OT: What's the best live performance(s) you've ever seen?

[Hoosier]

Oh, wow this caused me to remember things from way back....

#1. Charlie Daniel's Band - I wasn't a fan at the time, 79-80?, but got free tickets and the live performance of Devil Went Down to Georgia was amazing. If you ever see a group of guys coming to the front of the stage with quivers of fiddle bows on their backs and not a single one remains in the quiver when the song is over, it better be the best playing of fiddles you ever couldn't imagine.

#2. Here Come The Mummies - Corny name and funny lyrics, but an amazing live performance. Just saw them a few weeks ago with my youngest son. It was the first time I had seen him dance, completely unrehearsed and spontaneous, in public. Very high energy and the music didn't stop even when they tripped a circuit breaker.

#3. Joe Walsh - I'd go just to watch him play a guitar even without sound. He just has fun on stage with his music.

I've seen quite a few and many that are more popular and/or famous, but these really were the best performances. (Springfield, Bob Segar, AC/DC, Ozzy, Blue Oyster Cult, et al, were all real good and I had a good time, but "best" needs something more.)

 

[Sheldonk]

BOSTON - July 2nd. 2003

 

[Crewsader]

Gotta be Van Halen in 1978 at COBO hall in Detroit then VH reunion in Sept. 2008

 

[waylonjessi4ever]

Oh, wow this caused me to remember things from way back....

#1. Charlie Daniel's Band - I wasn't a fan at the time, 79-80?, but got free tickets and the live performance of Devil Went Down to Georgia was amazing. If you ever see a group of guys coming to the front of the stage with quivers of fiddle bows on their backs and not a single one remains in the quiver when the song is over, it better be the best playing of fiddles you ever couldn't imagine.

#2. Here Come The Mummies - Corny name and funny lyrics, but an amazing live performance. Just saw them a few weeks ago with my youngest son. It was the first time I had seen him dance, completely unrehearsed and spontaneous, in public. Very high energy and the music didn't stop even when they tripped a circuit breaker.

#3. Joe Walsh - I'd go just to watch him play a guitar even without sound. He just has fun on stage with his music.

I've seen quite a few and many that are more popular and/or famous, but these really were the best performances. (Springfield, Bob Segar, AC/DC, Ozzy, Blue Oyster Cult, et al, were all real good and I had a good time, but "best" needs something more.)

oh yeah ! charlie daniels i saw because i was seeing Heart ( late 70's )? the whole show was awesome !

 

[Hoosier]

oh yeah ! charlie daniels i saw because i was seeing Heart ( late 70's )? the whole show was awesome !

Never got to see them perform. Always enjoyed their music though... Makes me wonder how their live act is compared to say Joan Jett who puts out an incredible amount of energy when she performs. (sound system sucked when I saw her, but she, and the whole band, put on a lively show)

 

[wrigleyvillain]

I'm sure one of the many Dead Heads here has already piped in. They were the quintessential live American band. Too bad the whole hippie thing was so interlinked which is an obvious and understandable "turn off" to many. I know and love all kinds of old Folk and Country and Bluegrass and Gospel tunes thanks to Dead shows and I wasn't even aware of it at the time. I just knew they played a lot of covers.

They also essentially invented "jamming" and each song from a whole set often would just melt into the next.

My second favorite all time was Willie Nelson at Rothbury in 2008. Earlier on the last day and most of the crowd was in their tents, surprisingly. We were like 20 feet from the stage.

 

[Nana2B]

BOSTON - July 2nd. 2003

BOSTON'S Fran Sheehan was a year ahead of me in high school...nice guy. I've seen them many times for free at concerts in town.

The BEATLES
Chicago
Rod Stewart
Celine Dion

 

[rver]

Went to Cleveland the other day and saw the Jersey Boy's...thought it was well done.

 

[JenJen]

Rod Steward, Humble Pie, The Who, Black Sabbath, Crosby Stills Nash, Beach Boys, Blue Oyster Cult, Doobie Brothers,

Also went to California Jam: (That was pretty awesome!)
* Rare Earth
* Earth, Wind & Fire
* Eagles
* Jackson Browne, backed by the Eagles
* Santana
* Black Oak Arkansas
* Black Sabbath
* Deep Purple
* Emerson, Lake & Palmer

 

[sqirl1]

Rammstein. saw them in Chicago back in may. words cannot describe how amazing they were, so I'll just show you a video. ‪Rammstein- Benzin[Live Chicago]05/10/2011‬‏ - YouTube (btw, for anybody not farmiliar with Rammstein, they are NOT nazis, I would figure people on this forum aren't stupid enough to think that, but you never know)

 

[Dayna]

Simon & Garfunkel's last concert at White Sox park in Chicago way back when!!!

 

[kittypie]

BOSTON - July 2nd. 2003

:so envious:

 

[AdAmA]

2Pac 1995
WSP 2000-11
BassNectar NYE 99-00
Pretty Lights 2009-11
STS9 2009-11
Lecrae 2010

 

[jeannest]

I've seen alot of great concerts. I'd say my favorites were U2 in the late 1980's and more recently, Green Day (American Idiot Tour). Green Day really knows how to put on a show!

 

[sn00pie]

Rage Against The Machine ~'98... freaking awesome (Southpark Meadows, Austin, Tx.)
3x Nine Inch Nails- '96, '99, and '07 (IIRC) all were spectacular (Southpark Meadows, Starplex in Dallas, Toyota Center in Houston, respectively)
Tool- Lollapalooza and Lateralus (Starplex and Retana (sp?) Park Polo Grounds, San Antonio, Tx)
Sevendust, Coal Chamber, and Powerman 5000- '97 (Emo's, Austin, Tx)

Disappointments include Pantera. Dimebag and Vinnie rocked. Phil and Rex... not so much.
I def concur with the previous experience of Type O Negative, save your money, lol!