The best concert I have seen was The Jesus and Mary Chain with Nine Inch Nails opening. It was about March of 1990, in Phila. I went for Jamc and left a believer in NIN. At least until the next album came out. NIN was fucking unbelievable. It warped my wittle mind.

Okay, Metallica July 4, 1989 at Pine Knob, they played for like 3 hours straight... It was the And Justice for All tour, they totally kicked ass, my ears still hurt.

Opeth.

I'm gonna go with Warped Tour 2002 at the Tweeter Center in Jersey. All the bands there were great and Flogging Molly put on one hell of a performance at the end. This year might be better with the Drop Kick Murphy's.

Incubus Summer 2002 at the Pepsi Center in Denver, Colorado.

The President's of the united states of america. oh, sometime back in 95 or 96, i think. great though. saw a 4 year old kid crowd surf

I havn't seen many big concerts but my fav had to be Nickelback on top of a mountian a couple years ago with only about 500 ppl. All/most drunk and/or stoned. Was a real 'people performance' before they were big.

Pink Floyd - 1994 - Soldier Field. The rain seemed to start and stop at the beginning/ends of songs. Pretty amazing.

GWAR...Halloween night.. Washington, D.C., 2001. Totally crazy!!

They even had their own Presidential debates...GWAR-style.. was just too good.

**huff puff huff puff*

*fuming with anger, resentment, awe, envy, and respect*

The Beatles. You got to see the frickin' Beatles. I bow to your greatness.

There was a radio station in Montgomery, AL called WBAM back then, and the owner owned stations in Memphis, Birmingham, and Jacksonville, FL, also. He had booked The Beatles to play in his four towns during that 66 tour. My folks were all set to buy us tickets, and our whole family was going to go.

And then Lennon had to open his big fat mouth. And then Birmingham started burning records. And then, as if by magic, Birmingham and Montgomery were dropped from the tour (although Memphis and Jacksonville remained). My folks didn't want to make the drive that far, so I never got to see them.

Dang it.

In Flames with Soilwork, Unearth, and Chiamaira. Last night. In flames did 18 songs. My ear is still ringing. I'm sore from crowd surfing. All the bands did great shows.

I've been to <i>lots</i> of great concerts over the years and Queen was easily the best live band I've ever seen. I feel privileged to have seen Freddie Mercury, IMHO the greatest singer and showman that Rock has ever seen: his voice was without equal and the man could work a crowd like no else. It was an unforgettable evening.

best show ive been to was pretty recent.

ZZ Top and Ted Nugent w/Kenny Wayne Sheppard opening

I went because of Top but i rocked the hardest to the Nuge. He played louder than anything ive ever heard and it was the greatest thing ever.

ZZ Top was really good too...except the fact that Frank Beard(the man with no beard) looked like he just wanted to leave throughout the whole set.

Kenny Wayne Sheppard was okay...they played a hell of a cover of Voodoo Chile. If i didn't know any better i almost would have thought it was Hendrix up there...maybe not but it was pretty close.

Radiohead in Montreal. 99 or so.

I saw Rush in 96 or 97, right after Test for Echo. Great set, but some smartass in front of me blabbed the setlist he got off the internet, which I hadn't looked up on purpose. Worth a mention if only for seeing Neil Peart play.

Other than that, Andrew WK puts on a crazy show, and Blink 182 was just pure, juvenile fun.

It's hard to choose .. I've been to some great concerts ..

One of them that stands out was
Massive Attack .. during their Mezzanine tour.

I expected them to be good .. but not *this* great. They blew me away with their cool intensity.
Most of the show had the band backlit by stage lighting, so you could barely see the band members except in silhouette. It made for a very moody and 'dark' concert.

AC/DC 2000, melbourne. 6rows back 4 seats from centre, crowd going off, awesome

Best concerts were:

McCartney - Flowers in the Dirt Tour

KISS - Farewell Tour

and everytime I've seen Bob Seger

Best of his was the Greatest Hits Tour (96 I think) at Pine Knob in Michigan. He brought out former drummer Charlie Martin, who had left the band after an accident. Charlie played the piano and Bob played an acoustic guitar to "Jody Girl". I'm tellin' ya, it was so fantastic, there were bikers cryin'.

Dave Matthews Band...July 2001 Giants Stadium...The concert with Two Step in the rain.....if your a dave fan you'll know what i'm talking about..

1985 REM played a small club in Athens, Uptown Lounge, under a pseudonym - Hornets Attack Victor Mature. Only about 100 people in the place. I knew a bartender who told me to show up and not to worry about who was playing that night - cost a whopping $2 to see them get ready ready for the Fables of the Reconstruction tour!

the best was probably when i saw stone temple pilots and red hot chillie peppers. It was an amazing concert.

Live at the Gorge in Washington when they were touring for their throwing copper album. It was a surprisingly good show. That or George Strait or Eric Clapton. All good shows

The best concert I've been to would probably have to be Eric Clapton in 2001. That's mostly due to the fact that Clapton is, by far, my favorite musician. It was an awesome concert, but it could have been better. It's definitely my favorite, but in all honesty, it probably isn't the BEST concert I've been to. That title would go to Paul McCartney in 2002. Three hours of non-stop McCartney...I was left speechless.

Clapton's solos were bar-none the best I've ever heard, though. I just wish he would have just stood up there for like 10-20 minutes and jammed like he did in his Cream days. When he is just up there jamming, he is easily the best guitarist...ever.

I agree with paddyjoe and Derwood. I saw the Dead maybe 100 times in the late '80's and early '90's. Seen quite a few metal shows. Nothing compares to Pink Floyd. I saw them in '87 (?) in the horseshoe in Columbus, OH, and again in '93 (?) in the Pontiac Silverdome. Once with a lot of hallucinogens. Once without. Both times I didn't speak a word for three hours. Even during intermission. I didn't speak a fucking word. I didn't move. I was completely dumbfounded. I kept looking at David Gilmour, like an ant way down on the stage, and wondering, "How the fuck can he play a song, or even stand up, with all that crazy shit going on around him?" Musically it wasn't that great. They hit some sour notes, but it didn't matter. It gives me chills now to think abou it.

I have loved the Rolling Stones - Bridges to Babylon concert in the Amsterdam Arena. This summer they're returning for 40 licks and I am certainly there. Best show ever, great music and they never stopped playing for 3,5 hours.


What I also like is that a friend of my father is pretty popular local singer, so when he sold the Olympic Stadion in Amsterdam it was awesome to be there and being able to walk around everywhere as a crewmember :)

Man,this is tough I've seen evertyone from James Taylor to Megadeth...

Dio was good. Aerosmith puts on a great show. ZZ Top [my first concert ws awesome]. Tesla last year, wow...and I won't even talk about all the bands who I've seen in clubs...

I'd have to say the one that stands out most for me [maybe not the best, but the most impact] had to be seeing Motley Crue for the first time when they opened for Ozzy...just blew me away with how awesome they were. A close second would be Metallica at the worcester centrum in the 80s...they also changed my world...Twisted Sister, Ratt and Lita ford on the pier in NYC Awesome...so many more but i've already cheated enough

Radiohead in Boston 2001 - hopefully they'll reset that to Radiohead in Boston 2003 in like 6 weeks.

I saw BB King when I was 18 (9 years ago) in a bar in Owensboro, KY. Doesn't get much better then that.

the single greatest concert moment of my life was listening to tool play triad during that same tour when they were in philadelphia. i am getting goosebumps just thinking about it. absolutely amazing.

Rush - Moving Pictures tour
Genesis - Invisible Touch tour
Nine Inch Nails - Downward Spiral tour
Tool - Lateralus tour
Billy Joel (yes, Billy Joel - One of the best shows I have ever seen).

my absolute fave would be the eagles FIRST reunion tour in 94 at rice stadium in houston (when their ticket prices were reasonable). not only did they play EVERYTHING that was good, but there was also solo material from henley, walsh, and frye. awsome show!

very few bands come to perth, cause its the most isolated city on the world. Nevertheless, out of all the shows i've seen (which would only be about 10 anyways) tools lateralus 2002 tour (on may 4th i believe) was fucking incredible and a fantastical show. That'd be hard to top.
can't wait to see radiohead soon tho :)

Nine Inch Nails and David Bowie at Blossom Music Center. Bowie came out to sing "Hurt" with Reznor, what a great show. I'll never forget it.

Mine would have to be Prince back in '96. On the "Emancipation" tour. He covered most of his entire catalogue, which is pretty extensive. The crowd was in a great mood, everybody dancing and happy. He did two encores and even came out in a white pimp suit for the last. It was great.

And on the complete opposite end of the spectrum, my second favorite would have to be Marilyn Manson on the "Antichrist Superstar" tour. Dude knows how to put on a show.

Well I'd have to go with Pink Floyd - the Division Bell Tour - at Mile High Stadium in Denver. I had to call an out of state ticketmaster number to get tickets because the phone lines were jammed. So I didn't have very good seats but it was an amazing show.

Second would have to be Rush at Fiddlers Green Colorado last year. I brought a friend with me who didn't know very many Rush songs and she was just amazed at the music and the show.

Ozzy.

Wish I had been around for the '73 Led Zeppelin concert at the gardens though. That was one good band.

Metallica - December 31st 1999

Saw them with Sevendust, Kid Rock, and Ted Nugent. They put on such a badass show, was the best way ever to welcome the year 2000.

Wow....tough one. Just one? Geez.

Guess it would have to be.....Van Halen, 1979.

They were opening for Black Sabbath, who couldn't hold a candle to the young, wild, David Lee Roth and the blistering guitar of out-of-the-blue Eddie Van Halen. We were front row, after having endured 11 hours in line with thousands of others. Fantastic!

Grateful Dead, Cap Center, St. Patrick's Day 3/17/93
http://www-2.cs.cmu.edu/~mleone/gdea...93/3-17-93.txt

although, ozzfest in 98 was amazing, and i am so very, very glad to have seen kiss live on their protracted "farewell" tour.

the saddest concert ever is woodstock 99. when i think about it, i weep for the future.

Nine Inch Nails. Awesome.