jeff beck have seen him 5 times in the last 20 yrs or so, he speaks only two words the whole show , hello and goodbye, but bwtween those 2 words, he speaks volumes with his guitar,if u have never seen him live, give urself a treat

Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals - Utrecht, 1994

Absolutely mind blown.

Dylan and Paul Simon doing sounds of silence at gorge amphitheatre Wa incredible!!!

Hmmm...best concert/show ever as of thinking it as of this moment - Springsteen Seeger Sessions show in Phoenix, AZ 2006; best rock concert - Springsteen 1984 BITUSA Cap Centre, Largo MD, Neil Young with the Horse at Largo doing the tour where he did Blowin' In The Wind, F'in Up and such (loud, rude and what rock should be) among the songs, Sheryl Crow 9:30 Club in D-C with the Wallflowers as opening act lord knows what year that was - she rocked; David Bromberg Quartet Musical Instrument Museum Phoenix AZ 2015; Keith at Constitution Hall D-C and Tower Theater Philly 1988 and Main Offender tour Constitution Hall D-C 1992. There's other tours that may come to mind but these stand out.

Making a list of the worst is easier to do

Here's a list of some awesome shows I was lucky to attend :
Prince - Paris Zenith + Bataclan 2002
Neil Young + Oasis - Paris 2001
Solomon Burke - Paris 2003
Luck Peterson - Strasbourg 1996
Aerosmith - Dortmund 1994
Robert Plant - Cologne 1993
Springsteen acoustic solo - Paris 1996
Deep Purple - PAris Olympia 1996
Rory Gallagher - Paris 1993

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Bruce Springsteen in Auckland, two nights. Fantastic!

BB King, Antwerp ( B ), late nineties.

Was out of this world, (literally) trembling on my legs and completely high in my mind, for more than one hour afterwards.

No other artist nor band ever did that to me (not before, not after).

Television - Jarlateatern Stockholm 1977

2 1 2 0

Tom Waits, Teatro degli Arcimboldi, Milano 2008.

Buddy Guy live in Cosenza 2010 maybe

Forgot about...Eric Clapton, East Rutherford NJ 1984? Behind The Sun Tour.

Bruce Springsteen: 1978, 1980, 1983: NY City Madison Square Garden, or East Rutherford, NJ
Johnny Winter: 1978, 1979, 1980, Newburgh, NY or Manhattan, NY
Muddy Waters: 1981, at The Stanhope House, Stanhope NJ
Stevie Ray Vaughan: 1983, at The Chance, Poughkeepsie, NY
Grateful Dead: 1971, Berkley Community Theatre, Berkley, CA
Willy Nelson: Sometime in the 1990s, at Huguenot, NY
Johnny Cash: 1969, Moby Gym, Fort Collins, Colorado
Stevie Wonder: 1972, Denver Colliseum, Denver, Colorado



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Dylan, Led Zep, The Who early seventies.
ZZ Top 1980 and 2002

pretenders 81 smu
alvin lee boston harbor booze cruise
who great woods
dickey betts cambridge
keith richards orphuem
srv great woods
eric johnson berklee

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pretenders 81 smu
alvin lee boston harbor booze cruise
who great woods
dickey betts cambridge
keith richards orphuem
srv great woods
eric johnson berklee

Speaking of the Pretenders, they were a great opening act for the Stones at Giants Stadium in 2002....and of course Keith solo was great; saw him in 88 at the Tower Theater and at the Meadowlands Arena.

the corrs - frankfurt 2000
dixie chicks - munich 2003

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Television - Jarlateatern Stockholm 1977

Mmmmmm... I envy you!

The Call then Peter Gabriel at Poplar Creek, Chicago, 02 Aug, 1982.

I believe it was Robert Fripp or one of the band members dressed in black spandex and wearing a helmet tried to buy beer. The chick wouldn't serve him since he didn't have any ID until people starting screaming then she caved in.

Drama at the concession stand in the old days.

I forgot to add The Dillards to my list - I saw them in the early '80's at Lincoln Jr. High school in the auditorium.
These dudes were old school Bluegrass legends and to see them in a jr. High school auditorium was surreal (capacity 550).

"Though The Dillards were already an established bluegrass band,
their biggest claim to fame is performing musically as members
of the fictional Darling family on The Andy Griffith Show,
introducing bluegrass to many Americans who had never heard it".

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Rip this joint, gonna save your soul, round and round and round we go......

Live Aid in Philadelphia was my most memorable non Stones concert.

Led Zeppelin at the Garden in 77

George Thorogood at the Garden, not sure what year it was but it was the first time he played the Garden and he was truly humbled to be headlining there. It was nice to see a performer truly appreciative of his own luck. It was like watching the movie where the underdog gets the girl.

Bruce at Giants stadium in 83 or 84.

Stray Cat's.....Brian Setzer just amazing.

David Bowie- Singapore 2003
The Black Crowes- Chicago Aragon Ballroom Amoerica tour
Iggy Pop- Instinct tour, Canada, small bar
Willie Dixon- 80s, small bar in Ann Arbor
Johnny Winter- 80s Nectarine Ballroom Ann Arbor
The Who- mid 90s Virginia
Jimmy Page and the Black Crows- Tour with The Who, the day after The Who.
David Gilmour- 2016 Chicago United Center
Iggy Pop- 2016 Chicago and Detroit
Stevie Ray Vaughn- 80s, Royal Oak Music Theater, Soul to Soul tour
Radiohead- 2013 Melbourn Australia
Paul McCartney- Utah 2010, 2009 Citi Field
The Police- Masonic Temple, Detroit, 1980
The Grateful Dead- Ohio, the 80s. I can't remember the year.
Willie Dixon- Detroit, the Soup Kitchen, 1983
Buddy Guy- Alvins, Detroit 1988
Iggy Pop- The Michigan Theater, Zombie Birdhouse tour
Iggy and the Stooges- Perth Australia, Big Day Out
Ray Davies- Storytellers tour, Virginia, he signed my massive Union Jack
The Kinks- Detroit Cobo Hall One for the Road Tour
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers- Detroit, Joe Louis Arena, Hard Promises Tour
The Black Crowes- Three Snakes and a Charm tour, some weird warehouse in Washington DC

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Ennio Morricone (3X), Leonard Cohen, Roger Waters, Clapton & Winwood, AC/DC...

How did you swing that? I've tried twice and both times the shows were cancelled.

Now I could go on as I have been to about 2,000 shows but the 2 single best shows I have seen in my life are

Rammstein at the Palace in 1998

and

Michael Monroe in San Diego 2010

The Who with Entwistle not sure of the year, maybe 1999, at The House of Blues in Chicago. I think they played between 26 to 30 songs. Several they never played again.

Bob Dylan at The Park West in Chicago for two back to back shows again not sure
of the year but probably late 90's. Different setlist for each show.

X playing four nights at the City Winery in Chicago. Each night playing a different album. I belive 2014.

The Stones at the Aragon in Chicago. The room was hot and the band was on fire that night. This was one of the club shows from 2002 or 2003 and near the beginning of the tour.

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Television - Jarlateatern Stockholm 1977

Mmmmmm... I envy you!

Oooh! Another Television/Tom Verlaine-Fan...Nice!

To mention a few more Concerts:

David Bowie - Kungliga Tennishallen Stockholm 1976
Patti Smith - Konserthuset Stockholm 1976
The Clash - Gröna Lund Stockholm 1977
The Pretenders - Göta Lejon Stockholm 1978
999 - Gröna Lund Stockholm 1978

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Bruce Springsteen Wembley 2013, an extraordinary set.



JS Bach St Matthew's Passion The 2014 Proms Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, incredibly moving.

Did anyone ever see Hawkwind in the 1970's? Surprised they have not been mentioned....o

It's difficult to say because I sometimes find it difficult to distinguish between a truly great performance and a perfectly ordinary performance that, for any number of reasons, I found to be immensely enjoyable.

The Ian Anderson concert at which I sat front row center and played a kazoo solo into Ian's microphone while he had his arm around my shoulder probably sucked .... but how could I possibly remember it as anything other than one of the "best" concerts I've ever been to?

Anyway, a few that come immediately to mind ....

The Who, Madison Square Garden - 1979
Pink Floyd, Yankee Stadium - 1994
Jimmy Page and Robert Plant, Palace of Auburn Hills - 1998
Eric Clapton and Steve Winwood, Schottenstein Center - 2009



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Oooh! Another Television/Tom Verlaine-Fan...Nice!

I certainly am. I don't think any of their comeback tours are as good as the golden 75-78 era, though...

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Oooh! Another Television/Tom Verlaine-Fan...Nice!

I certainly am. I don't think any of their comeback tours are as good as the golden 75-78 era, though...

Me neither...They were here -77 and I nailed that Concert...Pure Luck...

Springsteen. Melbourne 1985x2
Springsteen. London 1988
Springsteen. Perth 2014x3
Springsteen. Sydney 1995x2
The Clash. Perth 1981?
Graham Parker and the Rumor. Perth 1980?
Springsteen. Melbourne 2013x3
Springsteen. Brisbane 2003x2
Springsteen. Sydney 2003
David Bowie. Perth 1984?
Dire Straits. Perth 1981?
Springsteen. Melbourne 2003
Tom Petty/Dylan. Perth 1980?
Bob Dylan. Perth 2014
INXS. Perth 1985?
ELO. Perth 1980?
Elton John. Perth 1973?
Bakery. Perth 1970
Free. Perth 1970
Frigid Pink! Perth 1970?
The Beach Boys. Perth 2010?

? indicate, I am getting on, and without looking these years up, these are about the time I saw them!

Rod



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