The best concerts you've seen...

nick cave in denver 2000.3rd row
sonic youth/fugazi around 88 I think
smashing pumpkins old 9:30 club 5 bucks
loop/nirvana and nirvana/das damen within a year of each other old 9:30 club
soundgarden ultramega ok era @ the old 9:30 club
bad brains 88 in DC and 2000 at the ogden theater in denver
boris last year at the cats cradle
rem/wilco red rocks in the fall, full moon...the coldest night
ben harper red rocks 99 or 2000
meat puppets/henry rollins 87-88 old 9:30 club
dinosaur jr 88 old 9:30 club
firehose/DC3 86 old 9:30 club
soundgarden/swervedriver/monster magnet University of Maryland 1989
charlatans uk the bayou in DC 90 ish I think
Queens of the Stone Age 15th Street Tavern Denver

Hmm...

I'm gonna say in this order:

Air at the Paramount, J and I had front row tickets. Amazing. Sounded perfect, entertaining guys.

James Brown at the Paramount.

White Zombie/Filter

Coal Chamber/Anthrax/Pantera

Xzibit/Too Short (they played for a crowd of maybe... 25 people). Came down into the audience, brought beer (and other things) with them, and hung out. Too Short really hates white people.

other fun ones i went to back in high school and freshman year of college (i've been lazy lately)

-the slackers
-of montreal (pre satanic panic in the attic when they were still fun)
-the rapture (reeked of hipsters but still a good time)
-the mountain goats (john darnielle is the nicest man in the world)
-the good life and cursive multiple times (tim kasher puts on a great show until he gets really drunk)

Genesis (1980, 2007)
Yes (1977)
Stevie Ray Vaughan (1990)
Brad Mehldau (2007)
Dick Hyman (2006)
Vienna Philharmonic with Leonard Bernstein(1984)
Van Halen (1984)
Stà phane Grappelli(1990)

Originally Posted by breakz

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...are what, exactly?

I saw Radiohead on Monday and Kanye West on Tuesday. Both shows were amazing for very different reasons: Radiohead's long, varied setlist and simple setup, and Kanye's over-the-top lighting and special effects extravaganza.

I'm looking to catch Nine Inch Nails this summer, but Reznor's not going to even whiff Florida, it seems.

Originally Posted by breakz

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I tried to go to that show, didn't get tickets. This was my first Radiohead concert.

I also forgot to mention the following:
Bloc Party, 2006 in Ft. Lauderdale
Justice, Ultra 2008 in Miami, amazing DJ set

+1 to bloc party. i saw them in dc last summer, it was an unreal performance. by far the best concert i have been to.

breakz, i am going to see the glow in the dark tour this saturday? how were NERD and lupe fiasco?

Originally Posted by Omar1223

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+1 to bloc party. i saw them in dc last summer, it was an unreal performance. by far the best concert i have been to.

breakz, i am going to see the glow in the dark tour this saturday? how were NERD and lupe fiasco?

I didn't catch Lupe, since I got to the show a bit late (he's opening). I heard he had a minimal setup though: no flashing lights or bright shiny stuff, just him and a DJ. He couldn't have been on-stage for more than 30 though, since I walked in 40 minutes after the start.

NERD was fun. If you know their music (indie aesthetic with hard rock hooks and hip-hop vocals), you'll find that carries right over to their live act. They had a full band (and two drummers) on stage, with a big visual screen behind them, and they just rocked out for 30-45. Lapdance and Rock Star were especially fun.

Also: Pharrel wears tapered dark denim on stage. Never thought I'd see that.

dude i cant wait. did kanye really have that awesome of a performance?

some old ones including:
Doors
Stevie Wonder (Martha and the Vandellas as backup)
Jefferson Airplane x2
Moody Blues
Simon & Garfunkel
Led Zeppelin
Stones ('72 tour)
Sly Stone
Hendrix
Who
Joe Cocker
Mothers of Invention
Joplin x 2
Dylan + Band
Lynyrd Skynyrd
Ozzie
AC/DC (last tour; favorite)
Boston
Santana

Originally Posted by Omar1223

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dude i cant wait. did kanye really have that awesome of a performance?

Well, its just so over the top, visually appealing, and energetic.

Hope I didn't build it up too much for you, though, only to see you disagree.

U2

April 10, 1985

Hampton Coliseum

Main Set: 11 O'Clock Tick Tock, I Will Follow, Seconds, MLK, The Unforgettable Fire, Wire, Sunday Bloody Sunday, Electric Co., Amazing Grace, A Sort Of Homecoming, Bad, October, New Year's Day, Pride
Encore(s): Knocking On Heaven's Door, Gloria, 40

Originally Posted by Virginia Dandy

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U2

April 10, 1985

Hampton Coliseum

Main Set: 11 O'Clock Tick Tock, I Will Follow, Seconds, MLK, The Unforgettable Fire, Wire, Sunday Bloody Sunday, Electric Co., Amazing Grace, A Sort Of Homecoming, Bad, October, New Year's Day, Pride
Encore(s): Knocking On Heaven's Door, Gloria, 40

I salute you.

I saw them in Berlin a few years back. It didn't feel as powerful as it should have...which makes me wish I could've seen them in the 80s.

Originally Posted by tlmusic

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Yes (1977)

The "Going for the One" tour with Donovan as the opening act. It saw the return of Rick Wakeman and the last meaningful performance of the complete "Close to the Edge".

I was 13 years old and in the 3rd center at the Garden.

Originally Posted by aportnoy

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The "Going for the One" tour with Donovan as the opening act. It saw the return of Rick Wakeman and the last meaningful performance of the complete "Close to the Edge".

I was 13 years old and in the 3rd center at the Garden.

Yes, I was the same age and saw them in Atlanta. I'll never forget how the band entered the arena all wearing capes while the Firebird Suite played on the P.A. I still have the tour program somewhere...

vnv nation: limelight, 11/01

depeche mode: giants stadium, 5/90

Originally Posted by tlmusic

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Yes, I was the same age and saw them in Atlanta. I'll never forget how the band entered the arena all wearing capes while the Firebird Suite played on the P.A. I still have the tour program somewhere...

I forgot the capes! The best moment for me was Long Distance Runaround>>The Fish.