Live music you have attended that left impact....perhaps better than you expected.

Having grown up in L.A., I had an opportunity to see some great rock acts including many legends.

Tom Petty 1979
The Who 1980
Bruce Springsteen 1980
The Rolling Stones 1981 - The Stones played to a sold out L.A. Coliseum. A then unknown Prince was the opening act in which an unruly L.A. audience booed him off the stage. The Stones were great but I regret that Prince never got to finish his set.
The Pretenders 1981 - This was with the original band members shortly before drug overdoses took its toll.
The Clash / The Who 1982 - The Clash opened for The Who at the Coliseum.
Neil Young 1982
David Bowie 1983
Bob Seeger 1983
Simon and Garfunkel 1983 - This was a reunion concert at Dodger Stadium.
U2 1984 - This was at the relatively small Long Beach arena before they started playing mega arenas.
Lou Reed 1985
Van Morrison 1985 - Van was great and Jazz legend Mose Allison opened for him.
John Fogerty 1986
R.E.M. 1986
Tom Petty / Bob Dylan 1986 - Petty and the Heartbreakers opened for Dylan and later backed him.
Jefferson Airplane 1988 - This was a reunion concert with the original 60’s band members.

I moved to the Seattle area in 1990 where I still live. I saw the following at Bumbershoot (Seattle’s Labor Day music festival) and other venues around Seattle.

David Byrne
The Sex Pistols - A reunion concert
The Lovemongers (Ann and Nancy Wilson of Heart)
Joan Baez
10,000 Maniacs
The Cowboy Junkies
Suzanne Vega
Dr. John
Patti Smith
Los Lobos
Jimmy Cliff
Donovan
Siouxie and the Banshees
The Philip Glass Orchestra - They performed the Koyaanisqattsi soundtrack live while the movie played on screen.

Paul Simon / Bob Dylan 1999 - Paul Simon opened for Dylan in Las Vegas.

Here are a few concerts that I attended and forgot to list in my previous post. 

Bad Company 1979 - My very first concert towards the end of High School.  
ARMS Benefit Concert for Multiple Sclerosis 1983 - This was a charity concert in honor of Ronnie Lane who suffered from MS.  The performers included a superstar lineup of British Rock including Eric Clapton, Jimmy Page, Jeff Beck, Joe Cocker, Bill Wyman, and Charlie Watts.  I can't believe I left this one off my initial list.
Los Lobos / X New Years Eve 1985 -  Los Lobos opened for X while X rang in New Year's day 1986.  
Steve Winwood 1988 - Winwood performed his 80's hits along with key songs from the Spencer Davis Group, Blind Faith, and Traffic.  
Michael Franti and Spearhead 1997