I have some shows from the same tours as some of these listings. I'm not so sure what the rationale is behind some of these choices, but one hopes it would be interesting.
For instance, why would Grateful Dead's pick be Charlotte '95? Is this the concert that theoretically supercharged the Phish/DMB/Widespread Panic set, Jerry's last great show, or what? It seems to me that The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test (6/07/69) at Berkeley Commons (or the closing of Winterland, playing at the pyramids in '72...on & on) would make the list instead of Charlotte '95. Anyway, this is but one case of many that, for me, makes the list suspect and I feel I could make a better one. Like SpectralJulian points out, there's no Jimi Hendrix Experience at Woodstock (or Monterey, even).
...The Beatles playing Ed Sullivan Theatre, Shea Stadium, the farewell rooftop concert at Abbey Road Studios...hello?
Thanks for the topic though, jimbrim; it's nevertheless a fun list, cool thread, & good times.
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