Favorite non-U2 concert

[RA-D]

u2 aside,

Coldplay at Bolton very recently was the best atmosphere and experience, after waiting in the rain all day, but the best musical gig would be the Manic Street Preachers at Leeds University.

[zumanity42]

Led Zeppelin Riverfront Coliseum 4/77. 'Song Remains The Same' Tour. 13 years old, teachers on strike. hands down, the best rock show i've ever seen. everything came together & it was magic.

got grounded & didn't get the bike i wanted. no regrets.

[beegee]

Originally posted by RedrocksU2
...did anyone ever see PIL (Public Image Limited) with Jhonny Rotten as the lead singer?

yes

i saw them open for INXS in san diego, kick tour

steve jones was on drums

[gaillimh]

I have to go with Bruce Springstreen and the E Street Band (I gotta have the band....). Live 8 in Hyde Park has to also be some of the best 10 hours of my life......

[deltau922]

Just saw the original five Duran Duran last night in the swankiest old opera house you can imagine. I had seen them before in different incarnations but never the original band. They were tremendous. He still has 100 percent of his voice, and they have quite a catalogue from which to choose.

[daygloeyes2]

Prince-8/18/04

Keane-2/5/05

Duran Duran-4/1/05

[one4u2]

Originally posted by daygloeyes2
Prince-8/18/04

Keane-2/5/05

Duran Duran-4/1/05

Definately Prince, I was very impressed last year and Duran Duran is always

[U2ElevatesMe415]

Clay Aiken.. 12/29/04
coolest thing ever, Row 7 in that arena was right up there.

[angelordevil]

Originally posted by U2ElevatesMe415
Clay Aiken.. 12/29/04
coolest thing ever, Row 7 in that arena was right up there.

....

Springsteen at the Skydome in Toronto in '92 was a revelation for me...I went with my dad, who is a life-long fan. I was a casual fan, and too young to remember his early stuff...but he absolutely owned the place. At the end of the show, I was clapping along, my eyes as wide as saucers, to a song I was hearing for the first time: "Working on the highway." He had this undescribable charisma, and remains, in my opinion, one of those rare artists who are actually better live than on recording.

Others who fit that bill for me were Pearl Jam in Toronto in 2000 (can't wait to see both shows in St. John's this fall), U2 in TO, 2001....my first U2 show, and INXS in Toronto in 1988...I can barely remember it, except for the cool shirt my dad bought me, and their fantastic lead singer....a man no band in their right mind would dare to replace on a reality-tv show.

[kaber]

Some highlights for me:

REM - Green Tour, Edinburgh Playhouse, 1989

James - Students Union, St. Andrews, 1990

Prince - London Wembley Arena - Nude tour, 1990

The Orb, Roskilde Music Festival ,1991

The Sisters Of Mercy, Seelenbinder-halle, Berlin ,1991

Dinosaur Jr - Rollercoaster Tour , Glasgow SECC ,1992

Aphex Twin Live at Knowledge, SW1 London

The Breeders - Glasgow Plaza ,1993

Skunk Anansie - Glasgow Barrowlands, 1997

The Prodigy - T in the Park, Glasgow , 1998

Red Hot Chilli Peppers - Reading Festival, 1999

Herbert - Live and Cabaret , London

Wayne Shorter - Montreux Jazz Festival, 2002

Herbert - Live, Robert Johnson Frankfurt am Main

Buena Vista Social Club - The Barbican, London

Prince - London Hammersmith - ONA tour, 2002

U2 - London Twickenham Stadium, 2005

[agentorange]

Originally posted by zoney!

Ride/Slowdive - MPLS

Around 1991, Ride was possibly my favorite band, up there with U2. What a majestic, skin-shearing wall of sound. Such a shame to see them implode after Going Blank. I really wish I could have seen them live.

[U2ElevatesMe415]

Originally posted by angelordevil


....

Springsteen at the Skydome in Toronto in '92 was a revelation for me...I went with my dad, who is a life-long fan. I was a casual fan, and too young to remember his early stuff...but he absolutely owned the place. At the end of the show, I was clapping along, my eyes as wide as saucers, to a song I was hearing for the first time: "Working on the highway." He had this undescribable charisma, and remains, in my opinion, one of those rare artists who are actually better live than on recording.

Others who fit that bill for me were Pearl Jam in Toronto in 2000 (can't wait to see both shows in St. John's this fall), U2 in TO, 2001....my first U2 show, and INXS in Toronto in 1988...I can barely remember it, except for the cool shirt my dad bought me, and their fantastic lead singer....a man no band in their right mind would dare to replace on a reality-tv show.

<< I'm a claymate :P

[RavenBlue]

My Dad and I got tickets last minute to Bryan Adams when he was playing here. We winded up getting some of the best seats in the house, near the side of the stage. Our arena holds about 6500 for hockey, and probably around 8000 with floor seats. When he came out on the wing, he was right there. Really incredible. Great show, he played all of the songs we knew (and a few goodies that I'd forgotten)

John Prine also put on a great show. That guy is unstoppable. Do a song, take a drink of water, go into the next song. He played for nearly three hours straight.. even his band took a break and he just kept on truckin'. It was great.

I've seen Garnet Rogers in concert so many times now it's hard to pick one show of his that was the best. He continues to make great music and put on wonderful shows. He never really plays the songs the same way either, he's always fiddling around with them. Was listening to a concert from Club Passim online and was quite surprised when he did Stans Northwest Passage on guitar. I've seen him do it on the fiddle (which always gives me chills) but this was a totally different thing. It took a few verses for me to get into it though, but he can totally make it work.