Top 5 concerts

[papipeguy]

Cream's Farewell concert at Madison Square Garden in about 1967. My first concert but a great memory. Saw Steely Dan several times and they're always great.

 

[briarbird]

In no particular order:

1) concert for te opening of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (The E Street Band backed up Johnny Cash; wow).

2) The Black Crowes at a small club in Detroit (my hearing hasn't been the same since...)

3) Ryan Adams

4) VanHalen (I partied with the band backstage, I rode with Michael Anthony's family to the show and went back to his house after the show. Met some amazing musicians, got to be a part of their pre-concert prayer circle, and did shots with Sammy Haggar. A pretty amazing night to say the least.)

5) Marc Ford and friends. This was a small gig at a club in L.A. Only about 25 people there. Very intimate. Some members of the Driveby Truckers played as well. This was the night that Ryan Bingham was discovered. I was in awe of this little cowboy with a raspy voice. Marc Ford liked him so much that he got him a record deal within months)

 

[nightmarejones]

Mine are a little different style but they are as follows

1. My 16th b-day Slipknot,Coal Chamber and Machine Head

2.10 Years,Bloodsimple and Mudvayne

3.Strapping Young Lad,Soilwork, and Fear Factory

4.Bloodsimple,Throwdown and Mudvayne..All the singers came out and performed "New Level" by Pantera

5.Rob Zombie,Staind and Korn...

 

[monstermash51]

My favorite was the
Rush- Snakes and Arrows tour in 2007. Front row, was a dream.
and
Skrillex - The Skrillex cell tour in '11. I met and hung out with him after the concert. Best night of my life.

 

[cajunguy]

1. Dream Theater, Scenes from a Memory Tour (first leg)

2. Eric Johnson w/Alien Love Child

3. Rage Against the Machine, Lollapalooza '96

4. Metallica, Black Album (first leg)

5. Billy Joel, '00

 

[bentmike]

Black Crowes on their first tour and a couple more times since then.

Tom Petty

Blues Traveler

Sheryl Crow numerous times

Norah Jones X2
Man you guys have seen some legendary acts!

 

[monstermash51]

I would kill to see RATM. Too bad timemachines don't exist.

 

[weezell]

1972,Duke Ellington

1973,Count Basie

1973,Herbie Hancock

1986,Eric Clapton

 

[pstlpkr]

Ranked by Sheer Awesomeness: ::

1) Buckingham Nicks, Nicks and Buckingham, Birmingham, AL

1) Animals, Pink Floyd, Atlanta, GA

1) Dark Side of the Moon, Atlanta, GA

2) The Dreams of Children, Shadowfax, Birmingham, AL

3) The Wall, Pink Floyd, Los Angeles, CA

4) Closing night of the Tusk World Tour, Fleetwood Mac, Honolulu, HI

5) Yellow Brick Road Elton John, Birmingham, AL

6) Fragile, Yes, Birmingham, AL *Just because it was my first.

I have to add one more NOT Rock or Roll...

Christoph Bach *German. Spoke no English* Played 2 hours of Arnold Schönberg on the University of Montevallo Hamburg Steinway Concert Grand.... All atonal/12 Tone Row. He just passed out goosebumps by the bushel.

Ranking: Totally Awesome!

 

[briarbird]

Dang Lawrence... Wow

 

[juvat270]

My top 5...
1. Slayer '91 and again in '95

2. KISS '96

3. Iron Maiden '05

4. Metallica '92

5. Danzig '94
Honorable mention: Ozzy and Rob Zombie both put on great shows. I saw Avenged Sevenfold in '06 and again in '07. They kicked ass too.
Worst: Sadly, it was Aerosmith. I saw them back in 1993 and we left half way through it. The band just didn't seem to be into it and I don't think the atmosphere helped the experience. It was at an ampitheater here in Denver and they went on at 4:30 in the afternoon so it was still daylight out (summertime). We had the cheapie tickets, sittin on the lawn way in the back and people were playing hackysack and having picnics, drinking wine... It just wasnt a "rock" concert vibe and the show sucked as a result.

 

[briarbird]

WeezeLl, I love Count Bassie. Jealous of that one!

 

[chopz]

pat metheny imaginary day tour i think was 97 or 98 - had vip tickets at the state theater - great show.

yes - relayer tour at msg. around '74?

andres segovia at carnegie hall around 74 or 75

pink floyd wish you were here tour

billy joel right before he got huge at the local community college.

 

[cajunguy]

I was half asleep when I posted my list. I have to include: Sting, Brand New Day Tour
It was an awesome three-hour concert. He played his songs and Police tunes. As I was still in college, I had to pay for the cheap seats, but they over-printed tickets. Therefore, my seat didn't exist. Concerned that I was out some money, I asked for the head usher, who got permission to put me and my bud on the front row.
So I got to watch Sting, sit with the rich folks, sipping on expensive brandy that evening. What a night.

 

[winterland]

Some great concerts everyone.
A few of mine no particular order.

Smashing Pumpkins 1993 Siamese Dream Tour First Avenue Minneapolis

The Cult 1999 Quest Club Minneapolis

Metallica 1989 And Justice For all Tour Minneapolis Met Center

Lollapolooza 1992 Soundgarden and Pearl Jam Minneapolis

Paul McCartney 1993 Minneapolis Metrodome

Pink Floyd 1988 A Momentary Lapse of Reason Tour Minneapolis Metrodome

 

[philobeddoe]

AC/DC-1988

KISS-1990

DRI-1990

AC/DC-1990

Slayer/Anthrax/Megadeth/Alice in Chains-1993

Danzig-1993

Nine Inch Nails-1995

Grateful Dead-July 2, 1995 2nd to last concert

Lollapalooza-1995

Rage Against the Machine & Wu Tang Clan-1997 interesting crowd
many more but these are the highlights

 

[joshy]

I've only been to two concerts (one was actually a festival) and they were great!
#1 2012 - Motley Crue/KISS

#2 2010 - Mayhem Fest
Motley Crue & KISS were fantastic.
Now Mayhem Fest... That was just ridiculous. A lot of really HEAVY Metal bands.
Band list:
Main Stage:

Korn (Horrid)

Rob Zombie (AMAZING)

Lamb of God (One of my all time favorite bands)

Five Finger Death Punch (Pretty damn good)
Stage 1:

Atreyu

Norma Jean

In This Moment

3 Inches of Blood
Stage 2:

Hatebreed

Chimaira

Shadows Fall

Winds of Plague
The Heavy Metal festival was the first concert thing I've ever been to, and well.. as much as I love that music, I don't know if I'll ever go to something with such an intense crowd again. :lol:

 

[crk69]

I've only been to two concerts one was a christian rock band when I was young, and the Robert Plant Now and Zen tour with Joan Jett..

 

[grafikchaos]

Pantera, early 90s, just before they released Vulgar, in a dump in Nashville called Club 1000. Amazing show.

Rush, three times in the 90s. Roll, Counterparts, Test. Great show every single time.

Lamb of God, As I Lay Dying, God Forbid, Municipal Waste. House of Blues, Myrtle Beach. Place was packed, everyone was moving.

Triumph, late 80s, Sport of Kings tour in Nashville. They totally rocked it.

Queensryche, early 90s, Empire tour. The whole show was great, but the whole Mindcrime set was amazing.

 

[sjpipesmoker]

Not sure of the years, but I always see the following bands when they come around...

Slayer, Lamb Of God, AC/DC and Bob Dylan...
Now Guitarguy86, you brought up Gilman Street....That used to be my home away from home growing up...saw many punk bands there in the late 80's-Early 90's