What are your top three live concerts of all time?

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Went to the Palace in 1995 for the "Ballbreaker" tour. They were good but nothing special as if they aged 20 years in a period of 4 years. Have never seen AC/DC since 1995.

@dayglow -- Yeah, I saw the Berliner Philharmoniker with Abbado, too. Which is why I was unclear as to where I saw the Berliners with von Karajan. I now realize I saw the damn band twice! In any case, Abby & the Burlers weren't quite the religious experience they were with HvK, but still utterly superlative.

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I do believe the Hill Auditorium acoustics and 3500 seat capacity made the Berlin Philharmoniker larger then life. 

The Who, about Quadrophenia release time, so 1973, 4. Cobo Hall Detroit. Few if any knew the music, expecting to hear Who's Next. The quietest audience I've ever heard at rock concert, everyone awestruck.

Eugene Ormandy and Philadelphia Orchestra, mid 1970's Hill Auditorium, Ann Arbor. Hill is one fine sounding auditorium.
Mitch Ryder & Detroit Wheels, probably 1970, benefit for John Sinclair, dancing on stage with Leni Sinclair, smoking pot backstage with the Wheels after concert. Spencer Davis solo also on bill, had some congas on stage, my buddy just walked up on stage, asked Spencer if he could play, Spencer was amenable. Rob was great on the congas, went on to play drums with Destroy All Monsters.

In there heyday:

Creedence Clearwater Revival
Alice Cooper
Rolling Stones

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