Your favourite live music performance

WoollyRedHat

Some bands are brillant live, some average, some absolutely terrible

What's your favourite live performance?

Herb Powell

Probably the best band I have seen in real life

I'm not really a fan of Muse, but this performance is excellent

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j8WP7aOD_9Q

And this is ****ing great too, I really want to see Gogol Bordello live

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BtLjyRq2waY

Richard571

Mumford and sons - huge amount of energy.

SilverScreen

This

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OQ2FS53ySgU

Would have loved to have been there, the energy that these guys could create back then is amazing. There's not much to it really, just three guys rocking the fuck out.

Rothko

Herb Powell wrote: »

Probably the best band I have seen in real life

I was just about to mention them. I saw them just before New Year's and it was possibly the best performance I have seen.

GLaDOS

Best I've seen would be between Porcupine Tree, Rush, Roger Waters and Rammstein.

Saw ASIWYFA last year, really enjoyed it, but wouldn't put them on the same level as those guys.

Deank

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nzwp4-DxyZ0

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iZaqXUJQ96w

I have been to hundreds of gigs but these too blew me away, hard to choose between them, ironically both gigs were in Punchestown.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nzwp4-DxyZ0

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iZaqXUJQ96w&feature=related

LisaC251

Herb Powell wrote: »

Probably the best band I have seen in real life

You really cant fault ASIWYFA live.

Sleigh Bells put on a blinding show the other month.

Mumford and Sons are always great.

Rage Against the Machine- because its the only time I have seen the Point turn into a swirling mass of sweat. (ah fond memories)

The Foo Fighters - still deliver every time

The Vacinnes - bags of energy..

OneOfTheseDays

Roger Waters, Muse, AX7, Clapton

Then both Arcade Fire, Oi Polloi :P and Florence and the Machine were good but not in the same league as the aforementioned

As lame as it sounds, live music-wise, the Sawdoctors would be right up there. Always so energetic and know how to get the crowd going.

The best live performance I've seen in recent times has to be Dan le Sac vs Scroobius Pip at Kelly's in Galway and the Scroobius Pip's solo tour at the Roisin Dubh.

HalloweenJack

The best concerts I've been to were Basement Jaxx, Metallica and Rizwan-Muazzam Qawalli.

The best live performances I've watched on Youtube are:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O59CD81UAzw

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CZVGeUBrimA

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0eR4aQrYozY

pretentiouslad

Awh yeah!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8oMtJaADvgA

jester77

Best live performance I've seen is Flaming Lips. Always an awesome show.

Queen-Mise

This one shows my age - but the best live performance I have seen was The Stunning at the Feile a long time ago. I am not if it was my youth or if they were actually that good.

Leftfield in London in their heyday was another great performance. I saw them 2010 at Electric Picnic, again they were fantastic.

duckysauce

Sonic Youth playing "Daydream Nation " it its entirety.

hypermuse

As far as live band go.. Muse are defo one of the best live bands around!

An absolute must see if you want an electrifying live experience!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nb4b9B4q60c

they also put on a hell of a show.. cut yo bout 1:30 for pretty lights

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h-j3clZRH3M

hypermuse

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BtLjyRq2waY

these guys are amazing live aswel!! absolutely fantastic!! great energy and sound better live than studio!

Saw them at the point support ratm! great day!

marozz

The best gig / live performane I saw was the Smashing Pumpkins - blew me away

aurin07

Mogwai..

Hands down.

WoollyRedHat

marozz wrote: »

The best gig / live performane I saw was the Smashing Pumpkins - blew me away

Any specifics?

marozz

WoollyRedHat wrote: »

Any specifics?

I saw them in Utrecht, The Netherlands - 1996? I liked the Pumpkins but I actually went to the gig to see the support band, Filter, who were also excellent. I've been to many gigs since, and nothing has come close to the performance of the Smashing Pumpkins that night.

vider12

Bryan Adams is just brilliant live.. one of the best and still writing songs today:) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XrFrNnxuIYc

For Forks Sake

My Bloody Valentines reunion gig at the Roundhouse in 2008. No youtube video can replicate how bloody loud that gig was.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fETHoeVcBHg

mcwhirter

leonard cohen at kilmainham

NegativeCreep

This:

/Thread.

bodhrandude

Iggy Pop and the Stooges at Electric Picnic 2007, fcuking amazing it was.

muff03

Band: Caspian
Track: Sycamore

Changed my music taste in one night. In the forum in Waterford of all places! Greatest ending to a gig I've ever witnessed.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tV2qzZXsBpM

Da Shins Kelly

Seeing this in the Phoenix Park was amazing.

guza81

vider12 wrote: »

Bryan Adams is just brilliant live.. one of the best and still writing songs today:) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XrFrNnxuIYc

Have to agree. He's brilliant live.
I Was in Killarney in January 2012 to see The Bare Bones Tour.
I wish I could find some videos from that venue, but there's nothing online.
there's two videos on youtube from the same tour but different place.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pamZXRoWXM8

Pauvre Con

I'd tend to find the favourite ones were whilst being stoned....

GLaDOS

muff03 wrote: »

Band: Caspian
Track: Sycamore

Changed my music taste in one night. In the forum in Waterford of all places! Greatest ending to a gig I've ever witnessed.

Saw these supporting God is an Astronaut in 2010, was really impressed. Agree about how they ended the set!

Irish Aris

Sigur Ros.
One amazing experience!!

Declan A Walsh

There have been many many live performances I witnessed which blew me away, so that makes it difficult for me to pick out my one favourite performance.

So, I will mention the ones in contention for the ultimate accolade:
Suzanne Vega - The Olympia, 1987
Peter Gabriel - The Point , 1992 methinks
R.E.M. - Marlay Park, June 2003
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - The 02, Dublin - June 2012