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If you could, what live performances would you enjoy re-living?

I have interest in hearing about yours.   I can think of some great concerts over the years in many great buildings, from Hancher in Iowa City, to Fisher Hall in New York, to some bars in Copenhagen. 

Something I have noticed....performers have times they are more "on" just like us, and it can make their concerts be perceived at different levels.   I know the three times I saw Jackson Browne, each was much different and most of that was his intent.  Having a good sized group with very talented back up singers to the time I saw him solo....all great, but very different.  He is a better guitar player than he may be given credit for. 

The live Jazz I have been to in NYC is near the top.  Sweet Basil and the Blue Note through the years have been very good to me, but in a much different vein, the lakefront festivals in Milwaukee are a somewhat unknown to most of America. 

I did see a few artists before their success and fame, saw a famous British singer at a bar in Rapid City many years ago..and he has done well since. 

Take care,

whatjd

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I am 65 years old and live in Vancouver, Canada.
There are a lot of concerts I would love to revisit, but these few would be magical.
Elton John’s first tour in April 1971 playing the Agrodome. A stripped down stage show before all the flamboyance.

Pink Floyd’s Dark Side of the Moon Tour September 30, 1972 in the PNE Gardens. The Gardens was the perfect venue for concerts with a capacity of perhaps 1,500.
Bruce Springsteen’s first visit to Vancouver on June 26, 1978 for the Darkness Tour. 3 1/2 hours of the Bruce and the Band is still the gold standard for me.

Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers first tour when he played the Commodore Ballroom on June 15, 1978. The Ballroom is a large bar with a spring-loaded dance floor that suited Tom to a tee.
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