Most Epic Concerts You've Had The Chance To Attend...

[Guest girl]

Cool. It sounds like Wilco and Explosions in the Sky were pretty good. I'll have to check them out, plus Muse, someday. I don't think Explosions in the Sky will ever come to Calgary though. I was at the #3 MG concert at Mac Hall too! I wasn't at the #4 MGB concert at the Calgary Stampede, but I went to their second outdoor performance at Calgary Stampede.

 

Woah!!! You sure have a vivid memory for that concert at the Stampede Corral. I don't remember any of that stuff, because I was way at the back (last row in the nosebleed section). I couldn't see anything. I only heard the power of their music which blew me away. I just remember the stuffed bull. I'm glad I didn't see the Copyright lead singer's cockbulge. I feel sorry for you. hehe.

 

That must have hurt being in the most pit at the front of the stage. Ouch. I remember making the same mistake of being front row centre at the 2002 Molson Canadian Snow Jam tour at Shaw Millennium Park. The mosh pit when punk band Strung Out came out was insane! When I got home, I looked in the mirror and I had all these bruises on my arms and chest. It looked like someone beat me up! My hair was also wet and sticky from people throwing soft drinks in the air. I won't be doing that again anytime soon.

Edited December 19, 2011 by girl

[Sensory Overload]

I saw Explosions in the Sky a few years ago. They were good, but I wasn't completely blown away (maybe my expectations were too high). I love the band, and I would highly recommend you seeing them, but it wasn't one of the best shows that I've ever seen.

[Audio of Being]

Pink Floyd - Toronto 1994.

 

Hot Damn!

[InDisguise]

I dont think anything on here can top this...

 

The "final" Smashing Pumpkins show in 2000, Chicago... the Metro.

 

4+ hours of music. unbelievable.

 

Set 1:

•Rocket

•I Am One

•Rhinoceros

•Shame

•Porcelina of the Vast Oceans

•The Everlasting Gaze

•Bullet with Butterfly Wings

•Spiteface (tease)

•Thru the Eyes of Ruby

•Blissed and Gone (with the Frogs)

•To Sheila (with Linda Strawberry and the Frogs)

•Mayonaise

•I of the Mourning

 

Set 2:

•Muzzle

•Stand Inside Your Love

•Perfect

•This Time

•Go

•The Last Song

•Last Instrumental

•Age of Innocence

•Thirty-three

 

Set 3:

•Tonight, Tonight

•Siva

•Fuck You

•Drown

•Starla

•If There Is a God

•Cash Car Star

•Rock On [Essex]

> Heavy Metal Machine

•Today

 

Encore 1:

•For Martha (with Billy Corgan, Sr.)

•Born Under a Bad Sign [Jones/Bell] (with Billy Corgan, Sr.)

 

Encore 2:

•Cherub Rock (with Rick Nielsen)

 

Encore 3:

•Disarm

•1979 (with Matt Walker)

 

Encore 4:

•Silverfuck

 

However, Deftones (2007), Incubus (2004), Matthew Good (2003), and Foo Fighters (2003) were all in my books epic.

[blackbird1]

I saw an excellent Sam Roberts show at the Kee to Bala in Ontario. I happened to be in the area and found out about it the day before, I was just a right place, right time situation. Great show in a unique venue!!

[yensid]

The first is Suicidal Tendancies, Danzig and Metallica at Darien Lake in '94, a car in the parking lot burst into flames while Danzig was on and the crowd went nuts for the rest of the night. Still the most memorable concert I've been to after all these years. Next is Tal Bachman and Barnaked Ladies for the New Year's Eve show 12/31/99 at Marine Midland (now First Niagara....what a cool way to bring in the new millennium.

[saturnine]

suicidal tendencies/metallica/danzig

tal bachman/barenaked ladies

 

you are two different people.

[IamNick]

Blink-182. Say what you want about the music, but it's catchy and jumping around in the moshpit is fun as fuck. Also I saw the Joy Formidable last september in Vancouver in some tiny theater, it was intense.

[juanpe]

I attended to one of the best concerts Garbage has ever performed in Spain: it was past July in the BBK Live music festival in the north of Spain. They were presenting their new album: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1zbmDYsbqc4.

And in the same festival, an AMAZING three-hour-concert by The Cure... the ecstasis: they had some technical problems at the beginning and instead of staying backstage, Robert Smith just picked up his guitar and played 3 acoustic songs while the problem was being fixed: that's a professional!!!

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GqKhp7WISV8

[Young Grasshopper]

Eden Fest

 

A 3 day, 3 stage festival event in 1997 @ Mosport park, Bomanville ON. Canada. I had some of my best and worst moments that weekend.

 

The line up included:

 

The Cure

Bush

Live

Space Hog

Everclear

Porno for Pyros

and

The Tragically Hip

(just after the release of "trouble at the hen house")

Edited November 1, 2012 by Trisdin

[guitarchick]

Probably a huge hippie festival called blue skies. I guess the tickets are hard to come by and you have to be in some crazy cult to get them but I dunno.I got the ticket from a friend. Either way, I had a lot of fun with a bunch of hippies , square danced, saw some cool bands, hugged a lot of random people, ate some awesome hippie food, taught people how to play poi and diablo. Good times.

[juanpe]

The last concert I attended and that I remember as being spectacular was Garbage's concert at the BBK Live last year:

. It was just awesome...

[RES]

The Frienddship Festival, Fort Eerie Ont., summmer of 95. Lineup was full of Canadian alt rock bands popular at the time -the Headstoes, Junkhouse, Tea Party, Watchmen, I Mother Earth, Moist, OLP and others. No MGB though

[Gomo]

Saw Hey Ocean! here in New York last night. They really kick ass. I got turned onto them a couple of years ago by my friend who lives in Lethbridge. High energy and fun.

Edited April 2, 2013 by Gomo

[AnOceanPearl]

Sigur Ros is playing here in May, so that'll be pretty epic for me.

[theladymargaret]

I just saw Garbage play Metropolis... fantastic show :)

[Some Random]

flying to montreal to see nine inch nails, with explosions in the sky opening for them, in the fall. so that. i assume.

[Audio of Being]

moe. Bonnaroo 2002 - Epic late night show which started at 1:15 am, and ended at around 6:30 am.

[AnOceanPearl]

flying to montreal to see nine inch nails, with explosions in the sky opening for them, in the fall. so that. i assume.

That's going to be a great show. Explosions are a fantastic live band, and while I'm not a huge Nine Inch Nails fan I've heard nothing but amazing things about their live shows. Enjoy!

[Some Random]

That's going to be a great show. Explosions are a fantastic live band, and while I'm not a huge Nine Inch Nails fan I've heard nothing but amazing things about their live shows. Enjoy!

 

i'd quite honestly rather see eits in a small venue, headlining, where i could be up against the stage, and they could play a lengthy set, but i've got a decent seat for this show, and they're just an unexpected bonus.

[AnOceanPearl]

i'd quite honestly rather see eits in a small venue, headlining, where i could be up against the stage, and they could play a lengthy set, but i've got a decent seat for this show, and they're just an unexpected bonus.

I saw them play at the Vogue theater here in Vancouver and while I wasn't up against the stage, I was sitting right by the soundboard and had a really great view and they were incredible. I'm stoked that they'll be getting some more exposure touring with NIN, they deserve it.

[Computer]

I just saw Savages at the Mod Club last night and they were awesome.

[BonnieTO13]

Goo Goo Dolls about 10 years ago. Small Venue, they were drinking beer, it was so much fun (even though I had bad company)..

 

Speaking of Concerts, whos going to Toronto's MGB one in November?

[Babybitch]

Weezer and on a second occasion, porno for pyros in ogdensburg new york, small venue, great crowds, epic in my mind anyway...

 

Ween in montreal and on another occasion cake at the spectrum, that was a great tiny venue, up close and personal

[Some Random]

nin and explosions were epic. i was choking back tears listening to explosions, and wanted to throat punch the jerks talking through them (though i guess that's what people do during opening bands). nine inch nails were great. trent's still got it, robin finck paces the stage like a wolf, and the visuals were really cool. played a ton off the new album. the entire bell centre sung hurt with him for the last song. the only thing i'd change would be the stage presence of the new guys. they play fine, but don't move much. didn't take away from the show, but didn't add anything. but yeah, most epic show i've seen.