Best: Yellowcard. This concert was simply astounding. Yellowcard was the band that got me into music in general as a kid and when I saw them about 2-3 years ago it was awesome. The show had the lamest mosh pit ever (how the smurf do you even mosh to YC?), some jackass spilled beer all over my shoes and that was the night I started to realize that the girl I went with had no romantic interest in me... but smurf it I simply cannot look back on that night in a negative light. The crappy mosh pit was a blast and YC live was so much more than I could have ever asked for. It was my first concert where I knew the words to every song and the entire audience was just as full of energy as I was. They were simply spectacular. It was definitely one of the nights I have the fondest memories of.

Worst? Oh god I wish I knew the name of the local band. It was a painful experience that actually nearly had me take out my smurfing ipod to listen to something tolerable. Now, the band itself didnt suck... the drummer and guitarist werent bad but the lead singer just hurt my ears. Dude was using the voice crack "gimmick" constantly and it was just unbearable.

Most surprising? The Wind & The Wave. I really didnt have high hopes at first. I saw them and heard their name and thought they were some hipster local band. To my surprise I enjoyed their performance more than the lead show (plan white t's). They had a really energetic and awesome vibe about them and their music reflected that. They even gave out free CD's and I still listen to mine on a regular basis.
Example of their stuff: "Raising Hands Raising Hell Raise 'em High" - The Wind and The Wave - YouTube


Shows I've missed:
The Black Keys and Arctic Monkeys (tickets sold out near instantly)
Yellowcard (Ocean Avenue Acoustic Tour) This one was last month actually. I'm still sad. (the lead singer got sick the night before the show here so it was cancelled)
Pendulum (I was 17 at the time and had no one to go with so I wasnt able to go...)
Fred V & Grafix
Relient K