Who have you seen live?

[Tom]

We got talking about concerts in another tread, si I started one here in OT....who have you seen live, and how were they playing in person?

Me, looks like you can catch them all on the oldies channel these days, but they were big names back in the day.....

The Who (awesome)
Jethro Tull (twice)
James Gang
10 Years After (un-bee-lee-vable good blues)
Savor Brown (really good show)
Red Rooster
Eric Clapton ( excellent concert!)
Turtles
Monkees
Grass Roots
Charlie Daniels
Badfinger
Jan and Dean

[JBmadera]

Eagles
Heart
Boz Scaggs
Foreigner
Steve Miller Band
Joan Jett

Plus just about every whacky band that played in the dive bars/venues in and around San Francisco back in the late 70's early 80's...Oingo Boingo ring any bells.....:lol:

[ArlJim78]

mine is a short and strange list;

Santana
Bob Dylan
The Beach Boys
Elton John
Alice Cooper
Ratt
U2
Barry Manilow (the things one will do for a woman!)
Neil Diamond
Joe Walsh
Kitaro
Spinal Tap
The Scorpions
Phillip Glass

[ArlJim78]

Eagles
Heart
Boz Scaggs
Foreigner
Steve Miller Band
Joan Jett

Plus just about every whacky band that played in the dive bars/venues in and around San Francisco back in the late 70's early 80's...Oingo Boingo ring any bells.....:lol:
Loved them, would have liked to have seen them.
I watch Back to School whenever it comes on mostly for the music which was Oingo Boingo/Danny Elfman.

[wisconsin]

Christopher Cross
Eagles (twice)
Police
Bad Boy
Styx
Bruce Springsteen
Beach Boys
Reo Speedwagon
Hootie and the Blowfish
Ringo Starr and his All-Star Band
Joe Walsh
Ann Murray (no razzing, please)
James Taylor
Sha Na Na

[DJofSD]

I'll include some jazz artist but leave out the other genres.

Stones (It's a Beautiful Day, Tina Turner...?)
Cream
Hendricks
Klemmer
Mayall
Krall
Zappa
Sha Na Na (before they were big)
Santana
Rascals
Hellecasters
Gypsy Kings
Chris Isaak

There's a lot more but too many years, too many venues -- large and small -- have blurred the memory.

[JBmadera]

Loved them, would have liked to have seen them.
I watch Back to School whenever it comes on mostly for the music which was Oingo Boingo/Danny Elfman.

Crazy times at The Warfield!

[fiveouttasix]

Brings back good memories
Bad Company
Eagles
ELP
Edgar Winter..great show
Steppenwolf
Grass Roots
Bruce
Beach Boys
Greatful Dead...a few times

Wish I had seen Tull & The Doors

[PhantomOnTour]

Loved them, would have liked to have seen them.
I watch Back to School whenever it comes on mostly for the music which was Oingo Boingo/Danny Elfman.
Elfman wrote the theme song to The Simpsons TV show :ThmbUp:

I have seen:
The Grateful Dead
Widespread Panic
Red Hot Chili Peppers
Soundgarden
Public Enemy
Rush
Metallica
Jane's Addiction
Keb Mo
RL Burnside
BB King
Paul Simon
Jimmy Buffet
and many more i can't recall

[Hoofhearted]

The one U.S. band I saw live were Mountain ( guess nobody remembers them) .................. and they simply blew me away, as frankly I expected them to !
I travelled over to England ( from Ireland) 'specially to see them.
I loved Mountain then, and I love them just as much now 40 years on. :)

(They were also the LOUDEST band I ever heard live.). :p

[Let's Roll]

I've been to a few shows.

Pink Floyd ( 5 times, including "The Wall" in 1980, by far the best show I've ever seen )
Gilmour,Waters solo ( 5 times since 1984 )
Bad Company
Moody Blues ( 5 or 6 times and backstage once )
Robert Plant
Jeff Beck (Simon Phillips on drums, excellent show)
Celine Dion ( The best voice I've ever heard live)
Maria Muldaur
U.K.
Anglagard ( powerfull arrangements and playing)
Genesis
Peter Gabriel
Hawkwind
Blue Oyster Cult
John Fogerty
Steely Dan
Emerson, Lake and Palmer
Alice Cooper
Plasmatics ( they did things that shouldn't be done onstage)
Air Supply
Return To Forever including Chick, Stanley and Al solo, many times
Jean Luc Ponty
Airto and Flora Purim ( I love Flora's voice)
The Tubes
Larry Coryell
PFM ( Fantastic show )
Weather Report
Ravi Shankar ( happy to be in the presence of a living legend, fantastic show)
Tangerine Dream ( Stunning )
Crusaders
Gentle Giant
YES
Kitaro ( amazing to see the studio albums performed live )
Andreas Vollenweider ( fantastic)
Kraftwerk
John Mclaughlin
Pat Metheny
Rush
Saga
.............
Small list of concerts I want to see.
Eloy
Grobschnitt
Tommy Emanuel
Deodato
Jean-Michelle Jarre

[PhantomOnTour]

Plasmatics ! :D wendy o williams
If you wanna see things that shouldn't be done on stage then go see a band called the Genitorturers...their name says it all....believe me.

[Let's Roll]

Plasmatics ! :D wendy o williams
If you wanna see things that shouldn't be done on stage then go see a band called the Genitorturers...their name says it all....believe me.
It was fun, over 30 years ago, not my thing now...that band you mentioned...no thanks !

[lsbets]

I can't remember all the concerts I've been to, which probably means I had a good time. Some off the top of my head:

The Dead at least 20 times, man were those shows fun
Stevie Ray Vaughan
Robert Plant
Rush
Coverdale Page or whatever they called themselves
Deep Purple
George Thorogood
Motley Crue
Aerosmith
Iron Maiden
Anthrax
Slayer
Megadeth
Metallica
Van Halen
Guns N Roses
Alice In Chains
Skid Row
Black Crowes
The Who
Rolling Stones
Jeff Healy
Dinosaur Junior
Blue Oyster Cult
Genesis
Dokken
Lynch Mob
Soundgarden

A ton of others I can't recall right now.

[horses4courses]

Eric Clapton (the best show)

Ry Cooder (4 times - what an artist)

Mark Knopfler (excellent show)

Thin Lizzy

Neil Young with Crazy Horse

Robert Palmer

Canned Heat

U2 (one big show, and many free concerts when they were starting out)

The Boomtown Rats (worked stage security - what a joke!)

Stevie Wonder

Michael McDonald

Steve Winfield

Bryan Ferry

Rory Gallagher

Paul Brady

[Ocala Mike]

Ray Charles (SPAC)
Johnny Cash (MSG)
Richie Havens (Westbury Music Fair)
Arlo Guthrie (Various)

[Tom]

Wow, I forgot Moody Blues and John Fogerty.
DJ...would have loved to have seen Mayall live. Lots of good band came out of the Blues Breakers.

[Tom]

The one U.S. band I saw live were Mountain ( guess nobody remembers them) .................. and they simply blew me away, as frankly I expected them to !
I travelled over to England ( from Ireland) 'specially to see them.
I loved Mountain then, and I love them just as much now 40 years on. :)

(They were also the LOUDEST band I ever heard live.). :p

I remember them - Leslie West, Felix......great band!
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[ArlJim78]

great list Let's Roll, I'm envious.
We have similar tastes. Wanted to see Kratwerk a few years back but would have had to go it alone and just couldn't do it.

[DJofSD]

DJ...would have loved to have seen Mayall live. Lots of good band came out of the Blues Breakers.
Up to a handfull of years back, he was going strong. Used to come through SD on a fairly regular basis and play at the BUT. Last time I saw him was at the (new) Catamaran -- venue sux but it was a good concert.

[DJofSD]

Oh, ya, BB King, Albert King, Phil Glass (saw that mentioned above), Weather Report, Stevie Wonder, Leon Redbone, Taj Mahall, Basia, Soniadada, Kevin Lettua, Stevie Windwood, ....

[Valuist]

Black Sabbath
Blue Oyster Cult
Bob Seger
Chicago
Dio
Eagles
Earth, Wind & Fire
Foreigner
Iron Maiden
Judas Priest
Kansas
Molly Hatchet
Moody Blues
O'Jays
Pat Benatar
Queensryche
Rainbow
REO Speedwagon
Rush
Scorpions
Steely Dan
Tom Petty
Thin Lizzy
Whitesnake
ZZ Top

[horses4courses]

Steve Winfield

I meant Steve Winwood

[ceejay]

Some of the more memorable shows that I have seen, in no particular order:
Clash
Springsteen.
Marley
Little Feat.
Grateful Dead (multiple times).
David Sancious (formerly of E-Street band, in a small yet magical show).
B.B. King

[johnhannibalsmith]

Hmmmm... I'll stick with the ones I sort of remember... and bands the normal world may know...

Aerosmith
Dylan
Billy Joel
Zappa
Grateful Dead
Jerry Garcia Band
Jane's Addiction
Paul Simon
U2
Alanis Morissette
Willie Nelson
Red Hot Chili Peppers
RUSH
Jewel
Beastie Boys
Megadeth
Fishbone
Bruce Hornsby
Nine Inch Nails
Stone Temple Pilots
Pearly Jam
Rage Against the Machine
Ice Cube
Ice-T
Dave Matthews Band
Los Lobos
The Cure
Siouxie and the Banshees
Depeche Mode
Tony Rice
3rd Bass
George Clinton/P-Funk
Digital Underground
David Grisman
Metallica
Primus
Liza Minelli (laf, I admit it)
Insane Clown Posse
Tragically Hip
Counting Crows
Steve Miller Band
Monkees

... hell, Im sure I'm missing a bunch... especially those 80's bands that had a song or two...

[OTM Al]

The one U.S. band I saw live were Mountain ( guess nobody remembers them) .................. and they simply blew me away, as frankly I expected them to !
I travelled over to England ( from Ireland) 'specially to see them.
I loved Mountain then, and I love them just as much now 40 years on. :)

(They were also the LOUDEST band I ever heard live.). :p

I saw Mountain as the warm up for Triumph (don't ask....) in 1985. A few others that weren't too bad

Tom Petty with Bob Dylan
Eric Clapton w/Phil Collins on drums and Robert Cray as warmup
Neil Young with and without Crazy Horse. Best warmup act I saw him with was Tracy Chapman.
Moody Blues
U2 with Los Lobos. U2 wasn't great in the regular show but they did a filler act wearing wigs and playing different instruments and sang several Hank Williams songs. Now that was great.
Hank Williams Jr...speaking of loud
REM several times, but the first with 10,000 Maniacs
New Order with Echo and the Bunnymen
Don Henley

Probably forgetting a few but those were most memorable

[dartman51]

Going way back.

Elvis
Ronnie Milsap
Bobby Bare
Roy Orbison
Wild Country (before they changed their name to Alabama.)
ZZ Top
Rod Stewart
Hank Jr. (4 times)
Willie Nelson (3 times)
Sawyer Brown
Kentucky Headhunters
38 Special
Marshall Tucker Band
Oak Ridge Boys
Ronnie McDowell (Elvis Tribute)
George Strait
Mickey Gilley
Gary Moore
Bob Seger
Garth Brooks
Lynyrd Skynyrd
Randy Travis

I'm sure I missed a few as time plays tricks on a memory.

A cousin scored tickets to see the Beatles on their first American tour, I was in a car wreck 2 days before, and missed it. Sadly, never got another chance.

[dartman51]

I saw Mountain as the warm up for Triumph (don't ask....) in 1985. A few others that weren't too bad

Tom Petty with Bob Dylan
Eric Clapton w/Phil Collins on drums and Robert Cray as warmup
Neil Young with and without Crazy Horse. Best warmup act I saw him with was Tracy Chapman.
Moody Blues
U2 with Los Lobos. U2 wasn't great in the regular show but they did a filler act wearing wigs and playing different instruments and sang several Hank Williams songs. Now that was great.
Hank Williams Jr...speaking of loud
REM several times, but the first with 10,000 Maniacs
New Order with Echo and the Bunnymen
Don Henley

Probably forgetting a few but those were most memorable

First time I saw Jr, I was 2nd row in front of the speakers. Couldn't hear $hit for 3 or 4 days. :D GREAT SHOW.

[JimG]

Bruce Springsteen
Boston
Styx
Journey
The Cars
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
Billy Joel
Foreigner
John Denver
George Jones
Merle Haggard
Conway Twitty

May have forgotten a few. Springsteen was the best in concert. Guess you can tell I have not been to a concert in many years. Kinda reflects my album (yes album) collection. 70's and 80's music for me.

Jim

[barn32]

Dylan and the Band (74) Best concert I've ever seen
Chicago
Billy Joel
Santana & Black Sabbath
Jimi Hendrix
3 Dog Night
Sha Na Na
It's a Beautiful Day (White Bird)
Jethro Tull
Christopher Parkening
Kris Kristoferson and Rita Coolidge
Gordon Lightfoot


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NrFCwvlw0cs

[DJofSD]

Oh ya, and 10,000 Maniacs. That was one of those 'for the girlfriend' concerts. Turned out pretty well (on both accounts).

Keep 'em coming.

I wonder how much money collectively we've spent on concert tickets.

[EJXD2]

Paula Abdul
Barry Manilow
Elton John
Billy Joel
Tom Petty
Meat Loaf
Celine Dion
Tori Amos
Dave Matthews Band
Stone Temple Pilots
Watersed
Don Henley
Michael Bolton
Toad the Wet Sprocket
Barenaked Ladies
Tenacious D
Jimmy Eat World
Weezer
Fiona Apple
Rick Springfield
The Menus
Michael Buble
Polyphonic Spree
Colbie Cailet
The Hold Steady
Rush

[ArlJim78]

Primus
Liza Minelli (laf, I admit it)
Insane Clown Posse


never before in history have those three names appeared next to each other.

[Hoofhearted]

I saw Mountain as the warm up for Triumph (don't ask....) in 1985.
Well past their best by then, OTM. :(
Felix had been shot dead by his wife (curses upon you, Gail Collins); Leslie had moved on to different projects.
I saw Mountain in 1972; a year later the classic Mountain line-up had crashed and burned.

Really enjoying this thread -- many great experiences being related by you all. What would also be interesting would be those special gigs that you would have loved to see, but missed out on. Instance, not having seen Stevie Ray Vaughan live is one of life's biggest missed-opportunities for me. (And Randy Rhoads and of course Jimi for that matter too).

[DJofSD]

With you on the Stevie Ray miss out of a life time.

[Tom]

I wonder how much money collectively we've spent on concert tickets.

I helped Badfinger carry in their equipment, in lieu of the $10 ticket for the gig. :D

[Tom]

Hmmmm... I'll stick with the ones I sort of remember... and bands the normal world may know...

Bruce Hornsby and Insane Clown Posse....nice range!
Love Hornsby, but then, I'm insane in the membrane! :D

[OTM Al]

Well past their best by then, OTM. :(
Felix had been shot dead by his wife (curses upon you, Gail Collins); Leslie had moved on to different projects.
I saw Mountain in 1972; a year later the classic Mountain line-up had crashed and burned.


I was 5 then so that would have been right out. They weren't awful when I saw them but there was a point where Leslie went on this long rambling speech about Felix. One could understand maybe every other word...

[OTM Al]

First time I saw Jr, I was 2nd row in front of the speakers. Couldn't hear $hit for 3 or 4 days. :D GREAT SHOW.

A lot of older people left very quickly when he started with "Walk This Way". Guess they figured he was going to play his father's songs or something. He did mellow out for a while in the middle of the show and that was pretty good too.

[DJofSD]

I helped Badfinger carry in their equipment, in lieu of the $10 ticket for the gig. :D
Roadie!

Now, if you got to party with them after the gig, my opinion would go up a couple of notches.

[Striker]

Pearl Jam(54 shows)
Smashing Pumpkins
Soundgarden
Nirvana
Foo Fighters
U2
Metallica
Korn
Our Lady Peace(Great band from Canada)
Weezer
Beastie Boys
Tom Petty
Rage Against the Machine

[Mike at A+]

Have to jog the old memory for this one ...

Steely Dan (twice - Nassau Colliseum and Saratoga)
Doobie Brothers (Nassau Colliseum)
Loggins & Messina (Nassau Colliseum)
Michael Brecker (Fat Tuesday's, NYC)
Leon Russell (someplace in Oklahoma)
Hello People (Cafe Wha, NYC)
Led Zeppelin (NYC Fairgrounds, Queens NY)
Santana (Saratoga)
Jeff Beck (Saratoga)
Lisa Minelli (Saratoga)
Tony Bennett (Saratoga)
Chicago (Allentown Fair twice)
Moody Blues (Allentown Fair twice)
Alan Parsons Project (Zoellner Arts Center, Bethlehem PA)
Average White Band (State Theater, Easton PA)
Tower of Power (State Theater, Easton PA)
Linda Eder (State Theater, Easton PA)
Electric Light Orchestra (Tropicana, Atlantic City)
Neil Sedaka (Tropicana, Atlantic City)
Asleep at the Wheel (Olunney's, NYC)
Steve Miller (Fillmore East, NYC)
Grand Funk Railroad (Fillmore East, NYC)
Mungo Jerry (Fillmore East, NYC)
Jethro Tull (Madison Square Garden, NYC)
The Illusion (Electric Circus, NYC)
Black Sabbath (Academy of Music, NYC)
Emerson, Lake & Palmer (Academy of Music, NYC)
Jay & The Americans (Rumbottoms, Long Island)
Rick Derringer (Some dive bar in Long Island)
Motorhead (Some converted warehouse in Brooklyn, NY)
Bobby Vinton (Copacabana, NYC - High School Prom)
Bonnie Raitt (Max's Kansas City, NYC)
Juicy Lucy (Fillmore East, NYC)
Little Feat (Max's Kansas City, NYC)
Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee (Max's Kansas City, NYC)
Lynyrd Skynyrd (Sean Hannity Freedom Concert at Six Flags, NJ)
Charlie Daniels (Sean Hannity Freedom Concert at Six Flags, NJ)
Lee Ann Rymes (Sean Hannity Freedom Concert at Six Flags, NJ)
Lee Greenwood (Sean Hannity Freedom Concert at Six Flags, NJ)
Michael W. Smith (Sean Hannity Freedom Concert at Six Flags, NJ)

[RaceBookJoe]

Too many to list, but a wide range from Oscar Peterson to Black Sabbath. Also have done shows with a bunch of groups..just a few are Gap Band, Con Funk Shun , Talas ( Billy Sheehan's first group ), Sister Sledge, Mark Fournier and his all-stars ( singer from Grand Funk Railroad ), etc.

[OTM Al]

I forgot Sting. Funny one that. It was while I was in college. He was supposed to play there a year or so before but the University cancelled him because it was parents weekend and they wanted to use the auditorium for a Red Buttons show.....somehow they got Sting to come back though.

[TJDave]

Too many to list, but a wide range from Oscar Peterson to Black Sabbath.

just to mention both in the same sentence. I didn't think anyone who liked one would care for the other. Did someone else buy the tickets?

[RaceBookJoe]

just to mention both in the same sentence. I didn't think anyone who liked one would care for the other. Did someone else buy the tickets?

Nope, i bought tix to both during high school. I play piano/guitar, and Oscar Peterson was playing solo at the Troy Music Hall noted for the best acoustics in the world, and Sabbath because they were Sabbath :) Ian Gillan from Deep Purple was the singer at the time, crappy album ( Born Again ), but a great show. Helix was the opening act, think they might have had 1 popular song.

Saw some great double headers though, Maiden open for Priest, Motley Crue open for Ozzy , Yngwie Malmsteen playing for some band opening for Ted Nugent etc. Smooth jazz, Maysa/Kim Waters/Ken Navarro..best outdoor sound i have ever heard, sounded as clear as a cd. Some throwbacks...Titi Puente and his orchestra, Tex Beneke and the Glenn Miller Orchestra , Barry Manilow. Also have a bunch of friends/ex-bandmates on major tours both currently and in recent years.

[sandpit]

Probably will forget some, but here goes

Allman Brothers
Grand Funk Railroad
Neil Young
Pink Floyd
Eric Clapton
Yes
Genesis
George Thorogood
Rush
Moody Blues
Robert Palmer
Lonnie Mack
Robin Trower
Government Mule
The Pretenders
Stray Cats
Cheap Trick
Allison Krauss
Alan Parsons
The Who
Rolling Stones
Cowboy Junkies
Over the Rhine
Unknown Hinson
Kiss
ACDC (with Bon Scott)
Deep Purple
Mountain
Doobie Brothers
Anderson, Bruford, Wakeman and Howe on an island in the Mississippi River
ZZ Top
Buddy Guy
B B King
Jimmy Page
Andre Segovia
Steve Howe
Albert King
Jeff Beck
Grateful Dead
Santana
Bruce Hornsby
CSN
The Band
Kansas

and the best 2 for last:

Stevie Ray Vaughan
John Lee Hooker (sat right up front, got to talk to him after the show, incredible human being)

[PhantomOnTour]

Was that "island in the Mississippi" concert in Memphis by any chance?
I saw Widespread Panic on an island in the Miss in Memphis

[PaceAdvantage]

Oh man...let's see

Metallica
Queensryche
Ozzy
Anthrax
Rush
Whitesnake
Motley Crue
Poison
Mr Big
Slayer
The Police
Sting
Billy Joel
Debbie Gibson (a lark)
Tiffany (a bigger lark)
The Bangles (I think I saw them anyway)
Van Halen
Steve Miller Band
Tom Jones (my mom dragged us along as kids)
Engelbert Humperdink (see Tom Jones)
Kiss
Scorpions
Mighty Mighty Bosstones
Bad Brains
Tesla
Skid Row
Genesis
Heart
B-52s
Boston
Elvis Costello
Dokken
Adam Ant (I think he opened for someone once)
Stray Cats (I think...not sure...lol)
Cinderella
White Lion

and more that I can't remember at the moment...lol

[Tom]

Roadie!

Now, if you got to party with them after the gig, my opinion would go up a couple of notches.

I was in high school. But I was stoned in my heart!
Or was that my kidney?

[maddog42]

Iron Butterfly
Deep Purple (Loudest band I ever saw)
Jimi Hendrix ( Kent State had just happened)
The Doors (second to last concert with Morrison) Only time they did Riders on the Storm Live.
Steppenwolf
Black Sabbath (original line-up with Ozzie)
Dylan ( 3 times) one with the Band
Pink Floyd (Dark Side of the Moon Tour)
Zappa
Moody Blues (twice)

Benefit For Hurricane Carter 2: Dylan, Isaac Hayes, Steven Stills, Carlos Santana, Joan Baez, Roger McGuinn, Dr. John, Stevie Wonder. The jam on Eight Miles High was fantastic.
Dylan( and the Band) did the Best concert I ever saw, and the worst.

There were a few others including a lot of good country music.

[SchagFactorToWin]

Yes
Chicago Transit Authority
Elton John
Kiss
Dianne Reeves
Jethro Tull
Molly Hatchet
Fleetwood Mac
Carly Simon

The best one? Dianne Reeves.

[Rookies]

Ok... here we go...

The Beatles
Jimi
Jefferson Airplane
The Stones x 3
Chicago
Three Dog Night
Van Morrison x 2
Procul Harum
Ten Years After
Jose Feliciano
Delany & Bonnie
Grand Funk
The Youngbloods
Jethro Tull
Melanie
Mountain
Cactus
Crowbar
Sly and the Family Stone
Lighthouse
U2
Pat Metheny x 2
Carol Pope
Emily Claire Barlow x 6
BB King x 2
Aretha Franklin
Diana Ross
Sting
Jimmy Buffet
Neil Young x 2
Gordon Lightfoot

[johnhannibalsmith]

...
Bad Brains

Wow... a few have been mentioned that I left off my list accidentally (Neil Young, Van Morrion, etc...) but I actually left these guys off intentionally figuring nobody would know them... laf...

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[PhantomOnTour]

I've seen Bad Brains too...one of the ones i forgot.
Their song Soulcraft is great

[badcompany]

Page & Plant (Too young to see Zep)
The Who
The Stones
The Police
Lou Reed
Coheed & Cambria
Tool
Ratt
Poison
Tom Petty
Eric Clapton (Many times)
Bad Company
Paul Rodgers solo (Many times)
The White Stripes
The Racontuers
Ian Hunter
Ten Year Vamp (Albany based band that occasionally plays Saratoga)
Lynard Skynard (Johnny Van Zandt on vocals)
Blues Traveler
Spin Doctors
Phish
Van Halen
I'm sure I forgot many.


However, this young band which I've seen many times can hang with any of them:

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[PhantomOnTour]

Never seen Led Zeppelin but i did see Dread Zeppelin (lead singer dresses like Elvis and they do LedZep songs in reggae...whatever)
I had a radio show on the LSU station (KLSU 91.1 FM) so i had free entry to almost any show in Baton Rouge.

Other obscure ones i've seen (99% from my college days 1987-1992):

Body Count (Ice-T's hardcore band...scary show)
Billy Goat (they splash milk on the audience)
The Genitorturers (don't ask)
Sprawl (some weird horn based reggae band from Austin)
Inca Inca
Medeski Martin and Wood
North Mississippi All Stars (they do a lot of RL Burnside blues)
Better Than Ezra (the guys went to LSU so they were everywhere)
Yellowman (he's actually yellow)
Toots & the Maytals
The Killer Bees
Gregory Isaacs
Butthole Surfers (their backdrop was a film of a sex change operation...male to female, in case you were wondering)
The Pixies
and many local artists like George Porter and The Funky Meters, Rebirth Brass Band, Marcia Ball, Irma Thomas, The Nevilles, Dr John etc....

[Bettowin]

Nobody has seen the Wiggles live?

[DJofSD]

Wiggles? They're worse than Barney.

[GaryG]

It would be hard to try and remember them all because those years were a bit hazy. The high points were:

Dylan
Phil Ochs
Airplane
Dead
Doors
Cream
Velvet Underground
Country Joe
Janis

[Zydeco]

Saw the reformed Allman Brothers on the friday before the '79 Ky. Derby. Think it was at Freedom Hall. Firefall opened. Went to the Derby next day in the infield. Only reason I remember this is because I bought a T-Shirt at both events. :lol:

[Actor]

Elvis Presley (twice)

Van Cliburn
Isaac Stern
Bob Hope
Molly Bee
The Smothers Brothers
Peter, Paul and Mary
Donna Fargo
Randy Travis
Trisha Yearwood
The Highwaymen (Johnny Cash, Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson, Kris Kristofferson)
Ravi Shankar

Actors

Basil Rathbone - He gave a series of Shakespeare recitations.
Vincent Price - He played the devil in a live performance of Damn Yankees
Pia Zadora - Played Lola in the same play
William Boyd - played Hopalong Cassidy
Tim Holt - was in Treasure of the Sierra Madre with Humphrey Bogart

Others

John Kerry
Hillary Clinton

[Lefty]

One of my favorite country western singers was Conway Twitty and I got to see him live back in the 70's in my hometown.
He had Bill Anderson, Dottie West and Johnie Cash's brother with him.
Anderson and Dottie performed together. Cash came out and bantered and sang all of his brother's hits.
But when Conway Twitty came out, he, stood at the back of the stage, didn't say a word to his audience and sang all of his hits. I thought it mighty strange.

When I got to Vegas, I made a point to see my favorite, Dean Martin. He put on a dynamite show.

[A. Pineda]

Most memorable was a Neil Diamond concert in the rain. He was obviously afraid of getting electrocuted while playing his guitar, but he soldiered on.

A local boy, Ritchie Valens generously performed at the roller skating rink, where nearly everyone had front row seating.

[nijinski]

Saw the reformed Allman Brothers on the friday before the '79 Ky. Derby. Think it was at Freedom Hall. Firefall opened. Went to the Derby next day in the infield. Only reason I remember this is because I bought a T-Shirt at both events. :lol:

My thought when I viewed some of the lists . Good to see alot of you guys
still have your memory intact :lol: Wild times.

[jognlope]

Bill Evans
Robbie Robertson
Jaco Pastorius
Earl Scrubs (got that name wrong?)
Keith Jarrett
Wynona Judd
Eugene Fodor
Academy of Ancient Music
Grand Funk Railroad
Stan Getz
Mike Metheny
James Galway
Junior Mance/Marty Rivera

[maddog42]

Oh ya, and 10,000 Maniacs. That was one of those 'for the girlfriend' concerts. Turned out pretty well (on both accounts).

Keep 'em coming.

I wonder how much money collectively we've spent on concert tickets.

Back in the day things were cheaper. Nearly all the concerts I went to were less than $20. Hendrix was $10??!!! I remember getting off work at Safeway
wearing my white shirt and slacks and short hair. I was the straightest looking kid at the Hendrix show. Everybody thought i was a narc.

[NJ Stinks]

Trying to remember....

Frankie Avalon
Stevie Wonder
Martha Reeves & The Vandellas (best concert)
Gary Puckett & The Union Gap
The Brooklyn Bridge
Loggins & Messina
Jefferson Airplane
Rod Stewart
Bruce Springstein & The E Street Band
Robert Hazard
Phil Collins
James Taylor with Carly Simon
Billy Joel
Willie Nelson and Waylon Jennings
Paul Young
The Righteous Brothers (close 2nd best!)


and Cookie Jar & The Crumbs (great Jersey shore band)

[BombsAway Bob]

But they did Perform @SuffolkDowns in August 1966.

http://community.tvg.com/t5/media/gallerypage/user-id/179/image-id/181i5FD70C3FD0484D2A

AND IF YOU ARE A Lifelong BEATLES Fan, you'll "LOVE" at least portions of this
mash-up of songs over their career. Too many highlights to note, but for the
FULL EFFECT, watch the ENTIRE SHOW full-screen, loud, & undistracted!
http://youtu.be/0Ag3XbD2p6E

0Ag3XbD2p6E

[Actor]

Here's one I forgot. I stood in the presence of Dr. Wernher von Braun the famous German rocket scientist. I stood about 10 feet away from him.

[gregrph]

Oh boy, here's my list in no particular order-
AC/DC (with Bon Scott - loudest show I've ever been to! Still affects my hearing to this day!)
Kiss
Aerosmith
Rolling Stones
Talking Heads
Blotto
Fear of Strangers
Wreckless Eric
Pat Benetar
The Ramones
Frank Zappa
Yellowman
Buckwheat Zydeco
Cheap Trick
Stray Cats
O.M.D. (I loved their records but their live show blew me away!)
Allman Brothers
Elvis Costello
George Carlin
The Go-Go's
Ian Hunter
Joe Jackson
UFO
Blackfoot
The Stompers
The Kinks
Molly Hatchet
Journey
Styx
Heads East
Juice Newton (opened for Charlie Daniels)

[Pace Cap'n]

The Knack (before Sharona)
Frankie Avalon
Santana
Three Dog Night
Canned Heat
Country Joe & The Fish
Art Carney (?!)
Eric Clapton (played two songs and quit)
Steppenwolf (almost, that is. They didn't show up.)
The Doobie Brothers
Gary Lewis & The Playboys
The Cowsills
Lee Michaels (played two songs and quit)
Emerson, Lake and Palmer (one of the best)
Barbara Mandrell & family
Roy Clark (dude can flat out play guitar)
The Rolling Stones x5 or 6
Living Color
The Gap Band
The Eagles
Stevie Nicks (walked off the stage---off the front of the stage)
Joe Walsh (great show)
Jethro Tull (Ian Andersen--most energetic entertainer ever)
Van Halen
Willie Nelson
Lynyrd Skynyrd
The Marshall Tucker Band
Charlie Rich
Barbara Eden (in a bodysuit at a nightclub in Hot Springs AR. Front row. Best. Show. Ever.)
Ricky Nelson
The Moody Blues
Shaka Khan
The Box Tops
The Outsiders
Chuck Berry
Joe Cocker
Leon Russell
Sheryl Crow
Karla Bonoff
Jerry Jeff Walker
Jesse Colin Young
George Strait
Robert Guillaume (Benson) (don't ask)
Suzi Quatro
Mitch Ryder
Sugarloaf
.38 Special
etc.

[TJDave]

Here's one I forgot. I stood in the presence of Dr. Wernher von Braun the famous German rocket scientist. I stood about 10 feet away from him.

Gather round while I sing you of Wernher von Braun,
A man whose allegiance
Is ruled by expedience.
Call him a Nazi, he won't even frown.
"Ha, Nazi Schmazi," says Wernher von Braun.

Don't say that he's hypocritical,
Say rather that he's apolitical.
"Once the rockets are up, who cares where they come down?
That's not my department," says Wernher von Braun.

Some have harsh words for this man of renown,
But some think our attitude
Should be one of gratitude,
Like the widows and cripples in old London town
Who owe their large pensions to Wernher von Braun.

You too may be a big hero,
Once you've learned to count backwards to zero.
"In German oder English I know how to count down,
Und I'm learning Chinese," says Wernher von Braun.

Tom Lehrer

[plainolebill]

Ella Fitzgerald
Sarah Vaughn
Julie London, Bobby Troupe, Shorty Rodgers (at the Lighthouse)
Shelly Manne, Cannonball Adderley (at the Manne Hole)

[thaskalos]

Have seen many...but only a few are vivid in my memory.

Dire Straits, Eric Clapton, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Leonard Cohen, Luciano Pavarotti...

[Actor]

Ferrante & Teicher

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c6wq0RB6wTU

Mark Russel - in rehearsal on the mall in Washington, D.C. sometime in the mid 80s

[sandpit]

Was that "island in the Mississippi" concert in Memphis by any chance?
I saw Widespread Panic on an island in the Miss in Memphis

Yep, Mud Island...got there about 8 hours early and they were rehearsing on stage. My buddy and I somehow worked our way backstage and there was a huge outdoor grill full of chicken and steak, and just as the guy cooking gave us some food some security dude eyed us and ran us out. I think there is video on youtube of the rehearsals, but I can't find it now.

[PaceAdvantage]

I once served LL Cool J an ice cream cone when I was working in a mall candy shop in high school...around 1987, right when his break out second album was released...

He had a bodyguard with him that had the biggest set of arms I have ever seen on a man... :lol:

[JustRalph]

He had a bodyguard with him that had the biggest set of arms I have ever seen on a man... :lol:

PA, What about a woman? Any women with big arms :lol:

Seen many, but the highlights are here.

Pink Floyd at Ohio State I think around 82?

Bob Seger x2

Rolling Stones somewhere in Michigan while I was a youngster.

U2 was a great show. During Pop Mart Tour. Ohio Stadium

Dwight Yoakam was pretty good x2

Ricky Van Shelton w/ KT Oslin at Beulah Park.

Eddie Money about 10 years ago with the latest versions of Styxx and REO Eddie Money came out first and was the best part of the show. He really was good and so was his band. Styxx was ok. We left in the middle of REO. They sucked.

James Taylor about 10-15 years ago. His backup singers were better than most headline acts. Taylor was incredible and told some great stories about the 70's

And the best concert I ever saw, seriously

Ambrosia opening for Foreigner at St. Johns Arena at Ohio State. Around 78?

Ambrosia opened for Foreigner. They were fantastic. They came out and did two encores and we couldn't figure out the delay. After the 2nd encore Foreigner came out and they were so drunk they could hardly play.

After about 2 songs the drummer passed out and fell into the drums. One of the lead guys was carried off stage and the lights went out. We all started screaming and booing and about 5 minutes later the Ambrosia guys came out and apologized for Foreigner.

Then they picked up the Foreigner instruments and played all the Foreigner songs/hits. They were great. You would have thought Foreigner was playing. It was incredible.

many more in smaller venues

I regret passing up free Stevie Ray Vaughn tickets a year before he died
" I will see him next time he comes through" :bang:

[cj's dad]

Baltimore Civic Center -

The Beatles - '63 or '64
The Temptations - '65

My high school (annual spring dance/concert):

'64 - Little Anthony and the Imperials and Dionne Warwick
'65 - Otis Redding
'66 - The Miracles

[DJofSD]

'65 - Otis Redding

Not the same Otis, but, every time I see that name I can't help but remember the scene in "Animal House": Otis! My man! (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3_N0nC7X39Q)

[jognlope]

I forgot Liza Minelli with her dancers and Janis Joplin, couldn't stay awake.

And none of you saw this one live, dates me: The Ink Spots

[Tom]

I forgot Liza Minelli with her dancers and Janis Joplin, couldn't stay awake.

And none of you saw this one live, dates me: The Ink Spots

k7AZIvDD5Lw

[JustRalph]

Baltimore Civic Center -

The Beatles - '63 or '64
The Temptations - '65

My high school (annual spring dance/concert):

'64 - Little Anthony and the Imperials and Dionne Warwick
'65 - Otis Redding
'66 - The Miracles

That's a great list. :ThmbUp:

Does Barry Manilow count if I was his personal body guard for a day? He was signing autographs.......not singing.........btw, he was very good to his fans and a splendid personality. I mean it.

[jognlope]

OMG that takes me back to the ole days of the Casino at Nags Head. Thanks!

[kingfin66]

Beach Boys
Rolling Stones (x4)
Greg Kinh
J.Geils Band
The Who
T-Bone Burnett
The Clash
Judas Priest (x2)
Deep Purple
Everclear (x3)
Keith Richards and the X-pensive Winos
Soul Asylum
George Thorogood
Billy Squier
Molly Hatchet
Pearl Jam
Wallflowers
Jewel
Sarah McLachan
Soul Coughing
Red Man
Lifehouse
Smashing Pumpkins
Bruce Springsteen (x2)
Third Eye Blind
ZZ Top
Jeff Healy
Living Color

Still want to see:

Red Hot Chili Peppers
Foo Fighters
U2
AC/DC

I will probably be seeing many bands in the next few years as my boys begin seeing live music.

[Zaf]

Pink Floyd
Roger Waters
Yes
Black Sabbath
Van Halen
Cheap Trick
Radiohead
Tom Petty
Talking Heads
Zebra
Paul Anka :sleeping:

There may be a few others which i do not remember :D

Z

[kent]

Saw 1 person over 350 times. (1960 - 1990) Sinatra. Met him at the Pump Room in Chicago after one of his shows. Bought me a drink and invited me to be his guest at CP for a week. (1980s) Best week of my life. Sat at his table and was invited to his party after each show. Got to know Bill Miller very well. Could go on and on with stories but not purpose of this board.

obluii

[Tom]

I saw Guess Who.
Who?
No, Guess Who.
Beatles?
No, Guess Who.
Guess Who you saw?
Yes.
You saw Yes?
No,Guess Who?

That's what I'm trying to do!!!

[PaceAdvantage]

Could go on and on with stories but not purpose of this board.

obluiiI beg to differ. Off topic is the section you are currently posting in, and stories like that are exactly the purpose of this section of the board. Lord knows they'd be welcome relief from more talk of politics or religion... :lol:

[Steve 'StatMan']

I saw Kansas back in 1975-1976-ish along with their opening act: Sammy Hagar.
Cheap Trick
Charlie Daniels Band
Dixie Dregs
Atlanta Rhythm Section
Harry Chappin
Go Gos & The Spinners on a double bill at Taste Of Chicago with a million people on the concert and park grounds.
Neil Diamond several times
Head East
Chicago playing one afternoon at Daley Plaza - that was a nice surprise.

I haven't been to that many concerts, and all were at least 10 to 30 years ago. You made me think with this question.

[reckless]

Peter Lemengello

Jackie Gayle

Eddie Mekka

Vic Dana

Madison Arnold

I saw other celebrities over the years as well but they weren't as well-known and popular and you might not recognize their names. :)

[Rookies]

Due to illness of me sis, seeing the Boss on Friday night!!!:jump:

[wisconsin]

Adding Cheap Trick.

Saw them last Saturday. BTW, I got the set list form the stage floor. Worthless but still pretty cool.

[WPL]

I worked for The Stones briefly in the late '70s and would swear on a bible that I've seen them both alive and dead. I also saw The Dead umpty-umph times around the same time.

[WPL]

Cheap Trick, The Tubes, Elvis Costello, Nick Lowe, The Boss, Dr. Feelgood, Bob Marley, Peter Tosh, Captain Beefheart, Talking Heads, Buster Poindexter, smoked weed wit Keef in the band dressing room in a NYC hotspot, Van Morrison, George Thoroughgood, Mink DeVille, Lou Reed, Patti Smith, Ian Dury and the Blockheads, Garland Jeffries, The Who, The Band, Dylan, The Spinners, McCoy Tyner, Lester Young, The Clash, Joe 'You gotta look sharp'... I can go on citing whom I've seen live.
Overall it didn't really make me more well-rounded than anybody else here... EXCEPT: I would pay real money to see Ian Dury and the Blockheads again. That was quite edifying, and w/out a doubt the best show I have ever seen anywhere. Brilliant! Sorry you boys and girls missed that! ( Bob Marley and the Wailers was a close second. )
Meanwhile, the saddest performance I ever saw or ever will see was Lester Young at Lincoln Center, NYC. He was so wasted he couldn't talk or stand up. All he could do was drool through the embouchure. That show lasted 15 minutes.
Sad.

[WPL]

I forgot the Ramones. How'd I forget that?

[lamboguy]

i saw John F. Kennedy live on a beach in South Boston before he was a congressman. all the girls acted the same way as they did later for The Beattles.

[Uncle Salty]

Cheap Trick, The Tubes, Elvis Costello, Nick Lowe, The Boss, Dr. Feelgood, Bob Marley, Peter Tosh, Captain Beefheart, Talking Heads, Buster Poindexter, smoked weed wit Keef in the band dressing room in a NYC hotspot, Van Morrison, George Thoroughgood, Mink DeVille, Lou Reed, Patti Smith, Ian Dury and the Blockheads, Garland Jeffries, The Who, The Band, Dylan, The Spinners, McCoy Tyner, Lester Young, The Clash, Joe 'You gotta look sharp'... I can go on citing whom I've seen live.
Overall it didn't really make me more well-rounded than anybody else here... EXCEPT: I would pay real money to see Ian Dury and the Blockheads again. That was quite edifying, and w/out a doubt the best show I have ever seen anywhere. Brilliant! Sorry you boys and girls missed that! ( Bob Marley and the Wailers was a close second. )
Meanwhile, the saddest performance I ever saw or ever will see was Lester Young at Lincoln Center, NYC. He was so wasted he couldn't talk or stand up. All he could do was drool through the embouchure. That show lasted 15 minutes.
Sad.

Holy smokes, that is quite a resume. Well done! I wish I could have seen most of those guys in their heyday.

[badcompany]

I beg to differ. Off topic is the section you are currently posting in, and stories like that are exactly the purpose of this section of the board. Lord knows they'd be welcome relief from more talk of politics or religion... :lol:

About 15 years ago, I was riding my bike in Central Park. Afterwards, I sat down in the Poet's Walk to relax for awhile. During this time, I noticed a photographer taking pics of three young guys, two of them black with funny haircuts, and one hispanic with very long straight hair. No one except me was paying any notice.

After the shoot was over, I asked the photographer who the guys were. He said they were a rap group called "Black Eyed Peas." I said to him "Oh," and said to myself, "Never heard of them."

A few years later, I saw them on MTV. A female singer had joined the group. They kept getting bigger and bigger. Finally, when I was watching them play halftime at the Super Bowl, I said to myself, "Now, I've heard of them!"

[DJofSD]

BC, interesting story.

Did you ever see any of those pictures from the CP photo shoot anyplace?

[badcompany]

BC, interesting story.

Did you ever see any of those pictures from the CP photo shoot anyplace?

Funny you ask. Right after I recalled the story, I tried to find the pics via google images but couldn't locate them.

[dav4463]

The Who (too young to have seen them with Keith Moon though)

[Rookies]

Knocked the Boss off and onto my list last night along with 40k+ of my closest friends and under the stars.

WOW! 62 years old and an almost straight 3.75 hours... VERY impressed.

http://www.thestar.com/entertainment/music/article/1247092--review-springsteen-makes-us-believe-in-rock-n-roll-again :ThmbUp:

[Wagergirl]

I have seen the Grateful Dead live too many times to remember, they used to play in Eugene OR every summer. SO about 15 times? I have seen other's live too. But they were my favorite concerts. It was like hanging out with family.

[Wagergirl]

I forgot the Ramones. How'd I forget that? Jealous....

[johnhannibalsmith]

I have seen the Grateful Dead live too many times to remember, they used to play in Eugene OR every summer. SO about 15 times? I have seen other's live too. But they were my favorite concerts. It was like hanging out with family.

I have to admit, even though I was careful to never consider myself a Deadhead - I went to as many shows as I could make and enjoyed the everloving shit out of all of them, even the horrible ones. Grilled cheese never tasted so good.

[Wagergirl]

I have to admit, even though I was careful to never consider myself a Deadhead - I went to as many shows as I could make and enjoyed the everloving shit out of all of them, even the horrible ones. Grilled cheese never tasted so good.

I loved that they were in Eugene so much. I don't think I would have considered myself a Deadhead either, but just loved going.

[crestridge]

Boy, am I out of it--my favorites are very different--I didn't realize how "out of it" I really am--

Andres Segovia Probably the greatest classical guitar soloist of all time; saw
him when he was in his 80's, almost unable to walk out on
stage, but, oh could he "play"--San Diego concert

Itzhak Perlman He could hardly walk out on stage, because he developed
polio at a young age, is crippled and walked out by
himself with braces on his legs; but possibly one of the
greatest violin soloist of our age; concert in Phoenix, AZ.

Jean-Pierre Rampal Great flute soloist; I saw him when I was a student
at San Diego State U.

[Rookies]

Boy, am I out of it--my favorites are very different--I didn't realize how "out of it" I really am--

Andres Segovia Probably the greatest classical guitar soloist of all time; saw
him when he was in his 80's, almost unable to walk out on
stage, but, oh could he "play"--San Diego concert

Itzhak Perlman He could hardly walk out on stage, because he developed
polio at a young age, is crippled and walked out by
himself with braces on his legs; but possibly one of the
greatest violin soloist of our age; concert in Phoenix, AZ.

Jean-Pierre Rampal Great flute soloist; I saw him when I was a student
at San Diego State U.

DON'T disparage youself!

There's nada wrong with those lads. I would have included them if I'd seen them me-self!:ThmbUp:

Or a former next door neighbour, Mr. Gould, who I missed also...:(

[TJDave]

Or a former next door neighbour, Mr. Gould, who I missed also...:(

Off -the-scale genius and looney tunes.

Got any stories you could share?

[Stillriledup]

I have seen the Grateful Dead live too many times to remember, they used to play in Eugene OR every summer. SO about 15 times? I have seen other's live too. But they were my favorite concerts. It was like hanging out with family.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3149547/70-000-friends-devil-Waves-Grateful-Dead-fans-flood-Chicago-stadium-band-s-final-shows.html

[pandy]

Good thread. Some of these bands I forgot existed. I don't know if I can remember all the bands I saw, but here are some. The best were Paul McCartney, The Who, Bruce Springsteen and The E St Band, Frank Sinatra, and my favorite band, Rod Stewart and The Faces. But there were many favorites including Squeeze and others that were much better than I thought they'd be.

Paul McCartney
Frank Sinatra
Led Zepplein
Rollling Stones (3 times)
Bruce Springsteen and E St Band (6 times)
The Who
Jethro Tell
Squeeze (2 times)
Traffic
Yes
Allman Brothers
Elvin Bishop
Johnny Winter And
Fleetwood Mac
Eric Clapton
Julian Lennon
Jeff Beck Band (twice)
Dexys Midnight Runners
The Busboys
The Romantics
The Blasters
Alison Krause and Union Station
Dwight Yoakum
Elvis Costello
Hootie And The Blowfish
The Kinks
Rickie Lee Jones
Vince Gill
Reba McIntire
Savoy Brown
Bob Dylan with The Band
The Band
Grateful Dead
Linda Ronstadt
Lone Justice
Bonnie Raitt
Chris Isaak
Duke Robilard
Albert Collins
Koko Taylor
Son Seals
Roy Buchanan (twice)
Muddy Waters (with Pinetop Perkins on Piano)
Jack Jones
Tony Bennett
Vic Damone

[tubesockshakur]

David Bowie 1976
The who 76
Kiss with cheap trick
Led Zep
Eagles
Journey
Styx
Pink Floyd
Ted nugent

Santana
Heart
Aerosmith
Red hot chili peppers..... 20 times at least.
Butthole surfers
Nirvana
Pearl jam
Sonic youth
Rush
King crimson
Metallica
Yes
Frank Zappa
Alice cooper
Jeff beck and Srv
ZZ top
Jerry Garcia band
Eric Clapton
Little feat opened for the who
Buddy guy
V.H. With both lead singers.... Both bad shows
Helmet
Janes addiction
April wine
Queen
The firm
Henry Rollins band
Primus

[tubesockshakur]

Good thread. Some of these bands I forgot existed. I don't know if I can remember all the bands I saw, but here are some. The best were Paul McCartney, The Who, Bruce Springsteen and The E St Band, Frank Sinatra, and my favorite band, Rod Stewart and The Faces. But there were many favorites including Squeeze and others that were much better than I thought they'd be.

Paul McCartney
Frank Sinatra
Led Zepplein
Rollling Stones (3 times)
Bruce Springsteen and E St Band (6 times)
The Who
Jethro Tell
Squeeze (2 times)
Traffic
Yes
Allman Brothers
Elvin Bishop
Johnny Winter And
Fleetwood Mac
Eric Clapton
Julian Lennon
Jeff Beck Band (twice)
Dexys Midnight Runners
The Busboys
The Romantics
The Blasters
Alison Krause and Union Station
Dwight Yoakum
Elvis Costello
Hootie And The Blowfish
The Kinks
Rickie Lee Jones
Vince Gill
Reba McIntire
Savoy Brown
Bob Dylan with The Band
The Band
Grateful Dead
Linda Ronstadt
Lone Justice
Bonnie Raitt
Chris Isaak
Duke Robilard
Albert Collins
Koko Taylor
Son Seals
Roy Buchanan (twice)
Muddy Waters (with Pinetop Perkins on Piano)
Jack Jones
Tony Bennett
Vic Damone
Wish I could have seen Roy Buchanon...awesome guitar player.

[pandy]

The first time I saw him, in Central Park, I was shocked. I went along with two friends of mine, I had no idea that he was that good.

[lamboguy]

i remember seeing the Beatles in Sufolk downs sometime around 1965. the tickets were less than $5 and the place was packed. it was the very first show i ever went to.

10 years later i was in the portable dressing room business. i did the dressing rooms for Belmont Race Track concerts, Concerts on the Commons, Great Woods, Saratoga Performing Arts Center when they were remodeling and a few other places that had some big name events.

i was at the shows even though most of the time i never saw the acts on the stage, but i did see them in their dressing rooms.

[Millpond68]

I saw the original Creedence Clearwater at the old Spectrum in Philly for about $10 a ticket. I went Dover Downs simulcast and they advertised Creedence Clearwater Revival (COPY BAND) tickets starting at $35 and up.

[pandy]

I know it's crazy when you compare concert ticket prices from years ago to now, and that's not adjusted properly for inflation. I saw the Allman Brothers, The Elvin Bishop Band, and Johnny Winter And all on the same show at the Fillmore East and the tickets were $6.50. Johnny Winter and the Allman Brothers recorded live albums at those shows, and Elvin Bishop, who was the opening act, had a hit single at the time.

[Hoofless_Wonder]

I've been to a few, though not hundreds of shows, and here's my take:

Best concert, large venue: A/C D/C at Metropolitan Arena, Twin Cities, 1981
Honorable Mentions, large venue: Scorpions, Kansas, Wisconsin Rockfest, 2000

Best concert, small venue: The Kings, Duffy's Bar, Twin Cities, 1981
Honorable mentions, small venue: Night Ranger, Medina, MN - 1998, April Wine, small bar in St. Paul, 2000

Worst Concert: The Rolling Stones, 1982, Sorrento, Italy - the sound was horrible. The J. Geils Band warmed up for them and sounded fine - not sure what the problem was.....

[highnote]

I helped Badfinger carry in their equipment, in lieu of the $10 ticket for the gig. :D

Damn! That's impressive! Where did you see them play?

I'm a big Badfinger fan. Never got to see the whole band together -- only the three that were alive after Pete Ham died. I've seen them several times over the years in different venues and with different bands.

I got to talk with their bassist, Tom Evans, on the phone once. He was the co-writer, along with Pete Ham, of "Without You". He actually returned my phone call to him!

When I was 16 a friend of mine drove to NYC from Ohio on a whim to see if we could meet Joey Molland of Badfinger when he was playing in the band Natural Gas (they toured as the opening act for Yes around 1976).

Natural Gas was on the Private Stock record label and the record label's office was somewhere in midtown Manhattan.

My friend and I found the address on the record jacket and took the elevator up to the floor for the company. As we were getting off the elevator Joey Molland and Mark Clarke (formerly the bassist for Uriah Heap) were getting on the elevator. I grabbed my friend by the arm and pulled him back into the elevator. I introduced myself to Joey and told him we drove from Ohio to see him. He was pleasantly surprised by our efforts to meet him so he asked us if we drank beer. We said yes, of course!

We sat in the lobby of the office tower at little café and had a couple of beers with him and Mark Clarke and shot the breeze for about an hour.

Then when they played in Cleveland at the old Richfield Coliseum a couple months later we went to see them. Two of my friends got backstage. My other friend and I met up with Joey and his wife Kathy outside in the loading area on his way back to the bus.

Several months later, my friend dropped out of high school and ran away with another buddy to L.A. Somehow they found Joey's address. He remembered my friends from Cleveland and Joey and his wife actually let them live with them for a couple of months at their home in the valley until they found jobs and got settled.

The story has more twists and turns, but I'll save the rest of the story for another day.

They were very genuine people as well as being members of a great rock band.

[Dahoss2002]

70's : Eagles, Alice Cooper, Bad Co, Marsshal Tucker, Charlie Daniels. Waylon and Willie, Aerosmith, Ted, Nazareth, Bob Seger, ZZ top. ELO..In early 80's: ACDC, Molly Hatchet, OZZY, Deep Purple, and Stevie Ray Vaughn

[OntheRail]

Michael Stanley Band, RAINBOW, Scorpions, Thin Lizzy, Journey, Ted Nugent, AC/DC, Aerosmith, The Godz, Steppenwolf,

[Elliott Sidewater]

James Brown
Steely Dan (paid a mint for tickets, show was worth 2 mints :cool: )
Moody Blues
Steve Winwood
Booker T and the MGs (incredible)
Steppenwolf
Janis Joplin- Big Brother and the Holding Company (twice, LOUD)
John Sebastian - solo, not with The Lovin Spoonful
Santana
Jefferson Airplane
Creedence Clearwater Revival (drummer was eyeing my girlfriend)
Ohio Players
Blood Sweat and Tears
Jethro Tull
Canned Heat
Chicago
Frank Zappa
Procol Harum
Three Dog Night
The Byrds
The crazy world of Arthur Brown (Fire)
BB King
Joni Mitchell
Richie Havens
The Chambers Brothers
Iron Butterfly
The Spinners
The Four Tops
Joe Cocker
James Taylor
Taj Mahal

[pandy]

James Brown
Steely Dan (paid a mint for tickets, show was worth 2 mints :cool: )
Moody Blues
Steve Winwood
Booker T and the MGs (incredible)
Steppenwolf
Janis Joplin- Big Brother and the Holding Company (twice, LOUD)
John Sebastian - solo, not with The Lovin Spoonful
Santana
Jefferson Airplane
Creedence Clearwater Revival (drummer was eyeing my girlfriend)
Ohio Players
Blood Sweat and Tears
Jethro Tull
Canned Heat
Chicago
Frank Zappa
Procol Harum
Three Dog Night
The Byrds
The crazy world of Arthur Brown (Fire)
BB King
Joni Mitchell
Richie Havens
The Chambers Brothers
Iron Butterfly
The Spinners
The Four Tops
Joe Cocker
James Taylor
Taj Mahal

How was Blood Sweat And Tears live? I have that second album on SACD and my wife and I both think it's one of the greatest albums ever.

[tubesockshakur]

Would have loved to see Taj Mahal back in the day. Great blues.

[pandy]

They're still coming to me...

I saw Buddy Rich twice....
John Mclaughlin, great guitarist....
Poco with Papa John Creach....

[Valuist]

Black Sabbath
Blue Oyster Cult
Bob Seger
Chicago
Dio
Eagles
Earth, Wind & Fire
Foreigner
Iron Maiden
Judas Priest
Kansas
Molly Hatchet
Moody Blues
O'Jays
Pat Benatar
Queensryche
Rainbow
REO Speedwagon
Rush
Scorpions
Steely Dan
Tom Petty
Thin Lizzy
Whitesnake
ZZ Top

Its been nearly 3 years since I replied to this thread. The only shows I've seen since 2012 were ones already listed: Seger, Eagles & Chicago. The wife is seeing Van Halen in a couple weeks. I've heard Roth doesn't sound too good anymore. Still on my docket? AC/DC and Black Star Riders.

[Maximillion]

Jealous of the lists posted.Mine is kinda short-

Cheap trick
Metallica
Ac/dc
Joan Jett
Frank Sinatra
J Geils band (not a big fan,but show was great,may have been best)
Snoop Dog
Television
Interpol
and a bunch of 80s and 90s bands that few probably know.One thats vivid in my memory is a band called Romeo Void....the singer looked nothing at all like i had pictured her from the semi-popular song they had at the time.

[MutuelClerk]

Pretty much every classic rock group their is. Saw Bob Seger play in a ice rink in the 70's. Nugent walk in to many bars and play. Seger 10 times overall. Neil Young even more. And Springsteen 22 times now. 1984 saw Bruce four times in six days three different cities. The last city was part of Amnesty International. I learned to dislike Sting. Too much talk, not enough music.

[tubesockshakur]

They're still coming to me...

I saw Buddy Rich twice....
John Mclaughlin, great guitarist....
Poco with Papa John Creach....John McLaughlin with the M.O. Was legendary.

[Dave Schwartz]

Okay, I have seen a few but not many.

I wrote the above line before I wrote the list. I forgot how many of these I had seen until I went through my album list.

Such was life in Las Vegas in the 1970s (where comps between casino floor men flowed like water).


Billy Joel
Loggins & Messina
Moody Blues (2010)
Celine Dion (amazingly, the best show ever)
Elvis (OK, pretty amazing, especially for $17.95; LV Hilton 1976)
Kenny Rogers (completely upstaged by The Righteous Brothers)
Neil Diamond
Bellamy Brothers
Tony Bennett (upstaged by Joey Heatherton)
Ray Orbison (last tour)
Boz Skaggs
Coasters
Temptations
Drifters (house band at Duffy's Tavern, Las Vegas, 1976)
BB King
Kingston Trio (Bachelor's III)
Little Anthony & Imperials (Bachelor's III)
Gladys Knight
Jerry Lee Lewis (took 7 trips; always canceled last show of week)
Jerry & The Pacemakers
Ann Murray
Lou Rawls
The Commodores
Turtles (London)
Flash Cadillac (pretty amazing)
Coasters
Dionne Warwick
The Doors
Tom Jones (London)
Hair (London)

LOL - Still thinking of them but my 15 minutes are almost up.

[Tom]

Damn! That's impressive! Where did you see them play?

They played at our high school auditorium.
I'm guessing 66-67?
I thing I was a Junior, but it might have been 69.

I was in the right spot at the right time and when they pulled up early, not all their cars were there.

[mountainman]

Elton John. He performed for 2 hours earnestly attempting to cover all his hits. He failed. No patter and minimal showmanship. Just the music. It was a moving experience.

And the Monkees. In person, it's apparent Mickey Dolenz is the talent. He carried them.

[burnsy]

Man there may be too many to list (remember).

The Grateful Dead 104 times
The Rolling Stones ( third time will be this Saturday in Buffalo)
Alice Cooper
BB King
Eric Clapton and Steve Winwood
Marshall Tucker Band
Allman Brothers
Govt, Mule
Rush
Willie Nelson...and his son.
Jefferson Starship
The Pretenders
Tedeshi Trucks
Beach Boys
Doobie Bros.
Journey
Heart
ZZ top (Many times once at Preakness)
Kid Rock
America
Robin Trower
Mahogany Rush
Aerosmith
Ozzie
Rob Zombie
Chicago
Neil Young
Crosby, Stills, Nash
Bob Dylan
Ted Nugent
Frank Zappa
Zappa does Zappa
Steve Miller
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
Lonesome George Throughgood
Carlos Santana
America
Lynard Skynard
38 Special
B 52's
Hot ****in Tuna
Joe Bonamassa
Dave Mathews
John Cougar Mellencamp
Hootie and the Blow Fish
James Taylor
That's just the ones I can remember right now.......there's a ton more

[wisconsin]

Christopher Cross
Eagles (twice)
Police
Bad Boy
Styx
Bruce Springsteen
Beach Boys
Reo Speedwagon
Hootie and the Blowfish
Ringo Starr and his All-Star Band
Joe Walsh
Ann Murray (no razzing, please)
James Taylor
Sha Na Na


Add since original posting:

Doobie Brothers
Cheap Trick
Beach Boys (2nd time)
Eddie Money
Blue Oyster Cult

[burnsy]

Man there may be too many to list (remember).

The Grateful Dead 104 times
The Rolling Stones ( third time will be this Saturday in Buffalo)
Alice Cooper
BB King
Eric Clapton and Steve Winwood
Marshall Tucker Band
Allman Brothers
Govt, Mule
Rush
Willie Nelson...and his son.
Jefferson Starship
The Pretenders
Tedeshi Trucks
Beach Boys
Doobie Bros.
Journey
Heart
ZZ top (Many times once at Preakness)
Kid Rock
America
Robin Trower
Mahogany Rush
Aerosmith
Ozzie
Rob Zombie
Chicago
Neil Young
Crosby, Stills, Nash
Bob Dylan
Ted Nugent
Frank Zappa
Zappa does Zappa
Steve Miller
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
Lonesome George Throughgood
Carlos Santana
America
Lynard Skynard
38 Special
B 52's
Hot ****in Tuna
Joe Bonamassa
Dave Mathews
John Cougar Mellencamp
Hootie and the Blow Fish
James Taylor
That's just the ones I can remember right now.......there's a ton more

............The Cars
The Moody Blues
The Outlaws
The Boss and the E Street Band
Robert Plant
David Gilmore
Roger Watters
Elvis Costello
Kansas
Fleetwood Mac
Yes
U2 (at Saratoga Harness)
Phish
Ratdog
Phil and Friends
Rusted Root
Primus
Alabama Shakes
Moe
Wide Spread Panic
Dave Mason
Rory Gallagher
Ritchie Blackmore w/ Rainbow

I know its only rock and roll but I like it..........living near SPAC never hurt either...

[Inner Dirt]

Freddie Fender
Lacy J Dalton
Tracey Lawrence
The Beach Boys
UFO
Dick Dale
The Vandals
Black Flag
Channel Three
Social Distortion
Suicidal Tendencies

A lot more I don't remember. I used to live close to the Coach House in San Juan Capistrano California went there quite often, small venue sets a couple hundred, they still book bands who are long past their heyday. I was into punk but just the music, no tattoos, piercings or spiked pink hair for me. Probably saw 5x as many punk bands as I listed. Punk bands were about the most unreliable bands there were. If you went to a 4 band "gig" at most 2 would show up and the other two were last minute replacements.