Best Concerts You Ever Saw

[duncan228]

The vinyl thread was fun, so I thought we could do this.

I've got lots, a few to start:

Springsteen: Born In The USA and Tunnel Of Love Tours

Rod Stewart and Faces (with Ron Wood) 1974

U2: Joshua Tree

Tom Petty: saw him dozens of times, all but one show were great

Aerosmith: saw them lots also, they usually put on a good show, the tour with Guns N Roses was great

Paul Simon: Graceland (what a great show that was)

Peter Frampton: Tour he recorded "Comes Alive" on

A few others that stand out: Neil Young, Elton John, Allman Brothers and Gregg Allman solo, Pink Floyd, Carlos Santana, The Eagles...

Anyone got some?

[peewee's lovechild]

Recently: Velvet Revolver

All time: Metallica

[peewee's lovechild]

The vinyl thread was fun, so I thought we could do this.

I've got lots, a few to start:

Springsteen: Born In The USA and Tunnel Of Love Tours

Rod Stewart and Faces (with Ron Wood) 1974

U2: Joshua Tree

Tom Petty: saw him dozens of times, all but one show were great

Aerosmith: saw them lots also, they usually put on a good show, the tour with Guns N Roses was great

Paul Simon: Graceland (what a great show that was)

Peter Frampton: Tour he recorded "Comes Alive" on

A few others that stand out: Neil Young, Elton John, Allman Brothers and Gregg Allman solo, Pink Floyd, Carlos Santana, The Eagles...

Anyone got some?

God damn, you've been to some badass concerts!!!!!!!!

I envy you.

[Sonia_TX]

Garth Brooks

[duncan228]

God damn, you've been to some badass concerts!!!!!!!!

I envy you.

It gets worse.

I was in the record business in Southern California for years.
Most of the shows I went to were with Record Label tickets (free) and the best seats in the house.

And usually backstage for the "Meet and Greet."

(I told you it got worse!)

[kingsfan]

It gets worse.

I was in the record business in Southern California for years.
Most of the shows I went to were with Record Label tickets (free) and the best seats in the house.

And usually backstage for the "Meet and Greet."

(I told you it got worse!)Damn I hate you.
I've been trying to see U2 for over 20 years and something always comes up.
My favs were probably:
Police
Pink Floyd
Prince
Luther vandross
Queen

[Spurfect]

i have been to very very very few concerts but I went to see 311 early this month and it was fantastic!! I'll be seeing Alice in Chains in September and I can't wait for that :)

[duncan228]

Damn I hate you.
I've been trying to see U2 for over 20 years and something always comes up.
My favs were probably:
Police
Pink Floyd
Prince
Luther vandross
Queen

The Police were great when I saw them. I haven't seen this reunion tour.
Sting was fantastic on his solo "Dream of the Blue Turtles" tour.

[dallaskd]

Blink 182. right when we walked in there was a HUGE sign on stage lit up that said FUCK. it was a hilarious. i think they told jokes more than they sang.

[peewee's lovechild]

It gets worse.

I was in the record business in Southern California for years.
Most of the shows I went to were with Record Label tickets (free) and the best seats in the house.

And usually backstage for the "Meet and Greet."

(I told you it got worse!)

You suck.

I hate your life.

You are one lucky dude.

[duncan228]

Did I scare you all away? :lol

I'm sorry. It was another lifetime ago. I was in my 20's, new to California and I got incredibly lucky in landing a great job. :spin

I had the time of my life for 10 years, then moved on to kids and all the joy that comes with them.

I had fun talking vinyl and it got me remembering those concert days.

Anyone else got concerts they loved?

[duncan228]

You suck.

I hate your life.

You are one lucky dude.

It goes to prove that if you go after what you love you can make it happen.

I loved music. I got a part time job in a record store in college and it grew from that.

"If you see a chance take it."- Steve Winwood

[peewee's lovechild]

It goes to prove that if you go after what you love you can make it happen.

I loved music. I got a part time job in a record store in college and it grew from that.

"If you see a chance take it."- Steve Winwood

I have ALWAYS regretted that.

And, now it's a bit too late.

Alcohol and pot raped me.

[NorCal510]

I have ALWAYS regretted that.

And, now it's a bit too late.

Alcohol and pot raped me.
http://spurstalk.com/forums/showthread.php?p=1856352&posted=1#post1856352

[Cant_Be_Faded]

Tool on the 2nd leg of the Lateralus Tour in San Antonio.

NIN at smirnoff in Dallas last June was amazing

Ministry in Ft Worth May 06was the loudest concert I've ever been too, too much low end but great show

KMFDM at Emo's October 06 was fun, got to meet Sascha.

[peewee's lovechild]

http://spurstalk.com/forums/showthread.php?p=1856352&posted=1#post1856352

Your that desperate for attention that you have to post about a thread you started in someone else's thread about concerts??

Little Kicker, does mommy not love you enough??

Still sad that daddy left when you were 4??

You're pathetic.

[SpursWoman]

I've been to a lot, but the very best was to Aerosmith at Retama Park .... in the field where the Verizon amphitheater is now. That concert was amazing. :tu

[peewee's lovechild]

I've been to a lot, but the very best was to Aerosmith at Retama Park .... in the field where the Verizon amphitheater is now. That concert was amazing. :tu

I went to an Aerosmith concert at Retama Park about seven years ago, back when they had the hit "Pink".

Was that the same concert you went to?

[Spurfect]

Tool on the 2nd leg of the Lateralus Tour in San Antonio.

NIN at smirnoff in Dallas last June was amazing

Ministry in Ft Worth May 06was the loudest concert I've ever been too, too much low end but great show

KMFDM at Emo's October 06 was fun, got to meet Sascha.

lucky.. I'd love to see NIN

[ZStomp]

Man, I've been to so many concerts. One of my favorites was in Austin's Austin Music Hall where I saw Ozzy...just Ozzy. No opening act. It was his first concert back from "retirement". It was a surprise show because I remember they advertised it on a Sunday...tickets went on sale that Monday and the show was that Saturday.

It was a great show.

[Big P]

My Top 10

Pink Floyd-Alamodome, Easter Sunday,1994
Alice In Chains-Lalapalooza-Staley was still alive
Nirvana
The Police
Neil Young-Majestic Theater
Rage Against the Machine-Twice, one at Sunken Gardens one at South Park Meadows
Depeche Mode-101 in Dallas
Black Sabbath
Eric Clapton
Rush

[peewee's lovechild]

My Top 10

Pink Floyd-Alamodome, Easter Sunday,1994
Alice In Chains-Lalapalooza-Staley was still alive
Nirvana
The Police
Neil Young-Majestic Theater
Rage Against the Machine-Twice, one at Sunken Gardens one at South Park Meadows
Depeche Mode-101 in Dallas
Black Sabbath
Eric Clapton
Rush

God damn, Clapton, Rush, and Sabbath . . . you lucky bastard.

[ZStomp]

Let's see...


Ozzy over 15 times
Black Sabbath 2x
Metallica 5x
Pantera 6x
AC/DC
Aerosmith
King Diamond
Mercyful Fate
Korn
Type O Negative
Creed
Def Leppard
Kiss
Tool
Godsmack
Down
Black Label Society


to name a few

[duncan228]

My Top 10

Pink Floyd-Alamodome, Easter Sunday,1994
Alice In Chains-Lalapalooza-Staley was still alive
Nirvana
The Police
Neil Young-Majestic Theater
Rage Against the Machine-Twice, one at Sunken Gardens one at South Park Meadows
Depeche Mode-101 in Dallas
Black Sabbath
Eric Clapton
Rush

Nice list.
I forgot about Clapton. I only saw him once but he was great.

[peewee's lovechild]

Nice list.
I forgot about Clapton. I only saw him once but he was great.

I wish I could've seen Clapton when he was touring with the "From the cradle . . ." album.

That fucker can play and sing the blues with the best of them.

[duncan228]

I wish I could've seen Clapton when he was touring with the "From the cradle . . ." album.

That fucker can play and sing the blues with the best of them.

He came out dressed in a white 3 piece suit.
He looked sharp. He sounded sharp.

And he opened with "Badge."

[peewee's lovechild]

He came out dressed in a white 3 piece suit.
He looked sharp. He sounded sharp.

And he opened with "Badge."

I officially hate you now.

I hope he starts another blues tour soon.

[inconvertible]

iron maiden powerslave

[Big P]

I wish I could've seen Clapton when he was touring with the "From the cradle . . ." album.

That fucker can play and sing the blues with the best of them.

Thats the one I saw..and out of all of them, without a doubt..no question..Pink Floyd was the best of the best..I had an 8th row aisle seat that I paid $35 bucks for through Sound Warehouse..remember them..lol..the best $35 bucks I've ever spent, period.

[leemajors]

i have been to very very very few concerts but I went to see 311 early this month and it was fantastic!! I'll be seeing Alice in Chains in September and I can't wait for that :)
that's not alice in chains.

[duncan228]

Thats the one I saw..and out of all of them, without a doubt..no question..Pink Floyd was the best of the best..I had an 8th row aisle seat that I paid $35 bucks for through Sound Warehouse..remember them..lol..the best $35 bucks I've ever spent, period.

I saw Pink Floyd on the "Final Cut" Tour, it was the only chance I ever had to see them.

My husband is older than me, he saw the "Dark Side" Tour.
He also saw Led Zepplin in the early days.

[peewee's lovechild]

I saw Pink Floyd on the "Final Cut" Tour, it was the only chance I ever had to see them.

My husband is older than me, he saw the "Dark Side" Tour.
He also saw Led Zepplin in the early days.

I'd give my soul to have lived y'alls life.

[Spurfect]

that's not alice in chains.

well, Alice in Chains minus Layne Staley. I know it's not the same, but I never got to see AIC and they are one of my all time favorite bands.. so i will take what i can get

[duncan228]

I'd give my sould to have lived y'alls life.

I really loved it.

I was a rock n roll groupie from the time I turned 12 and my brother gave me his old turntable and a handful of albums.
People who knew me then weren't surprised at what I ended up doing for a living.

Those were the days before scanners on cash registers so all the reporting to Billboard was done by people. I ran a chain of record stores and reported to Billboard. The Record Labels were very generous to Billboard reporters.

It doesn't work like that anymore but it was a blast while it lasted.
My record collection grew, and I saw/met a lot of musicians, and I gathered lots of cool promotional gadgets. A Peter Gabriel Sledgehammer. A Michael Jackson "Bad" leather tour jacket, a Springsteen "Born In The USA" denim jacket.

It was fun. Thanks for letting me wander down memory lane.

[peewee's lovechild]

I really loved it.

I was a rock n roll groupie from the time I turned 12 and my brother gave me his old turntable and a handful of albums.
People who knew me then weren't surprised at what I ended up doing for a living.

Those were the days before scanners on cash registers so all the reporting to Billboard was done by people. I ran a chain of record stores and reported to Billboard. The Record Labels were very generous to Billboard reporters.

It doesn't work like that anymore but it was a blast while it lasted.
My record collection grew, and I saw/met a lot of musicians, and I gathered lots of cool promotional gadgets. A Peter Gabriel Sledgehammer. A Michael Jackson "Bad" leather tour jacket, a Springsteen "Born In The USA" denim jacket.

It was fun. Thanks for letting me wander down memory lane.

Good life, good life.

[alamo50]

I saw Steve Vai perfrom last month and I still have my mouth open from amazement.

[Cant_Be_Faded]

311 in 2001 at houston was pretty tight

mookie and i blazed one of the phattest blunts i've ever rolled in the parking garage and everyone stared at us condescendingly


alien ant farm was opening, they were playing Smooth Criminal when mookie and I found ourselves in the arena

so many fans were going everywhere, and we were so disoriented and stoned that we actually walked right past the security guards into the pit (we had like 2nd level seats), when we realized what we had done we got as close as possible and started pits with 16 yr old neocon kids.

311 played a solid 3 hours and played virtually every good song they've ever written, it was before evolver etc, so they played a few From Chaos and all the rest was straight up old school.

[duncan228]

311 in 2001 at houston was pretty tight

mookie and i blazed one of the phattest blunts i've ever rolled in the parking garage and everyone stared at us condescendingly


alien ant farm was opening, they were playing Smooth Criminal when mookie and I found ourselves in the arena

so many fans were going everywhere, and we were so disoriented and stoned that we actually walked right past the security guards into the pit (we had like 2nd level seats), when we realized what we had done we got as close as possible and started pits with 16 yr old neocon kids.

311 played a solid 3 hours and played virtually every good song they've ever written, it was before evolver etc, so they played a few From Chaos and all the rest was straight up old school.

Great story! We've all been :dizzy at more concerts than we can remember.

Being :dizzy may have something to do with why we can't remember!

[ZStomp]

Iron Maiden
Alice In Chains with Staley

[Spurfect]

311 in 2001 at houston was pretty tight

mookie and i blazed one of the phattest blunts i've ever rolled in the parking garage and everyone stared at us condescendingly


alien ant farm was opening, they were playing Smooth Criminal when mookie and I found ourselves in the arena

so many fans were going everywhere, and we were so disoriented and stoned that we actually walked right past the security guards into the pit (we had like 2nd level seats), when we realized what we had done we got as close as possible and started pits with 16 yr old neocon kids.

311 played a solid 3 hours and played virtually every good song they've ever written, it was before evolver etc, so they played a few From Chaos and all the rest was straight up old school.

wow they played for 3 hours??? damn
I just saw them twice in a week. July 5th in Austin and July 8th in Houston. last time you saw them in Houston was it at the Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavillion? man that place really blows, but through connections I had some good seats

[Condemned 2 HelLA]

US Festival in '83 ("Heavy Metal" Sunday w/Van Halen, Scorpions, Triumph, Judas Priest, Motley Crue, Quiet Riot & about 250,000 other mutants),
Slayer x2 in '84,
Maiden & Scorpions in '82,
AC/DC in '86,
Immolation EVERY time I see them,
Repulsion in '03 & earlier this year,
Cretin earlier this year,
Black Witchery in '05,
Fu Manchu every time I see them,
ImpNaz in '98 & '99,
probably a bunch more that I'm forgetting, but these are the most memorable at the moment.

[RashoFan]

Pink Floyd in San Diego,1994...open stadium with a huge cloud hoving over the top. great show!
Dave Matthews Band in Selma, 2003...had 3rd row from the stage. The guys really enjoy performing and it shows when you are up close like that.
My 1st concert was Brittany Fox, Lita Ford and Poison.
I have seen Metallica, Korn, Linkin Park, OzzyFest when Fear Factory was on that tour( got to be next to the stage behind the fence, and got the strangest looks from the crowd...Girl Fire Fighter in unifrom "enjoying" the show.),Iron Maiden when Fear Factory opened for the at Sneakers,Lenny Kravitz,Moody Blues.

[duncan228]

US Festival in '83 ("Heavy Metal" Sunday w/Van Halen, Scorpions, Triumph, Judas Priest, Motley Crue, Quiet Riot & about 250,000 other mutants),

I was at all 3 days for US '82. God was it hot. (The weather. Well, I guess the show too! :lol )

For US '83 we only went for the third day...to see Bowie. He was great.
We went to see him later that summer and he was so bad we walked out of it.

[Cant_Be_Faded]

wow they played for 3 hours??? damn
I just saw them twice in a week. July 5th in Austin and July 8th in Houston. last time you saw them in Houston was it at the Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavillion? man that place really blows, but through connections I had some good seats


It was at some small venue in downtown houston, that was like etched out the side of a bigger building, kinda looking like a mall.

No idea where it was though, I don't know Houston.

Yeah they played 3 hours, every good song you can imagine from music, grassroots, transistor, and soundsystem. It was such a long concert we were almost passing out from dehydration.

[timvp]

UGK, Cash Money, Scarface, South Park Mexican and others in 1999, I believe. Included backstage passes. I guarantee that was the best concert ever. :smokin :drunk :smokin :toast :drunk :smokin :wow :sombrero: :smokin

Oh and while the music is pretty lame, I have to admit that Metallica puts on a good show.

[Boris]

All of them rank among the best I've seen. :smokin

[John Rocker]

Let's see...


Ozzy over 15 times
Black Sabbath 2x
Metallica 5x
Pantera 6x
AC/DC
Aerosmith
King Diamond
Mercyful Fate
Korn
Type O Negative
Creed
Def Leppard
Kiss
Tool
Godsmack
Down
Black Label Society


to name a few

by making your list you basically just wrote "I AM A GIANT DOUCHE BAG"

Creed hahahaha

[judaspriestess]

damn, I've been to so many concerts, thats one of my favorite pass times, probably been to at least 200 shows. Some big, some small

I would have to start off with Queensryche and their Rage for Order concert back in 86 at sunken gardens. I was just a teeny bopper back then but I was so in love with Geoff Tate and that show was just incredible.

I have to say Pantera back in 92-93 I think, at Rockwave. They had just really started to get big back then, that show was so damn awesome. Seen them at the Showcase in SA plus another 4 times.
KLF - (SA)
Judas Priest (Chicago)
Sade (SA)
Mercyful Fate (SA)- Don't break the oath, my all-time favorite heavy metal album. (Showcase, now its some bingo parlor I think)
Depeche Mode here in Vegas, I had never heard a louder crowd, it was crazy.
Slayer - I always have a great time at their shows.

I've seen all the way from Metallica to Al di Meola. Pet shop boys, lol. Thompson Twins, Duran Duran, Faster Pussycat, Bang Tango, Interpol, Ottmar Liebert, Soulfly, Damage Plan, Rob Zombie, Janes Addiction, StereoMC,
Billy Idol, Cinderella, Dream Theatre, Ratt, Ozzy, Black Sabaath, Ronnie James Dio, Marilyn Manson, Black Label Society, Thirty second to Mars(Free), Hatebreed, Fear Factory, Type O Negative, Frank Marino, Seven Dust, Sepultura, God smack ..............

+ many others I just forget, lol

ON EDIT: 311, Shabba Ranks(Reggae), Def Tones, Dimmu Borgir, Slipknot,StaticX, Super Joint Ritual, Danzig, Kenny Wayne Shepard, Dwight Yoakam, Cheap Trick, Ted Nugent, Mastadon,Kill Switch Engage, Metal Church.... Theres more but once again they escape me :toast

[duncan228]

damn, I've been to so many concerts, thats one of my favorite pass times, probably been to at least 200 shows. Some big, some small

I would have to start off with Queensryche and their Rage for Order concert back in 86 at sunken gardens. I was just a teeny bopper back then but I was so in love with Geoff Tate and that show was just incredible.

I have to say Pantera back in 92-93 I think, at Rockwave. They had just really started to get big back then, that show was so damn awesome. Seen them at the Showcase in SA plus another 4 times.
KLF - (SA)
Judas Priest (Chicago)
Sade (SA)
Mercyful Fate (SA)- Don't break the oath, my all-time favorite heavy metal album. (Showcase, now its some bingo parlor I think)
Depeche Mode here in Vegas, I had never heard a louder crowd, it was crazy.
Slayer - I always have a great time at their shows.

I've seen all the way from Metallica to Al di Meola. Pet shop boys, lol. Thompson Twins, Duran Duran, Faster Pussycat, Bang Tango, Interpol, Ottmar Liebert, Soulfly, Damage Plan, Rob Zombie, Janes Addiction, StereoMC,
Billy Idol, Cinderella, Dream Theatre, Ratt, Ozzy, Black Sabaath, Ronnie James Dio, Marilyn Manson, Black Label Society, Thirty second to Mars(Free), Hatebreed, Fear Factory, Type O Negative, Frank Marino, Seven Dust, Sepultura, God smack ..............

+ many others I just forget, lol

Nice variety!

[JoeChalupa]

US Festival in '83 ("Heavy Metal" Sunday w/Van Halen, Scorpions, Triumph, Judas Priest, Motley Crue, Quiet Riot & about 250,000 other mutants),
Slayer x2 in '84,
Maiden & Scorpions in '82,
AC/DC in '86,
Immolation EVERY time I see them,
Repulsion in '03 & earlier this year,
Cretin earlier this year,
Black Witchery in '05,
Fu Manchu every time I see them,
ImpNaz in '98 & '99,
probably a bunch more that I'm forgetting, but these are the most memorable at the moment.

I saw that in Detroit, MI. It rocked!!!!
ZZ TOP 1977 & 78 & 80 & 83
Aerosmith & AC/DC & UFO 1978
Rush with Uriah Heep & Judas Priest- 1978
Rush with Golden Earing - 1978
VAn Halen - 1979
Kansas - 1979
KISS - 1979
Foreigner - 1979
Angel - 1979
Ted Nugent - 1979 - 81 & 82
Toledo Speedway Jam - 1979 - The Outlaws & Molly Hatchet & Cheap Trick
REO Speedwagon - 1980
The Who & The Pretenders- 1980
Todd Rundgren & Robin Trower - 1980
Rossington/Collins Band - 1980
R&R Marathon - Mahogany Rush, Humble Pie, Mother's Finest, Angel
OZZY - 1981
STYX - 1981
Eagles - 1981
Eric Clapton - 1981
Journey - 1981
Pat Benatar - 1981
Doobie Brothers - 1981
Foreigner - Charlie Daniels & Joan Jett - 1982
Bob Seger - 1983
John Cougar Mellencamp - 1985

I know there are others but during those years I was one partying mofo. :smokin

Oh, and I also saw the Go-Go's, Joe Jackson, George Thorougood, The Outfield, RATT, Great White, White Snake, Skid Row, The Bullet Boys, David Lee Roth, Santana, SRV, and many others.

[judaspriestess]

Nice variety!


Thanks, I've added a few more on edit :)


ON EDIT: 311, Shabba Ranks(Reggae), Def Tones, Dimmu Borgir, Slipknot,StaticX, Super Joint Ritual, Danzig, Kenny Wayne Shepard, Dwight Yoakam, Cheap Trick, Ted Nugent, Mastadon,Kill Switch Engage, Metal Church, Iron Maiden, Bullet Boys, Aerosmith......Theres more but once again they escape me

Regrettably - No Stevie Ray Vaugh, how stupid of me, I kept putting him off till he was gone. :depressed

[JoeChalupa]

Thanks, I've added a few more on edit :)


ON EDIT: 311, Shabba Ranks(Reggae), Def Tones, Dimmu Borgir, Slipknot,StaticX, Super Joint Ritual, Danzig, Kenny Wayne Shepard, Dwight Yoakam, Cheap Trick, Ted Nugent, Mastadon,Kill Switch Engage, Metal Church, Iron Maiden.... Theres more but once again they escape me

Regrettably - No Stevie Ray Vaugh, how stupid of me, I kept putting him off till he was gone. :depressed

Great list. Seems like we saw quite a few of the same bands. I missed Ozzy with Randy Rhoades. :cry
Kenny Wayne Shepard put on one hell of a show with his grimacing face.

[duncan228]

I saw that in Detroit, MI. It rocked!!!!
ZZ TOP 1977 & 78 & 80 & 83
Aerosmith & AC/DC & UFO 1978
Rush with Uriah Heep & Judas Priest- 1978
Rush with Golden Earing - 1978
VAn Halen - 1979
Kansas - 1979
KISS - 1979
Foreigner - 1979
Angel - 1979
Ted Nugent - 1979 - 81 & 82
Toledo Speedway Jam - 1979 - The Outlaws & Molly Hatchet & Cheap Trick
REO Speedwagon - 1980
The Who & The Pretenders- 1980
Todd Rundgren & Robin Trower - 1980
Rossington/Collins Band - 1980
R&R Marathon - Mahogany Rush, Humble Pie, Mother's Finest, Angel
OZZY - 1981
STYX - 1981
Eagles - 1981
Journey - 1981
Pat Benatar - 1981
Doobie Brothers - 1981
Foreigner - Charlie Daniels & Joan Jett - 1982
Bob Seger - 1983
John Cougar Mellencamp - 1985

I know there are others but during those years I was one partying mofo. :smokin

WOW. Where to start...

Robin Trower: Always incredible
The Doobie Brothers: You had to be partying at that one!
Benatar I saw a couple of times, once she was great, once she wasn't so great
The Pretenders I always liked.

We were just talking about Golden Earring the other day. Did they ever have a hit besides "Radar Love"?

Great list!

[JoeChalupa]

WOW. Where to start...

Robin Trower: Always incredible
The Doobie Brothers: You had to be partying at that one!
Benatar I saw a couple of times, once she was great, once she wasn't so great
The Pretenders I always liked.

We were just talking about Golden Earring the other day. Did they ever have a hit besides "Radar Love"?

Great list!

yeah, the doobies were :smokin and that show was in Hawaii! Oh, the bud. :smokin

[judaspriestess]

Great list. Seems like we saw quite a few of the same bands. I missed Ozzy with Randy Rhoades. :cry
Kenny Wayne Shepard put on one hell of a show with his grimacing face.

Yeah you have a great list, Wow you got to see Robin Trower, NICE. I missed Ozzy with Randi too. I also seen WASP, lol. Yngwie Malmsteen, Rush.

Once I see other shows posted, I then remember who else I've seen. :toast

[ZStomp]

by making your list you basically just wrote "I AM A GIANT DOUCHE BAG"

Creed hahahaha


Ummm OK....douche bag?

After I posted Creed- i said...why??? but i went with a girl....enjoyed myself though....

[JoeChalupa]

I hear ya. Never got to see Yngwie though. I wanted to see Al Dimeola [sp} but never got to.

[judaspriestess]

I hear ya. Never got to see Yngwie though. I wanted to see Al Dimeola [sp} but never got to.

the guy still tours. Got some great pics with him.

[JoeChalupa]

the guy still tours. Got some great pics with him.

I've got to catch one of his shows. That is one I'll pay to see. I just can't get myself to dish out the big $$ these days. My wife got a ticket to Beyonce tonight and she told me the T-Shirts are $40!!! WTF is up with that!!?

I know things go up with inflation but damn.

Ever see Steve Vai? I caught him with DLR and White Snake. Amazing!

[Condemned 2 HelLA]

I saw that in Detroit, MI. It rocked!!!!
ZZ TOP 1977 & 78 & 80 & 83
Aerosmith & AC/DC & UFO 1978
Rush with Uriah Heep & Judas Priest- 1978
Rush with Golden Earing - 1978
VAn Halen - 1979
Kansas - 1979
KISS - 1979
Foreigner - 1979
Angel - 1979
Ted Nugent - 1979 - 81 & 82
Toledo Speedway Jam - 1979 - The Outlaws & Molly Hatchet & Cheap Trick
REO Speedwagon - 1980
The Who & The Pretenders- 1980
Todd Rundgren & Robin Trower - 1980
Rossington/Collins Band - 1980
R&R Marathon - Mahogany Rush, Humble Pie, Mother's Finest, Angel
OZZY - 1981
STYX - 1981
Eagles - 1981
Eric Clapton - 1981
Journey - 1981
Pat Benatar - 1981
Doobie Brothers - 1981
Foreigner - Charlie Daniels & Joan Jett - 1982
Bob Seger - 1983
John Cougar Mellencamp - 1985

I know there are others but during those years I was one partying mofo. :smokin

Oh, and I also saw the Go-Go's, Joe Jackson, George Thorougood, The Outfield, RATT, Great White, White Snake, Skid Row, The Bullet Boys, David Lee Roth, Santana, SRV, and many others.


Was Michael Schenker still with UFO at this time?
If so, you are one lucky bastard!
Did you happen to see Thin Lizzy during their heyday as well?
If the answer to that is yes, then I hate you with every fiber of my being! :spin

[JoeChalupa]

Was Michael Schenker still with UFO at this time?
If so, you are one lucky bastard!
Did you happen to see Thin Lizzy during their heyday as well?
If the answer to that is yes, then I hate you with every fiber of my being! :spin

Yeah, Michael Schenker was with them and I also caught him when he did Fiesta in the late 90's.
How could I forget Thin Lizzy!! 1978 with Gary Moore. Phil Lynott was wasted.

[JoeChalupa]

I regret not seeing Frank Zappa when I had the chance. Big mistake.

[duncan228]

Phil Lynott was wasted.

I saw Aerosmith lots in their early days.
A Roadie used to have to tie Steven Tyler's scarves to the michrophone stand so he wouldn't fall over! Talk about wasted. He used to forget lyrics and the audience would end up singing it for him!

Good times.

[duncan228]

Ummm OK....douche bag?

After I posted Creed- i said...why??? but i went with a girl....enjoyed myself though....

The ignore feature is a wonderful thing! :lol

(For him, not you Z)

[cornbread]

311 in 2001 at houston was pretty tight

mookie and i blazed one of the phattest blunts i've ever rolled in the parking garage and everyone stared at us condescendingly


alien ant farm was opening, they were playing Smooth Criminal when mookie and I found ourselves in the arena

so many fans were going everywhere, and we were so disoriented and stoned that we actually walked right past the security guards into the pit (we had like 2nd level seats), when we realized what we had done we got as close as possible and started pits with 16 yr old neocon kids.

311 played a solid 3 hours and played virtually every good song they've ever written, it was before evolver etc, so they played a few From Chaos and all the rest was straight up old school.
I went to the Austin show on that tour. Wasn't Zebrahead on the bill too or maybe that was the year before? Definitely one of the best shows I've ever seen.

Other great ones for me are:
The original G3 Tour: Joe Satriani, Steve Vai, Eric Johnson
The Pixies
Black Crowes
Korn
Smashing Pumpkins
Norma Jean, Between the Buried and Me, and Misery Signals...on one bill
Bob Dylan at the Majestic Theater
Metallica

[duncan228]

I regret not seeing Frank Zappa when I had the chance. Big mistake.

A whole other conversation...Who you didn't see.

I missed Van Halen with Roth, only saw them with Hagar.

Passed on the Stones one too many times and they are the biggest band I never saw.
Did see Keith Richards though.

[JoeChalupa]

The vinyl thread was fun, so I thought we could do this.

I've got lots, a few to start:

Springsteen: Born In The USA and Tunnel Of Love Tours

Rod Stewart and Faces (with Ron Wood) 1974

U2: Joshua Tree

Tom Petty: saw him dozens of times, all but one show were great

Aerosmith: saw them lots also, they usually put on a good show, the tour with Guns N Roses was great

Paul Simon: Graceland (what a great show that was)

Peter Frampton: Tour he recorded "Comes Alive" on

A few others that stand out: Neil Young, Elton John, Allman Brothers and Gregg Allman solo, Pink Floyd, Carlos Santana, The Eagles...

Anyone got some?

Damn. I missed the Peter Frampton show. :cry

The Boss rocks!! Best Show ever I'd say.

[JoeChalupa]

A whole other conversation...Who you didn't see.

I missed Van Halen with Roth, only saw them with Hagar.

Passed on the Stones one too many times and they are the biggest band I never saw.
Did see Keith Richards though.

I've never seen the Stones 'cause by the time they came around where I wanted to see them the ticket prices were ridiculous and I didn't have the $$. Between 1975 and 1986 I caught about every act that came my way but I was really big into music back then especially when it came to guitar work.

[duncan228]

Damn. I missed the Peter Frampton show. :cry

The Boss rocks!! Best Show ever I'd say.

Frampton was amazing. We had 4th row center seats, it felt like he was playing just to us.

Then the album came out and it was the exact show! It was cool.

I saw the Springsteen USA tour twice, the first time we stood on the chairs the entire show, even when he slowed it down. He played almost 4 hours. It remains one of my all time favorite shows.

[JoeChalupa]

Frampton was amazing. We had 4th row center seats, it felt like he was playing just to us.

Then the album came out and it was the exact show! It was cool.

I saw the Springsteen USA tour twice, the first time we stood on the chairs the entire show, even when he slowed it down. He played almost 4 hours. It remains one of my all time favorite shows.

Frampton Come Alive is one of my favorite albums. I can't even imagine what his shows were like. You are very fortunate indeed!!
Yeah, the Boss is in a league of his own.
John Mellencamp played for 3 hours when I saw him and the fact that he was playing in Indiana really made it great. One of the best shows ever.

[ComfortablyNumb]

You all are some old school rock heads. :tu

[Condemned 2 HelLA]

Yeah, Michael Schenker was with them and I also caught him when he did Fiesta in the late 90's.
How could I forget Thin Lizzy!! 1978 with Gary Moore. Phil Lynott was wasted.

:bang :depressed :smchode: :cuss

[Condemned 2 HelLA]

A whole other conversation...Who you didn't see.

I missed Van Halen with Roth, only saw them with Hagar.



Saw them at both stages in their career.
I had tickets for the Cars back in '87 for the tour they were doing and the bastards broke up during the tour!
:flipoff

[duncan228]

Saw them at both stages in their career.
I had tickets for the Cars back in '87 for the tour they were doing and the bastards broke up during the tour!
:flipoff

Harsh!

[marini martini]

Yeah Old Skewl Rocks! Saw Zappa the night before my oldest daughter was born. Just recently sayw ZZTop at the Backyard in Austin! Now go figure :toast I know it's only Rock n' Roll, but I like it :downspin:

[leemajors]

WOW. Where to start...

Robin Trower: Always incredible
The Doobie Brothers: You had to be partying at that one!
Benatar I saw a couple of times, once she was great, once she wasn't so great
The Pretenders I always liked.

We were just talking about Golden Earring the other day. Did they ever have a hit besides "Radar Love"?

Great list!
they had a song called "Twilight Zone" that was good.

[duncan228]

they had a song called "Twilight Zone" that was good.

So they did.
Thanks, I couldn't remember it! :toast

[kingsfan]

I was at all 3 days for US '82. God was it hot. (The weather. Well, I guess the show too! :lol )

For US '83 we only went for the third day...to see Bowie. He was great.
We went to see him later that summer and he was so bad we walked out of it.Why did he suck? That surprises me, I've always wanted to see him too, figured he'd put on a great show.

[METALMiKE]

Creed at the Dome.

[ashbeeigh]

Keith Urban ... last weekend. That's right. Keith fucking Urban.

[duncan228]

Why did he suck? That surprises me, I've always wanted to see him too, figured he'd put on a great show.

The Us show was incredible, it was the first time he'd been in the States on tour in years.

Saw him at the Forum in Los Angeles several weeks later, same tour, and he was just bad. He seemed like he couldn't be bothered, there was no feeling to it.
Like he was going through the motions.

We left less than an hour into it, he was that bad.

I saw a lot of concerts in my day, this was one of the few I ever walked out of.

[duncan228]

Keith Urban ... last weekend. That's right. Keith fucking Urban.

I've heard he puts on a good show.

[ashbeeigh]

I've heard he puts on a good show.

It was a really good show. It was a good mixture of the first album and the second album. The best past, though, was the fact that it was at the American Airlines Center and I got to take a picture in front of the Mavs Fan store making a face in front of the Western Conference Finals shirt from last year on my way out.

[duncan228]

It was a really good show. It was a good mixture of the first album and the second album. The best past, though, was the fact that it was at the American Airlines Center and I got to take a picture in front of the Mavs Fan store making a face in front of the Western Conference Finals shirt from last year on my way out.

:lol

[nsrammstein]

h

[Cant_Be_Faded]

I've heard that Fear Factory is notorious for not getting a good sound out of their live shows, which is a shame cuz i really like their work.

[nsrammstein]

Location: Berlin
Artist: Rammstein
Date: 08/16/98
Venue: Wühlheide Ampitheatre
Attendance: 16,488

[leemajors]

Keith Urban ... last weekend. That's right. Keith fucking Urban.



KILL YOURSELF!!

[AlamoSpursFan]

Saw Pink Floyd the last time they came through SA when they played the Dome. Had front row center (or I guess since it was Floyd, I should say centre) seats. Right the hell in front of David Gilmour. Absolutely the best show by any band not named Rush I've ever been to. Looking back at the crowd and seeing 52,000+ peeps who all wish they had your seat was breathtaking. And Nick Mason's color (oops...colour) changing drumsticks were a trip also.

That and the 9 Rush shows I've been to (Aug. 12, #10...WOOHOO!!!).

I would have listed one of the hundreds of Reckless Kelly shows I've been to, but I don't count those as concerts. I consider that hanging with friends and having one hell of a good time.

[slayermin]

Slayer at Sunken Gardens
Pantera and Sepultura at South Park Meadows
Sepultura and Fudge Tunnel at Showcase
White Zombie at the Backroom
Bad Religion and Green Day at Showcase
Danzig and White Zombie at Sneakers
Lagwagon at the Avalon
Soundgarden at Sunken Gardens
Rage Against the Machine at Sunken Gardens
Primus and Helmet at Sunken Gardens
Metallica at Hemishpere
U2 at the Alamodome

[mrsmaalox]

My absolute all time bests are a tie between Steely Dan and the Eagles; close second is the B-52s. Now some of the best times I ever had was on tour with the Electric Light Orchestra. My cousin married their cellist/music arranger and I spent a wild summer on a European tour!

[AlamoSpursFan]

Another really good show I saw was Guns 'N' Roses in Austin. It was right after the big tour with Metallica fiasco when they refused to play after James Hetfield got hurt (I think in Phoenix). They were getting trashed by the fans and media, so I guess they decided to show everyone they could still rock and they did. That show kicked ass! Brian May opened on his solo tour and he was incredible as well. During his final song after an extended solo, he kicked into the "Waynes World headbanging scene" part of Bohemian Rhapsody and the Erwin Center went NUTS.

And this just in, Slash can drink some Jack Daniels.

[CuckingFunt]

I've seen the B-52's several times, and they've been awesome every time.

The Pretenders were good, Brian Setzer Orchestra was great, Save Ferris for $7.00 at the county fair was surprisingly good. Cake was good. But I think the best concert I've ever been to was, shockingly, Harry Connick, Jr. in 1996 when he was touring with his funk band. Saw them at the Warfield in San Francisco and he was just amazing -- great atmosphere, great energy, great set and he played every single instrument on the stage throughout the course of the show.

As for concerts I've missed... could have seen Southern Culture on the Skids a few years ago for a $10.00 cover, but none of my friends had heard of them and didn't want to go with me. Also missed Tom Jones in Vegas because the friends I was with thought it would be too dorky. It would have, of course, but that's kind of the point of seeing Tom Jones in Vegas.

[duncan228]

My absolute all time bests are a tie between Steely Dan and the Eagles; close second is the B-52s. Now some of the best times I ever had was on tour with the Electric Light Orchestra. My cousin married their cellist/music arranger and I spent a wild summer on a European tour!

What year did you see Steely Dan?

[leemajors]

Bernie Worrel puts on one hell of a show. the last time i saw him will calhoun (from Living Colour) was drumming for him, that was a treat. the first time i saw him, the place was nearly empty, but he pulled people in off the street steadily over 2 hours, and it was packed at the end. the man is a god and p-funk would have been a blip on the radar without him. i am still reeling from the two times i saw buckethead last year - both shows went over 2.5 hours.

[duncan228]

And this just in, Slash can drink some Jack Daniels.

To say the least!

When I saw Guns N Roses open for Aerosmith, the Aerosmith boys had cleaned up their act.

The Aerosmith section backstage was full of fruit and bottled water.

The GNR side was filled with...everything else you can imagine! :lol
And that side sure had the rowdier party going on!

[mrsmaalox]

What year did you see Steely Dan?
I saw SD in 2000 and again last year at the Verizon.

[judaspriestess]

Yeah, Michael Schenker was with them and I also caught him when he did Fiesta in the late 90's.
How could I forget Thin Lizzy!! 1978 with Gary Moore. Phil Lynott was wasted.


oh yeah we got to see UFO at la semana alegre in SA, Michael Shenker was with them too. That was a great show.


Slayer at Sunken Gardens
Pantera and Sepultura at South Park Meadows
Sepultura and Fudge Tunnel at Showcase
White Zombie at the Backroom
Bad Religion and Green Day at Showcase
Danzig and White Zombie at Sneakers
Lagwagon at the Avalon
Soundgarden at Sunken Gardens
Rage Against the Machine at Sunken Gardens
Primus and Helmet at Sunken Gardens
Metallica at Hemishpere
U2 at the Alamodome

SNEAKERS!!! I used to work there, lol.

[O-Factor]

Foo Fighters in San Antonio
Summer Sanatirium(headliner Metallica) in Houston
Stone Temple Pilots in Austin

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Foo Fighters

[leemajors]

Foo Fighters in San Antonio
Summer Sanatirium(headliner Metallica) in Houston
Stone Temple Pilots in Austin

http://singingfool.com/photos/638/026800_36.jpg
Foo Fighters
everyone i know who had the misfortune of seeing the foo fighters said you can't even hear grohl.

[O-Factor]

everyone i know who had the misfortune of seeing the foo fighters said you can't even hear grohl.

Then those people are wrong. I've seen them twice and they sound GREAT live...

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

Who was the real talent in Nirvana, Cobain, Grohl, or both? Foo Fighters certainly rock!

Hunters and Collectors 9 times in 5 years, 1993-98. Best live band ever.
Radiohead @ Sydney Entertainment Centre, 1997.
Public Enemy and Ice-T @ ANU Refectory, 1992.
Dire Straits @ Bruce Stadium, 1992.
Nick Warren @ ANU Refectory, 2003.
The Church @ Tilley's.

I used to be a huge live music fan, but strangely these days I don't dig it so much. I get really sore knees standing around for hours, and that doesn't help... getting old I guess. :depressed

[ATRAIN]

Then those people are wrong. I've seen them twice and they sound GREAT live...


I agree, in fact I was there with O-factor.

lets see I have a Huge list


Metallica 4 times (Once in Austin, Summer San 1 in Dallas, Summer San 2 in Houston, and in SA summer of 08 and Retama park polo fields)
311 - 6 Times, 5 in Austin once in Corpus on the warp tour
Dave Matthews Band - 2 times, once in SA and once in Austin
Tool - Once in SA
Korn - 2 times once in Summer San 1, once in Austin
Godsmack - Austin
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Houston Woodlands
Pearl Jam - 2 times, once at the Woodlands(met eddie vedder), once in San Antonio
Radiohead - Woodlands
Lollapalooza 2005 Janes Addiction, Queens of the Stone Age, Audioslave, Jurassic 5, Incubus
Deftones twice
Incubus twice
Coachella 2005
Our Lady Peace
The Roots 3 times
Jurassic 5 2 times
Snow Patrol 2 times
Nine Inch Nails
Weezer 3 times
Cake
Stone Temple Pilots
Bloc Party
Death Cab For Cutie
Dashboard Confesional
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club
The Secret Machines
30 Seconds to Mars
Rooney
Franz Ferdinand
Vans Warped Tour 2001
Disturbed
Nada Surf
Sparta
Pantera
Mates Of State
Coldplay
Travis 2 times


There are so many more, but its early can't think

[Viva Las Espuelas]

I've heard that Fear Factory is notorious for not getting a good sound out of their live shows, which is a shame cuz i really like their work.it's ok. the past couple of times it didn't sound bad.

[Viva Las Espuelas]

Seal - Bronco Bowl '99 with the ultimate who's who of a backing band.
Michael Landau on guitar
Tony Levin on bass
David Sancious on keys
Brian Blade on drums

Mastodon - Gypsy Tea Room '02. Dixie Witch and High on Fire opened. Mastodon played on an 8' by 6' stage and blew me away

Pantera - Smirnoff. I forgot the year, but it's the one where eyehategod and white zombie opened. It's also the show where Phil OD'd. The lawn was packed. There was 3 pits and numerous fires.

The Mars Volta a couple of years back in Austin. Hate the city, but loved the show. I came away with some skin rash after that show.

The Dillinger Escape Plan with The Locust opening @ Trees(RIP)

[ATRAIN]

Seal - Bronco Bowl '99 with the ultimate who's who of a backing band.
Michael Landau on guitar
Tony Levin on bass
David Sancious on keys
Brian Blade on drums

Mastodon - Gypsy Tea Room '02. Dixie Witch and High on Fire opened. Mastodon played on an 8' by 6' stage and blew me away

Pantera - Smirnoff. I forgot the year, but it's the one where eyehategod and white zombie opened. It's also the show where Phil OD'd. The lawn was packed. There was 3 pits and numerous fires.

The Mars Volta a couple of years back in Austin. Hate the city, but loved the show. I came away with some skin rash after that show.

The Dillinger Escape Plan with The Locust opening @ Trees(RIP)

Damn I forgot about the Mars Volta......have seen them 2 times.

[CuckingFunt]

Damn I forgot about the Mars Volta......have seen them 2 times.They opened for the Chili Peppers when I saw them last summer and were great.

[SAtoDallas]

System of a Down in 200 Summer Santitarium Texas Stadium
My Life With The Thrill Kill Cult/ Lords of Acid '95 Woodlawn Theater (I believe).
Body Count in Hawaii '94 I think

The above mentioned shows had some of the most intense pits I personally have ever been in.

[duncan228]

I saw SD in 2000 and again last year at the Verizon.

They were always one of my favorite bands.
I went to the same college where Becker and Fagan met and formed the band. (They wrote "My Old School" about it.) We used to look up their senior projects in the library! :lol

They toured so infrequently that I never got the chance to see them.
Glad to hear they put on a good enough show for it to be one of your favorites.

[mrsmaalox]

They were always one of my favorite bands.
I went to the same college where Becker and Fagan met and formed the band. (They wrote "My Old School" about it.) We used to look up their senior projects in the library! :lol

They toured so infrequently that I never got the chance to see them.
Glad to hear they put on a good enough show for it to be one of your favorites.
They have always been my favorite band. I met Donald Fagen on the street in 1992 (a dream come true) and he invited me to the "Rock and Soul Review" which was an amazing thing. I had never seen him perform before then. Then I've been able to catch he and Walter live since then and I love them even more!

[Mixability]

Beastie Boys/Rancid- Hello Nasty Tour
Rage - Battle for Los Angeles Tour
Smashing Pumpkins - Melon Collie Tour
Tool - 97/98 Tour at Live Oak

Had tickets for Beastie/Rage Rhyme and Reason tour that was postponed then cancelled when Rage broke up. :pctoss

[ATRAIN]

System of a Down in 200 Summer Santitarium Texas Stadium
My Life With The Thrill Kill Cult/ Lords of Acid '95 Woodlawn Theater (I believe).
Body Count in Hawaii '94 I think

The above mentioned shows had some of the most intense pits I personally have ever been in.


Where you on the field level at Summer San?

[SpursWoman]

aha! in 1986 at the Majestic (hey, I was a Freshman in high school...and I'm a chick!)

...and Matchbox 20 at the Verizon Ampitheater on 9/7/2001 ... who new. :fro

[leemajors]

i saw rahzel open for mix master mike in 2000 or 2001. i also saw almost all of the living legends open up for the alkaholiks - both great shows. mix master mike was incredible - he had 2 crates of records, and just plowed through them.

[George Gervin's Afro]

I saw Depeche mode in New Orleans on acid... that was pretty deep..

[AlamoSpursFan]

I completely forgot about The Beasties and House of Pain at Randy's Ballroom. All I can say about that show is fuckin' a.

Pantera with Sepultura (before they split up) and Prong at Southpark Meadows (before they turned it into a fucking cookie cutter strip mall) was awesome. I wore a Dallas Cowboys hat and we squeezed up in front of the mosh pit, stage left. Dimebag Darrell (RIP) looked at me, pointed at his head, pointed at me, and held up a number one sign, which I took to mean he liked my Cowboys hat. Then he flipped a pick in my direction, but my shithead friend Derek caught it and to this day refuses to give it to me. Cocksucker.

[AlamoSpursFan]

aha! in 1986 at the Majestic (hey, I was a Freshman in high school...and I'm a chick!)


No shit? Cindy dragged me to that fucking show. The things I went through to get in a crazy fat broad's pants before I realized I could get good looking chicks... :lol

[Mister Sinister]

I've only ever been to six concerts (three different artists) in my 19 years. Sad, no?

I've seen Weird Al three times (Glen Ellyn, Rockford, and Chicago), Foreigner twice (One down in McHenry county, the other at Eastern Illinois University), and Queen+Paul Rodgers at Allstate Arena....I think the Queen+PR one was my favorite. I couldn't talk because I'd screamed myself hoarse.

Oh, almost forgot, I did see the Chicagoland Pops Orchestra playing music from Final Fantasy. That's up there with the Queen+PR, what with screaming myself hoarse.

[ATRAIN]

i saw rahzel open for mix master mike in 2000 or 2001. i also saw almost all of the living legends open up for the alkaholiks - both great shows. mix master mike was incredible - he had 2 crates of records, and just plowed through them.


dude where did you see that at?

[SpursWoman]

No shit? Cindy dragged me to that fucking show. The things I went through to get in a crazy fat broad's pants before I realized I could get good looking chicks... :lol


I went with Karen Miller. :drunk

[AlamoSpursFan]

I'd love to see Queen with Paul Rogers. I saw him with Bad Company at La Semana Allegre and that was a blast too.

[SpursWoman]

Triumph and REO Speedwagon at La Semana was pretty bad-ass, too. :music

[George Gervin's Afro]

I saw Stevie Ray Vaughn at La Semana about 3 weeks before he died.. ( I think it was three weeks)

[AlamoSpursFan]

I went with Karen Miller. :drunk

I was pretty drunk...did we see y'all there? I know we ran into someone from TR. For some reason I remember it being Alan Johanningmeier. I spent most of my relationship (if you could call it that) with Cindy blasted out of my gourd.

:lmao

[Mister Sinister]

I'd love to see Queen with Paul Rogers. I saw him with Bad Company at La Semana Allegre and that was a blast too.
Oh, I'd have wanted to see that. The first Foreigner concert I went to (The one not at EIU) had Bad Company as the opening act...I *think* PR was with them, but I can't remember. I was too busy nerding it up with some people.

[judaspriestess]

System of a Down in 200 Summer Santitarium Texas Stadium
My Life With The Thrill Kill Cult/ Lords of Acid '95 Woodlawn Theater (I believe).
Body Count in Hawaii '94 I think

The above mentioned shows had some of the most intense pits I personally have ever been in.

I LOVE Lords of Acid, damn I bet that was a good show.

[leemajors]

dude where did you see that at?
both were at the mercury before it got turned into the current lame venue the parish. they used to have some badass shows there.

[slayermin]

Pantera with Sepultura (before they split up) and Prong at Southpark Meadows (before they turned it into a fucking cookie cutter strip mall) was awesome. I wore a Dallas Cowboys hat and we squeezed up in front of the mosh pit, stage left. Dimebag Darrell (RIP) looked at me, pointed at his head, pointed at me, and held up a number one sign, which I took to mean he liked my Cowboys hat. Then he flipped a pick in my direction, but my shithead friend Derek caught it and to this day refuses to give it to me. Cocksucker.

I was at that show. I forgot Prong was there too. I loved it when Phil came out and played those Brazillian bongo drums with Sepultura. That pit was probably the largest I have ever been in.

[hater]

Carlitos Santana

[Condemned 2 HelLA]

Pantera with Sepultura (before they split up) and Prong at Southpark Meadows (before they turned it into a fucking cookie cutter strip mall) was awesome. I wore a Dallas Cowboys hat and we squeezed up in front of the mosh pit, stage left. Dimebag Darrell (RIP) looked at me, pointed at his head, pointed at me, and held up a number one sign, which I took to mean he liked my Cowboys hat. Then he flipped a pick in my direction, but my shithead friend Derek caught it and to this day refuses to give it to me. Cocksucker.

Was this on the "Far Beyond Driven" tour?
I caught that same bill out here at Irvine Meadows (now Verizon Wireless Amphitheater) the same day that the World Cup ended. Pantera and Sepultura went to the Championship game that day when Brazil beat Italy at the Rose Bowl, and boy, those Sepultura boys were in FULL celebration mode at the gig that night; wearing Brazlilian unis and flags and all of that stuff.

[duncan228]

It's cool reading how you guys were at the same shows.

[SAtoDallas]

Where you on the field level at Summer San?
ooohh yeah! I remember when Serj said Jerry Jones was the devil and everyone started ripping the seat covers off and started thowing 'em all over the place I thought TX stadium was going to get shredded.

[SAtoDallas]

I LOVE Lords of Acid, damn I bet that was a good show.
It was crazy they pulled out all these sex dolls and that chick the singer started doing "things" with them and the MLWTK came out and joined in. Good times.

[Ballcox]

Damn, I wouldn't even know where to begin on a topic like this. First off, I have to give a big thanks to a roommate I had for about 5 plus years. He was a huge concert guy and really got me into seeing bands live, plus he had connections to get good tickets whenever a band was playing in central Texas (Austin, SA, Houston).

But as far as amazing shows a few definitely stand out:

1. Stevie Ray Vaughn, I think of him as a God and when I saw him for the first time at Aquafest in Austin I was completely blown away. I never knew someone could play the guitar with that much passion, fury and joy at the same time.

2. Iron Maiden, saw every tour they've done beginning with Powerslave. Would have to say the show at the Alamodome where Anthrax opened was the best.

3. First row for AC/DC at the Erwin Center in Austin. I should have worn fucking earplugs!

4. Smashing Pumpkins at Southpark Meadows in Austin (it's now a huge shopping center). I don't know if it was the mushrooms or what, but damn that was a fun show.

5. Metallica, also at Southpark Meadows. No mushrooms, just some kind bud and an amazing performance. Master of Puppets live, need I say more?

6. Beastie Boys, opening for fucking Run DMC in high school. I loved the Beastie Boys, they had just released liscened to Ill, but getting to see Run DMC really got me more into rap/hip hop.

7. The Roots, on 6th street. Incredible blend of lyrical skill and live instruments.

8. Ian Moore opening for Eric Johnson, he completely blew him off the stage. At the time closest I've seen to matching SRV.

9. Pantera at the Back Room in Austin. Last minute thing, they decided to play a small venue and I got there early enough to get in. Pantera in a VERY small venue? Fucking incredible.

10. Willile Nelson. Took the wife to see him at Stubbs in Austin, guy still puts on a hell of a performance, played for over 2 hours. Great show.

[slayermin]

Was this on the "Far Beyond Driven" tour?
I caught that same bill out here at Irvine Meadows (now Verizon Wireless Amphitheater) the same day that the World Cup ended. Pantera and Sepultura went to the Championship game that day when Brazil beat Italy at the Rose Bowl, and boy, those Sepultura boys were in FULL celebration mode at the gig that night; wearing Brazlilian unis and flags and all of that stuff.

Yes. Sepultura was incredible. Igor ruled.

[slimjoe]

ooohh yeah! I remember when Serj said Jerry Jones was the devil and everyone started ripping the seat covers off and started thowing 'em all over the place I thought TX stadium was going to get shredded.
Dude I was there with A-Train. It was freaking nuts. Seats were flying everywhere. I thought the place was going to come down once Korn started playing.

[SAtoDallas]

Dude I was there with A-Train. It was freaking nuts. Seats were flying everywhere. I thought the place was going to come down once Korn started playing.
Hell yeah, by the time Metallica was midway through I had soo much beer and it was so damn hot I had to remove myself from the pit and find somewhere to lay down.

[O-Factor]

Alot of people have mentioned Metallica......... And I know why. Seen them twice and they kick ass...

[AlamoSpursFan]

Was this on the "Far Beyond Driven" tour?
I caught that same bill out here at Irvine Meadows (now Verizon Wireless Amphitheater) the same day that the World Cup ended. Pantera and Sepultura went to the Championship game that day when Brazil beat Italy at the Rose Bowl, and boy, those Sepultura boys were in FULL celebration mode at the gig that night; wearing Brazlilian unis and flags and all of that stuff.

Yes it was. I had never even heard of Sepultura and couldn't understand why the hell they were top billed over Prong, until I heard them play. Holy crap those Brazillian boys kicked ass. I never cared for them after the split though. Somehow it wasn't the same.

[txdixiechick]

I wish that I have gone to more concerts.

My most fun concert was a Jimmy Buffett concert.

The most fabulous concerts that I have been to, musically speaking,
are a Rush concert, a Yes! concert.

The most drug-induced concert I've ever been to was when they had the South Texas Jam out at verizon wireless in SA. Deep Purple, Lynard Skynard (the tribute band), Ted Nugent, and a few others. I drank so much and had so much second hand mary jane that I was dazed and confused for a week after that concert.

[CuckingFunt]

Can't believe I forgot X.

I've seen them live several times, and they've been great at each show. Even the one where I got knocked in the head by a wayward shoe.

[duncan228]

Can't believe I forgot X.

Wow. Are they still around?
I haven't heard anything about them in a long time.

[CuckingFunt]

Wow. Are they still around?
I haven't heard anything about them in a long time.Don't know. Last time I saw them was... 1997, I think. They've broken up and reunited several times, but still sounded good ten years ago.

[mrsmaalox]

Even the one where I got knocked in the head by a wayward shoe.
I was once hit simultaneously by 2 frisbees at an Aerosmith/Bad Company concert! :lol