[JohnnyB]

Most memorable concerts in the order they come to me:

GWAR @ Commodore Ballroom
Couldn't name a single song of theirs, but even the line to get in before the show was worth seeing and the show itself was amazing. I would go to see a GWAR show again in a heartbeat.

Frank Black & the Catholics @ Commodore Ballroom
Memorable for how good he sounded and how he just played and played and played at an incredible tempo without breaks between songs. He went on for ages just belting it out and pouring with sweat. Finally, when he was done he took a short break to take in the applause and then quickly came back out for another twenty minutes of amazing music.

Metallica @ GM Place
They were my favourite band in jr. high. Although I didn't listen to them much anymore in university I got floor tickets and spent the entire concert from when Godsmack opened to the end just two or three people back of the stage in a very intense mosh pit. Thank god I was playing rugby and in good shape back then. At the end of the show when Metallica was throwing out their pics and drum sticks to the crowd I had a short moment of connection with Hettfield as he was telling the crowd how awesome we all were just a few yards from me and when I yelled back how awesome he was he for some reason saw me and repeated as we had eye contact. Then he laughed and moved on. It was pretty cool for the little metal head teenager in me from back in jr. high.

Tea Party @ Race City Speedway
Possibly my first festival concert as a young teenager. I just remember being back from the stage taking it all in as they were closing out the headlining show with the sun setting and the sky orange as a thunder storm rolled in across the prairies in the background all big purple clouds and flashes of lightening. I think that did a lot for my love of music and festival shows. A great memory.

Wesley Willis @ a community center in downtown Calgary I can't remember the name of
Just loved Wesley Willis and thought it was cool to see him, though at the same time seeing how much a novelty he was to some people who just thought it was cool to bump heads with a big weirdo has always given me a touch of sadness.

The Reverend Horton Heat @ Commodore Ballroom
My first ever Rockabilly show and he put on an awesome performance. Still remember Big Red Rocket of Love very clearly.

Tool @ GM Place
They were musically excellent and the stage performance was great, making up for how far away I was.