Best concert?

AoifeD · Post by **AoifeD** » Fri Jul 03, 2009 5:31 pm

Slane 09

jimmysheehan · Post by **jimmysheehan** » Fri Jul 17, 2009 7:19 am

Let's See.....Best Concert ever. That's a tough one!

Well it's probably a toss up between Led Zeppelin at the Boston Tea Party (about 2000 capacity) in Jan. 1969
or The Doors at The Fillmore East NYC in March 1968. Jim Morrison leaped over John Densmore, the drummer at the
beginning of the first song, "When the Music's Over"

Other highlights for me were:
Bob Dylan at The Back bay Theater in Boston backed by the Paul Butterfield Blues Band in 1966
Jimmi Hendricks at The Woodstock Festival Aug. 1969
Muddy Waters at Memorial Hall Burlington Vermont Summer 1984
The Rolling Stones at Manning Bowl Lynn Mass. Summer 1966
James Brown and the Famous Flames at Boston Garden Winter 1965
Bruce Springsteen and E Street Band at Meadowlands Arena NJ Aug. 1984
Miles Davis at The Spectrum Montreal Feb. 1990
Leonard Cohen at Royal Hospital Kilmainham, Dublin June 2008

These probably seem a bit dated but they were some of the best for me.

DangerSteve · Post by **DangerSteve** » Thu Sep 03, 2009 11:25 am

Did anyone ever see Kings of Leon in TBMC years back? I think they only played there once. Tiny venue packed to the rafters.

Good stuff.

kirsty · Post by **kirsty** » Wed Sep 16, 2009 5:08 pm

Best for me, Radiohead in Marlay park '06, swiftly followed by Ocean colour scene, NYE in Belfast 2007.
Kings of Leon were great last december, but not as emotional as previous KOL gigs.

Lumbo · Post by **Lumbo** » Fri Sep 18, 2009 10:29 am

This is difficult to pick out the best so in no particular order.

Leftfield/Chemical Brothers - The Point
Chic - Electric Picnic
Nirvana - The Point
Kraftwerk - The Olympia
Sasha & Digweed - Brandenberg Gate, Berlin
Arcade Fire - Electric Picnic
NIN - Oxegen
Guns 'N' Roses - Slane
Underworld - SFX
Iggy Pop - Feile
Danny Tenaglia - Space, Ibiza
Rage Against The Machine - The Tivoli
Daft Punk - Marley Park
Beastie Boys - SFX
Sonic Youth - Top Hat (Supported by some unknown Seattle band

)

TheGoodDoctor · Post by **TheGoodDoctor** » Wed Sep 30, 2009 3:58 pm

1. The Skatalites - Button Factory last year, crazy night.

2. Kraftwerk - My first non Wicklow gig!!

3. Lark in the Park - 1990-1996

sparrowcar · Post by **sparrowcar** » Wed Oct 21, 2009 9:16 am

Pearl Jam

London 02 arena Aug 2009

Majestic

alisha · Post by **alisha** » Wed Oct 21, 2009 12:41 pm

Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band 22 May 08 RDS Dublin

My first ever concert and it was out of this world! A true experience!

Has a bit of competition with U2 this year in Croker though!

robert12 · Post by **robert12** » Tue Nov 03, 2009 8:25 am

bruce springsteen and the estreet band, Torino 2009...WOW!

fionn27 · Post by **fionn27** » Wed Nov 11, 2009 10:10 pm

I've yet to experience a concert... Really want to go see the Prodigy or Arctic Monkeys!!

Post by **toast** » Thu Nov 12, 2009 12:38 am

You'll be in for some treat. Prodigy was one of my first gigs... definitely a good start to some gig going.

fionn27 · Post by **fionn27** » Thu Nov 12, 2009 4:57 pm

Yeah, hopefully I'll find some tickets...

JoeKer09 · Post by **JoeKer09** » Tue Nov 17, 2009 2:01 pm

has got to be stereophonics in the academy last year or else when they played in whelans a few years back ha
good times

congress3 · Post by **congress3** » Tue Nov 17, 2009 8:26 pm

Bruce and the E Street Band - RDS - Sunday the 12th July 2009.
Unbelievable never thought I would hear Jungleland and 41 Shots live.

rebeldiamond · Post by **rebeldiamond** » Wed Nov 25, 2009 5:27 am

I had a great night at The Smashing Pumpkins gig in the RDS last year- I really thought they rocked the place- loved it!
Muse put on a great show too- their gig at the O2 2weeks ago was an amazing show....
But last night I went to see Morrissey and I am a huge fan so I was always gonna enjoy it, but wow- he was amazing!! I truly found him mesmerizing, he has such a great stage presence & his voice is better than ever!

jennao · Post by **jennao** » Fri Dec 11, 2009 12:11 pm

best concert??

Slane 09 blew me away cuz Kasabian were amazing, Prodigy were crazy and then Oasis....well their just Oasis! It was brilliant and I'd even do the 5 hour walk back to the bus just to see it again!

Other highlights would be Jason Mraz in Hawaii at a little club (before he made it 'big')
Backstreet Boys this year (Don't judge me! It was a childhood thing and they were fairly amazing!)
Bon Jovi in Punchestown cuz their always fun
Velvet Revolver in the Point mainly because of Slash, the mans a genius!
and then the other 5 or 6 oasis gigs ive been to over the years

kevingodinho · Post by **kevingodinho** » Mon Dec 14, 2009 9:22 pm

Love - Guildfest 2004, No string section but still a great gig Alice Cooper afterwards was great too
Jeffrey Lewis - Kings Waterford 2003, fantastic gig he put on such a great show for the 20 people there
George Clinton - Tripod 2007, 3 1/2 hours of pure non-stop funk with about 30 musicians on stage!
Slane 2003 - My 18th birthday with 80,000 people and Queens of the Stone Age being so damn good!
Woodstock - Inistioge 2004, Great music and even better craic
James Brown - Oxegen 2005, Didnt play for long but was funkin' excellent and could still dance
Pearl Jam - Manchester 2009, Great gig cant wait to see em in the O2

Theres more but these were the highlights

cocknose · Post by **cocknose** » Sat Jan 09, 2010 5:58 pm

well the best gig i was at in '09 was the specials.....hands down!
overall it'd have to be one of the kings gigs i've seen.either tbmc or the olympia.but the first time i saw them was class.small tent at witness '03..doubt there was many more than 100 there.
other memorable ones include ray manzarek in the old HQ(now the academy) and roger waters at Jones Beach NY but i'm probably leaving a few out.--time to check the old stubs.

joetraff · Post by **joetraff** » Wed Apr 28, 2010 11:44 am

BON JOVI in london .
That was the best live performance by a band ever.

CocoAngus · Post by **CocoAngus** » Fri Jul 02, 2010 5:25 pm

AC/DC - Berlin - June 2010
Tom Waits - Dublin - July 2008
Bob Dylan - Dublin - May 2009
Mark Lanegan - Dublin - April 2010

Redgp · Post by **Redgp** » Tue Jul 06, 2010 3:42 pm

jennao wrote:best concert??

Slane 09 blew me away cuz Kasabian were amazing, Prodigy were crazy and then Oasis....well their just Oasis! It was brilliant and I'd even do the 5 hour walk back to the bus just to see it again!

Other highlights would be Jason Mraz in Hawaii at a little club (before he made it 'big')
Backstreet Boys this year (Don't judge me! It was a childhood thing and they were fairly amazing!)
Bon Jovi in Punchestown cuz their always fun
Velvet Revolver in the Point mainly because of Slash, the mans a genius!
and then the other 5 or 6 oasis gigs ive been to over the years

I also saw the Backstreet Boys last November and they were brilliant!!

Jorge cadette · Post by **Jorge cadette** » Tue Dec 07, 2010 12:12 pm

Might be a small Irish gig but the coronas in the olympia in december are amazing....

Pierce · Post by **Pierce** » Thu Dec 09, 2010 11:37 am

Modest Mouse supported by Frightened Rabbit in the Academy! Stood there in awe for 3 hours of brilliance. incredible atmosphere and incredible performances... just straight up awesome!

Dan le Sac Vs Scroobius Pip in Whelans 2 years ago has gotta be up there too tho!

lord.christoff · Post by **lord.christoff** » Thu Dec 16, 2010 2:13 pm

This year - Airbourne in the olympia on the 7th rocked hard -

Ever oh maybe Muse in MArlay park - Knights of Cydonia will take some beating though Metallica at the point on the Load tour was pretty special.

Next year - RUSH!!! the first and probably only time in Ireland - should be incredible.

greenspur · Post by **greenspur** » Fri Feb 25, 2011 9:16 pm

michael jackson cork. 88
Trip to tipp 90 (meat loaf , bryan adams, big country)
RatM Feile 93.
pearl jam slane 93
pearl jam millstreet 96
21st century Doors The point (03-04?)
Riders on the Storm Tripod 2008
Beastie Boys Electric Picnic 2009 (played a surprise gig on the sunday, after playing on sat night also!)
Boss Volenti Electric Picnic 09 (graeme hopkins hammered a drumkit with an inensity ive never seen before)
Queens of the stone age Ambassador 08?09? Amazing gig !!!
Pearl Jam hyde pk 2010
Staind The Academy 09.
Korn The ambassador 08? 09?
U2 croke Pk 2009 WOW !

obstacle_none · Post by **obstacle_none** » Wed May 11, 2011 8:42 pm

Elbow at the 02 this year was just immense.

Dewie101 · Post by **Dewie101** » Tue May 17, 2011 5:46 pm

Simon And Garfunkel - RDS 2004. Amazing to see them in the flesh, never thought Id get the chance, gig was amazing.

others of note...

U2 - Slane 2001, 1st gig.
Roger Waters - Wachovia Center, Philadelphia 2007
Rage Against The Machine - Coachella Festival 2007 - probably tied if not a very very close 2nd to Simon & Garfunkel

nutmeg81 · Post by **nutmeg81** » Sat Feb 04, 2012 3:24 pm

hmmmmm

Pearl Jam The Point 1996 - 1st gig
Green Day SFX 1998
The Offspring SFX 1999
Tool SFX 2001
Rocket from the Crypt 2001 & 2002/3 - both in Music Centre awesome live band
The Strokes & Moldy Peaches 2001 - debut irish gig Music Centre
Pearl Jam the Point and Paris 2006
James Brown 1st time he played Vicar St (eng got knocked out of euros by portugal same night!)
Green Day Ambassador 2005 - i think
The Specials Olympia 2009
The National 2007 Oxegen - alot of people at the verve?!!
Pearl Jam Manchester & London 2009, Dublin & Belfast 2010
Violent Femmes in Olympia 2001 - i think

many many more and festivals galore but all a blur!

BeccaBrand · Post by **BeccaBrand** » Sat Mar 03, 2012 7:04 pm

Florence and the Machine on the 2nd of March 2012! It was amazing! I'm still in awe. It's going to take something huge to beat that! I want to re-live it over and over again!

nickixoxo · Post by **nickixoxo** » Sat Apr 07, 2012 5:30 pm

Lady Gaga. 'Nuff said.

Runespawn · Post by **Runespawn** » Sun May 13, 2012 6:18 am

There have been so many: Judas Priest at Wacken last year really shocked and awed me - I had seen them before many times but to be that tight (not just the trousers!) and loud after 37 years was a sight and sound to behold! Rammstein both here and when I saw them in Berlin in 2010 were absolutely amazing shows! Kiss at Graspop in 2007 was another (great here in the 02, aswell). Opeth here in Whelan's in 2003, Emperor at the Inferno festival in Norway in 2006 and two months later when a certain band razed Dublin to the ground playing a certain album from start to finish. 'Master Of Puppets' I believe is its name.

Runespawn · Post by **Runespawn** » Sun May 13, 2012 6:20 am

jimmysheehan wrote:Let's See.....Best Concert ever. That's a tough one!

Well it's probably a toss up between Led Zeppelin at the Boston Tea Party (about 2000 capacity) in Jan. 1969
or The Doors at The Fillmore East NYC in March 1968. Jim Morrison leaped over John Densmore, the drummer at the
beginning of the first song, "When the Music's Over"

Other highlights for me were:
Bob Dylan at The Back bay Theater in Boston backed by the Paul Butterfield Blues Band in 1966
Jimmi Hendricks at The Woodstock Festival Aug. 1969
Muddy Waters at Memorial Hall Burlington Vermont Summer 1984
The Rolling Stones at Manning Bowl Lynn Mass. Summer 1966
James Brown and the Famous Flames at Boston Garden Winter 1965
Bruce Springsteen and E Street Band at Meadowlands Arena NJ Aug. 1984
Miles Davis at The Spectrum Montreal Feb. 1990
Leonard Cohen at Royal Hospital Kilmainham, Dublin June 2008

These probably seem a bit dated but they were some of the best for me.

Pardon the French, but that's a fuckin' list there, brother! Well done!

stan smith · Post by **stan smith** » Wed Jun 06, 2012 9:27 pm

ill go nas and damian marley 2010 tripod amazing set,swicthing from there solo material to their from their own collaborations was seamless!!the energy from the crowd was amazing that night

also special mention to the frames gig vicar st 2011 it was the 10 yr anniversary for their album for the birds it was mindbottiling

Aisling.G · Post by **Aisling.G** » Fri Jul 06, 2012 7:49 pm

U2 in croke park last year! Atmosphere was incredible, unreal gig!

beeforsam · Post by **beeforsam** » Sun Sep 09, 2012 12:51 pm

That has to be RATM at the 02 Dublin 2010, best atmosphere ever, the entire place ws jumping. I got knocked down twice, covered in bruises and limping at the end but well worth it

other highlights
Stereo Mcs Glastonbury 1993 (?), 2009, 2011
Eminem Bangor 2011
The Cure Glastonbury 1990
Asian Dub Foundation every time I've seen them (about 6 times)
The Stone Roses Dublin, Belfast 2012
Primal Scream The Olympia Dublin (20??)
The Jesus and Mary Chain Plymouth 1989 (?)
Snoop Dogg Glastonbury 2010
Wu Tang Clan Tripod Dublin 2011
Moby Slane (?)

eejit · Post by **eejit** » Wed Oct 10, 2012 12:02 am

Robert Plant - Sziget Festival
Roger Waters - The Wall
Australian Floyd
Flaming Lips - electric picnic
Rolling Stones / Tinariwen - Slane
Radiohead
Nigel Kennedy

Mrs Reina · Post by **Mrs Reina** » Thu Nov 08, 2012 4:23 pm

Madonna in Wembley in the 80's
Michael Jackson in Cork in 88
Lady gaga in O2.....The monster Ball

Marinaxo · Post by **Marinaxo** » Thu Jan 03, 2013 6:31 pm

Lady Gaga in Amsterdam (1500 capacity)
Bruno Mars in Amsterdam (1500 capacity)
Ed Sheeran in Brussels (200 capacity)

I like small venues.

Post by **BN2014** » Thu Oct 31, 2013 1:50 pm

Fall Out Boy this year was the best I've seen in ages, amazing live performers!

Matekofski · Post by **Matekofski** » Tue Nov 12, 2013 4:58 pm

Tool, Vienna 2006!

markeboo · Post by **markeboo** » Sat Feb 01, 2014 9:31 pm

Hi, Best concert I was at was actually a comedian, Peter Kay, absolutely fantastic!!

Maverick0000 · Post by **Maverick0000** » Mon Jun 16, 2014 9:32 pm

Slipknot-Rds- what a live show and spectacle.

Linkin Park and Q.O.T.S.A - Rds- superb by both bands.Grew out of linkin park at that stage but they were amazing live

Inme - cypress avenue - one of my favourite bands, saw them a few years ago and had pints with them. Can't believe they don't get the credit they deserve.

Gavin14 · Post by **Gavin14** » Sun May 17, 2015 6:07 am

thanks Sburger.

Dublinwon · Post by **Dublinwon** » Sat Oct 27, 2018 7:36 pm

Madonna in Amsterdam Ziggo dome Rebel Heart Tour or Wembley or earls court for drowned world tour 2001 or confessions tour millennium stadium Cardiff .
Saw her the twice she played in Ireland but Irish people don’t seem to appreciate her quality . I mean she’s not the most successful touring artist of all time for nothing . No one comes close to her .

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