I thought the same thing! My mom saw him on his Bad Tour in 1988 (or thereabouts). And both of my parents saw U2 on the freakin' ZooTv Tour in '92.
Best Concert You've Ever Been To
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I got backstage at a Debbie Harry solo show and hung out with her, Chris Stein, Stephen Sprouse and 80s DJ Jellybean Benitez. Sprouse finally ratted me out to the rest of them when I tried getting in a limo with them! lol
I'm jealous you saw The Stranglers!
I saw Depeche Mode on their first US tour when Vince Clarke was still in the band. Brilliant! Then I saw Vince and Allison Moyet in Yazoo a year or so later. Again, brilliant! A few years later, saw Vince with Andy Bell in Erasure. Need I say it? Brilliant! Finally, saw the Yazoo reunion tour about 5 years ago. Still brilliant!
Dying again. KISS...sigh.
Saw Chris Brown in 2012. He is one good-lookin man. Three rows from the stage:
Neesy
#1 fan (Annie Wilkes cousin) 1st cousin Mom's side
Yeah - my son and I saw him in Winnipeg - I won tickets from a radio call-in contest - that was great!
He was amazing. No other concert i've seen comes close. He really owned that stage.
The Rush shows I saw were pretty good.
First time was in 1994 in Worcester, MA. Candlebox was the opener.
Second time was at the Boston Garden. Had floor seats for that one. It was their first "An Evening with Rush" tour so no opener that time. They did the whole 2112 Overture. Pretty rad
Funny thing about Candlebox. I unwillingly saw them twice within a 6 month timeframe. They were the opening act both times and they were awful live both times.
First time I saw them, they opened for Living Colour at Lupos in Providence, RI. This was in the fall of 1993 and the end of the bad 'ole days in Providence. Not a particularly nice or safe city at the time. There is a whole other story that goes along with this show that I think I've told before. It involved a drunken moron jumping off the balcony at the venue and landing on your friendly neighborhood SwiftDog
I was none to happy about taking Doc Marten boots off the back of my head so when I realized what happened and saw this stupid looking, dread-locked, drunken Frat Boy picking himself up off the floor I went after him. This clown tried to climb back onto the balcony when he saw I was coming. The bouncers helped him back on to the balcony. By grabbing his dreadlocks and yanking him over the railing. They then proceeded to drag him downstairs and toss him outside. And by toss, I mean they literally picked him up and threw him out the door. Anyway, Candlebox wasn't very good live that night.
Second time I saw Candlebox was when they opened for Rush. They weren't very good then either.
The sad part is I like their studio records. They're just one of those bands that can't pull off their material live. Or maybe I saw them on two "off" nights. I don't know. Maybe someone else here has seen them live and can provide another opinion?
First time was in 1994 in Worcester, MA. Candlebox was the opener.
Second time was at the Boston Garden. Had floor seats for that one. It was their first "An Evening with Rush" tour so no opener that time. They did the whole 2112 Overture. Pretty rad
Funny thing about Candlebox. I unwillingly saw them twice within a 6 month timeframe. They were the opening act both times and they were awful live both times.
First time I saw them, they opened for Living Colour at Lupos in Providence, RI. This was in the fall of 1993 and the end of the bad 'ole days in Providence. Not a particularly nice or safe city at the time. There is a whole other story that goes along with this show that I think I've told before. It involved a drunken moron jumping off the balcony at the venue and landing on your friendly neighborhood SwiftDog
I was none to happy about taking Doc Marten boots off the back of my head so when I realized what happened and saw this stupid looking, dread-locked, drunken Frat Boy picking himself up off the floor I went after him. This clown tried to climb back onto the balcony when he saw I was coming. The bouncers helped him back on to the balcony. By grabbing his dreadlocks and yanking him over the railing. They then proceeded to drag him downstairs and toss him outside. And by toss, I mean they literally picked him up and threw him out the door. Anyway, Candlebox wasn't very good live that night.Second time I saw Candlebox was when they opened for Rush. They weren't very good then either.
The sad part is I like their studio records. They're just one of those bands that can't pull off their material live. Or maybe I saw them on two "off" nights. I don't know. Maybe someone else here has seen them live and can provide another opinion?
I was at The Isle of Wight Festival in 1969, Bob Dylan, The Band, The Who, Joe Cocker. Were any of you at Woodstock that was one I would like to have been at....
I saw Erasure in Hull City Hall a few years back too, they were, as you say, brilliant!
When I was 5 or 6 my dad took me and my brother to see Michael Jackson in KC, when the turned down the lights someone came out with a giant sword and my brother told me they were gonna chop of Michael's head and I started bawling. I cried the whole concert. My dad was so pissed.
Alice Cooper.
.....at 67 years old, he still puts on an awesome show.
.....at 67 years old, he still puts on an awesome show.
I've seen vids from that tour. His dancing was perfect in the mid-90s. The opening of Scream/They Don't Care About Us/In the Closet must have been breathtaking to witness in person.
Every one of the 23 Rush concerts I've seen since 1984 (with number 24 coming next week).
Actually, right up there would be an all-ages show I went to with some friends at the Bayou Club in DC back in 1981. I was 14 at the time, and the show was a new Irish band called U2. Been a huge fan ever since.
Actually, right up there would be an all-ages show I went to with some friends at the Bayou Club in DC back in 1981. I was 14 at the time, and the show was a new Irish band called U2. Been a huge fan ever since.
Not sure how to rate the best..
First concert - Judas Priest - Defenders Of The Faith
Most intense- Korn @ Red Rocks & Slipknot - both when they first started
Loudest- Judas Priest @ Big Mac in Denver, Co.
Metallica opening act for Ozzy
Metallica (when they were great) -2 out of 3 nights - And Justice For All Tour
Testament !!!
Iron Maiden, Anthrax, Slayer, Queensryche, & sooo many more!!
All the best in the moment !!
First concert - Judas Priest - Defenders Of The Faith
Most intense- Korn @ Red Rocks & Slipknot - both when they first started
Loudest- Judas Priest @ Big Mac in Denver, Co.
Metallica opening act for Ozzy
Metallica (when they were great) -2 out of 3 nights - And Justice For All Tour
Testament !!!
Iron Maiden, Anthrax, Slayer, Queensryche, & sooo many more!!
All the best in the moment !!
Me too!
That's the only way you'd ever have gotten me to go to one of his shows...