Which concerts have you attended in your lifetime?
Posted by jeffreyrolek@reddit | Xennials | View on Reddit | 362 comments
I’ve been to many concerts over the years. Here’s a list of some I’ve attended. Rob Zombie, Green Day, Marilyn Manson, My Chemical Romance, Slayer, KMFDM, Rammstein.
Wak3upHicks@reddit
I've forgotten more shows than that
thewayshesaidLA@reddit
There is a site/app, concert archives, where you can track the shows you’ve been to. It was fun to look at old ticket stubs and find the concert, or try to remember artists I saw as a kid and where the show was.
m-nd-x@reddit
Which one? Setlist.fm?
thewayshesaidLA@reddit
Concert Archives
BecomingJudasnMyMind@reddit
Same
I'd have to sit down and really think about it to get a ball park - because I lived at local shows as well as the big ones in my teens and 20s.
CottaBird@reddit
Same for me. Including small, local shows, I’m easily looking at over 100.
LemurCat04@reddit
College was just a string of weekly ska and punk and the occasional hardcore show, I’d have to look at old flyers to figure out if I was there or not at this point. I know I saw far more Less Than Jake than advisable.
CottaBird@reddit
Ska/punk shows weren’t common where I grew up. I only saw Less Than Jake once, but I’ve seen Reel Big Fish like 10 or 12 times. I saw Safe Ferris only once. But one show that sticks with me was seeing Dance Hall Crashers in Berkeley. That was a SHOW. The Aquabats! I see every time they come to down, because they never disappoint. The Sacramento are wasn’t hot for ska/punk when I was a teen, and it was hard to get to the Bay Area for me. I wish I’d had the chance to see Operation Ivy.
LemurCat04@reddit
Rancid was my first ever non-festival show at the Troc in Philadelphia (RIP).
Old-Produce-6023@reddit
the troc was a great venue and i moss it greatly.
kmmccorm@reddit
I’ve seen a couple bands over 100 times each. I can’t even imagine how many shows I’ve been to overall.
Moxie_Stardust@reddit
I saw They Might Be Giants last month, there was someone there who was seeing them for the 300th time. Wild.
CottaBird@reddit
That’s the good kind of wild.
nope-its@reddit
I used to keep a diary of my concerts. By the time I was 20 I had seen 140+ bands. It was my life.
Wak3upHicks@reddit
my "diary" was all my ticket stubs push pinned on the wall. But I lost all those years ago
nope-its@reddit
I still have those too. But I wrote the set lists down after many concerts, detailed the opening acts, wrote down who I went to each show with, etc.
And I saw far more than just phish…
Gonna_do_this_again@reddit
For about 3 or 4 years I was seeing 50+ shows a year
InfidelZombie@reddit
Yeah, at least 2 per week for 5+ years
Totallynotatworknow@reddit
Same.
animus218@reddit
Right there, but I have t-shirts and hoodies from about 80% of them.
It's a lot. I'm going to make a quilt someday.
sick_of-it-all@reddit
I'm about to see Blues Traveler, they're on tour with the Gin Blossoms and the Spin Doctors. How's that for a '90s All-Star lineup?
CoverCommercial3576@reddit
I saw gin blossoms when Doug Hopkins was still with the band. I’m that old.
guru42101@reddit
My partner and I will be seeing them in Nashville this fall. We're convinced it will be cancelled though, she's 5 for 5 on Blues Traveler concerts being cancelled. Red Rocks show a couple years ago got hailed on. Nashville and Bowling Green shows soon after were cancelled due to him having Covid. Then they rescheduled and his father passed away resulting in both shows being cancelled again, without a reschedule. (/s So we're going to sacrifice her first born to his health and his friends and family's health /s)
Training-Tax1704@reddit
I saw Spin Doctors twice within the span of a few months (in '93?) because they played at my college for "Spring Fling" and then I saw them that summer, too. Both were great shows. It rained lightly during the entire outdoor summer show and no one cared. What's-his-name kept thanking everyone for "braving the rain". Chris Barron! For some reason, I wanted to say Chris Robinson, but that's The Black Crowes, who I also saw around that time.
literanch@reddit
That sounds like a blast.
heresmytwopence@reddit
Saw Gin Blossoms in 2012. They were fucking excellent.
x7leafcloverx@reddit
Saw Spin Doctor's a few years back, they were really great!
One_Maize1836@reddit
I saw them perform after an Atlanta hockey game in 2004, and half the crowd got up and left after they played "Two Princes"
9_of_Swords@reddit
GIN BLOSSOMS! I missed seeing them in the early naughts and I'm STILL salty about it.
International_Link35@reddit
My only celebrity story involves getting absolutely hammered with John Popper at the Culture Room in Fort Lauderdale. That sounds like an awesome concert!!
straightblather@reddit
Popper!!!
He was in a Canadian TV show years ago. I forget the name, hilarious though! Always makes me say his name with slight rage. haha
strippersandcocaine@reddit
Seeing that show next Friday! Also saw BT when they toured with Jakob Dylan and G Love and Special Sauce a few years ago
BeBopBarr@reddit
We see them in August! Blues Traveler always puts on a great show and we've never seen the other 2, so we are super excited!
CoverCommercial3576@reddit
Hundreds my friend
555deadoralive@reddit
REO Speedwagon STYX Metallica (2x) Thrice Dashboard Confessional Death Cab for Cutie (3x, twice at Lollapalooza) Murder by Death (2x, once at the Stanley hotel) Minus the Bear Stars Broken Social Scene Arcade Fire
Lots of other smaller bands and festivals. I did a lot of concerts when I was younger lol.
No_Literature666@reddit
Tesla
REO Speedwagon
Steve Miller
NOFX
Reel Big Fish
Slayer
Mighty Mighty Bosstones
Deadmau5
Flogging Molly
7 Seconds
I've been to lots of shows. Mostly punk shows. But there are few I've been to
regulardude5959@reddit
AC/DC Lynyrd Skynyrd * ZZ Top * Billy Gibbons and the BFGs Blackberry Smoke George Thorogood Peter Frampton Ted Nugent .38 Special The Doobie Brothers Goose Creek Symphony Dwight Yoakam John Anderson Travis Tritt * Patty Loveless Drake White Willie Nelson Merle Haggard Billy Bob Thornton and the Boxmasters Brad Paisley Jamey Johnson The Wreckers The Band Perry Lee Brice Alabama Ricky Van Shelton Lee Greenwood Tracy Lawrence Ralph Stanley* JJ Gray and Mofro Chris Stapleton LeAnn Womack LaidLaw The Poor Montgomery Gentry Phil Vasser Chris LeDoux Hank Williams jr Kendrick Lamar
The_Awesometeer@reddit
It doesn’t matter because I went to When We Were Young in Vegas when Green Day and blink-182 headed it
Carolinevivien@reddit
REO Speedwagon, the Eagles, Elton John, Bob Seger, Tears for Fears (many times!), Seether, Mariah Carey.
Automatic_Bid7590@reddit
Guns and Roses w/Metallica, Metallica with Suicidal Tendencies, Metallica w/Limp Bizkit, Foo Fighters, Paul McCartney 2X, Chris Ledoux, U2 The Zoo Tour, Bush, Soundgarden, Stone Temple Pilots
h3llraiser321@reddit
My list is too much to type xD
Cross_22@reddit
I went to one of Jean-Michel Jarre's concerts because of the amazing stage shows he's done in the past. However, the one I saw was absolutely pathetic: stadium half empty and only a handful of lasers.
LineusLongissimus@reddit
You should've seen the one I've been to a few weeks ago. This tour is definitely the most visually stunning concert I've ever been to. JMJ at 77 is still fresh, innovative and anything but dated.
Cross_22@reddit
Nice! That's good to hear.
My experience was more like this JLo thing here (plus 4 lasers):
https://youtu.be/OONnvvYMGr4?si=aqHuL5fbWueEuKR7
LineusLongissimus@reddit
Was it maybe around 2008-2011? That was kind of the only "low point" his 57+ year long career, when his mother died and went to through a divorce, he did some low budget tours at the time.
But this 2025 tour was somehing else, I mean, watch this, it's getting better and better, and it's from an early concert, the visuals actually got even better by the end of the tour (tomorrow is the last concert in Stuttgart): https://www.instagram.com/p/DK6K6znqc0Y/?hl=en
Cross_22@reddit
No, it must have been around 1994. 🤷
LineusLongissimus@reddit
Oh, wow, then I understand, that was his first tour ever. Before that, he only did one off mega concerts.
DefendTheStar88x@reddit
Outkast Multiple Summer Jams (NYC) Jay Z - Blueprint, Fade to Black at MSG & Hartford CT 50 cent/DMX, DMX didnt show up so 50 just kept going for like 2.5 hrs total Up in Smoke Rock the Bells Jingle Ball Tenacious D - Pick of Destiny Metallica at Yankee Stadium for Marino Rivera's retirement Bon Jovi to open the Prudential Center
Michael Jackson but I was too young to remember.
BlackMile47@reddit
I'm up to like 400. I have them all in a spreadsheet
Warhammer517@reddit
Kenny Rogers and Trans Siberian Orchestra.
MooMoo21212@reddit
The Cure, Violent Femmes, Nick Cave & the bad seeds, The Killers, Snoop Dogg, Chillie Peppers, 50 cent, Busta Rhymes, Christina Agulara, John Maya, The Whitlams
biscobingo@reddit
Styx opening world tour at the county fair with Brownsville Station in 1976. My daughter saw the same lineup in about 2015, at a different county fair. Cheap Trick in a bar in Ann Arbor. Santana from lawn seats that were really far back. 10 years later, 3Dog Night and America, at the same venue. They were both down to duos then. Some members of Prince’s band and The Time in a Prince tribute. The Mavericks in a free outdoor concert.
Widespread_Dictation@reddit
Quite a few. In no particular order:
Nirvana - twice, before and after widespread fame
Mudhoney
Foo Fighters
Depeche Mode
INXS
Fleetwood Mac
ZZ Top
Yo-Yo Ma
Huey Lewis and the News
Gin Blossoms
Pistoleros
Mark Zubia
Madonna
Britney Spears
Paul McCartney
Ringo Starr and His All-Star Band
The Twiolins - German sibling violin duo
Trans-Siberian Orchestra
Red Hot Chili Peppers
The Beauty Stab
The Dandy Warhols
There’s probably more. Most of my concert going was in the 80s and 90s.
One-Hat-9887@reddit
Not a lot unfortunately but I've seen danny elfman a couple times, once for a NBC anniversary show and then his own music and a lot of Oingo Boingo which was awesome, I went to the No Values punk festival last year and saw lots of bands including Iggy Pop and the original Misfits it was amaaaaazing. I saw King Diamond last year and im going to Acid Bath this August and I can't fucking waaaaaait.
cloudydays2021@reddit
Thousands of shows. It would take me forever to list them. Everything from a handful of people at a friend’s show at CBGB to stadium concerts.
It’s my top hobby and I’ve lived in NYC for my whole life, so it’s always been accessible.
My favorites:
Pearl Jam (have seen them 60 or 70 times)
Dinosaur Jr
Nirvana (was extremely lucky to have a cool older cousin take me when I was 12, only a few months before Kurt died)
Soundgarden
Radiohead
NIN
Bowie
Mudhoney (I think I’ve seen them about 20 times)
Sharkfighter2000@reddit
Props for being a big Mudhoney fan. Have a “Piece of Cake” on me.
cloudydays2021@reddit
Haha thanks! I’ve been seeing them since the mid-90’s and they always give a great show. Not many bands are consistent like that, ya know?
NeedleworkerEntire74@reddit
sent you a message check it out when you can please thanks
Le_Sadie@reddit
I've always been very introverted; never went to a single rave and the only school dance I went to was grad, so concerts were few and far between. Some decent ones though:
Paul McCartney
David Bowie
Moby
Beck
Matthew Good Manic Street Preachers
westgazer@reddit
Seeing Matthew Good is such a goal and I bet MSP was so good!
sugaredviolence@reddit
I saw Matthew Good Band twice and saw him solo once. I lovedddddd MGB in high school.
Le_Sadie@reddit
Yeah the guy I was dating at the time was hyperfixed on MGB and it was at the hight of their popularity but still a small venue so pretty neat. He sure enjoyed it 😂 and MSP was a super random invite while I was in Toronto and I'm glad I went. They got lost in the sea of Brit pop at that time but I always enjoyed their stuff.
sugaredviolence@reddit
I’m more on the metal/rock side but—
Alanis Morrisette 1996 my (first concert ever)
Hole
Silverchair
Smashing Pumpins
A Perfect Circle
Tool
Slipknot (multiple)
Deftones (multiple times)
System of a Down
Marilyn Manson
Offspring
Pearl Jam (multiple times)
Foo Fighters (multiple)
Slayer
Lamb of God (multiple)
Gojira
Harry Styles 2022 (with a friend who liked him but he was AMAZING live I won’t lie)
That’s all I can remember right now!
nochumplovesucka__@reddit
Came up in the punk scene, and played in a local level band back in the 90s.
I've opened for a lot of "famous" punk bands.
I've seen : Social Distortion, The Queers, Screeching Weasel, H2O, Rancid, The Ramones, Murphys Law, Agnostic Front, U.S. Bombs, The Descendents, ALL, 7 Seconds, X. Bouncing Souls,The Riverdales, etc. etc...... and many more. Thats just off the top of my head.
throwitallaway@reddit
What a list! I'm happy to see some other old punks here.
Ok-Potato-4774@reddit
I'm glad I've seen The Ramones and X before they hung it up. I've got to see The Descendents before they call it a day. One of my favorite bands.
hi984390@reddit
The queers! So fun they would be a great show. Honestly that whole list I’m super envious. Any crazy stories?? I’m sure you saw a lot opening for all of them!
Ok-Potato-4774@reddit
I'd have to really sit down and remember all of the shows I've been to over the years, but the most notable one was Nirvana in December of 1993. I saw one of The Ramones last shows at Lollapalooza in August 1996, and reunited Sex Pistols in the same month and year. I've seen Black Sabbath with Ozzy Osbourne and his solo act. I saw The Misfits with Glenn Danzig play last year. Oasis a few times in the '90s and early 2000s. Just a bunch of bands.
grease_munky3@reddit
It'd be in the 60s+ I wanna sit one day and try to remember them all.
Babymakerwannabe@reddit
Oh man- so many!
Leonard Cohen Jewel Devotchka (three times) Radiohead (twice) Prince Sigur Ros (twice) Arcade fire Arctic Monkeys (twice) Bjork Beck Jonsi The Sheepdogs Celine Dion (one of my first!) Collective Soul (another early one lol) The Cranberries The Strokes Oasis The doors band that didn’t have Jim but had some of the original members (still rad!) Ryan Adams (more times than I can remember) Mazzy Star (twice) Flaming Lips Franz Ferdinand (twice) Blue Rodeo Gogo Bordello Interpol Massive Attack Suede … off the top of my head anyways lol
FeatherDust11@reddit
How were the cranberries??
Babymakerwannabe@reddit
Really good! Dolores’ voice live was crazy. Gave me the spine shivers for sure!
HeroicYogurt@reddit
As a Montrealer I feel a lot of shame in having never seen Leonard Cohen live.
Babymakerwannabe@reddit
I went on his last tour. It was the first time I paid over $100 for a ticket … I was young and it was expensive for me but oh so worth it. Huge venue but you could heard a pin drop. Just spectacular, no regerts.
korbendallas13@reddit
I’m in line to see Primus for the first time.
superschaap81@reddit
Oh lord, way too many in my teens and 20's. I have 3 sports card pages full of ticket stubs (Double Sided) that range from Savage Garden to Nine Inch Nails. Been to all kinds of shows.
PL02550@reddit
I work for a major concert venue, and I have attended more shows than ever went to in my teens and 20s. I hope to continue, but I feel my age every now and then.
jambr380@reddit
I think I've probably been to hundreds of concerts tbh.
I'd say the late 90s/early 00s Warped Tours, the headliner shows for Bad Religion at a House of Blues type venues, and New Kids on the Block Magic Summer 1990 lol are the standouts. The last NOFX and Sum 41 shows last year were amazing, but upsetting, too. I hope they both come out of retirement
ImA13x@reddit
Hard to believe this was 30 years ago and I still remember the smell of weed.
literanch@reddit
Still have my ticket from my first Warped Tour in 2001. One of the best days of my whole life.
jambr380@reddit
Ah, I'm jealous. I didn't make it to 95. That would have been killer. Cool that you still have the ticket!
mynameissuperlame@reddit
nofx is very hit or miss. once they were great and another time absolute shit lol. love them anyways.
ImitationCheesequake@reddit
Coincidentally their Live Album “I heard they suck live” is good stuff
ImA13x@reddit
Don’t forget the follow up “they’ve actually gotten worse live!”
jambr380@reddit
For sure, I saw them once and Mike was just absolutely wasted. They kept starting songs and then saying never mind. It's all part of the charm of NOFX lol
literanch@reddit
So many I can’t count.
My first was 311 in 2000. My most recent was Poison the Well about 3 months ago.
But some big names include Green Day, Pennywise, AFI, The Black Dahlia Murder, Flogging Molly, Modest Mouse, The Blood Brothers, Alice Cooper, Thursday, Dragon Force, Bush, Cradle of Filth, Bright Eyes, etc
ClockwrkAngel2112@reddit
Rush (x19), The Who (x7), Tears For Fears (x2), Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers (x3), Styx, Kansas, Ozzy, Mr. Big (x5), Jimmy Buffett, Elton John, Billy Joel (x2), The Moody Blues (x6), Justin Hayward, John Lodge, Jon Anderson, Yes (reunion in 2002, portion of the originals in 2018), Winery Dogs, Roger Waters, Duran Duran (x2), The Fixx, Foo Fighters, Asia, Ringo, Cheap Trick, Chicago, Foreigner,....... I'm forgetting some, I'm sure.
AytumnRain@reddit
Idk. Way too many to count. 1st was Bush and The Jesus Lizard. Blink 182 while they were getting big (Dude Ranch Tour) UL, Ass. Jelly Beans, and River Fenix (Changed to Fenix TX shortly after). My last 3 were Dead Milkmen (Detroit) and Rent Strike (Columbus). And soon to go see MC Frontalot and Shaffer the Darklord.
the_noise_we_made@reddit
Helmet Rasputina Marilyn Manson System of a Down Fear Factory Flaw Tomahawk Tool Ministry (3) Hanzel und Gretyl My Life With The Thrill Kill Kult John Mellencamp Donavon Nine Inch Nails (4) The Jesus and Mary Chain Devo Smashing Pumpkins Cake Flaming Lips Ok Zombie Rammstein (2) Sonata Arctica Delain Xandria Minor Trauma Fatal Step The Pixies Godspeed You! Black Emperor Tobacco (2) Odonis Odonis KMFDM Ohgr Primus Black Moth Super Rainbow Stargazer Lillies Air Credits Coldplay Edward Sharpe And The Magnetic Zeroes Fleetwood Mac Explosions in the Sky La Butcherettes Flaming Lips (2) Nitzer Ebb (2) Ben Folds Depeche Mode Lead Into Gold Skinny Puppy Swans Die Krupps Mastodon Periphery Coheed and Cambria Weird Al
Jokierre@reddit
Off the top of my head: Rush, Tool (x2), Danzig (x5), Motörhead, Switchblade Symphony, Live, Misfits (x7), Type O Negative (x6), Depeche Mode (x3), The Cure (x2), Morrissey, Deftones, Life of Agony, Gravity Kills, God Lives Underwater, Gary Numan, Ministry (x2), Everything But the Girl, Limp Bizkit (x2), Korn (x3), Helmet, The Cardigans, Beck, Fred Schneider, Joe Satriani, Megadeth (x3), In Flames (x3), Mighty Mighty Bosstones, PUSA, Filter, White Zombie, NIN, KISS, Ghost (x2), Iron Maiden, August Burns Red, Stabbing Westward, The Chameleons, Rage, The Ramones, Metallica, Bruce Springsteen, Motley Crue, Ozzy, Jane’s Addiction, Tricky, James, The Elevator Drops, 311, Samiam, Cellophane, Disturbed, Six Feet Under, Coal Chamber, The Deadlights, Reverend Horton Heat, Smashing Pumpkins (x2), Stevie Nicks, Dishwalla, Marilyn Manson, Dokken, White Lion, Bush (x2), Sponge, Toadies (x5 - they were everywhere), Garbage (x2)
All without pulling out the stubs, and I’m sure I’m forgetting some!
HamsterMachete@reddit
I've been to my share of raves and punk shows, but I never did go to many concerts. I saw Wide Spread Panic in 2013. That's about all I have.
melydi85@reddit
Backstreet Boys when I was a teenager. 🫣 As an adult, buckethead x2 🤘🏼
I don’t get out much lol
AlchemistMustang@reddit
I've only been to two concerts. NIN and Megadeth. But shows? Tons.
Less Than Jake Strung Out NoFx Bad Religion No Use For a Name The Ataris Bouncing Souls Unsung Zeros Marvelous 3
Just to name some of the more memorable ones. I've seen LTJ probably 20 times
hypo11@reddit
What is the criteria you are using to differentiate concerts from shows? I would use those terms interchangeably if the band was performing live in front of a crowd.
drainbamage1011@reddit
If there's seats, it's a concert.
Allaplgy@reddit
Never considered that at all. Concert/show is pretty much interchangeable. But call it a gig and fuck right off, unless you are performing in it.
drainbamage1011@reddit
I mean, I think the show/concert distinction came from hipsters trying to one-up each other on who has more dedication to the music, maaaan. No casual fan is going to care which term you use. Kinda like wearing the shirt of the band you're going to see.
Agreed on "gig" though. I'd even accept it from roadies, but if you're in the crowd, no, don't call it that, you tryhard.
Allaplgy@reddit
I got downvoted to heck once just for asking about that term here. Somebody on some sub used it to refer to simply going to a show, and I asked if it was an age or regional/country thing, since I'd never heard it used that way before.
AlchemistMustang@reddit
I like this answer. Clean and simple and totally agree
AlchemistMustang@reddit
Giant venue, premium prices for me is a concert. Both times for me were in stadiums. Otherwise small venues in glorified bars with a stage. NoFx and BR were in the middle playing at dedicated music venues but definitely not a giant show. Also we'd never say Im going to the punk concert or ska concert. Just seems weird.
WickedKoala@reddit
I also need to know.
DrewBaron80@reddit
Pop punk/skate punk shows in the late 90s/early 00s were amazing. LTJ was my favorite too and they were always on tour. My most memorable LTJ show was when they played at Tower Records in Chicago the afternoon before they played at Metro. Things got a bit rowdy and the staff at the store got pretty uncomfortable. Also, they were taking requests from the crowd and actually played a song I called out.
I just saw that LTJ, Suicide Machines, Bonefish and a couple others are playing about an hour away in August. It's been a while, but I might have to check it out.
LemurCat04@reddit
I had tickets to see LTJ play a split bill with the original Mike McColgan Dropkick Murphys. And then Mike decided to fuck off the week before the show.
AlchemistMustang@reddit
LTJ is.one of the few bands where so many albums are solid front to back and they put on a hell of a show. The energy is so electric.
violetwandering@reddit
I have been to so many over the years I cant recall them all but some stand outs are: New kids on the Block in 6 times Weezer in 1994 and 2024 Green Day 1995 ish Oasis in 1995 I’ll be seeing them both nights in New Jersey when they come in September The cranberries in 1996 Several years of Oz Fest Two summer sanitariums Breaking Benjamin, & Three Days Grace circa 2007 Better than Ezra several times Inkarcertation 2023/2024 Sonic Temple 2025 AC/DC 2025
I also have tickets for upcoming My Chemical Romance and Shinedown shows
Evendim@reddit
My first concert at 13, and my most recent concert were Green Day :) Both Dookie ;)
Pearl Jam, Tool, Live, Smashing Pumpkins, Tomahawk... As an Australia I went to a tonne of Big Day Out festivals as well, so go to see the likes of Soundgarden, Offspring, Hole, Garbage, Marilyn Manson, Limp Biskit, Rammstein, Korn, Foo Fighters, Fat Boy Slim, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Nine Inch Nails, Blink 182.....
TwistingEcho@reddit
I'm a stage technician, seen a few, been paid to watch more.
HansVonHansen@reddit
My first concert was in 2001: Marilyn Manson. Disturbed was opening for them.
I saw Tool twice, Opeth twice as well (got to hang out with them back stage before and after one gig, which was the one shot for their Lamentations DVD). There was GWAR, Tears for Fears, Dream Theater, Metallica, Porcupine Tree, and Deep Purple.
From what I can also recall (I'm epileptic, so terrible memory) I may have also seen Rammstein, Paradise Lost and Iron Maiden. I missed out on Black Sabbath a few years ago. And definitely more.
My wife dragged me with her to Backstreet Boys twice. And do kids concerts count? Cause Peppa Pig was awesome 🤣
Mountain-Fox-2123@reddit
The first concert i went to was the Les Miserables arena spectacular in December 2024.
That is the only concert i have been to.
I am also going to a concert in October, which will be my second and last concert i am going to.
CantFindMyWallet@reddit
I've been trying to complete the alphabet with the shows I've been to. Only need U (need Upsahl to tour) and X (no fucking idea here). But I have every other letter. Some of these I have several, so I'll just post one:
Alvvays
Beck
Cake
Dave Matthews Band
Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeroes
Fall Out Boy
Generationals
Howie Day
IDER
Japanese Breakfast
The Kooks
LCD Soundsystem
Morcheeba
No More Thieves
OK Go
Paul McCartney
Quinnie
Ra Ra Riot
Slow Pulp
Thievery Corporation
U
The Vaccines
Weezer
X
Yumi Zouma
Zero 7
Amazing-Treat-8706@reddit
Born 1977. All I can remember, not in order: Alice Cooper, Metallica, Honeymoon Suite, Spin Doctors, Rolling Stones, L7, Peaches, Mogwai, Sleater Kinney, Built to Spill, Super Furry Animals, LCD Sound System, Stereolab, Sonic Youth, Beck, The Strokes, White Stripes, Franz Ferdinand, Death Cab for Cutie, Fleet Foxes, Bill Monroe, Sufjan Stevens, INXS, Bright Eyes, Romare, Arcade Fire, a handful of philharmonic orchestras around the world.
Rivas-al-Yehuda@reddit
Madonna, Jason Aldean, Josh Turner, and George Strait (all my wife's choices).
Only other concert I've been to was with friends, it was BFD at Mountain View in 2003.
GodlessGOD@reddit
Redman & Method Man as a duo, RZA by himself, Ghostface, and the rest of Wu-Tang Clan as a group a bunch of times (minus ODB unfortunately), also some Wu affiliated artists like Streetlife and Killarmy, Nas, Busta Rhymes, 50 Cent, Talib Kweli, De La Soul (after Trugoy passed unfortunately), and Tina Turner (this was actually my first concert, and I went with my mom when i was a teen)
MadQueenCalamity@reddit
Oh my sweet summer children
David Bowie/Nine Inch Nails Madonna Gin Blossoms at the AZ State Fair Depeche Mode Paul McCartney Garbage The Cranberries Fleetwood Mac U2 Rage Against the Machine Arrested Development Aretha Franklin Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers Duran Duran Willie Nelson Bob Dylan Don Henley Peter Gabriel
x7leafcloverx@reddit
Incubus close to 20 times, Deftones 3 times, Tool, A Perfect Circle, Puscifer, Chevelle, Punk in Drublic (INXS, Mighty Mighty Bosstones, etc.), Lollapalooza Twice - 2003 and 2011, Bunbury Festival 2018, Foo Fighters a few times, Disturbed, Rob Zombie, Marilyn Manson, Coheed and Cambria probably 6 or 7 times, Circa Survive, Mutemath, Minus the Bear, The Dear Hunter, As Cities Burn, Saves the Day, Hoobastank, Young the Giant, Mastodon, Evanescence, Royal Blood, Anthony Green, Ben Kenney, Alien Ant Farm, Sublime with Rome, The Mars Volta 3 times, Death Cab For Cutie, Rise Against, Third Eye Blind, The Used, Cage the Elephant, Godsmack, Audioslave, Queen's of the Stoneage, Rage Against the Machine, Cypress Hill, Wu-Tang, The Roots, Jack White, 100s of local shows, and countless more that I'm sure I'm forgetting. I was in a band and I just honestly love music in general and especially live music.
Allaplgy@reddit
Saw Incubus several times in SF during the SCIENCE era. Can't stand their later stuff. Went from unique, hard, and energetic to boring ass white girl reggaesque blechhh.
mynameissuperlame@reddit
so lucky i got to see minus the bear on their farewell tour. one of my favorite bands.
x7leafcloverx@reddit
They’re touring again!!!
mynameissuperlame@reddit
no fucking way!!!!
Choastistoast@reddit
AFI, Linkin Park, 30 seconds to Mars, Tiger Army, Saosin, Breaking Benjamin, Dorothy, Bush, Ride against, Papa Roach, Diamante and several others that I can't remember ATM.
chadwickipedia@reddit
I keep all my stats on setlist.fm. I’m 39, I’ve been to 210 concerts of 145 different artists. My top artists are DMB, Kings of Leon, Phish, Radiohead, Black Keys, Arctic Monkeys, Metallica
gummi-demilo@reddit
I can’t remember all of them, but the highlights are:
Goo Goo Dolls at the Fiesta Bowl Block Party, NYE 1998
Rick Springfield, Eddie Money and Patti Smyth at the Sun Bowl 2006 (my brother will never admit this, but this was his first concert and it was actually really fun)
My Chemical Romance and Puddle of Mudd at Tempe Beach Park, 2008
AFI in Yokohama, Japan 2009
AFI in Portland, Oregon in 2010
boomajohn20@reddit
Chicago, FleetwoodMac, Elton John, The Beach Boys, Uriah Heap, Peter Frampton, Talking Heads, B-52’s, Loretta Lynn, James Taylor, Mountain & Grand Funk Railroad
McBernes@reddit
Only one. I saw The Cult play in Charlotte maybe 20 yrs ago. Everlast played before they came out. He started his set by walking on stage yelling "fuck Pringles!" Or something like that. All together it was a pretty good time.
fancybeadedplacemat@reddit
I see Everlast at a club in Jacksonville and he was awful! Spent the whole night complaining at/about the sound guy.
Sharkfighter2000@reddit
The 90s were the era of the traveling festival. You could see quality sets from 10-12 bands in a day for $40. I went to every Lollapalooza except 2. I went to 7 Edgefests. 3 Horde fests. A few other festival like Lilith Fair. Not to mention probably at least one live show a week from the age of 17-26. I saw Green Day with a crowd of 23. I saw Counting Crows first ever show in the state opening for The Cranberries and Suede. Saw Nirvana on the Bleach tour. Saw Pearl Jam, Soundgarden and Neil Young. Saw Cypress Hill, Rollins Band and Beastie Boys. And I remember the first time I paid $50 for a ticket was U2 on the PopMart tour. I recently paid almost $200 to go see The Damned (who I’ve wanted to see for 37 years). And I’m probably done with concerts now. It’s sad but it is just to expensive. I paid $23 to see my friend’s blues cover band about a month ago. Almost exactly 25 years ago I paid $30 to see 311 and Cypress Hill.
Sorry for the rant but music especially live music has always been a passion for me. But now, the cost has taken the fun out. I won’t spend $30 to see a band i barely know along with $10-20 for parking.
Zsirhcz1981@reddit
Not many to be honest.
Went to a couple of Oldies Fests in Texas.
Saw Frankie Valli, Three Dog Night, Gary Pucket, and a couple others I can’t remember.
DangerDelecto@reddit
Hell yeah, I loved seeing those kind of groups! A couple of us would go see the Monkees any time they came around. So many great shows! Peter Noone of Herman's Hermits did one of my favorite solo sets of all time. Frankie Valli would have been great.
heresmytwopence@reddit
Also saw Peter Noone.
Zsirhcz1981@reddit
They were a lot of fun. The one group I’d love to have seen live would have been The Beach Boys!
Love their cameos in Full House, Baywatch, and Home Improvement.
moondaisgirl@reddit
I did see the Beach Boys live, in 1992, at an outdoor stadium. It was so freaking cool.
Zsirhcz1981@reddit
I am so envious!!! Good for you!
Lazy_Mood_4080@reddit
I saw Rod Stewart in high school. I think I lowered the average age in the arena. It was a great show.
Zsirhcz1981@reddit
Right! I’m pretty sure at 15-16 I did as well. 😂
RedDawnWlvrines@reddit
Not nearly as many as I would’ve liked but not growing up near larger venues put me behind the curve. But, so far:
U2 on the ZooTV tour, Pink Floyd, Grant Lee Buffalo, Ryan Adams, Avett Brothers
One_Maize1836@reddit
I love music but not crowds/traffic/parking etc., so I haven't been to a ton of concerts. REM, Billy Joel, Metallica, Sloan, Neutral Milk Hotel, The Decemberists, Foo Fighters, The Strokes, Clay Aiken/Kelly Clarkson, The Smithereens, some local bands in the Detroit area. I missed Paul McCartney because of car trouble and 12th row at a Prince show because I decided I couldn't afford it.
BlurplesMcDerp@reddit
The main ones that stick out are:
Deftones, Slipknot, Powerman 5000, Biohazard, Machine Head, Static-X, Rage against the Machine, Wu-Tang, Cypress Hill, Gwar, Manson, Oz Fest multiple times in the 90's,
I went to some 50-60 concerts in High school. A lot of local/regional shows around the great lakes.
highpriestess420@reddit
Slipknot was my first concert but the damn power went out after three songs. It was right when they just started getting big too. Mudvayne opened for them and I was not happy being called a motherfucker 🤣
BlurplesMcDerp@reddit
Aww that sucks. I saw them for the first time at the during the living la Vida loca tour with coal chamber and machine head. LMAO, when they got in a fight with Mushroomhead fans. Fucking Cleveland....
Throw-away17465@reddit
Infinitely jealous of seeing GWAR. It’s on my lifetime bucket list
odin_the_wiggler@reddit
Was sitting in a bar one time and GWAR just walked by in full costume, so my friends and I quickly closed our tabs and started following them. That was pretty surreal.
BlurplesMcDerp@reddit
That, I'm sure, is an amazing story. Like a sitcom from the movie "Stay Tuned".
BlurplesMcDerp@reddit
I saw them a a bunch of times in the in the late 90s and early 2000s.
I haven't been since but am going a show this year. As long as they didn't change anything, it ranks up there with Mushroomhead's Halloween show at Blossom Music Center in the 90s back when they were regional. Though I like Mushroomheads music way more. But the slime and blood is a riot.
ShiraPiano@reddit
Gwar is a must once live. I went when I was 18 and it was incredible.
Onionbot3000@reddit
I really want to see GWAR, they are playing in my city in November. No one will go with me lol so probably gonna go solo.
BlurplesMcDerp@reddit
It's so worth it, I've seen them 4 times. Wear a white shirt, it's super fun.
BoboliBurt@reddit
Probably narrowing it down to arena shows would help- plus basically every aughts drug band and now Goose. Ive seem hundreds of drug band shows from the Grateful Dead (Welnick era but still the ballads slapped), to Phish last weekend. Saw Morrissey at the Aragon before I had licence in 90s. Metallica-Guns N Roses combo tour, Iron Maiden, U2, Pearl Jam, Taylor Swift, Van Halen, Willie Nelson, Bob Dylan, the Pogues, Beach Boys, Iron Maiden, Metal Church, Sting, the Band, Los Lobos, Rush, Urge Overkill, Ozzie, Blue Oyster Cult. Missed Lollapalooza. Probably missing quite a few shows as well. But most of these had a pretty big audience.
bluemitersaw@reddit
My first concert I was 14-15 or so. It was weird Al. My last concert was last week. It was weird Al.
There were other concerts in-between but whatever.
9_of_Swords@reddit
Blue Oyster Cult, Firehouse, Johnny Lang, Sev, Nick Carter, My Darkest Days, Saliva, 3 Days Grace, Hanson, BB King, Shinedown, Ghost, Avatar, In This Moment, Ice Nine Kills, Fall Out Boy, Fame On Fire, Dark Divine, Dropkick Murphys, Volbeat, Fit For A King... I know I'm forgetting some. I've got this cute little spiral book that's just for recording down what shows I've been to, but it's in another room and I'm lazy. :3
minilovemuffin@reddit
3 concerts- KISS, KISS and oh yeah, KISS.
rharper38@reddit
Went to a couple of those tours Tim McGraw and Kenny Chesney did with George Strait in the late 90s. Otherwise, it was all random country stuff and REM
MetalEnthusiast83@reddit
I've been to hundreds of shows honestly. Most recent was Metallica last month, but that's the only band I ever go see that's big enough to sell out a stadium.
erinrachelcat@reddit
Coldplay (minutes before they exploded into the stratosphere), Sia (also before her massive fame, and I knew her opening band!), TMBG (on and off night they were very tired seeming), Esthero (loved her and wished she was more successful), hmm… so many more, I just can’t remember tbh! I don’t really go to shows now.
rattfink11@reddit
I average a show a month and have for the past 20 years.
bronzemat@reddit
Madonna- Who's That Girl Tour
Bangles, 3 times
Fleetwood Mac, 2 times
Garth Brooks, Janet Jackson, Aerosmith, B52s, Leann Rimes, Amy Grant, WAR, Gloria Estefan, & Sheena Easton.
Wish I could have seen Whitney Houston and Prince Cancelled an hour before he was to perform, when we were waiting in line to get in. 😡
Deesmateen@reddit
That is a brag list if I’ve ever seen one
bronzemat@reddit
Well, B52s, Bangles, WAR, & Leann Rimes were at the "Orange County Fair", here in California, so not exactly huge crowds like Spears & Madonna were.
And Sheena Easton was a lounge at a small casino in Vegas in the early 2000s.
Deesmateen@reddit
Garth alone is a top tier concert but you also have Madonna, Janet and Aerosmith
Infamous_Muffin7385@reddit
Lots, but the bands I've seen more than once are Type O Negative (three times, RIP Peter Steele) and The Violent Femmes (four times, will 100% see again)
TheFoxandTheSandor@reddit
Radiohead was one I’ll never forget.
Pearl Jam twice
Bruce Springsteen
Then I’ve seen Joanna Newsom 3 times and the Decemberists probably 8 or 9 times.
The one that still hurts is finally getting Cranberries tickets and then hearing the horrible news of her death.
HeroicYogurt@reddit
OMG I forgot the Cranberries! Wait she's dead??
TheFoxandTheSandor@reddit
Yep, around the same time as Chris Cornell
jfk_two@reddit
dude i went to every hardcore show that came to my city for years and years
rugrlou@reddit
1st Show: Coal Chamber, Machinehead & Amen.
Fuel, Disturbed & ??? maybe Linkin Park as an opener. K-Rock Low Dough show. 92 cents + $5 in T!cketm@ster fees.
Tom Petty, Velvet Revolver, Stone Temple Pilots, Creed, Sevendust, Mudvayne, Ozzy, Black Sabbath, Marilyn Manson, Pantera, Slipknot, Five Finger Death Punch, Shinedown, Foo Fighters, Nickelback, Puddle of Mudd, Incubus, Breaking Benjamin, Korn, Limp Bizkit, Static X, Deftones, Powerman5000 Audioslave, Blink 182, Papa Roach, Our Lady Peace ... I've forgotten so many more. Oh, George Clinton & P Funk (at college). A couple Oz Fests.
When I worked clubs: DJ Tiesto, Rick Springfield, TKA ... too many DJs & club scene type music.
I'm glad I backed out of Woodstock 99 (if I remember correctly). Went to Times Square on NYE for the Y2K end of the world party.
withoutadrought@reddit
Black Sabbath and Ozzy numerous times, Tool a few times, A Perfect Circle, Rage against the machine, Metallica, Slayer, Lamb of God, Type o Negative, Colin Hay, Zero 7, David Gray, Pantera, System of a Down, Dave Matthew’s band, Pepper, G Love, Citizen Cope, Fun, The flaming lips, Atmosphere, Daft Punk, Korn, Snoop Dogg, Eminem. Lots of Ozzfests, Attended the Big 4, and got to go to Vegoose twice. Bucket list are ColdPlay and Roger Waters The Wall.
inghostlyjapan@reddit
I have absolutely no idea how many shows I've been to.
It has to be over 500 but it's much higher than that taking into consideration smaller local acts.
I remember my first proper gig with no supervision was Sepultura in 94.
The last gig I went to was last Friday and was a Jazz fundraiser for a public radio station.
electron_envy@reddit
Hippie shit incoming: I'm at almost 100 Phish shows, Probably 50 .moe shows, 50 John Brown's Body, dozens of other jam bands, dozens of other reggae acts, I had an electronica phase where I was seeing dudes like Sasha and John digweed every wkend, a bunch of bands from river raves and Lollapaloozas, janes addiction, the stones, fuckin Steve winwood, grisman, I can go on and on
_MuddyCreek_@reddit
See you at SPAC?
electron_envy@reddit
Yep, we'll be there!
VoteBurtonForGod@reddit
Sasha and Digweed... Damn! Those are names I haven't heard in a long time. Now I feel obligated to go throw on a few songs and hit one. 😂
Gonna_do_this_again@reddit
Did you get into STS9?
electron_envy@reddit
Yea, saw them a few times including Boston and out in Vegas at vegoose
CariniFluff@reddit
United Center coming up soon. Also used to go to raves every weekend for years in the Chicago area.
electron_envy@reddit
Just got back from Folsom, next up for us SPAC. Would love to get to Chicago one day
Themoosemingled@reddit
31 post-Jerry dead shows Dylan 12 times Bruce 9 times Etc.
Imaginary-Look-4280@reddit
Lots. Standouts are the Up in Smoke tour summer 2000 (Dre, Snoop, Eminem, Ice Cube, Warren G, and more), Curiosa mini festival summer 2004 (The Cure, Interpol, The Rapture, Mogwai), Depeche Mode, Bauhaus, New Order (3 times), Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds (3 times), The Revolution (who toured the year after Prince died), Morris Day and the Time (mid 90s-ish? I was a teenager obsessed with Purple Rain when all my friends still thought Prince was weird and begged my mom to take me), Iggy Pop, Pulp, PJ Harvey, The Twilight Sad in a super tiny venue (they play bigger ones now after touring with the Cure), Thrill Kill Kult, Massive Attack, Slowdive, Sigur Ros tiny venue, September 2001), and U2 (October 2001, smallest show they had played in the US in a decade). Many more I'm forgetting to name. I've seen a lot of great shows!
thoughtfractals85@reddit
The Highway Men, Bobby Bear, 311, Howie Day, Kid Rock, Daughtry, and The Rolling Stones.
RachelPalmer79@reddit
Genesis x2, U2 x4, Coldplay x4, Travis x3, Crowded House, Neil Finn x2, Neil and Tim Finn x1, The Who x2, Paul McCartney, 3 Bridge School Benefits, David Gray x2, Bush (Sacramento made MTV news because Gavin got smacked in the face when something hit the mike stand), and Mason Jennings x4. And many in between. Genesis was my first concert in 1992 and my last concert was John Mayer. I don’t have money or time anymore.
hoodncsu@reddit
Probably over 200 all in, lots of jam bands. Last show was about 2 weeks ago(Goose), next one is next week (Spafford).
Go see live music
WhatTheCluck802@reddit
Dozens upon dozens.
Infinite_Ring1167@reddit
Fishbone, Skeletones, Mustardplug, Radiohead, REM, Stevie Nick's and Chris Isaac
JeffTS@reddit
Metallica, Danzig, Candlebox, AC/DC, Godsmack, 311, Black Crowes, Jewel, Slayer, Megadeth, Hatebreed, Five Finger Death Punch, Aerosmith, Kenny Wayne Shephard, and Shadows Fall to name a few. Plus A Day in the Garden, Woodstock '99, and The Big 4.
chrisfdrums@reddit
So many! But some highlights: They Might Be Giants, TOOL x5, Weird Al x2, John Williams, UB40, White Denim x4 (my fav band), Rage, NoFX x3, GZA, Wu Tang, Violent Femmes, and oodles more.
Saddest ones I missed: Beastie Boys with Rage (Mike D got injured, they canceled the tour and Rage broke up), and Slipknot on their first national tour in the 90s (I got arrested for being a punkass vandal when I was 17 and got in heaps of trouble)
sugartits828@reddit
Backstreet Boys x2, Journey, Linkin Park x2, Katy Perry, One Direction, Mariah Carey, Muse, Weezer, System of a Down, Panic! At the disco, BTS, Ice Cube, Snoop Dogg, In this moment.
ThePolemicist@reddit
I love music but am not a big fan of concerts. I've only been to a few: Aerosmith, Moby, and Paul McCartney
TappyMauvendaise@reddit
FleurSea@reddit
Offspring, Manu Chao, Langhorne Slim, Wyclef Jean, Ben Harper, Michael Franti, Regina Spektor, Damien Rice, Taj Mahal!!! Smokey Robinson.
Allison_Blackheart@reddit
America, The Monkees, Vans Warped Tour '99, Family Values Tour '98, Rage Against the Machine, U2, Slayer, Rammstein, Accept, Hammerfall, Alice in Chains, Stone Sour, Bloodsimple, Styx, Pat Benatar. I'm sure that I'm forgetting some.
Pretty jealous about KMFDM.
a_new_wave@reddit
Cool list and topic!
Mine: Radiohead, Pearl Jam, Smashing Pumpkins, The Strokes, White Stripes, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Kings of Leon, Regina Spektor, Bright Eyes, The Dead Weather, the Raconteurs, Beck, Sonic Youth, Broken Social Scene, Weezer, Vampire Weekend, Beach House, Best Coast (many), Aimee Mann, the Breeders, Tears for Fears, Tennis, Charly Bliss, Harry and the Potters, Reverend Horton Heat, Coldplay, Ben Folds, Metric, be your own pet (many), She and Him, Sleigh Bells, Rilo Kiley, Joanna Newsom, Autolux, Arcade Fire, Daughters, Cold War Kids, Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks, Belle and Sebastian, Camera Obscura, Reel Big Fish
Multiple for local SoCal Bands: The Prayer Chain, Boris Smile, Dusty Rhodes and the Riverband
LemurCat04@reddit
Sonic Youth played our spring fling my last year in college and someone kept screaming at them to play “Teenage Riot”. Thurston Moore went off on a rant about them not being “meat jukeboxes” that was so unintentionally, pretentiously hilarious it’s turned into a joke with my friends.
a_new_wave@reddit
haha that's great.
I saw them at a biennial opening night at the Orange County Museum of Art, Thurston said they "had heard Orange County had the best art rockers" which, they definitely didnt hear, haha.
a_new_wave@reddit
Mark Ibold from Pavement was playing bass for them
Fabulous-South-9551@reddit
I think radio festivals that became popular in the 90s made it hard to keep track. These are the ones I distinctly remember:
Bush Alanis Morrisette The Cranberries Incubus The Prodigy Blur Bjork Ani DiFranco Sneaker Pimps Smashing Pumpkins Beck Tori Amos L7 Green Day The Cure Red Hot Chili Peppers Korn Papa Roach (I was in the mv) Foo Fighters Explosions in the Sky Tricky 311 Toadies Hole Babes in Toyland Oleander Sleater-Kinney Far Local H Silverchair Rancid Souls Taking Back Sunday Snoop dog Funeral Party Rage Against The Machine Melanie Martinez
Those I can remember off hand
VoteBurtonForGod@reddit
My mom was a reporter for a regional rock magazine. She did interviews with the bands. So, she always took me with her when she'd go to the shows. I honestly couldn't tell you, without serious thoughts about it, how many shows I've been to, let alone how many bands I've seen and hung out with. I had breakfast at a greasy diner with the members of Anthrax. The lead singer of White Snake went with us to a local amusement park (Frontier City in Oklahoma) to hang out for the day. Dimebag used to come to our family cookouts. I had it good as a young metal head! 🤘🏻
Redflagpolesitter@reddit
Weird Al (grade school), INXS, Ziggy Marley, Cheap Trick, Noel Gallagher’s Flying Birds met him and got autographs, Methods of Mayhem, my friend got us back stage with Tommy Lee, then on the bus with Tommy Lee, Spin Doctors, Sting, Pearl Jam, Foo Fighters, Cody Jinks, Yung Gravy,
They were not all in that order, and I’m sure I’m forgetting some.
Prossdog@reddit
Let’s see here…
Britney Spears (she was my first lol)
Weird Al (3 times)
Steve Vai (4 times)
Victor Wooten (6 times)
Joe Satriani (twice)
The Avett Bros (4 times)
The Meat Puppets (3 times)
The Decemberists (twice)
Gov’t Mule
John Mayer
Robert Plant & Allison Krauss
Bill Cosby (😑)
Jeff Foxworthy
Brian Regan (4 times)
Jim Gaffigan (3 times)
Nate Bargatze
Hairball
Tommy Castro and the Painkillers
And I’m seeing Kingfish Ingram and Samantha Fish tomorrow night
There are others I’m sure, but as I sit here casually thinking about it, those are the ones I remember.
Expert-Housing-8488@reddit
Weird Al was my very first concert in 1995. I was 14. I saw him live at a waterfront bar. There was a special entrance and wristband for us underage folks. The stage was on a barge in the river. It was a very weird and memorable first concert experience.
no_clever_name_yet@reddit
Jesus… who can keep count or even list HALF?! All I know is on Saturday I saw Incubus live for the third time. The first time in over 20 years, though. They were fine. Played ALL of Morning View “plus the hits”. Second time I’ve seen them play all of Morning View live in person, so we could probably figure out the last time I saw them live. (That was the second time I saw them. And I realize that I’ve never seen them with a completely 100% willing partner! First time was a friend from work who was willing to drive to the next state with me. Second time was my dad, who liked them well enough. Third time was my husband who likes the ONE album.)
I have seen live concerts since 1984/5. My parents got us front row seats to see The Nylons. (There were at least two concerts that followed in the next few years, I cannot remember them.) I saw Johnny Lang in 1995. My first concert WITHOUT my parents was in 1997 with my older sister and was The BoDeans.
As a young adult I’d go to small, cheap, concerts at the “famous” 7th Street Entry and First Ave often enough (still do! except now it’s not so often). Saw Tulip Sweet and her Trail of Tears there on my 20th birthday (only reason I remember that is because my sister thought it was my 21st and tried to take me out). I saw Phantom Planet (at a similarly small venue) before “California” got chosen for The O.C. opening song. I went to Franz Ferdinand playing a venue MUCH too big for them but still putting on a rocking show right after Take Me Out was on the radio.
My husband and I got married in 2008 and have seen, on average, 4 shows a year. Some years it’s been 1, some years it’s been 8. We’ve seen Sigur Ros four (?) times? Maybe five? We’ve seen Jonsi by himself twice. LCD Soundsystem (disappointing show, they must have had an off night). OK Go (probably the best show we’ve ever seen at First Ave!). The XX (for a 3 person band they put on a HUGE show). The Oh Hello’s (10 person band!). The Pains of Being Pure at Heart (mutiple multiple times, my husband and Kip - lead singer - are on a first name basis).
More than I can remember or list. Seriously.
no_clever_name_yet@reddit
Although I do have a funny story about seeing Incubus on Saturday. We were walking back to our car when some girl said from the backseat of the car she was in “was that the best concert you’ve ever been to?!”
My husband and I look at her and in unison said “no”. I then, to make her feel better, said “but we’re old”. About ten feet further on I said to him “I should have said ‘That’s not even the best Incubus concert I’ve been to.’”
Dimac99@reddit
Dennis Locorriere, Tom Jones, Billy Joel, Lionel Ritchie, Elton John, Del Amitri a couple of times, Blue October but only Justin and Ryan. I have a feeling I might have forgotten one or two, not a big gig person, tbh. Mostly taken my mum to see the people and groups she loves that I grew up listening to. Fyi, Billy Joel was the best by a country mile. Early/mid 00's, I think.
ShiraPiano@reddit
I've been to more than I can think of. From 18-22 I went to concerts like once a week. I have certain bands/artists I have seen multiple times: Tool - 15, Deftones - 25, Ozzy/Black Sabbath - 17 being the top 3.
RolandMT32@reddit
Paul McCartney, Rush, Mark Knopfler (of Dire Straits), Paul Simon, The Doobie Brothers, Blue Man Group, The Kiffness
aharddayslife@reddit
A lot of Dave Matthews Band, a lot of Weezer, a lot of 311.
WickedKoala@reddit
Alice in Chains
Jerry Cantrell
Dave Matthews Band
Sevendust
Disturbed
Incubus
Rodrigo y Gabriela
Tool
Ghost
Linkin Park
Filter
Silversun Pickups
REM
Days of the New
No_Reporter2768@reddit
I was there too! My parents threatened to kick me out if I went because they were so scared something was going to happen at midnight 😂
WickedKoala@reddit
It was an absolutely bonkers show. Ted Nugent riding in on a buffalo. Lars crowd surfing. Good times.
No_Reporter2768@reddit
How do I not remember Nugent riding in on a buffalo?!?! Probably alcohol😂
WickedKoala@reddit
Also at the end of his set he hung his guitar up on his speaker stack and shot it with a flaming bow and arrow.
First_manatee_614@reddit
Korn several times, lolla in 04 or something. Buddy guy, rolling stones, the who, Marilyn Manson.
LouBiffo@reddit
The Frogs, Avail/Boy Sets Fire, Elliott/Boy Sets Fire/Snapcase, Avail, MONO/Elliott, Heavenly Noise, Brother Doubt, The Who, America, British Rock Symphony
LemurCat04@reddit
Fuck yes Avail. So fucking good. They played my college’s Punk Rock Prom and tore that shit up.
LouBiffo@reddit
I'm sad to miss them since they've done a few shows again.
LemurCat04@reddit
Same. Started listening to their stuff again a little while back and would love to see them live again.
LouBiffo@reddit
Do you listen to Tim's solo stuff?
LemurCat04@reddit
Nah, I’ll have to check it out
picklepuss13@reddit
Too many to list, it's over 100 easy.
CheesyRomantic@reddit
Oh not too many compared to others. And it’s so varied too. NKOTB, Eros Ramazotti, Laura Pausini, Our Lady Peace, John Mayer, Michael Bublé, MOIST & David Usher, Billy Idol, Blue Rodeo, Kelly Clarkson, Kalan Porter, Chantal Kreviazuk, Nelly Furtado… and other random smaller bands and musicians that performed at concert festivals.
HeroicYogurt@reddit
Lollapalooza and I remember very little. Bjork, Marilyn Manson, a lot of local bands.
Akickstarrabbit@reddit
Lauren Hill, AC/DC, the Smashing Pumpkins, Lords of Acid, NIN and many raves PLUR
SignificantApricot69@reddit
As a Xennial I’ve seen White Zombie but never Rob Zombie.
tunetog@reddit
So many I'd have to go home and start going through my stubs.
AssclownJericho@reddit
i seen more concerts as an adult then a teen. i saw ffdp and megadeth on my 39th birthday.
mtron32@reddit
Too many to recall at the moment, I'll do first and last. Michael Jackson Bad Tour April 88 in Chicago. Dopethrone in San Diego at the Brick by Brick this past February. I left that last show early because they were getting ready to perform at about 1130 and I left my cocaine in 2015.
Upstairs_Usual_4841@reddit
Before 2022 = 1, the Police with Elvis Costello opening
2022 = Weird Al with Emo Phillips, Bad Religion, Yungblud, Less Than Jake, Coolio, Streetlight Manifesto, Catbite
2023 = Descendents, Circle Jerks, Adolescents, Green Day, Foo Fighters, Joan Jett, Less Than Jake, Toasters, Beck, Streetlight Manifesto, The Distants, Bad Religion, Speed of Light
2024 = Les Miserables, Social Distortion, Bad Religion, Billy Joel, Stevie Nicks, Train, REO Speedwagon, Yacht Rock Revue, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Offspring, Cypress Hill, Alanis Morissette, Joan Jett, Metallica, NOFX (4x), Linda Lindas, Rancid, Smashing Pumpkins, Green Day, Beck, Sublime, Offspring, Face to Face, Cypress Hill, Sincere Engineer, Lagwagon, Descendents, Rob Zombie, Catbite w/ Laura Jane Grace doing all of Operation Ivy's 'Energy' album, Pennywise, GWAR, Streetlight Manifesto, Devon K and the Solutions, Modest Mouse
2025 = Heart, Cheap Trick, Riverdance, Cake so far. Comin up: Phish, Bad Religion (2x), Dropkick Murphys (2x), Streetlight Manifesto, Weird Al (2x), Puddles Pity Party, Green Day, Weezer
Also, some comedians and other stuff. Just saw Bobcat Goldthwait last weekend, and he was great!
MaxyBrwn_21@reddit
Prince, Elton John, Grateful Dead, Pearl Jam, Van Halen, Deftones, Audioslave, Incubus, Eminem, Korn
EldrinSMP@reddit
Not many... There was Garbage and Lit, Three Doors Down, Third Eye Blind, the Wallflowers, Tom Petty (got to meet him and actually talk to him for a while, really awesome guy), Sister Hazel (met them too). Helped plan the event for a Brad Paisley concert but had to be elsewhere when it happened. Oh, and Garth Brooks.
SeminoleDVM@reddit
Too many to remember. My first (and still one of the best) was STP when they were touring No. 4
Bobo_Baggins_jatj@reddit
Oh god. I might miss some.
Beach Boys
REO Speed Wagon
Lynard Skynard
Charlie Daniel’s Band
38 Special
Poison
Ratt
Metallica (7 times)
Green Day
Bush
Goo Goo Dolls
No Doubt
69 Boyz
Quad City DJs
System of a Down
Powerman 5000
Korn
Kid Rock (2x before he went nutty)
Staind
Saliva
Nickleback
Chevelle
Buck Cherry
Papa Roach
Fuel
Tool
Tesla
Chris Stapleton
Avenge 7 Fold
Volbeat
I’m sure I’m missing a few.
Ok_Researcher_9796@reddit
GWAR. That's the only show you need to see.
misskellycupcake@reddit
I've seen just Alkaline Trio more times than shows listed here.
StevieNickedMyself@reddit
Festivals: Woodstock '99, Tibetan Freedom, Lilith Fair (all 3), HFStival (1997)
Shows I Can Remember: No Doubt, Patti Smith, Fleetwood Mac (twice), Stevie Nicks (twice), Alicia Keys, Explosions In the Sky, Julien Baker, Skrillex, Alabama Shakes, Basement Jaxx, Ed Sheeran (before he got famous), Radwimps, The Back Horn, Kimura Kaela, Anna Tsuchiya, CORE OF SOUL
Garth_W00kz@reddit
I’ve been in the EDM/rave scene for 30 years so I’ve seen pretty much everyone except for Aviicii (RIP) from that particular genre, and just saw Tipper this past weekend
Internal-Mortgage635@reddit
Oof. I'll just listen headliners. The Cramps. Amigo the Devil. Alkaline Trio. The Get Up Kids. The White Stripes. Men I Trust. Three Bad Jacks. Reverend Horton Heat. The Smashing Pumpkins. TV Girl. The Aquabats. One Man Army. Against Me!. Cake. P.O.D. . Nekromantix. Between the Buried and Me . Nine Inch Nails. Bayside. The Epoxies. Boy Harsher. Snail Mail. Cat Power. The Cure.
Man, that's all I can think of off hand. Pretty soon it will be My Chemical Romance.
zt3777693@reddit
The notable ones I’ll mention (it’s really too many to mention
One of the symphony concerts for Metallica when S&M came out, the first one: Madison Square Garden, Orchestra of St. Luke’s, November 1999
Hole, Roseland, NYC, May 1999, tour for “Celebrity Skin”
Family Values Tour, late ‘99. (Korn, Limp Bizkit, Ice Cube, Rammstein)
Type O Negative & Lacuna Coil, twice in summer/fall 2003 in Manhattan and Brooklyn(Hammerstein Ballroom and L’amour
Tool, Nassau Coliseum, fall 2006
Black Sabbath (RIP), Pantera & the Deftones, Continental Airlines Arena in NJ, in early 2000.
J_Harbaugh_Esq@reddit
Surely incomplete, but making this list was great fun: https://www.concertarchives.org/pat-mobley
misanthropoetry@reddit
First: Bobby Brown in grade school😂 Then Milli Vanilli and MC Hammer.
The Pixies at the student union ballroom at the University of Arizona when I was 13? 14?
About 100-150 punk or “alternative” shows at the DPC (Tucson) - bands people might actually recognize: Green Day, Alice Donut, Stereolab, Neurosis, the Vandals, D.I., Fear, Samiam, SNFU, Pennywise, Citizen Fish, Jawbreaker, Offspring…
Tool, Primus, NIN, Jane’s Addiction, Depeche Mode, David Bowie, Beastie Boys, Cypress Hill, Peter Murphy, Bauhaus, The Cure, New Order, Ministry, Cocteau Twins, Lionel Richie, The Police, Peter Gabriel, Interpol, My Bloody Valentine, Radiohead, Tom Waits, Nick Cave, Russian Circles… and many more.
ccbassett@reddit
Smashing Pumpkins, Primus, George Clinton, Phish, Post-Jerry Dead related projects, GWAR, Bruce Hornsby, Violent Femmes, Paul McCartney, James Brown, Steely Dan, Neil Young, Allman Brothers, Dave Matthews Band, Bela Fleck, Paul Simon, Taj Mahal, Pretty Lights, Goose, Tool, Arcade Fire, Wilco, Ween, The Spin Doctors, Black Crows, Buckethead, David Byrne, Ray LaMontagne, My Morning Jacket, Jimmy Cliff, DJ Shadow, RJD2, Digable Planets, Jay Z, Snoop Dogg, Dr. Dog, Band of Horses, Widespread Panic, Jurassic Five, Bob Dylan, Tom Petty, Kings of Leon, The Black Keys, The White Stripes, Leftover Salmon, moe, String Cheese Incident, Dolly Parton, Modest Mouse, Muse, U2, Tenacious D, Ani DiFranco, preservation hall jazz band, The Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Kendrick Lamar, The Flaming Lips, Spoon, Portugal, The Man, Toots and the Maytials, Nathaniel Rateliff, sylvan esso, Stevie Wonder, Bruce Springsteen, NIN, Sigur Rós, The Police, The Roots, Beck, RHCP, Thievery Corporation, The National, Feist, Hot Chip, Broken Social Scene, Col Bruce Hampton, Warren Haynes, Trombone Shorty, The War on Drugs, Grandmaster Flash, G-Love, Billy Strings, Tedeschi Trucks Band, Medeski, Martin & Wood, Pearl Jam, Gary Clark Jr.,
and many many many others Im leaving off due to their size or that i am forgetting.
Allureme@reddit
Not many at all. But my cousin had a friend of the family whose son was special. He was in his 30s and loved rock concerts. Every summer his mom would buy him two tickets to his choice and the my cousin had to bring him. She bought the ticket and gave my cousin some money for his food and drinks. It was never enough but it wasn’t about that. I was the backup if my cuz couldn’t go. I was forced to take him to see Kid Rock. I didn’t listen to him and had no desire to go. We thought it was going to be rained out. We got there and unfortunately Unkle Cracker was canceled. But ZZ Top opened. I never knew I knew so many of their songs. It was great. Now time for Kid Rock. I’m thinking can’t wait for this shit to be over. Wow did that man change my mind. He DJ’d. I didn’t know he was a bad ass DJ. He killed it. His whole performance was well worth it. I’m still not a Kid Rock fan as in I don’t put on his music but I’d go see him live.
The other concert I really remember was Motley Crue. Tommy Lee drum solo upside down over the seats. Enough said!
0peRightBehindYa@reddit
This is by no means an exhaustive list....just the bands I've seen that come immediately to mind:
-Metallica x2
-Korn w/Staind
-NiN w/A Perfect Circle
-Joe Satriani
-Kiss
-The Beach Boys w/Chicago
-Motley Crue
-Cinderella
-Kool & the Gang
-Dave Matthews Band
-Aerosmith w/SevenMaryThree
-Iron Butterfly w/Black Oak Arkansas, Mountain, and Foghat
-Kansas
-Foreigner
-Loverboy
And many, many others.
CannedDuck1906@reddit
Kansas, Chicago, Bon Jovi, REO Speedwagon, ELO, Beach Boys, Doobie Bros, KC and the Sunshine Band with the Village People.
LemurCat04@reddit
My sister has a huge Jovi fan (350+ shows when she “retired”), so I’d occasionally go with her. Fun show. Great people watching.
js4873@reddit
I was always into classic rock so I actually never saw the smashing pumpkins or foo fighters or anything like that as a kid. Went to allman brothers, two times to Dylan (once with Van Morrison and another time with Paul Simon), Twice to Jethro Tull, then some contemporary for the 90s stuff like Blues traveler, DMB
DrJJStroganoff@reddit
Just came back from that sabbath back to the beginning concert.
Shit... nothing I saw the last 30 years comes close to that show.
Don_Shetland@reddit
Way too many to remember lol
SquatchoCamacho@reddit
KNOTB was my first concert in 2nd grade, Kiss was my first "real" concert at 13 (meaning I went with just my friends, no adults), I went to many Ozzfests, Lollapalooza once, Metallica on acid when I was 15 lol I saw everyone from 2 live crew to lynard skynard to Marilyn Manson and Pantera. I enjoy annoying my child by constantly saying "I saw them in concert" at almost any song that came out pre 2005 lol
Lazy_Mood_4080@reddit
NKOTB was my first show too! August 9, 1988, I was 9. (I looked up the date on Wikipedia.) We were on the 6th row.
WildEthos@reddit
I’ll list the best ones (in no order):
RHCP Nine Inch Nails Tool Queens of the Stone Age Mars Volta Van Halen Flaming Lips Garbage Social Distortion
Phoniceau@reddit
I grew up in a small tourist town on an island, so until after high school, very few shows. I was lucky enough to see a few random bands that came to my town one separate occasions, who played in really tiny hotel ballrooms to about 100 people in the late 90s:
Blues Traveler
Sister Hazel
Others shows I actually flew to other islands or elsewhere specifically for:
New Found Glory
Warped tour ‘99 and ‘01
I then moved to the mainland and finally got to go to more concerts.
Bands I’ve seen on purpose more than once:
Reel Big Fish (4x)
Less Than Jake (3x)
Dropkick Murphys (3x)
Teagan and Sara (a few times at least… lived in Vancouver for a while…)
Weakerthans (2x)
Memorable Shows:
Ozzy Osborne (I won tickets in a radio contest)
The Killers
Joshua Radin (in a tiny bar in Colorado Springs telling stories about his whisper music)
Juliana Theory (I was an 18yo scene kid and had them sign my boobs 🤦♀️)
Dashboard Confessional (the worst concert I’ve been to by far)
Deftones
Sigur Ros (WOW!!!!)
The Pixies (at Caesarea ampitheater was an absolutely unique experience)
And way way more, Warped Tour several times, from tiny club shows in Vancouver emo/alt scene to massive shows at Red Rocks and stadium tours like Ozzy and Madonna.
Chubbadog@reddit
I tried to recall and log them all on a spreadsheet once. It was a futile endeavor.
Onionbot3000@reddit
I decide to try and recall every show I’ve been to. Pretty sure I’m forgetting some…
Moist, U2, Tragically Hip, The Tea Party, Megadeth, Suicidal Tendencies, Cher, Bryan Adams, Huey Lewis and the News, Steve Earle, Sabbaton, Zakk Sabbath, Black Label Society, Kreator, the Hu, Iron Maiden, Metallica, Shania Twain, Crash Test Dummies, Sam Robert’s Band, Shawn Mendez, Garbage, Beyoncé, Taylor Swift, K.Flay, Alanis Morisette, Greta Van Fleet, Joan Jett and the Blackhearts, Def Leppard, Poison, Motley Crüe, Guns and Roses, Ghost, the Pretty Reckless Pantera, Five Finger Death Punch, Gojira, Ice Nine Kills, Bullet for My Valentine, Iced Earth, Behemoth, Thornley, 54/40, Children of Bodom, LL Cool J, Busta Rhymes, Sean Paul, Alessia Cara, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Tom Cochrane, Weezer, Loreena McKennit, The Dead South.
CokBlockinWinger@reddit
1000’s, (I was a touring musician for decades).
thebookofswindles@reddit
Too many so I’ll just list the first 3:
Pink Floyd, Hole, KMFDM.
And for flair I’ll just add that I’ve seen Ministry 6 times.
isuamadog@reddit
Ministry and helmet. My ears rang for a week easy after. Shit, they still ring 30 years later.
Chrysilus818@reddit
Agreed on Ministry. I saw them in Chicago almost 30 years ago and they rocked. Still one of my favorite concerts.
hi984390@reddit
Ahhh I would love to see Hole. How was it?
thebookofswindles@reddit
It was an amazing show. Though they started super late and Courtney was super drunk. At one point she stopped and refused to play unless this guy in the audience took off his “fucking Candlebox shirt” lol. Overall still an excellent concert.
hi984390@reddit
That’s hilarious. 😂
sweetassassin@reddit
This HOLE scene is the 90s distilled
the_girl_racer@reddit
Agree on Ministry! So awesome.
baking_bad@reddit
Top 10 in no particular order:
Interpol
Pixies
Modest Mouse
Garth Brooks
Queens of the Stone Age
Joanna Newsom
Jenny Lewis
Fleet Foxes
Weezer
My Morning Jacket
JacPhlash@reddit
My 1st was Van Halen in '92 with Alice in Chains opening.
Subsequent highlights: Jonathan Richman, David Byrne, Dweezil Zappa, Jimmy Buffett, Rolling Stones, Steely Dan, Daryl Hall, Neil Young, Tom Petty, Crash Test Dummies, Extreme, Aerosmith, Eric Church, Chris Stapleton, Wilco, Golden Smog, JJ Grey & Mofro, Heart, BB King, Dave Matthews Band, ? And the Mysterians, Steve Miller Band, Bruce Springsteen, Bob Dylan, Paul Simon, Zac Brown Band, Jake Shimabukaru, Def Leppard, Journey, Steve Poltz, Jewel, Kenny Chesney, and Old Dominion. (Last weekend)
carryon4threedays@reddit
I think “what’s the best concert you’ve attended in your lifetime” would be a better question.
mynameissuperlame@reddit
Too many to list but some of my favorite performances-
Explosions in the Sky
Minus the Bear
Incubus
Delta Sleep
Tool
Modest Mouse
Ness_of_Onett@reddit
Worked at Madison Square Garden.
Seen more shows than I can remember.
One that was probably the best: Queen w/ Adam Lambert
But that's just my opinion.
SnicckleFrittz420@reddit
Weezer, Rob Zombie, Snoop Dog, Dr.Dre, Eminem (up in smoke tour) Ziggy Marley, and lots of local bands.
ServoWHU42@reddit
245, according to last.fm, including festivals. Some of the more memorable ones:
Sponge and Everclear in Detroit 1995, right before they both blew up (first show, hard to get more 90s than that)
Jimmy Page and Robert Plant 1998 (from the second row!)
Slayer @ Harpo's in Detroit 1999. my first Slayer show. Seeing them at Harpo's is/was a rite of passage
Wacken Open Air 2000 (still want to get back there sometime before I croak)
The Cure at Royal Albert Hall 2006
Iron Maiden - Toronto 2008 (Flight 666 tour, Hallowed Be Thy Name from this show was in the film)
each of the 9 times I've seen Slowdive since they reunited🥰
PoolNoob69@reddit
In my 40s now with kids and still manage 5-10 shows a year. In my 20s and 30s, they were more frequent. First show ever was The Beach Boys when I was like 10. Most recent was Metallica in May.
newgreyarea@reddit
I go to sooo many shows. At least a couple a month if not more.
Saw Tropical Fuck Storm the other night. Preoccupations a couple of weeks ago. Been trying to save some $ so I’m actually trying to not see anything for a minute. …but friends can talk me into shit so easily.
therealpopkiller@reddit
I’ve seen about 500 different bands, so can’t list them all here
bell83@reddit
Velvet Revolver, Paul McCartney, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, and Bridge City Sinners were the big ones.
caryn1477@reddit
Oh geez, too many to remember right now.
Evaderofdoom@reddit
way to many to list, I just don't have the time to type all that out.
Junior_Mixture5645@reddit
Korn, Tori Amos, Stone Temple Pilots, Metallica, White Zombie, Green Day, Mariah Carey, Alanis Morisette, Faerybabyy, Wu-Tang Clan, Rage Against the Machine, Limp Bizkit, Sevendust, and Evanescence.
love_is_an_action@reddit
Reba, Third Eye Blind, Eve 6, KISS, Hanson, Hanson, Joanna Newsom, Hanson, Jewel.
Joanna Newsom & Jewel were the only shows I enjoyed. But I’m not a concert guy, and the kinds of bands I like never toured near me when I had means to see em.
I wanna see Garbage, Tool, Rage, B-52s, Weird Al…
But I’ll probably just keep seeing Hanson.
Dandruff83@reddit
Only been to nightwish and volbeat. But had a blast. But most of the times is go to big raves such as Mysteryland, Defqon1, Intents. Older ones were Impulse and Trance Energy. Also have been to a one man show of DJ Tiësto and also Armin van Buuren.
gbyrd013@reddit
My first concert was in 1998 seeing the Spice Girls and there’s been way too many to name after that.
twobootsranch@reddit
2-300
im-so-spa@reddit
They Might Be Giants and Jason Mraz. Those were years ago. It's too expensive to do concerts these days.
pardonmyass@reddit
In no particular order; Bob Seger, Rolling Stones, Aerosmith, Tom Petty, Allman Brothers, Charlie Daniels, Marty Stuart, Loretta Lynn, Lynyrd Skynyrd, ZZ Top, Ted Nugent, Hank Williams Jr, Willie Nelson, Alice Cooper, Judas Priest, Billie Idol, Joan Jett, Metallica, Pantera, Anthrax, Megadeth, Mastodon, Lamb of God, Slipknot, Rob Zombie, Marilyn Manson, Ozzy (Ozzfest 2002 lineup), Godhead, Combichrist, Orgy, KMFDM, Rammstein, Disturbed, Godsmack, Korn, Alice Cooper, Garbage, Tears for Fears, Static X, Dope, Mudvayne, Powerman 5000, Cypress Hill, Babymetal, Dethklok, Doobie Brothers, Limp Bizkit, Jimmy Buffet, Jump Little Children, Unknown Hinson, MC Chris, Voltaire, Ivardensphere, Nine Inch Nails, Ice Nine Kills, Suicidal Tendencies, Black Label Society, Staind, Blue Man Group, Cruxshshadows, Nekrogoblicon, Kittie, Fear Factory, Sevendust, the Huu, and I know I’m not recalling everything. My first concert was when I was 11 and I’m 41 now.
hi984390@reddit
So many. Now I’m taking my kid to his shows which is just the best. So a few of those on here too. The best was AJR up in the nosebleeds and getting sent down to the floor with him which blew his little mind 😆 just saw sleigh bells again a few weeks ago so that is fresh in my mind and what an amazing show they put on. Them and joywave are my current faves of recent shows.
I know I’m missing a bunch but what I can remember.
The Monkees (my first concert!) NKOTB 10,000 Maniacs Violent Femmes Dave Matthews Everclear Gin Blossoms 2x Bush sponge Live Garbage Poe Foo fighters Rusted root Phish Weezer Blues traveler Ani Difranco Space hog Mighty mighty bosstones Tom petty AJR Hootie and the blowfish Clutch 4x Joywave Sleigh Bells 2x String cheese incident Muse JVKE Jack White Soulfly Slayer Bad Brains Lenny kravitz Scott weiland
averageduder@reddit
I don’t know. Hundreds. The best ones I’ve seen:
Pearl Jam and my morning jacket back around 2007
Chris Cornell at the atrium in Boston back in 08 or so. Seeing him in that small a setting was amazing.
I was able to see Scott weiland about a dozen times and every time he killed it regardless of venue, set list, or band. Guy was a performer for sure.
The worst ones I’d seen:
Mgmt at my college in 09 or something. Seeing kids was awesome but they put up a garbage performance made even worse by the date I had at it just being antisocial.
Incubus in 2004 I think. At the time they were maybe my favorite group. To my own discredit - I was pretty drunk. But the concert was also just bad. I remember being lost as to them playing maybe just 1-2 songs off of make yourself and morning view. I’d have probably liked it more hearing it now, but I remember having a group of friends there and just leaving it an hour into it because it was half hearted.
PersianCatLover419@reddit
Many. I saw the Allman brothers band over 20 times starting in 1999, phish, government mule, Derek Trucks band, Wayne Shorter twice, Moe. once, disco biscuits, galactic, CSNY, Neil Young and crazy horse, Bob Dylan multiple times, Bruce Springsteen, the hold steady, black crowes, widespread panic, the other obes/the dead, ratdog, Phil Lesh and friends, drive by truckers, Jazz Mandolin project, Bela Fleck, Pat Metheny, Butch Trucks, Dickey Betts, and Ben folds five.
WatersEdge50@reddit
Which concerts? I don’t know over 200 of them for sure though. You name it I probably been.
Hecate_333@reddit
There are way too many to list. I did get to see Frank Sinatra when I was little, so that's awesome. But in my teens through 20s, I basically lived for live music. Now that my son is older, we can start going to shows again. The only problem now is if it's on a weekday, I have to weigh how bad I want to see them against how tired im going to be the next day lol.
sed2017@reddit
Elton John, John Mellencamp, Alice Cooper, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers (10 times), The Black Keys, Arcade Fire, Empire of the Sun, Kings of Leon, Roger Waters (2 times)… probably more I’m forgetting
sweat-it-all-out@reddit
Garbage, No Doubt, Hole, The Cranberries, Björk, Tori Amos, Fiona Apple, Smashing Pumpkins, Dave Matthews Band, Pearl Jam, Janet, Madonna, Kylie Minogue, Paramore, Metric, TLC, Ne-Yo, George Michael, Alanis Morissette, Bif Naked, Luscious Jackson, Blondie, Jamiroquai, Christina Aguilera
SavageNomad_2313@reddit
I've been to more shows in the last 5 years than I have the 40 years prior, combined.
emozolik@reddit
Few highlights would be Metallica with friends in summer of 1998, Barenaked Ladies with my wife in summer of 2023, and probably the most memorable would be the Lumineers on 3/11/2020. We had the better part of the section to ourselves and it was super chill. That was the night the NBA cancelled the season due to COVID. It was a surreal experience as what was happening sunk in.
puma_pantss@reddit
Interesting. i've been to more shows than I could possibly recall here.. but this has prompted me to make a list (or.. the best list I can)
BelleMom@reddit
Clint Black, Billy Dean, Martina McBride, Little Big Town, Asleep at the Wheel
se-dc@reddit
My first concert lineup (pictured!) was pretty amazing! Later highlights included The Offspring, Smashing Pumpkins, the White Stripes, No Doubt, Marilyn Manson, Common, Bjork, Andrew Bird, Chemical Brothers, Fatboy Slim, Orbital, and Weezer. Never had the opportunity to go to a rave, but I love some of that music.
sundayfunday78@reddit
Reba Macintyre, All 4 One, Metallica, Nickelback, Santana, Blink 182, Green Day, Shania Twain, P!nk, Finger Eleven, Luke Combs, Bryan Adams, Alice Cooper, Shinedown, Chris Isaak, and I’ve forgotten a few more…X Ambassadors…
Mike_Danton@reddit
Pearl Jam 31 times and New Kids on the Block six times. They are the two groups I’ll always go out of my way to see 😂
lookforfrogs@reddit
Some of the big ones are The Strokes, Mindless Self Indulgence, Panic! At the Disco, Gorillaz, Lorde...I think I went to NOFX too and Rise Against. Saw a ton of others at various Warped Tours and local punk shows. There was a solid 10 years where I went to every show for a band I'd even just barely heard of.
Feisty-Extension-20@reddit
2 Bonnaroos and a Rolling Rock Fest-
Stone Temple Pilots, Deftones, Live, Incubus, Staind(worst set Ive ever seen), Radiohead, Tom Petty, Tool, The Police, Widespread Panic, Phil and Friends, White Stripes, Wilco, Flaming Lips, Beck, Government Mule, The Roots, Oysterhead, Mike's Doughty, Umphrey's McGee, My Morning Jacket, Ben Folds Five, Robert Randolph, Moe., Matisyahu, Ben Harper, String Chhese Incident, and Ween
Individually ive also seen:
Phish (around 50 times)
Radiohead
Billy Strings
Umphrey's McGee
Yonder Mt String Band
The Beach Boys
The Dead/Dead & Company
Parliament Funkadelic
unlovelyladybartleby@reddit
My first concert was The Irish Rovers. They're still touring
Legitimate_Carpet375@reddit
Eric Clapton, Kiss,Aerosmith, Ted Nugent x2. Rob zombie, Ozzy x3. Saw Slipnot before they hit it big. Marshal Tucker band,38 special,Skynard. Smashing pumpkins, Garbage,Alains morresette.
Iron_What666@reddit
I've seen Iron Maiden easily over 20 times since 2000
TransparentTravis@reddit
Join us over in r/concerts!
The_Curvy_Unicorn@reddit
Off the top of my head, some of the older ones: Ringo Starr, Alabama, New Kids On the Block, Garth Brooks, Color Me Badd, James Taylor, Don Henley, Paul Simon, Clay Aiken, Don Williams, Veruca Salt, Little River Band, Joe Diffie, Martina McBride, Barry Manilow, The Chicks, Melissa Etheridge…
punkrawkchick@reddit
I tried to make a list once, it was nearly impossible. I used to put on punk shows, and was very active in the local scene, that on top of years with of warped tours, ozzfests and regular concerts(5-6 a year) plus bar shows…probably in the high 100’s if not 1000’s
“When the music hits, I feel no pain at all”
polygonalopportunist@reddit
Dawned on me the coolest one was Elliot Smith in a small club, got to talk to him after the show.
Favorite? My Morning Jacket
Feisty-Extension-20@reddit
I was at Phenway 09! Such a huge thrill being in the field lf my favorite stadium to see my favorite band!
polygonalopportunist@reddit
I also saw them at the Gorge in Washington. That was also very amazing. Different eras tho. It was surreal to smoke weed with my feet up on the dugout. Never imagined doing that even 5 years before then.
captmonkey@reddit
I've seen too many concerts to list, but yeah, My Morning Jacket, Flaming Lips, and Paul McCartney are up there.
Hactar42@reddit
I grew up in Austin in the 90s, so I've been to over 100 of concerts and have the tinnitus to prove it. The local paper had an insert every week for all the bands playing, so that was what we did like every Friday and Saturday night.
Some of the more memorable ones
Professional_Pea1621@reddit
98 degrees 3 Days Grace 3 Doors Down Finger 11 My Chemical Romance Foo Fighters Dashboard Confessional Old Crow Medicine Show The Lumineers Simple Plan All American Rejects Yellow Card
TummyPuppy@reddit
Probably 1000. But the top 5 are Radiohead at Bonnaroo, Tears For Fears, and Archers of Loaf.
SweetCosmicPope@reddit
Off the top of my head (this includes openers):
Tool
My Morning Jacket
Fenix TX
The Juliana Theory
Copeland
Hopesfall
Tokyo Police Club
Weezer (x2)
Sleepercar
Coldplay
Angels and Airwaves
Mae
Foo Fighters (x2)
The Hives
Maroon V (x2)
Jon Hopkins
Franz Ferdinand
The Futureheads
Green Day
Smashing Pumpkins
Eddie Money
The Pretenders
The Linda Lindas
Coheed and Cambria (x2)
HIM (x3)
Finch
Aidan
Cannibal Corpse
Deafheaven
Alkaline Trio
Blink 182
Mothica
Turnstile
Destroy Boys
Cake
LostProphets
Trace Adkins
Tracy Byrd
I feel like I'm forgetting a few, but this should be mostly complete.
drainbamage1011@reddit
It'd be hard to remember all of them, but Pearl Jam (3x), QOTSA (2x), Deftones (2x), Offspring (2x), the Raveonettes (2x), Tool, Sonic Youth, Smashing Pumpkins, Sum 41, Chevelle, Avenged Sevenfold, Linkin Park, Seether, Interpol, Bloodhound Gang, Gojira, Dragonforce, The Joy Formidable, Built to Spill, King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard, A Place to Bury Strangers, etc.
marigoldilocks_@reddit
I haven’t been to many. My parents were super conservative so I didn’t get to go to concerts as a teen. :/ Then my ex didn’t want to go to concerts so I finally started going by myself. But from what I remember I’ve seen:
Alanis Morissette | Atmosphere | Ben Folds | Bush | Cypress Hill | Dessa | Doomtree | Dotan | F. Stokes | Fall Out Boy | Foo Fighters | Green Day | Incubus | Jackson 5 (Victory Tour) | Judah & the Lion | Lenny Kravitz | Moby | My Chemical Romance | Panic at the Disco | Pentatonix | Phox | P!nk | P.O.S. | Shakey Graves | Sublime
and I’m forgetting bands I saw at festivals.
KevinStoley@reddit
311 many times.
The Urge
No Doubt
Parliament Funkadelic
Willie Nelson
Cypress Hill
Snoop Dogg
Dashboard Confessional
Those are the ones that jump out from memory for whatever reason. I'm sure I am forgetting A LOT of shows I attended in my youth.
I also used to work at a couple different live music venues over the years, so I worked many concerts over the years and have seen a ton of bands/artists. So technically I attended tons of concerts but I was also working the shows.
BoisterousBanquet@reddit
I actually tried to pen this out fairly recently and stopped a little over 60. I was still remembering and adding and it felt like it would never end so I just quit lol.
tevamom99@reddit
First was Alanis. There’s a lot, I probably can’t remember them all. Bouncing Souls, Warped Tour, Jimmy Eat World, Liz Phair, The Hives/Sahara Hotnights/Killers (it was one show), some Jesus shows like the Newsboys, Dropkick Murphys, The Toasters, Save Ferris, Okkervil River, Tilly & The Wall, Murder by Death, Rilo Kiley a few times, Helmet, Letters to Cleo, Veruca Salt, Ozzy, Rob Zombie, NIN a few times, Gogol Bordello, Langhorne Slim, Streetlight Manifesto, Fred Durst, Offspring, Primus a few times, Mindless Self Indulgence a bunch, Gin Blossoms/Everclear/Toadies…it gets fuzzy beyond that …
PotentialPlum4945@reddit
Balls, only one image at a time? The warped tour was not my idea by the way. My album continues: Pearl Jam, The Strokes, Modeski Martin and Wood, ZZ Too, The Violent Femmes, Flogging Molly, Of Montreal, Wilco, Wolf Parade, TV on the Radio, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Wilco again, Radiohead, Ray Davies (of The Kinks), The Walkmen, Radiohead again, Bob Dylan (actually saw him twice but lost the first ticket years ago) David Cross.
Aught_To@reddit
Hundred or more.
Weird Al, Korn, White Zombie, Live, Counting Crows, Coal Chamber, Dope, 311, Tom Petty, Metallica, Linkin Park, 2 Skinny Js, Everclear, Bloodhound Gang, rancid, green day, smashing pumpkins, gorillaz, fuel, def tones, limp bizkit, rusted root, dropkick Murphys, flogging Molly, nofx, bad religion, rat boy, interrupters, daft punk, tiesto, okenfold, jack white, blink 182, the xx, monsters and men, wu tang clan, die antword, cypress hill, George Clinton and the parliament funkedelic, system of a down, the night watchmen, audioslave, the misfits, Lars Frederickson and the bastards, the horror pops, de la soul, social distortion, awol nation, prophets of rage, Jimmy eat world....
That's just off the top of my head
Sharessa84@reddit
First real concerts I went to was going to Bumbershoot 3 years in a row when I was in middle school. There I saw Crash Test Dummies, Tiny Tim, Mudhoney, Combustible Edison, David Byrne, Blues Traveller, Beck, Foo Fighters, MxPx, Super Deluxe, Joan Osborne, Goodness, and Live among others.
Other bands I've seen over the years include KoRn, Rob Zombie, Nine Inch Nails, A Perfect Circle (Mer de Noms lineup), Tool, Black Sabbath (original lineup), Marilyn Manson, Disturbed, KMFDM, Audioslave, A Perfect Circle (13th Step lineup), Jane's Addiction, Skinny Puppy, Steely Dan, Liam Gallagher, and The Who.
Most of that was in my teens/early 20s and its become more infrequent since then. The Who was the last concert I went to, right before the Pandemic.
loganrunjack@reddit
This year I've seen Metallica, Primus, A perfect Circle, Puscifer, and I'm waiting for NIN, Viagra Boys, System of a Down, Deftones and Queens of the Stone Age.
small___potatoes@reddit
I’ve seen Phish 34 times since 2000. Probably another 200 other concerts over the years.
Throw-away17465@reddit
Tori Amos, Alanis Morissette, pretty much everyone at Lillith fair (indigo girls, Sheryl Crow, Sarah McLachlan, Mya, lots more I forgot) Radiohead, the Beta band, TV on the Radio, Parliament Funk, Zwan (but not SP), many emo bands between Seattle and Bellingham, Jukebox the Ghost, Sufjan Stevens, the mountain goats, etc.
+various symphonies and orchestras
Some of these I’ve seen numerous times: mountain goats x17, Sufjan x13, Tori Amos x5, Jukebox the Ghost x4
No-Championship-8677@reddit
I was a professional music photographer for 15 years so I feel like I’m in the hundreds and couldn’t possibly count them all. So much gratitude for all I’ve gotten to see and experience
Tuckermfker@reddit
I've played over 1000 shows with my own bands. I've been to hundreds of shows I wasn't playing. I probably can't even remember 50% of the bands I have seen. I was probably playing, or watching a band every week from 19 to almost 30.
eatsleepdive@reddit
I've been to probably at least 1000 concerts. Nearly every big name act of the last 50 years. Never got to see Bowie or Prince but name a band and I've probably seen them.
loztriforce@reddit
imnotmeyousee@reddit
Stella Parton, Marilyn Manson, Ozzy with Rob zombie, Mudvayne, Deftones, Linkin Park with Metallica and limp Bizkit, psychostick, Buck Cherry with papa Roach, tenacious d , and most recently Weird Al.
Rough-Boot9086@reddit
Genesis, Phil Collins, Green Day, Weezer and Fallout Boy together with Green Day, Smashing Pumpkins and Rancid with Green Day, Frankie Valli, Foreigner, Billy Joel, Wu Tang Clan, Jay Z, The Wiggles
burnitdwn@reddit
Tons in my teens and 20s.
Best ones were usually milwaukee metalfests. I saw The Gathering, Opeth, In Flames, Emperor, Einherjer, Anathema, Emperor, Death, Merciful Fate, Destruction, and tons of others (Many of them from overseas playing their very first show in the USA)
Overall, my favorite of favorites, was the first time I saw Opeth, when they played milwaukee metalfest. I was a college student at the time.
pilates_mama@reddit
Foo Fighters, RHCP, Pixies, Shakira 💃🏻, Jack Johnson, Sarah Harmer, OLP, Mariah Carey
The_Spectacle@reddit
there have been a few, I've seen Jawbox a few times, Type O Negative, Clutch, Soundgarden pre-breakup, A Perfect Circle, Rammstein, 311, Lollapalooza '93 and '96 (x2), Ben Folds Five, STS9 (x233), and I just saw Charli xcx in April
WittyClerk@reddit
Hole, Garbage (x4), Pixies (x6), No Doubt, Blur, Distillers (x3), Decemberists (x3), and tons more I can't remember (especially festival lineups and local punk shows).
hipstercheese1@reddit
Steve Wariner, Martina McBride, Craven Mellon, Backstreet Boys, *NSYNC, TobyMac, and I’m getting ready to see Stevie Nicks in August. I really regret never seeing Fleetwood Mac when I had the chance.
Don’t judge me- I grew up listening to country music and boy bands.
khatpewp@reddit
Too many to list!
msheehan418@reddit
You’ve got a good list there. I would love to see MCR
White Zombie Kid Rock Tool Cold Play The Shins Red Hot Chili Peppers Tool Red Hot Chili Peppers
msheehan418@reddit
Oh yea and I saw pantera before dimebag died and had no idea I was witnessing history
AmanitaMikescaria@reddit
Mixed bag:
Garth Brooks with my parents as a kid
Live and Counting Crows
Toadies
Rush-final tour. Glad I got to see them
Styx with my dad
High on Fire
Devin the Dude
Mayhem
Slayer
Mogwai
Goatwhore
TwilightStranger@reddit
RHCP/Stone Temple Pilots back in 2000. TOOL, Primus, Jerry Cantrell, Deftones and Morrissey more recently. Also attended Warped Tour in 99 and Ozzfest in 2000 with QOTSA on the bill.
Difficult_Pay_9658@reddit
Rob zombie 3 different times, shinedown, saint asonia, seether, sixx am, ghost (they suck lol), drowning pool, one less reason, red sun rising, sevendust, disturbed, I Prevail, jackyl, buckcherry, p.o.d., ratt, Sammy hagar, hellyeah, mudvayne, zakk wylde, godsmack, stp, halestorm, collective soul, candle box, volbeat, in this moment, otherwise, 5fdp (they were horrible), Marilyn Manson (sucked and was drunk on stage when I saw him), Static X, powerman 5000, 10years, the veer union
hemlock337@reddit
Far too many to list, but some of the most important/special ones have been the following.
surlysquirrelly@reddit
RIP early 2000s (cries in xennial)
PuppyJakeKhakiCollar@reddit
I've been to way more live music venues with local bands than big name concerts. The concerts I did see were Brooks and Dunne at the State Fair (went with my family as a gift for my sister), Oasis in 96, and the Korn/Rob Zombie tour in the late 90s.
supergooduser@reddit
Probably a 100, I used to have a ranked list but my top five is basically unchanged. My top 10 is pretty fucking great.
Top 5:
1.) GWAR
2.) ICP
3.) Ministry
4.) Slipknot
5.) KMFDM
I grew up in the midwest but moved to NYC in my mid 20s and holy shit did I see so many bands I wanted to see as a teenager.
I thought my 100 or so concerts was a lot until I met someone who lived in a decent sized city and was musically inclined in their teens and 20s. Where "who's playing this weekend?" was synonomous with "What movies are out?"
NYC was insane though... you link together NYC, Boston, Philidelphia you have half a small North East tour there. The problem was every two weeks a really awesome concert would come up and you'd mentally think "oh I should get tickets to that" you forget... and then "oh in two weeks this really awesome concert is coming up"
Weird problem to have....
I'm back in the midwest now and concerts are WAY less frequent... but when they do happen it's a bit of an event... more like "oh this band is coming in two months I should definitely get tickets"
Kind fun a lot of Nu metal bands are doing 20 year tours now.
surlysquirrelly@reddit
Saw GWAR 5 or 6 times before Brockie died, last show was GWAR-B-Q in RVA in 2013, what a time to be alive that was!
catsoncrack420@reddit
Grew up in NYC and some of the best concerts honestly were small cover bands or regular bands in a small intimate venue. Just get a better experience. Les Claypool and Cypress Hills have been my note memorable concerts , Hammerstein Ballroom but even tho they're not big concerts still medium size but not too big.
stryst@reddit
In the last year Ive seen Social Distortion, Frank Turner, and The Bridge City Sinners.
Micronto65bymay@reddit
I saw Coolio's last show.
chief_n0c-a-h0ma@reddit
B52s, REM, Pink Floyd, Primus, Garbage, Smashing Pumpkins, 311, Incubus, Prodigy, Crystal Method, Portishead, Massive Attack, Tricky, Widespread Panic, Fishbone, DeLaSol, Tribe Called Quest, Beastie Boys, No Doubt, Bloc Party...and then some festival stuff that I don't really count.
Competitive-Tea-3517@reddit
Far too many to count. Highlights of the 90's where Fleetwood Mac, Metallica, Korn, Collective Soul, Hootie & the Blowfish, Third Eye Blind, Silverchair, Lilith Fair, Tragically Hip, Our Lady Peace, Green Day, Creed, Weezer. As a Canadian kid the various big rock bands we had (Moist, Big Wreck, Econoline Crush, Matthew Good Band, 54-40, etc)
I still go to at least a couple of shows a year, but I'm not a big fan of stadium shows these days.
Smoky1279@reddit
Megadeath/Motley Crue/ Anthrax, B52s and GoGos, Charlie Daniels/38 Special and Tom Petty were over one summer in 2000ish.
Imaginary_Attempt_82@reddit
I haven’t been to very many. Aerosmith a few times and Simon and Garfunkel.
laurenishere@reddit
Some faves off the top of my head:
Alanis Morissette in 1996, Tori Amos in 1996 (and many times after that), Foo Fighters in 1996, Elliott Smith in 2000, Sufjan Stevens in 2005, Marina and the Diamonds in 2005, Decemberists in 2006 (and many times after that), Jimmy Buffett a couple times in the 00s, Billy Joel and Elton John in 2002, Stevie Nicks 3x (and two more times later this year!), Death Cab in 2002 (I think?), Sarah McLachlan in 1997, the National in 2023.
UffDaMinnesota@reddit
Sugar Ray, Beck, Avi Kaplan, Alanis Morissette, Weird Al, NIN.
Not a lot, kinda bummed I didn't go to Ozzfest in the late 90s.. jealous for those that did.
oakleafwellness@reddit
Top 3.
Rock Fest ‘97 • It was the first ever event at the Texas Motor Speedway and absolutely amazing.
Green Day/Blink 182
Numerous small venue gigs that my friends did or someone they knew. Those were some amazing memories. My best friend’s husband was in a band and for my 22nd birthday they played a set of my favorite songs. To be young again.
westgazer@reddit
A lot I suppose. Not a full list but: Radiohead a few times, The Offspring, Coachella a couple of times (where I saw Tool, Massive Attack, Sunny Day Real Estate, Muse, Gorillaz…lots of other bands), Explosions in the Sky, The Revivalists, CHVRCHES, Our Lady Peace, Bush, Janes Addiction, The 1975, Save Ferris, Calle 13, Filter, Nonpoint, And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead, The Old 97s, Sum 41…to name a few.
odzbo@reddit
these are just the ones for which i still have the stubs. i worked at a Tower Records location and would run the Ticketmaster station, so I would see everything that was coming to town. They had a decent outlet partner program where if you worked at a store with a terminal, you could get tickets for most things held for you ahead of the release.
The difficult ones to read are butthole surfers/toadies @ universal amphitheater, tool @ the palladium, Incubus at the glass house.
So many more than what you see... I'm surprised none of my radiohead tickets are here. the first and second coachella, victor wooten, the music.. that mars volta @ the wiltern was three shows in a month's time.
Plenty-Concert5742@reddit
Got to see the Grateful Dead before Jerry passed
electron_envy@reddit
I got into them freshman year of college - fall of 95 😭
draculasbloodtype@reddit
Off the top of my head, I know I am forgetting several:
Ringo Starr & His All Starr band
Morphine
Siouxsie & The Banshees
The Monkees (x3)
The Cure (x2)
Depeche Mode
AC/DC
Pink Floyd
Tori Amos
The Rolling Stones
ZZ Top
Goldfrapp
Aaron Kwok (Chinese)
Bi (Rain) (Korean)
Seven (Korean)
Morning Musume (x2 Japanese)
Ladysmith Black Mambazo (African)
WaitUntilTheHighway@reddit
Probably hundreds at this point in my life. But the first few I ever went to:
James Taylor
David Bowie
Nine Inch Nails
Weezer
No Doubt
Tom Petty
...that was all before I was 16
the_girl_racer@reddit
So many to list, so just gonna list the ones that stand out in my mind:
The Police (at the Grammys...but I'm counting it)
The Cure
Paul McCartney
Ringo Starr
Living Colour
King Crimson (probably one of the best live shows I've seen)
TOOL
Morrissey (many times)
Radiohead (not a fan, but fun to see live in Hungary)
wasabinski@reddit
Nit many, but twice Depeche Mode, and Battle Beast, Phil Collins, Sheryl Crow, The Pretenders, The B-52s.
Weak_Radish966@reddit
I tried to make a list during Covid. Went to hundreds of shows in my teens and into my 30s. Being a parent and living in a remote area has cut me down to maybe one or two concerts a year. But just to sound cool, here are some hip hop acts I have seen more than once:
Kool Keith - 4 times
KRS One - 4 times
Wu Tang Clan - Twice
Beastie Boys - Twice
The Roots - Twice
Grand Buffet - Thrice
imhungry4321@reddit
I'd love to see MCR!
Too many for me. I used to go to concerts at least once a month, now it's a few per year.
Last week I flew to St. Louis for Willie Nelson's Outlaw Fest. In May I saw The Dead South at The Caverns (bucket list venue). In September I'm seeing The Sex Pistols at the Longhorn Ballroom in Dallas.
I want to see a show at the Surf Ballroom in Iowa, 954 Gilman Street in Berkeley, and at Red Rock (all bucket list venues).