Who are the best live act you've ever seen

[RoboRiise]

Prodigy at Manchester Apollo

 

Returned to add the Prodigy.  I can't imagine seeing them at the Apollo at all but I saw them at GMEX in 1997, pretty much a perfect venue for them although I'd have preferred the Academy and they were fucking amazing.

 

Saw Public Enemy at the Academy, they were pretty good.  Also saw Senser there a couple of times, as well as other venues in Manchester and they were a great live act.

[Paul]

Just remembering some more good 'uns:

 

1. The Beastie Boys at Madison Square Garden

2. A Tribe Called Quest at the same

3. Rage Against The Machine at Glastonbury

4. Public Enemy at the GMEX

5. U2 (and I'm so not a U2 fan) with Lou Reed

[Paul]

More:

 

1. Lambchop at The Neptune in town

2. Ghostface at The Kazimier in town

3. Jerry Dammers and The Spacial AKA Arkestra at The Phil

4. Incognito with Omar and Carleen Anderson at The Music Room at The Phil

5. Soul II Soul at The Fridge in Brixton

[Josef Svejk]

Milli Vanilli, circa 1989.

 

Wow.

[Paul]

Christ, remembering loads now: The Stone Roses, Oasis, Bjork, The Sugarcubes, The Wedding Present, Happy Mondays, The Orb, Orbital, Stereo MCs, Pulp, Pop Will Eat Itself, The Wonderstuff, The Red Hot Chilli Peppers, World of Twist, De La Soul, The Heritage Orchestra.

[Trumo]

Milli Vanilli, circa 1989.

 

Wow.

 

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[Bjornebye]

Jimmy Eat World.

[Red74]

Bowie and Inxs at the royal court in the 90's were pure quality. Also, the LA's were really good too. Think they played half the album twice.

Primal scream when they brought Screamadelica out were superb.

More recently, the only one I can say blew me away was McCartney at the echo a few christmases ago. Don't think he even stopped for a drink in the 3 hours he was on

[Red74]

Oh and Happy Mondays done pills and thrills in the o2 last year and they were brilliant.

[Dr Nowt]

Can't see beyond David Moyes' smash hit 2013/2014 touring comedy show myself.

 

One of the all-time greats.

[Josef Svejk]

Fugazi, Nomeansno, Shellac, Snuff, Gorilla Biscuits, The Ex, Pere Ubu, Throwing Muses, Jaga Jazzist, Esbjorn Svensson Trio...

[cloggypop]

I saw Snuff in some Irish bar in town (Guinans?). It was boss. The bar staff were getting well pissed off with everyone climbing onto the bar to dive off. Nobody does a better version of the Shake 'n' Vac advert.

[Josef Svejk]

I saw Snuff in some Irish bar in town (Guinans?). It was boss. The bar staff were getting well pissed off with everyone climbing onto the bar to dive off. Nobody does a better version of the Shake 'n' Vac advert.

I haven't seen them since 1990/1991, I think. They played the New Inn in Dublin are were great. I bought the first Therapy? single at that show, never having heard of them. They too were an excellent live band in those days, with their original drummer.

[Priory Doctor]

From my days of going to The Stadium,The Faces and Thin Lizzy were both excellent live bands.

As were Supertramp ( I saw them just before they had Dreamer hit the charts)

[El Rojo]

James Brown, Elliott Smith and Big Star with Alex Chilton all stand out as they're not going to happen again. 

[Dr Nowt]

I remember seeing James Brown just after Chicks On Speed were pelted with piss.  If only he had been the one doing the pelting, while screaming out some of his trademark noises, that would have elevated it into the upper echelons.

[Josef Svejk]

James Brown, Elliott Smith and Big Star with Alex Chilton all stand out as they're not going to happen again.

Big Star with Alex Chilton? Without Chris Bell, in other words?

 

I'd love to have seen Big Star in their prime.

[Josef Svejk]

Others I'd love to have seen in their prime: MC5, Bad Brains, Minor Threat, Minutemen, Verbal Assault, Bananarama, etc.

[manwiththestick]

Jimmy Eat World.

Seen them in the late 90's, been meaning to catch them whenever they're over here again for a while now. Maybe next year.

[Josef Svejk]

Oh, I forgot Phil Ochs. Top of my impossible wish list...

[Paco]

Eric Clapton about 6 years ago was probably the worst I've been to. full of dad's who'd brought their teenage kids and they were all seating eating popcorn. Clapton didn't acknowledge the audience once.

[Josef Svejk]

Worst I've been to, for similar reasons, was Bob Dylan.

 

That motorcycle accident should have killed him.

[cloggypop]

I saw Bob Dylan for about 10 minutes one Glastonbury. It was enough.

[Josef Svejk]

I saw Bob Dylan for about 10 minutes one Glastonbury. It was enough.

I've never been to a festival. Not into masses of gobshites listening to the magnificent acoustics of the great outdoors while queueing for portaloos.

[cloggypop]

I've never been to a festival. Not into masses of gobshites listening to the magnificent acoustics of the great outdoors while queueing for portaloos.

They can be great for wandering around absolutely spangled.