Memorable concerts
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@mclaincausey I liked DW I like very few things.
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@Matt said in Memorable concerts:
Slowdive
The opener for them on this tour are friends of friends of mine.
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@GraemeE fucking love those guys. So good.
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had a girlfriend who was a U2 fan— saw them in disguise opening for themselves as a country band called The Dalton Brothers on the Joshua Tree tour.
Beer bellys, zztop length beards, bibs the whole look.
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My dad loves to tell the story of having to literally make me go see Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band play Reunion Arena in Dallas on the Born in the USA tour. It was 1984, I was 13 and totally getting into X, Hüsker Dü, R.E.M. and The Replacements so I absolutely didn’t have any interest in seeing “the boss”. But he convinced me to go and it turned out to be one of the best concert experiences of my life. I learned how a performer could use storytelling to keep a huge audience engaged and wanting more. It’s a show I’ll never forget and made me a Bruce fan for life. And of course the band was insanely good.
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@SKT I saw Springsteen for the first time in Birmingham last year and it is one of the greatest gigs I’ve ever seen. He was brilliant and the band were outstanding.
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I’ve tried to go see him so many times but couldn’t get good tickets and didn’t wanna pay a couple hundred bucks for nosebleeds. He’s one of my very favorite musicians, can’t believe I’ve never been able to make it happen. I’ll keep trying!
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@popvulture @GraemeE I’ll get my thoughts together and post…lord knows I can’t be succinct. He’s one of my all time favorites too and I need to get the foggy details lined out.
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I know he’s one of those guys who, unless you happen to be super lucky and live in Asbury Park or somewhere he happens to play in some small club, you kind have to suck it up and see in an arena. I just really can’t stand those kind of shows — this is why, for example, I’ve never seen the Stones. I’ve been super lucky to get crazy close to some of my favorites in arena settings (AC/DC, Petty, Prince, Radiohead) but Bruce continues to elude me.
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There’s something about the joyful energy and passion Bruce brings to his performances. Seen him several times and he never disappointed me. Nothing but love on the stage with the E Street Band. It feels like a true family is up there doing what they love.
I’m a Springsteen fan, sure. Not a freak, and I don’t listen to him much at home, though I love it when his music comes on. But he’s on my Mt Rushmore of live performers. I challenge anyone to see the E Street band and leave without a smile on their face.
And he rips guitar solos and handles delicate solo performances with equal aplomb.
