What is the best concert you've ever went to?

[Aloysius]

Well I've loved Thin Lizzy for most of my life and saw them live three or four times but AC/DC live were amazing.

[Nielzie]

U2 - PopMart tour - 1997-07-18 - Rotterdam

[ccDuckett]

Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble, In Step Tour, 1989-
Stray Cats were supposed to open, but something happened, Johnny Copeland ended up filling in for them at the last minute.
It actually started to rain when Stevie began "The Sky Is Crying"!

[Winstontaneous]

Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble, In Step Tour, 1989-
Stray Cats were supposed to open, but something happened, Johnny Copeland ended up filling in for them at the last minute.
It actually started to rain when Stevie began "The Sky Is Crying"!

I saw Carlos Santana stop the rain back at an outdoor show in the '80s. Steel Pulse was opening, it poured throughout their set, roadies put tarps over the speakers and the promoter said the show would be canceled if the rain continued.

Carlos plugged his guitar in and hit a long, beautifully sustaining note...the rain stopped immediately, a wind blew away the clouds, birds came out to sing and the rest of the day (and concert) were gorgeous. For real! Music = magic.

[Tj Shredder]

Must have been around '87 - Lau fura dels baus at Tempodrom in Berlin.

Others,
'70s attending the first time a (small) festival and Frumpy played.
Kraan in a park in Frankfurt - Hattler fan since then...
'80s Fripp, Roland Pfrengle at Inventionen Berlin.
'90s Dream Theater, Marianne Amacher, Xenakis playing Bochor..
'00s Bob Rutman with his Steel Cello Ensemble, Z'ev
'17 Chatherine C. Hennix at Silent Green in Berlin (though I was involved, don't know if that counts)

[Bodhisan]

U2 - PopMart tour - 1997-07-18 - Rotterdam

I saw U2 in ‘82 at The Ritz in NYC - on St. Patrick’s day, touring on October (my favorite). They were so frickin’ young! Bono still had baby fat...great show.

[trewq]

Jethro Tull just after their 'Thick as a Brick' release.

I was just a teen but very impressed, so I learned to play most of it.

[thecontrolcentre]

U2 - PopMart tour - 1997-07-18 - Rotterdam

I saw U2 in ‘82 at The Ritz in NYC - on St. Patrick’s day, touring on October (my favorite). They were so frickin’ young! Bono still had baby fat...great show.

I saw them in Newcastle, UK on the War tour ... it was a great performance. Quite uplifting.

[vurt]

i saw u2 at live aid. wembley. on the telly.

[thecontrolcentre]

i saw u2 at live aid. wembley. on the telly.

Me too. Status Quo were better

[jancivil]

here they are miming their 1968 hit on TV

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QQyB5buEV5s

I had that single. Probably the first time I heard the progression I bIII bVII IV. I thought that was fantastic.

[annode]

OK, these stick out in my mind;
- XTC Philly basement club maybe 100 ppl (East Side Club)
- Zappa, Irvine Auditorium U of P Philly (The Grand Wazoo band 1972)
- Mahavishnu Orchestra, Irvine Auditorium U of P Philly (Inner Mounting Flame)
- Weather Report, The Bijou Cafe, 100 or so ppl, (played from 1st two albums)
- Trenton N.J. club saw The Ramones, Devo, Oingo Boingo
Oh and my 1st concert was a 3 day festival. Saw Zappa (original Mothers). Joplin and all the others.

So many others.

[PurpleCatfishBettie]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0YZst3g1riM

[pettinhouse]

Pink Floyd Venezia 1990

Toto Warsaw 2015

It's a pity I couldn't be at the Live Aid 1985. i was too young . One of my favorite concert ever!


Andrea

[Hink]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0YZst3g1riM

did kiki dee open for him? I saw that tour in Boston