Best Concert You Ever Saw Live!

[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....

[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

[ProfessorM]

Too many and too much self enduced ambience to remember all. Highlights - Zappa in Providence, Tull -many places, Steel Pulse - Music Hall, Larry Carlton, Molly Hatchett, SeaLevel, Dixie Dregs- Paradise, Atlanta Rhythm Section - Orpheum, Outlaws and Thin Lizzy - Cape Cod Coliseum, The Who, with moon, Boston Garden, Pat Metheny - Berkley, And of course my 5 year old daughter on piano in my living room yesterday. Now that I sit and try to remember them I really can't say I liked one more than another.

[RIJIMMY]

I saw Fishbone in a free show at Golden Gate Park, it was a pro-hemp festival @ 1995. It was a great show, great crowd and the look on tourists face as they exited the Japanese Gardens and saw all the freaks and hippies smokin up in public was priceless.
Second was Buddy Guy at the Mist in Matunuck, I was right in front of the guitarist that influenced Hendrix, Beck, Clapton and countless others. A few times I thought I would go deaf when he was bending high notes.

[t.orlando]

Faith No More, the Living Room 88or89
White Zombie Axis 90
Janes Addiction Orpeum 90ish

[Slingah]

Recent favs...Wilco at Lupos a couple years ago....and Steve Earle at Avalon

[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 !!!!

[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.

[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

[Bernzy]

Originally Posted by Bernzy

Yes opened for Jethro Tull at the Hampton Beach Casino
1969 I think
It was the last concert held there for many years

Bernzy

The above concert was back in the day.

More recently I saw Chris Robinson and New Earth Mud ( his post Black Crowes band) open for Warren Haynes and Gov't Mule at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, TN, Nov. 2004
An awesome 4+ hour show.

Bernzy

[vineyardblues]

Originally Posted by Bernzy
Yes opened for Jethro Tull at the Hampton Beach Casino
1969 I think
It was the last concert held there for many years






I saw Chubby Checker at the Casino .... lol

VB

[Drew]

Maybe tonight......Black Crowes at Lupos in Providence.

[kevin d]

Frank Zappa at the Providence Civic Center, Page/Plant at the Omni in Atlanta or the Allman Brothers Band in Savannah (with Warren Haynes and Derek Trucks on guitar).

[EricW]

I have been to every clapton concert in the boston area since 1987.
The best one being 2004 at tweeter center. I saw both shows and one I was 8 rows from the stage. Absolutely amazing from that close up. He dug out some really old ones including "got to get better in a little while" which he played like he was on fire.

His 90 and 92 tours were spectacular too.

I also saw Eric Johnson at the Paradise Rock Club in boston in 2004.
He is also an amazing guitar player. Good thing I brought my ER-20's
(high fidelity earplugs), because that was the loudest concert I have ever been to. As the old saying goes, I never travel without them.....


Eric

[Fungus]

Early 80’s King Crimson on the pier in NYC and ASIA in a (supposedly) acoustically perfect auditorium in the middle of Iowa.

[The Iceman 6]

Mako Mike -

I was there, what a F'n show, Outside York Street rocked all night, Keith drinkin' Rebel. Fantastic! There were few there, 300 ya think? Prob. less...

U2, Boston Garden, St. Paddy's Day - WOW - think it was 92
Black Crowes, Easter Sunday Hammerstein Ballroom - 05, best version of "My Morning song" ever
PJ Springfield Civic Center, General Admission - 93 - sick!

[capecodder]

Some of the best in no order

Clash at Prov Civic Center 81ish?
Bowie at Foxboro in 83
Police at Foxboro with the Fixx in 83 and again at Prov Civ Center in the winter
Ben Folds at Avalon 2005
Beck at the Orpheum ~ 2000 on the Midnite Vultures tour -- one of the best ever.
B-52s at Toads in New Haven in 89
REM in Nashville 85
10,000 Maniacs in Nashville 85
Who at Tweeter Center in 2003

Biggest regret is not seeing Dire Straits...

[MakoMike]

Iceman,
I don't think there were anywhere near 300 of us there during the show. Afterward maybe, there were a lot of folks out on the street that showed up after they locked the doors.