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lazland
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I don’t seem to have posted on this one, so here goes. Pretty difficult as so many gigs over the years, and very few disappointed, but here is a stab at a couple.
1. Six Of The Best. The Gabriel reunion with Genesis at Milton Keynes. 39 years ago now. It absolutely threw it down all day. We were frozen, but there was a magic to that gig, and it is a shame that they never committed it to video 2. Tansads 2010 reunion, The Citadel, St Helens. Not remotely prog, but one of my favourite bands with a unique energy. We saw the successor band, Merry Hell, in South Wales in August this year and had a long chat with them after 3. Pink Floyd, The Wall at Earls Court. Stunning. Just stunning and far more intimate than the recent Waters tours seen on DVD, which seem to be so completely against the spirit of just why he wrote the thing in the first place 4. Marillion. Still my favourite band, and I have seen every tour since 198…dot. The standout one for me was Wolverhampton Civic Hall on the Radiation tour. There was an energy that night which is almost impossible to describe 5. King Crimson, St David’s Hall on the last UK tour. I finally got to see them, and took my wife and son. The rendition of Islands remains the most incredible live experience of my life. Simply staggering
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Cylli Kat (0fficial)
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I've seen a fair share of really good ones, but for me this is a tie:
David Sylvian (Secrets of the Beehive tour) @ the "old" Guthrie Theater, Walker Art Center Minneapolis 1988 Victor Wooten (Yin-Yang/Live in America tour) @ First Avenue, Minneapolis 2002 |
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Tangerine Dream, 1986, Paramount Theater, Seattle
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Can't name any "best" show, but these were among the most memorable (between 1976 - 1990):
Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe 1989? Rush - Permanent Waves & Moving Pictures tours, early 80's Rainbow - Long Live Rock n Roll tour (with Dio), front row 1978 Rainbow / Max Webster 1981-ish Bogus "Deep Purple" with singer Rod Evans 1980 Deep Purple - Perfect Strangers (first reunion) 1984 Alcatraz with Yngwie Malmsteen, small club, up close Iron Maiden - with original singer Paul Dianno (~1981-82) Moraz & Bruford Allan Holdsworth, smalll club Kansas - Monolith tour (~1979) Jethro Tull ~1978 (sat behind stage, great views of drummer Barriemore Barrow)
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Some of the ones which really stand out to me: Magma in 2016 - They put on one hell of an energetic show, but they had the **longest** break between their main set and their encore. I almost left, thinking they were done. Rush in 2011 - They played Moving Pictures in its entirety, which was pretty cool. Nick Mason in 2019 - I love early Pink Floyd, so it was cool getting to see that, especially stuff like "The Nile Song" and (an abbreviated) "Atom Heart Mother Suite". I just wish his merch were less expensive. $60 for a t-shirt, and $100 for a sweatshirt! Moonsorrow in 2011 - This is probably my favorite metal show I've been to. I'm not even sure which specific songs they played off the top of my head, but they really knew how to work a crowd.
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I recall an Aarhus Symphony Orchestra performance of Berlioz' Symphonie Fantastique some 10 years ago as almost magical. Apart from that: Erykah Badu at the 2002 Roskilde Festival...
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I would now add King Crimson (Bournemouth 2018?) to my previous list that included Kansas , Mountain and ELP. 3 Drummers at the front of the stage and just the best music any band can draw on.
Also an honourable mention to Australian Pink Floyd who rival KC for being the ultimate professional band and never disappoint.
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Hi, So few people mention things like this, and how incredible some of these performances are, many of which can be found on a CD these days. Not mentioned but more than likely also worthy of mention would be the Grateful Dead, whose machinery continues to be totally ignored. And they were the ones that never stopped doing long cuts, even though some other bands ended up "doing better". When you see some things, like Santana ripping up STAMPING GROUND, and some other bands doing their thing on stage, we forget how much we owe these folks during the height of the psychedelic times so much credit for their work.
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The Residents. I saw them in 1986 during their 13th Anniversary Tour in Sydney. I was at the very front of the audience and got to see the members quite closely. Also, I got to see Snakefinger, who died the following year (R.I.P.).
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U2 in 2006, Roger Waters in 2007, Depeche Mode in 2009, Iron Maiden in 2011, Jethro Tull in 2011, David Gilmour in 2015 and King Crimson in 2019. A few others probably, but those are the ones that stand out the most.
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I shook my head and smiled a whisper knowing all about the place
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ELP - Cobo Hall, Detroit 1977 Peter Gabriel - Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto 1986 Genesis - London Arena, London 1976 David Bowie - CNE Exhibition Stadium, Toronto 1983 Asia - Alumni Hall, London 1982 Edited by JD - May 13 2021 at 06:18 |
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Gigs that really stand out for me: 1) Pink Floyd at Earls Court, London, 1994 2) Curved Air at Manchester University, 1974 3) Camel at Manchester University, 1975 (when they were promoting the Snow Goose and played it in its entirety for the second half of the show). 4) Suzanne Vega at UEA, Norwich, 1996
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Some of the best ever:
King's X (with Galactic Cowboys as excellent support) at The Astoria in London, 1989 I think. What a phenomenal live band! Roger Waters doing The Wall at Wembley Stadium. Cellar Darling at The Globe In Cardiff, 2019 - just stunning! Ghost, also in Cardiff in 2019, never known an atmosphere like it, and what a show!! Nightwish at Wembley Arena in 2015, with Prof. Dawkins in support! But if I have to pick one performance, it's Marillion at The Royal Albert Hall back in 2017 (the first time they played there). The first gig I went to after my wife was diagnosed with breast cancer, and was going through chemo. I drank far too much (very expensive!) wine and blubbed my way through virtually the whole set, with my sister (a Marillion virgin at the time) and a good friend for support. What a night of incredible songs.....
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Oh I forgot
Peter Gabriel Brighto Dome 77. I won tickets from one of the music papers, when I got there my tickets were in an envelope with a backstage pass to see PG. Had a 10 minute very nervous chat and then went and had a gallon of booze afterwards to calm my nerves. Funnily I saw him again in a restaurant in Bath, he was having dinner with curt Smith from Tears for Fears ( no I didnt ask him if he remembered a meeting with me). |
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Rush hammy odeon in 78.
UFO hammy odeon in 79 Led Zep at knebworth. Marillion southend 84 Black Sabbath/ Van Halen Rainbow 78 Pink Floyd wembley 77 |
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Anyone know any more about this? It's before the Tour of Life, I wasn't aware she'd done any other gigs prior to that.
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chopper
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This is an old thread so I've probably already said this but I can't be *rsed to check back through 7 pages.
I've seen McCartney, Wonder, Springsteen, Dylan, Page, Plant, Yes, Genesis, ELP and many others but the one gig that eclipses all these is Kate Bush at Hammersmith Odeon in 2014. More than just a live music show, this was a complete event and it's the best thing I've ever been to. EDIT - I already said this on page 4, but never mind, my opinion hasn't changed.
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Honestly, Acid Mothers Temple totally blew my mind on March 26th 2008 at the Middle East in Boston, Massachusetts. Right up there though were 2 different performances that I saw by Cowboy Band- an incredible trio that covered old American hobo and cowboy folk songs in a ripping Beefheart-esque style. Amazing drummer.
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The Anders
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Good question. I can recall a particularly amazing performance by the Aarhus Symphony Orchestra some 10 years ago when they played Hector Berlioz - "Symphonie Fantastique".
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