Rate the top 10 bands/acts you've seen live

[GarnettFan4Life]

open . and i'm thinking hard. so many i was so pissed I can barely remember but some of the best times I've had seeing live bands.

 

[GarnettFan4Life]

Top 10:

Tool (Sydney)
Incubus (Sydney)
Tenacious D (Sydney)
Korn (Sydney)
Live (Wollongong)
Silverchair (Wollongong)
Foo Fighters (Sydney)
Creed (Sydney)
Nickelback (Sydney)
Powderfinger (Sydney)


Honourable mentions:

Claude Hay (Thirroul)
Porcelain (Wollongong)
30 Seconds To Mars (Sydney)
Tom Jones (Wollongong)
Metallica (Sydney)
Radiohead (Sydney)
Killing Heidi
Evanescensce (Sydney)
John Farnham (Wollongong)


Disappointed I missed out on/Yet to see:

Journey
Neil Young
Michael Jackson
Fuel
Pearl Jam
Nirvana
Guns'n'Roses
Linkin Park
Elton John
Eminem
Lady Gaga
Post Malone
James Arthur

Dishonourable Mentions:

Coolio (Sydney)
Gotta rack my brain at what some of the opening/support acts were for some of the bigger bands


*List subject to editing once my sh1te memory kicks in

 

[kiwi_in_melb]

Holy shit that this is tough... below based on how i feel at this moment in time.

10. Pearl Jam
9. Def Leppard
8. Alice Cooper
7. Metallica
6. Foo Fighters
5. Slash
4. System of a Down
3. Bullet For My Valentine
2. The Used
1. Steel Panther, best live shows I have ever been to.

Honorable mentions
Dropkick Murphys, Blink 182, The Offspring, Silverchair, Shihad, Devilskin, Limp Bizkit, Patent Pending, New Found Glory, Meatloaf (pre afl grand final) Poison

Dishonorable mention
Marilyn Manson. Seen him twice and been super disappointed has either been drunk or drugged af and barely coherent to get through the set.

 

[Paul_Ambrey]

My top 10 goes like this,and might give my age away.
10 Dragon
9 Rose Tattoo
8 Cold Chisel
7 Jimmy Barnes
6 Status Quo
5 Slade
4 Alice Cooper
3 Joe Cocker
2 Led Zeppelin
1 Ac/Dc

As a side note,im in my 60,s and still collect Jimmy Barnes cd,s and vinyl.
Thanks for bringing up this topic.

 

[GarnettFan4Life]

Nice! A few lists should remind me if I missed anyone too! I used to work at the Ent Cent in Wollongong for a bit so I got to see heaps of stuff, from about 1997-2004 I think, can’t remember them all! The Wiggles could be on the list! Lol

 

[BLOWN8]

1) Linkin Park Melbourne 2007
2) Grinspoon Launceston 1999
3) Silverchair Launceston 1999
4) 28 Days Devonport 2000
5) Powderfinger Launceston 1999
6) Bodyjar Devonport 2000
7) NOFX Hobart 2007
8) Killing Heidi Launceston 1999
9) Chris Cornell Melbourne 2007
10) Paul Kelly Launceston 1999

Regret not seeing:
Limp Bizkit
Incubus
Disturbed
Foo Fighters

 

[kiwi_in_melb]

thanks @BLOWN8 for making me feel like a complete fool... cant believe I left the foos off my list!!!

first edit made to the list

 

[BLOWN8]

thanks @BLOWN8 for making me feel like a complete fool... cant believe I left the foos off my list!!!

first edit made to the list

Were the first decent international act to come play in Tassie in over a decade, so crabby I missed out on tickets.

 

[sgt_pepper]

1. oasis/noel gallagher (13 times - in AUS, US, UK, JAP)
2. pulp (brisbane)
3. foo fighters (london)
4. the strokes (NYC)
5. beck (melbourne)
6. hilltop hoods (brisbane)
7. mos def (sydney)
8. basement jaxx (brisbane)
9. beastie boys (brisbane)
10. RATM (melbourne)

too many to choose from tho...and probably not in order, except for no.1

 

[GarnettFan4Life]

Is anyone holding someone off the list they are embarassed by?

I debated whether or not to put Nickelback in there given all the shit I get from some mates over the years but in the end I thought fuck it, too good of a show to not put on!

 

[sgt_pepper]

Is anyone holding someone off the list they are embarassed by?

I debated whether or not to put Nickelback in there given all the s*** I get from some mates over the years but in the end I thought f*** it, too good of a show to not put on!

well he wouldnt have made my top10, but i saw prince a few years back with my mother...

 

[GarnettFan4Life]

well he wouldnt have made my top10, but i saw prince a few years back with my mother...

Actually now you say that I remember John Farnham KILLED it when I saw him with the parents years ago on that first (The Last Time) last time tour LOL. He got us good.

 

[OutlawNinja]

Have not seen that many live acts but ...

1. Pink Floyd
2 Iron Maiden
3 The Wailers
4 Neil Young


and a distant last, Adam and the Ants when I was about 8 yrs old

 

[GarnettFan4Life]

Have not seen that many live acts but ...

1. Pink Floyd
2 Iron Maiden
3 The Wailers
4 Neil Young


and a distant last, Adam and the Ants when I was about 8 yrs old

Would Love to see Neil Young, don't think I will though he's getting on now and busy with the Farm Aid stuff all the time

 

[Ryanm2117]

Here are my favourites

1. Pantera - Melbourne
2. AC/DC 4 times
3. Foo fighters -Melbourne
4. Audioslave -Melbourne
5. Muse - Sydney
6. Jimmy Barnes - Mudgee
7. System of a down @ bigdayout
8. Metallica @ bigdayout
9. The living end - Canberra
10. Rammstein @ bigdayout

 

[sgt_pepper]

Have not seen that many live acts but ...

1. Pink Floyd
2 Iron Maiden
3 The Wailers
4 Neil Young


and a distant last, Adam and the Ants when I was about 8 yrs old

quality over quantity...great list.

 

[1711mark]

Some good bands there past and present
For me:
1. Foo Fighters
2. Evanescence - twice , recently with QLD sympothy orchestra
3. Fear Factory
4. Offspring
5. Linkin Park
6. Offspring
7.Marilyn Manson
8. Korn
9. Chris Cornell
10.Live

 

[kiwi_in_melb]

2. Evanescence - twice , recently with QLD sympothy orchestra

Was gutted I was away when this was in Melb with the MSO it would have been awesome.

 

[1711mark]

Was gutted I was away when this was in Melb with the MSO it would have been awesome.

It was mate , I'm a metal fan but it was great to hear Amy-lees voice clearer without the distorted guitars, not so drowned out lol

 

[OutlawNinja]

Would Love to see Neil Young, don't think I will though he's getting on now and busy with the Farm Aid stuff all the time

Was a very memorable experience.