This is going to date me even more. Back in the early 70s was at the Troubador in Carlton one night with friends for quite another act, and who should walk in the door but Glen Campbell. He asked mgt if he could do a couple of tunes in the interval between sets. Man that guy could play, even on a borrowed guitar. Was a fantastic night. Mr Campbell ended up playing audience requests and works in progress. Audience maybe 20 people??? and they had to kick us all out at 3 am cos weâd overstayed their licence by enough hours to get the mgt in real trouble. And we were all hoarse from singing along. And he came with us to Stalactites afterwards for pizza. Nicest bloke imaginable.
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CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone â¨2⊠â¨years⊠ago
Whatâs the best concert youâve ever been too?
TheWitchofThornbury@aussie.zone â¨2⊠â¨years⊠ago
tombruzzo@aussie.zone â¨2⊠â¨years⊠ago
Thatâs a hard one. Iâm lucky so many of the shows Iâve been to have been good.
Iâm in the crowd for Iron Maiden at the moment and last time I saw them they were great as well
useless_modern_god@aussie.zone â¨2⊠â¨years⊠ago
Oh nice. Please report back later with review if possible.
tombruzzo@aussie.zone â¨2⊠â¨years⊠ago
It was a great show. I watched maiden back in 2016 and this was just as good as I remember.
Bruceâs singing is still great. They played more stuff off the new album and Somewhere in Time. Not a lot from Number/Piece/Powerslave.
The new albums may not be as good asthe classics, but they have more instrumental sections, which makes sense since they have 3 guitarists now. Itâs great to watch them live just jamming out on stage because everything is so tight and it all flows so smoothly.
Really, you donât get to fill Rod Laver without putting on a great show. And maiden still hold up in that regard
useless_modern_god@aussie.zone â¨2⊠â¨years⊠ago
Somewhere in Time is hands down my fave album of theirs. So awesome! Thanks for that!
MeanElevator@aussie.zone â¨2⊠â¨years⊠ago
Rage against the machine - threw my hat at the stage and Zach re la Rocha wore it for a bit before giving it back to me. Gave it Security and singled me out as the owner
Pearl Jam - cause it was pearl jam
Paul McCartney - cause heâs Paul McCartney
Rolling Stones - cause I won tickets and there were 500 people in the audience
useless_modern_god@aussie.zone â¨2⊠â¨years⊠ago
Too many shows to have a fave. Each one has little stories that I canât really put above all. What about you?
dumblederp@aussie.zone â¨2⊠â¨years⊠ago
Does Fat Freddys Drop in the back yard of Pure Pop Records in St Kilda count?
SpinMeAround@aussie.zone â¨2⊠â¨years⊠ago
Oooh. Watsky because it was a kickass experience. One Republic because I love the band. The Killers because they put on a helluva show.
Catfish@aussie.zone â¨2⊠â¨years⊠ago
Difficult call between Cyndi Lauper She Bop anniversary, and Flogging Molly. Neither are my utter favourite artist but the way they ran the shows was amazing. Whole experience rather than just seeing songs.
Catfish@aussie.zone â¨2⊠â¨years⊠ago
Oh and a highly honourable mention to what I believe was the second last ever Prodigy show.
StudChud@aussie.zone â¨2⊠â¨years⊠ago
Toss up between seeing Cotton, Keyes, and Morris in the 2000s singing all their hits and dancing with the audience.
And Montaigne at the Croxton on her Complex album tour.
Llabyrinthine@aussie.zone â¨2⊠â¨years⊠ago
So many good ones listed here.
I have multiple excellent memories of both single gigs and festivals: Faith No More, The Cure, The Tea Party, The National, Placebo, Portishead, Iron Maiden, Portishead, Korn, SoaD etc. Even Def Leppard hahahaha.
Buuutt⌠One of my most memorable has to be Tori Amos at Hamer Hall. More so because I wasnât a mad fan. I canât remember what song it was but I had this a weird emotional reponse. Like all the music poured in me and the emotion wanted to pour outâŚ
Itâs weird to describe⌠An emotional orgasm, perhaps? đ¤Ł
It was amazing through.
I have to say hearing your favourite songs by any band you love never gets old.
Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone â¨2⊠â¨years⊠ago
Nine inch nails, soundwave Adelaide. Nothing will ever beat it for me.
calhoon2005@aussie.zone â¨2⊠â¨years⊠ago
Oh manâŚso may incredible showsâŚ
Pearl Jam in 95 over the fence at the Myer Music Bowl
Radiohead at Festival Hall touring Ok Computer
Funkadelic at Byron whilst on acid
The National at the Palais front row
Local Natives at the Corner
Glen Hansard with the Frames at the Recital Centre
Neil Young at Myer Music Bowl touring Greendale, centre 3 rows back
Flaming Lips at Festival Hall in 2005⌠I got a ticket for 2025 baby!
Baku@aussie.zone â¨2⊠â¨years⊠ago
If I may ask politely (as someone who doesnât do concerts), why were they all incredible? And how many others have you been to? Is it just cause you like the bands, or did they do something unique/special?
calhoon2005@aussie.zone â¨2⊠â¨years⊠ago
I guess it was my love of their music, and the fact that I was so excited to see them at the time, and then they just hit the ball right out of the park on the night. I also had to queue up, sometimes overnight in the rain, for tickets, so it made it even more satisfying on the night when they put on a great show⌠Been to heaps of others over the years. Flaming Lips next year will be my first in a few years. I think the last one was Tool.
LowExperience2368@aussie.zone â¨2⊠â¨years⊠ago
Funkadelic on acid wouldâve gone HARD
calhoon2005@aussie.zone â¨2⊠â¨years⊠ago
It was just absolutely amazing and so so so much fun. At one point I needed a bit of space so I went to the back and had a bit of a stretch out on the ground. I was looking up at the tent ceiling and into my vision appeared an old family friend I hadnât seen in something like 10 yearsâŚis that you calhoon2005? Holy shit, Tom!?!.. Had the best chat ever. Fun times.
useless_modern_god@aussie.zone â¨2⊠â¨years⊠ago
Speaking of LSD, I once made an attempt at seeing the Grateful Dead.
We got to the venue, this much is certain. After that is Gods own private mystery.
calhoon2005@aussie.zone â¨2⊠â¨years⊠ago
Right on man. No doubt you all had a great time.
useless_modern_god@aussie.zone â¨2⊠â¨years⊠ago
Iâm sure I did. Thatâs what they tell me anyway.
MeanElevator@aussie.zone â¨2⊠â¨years⊠ago
I saw the Greendale tour in Canada a few months before moving hereâŚso so good
calhoon2005@aussie.zone â¨2⊠â¨years⊠ago
The amateur theatre was brilliant. At the show I went to, he played a second set of hits for another 2 hours after the Greendale set. Came back on stage after the break and opened with a 12 minute solo into Like A Hurricane âŚwas awesome