Topic: Best Rock Concerts We've Been To

[burmashave]

if there is a "worst" category... garth brooks

Wrong... the worst concert ever has to be the American Idol turd of a show that my wife dragged me to. Delayed 45 minutes, then crap performances. UGH. I only went because I love my wife and she really wanted to go.

Jeff

Worst concert... oh, it pains me to tell this.  I was in high school, I was dating this chick (getting laid) and she and I, and some friends went to see Vanilla Ice in concert.   It was horrible from start to finish.  I would rather staple my sack to my leg than do something like that again.  Yuck!

Sparty

I can only admit this in an anonymous forum   My worst was ELO.  I still ask myself why I went.  Unlike Jeff and Sparty, I have no excuse.

[mcpuffett]

back in the 70's i was in my teens  and saw bands like ac/dc, motorhead, status quo ,but to name a few saw the sex pistols , the clash, the stranglers and more , luckily we have a university just a couple of miles from me and most of the bands played there  ,     mick.

[Rushoid]

ELO? Really? I like their music but never seen them in concert. My worst was Aerosmith at Rupp Arena in Lexington, KY. I don't hate them but I'm not a fan either. That concert sucked though. My wife was a big fan at the time and after 2-3 songs she said "I'm ready to go when you are." So we left. The sound was so bad you could barely tell what songs they were playing.

Best? Rush at Oakland Colosseum. Very clean sound. (I am biased though. )
Close second: Day on the Green, Oakland 1991 (?) Soundgarden, Faith No More, Queensryche, Metallica. Metallica took too long to get on stage and the fans started ripping up the sod on the field and throwing it. It looked like green popcorn!

[Stevearino]

Roger Waters solo in '82.  Haven't been the same since.

[DME]

Best? Rush at Oakland Colosseum. Very clean sound. (I am biased though. )
Close second: Day on the Green, Oakland 1991 (?) Soundgarden, Faith No More, Queensryche, Metallica. Metallica took too long to get on stage and the fans started ripping up the sod on the field and throwing it. It looked like green popcorn!

Man, how I wish I had had the chance to see Faith No More live. Must have been great 

[jonescafe72]

Jane's Addiction, Memorial Hall in KC
Jack Johnson at the Starlight summer 05 in KC
The Stones here in Wichita this last summer
Split Lip Rayfield this fall at the Cotillion here in Wichita. If you've never heard of them, they are outstanding. Kind of a punk bluegrass style.

[turtle]

A bit off the mainstream here. I lived in New Zealand until 7 years ago and opportunities were very limited.
The best was Simon and Garfunkel at Athletic Park, Wellington in 1984.
Second best was Don MacLean in our local Art Deco theatre sometime in the late 80s. He was great and carried the whole show on his own - no support acts, no back up musicians: just him, his guitar and a bar stool. We saw him again a couple of years ago and he has really lost the plot. His voice has gone, he had a full backing band - only a shadow of the old Don.

[heffay]

Best? Rush at Oakland Colosseum. Very clean sound. (I am biased though. )
Close second: Day on the Green, Oakland 1991 (?) Soundgarden, Faith No More, Queensryche, Metallica. Metallica took too long to get on stage and the fans started ripping up the sod on the field and throwing it. It looked like green popcorn!

Man, how I wish I had had the chance to see Faith No More live. Must have been great 

ditto

[TheGenuineThing]

I had front row seats to see Jimi Hendrix in Chicago AND I got to shake his hand!  Saw Jefferson Airplane at a little club where they were the "surprise" band.... Grace Slick, Jorma... they were Gods and they were real... it was incredible!  Saw Cream at the Chicago Stadium... it was the last concert held there because the place was condemned.... Ginger Baker did a 1/2 hour drum solo.

Sold a copy of the Chicago "Seed" underground newspaper to Joe Cocker.... I was way too young to be hanging around Chicago's Old Town and my mother would've killed me.... I was, unfortunately, too young to get into the club where he was playing, too.

Saw Pink Floyd, Blue Oyster Cult.... Never got to see the Beatles... too young to stand in line for tickets.  Got to see Kiss play a song in a local club where they stopped by to see a band that impersonated them.  Saw Jefferson Airplane again when they played a free concert in Grant Park.... Frisbees, bubbles and the unmistakable aroma of pot everywhere. 

Wow, I'll have to think about it.... went to some other concerts... can't remember.

Went to see Steve Vai at the Barrymore in Madison.........first date with my now husband......it was my birthday gift to him.

[scunny]

"A bit off the mainstream here. I lived in New Zealand until 7 years ago and opportunities were very limited"
Deep Purple, AC/DC, Rory Gallagher, Roy Buchanan, Cold Chisel, Split Enz, Shihad, the Bats, Dire Straits, Cheap Trick, John Mayall, U2, the Cure, the Angels, Stranglers etc etc etc. bugger me I'll take limited.
Rory Gallagher was the best
Tubeway army, what was I thinking of then...........barf

[starion88esir]

Tool
Bush
Mushroomhead
Zwan (I don't give a #$%*, throw Billy Corgan in any band and if they're close, I'll be there)
Ministry
Cradle of Filth
Bile
Skinny Puppy


All were top notch

[burmashave]

I had front row seats to see Jimi Hendrix in Chicago AND I got to shake his hand!  Saw Jefferson Airplane at a little club where they were the "surprise" band.... Grace Slick, Jorma... they were Gods and they were real... it was incredible!  Saw Cream at the Chicago Stadium... it was the last concert held there because the place was condemned.... Ginger Baker did a 1/2 hour drum solo.

Sold a copy of the Chicago "Seed" underground newspaper to Joe Cocker.... I was way too young to be hanging around Chicago's Old Town and my mother would've killed me.... I was, unfortunately, too young to get into the club where he was playing, too.

Saw Pink Floyd, Blue Oyster Cult.... Never got to see the Beatles... too young to stand in line for tickets.  Got to see Kiss play a song in a local club where they stopped by to see a band that impersonated them.  Saw Jefferson Airplane again when they played a free concert in Grant Park.... Frisbees, bubbles and the unmistakable aroma of pot everywhere. 

Wow, I'll have to think about it.... went to some other concerts... can't remember.

Went to see Steve Vai at the Barrymore in Madison.........first date with my now husband......it was my birthday gift to him.

TheGenuineThing has seen the genuine thing.   I am jealous.

[aptech77]

Pink Floyd
Tool*
Led Zeppelin (Page and Plant)*
Rush
Smashing Pumpkins
Dave Matthews Band*

[SD750F]

Siousie and the Banshees
REM
Oingo Boingo
Dead Kennedy's
X
The Red Hot Chili Peppers (when they wore a sock...)
Black Flag
The Cramps
Sisters of Mercy
Throbbing Gristle
Residents
Suicidal Tendencies

Oh what can I say, I was a punker.... A punker designing nuclear power plant reactor control systems...

Scott

[TheGenuineThing]

TheGenuineThing has seen the genuine thing.   I am jealous.

Cheap Trick used to perform at suburban Chicago clubs many moons ago.... spent time at Denny's eating breakfast with them more than once after a show.  They were nice guys; a whole group of us would go out and eat breakfast at 4:00 a.m. and then head home to shower and get on the el train to the city to go to work.  Doubt I could manage to do that very often anymore, but still love to dance!

My daughter has tickets to the Red Hot Chili Peppers concert in Iowa.... and I am jealous!!!!

[petercb750]

Siousie and the Banshees
REM
Oingo Boingo
Dead Kennedy's
X
The Red Hot Chili Peppers (when they wore a sock...)
Black Flag
The Cramps
Sisters of Mercy
Throbbing Gristle
Residents
Suicidal Tendencies

Oh what can I say, I was a punker.... A punker designing nuclear power plant reactor control systems...

Scott

Throbbing Gristle??? I must be getting old..................
Peter.

[ElCheapo]

TheGenuineThing has seen the genuine thing.   I am jealous.

Cheap Trick used to perform at suburban Chicago clubs many moons ago.... spent time at Denny's eating breakfast with them more than once after a show.  They were nice guys; a whole group of us would go out and eat breakfast at 4:00 a.m. and then head home to shower and get on the el train to the city to go to work.  Doubt I could manage to do that very often anymore, but still love to dance!

My daughter has tickets to the Red Hot Chili Peppers concert in Iowa.... and I am jealous!!!!

We are not worthy and we all suck. 

[Tim.]

Iron Maiden, 1983, Piece of Mind tour in Winnipeg MB.  My first concert, and first whiff of a joint (second hand smoke mind you!).

Another good one was Allman Bros w/Blues Traveller in Pheonix AZ, July, 1992.  Enjoyed that a lot and got my first tattoo in Pheonix the next day.

Billy Bragg put on a good show some time ago in Toronto in a very small venue, and I was lucky enough to see the Tragically Hip play in Winnipeg WAY back in the early days, long before they became the Canadian icons they are now.

[turtle]

Hi Scunny
We lived along way from the main centres where the performances were held. It wound up being a very expensive exercise.

[spitfire]

For me the best had to be seeing Queen at Knebworth (with Status Quo), about 1986, other memorable ones: the Mandela concert at Wembley was pretty awesome, including Dire Straits with Eric Clapton guesting, Fleetwood Mac at the NEC, Brian Adams and ZZ Top (god that was LOUD) at Milton Keynes, Cher at the NEC (had my big binoculars out for that one), Eric Clapton at the Royal Albert Hall, Heart at the NEC.

Cheers

Den

[SD750F]

Throbbing Gristle??? I must be getting old..................
Peter.

Peter,

I am getting close to the half century mark... No Throbbing Gristle was a Industrial Punk band that was very underground. They used a lot of non-standard instruments like hitting a bed spring with hammers. So I would be very interested to know if any forum member has ever heard of them?

Scott

[BobbyR]

WOODSTOCK

[BruceA cb550]

Led Zeppelin-St. Louis, parents thought I was staying at a fiends.
Wings-K.C.   Wings over America tour
The Pretenders- K.C., they opened for another band, I think it was the Who, and they stole the show.

[Jerry Rxman Griffin aka MuthaF'er]

Led Zeppelin - St Louis - The Arena
David Bowie - Ziggie Stardust - Nashville
Rock Festival at Chuck Berry's farm  - Wentzville, MO
Rock Festival - Pocono Raceway '72 (that's the only one I remember the date of because the military kept me in check at that time)
Pink Floyd - Pigs - Rupp Arena - Lexington, KY
Etc...............

Stones - Cincinnati Riverfront Stadium
Stones - Freedom Hall - Louisville, KY

[mrbreeze]

You saw some good shows RX. Have you ever been to any shows there at the Red Rocks? I remember people in Wyoming telling me of concerts they saw there.