Music - Best live performance during your lifetime; your opinion

[Sarek]

 

[PJTHEDOORS]

Jane's Addiction (12/1990 Portland, OR). I was in the slam pit, and during the song Pig's In Zen, Perry jumped into the crowed right on top of me. I lost my shoe during the concert and a friend found it later (lol).

 

[Sarek]

Jane's Addiction (12/11/1990 Portland, OR). I was in the slam pit, and during the song Pig's In Zen, Perry jumped into the crowed right on top of me. I lost my shoe during the concert and a friend found it later (lol).

That's awesome. Always liked Jane Says. Going to listen to it now.

 

[PJTHEDOORS]

That's awesome. Always liked Jane Says. Going to listen to it now.

Perry had the orange dreadlocks at the time. I pulled a lock of it from his hair, and he turned around and hit a guy next to me. I still have the dreadlock (gave to my brother after the concert).

 

[Sarek]

Perry had the orange dreadlocks at the time. I pulled a lock of it from his hair, and he turned around a hit a guy next to me. I still have the dreadlock (gave to my brother after the concert).

Little brother i hope?

 

[PJTHEDOORS]

Little brother i hope?

No, older by one year. I was around 21 at the time, my brother and friends all went to the concert.

 

[big dog cowboy]

Iron Maiden

 

[JohnnyTheFox]

This is a tough, tough call.
If I had to pick one it would have been seeing Van Halen in the summer of 79 @ the OKC Civic Center. Just 4 guys, a simple stage, no effects or nonsense and a wall of amps and you could tell they were going to be the next big thing.

Honorable mentions go to...
Page and Plant in 98
And anytime I have seen RUSH {80,86,2015}.

Worst ever.........
Kansas....

 

[Tabascocat]

RunDMC / Beastie Boys back in '88 or so in Houston......and I don't even like rap!

 

[MileyDancer]

Black Eyed Peas - 2002- Dallas

I bet almost none of y'all knew of Black Eyed Peas BEFORE Fergie. They were actually hip-hop, and really good. They put on probably the best hip-hop show I've seen. This is right after Joints and Jams came out. Then, they sold out larger than anything I've ever seen on my life.



Best non HipHop show:

Depeche Mode - 2012
Their new stuff is just as rad as their old stuff, IMO. It was my first time seeing DM, so seeing them do classics like "Enjoy the Silence" live was a real treat for me.

 

[Bigdog]

U2. I have been to 2 of their concerts, one on each coast and they are amazing.

 

[Jammer]

KISS in '76, Shreveport, LA. It was my first concert and to see them in all their glory and during their heyday was out of this world.

 

[PJTHEDOORS]

My bad, the Janes concert I saw was 1989, not 1990. I'm old.

 

[strollinruss]

Saw Colin James, Santana, Bad Company, ZZ Top at Texas Jam around 1990. Best collaboration. 3 Doors Down best single act. (Jamey Johnson opened)

 

[TheGodfather]

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I've been involved in so many it's really hard to pick one. Some were great because the artist or band was entertaining and some were great because you could see the music move the crowd. If I had to pick one it would be Dire Straits. It was like Knopfler could make the crowd do what he wanted with just his guitar.

 

[strollinruss]

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<--- Used to work in the music biz

I've been involved in so many it's really hard to pick one. Some were great because the artist or band was entertaining and some were great because you could see the music move the crowd. If I had to pick one it would be Dire Straits. It was like Knopfler could make the crowd do what he wanted with just his guitar.

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[StarMan2112]

Dream Theater, Asheville, NC in 2009.

Rush, Greenville, SC in 2011 is a very close second.

 

[CalPolyTechnique]

Jack White - the Wiltern in Los Angeles 2012

 

[strollinruss]

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[Sarek]

<--- Used to work in the music biz

I've been involved in so many it's really hard to pick one. Some were great because the artist or band was entertaining and some were great because you could see the music move the crowd. If I had to pick one it would be Dire Straits. It was like Knopfler could make the crowd do what he wanted with just his guitar.