What's the best concert you attended?

Some time ago I saw the Rova Saxophone Quartet in a small room in art gallery with a high ceiling. The acoustics were such that the overtones they were generating seemed to emanate from near the ceiling in various places in the room. It was really quite fascinating.

Also have to give mention to Le Quan Ninh playing "surrounded bass drum". If you've never seen him work his magic, you can check out a video clip here, though when I saw him he didn't use cymbals at all. He really plays a great pine cone 🙂

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Rock en Seine 2008 (Paris) - Rage Against the Machine. 30000 people jumping together. Terrific!
O2 Arena (Prague) 2008 - AC/DC. Excellent.
Download 2010 (Donnington) - AC/DC and RATM at their best.
Pavilhão Atlântico 2009 (Lisbon) and Sonisphere 2010 (Bucharest) - Rammstein. The best live band ever.
Sonisphere 2010 (Bucharest) - The Big Four. Metallica and Slayer ruled.
Iron Maiden twice in Bucharest (2008 and 2010). They are incredible.

I had the good fortune to see Utah Phillips twice before he passed away. Either of those would be the best. Next would come Roger Waters, Radio K.A.O.S. tour. Third...Peter Gabriel.

Some that come to mind in rock -

Tom Waits - Small Change tour
Dead in Chicago
Yes - Close to the Edge tour with Gentle Giant and The Eagles
Beck Bogart and Appice with Black Oak Arkansas
Led Zep in 73

They Might Be Giants - at the Beaumont Club in Kansas City, MO... Twice!

Guided by Voices @ The Horseshoe Tavern, 2001
The Specials @ Sound Academy, 2010
LCD Soundsystem @ The Opera House, 2005
Mr. Bungle @ The Guvernment, 2000
Black Lips @ The Horseshoe Tavern, 2006
New Bomb Turks @ The Volcano, 1995
Nomeansno @ The Volcano, 1995
Animal Collective @ The Opera House, 2007
Stereo Total @ Lee's Palace, 2007

Lollapalooza '95 holds a dear place in my heart as does my first concert, Radiohead during The Bends tour in 1994.

Yellowman at the Brixton Academy in 1985.

Tortoise in London in 1998.

Grateful Dead at Wembley Arena 30, 31 Oct and 1 Nov 1990.

Robert Fripp & The League Of Gentlemen in High Wycombe in 1980.

Neville Brothers in London in 1988.

Julian Bream, Royal scottish academy of music and drama, Glasgow

Public Image Ltd, Glasgow Barrowlands

Deborah Harry and Blonde, Glasgow Barrowlands

BB King, Concert Hall, Glasgow

Originally posted by darvlay
Guided by Voices @ The Horseshoe Tavern, 2001
The Specials @ Sound Academy, 2010
LCD Soundsystem @ The Opera House, 2005
Mr. Bungle @ The Guvernment, 2000
Black Lips @ The Horseshoe Tavern, 2006
New Bomb Turks @ The Volcano, 1995
Nomeansno @ The Volcano, 1995
Animal Collective @ The Opera House, 2007
Stereo Total @ Lee's Palace, 2007

Lollapalooza ...[text shortened]... ds a dear place in my heart as does my first concert, Radiohead during The Bends tour in 1994.

Grateful Dead...on a Friday night at Buffalo war Memorial....then staying awake all night then onto the Stones at Rich Stadium the following Day....19....81?

Originally posted by pawnhandler
I enjoyed seeing STYX and KISS at little county fairs. Wish I was at the Elton John concert tonight, though. 😳 Really sorry that I never got to see Harry Chapin. :'(

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Fuji Rock festival - Tokyo 1998 featuring - Björk - Asian Dub Foundation - Beck- Ian Brown - Iggy Pop - Primal Scream - The Brian Jonestown Massacre - The Prodigy - Ben Folds Five - Korn - Garbage - Elvis Costello - Blankey Jet City - The Michelle Gun Elephant]] - Sonic Youth - Goldie Tomoyasu Hotei- Shonen Knife amongst others