Was thinking the other day about rock concerts I’ve seen. They include, but are not limited to (brain fuzzy… too much loud music)…
- Guns’N'Roses. The Montreal Riot concert.
- Metallica. Both the aforementioned riot concert and front row seats (but not the snake pit) at the Forum.
- Faith No More. Some riot concert.
- Megadeth
- Pearl Jam
- Soundgarden
- Me Mom & Morgentaler. One of the best concerts ever.
- OMD. Something cool about intimate venues such as Club Soda.
- The Pursuit Of Happiness. A fight broke out on stage between a roadie and a venue security guard.
- Queensrÿche. One of the last times they performed “Operation LiveCrime”.
- Bily Joel. My first concert. I went with my dad.
- Dog Star. Not sure whether Keanu should stick to his day job or not.
- Manic Street Preachers.
As I’m no longer into live music as I once was, the bands I regret not seeing are Iron Maiden and Nirvana. Missed Nirvana by this much. In the early 90′s, just before they hit it big:
Nick: What should we do tonight?
Kevin: Dunno, who’s playing at Foufounes.
Nick: Hmmm. Some band named “Nirvana”.
Kevin: Their name sounds a bit too new-age for what I’m in the mood for.
Nick: Well… there’s always the Loft.
Kevin: Yeah, let’s go there.
D’oh!