Who are the best live act you've ever seen

[halewood pete]

The A team in the mid nineties in the Botanic pub,sunday nights, top live music ,fantastic atmosphere

[derykw]

Rammstein.

 

A dramatic walk on through the crowd.

 

Pyrotechnics and fire a plenty.

 

Lead singer Till simulating butt fucking Flake the keyboard player with a massive strap on.

 

Flake crowd surfing in a rubber dinghy

 

Flake in a giant cauldron getting cooked by Till firing a flame thrower at him.

 

And huge cock spraying the crowd with foamy cum.

 

And the whole band kneeling to the crowd at the end. Fantastic show.

[sir roger]

Backing up Stringvest's EC & The Attractions shout & also adding The Jam.

[cloggypop]

You've got confused between stringvest and the biggest cunt to ever appear on an LFC forum there, sir roger.

[cloggypop]

Thank fuck for that. You've edited it.

[SasaS]

Backing up Stringvest's EC & The Attractions shout & also adding The Jam.

 

He was quick.

[sir roger]

You've got confused between stringvest and the biggest cunt to ever appear on an LFC forum there, sir roger.

 

Having checked out several LFC fora over the years, that is a mighty proud boast.

[Gruntfuttock]

I've only ever seen Jean-Michel Jarre live,so him!

[Rico1304]

Prince, Maine Road in about 1989.

 

(I've also confirmed tonight I went to Robbie Williams first ever solo gig - it was good)

[Tony Moanero]

I really like Echo & The Bunnymen, but I though Ian McCulloch was turd, when I saw them live.

 

I'm not into Chas & Dave at all, but a lad who I was mates with, when I lived in London, loved them. We saw them live at the 100 club in Oxford Street and I have to say, they were very good.

 

Meatloaf was boss.

[Special character]

Slayer - flawless. Dave Lombardo plays everything live as he does on record, no missed beats, no let up on the double bass drums, an absolute monster of speed, power and precision. The anti-Lars

 

 

Faithless @V2000

Wasn't the least bit interested in seeing them not my style at all, but my wife insisted.

They were amazing, would deffo pay to see them again

[ben48]

Zappa plays zappa,fucking brilliant

[stringvest]

Rammstein.

 

A dramatic walk on through the crowd.

 

Pyrotechnics and fire a plenty.

 

Lead singer Till simulating butt fucking Flake the keyboard player with a massive strap on.

 

Flake crowd surfing in a rubber dinghy

 

Flake in a giant cauldron getting cooked by Till firing a flame thrower at him.

 

And huge cock spraying the crowd with foamy cum.

 

And the whole band kneeling to the crowd at the end. Fantastic show.

 

 

That's entertainment right there.

[setreal]

Meatloaf was boss.

 

Sauce?

[Paul]

1. Prince

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2. Paul Weller

3. The Pogues

4. Radiohead

5. Big Audio Dynamite

[manwiththestick]

In the last few weeks I've seen Aussie Pink Floyd and Placebo, both at Leeds Arena and both fucking outstanding.

Placebo last night in Manchester were brilliant. Underrated band in my opinion.

[The-Sir]

For me, in no particular order:

 

The Pogues - seen them 4 or 5 times, the first time was the Christmas tour 2005, managing to get absolutely legless despite only being 16 years old, the second managing to lose my wallet and phone, my keys and my dignity (ripping my jeans from the ankle all the way up to the knee, missing my train home and having to ask passers by for the best way back to Liverpool) and another time Shane passing out on stage and the whole band having to stop playing to make sure he was alright. Bloody miss those gigs, if they decided to start playing again I would be the first to get a ticket.

 

Leonard Cohen - alluded to the time I saw him live in the recent thread following his passing, emotional scenes.

 

Neutral Milk Hotel - Primavera festival in Porto, the band having reformed after 10 years apart after Jeff Mangum sort of went into a bit of a recluse, I'd convinced myself that I'd never get the chance to see them live so this was something else.

[TheHowieLama]

Dead - too many to count

Phish - Hampton 99

John Scofield with Dennis Chambers - Boston 87

Drive By Truckers - Tampa 2014

 

 

Special mention to Los Lobos and the Pogues.

[diamondjoe]

RATM - ulster hall 1993. Never been at a gig like it since. 

[SasaS]

Dead - too many to count

Phish - Hampton 99

John Scofield with Dennis Chambers - Boston 87

Drive By Truckers - Tampa 2014

 

 

Special mention to Los Lobos and the Pogues.

 

What, no Junior?

[Bjornebye]

Forgot to mention The foo fighters. Boss band live.

 

Seasick Steve is also brilliant live. As are Pulp.

[TheHowieLama]

What, no Junior?

 

 

Good show but at the top of the haystack -- nope.

[Pidge]

In no order:

 

The Prodigy - Reading 2002

The Pogues - Cardiff 2005 (Dropkick Murphys supporting)

Arcade Fire - Cardiff 2007

The Living End - London 2012 (I think)

Rancid - Astoria farewell show

 

and a couple that are/were always ace:

 

The Bouncing Souls

Adequate Seven

Any Frank Carter (Gallows, Pure Love, Rattlesnakes)

Any Ginger (Wildhearts etc)

 

Man... Astoria dead, TJs dead and Exeter Cavern burnt out earlier this year... guess it's all festivals and arenas these days, running out of places for new scenes to take root.

[ZonkoVille77]

Another guy who is absolutely fantastic live is Foy Vance. He's just brilliant.

[clockspeed]

Big Country

 

Robert Cray 

 

Deep Purple