We've discussed the best album ever. We've talked about our top picks for flicks. We've even shared our choices for the best writers and best novels of all time. Now, how about our favorite concerts?
Some of the concerts I've enjoyed recently: Neil Young, Paul Simon, R.E.M., and Pearl Jam.
A few concerts I'm sorry I missed? Pink Floyd, Nirvana, The Who, and The Beatles.
The best concert ever? I'll let you decide. Chime in below!
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Madison Square Garden on October 16, 1992. You can read all about it here.
http://movies2.nytimes.com/gst/movies/movie.html?v_id=6389
Prince
1) Simon and Garfunkel 10/20/2003 in Cleveland. I cried through most of the show, it was that good. This is my favorite group and it was the only time I've ever seen them live.
2) Dave Matthews Band - 6/21/2003. They played an incredible set, we had great seats and the second-hand marijuana buzz made this night mellow and sweet.
3) Journey (with Bryan Adams as opening act) - 5/26/83. It was my very first concert, and the concert experience was my 12th birthday present from my dad. I'll never forget the goosebumps....
Then there was Chicago at UConn about 1970, Santana about 6 years ago... the list goes on and on.
And back in 1972, as a freshman in college, we were treated to a Jefferson Airplane concert at the Hollywood Bowl.
I sat on the floor, 5 feet away from Count Basie, through 2 sets. Magical.
Caught Ray Charles at the Hollywood Bowl, and another time heard Ella Fitzgerald.
A real treat was hearing Cab Calloway (of "Minnie the Moocher" fame).
Tom Petty two years ago was a really great show, too.
My favorite there has been Hinder, Shindown, and Seether. It was awesome. I was just so exhausted by the end of the night.
Three Days Grace is great every time I see them.
Disturbed, I have seen them 5 times! I have my picture taken with Dave Dramin! (sp?)
2. Rush (when they first got started)
Skynyrd, and then Synyrd and Nugent.
- John Scofield at IMAC in Huntington LI
- Steve Vai with Randy Coven at the Brokerage (a bar in LI)
- Rush numerous times including front row at Radio City on the Subdivisions tour
- Sting numerous time
- Jethro Tull with U.K. opening up
- Yes
- The Who at Shea Stadium
tons of concerts at Madison Square Garden/Nassau Collesium/Jones Beach. They were all fun back them. Now, it's too controlled. Can't even smoke damned cigarette.
Also hun,
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Eric Clapton, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Robert Cray, Buddy Guy, Jeff Healey & Jimmie Vaughan. The first of two performances and the night before Stevie Ray Vaughan died.
June 9, 1992- Camp Randall Stadium, Madison, WI; Genesis. 4th row center. Phil sang to me. :) Don't tell my friends because they still think he was singing to them.
1976: Brown County Arena, Green Bay, WI; Jethro Tull. Seeing Ian Anderson play his flute up close was awesome.
Sometime around 1977 or '78, George Thorogood and the Delaware Destroyers played the Cellar Door in Washington DC. Thorogood was dancing on tabletops and in general comporting himself as one might hope. At one point, he put a loooooong extension cord on his guitar jack; the band then struck up "Madison Blues". After about five minutes, he danced out the fire door, still playing "Madison Blues". Then, for a few minutes, we didn't hear him playing; the Destroyers were vamping "Madison Blues". Then back comes "Madison Blues", but it's not Lonesome George, it's Jimmy Thackery of the Nighthawks. The two had arranged to meet in the middle of M St. in Georgetown, play "Madison Blues" together,stopping traffic for blocks, switch guitar jacks, play with each other's band for a few choruses, and then return. Of course they sounded great, but this was some of the greatest showmanship I've ever seen.
Other than that, WEEN really blew me away at the 9:30 club in DC.
U2
David Bowie
Bruce Springsteen
2. U2, The Joshua Tree Tour, Washington, D.C., 1987 (when Bono sprained his arm...while he was getting treated backstage the rest of the band played "Bad" for what seemed like hours)
3. Warren Zevon, House of Blues, Las Vegas 2000 (funniest between-song banter I've ever heard...capped by "Wouldn't it just be the s--- if David and Sheena showed up?")
4. The Pixies, Raleigh, 2005 (Kim smiled at me)
5. The Smithereens, Raleigh, 1995 (simply a great show...they played their butts off)
Kiel Auditorium
St. Louis, MO
March, 1974
2006- Roger Waters Madison Square Garden
2007- Seal Westbury
All amazing....Especially the Seal Concert!! he is just unbelievable life...soo much energy
Concert for Bangladesh
Greatful Dead hundreds (literally) of times. Madison, Wisc, 1972; Gaellic Park, NY, 1971; Watkins Glenn
Jerry Garcia Band, The Keystone, Berkeley, 50 times during the summer of 1972
Edgar Winter, Syosset High School (I produced the show), 1972
David Bowie, Madison Square Garden, 1973
Talking Heads, Intermedia, 1972
Elvis Costello, various, 1972 on
Nick Lowe w/J. Geils, Post University, 1973
Laura Nyro-Carnegie Hall, 1971
Rolling Stones, 3 x in 2 days, at Madison Square Garden, 1971
Bob Dylan Rolling Thunder Tour
The Spinners, Buffalo, NY, 1974
George Benson, The Bottom Line, 1972
Billy Joel, His manager's house in Jericho, NY, 1965
Alanis Morisette, Boca Raton, 1996
David Bromberg, at a friend's party, Buffalo, 1973
Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention, Fillmore, 1970
Beach Boys, New Years Eve, Las Vegas, 1996
Christ, so many more