BF2S Forums How many of your favourite songs have you seen performed live?

Me and my bass guitar  Victor Wooten
Need I say more?

I won't bother listing all the songs that I have chanced to have heard (especially from The Who...Love everything they do), but I have been privileged enough to see The Who, The Rolling Stones, Nazareth, and Trooper. Before you die, you must the former two. Simply amazing.

I won't boil it down to favourites but I'll give you some of the most memorable performances I've witnessed (the best is marked in yellow bold):

Heresy - Nine Inch Nails (Brixton Academy, London, UK)  <------ One of my top 5 gigs!
Last - Nine Inch Nails (Brixton Academy, London, UK)
The Hand That Feeds - Nine Inch Nails (Brixton Academy, London, UK)
Wish - Nine Inch Nails (Brixton Academy, London, UK)

Bridge Over Troubled Water - Simon & Garfunkel (Colosseum, Rome, Italy) <------ One of my top 5 gigs!
Homeward Bound - Simon & Garfunkel (Colosseum, Rome, Italy)
The Sound Of Silence - Simon & Garfunkel (Colosseum, Rome, Italy)

Creep - Radiohead (Marlay Park)
Just - Radiohead (Marlay Park)
Street Spirit - Radiohead (Marlay Park)

Gwerzy - Kíla (Nolan Park)

Gloria - Van Morrison (Nolan Park)

Baby Did A Bad Bad Thing - Chris Isaak (The Village)
Wicked Game - Chris Isaak (The Village)

Party Hard - Andrew WK (Temple Bar Music Centre)
She Is Beautiful - Andrew WK (Temple Bar Music Centre)

Slow Burn - David Bowie (Point Theatre)

My Hero - Foo Fighters (Witnness/Oxegen Festival)
Everlong - Foo Fighters (Witnness/Oxegen Festival)

This Must Be The Place (Naive Melody) - David Byrne (Ambassador) <------ One of my top 5 gigs!
Road To Nowhere - David Byrne (Ambassador)
Once In A Lifetime - David Byrne (Ambassador)
Nothing But Flowers - David Byrne (Ambassador)
I Wanna Dance With Somebody (!) - David Byrne (Ambassador)

Waiting - Green Day (Witnness/Oxegen Festival)
When I Come Around - Green Day (Witnness/Oxegen Festival)

Go - Moby (Slane Castle)
Natural Blues - Moby (Slane Castle)

Killing All The Flies - Mogwai (Olympia Theatre)

From Her To Eternity - Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds (Olympia Theatre)
As I Sat Sadly By Her Side - Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds (Olympia Theatre)

Graceland - Paul Simon (Nolan Park)

Shine On You Crazy Diamond - Roger Waters (Point Theatre) <------ One of my top 5 gigs!
Nobody Home - Roger Waters (Point Theatre)
Money - Roger Waters (Point Theatre)

Wave Of Mutilation - The Pixies (Phoenix Park)

Baby I'm A Star - Prince (Point Theatre) <------ One of my top 5 gigs!
When You Were Mine - Prince (Point Theatre)
Adore - Prince (Point Theatre)
1+1+1=3 - Prince (Point Theatre)

Go With The Flow - Queens of the Stone Age (Slane Castle)

Flash - Tenacious D (Olympia Theatre)
Tribute - Tenacious D (Olympia Theatre)

Dr. Baker - The Beta Band (Witnness/Oxegen Festival)

Bohemian Like You - Dandy Warhols (Ambassador Theatre)
Not If You Were The Last Junkie On Earth - Dandy Warhols (Olympia Theatre)
Hard On For Jesus - Dandy Warhols (Olympia Theatre)

Hate To Say I Told You So - The Hives (Olympia Theatre)  <----- Hives: dull on CD, BRILLIANT on stage!
Walk Idiot Walk - The Hives (Olympia Theatre)

When You Were Young - The Killers (RDS Main Hall)   <---- Killers: surprised me, wasn't expecting much...
Sam's Town - The Killers (RDS Main Hall)
For Reasons Unknown - The Killers (RDS Main Hall)
Somebody Told Me - The Killers (RDS Main Hall)

The Irish Rover - The Pogues (Point Theatre)
The Sick Bed of Cúchulainn - The Pogues (Point Theatre)
Fiesta - The Pogues (Point Theatre)

There Is A Light That Never Goes Out - Morrissey (Ambassador)

Where The Streets Have No Name - U2 (Slane Castle)
Pride (In The Name Of Love) - U2 (Slane Castle)

Last edited by CameronPoe (2007-04-18 15:44:17)

Point/Counter-point - Streetlight Manifesto
Further From Heaven - Sense Offenders
Pints of Guinness Make You Strong - Against Me! (Talk about intense)
Real Problems - Fake Problems (lol, song titles)
Old Man Sampson - Whole Wheat Bread

I only did one per band...