1968. The Village Theater on 2nd Ave, later known as The Fillmore East. Canned Heat opened, and they were deafening. In the back row of the balcony! My ears rang for the better part of a week. After the Heat, Cream played their set, maybe louder, but musically more rewarding. The ‘Spoonful’ that show was much better than the one on Wheels Of Fire. In 1969 I heard Hendrix at Hunter College Auditorium. The opening act was Soft Machine, whose music I hated AND which was WAY TOO LOUD. Many others, but those stand out. My tinnitus is constant, more in the left ear, and it definitely detracts from my appreciation of sound quality.
LOUDEST Concert and Tinnitus
This is a two part question.
1. What is the loudest concert (or event) that you have attended?
2. How long have you had tinnitus, is it getting better or worse and how are you dealing with it?
Personally, the loudest concert was UB40 at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre in Vancouver. Loudest event was drag racing at SIR (Seattle International Raceway) which was like sticking your head in a jet engine.
Regarding tinnitus. Over the past year or so I have noticed a constant high pitched "sound" in my ears. Mostly the left ear. At this point I don't actually know if it is constant or whether I just forget about it sometimes. I know use a white noise box when I go to sleep. Otherwise I tend to fixate on the ringing.