Realised I’ve been to a lot of festivals than independent concerts, but they always had specific standout performances that I’m going to use as stand-ins…
Imogen Heap at NH7 Pune: hearing her do Hide and Seek solo on the key-tar was goosebump inducing and practically magical Anderson.Paak in Bangalore: it was an absolute party and felt engaging every second he was on stage jumping between being centre stage and holding attention from behind the drums as well Masego at AfroPunk for new year’s in Joburg: (also GoldLink and BlinkyBill but Masego was a standout) perfect precisely performed, it felt like he managed every moment so perfectly that the whole set was an experience Cheerio, Ashim Product designer ashimdsilva.com On Fri, 11 Dec 2020 at 13:41, Tim Bray <[email protected]> wrote: > My lifelong passion is music and I’ve been to a *lot* of concerts. Best > recent concert before Covid hit: Trombone Shorty, go see him! > > I don’t know if it was the *best*, the concert that made the deepest > impression on me was Laurie Anderson's “Home of the Brave” tour sometime in > the Eighties. Wonderful music, unbelievably well-played, well-presented, > gripping, emotionally wrenching. > > Fortunately, they made a film of it, which you can watch for free! > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mua8Pr6uRso <== highly recommended. > > On Fri, Dec 11, 2020 at 10:06 AM Geetanjali Chitnis < > [email protected]> wrote: > > > All in Bangalore. > > > > The Rolling Stones - April 2003. I was 13. My first ever concert, > attended > > with my dad. I wore the most ridiculous shoes (some sort of platforms) > and > > we got into a terrible argument because he wanted me to wear ‘comfortable > > sneakers’ but I stubbornly refused to change because I wanted to be > > fashionable. Of course, it rained. Of course, it got slushy. Of course, > he > > was right. > > > > Sting - Jan 2005. A school friend got VIP tickets, but the regular area > > looked like it was a lot more fun. Sounds ungrateful now, but I > essentially > > left the VIP area and joined my dad and *his* friends in the regular > ticket > > area. I eventually stood next to a family friend’s younger brother - the > > guy who would become my husband 10 years later. I was 15 and he was 18 > but > > we didn’t get together until.. > > > > Aerosmith - June 2007. My dad is out of the country, but surprises me > with > > a call while I’m in a movie theatre. He’d got me a ticket to the show, > and > > I was going to see Aerosmith live (accompanied by a trustworthy group of > > older friends, of course). The show was great (but I don’t think they > > played Pink). Anyway, after the show a bunch of us go out for dinner and > > there’s that guy again! Part of the same group. By now, I have a > cell > > phone so I got hold of his number.. > > > > Norah Jones - March 2013. My dad is weak from chemo, but he’s adamant he > > wants to go. Norah Jones is special to us both. We love her music. She > and > > I share the same birthday, and her ‘Indian’ name is Geetali - so similar > to > > mine. So, we go. Just the two of us. Our friends are the organisers (or > > knew them, can’t remember now) so they make sure he has a chair to sit on > > in the sound console tent. I hang around his side nervously, but I leave > > him for just a few moments so that I can go and buy a concert t-shirt. > That > > was one of our last times out together - three months later, he’s gone. > > Strangely enough, I took out that t-shirt to wear just today. > > > > Thank you for this prompt. I didn’t even realise how many great memories > I > > have.. > > > > Geetanjali Chitnis > > > > On 11 December 2020 at 10:34:37 PM, Thaths ([email protected]) wrote: > > > > > Excellent thread. For me.... > > > > > > > > > 1994: Pink Floyd Division Bell tour (San Antonio) > > > > > > 1999: L Shankar, Zakir Husain and Vikku Vinayakaram in concert (i.e., > > > Shakthi minus John McLaughlin) in San Francisco, I suspect Shankar was > in > > > deep financial trouble at this point in time and did this tour to make > > > some > > > quick money. I suspect they will not perform together again. > > > > > > 2000: Santana > > > > > > 2003/4: Remember Shakthi in Palace Grounds, Bangalore > > > > > > 2015/17: Buena Vista Social Club, Toumani Diabaté (Womadelaide, > Adelaide, > > > Australia) > > > > > > 2019/20: Tinariwen, Mulatu Astatke (Berkeley) > > > > > > There are also several carnatic music concerts, but I cannot quite > place > > > them in time. > > > > > > Thaths > > > > > > > > > On Fri, Dec 11, 2020 at 8:17 AM Radhika, Y. <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > > > > 1994 Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen and Neil Young > > > 2005 Arturo Sandoval > > > 2006 Unknown blues singer at Terra Blues, NYC > > > 1986 Zakir Hussain and Birju Maharaj > > > > > > El jue., 10 dic. 2020 10:10 p. m., Venkatesh H R < > [email protected]> > > > escribió: > > > > > > Thinking on and off about Udhay's 'what do you splurge on' thread, I > > > realised I've spent good money to get to concerts. What have been your > > > memorable ones? > > > > > > 2009 - Paul McCartney "Good Evening London" - by far the best concert > > > > > > ever. > > > > > > Me and the missus borrowed money from her parents to pay for the tix, > we > > > were living in Oxford). > > > 2019 - U2, Mumbai (travelled from Delhi) > > > 2018 - Judas Priest, Mountain View > > > 2008 - Ian Anderson, Anoushka Sharma, New Delhi > > > 2002 - Deep Purple, Mumbai > > > 2002 - Pandit Shiv Shankar Sharma & Ustad Zakir Hussain > > > > > > Regrets - haven't been to any good Carnatic concerts, missed Mark > > > > > > Knopfler > > > > > > and Iron Maiden when they came to Bangalore, gave away tickets I'd won > to > > > No Doubt in Bangalore 1998 in exchange for a t-shirt. Also came just > > > > > > short > > > > > > of going to a Paul Simon at Queen's concert in 2018 (apparently his > last > > > one). > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > *Get your 'vaccine' from 'fake news', lies, half-truths, manipulated > > > truths, propaganda and general B.S. at my media buddhi newsletter > > > <https://mediabuddhi.substack.com/>.* > > > > > > H R Venkatesh > > > Director, Training and Research, BOOM <https://www.boomlive.in/> > > > John S. Knight Journalism Fellow 2019 > > > <https://jsk.stanford.edu/fellows/class-of-2019/h-r-venkatesh/>, > > > > > > Stanford > > > > > > University > > > Twitter: @hrvenkatesh > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > Homer: Hey, what does this job pay? > > > Carl: Nuthin'. > > > Homer: D'oh! > > > Carl: Unless you're crooked. > > > Homer: Woo-hoo! > > > > > >
