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    • S
      shoque
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      Deep Purple, not nearly as good as they used to be plus Ritchie Blackmore is missing.

      Wish I would be born earlier just to see them live at pinnacle.

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      • Megatron1505M
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        Feeling like an amateur all of a sudden  😉

        Great lists BH and RP.

        Made in England, clothed in Japan, fed in America and drunk in Belgium !

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        • BlackheartB
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          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.

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          • GraemeG
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            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!

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              RP
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              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

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              • mclaincauseyM
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                @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 🙂

                Think it, be it.

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                • BlackheartB
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                  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... 😉 😉

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                  • GilesG
                    Giles
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                    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"........

                    "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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

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                      • JCMx800J
                        JCMx800
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                        I see, I am too young haha

                        Les Paul -> ProCo Rat -> Super HardOn -> JCM800 Low Input
                        XXX

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                          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.

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                          • wolfbloodW
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                            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

                            "I was never one of you." Arthur Rimbaud

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                            • derivative666D
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                              Twin I was at that Springsteen show also. It was fantastic.

                              "honorable mention to the bearded giant aka derivative666 for being a stand up dude & not changing with the seasons since i've been around these parts" Monday

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                              • mclaincauseyM
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                                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...

                                Think it, be it.

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                                  twin
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                                  IF Springsteen stops in Hershey I will be there.

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                                  • natehateN
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                                    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

                                    don't you know there ain't no devil? only god when he's drunk!

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                                    • mclaincauseyM
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                                      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.

                                      Think it, be it.

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                                      • natehateN
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                                        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

                                        don't you know there ain't no devil? only god when he's drunk!

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                                          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.

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

                                            Think it, be it.

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