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

My first concert ever is still waiting to be toppled. Queen in February 1979 during the Jazz tour.

Otherwise, the most otherworldly experience was Mavis Staples at Hard Rock Café on Beale Street. People lined up to be touched/blessed by her close to the end of it. The drummer in his white suit played drums as if they were a piano.

Another in that vein, Percy Sledge at the Damrosch Park, free concert. Goosebumps for an hour. A whiter Shade Of Pale made the entire audience cry.

The most "religious" one, Leonard Cohen on June 6, 2008 in Toronto. Well, Kris Kristofferson is right there at the top, too.

The happiest concert feeling, Chuck Berry for his 75th birthday at The Duck Room. If you did not end up on stage in the end, you were not there.

The most perfect concert ever, Michael Jackson (June 27, 1992 in Munich) the first one on the Dangerous tour. Two and a half hours later a friend asked me "what happened to us, where were we?"

The craziest surprise at the concert, Jimmy Buffet at the Madison Square Garden. I thought they would pull me out of the MSG rubble the following day. I knew he was popular, but that was some enthusiasm among the crowd. I thought I would, for safety reasons, escape before Margaritaville which was to be at the end. And then he did Brown Eyed Girl before intermission. I thought that could be the end of me. I also do not know any concert with so many youngish pretty, happy, women.

Speaking of that, Julio Iglesias. We were not the only men there, but no man came without a woman. Except for a friend of mine and me.

The Rolling Stones in Vienna (July 3, 1982, I believe) were great, Bruce Springsteen and Prince (unannounced concert) at the Pyramid were phenomenal, but Queen was just what you think of when watching Live Aid and then better. Hard to believe, but wow...

PS The Pyramid in Memphis, The Duck Room at The Blueberry Hill club in St. Louis.

bdp24,

"Leonard Cohen at The Universal Amphitheater in the early 2000’s."

Was this in the later 2000s (2008 and onward) or sometime earlier (earlier 1990s)? What city was that in?

bdp24,

I thought it was a long time ago and you must have mixed the dates. Well, at least you found the right theatre that night and did not end up at Lipps Inc. concert. If they actually existed as a performing group.

The only reason I noticed the error was because Cohen took a long hiatus (15 years or so) from music and I was eagerly awaiting his return. That is how I ended up in Toronto in 2008. It was his first announced concert after the hiatus. He welcomed us with "I know many of you have gone through significant geographical and financial inconveniences to be here tonight", or something to that effect and he was right for at least half of us in the audience. I doubt anyone regretted those inconveniences.

tochsii,

I can tell you that Queen did not disappoint two years later (Jazz tour) as I had mentioned earlier in the thread. It was kick in your gut energy but beyond good. They did have lots of lights, though. Cover of the Queen Live Killers lights (that was from that tour).

shkong78,

I wish that my father had done same thing to me.

Can I get a partial credit, at least, for flying my daughter to a Leonard Cohen concert and then one more ("fans and media only", no kidding, that was the title of it at Beacon Theatre in New York)?

She made it through both, even singing most of the time. Later she made me buy her a Judy Collins singing Leonard Cohen CD and take her to her concert, too.

She was 4 (years) at that first concert and full mature 5 at the second.

shkong78,

"I wish I had been to live concert of Bruce Springsteen. I want to know why he is called boss."

He is simply good, and I am not much of his true fan. That is all I can say about that one time I saw him.

However, those who have been to his Broadway performances, claim it is a different and unexpected experience which cements him as a Boss more than regular concerts. I have not seen it, but quite a reliable crowd told me that. Supposedly, audience cried. I am not even sure how much music is there. Be it what it is, there will be a record (yes, a record) and some other music carrier from those performances coming out soon. Probably before Christmas. Check it out. http://brucespringsteen.net/

If you think about attending one of those shows, good luck with tickets.

"WHAT CONCERT(S) do you WISH you could've/would've been able to see,..."

Elvis. That's it.

boxer12,

Congrats to your daughter!

And to you, too. You must have had some influence but the glory is still hers.