The Ultimate Show
I've always wanted to be the dude who was in charge of booking bands for a tour and I've always tried to think what the perfect tour would be and what 4 bands I'd want to see the most if I could see anyone, past or present. I think I've narrowed it down but then again, this could change hourly based on what I'm into at the moment but here's my "perfect tour"-
- Black Flag would open, but the Black Flag from like 1981 so they aren't getting soft yet. I can't imagine anything much cooler than doing stage dives while Henry Rollins is singing "Rise Above." It'd be a good start to the night.
- Fall Out Boy would come next. I'll admit it, I love Fall Out Boy. Since it's my tour, I'd want to them to play Take This To Your Grave front to back and that'd be their set. I love that album and I miss the days when they actually played songs from it live.
- Queen(including Freddie Mercury) would be the third band. Freddie Mercury is unarguably the best front man of all time. It's a fact, you can't even debate it. If you need proof watch the videos on YouTube of him playing to some insane number of people at Wembley Stadium in 1986 and totally owning it, especially during the Under Pressure performance.
- As the headliner I'd want Journey, with Steve Perry though and not the new guy they found off of YouTube. He may not be as much of a showman as Freddie Mercury but Steve Perry has the best voice I've ever heard. I'm not going to lie, I'd sing along to Don't Stop Believing so hard you'd think I was in the band.
I'd have to retire from concerts after this since nothing could ever beat this. If it you had the chance, who would you put on your favorite tour? For the sake of brevity, try to limit it to 4 bands since I know all of us could go on all day.
2 Comments
January 8, 2009 at 5:38 PM
I think about this time to time as well.
I would love to see The Killers open up, followed by Brand New, next up would be Taking Back Sunday. Incubus would be the headling band.
I've seen all of these bands in concert except The Killers. I imagine they probably put on a pretty stellar show. How is the new album? I still haven't gotten it yet.
January 8, 2009 at 10:14 PM
Queen is definitely a favorite of mine as well. I wish I could have seen Freddie Mercury and co. live, although I was privledged enough to meet Brian May years ago (on my birthday!). Without a doubt, that experience was one of the biggest fan freakout moments of my life.
The best live show (hands down) I've ever seen was actually Mr. Bungle circa 1999. I like their albums, wouldn't say I am a super fan, but Mike Patton put on one helleva show. I actually, to this day, have never seen a show that even remotely compares. And I've seen some good shows over the years, let me tell you.
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