Van Halens 1980 invasion quickly comes to mind. I knew every word of their every song. They had a new amp system that at the time, a Guinness record for most watts ever at a concert. Couple that with Roth getting drunk, & I couldn't even tell what they were playing.
Hank Jr. Another [bleep] that simply stole my money to just sit in a chair & slobber some chit.
On the other side, Bob Seeger put on concerts good enough that he sold out at Ruckus(Rupp) Arena twice in 6 months.
After getting married the second time & not needing concerts for dates & such I decided my money was much better used for other things & haven't looked back.
Kansas - saw them last year for the 4th time - going to see them again in May on the 40th anniversary Point of Know Return tour in a small theater - gonna be awesome!
Best I ever saw was Chicago. Worst I ever saw was Bread. Most surprisingly good was Black Oak Arkansas.
All back in the early 70's.
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Saw Clapton the last time he came to town. Just blues deluxe.
Clapton was on my bucket list and we saw him with Steve Winwood about seven years ago. Two journeymen doing their work. No BS of any kind. It was awesome.
I have seen the Stones 4 times in my life, the absolute best concerts ever. i saw Van Hanlen with Sammy and it was great. saw Alice Cooper several years ago, the played for hour and a half and did not talk at all until it was over.
worst concert was Santana back in th '70's, they just jammed, did not sing a word, no songs, just jammed. left half way through.
We saw Santana in the Woodlands some years a go. When he did talk it was in Spanish, that left a bad taste to us, more white people have put money in his pocket than Meskins
We saw Neil Diamond at the Houston Livestock rodeo, he was great, walked around the arena talking to people, even getting on The phone to talk to a girls mom. One of the most enjoyable concerts ever even though he talked some.
Best ..... Rolling Stones on July 4th 1978 in Orchard Park, NY, Bob Marley, Santana (x3) and David Bowie in Toronto, along with The Clash, The Specials, UB40, Jimmy Cliff, The English Beat, Jeff Beck, Talking Heads, The Police
Bucket list ..... David Gilmour, Eric Clapton, Phish, Ott.
Saw Hank Jr 15 years ago in Stillwater, Oklahoma. His band played about 4 songs with him and they left. Then he brings out a stool and guitar. Plays acoustic only for the next two hours. Great show.
Chris Ledoux in Coffeyville, Kansas on the rodeo grounds in 1993 or so was also a good memory.
One of Elvis’s last concerts in 1975. Took my Mom for her birthday present. Foghat in the 70’s. Foreigner back then too. ZZ Top in the 80’s Crystal Gayle with Eddie Rabbit in the 80’s Hank jr at Billly Bob’s TX in the 80’s George Strait bunch of times in the 80’s & 90’s Dwight Yoakum late 80’s Patty Loveless in the 90’s
All of them put on OUTSTANDING shows.
"Allways speak the truth and you will never have to remember what you said before..." Sam Houston Texans, "We say Grace, We Say Mam, If You Don't Like it, We Don't Give a Damn!"
Patty Lovelace puts on a good show. Fast forward to 5:45 and check out that black haired female fiddle picker fiddlin' and humpin'. I don't know if she meant it to be hot or not,....but it's pretty damn hot.
The best for me was The Last Waltz, the closure of The Band, in San Francisco. The worst was Stevie Ray Vaughn at the Concord Pavilion just a half dozen miles from my home. Born and raised in the Bay Area, leaving in 1996, I went to concerts far more than the movies.
Saw Dan Seals and Gene Watson both a couple of times. Excellent concerts!
"Allways speak the truth and you will never have to remember what you said before..." Sam Houston Texans, "We say Grace, We Say Mam, If You Don't Like it, We Don't Give a Damn!"