
Question of the Day – What Was the Best Concert You’ve Ever Attended?
Each day we ask our Facebook fans a question. It can be on any subject. Here are some of their responses.
- Teri Thompson Katzenberger Meatloaf!!!
- Matthew Buck Garth Brooks!!
- Alex Ramos Bon Jovi
- Shelia Greenwood Ozzy with Metallica
- Julie Portz Amdahl GaRth Brooks
- Yvonne A DeWitte Duran Duran at the Atlantis in the Bahamas! Or Duran Duran anywhere!
- Alicia Goeman Steinfurth Def Lepard back in the 90's
- Brenda Ling Nyhus Jon Bon Jovi!!!
- Lisa Wilber Pink
- Shannon Leigh Pearl Jam!
- Tressa AndMike Turbes Grateful Dead, Pink Floyd and Jerry Garcia Band
- Kara Munkvold Mudvayne Hatebreed and Slipknot
- Devan Crum Joe Bonamassa at the Washington Pavilion last April! I would recommend seeing him to anyone! I plan on going every year he comes to Sioux Falls.
- Jess Riley Coldplay!
- Naomi Thompson hinder,uncle kracker
- Missy O'connell-Galer Garth Brooks
- Toshea Lemme-Womble Skinner and Hank Jr in Sioux City
- Cassandra Twitchell Lady Gaga
- Susie Oberg James Taylor and Carol King together!!!
- Dolly Evans Elvis
- Robert Gerriets Beach boys in 2004 I think it was
- Kris Eliason Turner Def leppard
- Amy Jo Jorgenson Mötley Crüe when they were in SF in 97
- Nancy Ann White-Wagenaar Dokken an Dio, Joan Jett an Loverboy, Chicago...See More
- Nikkie Rae George Strait!!!
- Amy L Eich Backstreet Boys.
- Dee Johnson Pink Floyd & Prince - Coachella
- Amy Michael Semenza Alice Cooper!!
- Christen Bialas Wermers Bon jovi!!!!!!
- Cindy Kiner Pat Benatar
- Lindsey Brockberg Slipknot.
- Kelly Langland Emery Lynyrd Skynyrd at The Hard Rock Hotel in Las Vegas in Dec. 2007
- Dawn Rice Bon Jovi
- Desiree Paggett Fueston Hands down Kid Rock! However Garth and Sugar land were close and put on good shows too.
- Rebecca Anderson Well since I've never seen Garth, I'll go with DAUGHTRY & NKOTB! Get to see New Kids on the Block this May!
- Susan Becker Metallica and Kiss
- Alicia L. Williams Breaking Ben, Seether and Godsmack!!!!!
- Carolyn McManus My daughters preschool Christmas concert. I'd rather spend my weeks worth on that than to spend it on two hours of crap just so I can watch it over and over on my over rated cable.
- Janice Meng-rivers Mel McDaniel
- Linda Schnider Tom Elton John
- Brittany Jaballah Weezer
- Maria Murray Keogh Pink Floyd
- Sandi Bontje Lupkes Kid Rock
- Julie Hickey Aerosmith
- Erin Bone Hairball!!!!
- Chele Beck Lifelight
- Gwen Van Surksum Jackmon Springsteen
- Sherry Kapperman Garth Brooks
- Dianne Roemen Lamb Garth Brooks
- Brett Killswitch Erickson Kansas, Styx, Foreigner at the Red Rocks!
- Tami DeJong Heldt Katy Perry
- Sarah Young My better half, Gene Young , offered a great one but I have to go with Billy Joel...we have seen him a good number of times too (solo with his own band and with Sir Elton John) and he is my best and fave! Have to go with that...although I almost said Tony Bennett (in his pre- Lady GaGa partnership days)...he was awesome too...especially from the second row! Thanks for asking!
- Cindy Paulson Huey Lewis and The News when they played at the SD State Fair!
- Angela Tolrud Toss between Bon Jovi and Keith Urban!!
- Gene Young Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band ...any one of the 20+ I have seen...he never disappoints and is always awesome! Rock on...as if you were "Born To Run" or live on "Thunder Road"...I could go on but you get it...LOL!
- Kellie Schelhaas Foo Fighters
- Belinda Andre Twite The Rolling Stones!
- Becky Geraets Def Leppard
- Jody Borstad Garth Brooks and Richard Marx
- Joshua Andrew Van Zee Garth Brooks. Halloween concert when he was in Sioux City. Before Tyson Events Center was built.
- Stephanie Leonard Rammstein in Minneapolis back in! 2012
- Jarrod Feucht Trans Siberian Orchestra!
- Shann On Bon Jovi hands down
- Amy Sondag Tie...Garth Brooks...Maroon 5...and Three Days Grace!!
- Jennifer Crowley Troelsen I'd have to say, either Led Zeppelin back in 95 or Nelly and 303. It's a toss up.
- Shelly Brandsgaard Kiss, seen them in Las Vegas last year. I was 2 feet from them and it was awesome
- Dorothy Vanderberg Danial (sp?) O'Donnell
- Jed Bork Pearl Jam
- Kelly Blaschke Garth Brooks with Tricia Yearwood opening!!!
- Tessa Marie Bryan Myers Kiss all four times!!!
- Karen Mulder Sedio Bon Jovi
- Jesse Peterson Alice in chains
- Laine Larsen Pearl Jam at Wrigley Field in Chicago was priceless.
- Jenny Mackey Hairball
- Maura Nicolet John Denver in 1979 at the Sports Arena in San Diego CA> I was sitting behind his parents and they let me use their binoculars through out the entire concert.
- Chris Mock-Kooiker Late 70's growing up in Montana it was Willie, Waylon, Jessie and Johnny. Late 80's Garth Brooks and early 2009 Ozzie!
- Jeff Chapman Pink Floyd
- Lindsey Compson Luke Bryan
- Billy Kelly Marty Robins in Fort Pierre in 80 or 81
- Rod Zens Charlie Pride State Fair
- Karla Van Ningen Don Williams at casino in Flandreau a few years ago. He was wonderful!
- Kelly Schmidt Jans The best concert that I will ever see is coming up in April!! Neil Diamond!!
- Pat Linton-Johnson The Band Perry and Keith Urban!!!
- Marie Phillips Neil Diamond was wonderful also.
- Marie Phillips Garth Brooks or Conway Twitty.
- Dawn Hanson Chet Atkins, Floyd Cramer and Boots Randolf at the Arena in the very early 70s.
- Monica Mcgillivray Garth Brooks in Sioux Falls!!
- Taylor Edwards Hank Jr and Lynyrd Skynyrd!!
- Jackie Murray Garth Brooks and Toby Keith
- Will Bennett George Strait.
- Keith Christofferson George Strait. 1985
- Kevin WantedMan Don Williams Fort Randel casino
- Richard Anthony Even I would have to say, Garth Brooks, or Elvis!
- Craig Ostlund Chris Ledoux , Sioux Empire Fair Grandstands...
- Brian Neish Kid rock
- Darlene Peterson When Elvis came to Sioux Falls..........
- Tammy O'Hara Sawyer Brown & Chris LeDoux
- Perry Tobin George Jones,Conway Twitty, and Statler Bros at sioux Falls Arena .
- Mark Krumvieda Josh Turner concert at the Sioux empire fair
- Ben Cameron Dwight Yoakam. Council Bluffs.
- Boyd Tesch Reba
- Harvey Faith newsboys
- Angie Miles Garth Brook, when he did 5 shows in Sioux falls.. Outsatnding!!
- Kristi Burnison Definitely Garth Brooks! By far!
- Shelly Hup Alabama but I think Luke Bryan is going to top that:)
- Diane Klein Moke Garth brooks!!!
- Amanda Monger Angus and julia stone!
- Lynette Steen Ehret Garth Brooks!!
- Dennis Johnson GARY ALLAN's!!!!!! Linn
- Michelle Bertram Garth Brooks, Gary Allan, Blake & Miranda
- Pamela Kaye Dating myself, but... Merle Haggard in 1976! (I was a mere 8 yrs of age, but he made an impression) Have been a huge fan ever since!! Simple but great!! Didn't need all the glitz and glamour and lights and smoke. Just stand on the stage and sing your songs.
- Cassandra Brown Garth Brooks!
- Sue Bruggeman Nelsen Best best best was Billie Joel and Elton John in Minneapolis!!!!! AMAZING!
- Jes Quale Garth brooks by far #1 but Sawyer Brown was a close second!!
- Lance Olesen Garth Brooks by a long shot
- Becca Warner Tim Mcgraw at the fairgrounds, but for being lesser well known, Granger Smith comes in a close second. They are both high energy performers. I'm also excited to see Randy Houser for the 3rd time, I love to hear him sing live and his House Band is awesome!
- Naomi Swedberg Van Halen!
- Justin Kjellsen Luke Bryant brad paisley and Darius Rucker in Omaha
- Jaide Maree Nuttbrock Kip Moore, the band Perry and Eric church!!
- Miranda Fredricks Tim McGraw and Brantley Gilbert was a good one! But Eric Church is an amazing performer!! And Garth Brooks.....how can you top that?? Lol
- Lyndsay Marie Carrie Underwood or Luke Bryan. Both were amazing!!
- Jill Robinson-Hanson Zac Brown in Lincoln
- Tiffany Zobel The Band Perry with Easton Corbin at Swiftel or Terri Clark with Dierks Bentley at the Corn Palace. I haven't been to a concert that's disappointed me, though.
- Monica A Beavers-Wilson Keith Urban & Luke Bryan
- Lane L. Carroll The Beach Boys!
- Carla Wilson Alan Jackson and Martina Mcbride, also Toby Keith..love me some country!!
- Carly Svoboda Eric church is one of the most intimate and raw performers.
- Donna Wehrkamp Gary brooks and Elvis
- Will Vanderlinde Charlie Daniels Ft. Leonardwood 2005
- Brittany Rustad Def Leppard at The Joint in Vegas! Or Garth Brooks...it's a tie.
- Bonnie Villmow Garth Brooks and the Judds!!! But Tim McGraw and Brantley Gilbert are a VERY close 2nd!!!!
- Nicole Schindler Bon Jovi in ND. Front row VIP with my college instructor.
- Joy Schmidt Amy Grant.
- Alyssa Boutros Guns n roses..i have a dog named axl rose
- Maurine Lembke Garth Brooks target center
- Tammy Van Norman Meeting Gary Allan June 2014 we had corner stage pit passes
- Melissa Harman-Millin Areosmith!
- Rob Gran Zac Brown Band Lincoln NE!
- Toni Townsend Godsmack in Sioux City
- Lesli Kerfien It's a toss up between Garth in the Minneapolis or Eric Church's in SF. Luke Bryan, Jake Owen, and Jerrod Niemann were amazing too.
- Carol Skonhovd Faith Hill and Tim McGraw. I saw their concert right after they were married. Wowser, such electricity!!!!
- Stacy Menzel-Nielsen Chris LeDoux, by far the best concerts!
- Mark Brunner Neil Diamond.
- Ashleigh Schmidt Garth Brooks
- John Disbrow Garth down in Tulsa a month ago for my 40th
- Michele Hilt Triple headline: Reba, Martina McBride and Lori Morgan
- Barb Anfinson Hayes Rolling Stones !!
- Joe Markl George strait
- Jessie Lynn Darius Rucker!
- Charity Rosenbaum Garth, Brad Paisley, Ty England(my favorite artitist), etc.
- Debbie Gallipo Vince Gill.
- Jennifer Jungemann Garth Brooks followed closely by Neil Diamond.
- Martina Goergen Garth Brooks and Rascal Flatt's!
- Shelley Winckler DeJong Garth ... No contest!!!
- Nicole Umbreit Eric church!
- Leann Kanaly Stepka Chris LeDoux, Asleep at the Wheel.
- Miranda Nicole Steffen Backstreet Boys back in June! Made me feel like I was a kid again!
- Deborah Miller Singer Well, Elvis was pretty awesome but George Strait was great too!
- Christina Hoeck Justin Moore on his Outlaws Like Me tour! Literally best show ever and I have been to tons.
- Sarah Timmerman Garth Brooks!!!!
- Brice Franken Beach Boys I think it was 1970 at Ft Lauderdale Florida
On the beach during spring break - Brad Kaup George Strait, loved Eric Church who opened for him, just him and guitar no band. That was awesome
- Ashley Lisa Chick Either Josh Turner or Kip Moore
- Michelle Kirk Serck ERIC CHURCH...twice!!!
- Lacey Hofhenke Garth Brooks!!!!
- Debbie Dahlstrom Weiher Blake Shelton!!
- Cassandra VanRoekel Eric Church in SF!! Would love to see him again!
- Faith Shannon Schaeffer Chris Cagle
- Kylie Hrdlicka Tim McGraw at the fairgrounds, but Jake Owen w/ FGL in Des Moines is a close second
- Brandon Soulek Church
- Todd McConnell Guns n roses in rapid city in 1993
- Rob Artac Billy Joel
- Danielle Meier loved luke bryan in fargo. and miranda lambert and carrie underwood never disappoint
- Daniel Joseph Meyer Radiohead at Apple Valley 2003
- Dave Miller Nitty gritty dirt band
- Bryan Thoene George Strait! No one else even comes close to King George! I believe every artist listed here would agree with me.
- Kevin Prussman Phil Vassar
- Amanda Triebwasser Garth Brooks by a long shot.
- Jenna Rae Jones Chris young
- Tracy Ham Tim McGraw
- Nikki Smith Tim mcgraw at the fairgrounds
- Paula Heinricy George Strait
- Taylor A Fender Luke Bryan in Omaha and Tim McGraw at the fairgrounds
- Christi Collins Huebner Garth by far. That or Reba and Brooks & Dunn in FARGODOME
- Ashley Jarman Luke Bryan all the way!
- Tracy Trautman Florida Georgia Line !
- Anna Person Garth Brooks
- Jennifer Best-Anfinson Motley Crue!!!
- Danny Peterson Phish. Vegas.
- Kari Gackle Bryan Adams. Acoustic. Amazing!
- Andrea Castle KISS. In front of the front row!!
- Cheryl Gunderson First American performance of the Rolling Stones, San Bernardino, California 1964.
- Bill MacDonald This one. Molly Hatchet standing stage right.
- Jerry Berke III ^yes! mm/
- Seth Splonskowski Phish
- Shawn Wendt Tesla. Most underrated 80s band.
- Don Cooper Prince Sign o the times/Lovesexy tour 1988
- Vicki Dengler Sammy Hagar in Sacramento, CA 1983 played for 5 hours because he thought the 20.00 to get into his concert at the state fair was too high !
- Dawn Reed Grateful Dead w/Crosby, Stills, & Nash @ Three Rivers Stadium
- Tim Allmendinger Phish! Any 40 of them
- Chris Brandsgaard Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers with Steve Winwood
- Terry Torkildson The Who / Cheap Trick, April 29, 1980, Hilton Coliseum.
- Daren Anderson Would be a toss up between Motley Crue/Whitesnake in Sioux City or Night Ranger in Mitchell
- Duff Rouillard Guns n roses / Blind melon RD SD original lineup
- Jeff Huebner KISS-Sioux Falls Arena-Reunion Tour.
- Deborah Smith Motley Crue in 2008 with a close second of this last tour. In 2008 I had all three of my boys with meand we had a blast together. Boy #3 left for Iraq the next morning.
- Christa Sartor Michael Jackson and Phil Collins
- Clifford Skopland I went to Aerosmith and KISS when they toured together twice. Awesome.
- Dayna Jones Martina McBride... all 100s of them
- Sheryl Lee Groth-Cuevas Green Day .. about 12 yrs ago.
- Sandi Hommes Wiarda John Kay & Steppenwolf!! I had the pleasure of meeting him and getting my tee shirt signed!
- Sharona Neuroth Pat Benatar
- Sandra Robins Hands down Madonna!
- Melissa Bauman Blessington Prince in 88!!
- Charles Johnson AMMERICAN HEAD CHARGE & WAYNE STATIC AT THE SKYWAY THEATER MINNESOTA!!
- Heather Keenan Eagles in Omaha last year
- Scott Balogh Kid Rock / Skynrd
- Ariel Nicholson Kid Rock!
- Jill Nelson Def Leppard-Hard Rock in Vegas played the entire Hysteria album from beginning to end!!!!
- Jessica Campbell Pearl Jam!!!!!!
- Cyndy Albers B B King by far
- Amber Keeney Dustin lynch
- Vanessa King BRUNO MARS!!
- Scott Davis Pink Floyd Kansas City 1977.
- Rachel Worley Vince Gill
- Chuck Mccoy Eagles 2014 Des Moines
- Roland Ptak Stevie Ray Vaughn at the music center in omaha a month before he died in wisconson.
- John Lane Lynard Skynard with Ted Nuggent and Nantucket along with Boston
- Joshawa Green Skid row, vince neil and poison.
- Deb Hovdenes Michael W Smith with Point of Grace!
- Crystal Albrant Rob Zombie
- Arnold Grimaldi What most people did'nt know about Hendricks was he was a paratrooper
- Arnold Grimaldi Jimmie Hendrix by far the best.
- Nelson Zephier Pink Floyd May 1988 HHH Dome Mnpls Mn...was like a religious experience for me. oh, and any Rush concert ever!
- Vicki Farrens Has to be Jimmy Buffet...so fun!
- Marco Taborda Depeche Mode 101 tour back in 89
- Sean Larsen Stryper
- Joan Tumblin Abassy Tom petty
- Don Cooper I take it back...tie w KISS Reunion tour!
- Brian Noble November '81, Cotten Bowl in Dallas,Tx. Rolling Stones, ZZ Top.
- Dan Kontz My first...Kix, Britny Fox, and Ratt!! Then probably Metallica and The Cult...
- Micheal A Phinney Just based on stage antics and tunes? Mine was 1987. Alice Cooper's Raise Your Fist and Yell tour in the Twin cities. Guns n Roses opened, they were new and hungry and @#$% spot on. Cooper's show was absolutely killer!
- Terri Hoff Garth Brooks sioux falls about 8 or 9 years ago
- Corey Gaddis Kiss n Aerosmith and saliva in Kansas city outdoors. But now any event at the new event center should out do that.
- Sheryl Jackmon Pink Floyd in Ames Iowa (1990's) tied with Paul McCartney last summer in Mpls
- Tom Jade Filholm Pink Floyd in Ames. I listened to the Pulse CD yesterday. Still the best live recording ever! Shine On.