What Was Your Favorite Concert

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What Was Your Favorite Concert? About 10 years ago, I was at the first internet broadcast of a live show. It was Todd Rundgren at Northern Lights in Clifton Park NY. David Lee Roth was in the audience with him just being there it was well worth it.
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  • Profile picture of the author chooch
    I'll date myself.

    The Beach Boys...first tour.

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  • Profile picture of the author Kenster
    3 Doors Down was surprisingly amazing!
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  • Profile picture of the author sarahberra
    New Kids on the Block back in the 90's. Kust kidding. I have no idea. I haven't been to very many concerts.
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  • Red Hot Chilli Peppers at Hyde Park in 2004! Amazing!! Had James Brown as support! Never forget that!!!
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    • Profile picture of the author M Thompson
      Queen live at wembly 1979 (I think) also the cranberries hammersmith 2004
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      • Profile picture of the author TimPhelan
        That's hard to say but I would probably have to say the January 18 2009 concert at the Lincoln Memorial would be right at the top of my list. 400,000 people and huge list of performers:

        * Beyonce
        * Mary J. Blige
        * Jon Bon Jovi
        * Garth Brooks
        * Sheryl Crow
        * Renee Fleming
        * Master Sgt. Caleb Green of the U.S. Army
        * Josh Groban
        * Herbie Hancock
        * Heather Headley
        * Bettye LaVette
        * John Legend
        * Jennifer Nettles
        * John Mellencamp
        * Pete Seeger
        * Shakira
        * Bruce Springsteen
        * James Taylor
        * U2
        * Usher
        * will.i.am
        * Stevie Wonder

        I also was at The Last Waltz in 1976 which was filmed by Martin Scorsese and featured The Band, Ronnie Hawkins, Dr John, Neil Young, Neil Diamond, Joni Mitchell, Paul Butterfield, Muddy Waters, Eric Clapton, Emmylou Harris, Van Morrison, Bob Dylan, Ron Wood, Ringo Starr and Stephen Stills.
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  • Profile picture of the author Kurt
    Alvin Lee in the mid early 80s.
    Pink Floyd early 70s
    George Thorogood about 1979.

    Both Alvin Lee and George really got involved with the audience to the point there was no "barrier". I saw all three in very small, intimate buildings.

    Also, just about any concert I've seen at Colorado's Red Rocks...It's just a breath-taking outdoor "arena" cut out of red rocks with great acoustics.

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  • Profile picture of the author Michael Motley
    Kiss the Destroyer tour was my first. And Kiss back in the day is hard to follow

    Probably best all around fun concert was Jackyl opening up for Ted Nugent. Rowdy redneck rock at its finest

    But i'd say my all time favorite was Tesla during their tour for 5 Man Acoustical Jam. The opening band (Badlands) didnt show up, Tesla came out and did like a 4 hour acoustical set to cover the opening band AND their time so everyone would get their moneys worth. To me thats a true pro band right there and im still a Tesla fan today.
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  • Profile picture of the author KimW
    Too Many and too long ago to remember,but so many good memories,if that makes sense.
    Rolling Stones at JFK Stadium in 72,with Stevie Wonder opening.
    Alice Cooper with his Love it to Death tour.
    Yes (opening for) Jethro Tull when Aqualung came out.
    John Prine. Black Sabbath (boring) Frank Zappa and The Mothers OF Invention (with Flo and Eddie)
    Of course, one of my favorite singers, Robert Palmer (RIP)
    will have to edit and add as the names come to me.
    Edit:um, like Tom Petty on his breakout tour. He's pretty boring to watch nowadays, but back then the show was "electric" as the saying goes.
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  • Profile picture of the author TLTheLiberator
    I'll go with the Parliament-Funkadelic concert at Madison Square Garden in 1978.

    20,000 Funkateers inside and 20,000 wrapped around the garden.

    It opened with a large cartoon of Sir Nose D'void Of Funk declaring that he would never dance and 20k fans responding with...

    ..."yes you will sucker!"

    3 hours later...

    It ended with the landing of the Holy Mothership and a Flash Of Light.


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  • Profile picture of the author Michael Motley
    WEEE WANT THE FUNK....GOTTA HAVE THAT FUNK
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    • Profile picture of the author TLTheLiberator
      Originally Posted by Michael Motley View Post

      WEEE WANT THE FUNK....GOTTA HAVE THAT FUNK



      There is nothing the proper attitude won't render funkable!


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      • Profile picture of the author Michael Motley
        Originally Posted by TLTheLiberator View Post

        There is nothing the proper attitude won't render funkable!


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        Truer words were never spoken....well typed...
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        • Profile picture of the author JohnMcCabe
          Hard to pick just one...

          Beach Boys and Boz Scaggs at the old Met Stadium in Minnesota - it was supposed to be Chicago, but that was the day after their plane crashed and Boz filled in. BB played until the cops called curfew.

          Willie and Waylon at the Minnesota State Fair...

          My all-time favorite might have been Loretta Lynn at FarmFest in southern Minny. Gorgeous evening, a little windy. Lynn did the show wearing a FarmFest cap to keep her hair out of her face. I found a place to watch which was out of the wind, sitting on the tongue of a trailer and leaning back against the body. Between the music and the soft fall air, it just left you feeling peaceful and content...
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  • Profile picture of the author ThomM
    Originally Posted by craigslist View Post

    What Was Your Favorite Concert? About 10 years ago, I was at the first internet broadcast of a live show. It was Todd Rundgren at Northern Lights in Clifton Park NY. David Lee Roth was in the audience with him just being there it was well worth it.
    Northern Lights?
    Haven't been there in years.
    My favorite would be when Little Feat got back together in the early 90's.
    I saw them at the Palace in Albany, Tanglewood in Lee, Ma., and S.P.A.C.
    All three where great concerts with Milissa Etheridge opening.
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  • Profile picture of the author TLTheLiberator
    There's nothing like live music.

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    • Profile picture of the author chinanews
      Originally Posted by TLTheLiberator View Post

      There's nothing like live music.

      TL

      except sometime when you go see a band after listening to their cd so much, you are like 'wow they kind of suck live, the album sounds so much better than this.'
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      • Profile picture of the author TLTheLiberator
        Originally Posted by chinanews View Post

        except sometime when you go see a band after listening to their cd so much, you are like 'wow they kind of suck live, the album sounds so much better than this.'


        It's true, many groups/bands sound great due to good studio work and sound nothing like their hits when you hear them live.


        I can honestly say none of my favorites ever disappointed me.


        Let's take it to the stage!


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  • Profile picture of the author CDarklock
    Originally Posted by craigslist View Post

    What Was Your Favorite Concert?
    The Def Leppard Hysteria tour.

    Everyone knew what was going on under the stage, and not all the girls were getting in. That left a lot of het-up teenage girls running around with no clear outlet for their frustration... and far be it from me to watch another human being suffer, right? I mean, come on, I'm not a monster.

    The Pyromania tour wasn't quite as good, because the lower level goings-on weren't as well known. But it was good enough.

    Funny story: I told a co-worker at Microsoft about this, and he said "what a pain, so you were taking girls home and then bringing them back to the show to pick up another one?" - it simply didn't occur to him what was actually happening. Oh, to have the 1980s back.
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  • Profile picture of the author Medway1
    UB40 some 20 odd years ago in London
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  • Profile picture of the author lcombs
    So many great ones I'd be hard-pressed to choose.

    But, I'd have to say Clapton in '75.
    Went to see Pink Floyd in Pittsburgh on Friday night.
    Got back home on Saturday just in time to shower, eat, and make it to Clapton.

    Hell of a weekend!
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  • Profile picture of the author Jay_Mueller
    Garth Brooks and Kenny Chesney put on great shows.
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  • Profile picture of the author HeySal
    Woodstock - first and best ever.......and it's a damned good thing, too, because I was terminally grounded for many months after I got caught for being there.

    After that I would say Drowning Pool because the lead singer died the next day and so I saw his last performance ever, anywhere. It was a killer concert in other ways, too - Ill Nino, Cole Chamber, were also there and some local band that I forgot the name of. Awesome concert.

    Kurt - I LOVE Red Rocks amphitheater, too. One of the nicest outdoor I've ever seen.......there's one in WA that overlooks the Columbia Gorge that's pretty bomb, too - but the view is over a canyon so you don't get the "can see forever" effect that Red Rocks gives you.
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  • Profile picture of the author Lawrh
    1971 Vancouver Pacific Coliseum, Led Zeppelin. About 20 minutes into the show a riot started outside and the coliseum management and the cops just threw open the doors and over 3000 people surged inside. A venue meant for 17,500 suddenly held about 21,000. The usually empty wedge behind the stage was packed, a genuine sea of humanity with spotlights at one end on the stage. No opening act. 3 and a half hours non stop balls to the wall music with 3 encores. Best show of my life. A year later the Stones came to town and another riot happened. Only 2500 people, but this time the cops fought back with riot police and officers on horseback. Injuries, arrests etc. Turns out that after Altamont cops were afraid of Stones fans. Street Fighting Men Past Tense Thankfully I wasn't there. The "good old days".
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    Sorry about the ugly formatting. For some reason it joined my paragraphs and won't let me edit or delete. Weird.
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    • Profile picture of the author RB Riddick
      My two favorites were Bruce Springsteen and Billy Joel.

      The Billy Joel concert was in a small college auditorium. We had seats in the eighth row (center section). It was almost like being onstage because we were sitting just above the stage level.

      Bruce Springsteen was playing in a huge civic center, and I was near the back. I could barely see anything, but it didn't really matter because the concert was so sensational. Also, I could see the whole place reacting to the performance.
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      • Profile picture of the author Edk
        If I'm being honest, the best concert I ever went to was a free luchtime concert in Leeds when I lived there. A chap playing classical guitar. 'Transported' like never B4, never since.

        In terms of paid concerts, one with Leon Russell. (Before that a pop festival that had Led Zepp I think, Santana, the band Free... like that.
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        • Profile picture of the author Bruce Arnold
          Allman Brothers at The Electric Zoo in St. Petersburg Florida in the early '70s. This was before they became well known and they played through most of the night. Incredible how they sounded and Duane Allman was unbelievable on slide guitar.
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  • Profile picture of the author Joli
    As a teen in early 70's saw Jim Morrison / Doors also close second Rolling Stones in same era. OK I'm baby boomer.
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