Live music...in their prime thread

I stumbled into a gold mine of 1980's live music. Live Aid 1985! A stacked line up of artists in their prime. So many great shows but this one from U2 was pretty epic.
https://youtu.be/HvBgRSSlVBA?si=YleQ5aETiPvPq4oo

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Mad Season live at The Moore, 1995.

Anyone there? I was in high school on the other side of the country but wow.

https://youtu.be/x6E0Z8wqNDQ?si=0sPzraIirrmVWadt

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Layne Staley was a fucking badass singer.

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Great thread, I'll throw in on a rainy day, all live performance. Growing up in California around the edge of the music business had its advantages. I won't discuss age but can vouch for all entries except the last one.

-Iron Butterfly- was a local band, we did stage and light shows for a bunch of high school dances with them.
-Hendrix- opened for the Mamas and Pappas at the Hollywood Bowl. "Are You Experienced" not released yet.
Melted faces throughout the venue, then sat through "Monday,Monday", in shock.

-J Mitchell/D Crosby- would play random Sunday afternoons in the dirt parking lot of the Topanga Store, sitting on tree rounds under a big oak tree. Worked on open tunings and harmony, audience provided beer.
-Doors- hitchhiked to the first "Renaissance Fair" in the SF Valley. Get a ride on Van Nuys Blvd. with a couple longhairs in a blue van, going to the same place. Full of equipt with Messrs. Krieger and Densmore, delivered to
backstage, where we watched the show. Morrison signed my arm cast with a 3 line "poem".

-Dead- lots of "peak" shows, the final 2 shows of the '74 "farewell" shows at Winterland had it all. Full Wall of Sound
system, Hart returned for first time, Pigpen's keyboard and chopper onstage. Keyboard started playing
harmonics on it's own during high volume tunes. Phil's oscilloscope showing square waves.
-Derek&Dominoes- Album delayed about 4 weeks, first live show West Coast at UNR Reno. No info so no ticket sales
so turned into free show with 300 people on the floor. We walked in and I stood about 10 feet from Allman
and Clapton and heard Layla for the first time. Allman saw me watching his fingers play and grinned.

Emmylou and Hot Band- Berkeley Greek, was opener for somebody- mid morning soundcheck- the venue crew
refused to work when she was onstage. Just sat in front seats and stared in awe...

Enough for now, lastly- I wasn't there, but-
A friend I played guitars with in the Bay was playing his 12 string sitting on a log next to the creek that flows through Danville Ca when a bearded guy with a guitar case came down the ravine and sat down. He said "Keep playing, then I'll play a couple, we'll find some common ground." Friend finished his tunes and turned to the visitor with a nod.
The guy proceeds to play almost 1 side of "Tea for the Tillerman" and goes to shake hands, "Folks call me Cat".

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Dude, you're the Forest Gump of live music fans.

A bootleg recording of the Scorpions Rhythm of Love in 1988.

I’ve heard this song so many times like many of us but the most memorable had to be on Teton Pass like 25 years ago. I was tangled with some tele skiers on a road trip. They kept me very high all day. Very. I remember as i tried to get ready for the boot-pack a dude was blasting this tune from his truck. All I could think was how fuck you it was to blast such a kick ass tune for the whole parking lot. He made sure we all had to enjoy it.

https://youtu.be/gJzwheGQXKE?si=GX2j5La_55UQr1G3

The funniest part tho was being so fuckin stoned that I start the boot-pack with my street shoes on. Not sure how far I went before noticing.

I feel like Billy Strings and the boys are playing really well right now. Their prime? Time will tell… Not sure how long Billy can whip his head around like that! I’m listening to lots of shows and enjoying them.

RATM - Continental Arena, 199X
Wu Tang - Same show - ODB's last show

Beastie Boys - In the Round Tour - 98 - Catalog was pretty deep by this point. Still some great music to come out but they had figured out the live show blend secret sauce around here.

Woodstock 99 - RATM then Metallica. This was bonkers, the whole time looking back was tragic, but this portion of the show itself was absolutely bonkers to watch.

Damian Marley - early 2010s, saw him a few times in this era and it was amazing show.

Beck - I've seen Beck 3 times at Red Rocks in the last 6ish years, each time the show is just completely amazing. Visuals are great, music is on point, etc. He may be past his prime song writing, but man these shows the last bunch of years are just off the wall good.

Not that I (or most people alive) could match Busters list, but a few:

Rancid - 1994

Morphine - 1996

Radiohead- 1998 at the Worcester centrum

Moby - 1998 or 99 at the palladium

Wolfmother - 2005 at the Paradise

LP Giobbi - 2023

Love this performance, difinately prime. I mean, check it out - bangin’, super-tight playing even though it’s a rehearsal, Kate and Cindy dancing their ass off with rollers in their hair, and maybe six people listening judging from the applause at the end.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z_e6jmjOSb4

Found this gem on my feed recently.

The Cure, A Forest. 1981 live.

https://youtu.be/SXgN-7A1MXM?si=1qBeR5ldmHpsSdgV


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Not the same galaxy as Wolfy but mid-70s was a pretty good time to be in high school in St. Paul for in-their-prime shows:

Grateful Dead May '77
Led Zeppelin '75
Stones '75
Lynyrd Skynyrd '76
Outlaws '76
Marshall Tucker '75
Black Oak Arkansas '75
Foghat '75
Elton John '76
Bad Company '76
JJ Cale '76
Yes '75
Stills and Young '77
Aerosmith '75