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geoffk wrote:

ed the head wrote:Lots of great bands! How was Michael Hedges live?

Excellent, he was such a great guitarist. There was a group of us shrooming in front of the stage acting all goofy and dancing, Hedges was digging it.

Yes, thanks.

He was an amazing talent and I regret never seeing him live. Thanks again!

Saw THE NATIONAL
with WAR ON DRUGS
December 12 2011
Beacon Theater NY

Great!

http://www.setlist.fm/setlist/the-natio ... 118c4.html

the ones I remember over the last 25 years and in no particular order .........

Fairport Convention - nice
Courtney Pine - rubbish
UB40 - ok
Moody Blues - good
Tragically Hip - very good
BB King - disappointing
Ozric Tentacles - far out
Spanglehead (many times) - great local band that never made it big
Jamiroqui - ok
Black Crowes - pretty good
Robert Plant - cool
Kasabian - ok
The Egg - loved it
Lonnie Liston Smith - awfull
Richard Thompson - boring
Stereo MCs - good vibe
Roy Harper - intimate gig
John Mayall - truly excellent
Bruce Springstneen - disappointing
Crosby Stills & Nash - wonderful (especially Steven Stills guitar playing)
Terry Callier - chilled & lovely
John Mclaughlin & Jonas Hellborg - absolutely stunning & incredible

Lotsa' metal in my youth, and last week saw legendary ex-Celtic frost leader Tom G Warrior's new band Triptykon, doomy awesomeness.

i see a lot of bands with work which is nice.
The last gig i went to was Noel Gallagher @ the O2 in london 10 / 10

cypress hill @ Amsterdam 24th cannabis cup =)

Jimmy Buffet - Off to see the lizard tour 1989
Digital Underground - 2007
Zac Brown Band - Country Thunder 2011


What can I say? Big crowds bother me.

I am not much of a concert person I have only been to 3. AC/DC all 3 times.
Aug. 28 1986 in Sioux Falls, South Dakota This was crazy loud they cracked the hell out of the brick arena and after that concert the arena put a decible limit on concerts held there, when they shot the cannons off in For Those About To Rock the building shook.
June 23 2009 in Amsterdam, Netherlands All I can say is it was awsome.
April 17 2010 in Des Moines, Iowa It was there last North American tour date. To be honest after seeing them in Amsterdam in the Ajax Arena it kinda sucked watching them in a little basketball arena. The only good part was I was center stage Row 2.

redeyezman wrote:Jimmy Buffet - Off to see the lizard tour 1989
Digital Underground - 2007
Zac Brown Band - Country Thunder 2011


What can I say? Big crowds bother me.

doesnt zac brown tour alot with Jimmy Buffett?

Pink Floyd
The Who
Page and Plant
Roger Waters
Iron Maiden
Jeff Beck
Santana
Scorpions
Judas Priest
Kiss
Aerosmith
Deep Purple (reunion tour w/the classic lineup)
Bad Company
The Temptations
Van Halen
Sammy Hagar
U2
B.B. King
Robin Trower
Galactic
G3: Steve Vai/John Petrucci/Joe Satriani
Pat Metheny
Dokken
Fats Domino
Dream Theater
Los Hombres Calientes
Wynton Marsalis and The Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra
Ellis Marsalis
Charmaine Neville
Neville Brothers
Twisted Sister
Yngwie Malmsteen
Stone Temple Pilots
Dizzie Gillespie
Irvin Mayfield
...and too many jazz greats in New Orleans to remember

Also, a ton of classical orchestras and soloists from all over the world, with the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra of Amsterdam (considered by many to be the world's greatest orchestra) at or near the top of the list!

r.e.m. - the green tour
Kongresshalle, Frankfurt
June 28, 1989

http://www.setlist.fm/setlist/rem/1989/ ... 68fde.html

This was a transitional time for the band, moving from their jangly blur (the way I prefer them) to a more rocking sound.
I was the only idiot there in a business/monkey suit, 'cause I had to go to the show straight from work.
It was a GI-rich crowd, as the band wasn't really well-known to the Deutschlanders at the time.
They are now.

Eric Clapton's 2010 Crossroads in Chicago was the best gathering of incredible guitar players at one time I've been to. We go to lots of shows too many to list but Crossroads was the best. Thought about going to the one in NYC this year at Madison Square Garden but it seems to be about the same people playing each time and we have them all on dvd so we passed on going.

I've seen Aerosmith (before they went pop), KISS, Paul McCartney, Joan Jett and a few others, but this guy was my favorite. Watched him peform in Guadalajara, Mexico in 2002 at the International Book Fair.

This is Compay Segundo, a member of the famous Cuban band, Buena Vista Social Club

Seen tons over the years, but the most memorable off the top of my head:
Grateful Dead
Frank Zappa
Tom Waits
Willie Dixon
Allman Brothers
John Hartford
Legendary Pink Dots
Bjork
Neil Young & Crazy Horse

ive been to so many shows since the 70s ,.i live near pine knob amphitheater ,out door venue,...i see tons of shows every year,..and cant list them all but the best have been Dio,..great lazer show,..judas priest,...halford must have three lungs,...and the most resent was Tool ,they were the best they are not just a band, they are artists,...