Red Mosquito

lets hear it, live people.

Ween was always awesome. I've seen some great Beck shows. Roger Waters' shows are epic. Mute Math may have been the best overall concert experiences I've had. I've been to hundreds of shows though, I'm sure I'm forgetting many that I loved.

Coldplay was fantastic on the X&Y tour.

I've seen a couple wonderful U2 shows.

The Flaming Lips put on amazing shows. I just wish Wayne Coyne's voice wasn't completely shot.

1. Brad Mehldau and Joshua Redman, Center For the Performing Arts, Bloomington, IL, April 2012
2. Elvis Costello and Steve Nieve, Oriental Theater, Chicago, March 2004
3. Tom Waits, Auditorium Theater, Chicago, August 2006
4. The Decemberists, Schuba's Tavern, Chicago, April 2004
5. Wilco, Foellinger Auditorium, Champaign IL, October 2002
6. Mogwai, Logan Square Auditorium, Chicago, March 2006
7. Will Oldham and Joanna Newsom, The Nargile, Champaign, April 2004
8. Smashing Pumpkins, Assembly Hall, Champaign, October 1996
9. Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, Milwaukee Theater, June 2014
10. Richard Thompson, Buskirk-Chumley Theater, Bloomington IN, Sept. 2012

1. Fugazi - PHX - 5/16/89
2. Fugazi - PHX - 11/11/95
3. Mogwai - Tempe - 6/14/2001
4. Bjork - L.A. - 10/22/2001
5. Stevie Ray Vaughan - ABQ - 10/18/85
6. The Cure - Dallas - 2/21/2000 (tiny venue)
7. Smashing Pumpkins - PHX - 10/25/93
8. Elliott Smith - PHX - 5/3/97 (in store)
9. Sleater-Kinney - Tempe - 9/17/02
10. The Cure - Dallas - 7/22/87

remember when muslimgauze played live through a tv

So many good memories:
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1. Sonic Youth - A. Finkl Steelyard, Chicago, IL - August 15, 2003
2. Radiohead - Arènes de Nîmes, Nîmes, France - June 14, 2008
3. Sleater-Kinney - High Dive, Champaign, IL - February 22, 2003
4. Arcade Fire - Gorge Amphitheater, George, WA [Sasquatch] - May 26, 2007
5. Soundgarden - Gorge Amphitheater, George, WA - July 30, 2011
6. Beastie Boys - United Center, Chicago, IL - November 04, 2004
7. Sleater-Kinney - Riviera Theater, Chicago, IL - June 16, 2005
8. The Flaming Lips - Canopy Club, Urbana, IL - May 04, 2003
9. Neil Young and Crazy Horse - Key Arena, Seattle, WA - November 10, 2012
10. Titus Andronicus - Backspace, Portland, OR - September 19, 2009

BRMC 2004 Varsity Theatre

1 - devin townsend - Mar 31, 2011 Oulu
2 - anthrax - Jul 18, 1987 Oulu
3 - nine inch nails - Jun 29, 2000 Roskilde
4 - faith no more - Jun 10 1995 Seinäjoki
5 - iron maiden - Jun 29, 2000 Roskilde
6 - manic street preachers - Mar 3 1999 Helsinki
7 - tool - Jun 16 2001 - seinäjoki
8 - faith no more - Jul 10 2012, London
9 - beastie boys - Jun 27 1998 Turku
10 - nirvana - Jun 27 1992 Turku

kp

turned2black wrote: 7. Smashing Pumpkins - PHX - 10/25/93

Jealous of this!

I don't usually do concerts, but Sunny Day Real Estate circa 2000-ish was fantastic, as was Radiohead in 2012.

bart wrote:I don't usually do concerts, but Sunny Day Real Estate circa 2000-ish was fantastic, as was Radiohead in 2012.

The older I get the less I like going to shows.

Also, I saw Patterson Hood do a solo show in this tiny upstairs space a few years ago. That was great as well, though these two annoying women kept taking flash pictures of him from like three feet away until he yelled at them.

shows I can remember

MMJ, Bonnaroo 08
Flametrick Subs, ??
The Reigning SOund, 06
PJ, Bonnaroo 08
The Sword, 12
The Darkness, 13

I didn't go to many shows back in the 90s. But I try to see more now.

bart wrote:Also, I saw Patterson Hood do a solo show in this tiny upstairs space a few years ago. That was great as well, though these two annoying women kept taking flash pictures of him from like three feet away until he yelled at them.

As much as I like Godspeed, their show was probably the worst I've ever experienced, because they attract some royal shitbags like those two ladies.

I haven't gone to a concert in years, but here is my list, from best to worst:

Ween 1/30/98 Philadelphia, PA
Radiohead 8/8/01 Cuyahoga Falls, OH
Brain Wilson performs "Smile" 10/8/04 Glenside, PA
The Frogs 4/3/99 Cleveland, OH
Pink Floyd 6/2/94 Philadelphia, PA
Nirvana 11/9/93 Bethlehem, PA
David Bowie 10/3/97 Philadelphia, PA
Sonic Youth 6/5/98 Philadelphia, PA
Ween/Sonic Youth/Flaming Lips 8/31/06 Allentown, PA
Radiohead 8/21/03 Cuyahoga Falls, OH
The Rolling Stones 10/16/97 East Rutherford, NJ
Pearl Jam 7/12/03 Hershey, PA
Page & Plant 4/8/95 Philadelphia, PA
Bob Dylan 10/25/94 Wilkes-Barre, PA
Beck 3/30/97 Philadelphia, PA
Radiohead 8/18/03 Camden, NJ
The Smashing Pumpkins 7/6/96 Philadelphia, PA
Pearl Jam 6/1/06 East Rutherford, NJ
Rocket From The Crypt 1/19/00 Hoboken, NJ
Aerosmith 8/14/94 Scranton, PA
Mr. Bungle 8/7/99 Philadelphia, PA
Pearl Jam 10/28/09 Philadelphia, PA

Quality over quantity.

Damn right! Here is audio of my #1 show. Listen to the energy in the room during "Buenos Tardes Amigo". Deaner burst out of a cloud of smoke to play the guitar solo. It made any Pearl Jam singalong look like child's play.

https://archive.org/details/Ween1998-01-30

I just saw Built to Spill play a barn in Iowa. It was up there...