Blackmore Fan
Friend of Leo's
You are SO right about Blue Oyster Cult! I was blessed enough to see them a 2nd time, this one circa 1995 opening for the Allman Brothers. What a great show that was as well--both bands brought it!
The best concert you ever saw?
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You are SO right about Blue Oyster Cult! I was blessed enough to see them a 2nd time, this one circa 1995 opening for the Allman Brothers. What a great show that was as well--both bands brought it!
Gytaurust
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I adored The Thompson Twins….
gitold
Poster Extraordinaire
Jack Dejohnette’s New Directions at the Boulder Blue Note 1979
with Lester Bowie and John Abercrombie. Cream at Olympia Stadium in Detroit in 68. Buddy Guy at the Boulder Coast in the early 80’s before the polka dots. He was playing a thinline Guild through a Marshall Stack and there was no shucking and jivin! He just kicked arse. Miroslav Vitous in the early 80’s had a free concert at the performing arts hall at C.U. in Boulder Co. He was supposed to play folk tunes with a professor who was a violinist. After a few tunes the prof bowed out and Miroslav played a solo double bass concert for almost 2 hours. He used some sort of delay to double track sometimes and I have never heard someone so in control of his instrument.Went to a free Jazz concert with my ex at C.U. Denver with the jazz faculty doing a concert. Eddie Palmieri and his band played after that. There was maybe 100 people there and it was the best Latin jazz I ever heard. When it ended they invited everybody to come into the back room for “refreshments”. Most the people left but for the people who went in the back room there was wine, finger foods, cheeses and cut fruit and the band sold cd’s and signed them. This was all free, put on by the faculty. Unbelievable evening.Oh yeah and in 73 or 74 I saw George Benson at Bakers Keyboard lounge in Detroit before he hit the big time. $5 to get in but you had to buy 2 drinks per set. Not sure how I got home that night.
with Lester Bowie and John Abercrombie. Cream at Olympia Stadium in Detroit in 68. Buddy Guy at the Boulder Coast in the early 80’s before the polka dots. He was playing a thinline Guild through a Marshall Stack and there was no shucking and jivin! He just kicked arse. Miroslav Vitous in the early 80’s had a free concert at the performing arts hall at C.U. in Boulder Co. He was supposed to play folk tunes with a professor who was a violinist. After a few tunes the prof bowed out and Miroslav played a solo double bass concert for almost 2 hours. He used some sort of delay to double track sometimes and I have never heard someone so in control of his instrument.Went to a free Jazz concert with my ex at C.U. Denver with the jazz faculty doing a concert. Eddie Palmieri and his band played after that. There was maybe 100 people there and it was the best Latin jazz I ever heard. When it ended they invited everybody to come into the back room for “refreshments”. Most the people left but for the people who went in the back room there was wine, finger foods, cheeses and cut fruit and the band sold cd’s and signed them. This was all free, put on by the faculty. Unbelievable evening.Oh yeah and in 73 or 74 I saw George Benson at Bakers Keyboard lounge in Detroit before he hit the big time. $5 to get in but you had to buy 2 drinks per set. Not sure how I got home that night.
I've been to a lot of great concerts but my favorite, Rory Gallagher where I sat so close I was sitting next to the opening band. I'm not kidding about that I did sit next to the opener and I got to shake Rory's hand after the show also.
Joe Walsh & Barnstorm opened, and were great, too!
cyclopean
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I’ve seen a lot of great performances, but I think submission hold and anti product at the old mill in Lawrence, MA probably hit me the hardest.
mally
Tele-Afflicted
Wow I was at the Floyd show also ! and the last Marley UK tour but the Deeside date
mally
Tele-Afflicted
Still my most memorable was my first Real Live concert The Groundhogs at St George's hall Liverpool 1972 ! St georges hall is a vast Ancient building full of ghosts and I had taken a black microdot !
mally
Tele-Afflicted
They were in their Pomp as we used to say !
Teletubbie
Tele-Meister
Miles Davis followed by
BB King followed by
SRV
North Sea Jazz Festival, The Hague, Netherlands July 1985.
BB King followed by
SRV
North Sea Jazz Festival, The Hague, Netherlands July 1985.
NC E30
Tele-Meister
It's tough to choose just one. The Police in 1984 on the Synchronicity tour were incredible, but my favorite has to be Rush. I first saw them in 1986 on the Power Windows tour then again in 2010 for the Time Machine tour and lastly in 2015 for R40. Even after 40 years of being together, you could tell that they were still having fun.
I've seen a lot of fantastic shows. I'd still rate the first time I saw Peter Gabriel (on the Security tour) as the best/favorite.
ali akbar khan, or Ravi Shankar or Mahavishnu Orchestra with jerry goodman or another time with Jean Luc Pontes
I like to go to the local watering hole and see flipper or the melvins.
The Oakland Symphony Orchestra plying Beethoven's #9 was cool
I like to go to the local watering hole and see flipper or the melvins.
The Oakland Symphony Orchestra plying Beethoven's #9 was cool
kuch
Friend of Leo's
Jimi Hendrix experience 1969, 2 nights in a row, under the stars at the Waikiki shell!!
Cosmic Cowboy
Tele-Afflicted
Saw Explosions In The Sky in about 2013. It really was great...if you ever have a chance to catch em...its well worth it. Walked away dumbfounded.
Caught Dead and Co in Boulder in 2018 I think. Very good. Top-notch sound-man.
Caught Dead and Co in Boulder in 2018 I think. Very good. Top-notch sound-man.
SShrews824
TDPRI Member
I have 3 that stand out.
My most anticipated concert was seeing Pearl Jam at Randall's Island in New York City on Sept. 28th, 1996. I was a huge Pearl Jam fan and this was at the time of the whole Ticketmaster thing and you absolutely COULD NOT GET Tickets!!! They never came anywhere close to where I lived so a buddy of mine, who happened to be a member of their fan club, obtained tickets and we drove 13.5 hours one way just to see them. After the concert was over we jumped back in the car and drove 13.5 hours back. Incredible experience to say the least for a young, country bumpkin' of a lad.
Probably my favorite show was finally getting to see Reverend Horton Heat. They came within about 70 miles of where I live. I had been a huge fan for years, but had never gotten to see them. Anytime they came anywhere close something always came up where I couldn't go. It was either during the middle of the week or something was already planned. Anyway, finally got to and it was in a club that held about 1,000 people. I stood right at the stage and never moved. They killed it that night. I have since had the opportunity to see them a few more times and it's always good, but nothing beat the first time I saw them.
Most surprising and (probably) best show was seeing The Black Crowes. Saw them in '08 when they were going through a line-up change. It was the tour to support Warpaint. Ol' crazy Ed wasn't with them and Luther Dickenson had begun playing guitar for the tour (which was a nice surprise). Small venue too. Maybe 5,000 people. Buddy of mine scored tickets and asked me to go. I'd always liked the Crowes, but had never pursued getting tickets to a show. This show had absolutely no frills. They had no opening band. No pomp and circumstance. They literally walked out on stage with barely an introduction and proceeded to absolutely KILL for 2 straight hours. It was a soulful, bluesy, gospel, rockin' good time. I loved it and was so glad I went. I still think about that show from time to time.
My most anticipated concert was seeing Pearl Jam at Randall's Island in New York City on Sept. 28th, 1996. I was a huge Pearl Jam fan and this was at the time of the whole Ticketmaster thing and you absolutely COULD NOT GET Tickets!!! They never came anywhere close to where I lived so a buddy of mine, who happened to be a member of their fan club, obtained tickets and we drove 13.5 hours one way just to see them. After the concert was over we jumped back in the car and drove 13.5 hours back. Incredible experience to say the least for a young, country bumpkin' of a lad.
Probably my favorite show was finally getting to see Reverend Horton Heat. They came within about 70 miles of where I live. I had been a huge fan for years, but had never gotten to see them. Anytime they came anywhere close something always came up where I couldn't go. It was either during the middle of the week or something was already planned. Anyway, finally got to and it was in a club that held about 1,000 people. I stood right at the stage and never moved. They killed it that night. I have since had the opportunity to see them a few more times and it's always good, but nothing beat the first time I saw them.
Most surprising and (probably) best show was seeing The Black Crowes. Saw them in '08 when they were going through a line-up change. It was the tour to support Warpaint. Ol' crazy Ed wasn't with them and Luther Dickenson had begun playing guitar for the tour (which was a nice surprise). Small venue too. Maybe 5,000 people. Buddy of mine scored tickets and asked me to go. I'd always liked the Crowes, but had never pursued getting tickets to a show. This show had absolutely no frills. They had no opening band. No pomp and circumstance. They literally walked out on stage with barely an introduction and proceeded to absolutely KILL for 2 straight hours. It was a soulful, bluesy, gospel, rockin' good time. I loved it and was so glad I went. I still think about that show from time to time.
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radtz
Friend of Leo's
I had to google the date and found it: Nine Inch Nails played at the Riverside Theatre in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on September 7, 1994 as part of the Further Down The Spiral Tour. Marilyn Manson and Hole were the opening acts.
I barely remembered Hole, but MM and NIN were amazing.
I barely remembered Hole, but MM and NIN were amazing.
Wes! Hats off to you.
This thread makes me realize I was born 30 years too late, on the wrong continent.
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