Top 5 Concerts You've Ever Seen

[Niko]

1: The Beach Boys C50 (2012 Hong Kong)
2: Paul McCartney (2013 Seattle)
3: The Grandmothers of Invention (2013 Portland)
4: Herbie Hancock (2013 HK)
5: The Pretenders (2012 HK)

[alf wiedersehen]

1. The Zombies (Really great show in a really intimate setting)
2. The Rolling Stones (Really great performance)
3. Brian Wilson & Jeff Beck (They played Pet Sounds!)
4. Burgerama 2 (Huge set list with some really cool bands)
5. Jody Stephens (I got a photo and an autograph at the end from the last, living member of Big Star)

[bluesno1fann]

I've only been to two concerts. I'll list them in order of what's better:
1. The Beach Boys at Rod Laver Arena in September 2012. Part of the 50th Anniversary Tour.
2. Roger Waters at Rod Laver Arena in February 2012. Part of the Wall Tour.

[RiC]

I'll list only foreign artists because I believe people here don't know much about Finnish music industry 

1. Beach Boys C50, Wembley, London September 2012 (Best night ever!)
2. Leonard Cohen, Helsinki Finland 2012
3. EMPTY
4. EMPTY
5. Au Revoir Simone, Helsinki Finland 2013 (not actually 'cause of music matters but a special night for other reasons)

Maybe I'll have a chance to fill those two spots by Brian Wilson concert next year?

[Pinder's Gone To Kokomo And Back Again]

1. Yes: Union Tour 1991: LA Forum
2. AC/DC: Cannon & Bell Tour 1981: LA Sports Arena
3. The Beach Boys: Capitol Records parking lot 1993
4. The Beach Boys C50 Tour:  2012: Verizon Theater
5. My Bloody Valentine: Loveless Tour 1991: LA Palladium

[G.C]

1.Peter Gabriel, Herning, 2013
2.Paul McCartney, Stockholm, 2011
3.Steve Hackett, Stockholm, 2013
4.Brian Wilson, London, 2011
5.Roger Waters, Goteborg, 2013

[Sheriff John Stone]

1. Blue Oyster Cult, 1977, Philadelphia
2. The Beach Boys, 1978, Philadelphia
3. John Denver, 1980, Hershey
4. Bob Dylan/Willie Nelson/John Mellencamp, 2010
5. The Beach Boys, 2012, Bethlehem

Hopefully will add The Moody Blues to that list. I got tickets to see them in March 2014 in Lancaster, PA.

[Aum Bop Diddit]

Brian Wilson Smile Tour at Carnegie Hall
Brian Wilson first tour Beacon Theater
Beach Boys Hollywood Florida 1972
Beach Boys Hollywood Florida 1973
With a nod to the Sheriff, I have to pick a show by the Amazing Blue Oyster Cult.  Circa '76/'77 West Palm Beach Florida (and even with just Buck and Eric sitting in a lawn chair they're still great).

[Mr. Wilson]

 Beach Boys :  1} 1973 Hollywood Paladium..  2} 7-3-76 Anaheim Stadium.. 3} 12-31-76 The Forum  Los Angeles Ca .. 4} 12-31-73 Long Beach Arena.. 5} 1997 August Reno Nevada.. Last time I saw Carl Wilson play...  Brian Wilson : 1} 1999 Celebrity Theatre Anaheim. 2} TLOS Wiltern Theatre Los Angeles Ca..January 2009 3} Pet Sounds 2000 Santa Barbara bowl .. 4} Smile 2005 Hollywood Bowl  .. 5} { TIE } Pet Sounds Long Beach Ca W/ Al Jardine  2007 //  2004 Los Angeles Ca Disney hall Smile tour................................ Other Artists.. 1} Jethro Tull 1974 The Forum Los Angeles Ca.. 2} The Kinks 1974 The Shrine Los Angeles Ca Preservation show.. 3} CSNY 1969 Greek Theatre after WOODSTOCK show. 1st concert I ever went to.. 4} Summer 1983 The forum Chicago.. 5}  1974 Santa Barbara U Jessie Colin Young + The Eagles

[Freddie French-Pounce]

1) Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band  - All 8 of them!
2) Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds - Wembley Arena Only for the incredible atmosphere - every lyric was sung!
3) Beach Boys C50 - Wembley Arena
4) Paul McCartney - Hammersmith Apollo
5) Beady Eye - Camden Centre - again with the atmosphere!

[Peter Reum]

1976-Denver Mile High Stadium-Santana, Steve Miller Band, Fleetwood Mac, The Beach Boys
1972-Boulder Tulagi Club-John Prine touring his first album
1972-Denver Auditorium Theater Laura Nyro and LaBelle
1977-Red Rocks Amphitheater-The Kinks-Sleepwalker Tour
1976-Denver McNichols Arena The Who (with Keith Moon
1978-Denver McNichols Arena Bruce and the entire E Street Band-Darkness Tour
1979-Red Rocks Amphitheater Joni Mitchell with a band including Tom Scott and Jaco Pastorius The Mingus Tour
too many more than I can list here...for example, The Beach Boys 1965 at the Albuquerque Colosseum

oh...and The Smile World Premiere in London in 2004....how could I forget?

[Mr. Wilson]

Oh my.. I forgot to mention  C50 Indio Ca ..5-2012 BB ..Unbelivable..Amazing.. Teary Eyed old guy rockin to the sound track of his  life.. !!  Thanks guys..!!

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[Christian]

1. Brian Wilson, 8/2004, Bonn (BWPS)
2. Beach Boys, 8/2012, Berlin (C50)
3. Van Morrison, 6/1973, Amsterdam (w/ The Caledonia Soul Orchestra)
4. Jackson Browne, 12/1976, Heidelberg (w/ Warren Zevon opening)
5. Van Dyke Parks, 11/2009, Berlin

[Pinder's Gone To Kokomo And Back Again]

1. Yes: Union Tour 1991: LA Forum
2. AC/DC: Cannon & Bell Tour 1981: LA Sports Arena
5. My Bloody Valentine: Loveless Tour 1991: LA Palladium

Huh? I thought you were a young feller. Are these videos?

But I am a young feller, aren't I?

AC/DC show was actually 1982, my mistake, and I was 10.

[bluesno1fann]

1. Yes: Union Tour 1991: LA Forum
2. AC/DC: Cannon & Bell Tour 1981: LA Sports Arena
5. My Bloody Valentine: Loveless Tour 1991: LA Palladium

Huh? I thought you were a young feller. Are these videos?

But I am a young feller, aren't I?

AC/DC show was actually 1982, my mistake, and I was 10.

That would make you 41?
Not too young in my book
Nearly as old as my mum lol

[Niko]

That would make you 41?
Not young in my book lol

Are you serious...

Brian Wilson Smile Tour at Carnegie Hall
Brian Wilson first tour Beacon Theater
Beach Boys Hollywood Florida 1972
Beach Boys Hollywood Florida 1973
With a nod to the Sheriff, I have to pick a show by the Amazing Blue Oyster Cult.  Circa '76/'77 West Palm Beach Florida (and even with just Buck and Eric sitting in a lawn chair they're still great).

Great list! I'd loved to have seen one of the Smile shows. He passed through where I live on that tour, but I was sadly unaware of the genius.
I have a newspaper clipping advertising the event though 

[Aum Bop Diddit]

That would make you 41?
Not young in my book lol

Are you serious...

Brian Wilson Smile Tour at Carnegie Hall
Brian Wilson first tour Beacon Theater
Beach Boys Hollywood Florida 1972
Beach Boys Hollywood Florida 1973
With a nod to the Sheriff, I have to pick a show by the Amazing Blue Oyster Cult.  Circa '76/'77 West Palm Beach Florida (and even with just Buck and Eric sitting in a lawn chair they're still great).

Great list! I'd loved to have seen one of the Smile shows. He passed through where I live on that tour, but I was sadly unaware of the genius.
I have a newspaper clipping advertising the event though 

My God the Smile tour...beyond belief musically but also emotionally.  As with BW's first tour, which is why they reside at the top of my list.  I know I wasn't the only middle aged white man with tears pouring down his cheeks...what can I say....

My list was so Beach Boy-centric I forgot about the amazing shows I saw by the Kinks (esp '74 West Palm Beach), Elvis Costello and the Attractions ( esp '83?, Forest Hills NY), Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band (esp '81 Hollywood FL),  NRBQ (esp '72 w/ BB King Hollywood FL and Chapel Hill NC '78) and the night Sly showed up with the Family Stone ('72 Hollywood FL).

[Pinder's Gone To Kokomo And Back Again]

1. Yes: Union Tour 1991: LA Forum
2. AC/DC: Cannon & Bell Tour 1981: LA Sports Arena
5. My Bloody Valentine: Loveless Tour 1991: LA Palladium

Huh? I thought you were a young feller. Are these videos?

But I am a young feller, aren't I?

AC/DC show was actually 1982, my mistake, and I was 10.

That would make you 41?
Not young in my book lol

Well, OSD's position IS currently open

[Mr. Wilson]

Ah  41 isn't old..!!  Try 60 then your getting old..!!!

[Pinder's Gone To Kokomo And Back Again]

Ah  41 isn't old..!!  Try 60 then your getting old..!!!

It's OK. That guy's not my biggest fan, so any chance to get a jab in there to hurt my little feelings, he'll take it.

Wasn't this thread about great concerts, BTW? Peter's list is amazing! Just the idea of the Laura Nyro show he got to see gives me goosebumps.

[Mr. Wilson]

Yea his list is very good so he must be around my age.. Back in those days you got a lot for your buck..  Yea Laura Nyro + John Prine really stuck out on his list..

[Pinder's Gone To Kokomo And Back Again]

Yea his list is very good so he must be around my age.. Back in those days you got a lot for your buck..  Yea Laura Nyro + John Prine really stuck out on his list..

I saw John Prine with (and backed up by) The Cowboy Junkies in 91 or so. That was quite an amazing night!

[bluesno1fann]

Ah  41 isn't old..!!  Try 60 then your getting old..!!!

It's OK. That guy's not my biggest fan, so any chance to get a jab in there to hurt my little feelings, he'll take it.

What? No. That's not true at all. Where would you get that idea? If you did, then I apologize.
I just find that people over 35 are old. Just my opinion