Bands you've seen live!

[NightTripper]

I am SOOO jealous of you guys who have been fortunate enough to see Paul McCartney. I've seen a decent share of great shows though.

Bob Dylan
Willie Nelson (twice!)
John Mellencamp (same show as Dylan and Willie)
Mike Gordon
Buckwheat Zydeco
Sam Bush
And a lot of Christian artists like David Crowder, Jeremy Camp, Toby Mac, and John Reuben among others. I also saw NSYNC when I was little.

[Passinwind]

Originally Posted by deste

I think it would be more interesting a list of those you HAVE'NT seen live, even because you weren't born yet. I think I could start with:

Mingus in '64

Joni Mitchell's "Shadows and light" band

Freddie King

Errm...sorry on those three.

The Mingus show I saw was in the mid-70s though. He didn't use or need an amp, it was in a tiny club.

How many thousand lines does one TB post allow anyhow?

[ronaldpdbrandt]

This'll jump around a bit. Here goes:

Motley Crue/Poison
Motley Crue/Whitesnake
Whitesnake/Great White
Cinderella/Bulletboys/Winger
Pearl Jam
Spin Doctors/Soul Coughing/Soul Asylum
White Zombie/Filter
Elton John/Billy Joel
Starflyer 59
Tripping Daisy
Catherine Wheel
Ben Folds Five
The Refreshments
Counting Crows/The Wallflowers
Dada
Ani Difranco
Radiohead/The Beta Band
The White Stripes
Yo La Tengo
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
The Mountain Goats (2x)
Mark Kozelek (4x)
Mogwai/The Twilight Sad
Mogwai/Balam Acab
Richie Havens (3x)
Buffy Sainte-Marie
Jonsi
Dolly Parton
Swervedriver
Neko Case
Richard Buckner (2x)
The Afghan Whigs
Bruce Springsteen
Neil Young & Crazy Horse/Patti Smith & Her Band

This list is not definitive, but it's as close as I can get without thinking too hard.

[aus_bass]

A whole bunch, but some that stand out...

Little River Band
Skyhooks
Daddy Cool
Mondo Rock
Sherbet
Hunters & Collectors
Midnight Oil
Hoodoo Gurus
Dire Straits
Pink Floyd
Elton John
Bryan Ferry
David Bowie
Peter Frampton
Blondie
The Pretenders
Creedence Clearwater Revisited
AC\DC

[zachoff]

Too many to remember, but some highlights...

Best all time is Slayer/Anthrax/Megadeth in '91 at Red Rocks.
Foo Fighters at Red Rocks was rad too. 3rd row.
All of the Dinosaur Jr shows have been pretty epic.
All of the J Mascis acoustic shows were awesome.
All the Mudhoney shows were awesome.
Just recently, Japandroids blew me away.
Quicksand was epic.
Supersuckers over and over.
Sleep was the loudest I've ever seen/heard.
High on Fire is always awesome.
Descendents a few times.
Suicidal Tendencies a couple times.
Mastodon is always good.
Hot Water Music a bunch.
Metallica in '89 & '91.
Archers of Loaf was amazing.
Dead Low Tide ruled it, but never got to see MCD
Pavement was really good.
Lucero was stellar.
Jawbreaker was great.
Hot Snakes ruled... Never saw Drive Like Jehu
By that same token, Rocket from the Crypt ruled... Always.

[guitardefector]

Ike & Tina Turner/Delaney & Bonnie(first concert 1970, was around 9 and snuck in with an adult)
El Chicano
Three Dog Night
Journey
Santana
Scorpions
Grateful Dead
Foreigner
Loverboy
The Kinks (minus Peter Quaif)
The Rolling Stones
Paul McCartney(1990 with Linda)
Ozzy
Joe Strummer (I actually met him briefly to take his order)
Van Halen(1980s with DLR)
Cachaito (the low-end of the Buena Vista Social Club)
Moody Blues
Doobie Brothers
Chicago
Rush
Los Lobos
Billy Joel
Bruce Hornsby & the Range
Genesis
Tony Iommi (met him briefly)
Cheap Trick
Heart
Neil Young & Crazy Horse
John Fogerty
Tracy Chapman
Van Morrison

...and perhaps many others.

[oniman7]

Three Days Grace
Breaking Benjamin
Flyleaf
Chevelle
The Used
Panic! At the Disco
Sick Puppies
Airborne Toxic Event
Dead Sara
Quiet Riot (opened for them)
Sevendust
Dead Sara
Evanescence
Five Finger Death Punch
Korn
Shinedown
Halestorm
POD
Lacuna Coil
Trivium
Adelita's way
Eye Empire
Otherwise
Opeth
Katatonia
Tool
YOB
Kill Devil Hill
Adrenaline Mob
We Came as Romans (hated it)
Suicide Silence (also hated it, blame the girlfriend for those two)
Avenged Sevenfold
Asking Alexandria (hated it)
Black Veil Brides
Hollywood Undead

I think that's it...

[cardboardJoe]

Originally Posted by MakiSupaStar

Get the hell off my lawn

This.

[ShoeManiac]

This might get loud....

STADIUMS
-Pink Floyd at Olympic Stadium, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
-Grateful Dead with Sting at Giants Stadium
-2010 Crossroads Festival featuring:
•Albert Lee
•BB King
•Bert Jansch
•Buddy Guy
•David Hidalgo and Cesar Rosas of Los Lobos
•Doyle Bramhall II
•Earl Klugh
•Eric Clapton
•Gary Clark Jr.
•Hubert Sumlin
•James Burton
•Jeff Beck
•Jimmie Vaughan
•Joao Gilberto
•Joe Bonamassa
•John Mayer
•Johnny Lang
•Johnny Winter
•Keb Mo
•Pino Daniele
•Robert Cray
•Robert Randolph
•Ronnie Wood
•Sheryl Crow
•Sonny Landreth
•Steve Winwood
•Vince Gill
•ZZ Top



ARENAS
-Page & Plant (2 times) at MSG and the Continental Airlines Arena - The Tragically Hip & Rusted Root opening
-The Who - Quadrophenia Tour at Madison Square Garden, Joan Osborne opening
-Black Sabbath with Deftones & Pantera at the Continental Airlines Arena
-Cream - Madison Square Garden
-LOVE FOR LEVON featuring:
•Roger Waters (Pink Floyd)
•John Mayer
•My Morning Jacket
•Eric Church
•Ray LaMontagne
•Dierks Bentley
•Joe Walsh (The Eagles, The James Gang)
•Gregg Allman (The Allman Brothers Band)
•Grace Potter (Grace Potter & The Nocturnals)
•Garth Hudson of The Band
•Marc Cohn
•Jakob Dylan (The Wallflowers)
•Mike Gordon (Phish)
•Warren Haynes (The Allman Brothers Band, Gov't Mule)
•John Hiatt
•Bruce Hornsby
•Jorma Kaukonen (Jefferson Airplane, Hot Tuna)
•The Levon Helm Band
•John Prine
•Robert Randolph (Robert Randolph & The Family Band)
•Mavis Staples (The Staples Singers)
•Lucinda Williams
•Don Was


AMPHITHEATERS/OUTDOORS
-Live with PJ Harvey & Veruca Salt at Jones Beach
-Miami Radio Festival with STP, Deftones, Filter, Local H, Veruca Salt, Nickleback-Miami, near the Arena
-Red Hot Chili Peppers with STP & Fishbone at the PNC Bank Arts Center
-Horde Festival with Blues Traveler, Black Crowes, Ziggy Marley, Joan Osborne, and others at Jones Beach


THEATERS
-King Crimson with John Paul Jones opening at the Beacon Theater
-Brian May with Joan Osborne opening at the Beacon Theater
-PJ Harvey (2 times as a headliner) at the Hammerstein Ballroom & a taping of Sessions at West 54th
-Verucas Salt (twice as headliner) at the Academy & The Hammerstein Ballroom
-Oasis (thrice) at the Hammerstein Ballroom, The Paramount at Madison Square Garden & Roseland Ballroom
-Bon Jovi at Saturday Night Live
-Ben Folds at Town Hall
-Zappa Plays Zappa featuring Dweezil Zappa, Steve Vai, Terry Bozzio & other Zappa alumni @ a Boston venue


CLUBS
-The Cardigans - The Knitting Factory
-A Camp - The Knitting Factory
-John Entwistle at Tramps (NYC Club)
-Motocaster (three times) Maxwell's, Mercury Lounge & Irving Plaza
-The Fastbacks at Maxwell's
-Noel Redding at the Limelight
-Lee Rocker at the Wetlands
-The Reverend Horton Heatt (2 times) at the Limelight
-The Supersuckers at the Limelight
-Sloan (3 times) at Maxwell's and the Bowery Ballroom
-The Donnas & OkGo at Irving Plaza
-OkGo at Maxwells
-Mr. Bungle at the Birch Hill
-Dread Zeppelin at the Wetlands
-Queen Adreena 2 x at Brownies & Arlene Grocery
-The Candy Butchers with Holly McNarland & Tracy Bonham at the Bowery Ballroom
-The Band with Warren Zevon opening at The Stone Pony
-Henry Rollins (spoken word appearance) at an NYC Club -Jason Falkner at Maxwell's
-Freedy Johnston at Maxwell's
-They Might Be Giants at Irving Plaza
-Les Paul Trio at Fat Tuesdays, NY, NY
-Michael Hedges with Michael Manring at The Bottom Line
-Levon Helm Band
-Blind Boys of Alabama
-Dwight Yoakam



...at least, that's what I can remember!

[AREA]

SAGA
Barclay James Harvest
Simple Minds
Anthrax
Kiss
Iron Maiden
Testament
Great White
David Lee Roth
Rolling Stones
Tina Turner
Toto
Spliff
Mothers Finest
Jan Delay
....

[MrLenny1]

Zepplin ,1969, they had just come over.
They were using the House PA at a local seaside venue.
PA sucked Zep was great.
ELP YES
Grateful Dead etc etc...

[P. Aaron]

Jefferson Airplane '70
Rare Earth '67
David Bowie '77
Sonic's Rendezvous Band '78-80
King Crimson-when Discipline was released.
Bill Bruford/Patrick Moraz '86
Yo Yo Ma '86
Peter Tosh '85
Judas Priest/Dokken '85
Megadeth '85
Metallica '85
Ozzy '85
Bowie '84
Prince '84
Lena Lovich '83
Psychedelic Furs '83
Judas Priest '91
Joe Satriani numerous times
Frank Zappa '89 I think
Megadeth/Slayer 2010

That's some of the ones I remember.

[TheEndIsNYE]

Last show I went to was Rush in Charlotte. Man, this tour kicked so much more ass than Time Machine (and I loved that tour!).

[Passinwind]

I got tired of typing, and more so of trying to remember all of em...

Ten Years After
Stone The Crows
Jethro Tull
Chicken Shack
Santana
John Lee Hooker
The Kinks
Savoy Brown
Bloodwyn Pig
Fleetwood Mac
Wet Willie
Mott The Hoople
Grand Funk Railroad
The Byrds
Frank Zappa
Poco
Grateful Dead
NewRiders Of The Purple Sage
Allman Bros Band
Commander Cody
MC5
Detroit w/Mitch Ryder
Sha Na Na
James Gang
Jefferson Airplane
Hot Tuna
Pink Floyd
Mahavishnu Orchestra
Beck, Bogart, Appice
Jeff Beck Group (Wired era)
Black Sabbath
Led Zeppelin
Alice Cooper
J. Geils Band
Aerosmith
James Montgomery Band
Fanny
Steppenwolf
Blood Sweat And Tears
Weather Report
Shakti
The Band
Crosby Stills Nash And Young
Jesse Colin Young
Brownsville Station
Cat Stevens
Bonnie Raitt
Freddie King
Albert King
BB King
King Crimson
Pat Metheny Group
Miles Davis
Paul Winter Consort
Oregon
Keith Jarret
Billy Cobham/George Duke Band
Kilimanjaro
James Cotton
Flo and Eddie
Orleans
Vassar Clements
Jerry Garcia Band
Bobby And The Midnites
Charles Mingus
Stan Getz
The Beach Boys
Dave Brubeck
Dizzy Gillespie
Dave Holland Quintet
Ralph Towner
Eberhard Weber
Gary Burton Quintet
Jack DeJohnette
George Coleman
David Friesen
Jack Wilkins
Canned Heat
Larry Coryell
Return To Forever
One Truth Band
John Scofield
Benevento/Russo
David Bowie
Emerson Lake and Palmer
Small Faces
Humble Pie
Three Dog Night
Sun Ra
Willie Dixon
Little Feat
Ben Harper
Roomful Of Blues
Wilco
Jimmie Cliff
Black Uhuru
Taj Mahal
Maria Muldaur
Albert Collins
Sly And The Family Stone
Pharoah Sanders
Anthony Braxton
Paul Winter Consort
Garaj Mahal
Dirty Dozen Brass Band
Jefferson Starship
Quicksilver Messenger Service
The Dinosaurs
REO Speedwagon
The Strawbs
Fairport Convention
Electric Light Orchestra
McCoy Tyner
Herbie Hancock
Joanie Mitchell
Eleventh House
Michael Urbaniak/Larry Coryell
Ralph Towner
Tony Furtado
Pete Seeger
Up With People
Snakefinger
Dick Dale
Bugs Henderson
Derek Trucks
Grinderswitch
Black Oak Arkansas
Fowler Brothers Band
Charlie Daniels
Jr Walker Allstars
Chuck Berry
Bo Diddley
Michael Murphy
Maurice Tepper Band
Mountain
Country Joe Macdonald
Swallow
Ten Wheel Drive
Procul Harem
Seatrain
It's A Beautiful Day
Cactus
Arlo Guthrie
Mylon
Elvin Bishop Group
Seals And Crofts
Edgar Winter's White Trash
Buddy Miles Express
Delaney And Bonnie And Friends (w/Duane Allman)
Leon Russell
Dr. John
Bloodrock
Long John Baldry
Dave Mason
Crazy Horse
Yes
Michael Manring
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
Paul Butterfield's Better Days
Mark-Almond Band
Melanie
Livingston Taylor
Kate Taylor
Stanley Clarke
Vic Wooten/Wooten Family Band
Adrian Belew
Steps Ahead
Frampton's Camel
Joe Walsh
Bill Evans Trio
John Abercrombie/Ralph Towner
Modern Jazz Quartet
Billy Cobham/Jack Bruce
Chuck Mangione
Tal Wilkenfeld/Marcus Miller
Zappa Plays Zappa

[winstonthecat]

There was a Facebook thing going around a few years ago, so this is what I posted. Most were from my time living in San Francisco in the early 1980s.

1. Gang Of Four
2. X
3. Black Flag
4. U2
5. The Police
6. REM
7. The Ventures
8. The Clash
9. The English Beat
10. Flipper
11. The Replacements
12. Jane's Addiction
13. Husker Du
14. Soul Asylum
15. The Who
16. PiL (Public Image Ltd)
17. Faith No More
18. New Order
19. The Ramones
20. Vermillion Lies
21. Violent Femmes
22. Jonathan Richman
23. Indigo Girls
24. The Cramps
25. Los Lobos
26. Straylight Run
27. Jackson Browne
28. Bruce Springsteen
29. Meat Puppets
30. Yes
31. Depeche Mode
32. The Pixies
33. Emmy Lou Harris
34. White Stripes
35. Neil Young
36. Pearl Jam
37. Cowboy Junkies
38. Psychotic Pineapple
39. Iggy Pop
40. The Birthday Party
41. Sugarcubes
42. Sonic Youth
43. Chris Isaak
44. The Dresden Dolls
45. David Bowie
46. Phantom Planet
47. AC/DC
48. The Smiths
49. Dead Kennedys
50. The Dream Syndicate

[Astreaux]

Herman's Hermits (Steel Pier in NJ 65)
Iron Butterfly
The Who
Heart 5x
James Taylor 2x
Elton John 2x
Chicago
Primus
Pat Benitar
Tavares
Morris Day & The Time
KC & Sunshine Band
ZZ Top
Eddie Money
Edgar Winter 2x
Tommy Tutone
B52's
The Motels
Hawkwind
Spaceseed
Train
Cheap Trick
Billy Idol
REO Speedwagon
Little Feat
Stone Temple Pilots
Psychedelic Furs
INXS
Steve Miller Band
Little River Band
Joan Jett
Blue Oyster Cult
War

[Astreaux]

Originally Posted by oniman7

Three Days Grace
Breaking Benjamin
Flyleaf
Chevelle
The Used
Panic! At the Disco
Sick Puppies
Airborne Toxic Event
Dead Sara
Quiet Riot (opened for them)
Sevendust
Dead Sara
Evanescence
Five Finger Death Punch
Korn
Shinedown
Halestorm
POD
Lacuna Coil
Trivium
Adelita's way
Eye Empire
Otherwise
Opeth
Katatonia
Tool
YOB
Kill Devil Hill
Adrenaline Mob
We Came as Romans (hated it)
Suicide Silence (also hated it, blame the girlfriend for those two)
Avenged Sevenfold
Asking Alexandria (hated it)
Black Veil Brides
Hollywood Undead

I think that's it...

+1 Lacuna Coil

[johng999]

I can't even begin to count all the acts I've seen over the last 43 years since the first.
Stooges (Rainy Daze)
Alice Cooper
MC5
Buddy Miles
Grand Funk Railroad
Uriah Heep
Deep Purple
Wishbone Ash
Mason Profit
The Who (1974)
ZZ Top (several times - first was at release of Rio Grande Mud)
REO Speedwagon ( a st. louis staple in the day)
Head East
Chuck Berry
Spirit
Jo Jo Gunne
Johnny Winter
Emerson, Lake and Palmer
The Eagles
Rare Earth
James Brown
Dizzy Gillespie
Jeff Beck
Eric Clapton
Widespread Panic
Buddy Guy
BB King
Freddie King
Albert King
Blue Cheer
Yes
Slade
Rush
Genesis
Vince Gill
Brad Paisley
Ten Years After
Mother of Invention
Frank Zappa and Captain Beefheart
Flo and Eddie
Sha Na Na
The Beach Boys
Brownsville Station
J Geils Band
Ike and Tina Turner
Foghat
Bachman Turner Overdrive
Weather Report (with Jaco)
Caravan
Santana
Luther Allison
Bernard Allison
Sonny Landreth
Tommy Castro


And really, there are more, but I am getting tired of thinking about it.
When I was young the Mississippi River Festival (East of St. Louis) had top acts every week and it cost $2 to get in (lawn seats). We went all the time.
Also had a bouncer friend in Stl (Contemporary Productions) that got me great seat to lots of great acts. And I have just continued to go to concerts when I can!
Lately my blues group is gigging so much that seeing other live acts has been tough.

[fjadams]

^^^^^

First time I saw ZZ Top, they opened for Bob Seeger and the headline act was Chuck Berry.

[62Jazzbass]

First show ever was with my parents, 1975 or 76 - John Denver......

After that one.....
The first five are in order, after that its just as they popped into my head. Many are opening acts (Dokken for Van Halen, for example).

1. Peter Frampton (1977 I think)
2. Golden Earring (opened for Aerosmith, 1978)
3. Aerosmith x 3
4. Rush
5. Black Sabbath
6. Dokken
7. Van Halen
8. Quiet Riot
9. David Lee Roth
10. George Thoroughgood
11. Neil Young
12. SRV x 3
13. Don Henly
14. The Replacements x 2
15. Tom Petty
16. Lyle Lovette
17. Ricky Lee Jones
18. Meat Puppets
19. Henry Rollins
20. Black Market Baby
21. Motorhead
22. Perfect
23. Alice Cooper
24. Camper Van Beethoven
25. Bash and Pop x 2
26. Paul Westerberg x 3 or 4
27. Graham Parker x 4 or 5
28. Robin Trower
29. Pat Travers
30. Deep Purple
31. Blue Oyster Cult x 3
32. Jimmy Buffett x 2
33. Billy Joel
34. John Fogerty
35. Beach Boys
36. Soul Asylum
37. John Hiatt
38. Goo Goo Dolls
39. The Godfathers
40. Prince
41. David Bowie
42. Robert Plant x 2
43. Jimmy Page
44. The Firm x 2
45. Pink Floyd (post Waters)
46. Roger Waters (radio KAOS tour, way better than the Floyd show same summer)
47. John Entwistle (small club gig in the 80s)
48. The Who
49. The Nighthawks
50. Ronnie James Dio
51. U2 x 2
52. Tommy Stinson (this past spring)