Best Concert/Show Experience?

[mainbeam pursuit2]

Lynyrd Skynyrd in the summer of 77, AC/DC when Bon Scott was the singer and many others that were great..best one I’ve seen lately is Cody Jinks.

 

[JS.Fletch5]

Music festival in Monterey, California in 2023. Headliners were Turnpike Troubadours, Whiskey Myers, and Flatland Cavalry.

 

[haikalex]

Ted Nugent. DTE in his prime

 

[Archery22]

Woodstock August 1969

 

[TMac96]

Anyone headed to SF for Sturgill and Dead&Co this Saturday?

 

[MNGrouser]

Most fun for me has been Gaelic Storm. Irish band I've seen probably a half dozen times. High energy, lots of fun, somehow their music makes the beer taste even better.

For the large concert experience I was very impressed with Garth Brooks during his stadium tour. His first go-round ended when I was in college and I always regretted not seeing him live. I made sure to not make the same mistake when he resurfaced.

My sister-in-law won tickets to see Bruce Springsteen and took me as her "date". Most boring concert I've ever attended. I felt bad that she felt bad. Her heart was in the right place but the performance was a bust!

 

[IdahoBeav]

In no specific order: Steel Panther, Guns N' Roses, Megadeth, Rob Zombie, Robin Trower, Amon Amarth, and Black Label Society were all very good shows. I paid a lot of money to see Metallica several years ago and was disappointed.

 

[Customweld]

I'm a metalhead, but my wife talked me into seeing the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band a couple of months ago. This was/is their farewell tour. In terms of a great show, this was fantastic. Good sound, good venue and didn't drag on. Slayer's farewell show with Anthrax, Lamb of God and Napalm Death was probably the best.

 

[Billogna]

Chris Stapleton was incredible!! Megadeth waaaay back on the Cryptic Writings tour when they still had Marty Friedman was stellar!! Recently is High Fade!! 3 piece Funk band from Scotland that brings the Stank Face and White Guy Overbite out in everyone!!

 

[TMMan]

My favorite concert was one I saw a few days before I got married. We saw Chris Stapleton and King George in Tampa. Both singers sound just as good in person.


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[toschkaljajs]

I've been to some wild live shows over the years, and honestly, when a band sounds just as good (or better) live as on the album, that's what sticks with me. Foo Fighters in Seattle was probably my most unforgettable concert, a tiny bit of rain, Dave Grohl being hilarious, and that electric crowd energy. Also, being right up front for Green Day at a festival once, the crowd just went insane, totally different vibe from sitting in the back. One time, managed to score last-minute tickets for Elton John after it was “sold out.” The extra money kind of hurt, but being able to just get in and experience that event was worth every cent. That front row view is something I’d chase again any day.

 

[SteveCNJ]

It's a toss up between Led Zeppelin and Pink Floyd but I'm going with Zeppelin at MSG.

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[SloppyJ]

Best show was Parkway Drive opening for Killswitch Engage at Cain's ballroom in Tulsa back in 2008ish.

 

[Q_Sertorius]

First Aid Kit at Rabbit Rabbit, in Asheville, NC.

 

[sodaksooner]

Kiss in 1987 was my go to for many years. That said we saw Maroon 5 in Vegas during their residency a couple of years ago. Paid out the ass for great tickets down front and it was a phenomenal show. Adam Devine really works the crowd well. Not really a Maroon 5 fan, but my wife is. That said I have picked up a lot of their stuff over the years and actually knew most of the songs well enough to sing along.

Trying to find Tix somewhat close for "The Warning" where they headline. That's the next one. They are supposed to be great in concert.

Notable: Saw Frank Sinatra in the round right before he died. He was struggling a bit, but it was fun to see him and to be able to say that we did.

3rd day and Mercy Me put on great shows as well. Think we have seen Mercy Me 4 or 5 times. Not really a fan of contemporary Christian Music, but they do a really good job.

We saw Elton recently and it was good, but he is getting a bit long in the tooth. Still a fun show.

Oh, forgot about Garth in the 90's in Tulsa(where he lived for many years) 5 sold out shows at our minor league baseball park. Great show!

 

[FranklinBluth]

Went to a pile of shows in the late 90's early 2000's... some highlights:

*Stone Temple Pilots (w/Scott Weiland)
*Pledge of Allegiance Tour in 01 that featured Slipknot on their "Iowa" tour with System of a Down at the peak of their powers
*Metallica Summer Sanitarium Tour (have seen them recently and it's not the same)
*Tool - Numerous times, always good
*Deftones - Numerous times, always good
*Static X (RIP Wayne)
*Pantera/Slayer ('02?)
*Rammstein - numerous times, always entertaining. Favorite was at First Ave in Minneapolis - a small club for that pyrotechnic show!

 

[jcaud]

Brooks & Dunn and Tyler Childers are some of the better country shows I’ve seen.

Pantera opening for Metallica was good, but I went to shinedown show several years back and Papa Roach was the opener. Talk about an entertaining lead singer, that band put on a hell of a show.

 

[Floated_down]

Live music is for sure one of my favorite things on earth.

In no particular order, my favorite bands to see live are Iron Maiden, Phish, King Gizzard (my username is a KGLW song reference), Sturgill Simpson, Turnpike Troubadours, Charley Crockett, Tool, the Mallett Brothers Band, Ween, All Them Witches, James McMurtry

Going to Phish at the Sphere next month, definitely excited for that

 

[Conrad101st]

Sex Pistols, Iggy Pop, and a few others at Finsbury park in London in 1996.