Memorable concerts

[Blackheart]

Ritchie Blackmore is my favorite guitarist, Cal Jam 1974 was insane, Rainbow 1975 was great since RJD
was on vocals.

Agreed RP, Led Zep was a landmark gig, I saw Bad Company in 1975 and Robert & Jimmy came out and
did the encore with them. Amazing.

[Graeme]

Sisters of Mercy, summer 1992, Birmingham NEC - my first big gig

Spasmodics, summer 1992, Warwick Students Union - they were much better than the support act, a little known band called Radiohead.

Killing Joke, 1995 or 1996, The Garage, Glasgow.

Mr Bungle, summer 2000, Astoria, London - specially for Mega. They had a warm-up act who was a kid's magician, and he didn't go down to well to the point that some of the crowd were throwing things at him. I got smacked on the head by a full can of beer thrown from somewhere behind me.

There were a couple more in Brighton, Fun Lovin' Criminals and Orbital in 2001 or 2002, but I can't remember the dates.

And I should throw in Yat Kha, The Sage Centre, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, 2006. You can't go wrong with a Siberian rock band!

[RP]

Blackheart will be the MVP of this thread.

I have a bunch of old ticket stubs in my office that I should check.  I'm going on vacation for a couple of weeks, so it will have to wait.  For now:

Also, I should add:

Simon & Garfunkel Concert in Central Park (1991)
Eric Clapton various times (including the acoustic tour)
Dire Straits
Bowie
Stones
Springsteen
Van Halen
Allman Brothers
Neville Brothers

[mclaincausey]

@Blackheart:

Agreed RP, Led Zep was a landmark gig, I saw Bad Company in 1975 and Robert & Jimmy came out and
did the encore with them. Amazing.

My mom met Bad Company's drummer on a flight. Said he was very nice. My mom is kind of a looker so he may have had ulterior motives

[Blackheart]

Thanks RP, I have tons of old ticket stubs too and backstage passes…I'll have to dig those out and see
who else I've seen.
Ted Nugent 1978 was another good one, Queen 1980, Judas Priest 1980, Quiet Riot with Randy Rhoads
and Rudy Sarzo at the Starwood many a weekend back in the late 70's and early 80's...Great stuff.

Simon Kirk was very cool, especially with his shirt off, but that's just me...

[Giles]

I'm a simple man, so I will just do one…

Bowie - Aladdin Sane.  1973

Best bit was seeing all the Spiders from Mars dudes turning up, and thinking "Oh Feck"........

[Blackheart]

Winner G! I've seen footage from that time, classic.

[JCMx800]

I see, I am too young haha

[twin]

Paul Mccartney July 1990 Veterans stadium Phila.
Police July 7 2007 Hersheypark stadium
Bruce Springsteen May 15 2009 Hersheypark stadium
Foreigner August 16 2011 Hersheypark stadium in first row of seats
Rolling stones June 18 2013 Wells Fargo center Phila.
  That is just some of the concerts for me.

[wolfblood]

Misfits 1982 new Orleans
X 1981 new Orleans
Bad brains 1982 new Orleans
Black flag many times 81-84 new Orleans
Flipper 1984 new Orleans
Thin white rope 1986 new Orleans
Jesus and Mary chain/NIN 1989 Dallas
Pixies 1989 Dallas
Pop will eat itself/Prick/NIN downward spiral tour 1996 new Orleans
Portishead 1997 new Orleans
Tricky 1997 new Orleans
Leonard Cohen 2013 new Orleans

[derivative666]

Twin I was at that Springsteen show also. It was fantastic.

[mclaincausey]

Springsteen is just tremendous live.  He played almost every instrument imaginable at this one show a couple of years ago and last concert here he was just so infectiously energetic and enthusiastic.  Just rocked the Xcel center down for 3 hours…  His passion and love for his craft is worn on his sleeve...

[twin]

IF Springsteen stops in Hershey I will be there.

[natehate]

black heart, jesus im jealous
and wolfblood the first 5 on your list are mind blowing

my list
im no good with dates really
lollapolooza 94 i believe - The Smashing Pumpkins, Beastie Boys, George Clinton & the P-Funk All Stars, The Breeders, A Tribe Called Quest, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, L7, Boredoms (mainstage acts)

somewhere around 96-97 i saw fugazi at the pheonix in toronto with grade as the opening act
amazing show

hellfest 2002 was an amazing show, not only for the music but for people i had talked to for years online and finally met

and every single lucero show i have been to has been amazing
i love those boys

[mclaincausey]

Good call on lucero. Saw em a lot back home, they have a rabid fan base up here. Fucking tore up this punk club on a two night run a few years ago, a rare show in terms of band and crowd interaction and energy.

[natehate]

yeah there fan base is rabid
ive seen them every time theyve played in ontario except last years warped tour
and once at the fbm warehouse in biggleston ny
and the guys in the band are just the nicest down to earth dudes
love talking books with ben and bikes with brian
and just seeing rick's facial hair and big smile makes my day hahaha

[JLG]

Botch - Final show in Seattle 2002
Old Man Gloom - 4 day mini-tour selling merch for them up the west coast in 2003
Sigur Ros - Bowery Ballroom 2003 and Red Rocks 2008
Melvins - Pretty much every show
Isis - 'Oceanic' record release and many others.
Converge / Dillinger Escape Plan / Drowningman - 242 Burlington, VT 1997
Oxbow - if you get a chance, see them. Unreal.
Sunn performing with Xasthur and Boris at the Echo in LA.
Radiohead - Suffolk Downs
The National - Troubadour 2007
Phish - Florida Everglades NYE 2000. Not a fan, but growing up in VT and having friends drag me down made for a good time.

-Dates are approx.

[mclaincausey]

Sweet, Nate!  I haven't made their acquaintance but glad to hear they're as solid as I'd have hoped of dudes.

[riffblaster general]

@Blackheart:

Mott The Hoople - 1974
Queen - 1974
KiSS - 1975
David Bowie - 1974 ( Diamond Dogs tour )
Alice Cooper - 1973 ( Billion Dollar Babies tour )
California Jam - 1974
Blackmore's Rainbow - 1975
The Ramones - 1977
The Danmed - 1977
The Clash -1978
Johnny Thunders & The Heartbreakers -1978 ( stood with Steve Jones and Joan Jett for that gig )
Iron Maiden - 1981 with UFO ( backstage )
Motorhead 1981- ( Ace of Spades tour, Metallica were standing behind me )
The Pogues - 1988
I can go on and on, these are just a few of my faves.

Can you build a time machine and take me with you?

[GimpKid]

Christ, I would give a testicle to see Zeppelin, even now.

First concert: MC Hammer - You can't touch this.

Most memorable: Rage Against the Machine - I was a preppy, fairly sheltered little twerp in seventh grade (14, maybe). They were one of my favorite bands, but I wasn't necessarily in my element. Luckily I was in a semi-secluded wheelchair section… Until it got invaded during Killing in the Name. I kinda feared for my life as this chick started jumping around and shrieking the "fuck you, I won't do what you tell me" part for 5 minutes. It might have been terrifying then, but I always chuckle looking back on it. It built character. It was their last show in Phoenix, I think, so I'm glad I got to see them.