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i love live music!!! THERE'S NOTHING LIKE LIVE PERFORMANCES!!! been to a lot of shows here are some of my favorite live performers that i've seen in person. what are your favs?

(clips not of actual shows i attended)

hip hop:

goodie mob, fugees & roots all performing with live instruments (95 columbia, mo. blue note)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U1oFRzLQrCs
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4b5lNKnqp_o

rock:

lenny kravitz & nikka costa (05, st. louis, pageant)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1f7qtpuMR5s
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_qOniA9NSp0

soul:

eric roberson!!! (several times in st. louis)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1d2P9L8dHxU
 
The Roots
KRS One
Ice Cube/Westside Connection
Up In Smoke Tour
Snoop/The Game
Musiq Soulchild
Raphael Saadiq
LL Cool J/Run DMC/Beastie Boys/Dougie Fresh
Busta Ryhmes
Method Man
Jay Z
Boyz II Men
The Jackson 5 (Victory Tour)
R. Kelly
D'Angelo

Of course the Summer Jams and Powerhouses are the shit!

Ive been to so many that were the shit!
 
1985... Prince's "Purple Rain" Tour at Syracuse University featuring Sheila E, The Time, and Appolonia 6. He was on the top of his game. I've been to other concerts, but none tops that one. Peace.
 
I've been to concerts of several genre's and I'll say concerts with mostly black people are the most fun to go to. Black people go to concerts to party, and from my experience, others go to concerts just to watch.

#1) Kanye West.. (Kanye gave a great performance, The entire crowd was into it, and he was on stage for about 2 hours.)

#2) Frankie Beverly and Maze. (Good old school music and they are good performers, everyone was dancing and had a great time.
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#3) The Up in Smoke Tour (Snoop, Dre & Eminem were the best)


#4) Shakira
She can shake her little ass like no other. I was one of the only blacks there cause i was dating a hispanic chick at the time and noticed that they all just watched the concert. Not many people were dancing, when she had some stuff you could dance too.

#5) Mariah Carey
She gave a mediocre performance. The crow was evenly mixed and I'd say us black people had the most fun there. Again it seemed like the other races were there to watch and not participate.
 
U2 - Elevation & Pop Mart. These guys kept the crowd moving for 2 1/2 hrs straight and had one helluva an amazing stage show.

Prince - Every tour but Purple Rain (was too young). Amazing

Janet Jackson - All For You. It's a Janet Jackson stage performance; need I say more?

Sade - Love Deluxe. Ok, this is by far the most I've ever played for a ticket: $350 but it was worth every penny seeing her sexy non-dancing ass.

Hard Knock Life (The Roc Family, Redman, DMX) - I had an all-access pass, and I swear, the antics during and after the show were almost as entertaining as the show itself. Redman set off a stink bomb in DMX's dressing room because that negro didn't show up for sound check, D came running out that bitch ready to take someone's head off.
 
The best two I've been to is Prince during the Musicology tour and the other one was John Mayer (very talented) a few months ago.
 
Show/Performance: Prince (Purple Rain) & Janet (Velvet Rope Tour)
Music: Earth, Wind & Fire, Alicia Keys, Sade & Erykah Badu (Badu is a BAD m.f. live fam!!!)

D-Nice 1 (The Nice One)
 
The Best?
1) Prince about two years ago
2) George Clinton & the P-Funk Allstars
3) Earth, Wind, & Fire at the Chicago Stadium YEARS ago (Maurice was still performing)
4) Bob James, Harvey Mason, Dr. Gibbs, & Earl Klugh - 'nuff said
5) George Duke & Stanley Clarke - From Jazz to funk and back again!
6) WAAAY back in the day: The FunkFest in Chicago at Soldier's Field: P-Funk, Bootsy's Rubber Band, Bros. Johnson, Taste of Honey, and more weed per square inch than a Jamaican night club
 
3 Make My List:

1) Prince Lovesexy '88 Tour-He had the little '55 Thunderbird that he drove around the stage...and also had the bed that came up in the middle of the stage. (Damn...Kat & Shelia E. were fine as hell!) He performed 'Anna Stesia' on a white piano, solo I might add and it was raised up off the stage and rotated 360 degrees. Coolest thing Ive ever seen.

2) Black Expo Charlotte NC 1994-Mint Condition, Cee Cee Peniston with the Isley Brothers as the headliners ($10 ticket)

3) George Duke, Rashann Patterson and Rachelle Ferrelle. Rachelle Ferrelle is probably the best singer I have ever seen live. Church included!

Honorable Mention: Prince again on the Musicology tour. He performed 'Cream' by himself on an acoustic guitar. Me and 19,999 other folks were simply amazed.
 
R&B:

1) Kem seen him at Chene Park and if any1 gets a chance to go to one fo his concerts go.. and take a bytch cause you will sure get sum azz after it

2) Stevie Wonder about 6 years ago he did a free concert in Downtown Detroit and that playa was on stage for about 2 hours

3) Gap Band seen them in Japan while i was stationed over there and they killed it

4) Roger and Zapp nothing needs to be said about that one...
 
The best live performances I've ever seen have always been Prince. I'm showing my age here but I went to the Dirty Mind tour. I think I've seen Prince in concert at least 8 times, including Europe.

Rick James
Earth Wind and Fire
Parliament and Funkadelic
Brothers Johnson

Terence Trent D'Arby gave a great performance, didn't have the big show like the others. I knew that cat when I was in the Army in Germany.
 
All my favorite rappers died or stop doing shows....before I was old enough to go see them.

The only show I would pay to see these days, is a Wu-tang Reunion, but that aint much without ODB.
 
Rukus said:
3) Gap Band seen them in Japan while i was stationed over there and they killed it

4) Roger and Zapp nothing needs to be said about that one...
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Gap was the TRUTH at the height of their career. And I couldn't bring myself to inclue Parliment. That went without saying....

I'm ashamed I left Zapp off my list. I had never or have never since left a concert so exhausted as when I left a Zapp set. I have YET to see 7000-8000 people dancing (and I'm talking 'bout FUNKIN') at the same time for an hour and 45 minutes to two+ hours.

Gotsta bump some Roger and Zapp now....*sniff*...:( .....

D-Nice 1 (The Nice One)
 
PRINCE is for sure!!! i should have started with him!!! kem kills "say" live!!! another one is Jaguar Wright! beautiful voice!!! Jon B is a hella show AND he brings out hella FINE women!!!
 
1. Prince
2. Sade
3. Maxwell
4. Luther
5. Frankie Beverly and Maze
and last but not least

Al green and Chaka Khan

All of these shows were incredible
 
lurkin2long said:
i love live music!!! THERE'S NOTHING LIKE LIVE PERFORMANCES!!! been to a lot of shows here are some of my favorite live performers that i've seen in person. what are your favs?

(clips not of actual shows i attended)

hip hop:

goodie mob, fugees & roots all performing with live instruments (95 columbia, mo. blue note)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U1oFRzLQrCs
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4b5lNKnqp_o

rock:

lenny kravitz & nikka costa (05, st. louis, pageant)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1f7qtpuMR5s
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_qOniA9NSp0

soul:

eric roberson!!! (several times in st. louis)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1d2P9L8dHxU
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u right about that goodie mob, roots, and fugees.
when wyclef sang covered California Love, that shit sounded EXACTLY like the original song!
G mo B put on one of the best hip hop show i ever been to. when they opened for Fishbone, they did a heavy metel version of Cell Therapy that got naggas WILD! it was the first concert i had been to that made me exhausted after seeing them.

the rick james and tina marie show was also a classic. they opened the show together, played in the band when they did theyre solo shit, and closed together. was some really tiight shit.

a month later,
rick was gone..... :(


also,
sade, lovers rock tour,
mc hammer- kid n play- and guy tour,
public enemy- digital underground- and queen latifah tour,
biggie and craig mack,
infamous 2pac and dogg pound show @ the H.O.B.,
eek-a-mouse,
jamariquoi,
tha alkaholiks, (that shit was one biiig ass party!)
damian marley poolside show at the Red Rock casino in Vegas. (aint nuthin like watchin some good reggae layin in a cabana bed with some fine trini broads in bikinis)

fellas, if u wanna get some serious rhythm from some very fine, single, successful and connected women of all races, attend these singers concerts.....

-michael mcdonald & steely dan (hearing 40ish year-old white dudes screaming "Regulators!" when he sang I Keep Forgettin' was classic!)
-boz skaggs
-dave koz
-kenny g
-wayman tisdale
-cassandra wilson
-Kem (a BIG must)
-nora jones
-michael franks
the Playboy Jazz Festival (if ure in LA in the summer)

im a big fan of these artists, but these were the shows where i met/dated women that were sitting on a some high six (some 7) figured mature women that love to spoil a young kat such as myself. :yes:
 
Al B. Sure, Bobby Brown & New Edition,,, back in like '88 or '89,,, i was real young and there were soooo many fine women at that concert
 
gameboy said:
Al B. Sure, Bobby Brown & New Edition,,, back in like '88 or '89,,, i was real young and there were soooo many fine women at that concert
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That was a nice triple bill (when Bobby's dumbass would actually perform). It was smooth how New Edition had their Fedoras lowered down from above when they did "Can You Stand The Rain".

Memories...

D-Nice 1 (The Nice One)
 
1.Michael Jackson Bad Tour

2.Prince Musicology Tour

3.J*Davey Joes Pub NYC

4.Bilal Fort Greene Park NYC


Ive been to more amazing shows but those are the few that stand out....


Actually I got a DVD of Maze live in L.A. and I've had my moments that i felt i was there....and from what i hear those cats still go hard like its 1972.
 
I love listening to live music. Does anyone else hate going to concerts and finding out there's no live band and they just sing off of a track. I like live shit like this. Check this solo out. He was going the fuck off.......

http://www.youtube.com/v/NB2aLz5YSDo

How the fuck do you embed youtube now?
 
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Gary, In 1970 the Jackson Five and Commadores (my first concert)

Knoxville, TN 1976 Earth Wind and Fire

Roanoke, VA 1977 Confunkshun performed at a local skating rink. They were soon to blow up!!!

Richmond VA 1977, two day, outdoor music fest with Peabo Bryson, Natalie Cole, Ashford and Simpson, Evelyn Champagne King, Betty Wright and more. It was off the chain. During the breaks, they kept playing "You and I" by some unknown dude named Rick James.

Radford, VA 1979, Average White Band.

Knoxville, Tn 1982 Prince, Time, Vanity Six. They were all good.
 
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Kool G Rap, Original Flavor, LUKE & Ice Cube fresh from his leave from N.W.A. @The Apollo in the late 80's
That shit was classic hip hop even Alpo got on stage during Kool G Rap's performance not to rap or nothing but to kick some ass. That was one crazy night Harlem was deeper then Brooklyn up in that mofo that night. New York heads know that whatever is hot anywhere in the world if you yell is Brooklyn in the house you will get a good response. Not that night not one peep of a Brooklyn representer. The show was a good look :dance:
 
I saw Lenny Kravits a few years ago. If he goes on tour in your city you gotta go see him.
 
Say many shows and as I got older I swore I would see legends befrore they die.
1. the Ojays at 20 Grand:These guys did ALL the hits in this small/hot club and TORE SHIT UP!!
2. Prince at Phillips Arena 3years ago: OMG this is what I missed out on when I was young and broke! Incredible show. DIMES EVERYWHERE!
3. Rachelle Ferrelle is probably the best singer I have ever seen live. Church included! DUDE is telling the TRUTH!! 05 at civic center, most incredible range/breath control/phrasing i have ever seen!! After that I bought All her old shit!!
4. Teena Marie/Rick James at the Fox, :Ricks voice was so-so but still incredible show form start to finish,and don't even let me started on Teena, she IS Black!!
Rick would die 3 mo. later.
5. Wyclef/KRS 1 @ Atrium :seperate shows but pound for pound best hip hop shows these guys perfomed for 3 hrs!!
Hon Mention:
Roots,Bilal,Cyprus Hill,Busta Rhymes,Douggie Fresh,Capleton,Spragga Brenz, Luciano, Mos-Def,Chilli Peppers,A-keys,TooL,Fishbone,Ohio Players.
See any of these acts/money well spent!
 
Say many shows and as I got older I swore I would see legends befrore they die.
1. the Ojays at 20 Grand:These guys did ALL the hits in this small/hot club and TORE SHIT UP!!
2. Prince at Phillips Arena 3years ago: OMG this is what I missed out on when I was young and broke! Incredible show. DIMES EVERYWHERE!
3. Rachelle Ferrelle is probably the best singer I have ever seen live. Church included! DUDE is telling the TRUTH!! 05 at civic center, most incredible range/breath control/phrasing i have ever seen!! After that I bought All her old shit!!
4. Teena Marie/Rick James at the Fox, :Ricks voice was so-so but still incredible show form start to finish,and don't even let me started on Teena, she IS Black!!
Rick would die 3 mo. later.
5. Wyclef/KRS 1 @ Atrium :seperate shows but pound for pound best hip hop shows these guys perfomed for 3 hrs!!
Hon Mention:
Roots,Bilal,Cyprus Hill,Busta Rhymes,Douggie Fresh,Capleton,Spragga Brenz, Luciano, Mos-Def,Chilli Peppers,A-keys,TooL,Fishbone,Ohio Players.
See any of these acts/money well spent!
 
Summer of 1990. It was the Fear of a Black Planet Tour featuring Public Enemy, Heavy D & The Boyz, Kid-N-Play, Queen Latifah, Chill Rob G. This was a few nights before Trouble T-Roy of Heavy D’s crew died after falling from the stage. I got seats on the floor for my whole crew and we rode to Capital Centre packed in my 1984 burgundy Cadillac Brougham with white wall tires. The show was hot... Flava Flav and PE tore it up!!!!! We then went to the hotel for the afterparty, but couldn’t get in the room so we just chilled outside and I pumped the bass from my ride and flirted with the honeys.
 
KRS One - Morgan St Homecoming 1991

Jay-Z - Atruim Atl Ga 1996

Beenie Man - Atrium Atl Ga 1996

Jill Scott - Chastain Park Atl Ga 2001
 
man......ya'll are some old playas on this board. why is my young ass even on here??? sade???? omg i listened to to her when i was a kid....i still love her though. so smooth and funked out. and someone went to see Michael Jackson????? a solo performance???? i'd give my left nut to see him perform live for real!! damn ya'll done seen Prince, The Beastie boys....damn........i feel left out and REALLLLLLY young. no disrespect to anyone here. sigh....i feel almost ashamed to list the little concerts i've been to...and i dont know if they really count cuz they've all been either a homecoming concert or just something else through the school...oh well here goes.

T.I. at the georgia state university gymnasium 2004

Pastor Troy at the georgia state university ballroom 2005

man i'd love to go to a real concert and really see how people get down. i'm a young cat but i really dont want to go see a rap concert or something. i keep feeling like its gonna be like a club and some idiot is gonna trip and start blasting on someone. I AM going to the next Linkin Park concert though. i hear they do GREAT shows.
 
1) New York City Fresh Fest I & II- nyc breakers, rock steady crew, a young ll cool j, whodini, utfo, run-dmc, fat boys --shit was possibly best rap joint i ever witnessed - richmond colosieum
2) Parliament-funkadelic, cameo, bar-kays, ltd, earth wind & fire = a big ass weed session( parents took me) introduction to weed 101 - richmond colosieum
3) nwa, too short, jj fad, d.u. (only time I saw pac) and more west coast joints...funny things is the city of richmond was so worried about nwa and the f the police song that too short slipped under the radar and did dam near his whole album on stage....shit was hot!
4)MC Hammer, Vanilla Ice and En Vouge (this was possibly the best show I ever saw) say what you want about Hammer but that cat gives you your moneys worth.
5)BDP at Magic City in Petersburg (classic)
6)Doug E Fresh at the Ebony Island in Richmond
7) Mary J Blige at the Landmark (Richmond)
 
By Far It Was The Up In Smoke Tour When Dey Came To Dc. I Had A Ball In Dat Joint Yung. Waz Blazin On Dat Dro Too.


Goin To The Anthony Hamilton/lyfe Jennings Joint Dis Fridy. I Can't Wait Fo Dat Joint Yung.

Bacc In Da Day I Went To A Kris Kross Joint. Dat Joint Waz Off Da Chain Too.
 
Prince, Sheila E, Time and Appolonia 6 back in 85 and NPG 00, Budweiser Superfest 85-86....Whoodini, Grand master Dee was the shit!
 

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