Best Concert You Have Attended?

[RockyStar]

What was the best concert that you ever attended?

[RockyStar]

Best is subjective and not easily defined. Could be the mix, the band's performance, the set list, etc. What concert really sticks out to you?

For me, it was Cannibal Corpse.

I have been to a lot of great shows and seen a lot of great bands but if I had to pick one particular show it would be Cannibal Corpse. The band was on it that night. The mix was awesome. The venue sounded fantastic. The energy, focus and intensity was out of this world, even for them. Everything was perfect! Just one massive wall of pummeling brutality unlike anything I have experienced before or since. Just a massive helping of Kick Ass that I will never forget!

[harddriver]

I have to list multiple concerts here..............

Kansas.......................1992 Rialto Theater
Queensryche............... 1987 Minneapolis 1990 Empire Tour and 2004 Rialto Theater
AC/DC....................... 2016
Black Sabbath...............2016 The End Tour
Michael Schenker...........2018
Van Halen................... 2012/2014
Kiss........................... 1996 Amazing Theatrical/musical Show

The absolute best sounding show I have ever been to were the mix was absolutely perfect where you could hear everybody including vocals, rythym guitars, lead guitar was the Alice In Chains show in 2014 at the Peoria Civic Center. All my friend s that went all said the same thing........

The worst show sound wise a Pantera Reinventing the Steel tour 2000, it really sucked and DImes tone was thin and schrill as much I love his recorded tone. the upside was we went to the strip club afterward.........................................................got my brother in alot of trouble with his wife.....

[lll]

Badlands at a big outdoors festival in 89 or 90 with many others on small stages (Heart, Yngwie etc)

Was maybe 20 feet from stage and Jake had his usual orange Marshall cabs and killer tone.

They smoked!

[harddriver]

Badlands at a big outdoors festival in 89 or 90 with many others on small stages (Heart, Yngwie etc)

Was maybe 20 feet from stage and Jake had his usual orange Marshall cabs and killer tone.

They smoked!

I'm jealous at that one, I wish I had seen them in 1989-1991. I tried to make up for missing them in 2019 I went and seen Jake's Red Dragon Cartel, it was a cool show, he did more Badlands tunes than I think he wanted to but that's kind of what the crowd wanted, the singer was no Ray Gillen but he was pretty good, he had some range an didn't try to be Ray he sang within his capabilities.

Jake was playing a Red Friedman Smallbox most of the night but he has an RJS 76/100 there too but he didn't use it. He had red EVH cabinets with the logos removed/blacked out probably with greenbacks. He played really well and I enjoyed the show..........

[harddriver]

I have to add that Queensryche was awesome every single time I saw them, they always were on point and very tight musically and Geoff Tate's pipes always delivered as well, he wasn't a studio king he could back it up live, like DIO, Ian Gillan, Ray Gillen.