Best & worst concerts you've been to

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EricSweden
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Best concerts:
1. Metallica 1992
2. Type O Negative 1994 (Opening band: Tiamat)
3. Danzig 2002 (Opening bands: Raging Speedhorn & Marduk)

Worst concerts:
1. The Sisters Of Mercy 2001 (Arvika Festival)

I love the Sisters, but these days this weary man sucks live.
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Gary
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Best Concerts:
Muse, Manchester apollo 2002
Placebo, Manchester Academy 2001
The Sisters Of Mercy, Manchester Academy 1st sept 2000 (it was my first ever gig, and my first ever sisters gig to, so although most people say this wasnt a good gig, i loved it)
Greenday, Manchester 2002
The Sisters Of Mercy, London 23/2/01

Worst Concerts:
Spooks, v2001

only show i ever really really hated, im sure their are other i should mention here but cant remember em :wink:
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pikkrong
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worst concerts... don't want to think about it...
best concerts... think i have always mentioned them in our forum but maybe in the wrong context...
hope, nobody don't remember that and dare to name them again:

- the Sisters - M'era Luna 2002 (the only Sisters live I've seen :sad: )
- New Model Army in Estonian rock festival Rock Summer 1993
- Depeche Mode twice in Estonia (1998 in Tartu and 2001 in Tallinn)
what else... damn, I'm drinking my Saturday-night-brandy with my wife right now... oh yes, of course:
- Marc Almond - M'era Luna 2002
- Iggy Pop - Rock Summer (Tallinn) 1994
- S. S. Sputnik, Das Ich and Sunshine Blind in Wave Gotik Treffen (Leipzig) 2000
- Leather Nun - Rock Summer (Tallinn) 1988?
be sure, I forgot something important...
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Debaser
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I started a reply to this last night - then me poot threw a hissy fit and ate everything then shut itself down!

Pixies - DeMontfort Hall , Leicester 1987/8/9 ish
Faithless - Rock City Nottingham 1999 ish (could be earlier am getting old don't you know)
Killing Joke - as above 1987/8/9 ish
Dead Kennedy's - Boat Club Nottingham 1980/1
Fun Lovin Criminals - Rock City Nottingham 1998/9
Crass - Silvergate Ballroom Lincoln 1981/2 can't remember

Julian Cope - whenever, wherever is always special

Chameleons @ Dingwalls the other week was rather spectacular

Have those to be playing with for the time being.

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Drsisters
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Best concerts:
1. The Sisters Of Mercy (Reading Rock Festival 91)
2. The Sisters Of Mercy (Brixton Academy 21 december 93)
3. The Sisters Of Mercy (Glasgow barrowlands 2000)

Worst concerts:
1. The Sisters Of Mercy (Nottingham 2000)
2. The m*****n (Stockholm 2000)
3. Nefilim (Dalarock 96)

Andrew Eldritch Dour Festival 1997: Yeah, We take any request... As much as we ever do.
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Dreamweapon
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Best concert:
Spiritualized live in York, last March. By this time of the tour the brass band had been sacked in Greece. Songs from all the albums and a couple of Spacemen 3 songs thrown in as well...all played to near perfection.
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rian
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Best:

REM, Stockholm late 80`s
Iggy Pop Stockholm, 1999 (Ithink it was)
The Sisters of mercy, Stockholm late 80`s
The Chameleans, Germany 2002
The Mi*****n, Stockholm 1990/91

Worst:
Hmm, they are so many....

Sweet, Stockholm mid 90`s
David Bowie, Gothenburg 1988
Rolling Stones, Stockholm 1999/00
etz.....

I`m getting old. I can`t remember everything I`ve seen. I wish that I had a gig-calendar and used it since my first gig 1984. :sad:
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Justj0hn
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Best:
Creatures('90), New York City
Lush/Babes In Toyland('92), NYC
Public Image Ltd.('92), NYC
Curve('92), NYC
Cranes('93), NYC
Nine Inch Nails('94), NYC/Philadelphia
Wolfgang Press('96), NYC
Cocteau Twins('96), NYC
The Cramps('98), New Jersey
Alien Sex Fiend('98), NYC
Einsturzende Neubauten('98)
OhGr[Skinny Puppy]('01), NJ
Foetus('01), NYC
Angels Of Light[M. Gira/Swans]w/Calla('01), NYC
VNV Nation('01), NYC
Psychedelic Furs('01), NYC
Chameleons('02), NYC/NJ

worst:
Soul Asylum('96), NYC
Gary Numan('01), NYC
Apoptygma Berzerk('00), NYC
Velvet Acid Christ('00), NYC....ditched 5 tunes into their set
Sisters Of Mercy('97), NYC......sadly.
Cocteau Twins('94), NYC
Peter Murphy('02), NJ

J.j.......

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pikkrong
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a couple of cute things i forgot at first:

Duran Duran (Tallinn, 2001)
VNV Nation (M'era Luna, 2002)

and quite hazy but generally good memories about Public Image Limited in 1988 (Rock Summer, Tallinn).
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Jim
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Best - Alabama 3, York Fibbers (Sorry, "Barfly":o - I'll never get used to that), Couple of weeks ago.

Worst - Marilyn Manson, Nottingham Roack City, 97 - As soon as the band came on thecrowd turned into a fight. One big fight.
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On Dec 3, 2002 4:29pm, Jim wrote:
Best - Alabama 3, York Fibbers (Sorry, "Barfly":o - I'll never get used to that), Couple of weeks ago.
Saw these the other week too...in Sheffield and I agree they were FANTASTIC. Realy crowd pleasers...with an albino John Cooper Clarke on keyboards too! Not convinced about the gratuitious use of buxom brunette in pvc nurse's outfit though!!

Can't think of any worst...OH I CAN.....Fun Loving Criminals at Doncaster Dome three or four years ago - the sound was diabolical and I don't think Huey knew I was there and therefore didn't try very hard ;-)

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Dreamweapon
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Just seen primal Scream at Brixton Academy on Sat. night. Came on at midnight and played till 2 a.m. Played mostly from XTRMNTR and Evil Heat, but also played from vanishing point and screamadelica. Including an amazing version of kowalski and higher than the sun. A brilliant set which included Bobby Gillespie licking Mani's bass while he was playing!! and finished with Kick out the Jams...
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Dee
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Best:
The Chameleons-Oct. '02
Concrete Blonde-Feb. '02
Depeche Mode-'93 & '01
The The-twice in '93

Worst:
Peter Murphy-Jun. '02
New Order-'93
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karin
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Best. Sisters at The Astoria 2001 Looked good . Sounded Good. everything was nice and easy.

Worst. The Stranglers, Bridlington '78/79 November, f**king freezing sleeping outside the railway station and the yorkshire ripper di'st lurketh.
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