Rush, in the Newcastle Metro Radio Arena, on their Time Machine tour. The stage design was excellent and typically goofy, and Alex's backline in particular was beautifully executed. The new video shorts for the big screen were hilarious; I had purposely stayed away from that YouTube and the forums, to keep it all a surprise.
The mix in the first half was a wee bit mushy but seemed better after the interval. I think there was just one wrong note played in the whole performance, and one pedal note that stuck on for longer than it should've. But then, this is Rush and one naturally expects absolute perfection. And they jolly well delivered near perfection.
Good crowd too. I spent the evening next to two overenthusiastic guys from Dublin who somehow managed to make their beer last the entire first half. I think by the end of the show they'd also lost their voices from shouting "Rush!! F*** yeah!! Wooo!!" and so on.