Peter Gabriel at the Forest Hills tennis stadium in 1982 ( “Security” tour)
Rudolf Nureyev and Dame Margot Fonteyn in “Swan Lake”, sometime in the 70s.
Iron Maiden - World Slavery Tour 1984
Four-way tie: Kesha 2011, Kesha early June 2013, Kesha late June 2013, Kesha 2016
Dave Brubeck quartet, Hoey Auditorium, WCU, 1980
Handbell concert from Maryland churches, Annapolis, Maryland, 1996.
The Who, Toronto, 1989.
The concert itself was fantastic, but the floor seating sucked since everyone decided to stand on their folding metal chairs for the entire concert, thereby forcing me to do the same.
I’m going to take a wild stab at this and guess that you’re a Kesha fan.
Peter Gabriel at the Forest Hills tennis stadium in 1982 ( “Security” tour)
Rudolf Nureyev and Dame Margot Fonteyn in “Swan Lake”, sometime in the 70s.
Iron Maiden - World Slavery Tour 1984
Four-way tie: Kesha 2011, Kesha early June 2013, Kesha late June 2013, Kesha 2016
Dave Brubeck quartet, Hoey Auditorium, WCU, 1980
Handbell concert from Maryland churches, Annapolis, Maryland, 1996.
The Who, Toronto, 1989.
Lollapalooza, 1991
Jane’s Addiction, Ice T, Siouxsie and the Banshees, Living Colour, Nine Inch Nails, and Butthole Surfers at a time where festival concerts really weren’t done.
Peter Gabriel at the Forest Hills tennis stadium in 1982 ( “Security” tour)
Rudolf Nureyev and Dame Margot Fonteyn in “Swan Lake”, sometime in the 70s.
Iron Maiden - World Slavery Tour 1984
Four-way tie: Kesha 2011, Kesha early June 2013, Kesha late June 2013, Kesha 2016
Dave Brubeck quartet, Hoey Auditorium, WCU, 1980
Handbell concert from Maryland churches, Annapolis, Maryland, 1996.
The Who, Toronto, 1989.
Lollapalooza, 1991
Hall and Oates opening for The Electric Light Orchestra, Pittsburgh, 1981
Dread Zeppelin, Sinbads, Buffalo, NY, September 19, 1990
Lollapalooza 1994
The music was great (Beastie Boys, Smashing Pumpkins, George Clinton, The Breeders, Green Day, Nick Cave), but really just the whole festival experience was so much fun. This was in Dallas, at the amphitheater in Fair Park. There was a brief storm, after which people started running and sliding down the sloped lawn, and it turned into a big mudfest. There was a ‘hailstorm’ of water bottles thrown up from the crowd in the gust front preceding the storm. Then a shower of bottle rockets from somewhere in the crowd, landing and exploding all around us. We moshed around an impromptu bonfire fueled with cardboard boxes. Lots of fun! Not to mention all the weed.
Deep Purple, late 1970s - Too long, too loud, and I had a massive, throbbing toothache
MJQ, 1971, St. John’s – Revival tour by a group that shouldn’t have been revived.
Hootie and the Blowfish - This was at a college bar before they got famous. Walked out after two songs because they were so boring and sappy.
Def Leppard, mid-90s - Formulaic drivel.
Broadway on Broadway 2002 - Huge free outdoor concert where every cast from every Broadway show sings one song. I was standing next to some bitch who kept calling people and screaming “Hear that? Guess who that is? Guess where I am?” She would not shut up.
Deep Purple, late 1970s - Too long, too loud, and I had a massive, throbbing toothache
MJQ, 1971, St. John’s – Revival tour by a group that shouldn’t have been revived.
Hootie and the Blowfish - This was at a college bar before they got famous. Walked out after two songs because they were so boring and sappy.
Def Leppard, mid-90s - Formulaic drivel.
Broadway on Broadway 2002 - Huge free outdoor concert where every cast from every Broadway show sings one song. I was standing next to some bitch who kept calling people and screaming “Hear that? Guess who that is? Guess where I am?” She would not shut up.
Pee Shy, 1996, opening act for the Village People. Completely lacking in talent. I was one of many to boo them. The Village People, on the other hand, were terrific.
Deep Purple, late 1970s - Too long, too loud, and I had a massive, throbbing toothache
MJQ, 1971, St. John’s – Revival tour by a group that shouldn’t have been revived.
Hootie and the Blowfish - This was at a college bar before they got famous. Walked out after two songs because they were so boring and sappy.
Def Leppard, mid-90s - Formulaic drivel.
Broadway on Broadway 2002 - Huge free outdoor concert where every cast from every Broadway show sings one song. I was standing next to some bitch who kept calling people and screaming “Hear that? Guess who that is? Guess where I am?” She would not shut up.
Pee Shy, 1996, opening act for the Village People. Completely lacking in talent. I was one of many to boo them. The Village People, on the other hand, were terrific.
Assemblage 23, mid 2000s - I adore A23 (one of my favorites) but the live act was muddy, unmelodic, and just generally disappointing. I’ll stick to the studio recordings.
Deep Purple, late 1970s - Too long, too loud, and I had a massive, throbbing toothache
MJQ, 1971, St. John’s – Revival tour by a group that shouldn’t have been revived.
Hootie and the Blowfish - This was at a college bar before they got famous. Walked out after two songs because they were so boring and sappy.
Def Leppard, mid-90s - Formulaic drivel.
Broadway on Broadway 2002 - Huge free outdoor concert where every cast from every Broadway show sings one song. I was standing next to some bitch who kept calling people and screaming “Hear that? Guess who that is? Guess where I am?” She would not shut up.
Pee Shy, 1996, opening act for the Village People. Completely lacking in talent. I was one of many to boo them. The Village People, on the other hand, were terrific.
Assemblage 23, mid 2000s - I adore A23 (one of my favorites) but the live act was muddy, unmelodic, and just generally disappointing. I’ll stick to the studio recordings.
Guns and Roses 1987 - start of the Appetite for Destruction tour. “Welcome to the Jungle” had just been released as a single. Absolutely terrible. They stumbled around high and drunk between songs like they were practicing in their garage. The “Paradise City” finale was the only bright spot.
Deep Purple, late 1970s - Too long, too loud, and I had a massive, throbbing toothache
MJQ, 1971, St. John’s – Revival tour by a group that shouldn’t have been revived.
Hootie and the Blowfish - This was at a college bar before they got famous. Walked out after two songs because they were so boring and sappy.
Def Leppard, mid-90s - Formulaic drivel.
Broadway on Broadway 2002 - Huge free outdoor concert where every cast from every Broadway show sings one song. I was standing next to some bitch who kept calling people and screaming “Hear that? Guess who that is? Guess where I am?” She would not shut up.
Pee Shy, 1996, opening act for the Village People. Completely lacking in talent. I was one of many to boo them. The Village People, on the other hand, were terrific.
Assemblage 23, mid 2000s - I adore A23 (one of my favorites) but the live act was muddy, unmelodic, and just generally disappointing. I’ll stick to the studio recordings.
Guns and Roses 1987 - start of the Appetite for Destruction tour. “Welcome to the Jungle” had just been released as a single. Absolutely terrible. They stumbled around high and drunk between songs like they were practicing in their garage. The “Paradise City” finale was the only bright spot.
Page and Plant at the Alamodome in San Antonio. The a/c was broken, so it was not as hell. And everybody but me was smoking weed, so it was a marijuana sauna. On top of that, the band played only Zeppelin’s obscure tracks.
