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Regular_John · 05-28-2012, 11:57 AM

1) Iron Maiden - Somewhere back in time tour (2008), Calgary
Epic show start to finish, I still get chills thinking about the scream in Number of the Beast. Plus the stage show & props were awesome too, perfect mix of 80's cheese & heavy metal swagger.

2) Foo Fighters - Summersault (2000), Winnipeg
One of those fantastic summer festivals, all the bands were great (besides Smashing Pumpkins who really phoned it in) & the weather was fantastic as well. Highlights of the set included Dave hopping on the drums for a cover of Have a Cigar, this was back in 2000 before he started drumming with QOTSA/NIN/Them Crooked Vultures so seeing the drummer from Nirvana behind the kit was pretty cool. At one point Dave Grohl was about 3-4 feet away from me with the garden hose spraying the sweaty crowd down.

3) Matthew Good - White Light Rock and Roll Review Tour (2004), Cowboys, Calgary
I had seen Matt Good/MGB probably 3-4 times before this show, but for some reason I'd always found myself distracted by other things & never really go into the show. Avalanche tour in Winnipeg I got there late & missed 1/2 his set. A few festival shows with MGB always seemed to get ruined by drunks and/or bad weather. But I finally managed to see a show with my full attention. The small venue combined with one of my favourite MG albums made for a great night.

4)Ozzy Osbourne (2002), Winnipeg Arena
I swear this tour occurred immediately before Ozzy went right off his rocker & become a bumbling TV dad & his spoiled family started pushing him out of the spot light. At this point he was still a great showman & Zakk Wylde was simply ON the whole night.

5)Nine Inch Nails, Lights in the sky (2008), Calgary, Saddle dome
Simply a great show start to finish, the production values were through the roof & the band was in perfect firing mode at the time. Look up any of the shows from this tour & everthing was alway clicking in perfect sync. Minus the screw up at the beginning of Echoplex which at least provided a bit of a laugh & showed the band was having fun on stage by this point.

Honour Mentions: Slayer last year at the dome (with Rob Zombie), probably the sweatiest, roughest I've gotten in a pit since highschool, but come on, it's freaking Slayer. Also Bloc Party at Mac Hall.

Most Disappointing(tie): Tool at the dome, Smashing Pumpkins in 2000

05-28-2012, 11:57 AM	#32
Regular_John First Line Centre Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Calgary Exp:	1) Iron Maiden - Somewhere back in time tour (2008), Calgary Epic show start to finish, I still get chills thinking about the scream in Number of the Beast. Plus the stage show & props were awesome too, perfect mix of 80's cheese & heavy metal swagger. 2) Foo Fighters - Summersault (2000), Winnipeg One of those fantastic summer festivals, all the bands were great (besides Smashing Pumpkins who really phoned it in) & the weather was fantastic as well. Highlights of the set included Dave hopping on the drums for a cover of Have a Cigar, this was back in 2000 before he started drumming with QOTSA/NIN/Them Crooked Vultures so seeing the drummer from Nirvana behind the kit was pretty cool. At one point Dave Grohl was about 3-4 feet away from me with the garden hose spraying the sweaty crowd down. 3) Matthew Good - White Light Rock and Roll Review Tour (2004), Cowboys, Calgary I had seen Matt Good/MGB probably 3-4 times before this show, but for some reason I'd always found myself distracted by other things & never really go into the show. Avalanche tour in Winnipeg I got there late & missed 1/2 his set. A few festival shows with MGB always seemed to get ruined by drunks and/or bad weather. But I finally managed to see a show with my full attention. The small venue combined with one of my favourite MG albums made for a great night. 4)Ozzy Osbourne (2002), Winnipeg Arena I swear this tour occurred immediately before Ozzy went right off his rocker & become a bumbling TV dad & his spoiled family started pushing him out of the spot light. At this point he was still a great showman & Zakk Wylde was simply ON the whole night. 5)Nine Inch Nails, Lights in the sky (2008), Calgary, Saddle dome Simply a great show start to finish, the production values were through the roof & the band was in perfect firing mode at the time. Look up any of the shows from this tour & everthing was alway clicking in perfect sync. Minus the screw up at the beginning of Echoplex which at least provided a bit of a laugh & showed the band was having fun on stage by this point. Honour Mentions: Slayer last year at the dome (with Rob Zombie), probably the sweatiest, roughest I've gotten in a pit since highschool, but come on, it's freaking Slayer. Also Bloc Party at Mac Hall. Most Disappointing(tie): Tool at the dome, Smashing Pumpkins in 2000 Last edited by Regular_John; 05-28-2012 at 11:59 AM.