Henderson, MN Forums History Remember when... Name your top 5 music concerts you've been to

Did I forget to add Leep 27 to my list of greatest shows ever?

This was a fun thread to read. I've been to over 200 concerts, but here goes:
1. Paul McCartney, St.Paul Civic Center, June 1976. My very first concert, age 16, and still the best.
2. John Mellencamp, Richland Auditorium Cleveland, Dec 1987. The Lonesome Jubilee tour. Killer band and killer show.
3. John Fogerty, State Theater Detroit, Nov 2004. How can anyone sound and look this great at age 59?!
4. Moody Blues, St.Paul Civic Center, Oct 1983. Third row center. I love the Moodies and have been to 27 of their shows between 1978 and 2007.
5. The Kinks, State Theater Minneapolis, June 1978. There was a 7PM show and a 10PM, and I went to both.
Runners Up: R.E.M. 1989, Neil Young 1992 & 2007, Tracy Chapman 1989, The Replacements 1987, Rolling Stones 1978 & 1994, Crowded House 1991, The Who 1980

No one out there is admitting to touring with the Dead? I was almost 17 when Jerry died, so i just missed that scene. I did manage to catch "The Dead" with Bob Dylan in Somerset, WI in 2003. Their duet of Big River is still vivid in my mind, as is the couple in front of us who got naked and were doing adult things in the middle of the crowd. we all backed away for a while, some things are just not appropriate for a crowd of free-lovin hippies.

I must also mention the craziest music night I've ever had. I saw Bob Dylan and Phil Lesh & Friends at the Target Center, and then I went to Paisley Park to watch Prince play until 6am. Minnesota's two most famous musicians in one night.

How about the top 5 concerts you wished you would have gone to but had better things to do that night like sit at home or passed on tickets because you thought it would never sell out? Anyone else share this problem?

Still bad to the bone! Rock on Rene!!

1. Johb Mellencamp
2. Reba, Jackpot 06

1. Johb Mellencamp
2. Reba, Jackpot 06
3. Ac/ Dc
4. Octopus Bar, many may good times had by all.....
5. Reba State Fair
6. Blue Ringers at the Top. Oh, wait a minute, never got to enjoy, I was sweating to death, making all of you happy!!!!!!!

5. Neil Young - Fall Tour w/Ten Men Working
Golden Hall, San Diego CA - 10/27/88
Literally stumbled across this CA only mini-tour show while on a walking tour of bars one evening in San Diego. Neil with a horn section was pretty cool.
4. Neil Young - Greendale Tour w/ Crazy Horse
Marcus Amphitheatre, Milwaukee WI - 6/19/03
The guy sitting next to me lit up a blunt during the first encore and the yellow jackets wanted to throw me out with him.
3. Neil Young - U.S. Solo Tour
Orpheum Theatre - Minneapolis - 5/23/99
Was accompanied by one of my favorite guys, Phil Camel. We shot the breeze with Kevin McHale in the bar before the show, who was also going to see Neil. This show was pure. If I had to Groundhog Day a show this would be it.
2. Neil Young - Horde Tour w/ Crazy Horse
River's Edge, Somerset WI - 8/1/97
I'm sure it was one of the few NY concerts with a mosh pit. Rain and lightning accompanied him playing "Like a Hurricane". Never seen a guy snap so many guitar strings. Beck rocked out earlier.
1. Yep, Neil - Smell the Horse Tour w/Crazy Horse
William & Mary Hall, Williamsburg, VA - 3/1/91
First people in the parking lot that day to tailgate. Ralph, Billy, and Frank (the Horse members)stopped by to chat with us. Oversized props on the set like Rust Never Sleeps. Tough rock 'n roll show to top.