Tom8558 Posted 11 January, 2013 Share Posted 11 January, 2013 What do you reckon? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weston Super Saint Posted 11 January, 2013 Share Posted 11 January, 2013 Current - Mumford & sons Past - Queen or The Who Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint_clark Posted 11 January, 2013 Share Posted 11 January, 2013 Foo Fighters are pretty awesome. Never seen them live myself but seen repeats etc. and Queen are just ridiculously good live. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sussexsaint Posted 11 January, 2013 Share Posted 11 January, 2013 Floyd were pretty great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
niemi14 Posted 11 January, 2013 Share Posted 11 January, 2013 Three best shows I have seen are Iron Maiden, Foo Fighters and Rammstein. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint_Jonny Posted 11 January, 2013 Share Posted 11 January, 2013 Great thing about this thread is that there will be so many opinions! Alter Bridge always put on a brilliant show, The Prodigy never dissapoint - their energy onstage is unstoppable, Metallica get the crowd going like no one else on earth. I could go on for days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
St Chalet Posted 11 January, 2013 Share Posted 11 January, 2013 Faithless were awesome Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mightysaints Posted 11 January, 2013 Share Posted 11 January, 2013 Floyd Prodigy Maiden Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitenred Posted 11 January, 2013 Share Posted 11 January, 2013 Despite their years, AC/DC are awesome, just worry 'bout Angus dropping dead on stage Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Griffo Posted 11 January, 2013 Share Posted 11 January, 2013 Kasabian are by far the best band I've seen live. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheCholulaKid Posted 11 January, 2013 Share Posted 11 January, 2013 In the last 5 years that I've seen - White Denim Prior to that - Queens of the Stone Age on the Songs for the Deaf tour Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick Bateman Posted 11 January, 2013 Share Posted 11 January, 2013 Prodigy in Brighton in '92 were amazing. Oasis great in the past. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lazlo78 Posted 11 January, 2013 Share Posted 11 January, 2013 Niemi14 beat me to it: Rammstein. German industrial rock meets pyrotecnics; what could go wrong? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CB Saint Posted 11 January, 2013 Share Posted 11 January, 2013 Queen, ac / dc, guns n roses (when they finally decided to come on stage) However for sheer unexpected entertainment.. Cypress hill, public image limited Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pap Posted 11 January, 2013 Share Posted 11 January, 2013 I love AC/DC, especially the Bon Scott era and Back In Black. I often think I was born 20 years too late. Would have been awesome to have seen that line-up. Saw them headline Donington in 1991. Great gig, and I have it on DVD. My only problem with AC/DC is that Angus hogs a lot of the limelight, reducing Brian Johnson's chance to be a frontman. Still amazing though, although it's telling that they only play around three songs written after Back in Black. Bon Scott was a story-teller, and he was dangerous. Whole Lotta Rosie, possibly their finest song, is all about the quality of sex with large ladies, while Squealer is downright disturbing. There'd be outcry if that song was in the charts now. Genuinely think he was the only one keepin' them real. Master of innuendo, too. Big Balls is genius; I whack it on in the car, chuckle like f**k and insist to my family that it is merely a song about ballroom dancing. I am 37 years old. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pap Posted 11 January, 2013 Share Posted 11 January, 2013 Back OT, best bands I've seen live. Energy: Skid Row. Seb Bach's voice fell to bits, but they were still great. Intensity: Probs Metallica. I saw them three times for a reason. Best debut: undoubtedly Thunder, a band that managed to charm the pants off all of Donington when they opened 1990s show. Fidelity: Yeah Yeah Yeahs. They play and sing very well. Wall of sound award: Arcade Fire. Seeing 13 musicians recreate studio form is bloody amazing. They also rearrange a lot of their songs for live performances too. Best all round band: Iron Maiden. They love being on stage, never seen them do a bad show, big theatrical props that impressed the f**k out of impressionable teenage me. Real crowd pleasers too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trousers Posted 11 January, 2013 Share Posted 11 January, 2013 The Saw Doctors "Get that wasp off my sandwich!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Majestic Channon Posted 11 January, 2013 Share Posted 11 January, 2013 Best i've ever seen live is Bowie milton keyenes bowl 90 ,and i'm not a huge fan , but i was blown away that evening. Also seen ub40 live 3 times, excellent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Essruu Posted 11 January, 2013 Share Posted 11 January, 2013 Babyshambles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sussexsaint Posted 11 January, 2013 Share Posted 11 January, 2013 Think I've probably been at all the same gigs as Pap ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B Rabbit Posted 11 January, 2013 Share Posted 11 January, 2013 Can't believe no one has mentioned Muse yet.... They are hands down the best live show I've seen.... Seen Foo Fighters many times who are superb. Seeing Rammstein in the summer who will be F'ing brilliant! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B Rabbit Posted 11 January, 2013 Share Posted 11 January, 2013 ....and seeing Iron Maiden too so can't wait for that =) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pap Posted 11 January, 2013 Share Posted 11 January, 2013 Think I've probably been at all the same gigs as Pap ! Lighter in the air, dude Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pap Posted 11 January, 2013 Share Posted 11 January, 2013 Can't believe no one has mentioned Muse yet.... They are hands down the best live show I've seen.... Seen Foo Fighters many times who are superb. Seeing Rammstein in the summer who will be F'ing brilliant! I really need to see Muse and the Foo Fighters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ex Ringwood Saint Posted 11 January, 2013 Share Posted 11 January, 2013 Nine inch nails, ministry and faith no more during my student years..for big gigs I would say Metallica at Earls court a few years ago, and I would give a mention to depeche mode!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sussexsaint Posted 11 January, 2013 Share Posted 11 January, 2013 Lighter in the air, dude It's made me stick on the first skid row album again, forgot how bloody great it was. 18 and life Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ampersound Posted 11 January, 2013 Share Posted 11 January, 2013 Agree with B Rabbit, over the past 10 years MUSE have been king of the British Rock bands I'd say. Foo Fighters shows are always amazing. Guns N Roses in 1993 at Milton Keynes Bowl will always be one of my fav shows but even the last O2 show with G N R Mark II was brilliant for how long it went on for... past 1am if I remember correctly. Once saw Marilyn Manson in the House of Blues in the Mandalay Bay, Las Vegas and that was like nothing I've ever seen before in such a small venue. Great stuff. Not seen Rammstein yet.. on my to do list. Them Crooked Vultures was great but it was in Pompey and also saw Tenacious D in Brighton last year and that brilliant for comic value. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sussexsaint Posted 11 January, 2013 Share Posted 11 January, 2013 1988 Donnington was my first proper outdoor gig and it wasn't a bad one at all. Helloween , megadeth, guns and roses , David lee Roth , kiss and iron maiden Plus I met Tommy Vance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Appy Posted 11 January, 2013 Share Posted 11 January, 2013 Kasabian for me, although not even being a big fan of Coldplay, they are fantastic live, put on an hell of a show. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bpsaint Posted 11 January, 2013 Share Posted 11 January, 2013 Muse and Foos at Wembley remain 2 of the greatest live shows I've ever seen. Green Day are always good value for money too. Heard good things about The Boss, looking forward to one of his legendary 3 hour shows here this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Halo Stickman Posted 11 January, 2013 Share Posted 11 January, 2013 Faithless were awesome Yep, saw Faithless several years ago at the Isle of Wight Festival; they were indeed awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valesaint Posted 11 January, 2013 Share Posted 11 January, 2013 The Eagles. Thought I would hate it but still raving about it. Best ever and I have seen loads. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
View From The Top Posted 11 January, 2013 Share Posted 11 January, 2013 Faithless were top draw but The Killers are the best I've seen in a very long time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warsash saint Posted 11 January, 2013 Share Posted 11 January, 2013 No contest for me ... Depeche Mode Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colinjb Posted 11 January, 2013 Share Posted 11 January, 2013 Best band performance I've ever seen live, Feeder, during their 2003 tour at the NIA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swannymere Posted 12 January, 2013 Share Posted 12 January, 2013 They might be old but Led Zeppelin at the O2 were easily the best band i've seen. Underworld, The Chemical Brothers, Jimmy Cliff, David Bowie and Radiohead on the Pyramid Stage at Glastonbury were all pretty special in their own way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ziggy Posted 12 January, 2013 Share Posted 12 January, 2013 Fleetwood Mac by a country mile. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperMikey Posted 12 January, 2013 Share Posted 12 January, 2013 Seen Muse three times, they're very good but not as amazing as everyone says they are imo. Foos are always excellent (seen them 3x as well!). Best live band is Arcade Fire, hands down. Seen them at Glasto in 2007, Reading in August 2010 and then at the O2 in December 2010. They absolutely floored me each time. Huge power, raw emotion and the songs are just incredible. I don't fawn over any band, but they truly are staggering. Wake Up - Glasto 07 Power Out + Rebellion (Lies) - Reading 10 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S5jKwMnW3Y8&feature=youtube_gdata_player Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smirking_Saint Posted 12 January, 2013 Share Posted 12 January, 2013 Foos Stereophonics Paul weller Metallica Gaslight Anthem Foster the people Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colinjb Posted 12 January, 2013 Share Posted 12 January, 2013 Would like to offer an honourable mention to 'Within Temptation.' Phenomenal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Duckhunter Posted 12 January, 2013 Share Posted 12 January, 2013 I've seen both surviving Beatles and both gave great shows. Saw McCartney twice, once in '79 and once in '91. The '91 time he gave a fantastic performance, really was unbelievable. Really is a shame that his voice appears to have gone, because he really was great live. Ringo, I wasn't expecting a lot, but he had a great band with him, people like Rick Derringer and Edgar Winter and it was a great **** up and enjoyable night. Other great shows, Paul Simon,Chuck Berry, Paul Weller and Johnny Cash at the Albert Hall. Dr Feelgood was also a great live band. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saint_jas Posted 12 January, 2013 Share Posted 12 January, 2013 The Prodigy Faithless Mumford amd Sons Can't wait to see Muse at the Emirates end of May. Sent from my GT-I9100 using Tapatalk 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chez Posted 12 January, 2013 Share Posted 12 January, 2013 Sultans of Ping for me. Niall always puts on a great show Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Special K Posted 12 January, 2013 Share Posted 12 January, 2013 Prince was fabulous - great show and magnificent performer. Jeff Healey was superb. Always loved watching The Waterboys too. And The Cropdusters put on a good show, especially the gig with The Men They Couldn't Hang at the Top Rank, circa 86!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheCholulaKid Posted 12 January, 2013 Share Posted 12 January, 2013 Sultans of Ping for me. Niall always puts on a great show Wow. Wasn't expecting to see them mentioned on this thread. Saw them a couple of times back in the day. Good memories. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saintmonkey1979 Posted 12 January, 2013 Share Posted 12 January, 2013 The Prodigy Foo Fighters Bruce Springsteen And as much as it pains me to say this, Brian Adams, who iv Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lets B Avenue Posted 12 January, 2013 Share Posted 12 January, 2013 The Tubes. Gaumont 1978 and 79. Led Zep. Southampton University 1973. Any Peter Gabriel concert, solo or with Genesis. Any of the 14 times I've seen James (particlarly Skate Guildhall 1993 supported by Radiohead and 2011 at Albert Hall). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pressingon Posted 12 January, 2013 Share Posted 12 January, 2013 Dr Feelgood was also a great live band. Just saw this sad news http://www.u****.co.uk/wilko-johnson-diagnosed-with-terminal-cancer-news Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turkish Posted 12 January, 2013 Share Posted 12 January, 2013 Damage at Power in the Park c1996 will take some beating. IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Boy Saint Posted 12 January, 2013 Share Posted 12 January, 2013 Haven't been to a concert in years. Certainly did my fair share a good few years ago Iron Maiden, Scorpions, Ian Gillan, hmmmm bit of a theme here...........until..... An opportunity arose for tickets to see Michael Jackson at Wembley Stadium on his Bad tour, yet to be Mrs JBS back then liked Wacko Jacko, so for the princely sum of £35 I had 2 tickets for a Friday night, she gets to see her first live concert and I get my wicked way booked for a few weeks. I have to say despite going for her, it is up there as one of the best concerts I have seen. But my addition to the list is Genesis seen them 5 times the only disappointment was We Can't Dance, which was a bit bland. All the others had were the extraviganza's they were famous for. The one moment that is etched in my mind was NEC somewhen back in the 1980s, they had developed the Vari Light 32 colours in one light box which was right at the cutting edge of stage lighting, in their famous track called The Cage there is a line "raindrops keep falling on my head" at that moment the lights switched into rain mode Wow 8 rows from the front of the stage I was sat in an absolute deluge but bone dry! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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