Darryl Posted March 2, 2021 Share Posted March 2, 2021 I regret that I never really made the effort to go to more concerts, shows etc. The last "big" one for me was in 1993 (GNR) at Calder Park.What are your most memorable shows/attendances? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bee Girl Posted March 2, 2021 Share Posted March 2, 2021 REM in 2004. They were on stage nearly 5 hours and just kept going. I had row 4 centre seats and was just blown away. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seayork2002 Posted March 2, 2021 Share Posted March 2, 2021 Three Tenors at the MCG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mooguru Posted March 2, 2021 Share Posted March 2, 2021 Bon Jovi and Robbie Williams are the two best performers I've seen in terms of getting the crowd into it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hills Mum Bec Posted March 2, 2021 Share Posted March 2, 2021 (edited) I've seen Robbie Williams twice and both times were amazing.We went and saw John Farnham a few years ago and he is such a fantastic performer. It was at a winery where you bring your own chair type of thing and there are about 4 different acts with John Farnham being the final performer for the night. We got there pretty late because DH had to work during the day so we set up our chairs right up the back with the stage a speck in the distance. Left the chairs to get drinks and something to eat and then when we were heading back to our chairs a guy asked us if we wanted some gold tickets for right near the front. He was working for the promoter and they hadn't sold many gold tickets for the event and they didn't want the front rows to look so empty. We took up the offer, leaving our chairs where we left them and we had seats in the second row. Such a good experience. Edited March 2, 2021 by Hills Mum Bec Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chairs Posted March 2, 2021 Share Posted March 2, 2021 MUSE - at the Adelaide Big Day Out and again the next year at Thebarton Theatre.They blew my mind at the BDO.. I remember saying I was done and nothing could top that and there was still 3 or 4 hours of the night left. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mintpatty Posted March 2, 2021 Share Posted March 2, 2021 Pink and Tom Jones.We saw Tom Jones in Vegas. He sang Walking in Memphis and it was amazing. I was 22 at the time and “old” ladies were flinging their undies over my head at him. It was hilarious. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ineedmorecoffee Posted March 2, 2021 Share Posted March 2, 2021 Prince concert in 2012 at Sydney Olympic Park, so glad I made the effort to go see him when I did. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zeppelina Posted March 2, 2021 Share Posted March 2, 2021 Roger Waters @ Rod Laver Arena - once doing the entirety of Dark Side of the Moon, and another time doing The WallBruce Springsteen @ Hanging Rock - the concert went for over 3 hours and was brilliantHarry Styles @ Hisense Arena - pure, unrestrained joy from and for the entire arena full of peopleiOTA @ many venues in the late 90s/early 2000s - always an intensely beautiful, funny, moving performance Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silverstreak Posted March 2, 2021 Share Posted March 2, 2021 Mary Poppins was fantastic, as was The Magic Flute (DH and I saw it a month or so before I had DS, I wanted to go to the opera before I went into labour!)Also BDO 1995 was pretty good! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kallie Posted March 2, 2021 Share Posted March 2, 2021 I really enjoyed linkin park and avenged sevenfold. A surprise was thirty seconds to Mars, I liked the music but Leto was a very good performer, lots of stage presence, which I didn't expect Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silverstreak Posted March 2, 2021 Share Posted March 2, 2021 Also DH has always missed out on seeing Faith No More. So he bought a ticket to see them with his friends and it's been postponed twice due to COVID. Hoping he gets to see them in 2022! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost Girl Posted March 2, 2021 Share Posted March 2, 2021 George Michael. Still the best concert I've seen (and I've seen a few pop/rock over the years). So glad I got the chance, its 11 years ago now. He was such an entertainer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ineedmorecoffee Posted March 2, 2021 Share Posted March 2, 2021 [mention]Ghost Girl[/mention] I would have loved to have seen George Michael in concert Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClaudiaCosette Posted March 2, 2021 Share Posted March 2, 2021 REM in 2004. They were on stage nearly 5 hours and just kept going. I had row 4 centre seats and was just blown away. I'm a big REM fan, but never saw them live, so I'm so happy you found them to be amazing. I've actually only ever been to one big concert and that was U2 in 2006, which was a great experience. Maybe one day I'll relive my lost youth and get to another live show. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STBG 2 Posted March 2, 2021 Share Posted March 2, 2021 Rolling Stones at Kooyong 1973. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiara Posted March 2, 2021 Share Posted March 2, 2021 Pink is always amazing. I have been to a few of her concerts and she is a true performer, not just a great singer.Elton John during his final tour - he was amazing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bad Cat Posted March 2, 2021 Share Posted March 2, 2021 Best would have to be Springsteen - mid 80's Born in the USA tour. Routinely did 3.5 hour shows. Saw him at the Sydney Entertainment Centre and it was so good I came home and got on a bus a few days later to Melbourne to see him again. The set list was different. He changes it for every show.I have rather fond memories of seeing Skyhooks as a youngster. Totally inappropriate for my age but damn they were fun.U2 - Joshua Tree era. Great show.Bowie - Serious Moonlight tour and also Glass Spider tour. That man knew how to put on a show.Suzie Quatro - OMG Suzie is a freaking legend. I wanted to BE her.Melissa Etheridge - must have been round the time her second album hit. She was outstanding.But most shows I've seen have left me with fond memories of it being a great show. There's only a few that haven't. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FiveAus Posted March 2, 2021 Share Posted March 2, 2021 Abba, Rod Stewart, Kenny and Dolly, all fabulous. Neil Diamond in 2005, he was amazing.But I think I have the fondest memories of all of Jon English and Marcia Hines in their Jokers and Queens tour, at Kernot Hall in Morwell. It was fantastic and I was buzzing for days afterwards. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerry Posted March 2, 2021 Share Posted March 2, 2021 Agree Robbie Williams was fabulous (saw him twice). One time was right up in standing area against stage and reached out to touch him. and I'm not even a major fan (went with Robbie crazy friend). He really is an entertainer.The best live performance for me though is a bit unusual.It was Slim Dusty and John Williamson performing at the Centenary of Waltzing Matilda Festival in Winton, Qld in 1995. It was amazing. I can't even begin to describe the feeling sitting under the starry outback sky, with the great Slim singing the iconic song. I'm not a John Williamson fan (met him twice in Winton and he was rude both times, plus don't like his music in general), but he was fabulous in the same performance too.I am likely biased as I spent a lot of time in NW Qld and Winton.But it was shivers-down-the-spine gorgeous.(oh, I also had alcohol on board that night which helped) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lees75 Posted March 2, 2021 Share Posted March 2, 2021 Since my divorce nearly 12 years ago (!), I have almost lived for musicals and concerts. It is hard to name just a few, as I love everything I go to almost, but the stand-outs would be:1. Penn and Tellar magic show in Vegas, as DS, 11 at the time, got pulled up on stage.2. Lion King on Broadway- I bawled my eyes out, it was so beautiful!3. School of Rock- our family favourite movie turned in to a musical!4. Harry Potter and the cursed child5. Bruno Mars, as DS’s first concert.6. Taylor Swift as DD’s first concert7. Robbie Williams8. P!nk9. Hugh Jackman10. U2 in 2019, 2 days after my Irish ex-MIL (who I loved) passed away.ETA- I just can’t not mention Queen with Adam. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nom_de_plume Posted March 2, 2021 Share Posted March 2, 2021 Most of the Big Day Out lineups were good. Foo Fighters, Jane's Addiction, Metallica, Muse, Rage Against The Machine, Tool, Pearl Jam ... Enjoyed all their headline acts. The mosh pits were insane. Standalone concerts ... U2 have been great both times I've seen them (Elevation and Vertigo tours), Foo Fighters and Pearl Jam I've seen the last 4 times they've toured and they never disappoint. Pink was an amazing performance too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nom_de_plume Posted March 2, 2021 Share Posted March 2, 2021 Rolling Stones at Kooyong 1973. I'd kill to see the Rolling Stones or The Doors in their heyday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bad Cat Posted March 2, 2021 Share Posted March 2, 2021 Ooh, Elton John's Too Low For Zero tour was really good too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meepy Posted March 2, 2021 Share Posted March 2, 2021 So many, from Oils to Wham to Guns n Roses at Calder Park. I think the best live performances I ever saw were Doc Neeson and the Angels. Absolutely superb. INXS, Bon Jovi, Robbie Williams also honourable mentions. So glad I saw so many bands. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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