What gig would you go to

escobar · 16-05-2008 02:06PM #1

If you could go back in time to any era what band would you like to see most live at their hayday...

Personally I'd love to have seen U2 in the Dandelion Market busking .would be amazing. It was approx where the Dandelion Cafe is now.

Stone Roses live at Spike Island probably their best moment..

Love to have been at this one too http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=omJZcrnjQ_Q&feature=related

good vid

Oink · 16-05-2008 03:31PM

There s many gigs I wish I'd gone to.
But one of them would be that gig back in the day when Dylan went electric. People started shouting abuse and calling him a traitor. Even though there must have been thousands of people in front of him, he turned to the band and said : PLAY LOUDER!

That's cojones. :cool:

ZakAttak · 16-05-2008 05:24PM

I watched the Woodstock live tape, and to be fair- the only acts that were any good were Jimi Hendrix and The Who.

I mean 'Sha-Na-Na?'

I would liked to been able to have seen it so that I could say to all those woodstock enthusiasts: "yeah I was there, it was sh1t".

Captain Darling · 16-05-2008 05:39PM

Probably Hendrix in Monterey. Saw clips of it on youtube. Very cool.

Monkey61 · 16-05-2008 06:18PM

Tough to pick, but probably any Ramones or Television gig in CBGBs.

Failing that any Manics gig in The Holy Bible era.

Pacifico · 16-05-2008 10:09PM

Jeff Mangum (Neutral Milk Hotel) at the King's Arms in Auckland

Great recording of it around as well!

djScarey · 16-05-2008 11:15PM

I would like to see New Order at the Rose Hill Hotel, Kilkenny again, this time sober, as I can only remember waking up on a table when the show was over.

Bugg · 17-05-2008 12:19AM

Would love to have seen The Smashing Pumpkins anytime between 92 - 96 on the Siamese Dream or Mellon Collie tours. Saw them this year and it was amazing.

redmosquito · 17-05-2008 01:03AM

Pearl Jam
July 11th 1995
Soldier Field
Chicago!

deaddonkey · 17-05-2008 03:24AM

hate to bring out the cliche here, but i'm gonna go with zeppelin circa 73.

Or Gram Parsons shortly before he died.

orestes · 17-05-2008 03:31AM

Tool when Bill Hicks was opening for them in 93

Must have been awesome

Xavi6 · 17-05-2008 03:57AM

Stone Roses in some small venue would have been super, though I think top of my wish list would have to be Queen at Wembley.

KnifeWRENCH · 17-05-2008 04:30AM

During the mid 90's Smashing Pumpkins, when their support act was Garbage!
2 of my top 3 bands playin' would have been sweet!

KnifeWRENCH · 17-05-2008 04:31AM

Bugg wrote: »

Would love to have seen The Smashing Pumpkins anytime between 92 - 96 on the Siamese Dream or Mellon Collie tours. Saw them this year and it was amazing.

Me too!! 'Twas amazing alright! :cool:

Bubs101 · 17-05-2008 10:20AM

KISS in Cleveland Ohio for Al!ve 1

slingshotninja. · 17-05-2008 10:48AM

I don't listen to them at home much but I went to the Guns and Roses gig two years ago in the RDS. It was amazing. I would love to have seen them in an LA gig when they started up.

Creature · 17-05-2008 01:45PM

Either Pearl Jam at Pinkpop in 1992, Nine Inch Nails at Woodstock New York in 1994 or any Soundgarden gig on their Superunknown tour circa 1994.

Punchbowl · 17-05-2008 10:32PM

I'd love to of seen John Lennon at this gig

Or back to the final A House gig in the Olympia in 97

Zaph · 18-05-2008 01:33AM

Talking Heads around 1980-81 when they had the full 10 piece line-up.

Captain Darling · 18-05-2008 10:27AM

Bugg wrote: »

Would love to have seen The Smashing Pumpkins anytime between 92 - 96 on the Siamese Dream or Mellon Collie tours. Saw them this year and it was amazing.

Saw them in the SFX about 95/96ish. Brilliant.

CliffHuxtabel · 18-05-2008 03:47PM

Nirvana, Unplugged, 1993, New York

To a lesser extent The Wall tour by Pink Floyd.

Also maybe U2 at Red rocks, denver 1983....an amazing venue for a concert

Fuzzy_Dunlop · 18-05-2008 03:49PM

redmosquito wrote: »

Pearl Jam
July 11th 1995
Soldier Field
Chicago!

Just wondering, why that one redmosquito?

I was gonna say 'The Experiment' in Mansfield in 2003 when they opened for themselves, woulda been amazing. The fact that they played like 45 songs without repeating themselves. Epic.

degausserxo · 18-05-2008 04:44PM

Pacifico wrote: »

Jeff Mangum (Neutral Milk Hotel) at the King's Arms in Auckland

I second that

wezzopalooza · 18-05-2008 05:36PM

Zaph wrote: »

Talking Heads around 1980-81 when they had the full 10 piece line-up.

Me too..Around that time they could whip a crowd into a frenzy like no other band..There's a great Milan gig on youtube for proof of this.

SteveSleeve · 19-05-2008 01:32AM

CliffHuxtabel wrote: »

Nirvana, Unplugged, 1993, New York

To a lesser extent The Wall tour by Pink Floyd.

Also maybe U2 at Red rocks, denver 1983....an amazing venue for a concert

Yeh Nirvana unplugged all the way

John · 19-05-2008 08:13AM

The Velvet Underground back when John Cale was in the band and they were playing Andy Warhol's parties.

Einstuerzende Neubauten when they tried to destroy the ICA in London.

Throbbing Gristle at any point during 1978-1980.

Coil in Dublin 2004. Even though I was there, I would love to go back and see it again considering Jhonn Balance's departure from this world shortly after.

Tool on the Aenema tour.

My Bloody Valentine when Loveless came out (although I do get to see them soon).

Predhead · 19-05-2008 08:20AM

A lot of cool bands. The Velvet Underground would defo be up there for me. But I'm gonna be really really boring and say the Beatles, probably in around '64.

Also Buddy Holly would've been awesome.

redmosquito · 19-05-2008 02:30PM

playa3 wrote: »

Just wondering, why that one redmosquito?

I was gonna say 'The Experiment' in Mansfield in 2003 when they opened for themselves, woulda been amazing. The fact that they played like 45 songs without repeating themselves. Epic.

I liked the 'experiment' but I prefer other shows from that tour alone over it, it was still a mammoth show and with the two previous shows at that venue the ended up playing over 90 different songs with only YL repeating on night 2 and 3.

To answer your question, I think Soldier Field was beyond special, the band finishing up the first part of an akward tour, sold out stadium, they were at their peak of popularity then and the pressure was on. Eddie sounds rough but the band is absolutely on fire, setlist is great, some great covers (especially the rather obscure Sly and the Family Stone cover!).

You can feel how special a show it was from just listening to the boot.
Concert wise it would be in my top 10 Pearl Jam shows of all time, but just to have been there would have been amazing.

Have you ever heard it??

Hoping I get a special show at MSG this summer!

meditraitor · 19-05-2008 02:38PM

The doors (69 - 71)
Nirvana ( 91 )
Beatles (66 anywere)
Nick Drake (alive)

And metallica (with the stiff b playing)

Death or Glory · 19-05-2008 02:42PM

Manics circa 91/92 (Generation Terrorists tour)

Blackpitts · 19-05-2008 02:46PM

Jeff Buckley @ Whelan's on Monday the 14th of March 1994
or @ Tivoli theatre on August 23rd 1994

:(

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