Beastie Boys w/ The Ramones at San Diego Sports Arena 1992. Both sets were outstanding. The Ramones still had some energy and the Beasties always blow everyone away.

Peter Gabriel - 1986 on the So tour. I lucked out and got second row center stage tix. Was the closest I'd ever been to the stage at an arena show. He and his band were amazing.

Page & Plant - 1995 Unledded tour. Was the first time Page and Plant had played the old Boston Garden since 1973 - they'd been banned from Boston after fans trashed the Garden prior to the 1975 Zep tour.

I'de never been part of a crowd that was so electric like that before or since. Next to LA and NY, Boston was one of Zeppelin's fave cities. The place was absolutely bonkers for the entire show. Almost felt like I was tripping at times.

They're playing in Canada in July.

Might see Melt-Banana when they come through Vancouver, maybe.

Seeing Accept in 2013 at a small bar, maybe 300 people, was probably the best show I've ever been to, Stalingrad Tour. Stuffing a band with a sound that insanely massive into a bar of 300 die hard fans is a hell of an experience, they absolutely demolished the place. Probably the loudest show I've been to as well.

GHOUL in a very small bar was hilarious, their stage show is a blast, slime and blood everywhere.

And Black Sabbath in 2007 before DIO's passing was almost a religious experience, especially considering I was maybe 13 years old.

I should give honorable mention to Gwar. Their music is not the best, but the experience is overly entertaining. I still have my blood soaked t-shirt somewhere. It was winter time in Minnesota, so after my buddy and I left, we had to walk pretty far in the cold with our clothing drenched in the blood and other juices the band sprayed over the audience. One of the fluids was from Lady Gaga's breasts, shortly before they decapitated her. LOL

I went to one of Acid Mothers Temple's concerts where they had a couple decent bands that opened for them. AMT was ****ing mindblowing though. I passed out and pissed my pants during the final song, it was incredible stuff man.

The Magic Band was great as well, John French really brought that **** to the table. The whole band played everything note for note and it was damn incredible.

Public Image Ltd. was waay better than I had expected. I was the drunkest guy in the crowd, except for maybe John Lydon. Talk to some crazy old tweaker dude with a Benjamin Franklin haircut who went to Woodstock and left the day Jimi Hendrix later played at. PIL puts on a damn good show, it was loud as ****. They did a 20 minute version of Religion where Lydon was screaming at the sound guy to turn the bass all the way up and their guitarist, Jesus Christ, played some really experimental stuff. Jesus looked pretty coked out tbh.

i have to think more on this as i really think this is a combination of many things....act, crowd, general feeling.....it's just to easy to just out and say getting vomited on by Gibby of the Butthole Surfers

but i will say

Built To Spill is quite possibly the best live band (as far as musical ability) i have ever seen

Nick Cave.
I'm seeing them next month!

uh

aren't they all like
dead

the ramones, i mean. but i wouldn't be surprised if the beastie boys were too.

edit:

oh hi im day drunk stupid didn't read the 1992 bit NEVER MIND ME SORRY

Might not have been my favorite that I've been to, but Against Me! easily put on the best show from any band I've seen.