Seeing as the “Greatest rock n roll band” post was such a hit I thought I would start a new one. What was your favorite rock concert of all time. Mine was in 1978 at the old Met Stadium, Pablo Cruise, Steve Miller, & The Eagles all in one night that was one heck of a concert. I do not remember the name of the tour, anyone else here that went to that concert that might remember the name of the tour?
Hands down, Metallica in Vegas, 107 degrees!
I remember the concert. My older brother went to it. I was a little to young to go and enjoy all the second hand smoke 
I did catch Ted Nugent and 707 in ’81 at the met. Ted was Ted and it was good.
My favorite was The Replacements at The Orpheum in I want to say ’90. The Gear Daddies I believe opened. Me and a bud just decided to drive down there and buy tickets from a scalper. We got in and saw what was one of the last concerts these guys ever did.
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Hey Steve, excellent choice..that concert was amazing..It was the Eagles “Hotel California Tour”…very good and memorable times. 
hands down a benifit concert put on by Ted Nugent and Molly Hatchet down in Key West Florida in the late 70’s 
My favorite Rock Concert is and always will be seeing the Scorpions and Van Halen play at the old Civic Center Theatre in St. Paul on Van Halen’s first “World Tour” in 1980…..The Scorpions as a warm up band…..forget about it!
Seen ALOT of good ones in the 80’s, but this one sticks out…. 1987 Alice Cooper’s The Nightmare Continues Tour….. no idea who the warm up band was, until they hit the MN scene about a week before the concert…it was a band called Gun’s & Roses 
big G
Probably the Santana concert in 1971 or so, had a warm up? group called Malo that was pretty good to.
Sly and the family Stone, seen them twice, once was a disaster as Sly was drunk or drugged to the point he couldn’t funtion and once when they all cooked.
That was a good concert.
Al
Pink Floyd “A Momentary Lapse of Reason Tour” followed closely by Metallica “Master of Puppets Tour”.
Saw Metallica when they were here at the Target Center in Oct…best concert I have ever been to.
August 27th 1990
Stevie Ray and Eric Clapton at Alpine Valley. Vaughn was killed in a helicopter accident that night.
Pink Floyd at the dome 1988ish
1984 Y&T,Lita Ford & Mommas Boys at the Eagles Club in Milwaukee.Im not sure if it was the music in this smaller club I enjoyed most,which really rocked, or Lita Fords more than half naked body. 
Jethro Tull 1978 at the UNI DOME Cedar Falls, Iowa. Awesome”
I won tickets to the movie premier in L.A. for Detroit Rock City and Kiss through a concert and party afterwords.
Pink Floyd, “Learning to Fly” at the Humper-Dome.
Jethro Tull,Robin Trower and Jeff Beck. 1976 balboa park San Diego,17 yrs old and naked
There you go with that naked again Stuart! 
”Motor city madman”
some time in the early 70,s at some outdoor stadium
Chicago, Doobie Brothers, and kansas
RUSH. 77 or 78 The Palladium NYC. Best light show I have ever seen!
The Ramones, here in the basement at the Longhorn. It was before anyone around here knew who they were. I got a test pressing from my cousin who worked for the label and I got in free since nobody from the record company wanted to go. Met the band and got to drink a beer with them before the show. Being a dumb kid, I played the album until it wore out and then bought one. Shoulda kept the damn thing in storage. Ah, well.
Kid Rock somewhere around 2001, Madison. Show was awesome.
Blue Oyster Cult followed by Fleetwood Mac circa mid seventies in Oshkosh of all places…before either had a big following. 2nd row center. Could not hear well for a week…I think the 20 min version of “Hot Rails to Hell” did it.
Best light show ever:
E L O – Alpine Valley – WAY ahead of their time! 
Best sounding concert and best times:
Pink Floyd @ County Staduim and @ Camp Randall
Most Memorable attendee at a concert:
Very breasty young lady was naked for Ratt and Lita Ford at a Hall in Racine WI. same concert – I was front row and Lita Ford knelt down and shown what was under her skirt 
Black Oak Arkansas in a ballroom in Anchorage.
Metallica with Kid Rock and Sevendust.
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The Ramones, here in the basement at the Longhorn. It was before anyone around here knew who they were. I got a test pressing from my cousin who worked for the label and I got in free since nobody from the record company wanted to go. Met the band and got to drink a beer with them before the show. Being a dumb kid, I played the album until it wore out and then bought one. Shoulda kept the damn thing in storage. Ah, well.
That would have been awesome! Ramones were one of the best bands ever and that test pressing would be worth at least 500 bucks these days if not more. Did you see any other good punk shows at the Longhorn or Goofy’s back in those days?
Van Halen and Journey
1978
the only thing between me and the bands was the bouncer
Mary E Sawyer Auditorium
LaCrosse Wi
and I agree with the ELO Concert…I say them in Madison in 77
they had a space ship for a stage
Most Memorable attendee at a concert: I was front row and Lita Ford knelt down and shown what was under her skirt
She didnt have a skirt to lift when I seen her. Not much left open for the imagination!Which reminds me of another very memorable concert.Iowa Jam Fest DesMoines Early 80’s Nuge was on stage & had a couple gals remove their shirts.He brought them up on stage for props.He would jam for a while then reach over & tune them in while jamming to Cat Scratch Fever. He looked like he was really enjoying upping their volume! 
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