Best Concert You Ever Saw Live!

[JohnR]

Pink Floyd - 94 or 93 at Foxboro
Pink Floyd - 91 o so Foxboro
Perter Gabriel - Worcester Centrum in the early 90s - a few rows from the stage on crutches from a torn ACL

Monsters of Rock, Karlsruhe something Halle, September, 1984

AC/DC
Van Halen
Ozzy
Dokken
Scorpions
Accept
Dio
Motley Crue



Don't remember it all

Believe it or not, The Hooters in 91 or so at Roger Williams was a pretty good show...

[Van]

J Geils, Blue Oyster Cult, and Montross all one night till 3am.

Kinks was pretty awesome too.

[LeCounts1099]

So many I know I'll forget too many!... But stand-outs:

-- David Gilmour solo, 69th St. Pier, NYC, circa 1983

-- Roger Waters solo, with Eric Clapton guest Guitarist, Meadowlands, NJ, 1985?

-- Kinks, Roseland Ballroom, NYC (dance hall-- no seats!), w/ newcomer Cyndi Lauper opening, Winter 1985?

-- Rick Wakeman, solo w/ his band Post- Yes, Ritz Club in NYC, 1984

-- Pretenders, Aragon Ballroom, Chicago 1986

-- Jeff Beck and Santana, Jones Beach, NY Summer '90?

-- Rush-- every time, every place!!... Virtuosos all, esp. live!

John R... Respectfully, but you never saw Pink Floyd! There is NO such thing as Pink Floyd without Roger Waters!! (And, no: sorry, I cannot believe that the Hooters were an all- time great concert!

Dad Fisherman: I'm very jealous that you saw Ozzy with Randy Rhoads still alive!! To me Randy was every bit as great at that young age, as is/ was Clapton/ Beck/ Santana. The very best "Heavy" Guitarist since Jimi H.!-- too bad "only the great die young!!"

[STREETFIGHT]

a few years ago a group of us went to a rainforest benifit concert- sting elton john billy joel and james taylor headlined and a bunch of guests showed up.... joe cocker.....country joe.....aritha franklin......madona...... and more that i cant remember...... they all did a bunch of there own stuff and then they did the beatle's sergeant pepers album start to finish...... gotta say it was awsome

[Joe]

Warren Zevon at URI.
The show was held in a theater that held about 1000 people - not in Keany Gym. Sentimental Hygiene Tour, 1988

[PI guy]

Pearl Jam- Augusta Civic Center, Augusta,ME fall'97- Really small venue,general admission, its pretty much just as big as a basketball court w/ stadium seating on the sides. Unbe-freakin-lievable!!!!!! The show was so loud and you could get right up in front. Great set list, it was right after YIELD had come out. Eddie was in rare form this night, especially when all of a sudden out of the dark Maine night Dennis Rodman walked onto the stage, handed Ed a glass of wine and then lifted him to his shoulders and sang ALIVE with him. Great stuff.

[MakoMike]

Unquestionalby the best was the Stones at Toad's Place in New Haven. The show wasn't scheduled, but a few of us got "the word" and showed up on a Sunday night. They locked the doors at 10 and the announcer said "ladies and gentlemen the rolling stones!" Three and half hours later and most of could hardly walk or hear!

[cheferson]

Phish weekend festivals up in maine- lemonwheel and IT

[vineyardblues]

the stones in Worcester ma at a small club "sir morgans cove"
only 107 tickets sold

vb

[CANAL RAT]

AEROSMITH in 05 in rhodeisland.aerosmith is the best band in history anyways!!!

and i went to a velvet revolver concert that was pretty good and slash ruled

[Back Beach]

Saw Counting Crows and live at the greek theater in Berkeley, Ca. on my honeymoon in 2001. I think you could see the bee gees at the greek and it would be too cool. Great place to hang out and see a show. Other than that, the Dead at the Meadowlands in 87.

[whiplash]

Concert for bangladesh I worked for Pig Lights got paid to see a great show next was Savoy Brown on the Common, Fleetwood Mac openned for them. You should have seen Stevie N back then !!!!

[marky1]

Led Zepplin@ Boston Garden "69"
Steve Miller Band at " "
David Bowie at..........." Was the BEST one, NO OPENING act! 3 hrs non-stop... 3 encores

[STREETFIGHT]

i saw a pretty d--n good govt mule show last night at the beacon.......

[Pete F.]

Maybe the Dead in Springfield 72?, not sold out so they played longer sice we really wanted to be there.
Watkins Glen but I don't remember much of it
Jefferson Airplane 73? outdoors in Boston
Lotta foggy times then

[JohnR]

Originally Posted by LeCounts1099

John R... Respectfully, but you never saw Pink Floyd! There is NO such thing as Pink Floyd without Roger Waters!! (And, no: sorry, I cannot believe that the Hooters were an all- time great concert!

True - it was not the ultimate in Pink Floyd as the only true Floyd has Waters and my favorite Floyd would have Waters and Gilmour... But sometimes you must make the best of what's available and if the best of what is available is better than the rest?.....

(however, if you have seen Floyd live, pre-Gilmour, allow me hold your surf rod while you use the surf cane to get up on your rock )

The Hooters show was actually pretty cool as there were only a few hundred people there. Much more like a jam at Harper's Ferry than a stadium concert....

[Sudsrat]

Oh man!Too many to pick a fav,but a few of the best:
Stevie Ray V. and Joe Cocker-shortly before his death.Simply amazing!
Any Hot F*@^'in Tuna show.
The Jerry Garcia Band at Seton Hall U. '78-'79 w/Papa John
Roy Buchanon
David Bromberg(funny story at one of his shows )
Santana(late '70's)
Marshall Tucker,Outlaws,Allman Bros...........The Round-UP in Philly
Poco
Went to quite a few shows back in the day.

Steve

[Goose]

94' Pink Floyd "Pulse" You know where the Pats used to play.
It would be great if they hit the road one last time.