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VANFLAMESFAN · 05-26-2012, 02:09 PM

Honorable Mentions

Live at River Rock Casino. Probably my favorite band of all time, loved the show. They didn't play Overcome though, so that pissed me off.

Foo Fighters acoustic show at Orpheum theatre. Would have liked more classic songs to be done, but still good show.

5. Korn in 2000 at GM Place. I was a huge fan of them back then and I won passes to be on stage with them for the entire show. There were groups of people on both sides of the drum kit, about 30 or so people and I was one of them. It was so cool, I'll never forget it.

4. Foo Fighters at Plaza of Nations. 2003ish. I had seem them a few times before, but Dave just brought it that night and it was a beautiful summer night and we had this awesome ocean breeze, and a fun mosh pit too.

3. Ozzfest 2001 at The Gorge. My first festival show outside of Vancouver. Rob Zombie, Drowning Pool, Papa Roach, Linkin Park, Disturbed, Slipknot, Marilyn Manson and Sabbath of course. The main stage set changes were about 5 minutes long each, so it was relentless hard rock/metal. I was exhausted by the end of it all, but it was so worth spending the $250, and this when I was a broke 19 year old.

2. Metallica at Seahawk Stadium in Seattle. 2005 Deftones, Mudvayne, Linkin Park and Limp Bizkit opened on this tour. Deftones was wicked, Mudvayne was insane. Linkin Park was solid, and despite the music being beyond stupid, Limp Bizkit puts on a fun show. I maintain to this day, the most fun I've ever had in a mosh pit was during that Limp Bizkit show. Metallica capped it all off and that was my first time seeing them.

1. My favorite concert is my favorite because I was totally blown away based on my mediocre expectations. I won passes thru work, so I didn't even pay.

At the Commodore(aka the best place on the planet for a concert), in 2007, Dolores O Riordan of the Cranberries was touring her solo act. I didn't know anything of her new music, but I went because i liked the Cranberries in high school. She came out with her band and played Zombie(one of my all time fav songs) and that set the stage. She played plenty of Cranberries classics and threw in most of her new album at that time. She was a tremendous performer and has a beautiful voice.

I went into that show with a lady friend expecting to see a bunch of granola eating lesbians and hippies, but it was quite the opposite. I loved her new stuff so much in concert, I went and bought the CD the next morning.

She was so not my favorite artist that I've seen live, but it was by far my favorite show.

05-26-2012, 02:09 PM	#6
VANFLAMESFAN Franchise Player Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Maple Ridge, BC Exp:	Honorable Mentions Live at River Rock Casino. Probably my favorite band of all time, loved the show. They didn't play Overcome though, so that pissed me off. Foo Fighters acoustic show at Orpheum theatre. Would have liked more classic songs to be done, but still good show. 5. Korn in 2000 at GM Place. I was a huge fan of them back then and I won passes to be on stage with them for the entire show. There were groups of people on both sides of the drum kit, about 30 or so people and I was one of them. It was so cool, I'll never forget it. 4. Foo Fighters at Plaza of Nations. 2003ish. I had seem them a few times before, but Dave just brought it that night and it was a beautiful summer night and we had this awesome ocean breeze, and a fun mosh pit too. 3. Ozzfest 2001 at The Gorge. My first festival show outside of Vancouver. Rob Zombie, Drowning Pool, Papa Roach, Linkin Park, Disturbed, Slipknot, Marilyn Manson and Sabbath of course. The main stage set changes were about 5 minutes long each, so it was relentless hard rock/metal. I was exhausted by the end of it all, but it was so worth spending the $250, and this when I was a broke 19 year old. 2. Metallica at Seahawk Stadium in Seattle. 2005 Deftones, Mudvayne, Linkin Park and Limp Bizkit opened on this tour. Deftones was wicked, Mudvayne was insane. Linkin Park was solid, and despite the music being beyond stupid, Limp Bizkit puts on a fun show. I maintain to this day, the most fun I've ever had in a mosh pit was during that Limp Bizkit show. Metallica capped it all off and that was my first time seeing them. 1. My favorite concert is my favorite because I was totally blown away based on my mediocre expectations. I won passes thru work, so I didn't even pay. At the Commodore(aka the best place on the planet for a concert), in 2007, Dolores O Riordan of the Cranberries was touring her solo act. I didn't know anything of her new music, but I went because i liked the Cranberries in high school. She came out with her band and played Zombie(one of my all time fav songs) and that set the stage. She played plenty of Cranberries classics and threw in most of her new album at that time. She was a tremendous performer and has a beautiful voice. I went into that show with a lady friend expecting to see a bunch of granola eating lesbians and hippies, but it was quite the opposite. I loved her new stuff so much in concert, I went and bought the CD the next morning. She was so not my favorite artist that I've seen live, but it was by far my favorite show.