Rock Show Countdown: #4 Ozzfest ’97

Ozzfest ’97 featuring Black Sabbath, Ozzy Osbourne, Pantera, Marilyn Manson, Type-O-Negative, Machine Head, Fear Factory, Powerman 5000, and Coal Chamber at Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, NJ, June 15, 1997 This quote from the New York Times sums up this legendary show: This made the very premise of the concert one of rebellion, infusing it with […]

Rock Show Countdown: #5 Incubus 9/16/01

Incubus at Hammerstein Ballroom, NYC, September 16, 2001 I wasn’t sure if I was going to make it to this concert. It was just 5 days following the cowardly 9/11 attacks, and New York City was now a completely different place. Incubus even considered canceling this show, but they decided that life goes on and […]

Rock Show Countdown: #6 Pantera and Slayer

Pantera and Slayer at Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, NY, June 21, 2001 First of all the, this show’s lineup was just insane and does not require any explanation of its awesomeness. Pantera and Slayer on the same night…Can life get any better? This was also the final time I got to see the legendary, Dimebag Darrell […]

Rock Show Countdown: #7 Pearl Jam

Pearl Jam at Madison Square Garden, NYC, June 25, 2008 I don’t understand how every Pearl Jam show seems to get better and better. This time around, these rock legends incorporated my 3 favorite things of all-time in the same show: The Ramones, Kiss, and the New York Rangers. In addition to a great setlist […]

Rock Show Countdown: #8 Bruce Springsteen

#8 Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band at Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, NJ, July 27, 2008 This concert was only 2 weeks ago but I must include it in the Top 10. Even if you disapprove of this guy, you have to admit, he is a legendary performer. Rather than write another reflection of […]