i would say mine was the international ballroom in atlanta with superchunk opening. i loved the show. it was circa 1991 or 1992,i can't recall the exact date cause i was into doing tons of lsd at the time..i was not on acid when i saw them though. i did hate that they played "the burning spear" and added an extra keyboard part. to meit though the entire song's feel off.
but i don't regret seeing them...

Orpheum Theater, Boston, MA-October 22, 1994

They played with Helium. Long story short: I got contact high in the balcony and ripped my plush chair apart to "Diamond Sea" because Thurston was like "There are no security here. We can do whatever the fuck we want"

I still have the part of that chair that I wrote the name and date I saw them. I will have to scan it for this community.

ok, so here is my tale & a tale it is...
Back in Chi-town at the Vic ... Sonic Youth show (Vaguely recall if they played with Redd Kross?) back in '90 after 'Goo' release.
I went there with some friends from Ind. A friend of mine worked the door & got us in.
I had a slight buzz on... & was ready to rock out to one of my fav groups of all time.
My friend Di was more passive... I had Chi-town aggressiveness & snaked our way up to the front. I was behind one person about centerstage. (attempting a slow build up here)...
The third song in... they played Catholic Block... started to bounce around... (the song Jammed!!!) about half way through... some guy was surfin the crowd... wearing combat boots... I didn't see him comin I was so transfixed to the sound & group...
He decided to use the back of my head as a kick board to get more momentum above the crowd.
Bash! He had cracked me behind my left ear...
It felt a little tingly... a minute 1/2 second almost black out... I shook it off & kept on... "I got a catholic block (& got kicked in the head)... I got a catholic block..."
Still rockin...
Another kick came... less than a minute later... He did it again... same boot, same head, same kick off... same spot even.
This time I went down on the guy in front of me. I only recall soft flannel on my way down. (the guy in front of me had a fuzzy flannel on.)
On the ground... I could feel multiple hands grasping at me... & faint traces of voices around the static of guitars... friends ... strangers... "is she ok???"
Then every went silent & I heard a voice... "Man, someones got to help that chick out..."
I thought... where's the chick... I gotta help her...
Then I felt myself lifted up... almost floating.

Reality: I was being lifted out of the crowd & onto the stage. They had stopped the show for me. It was Thurstons voice I had heard.
Then they took me backstage. I was still pretty out of it. But not so much to see Thurston come backstage to see if I was ok...
This was my only chance to ever connect with (I suppose) an idol of mine... I've never been one for autographs... but, a good story is somethin.
So instead of opening my buzzed & disoriented mouth to say something cool... I mustered a 'Thumbs up' ... "yea"... you rock.
Then as quickly as it all went down... he had gone back to doing what he does best. After a moment... I thought for sure someone might kick me out of the show... so they herded me out the side door back to the main floor... right as they opened the door for me..
My friend who worked there & got me in... was on the other side of the door... he said "Phyll... what Are you doing back there?"
I just smiled & slumped to the floor & was like, "there was a boot... & my head... &..." I couldn't speak after that...
He got me some water... my friends came back to find me..."Oh my God! They stopped the show for you!"
"there was a boot & my head" still floating in my thoughts.

What was even funnier was I sorta became infamous for a moment. Outside the Vic after the show... so many people were talking about me. (I had worn my customery Puss colored concert comfort clothes & Tall riding boots) Although people may not have thought it was me at first... it was funny to hear what they had to say... (& so many people were there from my home town)...

"Man, did you see that chick...? Yea, man ... she was like O D'ing or something..."

The rumors that nite were pretty thick... & I decided to not let on that it was me... but I will forever hold this story as my personal Autograph of the group.

'xscuse if the strory was long... but I felt it appropriate to mention it here of all places. My Sonic Youth nite in the sun....

Take care & hope someone got a laugh...

~Dark Muse~

sy + stereolab=best show of my life. atl about 2000/2001

SY with Stereolab, outdoors at the Walker Art Ctr in Minneapolis, June 2000.

i think i saw them on that tour in tempe at the eletric ballroom.
dude that was so cool but can't remember to much about it its been a long and bumbby ride since :)

I was at the '87 show in Isla Vista that Tom mentioned

Also at the '92 show in Castaic lake w/ Mudhoney & Pavement that kafin8ed spoke of

Both shows ultimate godhead fuck me amazing

If you would like to read my long and (somewhat) humorous account of the show in I V click on my My Space website in my Tribe profile

Its in my blog there

Cool, it's nice to be here.... My first post

2001/2002-ish at Summerstage in Central Park. Free too.

I'm a glass half-empty sort of guy--so I'll nominate the worst time for last year at Webster Hall--extended screeching sessions, and I was in the back and I'm short, and it was $45.

What was the worst time you've all seen? They can have some let-downs every so often.

I think it was a Roxy show in Hollywood in I think '92. But then in '01 North Hampton MA they w/PJ of course by then deconstructed the fabric of time. It was like being in thier living room. Took me back to the small venues of the early 80's except now my friends belong in a symphony hall instead of a bar.
Some one mentioned the show in IV. Yikes that was a good show. It only happened once but it was magic***-