What Is the best live show you've seen?

[Guitar_Frost]

Definitely a cool thread...

Saw Kelly Joe Phelps play a taco bar called Acapulco Golds before he made the cover of Guitar Player Magazine.

Saw Thin Lizzy's Jailbreak tour open for Queen in 1977. Freddie still had long hair and black nails. And Phil Lynott was... alive and awesome.

Saw Rush for less than $2 back in '76. They always cost more after that. Whatever.

Michael Hedges with Michael Manring from the second row of a little church.

Rundgren's Nearly Human tour was absolutely stunning.

The Floyd Animals tour. Last real tour with Roger. I'm damaged now.

And Dweezil's tribute to his father, the first Zappa Plays Zappa tour was boggling. You can catch part of the Portland Show on the DVD.

1977 Journey opening for Emerson Lake and Palmer's Works Tour. I was a big fan of both. Halfway thru their set Roleigh introduces some new singer guy with a big nose, "Please welcome our newest member, Steve Perry" WTF? That's not Journey! Turns out it was.

My starstruck story was the first time I ever saw Heart. The boys in the band opened up the set with a jam, and then out walks Nancy in a skin-tight leather jump-suit, with stilettos and a blonde Flying-V with heart-shaped pickups. OMG! I was ready to quit my job and follow her anywhere.

And I'm insanely jealous that Exit caught the Lamb Lies Down tour.

 

[audiofox]

World Series of Rock in Cleveland Stadium, summer of 1975:

Jesse Colin Young
Santana
The Band
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young

General admission tickets: $10


Concert began around noon, lasted well into the evening-easily the best bang for the buck concert I have ever attended.

Extra treat: listening to Joni Mitchell practice with CSNY the night before, as we camped out in the parking lot.

 

[BWG707]

Emerson, Lake, and Palmer in the early seventies at the San Francisco Civic Auditorium. They had one of the very first true "quad" P. A. systems and the SF civic auditorium is supposably one of the top acoustical venues in the states. No other concert has even come close to the pure entertainment values of this show. It was their Brain Salad Surgery show. Kieth Emerson's minimoog accidently blew up in his hands. The show was stopped shortly and the band came back out and just blew everyone away. I was on the edge of my seat for that entire show, never wanted it to end. I saw Yes two weeks after this show and it was almost a let down, ELP spoiled me for life. A couple of honorable mentions: Tens Years After with Alvin Lee at the Cow Palace in S.F. and Manfred Manns Earth Band at Winterland in S.F. and to all those concerts in the 70's that I attended and now have no memories of at all.

 

[djreef]

Front Row Kiss in '79.

then Van Halen, Diver Down tour was a real close second.

DJ

 

[audiohonic65]

Pink Floyd.... greatest of all I must say! Nobody can beat their stage presence.

 

[audiohonic65]

Looks like you have seen a lot of good live shows, lucky you I am jealous

 

[Geno]

My two favorites:

Crosby, Stills & Nash, Reno '02 Those guys made their sound system sound just as good as their records.

Steely Dan, August 08 in Murphys, Calif. Perfect summer night, great performances.

 

[walter duque]

Pink Floyd.... greatest of all I must say! Nobody can beat their stage presence.

Nobody beats a Floyd Show. Last one I've seen was at Giant Stadium I think July 1994 the Pulse Tour.

 

[fox]

CCR
John Fogerty (Solo)
Fleetwood Mac
Moody Blues
REO Speedwagon

Not a lot of opportunities, but these are most of what I have been able to go to. As to the best one, kind of hard to say, each was good to be a part of.

 

[HDPCsound]

Nightwish and epica shows are unbeatable! These guys make people ROCK!

 

[Buzzard]

Yes. was a TEP in 1979-1980 year as a freshman. Transfered to Western Michigan Univ. the following year. Were you Greek? TEP brothers included Jeresey Gene, Krill Factor, "Brain" Connor. Fun year, but way too much partying (Toga parties @ the TEP house with "Purple Jesus" punch). Fun, fun times.

 

[MKnox]

Pendulum live at brixton academy.
Best concert ever, such a vibe!

Pendulum is such an awesome live band!

 

[miniSQ]

Last year i saw Dave Matthews at the toyota pavillion in PA....and i was 10feet from dave for almost the entire show...i win