Post clips or stories of your greatest concerts ever attended.
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chilipeppermaniac
Ambassador of Decibels
That one had to be SURREAL huh.
Sp8ctre
Ambassador of Steel
My very first show in 1973 at Dayton Hara Arena...no original footage but here was the line up; Tickets were a whopping $4.50
These guys opened the show.
Followed by this fantastic group.
And finally...The Brothers Winter Headlined featuring Rick Derringer! I couldn't find a clip with Johnny...
These guys opened the show.
Followed by this fantastic group.
And finally...The Brothers Winter Headlined featuring Rick Derringer! I couldn't find a clip with Johnny...
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chilipeppermaniac
Ambassador of Decibels
You got ripped off, Sp8
RobV
Ambassador of Bedroom Wankery
Judas Priest & Heaven & Hell with Power Man 3000/Slayer/Theory of a Dead Man & more a couple weeks before RJD died. That was a great summer of shows for me. Rock On the Range & Aerosmith/ZZ-top & Eric Clapton/Roger Daltry! I have never seen Ozzy with Black Sabbath but a couple weeks before we went to Desert Storm we saw Ozzy (No More Tears) with a little band called Alice In Chains & a week later we saw the Zoo TV tour (MTV) with U2 & Public Enemy. Tesla at the Paradise Theatre was an amazing show. Fleetwood Mac reunion & Heart! Tom Petty! I will dig out pics and clips of some of them I still have
Van Halen with the Roth reunion & ROGER WATERS not long after!
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Sp8ctre
Ambassador of Steel
Much like this Festival in 1969...many were forgotten or not mentioned because Woodstock was always "The" show...
Check the bill on this one! Many of the same bands and only a month later...
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chilipeppermaniac
Ambassador of Decibels
Woodstock 99 fire, I totally forgot about that one.
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chilipeppermaniac
Ambassador of Decibels
Well, I will resurrect this thread but with an ODE to the one band I truly got a ton of influence from in my playing up till and after I saw STP play the one and only time live.
I could study with Rick Beato for 15 minutes and would surely come out a hugely better player after doing so. I can't even imagine spending a day, a week, or even a year under his instruction.
I could study with Rick Beato for 15 minutes and would surely come out a hugely better player after doing so. I can't even imagine spending a day, a week, or even a year under his instruction.
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chilipeppermaniac
Ambassador of Decibels
Ghostman
Ambassador of the SuperNatural
Best concert I ever attended wasn't because of the performance, but the role I had in participating. My wife's friend was a manager of a performance crew at the (now) WaMu Theater. The largest indoor venue in the Seattle area for concerts. About 10 years ago, we were living down on the coast about a two hour drive to Seattle.
Her friend, Erin, asked if I would be interested in helping out as a day laborer for a concert. That concert was Exodus, Rob Zombie, and Slayer.
So I was "roadie" for a day. It was one of the longest days as well. Got up at 2:30am to get to her house and we could drive up to Seattle to be there at 7am. I arrived and the trucks had just rolled in and docked. We started to load in and set up Slayer as they were last in the show. Got them all set up and they began sound checks.
About a dozen of us were standing on the floor in front of the stage to the far right, and just when I realized that there was a stack of Subwoofer boxes right next to us, Dave Lombardo Slams a kick drum beat and scares the poop out of us all. We jumped about three feet in the air and he threw his head back and had a hearty laugh at that one. We were then ushered away.
Best part was when the concert ended. The Road manager had us all staged at the back of house ready to go and he told us before the concert started, "This is the last show of a 2 year tour. When the last note is played, I want you guys in full force tearing this down so we can get the F**** out of here and back home." Well, the end of the concert came, and I'm standing at the front of the wave and no one is paying attention. I'm like, "GUYS! lets' go!" and I turn and head up the ramp. I look back and finally everyone is running to catch up to me. Well I was not the best leader. I got lost in the curtains and took a couple wrong turns when I pull one back and I'm staring at the guitar tech station just off stage. Gary Holt, Kerry King, John5, and Jeff Hanneman are standing there staring at me. I must of had a look on my face because they all just smirked. I turned to leave and turned around to a wall of day 'roadies' and couldn't leave. So I turned back around and shrugged like, "well, now what?" then they all just burst out laughing.
After the stage was cleared the Road Manager pulled me and one other guy aside and told us to follow him. He led us back to the dressing rooms and told us to wait. I'm standing there looking at myself in a full length mirror on the wall when I look behind me and see Kerry King about five feet from me. I turned around and standing there among the gods. A minute later, the Road Manager comes out and hands me KK's freaking GUITAR! I'm standing there holding KK's guitar and he's giving me a look through his sunglasses like, "I can literally eat you if you scratch that thing in any way." He comes back with the case and opens it up. I take the Trem Bar off and lock it up. I look over and the guy I was working with has JH's guitar and can't figure out how the Trem Bar comes off. I take it from him, and get it into the case.
We pick up the cases and the Road Manager says, "don't stop. don't deviate. Stay on my a** and follow me. Do not give these guitars to anyone unless I tell you to." We head for the trucks and hand them off to the guitar techs waiting at the back of the trailer.
After we loaded out, and drove home, I got back at 3:30am the next day. A 25 hour day. But I got to see the concert for free and had my brush with Metal Gods. A few other things happened that day, but these were the highights.
Her friend, Erin, asked if I would be interested in helping out as a day laborer for a concert. That concert was Exodus, Rob Zombie, and Slayer.
So I was "roadie" for a day. It was one of the longest days as well. Got up at 2:30am to get to her house and we could drive up to Seattle to be there at 7am. I arrived and the trucks had just rolled in and docked. We started to load in and set up Slayer as they were last in the show. Got them all set up and they began sound checks.
About a dozen of us were standing on the floor in front of the stage to the far right, and just when I realized that there was a stack of Subwoofer boxes right next to us, Dave Lombardo Slams a kick drum beat and scares the poop out of us all. We jumped about three feet in the air and he threw his head back and had a hearty laugh at that one. We were then ushered away.
Best part was when the concert ended. The Road manager had us all staged at the back of house ready to go and he told us before the concert started, "This is the last show of a 2 year tour. When the last note is played, I want you guys in full force tearing this down so we can get the F**** out of here and back home." Well, the end of the concert came, and I'm standing at the front of the wave and no one is paying attention. I'm like, "GUYS! lets' go!" and I turn and head up the ramp. I look back and finally everyone is running to catch up to me. Well I was not the best leader. I got lost in the curtains and took a couple wrong turns when I pull one back and I'm staring at the guitar tech station just off stage. Gary Holt, Kerry King, John5, and Jeff Hanneman are standing there staring at me. I must of had a look on my face because they all just smirked. I turned to leave and turned around to a wall of day 'roadies' and couldn't leave. So I turned back around and shrugged like, "well, now what?" then they all just burst out laughing.
After the stage was cleared the Road Manager pulled me and one other guy aside and told us to follow him. He led us back to the dressing rooms and told us to wait. I'm standing there looking at myself in a full length mirror on the wall when I look behind me and see Kerry King about five feet from me. I turned around and standing there among the gods. A minute later, the Road Manager comes out and hands me KK's freaking GUITAR! I'm standing there holding KK's guitar and he's giving me a look through his sunglasses like, "I can literally eat you if you scratch that thing in any way." He comes back with the case and opens it up. I take the Trem Bar off and lock it up. I look over and the guy I was working with has JH's guitar and can't figure out how the Trem Bar comes off. I take it from him, and get it into the case.
We pick up the cases and the Road Manager says, "don't stop. don't deviate. Stay on my a** and follow me. Do not give these guitars to anyone unless I tell you to." We head for the trucks and hand them off to the guitar techs waiting at the back of the trailer.
After we loaded out, and drove home, I got back at 3:30am the next day. A 25 hour day. But I got to see the concert for free and had my brush with Metal Gods. A few other things happened that day, but these were the highights.
gball
Ambassador of Boogie
The best/most memorable concert I have ever been to was Zodiac Mindwarp and The Love Reaction. Really.
Doubtful there is any good video footage out there but the video for 'Prime Mover" kind of encapsulates the look, feel and energy they had onstage. Very underrated and underappreciated band from the cheese-metal era.
Doubtful there is any good video footage out there but the video for 'Prime Mover" kind of encapsulates the look, feel and energy they had onstage. Very underrated and underappreciated band from the cheese-metal era.
Kerry Brown
Ambassador of the Great Northern Bar Jams
Many years ago a couple of buddies and I saw the James Cotten band at a club called the Commodore in Vancouver. It was in the 70's. We were long haired hippies. They played two sets. The three of us were up front rocking away with our beers on the stage. The band was getting into it and cheering us on. At the break we grabbed a table at the back of the club. The saxophone player from the band walked by and saw us. He sat down and said how much they enjoyed us rocking out to old blues songs. Soon half the band was sitting with us. I took out a joint and we started passing it around. I figured they wouldn't kick us out because the band was with us. When we lit up the second joint the bartender brought out a big fan and pointed it at us. I ended up in some sleazy hotel in the bad part of town. The three of us lived an hour away in a small town and we were trying to hitchhike home, drunk out of our minds, at 3:00 AM. A cop pulled up and asked us where we were going. When we told him, he told us t get off the street or we would end up in the drunk tank, thus the sleazy hotel. It was a memorable night.
Jethro Rocker
Ambassador of Live & Loud Action
Can't really pick a best. First real concert seeing Triumph my idols for the first time in the old arena here in I think 1979. I had a really crappy little camera. These are all recordings or stills I took myself unless noted.
I have been to many great shows, while not my favorite performer we took my mom to see Paul McCartney a few years ago. Great show!!
Then there is KISS. Amongst the best show wise.
Best concert ever?? US Festival in 1983 in California. Day 2 was Ozzy, Motley Crue (then unknown, really), Quiet Riot, Scorpions, Triumph, Priest, Van Halen.
No pics from that here. I have a few from a distance somewhere in an album.
Went with my bro and a friend. No need to say more. Check out that lineup!!
I have been to many great shows, while not my favorite performer we took my mom to see Paul McCartney a few years ago. Great show!!
Then there is KISS. Amongst the best show wise.
Best concert ever?? US Festival in 1983 in California. Day 2 was Ozzy, Motley Crue (then unknown, really), Quiet Riot, Scorpions, Triumph, Priest, Van Halen.
No pics from that here. I have a few from a distance somewhere in an album.
Went with my bro and a friend. No need to say more. Check out that lineup!!
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chilipeppermaniac
Ambassador of Decibels
I know I started this whole mess awhile back, and would have to re-read what I posted even.
I would like to add or repeat some stories of my experiences.
Of all the bands I have seen, wanted to see, and somehow just got asked to join other friends and family seeing, I will say my favorites are for different reasons.
1st fave was 1st show ever, Cheap Trick at Towson State College/ Now Towson University. ( Triumph played there too)
2nd Fave has to be about a 10 way tie. All the Rush concerts I saw beginning at Permanent Waves on through Snakes and Arrows. Each one has a story or even 2-3 stories about each one. The show we saw in Syracuse was most memorable and because it had the most happen. Rush played the Syracuse Carrier Dome show April 2 1983. I rode up with 3 buddies as we went to visit a friend who was attending Syracuse. Not only did we have a fun Z28 ride from Baltimore county to Syracuse that Friday, but our friend had us all walk and go to a cool restaurant called Varsity. I got to eat my first ever Buffalo Wings there. Saturday AM/ Afternoon, we enjoyed sound check outside the stadium as we could hear the sound while we skateboarded all around the outside of the Arena. A black fella who asked to try our boards as we were right up near the dome. We later learned it was Jon Butcher who was the opening act. The fun didn't stop there, cuz by Sunday when we went out to where we parked the car near our friend's dorm which was also near the Dome, our car was AWOL. Thinking it got stolen, we called the cops only to find out it was towed due to temporary NO Parking During Stadium event signs making our previously legally parked car, illegal and towable. Needless to say, we got schooled on parking and leaving a car unmoved for just about a 24 hour period and not ever considering we'd need to move it. A cab and Impound fee and ticket was the result. What a memory. hehe
3rd kind of all mush together, Van Halen Shows at Capital Center, Blue Oyster Cult, Motorhead/Dio/Iron Maiden at Merriweather Post, Styx in Daytona, Joe Cocker and Steve Miller at Merriweather, and of course those 2 Rolling Rock Town Fairs I mentioned at Westmoreland Fairgrounds in LaTrobe Pa.
I would like to add or repeat some stories of my experiences.
Of all the bands I have seen, wanted to see, and somehow just got asked to join other friends and family seeing, I will say my favorites are for different reasons.
1st fave was 1st show ever, Cheap Trick at Towson State College/ Now Towson University. ( Triumph played there too)
2nd Fave has to be about a 10 way tie. All the Rush concerts I saw beginning at Permanent Waves on through Snakes and Arrows. Each one has a story or even 2-3 stories about each one. The show we saw in Syracuse was most memorable and because it had the most happen. Rush played the Syracuse Carrier Dome show April 2 1983. I rode up with 3 buddies as we went to visit a friend who was attending Syracuse. Not only did we have a fun Z28 ride from Baltimore county to Syracuse that Friday, but our friend had us all walk and go to a cool restaurant called Varsity. I got to eat my first ever Buffalo Wings there. Saturday AM/ Afternoon, we enjoyed sound check outside the stadium as we could hear the sound while we skateboarded all around the outside of the Arena. A black fella who asked to try our boards as we were right up near the dome. We later learned it was Jon Butcher who was the opening act. The fun didn't stop there, cuz by Sunday when we went out to where we parked the car near our friend's dorm which was also near the Dome, our car was AWOL. Thinking it got stolen, we called the cops only to find out it was towed due to temporary NO Parking During Stadium event signs making our previously legally parked car, illegal and towable. Needless to say, we got schooled on parking and leaving a car unmoved for just about a 24 hour period and not ever considering we'd need to move it. A cab and Impound fee and ticket was the result. What a memory. hehe
3rd kind of all mush together, Van Halen Shows at Capital Center, Blue Oyster Cult, Motorhead/Dio/Iron Maiden at Merriweather Post, Styx in Daytona, Joe Cocker and Steve Miller at Merriweather, and of course those 2 Rolling Rock Town Fairs I mentioned at Westmoreland Fairgrounds in LaTrobe Pa.
Jethro Rocker
Ambassador of Live & Loud Action
Cheap Trick. Saw them lots back then too! Rick is still my go to for stage moves!!
Clockworkmike
Ambassador of STACKS in WV SHACKS
Ive been to so many concerts, i nearly forget some but 3 in particular stick out in my brain for eternity.
August 4th, 2000 at the Gund Arena ( now Quicken Loans Center) Cleveland, Ohio. I saw AC/DC on the Stiff Upper Lip Tour with Slash's Snakepit opening. Still today, the loudest damn concert I have ever been to, that actually damaged my hearing for about 3 days. It was a revelation to see that kinda raw power and just sheer attack and energy, in front of a 15,467 rabid manics, bouncing up and down to the point i thought the arena was going to collapse.
July 23, 2005 at the Post-Gazette Pavilion (now S&T Bank Music Park) Burgettstown, Pennsylvania. I attended OzzFest 2005 with two of my buddies, seeing 21 bands in about 93degree sunny weather and pretty drunk among 21,526 other people in the same mindset. The band order that day was: Trivium, Black Dahlia Murder, The Haunted, Bury Your Dead, Gizmachi, Wicked Wisdom, Soilwork, It Dies Today, Arch Enemy, A Dozen Furies, Mastadon, Killswitch Engage, As I Lay Dying Rob Zombie, In Flames, Black Label Society, Shadows Fall and the co-headliners were Iron Maiden and Black Sabbath. Easily the most fun I ever had a concert and some of the best bands in one show for like $40. My wife was at the very same show and we ended up meeting one another a few months after, ironically enough!
Finally, June 12, 2008 at Blossom Center im Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio. My wife surprised me with tickets to Iron Maiden's Somewhere Back In Time Tour that happened to fall on my birthday! This was the 3rd time seeing Iron Maiden ( 4 times altogether) and the 2nd time at Blossom Center ( 3 times altogether) with 10,028 people in the most beautiful evening and setting i ever remember seeing a show. They did the entire recreation of the legendary Powerslave Tour and one of their best setlists, which i was too young to see when it originally happened.
But ive never been to a bad concert!
August 4th, 2000 at the Gund Arena ( now Quicken Loans Center) Cleveland, Ohio. I saw AC/DC on the Stiff Upper Lip Tour with Slash's Snakepit opening. Still today, the loudest damn concert I have ever been to, that actually damaged my hearing for about 3 days. It was a revelation to see that kinda raw power and just sheer attack and energy, in front of a 15,467 rabid manics, bouncing up and down to the point i thought the arena was going to collapse.
July 23, 2005 at the Post-Gazette Pavilion (now S&T Bank Music Park) Burgettstown, Pennsylvania. I attended OzzFest 2005 with two of my buddies, seeing 21 bands in about 93degree sunny weather and pretty drunk among 21,526 other people in the same mindset. The band order that day was: Trivium, Black Dahlia Murder, The Haunted, Bury Your Dead, Gizmachi, Wicked Wisdom, Soilwork, It Dies Today, Arch Enemy, A Dozen Furies, Mastadon, Killswitch Engage, As I Lay Dying Rob Zombie, In Flames, Black Label Society, Shadows Fall and the co-headliners were Iron Maiden and Black Sabbath. Easily the most fun I ever had a concert and some of the best bands in one show for like $40. My wife was at the very same show and we ended up meeting one another a few months after, ironically enough!
Finally, June 12, 2008 at Blossom Center im Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio. My wife surprised me with tickets to Iron Maiden's Somewhere Back In Time Tour that happened to fall on my birthday! This was the 3rd time seeing Iron Maiden ( 4 times altogether) and the 2nd time at Blossom Center ( 3 times altogether) with 10,028 people in the most beautiful evening and setting i ever remember seeing a show. They did the entire recreation of the legendary Powerslave Tour and one of their best setlists, which i was too young to see when it originally happened.
But ive never been to a bad concert!
Jethro Rocker
Ambassador of Live & Loud Action
Oh yeah speakkng of ticket prices. The US Fest 83 was $20 US per day. Unreal
I have seen many other good ones as well. Priest 2 or 3 times, recently on Firepower tour, Scorps, Cheap Trick many times, Van Halen, Bon Jovi, Halestorm 3 x, lots of Canadian groups like Harlequin, Loverboy, April Wine, Prism, Headpins etc etc. Elton John we took my mom to as well.
