WHAT'S THE BEST AND WORST CONCERT YOU HAVE BEEN TO?

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Originally Posted by Rayngie

years ago i saw Eric Clapton in Auckland, was allowed on the side of the stage to watch as my Sister was 'stolen' out of hospital for the evening and was in a wheelchair....Stevie Ray Vaughn was the support act...awesome night.

Also saw Midnight Oil open up for U2 in Wellington in the late 80's....

they were my favorite big venue shows....for small venue, Gomez at the Metro a couple of years back was awesome...really close to the band.

Worst concert...Alanis Morrisette in Wellington , late 90's....cuckoo....

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Good call on Gomez mate,saw them in Brisbane very cool show they opened with Get Miles Away bloody good sound.Seen the Oils twice also very good Rob Hurst played a sick drum solo.First time i saw them they were supported by Skunkhour,good Aussie band.

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Originally Posted by camel_landy

Best gig: Queen

I was in the fortunate position of going to the last EVER Queen gig. Amazing!

...and to have Quo & Big Country as the support acts, frankly they don't get better than that! :cool:

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Freddie Mercury was a very talented man,blessed with a amazing voice brilliant songwriter.I read somewhere Robbie Williams wanted to record with the remaining band members and was politely told to **** off by Roger Taylor.

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Originally Posted by Kev the Fridgy

Yea, The saints actually got me into punk back in the day so to speak, original punk is still underated I feel... the rawness of the music is the key, The Ramones had the same raw sound as well

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Many have tried to copy the Ramones sound and have been crap.Don't bother there is only one Ramones.

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Originally Posted by rutmutt

worst: Guns'n'Roses 2010 Sydney 500.

best: Chriss Isaak @ a NSW winery.

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You lucky man Chris Isaak is on my must see live list.He is one very cool cat.

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Originally Posted by rb30gtr

My current best - Eddie Vedder :D AMAZING!
Previously my best - Muse

Worst, and I am really sorry to say this = Bob Dylan
Previous worst was Jet, damn those guys are terrible live.

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The only time i have been lucky enough to see Pearl Jam was the tour with the Avocado album they were supported by Ben Harper awesome night.When they joined each other for a few songs it was magical.

Saw jet at the big day out the year Tool headlined,After a brilliant set by John Butler jet came out and just sounded like ****,easily the worst act of the day and when take into account some of the crap you get on some of the side stages it was big effort.

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Originally Posted by digger

Best:- ACDC a few years ago at ADELAIDE Oval, fantastic

worst:- ACDC Globe derby park a few years after I graduated...so probably 87 or 88?
Full on riot, car overturned, bottles flying averywhere we went, police paddy wagon (our holden p/van cage) trashed (tyres and panels all buggered!)

Heaps locked up, concert ended early...

honourable mentions....
ZZ Top, pink, chisel, dire straits (footy park), slim dusty (norwood town hall)

I worked at a pink floyd concert (Thebarton Oval with a massive flying pig around the stage) inside fantastic! everyone was enjoying themselves--outside we were being belted with bits of brick and bottles! (we did 45 min out then 45 min inside then kept changing...

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Paid to be at a Pink Floyd concert you bastard!!!! I would let people throw bottles at me to be there.

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Originally Posted by Tote

Best: INXS at the beginning of their fame just as Burn For You was charting at the Orange Ex Services Club with about 800 other punters.

Worst: Van Halen with Gary Cherone at AIS arena in Canberra, the most disappointing thing was that I could have seen Sammy Hagar as he was playing in Sydney at the same time......

Regards,
Tote

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Early INXS very cool,i thought it was sad the way the rest of the band went about finding a new singer on a pathetic TV show.They were never going to replace Michael Hutchinson he brought more to the band than just a voice they should have laid the whole INXS thing to bed.

I have never heard a good thing said about Gary Cherone's time with Van Halen.The only two good things he ever did was marry Suzie Demache and stop singing.

best concert I have been to was Rod Stewart's last tour, that guy can entertain. Honourable mention to ZZTop at Festival hall in Melbourne. The worst was Fleetwood Mac about 25 years ago, Stevie Nicks was way out of it!

Would have to say Rage Against The Machine.

I never got see them live when I was younger (still not too old), but they regrouped for one more tour after coachella. Was a great night!

AC/DC's Black Ice tour would also be on par.

The best spectacle... With an average performance (Happily free tix made it worthwhile), would have to be 30 Seconds To Mars' last tour. It was all just too perfect, and not raw enough.

Some other great gigs would have to be:
The Living End @ The Metro
The Whitlams @ The State Theatre

Just got in from watching Hugh Laurie (House and Blackadder) and his band playing two and a half hours of jazz/blues. Absolutely brilliant. Very entertaining chat and wonderful music, a true entertainer.