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

GarnettFan4Life · Aug 11, 2018

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 · Aug 12, 2018

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 · Aug 12, 2018

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 · Aug 12, 2018

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 · Aug 13, 2018

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 · Aug 13, 2018

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 · Aug 13, 2018

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 · Aug 13, 2018

kiwi_in_melb said:
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 · Aug 14, 2018

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 · Aug 14, 2018

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 · Aug 14, 2018

GarnettFan4Life said:
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 · Aug 14, 2018

sgt_pepper said:
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 · Aug 15, 2018

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 · Aug 15, 2018

OutlawNinja said:
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 · Aug 15, 2018

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 · Aug 16, 2018

OutlawNinja said:
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 · Aug 16, 2018

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 · Aug 16, 2018

1711mark said:
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 · Aug 16, 2018

kiwi_in_melb said:
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 · Aug 16, 2018

GarnettFan4Life said:
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.

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