What is the most memorable concert that you had attended so far?


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I do not go to concert very often, maybe once or twice a year.

I listen to music mostly through my audio system as much as 4 hours a day.

The most memorable concert that I had attended is the solo recital by Nathan Milstein held at Auditorium of UC Berkely on 1983.

He is one of the virtuoso violinist of the 20th century.

But he was 79 when he played at the recital on 1983.


When he played Partita by Bach, it was not his best.

Although he showed some of his skills, he could not keep up with the fast tempo as much as I wanted.

But as soon as he started playing "
César Franck, Violin Sonata in A Major.
".

I just marveled at the sweet sound of violin.

I could realize why he is one of the virtuoso violinist of the 20th century.

He died on 1992 so it is now impossible to attend his live recital again.


How about you ladies and gentlemen?

What is the most memorable concert that you had attended?
shkong78
@bdp24

You attended many nice ones.

When I was in Berkeley on 1980’s, I was listening to mostly classical music.

Thus I attended only classical concerts at that time.

But now I regret not having attended "Grateful Dead" concert held at Berkeley Pavilion. .

Ii would have been fun surrounded with colorful shirts
I've been to hundreds of live shows. Three come to mind however. The most "memorable" concert that I've attended is the Grateful Dead at Alpine Valley summer of 1989. I was straight & sober that night. First time I saw them in that condition & they were GREAT! Saw them many times straight & sober after that, but the first time is the most memorable. Also saw King Crimson in Chicago mid 2000's & they were great. First moe. show was also one to remember. If you like jam bands you owe it to yourself to catch one of there shows. 
@boxer12


You had been to "Grateful Dead" concert several times.

I am envious of you. If I can go back to 80’s, I would attend it.

I was too conservative at that time.

I thought Grateful Dead was for Hippie.

Oh my where to start!

Will keep it short and start at the beginning.

Everybody’s first concert should be on the list yes?

Mine is.

Van Der Graf Generator, yes truly... Lol
As a snot nosed 13 year old even I could see I was a bit out of place but heck yeah it was good!

Next up following week was AC/DC with Bon Scott on vocals. High Voltage? Darn right!

Then Ritchie Blackmore Rainbow with quintessential lineup of Blackmore, Dio and Powell.

Styx on their Paradise Theater tour.

Rory Gallagher in a smoky whiskey sodden dive club.

But even though was a die hard rocker it was hard to ignore the explosion of punk.

To that end I saw perhaps the most fantastic display of pure energy by a band ever.

All in a tiny underground club( crypt would be more like it!).

The Vibrators... Blew my mind.

So I decided we needed some life at the next college bash and as I was the treasurer on the student union I hired The Clash to play at at our Christmas gig.
Blew the next year’s entire budget in one night...lol
Still not quite sure why they asked me to step down the following week though.
I’ve been to many hundreds of live shows over the last 40+ years. I was fortunate to get a job with Andy Frain Security when I was 17 years old, working concert security at Rupp Arena in Lexington, KY. At that time, Rupp was the largest indoor basketball arena in the country, so it drew all of the big shows of the day. I saw the Stones "Some Girls" tour on my first paid night of duty. How great is that? Getting paid to see The Stones! Also saw The Who, Rush, Kiss, Fleetwood Mac, AC/DC, The Cars, Parliament/Funkadelics, and all of the other big shows of the day. It was a great job, working with a bunch of cool people (mostly, except a few people power-trippin). Was luck to see the ELO "Flying Saucer" Tour at Rupp (not working).

Here’s a good one: The Tall Stacks Music and Heritage Festival in Cincinnati 2003. If you were a fan of Americana, as I was (and still am), it was an unbelievable lineup. and All for $12! Tall Stacks 2003 Lineup:

Oct. 15th
Lucinda Williams
The Jayhawks
C.J. Chenier & the Red Hot Louisiana Band
Steve Riley & the Mamou Playboys
Creedence Clearwater Revisited

Oct. 16th
Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder
Nickel Creek
Del McCoury Band
Jay & Molly Ungar

Oct. 17th
Emmylou Harris
Los Lobos
Keb’ Mo’
Delbert McClinton
John Hammond Jr.
Steve Earle & the Dukes
David Lindley

Oct. 18th
Bo Diddley
Shawn Colvin
Derailers
Fairfield Four and Nashville Bluegrass Band
Patty Griffin
Mary Chapin Carpenter
Dar Williams

Oct. 19th
Blind Boys of Alabama
John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers
Karen Clark Sheard
Mavis Staples

I still go to a lot of live shows. Two weeks ago I saw Bettye Layette, Emmylou Harris and Courtney Barnett over a 5 day period. Great stuff!

I love bands/artist that can convey emotion. Two of the best shows I’ve seen in the last few years was Shovels and Rope (twice) at The Madison Theater in Covington, KY. Up close, and personal, this duo can match anyone for raw emotion.

Lastly, one of the best arena shows I’ve seen in the last 20 years was Bruce Springsteen and the E-Street Band w/Tom Morello for the "high Hopes" Tour. Simply spectacular. My best Stadium show in that period - U2 "Joshua Tree" tour (Louisville, KY and Indianapolis, IN)

And as Uberwaltz mentioned, your first show has to be on the list. My First rock show was: 1/1/77 – Blue Oyster Cult / Uriah Heep / Head East - Rupp Arena, Lexington, KY. It was magical!

Live Music Rule! Enjoy, and go out and support your favorite musicians.......