- ACDC at the Dome on the Razor's Edge tour
- The White Stripes at the Dome
- Metallica up front two people back from the barriers with James like 10-20 feet away from me at Rexhall.
- Coldplay at Rexhall
- April Wine at the Sportsplex in Lethbridge
Edit: I've watched hours and hours of Tool concert footage, but have never been to one of their shows. I'm hoping I get another chance at some point!
I was at that White Stripes concert at the Dome in the summer of 2007 and it was unreal. Jack White was on another level altogether, played about ten different instruments, sometimes more than one at a time.
I've seen a lot of bands live but the best show I've ever been to was the Dropkick Murphys in late 2005. Saw them at Mac Hall and it was just an incredible experience. Went back the next year or maybe two years later to see them at the same venue and it wasn't the same.
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I still remember the worst experiences though. I remember going to see the Cult and the lead singer promptly came out and passed out. Van Halen's opening act in the 1984 tour I think it was Echo and the Bunnymen (Remember them), but VH made it a point to hire the worst opening acts. Getting assualted by beer bottles.
Duran Duran in the 80's was the worst, not because they were bad, but I was an Iron Maiden level guy dating a girl that loved bands like Duran Duran and Wham and she would force me to go to concerts like this and I hated them.
I remember going to see the Scorpions in New York and the lead singer forgot the lyrics and spent the hour humming to the music. Oh and Motley Crue in Texas, great concert except the girl behind me puked all over my back during the encore.
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. Van Halen's opening act in the 1984 tour I think it was Echo and the Bunnymen (Remember them), but VH made it a point to hire the worst opening acts. Getting assualted by beer bottles.
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I want this to be true as it would have been a pretty cool juxtaposition (Echo and Van Halen) but at least the googles tell me it was a band called the Velcros who opened for VH in 84- is that possible?
I want this to be true as it would have been a pretty cool juxtaposition (Echo and Van Halen) but at least the googles tell me it was a band called the Velcros who opened for VH in 84- is that possible?
I’m pretty sure it was the Velcros - fuzzy recollection though
During the 04 run Metallica played the dome...great as usual but not my favorite of their shows but the night as a whole was something else.
Upstairs at Cowboys that night you had Chris Simon, Kipper, Oliwa, and a few others hanging out with James, Kirk, Lars, Rob.
Unreal, Flames in the 3rd round of the playoffs drinking with my favorite band right in front of me. Did I actually get in an accident my way to the show and this is my coma dream?
James is a massive Sharks fan and seemed to know Kipper, they were pounding back the drinks together...everyone was worried about Kipper because he had to play the next day, chain smoking and doing shots with Metallica lol.
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I want this to be true as it would have been a pretty cool juxtaposition (Echo and Van Halen) but at least the googles tell me it was a band called the Velcros who opened for VH in 84- is that possible?
It could be, like I said its fuzzy as hell.
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Duran Duran in the 80's was the worst, not because they were bad, but I was an Iron Maiden level guy dating a girl that loved bands like Duran Duran and Wham and she would force me to go to concerts like this and I hated them.
I have to say, I was not a Duran Duran fan in the 80s but they opened for Bowie in Edmonton in 87 and I came away pretty impressed. It was after their peak, but they were a solid show.
I have to say, I was not a Duran Duran fan in the 80s but they opened for Bowie in Edmonton in 87 and I came away pretty impressed. It was after their peak, but they were a solid show.
Simon Le Bon ate a cake shaped like his head.
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The shows I would classify as the best or most memorable came from acts I did not expect.
Fleetwood Mac - I've always liked Fleetwood Mac, but never enough to buy tickets to a show. My mom got me floor seats for my birthday once. There was no reason these old rockers should have as much fun playing a Wednesday night show in Calgary, AB as they seemed to be having. Lindsay Buckinham in particular appeared to be having a blast. Just a stellar show.
Coldplay - Saw the Mylo Xyloto tour. Made me wish I'd seen them earlier. They definitely know how to play a stadium with coordinated wristband lights, and playing in different parts of the building. Lots of energy. Just wish the album they were playing was X&Y or Rush of Blood to the Head.
Arctic Monkeys - Sasquatch. At this point I had only heard of Arctic Monkeys, but never heard them. Seeing them play "I Bet You Look Good On The Dancefloor" live made me an instant fan.
Mumford and Sons - Sasquatch. Still not a M&S fan. But the first few notes of Fleetwood Mac's "The Chain" echoing through the Gorge in pure darkness, with Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zero's joining them, was one of the best musical experiences I've ever had.
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Was anybody else at the Frank Black acoustic show at some bar downtown in maybe 2008 or 2009? That was a great set in a super small venue.
If it’s the show he did just before the Pixies reunited I was supposed to but didn’t for some reason. My brother cooked him a birthday dinner and got invited for drinks and I was going to tag along.
I did meet him after the show at Mac Hall. Super nice guy and I can believe the acoustic set was great.
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The shows I would classify as the best or most memorable came from acts I did not expect.
Coldplay - Saw the Mylo Xyloto tour. Made me wish I'd seen them earlier. They definitely know how to play a stadium with coordinated wristband lights, and playing in different parts of the building. Lots of energy. Just wish the album they were playing was X&Y or Rush of Blood to the Head.
They sure know how to play 4 notes on a keyboard in repetition. Man I hate that band :d
Most impressive for me was seeing David S. Ware live in Seattle. The guy was a total whale of a player. RIP
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Was anybody else at the Frank Black acoustic show at some bar downtown in maybe 2008 or 2009? That was a great set in a super small venue.
He played at the Hifi in August 2008 and it was incredible. Not all acoustic though, he played an electric guitar for a large portion of the show. He played by himself again at the Grand a year or two later and it was great. I saw him upstairs at Mac Hall with a full band when he was touring Fastman/Raiderman in late 2006 and it is up there with the best concerts I've ever been to. There's a great acoustic album from that era called "Christmass" you can find on ebay or Amazon. It was a Christmas album for his fan club so you won't find it on any streaming service, but if you're a fan, definitely worth tracking down.
I've seen him with Pixies a few times and always left very disappointed, however.
Pantera at the corral, 2001 on their Reinventing the Steel tour. Wasn't like it was 95 for them anymore, but still an incredible show and for me at that time there wasn't a bigger band.
Rush at the SaddleDome, 2005-ish? I believe it was the Snakes and Ladders tour. Amazing show, SaddleDome was around 30° inside, sweating our asses off but was still awesome.
GWAR always seemed to come to Calgary around my birthday, friends and band mates always made a point of going every time. Even if they didn't play music, the stage show was worth the price of admission. Met David Brockie outside the last set of doors into Mac hall once, freind and myself introduced ourselves, he was super gracious. I asked him if he broke 80 yet, he lit up and said "you read my ####ing blog!? You golf?" LOL said he was really into people watching, and hardly anyone would approach him in street clothes, so he'd chill and see what kind of riff raff comes to the shows. Asked my freind and I if we had any requests for the night, I asked if they could play Whargoul, and they did which was pretty cool.
I'm a huge Cynic fan, so catching them at Mac Hall was pretty special as well.
Those are the standouts.
Edit: Noctis Festival at the Mac hall. I forget which one... the organizers booked some Australian band as the opener for the headliners Suffocation who I was there to see. Still my favorite death metal band. Anyways apparently this Australian band used to be a white power band, I'm sure they "gave up" their BS for more commercial success. Anyways right before they played, all these skinheads showed up. I mean real jackbooted, red suspender wearing, swastika tattooed ass holes. So they are up there hailing this Australian band. They finish, and Suffocation comes kn the stage, who happen to have black band members. It got more than a little tense for a while, Frank with Suffocation is up there with his heavy NY accent telling them to "Get da #### outta here" and they wouldn't. Thought it was gonna go sideways but eventually the idiots left and Suffocation killed it.
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Saw The Midnight back in November in Vancouver... amazing synthwave show. Just amazing. Eelke Kleijn (a Dutch DJ) a couple years ago at Habitat was amazing too. Earlier than that, Nine Inch Nails (circa 2005) and David Bowie (circa 2004) at the Saddledome and Alexisonfire (circa 2002) at Mac Hall were awesome and memorable shows as well!
Was anybody else at the Frank Black acoustic show at some bar downtown in maybe 2008 or 2009? That was a great set in a super small venue.
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He played at the Hifi in August 2008 and it was incredible. Not all acoustic though, he played an electric guitar for a large portion of the show. He played by himself again at the Grand a year or two later and it was great
Yup I was, I think it was at the Globe cinema I think 2009? Just Frank and his guitar (mostly electric) and was fantastic!
This show would have been 2008. Only reason I know is because there's a picture of me before the show holding my son who is a baby in it. He was born in September 2007, so it was definitely '08. I was rocking a big foomanchew moustache for some reason.
I don't remember the name of the club, but it must have been one of the ones you guys mentioned. It was long and skinny, I think.
It was also at least a couple years after the reunion show at Mac Hall. That show was seriously amazing. I have a cd from that night and still listen to it regularly. It was better than the show they played at the Jubilee.
I would say the best shows ive seen are ( these were all amazing)
Coldplay - Rush of Blood to the Head Tour, Saddledome, 2003
Bob Seger - Saddledome , 2013
Muse - 2nd Law Tour, Saddledome , 2013
Oasis - Dig Out Your Soul Tour, Rexall Place, 2008
David Bowie - Reality Tour , Saddledome , 2004
Rolling Stones - Saddledome, 2005
Lots of average shows ive seen over the years... Coldplays return to Calgary on the Viva La Vida tour was a big time drop off from the first time I seen them. The Who I thought were meh, but now to get to the biggest disappointments.
Neil Young - Saddledome 2008.
Sounded horrible. Played lots of songs that were unknown. Would not buy a ticket for him again and am a big fan.
Robert Plant - Saddledome 2005. Couldnt come close to his range he had on the zeppelin records (to be expected). Played nearly nothing from the Zeppelin hits catalogue, no good.
Eric Clapton - Saddledome , 2007 . Played no hits till the end, opening act Robert Cray frankly sounded and played better. Wouldn't buy another ticket if he came.
Best opening act? Probably one of Ryan Adams/ Snow Patrol / Jake Bugg. All were great.
My biggest surprise concert I didn't plan on going to but got given a free ticket was Santana. He was awesome. Paul McCartney was a decent show to.
Bands I wish I seen...besides the obvious ones (Beatles/Zeppelin)
Radiohead
RHCP (With John Frusciante)
Merle Haggard
CSNY
