Head East and REO Speedwagon used to get my attention when they'd play at the Surf Ballroom in Clear Lake, IA. But my all-time favorite was seeing Neil Diamond when he played in Ames, IA, in about 86' or 87'.

I love live music, have been going to concerts since I could drive. I'm now 50.
It's pretty hard to pick a favorite so I'll throw out a few favorite events.
Collective Soul, sometime in the 1990's. I can still smell the mosh pit.
Tim McGraw at Cheyenne Frontier Days, 2015 or so.
Luke Combs, 2023, Stadium tour, Edmonton Alberta. Riley Green and Lainey Wilson opened.
I even took in a Morgan Wallen Stadium concert this year but it was more to see Brooks and Dunn who sounded as good as they did on tape back in the 1990's.

REO Speedwagon was real solid in the early 90's when I saw them too!!

I would have liked to have seen The Band and Traffic

"Chicago" was my first and only concert from many years ago. It was ok. Studio music sounds much better on the radio.

Going to concerts isn't my cup of tea. Fighting the crowd and parking once was enough for me.

SJA, if you actually Saw joe at Royal Albert I'm more than jealous. Saw him at the Ryman a year ago. Fantastic show. My favorite is still probably Kenny Wayne Shepherd. My big regret is not seeing Stevie Ray Vaughn when I had the chance.

Not a big concert goer but saw John Denver at a coliseum. He was the first person on the stage and the last person to leave. When the band took a break, he kept right on picking and singing. No warm up group. Just John and his band.

The lost opportunity was Willie Nelson in Tokyo. I was there for work and did not go. I bet that would have been a good time!

Plant and Paige - unleaded tour
AC/DC
Van Halen
Metallica

AC / DC in Boston 1980 ...the Best

Blue Öyster Cult used to always have a great laser light show. Seen them 3X

I seen Van Halen , just my luck , they were filming for a video at that show. They played their hearts out and for longer than normal because of it.

EAGLES concert at the Sphere

Back in the 70s when I first met my wife we saw the 3 Dog Night in concert. They were awesome.
Being a lover of classical piano music I once saw Van Cliburn perform. He was an amazing pianist.
We've also seen Johnny Cash, a true American patriot. Loretta Lynn was great too.

Best band i ever saw perform live was The RAMONES!!!

Number 1 Neil Diamond
#2 Billy Joel

Bryce

First ..... Sly and the Family stone.

Loudest..... Mountain (spittin' distance.)

I was there, I think.........Santana and/or The Allman Brothers......
Marshall Tucker Band of the 70's..... honorable mention.

Missed it..... Pink Floyd, Traffic, and the Grateful Dead

Would have loved to see Clapton

Don Williams at the Carlton Dinner Theater in Bloomington back in the mid 80's. Came out and sang about 6 songs, introduced the band and then said, I'm not a man with a lot of fancy wordage, so I'll just sing. And then he did for another hour or more.

Many, MANY, years ago I saw the Grateful Dead and the Allman Brothers at RFK stadium in Washington D.C. First it was the Dead then the Allman Brothers. They played for hours. Many hours. For the last hour, or so, the Dead and the Allman Brothers came on stage and played together.

For King + Country

Judas Priest, 1980.San Bernadino Swing Auditorium, San Bernadino California.

I saw Pink Floyd at The Vet in Philly - awesome show
Lynyrd Skynyrd here in Iowa 18th row was amazing sill had Billy Powell on Piano and 2 original guitarists

Best by far last year Paul McCartney in Des Moines - blew every other show away!

Elton John farwell tour was a close second to McCartney