Ok. You’ve got 2 tickets to 2 concerts

[Captain_Kirk]

Late to the party, but here's my two:

The Who on the Quadrophenia tour. At the height of their musical prowess and before Keith Moon started to lose some of his fastball due to drinking and weight.

The Pretenders on the Pretenders II tour. The original lineup with a set list made up of two great albums.

 

[Huggy]

You sound like you were living the Canadian version of me, probably a little less dorky, though. I probably listened to Under a Blood Red Sky more than any other album I owned. I still have it in a storage bin in the basement. I haven't listened to the actual album in at least 25 years, but I can still do all of the Bono intros word for word with a horrible Irish accent, if you pushed me: "Ladies and gentlemen. Let me tell you. I Will Followwwwwwww!" "There's been a lot of talk about this next song, maybe, maybe too much talk. This song is not a rebel song. This song is Sunday Bloody Sunday." "Sing this with me. This is 40."

I'm pretty sure the last song of their 1985 show in Toronto was "40" and I can still remember the crowd streaming out of Maple Leaf Gardens singing "How long must we sing this song....". Badass version of "The Electric Co." on there too.

 

[wchDr]

A little late to the game here, but seeing the Avett Brothers NYE show in Charlotte was a highlight for me (they rotate Charlotte-Raleigh-Greensboro every year).

But if we are talking about things I wish I had seen, Elvis Costello anytime anywhere in the early 80s. Partly just to be that young again.

 

[Liut]

Motley Crue and Van Halen ... in that order.

 

[Shropshire Slasher]

I will accept Canadian anecdotes of various UK artists being big there before they were big here, but it seems to me they both tracked equally just from chart evidence.

 

[Flip Wilson]

Only two? Dang. Tough choice.

I'd love to see John Lee Hooker in his prime, in a smoky joint jammin' along at about 2 a.m. with everyone having a grand time.

No. 2 would be Pavarotti. My wife and I saw Renee Flemming several years ago and she was fantastic. I don't know squat about opera but I appreciate what the singers do.

I saw John Lee Hooker at Liberty Lunch in Austin 35 or so years ago, and Pavarotti in an arena in Dallas 20 or so years ago. Our seats were second row from the very top.

Both were great performances.

 

[justgladtobehere]

The Who at Leeds or the Isle of Wight.

The Replacements at 7th Street Entry.

 

[ChrisLong]

Treating my wife and two friends to Leonid and Friends tonight at the Coach House in San Juan Capistrano.
A couple of months ago, I asked the friend if he had any thoughts about seeing this band again (we saw them about a year and a half ago). He jumped at the chance. Love their music and musicianship.

 

[terrier]

Heritage act no longer active: REM, 40 Watt
Heritage act still active: U2, Magnetic Hill, 2011 (360 Tour finale, with Arcade Fire)
Rising act: The Last Dinner Party, Cork 2023, with Florence + the Machine)

 

[I Should Coco]

Can’t remember if I replied on this thread or not.

Today’s answer: Jefferson Airplane, late 1960s
Genesis, 1973 (the Peter Gabriel era)