For me it was Wolfmother at a major German festival. I didn’t really know them before and did not expect too much, but was totally blown away by their performance.
Motörhead
Tool is an amazing show.
Joe Bonamassa also puts on an amazing performance. He can shred on a guitar live in a way that few can beat.
Ninja Sex Party in Boulder, late 2022.
It was just an awesome vibe. Had never heard of the band. Friend had an extra ticket and invited me. Last minute. Almost didn’t go.
Was so fun. That band is hilarious and awesome.
They also said it was their best concert ever too. That the crowd was like no other crowd.
Felt good knowing I was a part of that.
NSP’s been coming up on my spotify lately which probably means they’re coming back to town.
What’s your favorite juice 🤣
For a sample of the sorts of music they play, look up their song “Welcome to my Parents’ House”
La Pegatina. A catalan ska and reaggae band rocks up to a festival where no one knows any of their songs or even their name and proceeds to completely shred the stage for 2 hours. At some point they just threw a giant basketball in tp the crowd and while we tried to hit the giant basket they’d put, the band both improvised on one of their songs and cast this game as if it were the finals of some tournament. Every song was a banger. The best thing: The almost exclusively german audience had no chance of understanding their mostly catalan songs.
For me it probably has to be Opeth at the Ancient Roman amphitheatre in Plovdiv, 2015. They were accompanied by a symphonic orchestra and the whole thing sounded unbelievable. Some of the songs were included as bonus tracks on “Sorceress” later on.
I’d also mention any of the TDK shows I’ve been to.
