Thread: Best concert you've ever been to

Flying Pickets at the Enmore about 86??? Not an instrument in sight - a cappala. They did about 5 encores and the crowd was wild.

2nd was the Gill Scott Herron at the Metro

Pink Floyd, definately
John Cougar Mellenchamp were good in their day
Roger Waters
KISS were hilarious, especially when the cherry picker got stuck and they had to rescue Ace and Paul Stanley

The Cure were crap. I fell asleep during Robert Plant & Jimmy Page, Sting was boring.

Best pub gig would have to be Armando Hurley and band at the Manly Hotel every Sunday arvo in 1988 with a pub full of backpackers and a girlfriend who worked behind the bar.

Rolling Stones 5 times. SWMBO is addicted and thinks money is no object.

I saw Marianne Faithfull back in 1995 in Canberra. Problem was, her performance was the evening of our wedding anniversary. Big problem was, I only bought one ticket. I had a great night !

Most spectacular, maybe because I was young and impressionable, was Alice Cooper "Welcome to my nightmare" show at Perth Entertainment Centre, late 70's.
Best for wall-to-wall atmosphere was Midnight Oil at the Old Melbourne Hotel in Perth, or maybe them at that nightclub near Tallebudgerra, early to mid 80's.
Best for sheer noise and guitar skills was Roy Buchanan at the Roxy in Fortitude Valley, late 80's.
My favourite artist in concert, very laid back, soulful & moving, was Harry Manx at Woodford Folk Festival...about 3 times!

Cheers,

Jethro Tull 1993.

Pink Floyd was great

Worse concert I went to was Van Morrison in '84. He didn't want to be there.

I saw Dire Straits in '85. It was the last convert of a world tour. They were tired.

Chris

In the earlyish to mid 80's I use to love the live local (underground)scene in Sydney. Madroom/ Box the Jesuit, Smash Mac Mac, The Deadly Hume and not to forget (Melbournes)Shower Scene From Psycho..

The weirdest band I think I've seen but great fun ...these were the days just before post-lobotomy haircuts, silver suits and patent leather winkle pickers

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qDzJFIkLp9M

Ray Charles in 2000 at the Cinerama theatre in Seattle. The theatre itself is worth the price of admission! What can I say, Ray Charles and his big band. He might have been an old man even then but he was still sensational.

Someone I was surprised to be impressed by is Chris Isaak. We went on a whim (the unusual offer of baby sitting by my sister-in-law) and bought tickets at the last minute. We went to see him at Enmore and we stood right at the front. He is a great live act.

If you get the chance, also check the Chris Isaak Show that was on Foxtel (Comedy Channel I recall). It was really unusual. Not the usual American sitcom.

Originally Posted by Bleedin Thumb

In the earlyish to mid 80's I use to love the live local (underground)scene in Sydney. .........

Which reminds of the night at the Kardomah Cafe at the 'Cross. I emerged after about 12 hours of silly carrying on to the Beasts of Bourbon, into a full on weekday mid morning - very surreal.......

Not exactly a concert, but went to see Cats in London in the eighties.

Great show.

Only thing that peed me off was that I bought the tickets here in Oz, and on the night found that I could have bought them for half price from the scalpers

Oh well, one born every minute...................

Originally Posted by Bleedin Thumb

In the earlyish to mid 80's I use to love the live local (underground)scene in Sydney. Madroom/ Box the Jesuit, Smash Mac Mac, The Deadly Hume and not to forget (Melbournes)Shower Scene From Psycho..

And you would have remembered this then - Great band http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2nJuoyu4lC0

The other good thing about Sydney back then was JJJ what a belter of a station, not like the crap it became after becomming national

Sadly due to mothers $40 board out my wage of $60 not much left.
Then the mighty $$$ and starting a family by age 20 buying house etc 70's 80's concerts passed me by
Well ok all but 1 Elton John at Randwick when he released Yellow Brick Road 7 encores and the band members dragged him off the stage and litteraly threw him in the limo could see from where we were sitting.
Recent Moody Blues.
Stage shows JC Superstar, Godspell a few smaller productions
Jon English De;tones Jan & Dean at a Club
Peter Paul & Mary a few times
Peter alone a few times when he's done christian stuff.

Neil Daimond ... New Zealand early 70's Open air concert did Skybird with sun setting behind stage and jumbo 747 came in on a slow fly over. Said later the plane had landing gear trouble and wanting to burn off fuel buzzed Christchurch for awhile.

Best musical concert... Hell call me stupid was the 'evening fireworks musical thing at Disneyland Anaheim Los Angeles 1982

Originally Posted by namtrak

Which reminds of the night at the Kardomah Cafe at the 'Cross. I emerged after about 12 hours of silly carrying on to the Beasts of Bourbon, into a full on weekday mid morning - very surreal.......

Thats how I ended up living here. I was on my way to WA to study Geology having traveled from Townsville and my sister took me out to the Manzel Room in the Cross... at the end of the night I walked out into bright sunshine and said "this is the place for me!" that was 1983.