The premier in Vienna of Beethoven’s 5th Symphony in Dec 1808
Top Five Concerts You Wish You'd Been At?
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Sex Pistols - Taliesyn Ballroom (Memphis) 1978. A month before I turned 14 so obviously my folks were not letting me go 100 miles to see this madness.
the Clash - at the Agora (Atlanta, GA) 1978. (Or any Clash show with Mick and Topper). Again no way for a 14 year old to pull this off. My all time favorite band and I never saw them.
Iggy Pop (the Idiot tour) with Bowie playing in his band. Again 13 years old. Couldn’t pull this off. Though I did go on to see Iggy 3 different times later.
Any Pink Floyd tour from the 70s. Especially DSOTM tour. Only saw Floyd once in 1993 on Division Bell tour. Amazing show. I can only imagine how great those early tours must have been.
Lou Reed (1973 tour). The tour that both Rock n Roll Animal and Lou Reed Live were taken from. Or really any Lou Reed tour. Never got to see him either.
Many others but I will play by the rules and keep it at 5.
the Clash - at the Agora (Atlanta, GA) 1978. (Or any Clash show with Mick and Topper). Again no way for a 14 year old to pull this off. My all time favorite band and I never saw them.
Iggy Pop (the Idiot tour) with Bowie playing in his band. Again 13 years old. Couldn’t pull this off. Though I did go on to see Iggy 3 different times later.
Any Pink Floyd tour from the 70s. Especially DSOTM tour. Only saw Floyd once in 1993 on Division Bell tour. Amazing show. I can only imagine how great those early tours must have been.
Lou Reed (1973 tour). The tour that both Rock n Roll Animal and Lou Reed Live were taken from. Or really any Lou Reed tour. Never got to see him either.
Many others but I will play by the rules and keep it at 5.
I don't have five, but I have this one:
Led Zeppelin 1977 Pittsburgh, because it didn't happen. I was in middle school, and saved up for it. I got lucky at the National Record Mart when I went to buy tickets, and randomly won back stage passes. While waiting for the day of the concert, I got a pocket camera for pictures, and (yeah perhaps because I had tickets and back stage pass) got a date with the one of the prettiest girls in school for the event. Days before the concert, Robert Plant's son died, and the remainder of the tour was cancelled. I received face value refund for my tickets, and never had the opportunity to see them live again. That's when I learned shit happens, lol.
Led Zeppelin 1977 Pittsburgh, because it didn't happen. I was in middle school, and saved up for it. I got lucky at the National Record Mart when I went to buy tickets, and randomly won back stage passes. While waiting for the day of the concert, I got a pocket camera for pictures, and (yeah perhaps because I had tickets and back stage pass) got a date with the one of the prettiest girls in school for the event. Days before the concert, Robert Plant's son died, and the remainder of the tour was cancelled. I received face value refund for my tickets, and never had the opportunity to see them live again. That's when I learned shit happens, lol.
More than 5 but here goes,
The Prodigy (Phoenix Festival 96)
Portishead (Roseland Ballroom NYC 94)
Jay-Z and Linkin Park (Roxy Theatre 04)
Joy Division (Any gig when they were on it)
The Verve (Haigh Hall 98)
AC/DC (River Plate Stadium 09)
Muddy Waters (Newport Jazz Festival 1960)
The Prodigy (Phoenix Festival 96)
Portishead (Roseland Ballroom NYC 94)
Jay-Z and Linkin Park (Roxy Theatre 04)
Joy Division (Any gig when they were on it)
The Verve (Haigh Hall 98)
AC/DC (River Plate Stadium 09)
Muddy Waters (Newport Jazz Festival 1960)
Pink floyd DSOTM 1972
Pink floyd Wish you were here 1975
Pink floyd In the flesh 1977
Pink floyd the wall 1980
anyone detecting a theme?
Boston 1978
Pink floyd Wish you were here 1975
Pink floyd In the flesh 1977
Pink floyd the wall 1980
anyone detecting a theme?
Boston 1978
I still kick myself for missing Queen at Wembley ’86 and Bowie’s Ziggy farewell at Hammersmith ’73. I’d add Prince at First Avenue ’83, Radiohead at Glastonbury ’97, and Daft Punk’s Coachella pyramid ’06. Closest I came to a legendary night, I bailed on a tiny club gig for an exam and the band blew up the next year.
I still kick myself for missing Queen at Wembley ’86 and Bowie’s Ziggy farewell at Hammersmith ’73. I’d add Prince at First Avenue ’83, Radiohead at Glastonbury ’97, and Daft Punk’s Coachella pyramid ’06. Closest I came to a legendary night, I bailed on a tiny club gig for an exam and the band blew up the next year.
Small win though: I grabbed simply red Tickets through a resale marketplace with a 100% order guarantee and quick chat support, and it was smooth. Prices were set by sellers and I paid in my own currency, no issues getting in.
Small win though: I grabbed simply red Tickets through a resale marketplace with a 100% order guarantee and quick chat support, and it was smooth. Prices were set by sellers and I paid in my own currency, no issues getting in.
1) Miles Davis, Hollywood Bowl, 1991 (his last live show)
2) Yes, Luton College, 1970 (last show w/original lineup)
3) The National, Staples Center, 2006 (nearest venue on the Alligator tour)
4) Brian Jonestown Massacre, Sydney, 2021 (just to see the on-stage fight)
5) Morrissey, Shrine Auditorium, 2007 (last US tour w/Alain Whyte)
2) Yes, Luton College, 1970 (last show w/original lineup)
3) The National, Staples Center, 2006 (nearest venue on the Alligator tour)
4) Brian Jonestown Massacre, Sydney, 2021 (just to see the on-stage fight)
5) Morrissey, Shrine Auditorium, 2007 (last US tour w/Alain Whyte)
1-Oasis Knebworth 1996
2-U2 Slaine Castle 2001
3- The Cranberries Paris 1999
4- Metallica Russia 1991
5- Dave Matthews Band Central Park 2003
2-U2 Slaine Castle 2001
3- The Cranberries Paris 1999
4- Metallica Russia 1991
5- Dave Matthews Band Central Park 2003
For me there are too many to count but here are a few that I would have loved to see. I wasn't even born at the time of the first 3 on my list, but I would have loved to have been there if I had been alive.
1. 1967 Monterey Pop Festival
2. 1969 Woodstock Festival
3. 1974 Cal Jam
4. 1983 US Festival
5. 1984 Monsters of Rock
6. 1985 Rock In Rio
Others include all the Wacken Open Air Festivals, all the Ozzfests (I was at 3 of them), Pink Floyd's Pulse Tour, Rush 40 Tour, and of course Black Sabbath's Back To The Beginning show.
1. 1967 Monterey Pop Festival
2. 1969 Woodstock Festival
3. 1974 Cal Jam
4. 1983 US Festival
5. 1984 Monsters of Rock
6. 1985 Rock In Rio
Others include all the Wacken Open Air Festivals, all the Ozzfests (I was at 3 of them), Pink Floyd's Pulse Tour, Rush 40 Tour, and of course Black Sabbath's Back To The Beginning show.
1. Steely Dan: Plush TV Jazz-Rock Party - January, 2000
2. Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers: Live at the White House - December 14, 2000
3. Grateful Dead: Orchard Park, New York - July 4, 1989
4. The Oscar Peterson Trio: Carnegie Hall - September 16, 1950
5. Pink Floyd: Earls Court - October 20, 1994
Let me add one more:
The Allman Brothers: At Filmore East - March, 1971
2. Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers: Live at the White House - December 14, 2000
3. Grateful Dead: Orchard Park, New York - July 4, 1989
4. The Oscar Peterson Trio: Carnegie Hall - September 16, 1950
5. Pink Floyd: Earls Court - October 20, 1994
Let me add one more:
The Allman Brothers: At Filmore East - March, 1971
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1.Jimi Hendrix Isle of Wight 1970
2.Monterey Pop 1967
3.Metallica Moscow 1991
4.Pink Floyd Berlin 1990
5.Live Aid Wembley 1985
2.Monterey Pop 1967
3.Metallica Moscow 1991
4.Pink Floyd Berlin 1990
5.Live Aid Wembley 1985
Beatles at Shea would have been my birthday and would have been a good way to kick off heading into 1st grade!
I actually saw (unknowingly at the time) an historically significant concert.
ZZ Top's first appearance outside Texas, when they were the "pre-opener" for Ramatam (the opener) and Humble Pie (the main act).
At show time, without warning, the 10,000 seat auditorium went totally dark. After about ten seconds when the crowd had settled and gone dead quiet, a single, circular, super-bright spotlight came on that was pre-aimed at a tall, skinny, (beardless at the time) guy in a broad-shouldered sequin-covered jacket and 20-gallon cowboy hat, who was standing at a mic with a guitar over his shoulder.
But he didn't move or say a word.
After another ten seconds of silence, just when the crowd began murmuring a little wondering what was up, the guy said in a slow, growly, basso profundo voice "It's BLUES time!" , all the stage lights came on, and the band started playing at 50,000 watts.
They absolutely burned the place to the ground.
53 years later, I still remember saying to the girl I was with during the lull while Ramatam got set up: "Holy shit. That's gonna be impossible to follow... No band will ever invite those guys on their stage again."
ZZ Top's first appearance outside Texas, when they were the "pre-opener" for Ramatam (the opener) and Humble Pie (the main act).
At show time, without warning, the 10,000 seat auditorium went totally dark. After about ten seconds when the crowd had settled and gone dead quiet, a single, circular, super-bright spotlight came on that was pre-aimed at a tall, skinny, (beardless at the time) guy in a broad-shouldered sequin-covered jacket and 20-gallon cowboy hat, who was standing at a mic with a guitar over his shoulder.
But he didn't move or say a word.
After another ten seconds of silence, just when the crowd began murmuring a little wondering what was up, the guy said in a slow, growly, basso profundo voice "It's BLUES time!" , all the stage lights came on, and the band started playing at 50,000 watts.
They absolutely burned the place to the ground.
53 years later, I still remember saying to the girl I was with during the lull while Ramatam got set up: "Holy shit. That's gonna be impossible to follow... No band will ever invite those guys on their stage again."
1) The Three Tenors, Los Angeles's Dodger Stadium, 1994
2) Elvis, Live in Las Vegas, 1970
3) Grateful Dead, Winterland 1977
4) McCartney & Wings - Rockshow 1980
5) Any Wagner at Bayreuth
2) Elvis, Live in Las Vegas, 1970
3) Grateful Dead, Winterland 1977
4) McCartney & Wings - Rockshow 1980
5) Any Wagner at Bayreuth