stilty Posted November 23, 2007 Report Share Posted November 23, 2007 So my buddy and I were going over the list of shows that we have attended over the years. He made up a list, and I made up a list as well. I'm sure I've forgotten a few in a drunken stupor. Some of these acts I've seen on numerous occasions, either they were opening for another act, headlining, or at a festival. I've seen some great shows over the years. Many of my favorites have been in small clubs. I remember seeing The Strokes play a small club with only about 90 people in the room.... then seeing them again at Radio City Music Hall. Anyway, here is the list. Many I'm sure most have never heard of. 30 Seconds to Mars 54-40 (2) A Tribe Called Quest Aerosmith Age Of Electric Alanis Morissette (2) Alexisonfire Alice In Chains (2) Arcade Fire Arctic Monkeys Art Of Dying Ash Bad Religion Badly Drawn Boy (3) Barenaked Ladies (3) Basement Jaxx (3) Beastie Boys Beck Bedouin Soundclash Belle and Sebastian Beta Band Bif Naked (3) Big Bad VooDoo Daddy Big Sugar (2) Big Wreck (2) Billy Idol Billy Talent (5) Black Crowes Black Mountain Blackalicious Blind Boys of Alabama Blind Melon (2) Bloc Party (2) Blonde Redhead Blue Rodeo (3) Blur (2) Bob Dylan Bon Jovi (2) Breakbeat Era Breeders Bryan Adams (2) BTO Buck 65 (3) Bush Butthole Surfers By Divine Right Cake Cato Salsa Experience Chantal Kreviazuk Chris Isaak Coheed and Cambria Coldplay (3) Colin James (2) Collective Soul Cornershop Cowboy Junkies Cradle of Filth Cypress Hill D.O.A. Damien Rice Damn The Diva Daniel Powter Danko Jones Dave Gahan David Bowie Death Cab For Cutie Deftones (2) Depeche Mode (3) Dido Dinosaur Jr. Disturbed Dixie Chicks DJ Shadow Don Henley Doves (2) Econoline Crush Edwin Eisley Elastica Elbow Emmylou Harris Eric Johnson Evanescence Everclear (2) Filter (3) Finger Eleven Fishbone Flaming Lips (3) Foo Fighters (3) Frank Black Franz Ferdinand Garbage George Clinton Gob Godsmack Goldie Gomez (2) Goo Goo Dolls Grandaddy (3) Grapes of Wrath Gravity Kills Great Big Sea (4) Green Day (4) Greg Keelor Groove Armada Guns N Roses gusGus (2) Guster Harmar Superstar Hayden Headpins Headstones Helix Henry Rollins Hole (2) Honeymoon Suite Hot Hot Heat (3) Hum I Mother Earth Ice Cube Incubus Indigo Girls International Noise Conspiracy Interpol James James Blunt Jane's Addiction (2) Jann Arden Jason Mraz Jeff Tweedy Jerry Lee Lewis Jesus and Mary Chain Jet (2) Jets Overhead Jim Cuddy Joe Satriani Jon Spencer Blues Explosion Joseph Arthur Judas Priest Justice Justin Rutledge k.d. Lang Kaiser Chiefs Kathleen Edwards Kenny Wayne Shepherd Keoki Killers Kim Mitchell Kings of Leon (2) Kiss (2) K-os Kristen Hersh L7 Ladytron LCD Soundsystem Lee Aaron Lemonheads Lenny Kravitz (2) Lillix Limblifter Limp Bizkit Lindsay Buckingham Linkin Park (2) Lisa Brokop Live Living Color Louis XIV Loverboy Lucinda Williams Lush Mansun Marilyn Manson Mark Farina Massive Attack Matchbox Twenty Matt Mays Matthew Good (2) Matthew Sweet Meat Puppets Medeski, Martin and Wood Metallica (3) Metric MIA Michael Buble (2) Michelle Branch Ministry (3) Moby (2) Modest Mouse Moist Mojave 3 (2) Morcheeba (2) Muse (2) My Chemical Romance (2) Natacha Atlas Natalie Merchant Neil Young (3) New Order New Pornographers Nick Cave Nickelback Nine Inch Nails (2) Oasis (3) Ok Go Our Lady Peace Outkast Ozzy Ozbourne P.O.D. (3) Panic! At The Disco Pantera Paolo Nutini Paul Oakenfold Pavement Pearl Jam (3) People in Planes Peter Gabriel Peter Murphy Phish Pink Floyd Pixies (3) PJ Harvey Placebo (2) Pluto Primus Prong Public Enemy Pulp Pursuit of Happiness Queens Of The Stone Age Queensryche (3) R.E.M. (3) Radiohead (5) Rage Against the Machine Rammstein Randy Bachman Ray Lamontagne (2) Red Hot Chili Peppers (4) Red Rider Rilo Kiley Rinocerose Rise Against Robert Michaels Rocket From The Crypt Roger Waters Rolling Stones Ron Sexsmith (3) Rymes with Orange Saint Etienne Sam Roberts Sarah Mclaughlin Sarah Slean Screaming Trees Seal Sebadoh Secret Machines (2) Sepultura Sex Pistols Shaggy She Stole My Beer Sheryl Crow Silverchair Simple Plan (2) Skid Row (2) Skinny Puppy Slayer Sloan (2) Smash Mouth Smashing Pumpkins (3) Snow Patrol Social Distortion Sonic Youth (2) Sons Of Freedom Soul Asylum Soundgarden (4) Soundtrack of our lives (3) Spacehog Sparta Spin Doctors Spiritualized Spoon Stabbing Westward Staind Starlight Mints Stars of Track And Field Starsailor Stereolab Stereophonics Stone Temple Pilots (3) Streetheart Stroke (2) Stryper (2) Sue Medley Suede Sugarcubes Super Furry Animals Supergrass Swollen Members The Bravery The Cardigans The Chemical Brothers The Corrs The Cult (2) The Dandy Warhols (2) The Darkness The Decemberists The Distillers The Donnas The Exit The Futureheads (2) The Hives The Kaiser Chiefs The Killers The Living End The Magnetic Fields The Mars Volta The Melvins The Mooney Suzuki The Music (2) The Odds (2) The Pixies (3) The Prodigy The Roots The Shins The Sounds The Stills The Strokes (4) The Subways The Tea Party (2) The Tragically Hip (3) The Trews The Used (2) The Verve (2) The Vines The Von Bondies The Walkmen (2) The Warlocks Thievery Corporation (3) Tindersticks Toadies Tom Cochrane Tomi Swick (3) Tool (2) Tori Amos Travis Treble Charger Tricky Tripping Daisy Trooper U2 (4) Van Halen (2) Veruca Salt Violent Femmes Watchmen Ween White Stripes (2) White Zombie Wide Mouth Mason (3) Wil (2) Wilco (3) Wolfmother Zero 7 Zwan (*) multiple times Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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stilty Posted November 23, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 23, 2007 No Led Zep? No, they were a bit ahead of my time. I was only 10 when Bonham died and when they last toured. I did see Jimmy Page in a bar though, he wasn't playing, just hanging out. Hopefully if Robert turns around, they will tour after their one off show. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Estaban Posted November 23, 2007 Report Share Posted November 23, 2007 I am a huge concert goer and have been for 25 years. I don't know if my list is quite this long (I have gone to Bonnaroo twice and Lollapalooza once, so my list is pretty long). Claims to fame: Saw The Grateful Dead 40 time) Saw Stevie Ray Vaughn at his last performance before dying in a helicopter crash Saw the following acts backstage-Eric Clapton, Stevie Ray Vaughn, The Flaming Lips, Sonic Youth, Yes) I've probably been to 250 concerts over the past 25 years. Current favorite acts to see live: My Morning Jacket (by a wide margin) WILCO The Decemberists Ryan Adams (if he's in a good mood) The Flaming Lips Tours I'm looking forward to in 2008 My Morning Jacket, Lenny Kravitz, and Jack Johnson Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stilty Posted November 23, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 23, 2007 I am a huge concert goer and have been for 25 years. I don't know if my list is quite this long (I have gone to Bonnaroo twice and Lollapalooza once, so my list is pretty long). Claims to fame: Saw The Grateful Dead 40 time) Saw Stevie Ray Vaughn at his last performance before dying in a helicopter crash Saw the following acts backstage-Eric Clapton, Stevie Ray Vaughn, The Flaming Lips, Sonic Youth, Yes) I've probably been to 250 concerts over the past 25 years. Current favorite acts to see live: My Morning Jacket (by a wide margin) WILCO The Decemberists Ryan Adams (if he's in a good mood) The Flaming Lips Tours I'm looking forward to in 2008 My Morning Jacket, Lenny Kravitz, and Jack Johnson You've seen some good shows! I missed MMJ, they played a small club and I didn't go... bummer. Would like to see them. Wilco is always a great show as are the Lips! I've met a fair amount of artists and partied with a few, and I definately do not get out as much as I used to. And hearing protection is always a must now. Gotta save what hearing I have left! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andreww Posted November 23, 2007 Report Share Posted November 23, 2007 Hopefully if Robert turns around, they will tour after their one off show. Read on... It has also been reported Led Zeppelin will tour with '80s rock powerhouse The Cult next year. According to MTV, Cult frontman Ian Astbury let the news slip during a concert in Cincinnati, Ohio. "We'll be back next year because we're opening for a band you may have heard of... The name starts with an 'L' and has a 'Z' in it." When a fan shouted, "Led Zeppelin?" Astbury nodded to confirm the fan's guess, and raised his arm in the air. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Estaban Posted November 23, 2007 Report Share Posted November 23, 2007 You've seen some good shows! I missed MMJ, they played a small club and I didn't go... bummer. Would like to see them. Wilco is always a great show as are the Lips! I've met a fair amount of artists and partied with a few, and I definately do not get out as much as I used to. And hearing protection is always a must now. Gotta save what hearing I have left! I don't alway remember to bring plugs. I regret it when I get home and my ears are ringing. I already have an excuse for not "listening" to my wife MMJ is a MUST see. Best live act period. Saw them at Lollapalooza this year with the Chicago Youth Symphony. Sixth time in four years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pugwash Posted November 23, 2007 Report Share Posted November 23, 2007 Tours I'm looking forward to in 2008 My Bloody Valentine at The Barrowlands ... I was recently lucky enough to be backstage at a Pixies gig in Paris and a The Cure one in London. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Estaban Posted November 23, 2007 Report Share Posted November 23, 2007 My Bloody Valentine at The Barrowlands ... I was recently lucky enough to be backstage at a Pixies gig in Paris and a The Cure one in London. The Pixies and The Cure are both pretty special acts! Lucky guy Pug! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pugwash Posted November 23, 2007 Report Share Posted November 23, 2007 The Pixies and The Cure are both pretty special acts! Lucky guy Pug! I was hanging with the support band. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HauteHippie Posted November 23, 2007 Report Share Posted November 23, 2007 I was hanging with the support band. Which watch were you wearing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pugwash Posted November 23, 2007 Report Share Posted November 23, 2007 Which watch were you wearing? That would have been my Noobmariner. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stilty Posted November 24, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 24, 2007 I don't alway remember to bring plugs. I regret it when I get home and my ears are ringing. I've just recently started as I've been noticing my ears ringing more and more, and not just from concerts. Someone told me that the ringing that you hear in your ears is the actual frequency that is soon to be lost. Kind of a last scream as you will never hear that frequency again. I don't know how true that is, but it sure as hell got me wearing plugs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SubFrog Posted November 24, 2007 Report Share Posted November 24, 2007 (edited) Stilty, That's an impressive list...I wish I could remember all the ones I've seen. However, I'll just post some of my favorites. To begin, I've worked with a small touring band (in the past) that I will not mention...due to personal reasons. Plus, I've been on tour with Pantera, Slayer, and a couple of other bands not really worth mentioning. Now, I'm the web developer and administration for a local music scene...it seems I see a lot of bands on a weekly basis. But, now on to some oldie but goodies... My first big arena at 12 yrs old: Journey and Foghat Best I've seen live: Scorpions. (at Monster's of Rock, Houston) Ozzy and Sabbath a few times. Robin Trower Stevie Ray Vaughn Aretha Franklin James Brown Metallica (old) Kiss Allman Brothers Ted Nugent Crowbar Down COC Judas Priest a few times ZZ Top Jethro Tull Red Hot Chili Peppers James Taylor Grateful Dead AC/DC Van Halen ...hundreds of small arena or club bands. Those are just a few that really stand out in my mind. Edited November 24, 2007 by SubFrog Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pugwash Posted November 24, 2007 Report Share Posted November 24, 2007 Someone told me that the ringing that you hear in your ears is the actual frequency that is soon to be lost. Kind of a last scream as you will never hear that frequency again. I don't know how true that is, but it sure as hell got me wearing plugs. I now suffer from Menieres Disease and it could be related to the number of concerts I've been to and the fact I spent the 80s with headphones in my ears. There are certain frequencies I can not hear in one of my ears, like if I pick up a phone to my right ear, I only hear certain harmonics of the dial tone (on certain phones) yet when my ears are tested in a controlled environment, my hearing is "excellent". So yes, I recommend earplugs for the loud ones. ps. I too am not going to mention all the gigs I've been to for privacy reasons. I have family/friends in some lesser-known local bands. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a german in denmark Posted November 24, 2007 Report Share Posted November 24, 2007 Beatles, Pink Floyd, Stones, Steve Miller, Frank Zappa (Mothers), Stan Gets, Ben Webster, Sony Rollings, Weather Report, Weather Update, Zawinul Syndicate, Taj Mahal, Tito Puente, Gilberto Gil, Gorge Ben, Tania Maria, Milton Nascimento, Los Van Van, Gruppo Irakere, Buena Vista Social Club, Airto Moreira & Flora Purim, Sivuca, Sergio Mendes, Sam Mangwana, Kanda Bongo Man, Salif Keita, Ladysmith Black Mambaso, Papa Wemba, Peter Gabriel, Sting, Daniel Lanois, Bo Kaspers Orkester, Kent... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
By-Tor Posted November 24, 2007 Report Share Posted November 24, 2007 All concerts I've attended: Too many to mention. But this year: Metallica Genesis Muse Dream Theater Rush and Porcupine Tree in December. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FxrAndy Posted November 24, 2007 Report Share Posted November 24, 2007 Im not a big concert goer at all, i prefer a small band in a bar but if Led Zep tours i will have to see it. When i was building my bar in the garden for months on end my daughter would want to be there with me and she always fell asleep when stairway played. I would love to see this live. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TWP Posted November 26, 2007 Report Share Posted November 26, 2007 am a huge concert goer and have been for 25 years. I don't know if my list is quite this long (I have gone to Bonnaroo twice and Lollapalooza once, so my list is pretty long). Claims to fame: Saw The Grateful Dead 40 time Just 40 times? I managed to rack up about 60 shows in the late 80's and early 90's. It is nice to run into another 'Head' as we are becoming an extinct breed. Some most memorable runs where 91' @ The Garden, 89' Alpine Valley, 95' The Omni and The Pyramid, and naturally Solider Field for the final shows. If you would ever like to reminisce pm me and I will give you a call. Also, i have about 1000 shows on the hard drive. My latest concert just 11 days ago. Garth Brooks at the Sprint Center. Fantastic show! Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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