Best Concert You've Been To?

[bradrowe#32]

Pearl Jam 1995 @ Rod Laver
Augie March 2000 @ Athaneaum Theatre
The Fauves 2001 @ Tarwin Lower Tavern
Bruce Springsteen 2003 @ Telstra Dome
Bob Dylan/Patti Smith 1998 @ Rod Laver

 

[pjcrows]

Pearl Jam, Adelaide 2003
Pearl Jam, Brisbane 2003
Pearl Jam, Melbourne 2003
Powderfinger, Adelaide 2001
Brad, Adelaide 2003
Powderfinger, Adelaide 2003
The Music, BDO 2005
Metallica, BDO 2004

 

[Knowledge]

Yeah forgot to add Xzibit at 2002 BDO was awsome. That was my first real 'big' concert.

It was 2002 BDO not 2001 Borgsta

 

[jimmy_c8]

Live- 2003 at rod laver

 

[tomaraya]

Metallica at Festival Hall in 1989 (Damaged Justice tour).

Honorable mentions:
Faith No More - Festival Hall (Touring on Angel Dust)
Slayer - Festival Hall (all tours)
System of a Down - The Palace (BDO sideshow)
Metallica - Myer Music Bowl (BDO sideshow)
Ozzy Ozbourne - Festival Hall (Ozzmosis tour)
Iron Maiden - Festival Hall (No prayer for Dying tour ???)
Anthrax - Entertainment centre (Persistence of Time tour)

 

[Monkster]

Mushroom 25 Live 1998, Best.Concert.Ever

Billy Thorpe
Paul Kelly
The Angels
Jimmy Barnes
INXS (well the remaining members)
Choir Boys
The Sports
Chain
Dynamic Hepnotics
Chris Wilson
Dave Warner
Painters & Dockers (Divi Van live goes completly off!)
Weddings Parties Anything
Diesel
Chantoozies D)
James Freud
Ol 55
Renee Geyer
Sunnyboys

Great concert

 

[bragg]

TOOL - Festival Hall 97
Alexisonfire - the corner 2005
Sparta - HiFi bar 2004
Brad - HiFi bar 2003
Nada Surf - Corner 2003
Gomez - Corner 1999
Heather Nova - The Prince Pat 96 ??
The Mark of Cain - BDO
Archers of Loaf - Storey Hall 96 ??
Depeche Mode - Rod Laver 1996
The Breeders - BDO
TransGlobal Underground - The Prince of Wales 2001 ?
Fur - Barwon Club 1996
Blink 182 - Joeys Ministry of sound Prahran 1996

 

[FrangaRoo]

Korn, Static X and Fear Factory at the Robinson Pavillion, Perth in 2004. The biggest metal gig ever to hit WA, being that there were three huge international metal acts.

That was a top night, f*ck I was smashed!

Wish i could say the same. Was hanging for that night in Melbourne for ages, but Fear Factory sounded bad (Rod Laver is a shocking venue) & none of the crowd were getting into them, Static X were unreal, but not many people seemed to know who they were, and Korn were ok because it seemed everyone had gone there to see them (despite Korn kinda being past their prime time best)

 

[skylark18]

Santana , Eagles and Fleetwood Mac Calder 1977

Billy Thorpe& the Aztecs , Daddy Cool and Queen etc Sunbury 1973

Heart Dallas Tx 1983

Virgin Soldiers , Illusion Braybrook 1990

Foreigner Melbourne 1987

The Cure Melbourne 1979

Bruce Springsteen Melbourne 1985 & 1996

Concrete Blonde Melbourne 1993


They're the standouts.

 

[Contra Mundum]

Prince last time he came was right up there it was a bit more paired down than when he was a megastar his talent is predigious.

Billy Bragg gigs during the Cold War

 

[Dogs 13]

Mushroom 25 Live 1998, Best.Concert.Ever

Billy Thorpe
Paul Kelly
The Angels
Jimmy Barnes
INXS (well the remaining members)
Choir Boys
The Sports
Chain
Dynamic Hepnotics
Chris Wilson
Dave Warner
Painters & Dockers (Divi Van live goes completly off!)
Weddings Parties Anything
Diesel
Chantoozies D)
James Freud
Ol 55
Renee Geyer
Sunnyboys

Great concert

And $2 to get in. Huge day.

 

[Jamie Irish]

Korn, Static X and Fear Factory at the Robinson Pavillion, Perth in 2004. The biggest metal gig ever to hit WA, being that there were three huge international metal acts.

That was a top night, f*ck I was smashed!

Metallica at the BDO Perth the week before would come close too, they were the best stand alone band I have seen by quite a bit.

That was an awesome concert, i saw them down here in Melbourne. Quality night, plus the suprise opening band was sunk loto. Doesnt get much better

 

[skilts]

Tom Waits at the Palais in the early 80s.
Dylan at same venue and around the same time.
Joe Cocker at Festering Hole the day after he got busted, early 70s.
Bowie at the MCG during the 80s.
The Models at the Corner Hotel a couple of years ago.
Separate concerts by Ellen McIllwaine and Kate & Anna McGarrigal at Dallas Brooks during the 80s.

Edit: Billy Thorpe & the Aztecs @ at Surf City in Sydney in 1965.
Max Merritt, Daddy Cool, McKenzie Theory, Chain all through the late 60s.
Bee Gees & the Kinks early 70s at Festering Hole.

 

[Dogs 13]

the Kinks early 70s at Festering Hole.

I saw The Kinks there early 70's too. Supported by Chain and a young Ted Mulry (before TMG) singing Julia. I would have sworn Chuck Berry was on the bill too, because I remember thinking what a strange match that was, but can't find any trace of him being on the show.

Also saw a double header of The Who and Small Faces at Festival Hall in 1968. Supported by Paul Jones who had been the singer for Manfred Mann.

The show ended as usual with Townshend smashing his guitar and Moon kicking his Pictures of Lily drums over and the place filled with smoke. That was the 1st show of the night, can you believe they did 2 shows a night.

Gotta admit I don't remember much about the music, too long ago.

 

[Plogs]

Pearl Jam Sydney Ent. Cent. '98
John Butler Trio Launceston '04

 

[pafc4life]

Faith No More, Thebarton Theatre, May 1993

Touring Angel Dust, they tore the place apart. Patton was at his darkest, Big Jim was hanging in there by the skin of his teeth and as players they were so, so solid.

Still waiting to experience anything like it.

Unfortunately i was only 6 but i woulda given just about anything to be at this gig

 

[petmax]

Wish i could say the same. Was hanging for that night in Melbourne for ages, but Fear Factory sounded bad (Rod Laver is a shocking venue) & none of the crowd were getting into them, Static X were unreal, but not many people seemed to know who they were, and Korn were ok because it seemed everyone had gone there to see them (despite Korn kinda being past their prime time best)

Fear Factory always put on a good show in Perth, I've seen them a number of times here but I nearly missed them that night they were on so early. Yeah, Static X I was also quite surprised how good they were even though I knew their music. It felt like the whole crowd was into it but that might have been because I was in the mosh pit for the whole night.

 

[JUBJUB]

Cold Chisel - Festival Hall Jan 2004
John Farnham - Ballarat Showgrounds [The Last Time Tour] about 2 years ago
Matchbox Twenty/Taxiride - Rod Laver Arena Nov 2000
Jimmy Barnes/Diesel - The Arena [Geelong] around 1992/93
Wedding Parties Anything - The Lyric [Geelong] Farewell Tour

 

[windyhill]

Skyscraper tour? Steve Vai - all night - I was in shredder heaven.

Brilliant night.
Lee Roth what an entertainer !!
Vai ? Supreme.

 

[IDGAF]

Brilliant night.
Lee Roth what an entertainer !!
Vai ? Supreme.

Screamin Steve Vai = lord

DLR plaining in on the surfboard for encore was the pinnicle

Huge night

 

[JoHnO_Is_SeXy]

Kelly Clarkson last night was the best, she is so awesome live!!

Other ones that were great were Christina Aguilera, Hanson and Kiss!

 

[Monkster]

And $2 to get in. Huge day.

Couldn't get a better deal (unless your cousin happened to work at the Herald-Sun.... )

 

[Monkster]

Other ones that were great were Christina Aguilera, Hanson and Kiss!

Pick the odd one out.....

 

[Coondog 17]

Metallica at Festival Hall in 1989 (Damaged Justice tour).

The 4th of May 1989. What a night.
Also a great support act from the up and coming local band at the time in Mortal Sin, i think they were called. What happened to them ?

 

[coxon]

beck - enmore theatre '97... just sensational...