JohnnyTheFox
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Nice list but Yes, 27 times!
That's dedication. I have seen some Rush fans that have seen the band upwards of 100 times.
Bands you’ve seen?
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That's dedication. I have seen some Rush fans that have seen the band upwards of 100 times.
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It’s interesting how they vary. I’ve seen Kiss a bunch of times—some shows they did were just average. Other shows blew me away—an unbelievable spectacle!
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Fishbone is awesome live, a great warm up for George Clinton and P-Funk. It was the last day of the One World Festival but unfortunately I wasn't there for the first two days, the headliners were James Brown and Bunny Wailer. One of those regrets I never had the chance to rectify......
Here's a few more for the list.........
Junior Brown
Robert Earl Keen
Steve Earle
Rusty Wier (thanks to @jsb357 I had forgotten about Rusty)
Fred Eaglesmith
Dar Williams
Peter Rowan
Eric Clapton
Buddy Guy
Magic Slim
Steve James
Guitar Gabriel
James McMurtry
Guy Clark
Peter Yarrow (from Peter, Paul and Mary)
Shake Russell
Augie Meyers
U2
REM
The Killer Bees
Jimmy Cliff
Ray Wylie Hubbard
Myron Floren (yep, Lawrence Welk's accordionist...lol)
Ruben Ramos and The Texas Revolution
Little Joe Y La Familia (with and without Flaco Jimenez)
Rodney Crowell
Joe Ely
Jesse "Guitar" Taylor
Ponty Bone and The Squeezetones
Jimmie Dale Gilmore
Butch Hancock
Wayne "The Train" Hancock
Jimmy LaFave
Tom Prasada Rao
Judas Priest
Robert Plant
Dire Straits
Monte Montgomery
Marcia Ball
Delbert McClinton
Jules Shear
The Funky Meters
Bonnie Raitt
Aerosmith
Dan McCoy
Terri Hendrix
Ruthie Foster
BR-549
Cactus Smack
Cory Morrow
Billy Idol
Johnny Rodriguez
Maceo Parker
Bootsy Collins
Leon Russell
Shag
Shawn Phillips
Del McCoury Band
The Asylum Street Spankers
Buddy Miller
Ian Moore
Reverend Horton Heat
Mary Cutrufello
The Gourds
Shinyribs
Bad Livers
Billy Joe Shaver
Todd Snider
John Prine
Bob Dylan
Arlo Guthrie
Papa Mali
Malford Milligan
Two Tons Of Steel (formerly Dead Crickets)
Todd Rundgren
The Eagles
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It was also a great way to travel the country and Canada. See a show in Boston on the pier and get on the Deegan and go to Yankee stadium or go to Philly then go down the Jersey shore. Go to the Hollywood Bowl in Cal.then hit a theme park in Valencia. A lot of fun times, great memories.Nice list but Yes, 27 times!
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My first big time concert was Yes, Montreal Forum, 1979.
Vividly remember Howe, in a blue jumpsuit, moving like a cat as he played 'Clap' before going into 'Starship Trooper'.
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Great list! Lotsa “old timers”, and extremely varied. When I went to Page and Plant I was blown away. I assumed it would just be old guys on stools with monks in robes—that kinda eclectic European hipster folk rock, but it wasn’t. They hit the stage loud and Rockin’ like Zeppelin! They had the guitarist from The Cure with them, and I was kinda surprised how hard edged he was. Great show! I bet you have some great stories!
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Lucky you (Townes VanZandt)
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Sorry...this is obnoxious, but here it is.
I'm sure I left out a few too.
Not getting married until I was 47 had a lot to do with it.
Plus living in New Orleans, Dallas, etc all those years.
AC/DC (2)
Adam Ant
Aerosmith (3)
Al Green
Allman Bros
AWB
Beastie Boys
Big Country
Billy Idol
Billy Squier
Black Eyed Peas
Black Sabbath
Blondie
Blue Oyster Cult
Bocelli
Bon Jovi
Bonnie Raitt (2)
Boston
Bruce Springstein
Bryan Adams
BTO (2)
Bush
Cake (2)
Candlebox
Charlie Daniels Band
Cheap Trick
Chicago
Cinderella
Clash
Collective Soul
Counting Crows
Creed
Dave Matthews band
Def Leopard
Depeche Mode
Depeche Mode
Dire Straits (2)
Dokken
Don Henley
Doobie Bros (2)
Dr John
Duran Duran
Eagles
Earth, Wind, and Fire
ELO
ELP
Elton John
Elvis Costello
Emerald City Band
Eric Clapton (2)
Eurythmics
Fats Domino
Fleetwood Mac
Flock of Seagulls
Foghat
Foo Fighters
Foreigner
General Public
Genesis
GNR
Go-Gos
Hall and Oats
Harry Connick Jr
Heart
Heuy Lewis
Human League
INXS
Irma Thomas (3)
Iron maiden
J Geils Band
James Taylor
Jefferson Starship
Jimmy Buffett (4)
Joan Jett
Joe King Carrosco
John Mayer
Journey (2)
Judas Preist
Kansas
Kiss
Little feet
Live
Los Lobos
Loverboy
Lynard Skynard
Madonna
Marcia Ball
Maroon 5
Marshall Tucker
Matchbox 20
Mercy Me
Metallica
Michael Jackson
Molly Hatchet (3)
Mothers Finest (3)
Motley Crue
Motorhead
Neville Brothers (5)
Nickleback
Night Ranger
Nirvana
No Doubt
NWA
Outlaws
Pavoratti
Pearl Jam (2)
Poison
Prince
Queen
Queensryche
Quiet Riot
Radiators (5)
Ramones
Ratt
Ray Charles
Red Hot Chile Peppers
REM
REO Speedwagon
Robert Cray Band
Rod Stewert (2)
Rolling Stones (2)
Rush
Sade
Santana
Scorpions
Smashing Pumpkins
Soundgarden
Squeeze
Steve Miller Band
Stevie Ray Vaughn (2)
Sting
STP
Stray Cats
Styx
Supertramp
Talk Talk
Talking Heads
Tears for Fears
The B-52s
The Beach Boys
The Cars
The Cure (2)
The Fixx
The Ohio Players
The Police (2)
The Pretenders (3)
Three Dog Night
Toad the Wet Sprocket
Tom Petty (2)
Toto
U2 (3)
UB 40
Van Halen (4)
Whitesnake
Who
Winger
ZZ Top
I'm sure I left out a few too.
Not getting married until I was 47 had a lot to do with it.
Plus living in New Orleans, Dallas, etc all those years.
AC/DC (2)
Adam Ant
Aerosmith (3)
Al Green
Allman Bros
AWB
Beastie Boys
Big Country
Billy Idol
Billy Squier
Black Eyed Peas
Black Sabbath
Blondie
Blue Oyster Cult
Bocelli
Bon Jovi
Bonnie Raitt (2)
Boston
Bruce Springstein
Bryan Adams
BTO (2)
Bush
Cake (2)
Candlebox
Charlie Daniels Band
Cheap Trick
Chicago
Cinderella
Clash
Collective Soul
Counting Crows
Creed
Dave Matthews band
Def Leopard
Depeche Mode
Depeche Mode
Dire Straits (2)
Dokken
Don Henley
Doobie Bros (2)
Dr John
Duran Duran
Eagles
Earth, Wind, and Fire
ELO
ELP
Elton John
Elvis Costello
Emerald City Band
Eric Clapton (2)
Eurythmics
Fats Domino
Fleetwood Mac
Flock of Seagulls
Foghat
Foo Fighters
Foreigner
General Public
Genesis
GNR
Go-Gos
Hall and Oats
Harry Connick Jr
Heart
Heuy Lewis
Human League
INXS
Irma Thomas (3)
Iron maiden
J Geils Band
James Taylor
Jefferson Starship
Jimmy Buffett (4)
Joan Jett
Joe King Carrosco
John Mayer
Journey (2)
Judas Preist
Kansas
Kiss
Little feet
Live
Los Lobos
Loverboy
Lynard Skynard
Madonna
Marcia Ball
Maroon 5
Marshall Tucker
Matchbox 20
Mercy Me
Metallica
Michael Jackson
Molly Hatchet (3)
Mothers Finest (3)
Motley Crue
Motorhead
Neville Brothers (5)
Nickleback
Night Ranger
Nirvana
No Doubt
NWA
Outlaws
Pavoratti
Pearl Jam (2)
Poison
Prince
Queen
Queensryche
Quiet Riot
Radiators (5)
Ramones
Ratt
Ray Charles
Red Hot Chile Peppers
REM
REO Speedwagon
Robert Cray Band
Rod Stewert (2)
Rolling Stones (2)
Rush
Sade
Santana
Scorpions
Smashing Pumpkins
Soundgarden
Squeeze
Steve Miller Band
Stevie Ray Vaughn (2)
Sting
STP
Stray Cats
Styx
Supertramp
Talk Talk
Talking Heads
Tears for Fears
The B-52s
The Beach Boys
The Cars
The Cure (2)
The Fixx
The Ohio Players
The Police (2)
The Pretenders (3)
Three Dog Night
Toad the Wet Sprocket
Tom Petty (2)
Toto
U2 (3)
UB 40
Van Halen (4)
Whitesnake
Who
Winger
ZZ Top
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ESisback
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Wow! Nice list! There must be a couple dozen on your list I didn’t include on mine! Shows how drunk/stoned I was 78-95! Ha Ha. Rock on, bro!
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I have a box of ticket stubs.
Good times.
The mix is wild because I had a few different groups of music-loving friends
There were these three girls (in New Orleans) that were die-hard concert-goers that would drag me along (they were hotties so it didn't take much convincing)
But then I had my own choices and would go with buddies, etc.
Then the music festivals
Undergrad and grad colleges....etc, etc
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Notable bands I saw in the 1970s (inferring the bands were better and were touring on better albums back then...):
Led Zeppelin
Alice Cooper
Deep Purple
The Who
ELP
CSN&Y
Aerosmith
Van Halen
Bob Dylan
Joni Mitchell
The Moody Blues
Frank Zappa
Jethro Tull
Chicago
Grand Funk Railroad
Cheap Trick
ZZ Top
Bad Co.
Heart
Ted Nugent
Led Zeppelin
Alice Cooper
Deep Purple
The Who
ELP
CSN&Y
Aerosmith
Van Halen
Bob Dylan
Joni Mitchell
The Moody Blues
Frank Zappa
Jethro Tull
Chicago
Grand Funk Railroad
Cheap Trick
ZZ Top
Bad Co.
Heart
Ted Nugent
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add ZZ Top
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Big Townes fan. I was managing a club in Corpus and we had Townes booked and while I had seen him before, I was excited because I was going to get to meet him and hopefully hang out with him a little bit. I was fully prepared to drink a bottle of vodka with him....lol. A few weeks before the show, we got word that Townes was in the hospital but were assured that he was gonna be alright and was going to be at the gig, he was looking forward to playing and he was wanting to get back in the studio soon. Townes passed away about a week later on January 1st.......... devastated to hear the news
Grateful to have seen him before, but his passing a couple weeks before getting to meet him was especially tough.
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I saw Plant in '83, his first solo tour. At the time, he wasn't playing any Zep songs, but during the entire show they would break into a bit of a Zep song in the middle of another song, just enuff to start to recognize it, then back to the original song. Kinda sucked getting teased like that......lol. About half way into the show, all the lights went out, stage lights, everything, no announcements, no clue what was going on. We sat there in the dark for at least 20 minutes, didn't know what to make of it. When the stage lights came back on, they had completely redone the stage, like it was a totally different show. There was a big "Honeydrippers" sign over the stage and they did a Honeydrippers set. When the set was over, they turned the lights back off and reset the stage to the way it was before and finished out with the "Robert Plant" show. It was actually kinda cool, but sucked he didn't do even one Zep song......lol
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Those early tours he was very adamant about not doing any Zep songs, the tours in the latter 80s he softened up and added 3-4 Zep tunes to every setlist.
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Gary Moore, my favorite of all time.
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Allman Brothers x 43
Derek Trucks Band x 51
Tedeschi Trucks Band x 10
Gary Moore (unfortunately only once)
Tony Macalpine x 5
Kiss x 10
Iron Maiden
Judas Priest
Ace Frehley x 4
Grateful Dead x 3
Foreigner
Steely Dan
Widespread Panic
Government Mule(unfortunately slept thru that one as I won tickets thru a bar w/ free booze before the show)
Santana x 2
CSN
Pearl Jam
Doobie Brothers
Rush
Molly Hatchet
Willie Nelson
Billie Joel
Elton John
Janet Jackson( don’t judge me.Girlfriend at the time said she’d withhold if I didn’t go)
Reo Speedwagon
Joe Satriani
Blue Oyster Cult
I’m sure there’s more that I can’t remember.
Derek Trucks Band x 51
Tedeschi Trucks Band x 10
Gary Moore (unfortunately only once)
Tony Macalpine x 5
Kiss x 10
Iron Maiden
Judas Priest
Ace Frehley x 4
Grateful Dead x 3
Foreigner
Steely Dan
Widespread Panic
Government Mule(unfortunately slept thru that one as I won tickets thru a bar w/ free booze before the show)
Santana x 2
CSN
Pearl Jam
Doobie Brothers
Rush
Molly Hatchet
Willie Nelson
Billie Joel
Elton John
Janet Jackson( don’t judge me.Girlfriend at the time said she’d withhold if I didn’t go)
Reo Speedwagon
Joe Satriani
Blue Oyster Cult
I’m sure there’s more that I can’t remember.