Originally Posted By piratebrittany I love concerts and there are many that I will never forget, but my favorite would probably have to be the first time I saw my favorite band, Incubus, at the Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim. How about you? What was your best concert experience?
Originally Posted By gottaluvdavillains Alabama in about 85 - saw them at a smallish venue in East Kansas - during their 40 hour week tour (somethng to that effect - Tim McGraw 05 - with Big and Rich (liked it best because of Big and Rich and Cowboy Troy!!) Most fun had to be Weird Al about 6 years ago in Fairfield (behind the old Nut Tree) - took the older boys to their first concert and it was definately a show!! And of course any time I go and watch my hubby's band perform ;P
Originally Posted By ophellia As far as a great live show, it is Eagles, 1980 at the L.A. Forum...without advertising Roy Orbison was the opening act...sweet...and SuperTramp in 1978 and 79, for their perfect reproduction of their album sound...and the fun they had on stage...
Originally Posted By dsnykid Lately, it would be my new favorite band Blue October here in Edmonton, but overall it would have to be a tie bettwen Garth Brooks in 93 and the Billy Joel half of the Billy Joel/Elton John concert in Dallas in '03.. Billy was so good I cried with ahppy tears....and yes I embrace my geekiness!
Originally Posted By Lil Mermaid I'm not a big concert fan. I love old classic rock music. And now all my favorite artists are making new cds with new sounds...I just like the old stuff! So I hate going to concerts to hear only 2 of my favorite songs by these classic rock groups and then 12+ new "alternative" songs while they try to make a comeback. I do love going to tribute band concerts because they only play the good stuff, usually sound pretty good, and are way more affordable. My favorite band, Journey has a fantastic tribute band called Lights... who will be playing at DTD's House of Blues in Anahiem next Thursday!!
Originally Posted By DVC_dad Well that's a hard one. I would have to say the concert that Billy Joel and Elton John gave together in Atlanta bout 3 years to so ago. If not that, then a certain Styx concert I went to many long years ago.
Originally Posted By DlandJB Queen - April 2, 1977 at University of Maryland. Opening band was Thin Lizzie. I was 16. It was general admission and no seating -- everyone just stood around the stage and jumped up and down and danced and sang along. I couldn't hear properly for 2 days after. I loved it. I recently found a web site that documented all the concerts that Queen did and they had a copy of the ticket stub from this concert. The ticket price was $6.00. Amazing.
Originally Posted By officerminnie DLandJB, I saw the Thin Lizzie/Queen concert in Seattle in 1977, and I was standing front row center. I still have pictures of Freddie Mercury wearing a white polyester jumpsuit, taken with my Kodak Tele-Instamatic camera . But my favorite concert was Elton John in Seattle (I think 1976) when he opened with "Funeral For a Friend" amid fog machines, wearing some crazy outfit and big glasses. God that guy could play piano! Front row center for that one too and have some great photos. And the runner-up would be Aerosmith in the Kingdome, sometime in the late 70's. I have some fun photos of Steven Tyler in a red leopard print outfit - lovely .
Originally Posted By DlandJB DLandJB, I saw the Thin Lizzie/Queen concert in Seattle in 1977, and I was standing front row center. I still have pictures of Freddie Mercury wearing a white polyester jumpsuit, taken with my Kodak Tele-Instamatic camera .>>>
Originally Posted By Elderp I saw Billy Joel's Stormfront Tour in Mexico City, that was really entertaining. Gotta thank my brother for that one, not sure how he got the tickets but it was nice inviting his little brother along.
Originally Posted By Lil Mermaid DVC...I saw STYX last year and was so unhappy to see the same show that I had seen three years previous. I didn't drive to las vegas to see the exact same thing, but I was amazed at how many women were still throwing thier undergarments onto the stage!!
Originally Posted By TinksBestFriend Two events are still special for me: 1. The Boss - L. A. Coliseum Sept. 30 and Oct.2 1985 2. On a Hot August Night in 1986 Neil Diamond at the Greek.
Originally Posted By lasvegasgirl Going back a bit here......... AUGUST 19, 1983 The BEST concert I have EVER seen, (and I have been to over 60...) was.............. JOURNEY *sigh* ... had a MAJOR crush on Steve Perry. I was a teen. heck ---- I am in my 30's, and I STILL think Mr. Perry is pretty yummy!! The opening act for them was Bryan Adams.The whole concert was wonderful !
Originally Posted By debtee My first ever concert was Duran Duran at Hammersmith Odeon in London when I was sweet 16. It's still a great memory of a brilliant concert. Wham in 87, as I was a teenager in Loveeeeee with George Michael, he threw a rose from the stage and I caught it, as it was meant just for me of course! lol Billy Joel and Elton john touring together in Sydney stands out in my memory they had fun together. Tina Turner was high energy and she gave a wonderful show, boy can she still shake it. Neil Diamond was great but I can't remember what year it was. Bon Jovi was one of the best concerts I have ever been to, I still Love this band and I'm sad that they have currently dropped Australia off their world tour. Mj and I have said we will line up overnight for tickets if they change their minds. There's heaps of other's but my memory is slipping! LOL Recently I went to see Robbie Williams and this has to go down as one of the best nights ever with my friends, he was fantastic, we were right at the front and he's so sexy, so at the moment he's my Best ever! Next up is Christina Aguilera with my niece.
Originally Posted By wahooskipper From a purely musical standpoint I would say the recent Faith Hill, Time McGraw concert was tops. Their voices are unreal. No lip syncing going on there. From a "showmanship" standpoint I am going to say 1985 or '86 Lionel Richie "Dancing on the Ceiling" tour. That was a wake up concert for me. First, I was a white boy from a small country town and of course the great majority of the audience was black. Also, it was my first encounter with marijuana...on a MASSIVE scale. But, the show was spectacular and even with the enormous contact high that I got I still have good memories of it.
Originally Posted By RoadTrip The Rolling Stones in Minneapolis during the 1994 Voodoo Lounge Tour. The greatest tour ever by the Greatest Rock and Roll Band on Earth.
Originally Posted By MOLLYSMOM I have been to dozens of concerts in my time, but the best one I ever went to was...are you ready...The Backstreet Boys. This is why. When DD was 5, she was IN LOVE with this group. They came to Tacoma, and as a surprise I bought her and I tickets to go. She couldn't read at the time, but when we pulled up to the Tacoma Dome, she recognized the words "Backstreet Boys", and the look on her face was something I will carry in my heart FOREVER. I handed her the tickets, and she was jumping up and down, giggling, and crying at the same time. It was the best concert ever for me. Maybe not musically, but in every other way. DD is almost 13 now, and we still have our ticket stubs, t-shirts, and tons of pictures. She tells me that it was one of the best days of her life. There ain't a band in the world that can top that.
