Author Topic: Best concert you have ever been to? (Read 22344 times)

73109 · « **on:** January 20, 2011, 10:23:21 PM »

For me, it was this:

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The listed headliners alone were enough to justify outrageous ticket prices for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame’s first 25th anniversary concert at NYC’s Madison Square Garden last night: Crosby, Stills & Nash, Simon & Garfunkel, Paul Simon solo, Stevie Wonder, and Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band can all fill arenas by themselves. Yet they weren’t even half the talent in the room. As each of those top-billed acts brought out one legendary friend or forebear after another to jam on stage, a truly epic event took form. (Check out a full set list after the jump.) By the end of the night — which was actually 1:30 this morning — the performers had succeeded at a goal that the Hall of Fame itself only sometimes reaches: They had presented a convincing rock canon, a rich history that’s still living and breathing in the present tense.

Every time I thought I couldn’t holler any louder, someone came along to prove me wrong. Paul Simon dedicating a sweet, sad “Here Comes the Sun” to George Harrison — with David Crosby and Graham Nash on harmony. Bruce Springsteen covering “Fortunate Son” — with John Fogerty growling along. Little Anthony and the Imperials singing a cappella doo-wop, their voices miraculously as heavenly as ever. Sam Moore (in a t-shirt reading “SAM/IS WHO I AM”) ripping through “Soul Man” and “Hold On, I’m Comin’” — with a top-form E Street Band plus a vintage Stax horn section behind him. Stevie Wonder paying tribute to Michael Jackson by covering “The Way You Make Me Feel.” Darlene Love building what Springsteen termed “a one-woman wall of sound” with some help from the E Street Band. Oh yeah, and some guy called Billy Joel coming out well after midnight for (Springsteen’s image again) a historic New Jersey-Long Island summit.

By calling out those particular highlights, I’ve short-changed any number of moments that would have been call-a-friend peaks at another show. That’s on top of all the headliners doing superlative tours through their own hit parades. It would have been exhausting if it wasn’t so exhilarating.

Tonight, U2, Aretha Franklin, Metallica, and who knows who else will take the Garden stage for a second Hall of Fame anniversary concert; both shows will air on HBO Nov. 29. If you’re a fan of things that are awesome, I recommend you tune in. Til then: Were you there last night? Which were your favorite performances? Weigh in below.

Set list:
Jerry Lee Lewis, “Whole Lotta Shakin’ Goin’ On”
Crosby, Stills & Nash, “Woodstock”
Crosby, Stills & Nash, “Marrakesh Express”
Crosby, Stills & Nash, “Almost Cut My Hair”
Bonnie Raitt with Crosby and Nash, “Love Has No Pride”
Bonnie Raitt with Crosby, Stills & Nash, “Midnight Rider”
Jackson Browne with Crosby, Stills & Nash, “The Pretender”
James Taylor with Crosby and Nash, “Mexico”
Crosby, Stills & Nash with James Taylor, “Love the One You’re With”
Crosby, Stills & Nash, “Rock & Roll Woman”
Crosby, Stills & Nash with Jackson Browne, James Taylor, and Bonnie Raitt, “Teach Your Children”
Paul Simon, “Diamonds on the Soles of Her Shoes”
Paul Simon, “Me and Julio Down by the Schoolyard”
Paul Simon, “Call Me Al”
Dion DiMucci with Paul Simon, “The Wanderer”
Paul Simon with Crosby and Nash, “Here Comes the Sun”
Paul Simon, “Late in the Evening”
Little Anthony and the Imperials, “Two Kinds of People”
Simon & Garfunkel, “The Sounds of Silence”
Simon & Garfunkel, “Mrs. Robinson”/”Not Fade Away” medley
Simon & Garfunkel, “The Boxer”
Simon & Garfunkel, “Bridge Over Troubled Water”
Simon & Garfunkel, “Cecilia”
Stevie Wonder, “Blowin’ in the Wind”
Stevie Wonder, “Uptight (Everything’s Alright)”
Stevie Wonder, “I Was Made to Love Her”
Stevie Wonder, “For Once in My Life”
Stevie Wonder, “Signed, Sealed, Delivered I’m Yours”
Stevie Wonder, “Boogie On Reggae Woman”
Smokey Robinson with Stevie Wonder, “The Tracks of My Tears”
John Legend with Stevie Wonder, “Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology)”
Stevie Wonder with John Legend, “The Way You Make Me Feel”
B.B. King with Stevie Wonder, “The Thrill Is Gone”
Stevie Wonder, “Living for the City”
Stevie Wonder with Sting, “Higher Ground”/”Roxanne” medley
Stevie Wonder with Jeff Beck, “Superstition”
Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band, “Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out”
Sam Moore with Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band, “Hold On, I’m Comin’”
Sam Moore with Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band,”Soul Man”
Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band with Tom Morello, “The Ghost of Tom Joad”
John Fogerty with Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band, “Fortunate Son”
John Fogerty with Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band, “Proud Mary”
Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band with John Fogerty, “Oh, Pretty Woman”
Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band, “Jungleland”
Darlene Love with Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band, “A Fine, Fine Boy”
Darlene Love with Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band, “Da Doo Ron Ron”
Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band with Tom Morello, “London Calling”
Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band, “Badlands”
Billy Joel with Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band, “You May Be Right”
Billy Joel with Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band, “Only the Good Die Young”
Billy Joel with Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band, “New York State of Mind”
Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band with Billy Joel, “Born to Run”
Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band with Billy Joel, Darlene Love, Sam Moore, John Fogerty, Tom Morello, Jackson Browne, and Peter Wolf, “(Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher and Higher)”

https://music-mix.ew.com/2009/10/30/rock-hall-fame-concert-springsteen-wonder-simon-garfunkel-csn/

How about you guys?

zxlkho · « **Reply #1 on:** January 20, 2011, 11:06:33 PM »

I haven't been to it yet.

Coheed and Cambria. April 18th. Hell yeah.

Gadough · « **Reply #2 on:** January 20, 2011, 11:19:11 PM »

I've never been to a real concert before that wasn't a local band.

Until Coheed and Cambria, April 9th. Hell yeah.

That's actually true.

Gorille85 · « **Reply #3 on:** January 20, 2011, 11:24:15 PM »

Hmm hard to say. PT last year was awesome but my favorite is probably the Diva Metalfest with The Agonist and Unexpect headlining. Unexpect live =

zxlkho · « **Reply #4 on:** January 20, 2011, 11:24:32 PM »

Quote from: Gadough on January 20, 2011, 11:19:11 PM

I've never been to a real concert before that wasn't a local band.

Until Coheed and Cambria, April 9th. Hell yeah.

That's actually true.

I bet karma is going to kick your ass and not let you go for not liking Mother Superior.

Gadough · « **Reply #5 on:** January 20, 2011, 11:25:47 PM »

Quote from: zxlkho on January 20, 2011, 11:24:32 PM

Quote from: Gadough on January 20, 2011, 11:19:11 PM
I've never been to a real concert before that wasn't a local band.

Until Coheed and Cambria, April 9th. Hell yeah.

That's actually true.
I bet karma is going to kick your ass and not let you go for not liking Mother Superior.

Hey man if they play it that night I just may be turned on to the song...

zxlkho · « **Reply #6 on:** January 20, 2011, 11:28:56 PM »

That is true. I retract my previous lol-statement.

yeshaberto · « **Reply #7 on:** January 20, 2011, 11:29:16 PM »

RCMH was by far my greatest....the show was awesome, the trip was awesome, the sentimental value (20th Anniv) was awesome!

Gorille85 · « **Reply #8 on:** January 20, 2011, 11:30:43 PM »

Quote from: zxlkho on January 20, 2011, 11:28:56 PM

That is true. I retract my previous lol-statement.

I find that incredibly funny for some reason.

Global Laziness · « **Reply #9 on:** January 20, 2011, 11:45:13 PM »

Rush this past summer. They aren't my favourite band (they're actually #3 behind DT and PT respectively), but their live performance was mind-blowing. What an awesome experience.

KevShmev · « **Reply #10 on:** January 20, 2011, 11:55:56 PM »

Pink Floyd.

June 1994.

Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, MO.

60,000 of us singing along to "Wish You Were Here."

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orcus116 · « **Reply #11 on:** January 20, 2011, 11:56:16 PM »

Tossup between:

Dream Theater
4/3/04 - MSG

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band history video (intro tape)
1. As I Am
2. This Dying Soul
3. Beyond This Life (w/ extended improv section)
4. Hollow Years (w/ extended guitar solo)
5. The Great Debate
6. Endless Sacrifice
7. Another Day
8. Trial of Tears
~~~intermission~~~
Dead Poets Society (intro tape)
A Change of Seasons:
9. I The Crimson Sunrise
10. II Innocence
11. III Carpe Diem
12. IV The Darkest of Winters
13. V Another World
14. VI The Inevitable Summer
15. VII The Crimson Sunset
16. keyboard solo
17. Caught in a Web/
18. drum solo (w/ audience participation)
19. Honor Thy Father
~~~Eugene Friesen introduced~~~
20. Vacant (w/ cello)
21. Stream of Consciousness (w/cello)
22. Disappear (w/ cello)
~~~1st encore~~~
23. Pull Me Under
~~~2nd encore~~~
24. In the Name of God

Alice In Chains
10/31/2006 - Lupo's Providence, RI

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Again
Bleed the Freak
Grind
It Ain't Like That
Junkhead
Nutshell
Them Bones
Dam That River
Rain When I Die
~~~~~~~
Don't Follow
Brother
Killer is Me
No Excuses
Got Me Wrong
Down in a Hole
~~~~~~~
Sludge Factory
We Die Young
Heaven Beside You
Angry Chair
Man in the Box
~~Encore~~
Rooster
Would?
Dirt
God Smack
What The Hell Have I?
Love, Hate, Love

This Will Destroy You
7/7/2010 - Great Scott's Allston, MA
No setlist

Riceball · « **Reply #12 on:** January 21, 2011, 12:04:37 AM »

Quote from: orcus116 on January 20, 2011, 11:56:16 PM

Tossup between:

Dream Theater
4/3/04 - MSG
Quote
band history video (intro tape)
1. As I Am
2. This Dying Soul
3. Beyond This Life (w/ extended improv section)
4. Hollow Years (w/ extended guitar solo)
5. The Great Debate
6. Endless Sacrifice
7. Another Day
8. Trial of Tears
~~~intermission~~~
Dead Poets Society (intro tape)
A Change of Seasons:
9. I The Crimson Sunrise
10. II Innocence
11. III Carpe Diem
12. IV The Darkest of Winters
13. V Another World
14. VI The Inevitable Summer
15. VII The Crimson Sunset
16. keyboard solo
17. Caught in a Web/
18. drum solo (w/ audience participation)
19. Honor Thy Father
~~~Eugene Friesen introduced~~~
20. Vacant (w/ cello)
21. Stream of Consciousness (w/cello)
22. Disappear (w/ cello)
~~~1st encore~~~
23. Pull Me Under
~~~2nd encore~~~
24. In the Name of God

BAM...killer set list

Was that a special show? Ie an anniversary or end of tour or something like that?

orcus116 · « **Reply #13 on:** January 21, 2011, 12:05:56 AM »

End of tour. My very first DT show and to see "A Change Of Seasons" made my world.

Riceball · « **Reply #14 on:** January 21, 2011, 12:11:09 AM »

Pure awesome.

My first DT show was the first time they ever had to cancel a show half way through (Perth, 2008). That show was a colossal screw up from the beginning (was on Australia Day, got moved three times and then they destroyed the venue's backend sound equipment). DT were awesome though.

In terms of best concert, Karnivool were pretty amazing in July last year...set was essentially Sound Awake in a different order with a couple of classics sprinkled on top. They were sublime.

Zydar · « **Reply #15 on:** January 21, 2011, 12:35:38 AM »

Although I've seen DT once (and it was awesome) I must say that the best concert I've been to was Bruce Springsteen at Stockholm Stadion on June 7 2009.

Bolded are the highlights for me:

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1. No Surrender
2. Badlands
3. Night
4. My Lucky Day
5. Outlaw Pete
6. Spirit in the Night
7. Working On a Dream
8. Seeds
9. Johnny 99
10. The River
11. Mony Mony (Tommy James & The Shondells cover)
12. Trapped (Jimmy Cliff cover)
13. Fade Away (first time played live since 1980!)
14. Surprise, Surprise
15. Waitin' on a Sunny Day
16. The Promised Land
17. Working on the Highway
18. Radio Nowhere
19. Lonesome Day
20. The Rising
21. Born to Run

Encore:

22. Thunder Road
23. Jungleland
24. Land of Hope and Dreams
25. American Land
26. Ramrod
27. Dancing in the Dark
28. Twist and Shout (The Isley Brothers cover)

JayOctavarium · « **Reply #16 on:** January 21, 2011, 02:30:40 AM »

Victor Wooten @ The Catalina Club in Hollywood sometime last year... (small but unexpected so it wins)

Also... Seeing Ill Repute a few years ago was amazing!

King Postwhore · « **Reply #17 on:** January 21, 2011, 05:09:53 AM »

Rush--Vapor Trails 2002.

The first show back after 6 years off. After what happened to Neil, I never thought I'd see them live again. Very emotional night for Rush and us fans.

Nekov · « **Reply #18 on:** January 21, 2011, 05:19:03 AM »

I'll say Rush Time Machine Tour. It was amazing.
Very close to that I'd say a Kansas show for their 30th anniversary Tour. I found out about the show the day before they played. Never thought I'd get to see them.

Sigz · « **Reply #19 on:** January 21, 2011, 05:20:19 AM »

Liquid Tension Experiment - Downey Civic Center - Downey, CA
Opeth Evolution XX - The Wiltern - Los Angeles, CA

Zantera · « **Reply #20 on:** January 21, 2011, 05:43:08 AM »

Porcupine Tree when i saw them in Lund 2 years ago.

Darkes7 · « **Reply #21 on:** January 21, 2011, 07:18:31 AM »

Competition between three:
1) Riverside in a certain very weird club (and this requires a longer story), May 2008
2) Porcupine Tree in Wrocław, September 2009
3) Katatonia in Kraków, March 2010

Every one of these was absolutely amazing for different reasons.

Beowulf · « **Reply #22 on:** January 21, 2011, 07:39:58 AM »

Having worked for 10 years in media retail back when I was in school, I used to average 10-15 concerts a year. I've seen some great shows (Genesis, Kansas, Queensryche Mindcrime tour, Pink Floyd, etc.), some fun shows (Bruce Springsteen, the first KISS tour when the put the makeup back on, etc.), and some awful shows (I won't mention any here; some artists just have off nights, I suppose).

I had met the guys in YES, Kansas, Ynwie Malmsteen, had an in-store appearance from Steve Howe. Good stuff. But...

Peter Gabriel for the SO tour was amazing. I was sitting dead center, 2nd row. Halfway through the show, he begins to sing "Lay Your Hands On Me", and the die-hard fans know what's coming. I get ready with one foot on the floor and the other in my chair. As soon as the "security" (no pun intended!) detail left, I literally hurtled the lady sitting in front of me to get right at the stage. Being a smallish guy and about 18 or so, I was getting crushed. But PG sang and paced the stage, and as he kept passing me he smiled at me. Everyone was shouting "pick me! pick me!". As PG began to sing the final chorus, the lights went up and he set his mike down. I, too, was yelling "pick me!". He looked down, smiled at me, and nodded. Everyone backed up a bit (I was getting fairly crushed against the stage) to give me room. PG walked up to me, smiled, and turned around-- his heels were in my face. I grabbed his heels, and he fell back into the crowd for his stage dive. They pushed and pulled him around for a bit. When they rolled him back on stage, his face was a mere 2 inches or so from mine. What could I say? I said "thank you". He smiled, and nodded again.
That was one of the greatest concert events for me.

As a follow up, my buddy and I went to see PG for the US tour. We had front row on the round stage out front. Towards the end of the show, PG began to play "In Your Eyes". Having several beers in us, we decided that we would do the dance PG and company did on the SO tour video (with Yousou N'Dour). We began the dance in full view of PG. He actually missed a couple of words as he began to laugh!! He nudged Tony Levin to look at us dancing! Next thing you know, everyone on stage was doing the dance as well! It was pretty funny.

Yeah, I've had some good concert experiences, but PG seems to always come out on top.

TempusVox · « **Reply #23 on:** January 21, 2011, 07:45:50 AM »

There have been tons. Not counting all of the times I've been a guest of Geddy, I'd have to say

August 2nd, 1979
Ted Nugent
AC/DC
Scorpions.

Great show.

YtseBitsySpider · « **Reply #24 on:** January 21, 2011, 07:54:08 AM »

bryan adama - waking up the neighbours
dreamtheater-fates-QR in a half empty arena-I was 1- feet from the stage.
Mick Fleetwood and some big travelling band opening for Tina Turner. That bitch can rock it.

Beowulf · « **Reply #25 on:** January 21, 2011, 08:01:05 AM »

DT-FW-QR all in one show? Holy crap, what a lineup!!!
I can't believe that would've had only a "half empty arena"!!!

jjrock88 · « **Reply #26 on:** January 21, 2011, 08:11:12 AM »

I thought Metallica on their last tour were amazing

ZKX-2099 · « **Reply #27 on:** January 21, 2011, 08:27:32 AM »

Opeth November 08. Ghost Reveries tour. Small ass venue. 2 and a half hour set. Insane crowd. Fun times.

El Barto · « **Reply #28 on:** January 21, 2011, 08:31:25 AM »

Quote from: Sigz on January 21, 2011, 05:20:19 AM

Liquid Tension Experiment - Downey Civic Center - Downey, CA

Yeah, I gotta concur.

For a long time, I considered the World Slavery tour to be among the best. However, seeing it again 23 years later at the Coliseum in LA was quite a bit better. I guess that certainly merits runner-up consideration. Honestly, though, I can name a ton of different runner-up shows, and the LTE gig was easily better than all of them.

73109 · « **Reply #29 on:** January 21, 2011, 09:27:26 AM »

Quote from: orcus116 on January 20, 2011, 11:56:16 PM

Alice In Chains
10/31/2006 - Lupo's Providence, RI
Quote
Again
Bleed the Freak
Grind
It Ain't Like That
Junkhead
Nutshell
Them Bones
Dam That River
Rain When I Die
~~~~~~~
Don't Follow
Brother
Killer is Me
No Excuses
Got Me Wrong
Down in a Hole
~~~~~~~
Sludge Factory
We Die Young
Heaven Beside You
Angry Chair
Man in the Box
~~Encore~~
Rooster
Would?
Dirt
God Smack
What The Hell Have I?
Love, Hate, Love

AiC would be in my top 10. Fucking amazing show and I got a pick from Jerry Cantrell. To me, he is one of the greatest metal (yes, metal) songwriters of all time, and Black Gives Way to Blue also solidifies his spot as one of the greatest riff masters as well!

Quote from: Zydar on January 21, 2011, 12:35:38 AM

Although I've seen DT once (and it was awesome) I must say that the best concert I've been to was Bruce Springsteen at Stockholm Stadion on June 7 2009.

Bolded are the highlights for me:

Quote
1. No Surrender
2. Badlands
3. Night
4. My Lucky Day
5. Outlaw Pete
6. Spirit in the Night
7. Working On a Dream
8. Seeds
9. Johnny 99
10. The River
11. Mony Mony (Tommy James & The Shondells cover)
12. Trapped (Jimmy Cliff cover)
13. Fade Away (first time played live since 1980!)
14. Surprise, Surprise
15. Waitin' on a Sunny Day
16. The Promised Land
17. Working on the Highway
18. Radio Nowhere
19. Lonesome Day
20. The Rising
21. Born to Run

Encore:

22. Thunder Road
23. Jungleland
24. Land of Hope and Dreams
25. American Land
26. Ramrod
27. Dancing in the Dark
28. Twist and Shout (The Isley Brothers cover)

I've seen Bruce 3 times. One of which was the best concert I ever went to, as you see from the OP, but one of the other times would also be put in my top 10 or so. He just puts his balls on the line every night and I rarely see a crowd go that nuts.

I think the craziest crowd I have ever been to was Metallica at MSG on November 14th, 2009. I am aware that they are old farts but many showed up for Lamb of God so there was a pit the entire show, every member of the audience around me was into it (except for my dad, of course) and I actually saw some dude get thrown into the air during Fight Fire With Fire. The crowd when I saw Slayer and Megadeth was surprisingly lackluster. I mean, I expected chaos and I got a bunch of stoner sitting around me going, "dude, this is fucking cool." The crowd is a huge factor for me. For example, I saw Elton John last year. Everyone there was old so it was dead. And, it just didn't feel right.

skydivingninja · « **Reply #30 on:** January 21, 2011, 09:35:22 AM »

Tie between Rush last year and Bruce in 09. Both are amazing performers. Bruce played my favorite song ever, Rush played my second favorite album ever. AMAZING. Honorable mention goes to TDH/PT/Coheed for having the greatest band package bill ever.

Bruce:

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Tenth Avenue Freeze Out
Badlands
No Surrender
Hungry Heart
Outlaw Pete
Working on a Dream
Seeds
Johnny 99
Atlantic City
Raise Your Hand
This Hard Land
(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction
Ramrod
Waiting on a Sunny Day
The Promised Land
Backstreets
Radio Nowhere
Lonesome Day
The Rising
Born to Run
Encore:
Hard Times Come Again No More
Double Shot (Of My Baby's Love)
American Land
Glory Days
Detroit Medley
Dancing in the Dark
Thunder Road

Rush:

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The Spirit Of Radio
Time Stand Still
Presto
Stick It Out
Workin' Them Angels
Leave That Thing Alone
Faithless
BU2B
Freewill
Marathon
Subdivisions
--------------------
Tom Sawyer
Red Barchetta
YYZ
Limelight
The Camera Eye
Witch Hunt
Vital Signs
Caravan
Drum Solo
Closer To The Heart
2112 Part I: Overture
2112 Part II: The Temples Of Syrinx
Far Cry
Encore:
La Villa Strangiato
Working Man

lateralus88 · « **Reply #31 on:** January 21, 2011, 09:39:08 AM »

Quote from: ZKX-2099 on January 21, 2011, 08:27:32 AM

Opeth November 08. Ghost Reveries tour. Small ass venue. 2 and a half hour set. Insane crowd. Fun times.

Um...2008 was the tour for Watershed.

Which is actually the show I was going to post, when I saw Opeth in October of 08. Though, the two times I've seen Iron Maiden are basically tied with this Opeth show.

Marvellous G · « **Reply #32 on:** January 21, 2011, 10:56:58 AM »

Honestly can't decide between Metallica, John Mayer and Bruce. Metallica had the most insane energy I've ever felt at a show, John Mayer was far and away the best musically PLUS he played my second favourite song ever which is fairly rare for him, and Bruce is Bruce.

Lowdz · « **Reply #33 on:** January 21, 2011, 11:02:45 AM »

Probably Monsters Of Rock at Donington in 1984.
AC/DC
Van Halen
Ozzy Osbourne
Gary Moore
Y&T
Accept
Motley Crue

the other standout was Jeff Scott Soto at a tiny club in Wigan, Uk, on Halloween a few yaers ago. Intimate doesn't begin to describe it. they all came out in KISS makeup but sweated it off within a couple of songs. A fun and superb gig.

PlaysLikeMyung · « **Reply #34 on:** January 21, 2011, 11:48:30 AM »

Rush, July 21st 2010

MARATHON

News: The Gift of Music official video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fae4FQ4McSY

Author Topic: Best concert you have ever been to? (Read 22344 times)