More: The Clean ("Getting Older"); The Chills; Primal Scream; James; The Mighty Lemon Drops; Jesus Jones; SoHo; Happy Mondays; Throwing Muses; Gang of Four; The Cramps; Wild Swans; My Bloody Valentine; Mission of Burma; Elvis Costello; Men at Work; The Pretenders; but the band the dominated the 80s in terms of performances was The Grateful Dead.

Nobody will EVER equal the Dead when it comes to live performances. Nobody.

For those who had the unique experience to be able to witness it firsthand, it's something you never forget. They were just on an entirely different level above anyone else.

acdc, ozzy osbourne, STEVIE RAY VAUGHAN!, scorpions, motley crue, dire straits, poison, warrant, dio, bon jovi, kiss, offspring, quiet riot

I really liked (and still like) Queen. Also, VanHalen and BonJovi were pretty cool.