Best concert you've attended

My last Dylan post, I promise

Great Bob Dylan Show, Jones Beach

After I married Donna in 1989, say the 90’s, only show I ever went to there, they have great artists there, but I hate getting to LI from NJ.

Double Header, Bob Opens for Santana believe it or not.

Was it a dream, or did he come out, sit in a chair, acoustic guitar (miked), vocal mic, that’s all I recall. Sang, enunciated, OMG, he can sing!!! Long Set, just kept going. He looked so frail, but showed a lot of stamina.

It’s getting late, audience occasionally shouts out ‘Carlos, Carlos’. We left in the middle of Santana, it got cold on the water, and it wasn’t great like we had seen him before.

Knowing how well his voice had recovered was why it made me so mad when he sounded awful in shows after that.

@elliottbnewcombjr - My wife and I saw the same 1993 Dylan/Santana tour, but at Pine Knob in Clarkston, MI.  However, we mostly went to see Santana.

The opening band/headliner thing is sometimes interesting.  For example we went to Def Leppard mostly to see Billy Idol open, but we were totally impressed with Def Leppard.  Another cool one was unexpectedly seeing legendary R&B singer and pianist Charles Brown open for Bonnie Raitt’s Nick of Time tour at Pine Knob.  While not an opener, we were totally surprised when Stevie Ray Vaughan joined Eric Clapton for two songs during his Journeyman World Tour at The Palace of Auburn Hills.  Classified under, I had no idea at the time, I saw Peter Frampton as one of three acts opening for Yes at an all-day concert during the summer of 1975.  At that time, I knew him for his role in Humble Pie but I had no idea some of the songs he played that day would end up on his album, Frampton Comes Alive, which was released about 6 months later. Every concert is a life experience, and just about all of them over the years have been worth it.

Too many shows (500+) to name just one, so:

Most "Memorable": Eric Clapton, August of 1974 on the "461 Ocean Blvd" tour. Peter Townsend and Keith Moon showed up and joined in on the fun.

Most "Impressive": A tie between a) Jeff Beck, October of 1980 on the "There and Back" tour (Michael Stanley Band opened) or Talking Heads, August of 1983 on the "Stop Making Sense" tour. That concert film only hints at how incredible that show was.

Most "Unique": Jim Carroll, November of 1983 did both a poetry reading and concert at the Detroit Institute of Art.

Most "Intense": Hunters & Collectors, May of 1987 on the "Human Frailty" tour. They literally blew the roof off of that venue.

Best "Headliner/Opening Act" combo: Bonnie Raitt & Rchard Thompson, June of 1989. "Nick of Time" & "Amnesia" tours. "Nick of Time" had not quite broken through yet and RT probably made a lot of converts that night. Stylistically, this was an ideal combination.

Most "Emotional": The Blue Nile & Wendy MaHarry, August of 19990 on the "Hats" tour (Wendy had only released her debut LP). This show was literally a "spiritual experience." I'm pretty sure that was the only national tour of the USA for both artists.

Most "Sensual": Sade, September of 1993 on the "Love Deluxe" tour. The air was so thick with pheromones that you could cut them with a butter knife.

Most "Medicated": Pink Floyd, July of 1973 ("Dark Side of the Moon" tour) and May of 1994 ("Pulse" tour).

@mitch2 - I went to a show at Oakland Stadium in 1975 that was headlined by Robin Trower, with both Peter Frampton and Fleetwood Mac supporting.... 

I'm going to see if this picture of the Robin Trower page of my concert photo website comes out on here:

https://mypixrock.format.com/robin-trower

I agree, seeing David Bryne is always memorable, he had this ensemble marching all over the stage while playing, at the Beacon once again and she sure can play that guitar. St. Vincent, funny name, anyone know it’s origin?

lousy photos of the stage, but quite enjoyable.

https://www.dpreview.com/forums/threads/rx100-ceiling-of-beacon-theater-nyc.3379231/#post-50802154