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Upper Strasburg, PA

What’s the best concert you ever attended? I was pretty bummed out about the Carlos Santana & Earth, Wind, and Fire tour getting cancelled this year. I feel like that one would have been one of the best shows I’ve ever seen.

It’s a close call for second place, but so far the best concert I have attended was a Roger Waters tour for The Dark Side of the Moon. There was no supporting act; it was about 3 hours of music by Waters and his band. Syd Barrett had passed away recently, so they did a nice slide show tribute to him while performing “Wish You Were Here” in their first set, which featured Waters solo songs and Pink Floyd songs. The second set was The Dark Side of the Moon and then they closed with an encore of 3 songs from The Wall: “Vera Lynn”, “Bring the Boys Back Home”, and “Comfortably Numb”. The music and the stage production were both fantastic. That was in 2006 and I can remember it like it was yesterday.

12/30/2020 4:16:31 PM

Upa Creek, Mo

Wedding gift from my wife - George Strait inaugural concert at a sold out Cowboy Stadium in Arlington, Texas. The night before we went to a rodeo in Fort Worth, and befriended a local Dallas couple who ended up giving us a ride to and from the concert (with many stops at local watering holes between). Just a very good time.

Truckin, I like Floyd, but I am pro Gilmour.

12/30/2020 4:35:41 PM

Upper Strasburg, PA

P.S. in general, shows in large venues aren’t very intimate and can sometimes feel overproduced, but that Roger Waters show didn’t feel that way. The tribute to Syd Barrett that I mentioned was very moving and really connected with me in the audience. That’s something that was very unique about that concert.

12/30/2020 4:37:43 PM

Upper Strasburg, PA

I like Waters and Gilmour both. It’s a shame that their relationship burned out (in most part due to Waters’s ego). They made amazing music together and neither one of them reached that same level after they split.

12/30/2020 4:40:23 PM

Lebanon, Oregon

I had Waters tickets for September but it was cancelled due to Covid. I did see him a few years ago for The Wall tour. The best stage production ever. I’ve seen quite a bit. The best that came to mind was Stevie Ray Vaughn real close two weeks before he died. Black Sabbath n 1999 and their reunion a couple of years ago. Buckethead (who the hell is that?) two years ago 3 feet away from me. Three years ago taking my son to his first concert and it happened to be KISS 7 rows from the stage. Megadeth in a small theater. TOOL with my two coworker buddies in Vegas last January. What a great time that was. TOOL was slated to play near my town in March. My friend came down from Alaska for his once in a life time experience. March 11th we partied the night before, stayed right across from the venue to get in line for their limited concert posters, opened up my phone in the morning and it was cancelled due to Covid! That was the beginning of the end for concerts in person. My wife and I will live stream KISS for their last concert ever on New Years Eve! Time for those old boys in spandex to give it up! Live music, one of the best experiences.

12/30/2020 6:22:20 PM

Mill Bay, British Columbia

Eric Clapton was the best concert we’ve ever been to, by far.

12/30/2020 6:22:33 PM

Burt NY

Summer Jam Watkins Glenn 1973

Allman Brothers , The Band , The Grateful Dead

12/30/2020 6:35:14 PM

canal winchester ohio

Summer i graduated highschool Aug 1983.
Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings, Hank Williams Jr and the Nitty Gritty Dirt band @ Legend Valley

12/30/2020 6:40:38 PM

Western NY

Hard to answer just one because I have seen Waters, Floyd minus Waters, Stevie Ray many times but the A.R.M.S concert at Madison Square Garden in 83'. Clapton, Beck, Page, Joe Cocker, Paul Rodgers and many more. It was a fund raiser for Ronny lane and MS, too bad Page was in the throws of heroin addiction.

12/30/2020 7:37:52 PM

Alaska

Rock band. Paul Rodgers/Bad Company till the day I die!
Folk/Country Hoyt Axton.

12/30/2020 8:07:25 PM

North Smithfield, RI

A Jimmie Buffit concert is one to die for ! Seen him play 4 times !!!

12/30/2020 10:25:09 PM

South East

Pearl Jam in 2006 back in the Netherlands. Sound live as good as in the studio. Not all of em do.

12/31/2020 7:22:44 AM

NILES , CALIF

Rolling Stones 2019 at the 49er Stadium;
Alot of Old Fans showed up, felt comfortable .

12/31/2020 8:12:58 AM

50 Acres

huffspumpkins, I think you have everyone drooling with envy. Jim

12/31/2020 9:32:23 AM

Anamosa, IA BPIowegian@aol.com

Alabama, the Statler Brothers, Kenny Rogers and Chrystal Gayle

12/31/2020 1:30:40 PM

Freedom Is Just Another Word For Noting Left To Lose

Bob Seger "87" the original far well tour, Rolling Stones "94", Humble Pie "79", Bob Dylan, Triumph "85", Ted Nugent, Alice Cooper, Iron Maiden, Fastway, Molly Hatchet, Puddle of Mudd, Hank Jr, Reba and Brooks and Dunn. Not sure how I can pick just one show and many I didn't mention.

12/31/2020 3:01:07 PM

Muddy Waters

Alice Cooper at Cobo Hall was the best Rolling Stones at the Pontiac Silverdome was the worst

12/31/2020 4:09:01 PM

Alaska

Yeah lots of variables. Was the band on that night. Were they sober. Was the venue acoustically shitty. Small more intimate crowd. Large unruly crowd. Your state of mind, lol.

12/31/2020 4:17:59 PM

Upper Strasburg, PA

You all have seen some great acts live. That’s one thing I’m really looking forward to in 2021: going out to experience live music again. Happy New Year!

12/31/2020 7:06:54 PM

Marshfield, Ma, USA

The Who 1972 Boston Garden.

Bruce Springsteen 1998 Foxboro

1/1/2021 6:25:18 AM

Upa Creek, Mo

Wow, impressive list in great spots.

Pumpkineer, 72 and a prime Keith Moon. Bet that was an awesome show.

If I could pick a top two to attend before my time from videos I have seen:

Led Zeppelin at Madison Square Garden in 1973

Lynyrd Skynyrd in Oakland 1977

1/1/2021 11:27:23 AM

South East

Cindy lauper NYE 2020 was pretty epic to.

1/1/2021 2:58:18 PM

Massachusetts

black sabbath 1983

1/1/2021 4:51:47 PM

Upa Creek, Mo

lol Frank.

1/2/2021 10:03:52 AM

Colorado

Kiss in 1977ish. Back stage passes-I kid you not.

1/2/2021 3:56:03 PM

Lebanon, Oregon

Pretty cool Cojoe. You probably had to pay $24.99 for that one.

1/2/2021 7:33:39 PM

Colorado

Was free,my sister worked for the minneapolis area concert promoter.But I did have to go with her:)

1/2/2021 8:45:44 PM

Colorado

Only band I had to pay for tickets back then was the rolling stones.That was 75 bucks in the same era,but at least I had a date.Great concert also.

1/2/2021 8:47:43 PM

On a cliff in the desert

Kiss 1978 went for awesome stage show didn't go for the music. All the pyrotechnics.

1/3/2021 1:22:20 AM