| david (galashiels) 08.03.2011 17:49 |
i know this site is a queen site,but just for this time....what is the best concert you have been at. i dont want any,o queen are the greatest,freddie is king... because lets be honest,there are other fantastic,verging on great rock bands out there. some of the (cough) older members here have had the privilage of seing,led zep,beatles(the very older), the reason i assk....(o god im going to get pelters for this),just watched . oasis live main road.cigaretes and alcahol............fantastic. now dont get me wrong,i am a queen man through and through,but there are other great musicians out there. from a personal point of view living where i do,there aint much chance of live bands,i live in the country miles from a city. so my live bands has been limited . special trips to edinburgh(82),glasgow(2008)queen and queen+paul. and as for major bands the time for those was in the late 70s early 80s.in my region. blackfoot sue..ask your dad).and i am ashamed to say dead end kids(ask your dad again lol). the only time i have ever and i mean ever came close to a major(and i mean mega major star),was years ago when i delivered a grand piano to..paul mccartney in his farm at kintyre..(see my profile) yes its true i have been to pauls farm. but that aside the biggest or greates band i have seen (live) was sue,at the local big hotel in the 70s.. many people on this forum have had and have enjoyed the chance to see major bands live. who was best,who did you love,who was crap... ps.........i had the chance of POLICE AND THE JAM tickets..but my boss said ....those are just trios,a waste of time .lol lol lol. so didnt bother(ooooooooooooo shit).... |
| YannickJoker 08.03.2011 18:09 |
Paul McCartney live in the Gelredome, december 2009. |
| Thistle 08.03.2011 18:38 |
Hey David, that Oasis show isn't half bad, I really like that one too. sentiment wise, my favourite show is Queen + PR at SECC in 2008, and this is the most emotional I've ever been at a concert in my life, although excitement wise (don't laugh) I saw Billy Joel twice at the SECC in 2006 - I can't think of a time when I was more excited to be seeing one of my heroes live. As you can tell, I have a bit of an eclectic taste in music, and another fine show was Andrea Bocelli, again at the SECC - as was Elton John and the mighty Ultravox, too. BUT, the BEST EVER live show I've ever been to? PAUL McCARTNEY, Hampden Park 2010. That man is 68 and was loaded with the 'flu, but still put on a great show with a stunning setlist that lasted 3 hours. He didn't go for a break, or costume change, and it was all played without a support act. I didn't even have tickets for it until I turned up outside the ground about an hour before it started. Oh, and 10/10 for Pyros during "Live And Let Die". To be honest, I've seen a lot of the folk now I'd like to see. The ones that are left are: David Bowie Pink Floyd Led Zeppelin REM |
| Thistle 08.03.2011 18:46 |
Come to think of it, I was at the Oasis show in Loch Lomond in '96, and have also seen Muse (by far the best lighting show), Metallica and the Foo Fighters, and all were good nights. The Darkness also put on a fantastic, and fast-paced show. Lily Allen was good, too (and is a wee babe). But McCartney still tops the lot. The most boring shows I've ever been to? Arcade Fire, Dragonforce and Alterbridge. |
| jpf 08.03.2011 20:58 |
Tie between KISS "Hot In The Shade" tour KISS "Revenge" club tour KISS "Revenge" arena tour KISS Konvention tour (acoustic performance; lots of deep tracks) |
| Thistle 08.03.2011 21:35 |
jpf wrote: Tie between KISS "Hot In The Shade" tour KISS "Revenge" club tour KISS "Revenge" arena tour KISS Konvention tour (acoustic performance; lots of deep tracks) ============================================================================================= So have you not liked shows that WEREN'T Kiss then lol? (Or have you never been to a show that didn't involve them?). |
| Mr Mercury 09.03.2011 09:57 |
Black Sabbath at the Apollo Glasgow 1978 with support act Van Halen. My first ever gig!! Beat that lol :) Nazareth (when Zal Cleminson from the Sensational Alex Harvey Band was with them) very early 80's, again at the Apollo Glasgow Rush at the SECC mid 80's There was more but I cant remember them all tbh..... |
| lifetimefanofqueen 09.03.2011 15:09 |
best concert ive ever been to id say is the very first one i ever went to, i will never forget it, it was an 80s concert, there were many bands and singers, but it was in a park, we all had picknicks and it wasnt to crowed, you could sit down etc....the first performance was Toyah, i was so so so happy, this was the first concert i went to so i recorded all her songs with my phone, i didnt know who she was at the time |
| Ray D O'Gaga 09.03.2011 21:44 |
"There can only be one truly great music festival in a lifetime and its the US Festival!" - Homer Simpson |
| jpf 10.03.2011 00:09 |
Thistleboy 1980 wrote: jpf wrote: Tie between KISS "Hot In The Shade" tour KISS "Revenge" club tour KISS "Revenge" arena tour KISS Konvention tour (acoustic performance; lots of deep tracks) ============================================================================================= So have you not liked shows that WEREN'T Kiss then lol? (Or have you never been to a show that didn't involve them?). ---- I've been to over 150 concerts ranging from KISS to The Cure To Elton John To Fleetwood Mac to Black Sabbath. The question asked what was your best concert ever. Those five KISS shows were equally good and my most favorite. |
| Thistle 12.03.2011 16:08 |
jpf wrote: Thistleboy 1980 wrote: jpf wrote: Tie between KISS "Hot In The Shade" tour KISS "Revenge" club tour KISS "Revenge" arena tour KISS Konvention tour (acoustic performance; lots of deep tracks) ============================================================================================= So have you not liked shows that WEREN'T Kiss then lol? (Or have you never been to a show that didn't involve them?). ---- I've been to over 150 concerts ranging from KISS to The Cure To Elton John To Fleetwood Mac to Black Sabbath. The question asked what was your best concert ever. Those five KISS shows were equally good and my most favorite. ============================================================================================= FFS, it was a joke- didn't need to be reminded of "the question" lol. Btw, for a Queen forum, you don't half ramble on about Kiss (fake smiley thing). |
| brENsKi 12.03.2011 17:10 |
as we're staying off queen here...i will stick to the rules purple and scorpions(in support) - knebworth 85 rainbow - donington 80 and bingley hall (they had rose tattoo in support) ac/dc donington 81 quo 81 bowie (serious moonlight) 83 elton - 83 inxs (nec) kick 87 julian cope also some various gigs during the same decade...ufo, lizzy, whitesnake also, some much lesser known bands back then too....grim reaper, jameson raid and a wonderful Brum band called Cryer.... and let's not forget...just for pure fun and laughs...the late great Frank Sidebottom |
| Silken 14.03.2011 07:34 |
Not many of the artists I like come to this part of the world but I had the chance to see Deep Purple and Bryan Adams and both were great concerts. The Alan Parsosn Project is coming in May, so I'll hope it will be very good, too. |
| Holly2003 14.03.2011 12:08 |
Mr Mercury wrote: Black Sabbath at the Apollo Glasgow 1978 with support act Van Halen. My first ever gig!! Beat that lol :) ============================================================================== It's not possible to beat that. Amazing. Anyway, the best concert I've been to, based on atmosphere and excitement, was Bryan Adams at a small club in Belfast. Not the coolest answer but an honest one. It was incredible. |
| GratefulFan 14.03.2011 12:37 |
This is a neat thread, though I declined to participate because my list would be largely a bunch of Canadian performers nobody knows and as a result would just bore everybody. But my list would have included Bryan Adams as well as the support act who most radically and unexpectedly transformed the atmosphere and energy of an evening. I saw him many times subsequently as a headliner, and those concerts were great, but I remember him most as that support act in 1981 or 1982 who just absolutely blew the roof off the place. |
| last-horizon 42265 14.03.2011 13:51 |
brENsKi wrote: as we're staying off queen here...i will stick to the rules purple and scorpions(in support) - knebworth 85 rainbow - donington 80 and bingley hall (they had rose tattoo in support) ac/dc donington 81 quo 81 bowie (serious moonlight) 83 elton - 83 inxs (nec) kick 87 julian cope also some various gigs during the same decade...ufo, lizzy, whitesnake also, some much lesser known bands back then too....grim reaper, jameson raid and a wonderful Brum band called Cryer.... and let's notforget...just for pure fun and laughs...the late great Frank Sidebottom ============================ I am sorry, but I'm afraid that Elton John did not tour in 1983. He did in 1982 and 1984, though (just like a certain band called Queen :)). |
| JoxerTheDeityPirate 14.03.2011 14:22 |
best gig apart from a Queen one..[wembley 84 btw] probably Bowie at Milton Keynes bowl in 1990 on the Sound & Vision tour but McCartney at Wembley Arena in 89 comes a close second although 99% of the gigs ive been to have been great [U2 at Wembley Stadium 93 comes to mind and Simply Red in 92]. worse gig though without any shadow of a doubt was Prince at Wembley Stadium in the early 90's,utter bollox,never again will i pay to see him. Basement Jaxx at the Eden Project were fantastic to btw! |
| junketerQ2 16.03.2011 03:09 |
U2 - Zoo TV Tour December '93 in Aucklad NZ |
| brENsKi 21.03.2011 13:38 |
Last-Horizon wrote: brENsKi wrote: as we're staying off queen here...i will stick to the rules purple and scorpions(in support) - knebworth 85 rainbow - donington 80 and bingley hall (they had rose tattoo in support) ac/dc donington 81 quo 81 bowie (serious moonlight) 83 elton - 83 inxs (nec) kick 87 julian cope also some various gigs during the same decade...ufo, lizzy, whitesnake also, some much lesser known bands back then too....grim reaper, jameson raid and a wonderful Brum band called Cryer.... and let's notforget...just for pure fun and laughs...the late great Frank Sidebottom ============================ I am sorry, but I'm afraid that Elton John did not tour in 1983. He did in 1982 and 1984, though (just like a certain band called Queen :)). ++++++++++++++++++++++++ apols, am old and my meory isn't great...just looked at the ticket stub...was Birmingham NEC, 23 June '84.... from what i remember....it was the european express tour....and the setlist had a lot of numbers from the too low for zero album - which was 83 (i'm still standing, guess that's why the call it the blues, too low for zero and kiss the bride) ...which is why i was confused....he also had the piano riser lit up and during "Bennie" did a bit of the old Glen Miller swing stuff... so as i said, sorry, my mistake...was still a great concert tho although he did do a gig in 83....sun city |
| JoxerTheDeityPirate 21.03.2011 13:54 |
i remembered this yesterday when i was doing my "Joxer's Countdown of the 70's" on Facebook. about 8 years ago there was a little local band called House In The Woods playing a small gig in front of a bunch of drunk locals at Praa Sands and i happened to be propping up the bar. All of a sudden the guitarist started playing a familiar intro and before i knew it the female singer was launching herself into Sleeping On The Sidewalk with a certain Mr Jim Beach next to me at the bar singing along [albeit not brilliantly] to it.He then started moaning at the Bar Manager for the lateness of his curry which he had ordered and wrangled a free meal and a bottle out of Steve [we,the locals were impressed,this is not easily done with Steve]. afterwards Mr Jim Beach sat down at his table with some drummer called Roger whilst this young female singer called Treena Morris btw,moved swiftly into a version of Under Pressure followed by some bloke called Gerry Rafferty and Rafael Whodomeflip on saxamephone playing a little ditty called Baker Street. this is probably my fave "intimate" gig of all time :-D |
| Major Tom 22.03.2011 16:10 |
Why...you sons of bitches! Suddenly I don't feel THAT old, and I thank you all for that! You bastards were around to see Bowie in his prime and the original Sabbath. I'm really jelaous. But! My favourite concert has to be...are you sitting down? Ozzy Osbourne 2010. I've seen Queen+PR, Depeche numerous times, Metallica and even a Sabbath reunion gig. But Last autumn I went to see the Ozz-man on his Scream-tour, and I was completely BLOWN away! If you have the chance to see him on this tour, cause it could be his last(:)), do so. Please. I still wish to see Floyd, or any David Gilmour related concert, Bowie(if he finally crawls out from his cave) and The Police. |
| Mr.Jingles 04.04.2011 20:18 |
1. Muse ( Madison Square Garden 2007 ) 2. U2 ( Madison Square Garden 2001 ) 3. Green Day ( Giants Stadium 2005 ) 4. Aerosmith ( Madison Square Garden 1997 ) 5. Billy Joel & Elton John ( Nassau Coliseum 2002 ) 6. Metallica S&M ( Madison Square Garden 1999 ) 7. Simply Red ( Radio City Music Hall 2009 ) 8. No Doubt ( Jones Beach 2007 ) 9. Stevie Wonder ( Madison Square Garden 1997 ) 9. Franz Ferdinand ( Roseland Ballroom 2009 ) 10. Depeche Mode ( Jones Beach 2005 ) 11. Bon Jovi ( Madison Square Garden 2011 ) 12. Queen + Paul Rodgers ( DCU Center 2005 ) 13. Paul McCartney ( Nassau Coliseum 2002 ) 14. Rodrigo & Gabriela ( Radio City Music Hall 2010 ) 15. Arcade Fire ( Madison Square Garden 2010 ) 16. The Offspring ( Jones Beach 1999 ) 17. Alice In Chains ( Madison Square Garden 2010 ) 18. Guns N' Roses ( Madison Square Garden 2002 ) 19. Wolfmother ( Terminal 5 - 2009 ) 20. Evanescence ( Meadowlands Arena 2007 ) |
| The Real Wizard 04.04.2011 20:29 |
Mr.Jingles wrote: 11. Bon Jovi ( Madison Square Garden 2011 ) ================== Was it the Feb 25 show? That was quite possibly the best Jovi setlist ever. |
| Dan C. 05.04.2011 02:13 |
The best concert I've ever been to was Matthew Sweet & Susanna Hoffs in '09. For starters, it was in a tiny, barely 300 seat theater and I love smaller shows like that. The majority of the musicians I dig most only play arenas, amphitheaters and the like, so it's really special to me when I get to see something like this. Matthew Sweet being my absolute favorite singer/songwriter and Susanna Hoffs being one of my all-time favorite singers made it all the more special. The show itself was a night of really laid back acoustic fun and cover tunes (other than the last three). In-between songs, they would talk to the audience, answer questions, tell jokes... they kind of did whatever the hell they wanted, really. It was a blast! The duo have released two covers albums (one '60s and one '70s) and the setlist was made up of some of the better songs from each, though I would have loved to see them attempt "Killer Queen" acoustically. Setlist: 01. I See The Rain (The Marmalade) 02. Your Move (Yes) 03. Second Hand News (Fleetwood Mac) 04. She May Call You Up Tonight (The Left Banke) 05. Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere (Neil Young) 06. Willin' (Little Feat) 07. All The Young Dudes (David Bowie/Mott the Hoople) 08. And Your Bird Can Sing (The Beatles) 09. Cinnamon Girl (Neil Young) 10. You're So Vain (Carly Simon) 11. (What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love, and Understanding (Nick Lowe) 12. Different Drum (The Stone Ponies) 13. Hello It's Me (Todd Rundgren) 14. Couldn't I Just Tell You (Todd Rundgren) 15. Baby Blue (Badfinger) 16. Beware Of Darkness (George Harrison) 17. Back of A Car (Big Star) 18. Maggie May (Rod Stewart) 19. To Sir With Love (Lulu) 20. Here Comes The Sun (The Beatles) 21. In Your Room (The Bangles) 22. Manic Monday (The Bangles) 23. I've Been Waiting (Matthew Sweet) |
| philip storey 05.04.2011 04:27 |
1] Muse [Sheffield 2010] 2]Pink Floyd [Pulse Tour]3]Stereophonics [2010] 4]Gary Numan [Cambridge Junction 2010] 5]Muse [Wembley 2010] |
| thomasquinn 32989 05.04.2011 06:42 |
I wasn't there (for obvious reasons), but I understand that Bruce Springsteen's 1980/81 tour was really something! |
| Mr.Jingles 05.04.2011 12:01 |
Sir GH wrote: Mr.Jingles wrote: 11. Bon Jovi ( Madison Square Garden 2011 ) ================== Was it the Feb 25 show? That was quite possibly the best Jovi setlist ever. Yeah, we got a 30 song setlist! People who saw them @ MSG the night before got 5 songs less. |
| jpf 05.04.2011 17:15 |
Mr.Jingles wrote: Sir GH wrote: Mr.Jingles wrote: 11. Bon Jovi ( Madison Square Garden 2011 ) ================== Was it the Feb 25 show? That was quite possibly the best Jovi setlist ever. Yeah, we got a 30 song setlist! People who saw them @ MSG the night before got 5 songs less. ---- RE: People who saw them @ MSG the night before got 5 songs less. I'd call those people lucky and/or grateful. |