Best Concerts Seen? Why? :MERGED:

[drusilla]

What's the best concert you've ever been to, and why?

I'd have to say mine would be The Corrs... :)

[drusilla]

Oh I also saw Creed reacently... Also an excellent concert :D

[premekkk]

WELL, I have seen MANY concerts. The best would be:

Deep Purple, Led Zeppelin (PAGE and PLANT),Depeche Mode, Pink Floyd, U2

I have also seen Aerosmith, Roxette, Iron Maiden, Scorpions, Jethro Tull, M.Jackson, Jean Michel Jarre, AC/DC, Alphaville

and many more i can´t remember right now. I will be constantly adding those i will remember :-)

I WANT TO SEE MADONNA (too bad....)

[drusilla]

You lucky thing!

Madonna? hehe :) Would have been good in her early days :) *sigh* Must be getting old huh...

[premekkk]

Well, in my opinion Madonna is still the best female singer in the world. No Britney, Christina or all these "live playback queens"

[frackfrickish]

The Backstreet Boys Concert I went to in Ft. Lauderdale was awesome and I'd say my best concert experience.

[SlimBro100]

Michael Jackson's live shows were off the hook.
I also got the chance to see D'angelo in concert and he's good too.

[chrebetmvp]

my first DMB show was amazing and also eric clapton was a great show

[cans_sweetheart]

My favourite concert was Jimmy Eat World

But a lot of people I know went to Edgefest and they said that was good
I wish I went

[willi001]

What was the greatest concert you have been to and why??
Mine definetly has to be Metallica with Jerry Cantrel and Days of the New. I saw them at Thunderbird stadium in Vancouver B.C.The show was awesome...I was front row center when Metallica started and it was worth every bruise on my body...It was a very high energy show, and Hetfield and the boys did great for a bunch of old timers!!!The mosh pit started at the first chord and lasted through all 3 bands...Very intense...
So, tell us your concert tales....
Willi...

[Gordo]

The late, great Frank Sinatra's concert at the Canadian National Exhibition Grandstand in Toronto on a beautiful summer's night sometime in the 70's or 80's. It was one of his comeback concerts, and he just classed up the stadium so nicely. His "Old Man River" was as heartfelt, straightforward and masterful as only the Chairman of the Board could do it, full of nuance and style, yet seemingly simple. It went over really big and he got a lot of requests for it when he came back to Toronto. I know a lot of people like music that pressures you with the beat or waves of sound and energy, and that's all good but sometimes you've got to take the pressure off, and listen to that still, "small" voice which communicates a sense of wisdom and reason. Sinatra was the best at "levelling" with you like that. His voice resonated with truth, experience, and directness. I haven't seen anyone come along to match those qualities.

[gio1421]

Well I'd have to say the blink182 concert. Even tho that was the only concert I have ever been to, but it was just fantastic. I never had so much fun. Those guys are funny as hell i tell you. They just blew the place up with their music as well. Not to mention the mosh pits and the women. lol both are deffinetly a plus.

[willi001]

Some good posts....From Mr Sinatra to Blink 182....Excellent!The Sinatra concert sounds like an emotional experience!! I'm sorry that I never got to see him...
Willi...

[StephanSlack]

incubus

[Jaslet]

Michael Jackson :) he is so cool and gives a great show, there's no one like him :)

[danie]

aw.. you're lucky you got to see a corrs concert... i still haven't gone to one since they never come to canada

[ugmo_joe]

Vans Warped Tour. its the ONLY 1 ive been to! :P

[willi001]

There is a concert tonight here in town...Mr Billy Idol is gracing us with his presence. Obviously I'm not there! Never was a big fan of his...Also this summer Elton John is coming here.He is only doing 2 Canadian stops and we lucked out!!! I'm not going to that one either!! Can't afford it!!:)
Willi...

[mizundastood]

my best concert was the KORN concert in frankfurt am main.

[thebinge]

I love the Aussie Rock Scene.

It would have to be the Screaming Jets. Just a pub rock band, but their shows are great. Very high energy, not a huge crowd but plenty of people for the atmosphere.

The BIG DAY OUT"s are pretty awesome as well!!

[willi001]

Yes, the best concert doesn't have to be a big name act,,,Some of my best concerts i have seen from the stage!!!Loads of fun being on the playing end as well as the watching end..I play wireless so I spend a lot of time in the crowd..Moshing is great when you have a big bass in your hands:)
Willi...

[macxxx]

Has anyone ever seen a Rammstein concert? Really crazy :rolleyes: !
c ya

[dj_tommyg]

Faith No More, Wellington, New Zealand, 1996?.
Started the set in dinner suits, with Mike playing one of those mouth piano thingys to "theme from midnight cowboy", and finishing the set having discarded the jackets and ties, to "Epic".
Funnest concert?? definately The Presidents Of The United States Of America.

[sanders]

i would have to say summerjam. summerjam is this concert a seattle radio station holds every summer in eastern washington, at the gorge amphitheater..they usually have about 10 top rnb/rap artists perform..sometimes they get wack ass people..but i think the best performance i saw at summerjam was bone thugs n harmony. they know how to keep the crowd entertained! plus the after party at the campgrouds is a huuuuuuge plus! =))

[breezer]

hmm... because I live in Estonia (who does'nt know, it's south from Finland, north from Latvia, west from Russia) then here does'nt have big performers... but here have been Michael Jackson, Rolling Stones, Tina Turner, Metallica, Scooter(many times), A-Ha (is coming again later this month), Bryan Adams (three times now) etc...
I think that my greatest experience was Bryan Adams first concert in 95 or 96, don't remember anymore... The count of people who was listnening to Michael Jackson was almost 80 000. Quite a lot for a small country :)

[michellemacmail]

I loved both Squeeze concerts I attended in Liverpool in the 90's! Superb!

[floydian11]

Mine would have to be Roger Waters(Pink Floyd's bassman & writer) during The Pros and Cons of Hitchicking tour. Eric Clapton was his guitarist for the tour and recording of the album. I had never heard such clean sounds at any concerts. That was at the Montreal Forum and these guys showed us that night what live music should sound like.

[Cherry Lips]

The best concert that I've seen was the Alanis' concert in '99 and Rock in Rio 3 in '01

[willi001]

Roger Waters would have been excellent...With Clapton would have been Beyond excellent...
I saw Bryan Adams a few years back (before he mellowed out)
He played with Steve Miller and Extreme..He was great. Very good show...
Hey Breezer,, What is Estonia like????That's one of the places we hear about but don't know much about...
Willi...

[flipprincess13]

the best concert i ever went to was the pop disaster tour!! it was soo awesome! and the tickets weren't even expensive!

[Ronny]

Gotta say the best concert ever was Rush at Wembley in 1986. Don't get many big bands in Northern Ireland so the opportunity to see Rush was mega.

(Closely followed by Guns 'N' Roses in Slane 1991.)

[hui4o]

for me was TOTO's live in Sofia.They are the best musucians ever >

[Dark Wolf]

I think the best concert would have to be ozzy in ozzfest i mean they had some others their as well like system of the down and so other bands that wasent knowed of at all that i knew.
but it was a great concert.

[MbranchFan]

The best concert I have been to was a Michelle branch concert, it was great I even got to the very front because it was out in the open without chairs and she made eye contact with me alot of times and it was just the best concert ever even though I didnt get to meet her.

[darkwing]

The best concert that I ever saw was one put on by Prince. Yes it was even better than Michael Jackson's. He is such a great artist and perfectionist. Every song was even better than the record. Great stage presence and audience involment. Stage set was out of this world. No 1 nodoubt.

[sublimo]

the best concert I've ever seen was Faithless in Belgium, Vorst Nationaal.
Everyone was jumping. Next day I read that we created an earthquake. There was damage to buildings that were near to the concert hall.

[Dark Wolf]

I would actually like to go see a metallica concert but i just think it would be a great one by just the way they are and how they preform.

[peach]

The best and biggest concert ever has to be u2 Zooropa at Celtic park in Scotland. Immense.

[matrix_master]

the KoRn concert was very cool!

[lausat]

I went to alanis and no doubt concert.... both where great!!!

[Deathawaitsyou]

I can't decide...itz pretty hard. I've been to see Lunatic Luau which I saw adema, soil, ill nino, drowning pool, p.o.d., flaw, hatebreed and chevelle. um..I saw StaticX w/ 40 Below Summer and Earshot and I saw Mudvayne with 40 Below Summer and Depswa. Those three i'm stuck betwen. All had great mosh pits.

[stevo2002]

Have seen a number of Jean Michel Jarre Concerts (including the Aero concert in Denmark recently).....His shows really blow you away !!!!

As for inhouse acoustic gigs......I would have to say the irish band "The Frames". Check them out. Great performers which really entertain.


Stevo.

[Elsie]

Paul Simon Graceland tour 1986

[byrniezero2]

i went to my first gig on friday. Sum 41 were in Plymouth, England with support from American HI-Fi and Mighty Mighty Bosstones. A-Hi-Fi told the crowd to stop fighting the ****ing pussys. for the bosstones i went down to the mosh and it was an epithany for me and then the Sum 41 mosh was just a crush so i went to the back. good night and cant wait for my next gig.

[doodnessitty]

best concert ever was green day a few years ago. they are awesome live

[i_luv_tre]

The best concert I've seen is New Kids On The Block in 1994

[james]

David bowie 1990 milton keynes bowl front row held the mic down for us to sing suffragette city.......awesome

[kumargandharva]

Bryan Adams in India as he sang with an Indian Chick & won 1 billion hearts

[dcd]

Bryan Adams in Bombay...I think it was the best show ever! We were right under his nose! He kept looking our way (at my sister and not me, unfortunately) and he threw my sis his guitar plectrum. That was the year when "Please forgive me" was just released.

[Lia]

Best concert I have ever seen was Sting. He rocks so hard. Followed closely by Australia band the Living End.

[phoenix]

garth brooks, melbourne 1994, followed closely by john fogerty also in melbourne...Recently saw suzie quatro and she still roks!!!

[negrorunning]

Dre & Eminem, etc. @ the UP IN SMOKE TOUR

[TracyS831]

Well I would die if I saw Michael Jackson in concert because he is a musical genius...but im going to say Nsync just because that was my first concert ever

[whats up]

pantera was my first and still the best it was the great southern trendkill concert with shiad opening then biohazard then pantera , pantera opened with suicide note 1 in the background then part2 live unreal energy (crowd surfing lost shoe bruises)

[shedt]

A Perfect Circle. Amazing, like a bunch of angels landed on stage. the songs sound almost exactlly like the cd, and echoed through the area. it was amazing, left me stunned for days

[Bizarbus]

I saw The WHO immediately after Entwhisle died.... It was still an AMAZING concert...

[Marmoset]

Kraftwerk - Manchester Free Trade Hall 1981 on the Computer World Tour. It was the first date on their UK tour and they just tore the house down!

Never let it be said that 4 German blokes with pocket calculators don't know how to ROCK!

[ryeman]

Too many bands to bick a fav.
Here's are some i've seen:

Aerosmith,Bon Jovi, Nickelback, Ozzy, The Stones,Pink Floyd.....

[marcelbr]

I must say the best concert I've ever been was Belle and Sebastian's... It was a great show... with Grandaddy and Sigur Ros :P

[willowandme]

alicia keys, she was totally amazing

[branatopia]

808 state & ub40 @ Glastonbury in 90 summin :)
best weekend of my life sound was awesome weather was perfect and it was my birthday that weekend

[tonymac]

genesis 1978 knebworth was the first one i went to and the whole thing was just magic

[O Dogg]

Billy Joel and Elton John, Face to Face Tour 2003.

[maya]

One of the last concert by Soundgarden in 1996.

[brava6422]

the greatest performer of all time....Michael Jackson...I've been to so many concerts....I got to say that MJ's the best! A true entertainer!

[kimmy2706]

The best concert i've ever seen was...O-TOWN ! ! ! They're the best ! :love:

[LiveALittle]

Raging Speedhorn in Manchester Academy 2 - small venue - ace atmosphere :)

[Wolle]

Slayer in KB-Hallen '94

[belly]

Well i saw lots of concerts..
But i loved The warped tour the best..
it was amazing!!!

ROCK ON :rock:

:spank: <--lol :rolleyes:

[mmmayk]

with out question, nothing tops the following 3 shows
eric clapton - palace of auburn hills
aerosmith - palace of auburn hills
dave mathews band - palace of auburn hills
bon jovi - tigers bb stadium (dont remeber the name)

[ste2k]

here the best i've seen (in no particular order)

Nickelback - V2002
Manic Street Preachers - V2002
Foo Fighters - V2001
Wheatus - V2001
Ocean Colour Scene - B'Ham NIA 1999

[ste2k]

Oh, going to c Bon Jovi at the Molineux Stadium in june :-)

that should figure on the list, what a venue!

[tnpunkguy`]

Currently a Toss-Up. Deep Purple, Dio and the Scorpions or the double set Slayer played when their opening act failed to show....

[WoofACH]

I think my all time fav gig was Underworld. Thay played for almost 3 hours doing all the song i wanted!!! I was right down the front too dancing my arse off!!!

[rknrne]

..................I was at the Commodore Ballroom in Vancouver for a Johnny Winter concert . Just before the show started I made my way up to the front row of the stage on the chance of catching a glimpse of the greatest slide guitar plyr ever. One of the roadies came over with a chair and said 'Sit here and make sure no one gets between you and Johnny as he is visually impaired' (semi blind ). I sat in my designated chair for the entire show an arms length away from those ripping licks but had to leave during the encore of Highway 61 as my teeth were floating at that time and my bladder got the better of me. What great luck for me. My friends all wondered what happened to me all night but envied me the experience........................................ .......

[striker2334]

ozzfest '98: soulfly, limp bizkit, system of a down, tool
tool, mudvayne, soulfly, korn all put on a great show

[njenabnit]

the only concert i have ever seen was george strait. it was pretty good except my girlfriend was yellin in my ear about how hott he was the whole time

[Bladez26]

Mr Bowie gets my vote again with the Glass Spiders Tour

[kev_mb]

Easy!

MICHELLE BRANCH!!

[OriginalSoph]

umm i really liked the spice girls concert when I was little! it was colourful! I like the recent Robbie Williams one tho simply because I like his music!

[patrickh113]

The Beatles at Chaves Ravine in Los Angeles in 1966...

[WolfgangRoks]

I would have to say Metallica. I seen them in a small venue and I was practically right up at the stage. The tour was Garage Inc. Not my favorate Album, it was just so cool seeing them up, close and personal.:bow2:

[sevenm]

Manu Chao in Paris, doesn't get better than this

[ILuvChikn]

The best one i went to was linkin park projekt revolution tour!!! cuz it was awesome and yea i luv linkin park!!! ;)

[gnr2k3]

Metallica Summer Sanitarium Tour 2003 for me...

[urantia_boy]

Best one Ive been to was Download Festival 2003 at Castle Donington. Iron Maiden, Marilyn Manson, HIM, Ministry and The Darkness all at one venue - sheer class

[Baldafix]

AC/DC at the Sydney Entertaiment Centre

[smileyskim]

The best concert I went to was the Barenaked Ladies, they are so much fun!!!!

[Bloody_Hands]

I have seen plenty of bands live but my absolute favorite to see Live would have to be Thursday.

I really loved seeing this band, the venue I seen them at was very small and intimate. The band play very well live, they surpassed all expectations.

After the concert I met two of the band members and got both their autographs. Boy, that was such a great night. :)

I can't wait to see them live on Halloween Night and again on Sunday, November 2nd!

[impy78]

the manic millenium on new years eve was pretty special, as was reading 97, leeds 02 and I saw roddy frame in nottingham, which was great

[sqweegee]

tool. good vibe, great music and awesome visuals

[MtaCtrMidGli]

Good Charlotte is the best concert I've ever been to!!! They just get the crowd going.

[AllisonBlair]

Thrice.

[grrlfromla]

For me it was Jimmy Page and Robert Plant at the Lakefront Arena in New Orleans in 1995. Outstanding!

[Destiny84]

hmm, Rock am Ring in Germany....its a huge rock festival.... Placebo was cool, and Silverchair and Metallica ....

[lululavertu]

Capleton (Zenith 2003)

Nobody can talk after the show (loss of voice)

[happenstance]

Pop Diasaster with Jimmy Eat World, Green Day and Blink... I know it was commercial as hell and all that, but damn... Those are three damn good bands. Green Day is my all time favorite and they rocked the house. They know how to put on a show. Blink was good, and that guy Travis was awesome.

[GabbiAngel]

Recently I got to see David Gleeson (formarly for screaming jets #1 band in australia in the 80's). He couldnt sing any of the songs for his old group, but he did awesome covers of everyone.. he rocked!

Gabbi

[guitarderek]

I concur - that the 'pros and cons' concert mentioned a few posts back with Gilmore and Clapton would have been unique and awesome. My best concerts were Genesis on thet Trick of the Tail tour at the Hammersmith Odeon back in the Supper's Ready days and Led Zep at Knebworth which was also some time ago now. The Genesis concert was memorable because it was Phil Collins first time as front man (Bill Bruford on drums) and the band were proving they could perform without Gabriel. The Zep concert - I don't need to say why that was an event. Glad I was there.

[jay-z]

Linkin Park concert in Kuala Lumpur, October 15, 2003. they were superb. too bad that time I wasn't an LPU member yet, or else I would get a nearer standing to the stage!

[Pol]

Bryan Adams at the RDS in Dublin...bout 8 yrs ago

[goowatchi]

anyone go to the "sinatra concert" in new york in october? apparently, they brought back a hologram or videos of sinatra singing to a live band....

[fostes]

DEFTONES !

[fstarex]

AFI puts on a great show, ive seen them like 6 times already and they amaze me every single time.

[MusicalDream]

Christina Aguilera... Geesh she REALLY can sing live! She rocks!

[wombatjelly]

Leeds and Reading Festival 2003

[kimi]

it was MUSE in milan, some weeks ago!!! AMAZING!!! Matthew was great!

[ruubbies]

Stripped Tour... but that also was the only concert i've seen...

[DeLYSSious]

I really liked Guster a lot and Dashboard Confessional

[asnigro]

I saw Shania Twian in Madison, WI on the 27th of Oct and she was superb!!!!

[GNLS]

Nas concert in Berlin.

[LousyLax]

i was on december the 5th this year in the preussag arena in hannover and i've seen metallica on their st. anger tour. i've to say it was so *&*&*&*&in' cool. first godsmack played for 45 min but they suck, only a drum duet was big music. metallica play for 2 and a half hours songs from every year, old stuff, middle stuff and new stuff from st. anger. it was hot!!!

[rickiboy]

The best concert I've been to was in September when Christina Aguilera went to Copenhagen... It was great... She was great... She was bootylicious:-)

[Slogger]

Went to see Iron Maiden in concert for the first time in December last year in Birmingham (UK). B4 they even came on the whole crowd was chanting for them and at one point there was a mexican wave that went round the place bout 10 times. When the band appeared on stage and started to play the sound of the crowds cheers and singing almost drowned out the band themselves.
What I wanna know is what was the best concert you've been to and who inspired the best response from the crowd.

[noodles]

No Doubt!! They can really make the crowd going!

[ItCameFromJa]

The Movielife in Liverpool in April last year. Excellent show all round.

[jay-z]

been to a concert? which concert do you consider the best you have attended? and which is the band/s performing?

[Komplex]

The Roots put on the best live show I have ever seen.

[justinspired]

michelle branch's concert was the best!

[tnn531]

coldplay is really good in concert

[tr1ple555]

LIVE SPICE GIRLS AT THE POND!!!!!

[flickyou]

Michael Jackson performed here in Hawaii a while back...and I was not a fan of his when I saw him. I was thoroughly impressed by his show.

[breznjev]

Cubismo... Exit 2003

[thomsr]

the best concert i've seen was PUR...

[Cho Chang]

the best concert I've seen is Shakira's concert in Guadalajara.. it was GREAT...

[Cho Chang]

I've been to concerts of Shakira, Nsync, Zebda, ELAN.. and all of them have been great.. I think the best have been Shakira an ELAN, they're great performing live...

[Attica]

Dude it's all about COHEED AND CAMBRIA! They put on a great live show! Same with Rufio and The Used...Thrice is coming to Albuquerque, NM on 04/04/04 and I already know that they kick A$$ live and i can't wait! Get your tickets soon!

[castledrumme]

I went to the warp tour in Washinton D.C this last summer. I like a
lot of bands I like the Mad Caddies the best. The best concert I have ever seen was Santana in 1968 at the Fillmore west in
San Fransisco It was one of there first major gigs

[R3tt3]

If these are allowed to be DVDs of live concerts, then my favs are:
Rammstein: Live aus Berlin - tons of pyrotechnics, awesome music
Rammstein: Lichtspielhaus - got lots of various concert pieces on this DVD, along with other stuff... but it's all good
Metallica: S&M - SF Symphony all the way! Can't get any better than that!

[thepodman]

Weird Al, summer 2003 in Denver, CO (USA).

[beastly115]

2 years ago i went to a concer and saw Sum 41, Alien Ant Farm, Disturbed, Lit and Tantric.

[angeldelight]

some of the best ive seen so far are by

elton john
meatloaf
good charlotte
cher
tina turner
westlife
robbie
enrique
plus loads of others

[drexenol]

the evanescence concert. also the linkin park hoobastank pod concert. oh and how can i forget the something corporate and yellowcard concert. they rock

[rumpz]

Originally posted by marcelbr
I must say the best concert I've ever been was Belle and Sebastian's... It was a great show... with Grandaddy and Sigur Ros :P

Sounds cool, I'm jealous.

My fav show was Paul Okenfold in Chicago at the Riviera. The atmosphere was cool, the music pulsing and the lights were incredible.

[808_punk]

THRICE up in O'ahu! They were AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

:hit: :hit: :hit:

[orozcomg]

The Best Concert I've ever seen is AFI in Las Vegas! Its like a cult to see them live.........you have to pay attention. I felt like a zombie! DAVEY IS GOD!