Magical Musical Moments

In the past 28 years I've put a lot of time, a lot of money and quite a few miles into experiencing live music. Simply put, it's been worth every penny, minute and mile. So,I figure I will share some of my most wonderful moments with whoever decides to read them. And maybe you can share some of yours with me - if you feel so inclined...

I may as well start with the obvious....

April 20, 2012 - Indio, California

After travelling 2500km to get to Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival my expectations were exceeded within the first hour of being on the festival grounds. The set up, the music, the people, the weather - they were all amazing. Now having seen The Black Keys before, I knew the headliner for day one was going to be stellar, but I could've never prepared for the surprise they were about lay on festival goers that fine night. As a tribute to the great Levon Helm, who had died the day before, the Black Keys announced that they would pay tribute to him and sing one of his songs for us. This, in itself, was wonderful. My brain instantly started sorting through songs by The Band thinking of all the possibilities of what they might cover. They went on to say they would invite someone out to help them sing. Out comes none other that John Fogerty. The crowd went wild for Fogerty. Unreal. And when they started to play "The Weight", I don't think I could've smiled any bigger. Everyone sang and swayed along. What a great tribute to such an influential man. This definitely ranks high on my top ten magical musical moments.