Top 10 live gigs

[the push up king]

Couldn't see any threads about top 10 live gigs.... Here's mine

1. Radiohead x 2 ( both in Melbourne 2012/2005)

Daylight......

2. Portishead ( harvest fest 2011)
3. Sigor ros ( palais mid 2000's)
4. Chemical brothers ( rod laver 2012)
5. Black keys ( palais 2010)
6. Mars Volta ( palace mid 2000's)
7. Flaming lips ( harvest 2011)
8. Foo fighters ( rod laver 2005)
9. Clap you hands say yeah ( harvest 2011)
10. Yo la tengo ( the forum 2007)

 

[The Passenger]

can't be bothered organising them in order but i'll throw a few out there

kasabian festival hall ~2010 (probably the best one i've been too if i had to pick one)
karnivool palace mid 2009 (gonna by tickets to see them this weekend in sydney. psyched)
black keys newcastle about 2 months ago (saw them in melbourne a week later. the myer bowl isn't suited to these guys)
dead letter circus corner hotel end of 2010 from memory (i need to check up what's happening with these guys. so much potential)
the cure berlin 2008 (was seated. would've been so much better standing)
the australian pink floyd show belfast 2008 (was seated again. this time was fine. the only cover band i'd ever recommend to see as a serious gig)
moby brussels 2008 (not a big electronic fan, nor a fan of moby. but for one night of my life at a festival, this guy had me rocking, and i wasn't even on drugs (aside from alcohol obviously)... the girl i was with at the time said i should start listening to his stuff. i never have. i figured just accept what that one night was)
frenzal rhomb the metro sydney 2002 (first gig i ever went too. in hindsight it was probably shit but always had a soft spot for it )

 

[driver 8]

The Flaming Lips - Brisbane - 2011
Radiohead 2004 - Sydney
Sigur Ros 2012 - Brisbane
Sufjan Stevens 2011 - Brisbane
Wilco 2010 - Brisbane
Radiohead 2008 - Dublin
The National 2009 - Sydney
Arcade Fire 2009 - Sydney
REM 2005 - Brisbane

 

[Paul_Pennywise]

In no particular order but;

Teenage Bottlerocket (The Corner)
The Pogues (Festival Hall)
Social Distortion (The Palace)
The Bouncing Souls (The Corner)
Steel Panther (Some dive bar in New York City)

And hopefully, I can add OFF! to the list next Wednesday.

 

[00Stinger]

Roger Waters (The Wall) 2012
Chemical Brothers 2012
Tool 2010
Janes Addiction 2009
Rage Against the Machine 2007
Prodigy 2002
Muse 2008
System of a down 2005
Silverchair 1999 (they were actually good back then)
Pearl Jam 2006


My years may be slightly off, please forgive me

 

[Varcoe2Chapman]

Pearl Jam 2006, 2009
Fishbone 2011
Red Hot Chili Peppers 2002
The Mess Hall 2007
Chris Cornell 2007, 2011
Jane's Addiction 2010
Dan Deacon 2011
Rage Against the Machine 2008
Tool 2007, 2011
Seasick Steve 2012 w/John Paul Jones

 

[bombermick]

A rough order:
U2 2006
Pearl Jam, Riot Act Tour
NIN
Alter Bridge
Steel Panther
Angels and Airwaves
Mastodon
Chris Cornell

 

[blackshadow]

In no particular order but;

Teenage Bottlerocket (The Corner)
The Pogues (Festival Hall)
Social Distortion (The Palace)
The Bouncing Souls (The Corner)
Steel Panther (Some dive bar in New York City)

And hopefully, I can add OFF! to the list next Wednesday.

OFF! were pretty on last night but they wouldn't make my top 10.

 

[Paul_Pennywise]

OFF! were pretty on last night but they wouldn't make my top 10.

I thought they were pretty good, I'd put them up there.

 

[rhinowce]

cant be ****ed doing a top ten, been too alot of of gigs but weezer in melbourne still gives me goose bumps..

 

[Jackfrost]

RATM 2008
Metallica 2010
Pearl Jam 2009
Arctic Monkeys 2006
Korn 1999
Kenny Kenn & Fearless 1998
Metallica 1998
U2 2010
Really hoping to add Tool and FF to this list come Soundwave 2014

 

[Paul_Pennywise]

The Descendents last weekend were great, Would easily make my list.

 

[West Coast Weasel]

In order.
You Am I 2012 (secret gig)
Opeth 2011
Metallica 1998
Bluejuice 2012
Slipknot 2001 (in Japan)
Karnivool 2011
Tool 2002
PJ Harvey 2003
Sigur Ros 2012 (at Harvest)
Lastly Brian Wilson when he came to Aus to perform his Smile album. I think it was '04

EDIT: Would also like to add that my worst gig of all time was by my favourite band albeit slightly reformed. That god awful debacle by Billy Corgan at Festival Hall in 2010. RIP Smashing Pumpkins

 

[FlyingBurittoBro]

In order.
You Am I 2012 (secret gig)
Opeth 2011
Metallica 1998
Bluejuice 2012
Slipknot 2001 (in Japan)
Karnivool 2011
Tool 2002
PJ Harvey 2003
Sigur Ros 2012 (at Harvest)
Lastly Brian Wilson when he came to Aus to perform his Smile album. I think it was '04

EDIT: Would also like to add that my worst gig of all time was by my favourite band albeit slightly reformed. That god awful debacle by Billy Corgan at Festival Hall in 2010. RIP Smashing Pumpkins

2006 maybe? I know he played splendour that year.

The Flaming Lips - Brisbane - 2011
Radiohead 2004 - Sydney
Sigur Ros 2012 - Brisbane
Sufjan Stevens 2011 - Brisbane
Wilco 2010 - Brisbane
Radiohead 2008 - Dublin
The National 2009 - Sydney
Arcade Fire 2009 - Sydney
REM 2005 - Brisbane

was there

 

[West Coast Weasel]

2006 maybe? I know he played splendour that year

Nah I was married in '06 and the years surrounding that were very non-music. I've tried Google but alas its no use, show was in summer and at Kings Park in Perth. Oh well, thats one for the mystery books

 

[brisbane13]

The Descendents last weekend were great, Would easily make my list.

the descendants, where brilliant the other week not the best ive seen but along time fav
metallica are boring!, excitement sound, its like listing to a cd but its just 4 big egos on stage. after seeing them at the Brisbane the biggest concert let down ive ever had no interactions with the crowd, the rhythm parts of the songs are just to long, lost interest, got man handled out buy security for apparently being a disturbance.

iron maiden,
pennywise, best live act ever, period the most intencemost pits, they allow crowd surfing, they bring the odd person on stage to sing along, if the band members notice some one in the crowd get knocked down or man handled buy security, they will stop in the middle of the song and let their opinion known.

dropkick Murphy's, all their songs are just drinking sing alongs
dream theatre, the musician ship is just amazing
steel panther, go the 80s
dragonforce, meet them before the show (sam signed the gf boobs) the first half of the show was great, the second half was them being drunk tripping over each other.
the g3 concert steve vai, joe satriani, john petrucci
rammstien, for the fireworks display
trivium,
guttermouth,

 

[radiojake]

In no particular order but;

Teenage Bottlerocket (The Corner)
The Pogues (Festival Hall)
Social Distortion (The Palace)
The Bouncing Souls (The Corner)
Steel Panther (Some dive bar in New York City)

And hopefully, I can add OFF! to the list next Wednesday.

What year are you talking about with that one? I was there in 2006 and met a girl who I ended up moving to Melbourne for and was together for 6 years.... Without a shadow of a doubt, that gig changed my life!


Otherwise, my favourite gigs that I can currently think of (not involving any of my bands, otherwise it gets too hard)


Against Me! (Annandale Hotel, Sydney, 2003) (special mention Enigma Bar, Adelaide same tour)
Defiance, Ohio (Cat Food Press, Melbourne, 2008)
Les Savy Fav (Billboard, Melbourne, 2011)
Propaghandi (Fowlers Live, Adelaide, 2009)
Limp Wrist (Bendigo Hotel, Melbourne, NYE 2012/2013)
Refused (The Forum, Melbourne, 2012)
Strike Anywhere (Enigma Bar, Adelaide 2005)
AFI (Hi-Fi Bar, Melbourne, 2003)
Bouncing Souls (Corner Hotel, Melbourne, 2006 - for above reason)

special mention to Thee Oh Sees who I saw just the other week out at Abbortsford in an old school ground/quadrangle outside gig thing...

All these gigs are rather 'big' bands and all international acts... There have been plenty of local shows that have been great but they all tend to blur in my memory the more often I repeatedly see the same bands/ or play with them in my own band...



PS... jealous of those who saw The Descendents last weekend..

 

[treefingers]

I haven't been to a heap of gigs yet as am I still relatively young but so far -

Radiohead 2012
Muse 2010 (BDO)
Kasabian 2012 (brilliant live band)
Animal Collective 2013
Coldplay 2012, mainly for the spectacle. The whole stadium/lights show is incredible

 

[the_interloper]

In order.
You Am I 2012 (secret gig)
Opeth 2011
Metallica 1998
Bluejuice 2012
Slipknot 2001 (in Japan)
Karnivool 2011
Tool 2002
PJ Harvey 2003
Sigur Ros 2012 (at Harvest)
Lastly Brian Wilson when he came to Aus to perform his Smile album. I think it was '04

EDIT: Would also like to add that my worst gig of all time was by my favourite band albeit slightly reformed. That god awful debacle by Billy Corgan at Festival Hall in 2010. RIP Smashing Pumpkins

I was there too, what the **** was that all about? Only gig I've ever left early, was the most self-indulgent front man I've ever seen (and that's saying something). I'd also add RHCP in 2007 (ish), they played like they didn't give a shit really, no intensity whatsoever, wanted my 100 bucks back.

My faves:
Iron Maiden 2007
Metallica (all the times I've seen em)
Fear Factory 98
The Mark of Cain 2002
Stone Sour 2007
Rage Against the Machine 2007
Nine Inch Nails 2005
Tool 2007
Megadeth 2005
Machine Head 2007

 

[Neese]

Pink Floyd 1988
BB King 1989
U2 ZooTV 1993
Madonna Girlie Show tour 1993
ENZSO 1997
Neil Finn 1998
Geek Show with Fantomas, Melvins and Tomahawk 2003
Stooges @ BDO 2006
Pearl Jam 2006
Bjork, Battles and Billy Bragg @ 2008 big Day Out
Jesus and Mary Chain, Modest Mouse and Duran Duran @ V Fest 2008
Sonic Youth 2008
Slayer 2008ish
Neil Young in Paris 2009
Madness 2009
Leonard Cohen 2009
Jarvis Cocker 2009
Faith No More and Jane's Addiction @ Soundwave 2010
Rufus Wainwright 2010

 

[Neese]

I saw Smashing Pumpkins in 2008 at V Fest and they were brilliant

 

[mansize rooster]

hmmm i would say..
Finn Brothers - 2004 / Queens of the stone age - 2005 / Maximo Park - 2007 / The Shins - 2007 / Supergrass - 2008 / Black Mountain - 2009 / Pearl Jam - 2009/ Massive Attack 2010 / Gorillaz 2010 / Foo Fighters 2011

there have been many decent fest sets over the years but i didn't include them.

gotta feeling Neil Young & Crazy Horse could sneak into the top 10

 

[mansize rooster]

Pink Floyd 1988
BB King 1989
U2 ZooTV 1993
Madonna Girlie Show tour 1993
ENZSO 1997
Neil Finn 1998
Geek Show with Fantomas, Melvins and Tomahawk 2003
Stooges @ BDO 2006
Pearl Jam 2006
Bjork, Battles and Billy Bragg @ 2008 big Day Out
Jesus and Mary Chain, Modest Mouse and Duran Duran @ V Fest 2008
Sonic Youth 2008
Slayer 2008ish
Neil Young in Paris 2009
Madness 2009
Leonard Cohen 2009
Jarvis Cocker 2009
Faith No More and Jane's Addiction @ Soundwave 2010
Rufus Wainwright 2010

decent run here!
neil finn in 98 would of been sweet on the back of try whistling this. Really wanted to see Sonic Youth in 2008.. that's when they were doing daydream nation in full yeah? I can't remember why i did not attend!

and of course ZooTv would of been my fav period to see U2 live. Jelous!

 

[Neese]

Yes Daydream Nation in full, was awesome
ZooTV totally blew my mind

 

[Fossie 32]

Deep Purple / Mannfred Mann / Free / Pirana Festival Hall c 1970
Fleetwood Mac / Santana / LRB / Kevin Borich Calder c 1980
Pink Floyd 1988
Led Zeppelin Kooyong c 1974
Yes Festival Hall 1973
Kevin Borich Express Elsternwick Football Ground c 1979
Jethro Tull Festival Hall 70s
Santana Festival Hall 70s
Neil Young Melbourne c 1982?
Leo Kottke Melbourne c 1978
Sweet Jayne Bombay Rock c 1980