there’s nothing like experiencing music
in concert
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re
counting down our picks for the top ten
greatest live musical performances
for this list we’re focusing on positive
performances where the music was front
and center
and where artists played more than one
song which means we’re excluding award
and television show appearances
number 10 Bruce Springsteen at the park
Dilek or no
thanks to his lengthy sets fan
connection harmony with the E Street
Band and wide range of musical styles
the boss was truly on a roll during the
born in the USA tour
his most successful tour gave him
worldwide exposure like he’d never had
before
and his new physique and dance moves
certainly didn’t hurt
we chose the first of his two Paris gigs
because it athlete displayed all this
and even had some audience members
showing some love to Bruce’s homeless
number nine Metallica with the San
Francisco Symphony
inspired by the lake Cliff Burton’s love
of classical music
Metallica combined heavy metal with
symphonic accompaniment in 1999
with the help of the San Francisco
Symphony
the band stunned fans and critics by
bringing a new dimension to their sound
it didn’t only rework classic Metallica
material but also performed new tracks
specifically for their collaboration
with the orchestra
number eight Daft Punk at the Coachella
Valley Music and Arts Festival
considering it was almost a decade since
the French house duo had played any US
dates
it’s no surprise daft punk’s returned to
the American stage at Coachella is still
etched in many people’s minds the fact
that no one knew what to expect is
precisely what made their combination of
audio and visual elements all the more
triumphant as amateur videos of the
performance clearly show
number seven nirvana at the Reading
Festival
though the band’s acoustic MTV Unplugged
in New York performance was also well
received
their unforgettable set at reading that
lands here candles
never
after being wheel-chaired onto the stage
by a music journalist Kurt Cobain led
his bandmates in a rousing and energetic
performance that had make any grunge
rocker proud
mixing both old and new tracks Nirvana
tore the place apart and the live at
reading cd/dvd proves it
number six The Sex Pistols at the lesser
Free Trade Hall punk-rock as we know it
may never have existed if the Sex
Pistols hadn’t played lesser Free Trade
Hall in 1976 everything about Sex
Pistols impressed at that first geek we
went to a highway though less than 40
people were in attendance the show was
pivotal in launching the genre in the UK
pistols didn’t only captivate the small
audience with their raw vulgar and
unapologetic sound
but they also influenced several members
to pursue music like Morrissey of the
Smiths
number five the who at the Isle of Wight
Festival was while riding on the success
of Tommy oh no not him in any amusement
Hall who graced the stage at this
massive festival in 1970 thanks to Pete
Townsend’s loud and fast guitars Keith
moons wild and sensational drumming and
Roger Daltrey’s versatile vocals little
try to put us
just because ooh who brought their
rebellious yet ambitious rock-and-roll
to life and cemented their place as one
of Britain’s most important rock bands
now maybe somebody started
number four the Beatles at Shea Stadium
though their Ed Sullivan appearance
essentially launched Beatlemania
stateside ladies and gentlemen the
beetle it’s the Fab Four’s Shea Stadium
show that makes our list
over 55,000 fans filling the seats the
extremely successful gig paved the way
for future massive outdoor concerts
the fact that no one including the
Beatles themselves could hear anything
besides frenzied screaming
further solidified the show’s place in
rock-and-roll memory
number three Led Zeppelin at the Royal
Albert Hall Berenstain confused so long
as matter
I wanted a warm the bomb upon a Mormon
pop two days after starting their UK
tour the world’s biggest band played
London’s largest and most prestigious
venue in what later became known as a
band milestone
immortalized on film and later
remastered and released on DVD Led
Zeppelin’s Royal Albert Hall gig
went down in history as one of music’s
most iconic live performances thanks to
Robert Plant’s energy and sex appeal
Jimmy Page’s guitar playing and the
band’s musical chemistry
number two Jimi Hendrix at the Woodstock
Music and Art Fair
despite having to play his headlining
Woodstock set on a Monday morning the
Seattle rocker blew the house down with
his electrifying guitar work at the
festival
he also ingrained himself into our
memories with a speed back and
Distortion heavy version of the American
national anthem in the process
Hendriks and the festival are now
inextricably linked marking the end of
the hippie era
oh
before we unveil our number one pick
here are a few honorable mentions all
you see is all your
I hear that a whistle blowing I hang my
head and cry
Oh
number one Queen at live 8
though their 1986 gig at Wembley Stadium
was memorable to its Queen stunning set
at the same venue the year before that’s
made our list
Ben didn’t only hold their own against
Led Zeppelin and the hoop but completely
stole the show
in just 20 minutes Queen enchanted live
aid with their greatest hits
while freddie mercury’s incomparable
showmanship had the 72 thousand strong
crowd singing along
do you agree with our list
what do you think is the greatest live
musical performance of all time with new
top 10s published daily be sure to
subscribe to watchmojo.com
in concert
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re
counting down our picks for the top ten
greatest live musical performances
for this list we’re focusing on positive
performances where the music was front
and center
and where artists played more than one
song which means we’re excluding award
and television show appearances
number 10 Bruce Springsteen at the park
Dilek or no
thanks to his lengthy sets fan
connection harmony with the E Street
Band and wide range of musical styles
the boss was truly on a roll during the
born in the USA tour
his most successful tour gave him
worldwide exposure like he’d never had
before
and his new physique and dance moves
certainly didn’t hurt
we chose the first of his two Paris gigs
because it athlete displayed all this
and even had some audience members
showing some love to Bruce’s homeless
number nine Metallica with the San
Francisco Symphony
inspired by the lake Cliff Burton’s love
of classical music
Metallica combined heavy metal with
symphonic accompaniment in 1999
with the help of the San Francisco
Symphony
the band stunned fans and critics by
bringing a new dimension to their sound
it didn’t only rework classic Metallica
material but also performed new tracks
specifically for their collaboration
with the orchestra
number eight Daft Punk at the Coachella
Valley Music and Arts Festival
considering it was almost a decade since
the French house duo had played any US
dates
it’s no surprise daft punk’s returned to
the American stage at Coachella is still
etched in many people’s minds the fact
that no one knew what to expect is
precisely what made their combination of
audio and visual elements all the more
triumphant as amateur videos of the
performance clearly show
number seven nirvana at the Reading
Festival
though the band’s acoustic MTV Unplugged
in New York performance was also well
received
their unforgettable set at reading that
lands here candles
never
after being wheel-chaired onto the stage
by a music journalist Kurt Cobain led
his bandmates in a rousing and energetic
performance that had make any grunge
rocker proud
mixing both old and new tracks Nirvana
tore the place apart and the live at
reading cd/dvd proves it
number six The Sex Pistols at the lesser
Free Trade Hall punk-rock as we know it
may never have existed if the Sex
Pistols hadn’t played lesser Free Trade
Hall in 1976 everything about Sex
Pistols impressed at that first geek we
went to a highway though less than 40
people were in attendance the show was
pivotal in launching the genre in the UK
pistols didn’t only captivate the small
audience with their raw vulgar and
unapologetic sound
but they also influenced several members
to pursue music like Morrissey of the
Smiths
number five the who at the Isle of Wight
Festival was while riding on the success
of Tommy oh no not him in any amusement
Hall who graced the stage at this
massive festival in 1970 thanks to Pete
Townsend’s loud and fast guitars Keith
moons wild and sensational drumming and
Roger Daltrey’s versatile vocals little
try to put us
just because ooh who brought their
rebellious yet ambitious rock-and-roll
to life and cemented their place as one
of Britain’s most important rock bands
now maybe somebody started
number four the Beatles at Shea Stadium
though their Ed Sullivan appearance
essentially launched Beatlemania
stateside ladies and gentlemen the
beetle it’s the Fab Four’s Shea Stadium
show that makes our list
over 55,000 fans filling the seats the
extremely successful gig paved the way
for future massive outdoor concerts
the fact that no one including the
Beatles themselves could hear anything
besides frenzied screaming
further solidified the show’s place in
rock-and-roll memory
number three Led Zeppelin at the Royal
Albert Hall Berenstain confused so long
as matter
I wanted a warm the bomb upon a Mormon
pop two days after starting their UK
tour the world’s biggest band played
London’s largest and most prestigious
venue in what later became known as a
band milestone
immortalized on film and later
remastered and released on DVD Led
Zeppelin’s Royal Albert Hall gig
went down in history as one of music’s
most iconic live performances thanks to
Robert Plant’s energy and sex appeal
Jimmy Page’s guitar playing and the
band’s musical chemistry
number two Jimi Hendrix at the Woodstock
Music and Art Fair
despite having to play his headlining
Woodstock set on a Monday morning the
Seattle rocker blew the house down with
his electrifying guitar work at the
festival
he also ingrained himself into our
memories with a speed back and
Distortion heavy version of the American
national anthem in the process
Hendriks and the festival are now
inextricably linked marking the end of
the hippie era
oh
before we unveil our number one pick
here are a few honorable mentions all
you see is all your
I hear that a whistle blowing I hang my
head and cry
Oh
number one Queen at live 8
though their 1986 gig at Wembley Stadium
was memorable to its Queen stunning set
at the same venue the year before that’s
made our list
Ben didn’t only hold their own against
Led Zeppelin and the hoop but completely
stole the show
in just 20 minutes Queen enchanted live
aid with their greatest hits
while freddie mercury’s incomparable
showmanship had the 72 thousand strong
crowd singing along
do you agree with our list
what do you think is the greatest live
musical performance of all time with new
top 10s published daily be sure to
subscribe to watchmojo.com
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