Top 5 Concerts you will never forget!
 

So what are your top 3 concerts that were your favorite and that you will never forget????
Here are mine...
5. Stevie Nicks ~ Kansas City, KS 1998
4. Aerosmith ~ Wichita, KS 2002
3. Boston ~ Kansas City, KS 2003
2. Fleetwood Mac ~ Oklahoma City, OK 2003
1. Van Halen ~ Wichita, KS 2004

So what are yours??

1.) Fleetwood Mac - Jax, FL. 5-23-04 FRONT ROW!
2.) Fleetwood Mac - other mac shows on this tour i saw (i will just include them all as one)
3.) Stevie Nicks - Atl. GA 9-22-01
4.) Green Day - Oct. 2004
5.) Heart Aug 2004

ONLY 5??

Chris

In no particular order:

1 Motley Crue 2/16/90 Oakland, CA- The best concert ever! I was in love with the Crue and was so excited to see them. Memorable moments: Tommy Lee's ass!

2 Gun's n' Roses/Metallica 8-21-92 Oakland- Two of my favorite bands together. Metallica kicked GnR's ass! I also remember my friend being totally wasted and I didn't get home from the concert til around 4 am and my parents were so PISSED!

3 Guns n' Roses 4-3-93 Sacramento- Not the best concert ever but I will always remember it. I had finally worked my way up towards the front of the stage and then some asshole threw a bottle I think and it hit Duff in the head. END of concert. :mad: They were only like halfway through.

4 Stevie Nicks 12-9-01 San Francisco- I got to shake hands with Stevie! :blob1: I remember holding onto her arm with my other hand and I kept thinking, "Let the poor woman go." :laugh:

5 Fleetwood Mac 7-6-03 Sacramento- Wow! My first time seeing the Mac. I was just in awe as I made my way down to my seat which was in 6th row center. And then security was really easy going so basically anyone could go up to the stage so I went up there and stood right in front of Stevie's mic. And she SMILED at ME! It was so cool. :)

Oh man,,,
 

5.Ted Nugent/.38 Special-Maxwell Convention Center Tulsa, OK (The first real show I saw on my own)

4.Stevie Nicks-Smirnoff Music Centre Dallas, TX-Aug 3,2001

3.David Lee Roth/Cinderella-Maxwell Convention Center Tulsa, OK-1987 (Steve Vai was DLR's guitarist then and he made me forget about good ol' Edward Van Halen)

2.Iron Maiden/Vinnie Vincent Invasion-Expo Square Pavilion Tulsa, OK-Jan 1987 (The loudest show I have EVER attended...Was left deaf for 2 days afterwards...)

1.(tie) Fleetwood Mac-The Ford Center Oklahoma City, OK-July 1,2003/Paul McCartney-The Ford Center Oklahoma City, OK-Oct.15,2002 (Need I say more)

Brian j.

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5. FM Live in Worcester 03
4. SN Live in Mansfield 01
3. FM Live in Mansfield 04
2. SN Live in Mansfield 98
1. FM Live in Boston 03- 9/23

Sorry the dance doesnt qualify.

Jimmy

That show blew chunks. :laugh: If I didn't want to hear Red Rover so badly, I would have left.

You asked for five, dude.

1. Rickie Lee Jones, Troubador, L.A. 1982
2. Fleetwood Mac, Irvine Meadows, L.A. 1982
3. Springsteen, Coliseum, L.A. 1984
4. U2, US Festival, Inland Empire 1983
5. Stevie Nicks, Forum, L.A. 1983

How weird . . . they're all within the same few years. I didn't plan that!

I would've thought you'd picka Tusk tour show as your favorite Fleetwood MAc concert. What was so great about IM LA, 1982. Did you have front row or something.

Unfortunutly I have not yet seen 5 concerts. Once I do, I'll put them in order. I've still got 3 more to go to reach that number.

I thought...
 

Bruce played the Sports Arena in 1984 and the Coliseum in late Sept/Early Oct 1985?

Brian j.

Glory days... they'll pass you by. Old dude.

How about the best ones of the last couple years?

Best ones of all time is too hard.

Best of this year:

Franz Ferdinand- Metro, 2004
Sam Phillips- crappy college in Grand Rapids, MI, 2004
Morrissey- Aragon, 2004
David Bowie- Rosemont Theatre, 2004
Fleetwood Mac- Madison, 2004

Other, still recent bests:

Peter Gabriel- UP arena tour, Chicago 2003?
Lindsey Buckingham- Soundstage, Chicago 2003
Neko Case- uh, all four times in the last two years
U2- Elevation, Phoenix
Fleetwood Mac- Columbus, 2003

1. Fleetwood Mac - Bridgeport, CT (Sept. 2003)
2. Annie Lennox (w. Sting bah) - Nashville, Tn (Sept. 2004)
3. Von Bondies & Auf Der Maur - Nashville, Tn (Sept. 2004)
4. Reba McEntire, John M. Montgomery, John Berry - Denver, CO (1994?)
5. No Doubt - (free show) Nashville, Tn (2002)
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6. Lindsey Buckingham - Soundstage, Chicago, Il (Sept. 2003) (!!!)

1. FM - Omaha, NE Oct '03
2. All other FM concerts esp. Auburn, WA July '03 and Bozeman, MT July '04
3. SN - Las Vegas Oct ' 01
4. Tom Petty & the HB - Las Vegas Oct ' 99
4. Paul McCartney - Denver, CO May '02

(I've been to alot of concerts, unfortunately most were country acts since that's all that ever came near where I lived!)

It's the most powerful, enjoyable show I ever saw Fleetwood give. I had to choose it as one of my Top 5.

Except for a Fleetwood Mac concert last year & a couple of Stevie Nicks shows (& I certainly wouldn't pick any of that stuff as favorites), I haven't seen any rock concerts recently. I've kind of stopped going.

Top 5
 

Haha..I don't have 5 I can think of! Having said that I do remember 3..in no particular order

1) Pink Floyd-Pulse Tour in Paris 1994
2) FM - in London November 2003
3) and yes, this one will seriously date me!!!
Gary Glitter and the Glitterband-Wellington NZ 1974?

Here are mine:

1. FM-- Madison 2004 (FRONT ROW AND LOVING EVERY MINUTE)
2. SN --Pittsburgh 7-6-2001 (God, I love opening nights :) )
3. Jimmy Buffet-- 2003 Miami (Buffet is a God!)
4. Billy Joel/Elton John --Ft. Lauderdale 2002
5. Heart-- West Palm beach 2003 (I love the front row :p )

~Alex

I was at that Springsteen concert! Well, one of them during that time, didn't he do 2 or 3 shows that week? A lot of those live cuts made his boxed set!

That concert was surreal!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I will never forget in my life much less anythine soon, that BRILLIANT version of Sara that left my jaw on the floor!!!!

Five? Wow, that's gonna be hard to narrow down to just five....

1. KISS - December 7, 1977, St. Louis, Checkerdome - My first - you never forget your first!

2. Stevie Nicks - TISL tour - 2nd night in Vegas at the Aladdin. Front row. Got my pic taken holding hands with Stevie. I had a dream last nite that one of my bosses received an invitation for a Mac New Year's Eve concert at the Aladdin for this year, which included 10 tickets. It was a corporate show for Hertz. Of course, he gave it to me, and I was squealing with glee!

3. The Who - Stevie Ray Vaughan opened for 'em. Dallas, TX - Cottonbowl - around 1989?

4. Pink Floyd - San Antonio, TX - Alamodome - 1992-ish?

5. The Rolling Stones - Steel Wheels tour - San Antonio - Alamodome - 199?.

Guess I need to go thru my ticket stubs for the exact dates...if I do that, I'll probably change my mind too! :nod:

I know what you mean, David. I used to go to several each year when I was younger, but I don't really want to spend the $$ anymore :distress:

That being said:

1. FM L.A. rehearsal Culver City Studios 4/26/03 - I'll never forget hearing everything live before the tour actually started :nod:

2. Family Values Tour HSBC Arena Buffalo, NY 2001/2 (?) STP, Staind, Linkin Park: Not because it was so good, but because Weiland was such a d*ck - he was high as a kite & really disrespecting fans. :mad: You said memorable, not good!

3. SN Cuyahoga Falls, OH 7/01 - the only Stevie solo show I've been to. I absolutely loved it.

4. ZZ Top & Black Crowes Buffalo Memorial Auditorium 1989/90 (?) It was just a really awesome show, I wasn't even that big of a fan, but my friends & I still talk about how good it was. We had a blast.

5. Tesla & Jackyl at The Funhouse (a small club in Lackawanna, NY)2002/3 (?) - just incredible; small venue, the band was tight, good sound. I'd pay to go see them again in a heartbeat (I mean Tesla - hubby is the Jackyl fan, not me!)

Paula

I saw that!! :wavey: You were maybe five feet away from me before they opened the gates, too -- why in the world didn't I say hi? I'm such a dork.

I'd make a list, but I only have three so far, lol! FM Dallas '03 was the best, though -- I had my wisdom teeth out the week before and I was still on pain meds and xanax... I don't remember much of the concert, but I know I had a good time :nod:

1) Fleetwood Mac, Camden, NJ, 9/12/04 (front)
2) Fleetwood Mac, Atlanta, GA, 5/15/04 (front/side)
3) Fleetwood Mac, Washington, DC, 10/2/03 (6th)
4) Fleetwood Mac, Greensboro, NC, 9/10/03 (front)
5) Fleetwood Mac, Charlotte, NC, 5/20/04 (front)

I don't get out much. :p

David doesn't want to go to rock shows anymore because he'd want to swat all the young hooligans with his cane and/or newspapers and grumble under his breath about wanting tawny port, his smoking jacket, and the new issue of the Atlantic Monthly.

He's not alone in that. ;)

Tour dates....
 

Pink Floyd April 3,1994-San Antonio, TX

The Who-Sept.3,1989-Dallas, TX (This show was broadcast worldwide on the radio...An a great sounding show at that!)

Also, Bruce Springsteen recorded the late Sept/Early Oct 1985 shows from the Coliseum in L.A. (Wished the professional versions of these shows would appear in the trading circles.)

Brian j.

Thank you, Brian! LOL I have that Who concert, it IS a good one!

And the '85 Springsteen show is the one I went to, not '84.

Do you have a boot of the PF concert I went to?

Well.....
 

I have seen the Pink Floyd '94 San Antonio floating around, But I currently do not have it in my collection (That will probably change in the near future)

Brian j.

1. Metallica & Guns N Roses - My friend and I were at the Three Rivers Stadium up in the second level of seats talking about how we would do anything to get floor seats when a nice man and his son came up to us and asked if we would trade tickets with him. We ended up 13 rows back center floor and the show was amazing! Metallica rocked harder than I have ever heard a band rock before and Guns N Roses were kick a**. I was 14 at the time and it was my first concert and the first time I realized that chicks took off their tops to be on the jumbo screen. LOL.
2. Fleetwood Mac - The Dance Tour - September, 1997 Pittsburgh PA, Post Gazette Pavilion. I just watched The Dance on MTV and was blown away at these 5 wonderful musicians and the chemistry they still had. I bought the cd and went to the concert and never looked back since. Great, great show!!
3. Stevie Nicks - Enchanted Tour - June 6, 1998, Pittsburgh, PA, Post Gazette Pavilion. My first solo Stevie show ever. I had 9th row on the right side and got up front at the end and it was amazing. Outside the Rain made my night and I cried when I heard HAEWAFY. Stevie rocked the house!!
4. Stevie Nicks - Trouble In Shangri-la Tour July 6, 2001, Pittsburgh PA, Post Gazette Pavilion. I couldnt believe she opened the tour in my city. I love Stevie and Sheryl and this concert just blew me away. I will never forget the feeling I felt when the TISL opener started. AMAZING. Before the show I got the mail and noticed a package from Warner Brothers and found out that I won a Stevie autographed tambourine and lyric booklet. I almost cried I was soo excited.
5. Fleetwood Mac Say You Will Tour - May 10 Pittsburgh PA for the emotion of the experience. Say Goodbye was the best I have ever heard and Beautiful Child blew me away the first time I got to hear it live.
Fleetwood Mac - Say You Will Tour - September 20 Toronto. I got 2nd row seats 5 days before the show and then got my ticket signed by Lindsey at the show. The band rocked soo hard and it was great. I will never forget that show. Toronto was soo happy to have the Mac in their town.
Fleetwood Mac - Say You Will Tour - September 12, Camden NJ. Next to the last stop on the tour and it was the best I have ever heard of them. Each experience was different but this was the best. I got to hear Sara live and I almost lost it. That song is my life and I will never forget that moment. Long live the Mac.

Well I'd have a lot more fun at show if it weren't for those damn meddling kids and their shenanigans...

Paula

Kortni...
 

I saw that tour at Rich Stadium in Buffalo (Orchard Park)when I was 16. I went with a bunch of friends, but it's a shame I remember the party in the parking lot more than the show. I was not that drunk/high (or was I...), but I barely remember being there. I'm pissed about that.

Paula

1.) Fleetwood Mac: HP Pavilion, San Jose CA - 6/29/04. 5th row on the floor, best seats I've had for any FM/SN concert! :nod: I saw two '03 shows and two '04, and everything from the setlist to Stevies hair was better in 2004!

2.) Stevie Nicks: Shoreline Amphitheater, Mountain View CA - 8/98. 8th (9th?) row, center stage. First (but not last :o ) time I've ever gotten teary eyed at a concert...

3.) Fleetwood Mac: Hollywood Bowl, Hollywood CA - 10/97. Seats weren't so great; center stage, but almost halfway back (and HB is huge!) But it was my first Mac concert with Lindsey (and the ticket was free!) so I couldn't complain...

4.) Depeche Mode: Shoreline Amphitheater, Mountain View CA - 8/01. Probably not many DM fans here, but they put on one of the most amazing, intense live performances I've ever seen! :nod: I've never felt that much energy from a crowd; FM/SN shows included!

5.) Erasure: Civic Auditorium, San Francisco CA - 3/21/03. Ditto on this one. It was general admission, and I was right up against the stage and got to shake hands, get autographs, etc. All that stuff I've never been able to do at a Stevie show... :distress:

Already a fan of The Bondies...how is Auf Der Maur? Haven't heard anything yet but am highly curious.

I seem to recall a particularly blazing version of Come that night.....

1.Lindsey Buckingham~~OOTC Tour New Britain,CT THe Sting March 25,1993~~General Admission~~Front row, got to shake his hand, touch him and his guitar and have him hover above me for two songs!! Loved that show so much!!!
2.Stevie Nicks~~Mix Fest Boston, Mass on the Common October 12, 1996~~Free General Admission~~Several acts that day~~it was cold but awesome to see Stevie outdoors and doing a mini set which included Twisted! I was up front and my friend videotaped the show!
3.Stevie Nicks~~Enchanted Tour Hartford,CT The Meadows May 27, 1998. From the third row~~Great opening act Boz Scaggs. Golden Braid, Sleeping Angel and Enchanted in the set was too cool! She looked great and the set was like a fairy tale.
4.Fleetwood Mac~~Say You Will Tour~~Of all five shows I saw ( three in 2003 and two in 2004), My favorite has to be on the sidelines close to Lindsey's side of the stage at the Arena At Harbor Yard here in Bridgeport, CT Sept. 27, 2003. Lindsey was really primed up and wild!
5.Journey~~Detour 2004~~Mohegan Sun Arena~~Uncasville,CT Sept. 1,2004. On the side lines, close to Jonathan Cain's side. I have loved them for years about as long as my Mac obsession. Finally got to see them. The drummer Deen Castronovo is a kick A$$ drummer and singer! Can't wait to see them again.

I'm just doing 3 cuz I go to a lot of shows.....but these were my fav. :D


1. Fleetwood Mac: Live in Boston Private Taping 9/23/03

2. Madonna: Washington DC 6/04 (so hard to get those tickets!)

3. NSYNC: Pittsburgh PA 4/02

Rock! My birthday concert! :thumbsup: Did you stay in a seat, or were you up at the stage?

1. FM, Birmingham, Al, June 2003, front row directly in front of Stevie's mic and touched Liddy during GYOW!

2. FM, Nashville TN May 2004, 2nd row, stood at the stage near Liddy and got his autograph on my Tusk cd.

3. FM, Knoxville TN Sept. 2003, 6th row, the first show my daughter went to with me.

4. FM, Atlanta GA, Sept. 2003.

5. Stevie Nicks, Birmingham, Al, Enchanted tour, because she actually talked to the audience during the show...I mean, more than just 2 or 3 words at a time!! ;)