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Good times!
Ramones - colston hall Bristol ‘84
Hawkwind - Treworgey Tree Fayre ’89
Ozrics - Sir John Robey/club dog . ‘87
Eat Static - Melk Weg Amsterdam ‘92
Also pagan production goa reunion in Ruigoord Amsterdam. ‘92
Also worthwhile mention
Teknival 96 Holland
All spirals sp23 parties in Holland too. 90-93
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Far too many to remember lol!
Yeah, ZZ Top was really great!
How the fuckin’ hell can three guys sound like a ten-man-band?? Unbelievable…
We all know what’s happening with ticket prices since the whole market collapsed…
To sell physical records, LP, CD, Maxis, Singles, made a lot of money for both the artists and the record companies, but, first came The Pirate Bay, Napster, Spotify, Tidal, Apple Music etc etc, and everything changed…
The record companies still earn a lot of cash, but the artist must go on tour for earning money, and, the touring never ends…
Depeche Mode - Spirit Tour / Berlin
They were quite good and it was my first concert
Beastie Boys Live Roma 2004
The Cure Live Colosseo 2004
Aphex Twin Nye Roma 2000
Ali Akhar Khan at Town Hall in NYC (1976) - Most definitely, the best musical performance I've ever attended. He was one of the great all-time musicians.
Steve Reich's Music for 18 Musicians at Town Hall in NYC (1976) - It was the premiere. I think I got in free, because I was writing about it.
La Monte Young's The Well-Tuned Piano somewhere in SoHo in NYC (probably 1977) - The piece runs about six hours, so there were cushions on the floor, and people would come and go throughout the performance. It was the same location where I was able to hear Pandit Pran Nath sing quite a few times. Pran Nath was sometimes accompanied by Terry Riley or La Monte Young.
The Chieftains at Avery Fisher Hall in NYC (Saint Patrick's Day, probably 1976 or 1977) - I got in free, because I knew one of the ushers. We were fellow students at NYU. She worked there part time, so she snuck me in. People were dancing in the aisles.
Grateful Dead and The Allman Brothers Band at RFK Stadium in Washington, DC (probably 1973) - I think it started around noon or early afternoon and went into the evening. The two bands would switch back and forth, with both bands playing together at the end. I remember that there was a bare-breasted woman who kept trying to get on stage.
Otoboke Beaver is a wild act, alright. Haven’t seen them live.
Man, this is an epic thread. I had to throw my hat in here. Narrowing it down to 5 is REALLY tough, though. I have to do this in no particular order:
Morris Day & The Time: This was hands down the best funk band I've ever seen live. Better than Parliament/Funkadelic, better than Tower of Power - they hit the stage and didn't stop until they were on the bus driving away.
Crosby, Stills & Nash: I got to watch them play acoustic while standing in the wings of the stage. I was like 12 feet from Graham Nash. Stills was always my favorite, but Crosby had the voice of a f**king angel. BTW - this was the same night, SAME SHOW as The Time.
Ravi Shankar: He was touring with his daughter Anoushka. The first set was her leading the musicians through his compositions, the second set he came out and they played together. The moment he stepped out the atmosphere in the room shifted and everyone's attention was 100% on him. I never before or since have experienced a person with such a small physical stature but immeasurable presence in a room.
Paul McCartney: I was excited just to see a Beatle, but he absolutely brought the house down. It was a benefit including Neil Young, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Ben Harper, Sonic Youth, Eddie Vedder & Tony Bennet - definitely not a bill filled with lightweight talent. In spite of it, McCartney ruled the evening. He was just stellar - I was literally in tears.
The Brian Setzer Orchestra: This band blew the g**damn doors off the place. The amount of sound coming off the stage with that many musicians, coupled by Setzer out front with his Gretsch, twin Fender Bassman amps and the shark-skin suit - EPIC.
So many runner ups...
It’s at least 10 to 20 times as much to see a gig now as it was for any that I listed.
I had a feeling we might hear about some great shows in this thread.
Re: ticket prices, in 1978 it was announced that The Rolling Stones would be playing Rich Stadium, near Buffalo where I was at college. I was hemming and hawing to a friend about whether I should spend so much money on a ticket. Finally he said, “Buy the ticket. You’re just gonna spend it on pinball.”
Wise words, indeed.
The ticket cost $15.
Peter Tosh opened. He was great as were The Stones.
I still thank that friend occasionally.
A venue in Atlanta called the Roxy. Maybe 4,000 people max? It was awesome. Sadly right after Tom Petty passed so they ended the show with a 3 song run from him concluding with American Girl. It’s a pretty special memory for me as a big fan of both artists.
I think I’ve seen a couple videos and it looked pretty wild for sure 😂
They’re great, definitely check them out. My family is from Japan, and have family visiting there now (Osaka) but I’ve never had the chance to go. Hope I can soon!
That’s my favorite Idles record as well but I like them all! Have you checked out Parquet Courts? They’re fantastic as well
Dirt cheap prices for eclectic bills. The first concert I went to as a teen was T Rex, Buddy Miles Express, and the Sensational Alex Harvey Band. $5
I have already listed my 5, but since I break more rules than the church, I’m going to add these two:
Maureen Tucker w/Sterling Morrison 1991
Absolutely amazed that I was watching them play. Morrison also very graciously spent an hour or so talking with me, but he wouldn’t let me carry his amp out to the van for him.
John Cale 2006 As MrsChasteen said, “I can’t believe I witnessed that type of genius in a place that reeks of beer and piss”
Double bonus: earlier in the day, Cale yelled at me to “shut that goddamn door” during soundcheck. I was honored because I knew that Cale had also yelled at so many of my musical heroes.
Similar experience….
Aerosmith, Allen Park (MI) Civic Arena, ‘74-ish. Front row left in front of the monitors. Not awful but then then the crowd “rushed” the stage…folding chairs were tied together so everyone got up and moved the chairs forward en masse. The coordination was impressive (especially for a Detroit crowd), but I ended up smushed against the barrier, 6 feet from the giant monitor stack, no escape. The music was awful, deaf for days, but the worst part? Tim Buckley opened and was booed off the stage. Fuc*kin’ Detroit.
Here's my Five - though it's really what comes to mind at the moment. Honorable mention to the Moody Blues, Jethro Tull and Yes.
My experience was quite surreal. It was more about the room packed with people and a wooden floor that was moving under the weight of them all moving up and down. You just had to let go and go with it. It was a great vibe. Completely out of control, but always felt safe. The band looked like they were 10 feet tall on the stage. I’d never seen them before so it was quite the experience.
Yes indeed: having everyone together for Awaken was magical, basically a spiritual experience.
Parquet Courts are great !
Yes, Rush, Peter Gabriel, Tommy Emanuel, Stevie Ray Vaughn
But probably the most magical unexpected concert was when my wife and I went to see a free pre-release showing of the movie ‘Once’ at the Museum of Science and Industry in Seattle (I was a big Frames fan), and after the movie, the director, Glen Hansard, and Marketa Irglová made a surprise appearance, answering questions then performing a number of songs. I’ll never forget that.
Wow, the premiere of Music for 18 musicians ! If I had a time machine, this and one of the Velvet Underground show in The Factory would be first on my list !
Just wondering what kind of audience attended events like La Monte Young, Terry Riley, Steve Reich or Philip Glass. Those were extremely avant-garde acts. I have the image of very snobbish audience...
Paco Pena
The Tea Party
Metallica
Midnight Oil
U2
Wondering if Lemmy was already a Bourbon pouch back in 1981 🤔
I am sure it was a great show !
NIN is definitely a band I would like to see !
To me, the best venue is a place that can contain approximately 1000 people. All the best shows I have seen were in this kind of condition. You got this sense of proximity with the artists. In big Arenas, you either have to be suicidal and stand in front of the stage or watch the artist from afar on a big screen. Doesn't really make sense to me, especially with today's pricing standards.
A few months back, the last very few crumbs of respect I had for a guy like B. Springsteen were blown away when the people behind his fanzine decided to shut down because of Ticketmaster dynamic pricing policy. The answer from the man himself was bittersweet and went something like "we're old and the people around are doing this, so we're doing the same". He was also claiming that it is better that the money from a show goes to the people sweating on stage instead of ticket brokers, which in a way is right. But... the old fart recently sold his whole catalog for 550 millions of dollars, so he is probably not the kind of person in need compared to his hardcore fans who cannot even afford to buy one of his tickets... it is even more ironic when you think about the content and the target of most of his song catalog... Ok I'd better stop this stupid rant otherwise I will end up talking about U2 🤣
Anyway, very sad times if your only choice is to stream your favourite artist live shows online if you don't have a river of cash...
Sorry that happened, but it was a great read.
In defense of old fart Bruce, there was a talkshow on telli where a guy claimed that Bruce is sending a lot of the money to Amnesty International and the Red Cross…
Isn’t the fart a socialist?
I hate to 'rank' the best, but the top memories (sometimes for the band, sometimes the venue, sometimes just because it was a great time!)
Thom Yorke at Montreux Jazz 2019 (Although this year's performance by Worakls Orchestra at Montreux is giving that gig a run for its money)
Muse, with a warm up act by the Arctic Monkeys, Paleo 2007
Arcade Fire, Roundhouse 2013
Amon Tobin, Electric Brixton 2016 (although slim consolation for having missed out on his ISAM tour)
Youngblood Brassband, in a random pub in 2008
Bonus for bragging rights (not actually a huge fan): Mumford and Son 'before they were famous' in Rote Fabrik circa 2009
Sorry if scratched "the Boss". I probably shouldn't have called him that way but since I also consider myself like an old fart being 45 y.o, I have no problem calling anyone older the same.
The usage of the word socialist might be wrong in the context of charity, as historically, most of socialist and communist countries didn't allow charity as it implies individual wealth and individual intervention shortcuting the omnipotence of the state. But I think I guess what you meant. To me, a so called "socialist" artist would first use his own power and influence to control the ticket pricing and give back to the fans who put him on the throne where he is sitting now. That's what would be the closest to socialism...
If he's giving back a portion of what he got to charity, it means the guy still has some conscious and that's great for those organizations as the money is definitely needed. It is terrible to say, but charity is a little plaster applied on an amputed limb: much needed but not enough to stop the hemorrhage.
On the other hand, I don't know how it works in the states but in Europe, charity donation usually comes with a nice fiscal bonus as well. So I wouldn't call that a pure act of philanthropy. good deeds with benefits is probably a better way to call it. If am not wrong, avoiding extra taxes from a Biden law is the reason why he and a bunch of other old (and less old) farts sold their catalog recently (this includes Bob Dylan and Neil Young to name a few and god I love their music)
I am honestly not trying to convince anyone here. I am not even considering myself right or wrong, that's just the way I feel about guys like him. To me the world is going the very wrong way, with the worst wealth distribution ever, and all complying artists end up being the Gladiators of the modern times. "panem et circenses".
No need to start a long and sterile discussion that will take us nowhere, please. Sorry if I hurt your feeling. I used to like and respect him at some point, I just don't anymore. Love or burn your idols, that's totally up to you.