“It was a Bruce Springsteen concert in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1984, the Born in the USA tour. It was the summer before I left for Hollywood. It was memorable because I was leaving my small town to go to a big city to pursue my dreams. I used that record as my soundtrack as I drove across America, and the song ‘No Surrender’ became my personal mantra. It gave me energy and fueled my quest. I have never missed a Bruce Springsteen concert since, and he continues to inspire me.” – Robert Patrick, The Unit

“My favorite concert was actually more of an experience in that I was fortunate to attend three concerts in three different cities over the course of five days—Grateful Dead in Vegas, followed by Led Zeppelin in Los Angeles and then onward to Memphis for the Thai Symphony— awesome!” – Emily Procter, CSI Miami

“Billie Holiday weekend. Atlanta, Georgia. Nina Simone came out, sat at her piano, opened her mouth and I almost fell out of my seat when she began to sing. She took you on journeys with her voice. That voice—you knew where she’d been. By the end of that hour-long concert, I was laughing, crying, stomping and hollering out about life.”
– Regina Taylor, The Unit

“My favorite concert experience was seeing the Indigo Girls in Seattle at the Moore Theatre in the early ’90s. The venue was small, the seats were great and during my favorite song, a gut-wrenching song about love called, ‘Blood and Fire,’ the singer’s guitar strings broke. Instead of reaching for another guitar, she waved off the guitar tech and finished the song a cappella. It was one of the most powerful performances I’ve ever seen.” – Jeff Probst, Survivor

“Aphex Twin Richard D. James performing in a warehouse in San Bernardino, 1997. If you were there ... remember the dancing bears? Me, too.” – Sean Murry, NCIS

“My most memorable concert experience would have to be, 1997, at the Palladium on Sunset. It was a Ben Harper concert. At the end of the show everybody just started hugging. It was a spiritual experience.”
– Cress Williams, Close to Home

“Definitely Seal. I was 10 rows back. Seal was dancing and singing. I was dancing and singing on air mike. Partway through, shall I say our ‘performance,’ I pointed toward him. Seal whipped around, saw me, smiled and pointed back. Why most memorable? I figure it’s the closest I’ve ever been to being a rock star.” – Demore Barnes, The Unit

“When I was very young and living in Georgia, I was standing barefoot in the grass at an outdoor concert venue when Nancy Wilson took the stage with Heart — this hot chick that played guitar better than any dude I had ever seen. I remember everything about that moment when I learned rock ’n’ roll was not just for the boys.” – Pauley Perrett, NCIS

"Does Cirque du Soleil’s ‘O’ count as a concert or is that a theatrical event? Regardless, they sang some sort of gibberish nonsense, but it blew my bleeping mind.”
– Neil Patrick Harris, How I Met Your Mother

“My most memorable concert going experience has to be my first—one always remembers their ‘first time.’ It was REO Speed Wagon and Journey at the Rochester War Memorial. Actually, maybe it’s not only memorable because it was my first concert, but more because it was so awesome!”
– Lauren Holly, NCIS

“When I was 16, I saved up all my money to buy a ticket to see Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young at the Los Angeles Forum. When we got to our seats, we were so far away I could barely see the band. After a few songs, my friend and I decided if we walked around the perimeter of the Forum we might get a better look at them. As luck would have it, I bumped into an old friend who knew someone, who knew someone, and she handed me two backstage passes. I couldn’t believe it! It’s a little bit of blur what happened after that. I went backstage after the concert, and standing right in front of me was Neil Young. You have to understand: I learned how to play the guitar because of him! The backdrop of my youth was set to his music. I could play every Neil Young song he ever wrote. If I hadn’t been so dumbfounded, I might have asked him who the ‘Cowgirl in the Sand’ was. What a night.”
– Camryn Manheim, The Ghost Whisperer

“My father was the principal violin of the Royal Philharmonic. When I was quite young, I had the pleasure of listening and watching one evening as he played the Delius violin concerto with the orchestra. At the end, he shook hands with Sir Thomas Beecham who was conducting. I remember feeling so proud of him.” – David McCallum, NCIS