04-15-2010, 01:43 AM
great topic but like CC I've seen too many to give an off the cuff response without looking at all my tickets stubs.
Some that come to mind..
2009 My Morning Jacket at the Chicago Theater - I had seen them a couple times prior and in between had fallen in love with Okonokos (the DVD) and thought they'd never be able to top it. They did and I had money seats to enjoy every minute of it.
2003 Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers at the Vic - Amazing 5 night run of Petty, Cambell, and Co playing like they were in your living room. Simply amazing. Definitely in my top 3
1994 Phish at UIC Pavilion - I was dragged to my first phish show reluctantly and was pleasantly surprised...this was my second a month later. This time I went with more of an open mindeand was treated to a gem. Really any of the 15-25 shows I saw during the 93-95 years could be on this list. Always above and beyond what you get from most concerts.
2007 Decemberists at the Vic - The short-lived "Long and Short of It Tour" where they played all their epic songs the first night (and appropriately encored with Echoes) and then all their "singles" the next night. They cancelled the tour right after this show but both nights kicked ass and solidified my opinion that they are one of the most underated bands around (which is perfect!).
1994 Pink Floyd at Soldier Field - One of my favorite guitarists of all time with one of the coolest sound and light shows I had ever seen at the time. I can still hear the beginning to "run like hell" dancing around the entire fucking stadium...good stuff.
1993 Smashing Pumpkins at the Aragon - There's one thing the pumpkins and the aragon have in common...most of the time they both sound like shit live. Not this time. they were touring in support of Siamese Dream and fucking nailed the entire album live. I've heard boots of it and I wasn't imagining things...it really was that good. I also made out with my highschool sweatheart for the first time during Spaceboy (ahhhh).
2009 Band of Horses at HoB - Lolla after party...at first I didn't know if it was their playing or because everybody (including the band) was hyped up/drunk/etc from Lolla and therefore everything sounded better and was more fun but I saw them again the next day at Lolla and they confirmed it. These guys fucking rock and if you ever get a chance to see them, do it.
There's plenty more but i need to go to bed.
Some that come to mind..
2009 My Morning Jacket at the Chicago Theater - I had seen them a couple times prior and in between had fallen in love with Okonokos (the DVD) and thought they'd never be able to top it. They did and I had money seats to enjoy every minute of it.
2003 Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers at the Vic - Amazing 5 night run of Petty, Cambell, and Co playing like they were in your living room. Simply amazing. Definitely in my top 3
1994 Phish at UIC Pavilion - I was dragged to my first phish show reluctantly and was pleasantly surprised...this was my second a month later. This time I went with more of an open mindeand was treated to a gem. Really any of the 15-25 shows I saw during the 93-95 years could be on this list. Always above and beyond what you get from most concerts.
2007 Decemberists at the Vic - The short-lived "Long and Short of It Tour" where they played all their epic songs the first night (and appropriately encored with Echoes) and then all their "singles" the next night. They cancelled the tour right after this show but both nights kicked ass and solidified my opinion that they are one of the most underated bands around (which is perfect!).
1994 Pink Floyd at Soldier Field - One of my favorite guitarists of all time with one of the coolest sound and light shows I had ever seen at the time. I can still hear the beginning to "run like hell" dancing around the entire fucking stadium...good stuff.
1993 Smashing Pumpkins at the Aragon - There's one thing the pumpkins and the aragon have in common...most of the time they both sound like shit live. Not this time. they were touring in support of Siamese Dream and fucking nailed the entire album live. I've heard boots of it and I wasn't imagining things...it really was that good. I also made out with my highschool sweatheart for the first time during Spaceboy (ahhhh).
2009 Band of Horses at HoB - Lolla after party...at first I didn't know if it was their playing or because everybody (including the band) was hyped up/drunk/etc from Lolla and therefore everything sounded better and was more fun but I saw them again the next day at Lolla and they confirmed it. These guys fucking rock and if you ever get a chance to see them, do it.
There's plenty more but i need to go to bed.