Best Concert You've Seen?

[dottie]

Originally Posted by Renegade Angel

How did you get in the Brixton Academy video?

We were sent info from the original fanclub inviting us to apply for invites for a member plus one guest as extras for the video Bad Attitude - it was a brilliant time and if you look closely you can see my red blouse - and me leaping about - mind you was younger then

[CarylB]

Really memorable concerts .. and I don't have Fireball's gift for remembering dates (although I can find my own Easter eggs) .. the Beatles .. including the final rooftop jam in London!! .. early Stones .. Queen .. adored Freddie .. the Nelson Mandela tribute in London .. Elton John .. another great showman .. Loved every Meat concert I attended .. but Storytellers I ADORED .. and most memorable probably New Brunswick last year in my first really great front row seat.

Caryl

[Tim]

The Beatles To tell you the truth... i hate the beatles.... sorry to say. But what a bunch of *Piep, piep, piep* LOL

I really hate their music, but maybe it has to do with the fact that my neighbour loves them so much... and plays it all day....... OOOhhh, and she went to Mccartney, who thinks he is god, and now i've to hear it all day long... And if i want to tell about ML... well....

But a Queen concert, man, wish i could have seen those guys live!!

[CarylB]

Wow .. between us we've covered Boyzone to Chris De Burgh with Fun Lovin' Criminals and Paul McCartney in between .. but I managed the first to be knocked!! Still the Beatles were a watershed band in the UK .. perhaps most memorable because of the way their music grew and developed .. between them so much talent, and so many songs that will stand the test of time .. Hey Jude, Strawberry Fields, Yesterday, Lady Madonna, Penny Lane, Let It Be, Come Together .. the list goes on, and there's even two covers there from Meat! I count myself very privileged to have been in London the day of that final roof-top performance, which was a piece of history .. and then John Lennon went on to produce songs as wonderful as Imagine, a haunting song that will remain one of the all time greats I think. Just as people say they will always remember where they were when they heard Kennedy had been shot, I'll always remember the profound shock of hearing John had been gunned down. And we miss George .. My Sweet Lord.

Oh .. and forgot to include Eric Clapton in my memorable list .. Tears of Heaven, Presence of the Lord ..

Probably the most electrifying, apart from Meat, were Queen though .. Meat and Freddie .. now there's two guys always able to strut their stuff and own the stage, the audience and the night !!!

[Tim]

Originally Posted by CarylB

Probably the most electrifying, apart from Meat, were Queen though .. Meat and Freddie .. now there's two guys always able to strut their stuff and own the stage, the audience and the night !!!

Here you are right!!! Those two... how must the music seen has been without those two!!

[Renegade Angel]

Here is a list of all the bands I have seen - most of them quite a few times
ALL SAINTS
ASH
ASIAN DUB FOUNDATION
BADLY DRAWN BOY
BEAUTIFUL SOUTH
BECK
BJORN AGAIN
BLACK REBEL MOTORCYCLE CLUB
BLINK 182
BLOODHOUND GANG
BLUR
BOOTLEG BEATLES
BRAND NEW HEAVIES
CARLA DILLON
CAST
CATATONIA
CHEMICAL BROTHERS
CHUMBAWUMBA
COLDPLAY
COOPER TEMPLE CLAUSE
COSMIC ROUGH RIDERS
EAGLE EYE CHERRY
ECHO & THE BUNNYMEN
ED HARCOURT
EMBRACE
EMINEM
FAITHLESS
FEEDER
FOO FIGHTERS
FUN LOVIN' CRIMINALS
GOMEZ
GREEN DAY
GUNS N' ROSES
HAPPY MONDAYS
I AM KLOOT
IDLEWILD
IGGY POP
JAMES
JAMES BROWN
JANES ADDICTION
JOE STRUMMER
KELIS
KOSHEEN
KULA SHAKER
LULU
LYNDEN DAVID HALL
MACY GRAY
MANIC STREET PREACHERS
MARILYN MANSON
MEAT LOAF
MUSE
NO DOUBT
OASIS
OCEAN COLOUR SCENE
PAUL McCARTNEY
PAUL WELLER
PITCHSHIFTER
PJ HARVEY
PLACEBO
PRIMAL SCREAM
PRODIGY
PROUD MARY
PULP
QUEENS OF THE STONEAGE
RANCID
RAY
REEF
RICHARD ASHCROFT
ROD STEWART
ROGER WATERS
SEMISONIC
SHED SEVEN
SLIPKNOT
SPACE
STARSAILOR
STEREOPHONICS
SUEDE
SUM 41
SUPERGRASS
TEXAS
THE BLUETONES
THE CARDIGANS
THE CHARLATANS
THE CORAL
THE CULT
THE DANDY WARHOLS
THE DIVINE COMEDY
THE DOVES
THE HIVES
THE LIGHTNING SEEDS
THE OFFSPRING
THE REAL PEOPLE
THE SHINING
THE SOUNDTRACK OF OUR LIVES
THE STROKES
THE VERVE
THE VINES
THE WHITE STRIPES
THE WHO
TOPLOADER
TRAVIS
WEEZER
WHEATUS

Don't hate me for seeing some of these bands - most of them were at festivals and I had no option but to watch them as they were on before bands I wanted to watch so I had to endure them (i.e SLIPKNOT)

[mariella]

I never told you about this. But before coming to the conclusion that Meat is 'as real as it gets' I've explored many avenues.
Started when I was about 9 years old, went to see ABBA, up to this day I still love every band I ever 'bothered' to go see. Then The Beegees, yes, John Travolta give it to me! After that Kool and the Gang and Mr. Richie came along, stayed for many years too. Went to see Miles Davies, Wet , Wet, Wet, ( I like it that way), Stevie Wonder, Luther Vandross, UB 40 and many other bands, now if you can tell just WHAT it is that makes me tick, I will welcome that!
But for the best concert I've ever seen, besides Meat, that would definately be The Dubliners about 2 years ago in Rotterdam! I can not even begin to tell you just how great they are!
Two shows I would love to see in my lifetime, Barbara Streisand and Bette Midler, oh yes and while I am at it, TINA, no doubt!

Great day to you,

Mariella

[evil nickname]

What I've seen? Let me see...

Apocalyptica (2)
After Forever (5, 1 of wich opening for Nightwish)
Within Temptation (2, 1 of wich opening for Orphanage)
Nightwish (1)
Meat Loaf (4, 1 of wich NotP)
Chris de Burgh (NotP :-)
Savatage (2)
Autumn (2) <-- opening for After Forever
Whispering Gallery (2) <-- Opening for Within Temptation
Screen (2)
Arjen Anthony Lucassen's Star One ft. Ayreon (<-- this rocked sooo much)
Orphanage (2)
Trail of Tears (1)
Therion (1)
Bløf (3)
Queen (well, not really... Roger and Brian performing with Patti and some more people in Amsterdam)
Skik (1)
Vengeance (1) <-- opening for Savatage
Blaze (1) <-- former singer of Iron Maiden, opening for Savatage
Vicious Rumours (1) <-- opening for Savatage
Picture House (1) <-- opening for Meat
Opeth (1)
Lacuna Coil (1)
Sentenced (1) <-- opeing for Lacuna Coil

+ some support acts I forgot because they s*cked...

But what the really good ones were? 1st time I saw Savatage, Therion, Star One, Nightwish was cool, Apocalyptica (4 Fins tortureing their cellos) and the first time I saw Meat stand out.

[Tim]

I've also seen some gospel concerts!!! Real good was that!!

[Lady B]

I've seen the Beach Boys, Collin Raye (love the man & would love a pic w/him), Trick Pony (such a hoot to meet but Keith still owes me a guitar pick), Diamond Rio for my birthday last year, and many others (yes, mostly country) but I have to say that my best one was seeing Meat in Denver the last time he was here. And I'm not saying that because you post here Meat, it's just that I didn't get the ticket from the station I worked for (so I paid for it) and I had waited so long to see you in concert that it turned into the most awesome evening when all was said and done. You didn't disappoint me in the least and I was off in my own little world the whole night. Working for a radio station I get the chance to see a lot of concerts so I'm looking forward to the summer and the concerts we've got lined up. So here's to a great summer!

[Testify]

Iv bin to a few, thought that they were crap!! im looking forward to meats concert tho!! iv never bin b4, i was too young to go to others, n i didnt have a computer so i cudnt find dates.

[dottie]

Gosh where would I begin Beatles, Four Tops, Temptations, Issac hayes Phil Collins, Millie JacksonThe Who, Status Quo, so many Meat concerts would have to count sweatshirts and t shirts to confirm. Supremes, Electric Light Orchestra, Jimmy Ruffian, Edwin Starr, Luther Vandross, Long John Baldry, Chris Farlowe, The Rolling Stones, The Yardbyrds,probably think of more later

[Lady B]

Every summer the oldies station in Denver has Kool Concert and has a lot of the old acts. My daughter wanted to go a year or 2 ago so I got tickets. We missed most of the Tokens but she got to hear "The Lion Sleeps Tonight" so she was happy. She loved the Crystals and they put on a great show. I've always loved Gary Puckett but she didn't. The Four Tops were absolutely awesome tho' and had the crowd up and on their feet and singing to beat the band. I grew up 65 miles west of Detroit and grew up on CKLW and Motown so that was a blast. (I looked over and found my 15 year old singing every word with the TOPS and THAT threw me for a loop!) Chuck Berry was the main act and was such a disappointment. It was so bad that most people left. I felt bad for him in a way but I stayed for about 20 minutes because I wanted to see the immortal Chuck Berry. It wasn't that he was so bad it's just that you could tell that he was on something and there were so many dead spaces in his part of the show and he fired one of his band members and then rehired him back by the end of the show . . . it was just bad. And a real let down after the TOPS had gotten the crowd so pumped up. This year it's a 2 day show and I can't wait tho'.

[Lady B]

[/quote]Probably the most electrifying, apart from Meat, were Queen though .. Meat and Freddie .. now there's two guys always able to strut their stuff and own the stage, the audience and the night !!![/quote]

I would have to agree Caryl. I never got to see Queen but the thought of Meat & Freddie on stage would be a night to remember!!!

Lady B

[Asha]

Tough one.........

Tina Turner did a great gig in Groningen, she was great the audiance s**ked....
Micheal Jackson was great, this concert was a long time ago, before everybody started dissing him....
My 2 Meat concerts were great, lovely memories.....
NOTP is always great (especially with meat..) (Night Of The Proms)
John Miles still loves his "Music"

Every concert has great memories to me, so I'll just treasure them all.
Asha

[ABH]

I only been to a few concerts. 2 of them in Oslo with Meat (in '90 and '94 I think). The one in '90 was so bad I actually wanted to destroy my Meat Lp's after this. (I'm so sorry I had to say that) But I didn't destroy anything, and the last concert I saw with Meat , was the best. I'll be a fan forever after this

The best consert apart from Meat though, was a with TV2 in Denmark April 2003. TV2 is a Danish pop/rock band that only sings in Danish(I think)

Else I,ve been to a Mezzoforte(funkband from Iceland) consert.

I hope I get to a Meat consert in England later this year

AnneBeth

[mariella]

I have been to a Robbie Williams show, last Friday. Must say, if I had never seen Meat perform, this would have been the best concert I have ever been to.

Great day to you,

Mariella

[Wild_Honey]

Originally Posted by heat

Chris - Go wash your mouth out!!!!!!

i did once own a chris de burgh album....

Heat
xxx

Heat, you are personally offending me now!!! I am a huge Chris de Burgh fan, and I have been to a few concerts and all were great!!!
Another great live concert was U2 during their Elevation Tour in Cologne.

[meatfan]

Like Chris, my new hubby and me went to a Chris de Burgh concert! Not ashamed to admit it - it was wonderful, from some stately home in Yorkshire, twilight, warm air, picnic on the grass, stage beautifully lit, and fireworks. Very romantic!

For those that don't know of him, he writes most of his own stuff, and many songs are long, split into 3 parts and tell a story. Lady in Red is NOT typical of him.

Other excellent concerts we enjoyed - Andrea Bocelli in Manchester last year, and several unforgetable ROY ORBISON concerts before he sadly died - one concert left me sobbing, I wanted more so booked for the following night in another town! Roy and Meat are my favourites, for differing reasons.

Heather.

[dottie]

Originally Posted by dottie

Gosh where would I begin Beatles, Four Tops, Temptations, Issac hayes Phil Collins, Millie JacksonThe Who, Status Quo, so many Meat concerts would have to count sweatshirts and t shirts to confirm. Supremes, Electric Light Orchestra, Jimmy Ruffian, Edwin Starr, Luther Vandross, Long John Baldry, Chris Farlowe, The Rolling Stones, The Yardbyrds,probably think of more later

Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band hubby and I waited 15 years until the original band was reformed. Saw the Boss at Earls Court, but after an hour we walked out,acoustics were dire and couldn't see or hear much at all as the stage was in darkness most of the time. Most disappointing concert of all time.

[White of High]

I don't know what was but I know what will be...
Two weeks and here is Scorpions. I'll be in the first line!!!

[mariella]

Originally Posted by dottie

Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band hubby and I waited 15 years until the original band was reformed. Saw the Boss at Earls Court, but after an hour we walked out,acoustics were dire and couldn't see or hear much at all as the stage was in darkness most of the time. Most disappointing concert of all time.

Yes Dottie, some shows can be pretty dissapointing. That is a shame, specially when you have been waiting for such a long time.

How was Luther Vandross Went to see him once, thought he was brilliant, in his style of music.

Love,

Mariella

[Wild_Honey]

Originally Posted by meatfan

Like Chris, my new hubby and me went to a Chris de Burgh concert! Not ashamed to admit it - it was wonderful, from some stately home in Yorkshire, twilight, warm air, picnic on the grass, stage beautifully lit, and fireworks. Very romantic!

For those that don't know of him, he writes most of his own stuff, and many songs are long, split into 3 parts and tell a story. Lady in Red is NOT typical of him.

Awwwww THANKS Heather, I needed that!!!

[Testify]

i can tell you the worst concert i've been to, it was a blue concert i got ropped into it. in soooo ashamed

[Vickip]

Originally Posted by Renegade Angel

Apart From Meat Loaf what is the best concert that you have ever been to?
You can include anything from small club, Arena or even Festivals.

Mine would have to be

Guns N' Roses - Leeds Festival 2002
Paul McCartney - Manchester MEN 2003
Manic Street Preachers - Cardiff Millenium Stadium 1999/2000
Fun Lovin' Criminals - Manchester Life Cafe 2000

Simon & Garfunkel ... Boardwalk Convention Center, Atlantic City
November 2003

Vicki