I recently came across a great post on Earvolution, where David Schultz wrote about what he believes are the “Eleven Most Resonant Live Concert Performances of all Time.”
A group of performances that had relevance beyond the notes that were played and resonated well beyond the time and place of their occurrence.
—David Schultz
I liked David's post so much I figured it'd be cool to capture all the great concert videos he recommended so you can watch them right here on Jamtopia.
Here's his list. Just click a link to jump to the concert video…
- U2 from Live Aid at Wembley Stadium (July 13, 1985)
- Michael Jackson on Motown 25: Yesterday, Today & Forever (March 25, 1983)
- Bob Dylan at Newport Folk Festival (July 25, 1965)
- The Rolling Stones at Altamont Speedway Free Festival (December 6, 1969)
- The Beatles on The Ed Sullivan Show (February 9, 1964)
- Phish at Coventry (August 14 & 15, 2004)
- The Doors at Dinner Key Auditorium in Miami, FL (March 1, 1969)
- Nirvana on MTV Unplugged (November 19, 1993)
- The Jimi Hendrix Experience at Monterey Pop Festival (June 18, 1967)
- Janet Jackson & Justin Timberlake at Super Bowl XXXVIII (February 1, 2004)
- James Brown at the Boston Garden (April 5, 1968)
U2 from Live Aid at Wembley Stadium (July 13, 1985)
Sunday Bloody Sunday
Bad
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Michael Jackson on Motown 25: Yesterday, Today & Forever (March 25, 1983)
Bob Dylan at Newport Folk Festival (July 25, 1965)
Maggie's Farm
Like A Rolling Stone
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The Rolling Stones at Altamont Speedway Free Festival (December 6, 1969)
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The Beatles on The Ed Sullivan Show (February 9, 1964)
Sorry, but there are no videos of this performance available on YouTube due to copyrights restrictions. If you want to watch them, you'll need to track down a copy of the DVD The Four Complete Historic Ed Sullivan Shows featuring the Beatles and other Artists.
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Phish at Coventry (August 14 & 15, 2004)
YEM (Trampoline Giveaway)
DWD (Glowstick War)
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The Doors at Dinner Key Auditorium in Miami, FL (March 1, 1969)
Five to One
Jim Morrison Arrest Documentary
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Nirvana on MTV Unplugged (November 19, 1993)
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The Jimi Hendrix Experience at Monterey Pop Festival (June 18, 1967)
Hey Joe
Wild Thing (Guitar Sacrifice)
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Janet Jackson & Justin Timberlake at Super Bowl XXXVIII (February 1, 2004)
James Brown at the Boston Garden (April 5, 1968)
If the video above leaves you wanting more, you can listen to the entire James Brown Boston Garden show at WGBH.org.
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It Boggles - it simply Boggles!! How do these list guys come up with such laughable choices. I’m a current voting member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and have to admit we don’t do any better. If I had to put it down to a particular reason as to why - it would have to be ‘age’. The older guys were actually there and here and can easily compare. The younger ‘voters’ have no since of history and mostly know idea what rock and roll even is. Of this particular list: James Brown, The Beetles, Rolling Stones, and Bob Dylan are givens. However, my goodness guys and girls, the first three at least should be Elvis Presley all the way from the first time he played before a major audience 1954 to his historic “Comeback” special in 1968 and then to the 1971 Blue Hawaii
TV Special that drew the largest audience in all the history of the world.