mike_mccue
I once saw Neil Young play after he tricked Sonic Youth into opening for him.
Sonic Youth finished their set by smashing their guitars and punching out some speaker grilles in the Marshall stacks. It was heavy™.
After the Sonic Youth set the roadies came out and kicked all the fake cabinets over and then Neil and Crazy Horse played the Atlanta Omni with little 30 watt combo amps through a screaming loud P.A.
It was sort of obvious that the Sonic Youth house mix had been constrained to stay below a certain SPL as Neil opened his set with the Star Spangled Banner played about as loud as you can hear.
The kids who had snatched up the good seats to see Sonic Youth literally started running backwards. It was heavy.
I was up in the balcony watching and thought it was entertainment at it's best.
It still puts a big smile on my face.
I saw that show but in Cleveland. It was Sonic Youth and Social Distortion that warmed up for Neal Young. His sound, with his little amp, was the biggest of the three.
BTW the loudest concert I have ever been to was a Neil Young concert. But that show was in Cincy.