The Middle East is still pretty much a shithole, but I don't want it to ever change. I've seen quite a few memorable shows there, I feel like the discomfort is part of the experience.
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The Middle East is still pretty much a shithole, but I don't want it to ever change. I've seen quite a few memorable shows there, I feel like the discomfort is part of the experience.
SolsticeZero
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Iron Maiden
Motorhead
Dio
Best. Concert. Ever.
Motorhead
Dio
Best. Concert. Ever.
Darth Pinche
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Pink Floyd and The Division Bell tour. makes me depressed just thinking about it :/ But I was a kid back then. And I can stil watch Roger Waters, so there's that.
YES!!! I saw them at the Rose Bowl in Los Angeles. We had tickets down in front, about 10 rows back. My abs hurt for the next week due to the pummeling they got from the tremendous bass!
My second favorite concert was seeing Rage Against the Machine opening for Porno for Pyros at Lake Castaic Park outside L.A. It was before their album and single were released so they were nobodies. But there were so incredible that everyone there was looking at each other and saying "what is their name, we have to remember them!" They were a million times more impressive that the headlining act.
forgeforsaken
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At least it has convenient cheap parking nearby, going the the Paradise can be a bit of a nightmare for us out of town folks that have to drive in.
- Deep Purple in Szczecin. One of the bands I love thanks to my father. And they play in my city! We just had to go.
- David Gilmour in Gdańsk. The same concert that has been released as "Live In Gdansk".
- Kraftwerk at Sacrum Profanum festival. They played in some kind of old warehouse/galvanizing plant. I'm telling you, EVERYTHING resonated. The sound may have been less than perfect because all of that, but if that wasn't climatic...
On the other hand, the concerts I missed for some reason... ;_;
- David Gilmour in Gdańsk. The same concert that has been released as "Live In Gdansk".
- Kraftwerk at Sacrum Profanum festival. They played in some kind of old warehouse/galvanizing plant. I'm telling you, EVERYTHING resonated. The sound may have been less than perfect because all of that, but if that wasn't climatic...
On the other hand, the concerts I missed for some reason... ;_;
thesoapster
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Nine Inch Nails - Lights in the Sky was quite memorable.
OverBlood 3
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Prince at Hop Farm, first and only time I've seen him live.
Stormwatch
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When I was a kid I saw Billy Joel with Elton John at Yankee Stadium. More recently I saw Roger Waters perform The Wall at the new Yankee Stadium. Both concerts were amazing!
i saw weezer, pinkerton tour original lineup with matt sharp. front row at the fillmore in san francisco. best show ever. the openings bands were so bad i almost left as i wasn't a big weezer fan at the time, but the crush of the crowd prevented me from leaving. then weezer came out and they played jonas, and i was like holy shit......what a night
Johnny Dazzle
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So far, probably My Bloody Valentine this year at the Enmore Theatre.
it was actually kinda disappointing
EYEL1NER
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I don't imagine most shows or concerts I have been to have been "once in a lifetime" events. Don't get me wrong, I have had a blast at the shows I have been to. Iron Maiden was magnificent a couple weeks back. But the truly amazing shows for bands I like are when they play Budokan or the Download Festival or Rio. And it isn't easy for me to travel to Japan, Reading, or Rio for a show, no matter how much I would love to just up and go.
I will say that Maiden was on top of their game at the beginning of the month, possibly better than when I saw them last year. And Megadeth opening this year instead of Alice Cooper last year was a treat, but Dave and co did a better job when I saw them in Seoul in '07.
Most "Once in a Lifetime Shows" already happened a while ago though. Faith No More is a group I would kill to see one day, but their biggest show was probably their show at the Brixton (The "You Fat Bastards" DVD). A lot of the best Monsters of Metal shows in the 80's were probably "Once in a Lifetime" shows. If ever I could get my hands on a time machine...I would live it up. So many concerts in the past I would love to be at.
I will say that Maiden was on top of their game at the beginning of the month, possibly better than when I saw them last year. And Megadeth opening this year instead of Alice Cooper last year was a treat, but Dave and co did a better job when I saw them in Seoul in '07.
Most "Once in a Lifetime Shows" already happened a while ago though. Faith No More is a group I would kill to see one day, but their biggest show was probably their show at the Brixton (The "You Fat Bastards" DVD). A lot of the best Monsters of Metal shows in the 80's were probably "Once in a Lifetime" shows. If ever I could get my hands on a time machine...I would live it up. So many concerts in the past I would love to be at.
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Some Dead-lore, I'm not a fun but on 12 June 1980, the Grateful Dead played in Portland, and as legend goes: Mount Saint Helen's erupted during "Fire on the Mountain."
I've heard this and never really looked into it, saw this with a quick search:
The Oregon Country Fair's midnight show (Saturday) is a vaudeville experience that has to be seen to be believed. I suppose its unique each year and truly is a once in a lifetime experience, good times.
I've heard this and never really looked into it, saw this with a quick search:
The Oregon Country Fair's midnight show (Saturday) is a vaudeville experience that has to be seen to be believed. I suppose its unique each year and truly is a once in a lifetime experience, good times.
Hope you enjoy it; I got to see (and meet) him a few years ago:
Have fun!
I don't know if these qualify as "unlikely", but they're quite precious to me, both on the same venue, coincidentally:
- GY!BE - 29 May 2003 - setlist
It was a thrill to be able to see them do their thing live. Amazing stuff. Plus, I got to bring home the cutest setlist ever:
- QOTSA - 24 Nov 2002 - setlist
Tiny room, packed, Songs for the Deaf tour, Nick Oliveri still on board, Mark Lanegan...great great show. After the second encore Josh took the drum set apart to signal they were finally done.
Fusion Pizza
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I have to see Daft Punk again, seeing them on the Alive tour was AWESOME.
CrunchyFrog
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Though Terry Kath is long gone, seeing all the original instrumentalists for Chicago at GretnaFest 2009 was sublime. 2 and a half hours of bliss, and god damn if they didn't play the most perfect rendition of my personal favorite jam "I'm A Man".
If I could've been at any other once in a lifetime type show from the past, though, I would have KILLED to be on one of the Ships and Dip cruises with Barenaked Ladies before Steve Page left, you solo career quitting hammy bastard whyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy
If I could've been at any other once in a lifetime type show from the past, though, I would have KILLED to be on one of the Ships and Dip cruises with Barenaked Ladies before Steve Page left, you solo career quitting hammy bastard whyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy
teruterubozu
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Miles Davis
Stevie Ray Vaughn
Jerry Garcia (Grateful Dead)
All just before they died in the early 90s. SRV was easily the best show I ever witnessed - the dude was melting faces.
Stevie Ray Vaughn
Jerry Garcia (Grateful Dead)
All just before they died in the early 90s. SRV was easily the best show I ever witnessed - the dude was melting faces.
creationtheory
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Radiohead on the OK Computer tour
King Crimson on their final tour
Mr Bungle/Dillinger Escape Plan/Melvins together in 1999
King Crimson on their final tour
Mr Bungle/Dillinger Escape Plan/Melvins together in 1999
Banjotanooki
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My first ever Concert.
Seeing Taylor Swift's Red Tour from the pit was pretty damn amazing. And I got to do it twice.
First time in Cleveland:
Second time in Pittsburgh:
Also, I saw JoJo put on an incredible acoustic set in Detroit. Her cover of "You Know I'm No Good' by Amy Winehouse that night was so spectacular, it got written up by a whole slew of sites. One even listed it as one of the "Great Performances You Never Saw."
I know that feel. That tour never came to my town
I'm seeing the Yeezus Tour though.
First time in Cleveland:
Second time in Pittsburgh:
Also, I saw JoJo put on an incredible acoustic set in Detroit. Her cover of "You Know I'm No Good' by Amy Winehouse that night was so spectacular, it got written up by a whole slew of sites. One even listed it as one of the "Great Performances You Never Saw."
Glow in the dark tour. I missed it
I know that feel. That tour never came to my town
I'm seeing the Yeezus Tour though.It's going to be hard for me to top seeing Faith No More a few years back, and Soundwave 2010 in general, largely because even outside of the festival it was just one of the best weekends of my life.
Lazy vs Crazy
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Local H, Paradise in Boston, Patriots Day 2004.
Now, if you've never seen Local H, they put on the greatest show, just about every time. They just blow the doors off.
The opening band's drummer broke his hand, so Scott, the singer of Local H, comes out and plays a solo acoustic set. plays a song from their best album that he'd never played live before.
Then Brian, the drummer comes out, and they play the longest set I've ever seen them play. Culminates in a string of covers of Cheap trick->The Pixies->Nirvana, then they close with a 20 minute version of Fuck Yeah, That Wide.
So, what I'm saying is, Brian is leaving the band next month, go see them on this tour if they are coming anywhere near you because you aren't going to see a better rock show this year.
Now, if you've never seen Local H, they put on the greatest show, just about every time. They just blow the doors off.
The opening band's drummer broke his hand, so Scott, the singer of Local H, comes out and plays a solo acoustic set. plays a song from their best album that he'd never played live before.
Then Brian, the drummer comes out, and they play the longest set I've ever seen them play. Culminates in a string of covers of Cheap trick->The Pixies->Nirvana, then they close with a 20 minute version of Fuck Yeah, That Wide.
So, what I'm saying is, Brian is leaving the band next month, go see them on this tour if they are coming anywhere near you because you aren't going to see a better rock show this year.
AzureSkies
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I nearly experienced Kamelot's one-off 2011 tour with Fabio Lione, but backed out of buying tickets when it was announced that Roy Khan wasn't going to be on vocals due to his condition at the time, little did I know that Fabio fucking Lione would be on vocals and that he'd do a really damn good job too.
Still regret it to this day.
Still regret it to this day.
vatstep
This poster pulses with an appeal so broad the typical restraints of our societies fall by the wayside.
I saw one of my all-time favorite bands (Kayo Dot) perform my all-time favorite album (Choirs of the Eye) live, in its entirety, for the first and only time, in February 2010. It was at a tiny venue in NYC called The Stone where everyone in attendance is seated, and everyone is actually there to see and listen to the performance; no getting pushed around, no talking during the set, no bar, etc. It was the perfect setting for one of the best shows I've ever seen.
I've been to lots of amazing shows that could never be duplicated, but this is the height of a "once in a lifetime" experience for me.
I've been to lots of amazing shows that could never be duplicated, but this is the height of a "once in a lifetime" experience for me.
Portishead and Massive Attack both on stage in Bristol (home town) for the Crisis in Asia concert. Raising money after the tsunami. Small venue (carling academy by the ice rink).
Massive attack closed with risingson and then portishead came on stage half way through and sieged into Glory box. Was amazing.
It was available as a web stream too.
Was at Wembely for U2 when they had Salam Rushdie as the surprise guest.
Massive attack closed with risingson and then portishead came on stage half way through and sieged into Glory box. Was amazing.
It was available as a web stream too.
Was at Wembely for U2 when they had Salam Rushdie as the surprise guest.
Paul McCartney at Piedmont Park in Atlanta in 2009. The only thing not awesome about the show was that The Script opened.
Not the best audio, but best video i could find to show off the stage during Live and Let Die
Blackbird
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There were over 50k people in the park for this show.
This really is some bucket list shit right here. How many chances do you get to see a fucking Beatle? Sir Paul is 70 something now. He's in great shape, but he can't keep doing this forever.
Not the best audio, but best video i could find to show off the stage during Live and Let Die
Blackbird
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There were over 50k people in the park for this show.
This really is some bucket list shit right here. How many chances do you get to see a fucking Beatle? Sir Paul is 70 something now. He's in great shape, but he can't keep doing this forever.
Origami Superman
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NME Poll Winners Concert 1965. -
The Beatles, The Animals, The Rolling Stones, Freddie and the Dreamers, the Kinks, the Searchers, Herman's Hermits, The Anita Kerr Singers, The Moody Blues, Wayne Fontana and the Mindbenders, Donovan, Them, Cilla Black, Dusty Springfield and Tom Jones.
The Beatles, The Animals, The Rolling Stones, Freddie and the Dreamers, the Kinks, the Searchers, Herman's Hermits, The Anita Kerr Singers, The Moody Blues, Wayne Fontana and the Mindbenders, Donovan, Them, Cilla Black, Dusty Springfield and Tom Jones.
RATM at the Adelaide Big Day out a few years back. It was pretty mental.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_17vXTRE8yQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_17vXTRE8yQ
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