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The best gigs ever we had attend
Jan 23^rd, 2012 at 6:56am

I love the Stones, naturally; they was been my life soundtrack in every moments and moods.
They've always helped me in my down and up.. loving the early years till Miss You.
Is a crime for me couldnt see them in those early days..

But beyond the Stones, the most amazing , the most impressive gig ever it was been the Boss, Bruce Springteen in Zurich, 1981. 3 hours and half of music. He was very very great.
also I could see many shows during the years, he will remain on my mind for ever.

About the Stones, the 1st time is unforgettable. But I like to remember more well them during Steel Wheel.

and in 2003.. the last tour it didnt went alright for me. Just for the presence of Keith I will dont forget it.

but Bruce has to be the heir of Bob Dylan.. really?

Have you some memory about yours? Brian's smile

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gimmekeef Rocks Off Regular Offline Posts: 5,759 Ontario Canada Gender:	Re: The best gigs ever we had attend Reply #1 - Jan 23^rd, 2012 at 8:28am Non Stones shows for me would be: Watkins Glen festival (Dead/Band/Allmans) Stevie Ray Vaughn/Dire Straits in Toronto Ike and Tina Turner at my college Muddy Waters in Hamilton Ontario The Who..Moons last North American show in Toronto
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Reply #4 - Jan 23^rd, 2012 at 8:38am

Sioux wrote on Jan 23^rd, 2012 at 8:31am:

gimmekeef wrote on Jan 23^rd, 2012 at 8:28am:

Non Stones shows for me would be:

Watkins Glen festival (Dead/Band/Allmans)
Stevie Ray Vaughn/Dire Straits in Toronto
Ike and Tina Turner at my college
Muddy Waters in Hamilton Ontario
The Who..Moons last North American show in Toronto

WOW, gimmekeef....impressive. Cool

LOL Just old!....hell there are hundreds more I can't remember or were crap shows like Zepplin/Clapton etc

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Re: The best gigs ever we had attend
Reply #5 - Jan 23^rd, 2012 at 9:50am

gimmekeef wrote on Jan 23^rd, 2012 at 8:28am:

Non Stones shows for me would be:

Watkins Glen festival (Dead/Band/Allmans)
Stevie Ray Vaughn/Dire Straits in Toronto
Ike and Tina Turner at my college
Muddy Waters in Hamilton Ontario
The Who..Moons last North American show in Toronto

Gimme...was that Who show Moonie's birthday by chance?...I used to have a boot where they all sang Happy Birthday to him at Maple leaf garden...

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Reply #6 - Jan 23^rd, 2012 at 10:26am

" The Who..Moons last North American show in Toronto "

This makes young Joey jealous :

" Thu, 21 October 1976:
Toronto, ONT, Maple Leaf Gardens
Setlist
I Can't Explain
Substitute
My Wife
Baba O'Riley
Squeeze Box
Behind Blue Eyes
Dreaming From The Waist
Magic Bus
Amazing Journey
Sparks
The Acid Queen
Fiddle About
Pinball Wizard
I'm Free
Tommy's Holiday Camp
We're Not Gonna Take It
Summertime Blues
My Generation
Join Together
My Generation Blues
Who Are You
Won't Get Fooled Again

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At the end of this show Pete Townsend threw his guitar up into the air, as he did the previous year in Toronto, but he missed the catch. He picked it up ,gave it a few strums, shook his head no, then proceeded to smash it up on stage. A fitting end for Kieth's last official show with the band. "

http://www.thewholive.net/concert/index.php?GroupID=1&id=282&Jahr=1976

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gimmekeef Rocks Off Regular Offline Posts: 5,759 Ontario Canada Gender:	Re: The best gigs ever we had attend Reply #7 - Jan 23^rd, 2012 at 12:55pm thats the one Joey....smoking show and I can still hear Moonie tearing it up on the last few notes of Won't Get Fooled!...incredible moment and then to find out a few months later this was his last show.....
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Reply #9 - Jan 23^rd, 2012 at 3:09pm

Zack wrote on Jan 23^rd, 2012 at 2:14pm:

gimmekeef wrote on Jan 23^rd, 2012 at 8:28am:

Non Stones shows for me would be:

Watkins Glen festival (Dead/Band/Allmans)

Wow! Were you there for the Dead's famous soundcheck set?

Zack in those days the Dead had a (for the times) a giant wall of speakers which they tuned up before I got there. I believe that soundcheck was done on the Friday before the main show Saturday. On Saturday the Dead opened round noon and played to close to 5 with 2 breaks. Then The Band played for about 2 hours or so...then Allman Brothers for 3 or so then a final big jam.....

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Re: The best gigs ever we had attend
Reply #10 - Jan 23^rd, 2012 at 3:20pm

Otis Rush (dozen or more) Junior Wells (dozen or more time) Gatemouth Brown (4 or 5) Elvin Jones (22) Art Blakey (3) The Heath bros. (5) Ray Brown with Ed Thigpen and Kenny Burell (3) Jaco twice n Buddy Rich twice

ZAPPA many times

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King Crimson a few times

Jazz show are usually best for just listening....I saw Keith n the Winos..I saw Bo and Ronnie a couple of times but I was really drunk so.....

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Reply #11 - Jan 23^rd, 2012 at 3:49pm

gimmekeef wrote on Jan 23^rd, 2012 at 3:09pm:

Zack wrote on Jan 23^rd, 2012 at 2:14pm:

gimmekeef wrote on Jan 23^rd, 2012 at 8:28am:

Non Stones shows for me would be:

Watkins Glen festival (Dead/Band/Allmans)

Wow! Were you there for the Dead's famous soundcheck set?

Zack in those days the Dead had a (for the times) a giant wall of speakers which they tuned up before I got there. I believe that soundcheck was done on the Friday before the main show Saturday. On Saturday the Dead opened round noon and played to close to 5 with 2 breaks. Then The Band played for about 2 hours or so...then Allman Brothers for 3 or so then a final big jam.....

wall of sound baby!!! you are one lucky bastard!!! must have been amazing. apparantly it was broadcasted locally though i still hope we will see and hear an official release. you got to see young chuck l also!!!

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Re: The best gigs ever we had attend
Reply #13 - Jan 23^rd, 2012 at 6:08pm

dadrob wrote on Jan 23^rd, 2012 at 3:20pm:

Otis Rush (dozen or more) Junior Wells (dozen or more time) Gatemouth Brown (4 or 5) Elvin Jones (22) Art Blakey (3) The Heath bros. (5) Ray Brown with Ed Thigpen and Kenny Burell (3) Jaco twice n Buddy Rich twice

ZAPPA many times

red stick ramblers

Adrian Legg

King Crimson a few times

Jazz show are usually best for just listening....I saw Keith n the Winos..I saw Bo and Ronnie a couple of times but I was really drunk so.....

Ok, another terribly impressive list! Cool

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Reply #15 - Jan 23^rd, 2012 at 7:13pm

A few of my favorites along with my blurry snapshots.

The Who, 4 times, but never with Moon. I had tickets to see them in Memphis in '75 but ended up not going.
Saw them in Philly & Pittsburgh '79, Shea Stadium '82, and Hershey right after the Ox died.

Talking Heads, twice on the Fear of Music Tour, once on the Remain In Light Tour (above), and once on
the Stop Making Sense Tour.

I saw Elvis Costello and the Attractions 4
times or so. Best show - Tower Theater, on the
Trust Tour.

Saw the Clash 3 times. Best show: Tower Theater 1980.

I'd have to put this show close to the top of the heap.

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Reply #16 - Jan 23^rd, 2012 at 11:27pm

1. Grateful Dead/Veneta, Oregon/August 27, 1972 (greatest Dead show ever)
2. The Who/Tacoma, WA/August 16, 1989/third row Pete side (full moon/lunar eclipse exactly at 8 pm showtime; 20th anniversary of Woodstock; the night Pete skewered his hand on the whammy bar)
3. Leonard Cohen/Portland, OR/December 8, 2010 (sublime)
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Reply #17 - Jan 24^th, 2012 at 7:54am

So many over the years since the early 70's, I even saved ticket stubs that I have posted on here, David Bowie at Maple Leaf Gardens '76 & '78, Alice Cooper (Original Band) just about every time they played Toronto, The Clash in a movie theater in '78 up close, James Gang (if anybody remembers them) early 70's.
Besides The Stones in '72, best concert New Years Eve '71 at Maple Leaf Gardens, up front Alice Cooper getting hung in the gallows just before New years eve, & then coming back in the New Year, it was the band, they were so tight as musicians, really really good, & theatrical at it's best.
I've been to rock festivals in the early 70's, Beggar's Banquet, Strawberry Fields, & a few others, Toronto was a good place for great concerts.

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Reply #20 - Jan 24^th, 2012 at 9:43pm

I have to say The Stones at The Beacon Theatre in NYC for the Shine A Light movie. That was the icing on the cake, a small lovely venue with Martin Scorsese perfecting the sound, lighting, stage, Bill Clinton was there and the audience was filled with VIP's. I partied with a cool group of Stones loving friends, met a cute guy that night, with the excitement building up to an all time high. Also that was the cheapest ticket I bought for the tour, it was under $70 for some crazy reason. I was so lucky to pull a ticket for that show, one of the best nights of my life! Oh hell yeah!

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Reply #22 - Jan 25^th, 2012 at 10:12am

I was young. It was my 2nd concert I think, Def Leppard opening for Billy Squier. This would be Def Leppards first US appearance for their Pyromania album. Atlanta Georgia the Omni. Everyone got tickets because of Def Leppard. They were hot. My seats were almost behind the stage touching the rafters. DL came out and rocked my world. Then later Billy Squier appeared and fucking blew them off the stage. He was really good. I wanted to trade my Def Leppard shirt for a Billy Squier shirt after the show.

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Reply #23 - Jan 25^th, 2012 at 10:56am

Some Guy wrote on Jan 25^th, 2012 at 10:12am:

I was young. It was my 2nd concert I think, Def Leppard opening for Billy Squier. This would be Def Leppards first US appearance for their Pyromania album. Atlanta Georgia the Omni. Everyone got tickets because of Def Leppard. They were hot. My seats were almost behind the stage touching the rafters. DL came out and rocked my world. Then later Billy Squier appeared and fucking blew them off the stage. He was really good. I wanted to trade my Def Leppard shirt for a Billy Squier shirt after the show.

Reminds me of when I saw Sammy Hagar open for Dave Mason at Winterland many years ago. It was right after the Red album came out. He was red hot. Pardon the pun. He was in his home town,he comes out,brings the house down. Finishes his set. Walks off. The crowd is still going crazy,wanting more. Sammy comes back out,jumps on top of the piano,grabs a microphone and says "I'll jump up and down and do tricks for you.But I don't have any more songs to play".Then Dave Mason comes out with his, It's just you and me shit.

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