Well, this coming off the back of a discussion I had with a mate of mine about who had the best stage show we have ever seen, I thought it would be fun to throw it to more people than just me and him. He was adamant that Placebo were the best. I had to go with Bowie. How 'bout 'yall?

Difficult choice!
I'd probably go with Rage Against the Machine at Pinkpop '94 or with Radiohead at Torhout '97...

U2 in Rotterdam.

Accept in Athens Rodon in 1993 and Blue Oyster Cult in the same stage in 1995.

Steve Vai - London 2001

Both times that I've seen Strung Out. Ohhh and the Suicide Machines were good.

Steve Vai, anywhere, anytime :D

Reel Big Fish certainly put on really good shows the four times I've seen them, but then again the Foo Fighters and Metallica were just awesome when I saw them too.

Paul McCartney in Auckland in 1993. What a showman.

AC/DC when they were in Finland a few years ago. And damn it was loud!

The Mars Volta.... just amazing.

We talking concerts or Stage Musicals like Oklahoma?

Concerts. I thought the whole 'David Bowie, Steve Vai, Paul McCartney' would have given that away.

It would have if I wasn't an having an 'idiot' day yesterday. :xx:

Slayer, Moterhead and Overkill. Halloween night, 1988. It doesn't get any crazier then that :p

Metallica - any stage, any time.

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Well, I saw them only briefly at the Big Day Out, but I just read in Rolling Stone Magazine that The Flaming Lips have a bloody awesome stage show. 4 1/2 stars from 5. I'm going to have to go to a real concert now.

Agree with Pacman

U2 in Rotterdam

If we're talking about the show itself, and more than just the singing/playing by the artist and including the stage, props, effects, motif, everything...I'm gonna have to say Rob Zombie, hands down. I saw him on his Hellbilly Deluxe tour back in '99, and to this day it is still the stick by which I measure the "showmanship" put into any concert I attend.

Anybody can stand on stage and play a guitar. Not everyone can make you feel like you've stepped into an intense, tripped-out psychodelic 1960's horror movie. Go Rob.

That said...for a guy who stands on stage and plays guitar, John Mayer is incredible. Much better than I ever thought he would be. I'm talkin' Stevie Ray Vaughen good. No kidding.

Easily pink floyd. The pulse show at earles cout '94 was AMAZING! After that, Alice Cooper's brutal planet tour was really good.

R.E.M. during the "Monster" tour in 1994. Just awesome stuff from my favourite band ever.

AC/DC, pure fun.

Robbie Williams, great entertainer.

U2, best show, lightning and stuff.

So, best stage show, U2. Best show performance, Robbie Williams. Best life-band AC/DC.

Did I confuse enough ?

(Worst concert I ever was, is a band mentionend in another post. I just don't get that celebrity status they have... but maybe just not my taste).

Concert I ponder to attend, if she comes near here again. Britney Spears. I like Table-dancers. Maybe she would throw U2 from the throne of stage-shows expirienced by me.

I am with takara. I saw Floyd at the Oakland Coliseum, the show blew me away, and that was before the contact high from all the hippie lettuce being smoked around me! :hippy: :roll: :spin: :rolling: :lol:

Anti-Flag. I don't really like them anymore, but they have more energy on stage than anyone I've ever seen.

Something Corporate is also good. He plays a piano solo with his feet.