List your top 5 concerts and why you liked it so much

[afc wimbledon]

Originally Posted by troutman

Wow. Just Wow. So jealous. XTC is my favorite band - Andy got stage fright and never toured again.

I think XTC played Mac Hall too - there is a picture there.

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I was supposed to see XTC at the roundhouse in '76 but Partridge bottled it and the Radiators from Space played instead, as support for Ultravox, caught them once after that, at the Nashville rooms I think but they actually weren't that great live.

[Senator Clay Davis]

Originally Posted by Puppet Guy

I regret not going to see Heaven and Hell here in '07, because Ronnie Dio was dead three years later.

I wish I'd gotten a chance to see Zappa live.

Yes indeed, Heaven and Hell was incredible. Phil Anselmo can kiss my ass for being "sick" and Down not playing too, but Megadeth got an extended set (including for the first time I can remember, an encore for an opener) so that was a good make up.

[macker]

Originally Posted by SinceDay1

I saw The Clash in Max Bell Arena in 1982. XTC opened. My memory is failing but I think some Paul Weller band was also on the bill. Style Council maybe? Pretty great show.

Have you heard his new song :
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VcxSdnxUDa8
Catchy stuff! Maybe better than 30 years ago

[East Coast Flame]

5. (Tie) Bruce Springsteen, Magic Tour - Denver, 2008(?)/ U2, ATYCLB Tour - Calgary 2001(?)

4. Prince, Welcome 2 Canada Tour - Toronto, 2011: He was at the top of my bucket list forever. The culmination of about 5 years of waiting and it was insane. I saw the show in Calgary later on in the tour, but sadly, it didn't even compare to the Toronto show. Over three hours of one of the greatest performers around, three encores, with the last one coming after waiting 20 minutes in the arena with the lights on.

3. The Chemical Brothers - Coachella, 2011: Ridiculous. I've never seen a light show like this, put on by the best in the game.

2. The Rolling Stones, A Bigger Bang Tour - Halifax, 2006(?): Huge outdoor show in the pouring rain. The old buggers still had it. So much fun.

1. Watch The Throne - Vancouver, 2012: Simply incredible. Two of my all-time favorite artists performing together at their peak. It was an insane three hour party of hit after hit, topped off by them playing N***as in Paris 11 (11!) straight times. It was so over the top and ridiculous. I loved every second of it.

[8sPOT]

5. Korn/Mudvayne - GM Place, Vancouver, 2006.
Honestly, I flew to BC to see Mudvayne. Loved those guys and they put on a great show. Was a big Korn fan up until whatever album came out after Issues, so this show was disappointing, actually ended leaving early and I don’t ever do that.

4. Green Day/Foo Fighters – Edgefest, Edmonton, 1998.
My first real concert. Was a big Green Day fan and Nimrod had just been released. Them and Foo Fighters just rocked the place. Also saw Matt Good Band, Sloan, The Tea Party and Hole (Courtney Love lifted her shirt up, sweet deal for a 14 year old). This was also my first experience in a pit-type setting, loved it.

3. Metallica – Edmonton & Calgary, 2009.
The Edmonton show was better. Crowd was more into it, their stage was setup properly. This show would be higher but I was way up in the nose bleeds for both of them. Still, they played all their classic songs, lasers, fire, all that good stuff. They can still bang.

2. Lamb of God – Big 4 (or Corral cant remember) 2010
Was right down on the floor where you’re right in the thick of things. Such a fast and heavy show. Ironically it was one of the more hospitable pits I had been in. The old metal heads don’t take kind to kids blindly throwing elbows and punches, so there was sort of a don’t be stupid and you won’t get hurt mentality. These guys killed it though, I know they aren’t for everyone but man was it intense.

1. Slipknot – Corral, 2006.
Vol. 3 Subliminal Verses had been released that year. Two reasons this show is number one. The 9 guys in the band make it look like pure chaos on stage but they don’t miss a beat. Second reason, half way through the show, Corey Taylor, during the breakdown section of a song, had everyone on the floor get down on their knees. Then he called everyone up in the stands to get their asses down on the floor, my buddy and I barely had a chance to look at each other and we raced down. The floor went from about 45% full to over 100% full. Once down the band exploded and everyone went nuts. Awesome.

Honorable Mention to Avenged Sevenfold circa 2003, Starlight Room, Edmonton.
A tiny club, a relatively unknown band and they played an awesome set. They only had one real album out by that time so they basically played all of what is probably their best ever, Waking the Fallen.

[DownInFlames]

Originally Posted by troutman

Local Concerts you were sorry to miss?

Husker Du at The National
REM at Mac Hall
Radiohead at Max Bell
Queen at the Jubilee
Nirvana at the Westward

Did Frank Zappa ever play Calgary? Sonic Youth? The Clash? The Replacements?

I definitely regret not seeing Fugazi in 2001. I was at this show but I would have loved to have seem them again.

[Barnet Flame]

Originally Posted by afc wimbledon

Adam and the Ants at the marquee in their leather nazi phase.

The Skids at the Nashville Room

The Specials, Madness the Selector at the Lyceum on the first Two Tone Tour

Dr John at the Yale

Dumpstaphunk at the Commodore

The worst would have to be Floyd at the Wembley arena on the animals tour around 77, fell asleep they were so boring, last arena show I ever went to, Sade at some club a few months before her first album came out, the buzz around her was huge as she was shagging the editor of the NME at the time but that b**** can't sing a note, it was worse than bad karoke

My carpenter nailed her.

[IgnitedSoul]

Rammstein at MSG in 2010. Holy crap.

The only bad concert I think I've been to was a free k-os show. But whatever, it was free. Which is more than I can say for Avril Lavigne, who my friend begged me to come to (free box seat ticket) and I refused. Oh man I'm still glad I didn't go.

[afc wimbledon]

Originally Posted by Barnet Flame

My carpenter nailed her.

hope she wasn't a screamer, definatly head phones required

[ricosuave]

Originally Posted by Barnet Flame

My carpenter nailed her.

jesus?

[macker]

[QUOTE=East Coast Flame;3724516]5. (Tie) Bruce Springsteen, Magic Tour - Denver, 2008(?)/ U2, ATYCLB Tour - Calgary 2001(?)



U2 was April 2001 "Elevation Tour". Was at that show also. Decent show! Don't think they had an opener that I remember? That was the giant heart stage that would like up. I was too far away from the stage though

[macker]

Originally Posted by IgnitedSoul

Rammstein at MSG in 2010. Holy crap.

The only bad concert I think I've been to was a free k-os show. But whatever, it was free. Which is more than I can say for Avril Lavigne, who my friend begged me to come to (free box seat ticket) and I refused. Oh man I'm still glad I didn't go.

Nothing good comes from free concerts.....I saw Goo Goo Dolls free at snowjob 1994 in Banff and it was just a mob of people and the sound was awful. Imagine moshing to the Goo Goo Dolls That was back when people would break out into a mosh pit just for the phyical release. Sam Roberts at Stampede 2006 same mob of people and the sound was also not good. Motley Crue brother in law had free tickets a couple years back so what the heck I would have liked to have gone to a Crue show in their prime.....well they suck live now. This was maybe the worst concert ever and was worth what I paid for it.....So I guess the best free concert I have ever been to was Gowan at Callaway Park in the 80s. He was in his prime

[CaptainCrunch]

hmm, goo goo dolls are playing at the Stomp this year, I was kind of looking forward to seeing them.

[Coys1882]

5. Mellencamp @ the Dome 2007? - The Wallflowers opened for him, good show lots of fun.
4. Blue Rodeo @ Enmax Christmas Party - It was like a private show and they sound great live.
3. Coldplay @ the Dome 2010 - Say what you like about them and their music but the show was awesome.
2. Beastie Boys @ Max Bell 2001? - Touring for the Ill Communication album
1. Metallica @ Sask Place - my first concert, the Cult opened for them on the Justice tour. There is something special about Last Caress being played live.

[East Coast Flame]

Originally Posted by macker

U2 was April 2001 "Elevation Tour". Was at that show also. Decent show! Don't think they had an opener that I remember? That was the giant heart stage that would like up. I was too far away from the stage though

That's what the tour was! I remember them walking on stage with all the house lights on. Pretty, pretty awesome.

PJ Harvey was the opener! She was great. I saw them a few years later on their next tour and the openers were a couple long haired hillbilly teenagers that my friends and I all made fun of....turns out it was Kings Of Leon.

[macker]

Originally Posted by East Coast Flame

That's what the tour was! I remember them walking on stage with all the house lights on. Pretty, pretty awesome.

PJ Harvey was the opener! She was great. I saw them a few years later on their next tour and the openers were a couple long haired hillbilly teenagers that my friends and I all made fun of....turns out it was Kings Of Leon.

Ok....went with my wife so we were likely late and completely missed it. If you look at the opening acts over the years for U2 they hand pick some great bands! http://www.unratedmagazine.com/docum...Article_ID=219 Although on the Popmart tour I went to Winnipeg and Edmonton and they had "The Fun Loving Criminals" Would have liked to see PJ Harvey!

[CaptainCrunch]

Originally Posted by East Coast Flame

That's what the tour was! I remember them walking on stage with all the house lights on. Pretty, pretty awesome.

PJ Harvey was the opener! She was great. I saw them a few years later on their next tour and the openers were a couple long haired hillbilly teenagers that my friends and I all made fun of....turns out it was Kings Of Leon.

I was there on the first night, and I loved that simple opener, they walked out on stage with the house lights up and just started playing, and then half way through the song the place just went dark except for the spotlights.

I also remember Bono pulling a little girl out on stage and dancing with her, she looked pretty terrified and shy, but I'm sure that it was one of the high lights of her life now.

I tend to lead towards U2 are ######s, but musically they put on a great show, and Bono had a great stage presence.

[Matata]

(no order)

Matt Good (Avalanche tour) - Not the biggest MG fan, but I saw him deliver one of the best live vocal performances I've ever heard, on the coke stage of all places.

Mars Volta (Bedlam in Goliath tour) - Amazing 2.5 hour set. These guys say that they'd never give less than 110%. Proved it.

NOFX (that Warped where they played 'the Decline') - After every song, Fat Mike said they'd play just one more, little did I know it would be true after the second song.

The Tea Party (many shows) - An incredibly Zeppelin-esque live show, always playing the songs differently an taking them to a higher level. Plus they used to be in town about every 8 months.

Bela Fleck & the Flecktones (Holiday tour 2010) - Front row tickets. Greatest bassist on the planet. Neo classical Banjo music. Tuvan throat singers. Perfection.

E: Worst show
RHCP at the dome. Listless set where they mostly played older, lesser know stuff. Never though I'd go to a RHCP show and go 7-8 songs in a row without recognizing any of them. Compounding this was the fact that the Mars Volta opened for them and completely blew them out of the water.

[undercoverbrother]

One show I forgot was Bryan Adams. Not a big fan, but I went to a show in a small club in Barbados that was on the beach, the stage was on the beach, and he ripped the place up.

[undercoverbrother]

Originally Posted by Coys1882

4. Blue Rodeo @ Enmax Christmas Party - It was like a private show and they sound great live.

I am a big fan, they played the Bay's concert (can't recall the year, but it was just north of High River, on highway #2. They were great.