Concerts

[bugo]

What concerts have you guys been to?  I've seen Iron Maiden, Nine Inch Nails, Pearl Jam, Tool, Tricky, Blur, Wesley Willis, Tori Amos, Chevelle, Evanescence, N.E.R.D., Dinosaur Jr, Failure, BT, Moby, Talib Kweli, Snoop Dogg, and many more.  I went to a bunch of festivals back in the mid to late 90s and I saw a lot of great bands, and a lot of mediocre bands that way.  I'm going to see Ween tomorrow night, and I'm seeing the Smashing Pumpkins next month.  I may see Nevermore and Stone Temple Pilots soon as they're both coming to Tulsa.  

[Alex]

Dam you have been to a ton Jeremy!

My first concert was seeing Nirvana, L7, The Breeders at the Cow Palace in S.F. in 1993. Went to the "Y100 Feztival" in 1997 (Y100 is a defunct alt rock station from Philly) and saw a slew of bands. Most notably in how good they were were Toad the Wet Sprocket and Beck. I was busy arguing with my g/f during the performance of Lucious Jackson, so I don't recall anything from them unfortunately. Wasted time seeing Selloutica in 1998. Haven't been to one in ages... Local bands are more of what I have seen instead.

[agentsteel53]

first concert was a 1989 show featuring an unheard of band called Star Darts... first major show was 1994, Rolling Stones on the Voodoo Lounge tour.  

seen about 300-400 shows since then, mostly between 2001 and 2003...

[bugo]

Dam you have been to a ton Jeremy!

My first concert was seeing Nirvana, L7, The Breeders at the Cow Palace in S.F. in 1993. Went to the "Y100 Feztival" in 1997 (Y100 is a defunct alt rock station from Philly) and saw a slew of bands. Most notably in how good they were were Toad the Wet Sprocket and Beck. I was busy arguing with my g/f during the performance of Lucious Jackson, so I don't recall anything from them unfortunately. Wasted time seeing Selloutica in 1998. Haven't been to one in ages... Local bands are more of what I have seen instead.

You're lucky that you got to see Nirvana.

I saw Metallica twice, in 1992 and 1994.  The 1992 show was the first concert I've ever been to.  I've also seen Beck twice.

I should sit down and make a list of all the bands I've seen live.  I'm guessing it's well over 50.  I probably couldn't remember them all.  I did see some bands that I'm almost embarrassed to admit, like Smash Mouth (I saw them at a festival in Memphis, and they were awful.)

[Duke87]

I'm going to assume that a few local bands putting on a show in somebody's basement, the back of a bar, or some other tiny little venue doesn't count (I've certainly been to plenty of those). Then we have those concerts I went to in Tompkins Square Park... larger scale, but still just a bunch of local acts recognizable only by people "in the scene".

Now, if you're talking about concerts focusing on one particular big act, this is my list:
- Third Eye Blind
- World/Inferno Friendship Society
- They Might Be Giants
- Smash Mouth
- Sugar Ray
- Rush

[TheHighwayMan3561]

-Queen + Paul Rodgers

-The Who

-Elton John/Billy Joel

-Neil Young

-Jon Anderson

[akotchi]

My first show was a Stevie Nicks concert in Baltimore in 1986.  I've also seen Fleetwood Mac, Phil Collins and Genesis (separate shows).  I have to admit that my wife dragged me to Barry Manilow and Richard Marx shows . . .

[TheStranger]

Actual concerts I've seen:

- Joshua Redman
- Magnolia Electric Co. (twice)
- Aimee Mann (twice)
- Stevie Wonder
- Billy Joel
- Steely Dan/Michael McDonald (twice)
- Counting Crows/The Fray

[Ian]

Pearl Jam-----and I'm seeing the Smashing Pumpkins next month.

I'm jealous!! The only concert I've ever been to was a Foo Fighters concert about a year ago.

[bugo]

Pearl Jam-----and I'm seeing the Smashing Pumpkins next month.

I'm jealous!! The only concert I've ever been to was a Foo Fighters concert about a year ago.

Somehow I've never seen the Foo Fighters.  I'd like to but it just hasn't happened. 

I saw Ween tonight.  It was badass.  Those guys are severely fucked up.

[Scott5114]

Generally the only concerts I go to are the ones the casino I work at have where I'm actually interested in the bands. I've seen Styx and REO Speedwagon that way. (It's kind of funny to go be in the audience at concerts when you know all the people running the venue. I remember at the end of the Styx concert they shot off confetti cannons, and the housekeeping managers caught my eye, standing the corner, mouths agape with shock.) In addition I saw Chicago and America put on a concert at the Zoo amphitheatre.

[huskeroadgeek]

I'm not a big concertgoer, but I have been to a few concerts of popular artists. I went to a Huey Lewis & the News concert in 1987(yeah, that really dates me). I went to a Billy Joel concert in the mid 90s. Also in the early 2000s I went to an 80s retro concert that featured the Human League, Culture Club and Howard Jones.

[bugo]

I went ahead and wrote down all the bands I can remember seeing...there were some openers that I don't remember but this list is as close to complete as I can remember:

Metallica, Pearl Jam, Urge Overkill, Pop Will Eat Itself, Nine Inch Nails, Suicidal Tendencies, Candlebox, Sonic
Youth, Hole, Cypress Hill, Pavement, Elastica, The Jesus Lizard, Mighty Mighty Bosstones, The Prodigy, Tool, Snoop
Dogg, Tricky, James, the Marleys, Failure, Moby, Beck, The Roots, Blond Redhead, Cowboy Mouth, K's Choice, Ben Folds Five, Blur, Fiona Apple, Seven Mary Three, Garrison Starr, Neilson Hubbard, Spoon, Smash Mouth, Lazlo Bane, Tori Amos, Iron Maiden, Evanescence, Chevelle, Finger Eleven, Dinosaur Jr, N.E.R.D., Talib Kweli/Reflection Eternal,
Bassnectar, Ween, BT, Puya, Fugazi, Marcy Playground, Wesley Willis, Matchbox 20, Dave Matthews Band, Cherri Bomb, Pretty Black Chains, Smashing Pumpkins.

So my guess was right, about 50 bands/artists.  Most of the shows I went to were between 1994 and 2000. If I remember any others I'll come back and edit this post.

DISCLAIMER: I by no means like every band that I've seen.  For example: Cowboy Mouth and Smash Mouth were both horrible (what is it with "Mouth" bands?)  And I hate reggae, so I didn't enjoy the Marleys at all (I think I walked off and did something else while they were on stage.)  Most of the bands I've seen, however, were good.  I consider myself very fortunate to have seen as many bands as I have, especially being from a small town in Arkansas that wouldn't know culture if it smacked them upside the head.  When I was living there, I'd often drive 3-5 hours to go to a show.  Now that I live in Tulsa, there are several venues within a 15-20 minute drive from my apartment.  I like living in the (small) city so much more than living in a small secluded town.

[Hot Rod Hootenanny]

Well, I worked at nightclub for 3 years so I've seen plenty of bands.

[Chris]

I haven't been to a lot of concerts...

* Roger Waters (from Pink Floyd)
* Joe Satriani (2 times)
* Marillion (British prog-rock band)
* Within Temptation (Dutch symphonic-rock band)
* Toto
* Scorpions
* Steve Vai

[PAHighways]

Also in the early 2000s I went to an 80s retro concert that featured the Human League, Culture Club and Howard Jones.

I saw the same line-up in concert, but it was in the summer of 1998.  Free tickets thanks to my employer at the time.

[KEK Inc.]

I haven't been to any.  The only one this year that I was interested in was Broken Bells in Shoreline (Mountain View).

[bugo]

I haven't been to any.  The only one this year that I was interested in was Broken Bells in Shoreline (Mountain View).

You should go to one.  It will change your life.

[Hot Rod Hootenanny]

I haven't been to any.  The only one this year that I was interested in was Broken Bells in Shoreline (Mountain View).

You should go to one.  It will change your life.

I don't blame Kek. It wasn't till I was 21 that I went to my first concert. I've been trying to make up for lost time in the 15 years since. lol.

[bugo]

Smashing Pumpkins were AWESOME.  The show was heavy as fuck.  Almost like a metal show.

[Ian]

Smashing Pumpkins were AWESOME.  The show was heavy as fuck.  Almost like a metal show.

I'm jealous!

[njroadhorse]

I've only been to a Trans-Siberian Orchestra concert, which is a trip in itself.  It was cool too, because some time during the show, Roger Daltrey came out and it was a quazi-Who concert.

[bugo]

Smashing Pumpkins were AWESOME.  The show was heavy as fuck.  Almost like a metal show.

I'm jealous!

You'll get to see them one day.  I waited 16 years to see them.  It will be worth it in the end.

[bugo]

I haven't been to a lot of concerts...
* Within Temptation (Dutch symphonic-rock band)

I know Dennis, the old drummer of Within Temptation.  I used to talk to him on ICQ a lot back in the day.

[bugo]

I have tickets to see the Deftones in Oklahoma City on April 28, and Paul McCartney in Tulsa on May 30th.  This will be my first time seeing either artist.