First, Worst, Best, and Last Concert?

first: I almost went to see Ivor Cutler in 1981, but didn't.  First was some local reggae band, I forget their name.
worst: I was at Live8, Mariah Carey's set was atrocious, plus I discovered I was surrounded by huge Mariah Carey fans who sang along loudly.
best: I was at Live8 and I've been a Pink Floyd fan since 1972
last: I saw Metallica the day before yesterday, at the O2

k, an update.

I haven't been to many concerts but i have things worth mentioning:

Wow, what a great thread, you've seen some great shows amongst you all! 

First :- Pendragon December '87 Marquee London.



Worst............ oh, is it really polite to say?  I try to find the good in everything........... but 2 REALLY jump in my mind..............
Flowerkings, CRS awards 2006,  "H" Oxjam 2006 both were SO dull I left before the end (despite the beer on offer), although FK's did get the kids crying, so maybe some amusement was gleaned after all, but the 9 hour round trip for half a gig cancelled out that small merriment. I agree with Fandango, dull, dull, dull. where oh where has the "rock" gone?

Best:- Either..... George Michael @ Earl's Court (really cos I never thought I'd get a chance to see him and it was REALLY emotional! )  or  Pendies at The Peel June 08 (read Sigod's review, it wasn't only me that thought it was a pretty spesh night!)

Last :- Minnuendo Festival 08. For those that were there, you know it was a pretty special event thanks to mother nature and some good old fashioned grit and stubborness on the parts of the musicians! Threshold eventually left stage at about 5.30am I think! Bl**dy Marvellous stuff!

I have seen some stunning gigs over the years, lots and lots of "bests" not really many "worsts" and looking forward VERY much to the "nexts"


Edited by prog-chick - September 12 2008 at 17:10

First: Bersuit Vergarabat(i dont remember if in 2000, or 2001) : a catchy and versatile rock band from Argentina most famous for an anti-government song.

Best: I don't know whether to choose Yes' 35th anniversary one or The Flower Kings in late 2006. Steve Howe was incredible in the former, while the Flower Kings made a fantastic, intimate, passionate show, tho the sound was too loud in it.

Worst: Probably that Bersuit Vergarabat. Not that it was bad, far from it. It was a fun show with condoms in the air rather than balloons. If not them, maybe Progressive Nation for having a disappointing Opeth show, and an unbearable "Beneath the Buried and Me"

Last: Progressive Nation '08


Edited by Zitro - September 09 2008 at 15:07

Well, as far as i know, so far, there has been only one show in 30 years.. (I was right at the front, wohoo) but a while ago Bobbie write something about maybe releasing some new material and touring america... but it was all very preliminary, i think. However, Wootton will be playing two gigs at a small venue here in sweden in december.. so yay me, and all who live in stockholm, i guess :)

But i will be keeping an eye out, as should all. Comus live is still (though i never saw them back then, for obvious reasons) just mindblowing.

Edit: oh, and they have a myspace! :)


Edited by Evans - August 31 2008 at 14:16

Hey, i don't really rank my concerts, but i just wanted to chime in and say..
Best: Comus. By far. By f**king lightyears. So intense, they played almost all of first utterance.

First: Alejandro Herrera and other professional jazz musicians from Argentina, playing in my house.
Worst: none, cause I haven't been in many
Best: Aussie Floyd
Last: Al Di Meola, Jean Luc Ponty and Stanley Clarke - The Rite of Strings

First - Rush on Signals tour 1982 (I was 12, my dad was awesome and took me and my friends)
Worst - gah hard to say, like FZ says "Music is the best!" but prolly have to be Screaming Trees in 1990 (does anyone remember these guys?)
Best - Wow, thats like picking your favorite children...prolly be Tool in a small club in 1996 or the Grateful Dead March 14, 1990 in D.C. (sorry, I've seen them like 2 dozen times), King's X in a really tiny club several blocks from my apartment, or Porcupine Tree the first time (2-3 weeks after discovering them), or...well, you get the idea...
Last - Radiohead
Most Special - seeing Nektar and Caravan the same night (prolly for the last time ever in the states) the same week as my birthday! (And Nektar played stuff from Recycled and Caravan played Nine Feet!!!)
Or was it seeing the Flower Kings twice in a room with maybe 200 people...
Or Blackfield in a club the size of your apartment...
Or It Bites in 1990 in the states (I was there, were you?)

Question my prog credentials do you?


Edited by Nipsey88 - August 30 2008 at 01:18

First/Best-Marillion Weekend 2007
Worst-Corner Stone Roots 2007 (reggae sucks)
Last- Porcupine Tree 24 April Sydney 2008