Best Live Band

[HevyDevy]

Okay, simple question - what's the best live show you've attended and why?

Also, what bands have you seen live over the years?

I have to duck out for a meeting so I'll list my top few when I get back!

 

[andrew flap]

a toss up -Queen in the 80's were awesome and this year I saw David Bowie. As a muso, I have seen bands too numerous to mention.

 

[carcharias]

too many big day outs to name all bands but on their own I've seen.. this will be hard.
Adam and the ants
Oils
Stray Cats
Metallica
Mick Jagger ( satriani playing guitar)
David lee Roth ( Via playing)
Lemonheads
You Am I
Hunters and Collectors
The Cure
Nirvana ( twice )
Clapton
Radiohead
Inxs
Ben Harper
ACDC
Silverchair
Frenzal Rhomb
Skyhooks
The Cruel sea
The Church
Buffalo Tom
The Falling Joys
Mathew Sweet
the Sex Pistols (sidless)
Pink Floyd
Roger Waters
Hoodoo Gurus
right said Fred
Eurythmics
George Thorougood
Died Petty
Radio Birdmen
the Hard ons
the Clouds
Spiderbait
U2
Celebite rifles


....

probably heaps more but I can't think of them .

Best
You Am I doing the HI FI WAY gigs at the Metro in about 95
I went 3 times
The first being the best.

Plus I saw the Oils around 83 at the Hordern .
I was only just in High school and went with a bunch of mates.
It must have been the 10 to 1 gigs.

I sh*t myself the whole time..the crowd was ferocious.


craziest thing I ever saw at a gig was the freak hanging by one arm off a light post at the Big day out
when SilverChair played. He must have been 60 ft up in the air.

 

[Weasels Ripped My Flesh]

My Top 5:

Dinosaur Jr
Yeah Yeah Yeah's
You Am I
Jon Spencer Blues Explosion
Rolling Stones

3 That Sucked:

Tool (Why did i pay $80 to watch Maynard hide behind a curtian?)
Beck (Seachange tour, didn't get funky at all. Very dissapointing)
Sonic Youth (As much as i love them, the tour i saw them on - they sucked)

Worst Live Band Ever: Somthing For Kate

 

[hrundi99]

Neil Young at CNE in Toronto (supported by Pearl Jam) - "there is a town, in North Ontario...".

Teenage Fanclub at the Metro, 2 tours ago - there was a lot of love in the room.

Sloan at Newtown RSL - saw them in Toronto and never thought they'd tour here; had beers with them after the show 'til 4am at the Townie.

 

[HevyDevy]

What was Ben Harper like? Wouldn't mind seeing him.

Anyway:

AC/DC
Aerosmith
Def Leppard
Baby Animals (twice)
Sting (twice)
Tool
Van Halen
Steve Vai
Sammy Hagar
Whitesnake
Red Hot Chili Peppers
Opeth (twice)
Devin Townsend
Strapping Young Lad
Megadeth
Pantera
Ozzy Osbourne
Dave Mathews Band
Plant and Page (No Quarter tour)
Henry Rollins (twice)
Soilwork
In Flames
Chimaira
Creed (hey, they were free tickets okay!)
Doug Williams and LR Mix (about 50 times)
Will be seeing Motley Crue in December


I'm sure there's more but can't think right now. Anyway, Sammy Hagar was awesome. A really, really quality show with great energy for the full two-and-a-half. It's the one time I've screamed like a little girl at a concert 'Sing Dreams, sing Dreams' :lol:

Sting was great too, as were Baby Animals

And of course I enjoyed Devin and Opeth immensely

Van halen were sh*t, but that was because I saw them with Gary Cherone and he just didn't work with them. He was much better with Extreme.

Tool, well Danny Carey's skills were enough for me to enjoy the show. He's a monster.

 

[carcharias]

Ben Harper was great..the crowd was fugged.
It was at Wollongong ent cent..they talked and moved around all the way through his acoustic stuff.

Steal my kisses sent every chick in the joint into a near orgasm.

I have just been reminded of more
Baby Animals a few times
Chilli Peppers twice
Teenage Fanclub
Don McLean
split enz
tumbleweed
the Hitmen
grinspoon
violent femmes
Allanis Morriset in a forest in Turkey ( 20 thousand turks screaming Morrisetta !!) it sucked pretty hard.
skunk anianse
the riptides

 

[choc_soldier]

Shihad

 

[PARRA_FAN]

Powderfinger, entertainment centre, 2003 sounded awesome.

Ive got AC/DC's live at Donnington and Nirvana's Unplugged, they sound really good on DVD.

 

[Alex28]

Ben Harper was great..the crowd was fugged.
It was at Wollongong ent cent..they talked and moved around all the way through his acoustic stuff.

I was at that show, and you are right - the crowd was a disgrace. If they never get another Harper show down there they have nothing but themselves to blame.

Best Foreign Acts:

Radiohead - saw 3 shows in 2004, just amazing, not like anything I have seen before.
Pearl Jam - I've seen them 4 times now - no matter what you think of their 'new' music (new being everything since Ten for most people), they are damn good live. Have never seen them put on a dud show.
Gomez - Fantastic musicians, great songs, so so so much energy!

Best Local Acts:

Hilltop Hoods - The best Australian live act hands down. There are not many hip-hop acts I like, but these guys are damn good at what they do.
You Am I - A band that are 10 years ahead of their time. Their early material kicks live. Even their late material is underrated. Even when Timmy is wasted they put on a great show.
Shihad - They have been forgiven for their 'Pacifier-era'. Good material that rocks live.

 

[CC_Eagle]

My Top 5:

Dinosaur Jr
Yeah Yeah Yeah's
You Am I
Jon Spencer Blues Explosion
Rolling Stones

3 That Sucked:

Tool (Why did i pay $80 to watch Maynard hide behind a curtian?)
Beck (Seachange tour, didn't get funky at all. Very dissapointing)
Sonic Youth (As much as i love them, the tour i saw them on - they sucked)

Worst Live Band Ever: Somthing For Kate

Excellent post..


This year -

#1 The Finn Brothers - Opera House
#2 Presidents Of The USA - Metro
#3Shihad - Annandale
#4 John Butler Trio - Enmore
#5 Velvet Revolver - Hordern

The worst -

Green Day - Superdome..Setlist was great..crowd,acoustics and Simple Plan weren't..

 

[Red Bear]

Frenzal Rhomb the 1st n 3d times i saw em
Living End are bloody brilliant live
Metallica
Pennywise
Tenacious D
Strung Out
Both Homebakes i went to were pretty awesome

 

[SpaceMonkey]

Sepultura
Shihad
Primus
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds
Radiohead
Faith No More

 

[nöyd]

KISS

and as far as aussie acts go I was very surprised (and impressed) with Grinspoon

 

[LESStar58]

The Living End are hands down the best live act in Australia today....never disappoint me even and the shows are still always top drawer even though I've seen them at least 2 dozen times since 1996! it just never wears thin!

honorable mentions to The Black Keys & Ozomatli and No Doubt have been good whenever i've seen em play...

 

[choc_soldier]

The Living End are hands down the best live act in Australia today....never disappoint me even and the shows are still always top drawer even though I've seen them at least 2 dozen times since 1996! it just never wears thin!

I'll add that to my list - thanks for the reminder!

Also Area 7 (who were supporting the 'End that night) go off, and Foo Fighters.

 

[LESStar58]

I'll add that to my list - thanks for the reminder!

Also Area 7 (who were supporting the 'End that night) go off, and Foo Fighters.

area 7 have played with TLE quite a few times....I saw them together on the "Save The Day" Tour in 98 and there was some tour in 2001 where I saw em at the POW...

 

[Alex28]

jesus christ if The Living End and Area 7 are the best you can come up with as Best Live Band in Australia you need to see more music...

 

[LESStar58]

I didn't say area 7....I said The Living End.

I saw them play TOGETHER a couple of times bt never said they were BOTH the best....I said TLE are.

 

[Alex28]

wasn't totally aimed at you LESStar ;-)

Area 7 don't belong in this thread. That is all.