So the Coldplay concert last Friday night was frickin awesome. I'm not sure how to describe it, but the term 'auditory orgasm' should about sum it up. Just an absolutely amazing show...they were already my favorite band of the past 3-5 years, so finally seeing them live was a real treat. As Scott, Sara, and I sat in my car waiting to leave after the show, it got me thinking what my all-time favorite concerts were. So, here's my list....
#1 Live (summer 2002) - so Live was the headliner of the first (and last, i think) Indy Summer Stage concerts downtown at Military Park. Indy Summer Stages was to be an annual music festival downtown. I believe it was held right after the 4th of July over a 3 day span. Live was the headliner on the final night. This whole event was just one awesome weekend and Live topped it off Sunday night. Matt and I went to all 3 days, all day, every day. Our Lady Peace headlined Friday night, which was sweet and then Lit headlined on Saturday night. Lit is where Gaddis and I got to sing the chorus to My Own Worst Enemy w/ their lead singer...pretty awesome. Other notable bands at this festival were: Seven Mary Three, Foreigner (before I recognized how awesome they were), Ted Nugent, Better Than Ezra, The Roots, Gin Blossoms, Lifehouse, Sugar Ray, along w/ about 30 other bands. It was a damn good weekend.
(sidenote: can't wait till Entourage sixth season starts in July)
#2 Coldplay (June 2009) - Like I said above, it was awesome. Here is a video of their final song...wish I could have been this close to the stage! The crowd of approximately 25,000 people was electric. and just because Youtube is awesome, here is part of Clocks. My desire to pick back up my piano skills has never been higher....
#3 Neil Diamond (1991 or 1992) - enough said...the rest of you are jealous that you have never seen Neil. This was my first concert ever...Dad took me to Indy to see them at the old Market Square Arena. I'm pretty sure I knew every word to all of his songs thanks to DC spinning Neil's vinyls (yes, records) all the time when I was a kid.
#4 Aerosmith (1993 and 1998) - So many great songs and Steven Tyler is a maniac on stage. Don't remember too many details from the concerts except for the amount of awesomeness that they brought. The one in 1993 was at Verizon (Deer Creek at that time) and I remember it poured down rain the whole time, which sucked during the show, but looking back now it seems pretty cool.
#5 Journey (2006 or 2007) - I've seen Journey twice. Granted, Steve Perry was no longer singing for them, but their new singer at the time sounded just like him. the first time we saw them, they kinda sucked...played too much new stuff. However, the 2nd time i saw them was w/ Adam, Dave, Craig, and Diddy (i think), and it was 2 1/2 hours of nothing but their classic hits...pretty good show.
Honorable mention - Hootie & the Blowfish, Def Leppard, and May Day 2001 (Staind, Oleander, Nickelback...before Nickelback was big). Diddy claims that Tom Petty a few years ago would have cracked my Top 5, but I couldn't go w/ him as I had my last final for my MBA. He claims if I already had my MBA, I would have been smart enough to realize to skip it and go to the concert...maybe.
So after three grueling years on the Colts season ticket wait list, Dave and I got our 4 tickets. You can find us in Section 404 (club level), Row 9, seats 11-14. Now I have 3 tickets for next year..if you remember, Adam came through for two tickets earlier this year (Section 435, Row 7). Ummm, anyone want to buy tickets for face value?? let me know!!
Alright, it's getting late and i'm tired of typing. Hope you all liked my Top 5 concert listing...I assume all of you have yours as well, please share!
#1 Live (summer 2002) - so Live was the headliner of the first (and last, i think) Indy Summer Stage concerts downtown at Military Park. Indy Summer Stages was to be an annual music festival downtown. I believe it was held right after the 4th of July over a 3 day span. Live was the headliner on the final night. This whole event was just one awesome weekend and Live topped it off Sunday night. Matt and I went to all 3 days, all day, every day. Our Lady Peace headlined Friday night, which was sweet and then Lit headlined on Saturday night. Lit is where Gaddis and I got to sing the chorus to My Own Worst Enemy w/ their lead singer...pretty awesome. Other notable bands at this festival were: Seven Mary Three, Foreigner (before I recognized how awesome they were), Ted Nugent, Better Than Ezra, The Roots, Gin Blossoms, Lifehouse, Sugar Ray, along w/ about 30 other bands. It was a damn good weekend.
(sidenote: can't wait till Entourage sixth season starts in July)
#2 Coldplay (June 2009) - Like I said above, it was awesome. Here is a video of their final song...wish I could have been this close to the stage! The crowd of approximately 25,000 people was electric. and just because Youtube is awesome, here is part of Clocks. My desire to pick back up my piano skills has never been higher....
#3 Neil Diamond (1991 or 1992) - enough said...the rest of you are jealous that you have never seen Neil. This was my first concert ever...Dad took me to Indy to see them at the old Market Square Arena. I'm pretty sure I knew every word to all of his songs thanks to DC spinning Neil's vinyls (yes, records) all the time when I was a kid.
#4 Aerosmith (1993 and 1998) - So many great songs and Steven Tyler is a maniac on stage. Don't remember too many details from the concerts except for the amount of awesomeness that they brought. The one in 1993 was at Verizon (Deer Creek at that time) and I remember it poured down rain the whole time, which sucked during the show, but looking back now it seems pretty cool.
#5 Journey (2006 or 2007) - I've seen Journey twice. Granted, Steve Perry was no longer singing for them, but their new singer at the time sounded just like him. the first time we saw them, they kinda sucked...played too much new stuff. However, the 2nd time i saw them was w/ Adam, Dave, Craig, and Diddy (i think), and it was 2 1/2 hours of nothing but their classic hits...pretty good show.
Honorable mention - Hootie & the Blowfish, Def Leppard, and May Day 2001 (Staind, Oleander, Nickelback...before Nickelback was big). Diddy claims that Tom Petty a few years ago would have cracked my Top 5, but I couldn't go w/ him as I had my last final for my MBA. He claims if I already had my MBA, I would have been smart enough to realize to skip it and go to the concert...maybe.
So after three grueling years on the Colts season ticket wait list, Dave and I got our 4 tickets. You can find us in Section 404 (club level), Row 9, seats 11-14. Now I have 3 tickets for next year..if you remember, Adam came through for two tickets earlier this year (Section 435, Row 7). Ummm, anyone want to buy tickets for face value?? let me know!!
Alright, it's getting late and i'm tired of typing. Hope you all liked my Top 5 concert listing...I assume all of you have yours as well, please share!
I was definately at #5...good time. As for the Tom Petty concert, I recall hearing radio personalities in Indy discussing the concert and saying it was one of their best...therefore it would have been number one on your list easily. Let me set the scene for you Cook...Tom Petty in a nasty thunderstorm singing Refugee along with the crowd...no band, no guitar (power was knocked out) and me in a wet t-shirt. All ingredients for your #1 my friend.
ReplyDeleteUmmm...I think, oh wait, I KNOW someone promised to take me to my FIRST NFL game. Yes, he did. I expect him to follow through now.
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Oh and good concert list. Love Coldplay, Aerosmith, Live.