Best Gig you have been to ?.

bnt · 14-04-2017 4:00pm

I can't pick one, here are a couple:

Dream Theater, The Marquee (London), 1993. This was the night they recorded Live at the Marquee. I could tell they were going to be big. :cool:
Steven Wilson, Queen's Hall (Edinburgh), 2015.
James, Olympia Theatre, 1999 (I think). Singer Tim Booth was literally climbing the walls, all the way up to the balcony. :eek:

DrumSteve · 14-04-2017 4:13pm

bnt wrote: »

I can't pick one, here are a couple:

Dream Theater, The Marquee (London), 1993. This was the night they recorded Live at the Marquee. I could tell they were going to be big. :cool:
Steven Wilson, Queen's Hall (Edinburgh), 2015.
James, Olympia Theatre, 1999 (I think). Singer Tim Booth was literally climbing the walls, all the way up to the balcony. :eek:

Must have been looking for a place to sit down

El Weirdo · 14-04-2017 4:34pm

Everyone should see The Flaming Lips live at least once.

bnt · 14-04-2017 4:50pm

DrumSteve wrote: »

Must have been looking for a place to sit down

I was standing, so it wasn't next to me ...

washiskin · 14-04-2017 4:57pm

David Bowie in the Olympia 1997
Springsteen in Slane in 1985
George Michael in the O2 2006
Duran Duran in The Point 2006

Birneybau · 14-04-2017 5:08pm

DrumSteve wrote: »

Must have been looking for a place to sit down

Ba-dum-tish. Also apt with that name of yours

crosstownk · 14-04-2017 6:31pm

AC/DC - Punchestown 2009
Queen - Slane 1986

Many more but those two stand out.

jamesbere · 14-04-2017 6:37pm

El Weirdo wrote: »

Everyone should see The Flaming Lips live at least once.

I've heard their good live alright

annascott · 14-04-2017 6:39pm

David Bowie
Prince

Both outstanding

buried · 14-04-2017 6:52pm

Yeah, regret now not going to any of those Prince gigs. A total take it for granted, I'll do it later, lazy foolishness mindest of my own eegitness

dasdog · 14-04-2017 7:32pm

Outlaw Pete wrote: »

Ozzy in McGonagles. Right at stage with Aimee throwing buckets of water on us.

Quite special alright. It was announced on the radio and school was missed the next morning to get tickets. First gig is usually memorable (Megadeth, 1988) but the best was probably a warehouse squat rave in Holland in the mid 90's. More recently, The Orb last December.

micar · 14-04-2017 7:42pm

Foo fighters in the olympia when touring their second album

Muse in the olympia a good few years. Visually it was amazing.

Muse in Belfast just before they released their last album.

Turn in oxygen. In a tent early afternoon... Tent was jammed

Anytime I've seen arcade fire... Play one hell of a gig.

Lia_lia · 14-04-2017 7:48pm

Hard to pick...

Daft Punk Oxegen 2007 was great though. Was right up the front (not that it really made a difference). Was a huge fan back then!

rainbowtrout · 15-04-2017 12:54am

Pixies, Doolittle Tour, Olympia 2009. The place was electric.

Alcoheda · 15-04-2017 1:04am

Daft Punk - Alive in Marley park 2007

GuessWhoEh · 15-04-2017 1:08am

Metallica, 2008 in Marley Park. Absolutely brilliant gig. Alice in Chains and Avenged Sevenfold supported them. All round amazing gig

uch · 15-04-2017 1:08am

Stray Cats - Brixton Acadamy 2004 - Rumble in Brixton

CalamariFritti · 15-04-2017 1:17am

Never thought about this. Who really blew me away was Peter & the Test Tube Babies in the Loft, Berlin and it must have been 84 maybe? That was some night. I think my ears were ringing for a week.

pragmatic1 · 15-04-2017 1:54am

Wu Tang Clan and Felix Da Housecat-Oxegen 2004

7 members of WTC managed to make it, think ODB was in jail. Ghostface Killah came out to perform in a bathrobe and more gold around his neck than I've ever seen in my life. It was a spectacle. They're like the hip hop version of Parliment Funkadelic. Absolutely amazing show.

Later that night Felix Da Housecat played the best DJ set I've ever seen.

Flaming Lips at Electric Picnic 2005 was the best stage show I've ever seen. Wish I was on mushrooms or something to see them though. But It was trippy enough anyway.

Also De La Soul at the same Electric Picnic were excellent. Really tight stage show and very entertaining.

El Weirdo · 15-04-2017 8:36am

pragmatic1 wrote: »

Flaming Lips at Electric Picnic 2005 was the best stage show I've ever seen. Wish I was on mushrooms or something to see them though. But It was trippy enough anyway.

That karaoke version of Bohemian Rhapsody was brilliant.

Neames · 15-04-2017 8:54am

washiskin wrote: »

David Bowie in the Olympia 1997
Springsteen in Slane in 1985
George Michael in the O2 2006
Duran Duran in The Point 2006

Did Morrissey support Bowie in 97?

Hermy · 15-04-2017 9:15am

Jazz Kamikaze at the Metropole Hotel - 2007 Cork Jazz Festival

Hagar7 · 15-04-2017 10:54pm

sugarman wrote: »

I dont really get going to gigs of mainstream acts anymore, not to sound like a hipster but these days you have access to a bands entire back catalog via spotify and nearly every band has released live concerts on DVD/Bluray and/or regularly upload songs their from sets on their youtube channels.

I mean, sure.. its entertainment and a day out. But at what cost? Tickets to a big bands concert these days are upwards of â‚¬100, plus the costs of getting to/from, fed and watered its double that.

Dont get me wrong, ive been to plenty of gigs over the years but the prices are getting to stupid levels. Metallica announced a world tour there and tickets are â‚¬100+, I seen them here for â‚¬50 several years ago with top notch support acts.

Going into their gig you also know theyre going to play all their mainstream hits they play at every single show, despite having a massive back catalog and even a new album it remains relatively unchanged since I last saw them. The same goes for any act.

Id sooner go to Whelans or the Workmans and pay anywhere from â‚¬10-40 to see an up and coming act id never seen before. Cheap and cheerful, and I often find new bands I love playing music I never heard of. They're the ones that need the support and money to get going.

Absolutely spot on,the folk I feel sorry for are the youngsters who are being ripped off by moneygrabbing bastards.

ScouseMouse · 15-04-2017 11:14pm

Steve Miller band in the Roundhouse, London.

Couple of Cityjets and Holiday Inn, Camden Lock, no change from 500 euro, but WHAT A GIG.

Toots · 15-04-2017 11:17pm

The Who in Marlay Park in 2007
Slane 2003 - Chillis, Foo Fighters, QOTSA, Feeder, absolutely brilliant
The Darkness in The Olympia 2011

Liam McPoyle · 15-04-2017 11:46pm

Black Sabbath this past January in the 3 Arena.

I've been a metal fan for almost 30 years so to see 3/4 of the band that pretty much started it all was something personally very special for me.

Other than that, Machine Head in the Academy a couple of years ago stands out.

Meshuggah in Vicar St this year was also face meltingly epic.

The_Mac · 16-04-2017 1:17am

Death Grips at The Academy in Dublin last October.

The most intense gig I've ever been to. It was non stop for an hour and a half, Zach Hill was going 90 on the drums the entire time, man has forearms of steel. Pit was great and MC Ride was giving it his all.

Surreptitious · 16-04-2017 1:26am

The Cure
Pearl Jam
Example
The Prodigy
Moby
Lana del Rey
Damien Rice
Darren Emmerson (Underworld)
Leftfield
The Roots
Rae and Christian
Ryan Adams

(Loads more I can't think of now)

demanufactured · 16-04-2017 3:37am

Toto - Vicar st

16-04-2017 3:44am

Surreptitious wrote: »

Damien Rice
...
Leftfield

Surely the only person in the world who says "I like Damien Rice and Leftfield"

Surreptitious · 16-04-2017 4:25am

Deleted User wrote: »

Surely the only person in the world who says "I like Damien Rice and Leftfield"

I can enjoy all types of music and it's got naught to do with you.

16-04-2017 4:57am

Surreptitious wrote: »

I can enjoy all types of music and it's got naught to do with you.

You can of course. So anyway...you bump into anyone at Leftfield that you spotted at Damien Rice?

Ah come on, you gotta see the light side, it's a bit of a contrast.

fatknacker · 16-04-2017 5:01am

Deleted User wrote: »

You can of course. So anyway...you bump into anyone at Leftfield that you spotted at Damien Rice?

Ah come on, you gotta see the light side, it's a bit of a contrast.

I wouldn't necessarily say so. Most music lovers enjoy different genres.

Surreptitious · 16-04-2017 5:01am

Deleted User wrote: »

You can of course. So anyway...you bump into anyone at Leftfield that you spotted at Damien Rice?

Ah come on, you gotta see the light side, it's a bit of a contrast.

Those gigs were years apart. The Leftfield one was pretty chilled actually kinda trancey if anything.

mfceiling · 16-04-2017 5:26am

Last shadow puppets in the olympia last year. Absolutely brilliant.

Sklarker · 18-04-2017 4:28pm

LeBash wrote:

Deftones, unreal live, have tickets for both nights next month.

You mean the Ambassador gig? Incredible. Seeing them tonight in Vienna for the first time post-Chi and again in Dublin. Bring it!!

melekalikimaka · 18-04-2017 4:51pm

Die Antwoord, London, Aphex Twin on decks... drool

Beasty · 18-04-2017 4:58pm

Saw the Who last week. They have aged incredibly well. Saw Queen in their last concert with Freddie at Knebworth in 86 - they put on an incredible show. Bowie at Milton Keynes in the Serious Moonlight tour was phenomenal. Jagger was fantastic when I saw the Stones at Roundhay Park in Leeds in 82.

They all pale into insignificance though when compared with Wembley Stadium on 13 July 1985. Took 550 photos at Live Aid. Memories that will last a lifetime.

rainbowdrop · 18-04-2017 11:30pm

Creamfields 2002. The vibe that day was unreal, with all the DJ's absolutely on top of their game, Faithless were especially phenomenal in my mind. Fair enough, I had drugs taken but I still say that day was one of the best in my life....

More recently, I would say The Gorillaz in the 3 arena a few years ago (2011?). Loved it from start to finish, so many legends on stage at once.

Also, went to see The Pink Floyd Experience a few weeks ago, and they were superb. The nearest you will get to the real thing. Go see them if you get a chance!

lertsnim · 19-04-2017 12:38am

QOTSA at the Olympia in 2011 I think it was. The band was amazing that night and the crowd was electric. Pearl Jam at Rock Werchter in Belgium in 2014 was fantastic too.

Others that stand out are Muse at Wembley Stadium, Rammstein the few times I saw them, Rush at the O2.

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