I'm going to see 311 in four days and it's got me to thinking about other concerts I've been to. Felt I'd share a favorite of mine, and hear from other people about theirs, etc.
I saw Ben Folds at a college gym (
Johns Hopkins U), got there 4 or 5 hours early so we could stand in the front row. Duncan Shiek opened up with a couple of good covers and his one-hit wonder
Barely Breathing. Best single performance I've ever seen (also happens to be my favorite artist, so no suprise there).
One of the better music festivals I've been to is two HFStival. Towards the end, Eminem put on a great show (about a week after
Without Me came out), followed by Paul Oakenfold. It was amusing for me to see people put the weed away that they smoked for Eminem and get out the pills.