Best Concert / Worst Concert / Best Live Bar Show

[softballaddict]

Best concert - New Year's eve 1974-1975 Greg Allman Tour at the Fox theater in Atlanta
Close second Willie Nelson's Fourth of July Party 1983 at Atlanta Motor Speedway. My memory is a little foggy on this one, but it was Willie with about 100,000 of his closest friends. Gates opened at 7 am, drinking started before then, first act came on about 11am, Willie closed it out starting about 9pm. Many great acts in between, one of the most memorable was the Stray Cats.

Worst - Fleetwood Mac early 80's in Atlanta's Omni. Stevie Nix was so wasted, she couldn't remember the lyrics.

Best Live Bar Show - Several shows at the same place. The Great Southeast Music Hall in Atlanta. It was a movie theater converted to a live concert venue and bar. It was frequented in the early - mid seventies by many band/artist who had not made it to arena size venues yet or artists who were doing solo work away from their regular bands. Many of the southern rock Capricorn label artists played here. Also saw Jim Croce here doing an accoustical set with just he and his guitarist Maury Meulheisen about a month before they were killed. Got to go back stage with them between sets and shoot the breeze. Great memories.

[GIMNEPIWO]

Softballaddict ... did you see my post on the Stray Cats ?... That show was scary ! ... but their the only other 3 peice band besides George Thorogood and the Deleware Destroyers that has made this list to the best of my knowledge ...

[HoosierCoach]

Best, I agree Prine. From what I remember of it, AC/DC Blow up Your Video in Indy was Awesome.

As for best ones I missed, had tickets for Natalie Merchant TWICE and didn't get to go. First in Bloomington, cancelled cuz her drummer I think got sick, second time in Va Beach, storm came in, and postponed my boat from pulling in on time.
Also missed seeing the Corrs perform on the aforementioned boat while in Ireland, cuz I had shore patrol .

Worst concert, hands down Sheryl Crowe. Sat on a $#@! couch and sang horribly for an hour.

[GIMNEPIWO]

Prine was just in Roanoke VA last weekend ...we couldn't go but my sis & bro in law said it was great ... as usual ....

[3'sDad]

Best Concerts:
1. Jerry Garcia Band at Livingston College, Rutgers University -late 1970's - Jerry played there every year and loved the place -held 5,00 max
2. U2 Elevation Tour at MSG a month after 9/11...religious experience
3. Springsteen - 2nd Show to Open Continental Arena 1980

Worst Show: Journey at Continental Arena - awful sound

Best Bar Shows:
1. Marshall Tucker Band at the Ritz Theater in Elizabeth, NJ
2. Springsteen jumping on stage with either the house band or the Asbury Jukes at The Stone Pony in Asbury Park, NJ