Another: The Alloy Orchestra's performance of its Metropolis score at the Winter Garden atrium, during the New Sounds Live silent film fest in 2000. Alloy's music and moves brought that film alive for me (and as a bonus intro'd me to the wonderful world of new scores for silent films). I listened to the New Sounds episode of that performance over and over for years, until it vanished from the archive. Bring that ep back, John Schaefer!

Watching Meredith Monk live for the first time!

Performing Music for 18 Musicians at Winter Garden, NYC, as the sun started to rise.

Listening to the live performance of Brian Eno's Music for Airports at the Bang on a Can Marathon in my sleeping bag, blissfully drifting off, then being awoken by security guards!

Pauline Oliveros and the Deep Listening Band at the Winter Garden atrium in 2012 — the sounds transcended place and time...I was so fortunate to hear her perform in person.

Well guys, not to seem too partial, but Jim Tenney's "Critical Band" by the Relache Ensemble was quite special. - Joseph Franklin

Octet( 1979) by Steve Reich at the Sendesaal of Radio Frankfurt am Main in Germany (Hessischer Rundfunk). With the Netherlands Wind Ensemble, cond. Reinbert de Leeuw, 21 June 1979.

Sitting on a bean bag in a pier in Hobart Tasmania, listening to The Necks for the first time.

Prince live at the O2 in London

Talkings heads speaking in tongues tour