Wish I could see more live music these days but time and money...
I was lucky enough to see a huge amount of live music in the 70's/80's in particular, including just about every possible punk band, most of them several times (including XTC - Gassy knows that's a particular rarity).
I will say that many of the gigs are a bit hazy given time and my probable state at the time of attending - I tend to remember events surrounding the gigs more than the gigs themselves including being backstage with The Clash and The Slits and getting kicked in the head by a bouncer watching The Sex Pistols at the Middlesbrough Rock Garden. Another was Spandau Ballet on the HMS Belfast before they were signed when you really had to be in the know and part of that scene to see them. The first hip-hop performances in London with Afrika Bambaataa and Grandmaster Flash were pretty special.
I guess my top gigs would have to include Curtis Mayfield and Al Green among the soul men, Anita Baker early in her career, Chucho Valdez the incredible Cuban jazz pianist, Bowie in the late 70's, The Clash and The Cramps of course, a Latin legend double-bill of Celia Cruz and Tito Puente, but the winner is:
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Iggy, live at Newcastle City Hall, 26th September 1977, Bowie on keyboards.
As a complete swerve, this guy is completely unrelated to any of the above being basically a little known folkie one-man-band type but he's incredible live. This clip doesn't really do him justice but gives a flavour:
Love Like A Rock - Rory McLeod