Best Concert - General Discussion

RE: Best Concert

jerseychicadee — Thu, 10 Sep 2020 01:56:17 +0000

I drive ride share services for Uber/Lyft. I have an 8 passenger mini van so the big events are always busy and profitable for me. I go pick up a large group of 7. I hear them talking about being from Alaska, heard them say how famous they are. They were telling me they came to Fresno from the very center of Tanana, Alaska. The village is only accessible by seaplane or boat or ice road. I’m sitting there thinking yea right. Turns out they came to Fresno specifically because Stevie Nicks played one week and Metallica was the next week. Big fans, they planned this 3 days of travel gauntlet trip with a week at Disney/LA Adventures in between. They brought their kids, of course, an 8 year old and a 5 year old. Of course, they also spent a butt ton of money on tickets for the kids to attend with them. So, the day of the concert the 5 year old finds out there is a Disney Store in Fresno and opts out of the concert in lui of a trip to the Disney Store with her Grandmother. They tell me this entire story on the way to the venue. Just then, my phone rings. My ringtone, Enter Sandman. I laugh hard and say did you get the right Lyft driver or what!?! They get out of the car at the venue. I bid them a fond farewell and raucous adventure. The lady hands me a piece of paper, propaganda for their ‘show’ I figured. I throw it on the seat and wait for them all to clear the car. One of the guys says, stop no, no, no. That’s a ticket to the concert!!! Holy rigatoni!!! I parked that van so fast and we all ran into that place like chickens running from a Fox!!! They not only gave me a ticket, they got me drunk as a fool and we had to call an Uber to pick us all up!!! Best tip EVER!! They WERE the stars of Yukon Men. The family that raised the sled dogs. The Agnes Family!!

RE: Best Concert

k2kwiat — Wed, 09 Sep 2020 23:52:26 +0000

That’s a good point. What really is “best”?

Heck, one of my most memorable concerts was taking my daughter and two of her friends to a Hanna Montana/Hillary Duff concert. They were so excited and it was a great show. Boy, that was a long time ago.

RE: Best Concert

Susan Wagner — Wed, 09 Sep 2020 01:35:04 +0000

I just thought of the "best" concert I've been to, if best means one you had the most fun at.

We love New Orleans - love the French Quarter, love the street buskers, love the food, etc. Last visit we saw Tuba Skinny live at d.b.a. on Frenchmen Street. We danced, we drank, just had a great time. My sister was with us on that trip and she got two signed CDs from them. Afterwards we walked back to our rent by way of Bourbon Street and hit a bar or two. Just a great memory from that trip.

Sure wish we could go to New Orleans again. Or Nashville. Or . . .

RE: Best Concert

Andy McCulloch — Tue, 08 Sep 2020 08:11:36 +0000

I was fortunate enough to see Justin Townes Earle when he came over to London - just prior to the release The Good Life album. It was a great night, just him and his mandolin player and made all the more special given the recent tragic news of his passing.

RE: Best Concert

k2kwiat — Sun, 06 Sep 2020 15:38:33 +0000

There have been stretches where my dog and I do the stairs at RedRocks every day. In fact, I should start that up again. Of course at a given time there will be 99 others doing some form of exercise.
It makes going to a concert that night feel like, “Ok, I’m at home...”. I probably wouldn’t feel that way if I were going to one of the Rave-style shows they have that my boys go to.
Saw David Byrne’s tour there two years ago - stellar show, visually and musically.

JChick: WOW, sounds like handful with your granddaughter?

RE: Best Concert

jerseychicadee — Sun, 06 Sep 2020 14:49:07 +0000

I’m so jealous Rinny I wish I’d seen Tom Petty. The Travelling Willberry’s, oh my god, like a trip to a museum. Then again, I wish I’d seen so so many others too. When you’re young you don’t realize these artists will be gone someday. Now I see them aging and think of the opportunities I skipped on to see them in person.

I’m not a fan of big crowds. I had a FREE 3 day pass to Stagecoach, a few (a lot of) years ago, living in Rancho Mirage, and didn’t go!!! I didn’t know it was what it was, idiot! When I saw it on the news, Every night for 3 nights, I watched and regretted not going.

I watch many concerts done at RedRock, on YouTube. Such a beautiful place. Anymore, if it weren’t for YouTube all I’d see is the daily spinning and falling and stumbling my 7 year old grand daughter does. constant spinning. Sighhhh. She’s a natural born klutz, lol. she can trip on a hair. You can’t take your eyes off her. First she calls my name Look Look Look. Then she’ll trip on any and everything within 20 feet of her, usually me or my geriatric dog. She should be a pratfall artist when she grows up.

RE: Best Concert

Eric Reinhardt — Sun, 06 Sep 2020 12:40:24 +0000

First and still the best. George Strait. I guess Montgomery Gentry was pretty cool too

RE: Best Concert

Susan Wagner — Sun, 06 Sep 2020 05:31:38 +0000

@k2kwiatgmail-com Wozniak financed the US Festival. The first couple were held in the SoCal area but I never did go to any of those. My friends did though. I think I had work that interfered with the dates so I couldn't go or some such thing. The first one had some great groups though.

RE: Best Concert

k2kwiat — Sun, 06 Sep 2020 05:05:02 +0000

I should answer my own question. It’s hard for sure.
Ok, Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers at Cobo Arena in Detroit in like ‘81?

I live 8 miles from RedRocks in CO so I’ve been at a few that I always see later as concert videos. Ok, anything at RedRocks is phenomenal. I wish I could see all my faves play there.

RE: Best Concert

k2kwiat — Sun, 06 Sep 2020 05:00:33 +0000

@shysue

Is that the concert they have featured on AXS? Steve Wozniak (of Apple founding fame) essentially financed?