what is on your top 10 list of best live performances?

[mouse]

Was it the first time you saw a magic show, music concert,or your son's school play?
what is on your top 10 list of best live performances?
:wakeup

[clambake]

led zeppelin 1974

[IronMexican]

Radioead at the Canal in 2001.

[Smart Ass]

Watching Neil Armstrong "live" as he stepped on the moon.

[balli]

Considering shows I've seen personally:

I don't even listen heavily to any of these people, but during the 2002 Olympics in Salt Lake, I saw a show comprised of Talib Kweli, Common, Mos Def, The Roots, Erykah Badu and several lessers. They played for like 5 hours and it was a fucking insane show by all measures.

[silverblk mystix]

Gipsy Kings -Greek Theatre-L.A....in the 90's

Allman Bros-Greek Theatre-L.A....same era

Kinks-Wiltern Theatre- L.A- the past

The Who-Dallas- a long time ago in a galaxy far,far away

Rolling Stones-Dallas

SRV & Double Trouble-San Antonio

honorable mention;

Santana, Ozzy with Randy Rhodes...

Ottmar Leibert, Robin Trower

next tier...

Too many to mention...a lot of great shows ...

[Big P]

Pink Floyd. 8th Row($35 from Sound Warehouse). Alamo Dome. Easter Sunday 1994.

[LnGrrrR]

Cake in Houston, a week after 9/11, pretty emotional, caught a drumstick

Motorhead/Dio/Iron Maiden in San Antonio, for obvious reasons

Ozzfest 2003 (lots of good bands, and had a great time taking a piss while Crazytown was on, how the F they got invited to Ozzfest I have no clue)

Dave Ralph at House of New Orleans, 2004 or so

Tenacious D in San Antonio (much better than the act they were headlining, Weezer)

Airport 02 or so in Austin (Crystal Method, DJ Irene, a few others)

Lots of other assorted rock bands at various San Antonio venues.

[Slomo]

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The Who-Dallas- a long time ago in a galaxy far,far away

...

^^ Color me jealous


Queen 1978

[Muser]

QOTSA at Reading and Muse at Wembley come to mind.

[Muser]

If we're talking anything, then this is the greatest sporting moment i've seen live.

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[PakiDan]

Man... there are some old fuckers in here.

The Flaming Lips at Sunset Station
Angels and Airwaves - The Hard Rock - Vegas
Morrissey - House of Blues - Vegas
Devo - Inland Invasion - LA

[DeadlyDynasty]

Primus at the Bank Atlantic Center a few years back

[phxspurfan]

I wasn't there but I wish I was:

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And the only DMB concert I went to was in Indiana in the middle of a thunderstorm in summer '05. It was an awesome experience with my 3 roommates at the time (and random people we met there). But I wish I could have been at Live at Luther College for Say Goodbye.

(this isn't that specific performance but it sounds close)
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[mouse]

led zeppelin 1974


where was the show, how much was the show, and did you smoke weed during the show?

Pardon me if I am having a hard time trying to imagine you seeing Led Zeppelin live in the 70s

can you please produce a ticket stub,photo,or a sworn statement from anyone?

:wakeup

[mouse]

Queen 1978

in the UK?

[mouse]

Watching Neil Armstrong "live" as he stepped on the moon.

And you have proof?



















:flipoff''asshole!

















:lmao

[mojorizen7]

1) Pink Floyd in '87 at PHX Municipal stadium
4th row with 7 of my best friends armed with a Humboldt county fatty.
I was about 20 ft directly in front of Dave Gilmour. Heaven on Earth.

2) The Police in '83 at PHX Municipal Stadium
My 1st real concert. Wow.

3) Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers in '89 at the ASU activity center
4th row with my dad.

4) Rush in '84 at Veterans Memorial Coliseum
Loudest indoor concert i've ever heard. My ears were flat for 3 days after.

5) U2 in '85 at Compton Terrace
At that time,U2 was still drawing mostly a punk-rock crowd...and i went by myself with hair down to the middle of my back. I survived and it was a memorable show.

6) Soundgarden in '90 at Mesa Centennial Hall
Little place,up close and personal.

7) Scorpions with Aerosmith in '86 at Compton Terrace
Loudest outdoor concert i've ever heard.

8) Pink Floyd in '94 at Sun Devil Stadium
I got hold of a J that was laced with something nasty...but hey,it was Floyd.

9) Eric Johnson in '01 at The Cajun House in Scottsdale,AZ

10) Iron Maiden in '86 at Compton Terrace

[mojorizen7]

led zeppelin 1974

Nice. :hat

[koriwhat]

in no particular order...

01) tenacious d a few times yrs ago
02) manu chao in LA about 4 yrs ago
03) frank black & the catholics at the Crap Rabbit like 7-8 yrs ago
04) pantera at the sunken gardens when i was like 15 or so
05) nas and damian marley this past june
06) dumb n dumber in the theater back in the day (oops... my bad!)
07) spurs vs lakers 2 yrs ago when mase was $
08) cola-cola tour this past july
09) manu chao in austin a couple yrs ago
10) the motherfuckin DARE cops doing mc hammer back at my elementary school when i was like 7 or 8

[koriwhat]

dave mathews band? shoot me in the fuckin' head please!

[koriwhat]

Tenacious D in San Antonio (much better than the act they were headlining, Weezer)

no fuckin' doubt about that! :tu

[Sisk]

Watching Neil Armstrong "live" as he stepped on the moon.

:tu

The replay was just as good.

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[Yolanda Saldivar]

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[mouse]

1) Pink Floyd in '87 at PHX Municipal stadium
4th row with 7 of my best friends armed with a Humboldt county fatty.
I was about 20 ft directly in front of Dave Gilmour. Heaven on Earth

But being so close to pink floyd didn't you miss out on some of the lazers and special effects people back further got to enjoy?



Loudest indoor concert i've ever heard. My ears were flat for 3 days after.
Did they play working man and don't lie I can look it up.

I refused to see Rush again after what i went through to get those Rush tickets back in 1999 or 2000 right around that era they come to town so many times it gets confusing. I do know it was right around the time Creed came around. Both times a bad experience took place and now I regret not making this a Best and "worst" live events topic.....


bottom-line Rush didn't play working man a song that put them on the map a song that changed history from that day fourth...

ok so I am stlil bitter about it...wtf?
:lmao

[mouse]

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muther focker you!
:lmao

[mouse]

dave mathews band? shoot me in the fuckin' head please!



.........................................^ POTD! :lmao

[mouse]

Man... there are some old fuckers in here.

The Flaming Lips at Sunset Station



Are you sure? Paul Greko told me the rest area you both stopped at off of I35 on the way to 6th st the prostitutes name was Lucy. Flaming Lips was later that night when you passed out at the Best Western, was that even a girl? I heard she had some junk under da hood dawg! anyway remember the 40 dollars missing from your belly pouch Velcro wallet belt?

Dude was up, how is your familia doing?:toast

updates on Paul? every since that birthday topic Paul doesn't reply to my facebook postings. How did his show go and how come it didn't make your list esse?

[DeadlyDynasty]

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lmfao...this troll wins :rollin

[ToughActinTinactin]

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[FuzzyLumpkins]

Primus Starplex 1993
Beastie Boys Starplex 1994
Reverend Horton Heat Emo's 1997
Pantera Austin Music Hall 1997 great show. worst fucking venue ever.
Ween Stubb's 2000
Modest Mouse Stubb's 2004
Ben Harper Zilker Park 2005

[koriwhat]

Primus Starplex 1993
Beastie Boys Starplex 1994
Reverend Horton Heat Emo's 1997
Pantera Austin Music Hall 1997 great show. worst fucking venue ever.
Ween Stubb's 2000
Modest Mouse Stubb's 2004
Ben Harper Zilker Park 2005

good list except for that faggot band modest mouse.

i forgot all about rev horton heat... he always puts on a good show. plus i bet i was at that ween concert as well.

[BruceBowenFan]

Metallica-September 28, 2009 At&t center.
For the band being in there 40's they sure as hell still know how to put on a hell of a show.

[Fpoonsie]

Blues Traveler at the HoB in Dallas a couple a' years ago. J.P. actually tossed me his harmonica right after he finished playing "Hook."

[Slomo]

in the UK?

No, Ljubljana.

[NASHville]

Steve Nash's perfect performance the other night was awesome!

[koriwhat]

Blues Traveler at the HoB in Dallas a couple a' years ago. J.P. actually tossed me his harmonica right after he finished playing "Hook."

and i bet you made out with it like the homo you are... mmm JP's saliva!

[JoeChalupa]

The Eagles, 1980, Kemper Arena, Kansas City
The Who, 1980-81, Kemper Arena, Kansas City, The Pretenders were the opening act.
Doobie Brothers, 1983
Bob Seger, 1978, Cobo Hall, Detroit
Rush, 1977, Fort Wayne, IN - Several other shows as well
John Cougar Mellencamp, 1983, Fort Wayne IN
Joe Jackson, 1982
Aerosmith & AC/DC 1978, Toledo Sports Arena
Fleetwood Mac, 1980
Styx, 1980
Some other as welll.

[Sotongball21]

QOTSA at Reading and Muse at Wembley come to mind.

Yeap, Muse at wembley 08 was a killer.

[PakiDan]

Are you sure? Paul Greko told me the rest area you both stopped at off of I35 on the way to 6th st the prostitutes name was Lucy. Flaming Lips was later that night when you passed out at the Best Western, was that even a girl? I heard she had some junk under da hood dawg! anyway remember the 40 dollars missing from your belly pouch Velcro wallet belt?

Dude was up, how is your familia doing?:toast

updates on Paul? every since that birthday topic Paul doesn't reply to my facebook postings. How did his show go and how come it didn't make your list esse?

Dude.. another dollar night with the Rampage - 17th Dec. We've cleared you with the AT&T Center staff as long as you stay away from the T-Bone Crew. Come out!

[PakiDan]

good list except for that faggot band modest mouse.

i forgot all about rev horton heat... he always puts on a good show. plus i bet i was at that ween concert as well.

I have to agree - I saw Modest Mouse at the Grove in LA. What a horrible show.... Johnny Marr looked so embarrassed to be on stage with all those half-wits.

[SpursWoman]

Aerosmith @ Retama field (before Verizon was built) ... April 25, 1999.


Rik Emmett & REO Speedwagon at La Semana ... April 24, 1991 ... in the very front at the ropes. :)

[koriwhat]

how about worst performance ever?

01) blue oyster cult @ verizon many yrs ago... too bad i wasn't born many decades before or else i might've seen a good show out of them. they were horrible! granted, they've aged plenty and your voice changes with age.

[desflood]

Most entertaining show I've ever been to was Bobby Lee doing standup down at the River Center... had to be June or July 2000. Pre-Mad TV. He was opening for Carlos Mencia and ended up stealing the show. I was hugely pregnant and he made me laugh so hard I almost fell off my chair. Damn near wet myself.

[CosmicCowboy]

Lynnard Skynnard 1976 (pre-plane crash), Municipal Auditorium. 10th row. Pot smoke was so thick it looked like they were running a smoke generator. Free Bird with 4 guitars lined up on the front of the stage was incredible.

[Heat Miser]

Woodstock

[koriwhat]

He was opening for Carlos Mencia and ended up stealing the show.

that's not hard to do consider mencia STEALS nothing but jokes. i hate that fat fuck lame excuse for a comedian!

[Joe Rogan]

that's not hard to do consider mencia STEALS nothing but jokes. i hate that fat fuck lame excuse for a comedian!

+1000 Don't even get me started. :bang

[koriwhat]

+1000 Don't even get me started. :bang

motherfuckin' rogan!

[phxspurfan]

dave mathews band? shoot me in the fuckin' head please!

Girls @ DMB concert >> Wildebeasts @ Pantera concert

[Wild Cobra]

Meatloaf.

[Wild Cobra]

Michael Aday had a great 20/20 tour, which I saw in the 80's. I don't know, but it may have been the peak of his stage performances. This one does not do him justice. I think it's from the late 70's. It picks up at 3:20:

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[mrsmaalox]

I saw so many great acts as a teen in the early 80's: The Police, Peter Tosh, Heart, Hall & Oates, CSNY, B-52's, Tom Petty, Aerosmith, Bad Company, Duran Duran, Huey Lewis, Def Leppard---can't even think of em all.

But the most memorable ones are in my adulthood, as my ears matured: Los Lobos, Lyle Lovett, Robert Plant. The Eagles' Hell Freezes Over in 1994 was pretty amazing and ranks right up there top 5 for me. I caught Elton John in Augusta, Georgia around 2001 in a very small theater, no band, just him and a piano; for a not big Elton John fan, I was floored. But the absolutely greatest concert of my life was Steely Dan, July 2006 at the Verizon; my lifelong favorite band, I had seen them before, but there was something about that show that was magical. Never before or since have I "felt" a concert like that one :spin

[koriwhat]

Girls @ DMB concert >> Wildebeasts @ Pantera concert

i dont buy tickets to a show because i care to hookup with a chick or even gawk at them. btw, frumpy bitches at DMB shows aren't my type anyhow.

[Fpoonsie]

The Eagles' Hell Freezes Over in 1994 was pretty amazing and ranks right up there top 5 for me.

I would've loved to have seen a show on that tour live. Still one of my favorite albums.

Another one I enjoyed was seeing Jamie Cullum at the Gypsy Tea Room before it closed down. Small venue, a few beers, and some jazz. Pretty sweet mix tbh.

[koriwhat]

oh i forgot about...

james brown - circa 97-98 @ some little fest in chattanooga, tn.

he was way late but tore the house down. the eagles played as well but they weren't all that, they seemed uninterested in actually giving their all.

[phxspurfan]

i dont buy tickets to a show because i care to hookup with a chick or even gawk at them. btw, frumpy bitches at DMB shows aren't my type anyhow.

Dude, that's just one type of girl at a DMB concert.

http://www.brobible.com/story/13159714-6-types-girls-youll-find-dave-matthews-band-concert?

[Wild Cobra]

Did anyone else see Meatloaf on his 1987 European tour? It was the best concert I ever went to.

[KapitanTutan]

i only know some of their songs but this shit is perfect imo

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[FuzzyLumpkins]

I have to agree - I saw Modest Mouse at the Grove in LA. What a horrible show.... Johnny Marr looked so embarrassed to be on stage with all those half-wits.

Sorry to hear that.

I got a badass view overlooking the stage and got to watch a 2.5 hour hillbilly jam session. Was so nice after the plastic performance the Pixies put on the night before.

I pretty much lost interest in MM once Marr joined. He and Morrissey need to find a nice chemical fire and throw themselves into it.

[koriwhat]

Dude, that's just one type of girl at a DMB concert.

http://www.brobible.com/story/13159714-6-types-girls-youll-find-dave-matthews-band-concert?

i don't dig white girls either... sorry.