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OT - What's the loudest concert you've attended? - OT

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Botch
Botch Posts: 15,471
edited August 2020 in Off Topic
Might be a fun thread, plus let us reminisce about the days when we could go to concerts....  :|
 
For me, it was unexpected: Todd Rundgren and Utopia.  Incredibly talented band, Todd is Godd, all four sang both lead/harmonies, all four wrote, and multi-instrument abilities out the ying-yang!  I have all their albums and all their concert DVDs (four for Utopia alone!)  
But dayam they were loud!  And not a good, clean loud, just distorted all to hell, like your neighborkid's stereo in his Chevette (but MUCH louder).  My ears rang for three days.  
 
What's yours?  
 
EDIT:  woohoo, I was able to find a video of a Willie solo, on the World's Coolest Drum Set!  And if you're interested, let the video play through, and you can see Utopia on the "Mike Douglas" show, little bit better video/sound.  
 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z6v47rBe9D8 
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  • alaskanassasin
    alaskanassasin Posts: 7,648
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    You know what they say “if you remember it you probably weren’t there”
    South of Columbus, Ohio.


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    The location was a bar in Columbia SC. It was on Rosewood Drive, but don’t recall the name of the establishment. .....Band called Head East. They were a hard driving rock band back in my much younger days. It might have escalation  as I was right in front of a speaker stack.....

    A strong second would be Black Oak Arkansas. Loved those guys. I did not attend a Grateful Dead show during the wall of sound tours. I am certain they would have made the list if we were given a could-a been vote. 
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    alaskanassasin said:
    You know what they say “if you remember it you probably weren’t there”
    This actually made me chuckle, as there was a guy in the front row who was head-banging to a violent amount at the start of the show, and you could tell the audience directly behind him were clearly irritated.
    Next time I looked down at him, he was still head-banging.  But at a tempo quite slower than the music.
    Next time I looked down at him, he was slumped to the side, and immobile.  The folks behind him were now enjoying the show.
    Last time I looked down at him, I saw an empty seat.  :lol:  
     
    And I'll be honest, I didn't even drink beer before a concert.  I LOVE music, and in those days could rarely afford a ticket, so I wouldn't overload my bladder and miss part of the show.  
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  • northGAcock
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    Botch said:
    alaskanassasin said:
    You know what they say “if you remember it you probably weren’t there”
    This actually made me chuckle, as there was a guy in the front row who was head-banging to a violent amount at the start of the show, and you could tell the audience directly behind him were clearly irritated.
    Next time I looked down at him, he was still head-banging.  But at a tempo quite slower than the music.
    Next time I looked down at him, he was slumped to the side, and immobile.  The folks behind him were now enjoying the show.
    Last time I looked down at him, I saw an empty seat.  :lol:  
     
    And I'll be honest, I didn't even drink beer before a concert.  I LOVE music, and in those days could rarely afford a ticket, so I wouldn't overload my bladder and miss part of the show.  
    He was an under achiever. (Head banger not you Botch)
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    The Black Keys at Jazz Fest
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  • WeberWho
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    I fought my way up to 2nd row at a Rage Against The Machine concert once and remember it being loud. 

    Pearl Jam was one of the loudest but it was because of everyone singing along. 
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  • Botch
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    northGAcock said:
     .....Band called Head East. They were a hard driving rock band back in my much younger days. It might have escalation  as I was right in front of a speaker stack.....

    A strong second would be Black Oak Arkansas. Loved those guys. I did not attend a Grateful Dead show during the wall of sound tours. I am certain they would have made the list if we were given a could-a been vote. 
    Yes!  My last band played at the HAFB Club on New Year's Eve, and I was surprised when over half of my office showed up with their spouses, so cool!  We opened with "Never Been Any Reason" (very keyboard-centric), we packed the dance floor (Opening Number!) and my coworkers' jaws were on the floor.  One of the coolest gigs I've ever done.  
     
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VgvL6aqJxMA
     
    I've heard, too, that the Grateful Dead had incredibly loud shows, but it was clean sound.   
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  • SciAggie
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    Huh? What? Whatdidyousay? My ears are ringing...
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  • buzd504
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    Motörhead. With lots of whiskey. 
    NOLA
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  • dbCooper
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    Plasmatics, with Wendy O. Williams.  Roadhouse type place with couple hundred people, at any rate probably double what should have been in there.
    Two things stayed with me... loudest music I think I ever heard and the one and only time I wished to be a microphone.
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  • GATraveller
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    Foo Fighters. 

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  • JethroBodeen
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    Worst and loudest was the Smashing Pumpkins.
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  • StillH2OEgger
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    I wouldn't call it ear-shattering, but for me the loudest was The Black Crowes in a smallish theater.
    Stillwater, MN
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  • WeberWho
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    JethroBodeen said:
    Worst and loudest was the Smashing Pumpkins.
    That's funny. I hear Billy doesn't play their top hits at their concerts. Something about how fans should appreciate all the "art" they do. Puke. 
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  • U_tarded
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    Foo fighters on the floor of the Vivino arena a couple of years ago.  We saw them like 4 years before that at the maverik center and the Vivint was waaaaayyyyyy louder. 
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  • Eoin
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    Leaning on the stage at a Thin Lizzy concert, 1982. Lots of ear ringers, but that was probably the loudest of them.
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  • frazzdaddy
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    Coldplay 2016 in Philly. I have never seen/heard that many people (70k) sing that loudly in unison. It was an amazing show. 
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  • thetrim
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    Any time I saw CLUTCH, it was pretty loud.
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  • saluki2007
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    Korn in 2003.
    Large and Small BGE
    Central, IL

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  • fishlessman
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    rock bar just outside harvard square, TT The Bears, dont remember the punk rock bands name, do remember being in the mosh pit watching the harvard girls tearing each others clothes off. left TT's and my car was towed to the fenways, 2 in the morning i ask 5 black guys sitting on a stoop drinking where the tow yard is, they point down the street, walking away my friend yells back something derogatory, they all stand up, i clocked him good, they sat down, he ran away, i ended up leaving him there, got the car and drove back to new hampshire =) b52's were loud, ramones were the back up, still listen to the ramones, cape cod coliseum was open floor, was so packed that my feet didnt touch the floor for a good hour
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  • BigreenGreg
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    Ted Nugent, Norfolk Scope. Couldn’t hear a thing until I was home in Virginia Beach.
    LBGE, 36" Blackstone, Anova Pro
    Charleston, SC
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  • ChrisgrillsSTLMO
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    AC/DC, 1981(I think) - For Those About to Rock We Salute You tour. It was at the Checkerdome, home of Blues hockey at the time. Even with napkin ear plugs my head rang for a day. The cannons were less loud than the amplifiers...
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  • thetrim
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    Went to see TOOL at Roseland Ballroom in NYC in 1992 or 1993.  I left with two black eyes from some significant time in the mosh pit.
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  • northGAcock
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    thetrim said:
    Went to see TOOL at Roseland Ballroom in NYC in 1992 or 1993.  I left with two black eyes from some significant time in the mosh pit.
    That is a quality outing.
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    Botch said:
    northGAcock said:
     .....Band called Head East. They were a hard driving rock band back in my much younger days. It might have escalation  as I was right in front of a speaker stack.....

    A strong second would be Black Oak Arkansas. Loved those guys. I did not attend a Grateful Dead show during the wall of sound tours. I am certain they would have made the list if we were given a could-a been vote. 
    Yes!  My last band played at the HAFB Club on New Year's Eve, and I was surprised when over half of my office showed up with their spouses, so cool!  We opened with "Never Been Any Reason" (very keyboard-centric), we packed the dance floor (Opening Number!) and my coworkers' jaws were on the floor.  One of the coolest gigs I've ever done. 
    I have been cataloging my vinyl collection recently (about 65% complete) and have logged four of their releases. Your referenced tune is a classic. Getting deeper (again) into their collection is one of my desired goals in the coming months. Not at full volume though.  B)
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  • JRWhitee
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    Alan Parsons Project at Chastain Park. My ears hurt!
                                                                
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  • MO_Eggin
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    Metallica and Guns N' Roses twin bill at Giants Stadium.  My ears rang for 3 days.  Bonus coverage from Wikipedia:

    On July 29, 1992, while Guns N' Roses was playing during the second show at Giants Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, Guns N' Roses frontman Axl Rose encountered severe pain in his throat, but he continued the show until he was hit in the genitals by a cigarette lighter thrown from the audience during "Knockin' on Heaven's Door", so Rose retreated backstage to regain his energy, while bassist Duff McKagan took over on vocals and then the show ended.
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  • sumoconnell
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    Plastic Bertrand. Tout petit la planet 

    kidding - Van Hagar in Dallas. So loud. 
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  • xfire_ATX
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    Midnight Oil @ the Original Austin Opry House on S Congress in ~1988 I am guessing.  It was so loud I couldnt be in the arena I had to sit outside in the entry area.  They had a bar, I could hear the music fine, I didnt need to see it.

    From that Night forward I bring those foam earplugs to any music event.
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    northGAcock said:
    The location was a bar in Columbia SC. It was on Rosewood Drive, but don’t recall the name of the establishment. .....Band called Head East. They were a hard driving rock band back in my much younger days. It might have escalation  as I was right in front of a speaker stack.....

    A strong second would be Black Oak Arkansas. Loved those guys. I did not attend a Grateful Dead show during the wall of sound tours. I am certain they would have made the list if we were given a could-a been vote. 

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