What is the most memorable concert that you had attended so far?

@slaw 

You had been to many nice ones.

I rarely go to live concerts these days just listening to audio system at my home.

But I shall explore the way to find live sound in more exciting stage.

@shkong,

I love more intimate settings/smaller venues= smaller crowds/ better sound.

I was just thinking, maybe a good thread would be shows you’ve attended that you wish you remembered. I may have a longer list?

Happy Listening.

I just remembered a few more, and how could I forget these:

Astor Piazzolla - at SOB’s. I was sitting near the stage, he invites a special guest onto the stage, a petit but statuesque woman sitting right next to me, elbows apart, at the next table gets up and steps up. It was Grace Jones. 

Tito Puente - at SOB’s

Kid Creole and the Coconuts - A club in Chelsea, can’t remember the name 

Johnny Winter - the show was in the gymnasium of my Catholic high school. 

As a rule, I prefer small clubs. I almost never go to large venues, the football field at Columbia for the Airplane, and MSG for Dylan (a horrible experience, that probably turned me off to stadium concerts once and for all), and MSG for the Eagles (6th row center, comp seats or I would not have been there). 

Central Park for the Summer NY Philharmonic concerts are always fun, but you go there as much for the picnic vibe with 100,000 fellow NYers. 

@ unreceivedogma


You had been to nice ones.
I agree with you that small venue will give more intimate impression.

On 1988, I had been to Pavarotti recital which was held at Oakland Pavilion to play professional basketball.

He had to use microphone so it was just like watching music video.

Here's another,

Tift Merritt. The last show of her "Traveling Alone" tour in her home town.
Chris Stamey opened for her. It was an outdoor show. The rain stopped right before Tift started to play. It was recorded by PBS for one of their future fund raisers. 

PS. I saw it with my daughter.Ponchos & Umbrellas my friends.