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

Hands down, my first concert Queen ~1977 at the Chicago International Ampitheatre for 4 reasons:

1) Anybody remember the YMCA Indian Guides? Older kids group was Trailblazers. Our group had some older High School guys, who were pretty cool & had amazing musical taste. So, one of my 8th Grade (?) or Freshman yr (?) outings was a Queen concert.

2) Indian Guides was Father & Son. My Dad thought the BeeGees were too wild for his taste. But, he sat thru that concert & had fun because he was there with his son & other Father’s & Sons.

3) I hadn’t been exposed to much more than top 40’s. It exposed me to a whole new world & my musical interests exploded.

4) It was the most amazing, “kick ass rock tour de force”. Freddie’s vocals “lifted you to heaven & then slammed you in the face & melted your spine”. Those were a couple of the descriptions of Queen that I remember. Then, Brian May’s guitar playing alternated between searing, melodic, soft and raw. But for an 8th Grader... indescribable.

So, 2 reasons were the story, 1 was how if effected my musical world & 1 reason was power & grace of that music. Actually, I do have to say that Freddie put on an amazing show with only a microphone stand & tights. Who needs explosions, lasers & flying stages when you have Freddie.

#1: Lowen & Navarro, at the Fine Line Music Café in Minneapolis Minnesota around 1990.  Small intimate setting, they even unplugged for an encore and played acoustic guitars, and cello with no amplification.  Just a magical night my wife and I will always remember.

#2: Dire Straits, Love Over Gold tour.  St. Paul,  Roy E Wilkins auditorium. The best D.S. album IMO and a great venue for excellent sound.   With one of my best friends from high school.  The couple sitting behind us was willing to share some of the best marijuana I had ever had!  Mark Knopfler and company never sounded better.  

@ mitchagain

You had been to many nice ones.

I enjoy listening to Pink Floyd and Eric Clapton.

It would have been nice if had a chance to attend their concert.

tochsii,

I can tell you that Queen did not disappoint two years later (Jazz tour) as I had mentioned earlier in the thread. It was kick in your gut energy but beyond good. They did have lots of lights, though. Cover of the Queen Live Killers lights (that was from that tour).

@bdp24 

At Lucinda Williams' "West" concert, she did a GREAT version of "Masters of War".