What is your favorite concert memory?

Whoa, there's so many over the years. I'll go with my first ever real gig. I can't go into too much detail because I was a fresh-faced 15 year old at the time. A long-haired, denim jacket wearing metal-head - who was absolutely s**tfaced drunk. Manowar was playing in Manchester,UK. I only have 3 memories from that night. The first was trying to chat up a rock chick, and I mean a 10/10 babe and getting blown out much to the great amusement of my mates. The second was the support band Sabbat (remember them?) saying to give a cheer to Manowar who's waiting backstage and have come all the way from America (I've no idea why that is such a strong memory) and lastly Eric Adams (lead singer), almost right at the end kept telling us all to keep clapping in time to the drum beat and my head was killing me at this point. I have some vague recollection about a long walk home afterwards but I remember not being able to hear for about 3 or 4 days after. They said they were the loudest band on the planet, after that, I'm not going to disagree.

This is a really gayy moment...nothing super special...but it made me so happy.

It was a Goo Goo Dolls concert two yearrs ago when I was fifteen in Buffalo. I was hoping so badly that they would play Acoustic #3... it's such a good song but I knew it wouldn't be played since it's not really a popular song. Well,,, it was toward the end of the concert, they played their last song and exited the stage, so I left. About two minutes later I hear Johnny's voice from the stagee. "Here's one last song that means a lot to us. You may not have heard of it before. Acoustic #3. I went crazy and sprinted as fast as I could back into the stage area, ran through the crowd right to the edge of the stage and let the music take me away. =]

I went to see the band Lynyrd Skynyrd in Connecticut with a group of friends. The seats were all general admission and one of my friends knew a guy who worked there and could get us front line privileges. When we got there the line was around the block and the friend said he couldn't help us. I grabbed another friend and went walking around the building. I noticed a back door open and looked inside. The soundman was right inside the door setting up his soundboard. He took one look at us, saw we had a case of beer and invited us in to watch the sound check. It was great. Just before the doors opened for the crowd to enter my friend and I got a great front row seat. The show was great. The highlight was getting to see them play free bird about 4 feet in front of me. I was right in front of Alan Collins and he acknowledged me during his solo at the end. He was great and the band is still one of my all time favorites. My worst however was the band Boston. They were so bad my friends and I left after the 3rd song.

Hm... I loved when they played King For A Day/Shout at the Green Day concert in 05!

At the first Avenged Sevenfold concert I went to, a guy had like, a seizure or something, and he fell over. I was standing right next to him and he pretty much fell on top of me! He got up but then fell again, and they had to pick him up and carry him out! It was so freaky!

Then at the second A7X concert I went to, there was this really funny redneck looking guy who looked like he had narcolepsy

Well I've only been to 2 concerts but both were full of great memories. Anyway, I'd have to say when I saw Avenged Sevenfold play with Atreyu and BFMV earlier this year. I was in the mosh and I was directly in line with Synyster Gates. I was like "wooooo!" and then he looked up at me. We made EYE CONTACT. I was soooo happy! :)

Def Leppard/Styx concert a couple years ago... there was this scrawny little guy wearing super short cut offs and dancing like a free spirit.

Needless to say, I have the whole dance on my camera. =]

I was standing on the floor, surrounded by thousands of screaming fans, listening to Pete Townshend and Roger Daltrey play "Real Good Looking Boy" before a familiar trilling stream of keyboard/synthesizer poured into the air. The entire audience raised their arms in unison to cheer. My heart leaped. Roger opened his mouth to start the well-known song. He sang, "Out here in the fields/I fought for my meals...", the entire audience joining in.

The screen behind the band played computerized images, repeating over and over.

Pete stepped up to his microphone. "Don't cry, don't raise your eye! It's only teenage wasteland!"

For a moment, I knew enlightenment.

Having my pic taken between Janis(Joplin) and Jimmy(Hendrix) at the Montery Pop Fest in 1967, right after I came back for my 1st tour in Vietnam.

Ok. My first concert. Quiet Riot and Armored Saint at the Beacon theater, New York City.

My best friend and I had front row center of the very first mezzanine level. When Quiet Riot was singing "Metal Health" the chorus goes' bang your heads" my friend and I grabbed each other by the backs of each other necks and were "banging our heads"

Kevin Du Brow spots us, and points us out! Hilarious! My poor brother had to chaperon us, and he was mortified!

where was it?

in San Antonio, Texas

was it crowded?

sort of but it didn't sell out

who was playing?

Pat Benatar

opening act?

Omar Lopez (he's a local musician from Austin, Texas)

this chick sat in front of us and when Pat started yelling "Hell Is For Children", she got up and started dancing. the whole row we were sitting in was staring at her and i started laughing. she was drunk as hell and her hair was a complete mess