Bands you've seen live!

[bass12]

Some of the many:

- Prince
- Stevie Wonder
- Johnny Clegg & Savuka
- Steel Pulse
- Kassav'
- Michael Franti & Spearhead
- Béla Fleck & The Flecktones
- James Brown
- Gilberto Gil
- Salif Keita
- Marcus Miller
- Me'shell Ndegéocello
- Fishbone
- Chuck Brown
- Rare Essence
- E.U.
- Steely Dan
- Alpha Blondy
- Jill Scott
- Jamiroquai
- Baaba Maal
- Youssou N'Dour
- Bobby McFerrin
- Les Têtes Brulées
- Khaled
- Thomas Mapfumo
- King Sunny Ade
- Timbalada
- Jorge Ben
- Black Uhuru
- Mutabaruka
- Toots & The Maytals
- Ernest Ranglin
- Cheikh Lo
- Galliano
- Al Jarreau
- The Jacksons
- Massive Attack
- Jurassic 5
- CL Smooth
- Digable Planets
- Eddie Palmieri
- Afrocuban Allstars
- Chaka Khan
- Kool & The Gang
- Taj Mahal
- Robert Cray Band
- Manu Dibango
- Loketo
- 808 State
- Zawinul Syndicate
- Dubtribe
- Bebel Gilberto
- Adrian Belew
- Mighty Sparrow
- Black Stalin
- Wayne Shorter
- John Patitucci
- Trilok Gurtu
- Meat Beat Manifesto
- Gil Scott Heron
- Richard Bona
- Sergent Garcia
- Victor Wooten
- Maceo Parker
- Soulive
- Mike Stern
- George Clinton

Sorry for the long list - that was a trip down memory lane...

[kiripunk]

Just a few

All time low
Simple Plan
Sum 41
Blink 182
Placebo
Ska-P
Various local bands & Buskers!

[wango55]

Wow. Let me think about this - this is pretty chronological too.

The Beach Boys
Green Day
Rage Against the Machine (2x)
Mighty Mighty Bosstones
Weezer (3x)
Bad Religion
Less Than Jake (2x)
MxPx (2x)
NOFX
Dave Matthews (3x)
Pearl Jam (2x)
Limp Bizkit
Filter
Willie Nelson
Cheap Trick (2x)
Big Bad VooDoo Daddy (2x)
Social Distortion (5x)
B.B. King
The Supersuckers (2x)
Jane's Addiction
Primus
Foo Fighters (2x)
Metallica (3x)

I think that's all of them...

[Lonesomedave]

J. Geils
Johnny Winter
Pink Floyd
King Crimson
Eric Clapton
The Who
Jethro Tull
Z Z Top
Freddie King
Lynard Skynard
REO Speedwagon
The Doobie Brothers
Aerosmith
Steve Miller
Primus
Joe Bonamassa
Emerson, Lake & Palmer
Humble Pie
David Bowie
Ted Nugent
Jeff Beck
Alvin Lee (not Ten Years after, just Alvin Lee)
Firesign Theater

could have seen Frank Zappa, but i wasn't into him in the 70's...more's the fool me.



PS-edit- and...like the two posts below me say, many more. i can't remember them all, but these are the highlights.

[Richland123]

I have seen a few hundred bands in concert since 1971 and it would take too long to list them all.

[bluesblaster]

same here, If I made a list I would forget half of them.

[TheEndIsNYE]

Wow, I forgot I made this thread..

[pica]

No particular order:

AC/DC
Neil Young
Rush
Robert Plant & Jimmy Page
New Order
Echo & the Bunnymen
The Bodeans
Psychedelic Furs
Flock of Seagulls
U2
Chicago
Los Lobos
Joan Jett
Edgar Winter
Earth Wind and Fire
Doobie Brothers
Santana
Bob Dylan
Tom Petty
Happy Mondays

[dangnewt]

Going to see The Who tonight (or if you prefer 1/2 of the The Who), I never caught them when Moon and The Ox were still around which is something I regret, but I am looking forward to hearing Daltry and Townsend. Bringing my wife and my 20-something year old kids who are Who fans - I hope they play Baba O'Reilly in the encore as that is one of my daughter's favorite songs.

[nutso42]

Bruce Springsteen
Rush
Fastball

...along with a horde of local bands, all of whom you would likely not recognize.

[Chazinroch]

Jimi Hendrix Experience
Soft Machine (w/Andy Summers)
Deep Purple (2X)
Grateful Dead
Joe Cocker (3X)
Johnny Winter (3X)
Jeff Beck Group (w/Rod Steward) Jimmy Page and John Bonham sat in for a couple of tunes...just as they were forming the New Yardbirds aka Led Zepplin
Yardbirds
Blind Faith
Derick and the Dominoes (w/Eric Clapton)
Free
Vanilla Fudge
MC5
Chicago Transit Authority
Brooklyn Bridge
Wilson Pickett
Tubes
Maria Muldoor
Victor Wooten (2X)
Bela Fleck
Gov't Mule (3X)
Allman Brothers
Tower of Power
Chuck Mangonie (2X)
Faux Four
Byrds (w/ Clarence White)
BeauSoleil (3X)
Grace Potter and the Nocturnals
Stanley Clark
Radiators (2X)
Little Feat (4X)
The Nice (w/ Keith Emmerson)
Mothers of Invention
Lynard Skynard (2X)
George Jones
Starship
Gary Puckett and the Union Gap
Roy Orbson
Melissa Ethridge
John Hyatt (2X)
Cowboy Junkies
Ten Years After (2X)

And maybe a dozen more I can't think of at the moment.

[portlandguy]

I have seen about everyone

[Kmonk]

I have been keeping a list for several years. Its very long but here it is. All of the bands on this list were either the headliner or opening act.


KISS 10 Times
Rockets
New England
Cheap Trick Twice
Aerosmith 8 Times
Golden Earring
J. Geils
Ozzy Osborne
Motley Crue
Black Sabbath
Quiet Riot
John Cafferty and the Beaver Brown Band
Bachman Turner Overdrive
Van Halen
Econoline Crush
Switchblade Suicide
The Envy
Mark Farner
Todd Rungren
Christopher Cross
Alan Parsons
Southern Rock All Stars
Rick Derringer
Ted Nugent
Blue Oyster Cult
Vanilla Fudge
Beach Boys
Toy Caldwell
Marshall Tucker
Georgia Satellites
ZO2
Poison
Saliva
Staind
The Academy
Queen
Billy Squier
Chris Boti
Butterfly Boucher
Sara McLachlan
Gavin Degraw
Vertical Horizon
Jason Mraz
Michelle Branch
Dido
Tori Amos
Mark McGrath
Train
Barenaked Ladies
Duran Duran
Lisa Loeb
Roxette
The Corrs
Fastball
The Go-Go's
Ben Harper
Macy Gray
Smash Mouth
Tracy Chapman
Goo Goo Dolls
Sammy Hagar
Paul Shortinho
Tim McGraw
Faith Hill
Andrea Bocelli
Josh Groban
Jack Bruce
Beatlemania
Rain
Paul McCartney
REO Speedwagon
Pat Benetar
The Grass Roots
The Association
The Buckinghams
The Turtles
Mark Lindsey (Paul Revere and the Raiders)
Straight No Chaser
Locash Cowboys
Jason Aldean

[bluewine]

Everyone, my favorites were The Beatles(1965 Shea Stadium) I've seen The Stones several times, first time was 1972.

Other favorite live shows :

The Young Rascals

Mitch Ryder & The Detroit Wheels

The Raspberries

Joe Tex

James Brown

The Jimi Hendrix Experience

Band of Gypsys

Sly & The Family Stone


Most I've seen multiple times. This just a portion of my list.

Blue

[HolmeBass]

Reading everyones lists reminded me of so many shows I've seen - but still there's no way this is complete:

Stevie Ray Vaughn
The Fabulous Thunderbirds
BB King
Eric Clapton
Taj Mahal
Bo Didley
Percy Sledge
FISHBONE- but only 8 times
Bootsy Collins
P-Funk All Stars (both with Lige Curry and with Skeet Curtis on bass)
War
Chuck Brown
Trouble Funk
Bob Dylan
Blue Oyster Cult - first concert I ever saw, and saw them 4 times
Black Sabbath (with Dio on the Black and Blue tour)
REM
The Go-Gos
The Police
YES
Elvis Costello
Joe Jackson
Billy Squire
Pat Benetar
Psychedelic Furs
Neil Young & Crazy Horse
Grateful Dead
Jerry Garcia Band
James Brown
The Busboys
Robert Cray
The Beach Boys
Genesis (but after Peter Gabriel)
Peter Gabriel
Santana
The Allman Bros. Band
NRBQ
Los Lobos
Bruce Springsteen
DMB – at least 20 times, and many before they were famous
Phish
String Cheese Incident
The Neville Brothers
Galactic
Rusted Root
Railroad Earth
Grace Potter and the Nocturnals
Smash Mouth
Danny Gatton – 5 or 6 times with a number of different bands, including The Fat Boys and with Evan Johns and the H-Bombs
Dweezil Zappa – Zappa Plays Zappa
Frank Zappa
Medeski, Martin & Wood
Charlie Hunter jam w/ Medeski and Martin and a killer “unknown” upright bassist from Brooklyn
The Roots w/ John Legend
Derek Trucks
GWAR
Bad Brains
Govt Mule
Aquarium Rescue Unit
Bela Fleck and the Flecktones
Sam Bush
David Grisman Quintet
The New Grange
Darol Anger and Mike Marshall
Nickle Creek
The Del McCoury Band
John Cowan
Peter Rowan and Tony Rice
Tony Rice and Larry Keel (check out Larry Keel and Natural Bridge, he's a local player but he's excellent, he can really flat pick a guitar!)
Lester Scruggs
Doc Watson
The Seldom Scene
Bill Kerchen
Yonder Mountain String Band
Old Crow Medicine Show
Jerry Jeff Walker (actually opened for him at a benefit a couple of years ago)
Rodrigo y Gabriella
Arturo Sandoval
Pat Martino
Pat Metheny
Maynard Ferguson
Wynton and Branford Marsalis
Joshua Redman
Herbie Hancock
SMV
Tim Reynolds
Soulive
Lettuce
Karl Denson's Tiny Universe
Toots & the Maytals
Culture
Alpha Blondy
King Sunny Ade
Steel Pulse
Baaba Maal
Vieux Farke Toure
Thomas Mapfumo and the Blacks Unlimited
Seun Anikulapo Kuti
The Wailers (but without Bob, Peter, or Bunny)
Andrew Tosh & The Soul Syndicate

Forgot these:
John Hiatt
North Mississippi All Stars
Drive By Truckers
Darius Brubeck

[Waspinators]

Slayer
Van Halen
Megadeth
Anthrax
Metallica
Exodus
Kreator
Amon Amarth
Malevolent Creation
KISS
Judas Priest
The Who
The Beach Boys (50th ann. reunion)
Primus
Dick Dale
The Slackers
Negative Approach
The Misfits (current lineup)
Ted Nugent
UFO
Experience Hendrix with Billy Cox, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Robert Randolph, Dweezil Zappa, Bootsy, Robby Krieger and some other guys
Def Leppard
Heart
Little Feat
Mike Watt & the Missingmen
Cheech & Chong
Hot Tuna
Charles Bradley
Bad Brains
OFF!
Reverend Horton Heat
Behemoth
Dimmu Borgir
Cannibal Corpse
Man or Astroman?
Tool
John Fogerty
Paul McCartney
Ringo Starr & his All-Starr Band (Edgar Winter was at the first I saw, Todd Rundgren and Greg Rollie at the second)
Opeth
Baroness
Goatwhore
Warbringer
Skeletonwitch
Method Man & Redman
Bob Dylan
Rush
Iron Maiden
Sepultura
Down
Bachman & Turner
Willie Nelson
Peter Frampton
Blue Oyster Cult
The Outlaws
Holy Grail
David Allan Coe
The Adicts

Plus a bunch of local bands and performances I don't remember. Only traveled for one gig (Mike Watt 4 hours north). Not much compared to many here but not too bad for only 5-6 years of gig-going (first was Slayer in 2007, most recent was Primus 3D last weekend). Going to see Regina Spektor tomorrow!

[D.M.N.]

James Brown (First concert, back in...2005? 2006? I was like 13 or 14)
Rush
The Who
AC/DC
The Answer
Rose Hill Drive
The Stone Foxes (going to see them again in the next month or so)
Jack White
Howlin' Rain
The Sheepdogs
Charles Bradley
Beck
Tenacious D
The Shins
Feist
The Roots
Silversun Pickups
Metric
Explosions in the Sky
The Joy Formidable
The Civil Wars
Jamey Johnson
Wild Flag (seen them twice, once at a show at my university and once at Sasquatch)
Mark Lanegan Band
Grouplove
The Alabama Shakes
Gary Clark Jr.
Pickwick
Dave Matthews (blahhhhh)
Robert Randolph & The Family Band


I know I'm forgetting some...

Edit: Knew I forgot some:

Coco Montoya
Carl Verheyen x2
David Lindley x3
Randy Hansen x2 (Watched him play Electric Ladyland in its entirety this summer, up against the stage, mind BLOWN)

[tjnkoo]

Yes (3 times)
Rush
Asia (2 times)
Primus (2 times)
Dead Meadow
Portugal the Man
Green Day
Jethro Tull (technically Ian Anderson...)
Apocalyptica
Styx
Dolly Parton
Andrew Jackson Jihad
New Orleans Bingo Show
Jungol (gaining popularity in the Southeast)
Dir en Grey

For being 18 I feel semi accomplished, haha.

[thunderstation]

Led Zepplin - 1972
Johnny Winter, Foghat, Poco - 1972
David Bowie & the spiders from mars 1973
Alice Cooper -Billion Dollar Baby Tour with Flo & Eddie
Jeff Beck - 1973 & 1976?
West-Bruce & Lang - Foghat -1973
Wishbone Ash - 1973 or 74
Paul McCartney- wings over america
George Harrison
The Band (last tour)
Lou Reed- Hall & Oates
Bruce Springsteen- various shows
Tom Petty & the Hearbreakers
The Rolling Stones - 1978
Elvis Costello
The Grateful Dead - various shows
The Pretenders
Bob Dylan
R E M
The Moody Blues
REO Speedwagon
Blue Oyster Cult

[JoZac21]

Hey, A reason to actually write this down! Although guaranteed I'll forget a few:

- Tears for Fears (first concert ever... I was 4!)
- Billy Joel (2x)
- Soul Asylum
- Live (2x)
- R.E.M.
- Lucious Jackson
- Veruca Salt (2x)
- PJ Harvey
- Metallica
- Dave Matthews Band (2x)
- Addison Groove Project
- James Brown
- Pat Metheny (5X)
- Ringo Starr's All Star Band
- Jethro Tull
- Sting
- John Scofield (2x)
- Chick Corea's Elektric Band
- Cecil Taylor
- 311
- Medesky, Martin and Wood
- The Roots
- Fishbone
- Stone Temple Pilots
- Red Hot Chili Peppers
- Nine Inch Nails
- Bauhaus
- Peaches
- Ignite
- Inhuman (2x)
- Mustard Plug
- Streetlight Manifesto
- Big D and the Kids Table
- The Aquabats
- Steely Dan
- The Allman Brothers Band
- Derek Trucks Band
- Stanley Clark
- Robin Ford
- Leonard Cohen
- Joe Satriani (2 x)
- Steve Vai
- Dream Theater
- The Wu-Tang Clan
- Mos Def
- Antibalas (2x)
- Larry Carlton
- Eric Johnson
- Al Di Meola
- Bruce Cockburn (2x)
- John Williams
- Aretha Franklin
- The Monkees
- B-52s
- Brian Wilson
- Sonic Youth
- The Feelies
- Rage Against the Machine
- Public Enemy
- Rick Wakeman
- Keith Emerson
- MC5
- Sun Ra Arkestra
- DJ Spooky
- Philip Glass
- Edgar Winter
- The Who
- Roger Daltrey
- Eric Clapton & Stevie Winwood
- U2
- Weezer
- Alice Donut
- Trevor Dunn (2x)
- Phil Wood
- Blondie
- Earth, Wind & Fire
- Roger Waters (2x)
- Third World
- Thomas Dolby (2x)
- Mike Doughty (3x)
- Bernie Worrell
- Stanley Jordan
- Brazilian Girls
- Mike Stern
- Michael Brecker Quindectet
- Robert Fripp
- The Counting Crows
- The Bad Plus

Yeah... I'm totally forgetting a bunch, I'll have to add some on later when I remember...

Not too bad for a 27 year old, though