Who have you seen live?

[Wagergirl]

Originally Posted by WPL

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

Jealous....

[johnhannibalsmith]

Originally Posted by 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.

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]

Originally Posted by johnhannibalsmith

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]

Originally Posted by 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.

DON'T disparage youself!

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

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

[TJDave]

Originally Posted by Rookies

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]

Originally Posted by 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.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...nal-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]

Originally Posted by 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

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.....