[colleenj]

Bette Midler in Pittsburgh in the 90s- I was there to attend the Baseball All-Star game and found out Bette was doing a show in town. It was an outdoor arena and I had 2nd row seats- she put on a great show. Between the concert and the all-star game it was an incredible 4 days of entertainment.

[graciegirl]

Sammy Davis Junior. He sure worked for our money!

Saw Eric Clapton in concert the Phoenix area around the Summer of 1974. Great show. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eric_Clapton

[Mintjulep]

The Beatles,,, Memphis 1966

Also saw The Rolling Stones, The Zombies, Paul Revere and The Raiders, Hermans Hermits, Elvis, and many others back in the day. Concerts were my thing...

[dianerk]

BOTH versions of Hello Dolly on Broadway. Carol Channing and Pearl Bailey.

[MSNPA]

"O" Cirque de Solei at Las Vegas - absolutely breathtaking.

Sarah Brightman - Hershey, Pa. She is coming to Orlando in November and we are going. She is fabulous.

[Russ_Boston]

BTK - You must have seen the beach boys in the early days when they could still perform harmony live, they were great then. I saw them later and was very disappointed but perhaps the whole drug thing really racked them.

Early Springsteen at Providence College. The Who also in Providence.

The strangest was when we booed The Cars off the stage at Brown U. They were the first act and only a very local band at the time. Main act was Nils Lofgren (guitarest) now of Springsteen's band.

EJ was great in Vegas a few years ago.

I'll also throw a vote for Cirque de Soleil - I've seen them in Vegas and in Disney Downtown.

We also enjoy Broadway plays - musical mostly. Really enjoyed Chicago (the play).

[SteveFromNY]

I'm a bit of a late blooming Boss fan. Saw Springsteen in '03 on "The Rising" tour at Giant Stadium twice, again on his "Devil's and Dust" tour twice ('06 I think), and 3 times on the "Magic" tour. Third time is actually tonight at Giant Stadium. He is the best entertainer around today (IMHO).

Saw the Stones in Fenway 2nd night of their "Bigger Bang" tour ('05 or '06) The band wasn't tight, but they were INCREDIBLE anyway even without considering how old they were. "Sympathy for the Devil" was like seeing and hearing history!

Saw the Grateful Dead a few times in the early '70's. Quite memorable.

But probably the best were the series of Schaeffer Music Festivals that ran in the late 60's early 70's in Central Park. Al Kooper had split from Blood Sweat and Tears and was on his own with a 12 piece band and the music was fantastic! That one was the best.

[pqrstar]

Charo's performance in The Villages.
She is still very attractive, intelligent, personable and full of energy.
She also plays the classical guitar, . . . very impressive.
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0004819/bio

Also loved Cirque de Soleil.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cirque_de_soleil
Have seen them twice.


I think you can catch some of their older performances on TV or DVD rentals.
Worth it!

[Lil Dancer]

Aerosmith in Vancouver, Canada, in the early 70's. Also The Moody Blues, same time period - Knights in White Satin was memorable. Jefferson Airplane in Rochester, NY in late 60's was definitely the loudest concert I ever went to. Also saw Jim Morrison and The Doors in Rochester back then too. He threw a large microphone stand into the audience - he looked stoned out of his mind, but the music was just incredible. My friends went to Woodstock, and told me afterwards how great it was!

[chelsea24]

Charo? Really? :dontknow:

Lil Dancer, I would so loved to have seen Jim Morrison. He is timeless! :bigthumbsup:

[The Great Fumar]

FRANCIS LANGFORD


next to you know who ...she's the greatest.....

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[redwitch]

And how could I forget my very first rock concert? Little did I know I was actually part of history in the making at the time -- the Monterey Pop Festival. Janis, Jimi, Morrison, the guy who did Purple People Eater, Otis Redding backed by Booker T & the MGs, Lou Rawls and so many others. I think nothing could ever surpass it. It was a very eclectic group that played that weekend -- from pop to rock to the introduction of acid rock. I still get chills remembering Janis belting out Ball & Chain while swigging on Southern Comfort. To have this black guy play the guitar upside down and then smash it to smithereens -- what an introduction to Jimi! And from Jimi to the Who. Definitely one of my most special memories.

[KathieI]

One of the best venues for live shows is the Hollywood Bowl, especially if you can get box seats.

Saw Elsa Fitzgerald there, who was outstanding, she was blind by that time and the night before she had fallen off the stage. Also Ray Charles was wonderful, too. The best was Tito Puente, we were dancing the mambo in the aisles. Absolutely spectacular.

Saw Frank Sinatra in the Uris theater in NY, also Bette Midler, many times and in the 60's, saw The Beatles at Forest Hills Tennis Stadium when they flew in a helicopter to the middle of the stadium. The screaming was deafening.

Great memories.

[chelsea24]

Never saw the Beatles. I would have loved to. Saw Sinatra countless times and private parties too.