who has been the best and worst that you have seen live!

[emsybrady]

i have to say george michael was amazing and so has pink, josh groban and o.m.d i've seen some amazing acts but christina aguilara was completely pathetic. she was over an hour late didnt dance, couldnt walk the stage without help from her dancers and was completely half assed

Best? I can't believe no-one has said U2 yet. I've seen them twice (first time supported by B52's who were also great) and they really do put on a fantastic show.

Worst? Take your pick from any of the really dodgy bands who would play our student union when I was an undergrad (far too numerous to name).

ok this is a bit embarrassing, but i saw Billy Joel once and he was absulutely amazing.

i once saw Elton John too, and he was dreadful, and so up his own arse. the only drink they had on sale was Pimms, and me and my freind laughed all the way thru, despite being brought up on Yellow brick road stuff.

he really was a tit.

another best

Pulp in a theatre in 1994, in west end, absolutely stunning show.

ok my last one!!, best. Elbow last yr

REM
U2
The Who doing Quadrophenia at the Princes Trust concert in Hyde Park.
Space {odd one I know]
Haircut 100 at BCC - first ever gig and it was SO exciting.

Worst, um Eric Clapton was a bit and Fairground Attraction very tedious....

my ex dh was onstage with the who at that concert!! as a mod!

Piratecat The Who were amazing live,I have never been a massive fan,but got free tickets and when I saw them they were bloody brilliant!

Paul Weller (Phoenix festival - early 90's) I wasn't a fan, then I was!
Michael Jackson (Bad Tour - Roundhay park)
Green Day
Foo Fighters

Worst was
Her who was in The Bodyguard, have a memory lapse.

we'd already got tickets for that conecert, as i am an old mod!

but ex dh was doing a bit o modelling back then 1996, and got chosen to be on stage. we were living in a grotty bedsit in south east london at the time, and he was off to rehersals with the bloody who. !!!

good memories!

The worst was Stone Roses at Reading festival in about 1995, terribly out of tune.

Best... erm, most recently Midlake in Bristol or from ages ago Sugarcubes in Manchester or Smashing Pumpkins at Reading.

yes the roses live, like skinning a cat!!

We should Start nothe r hread really,deceased arists you would love to have seen live.

Me The Doors
The Beatles
Elvis
Jeff Buckley (Still Fanjo)
Jimi Hendrix
Marc Bolan
Nina Simone
Ella Fitzgerald
Nirvana
Michael Jackson
Marvin Gaye.

I missed Nirvana once, they played a secret anonymous gig in a tiny pub along the road from my house, I heard the rumours but didn't believe it. Also went to see Madder Rose (who?) instead of a new band called Oasis (still unknown)...

and i am at piratecat seeing Pulp!

Best was Red Hot Chili Peppers in Hyde Park

Worst was either Pink Floyd 'cos they're crap and I only went because of DP or REM at Hyde Park , the concert had been delayed a week because of the London bombings and they were so half assed and not wanting to be there it was terrible.

Good:
U2
Afro Celt Sound System (totally amazing)
Peatbog Faeries
Proclaimers
La Boutinne Souriante
Shooglenifty

(bit of a folkie here)

Bad:
Lots of very bad slightly pissed folkie bands in small pubs!

Blur - useless, turned up late, kept going off for 'breaks' afetr almost every song etc etc, no charisma

Green Day - amazing, wasnt that much of a fan before I saw them but they were excellent.

Badly Drawn Boy - also very good.

Best:-
Guns n'Roses (Wembley Stadium)
Foo Fighters (Wembley Stadium)
Audioslave (Wolverhampton Civic)

Worst:-
Guns n'Roses (Maine Road,Manc)-Axl arrived nearly 2 hours late & couldn't wait to get off the stage-wanker!!
Slipknot (MEN arena)-Sat right at the back,they were awesome,but they were tiny on stage,with no screens,if you are seeing Slipknot you need to be in the mosh pit!!
RIP Paul Gray(sad)

Coldplay at the O2 were amazing.
Bruce Springsteen years ago at the old Wembley was fab.
Jamie Cullum at the Brighton Centre was wonderful- felt very intimate.
U2 somewhere in Montreal were fantastic- they walked down the aisles on to the stage and I could practically touch them all!!

Worst was Robbie Williams; the venue was a football stadium in Amsterdam and it was just so big we couldn't see much; really disappointing.

Oh and I forgot - Tracey Chapman, amazing live, her support act was great too - Ben Taylor I think.

Another for George Michael here [heart emoticon]

Saw Kylie she was good- but the concert lacked warmth.

Stereophonics were good too!

The one only i didnt enjoy live was Debbie Harry, she was part of the Summer XS in 1991. Very fat and squashed into a very tight black basque!! I have seen INXS, and Sir Elton John(brilliant) (James Blunt was support before he was famous, i was furious because Scissor Sisters had done the other gigs, my more or less exact words were who the .... is James Blunt ) The last gig i saw was REM. They played Portman Road the day after the London Bombs, they walked to the fron of the stage and made a speech about what affect the bombs had had on London and then launched into Everybody Hurts. I totally blubbed! My most embarassing gig was taking my niece to see Busted and McFly at Christchurc Park!!

I saw Tori Amos at the Albert Hall. She was captivating.

Saw Pulp supporting St Ettienne in Cardiff some time in 1993. They were great but I hated St Ettienne and really resented having to pay for a ticket to see them too.