Gentle Giant…*circa 1975.

It's been many years since I've gone to a concert, but the best would probably have to be

Neil Diamond -- it was not long after Jazz Singer (movie) had been released (a LONG LONG time ago) .... but if memory serves me right, he did 3 or 4 encores ... - originally he had booked for 3 nights in our city (where I lived at the time) and they sold the tickets out so fast that he added another night.

Most of my life I've lived in less populated areas, so concerts haven't always been an easy option .... So the ones I've been able to go to have all been memorable.

3 times to Alabama (in their heyday), George Strait (I'm probably spelling it wrong), Earl Thomas Conley, Gordon Lightfoot (3 times) and of course the Neil Diamond concert mentioned above. It may sound like I mainly was into country/western ... which I do enjoy, but that actually had more to do with what my friends liked, since going to a concert alone wouldn't be any fun at all!

Best concert I ever attended I wasn't expecting. It included a road trip. I went with a true die hard fan and post concert I understood.

9/11/1992 Cyclone Stadium, Ames, IA - U2 Zoo TV Tour

It was an amazing show. I never thought a person could have so much on stage charisma. Most memorable for me.

Perhaps my most mind-altering concert was Bruce Springsteen at the Opry House, circa 1975-76, Born To Run tour, for sure. Talk about on stage charisma, it drips off The Boss...along with a lot of sweat ;) Funny thing is, the sound quality wasn't as good as I normally associate with the Opry House, but he puts on a two-hour show that will pin your ears back. Standout of the show was a long story he told about not getting along with his father (a common theme in all his music) that turned into a slow, hard driving cover of the Animals' "It's My Life"...

I went in as someone who thought "Born To Run" was an ok song, but nothing else had made a major impact on me. I left thinking what Jon Landau would say after seeing Bruce live the first time: "I have seen the future of rock n roll, and its name is Bruce Springsteen!"

when sting opened for the dead. giants staduim was practically empty and i sat there with my hubby, just talking, while sting serenaded us.

then the long haired freaky people showed up.:p

Ooooh, that reminds me of seeing the Police on the Ghost in the Machine tour. I realized that in their prime, Sting, Andy & Stu were the heir apparents to Cream in their prime. I also realized, looking at the backdrop, that the digital readout on the Ghost album was actually their faces in LED form :)

The "long haired freaky people" always followed the Dead around to all their shows because they couldn't remember being at the last show :D

Crosby Stills and Nash at a winery in Melbourne.

Young was unwell and living his own life.

been to so many, it`s hard to pick just one....I love so many for different reasons....

most recently, I`d have to go with Billy Joel at Shea Stadium in NYC.

He was onstage for over 3 hours and had 5 special guests come out to perform throughout the evening: Tony Bennett, Garth Brooks, Steven Tyler (Aerosmith), Roger Daltrey (The Who) and Sir Paul McCartney.

To see all those guys in 1 night was stupendous. I have a lot of video clips if anyone`s interested.

I'm going senile. ELTON JOHN!!!

Pink Floyd in Berlin in Olympic Stadium...1994....Division Bell concert

Ooooh, I forgot about Floyd. I saw them in ......... 1987??? at the UNI-Dome in Cedar Falls, Iowa. Great show!

Not quite the Olympic Stadium in Berlin but hey, I'm sure it was the same essential effect.......... comfortably numb. :roflmao:

I think anybody that remembers being at a Pink Floyd concert didn't get the full benefits of the event. :brows:

Saw Jimmy Barnes last night, my ears are still ringing today.

Scotz, check out a band called "Cold Chisel", a track called "Khe Sanh" or "Flame Trees".

The man has cult status.

Last thing I remember was seeing a huge pig floating through the smoke in the dome above the crowd. Porky looked very happy. :p

Rumor has it that the pig is real, & not just a mass hallucination...

At least that's what I've heard...

Speaking of Pink Floyd...

I recently saw the Aussie Floyd show. Seeing these guys in concert is one step away from the real deal. :nod: They performed The Wall in it's entirety! It was so freaking cool! Then they came back out and did a few other Floyd classics from other albums. If you are a Floyd fan and get a chance to see Aussie Floyd, do it!

dating myself here, but what the hell...
 

The Police, Synchronicity tour
1983
Tallahassee-Leon County Civic Center
(The Fixx opened for them)

:faint:

The Foo's Fighters at Meadowbank in edinburgh 07.
Or Muse at at Wembley 07.

Skid Row (minus Sebastian Bach, unfortunately)/Ted Nugent (before he got kicked off of the tour)/Kiss - 2000 Cedar Rapids, IA.

This concert will always stick in my memory, but not because of the bands (although they were fantastic). I'll always remember this concert because it was the first my daughter ever went to, though it wasn't her choice, she was still being carried in the womb of her mother. Sometime during the concert, my daughter dropped towrds the birth canal, she was born a couple of weeks later. That's how I know my daughter liked the same music as me :lmao:

Or was saying "Let me out of here". LMAO.

Not the best I've ever heard, but last night my wife and I went to here The Peoria Pops Orchestra put on their Christmas program and it was outstanding. Great Christmas music by some very talented musicians. :thumbs:

There's something special about live performances.

Yes Scotz, so much better than dead performances.

I don't know about that OF I never seen them live but from what I heard The Dead put on a darn good show.

I used to nighttime DJ for KEZY, years ago, in Anaheim, CA. I was able to see a few concerts. One that impressed me was Elvis Costello (and I am not a fan), at the Irvine Amphitheatre. 2 songs into the set, the power went out. He did the next 2 hours acoustically.

I did enjoy AC/DC in L.A., many years ago. Took me three days before I could hear properly again.

The one concert that sticks out in my mind was the Rolling Stones "Tatoo You" tour. The opening act was Prince in boots, a thong, and a topcoat. No glass items or bottes were allowed in the stadium (L.A.). So, as soon as he opened his mouth, people were throwing their shoes and socks and belts and cans and Igloo coolers and whatever else they could get their hands on. The promoter came out and tried to chastise and subdue the audience...he was pelted with the same stuff. He ran backstage. George Thoroughgood and the Delaware Destroyers were due out next and they came out and settled everyone down and rocked what was left of their socks off.

Then, the Stones came out. They were in rare form, (even Keith), and they sarted off with "Start Me Up". I've NEVER seen a stadium in such an uproar. It was really, really incredible. And, they kept it up for another hour and a half...3 encores. They brought Thoroughgood back out, but Prince never made another appearance. Thank goodness.

The funniest or "most interesting" concert was at the MGM grand in Las Vegas, some years ago. It was Bette Midler. I had semi-nosebleed seats, but the acoustics and view were good. She did her mermaid thing. Then it occurred to me what was different. Everyone, and I mean everyone in the audience was gay. It was a very interesting evening. She was hysterical.

My favorite concert, twice, in Vegas, was Phil Collins. :)