giddyup Posted August 23, 2018 Share Posted August 23, 2018 I have been to a lot of concerts, moreso when I was younger. Big bands like The Eagles, Moody Blues, Crosby, Stills and Nash etc, as well as solo artists, but the best concert I ever attended was by a UK artist called Joe Jackson. It was at Thebarton Theatre in Adelaide, a small venue for international artists, but that concert blew my socks off. So what was the most memorable for you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tutsiwarrior Posted August 23, 2018 Share Posted August 23, 2018 Ashgrove in LA various country blues acts including Big Joe Williams, Big Mama Thornton and Lightnin' Hopkins, Troubador in LA with Joni Mitchell and other folk acts, Golden Bear in Huntington Beach with Jimmy Reed (a classic) John Mayall and various other venues around LA late 60s early 70s...lucky to be livin' there at that time...saw the Stones twice once with Mick Taylor... never did see Jimi or the Doors live although they were around...spent all my dosh on dope and cheap red wine...stood outside a club in North Beach with a short bottle of Red Mountain in the rain in SF early 80s listenin' to Mike Bloomfield, fantastic...the finest Chicago blues guitarist that ever lived and I was lucky then too as he died a few weeks later... and Janis autographed my jacket back stage at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena in 1969 when she was still with Big Brother...a great concert also with Joan Baez, Country Joe and Junior Wells and Buddy Guy... it's funny as my wife who I dearly loved was a thai country girl and never heard of any of them... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giddyup Posted August 24, 2018 Author Share Posted August 24, 2018 6 hours ago, tutsiwarrior said: Ashgrove in LA various country blues acts including Big Joe Williams, Big Mama Thornton and Lightnin' Hopkins, Troubador in LA with Joni Mitchell and other folk acts, Golden Bear in Huntington Beach with Jimmy Reed (a classic) John Mayall and various other venues around LA late 60s early 70s...lucky to be livin' there at that time...saw the Stones twice once with Mick Taylor... never did see Jimi or the Doors live although they were around...spent all my dosh on dope and cheap red wine...stood outside a club in North Beach with a short bottle of Red Mountain in the rain in SF early 80s listenin' to Mike Bloomfield, fantastic...the finest Chicago blues guitarist that ever lived and I was lucky then too as he died a few weeks later... and Janis autographed my jacket back stage at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena in 1969 when she was still with Big Brother...a great concert also with Joan Baez, Country Joe and Junior Wells and Buddy Guy... it's funny as my wife who I dearly loved was a thai country girl and never heard of any of them... Good story, but I did ask for the "best" concert you attended. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vogie Posted August 24, 2018 Share Posted August 24, 2018 Biggest and best band I saw were The Eagles, they were doing their Hell Freezes Over tour in 1996 at The McAlpine stadium in Huddersfield. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strikingsunset Posted August 24, 2018 Share Posted August 24, 2018 The most stunning was Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers as “ support” for Nils Lofgren in Birmingham,England 1972... I had never heard of Tom Petty but he blew Nils away,fantastic performance.Sent from my iPhone using Thaivisa Connect Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pgrahmm Posted August 24, 2018 Share Posted August 24, 2018 Toss up between Dire Straits & Elton John..... DS had the best pure technical sound - long indoor concert..... EJ because I begrudgingly went (bday gift for girlfriend) but really enjoyed the show.....The fact that it was outdoors on the lawn & a lot of grass was being smoked & wafting around probably helped mellow me out to enjoy it..... Saw Elvis at the top of his game = probably the most charismatic performer I've seen..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Dwyer Posted August 24, 2018 Share Posted August 24, 2018 Joe Jackson ! , great stuff !!“ is she really going out with him “ is a great song from my youth ( I was 17 when it came out ). A buddy of mine sings in a band ( pub band ) and always sings that song , always goes down well !!Sooo, have been to many great concerts, Clapton, McCartney, Elton John, Deep Purple, Kiss etc but the best has to be ( believe it or not !) James Blunt !, who was opening for Elton John at the Sambódromo in Rio 10 or 12 years ago.Elton was great, as always, but I think the crowd were “warmed up “ ( bit of an understatement) by James Blunt as he belted out his many hits and some great covers with such enthusiasm and good humour it stands out as a truly great night !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nyezhov Posted August 24, 2018 Share Posted August 24, 2018 Frank Zappa Live at the Fillmore East Bill Joel at Maxs Kansas City Traffic with Dave Mason at the Academy of Music Cream EmmyLou Harris Howling Wolf with the Rolling Stones Nina Hagen in Stuttgart Woodstock Led Zepplin Bob Marley Talking Heads Patti Smith Ramones Fear who can remember them all Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giddyup Posted August 24, 2018 Author Share Posted August 24, 2018 People, the question was of which concert you attended was the best, not to list every concert you ever saw. Well you can, but just give your favourite. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Puwa Posted August 24, 2018 Share Posted August 24, 2018 Best performances: 1. Merl Saunders at a club in Rochester, NY--what a showman 2. Ziggy Marley and the Melody Makers somewhere outdoors--incredible energy 3. Jerry Garcia Band-- virtuoso musicianship, sixth row floor, front of Jerry and Rosebud Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Puwa Posted August 24, 2018 Share Posted August 24, 2018 13 hours ago, tutsiwarrior said: ..stood outside a club in North Beach with a short bottle of Red Mountain in the rain in SF early 80s listenin' to Mike Bloomfield, fantastic...the finest Chicago blues guitarist that ever lived and I was lucky then too as he died a few weeks later... Mike Bloomfield!! You, my man, are a connoisseur of the good stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bannork Posted August 24, 2018 Share Posted August 24, 2018 Rory Gallagher in Bristol, think it was 1973. His style of rock was simply irresistible. Great tunes and driving rhythm with Gerry McAvoy on bass, playing like a man possessed. I've never seen 2 people play with such intensity and passion. Left the concert high as a kite and have yet to return to ground. Thank you Rory. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tutsiwarrior Posted August 24, 2018 Share Posted August 24, 2018 9 hours ago, Nyezhov said: Frank Zappa Live at the Fillmore East who can remember them all Zappa and the mothers were truly great...again at a number of venues around LA...the mothers were an orchestra that he put together to play his serious music, he'd start with the nonsense stuff then before you knew it you were faced with an undulating membrane of sound with Zappa conducting, literally using his strapped on guitar as a baton...truly some of the most remarkable live music I've heard...and it never comes thru in his recordings which don't do much for me... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
worgeordie Posted August 24, 2018 Share Posted August 24, 2018 Bath Festival 1970 Canned Heat, Steppenwolf,Pink Floyd Led Zeppelin,Moody Blues plus many other great bands. Got in for free too,arrived at the entrance in my VW van with my cousins,said we were roadies,waved through. Woburn music festival july 1968 Jimi Hendrix The Family only 2 i can remember can remember vividly coming over the fields and The Family were playing a song from "Music in a Doll's House" regards worgeordie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tutsiwarrior Posted August 24, 2018 Share Posted August 24, 2018 2 hours ago, worgeordie said: Bath Festival 1970 Canned Heat, Steppenwolf,Pink Floyd Led Zeppelin,Moody Blues plus many other great bands. Got in for free too,arrived at the entrance in my VW van with my cousins,said we were roadies,waved through. a VW van establishes yer 'cred'...I owned a '66 model 1975 - 1985 and got emotional when I sold it, it was like an old friend...rebuilt the engine myself twice and when the floor in the back rusted out screwed in some 3/4" plywood and moved on down the road at about 50mph...probably set a record for the accumulated number of miles between LA and Eugene Oregon...only had an AM radio but there was always plenty of dope and red wine, guitars, harmonicas and kazoos...and the splendid US west coast scenery... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ulysses G. Posted August 24, 2018 Share Posted August 24, 2018 Jefferson Starship before they were officially a band. It was very alternative long before that became popular, They would not become an official band for another 4 years. They were touring to support Paul Kantner's science fiction opus Blows Against the Empire. and had a bunch of bay area musicians like Jerry Garcia, David Cosby, Graham Nash participating - Papa John Creach, Grace Slick and other Jefferson Airplane alumni too. Kansas was the backup band and they were excellent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
worgeordie Posted August 25, 2018 Share Posted August 25, 2018 5 hours ago, tutsiwarrior said: a VW van establishes yer 'cred'...I owned a '66 model 1975 - 1985 and got emotional when I sold it, it was like an old friend...rebuilt the engine myself twice and when the floor in the back rusted out screwed in some 3/4" plywood and moved on down the road at about 50mph...probably set a record for the accumulated number of miles between LA and Eugene Oregon...only had an AM radio but there was always plenty of dope and red wine, guitars, harmonicas and kazoos...and the splendid US west coast scenery... Wish I still had it today, regards Worgeordie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pgrahmm Posted August 25, 2018 Share Posted August 25, 2018 6 hours ago, tutsiwarrior said: a VW van establishes yer 'cred'...I owned a '66 model 1975 - 1985 and got emotional when I sold it, it was like an old friend...rebuilt the engine myself twice and when the floor in the back rusted out screwed in some 3/4" plywood and moved on down the road at about 50mph...probably set a record for the accumulated number of miles between LA and Eugene Oregon...only had an AM radio but there was always plenty of dope and red wine, guitars, harmonicas and kazoos...and the splendid US west coast scenery... So you were the guy that always got in front of me slowing uphill traffic to a virtual crawl - about every drive I took.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giddyup Posted August 26, 2018 Author Share Posted August 26, 2018 On 8/25/2018 at 1:56 AM, tutsiwarrior said: a VW van establishes yer 'cred'...I owned a '66 model 1975 - 1985 and got emotional when I sold it, it was like an old friend...rebuilt the engine myself twice and when the floor in the back rusted out screwed in some 3/4" plywood and moved on down the road at about 50mph...probably set a record for the accumulated number of miles between LA and Eugene Oregon...only had an AM radio but there was always plenty of dope and red wine, guitars, harmonicas and kazoos...and the splendid US west coast scenery... Magic days! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1FinickyOne Posted August 27, 2018 Share Posted August 27, 2018 Midnight Show - Dave Van Ronk.... he came on an hour late, could barely hold his head straight - totally drunk - he said i'll make you a deal - "I am only going to play 5 songs" - - then growled - - "but I will make the gooood." and he did but he would moan and groan for 5-10 minutes between each song... he was great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1FinickyOne Posted August 27, 2018 Share Posted August 27, 2018 Bruce Springsteen in a movie theatre in NJ when he was first getting known... Clarence Clemons and the E Street Band... they played for 4 hours... Wow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thecaveman Posted August 27, 2018 Share Posted August 27, 2018 I have seen many of the big ones but it's still easy to name the most outstanding concert of them all. That clearly was Garth Brooks' 1st appearance in Germany on April 15th, 1994, Frankfurt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tarteso Posted August 27, 2018 Share Posted August 27, 2018 Neil Young, Zappa, Joe Jackson, Stones, Pink Floyd... all of them, seen in Paris and Madrid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NCC1701A Posted August 27, 2018 Share Posted August 27, 2018 Emerson, Lake and Palmer, Hollywood Bowl, 1971. Yes. performing "Tales From Topographic Oceans", Long Beach Arena,1973 Gentle Giant. Shrine Auditorium, 1973 Genesis performing "The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway" Shrine Auditorium, 1973 John McLaughlin. Troubadour, 1975 Oingo Boingo. Whisky a GoGo, West Hollywood, ca, 1980 Talking Heads, Greek Theater, 1984. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retayl Posted August 27, 2018 Share Posted August 27, 2018 Bruce Springsteen, Hammersmith Odeon, 1973/74 I think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The manic Posted August 27, 2018 Share Posted August 27, 2018 Pink Floyd doing Atom Heart Mother with The BBC Symphonic Orchestra at the Manchester Free Trade Hall in the 70s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The manic Posted August 27, 2018 Share Posted August 27, 2018 On 8/24/2018 at 8:47 PM, Ulysses G. said: Jefferson Starship before they were officially a band. It was very alternative long before that became popular, They would not become an official band for another 4 years. They were touring to support Paul Kantner's science fiction opus Blows Against the Empire. and had a bunch of bay area musicians like Jerry Garcia, David Cosby, Graham Nash participating - Papa John Creach, Grace Slick and other Jefferson Airplane alumni too. Kansas was the backup band and they were excellent. I thought they were Jefferson Airplane before they became Jefferson Star ship Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giddyup Posted August 27, 2018 Author Share Posted August 27, 2018 6 minutes ago, The manic said: I thought they were Jefferson Airplane before they became Jefferson Star ship They were. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strikingsunset Posted August 27, 2018 Share Posted August 27, 2018 Bruce Springsteen, Hammersmith Odeon, 1973/74 I think.Sent from my iPhone using Thailand Forum - Thaivisa mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swissbie Posted August 27, 2018 Share Posted August 27, 2018 Dr.Feelgood in the 80ies, performed his concerts mostly more like private parties Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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