Little Feat, Galactic, The Radiators, The Rebirth Brass Band, Ivan Neville's Dumpstaphunk, Trombone Shorty, Big Sam's Funky Nation, Wolfman Washington, Donald Harrison, George Porter Jr., Johnny Vidacovich, Eric Lindell, and a few others, plus a slew of brass bands playing outside on the street. A simply mind-bogglingly quality New Orleans funk and blues show.

Also, Billy Joel- NYE, 1989. Soft spot b/c it was my first concert. Plus it was a great 3 hour show, and we did the whole Auld Lang Syne thing at midnight.

Metallica- Woodstock, 1999. Only time seeing them, and it was a great show. Particularly memorable b/c it started to pour rain right before Enter Sandman and a lot of the crowd scrambled. Then right as the song got going, the lightning and thunder kicked in and the rain really came down. Seriously, couldn't have planned better pyro. Then, after the song ended, the lightning ended and the rain slowed to a trickle. Bizarre and awesome.

[yojimbo7248]

Tom Waits, San Jose, 1991

[Recyclerz]

Since I'm part of the geezer crew I'm going way back for these two.

I think it was 1980 and it was definitely late summer when the Talking Heads played at Wollman Rink in Central Park. It was before Remain in Light was released and the only hint that they were going with the African polyrythyms was I Zimbra. They came out with like 10 additional musicians and just lit up the place. My head was spinning and my Caucasian feet never stopped dancing. It was the only corporate sponsored event I've been to that had a real encore: the house (rink) lights were at full brightness and the Dr. Pepper jingle was playing for at least ten minutes but everyone was staying put and screaming like banshees until the band came out for a few more songs.

The other contender was the Clash at Pier 84 a few years later. Kurtis Blow opened up, which was nice, and the Clash were great but the transcendant part happened about
2/3rds of the way through the show when the clouds opened up and started pouring. The crowd went nuts with a combination wet t-shirt contest/mosh pit bacchanal and the band raised their game to match the insanity. More fun than words can convey.

I guess everyone's favorites are usually early in their adult life before we get jaded and moments of transcendance are still possible.

[Bob Impact]

To keep it moving I'll go with Slipknot in 2006, the tour supporting Vol. 3... pretty awesome shows. Personally it would probably be Hatebreed at Toad's Place in New Haven or Rancid/AFI/Distillers at Valentine's in Albany. Hatebreed is always cool in Toad's because of the local band coming home aspect and I have such good memories of Rancid/AFI from my time working with rancid.net from that show in Albany.

[Furtherman]

I think the most moving experience I ever had, though, was seeing Lyle Lovett and his Large Band at the Hammerstein Ballroom.

I had chills the entire time.

Absolutely amazing.

He's at the Beacon November 5th.

And based on your review, I think I'll be purchasing a ticket. I've never seen him but I'm always up for a new musical experience.

[west milly Tom]

Jimmy Page and the Black Crows PNC 1999
Opener was Kenny Wayne Shepard. Kick Ass!

[Furtherman]

Jimmy Page and the Black Crows PNC 1999
Opener was Kenny Wayne Shepard. Kick Ass!

NICE!

I was there too. That show kicked ass front to back.

[west milly Tom]

NICE!

I was there too. That show kicked ass front to back.



Kenny Wayne closed with "Manic Depression" so kick ass. I was screaming like a nut job because everyone around was talking through the opening set.

[bigredd]

U2 & Pearl Jam in Honolulu December 2006. I feel like I have to say that just becasue I was there, they're iconic bands and the show was amazing. Second has to be a private show I saw Hootie & The Blowfish play in 2004-ish. John Daly is an alum of the University of Arkansas where I'm first of all a fan and second a small time booster. John hosted a golf tourney here for a few years in a row and Hootie played all of them, the first being a private show for the golfers and guest, about 1,000 people in an outdoor setting. The first few songs were unplugged adn they wrapped up with The Dooby Brothers "Without Love". Fuckin A, buddies.

[whorehay]

Nirvana! November 93 at the Bender Arena in DC.

that, and any Jesus Lizard show.

[PopPop]

Beranrd Allison, Little Feat, Lonnie Brooks, B.B. King,Elvis Costello with T Bone Burnett. Believe it or not Ralph Stanley. Stevie Ray Vaughn with the Fabulous Thunderbirds. Metallica, Johnny Cash, James Hunter. Sure I'm forgetting someone.

[hedges]

There's too long a list too go through. I'm just gonna settle with Black Flag on their Loose Nut tour in the summer of '85. It was cathartic.

[mikeyboy]

I'm going to say it was a Fugazi show in DC that was at some old church around '91. If not, then it was a Dinosaur Jr. show at the 9:30 Club around the same time.

[Warren Peace]

Explosions in the Sky, September 2008 - Terminal 5

[realmenhatelife]

I'm going to say it was a Fugazi show in DC that was at some old church around '91. If not, then it was a Dinosaur Jr. show at the 9:30 Club around the same time.


My buddy just saw Dinosaur Jr and I said "Only 1 opening band, that must have been nice." and he said "Yeah but not really, they spend 45 minutes tuning J Mascus' guitar."

[tileslinger]

G-N-R>Aerosmith Pine Knob 1989
Eric Clapton Jamming with Stevie Ray @ the palace
Alice Cooper Fox theater Detroit Halloween night 1990? (Never used seat crowd sang almost every song with Alice)
Uncle Ted Whiplash bash CoBo

Best song ever
Jimmy Page on stage @ Joe Lewis alone w/double neck playing stairway with audience providing vocal.

[SinA]

live shows are like blowjobs

[Thomas Merton]

Grateful Dead @ Greek Theatre, CA July 85
John Prine @ Wolftrap, VA August 80
Allman Bros. @ Meriweather Post, MD August 82
Yonder Mountain String Band @ Northwest String Summit, OR July 06
Seldom Scene @ Birchmere, VA April 90
Frank Zappa @ Buffalo Aud Sept. 82

First show ever: Eagles with Jimmy Buffett as unknown warmup @ Cap Center, MD Oct. 78

[realmenhatelife]

I just remembered this. Grey Area opening for The Bouncing Souls at the Troc in philly. Grey Area had been broken up for awhile, and the singer had just recently come out to say he wasn't going to record anymore, but just wanted to play occasional shows with friends. They played a really great set and got a crowd, many of them who didn't know the band, really into it (including the parents I was sitting next to.)

Everyone is yelling for an encore and the singer, Ernie, is saying 'no no we dont have any more time. no no the drummer only knows the set list...' The Bouncing Souls give the ok for Gray Area to take up some of their set and they pull the drummer for Kid Dynamite out of the crowd. Then they play "Birthdays" which is a song by Ernies original band Token Entry that was covered by Kid Dynamite. Everyone just exploded.

Also a girl with a huge rack and a white tank top on the other side of the balcony kept getting a spotlight shined on her. Everyone you ran into that night said "Did you see that girl with the tits?"

[beachbum]

I lived in Atlanta when I was younger and my top five were all there.

The Clash;Fox theater 1982(?)
Talking Heads;Stop Making Sense tour,Fox 1983(?)
Neil Young,acoustic;Atl Civic Center 1983
Pretenders with Iggy Pop;Fox Theater 1985

[Kublakhan61]

I just remembered this. Grey Area opening for The Bouncing Souls at the Troc in philly. Grey Area had been broken up for awhile, and the singer had just recently come out to say he wasn't going to record anymore, but just wanted to play occasional shows with friends. They played a really great set and got a crowd, many of them who didn't know the band, really into it (including the parents I was sitting next to.)

Everyone is yelling for an encore and the singer, Ernie, is saying 'no no we dont have any more time. no no the drummer only knows the set list...' The Bouncing Souls give the ok for Gray Area to take up some of their set and they pull the drummer for Kid Dynamite out of the crowd. Then they play "Birthdays" which is a song by Ernies original band Token Entry that was covered by Kid Dynamite. Everyone just exploded.

Also a girl with a huge rack and a white tank top on the other side of the balcony kept getting a spotlight shined on her. Everyone you ran into that night said "Did you see that girl with the tits?"

Wow, sounds like a great show. It's a shame Gray Area wasn't around longer, they were TOPS! I saw a similar line-up: Gray Area, Bouncing Souls, Anti-Flag, and 2 Man Advantage. That show could only have been better if Anti-Flag forgot to show up -Justin Sane is a teensy bit too preachy...

But Gray Area, man, they really were on-point. Their sound was something special.

[biggirl]

October 14, 2008 - Neil Young at Xcel Energy Center, St. Paul, MN - I am about 98% sure that I will never be to a better concert than this.


I also really enjoyed the Clapton/Winwood concert we attended on June 18, 2009 at Xcel, except for the fact that I had to sit next to my sister-in-law and brother-in-law fighting about a kids barn the entire concert.

[RhinoinMN]

October 14, 2008 - Neil Young at Xcel Energy Center, St. Paul, MN - I am about 98% sure that I will never be to a better concert than this.


I also really enjoyed the Clapton/Winwood concert we attended on June 18, 2009 at Xcel, except for the fact that I had to sit next to my sister-in-law and brother-in-law fighting about a kids barn the entire concert.

I will have to agree with my wife here. Winwood was amazing at how he could still sing like that. Clapton was Clapton, but the Neil Young concert was unbelievable. The amount of energy that man still has......I am at a loss for words.

Neil Youg hands down.

[RhinoinMN]

I'm going to say it was a Fugazi show in DC that was at some old church around '91. If not, then it was a Dinosaur Jr. show at the 9:30 Club around the same time.

I saw Fugazi around that same time in Rochester, MN. It was in an old dilapidated ballroom. On Wednesdays the old timers would come in and polka dance. On Fridays and Saturdays Local alt bands would play. Veruca Salt was there once, and like I said before Fugazi.

One of the regulars that I went to school with has a band with his wife. Don't know if you have heard of them, but they are Mates of State (http://www.matesofstate.com/). You might like em.

[fezident]

My favorite concert was my first concert.
ELO with The Michael Stanley Band as the opening act.

I was, like, 11 years old or something like that. Maybe 10. I was a huge ELO fan.
I had 9th row center. The lightshow (such as it was) was the most futuristic thing I'd ever seen.

We went backstage to hang with the band after the show. (thanks, Dad!)

It occurring to me now that THAT night is the reason I'm a musican today.

[A.J.]

I also really enjoyed the Clapton/Winwood concert we attended on June 18, 2009 at Xcel, except for the fact that I had to sit next to my sister-in-law and brother-in-law fighting about a kids barn the entire concert.

Might want to mention that here. (http://www.ronfez.net/forums/showthread.php?t=82240)

[realmenhatelife]

Wow, sounds like a great show. It's a shame Gray Area wasn't around longer, they were TOPS! I saw a similar line-up: Gray Area, Bouncing Souls, Anti-Flag, and 2 Man Advantage. That show could only have been better if Anti-Flag forgot to show up -Justin Sane is a teensy bit too preachy...

But Gray Area, man, they really were on-point. Their sound was something special.

I actually had Anti Flag drop off of a tour the day I went to see it, which was a very happy occasion. It was the Boils or the Ratchets or someone- with Anti Flag, Blood for Blood and H20. The buzz was that Blood for Blood harassed Anti Flag so mercilessly that they dropped off of the tour.

Ernie has a new band called Higher Giant, and I think he still plans to play as Gray Area from time to time.

[Kublakhan61]

Ernie has a new band called Higher Giant, and I think he still plans to play as Gray Area from time to time.

Cool, I'll look out for Higher Giant - I hadn't heard this news. Where did the rest of the band go? I thought they were playing as The Explosion, or The Explosives, or something similar.

[west milly Tom]

2nd place: Weezer 1999 Roseland.

[realmenhatelife]

Cool, I'll look out for Higher Giant - I hadn't heard this news. Where did the rest of the band go? I thought they were playing as The Explosion, or The Explosives, or something similar.


It's definately not The Explosion- they were younger than him and from Boston. They're pretty good though.

[Hepcat22]

The Rolling Stones, the Omni, Atlanta, 1975.

[biggirl]

Might want to mention that here. (http://www.ronfez.net/forums/showthread.php?t=82240)

was in there

[DOHO@HOME]

The Hip-Portsmouth City music hall 2001
J.Giles & Pat Traves-Portland Maine 1983 New Years Eve
Blue Osyter Cult- Kingston fair grounds 1980

[Sarge]

The Ramones and Blondie

[JerseyRich]

A toss up between
Radiohead (August 2001 @ Liberty State Park)
My Morning Jacket (November 2006 at Roseland Ballroom)
Ryan Adams and the Cardinals(Hiro Ballroom NYC, Record Release for Easy Tiger)

[CHUCKWAGONCOOK]

Hank III
with Lucky Tubb
and Ass Jack

[JerseyRich]

Hank III
with Lucky Tubb
and Ass Jack

Lucky

[Caseyelan]

This is tough.


Bowie private show at The Supper Club in 98.
Bad Brains at irving plaza 02
L7 at the squeeze 95
Julianna Hatfield at the Academy 94
Hot Snakes at the 40 Watt 02
Shellac at the North Six 03
Amazing Royal Crowns payback in providence 99
Babes in toyland in west palm 95
Luscious Jackson at the edge 95

I'm sure I will add to this, but to come up with just one is impossible.

[hanso]

I was there when Traffic reunited in 1994.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Traffic_(band)
When Jim Capaldi died in 05 that was pretty much it.
So I was lucky enough to see them one last time.

[Julia Bern]

I haven't seen any live shows lately...which is a good one?

[Furtherman]

Some nice, little shows listed here.

The best one I saw was the One For Woody Concert on 9-21-2000. It was a memoral concert for original Gov't Mule bassist Allen Woody.

The lineup:

Warren Haynes and Matt Abts, surviving members of Gov't Mule, all of the Allman Brothers Band, including Jimmy Herring, Derek Trucks, Chris and Rich Robinson, Steve Gorman, Eddie Harsch of The Black Crowes, Widespread Panic bassist David Schools, Berry Oakley Jr., Danny Lewis, Johnny Neel, Merl Saunders, Edwin McCain, Darius Rucker, Lynyrd Skynyrd’s Artimus Pyle, Kevin Kinney, Hot Tuna’s Michael Falzarano and Mountain’s Leslie West.


The Setlist:
Set 1: Phil & Friends (Phil Lesh, John Molo, Warren Haynes, Jimmy Herring and Rob Barraco)
Jam> Darkstar Verse1> Unbroken Chain> I Know You Rider, Black Peter> Dark Star Verse2> The Wheel> Doin' That Rag> Sunshine of Your Love

Set 2: Allman Brothers Band (w/ Warren Haynes)
Trouble No More, All Night Train, Stand Back, Jessica > Revival, Soulshine, Dreams, Franklin's Tower (w/ Phil Lesh)

Set 3: Black Crowes
Hot Burrito, Kinky Reggae, Boomer's Story, Chevrolet*, Shake Your Money Maker*, Oh Well*
*-w/ Warren Haynes

Set 4: Warren Haynes/Matt Abts and Friends (included Dave Schools of WSP on Bass, Johnny Neel on Keys, Danny Lewis, Merl Saunders, Kevin Kinney and MANY others)
Lay Your Burden Down, Fallen Down, Low Spark of High-Heeled Boys (Warren/Matt/B Oakley Jr./ Gordie Johnson/Neel/Lewis), Shine On You Crazy Diamond (Gordie vox) Warren/Matt/B Oakley Gordie Johnson/Neel/Lewis/Phil/Molo
Wish You Were Here (Oakley and all on vox), Warren/Matt/B Oakley Jr. Gordie Johnson/Neel/Lewis Cortez the Killer Warren/Matt/Schools/Kevin Kinney/Jimmy Herring/Darius Rucker/Edwin McCain? Straight To Hell (Kevin Kinney vox)Warren/Matt/Milton/Schools/Neel/Lewis,
When the Blues Come Knockin (Warren/Milton vox) Warren/Milton/Molo/MerlSaunders/O'teil/Neel Lovelight (Milton vox) Warren/Phil/Merl/Molo/Jimmy/Chris Robinson/Barraco, GDTRFB (Warren/Chris/Phil vox) Warren/Oakley/Harsch/Freed/Artemis Pyle, Simple Man Warren/Matt/Robert Kearns/Leslie West/Pyle on cowbell
Never in My Life (Leslie on vox) Mississippi Queen (Leslie on vox) Warren/Matt/Pyle/Harsch/Lewis/Falzarano/Hook Herrera/McCain/Neel, I Shall Be Released (Warren sings first verse/Neel tribute verse Kevin Kinney 1st verse/Mccain 3rd verse)


Tonight marks the 10th anniversary of this concert I saw and they're doing another one tonight, called Another One For Woody of course.

Wow... I remember that concert so clearly, I'm shocked it was 10 years ago.

Anyway, a lot of the original lineup from the first one are back. Can't wait!!

[fezident]

For my money, it's gonna be tough to beat 30 SECONDS TO MARS in concert. I've seen megastars like Prince and U2 and Bruce. And no-names like Butch Walker and Robyn. All of them pale in comparison to the experience I had at seeing 30 SECONDS.

I wasn't a tremendous fan of their music. But their shows are absolutely majestic. Their fans BREATHE that band.

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[PapaBear]

a lot of the original lineup from the first one are back. Can't wait!!
Sadly, Merl Saunders won't be one of them. :down: