I would have to think what is the best live act I have seen overall.

 

That has nothing to do with it.:rolleyes:

It has, you can't say band X is the best live act of all time if you haven't experienced it

Radiohead, for me anyway.

 

Of course there's older bands but I don't know about them.

So Kara, got many gigs lined up?

For me it's gotta be Coldplay, tenacious D or Taking Back Sunday.

It has, you can't say band X is the best live act of all time if you haven't experienced it

 

Then the question needs to be changed, as it's confusing.;)

Who has been the greatest live act ever?

 

The Stones, U2, Bruce Springsteen, Madonna, Queen, Pink Floyd, Bowie, Nirvana or someone else?

 

This Day in Music have just started a poll to find out. If you fancy voting for who you think should win go to http://www.thisdayinmusic.com

 

You can vote for any act, just go to 'other' on the list.

 

It's Michael Jackson - but you are too dumb to know that, with your lame avatar.

So Kara, got many gigs lined up?

 

not very many! only three....

 

Kings of Leon, Coldplay and Bloc Party. What about you?

not very many! only three....

 

Kings of Leon, Coldplay and Bloc Party. What about you?

 

fleet foxes, guillemots, ryan adams, stereophonics this year

 

next year glastonbury & end of the road

hmmmm, the Doors. Would have loved that:rolleyes:

 

LOL. the doors are considered one of the worst live acts of all time. They were the only band who had to leave the stage in over 50% of their concerts because Morrison had overdosed and passed out on stage.

Queen (Freddie Mercury-Era, of course, Paul Rodgers sings good, but doesn't have so much charisma).

And Radiohead (not really objective about them, actually xD)

^^

 

i actually agree with you. i was watching some gigs by muse from 2001 and they used the same improv that they used at the end of stockholm syndrome on HAARP. but i chose Muse on the basis of their musical ability and chemistry on stage.

 

i should add The Chemical Brothers. what most people dont realise is that the duo do all their mixing live on stage and if u listen to the complexity of some of their music it is unbelieveable.

 

That's right. I saw them live, and they kicked ass, unlike Daft Punk or Justice who just make up a mixtape back home and press play at the beginning of the concert just to put their arms in the air for two hours...

Sorry but Daft Punk was one of the best things I have ever seen live

 

Radiohead are better than Muse live.

^^

 

u cannot compare daft punk to chemical brothers. yeh they are both electronic but otherwise they make completely different brands of music. daft punk arent about beats and awesome mixes they're more about melodies and catchy tunes that dont require brilliant mixing ability. daft punk are great at mashing songs together, the chemical brothers are amazing at mixing. if they ever combined and did a show "i would like sooo totally die" haha

Sorry but "mashing songs together" sounds a lot like "making a mixtape" to me. After I saw them, I listened to other performances from the Alive tour, and they were all the same. I mean, each second is the same. This shouldn't even be called a 'live performance'. It's no more than a mixtape being played in front of an audience.

 

I think I've never been more disappointed in a band...

of the bands ive seen, heres my list:

of Montreal

Coldplay

Sigur Ros

Radiohead

Daft Punk -outside in a park with 60 - 80K people in Chicago - heavenly!

Faithless

Dandy Warhols - no gimmicks just music for 2-3 hours sets. it doesnt get better than that.

Sorry but Daft Punk was one of the best things I have ever seen live

 

Radiohead are better than Muse live.

 

 

 

LOL?

NOTHING IS BETTER THAN MUSE LIVE

Nine Inch Nails. I've actually seen them in concert. I haven't seen Coldplay yet. They never play here.

The better concert ive seen is : Paul McCarthney(Quebec) and Coldplay(Ottawa)

U2

Radiohead

Muse

The Who

Snow Patrol

The Swell Season

 

just a few off the top of my head.

Best live act...easy...

 

 

 

 

 

U2, ZOO T.V TOUR 1992

 

 

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Educate yourself

 

This thread can be closed, conversation is over :smug:

so when we meen live act we're including their stage set ups and everything?

 

if we are i think thats very unfair. not every band has money like U2 or bon jovi does and therefore cant afford stages like theirs. i still feel that if u take away multi million dollar stages and 80 000 ecstatic fans, U2 are very average.

 

best ever live aussie band : INXS and john butler trio and obviously AC/DC especially before the death of Bon Scott in 1979 (ie before Back in Black)

Oasis.

 

The best gig I have ever been too was at their gig at Finsbury Park where they were supported by:-

 

The Coral

BRMC

Proud Mary

The Charlatans

 

fucking amazing gig and an even more amazing atmosphere.

LOL?

NOTHING IS BETTER THAN MUSE LIVE

 

Then you have a serious lack of concert experience...

I'm sorry, but no-one in this forum can answer this question. The best live act ever? That's a pretty hefty statement, because lord knows there have been great live acts of the past. No one here I'm sure has seen bands like Cream, Led Zeppelin, Rolling Stones in the late 60s, early 70s when they were in their prime, or even Genesis and the Police in the 80s. Unless you've seen those shows, there's no way you can say that Muse, Radiohead, or Coldplay can beat them. Sure, as of recently, Muse has really been the powerhouse and an arena rock giant. I think even Thom Yorke would agree with that one.