•  Diddlydee   ( @Diddlydee@feddit.uk ) English
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        10 months ago

        I have seen them 7 times between 2002 and 2024, and they were exceptional each time (even if they only played my favourite song for the first time in the '24 gig). I also love that they don’t allow phones at their gigs. It’s great to not have a sea of screens in front of you. They usually have great warm up acts too.

    •  Noxy   ( @noxypaws@pawb.social ) English
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      10 months ago

      I will forever kick myself for not trying to see them in Tacoma in (i think) 2023. One of the greatest bands of all time, and pure fucking magic on psychedelics

  •  shittydwarf   ( @shittydwarf@lemmy.dbzer0.com ) English
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    10 months ago

    Iron maiden puts on one hell of a performance. Bruce Dickinson running back-and-forth across the stage climbing shit, singing with an incredible vocal range at the top of his lungs without missing a beat, costume changes every song or two that match the album covers being projected behind their giant zombie that’s shooting fire…

    •  rudyharrelson   ( @rudyharrelson@lemmy.radio ) English
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      10 months ago

      I had the privilege to see them live about 8 years ago and it was an incredible show. Dickinson has incredible stage presence; really puts a lot of energy into the show to keep the crowd engaged.

      The giant animatronic zombie freaked me out a bit. It was enormous and moved realistically enough to be unsettling since I wasn’t that far away from it. Most metal shit I’ve ever seen in person.

    •  krash   ( @krash@lemmy.ml ) 
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      10 months ago

      I saw them two years ago, and I was amazed by how radically the stage shifted between songs. The band members were struggling bouncing around though 😅

  •  Zorsith   ( @Zorsith@lemmy.blahaj.zone ) English
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    10 months ago

    Roger Waters: The Wall. Kinda redefined what i would expect from a concert/musical performance

    Giant inflatable puppets, building a giant wall out of blocks on stage throughout the concert and projecting imagery onto the new sections as its built, then knocking it down. Fireworks. I think they crashed a prop plane into it to knock it down at the start of the show?

    Also kind of a weird show for my dad to have brought 14 year old me to see xD

  •  JustTesting   ( @JustTesting@lemmy.hogru.ch ) 
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    10 months ago

    Buddy Guy. the concert was pretty posh (think bankers in suits), with everyone having arranged seating, audience sitting still and quiet like at a classical music concert.

    he was like ‘fuck this, this isn’t a proper concert, my guitar is wireless, let’s stand up, go to the entry hall and jam’. so he’s just standing in the middle of the crowd and going nuts, at like 83 years of age. That was amazing.

  •  Noxy   ( @noxypaws@pawb.social ) English
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    10 months ago

    So many that my answer is just listing most of the concerts I can remember going to

    The Midnight

    Roosevelt

    Tycho

    DJ Shadow

    deadmau5

    Perturbator

    Rush (RIP Neil)

    Celldweller

    The Crystal Method

    Psychostick

    Above & Beyond

    Kodo (Japanese taiko drummers)

    Lateralis (chiptune musician and indie game dev)

    If I had to pick the three most memorable, it’d be Kodo, DJ Shadow, and The Midnight

  •  krash   ( @krash@lemmy.ml ) 
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    10 months ago

    Devin Townsend was without a doubt one of the best artists I’ve seen live last year. I limed his music for the longest time, and got tickets the day before the concert, and it was so damn good. It wasn’t anything fancy, just awesome interaction with the crowd and amazing music.

  •  theskyisfalling   ( @theskyisfalling@lemmy.dbzer0.com ) 
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    10 months ago

    Mushroomhead at a small venue were amazing, I’ve been to the venue so many times and never seen anyone do anything interesting but they were there were impressive lighting and water on the drums that was flying everywhere catching the light. Was great.

    Sub Focus and Chase & Status in a tiny little venue (Chinese Laundry in Sydney) that was like a little grotto. Ceiling so low I couldn’t even stretch my arms up straight with sweet raining on everyone. Amazing.

    Die Antwoord with a load of acid in my system was pretty intense.

    Finally the entire Shambhala festival in Canada. The DJ playing obviously increases enjoyment but the stages are so fucking mind blowing that it is without a doubt the best live music experience I have had!

    •  nocturne   ( @nokturne213@sopuli.xyz ) 
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      10 months ago

      I was at Hersey Park for a company picnic one year and there were a lot of people walking around dressed up as Weird Al. While waiting the group from my store on a ride, I noticed there was an amphitheater behind me. I turned around and leaned on the rail trying to figure out what was going on when someone dressed as Weird Al came up next to me and started looking down at the stage, he asked if I knew what was going on. I shrugged and then he ran down the steps and onto stage. It was actually Weird Al.