What Is The Coolest Live Performance Video You Have Ever Seen

What are the most amazing live performances you've seen with minimal visual influence?

I realize that whoever posted this question was probably not thinking about classical music concerts, but the desire for more visuals is true today for all concerts, regardless of genre. I remember performers like Jascha Heifetz, who was famous for his poker face. Contrast that with Joshua Bell's performance of a different piece by Bach:Heifetz wore tails (very formal) and barely moved. Bell wears a black shirt, has longish hair, closes his eyes, and moves his torso so much the camera can barely focus on him. I've seen him live when he bends almost backward. I admire Bell's playing, but his style of performance is clearly that of a different generation than Heifetz. Pianists: Horowitz playing Chopin op 53 (famous spot starts around :44)Lang Lang playing the same thing: (famous spot around :33)Horowitz was obviously much older than Lang Lang when the respective videos were made, and Horowitz was from another era.You might think, "so what?" Each generation develops its own preferences and styles, just as my mother would never have worn jeans, while I love them. I think the real test is to close your eyes as you listen---when you remove the visual aspect do you enjoy the music more or less?

What is the coolest street performance you've ever witnessed, either online (videos are welcome!) or in person?

Ed Alleyen Johnson a regular in Chester City center.

What is the best performance you've ever seen on screen?

The best performance sustained over an entire film… I’d go with Helen Mirren in “The Queen”. From the opening credits she had me completely riveted until the movie was over.For the best individual moment, I think I’d go with Robin Williams in “Good Will Hunting” when he violently confronts Matt Damon’s character. When he turned on Matt Damon, grabbed him by the throat and hissed at him, I truly had a “Holy crap!” moment. After he releases Matt Damon, he has a moment in which he switches from raging anger to infinite sadness. The camera couldn’t have lingered on him for more than 5–10 seconds and he doesn’t say a word - but through his facial expression and body language he expresses volumes. Given his prior roles in comedies or lighter dramas, I had no idea he had that kind of range as an actor, which I think added to the surprise for me.

What’s the best theatrical performance you’ve ever seen?

Q: What’s the best theatrical performance you’ve ever seen?A: I’ve been fortunate to see many great performances in my life.Among the best ensembles I’ve ever seen was a high school in Oklahoma doing “They Dance Real Slow in Jackson” back in the 1980s.Some of the funniest work I’ve seen has been William Salyers in “Greater Tuna” and in a fantastic vaudevillian production of “Servant of Two Masters” in Seattle a generation ago.I’ve seen Peter O’Toole play John Tanner in “Man and Superman” in London. And I don’t know that Derek Jacobi’s performance as Lear can be topped. (Jacobi’s performance as Mercutio has permanently changed how I see that play. But I don’t count it since I didn’t see it live — it was a Fathom event.)My favorite two performances have been by Russian companies.For years, my favorite production was a production of “Balzaminov’s Marriage” by Ostrovsky, performed at the Vakhtangov Theatre under the direction of Arkady Katz. The play was hilarious, sad, moving, and fulfilling as an experience. The actors at the Vakhtangov have such amazing facility. I saw the show nearly 25 years ago and some of the images and performances are with me to this day.But I’d have to say that the absolute best performance of any play I’ve ever seen was Lev Dodin’s production of “Cherry Orchard” at BAM in 2016. Bozhe moi! The conceptualization of the text and the execution of the work by the company literally took my breath away at times.Dodin worked on a very shallow stage that was backed by a movie screen/sheeting that was used early in the play to show the family’s old black and white movies, playing in the orchard. There were dust covers on the furniture, but the same dust covers were on all of the chair backs in the theatre. The theatre *was* the family home.Every moment was given its due attention an preparation. So, for example, a character walks across stage. For his efforts at that moment in where and how he walked, he got one of the biggest laughs (and there were many) of the evening. Every actor was amazing. Each did amazing work solely and as part of the ensemble. I will count myself fortunate if I get to see that level of work again.Thanks for the request to answer.

What’s the coolest music video ever?

I'm not a fan of their music, but OK Go used to do impressive videos.In 2010, they did a live performance on MTV Brazil's VMB:Among my personal favourite music, I am a bit old-fashioned and went to a Whitesnake tribute gig last night, so I have their 80s classics on my mind, with all the glory of Tawny Kittaen and bucketloads of hairspray:Which led to a great parody:The jaguar shows up again in the video Whitesnake released yesterday.

What is the best musical performance you’ve ever seen/heard?

I’m not sure if it was the best, but it was definitely among my Top 5 when I saw David Bowie in Chicago in August of 1983.Along with two friends, we road-tripped to Chicago in one of the friend’s father’s car (which he did not have permission to use, but that’s another story for another time). Ah, to be young again, if only for a day! We drove all night to northern Illinois and found a campground in which to stay for a couple of days. The day of the big show arrived, and we drove east to the Rosemont Horizon. We had no tickets to the sold out show, but with a bit of searching, were able to find someone selling three seats in the lower level (section 108 or 109, I believe) to the left of the stage. They turned out to not be the greatest seats in the house (no surprise), but were much closer to the stage than those at the back of the floor, to say nothing of the nosebleed seats in sections 214 and 215. Bowie gave a spectacular performance, and gave no hint of what may have been his misgivings about playing to so many fans in support of the album (Let’s Dance) which would simultaneously represent his most successful commercial release and his artist low.At the end of the show, Bowie returned to the stage to perform an encore, amidst thunderous applause from the crowd. During the encore, he did not disappoint. Although he and his band were no doubt tired after finishing their regular set, they played their hearts out during the two- or three-song encore. The crowd remained on their feet for much of the encore, and all rose to their feet at the end of the last song. After Bowie and band left the stage, the crowd stood there, clapping and shouting for more. Even after the house lights came on—usually a sure sign that the show is indeed over and that it is time to go—almost everyone in the arena remained where they were, applauding and shouting for Bowie to return to the stage. This went on for several minutes. To this day, it was the only show I have seen where the audience’s response truly merited another encore, yet the artist did not return to the stage. As if exhaling a collective sigh of defeat, the crowd slowly made their way to the exits.Other than the disappointment of not seeing a second encore, the three of us were more than satisfied with the show—ecstatic would be a better term—and we popped a Bowie cassette in the car stereo and turned it up loud as we began the alight drive to get home.

What's the coolest concert you've seen?

That would be a tie between Woodstock ‘99, and Metallica at US Bank Arena in Cincinnati, on the Load tour, circa ’96 or ‘97.Woodstock ‘99 was utter madness; there were around 250,000 people in attendance, and aside from the normal debauchery of a festival that large, there were riots on the last day of the festival that had me legitimately fearing for my life. Also, I was on crutches, so that sucked.Metallica’s Load tour was unique because they staged a bunch of accidents that were meant to seem random and haphazard. I was around 16 years old at the time, and that was the first time I feared for my life. It was a hell of an adrenaline rush, though.Those were the “coolest” concerts I’ve been to, but my favorite concerts would be an answer to a different question. :)

What is the best game you've ever seen live?

GTA 5