Best concert closing song (1 Viewer)

[Evilgrin 72]

What's the best song any artist uses as his/her/their standard show closer? If a band uses more than one, any common or the most common one should be used (i.e. Pearl Jam and "Yellow Ledbetter.")

In my opinion, it's really absolutely no contest. I'm not going to give that opinion yet because I will be awarding 5 Fonzie Cool Points to whomever is the first to post it as their own choice.

Discuss.

 

[Kumerica]

U2 - 40.

 

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Huey Lewis & The News. : I want a new drug

 

[Mr. Cross]

Riding The Storm Out

Last song people!!!!!

 

[geoff8695]

 

[Cavalier]

Freebird/thread over.

 

[SmoovySmoov]

Rebecca Black - Friday

 

[massraider]

I attended one of the Boston stops on this tour, and it doesn't even come close to what they used to do with '40', which I saw on the Joshua Tree tour. Everyone filing out of the building, singing together, 15 minutes after the concert was over? Amazing.

 

[geoff8695]

 

[NutterButter]

Dave Matthews Band - Two Step

 

[jon_mx]

St. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band

 

[guru_007]

I've been to hundreds of shows, and I don't recall bands using one song as their standard closing song - maybe on a particular tour, but not over time.

I'll vote "Not Fade Away" GD

 

[geoff8695]

Biko

 

[JerseyToughGuys]

MMJ, One Big Holiday

 

[Lomez]

What's the best song any artist uses as his/her/their standard show closer? If a band uses more than one, any common or the most common one should be used (i.e. Pearl Jam and "Yellow Ledbetter.")In my opinion, it's really absolutely no contest. I'm not going to give that opinion yet because I will be awarding 5 Fonzie Cool Points to whomever is the first to post it as their own choice.Discuss.

I'm going to go way far out onto a limb and say you don't think it's Ledbetter.

 

[JerseyToughGuys]

MMJ, One Big Holiday

 

[Insein]

 

[⚡DEADHEAD⚡]

Grateful Dead - Casey Jones

Or U.S. Blues

 

[Tiger Fan]

Ledbetter is a phenomenal concert closer

-It's a slower paced song, which I think is the key to concert closers...after 2 plus hours and a band closes with something just absolutely rocking it always feels like there should be another song after it

-It closes with a kick ### (but melodic and slow) guitar solo that allows McCready to just go off and improvise and the entire crowd can focus on that

-Pretty much the entire crowd knows the song and is singing along

 

[Tiger Fan]

Dave Matthews Band - Two Step

Shouldn't this be best concert opener?

 

[BobbyLayne]

60,000 filing out of a stadium singing the same song was pretty cool.

 

[Don Quixote]

The one that sticks out to me is Bruce Springsteen & E Street Band - Born to Run

 

[Lomez]

Ledbetter is a phenomenal concert closer

-It's a slower paced song, which I think is the key to concert closers...after 2 plus hours and a band closes with something just absolutely rocking it always feels like there should be another song after it

-It closes with a kick ### (but melodic and slow) guitar solo that allows McCready to just go off and improvise and the entire crowd can focus on that

-Pretty much the entire crowd knows the song and is singing along

To be fair, my 5 year-old can say anything while Ledbetter's playing and it sounds like she knows the song and is singing along. The same can often be said for Eddie.

 

[Mr. Ected]

Biko

This one is great because while the song is really good, the way the song ends fits to ending a show, each of the band members is able to stop playing and walk off the stage, leaving the drummer and he just can keep playing while the crowd sings the chorus over and over.

They used it to end several of the large Amnesty International shows that they did in the 80s, I'm sure not only due to the topic of the song.

He is touring now, if you can go do it...few better.

 

[NutterButter]

The one that sticks out to me is Bruce Springsteen & E Street Band - Born to Run

 

[arrow1]

Riding The Storm Out

Last song people!!!!!

 

[NutterButter]

Dave Matthews Band - Two Step

Shouldn't this be best concert opener?

In recent years, they hardly ever open with this.My link

 

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Ledbetter is a phenomenal concert closer

-It's a slower paced song, which I think is the key to concert closers...after 2 plus hours and a band closes with something just absolutely rocking it always feels like there should be another song after it

-It closes with a kick ### (but melodic and slow) guitar solo that allows McCready to just go off and improvise and the entire crowd can focus on that

-Pretty much the entire crowd knows the song and is singing along

To be fair, my 5 year-old can say anything while Ledbetter's playing and it sounds like she knows the song and is singing along. The same can often be said for Eddie.

Ledbetter... to a degree....yes. Eddie in general? Might wanna buy some QTips.

 

[JerseyToughGuys]

Ledbetter is a phenomenal concert closer

-It's a slower paced song, which I think is the key to concert closers...after 2 plus hours and a band closes with something just absolutely rocking it always feels like there should be another song after it

-It closes with a kick ### (but melodic and slow) guitar solo that allows McCready to just go off and improvise and the entire crowd can focus on that

-Pretty much the entire crowd knows the song and is singing along

To be fair, my 5 year-old can say anything while Ledbetter's playing and it sounds like she knows the song and is singing along. The same can often be said for Eddie.

Ledbetter... to a degree....yes. Eddie in general? Might wanna buy some QTips.

Adam Sandler

 

[NutterButter]

OAR - Crazy Game of Poker

 

[Wrigley]

Same for me here in Chicago....AMAZING!!!Wife and I don't miss Petty anytime he plays here. Each and every show she gets worked up because they haven't played American Girl yet.

I've got to remind her that he always finishes with it

 

[fatguyinalittlecoat]

I think NOFX used to always close with

Not sure if they still do.

 

[Evilgrin 72]

I can't believe no one's gotten it yet.

 

[geoff8695]

Everlong

 

[Leroy Hoard]

Closer To The Heart

 

[MikeMan]

Seek & Destroy

I think Metallica usually closes with this leaves me pretty pumped!

 

[AcerFC]

Pennywise, Bro Hymn

 

[kip stabone]

Beatles - Hey Jude

 

[Notorious T.R.E.]

Considering OP:

RAINING BLOOD

 

[JerseyToughGuys]

Paradise City is a pretty good one too.

 

[Notorious T.R.E.]

Considering OP:

Edit: for better vid

 

[Da Guru]

I always get goosebumps when watching this. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Josc70A9ss&feature=related

 

[BobbyLayne]

Ledbetter is a phenomenal concert closer

-It's a slower paced song, which I think is the key to concert closers...after 2 plus hours and a band closes with something just absolutely rocking it always feels like there should be another song after it

-It closes with a kick ### (but melodic and slow) guitar solo that allows McCready to just go off and improvise and the entire crowd can focus on that

-Pretty much the entire crowd knows the song and is singing along

To be fair, my 5 year-old can say anything while Ledbetter's playing and it sounds like she knows the song and is singing along. The same can often be said for Eddie.

Ledbetter... to a degree....yes. Eddie in general? Might wanna buy some QTips.

Adam Sandler

 

[BigJohn]

How many Fonzie points are in 1 Schrute buck?

 

[Evilgrin 72]

How many Fonzie points are in 1 Schrute buck?

I think it's the same as the proportion of leprechauns to unicorns or something like that. Was I close?

 

[Evilgrin 72]

Still, no one has gotten it.

 

[Evilgrin 72]

Not really a hint, but just a comment - there have been songs listed here that I like better in general than the closer I'm thinking of, but as a concert closer, there is none better than this.......

 

[Stoneys]

Rock and Roll All Nite - KISS

 

[NutterButter]

Still, no one has gotten it.

Sorry, but I'm not familiar with any of Kenny G's stuff.

 

[Evilgrin 72]

Also, a bonus 2 Cool Points to anyone who can tell me where "Cool Points" comes from. You already have a massive hint as to the answer of that one....