What's The Best Concert You've Seen?

[Tom_Foolery]

Rock, country, whatever...


I've seen a lot of concerts in my day, so it's hard to pick just one. The one that stands out is John Mellencamp. The guy never stops. His band might take a break, but he doesn't.

[TN al]

1. Sheryl Crow...

...with the Wallflowers as an opening act and Emmylou Harris making an appearance. The show ended with all of them jamming together.

[reprehensor]

2. Peter Gabriel's 'Us' tour...

Amazing combination of musicianship, theatre, high-tech props and live performance innovation.

Never seen anything like it since.

[HEyHEY]

3. 54-40 live at the vogue

It was made into an album, check it out

[EstimatedProphet]

4. Grateful Dead 7/6/95-St. Louis

"The healing show" followed up the incident at Deer Creek IN where people tore down the fence and stormed the show, and the previous night when some of my brothers and sisters were killed in a structural collapse.
I'll never forget Jerry singing Stella Blue...still brings a tear to my eye.

[darkstar]

56. Hey EP

I was there too. Up from Springfield, MO. Had been to Deer Creek too.

Wondered if GD would come up some time while we were both on.

Keep after it.

:toast:

[EstimatedProphet]

60. So how was Deer Creek?

Did the security breach ruin everything? I tell ya, the security at the St. Louis show was PARANOID. Really ticked me off how they were acting.

[Birthmark]

5. Queen

They were great.

[NMDemDist2]

6. Alice Cooper any and all of them

also (surprisingly) Loggins & Messina

Jethro Tull was pretty good too and Willie Nelson

10 Years After

Jimi Hendrix

New Riders of the Purple Sage

edit to add Crosby Stills & Nash all alone and acoustic & the "Hell Freezes Over" reunion tour of the Eagles

[Dan-W]

7. Zep

Led Zeppelin, Boston Garden, Summer, 1970... 14th row, center stage.

[NMDemDist2]

10. Welcome to DU Dan-W

:hi:

[Dan-W]

28. The old gahden.

Thanks AZ! BTW, I also saw Tull & 10 Years After at the same venue. Top notch shows.

[Westegg]

30. Zeppelin. Madison Sq. Garden. June '77. Two shows

[opiate69]

8. Tool..

At the University of Puget Sound Fieldhouse. Oct 24, 1996. Here's a review from their page. (not by me, though)

"From: "Kevin M. Kirk" ([e-mail])
Subject: Tour Review: Seattle/Tacoma

I attended the Seattle show (actually it was in Tacoma) at the
University of Puget Sound's Field House (a gym of all places). I have
to say that it was well worth the 650 round trip miles I drove to see
them . . .

As far as "rock" shows go, it was the best show I've been to in a long,
long time. The sound was spectacular: it was crisp, it was clean, not
"ear bleeding" loud, and you could understand everything MJK said. They
played a good balance of songs from both Undertow and AEnema and tossed
in a splash of Opiate for good measure. Also, each song was performed
exactly the way they were on the record. Every cymbal, note and sound
effect were precisely where they belonged. This is something very few
bands can achieve and in a world full of bands that absolutely suck
live, it's good to know that there are still truly gifted artists (and
sound engineers) lurking about the masses.

All in all, Tool is an amazing band on stage as well as in the studio.
GO SEE THEM! For those of you you who truly appreciate music, it will
be an experience you will never forget.

Kevin - Spokane, Washington"

[NecessaryOnslaught]

81. Yep, tool

Wachovia center in philadelphia for their lateralus tour. Blew my frickin mind. "Fuck smiley gladhands with hidden agendas"

[jonnyblitz]

85. tool was the first band that popped into my head also

What an awesome show I saw at New Haven Coliseum during their last tour. It was the last music show the Colseum had before shutting down to get torn down. I didn't even own and wasn't all that familiar with the band at the time I saw them either. I was blown away and I am not even sure if the show I saw would be considered one of their good shows. I know is was outstanding for me.

that being said, I have been to so many good concerts I am not sure if I could for sure pick out one favorite. The Tool concert would be a definite contender for top position.

[opiate69]

91. They're tearing the coliseum down?!?!

Damn.. that kinda sucks.. but, at the same time the place was ancient. I used to go to see the New Haven Nighthawks there a lot. Also saw a lot of good concerts there....

[matcom]

9. Floyd

hands down.

[NMDemDist2]

12. yes i forgot them

they were pretty darn good too

[matcom]

13. especially seen in Germany

'Delicate SOund of Thunder Tour' - open air - soccer complex

DAMN what a night!

[King_Crimson]

61. Right on Matcom...

matter of fact I've seen them 3 times...'73 in Detroit at the now defunct Olympia Stadium, "Dark Side of the Moon" tour...'77 "Animals" tour at Soldier Field in Chicago...'94 "The Division Bell" tour at RCA Dome in Indianapolis! The '73 show is STILL the best of the 3.

[proud patriot]

11. Bill Graham Momorial Free Concert in Golden Gate Park

:hi:

[NMDemDist2]

15. ahh the Filmore West

too many shows to mention there that were unbelievable and unforgetable

[fairfaxvadem]

25. Hey I was there too!!!!

The Dead, everyone. Really something else, but sad too, considering the Bill Graham legend....

See my post on Neil Young, it was around the same time...

[proud patriot]

70. cool

Man I couldn't get anyone to go with me .
so I hopped on bart alone and had a blast
hooked up with a nice person on bart who was
going alone too we ended staying together the whole
day .

I handed out queensryche Lyrics flyers from Operation
Mindcrime and added at the end "vote bush out" and
"Rock the Vote" I made them myself and made 200 copies
and handed them out at the various Rock Conserts I went
too. Lollopalooza , Maiden , Metallica etc...

I think I was 22 at the time.. It was my act of activism.

It was a great day at the memorial .

shoot I was probably concieved after a BillGraham
production .

[chaska]

14. Dating myself, but Kansas. And I don't care about ...

the stupid religious lyrics or the fact that they're unfashionably prog. So there....

[amber dog democrat]

16. Chuck Barry ( sp)

Opening for the Rolling Stones in 1969

[NMDemDist2]

18. amber dog? is that darker than a yellow dog or what?

[amber dog democrat]

22. I have no idea Probably darker.... kinda translucent.

Maybe formed long, long ago in the primoridal liberal swamps here in Texas. But I can tell you after what Delay did..... ANY DOG DEMOCRAT would suffice .

Thanks for asking

[goclark]

17. Prince

in Los Angeles last moonth!

[bkcc]

31. Yes. Prince.

I saw him a few years back, when he was touring for the "symbol" album.

He was amazing.

O(+>

[swag]

19. A tie, I think

Sonic Youth at 930 Club, "Sister" tour (1986?)

The Fall at La Luna, "Middle Class Revolt" tour (1994?)

Jon Spencer Blues Explosion at the Off-Ramp, Seattle, quite a few years ago on New Year's Eve (post-"Extra-Width", pre-"Orange").

Peaches at Dante's, a couple months ago here in Portland

[DODI]

20. The Who - 1989 Foxboro

second - Paul McCartney - Montreal 1990 (?)
Third - Springsteen - Hartford 1982

Many other honorable mentions:

Pretenders
Kinks
J. Geils (they were fun)
Tom Petty - 1982, 1983
Eric Clapton - Providence (several time)
Roger Water - Radio Kaos Tour
Al Stewart - Toad's Place 1983

[rucky]

74. The Who 1989 - Dallas

KISS - 10/31/99 LA
Radiohead
Tom Waits

[Tom_Foolery]

21. Mrs. Foolery Has Corrected Me...

It has to be James Taylor. We went to see him on our first date, and I proposed to her the next time we saw him during SHOWER THE PEOPLE (YOU LOVE WITH LOVE). I'm out of the doghouse now.

[bbernardini]

23. TIE: Rundgren, Keneally, Brooks, Z

Two Rundgren shows stick out in my mind...the recent trio tour, and a recent solo show. Amazing performances by a true innovator. I'm going to see him at the end of this month, and the reviews of the first night make it sound like it's going to top the above two.

Mike Keneally - Former Zappa and Vai guitarist. Probably the legendary 10/25/98 show in Philadelphia, but every time I've seen him was amazing.

Garth Brooks - Don't know what the tour was, but the man puts on a hell of a show. He started the show by rising out of a grand piano body, had his drummer in a plexiglass spaceship looking thing, confetti cannons, the works. The music never suffered, though. Modern country's really not my favorite, but I enjoy his work.

Z - Dweezil and Ahmet Zappa's band, with the above-mentioned Keneally, Bryan Beller and Joe Travers (former Duran Duran drummer). Probably the most whacked-out show I've ever seen, but they used to do a 40-minute (truncated to 20 at this show) "rock medley" that consisted of bits and pieces of hundreds of classic rock tunes smashed together, with razor-sharp transitions coming in the middle of measures, with some songs only represented with one measure or less. An amazing band, now defunct due to bad planning and laziness.

[darkstar]

58. Rundgren and Patti Smith

Rundgren w/ Utopia in '75 in St. Louis. Prog rock, candy pop, power pop, Philly soul. Pretty phenomenal. And I'm more excited about this tour too. More so than in many a year. (But now that I think about it, it's been many a year now since I saw TR.)

Patti Smith twice. Circa '80 in Kansas City at One Block West. Then again in SF at Fillmore in 2000. Most magnetic, swaggeringly charismatic rock figure I've ever seen live. To me, twice 2 decades aprt--the only 2 I've seen--confirmed it was not a fluke.

[fudge stripe cookays]

92. I liked Rundgren in 89....

with the gospel choir it was AMAZING! Got backstage for a quick autograph, but got rushed out really quickly.

Pat and Barbara from Timbuk 3 stood behind me at the Austin Opera House (now the Terrace).

Todd is God.

[fairfaxvadem]

24. Neil Young in San Fran, in '93

With Booker T and the MGs. The 2 shows were announced at the last minute, and were at the Warfield Theatre downtown, cool place, small, very fortunate to have gotten a ticket. It was unbelievable.

"Like a Hurricane" just about did me in that night...

(Dana Carvey doing a standup pre-show was an added bonus.)

[doni_georgia]

Most for my money

Bruce Springsteen Born in the USA tour - he was on stage for HOURS. Incredible concert.

Also Paul McCartney's 1988 tour was awesome

Always loved seeing the Grateful Dead

Chicago 1976 show in Atlanta was awesome as was Peter Frampton in 1977

[Indiana_Dem]

26. I've seen many, too. Bruce Springsteen & "E" Street Band

On edit: I just saw someone else who saw him! It was the same tour. He played at least 3 hours and was the best and clearest concert I ever went to see. I didn't particularly like him before the concert but after the concert he couldn't be beat! The "E" Street band was what helped make him great!

I've seen Jimmy Page, Jeff Beck, & Charlie Watts at a MS benefit concert in L.A. around '82 and it was good but I still liked Bruce better. Some others I've seen include the US Festival in California around '82 with Judas Priest, Van Halen, Ozzy Ozbourne and some others. It was pretty good and it was outside (3 days) but it was so hot and I almost died of dehydration and everyone had squirt bottles full of water spraying on everyone all day and then I almost got crushed trying to get on a bus to go to the parking lot which was 13 miles away. The concert wasn't worth all that though.

Also saw Rush 2x, Supertramp, Rolling Stones, Jefferson Starship, Van Halen 2x, Krokus, Blackfoot, Pat Raverse Band, Ted Nugent, Billy Squier, Styx, Foreigner, Little River Band, Marshall Tucker Band, Loverboy 2x, Huey Lewis and the News, Village People, and many others I probably don't remember but thought I would for the rest of my life.....and who said born-again Christians can't rock???!!! lol

Oh yeah! My first concert was at 12 and my friend's parents dropped us off at a Kiss & AC/DC concert!

[Tom_Foolery]

36. Did Springsteen...

do his fake collapsing act?


A friend of mine saw him, and he said that Springsteen collapsed. They brought the houselights up while people mingled around with concerned looks on their faces. They brought out a gurney; placed the Boss on it; and started offstage. All of a sudden, a hand shot out from beneath the blanket and grabbed a piano leg. Springsteen jumped off the gurney; grabbed his guitar; and ran to the mike. He growled into the mike, "I ain't through rockin' yet!!!" My friend said that the crowd went wild, and Springsteen played another two hours.

[Indiana_Dem]

38. Now that you've rekindled my memories, yes! I remember that! n/t

[Tandalayo_Scheisskopf]

44. You can find my name...

In the credits on Blackfoot's first album, "No Reservations". ;-)

[Indiana_Dem]

49. Hey that's really cool! Wow!

I really liked them! What are you credited for?

[OneBlueSky]

71. I seen my share as well, and I'll vote for Bruce and the boys . . .

saw him three times . . . once before anyone had heard of him, then at the opening show of the Born To Run tour (when he made the covers of Time and Newsweek the same week), and then on the Born In The USA tour . . . each show was better than the last, so my favorite was the Born In The USA show . . . well over 3 hours, tremendous energy, an acoustic set that emphasized the Nebraska album, and Bruce kissing Clarence on the lips . . . :)

my second favorite was probably the Stones in Madison Square Garden . . . the opening act was Stevie Wonder, one of his first performances following his accident . . . what a revelation THAT was . . .

honorable mention to the Byrds (second generation, after Jim had become Roger) . . . and to John Mayall (the concert at the Fillmore East that became the Turning Point album) . . .

[Piperay]

27. Rolling Stones

in about 1975 or 76 at the Inglewood Forum they were really on a roll and the concert was 'poetry in motion'... sheer perfection. :bounce:

I've been to lots of concerts but that was the ABSOLUTE BEST! :-)

[bbernardini]

29. Forgot one: NEGATIVLAND

Not everybody's cup of tea. In fact, my wife left after the first half and met me at the end of the show. These "audio collage" (for lack of a better term) artists put on a stunning show during the True/False tour.

[ConcernedCanuk]

32. 197? Iver Wynne Stadium Hamilton

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:bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce:
:bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce:

[Dan-W]

43. Bootlegs of that show are around.

I have to throw this in... We've been to 6 Ti-Cats games since '98.
Eat 'em RAW!

[Kahuna]

33. The Who... And that was in 2000.. Second, The Jacksons..

in the 80s.

[LWolf]

34. That's a tough one.

Three come to mind; Stones, Neil Young, Tull...

If I have to narrow it down, I guess it would be Young doing "Greendale" at the Greek last summer. But that's a tough choice.

[kalian]

35. Seal

Denver, Nov 24th, 2003

:party: :toast:

[mcar]

37. Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band

1981 or 82, Boston Garden, 3rd row seats. I swear I felt his sweat. It was the most awesome concert experience of my life, and I was stone cold sober.

[Mick Knox]

39. Pink Floyd! if only i could remember it .. it would be really great nt

[bigwillq]

40. Carlos Santana but it's a tough pick

saw so many. Some people may think some of the bands I saw we're that good-like the Smoking Grooves tour with Cypress Hill and Wyclef-but that rocked as well.

During Cypress Hill's act-a women in the audience was smoking weed out of a bong. B-Real asked the girl if he could have a hit so the girl handed him the bong but during the exchange B-Real dropped the bong and it shattered all over the floor. So B-Real, who was really upset and kept saying sorry, went backstage. A few minutes later he came back with a big ziploc back full of weed and gave it to the girl.

You know that weed was some good shit.True story it happened a few years back at the Meadows Music Center in Hartford, CT.

[BostonTeaParty04]

41. Paul McCartney - last year

It was a gas, gas, gas! :-)

It was so great to hear some beatle tunes LIVE and by an actual beatle. Paul was so much fun.

You DUers have great taste in music!

[Fovea]

42. Too hard for one choice...

Guess Who concert in St. Louis at the Fox theatre...
King Crimson... In the Court tour.
Yes with Bruford...
311 with The Urge at Sandstone...
Soul Coughing in Lawrence Kansas...

[Shrek]

45. Meat Loaf

Great entertainer!

[MissMillie]

46. Shawn Colvin - Hampton Beach

8/1/97

[never cry wolf]

47. Santana, very closely followed by Zappa

Both at Northern Illinois University in the early 70's. Carlos came out for his last encore clad all in white, white guitar and played Samba Pa Ti. I still get chills when I hear that tune.

Zappa's band was incredibly tight. This was just before Abostrophe and just after Overnight Sensation. He played for over 3 hours and the smoke was THICK!

[bigwillq]

50. Wish I saw Carlos in the 70 's but wasn't born

till 1978. He still rocked when I saw him a few years ago!

[never cry wolf]

54. I forgot to mention for that last encore

The lights were all down except for a single blue spot on Carlos. The beautifully mellow Samba Pa Ti after the highly energetic concert was just such a fitting end.

Carlos still rocks, but I am happy to have seen him in his prime. I just wish I hadn't killed so many brain cells in that era so I could remember more vividly.

[bigwillq]

59. Hey at least you had fun

I think Carlos killed some cells too!:smoke:

[Striker Davies]

48. Chicago in Toronto

Not a geographical mix-up. In 1977, I think, just a few weeks before lead singer Terry Kath killed himself.

Amazing empathy between band and audience.

Also Santana in Sydney in 1974. Marijuana thick as smog in the air, everyone stoned out of their tiny gourds whether they wanted to be or not. Mind blowing.

[russian33]

51. i'm going to stick out with my choices...

..but I had a fun time at Cher's concert last year, and on a complete different side of music Hot 97 (NYC radio station) Summer Jam that was headlined by Eminem, among many others...

[Khephra]

52. I have a three way tie

A Pearl Jam/Smashing Pumpkins/Red Hot Chilli Peppers show that occured when grunge was just hitting big.

NIN/Marilyn Manson (Downward Spiral/PoaAF tour)

And Styx. Yes, Styx. Doing "Killroy Was Here". It was my first exposure to Rock Theater.

Latest -- Tool's last tour.

[Bertha Venation]

53. Alison Krauss and Union Station

at Wolftrap.

Followed a close second by Barrage at the same venue.

[avb7]

55. Joplin.........

Fillmore East late 60's

[jmowreader]

57. Big show...The Wall in Berlin

But don't believe the shit on the DVD--they didn't play "The Thin Ice" at the concert because someone got stupid and had one stage electrical system. You'd think they'd run redundant lines for a big show like that. No problem, though; that is the song I like the least.

Medium size show: Kiss in Nashville in 1983. They played for a couple of hours, then Paul Stanley went to the mic and said something like "it's time to go, it's late, you've got lots of things to do tomorrow...on second thought, fuck what you've got to do tomorrow." And played for another hour or so.

Small show: UDO at the Metropol in Berlin. It's a German rock band whose lead singer's former band Accept had a small following in the states. In Germany he's lots more fun.

[Rabrrrrrr]

62. I remember Joni Mitchell screwing up her entrance,

and the show being stopped for five minutes or so while they rewound all the video, light, and sound cues to do the song again.

I wasn't there, but I listened live on the radio, and the radio announcer was pretty good at being honest about what happened (though to my credit, I said to myself, "Hey - she didn't come in" a few moments before they stopped the show...)

Of course, the CD version doesn't include the flub, but it was a hell of a performance. I wish I had been there.

[Rabrrrrrr]

63. Toss up between Floyd and Zappa

Floyd, of the concerts I saw, Momentary lapse of reason at the Toronto Blue Jay Stadium (can't remember the name of it) was a phenomenal show, and the woman who sang "The Big Gig In The Sky" nailed it - totally nailed it - better than I've heard it performed in the other shows I saw.

And Zappa, let's be honest, was like watching God himself on stage. Incredible musicianship. I'm sad that I only got to see him once, in 1984.

But Floyd - man, Floyd is so on another plane of concert existence, no one can touch them for pure HUGENESS of sound, video, lighting, fog, everything. Totally over the top, but not a tasteless over the top like Pamela Anderson. Truly phenomenal shows they put on.

And I also want to say that Rush always put on a hell of a good show, and so did Genesis. Even in their shitty later years when the music sucked, they still played like pure perfection.

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

64. Tori Amos - 10/15/01 Boston

Just her and her piano.
mm mm mm!

[LanternWaste]

65. A few come to mind....

This is a tough one. I attended many concerts in my younger days and there's a handful that really, really stand out for one reason or another...

Paul McCartney in 1986.
Bruce Springsteen in 1983.
Billy Joel in 1982.

Each one of the above just stood out for reasons of performance, showmanship, the perfect combination of studio sound v. live sound, etc...

Probably too pop-oriented for most of you, but these are my favorite contemporary singer/songwriters and their concerts not only met my expectations, but sent them to a new level...

[NewHampster]

66. Puff Daddy & the Family 1998 Fleet Center

I hated it but had a good time.

Mase, Puff, Lil' Kim and Busta Rhymes plus a few more who only said F..k

I stupidly volunteered to escort my daughter and 4 other 14 year old surburban girls to the most vulgar night of my life.

After the first few "songs" I made my way to outside the Fleets box level and a nice sofa away from the noise.

     

[tainted_chimp]

67. hard to pick....Ive seen so many great shows!

Tom Waits at the Wiltern

k.d.Lang w/ Tony Bennett at the Universal Amphitheater

Stevie Wonder

Bette Midler was fantastic too!

~Lisa

[bonemachine]

68. James Brown

Duluth, MN

It was me and my fiancees first date, and it kicked ass!

[dae]

69. Gary Puckett & the Union Gap, just kidding, anyone remember them?

[Red State Rebel]

78. Woman, woooooman, have ou got cheating on your mind?

[dae]

88. That's the one. :-)

[vajraroshana]

72. Rush

Hemispheres tour. I think it was '79. Not my favorite band, but one helluva concert.

[BiggJawn]

73. Dave Brubeck. IMA, 1971.

That was GOOD!

[Lauren2882]

75. Bruuuuuce

Springsteen, July 2003, PNC Park (Baseball Stadium), Pittsburgh, PA

[Zinfandel]

76. Santana, at the Greek Theater in Berkeley-outdoors, the Golden Gate Bridge

in plain view--as the fog slowly rolls through the GG, on a warm Autumn day (Oct. 5th 1996). On the hill in the back, I'm with a gorgeous redhead, holding her and swaying, while Santana is playing hot, sexy, bluesy, instrumentals, all afternoon for the home crowd, a crowd of about 4000 (not his fucking "hits") and he just kept playing...into the night.

I've been to a lot of shows, but this one stands out and kicked ass!!!

[ZenLefty]

77. David Bowie 1975 Madison Square Garden

n/t

[Red State Rebel]

79. Tina Turner...for my 40th Birthday from my kids...wow!

[Shoedogg]

80. So many...

In no particular order:

Peter Gabriel (Us Tour)
Pink Floyd (Twice)
U2 (Twice - Joshua Tree tour and POPMart tour)
Kiss (The first 'reunion' tour)
Ani DiFranco (Last summer)
Foo Fighters (Last summer)
Staind (Last summer)
Santana (Three summers in a row)

...many others...

[blindpig]

82. really tough question

I've seen a few. King Crimson(3 times 74'-03') & Captain Beafheart & the Magic Band in Georgetown in 78'. The Pink Floyd dark Side of the Moon show was also outstanding. And then there was Zappa with his Grand Wazoo band at the DAR in DC. & so on.

[Skittles]

83. Black Sabbath in a rowdy club in London in the early 70's

YES INDEED. And all of you who think drugs did it to Ozzie - that boy has NEVER made a lick of sense.

[dbt]

84. Waylon By God Jennings, Little Rock, late 70's

The band was absolutely thundering. Tighter than a camel's ass in a sandstorm. About a 1.5 second break between songs, each of which was better than the one before.

Waylon said exactly three words to the audience: "Y'all cool it." And that was when a pair of lace panties flew out of the audience and landed on the neck of his Telecaster.

We'll not see the likes of him again!

:bounce:
dbt

[ncrainbowgrrl]

86. U2 at Madison Square Garden

10th row. Need I say anything else?!

[gpandas]

87. led zep tampa stadium 1972

yep i'm a newbie and an oldie

[terryg11]

89. Pink Floyd in '87 or Clapton in '89

although anytime you see Springsteen in concert it's a huge moment.

Floyd in '94 was good as was Billy Joel in '90

PJ last year was sweet too.

worst I ever saw was Queensryche in '91. phew!!

[Bat Boy]

90. U2 at the United Center in Chicago

Part of it was the circumstances. It was in November, just after 9/11.

I had my dream job, head writer for Second City Communications. That's the "custom comedy" wing of Chicago's Second City. After 9/11, business dropped off and they decided to dissolve the full time writing staff.

After they told us my wife had, between the time I told her and the time I got home, purchased tickets for the show the following night. Not just tickets. The best tickets I've ever had for a stadium show. We were about fifty feet from the ramp that went out into the audience.

The show was like going to church. I left with all of my defeat wiped away, replaced by optimism. I can't really explain it, but I go back to that night quite a bit.

[Snoggera]

93. Arlo Guthrie

It was in a small auditorium, and I enjoyed every minute.

Second place might be Montrose, because I was young, dumb and loaded at the time!