Best Live Band You Have Seen

[alanywiseman.]

I am luck enough to have tickets to go see Pearl Jam in Manchester at the end of the month. This got me thinking about the best live bands I have seen as I think this gig will join them. For me at the moment the most memrable have to be:

TV on the Radio
The Jezabels
Tool
Lightening Bolt (Was not able to hear properly for a week!)
Rodrigo y Gabriela

What are yours?

 

[Dieseljockey]

The Stones in Las Vegas about 20 years back.

 

[Hawks]

Pearl Jam would be one of mine, saw them about 15 years ago in Sydney :thumb:
Black Keys were amazing when I saw them in Bournemouth a couple of years ago

sure there any many others, but those two stand out

 

[BrotherMalice]

Does Jeff Wayne's War of the Worlds count, epic live show, seen it twice, Cardiff & London (London was better)

 

[fermentall]

Joe Bonamassa at the BIC in march, absolutely amazing.probably the most talented guitarist on the planet at present.

 

[BIGJIM72]

Alice Cooper-full stage show
Iron Maiden with Anthrax as support
London Fleadh 1994

 

[Vossy1]

My best was a complete surprise for me. We went to see Alice Cooper in Manchester when a surprise guest was announced coming back after some time away....it was Ronnie James Dio :shock:
Dio did his set but we kept asking for more and he seemed genuinely humbled by the response he got. When he finished Cooper came on stage, put his arm round Ronnie and said 'how do you follow that' (or words very closely matching that)
My wife still reminds me of 'my face' when Dio came on stage.
We had tickets which were cancelled due to his death for the next time or so round
WASP did a pretty good set for the Crimson Idol tour, going to see them in Sept for the 30 year show....hope it's going to be epic...it should be :party:

 

[RobWalker]

I've seen some good bands, but streetlight manifesto killed it. Supported reel big fish, whole place is quiet as they start playing a ballad, then out of nowhere everyone goes nuts, brass section going crazy, bottles of water flying about, amazing atmosphere. Completely took me by surprise!

 

[Dieseljockey]

Does Jeff Wayne's War of the Worlds count, epic live show, seen it twice, Cardiff & London (London was better)

it counts all right... :thumb:

 

[BrotherMalice]

Hoping to go again, I go with my brother every few years we are due another one this year thinking about it, where to go this time?

 

[Pearlfisher]

Ludovico Einaudi . :clap:

 

[BIGJIM72]

As for the worst- Bob Dylan. Seen him twice (both were presumably off days)

 

[dennisking]

Rolling Stones, seen them 4 times in their heyday. The Who come a very close second.

 

[zgoda]

Nine Inch Nails. I saw them 4 or 5 times since 2001, each gig different, all massive.

 

[dracunculus]

Big Country - always a superb live outfit.

 

[snail59]

T'pau, The Levellers, Howard Jones and Iron Maidon. Among the many.

 

[chrisp]

Apart from Bones at the Angelfest its got to be

The Who
REM
Buzzcocks
Specials
Madness

Happy days

 

[dennisking]

Rolling Stones, seen them 4 times in their heyday. The Who come a very close second.

First time I saw the Stones was the legendary Hyde park concert 1969 just a few days after Brian Jones died. 14 years old, no wonder my brain never developed.

 

[Toastie]

The Levellers

with The Wonder Stuff as support for a perfect summers evening getting battered :)

 

[RobWalker]

The Levellers

with The Wonder Stuff as support for a perfect summers evening getting battered :)

just took a listen on spotify, havn't been able to turn them off yet...thanks! :)