sheltiechick Posted July 12, 2013 Report Share Posted July 12, 2013 OMG I totally forgot- you reminded me- we went to a Toby Mac concert many many moons ago!!!There were several names there- but I couldn't tell you who for anything- Jars of Clay?? someone like that. I HAVE SEEN JARS OF CLAY LIKE A MILLION TIMESMy favourite story is that I went to see them a few years ago and was standing near the stage. It was a cheapish outdoor concert and a ton of people were just sitting in lawnchairs, so it was like me and six other hardcore fans standing by the stage. After the concert they were signing autographs, and when I got up to Steve, he goes "I LOVED YOU IN SPIDERMAN." I stared at him blankly for a second then was like "...OH! I get that all the time." Seriously, I have people chase me down in stores to tell me how much I look like Kirsten Dunst (or "Mary-Jane Watson!") He says "I was looking at you the whole time thinking 'That's incredible! Kirsten Dunst came to our concert!!'" And Dan and Charlie are like "wow she really does look like her!" And like the complete nerd I am I'm blurting out "I'M SUCH A FAN YOU GUYS I SAW YOU GUYS AT YOUR FIRST EVER CORNERSTONE SHOW. I'M SHOUTING."OhGod. Anyway, I worked in radio for five years so I got the chance to see a lot of shows gratis. Let me try to remember everybody I've ever seen starting when I was a little kid.Boyz II MenNew Kids on the BlockMMC (you know, when Mickey Mouse Club had a band and they were just MMC because that was cooler?)Jars of Clay about sixty bajillion timesDC TalkAudio AdrenalineA handful of other Christian bands - I went to a Christian music festival twice. I can't remember all of them. PFR. And Phillips Craig and Dean maybe?Dashboard ConfessionalMxPxBrand NewRemedy SessionSwitchfoot (and I got a photo with Jon Foreman eeeeee)The SleepingRelient KHawthorne HeightsEmeryPlain White T'sJoan Jett & The BlackheartsCheap TrickTrace AdkinsMartina McBrideDaughtry... three times. Once from the third row. <3 <3 <3SafetySuitThe Hush Sound (some band from Chicago?? I don't know.)Spill CanvasAugustanaOneRepublicAND... NKOTB again as an adult. Fifth row. I've also seen Bill Cosby but that doesn't really count as a band.I feel like I'm missing a bunch. Clearly they didn't make that big of an impression on me... Quote Link to comment
Loren Wade Posted July 12, 2013 Report Share Posted July 12, 2013 This is really hard for me. I could probably list somewhere in the range of 100-200 bands. I love music. Quote lobro's a druid? twitter | fb Link to comment
Roughyed Posted July 17, 2013 Report Share Posted July 17, 2013 So far this year - HaimBen HarperVampire WeekendEdward Sharpe + Magnetic ZerosMumford and sonsOcean Colour SceneOf Monsters and Men This weekend should add - KraftwerkJohn GrantMaccabeesTexasYeah Yeah YeahsAlt-JEverything EverythingLocal NativesGrizzly BearFoals End Of year should have - WarpaintJimmy Eat WorldTenacious D Quote My Walking blog - I Don't Do Hills Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover Link to comment
jaymz Posted July 17, 2013 Report Share Posted July 17, 2013 Muse (Three times)Green Day (Twice)Kaiser Chiefs (Worst live band ever)Maximo ParkOK GOKasabianThe FratellisPigeon DetectivesBlurFoo Fighters Love Muse and OK GO live. Muse are just epic in every way imaginable and OK GO is just one big happy party Quote Link to comment
Garth Posted July 17, 2013 Report Share Posted July 17, 2013 This weekend should add - KraftwerkJohn GrantMaccabeesTexasYeah Yeah YeahsAlt-JEverything EverythingLocal NativesGrizzly BearFoals Off to Latitude? Have fun, some great bands on the bill. I feel like I could could just list and list, but I'll just reel off a few of my favourites:David ByrneLCD SoundsystemDaft PunkQOTSASparksWhite StripesMogwaiBe Your Own PetNINArt Brut Quote Follow me on Twitter: @garth_green Link to comment
Waldo Posted July 17, 2013 Report Share Posted July 17, 2013 Gosh, more than I can count or remember. Been a few years, but I went to a lot when younger. Phish - >30xWidespread Panic - >10xMoe - 2xDisco Bisuits - 3xLeftover Salmon - 2xString Cheese Incident - 2xOzzy Osborne - 2xDave Matthews - 2xPhil n' FriendsBlack SabbathNeil YoungWeenPrimusBen HarperMetallicaBob DylanRushLynyrd SkynyrdAllman BrothersCarlos SantanaPrinceAni DifrancoTed NugentGeorge ThorogoodButthole Surfers Plus a ton of small bands and opening acts. Quote currently cutting battle log challenges: 21,20, 19,18,17,16,15,14,13,12,11,10,9,8,7,6,5,4,3,2,1 don't panic! Link to comment
Roughyed Posted July 18, 2013 Report Share Posted July 18, 2013 Off to Latitude? Have fun, some great bands on the bill. Yup, and looking like a hot one! Quote My Walking blog - I Don't Do Hills Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover Link to comment
chipotle Posted July 19, 2013 Report Share Posted July 19, 2013 So far this year -...Mumford and sonsOf Monsters and Men....I can only say this: !!!!!!!!!!!!! Quote Link to comment
Garth Posted July 19, 2013 Report Share Posted July 19, 2013 Yup, and looking like a hot one! You'll probably have left for the festival by now, but if you're stuck for something to watch first thing Saturday morning I can recommend Flamingods & Joanna Gruesome who are playing back to back on the Lake Stage. Quote Follow me on Twitter: @garth_green Link to comment
tushfeathers Posted July 26, 2013 Report Share Posted July 26, 2013 I have been to music festivals, and seen soooo many I couldn't tell you them all! I have seen Yellowcard 6 times (my favorite band! who doesn't love a band with a lead singer who has a star wars sleeve and a comic strip sleeve?)TraptFuelStory of the Year (badass band live!)Finger 11Smile Empty SoulBreaking Benjamin (4 times, they are awesome)GodsmackSkillet (met them three times, they are cool as shit)30 Seconds to MarsSilversun PickupsGo Radio(nice dudes)Runner, RunnerHalestorm (damn, that drummer can do some stick tricks)Three Days GraceA7XBFMVHinderRev TheoryStone SourTheory of a DeadmanAdairGreen DayJimmy Eat WorldBilly Idolthe Offspringthe TransplantsMXPXMy Chemical RomanceCheap TrickJourneyMotle CrueArt of DyingSeetherChevelle (broke my finger at their show)the UsedStars in StereoDead SaraGood CharlotteBlue OctoberThirteen Towers (my friends band, DC punk!)Rehab and I more i cannot think of at the moment.... wish i could get paid to go to shows!!! Quote Human AdventurerLevel 1STR: 3 DEX: 1 STA: 1 CON: 3 WIS: 4 CHA: 3 Smile, listen, agree...then do whatever the fuck you wanted to do anyway- RDJ Link to comment
Birdwing Posted July 26, 2013 Report Share Posted July 26, 2013 Linkin ParkRammstein (3 times)CombichristHoobastankPODStory of the YearRobert PlantSoundgardenKMFDM (met them too )KissMotley CrueGarbageTrans-Siberian Orchestra (3 times)ColdplayChevelleCage the ElephantSleeper AgentI'm leaving some out for sure... Quote Link to comment
Caution Posted July 26, 2013 Report Share Posted July 26, 2013 I'll just rattle off a few because I probably could fill up 4-5 pages. Killswitch EngageSlipknotMudvayneHellyeahDisturbedFive Finger Death PunchAvenged SevenfoldGodsmackPapa RoachStone SourKid RockBad CompanyOzzyBlack Label SocietyDef LeppardZZ-TopLynyrd SkynyrdGeorge Throrogood and the DestoyersPoisonMotley CrueJudas PriestBuck CherrySixx AMTraptBilly TalentRancid Ok, I'm getting tired of typing. A lot! Quote My Current Challenge Link to comment
robert da strongman Posted July 26, 2013 Report Share Posted July 26, 2013 Not a big concert person prefer local small stuff in a bar. The few bands I have seen are: Disturbed, 5FDP, Sevendust, Killswitch Engage, Van Halen---the reunion tour with DLR, Taproot Quote My 1st Challenge: Robert Da Strongman's Time To CrushBattlelog: Weird Tales of Da Strongman Link to comment
Jonny2284 Posted July 29, 2013 Report Share Posted July 29, 2013 Really need to start going to gigs again. Used to be I was at the local rock bar whenever anybody was playing, these days it's been a good 18 months since I saw anything (I do have a fozzy gig 2 weeks on Wednesday though). I'll spare the names of the local bands and just stick to the big (or recognisable enough to get a wikipedia entry) type bands. HammerfallDream EvilAlice CooperMotorheadJoan JettBlind GuardianDelainGrave DiggerTarotWithin TemptationJornEdguySonata ArcticaBal SagothRush Yes I do tend to lean more towards the power metal side of the spectrum than the other side. Quote Link to comment
mom2sjm Posted July 31, 2013 Report Share Posted July 31, 2013 My husband took our 13 year old to his first concert - RUSH! Quote mom2sjm Rock Gnome Rebel Level 28 current challenge Link to comment
shelbstorm13 Posted July 31, 2013 Report Share Posted July 31, 2013 Hawk NelsonPlain White T'sPanic! At The DiscoSeetherBullet for My ValentineAvenged Sevenfold Three Days Grace Quote Link to comment
Resqtech Posted August 1, 2013 Report Share Posted August 1, 2013 Mostly 80's Hair Metal...since I'm old now my tolerence for concert nonsense seems depleted HeartHoneymoon SuiteKISS (Multiple times)Aerosmith (Multiple times)Guns N RosesLA GunsBon JoviMotley CrueCinderellaDokkenScorpionsOzzy (Multiple Times)Kingodm ComeTed NugentCheap TrickJourneyBlue Oyster CultAce Frehley (Solo)Billy IdolBlue MurderBullet BoysBuzz Poets (Local Band)Def LeppardWingerDonnie Iris (Local)ExtremeFaster PussycatGreat WhiteKixLita FordLords Of AcidMegadethMetallicaMr BigPoisonBrett Michaels (Solo)RATTWhite ZombiePower Man 5000Stabbing WestwardSugar RayDon HenleyStevie NicksU2Trans-Siberian-Orchestra (Multiple times)Pearl JamType O Negative (Multiple times)Yngwie Malmsteen Quote "My mind has changed My body's frame but God I like itMy hearts aflame My body's strained but God I like it" Link to comment
mightykendar Posted August 8, 2013 Report Share Posted August 8, 2013 Some good stuff mentioned in this thread...I've been going to concerts since my late teens, but I don't live in what was previously a big market area for them so I generally had to travel 2-4 hours minimum for most of the shows that I saw prior to the last year or so. Off the top of my head, in mostly no particular order... GenesisThe Beach Boys (w/Brian Wilson, of course)Radiohead (x2)Peter Gabriel (x2)Phil Collins (last-ever U.S. performance; I'm on the DVD for a brief moment!)Steve Hackett (x2)Renaissance (before Michael Dunford passed away)Daryl Hall (of Hall & Oates)Fleetwood Mac (sans Christine McVie)The Who (well, the Daltrey and Townshend Show, anyway)The Promise RingPhishSloan (x2)Ben Foldsmoe.David BowieAshAssembly of DustEnter the HaggisDropkick MurphysDepeche ModeWilcoGogol BordelloCold War KidsFranz FerdinandThe Dan BandBlack 47Nine Inch NailsThe StrokesRustic Overtones (a few times?)The Brew (American band, not the British one, many times...at least 6 or 7)The Musical Box (outstanding Genesis tribute band)StyxREO SpeedwagonCommon Rotation probably loads more that I'm just not thinking of...oh, and I'm volunteering at a music festival this weekend, so I'll likely be seeing some more new-to-me stuff, and I'm planning to catch Dr. Dog (one of the headliners) on Friday night. Oh, and some artists that I would Really Love To See someday, before they (or I, I guess) die...Gladys Knight (with or without any Pips!)BlurHuey Lewis and the NewsCrosby, Stills and Nash (with or without Neil Young)Paul McCartneyTed LeoSqueeze (whatever incarnation presently exists)Crowded House (see above)The Cure (see above) Quote Link to comment
Callaeidae Posted August 8, 2013 Report Share Posted August 8, 2013 1) Rollins Band - simple the best live show I have ever seen, his energy on stage is amazing! I've seen 3 or 4 of Henry Rollins' spoken word type shows and his energy is incredible! He keeps you hanging on every word & then you leave with 10x more energy than you went in with. Quote Level 2 Half-Elf AdventurerSTR 2 | DEX 1 | STA 3 | CON 3 | WIS 3 | CHA 2 Intro | Challenges: 1, 2 {currently on challenge hiatus} Link to comment
Callaeidae Posted August 8, 2013 Report Share Posted August 8, 2013 Mogwai OH MY GOODNESS <3I can't remember everything I've seen, but here are some:My Bloody ValentineSigur RosSonic YouthThe CurePJ HarveyBjorkExplosions in the SkyBeastie BoysLe TigreSleater-KinneyThe White StripesQueens of the Stone AgeSmashing PumpkinsThe Blood BrothersGorillazMIAPixiesFaith No MoreHenry RollinsFlorence + the MachineInterpolNouvelle VagueCat PowerFeistYo La Tengo Quote Level 2 Half-Elf AdventurerSTR 2 | DEX 1 | STA 3 | CON 3 | WIS 3 | CHA 2 Intro | Challenges: 1, 2 {currently on challenge hiatus} Link to comment
mightykendar Posted August 9, 2013 Report Share Posted August 9, 2013 I can't remember everything I've seen, but here are some:Beastie Boys They were on my want-to-see list for many years, but then Adam Yauch passed away... Quote Link to comment
Daystar Posted August 9, 2013 Report Share Posted August 9, 2013 Wow, you guys have seen so much!! I've only seen U2 and Bassnectar - but they were both absolutely amazing. I'm saving up some money to go to EDC next year, so hopefully I can make my list something to gawk at. Quote Link to comment
KAllen Posted August 10, 2013 Report Share Posted August 10, 2013 Cool, the guy that used to play Opie on "Sons of Anarchy" is playing the biker in that movie. Big stretch I know, but still good to see Ryan Hurst. Quote "A sharp knife is nothing without a sharp eye" - Koloth "Ya can't grill it until ya kill it" - Uncle Ted "If it ain't Metal...IT'S CRAP!!!" - Dee Snider Link to comment
Callaeidae Posted August 11, 2013 Report Share Posted August 11, 2013 They were on my want-to-see list for many years, but then Adam Yauch passed away... Yeah, that was really sad! Quote Level 2 Half-Elf AdventurerSTR 2 | DEX 1 | STA 3 | CON 3 | WIS 3 | CHA 2 Intro | Challenges: 1, 2 {currently on challenge hiatus} Link to comment
Vian Posted August 11, 2013 Report Share Posted August 11, 2013 I haven't seen a lot of bands live, but the ones that I have seen were pretty memorable. First band I ever saw live was Social Distortion. My (then) husband was a huge fan and they were playing downtown just a few days after we got married. He used to be a roadie for Alice in Chains, so he knew how things worked and said we should get there way early for the show. So we showed up at noon. The band was unloading their gear from the bus and we got to meet all of them and got the CD autographed by everyone in the band. Then a couple years later we went to Warped Tour and had a great time, despite all the emo bands. NOFX was the headline band and it's true...they really do suck live... But another band, Patent Pending, put on an amazing show, there were only like 20 people gathered around a tiny stage, but there was tons of energy and the singer really got the crowd going and even crowd surfed! Then later we went to their booth and chatted with them and got some autographs from them. Quote "When I can no more stir my soul to move, and life is but the ashes of a fire; When I can but remember that my heart once used to live and love, long and aspire - O be thou then the first, the one thou art; Be thou the calling before all answering love, and in me wake hope, fear, boundless desire." - George MacDonald Link to comment
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