best band you ever saw live

ballsymchugh · 04-06-2011 06:44AM

Jeff_Lebowski wrote: »

They were fantastic weren't they? I got headbutted by someone halfway through the gig and still had a great time.

and just for the headbutt, i give you this. excuse the shaky camera.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lakflZjid3U

beatrice33 · 04-06-2011 10:45AM

Radiohead in San Sebastian, Spain ,in 97 touring Ok Computer.

Arcade Fire, The Olympia, 06

Jeff Buckley, Reading 94

Nolanger · 05-06-2011 09:22PM

Cradle of filth - just because of the power of their music (orchestral black metal) and arrangements.

bluto63 · 06-06-2011 04:39AM

Radiohead in Marlay Park, 2006. Played all the songs I wanted to hear, the crowd were in great spirits, the stage set up looked fantastic and it wasn't too focused on any one particular album

kieran26 · 06-06-2011 04:49AM

I was pleasantly suprised by a few bands at a festival a couple of years ago
Korn were brilliant live (i've since become a huge fan)
Moby was excellent live too
Manic street preachers have been class the both times i've seen them!

other great bands were
Queens of the stone age
Metallica
weezer
prodigy
interpol
audioslave!

if i had to pick one tho it would be The Strokes live @ oxegen 2006 fantastic gig

Darraghnormal · 06-06-2011 04:53AM

..And so i watch you from afar, anywhere.

Melion · 06-06-2011 11:04AM

Surprised im the first person to mention them but Muse!! Seen them a few times and havent been disappointed yet.

Kasabian in Dolans Warehouse in Limerick twice, AMAZING!

stanley1 · 06-06-2011 11:08AM

zeppelin, stadium, march 71. jeff beck, vicar st july 09.

Yellowledbetter · 06-06-2011 11:17AM

Pearl Jam any of the 5 times I've seen them but most notably in 96 coz it was my first time seeing them and last year in Belfast coz I popped the question to my mow fiancé.Notable mentions to The Manics,The Stones,Daft Punk,Status Quo,RATM,Muse,Therapy?,Kulashaker........

vicwatson · 06-06-2011 11:24AM

The Blue Nile at vicar street - excellent !

endabob1 · 06-06-2011 11:43AM

Ones that spring to mind immediately

Prince in Cork 1990 on his bat dance tour - Still the best stadium gig I've been to.
David Byrne at Feile 91 I think, caught everyone by surprise and was just amazing with a complete team of Brazilian drummers & a couple of Talking Heads songs for good measure.
Natalie Merchant in the Royal Albert Hall 2002, perfect voice for the perfect Venue.
Beth Orton at Shepards Bush in 2003, the only artist to reduce me to tears in a live concert.
Elbow at the Electric Picnic a couple of years ago, one of the few current bands I would pay large sums to see live.

Dog Lipstick · 06-06-2011 12:07PM

As someone mentioned earlier, Faith No More in the Olympia a couple of years ago was absolutely brilliant. They were just eating up the response from the crowd and gave a more than enthusiastic performance.

Another for me would be Ween in The Village in 2007 I think it was, I remember hearing the week that Dean Ween had broken his leg and there was rumours that he wouldn't be playing. I was incredibly happy to see him come on with his leg perched up on a stool and belt out an epic 3 hours set.
Never seen a crowd react quite the same way as when they belted out "Blarney Stone".

losthorizon · 06-06-2011 12:20PM

ballsymchugh wrote: »

and just for the headbutt, i give you this. excuse the shaky camera.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lakflZjid3U

Saw them in Cork a year later I think - they were good all right.

Best band I ever saw live though was Queen at Slane in er 1986 I think.

Other great gigs -> REM (cant remember the year), the Human League in Waterford and the Finn Brothers in Cork.

The worst gig I have ever been to was by far and away Badly Drawn Boy.

S.M.B. · 06-06-2011 01:45PM

After seeing him tour 2 different albums and twice in the space of 10 days I'm starting to consider Sufjan Stevens to be the best act I've seen live.

The sound has always been amazing as he only plays indoors. So much effort goes into the performance as a whole whether it's his current tour set up which is just immense or previous incarnations which haven't been too far off in terms of visual theatrics.

I really loved everything about his current show. Technically it's outstanding and the themes and concepts it deals with really effected me on a personal level too. I found the whole thing to be quite a cathartic experience.

It's a long life, better pinch yourself
Put your face together, better stand up straight

Sufjan, I salute you.

busyliving · 06-06-2011 01:50PM

Arcade Fire(oxegen), Daft Punk(oxegen), The National(electic picnic), Neil Young(o2) & Air(oxegen)...

There my top 5, in no order

...but Foo Fighters were unreal aswell...so many great shows

deisedude · 06-06-2011 05:52PM

In terms of spectacle the Flaming Lips at the Marquee in 06 i think was a surreal experience

The Frames live is a great experience, seen them at the Marquee and Everyman and they were very good. Great energy, good banter with the crowd, massive encores!

Marty McFly · 06-06-2011 06:00PM

Ill narrow it down to two.

Kasabian in Dublin Castle in 07 were amazing, still remember the atmosplere was electric, they put on such a great live show. Everyone leaving the gig was just buzzing was in temple bar and the lane way bfore hapenny bridge for a botu an hour after the gig were a random gathering happened of a lot off people fro mthe gig all singing and dancing to kasabian songs.

Also Daft Punk at oxegen they had the whole place hopping if they ever come back to Dublin ill be first in the qu

Starscream25 · 06-06-2011 08:12PM

from the concerts ive been to id say ash were the best live ive ever seen.
they really can get the crowd buzzing. i think the smaller more intimite venues always produce the best results tho. dont think theyd ever fill a stadium or anything

lordgoat · 06-06-2011 08:53PM

Wilco whenever i see them, The Wrens in Whelans were also amazing. REM in 95.

Billy Mays · 06-06-2011 09:27PM

Spiritualized in Radio City Music Hall New York last year. Played Ladies and Gentlemen We Are Floating In Space from start to finsh with orchestra and choir. Left me speechless.
Honourable mentions to Orbital at Homelands in Mosney in 99 and the Pixies in the Hammerstein Ballroom New York in November 09.

bogmanfan · 08-06-2011 11:58AM

Boredoms. Seen them 3 times, including 77Boadrum in New York in 2007. However, the best of the three was in the Village in 2007. A friend of mine, who doesn't really like their albums, still says it's the best gig he's ever seen.

Broken Social Scene. I've seen them 3 times as well, including TBMC in 2006 where they completely blew me away and played for nearly 3 hours.

Sam Amidon. Beautiful songs and a little crowd participation makes for a great gig every time.

problemchimp · 08-06-2011 05:23PM

This is gonna sound dodgy but I was only twelve at the time and I snuck out of my house and got a bus to Leixlip (in the countryside back then) to see The Boomtown Rats doing an outdoor gig. It absolutely blew me away. The sound and lights and the fact it was my first ever gig. Amazing. The next day I got autographs from all of the band and Paula Yates outside Blooms hotel. I was completely starstruck. Since then, Tom Waits,1990 olympia, Leonard Cohen, the stadium 1986 and kilmainham a few years ago,Eels olympia,Divine Comedy,Elbow,The Pogues at their peak in Belfast (late 80's) Artic Monkeys for music and energy. My list could go on and on as I've been to a hell of a lot of gigs but then I would just sound like an old fuucker. I'm still adding to my list.
Oh, and Queens of the stoneage.

sarkozy · 08-06-2011 09:17PM

bogmanfan wrote: »

Boredoms. Seen them 3 times, including 77Boadrum in New York in 2007. However, the best of the three was in the Village in 2007. A friend of mine, who doesn't really like their albums, still says it's the best gig he's ever seen.

Broken Social Scene. I've seen them 3 times as well, including TBMC in 2006 where they completely blew me away and played for nearly 3 hours.

Sam Amidon. Beautiful songs and a little crowd participation makes for a great gig every time.

Where was Amidon playing that time you saw him? Cobblestone?

Not sure what my fave gig ever is, but one that comes to mind was Chris Corsano and Paul Flaherty upstairs in the showbox at the International playing the most intense and organic free-jazz skronk I've ever heard. Corsano went on, among other things, to join Bjork's touring band for a while. Nina Nastasia in the exam hall in Trinity College was pretty special, too, or the one she passed around a bottle of Green Spot whiskey around the audience in Crawdaddy. Oh god, now more are coming to mind. Could be Les Savy Fav at ATP in 2006 or something, or Steve Reich's Music for 18 Musicians in the Concert Hall, or Guns'n'Roses in Slane in 1991.

Actually, the topic of this tread is totally unfair!

smilerf · 08-06-2011 09:22PM

saw The Immediate live twice. Great band. Such a shame they broke up

DEFTLEFTHAND · 09-06-2011 01:22AM

The Who at Marley Park in 07. Even with Moon and Entwistle gone and Daltrey and Townshend both over 60 at the time they still turned in and epic performance and sent me away absolutely mesmerized.

pappyodaniel · 09-06-2011 11:08AM

Radiohead at The Big Day Out in Galway 1996. It was my first ever gig and I was sober so I remember it very well. A good lineup which included Ron Sexsmith, Divine Comedy, Neneh Cherry, Bluetones and The Cardigans.

As it was Galway it was a pissy day but that didn't upset my enjoyment. Highlight was hearing a few tracks from the as yet unreleased Ok Computer. They played 'Lucky' in the Encore, magic.

bogmanfan · 09-06-2011 12:03PM

sarkozy wrote: »

Where was Amidon playing that time you saw him? Cobblestone?

Saw him at the Rhythm & Roots in Kilkenny last month. Fantastic. Also saw him as part of the Whale Watching Tour in the NCH which was great also. And you're right, that Steve Reich 18 Musicians gig was amazing

S.M.B. · 09-06-2011 01:08PM

pappyodaniel wrote: »

Radiohead at The Big Day Out in Galway 1996. It was my first ever gig and I was sober so I remember it very well. A good lineup which included Ron Sexsmith, Divine Comedy, Neneh Cherry, Bluetones and The Cardigans.

As it was Galway it was a pissy day but that didn't upset my enjoyment. Highlight was hearing a few tracks from the as yet unreleased Ok Computer. They played 'Lucky' in the Encore, magic.

I wasn't at the gig but I had the bootleg of that concert on constant rotation at the time. Seemed like a great gig.

They didn't play much OK Computer stuff did they? They played Lucky as it was released on the Warchild CD and that was it from what I remember.

mewso · 09-06-2011 02:38PM

I was at Radiohead in Galway and the RDS and was disappointed both times. Not sure why but I suppose in general the bigger venues don't always work imo. As to the best well it's easy really:-

New Fast Automatic Daffodils - Eamon Dorans (think thats what it was called then)

Honourable mentions:-

Pavement - Temple Bar Music Centre and Last years epic in Tripod
Rage Against the Machine - Feile
Happy Mondays - Feile
Ride - McGonagles
Charlatans - Reading
Wedding Present - anytime, anywhere. Can't remember a bad gig.
A-House - Farewell gig in the Olympia.

smokedeels · 09-06-2011 02:46PM

I just remembered seeing Earth in Whelans, lying against a wall tipsy on Whiskey, that was amazing… close to a religious experience.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GXsqzRuKem0

That’s one of the best…

best band you ever saw live

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