Greatest Ever Live Musical Performance...

16-02-2020 02:26AM #1

I ****ing love this original airing of Johnny Cash singing one of his most icon songs and one of the best ever written.

What are some of yer's?

The over-35, skinny jean wearin', Converse wearin', "I loved the Kings of Leon before Sex on Fire", gig goin', Arctic Monkey crowd may not apply.

StringerBell · 16-02-2020 02:35AM

George Michael's unplugged MTV set was pretty phenomenal

Plenty of iconic Freddie Mercury performances, Donny Hathaway doing Jealous Guy.

Im just posting here to remind myself to post here tomorrow with some actual clips

Arghus · 16-02-2020 02:51AM

Ever since I posted one of their videos in the disturbing music video thread a few days back I've been on a bit of a Nine Inch Nails reacquaintence.

Their performance at Woodstock '94 is pretty unreal. Even the intro music gives me chills.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZfV7NLCWiiU

Birneybau · 16-02-2020 02:54AM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6dBt3mJtgJc

Birneybau · 16-02-2020 03:02AM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8NmR-oKdkGw

J. Marston · 16-02-2020 03:12AM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lElCzhjiPX8

The Princess Bride · 16-02-2020 04:16AM

In my opinion it has to be Riverdance, that first live performance was off the charts amazing.
Not just the dance, but the hauntingly beautiful music too, especially at the beginning.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w0v_pu6miJ8

Ipso · 16-02-2020 06:11AM

MTV had a concert with David Bowie back in the mid to late 90’s, he done a great version of All the Young Dudes.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=-ZCZ_qLOepo

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=-ZCZ_qLOepo

Ken. · 16-02-2020 08:50AM

No video unfortunately but for me it has to be the prodigy at Feile'94. My first concert. Went cause they were the ones I wanted to see. My first time pissed. I was slightly underage at the time.

anewme · 16-02-2020 09:02AM

Queen at Live Aid.

Blazer · 16-02-2020 09:10AM

Iron Maiden..Long beach arena 1984. An amazing band who are actually even better live.
Cinderella and Bonjovi at the Moscow peace festival in 89.
And Queen at Live Aid..they completely stole the show.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pKjqOn6oo6I

dodzy · 16-02-2020 09:17AM

One of the best male vocalists ever and one epic live performance....

https://youtu.be/sJifw6Kej2s

16-02-2020 09:24AM

Wasn't there but I love this concert. portishead Roseland New York live

https://youtu.be/ZFwnlCudeC0

As for my own:

B B King at The Royal Albert Hall, in 2011
https://youtu.be/E5_j91FjsXM

Other great concerts:
Eric Clapton at Royal Albert Hall, in 2015 (came back from China just to see it)

Radiohead, castlebar (i think), in 1996

U2, Slane, in 2001

The Waterboys, (can't remember where) in 1997

Leonard Cohen, Dublin, in 2013

careless sherpa · 16-02-2020 09:45AM

Pink Floyd at Pompeii has to be one of the most iconic

Melodeon · 16-02-2020 09:47AM

It's 'only' a cover, but, Heart's performance of Stairway to Heaven:

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

16-02-2020 09:49AM

At a Paul Heaton and Jacqui Abbott concert in Cork Opera House, the sound system was on the blink. While it was being worked on, Paul and Jacqui stood at the front of the stage with the rest of their band and sang Caravan Of Love a capella. Spine tinglingly brilliant.

mr_edge_to_you · 16-02-2020 09:51AM

[Deleted User] wrote: »

Wasn't there but I love this concert. portishead Roseland New York live

https://youtu.be/ZFwnlCudeC0

As for my own:

B B King at The Royal Albert Hall, in 2011
https://youtu.be/E5_j91FjsXM

Other great concerts:
Eric Clapton at Royal Albert Hall, in 2015 (came back from China just to see it)

Radiohead, castlebar (i think), in 1996

U2, Slane, in 2001

The Waterboys, (can't remember where) in 1997

Leonard Cohen, Dublin, in 2013

Radiohead was actually in the pitch of a local GAA club in Galway - Castlegar. Great gig. Branded as "The Big Day Out"

And U2 in Slane was amazing. I regularly watch the footage on YouTube of All I Want Is You rolling into Where The Streets Have No Name. Incidentally, I'm of the opinion that WTSHNN is the greatest live song ever.

16-02-2020 09:56AM

mr_edge_to_you wrote: »

Radiohead was actually in the pitch of a local GAA club in Galway - Castlegar. Great gig. Branded as "The Big Day Out"

Yup. I was at college in Sligo. Bus ride to the concert. Great fun.

And U2 in Slane was amazing. I regularly watch the footage on YouTube of All I Want Is You rolling into Where The Streets Have No Name. Incidentally, I'm of the opinion that WTSHNN is the greatest live song ever.

TBH I was off my head for most of the concert, and only vaguely remember the songs themselves. I do remember the energy and positive attitude of everyone there. It's a great memory.

16-02-2020 09:57AM

Melodeon wrote: »

It's 'only' a cover, but, Heart's performance of Stairway to Heaven:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LFxOaDeJmXk

This was what I was going to post myself.

chopperbyrne · 16-02-2020 10:08AM

Queen at Live Aid

Queen at Wembley

They're the obvious two.

For gigs I've been at, Radiohead on the In Rainbows tour in Old Trafford Cricket Ground in Manchester.

arcticmonkeys · 16-02-2020 11:03AM

Stop Making senses used listened to this for months after first hearing it all those years back and still do on occasion.

Mad_maxx · 16-02-2020 02:07PM

Nirvana mtv unplugged

Mad_maxx · 16-02-2020 02:08PM

mr_edge_to_you wrote: »

Radiohead was actually in the pitch of a local GAA club in Galway - Castlegar. Great gig. Branded as "The Big Day Out"

And U2 in Slane was amazing. I regularly watch the footage on YouTube of All I Want Is You rolling into Where The Streets Have No Name. Incidentally, I'm of the opinion that WTSHNN is the greatest live song ever.

I was at U2 in slane 2001, thought it was just OK, preferred popmart 1997 in landsdowne Road

biko · 16-02-2020 02:15PM

Runrig, excellent live band

The colours of Scotland leave you young inside!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BXInU1lTU64

Conall Cernach · 16-02-2020 02:16PM

Zaph · 16-02-2020 02:21PM

arcticmonkeys wrote: »

Stop Making senses used listened to this for months after first hearing it all those years back and still do on occasion.

The greatest live album of all time imo. Going to see the film in the cinema is great fun too. I saw it years ago when it was on in the Ambassador at the top of O'Connell Street. These days The Lighthouse have it on occasionally.

And in a similar vein, David Byrne's American Utopia show is the most incredible musical spectacle I've ever witnessed. It's him on stage with a large band, but nothing else, no mics, amps, drum risers, etc., just a bare stage that the band leave and enter at various times. The choreography is incredible, it's like nothing I've ever seen at a gig before. This is a sample, the sound is only OK, but the video is better than most others I've seen.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qMJFyaKSt8Q

EmmetSpiceland · 16-02-2020 02:27PM

B.B. King ‘Live at the Regal’.

suicide_circus · 16-02-2020 02:33PM

my karaoke Careless Whisper

mr_edge_to_you · 16-02-2020 02:41PM

Mad_maxx wrote: »

I was at U2 in slane 2001, thought it was just OK, preferred popmart 1997 in landsdowne Road

I was there too. Have to confess as a show Popmart was amazing but as a memorable occasion Slane was pretty special.

Also, I hope that at some stage in the future Oasis live at Knebworth will be released on DVD/download.

Mad_maxx · 16-02-2020 02:49PM

mr_edge_to_you wrote: »

I was there too. Have to confess as a show Popmart was amazing but as a memorable occasion Slane was pretty special.

Also, I hope that at some stage in the future Oasis live at Knebworth will be released on DVD/download.

Been told by severals that Zoo Tv ( early nineties) was even better than either?

mr_edge_to_you · 16-02-2020 02:59PM

Mad_maxx wrote: »

Been told by severals that Zoo Tv ( early nineties) was even better than either?

Ye, I heard the same. I was too young for Zoo TV though, only 11 or 12.

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