What was the best concert you have ever been to?

United States
February 3, 2007 8:27pm CST
I have been to SEVERAL concerts in my day. Usually two or three a year. I am a diehard country music fan, so most of the concerts I go to are country. Ironically enough, however, my two favorite concerts of all time were not country. One was classic rock, the other pop. The best concert I have ever been to was Lynyrd Skynyrd and Styx. Not really a far cry from country, since Skynyrd is southern rock, but still. My second favorite concert of all time was, dare I say it, Britney Spears. She is my guilty little pleasure. I absolutely adore her, despite her marriage to K-Fed, and she is a great entertainer. Even if you don't like her music, you can appreciate the fact that she can dance. SO what is the best concert you have ever been to?
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@sunnypub (2128)
• United States
4 Feb 07
I too am a die hard country music fan but the best concert I have ever been to is Cher. She is just so amazing and her concerts are quite a spectacle. I have seen her twice and both times they were phenomenel. On the country music side the best in my opinion is Sawyer Brown. they are so energetic but they are slowing down a bit in the last few years as Mark Miller is getting a little older. I just love them. I have seen them many times starting way back when they first came out in the 80's. The best combination concert I have ever seen, when you are taking into consideration all the acts, was Diamond Rio, Sawyer Brown and Brook and Dunn. that entire concert was just spectacular. I took my husband to that one, and it was his first ever country concert since he doesn't really like country, but he loved this concert. Overall Cher is still the best for me.
• United States
4 Feb 07
wow! I would have KILLED to go to a concert like that!! I have seen Diamond Rio and Sawyer Brown, but no B n D yet. :-( I love anyone who moves around. Mark Miller definitely cannot stand still! Chris LeDoux always knew how to rock a crowd too. I miss him SO much! I got to meet him a couple of times too.
• United States
4 Feb 07
I am a diehard concert person too... its hard to say though when i saw David Bowie he loved my outfit so much he gave me his guitar pic, cheap trick saw me and gave me guitar pics, Alice cooper adored me and the outfit i made, and have many pictures with him, and was bale to get 4 backstage passes :) Gene Simmons liked me and gave me his guitar pic and vip pass, even though i wouldnt put out... I hung out with poison and cinderella on their tour bus got tons of free stuff... im in a KISS video.... and whats funny is im notorious among all of them, Poison had heard of me from Gene Simmons lol. and why am i Notorious because even after all this im STILL a VIRGIN. Coolest groupie never to put out ;)
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• United States
11 Feb 07
Thats so cool! :) Doesnt it give you the greatest ego boost ever?!
• United States
11 Feb 07
Oh, yes it is! Makes me wonder why I settled down! lol
• United States
5 Feb 07
That's awesome! LOL At one concert, Ty Herndon (he's country) I was wearing what have become known as my ducttape pants (silver Wranglers) and a black vinyl one shouldered top. Well, apparently when I walked in front of the stage, he totally watched me walk from one side to the other. A bunch of people came running up to me saying,"Dude, Ty Herndon just checked you out!"
@crystal8577 (1466)
• United States
4 Feb 07
I think most of the concerts I have been to are great. My 2 favorite ones though were Bon jovi (both times) & Poison. I love the fact that both bands have been around for ages & can still rock strong. I agree with the person who said Kiss too. They had an awesome show & I loved seeing them in their make-up.
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• United States
4 Feb 07
My favorite concerts have been U2 (though I didn't get much of an opportunity to see the encore, wink wink!), the Boss (I've seen him three times, though the last time I only saw the last third of the show), Sting (he did a duet with Springsteen with my favorite songs from both of them!) and Metallica (I've seen them three times--OMG!). I do enjoy going to see Aerosmith (I've seen them twice), REM and some smaller, lesser known bands (Paul Westerberg's show was awesome (from the Replacemates) and Jerry Cantrell's show (from Alice in Chains)--I saw him open for Metallica and a solo show and some great local bands. I've fallen asleep at a Live show (really didn't do it for me) and at a Britney show (I was exhausted that night). I'd LOVE to see Skynyrd--that's one band my boyfriend and I both wouldn't mind seeing!
@shawn2008 (296)
• United States
4 Feb 07
i have only been to 2 concerts and my favorite one was a concert that featered 3 bands which took place in colorado. the first band i cannot remember the name. the second band was TFK(thousand foot krutch) and they were CRAZY with the song MOVE! the third band was 30 seconds to mars and this is when things got chaotic. there was some mosh pits and the singer of the band climbed the lights and rafters onto the cealing bars and was still singing. then he climbed down and when he was about 15 feet up he jumped off and began to croud surf all the way back up to the stage. it was one of the coolest moments in my life and i will never forget it!!!!!!
@nykohl (21)
• Canada
4 Feb 07
Absolutely, without a doubt, Santana. I saw him at the Montreux Jazz festival in Switzerland three years ago, and we were so close, and he has so much energy, you walked out of the venue feeling like you were flying. He has always been my favourite guitar player in the world, and actually seeing him perform was a dream come true. (Driving there wasn't, though, it was the second time I had driven a stick, and it was uphill almost all way.)
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@lucy02 (5016)
• United States
4 Feb 07
I haven't been to that many concerts. I saw Tanya Tucker at the Mid South Fair years ago. I have seen KISS, ZZ Top, Oak Ridge Boys. I saw Atlanta Rhythm Section at a local festival that we have. I think the Oak Ridge Boys were best, but the Atlanta Rhythm Section was very good too.
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• United States
11 Feb 07
Tanya Tucker was one of the first concerts I ever saw and I LOVED her!! I would love to see ZZ Top too.
@bonbon664 (3466)
• Canada
4 Feb 07
Garth Brooks was one of the best shows I've ever seen. I'd never heard of him when I first went, and I wasn't even a country fan. He blew me away! He was so engaging, and got the crowd really going. He was a really good entertainer.
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• United States
11 Feb 07
My parents went to a Garth Concert years ago, I was probably 12 yrs old, and they wound up in the 2nd row. I still hate them for that! ;-) It just was not fair! Because I have always been a huge Garth fan, especially at that point in my life. I was so resentful for being left at home that night! lol
@nangel78 (1454)
• United States
4 Feb 07
Mine would be Sarah McLachlan. I have seen her live 4 times and always enjoy her show when I see her.
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• United States
4 Feb 07
I have been to many concerts but my all time favorite was Elton John. He was not dressed outrageously but in a nice dark outfit and it was just him and a grand piano on stage. It was sold out and he kept the audience mesmerized from the first note to the last.
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@janjabu (110)
• Qatar
4 Feb 07
Me too (with Brit being a guilty pleasure, but I haven't seen her in concert...yet) but for me the best concert was when my boyfriend and I went to Bangkok to watch Bangkok 100 Rock Concert, which was a two-day concert held outdoors near a man-made lake. Snow Patrol, Franz Ferdinand, Ian Brown, Futureheads, Placebo, and Maximo Park played, with some local bands opening the night. It was amazing.
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• United States
4 Feb 07
I have also been to several concerts because I have the privilege to watch free concerts (my aunt is in-charge of concerts in a very popular venue). An unforgettable one for me was the Depeche Mode concert. I grew up in 80's music (new wave era). I enjoyed the concert immensely because wow! That guy had THE voice! He didn't even need to have his voice amplified (you know, the secrets of singers--for them to be heard even thru the back part of the venue). The lighting and effects were even superb, plus the use of alternative instruments were amazing (e.g. forks, xylophone, etc). Never a dull moment!
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• United States
4 Feb 07
I've only been to 4 concerts, but two of those were really fantastic. The first was Paul McCartney (hard for that NOT to be fantastic), and the second was a Dresden Dolls concert, which really went above and beyond what I would ever expect out of a concert. That one was truly art, which was very cool.
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• United States
4 Feb 07
Generally I prefer smaller shows, but one exception was Ozma and Saves the Day opening for Weezer. I got to chat with Ozma's guitarist out in the crowd while waiting for Weezer. It was the first time I had met him, so it was a fun night. Plus I went as a road trip with a bunch of friends, so it made for a good college memory.
@janjabu (110)
• Qatar
4 Feb 07
Ohhh I would love to watch Saves the Day...and for them to open for Weezer? That was probably a great night for you, eh?
• United States
5 Feb 07
By far it was Big & Rich, Gretchen Wilson, Cowboy Troy and there were 3 other people from MusikMafia. It was SO awesome.
@Script (592)
• Australia
11 Feb 07
One of my best concerts I have ever been to was actually last Sunday. I had the absolute pleasure of catching Eric Clapton in Melbourne. The man is an absolute genius. His guitar playing blew me away. His band was incredible, so tight and very talented. From a musical point of view it was hands down the best concert I have ever been too. As far as entertainment goes, I saw Cyndi Lauper about a year and a half ago and all I can say about that is 'wow.' She was amazing. So full of energy and so, so funny inbetween songs. I knew she had a voice that was damn good, but it wasn't until I heard her sing live that I realised how incredible her voice actually is. All I can say is if you ever get a chance to see either of these two artist, check them out. You will definately not be disappointed.
@MrNiceGuy (4141)
• United States
4 Feb 07
I saw Lynryrd Skynyrd too, that was a pretty good show, they played a lot of good songs, it was a good set list when I saw them. My favorite concert was Roger Waters and Nick Mason of Pink Floyd playing Dark Side of the Moon and all their other best songs. It was asbolutely amazing.
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@beyonce03 (2331)
• Canada
4 Feb 07
I went to so many concert and in a lot of different musci style. I don't think that I really have a favorite. Of course my first concert a went to was a magical moment for me and it was Bon Jovi. After that I saw Backstreet Boys times and my fav show was the one for the Mllenium tour. My 2 fav of recently are Black Eyed peas who are incredible in show and Justin Timberlake.
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• United States
11 Feb 07
I love country too...but my favorite concert***don't laugh*** was Simon and Garfunkle in Central park live...I only remember the first half because of the second hand smoke buzz,but it was so much fun.
@zoey7879 (3092)
• United States
17 Apr 09
The best show that I have ever been to was Night Ranger, .38 Special, and REO Speedwagon. REO and 38 Special were AMAZING!! Night Ranger... their performance was horrible and rather vulgar.