Best concert you ever did see

[plyometrics]

Hmmmm. Maybe it was the Dead Boys "reunion" show at the Ritz in 1981. All the original guys, a drugged up Johnny Thunders/Cheetah Chrome opening set, and a Joey Ramone intro. Oh yeah, and the band sounded great. Sonic reducer never sounded better.


Robert t.

[GUITARWORX]

The Ritz!!!! what a place for a show
I remm I saw the Ramones there it was so packed the only movement you can do was go up and down which is great for a Ramones show

Man those where the days !!!

[kitator]

Pantera in Dallas.Period.followed by a close Nine Inch Nails with Marilyn Manson when they were in their prime.

[plyometrics]

The Ritz!!!! what a place for a show
I remm I saw the Ramones there it was so packed the only movement you can do was go up and down which is great for a Ramones show

Man those where the days !!!

Yeah I saw a lot of bands there. I saw a PIL show that ended in a riot. Mainly because PIL didn't really play. Or sort of did.


Robert T.

[Heavy Metal Spike]

Whitesnake headlining Donington in the UK 1983 - not a bad band on the bill.

August 20, 1983

• Whitesnake
  Meat Loaf
  ZZ Top
  Twisted Sister
  Dio
  Diamond Head

Coverdale breaking down in emotion as the crowd drowned him out was a sight and experience I will NEVER forget ......

(* but there are many MANY other "close 2nd's" as well *)

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[moonlightdrive21]

Pearl Jam in Philadelphia in 2009 at the last ever event at the Spectrum before they closed it down. Over three hours of rock n' roll goodnees and I was 6th row center from the stage! Also saw amazing Guns N Roses, Page/Plant, and U2 shows in the past.

[mightymax]

I have seen Kiss so many times and will again this Sept 3rd. They remain the best shows I have ever seen. Period!

One that stands out was I think the Phsyco Circus tour. They had Ted Nugent (I love Ted!) as the opener. If there was an ethnic group or Politician he didn't insult, I must have missed it somehow! I don't know what happened but sometime a short while later ol Uncle Ted was not the opener anymore


Cheers
Max Bryant

[gothiken]

every type O negative show I saw.... 8 of em

the motorhead mosh pit was the most violent pit ive ever
had the pleasure of......

man....... been to sooooooooooooo many shows

birch hill nite club... Irvin plaza.... Roseland ballroom..

but the one show that sticks out

tattoo the earth show at Giants stadium

all day music... main bands in the stadium.. sevendust, sepatulra, slipknot,slayer and Metallica closed
15 ft from the stage.. 80,000 people totally shaking the whole place
metallica playin 3 hrs... unbelievable...

and hook up with chicks in the parkin lot... =)

Kenny

[Scary Terry]

Again -- can't pick one -- but some that stand out are:

Elvis Costello and the Attractions on the Imperial Bedroom tour (Des Moines, IA)
Lene Lovich in Chicago (forget the venue's name)
They Might Be Giants in the park in St. Louis
Joe Jackson at 1st Ave in Minneapolis
Hot Club of Cowtown at Lee's Liquor Lounge
Hank Thompson at the '50s Fest in Green Bay
Los Straitjackets Xmas show w/ Pontani Sisters and Kaiser George at 1st Ave
Neanderthals, Davie Allan, Trashmen at the Turf Club in St. Paul
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qVmsMaI6wY8
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nP-rKZxg ... re=related
Mary Chapin-Carpenter and The Mavericks at the 5 Season Center in Cedar Rapids
Rev. Horton Heat and The' Legendary Shack Shakers at Gabe's in Iowa City

[boxerdog]

im goin monsters of rock u.k.forgot this and was there.88.

helloween
megadeth
david lee roth
guns and roses
kiss
iron maiden.

[raydrz]

WOW! what a line-up for UK monsters 1988!!!!!

one of my top EVER=USA monsters 1988
kingdom come
dokken
metallica
scorpions
van halen

3rd row center...i can remember like it was yesterday...my ex: "you didn't tell me this was all day & night!"

[jumpman]

Alice Cooper - Billion Dollar Babies Tour - June 1973 - Nassau Coliseum.

[maxferatu]

Social Distortion, November 1 2010. Incredible. They do songs from their beginnings as a punk band, to the present day. New album in January 2011.

[deanst]

1972 Zep....opened with Immigrant Song and came out for what i "remember" ass 4 encores....

[kitator]

WOW! what a line-up for UK monsters 1988!!!!!

one of my top EVER=USA monsters 1988
kingdom come
dokken
metallica
scorpions
van halen

3rd row center...i can remember like it was yesterday...my ex: "you didn't tell me this was all day & night!"

John,that was my first concert ever.This tour I saw in Dallas though.It was a good show.It was cool seeing Metallica playing Harvester of Sorrow weeks before the release of that album.Still have the t shirts from that show too.And no,I dont fit in them anymore!!

[monsterjones]

Again -- can't pick one -- but some that stand out are:

Elvis Costello and the Attractions on the Imperial Bedroom tour (Des Moines, IA)
Lene Lovich in Chicago (forget the venue's name)
They Might Be Giants in the park in St. Louis
Joe Jackson at 1st Ave in Minneapolis
Hot Club of Cowtown at Lee's Liquor Lounge
Hank Thompson at the '50s Fest in Green Bay
Los Straitjackets Xmas show w/ Pontani Sisters and Kaiser George at 1st Ave
Neanderthals, Davie Allan, Trashmen at the Turf Club in St. Paul
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qVmsMaI6wY8
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nP-rKZxg ... re=related
Mary Chapin-Carpenter and The Mavericks at the 5 Season Center in Cedar Rapids
Rev. Horton Heat and The' Legendary Shack Shakers at Gabe's in Iowa City

Hey thanks bro....nice to see some artists other Heavy Rock Metal here....love Los Straitjackets...play cool Munsters and Batman themes..
Best show I ever saw...was Freddie King (bluesman) tear down the house here in Austin in 1974.....then Stevie ray Vaughan play with Albert King at Antones somewhere around 1976(SRV stole all his licks)
....Commander Cody at the Armadillo...CD release...

[tay666]

WOW! what a line-up for UK monsters 1988!!!!!

one of my top EVER=USA monsters 1988
kingdom come
dokken
metallica
scorpions
van halen

3rd row center...i can remember like it was yesterday...my ex: "you didn't tell me this was all day & night!"

John,that was my first concert ever.This tour I saw in Dallas though.It was a good show.It was cool seeing Metallica playing Harvester of Sorrow weeks before the release of that album.Still have the t shirts from that show too.And no,I dont fit in them anymore!!

I still have my shirt form that show also (mine was in Pittsburgh, in 96 degree, hot, humid, haze).
Mine is the one with Godzilla smashing the guitar.

[raydrz]

Mine is the one with Godzilla smashing the guitar.

i'm green with envy

how bout a quick pic?

[tay666]

Don't have an actual pic of mine.
But I do have one that I snagged from an auction a while back.

[kitator]

Mine is packed up somewhere but it wasnt the Godzilla one.I also bought a Metallica shirt there with all the album covers blended together.Coolest Metallica shirt ever.