What concerts have you gone to ?

Too many...but I new when I'd had enough a few years ago..when Take That played their reunion tour,and DD got tickets, and we went to see them at the London O2. OMG even with my earplugs in, it was painful.... so no more rock or peop concets for me ay big venues...


The last one I went to was good it was Mike and the Mechanics, in a small town venue of about 500 people... the only problem with that was the seats had no lumbar support, and it nearly killed me to sit there.. I had to stand most of the concert...
 

In the 60's there weren't many concerts available in Alabama outside of Gospel.
But there was one radio station (WBAM the Big Bam) that sponsored a Summer Show for a couple of years.

First concert I saw at a Big Bam Summer Show, featured Herman's Hermits.
The undercard had Lou Christie among others I wish I could now recall.

In the very early 70's at college I saw Mac Davis, Linda Ronstadt, POCO and an all female band called Fanny.

Bunch of concerts throughout the rest of the 70's, mostly Southern Rock. All dang good concerts.

In the military and stationed on the West Coast in the 80's and 90's, saw Bob Dylan with the Grateful Dead in Oakland, Bruce Hornsby with the Grateful Dead in Monterey(?), and when Jerry Garcia wasn't playing with the Dead, he had other bands he played with that I saw in concert, mostly in San Francisco. Saw Bonnie Raitt at the Berkley Amphitheater and have forgotten who the undercard was but they were good too. Merle Haggard in Concord and wish I could remember who the famous female singer on the undercard was.

Haven't been to a concert in close to 30yrs now. WHOA !!! ... where does the time go

EDIT: Now that I think about it, think the last concert I saw was Duane Allman in Norfolk (Maybe in Portsmouth) Virginia when I was stationed there.
 
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With my hearing loss, I just don't go to concerts anymore. Or go to the movie theater.

But a few I remember:

  • Chicago (1974)
  • Chicago Symphony Orchestra (1998)
  • Earth, Wind & Fire (1998)
  • Doc Severinsen (2003)
  • Manhattan Transfer (2004)
  • Cleveland Orchestra (2005)
  • Bill Watrous (1978 and in 2002)
  • Utah Symphony Orchestra (2002)
  • Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra (1985)
  • Chet Baker (1987)
  • Lew Soloff (1986)
  • Lou Donaldson (1986)
  • Johnny Griffin (1986)
  • Wynton and Branford Marsalis (1986)
  • Billy Joel (1988)
  • The U.K. National Brass Band Championships (Royal Albert Hall - 2016)
 
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Naturally said:
In the 60's there weren't many concerts available in Alabama outside of Gospel.
But there was one radio station (WBAM the Big Bam) that sponsored a Summer Show for a couple of years.

First concert I saw at a Big Bam Summer Show, featured Herman's Hermits.
The undercard had Lou Christie among others I wish I could now recall.

In the very early 70's at college I saw Mac Davis, Linda Ronstadt, POCO and an all female band called Fanny.

Bunch of concerts throughout the rest of the 70's, mostly Southern Rock. All dang good concerts.

In the military and stationed on the West Coast in the 80's and 90's, saw Bob Dylan with the Grateful Dead in Oakland, Bruce Hornsby with the Grateful Dead in Monterey(?), and when Jerry Garcia wasn't playing with the Dead, he had other bands he played with that I saw in concert, mostly in San Francisco. Saw Bonnie Raitt at the Berkley Amphitheater and have forgotten who the undercard was but they were good too. Merle Haggard in Concord and wish I could remember who the famous female singer on the undercard was.

Haven't been to a concert in close to 30yrs now. WHOA !!! ... where does the time go

EDIT: Now that I think about it, think the last concert I saw was Duane Allman in Norfolk (Maybe in Portsmouth) Virginia when I was stationed there.
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Grateful Dead; Throwing Stones: Ashes Ashes All Fall Down fantastic lyrics / meaning .​

 
I had to think about this, lol.

Allman Brothers
Etta James
ELO
Alice Cooper
Blue Oyster Cult
BB King (3X)
Bruce Springsteen
Leon Russell
Buddy Guy (2x)
Buddy Guy and Jonny Lang
The Grateful Dead
Tony Bennett and k.d.lang
Humble Pie
Deep Purple
J Geils Band
Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young
The Who
Dr..John
India Irie
Duke Robillard
Tina Turner
Emerson, Lake & Palmer
Paul Butterfield
Sam & Dave
Steve Miller
George Benson
Donna Summer
And I forget who else ... 🤔
 
I have literally been to hundreds of concerts, many which I named in this thread.
What Live Bands Have You Seen in Your Lifetime?

I’ve seen Boston, Rush 3 times, Fleetwood Mac, Count Basey, Pink Floyd, Yes 3 times, Deep Purple, Black Sabbath, AC/DC, Eagles, Aerosmith, ZZ Top, Genesis, Peter Gabriel, Alanis Morrisette, Amanda Marshall, Journey, The Allmond Brothers, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Heart, Van Halen, Aerosmith x 2, Blondie, Bon Jovi, Duran Duran, The Police, R.E.M., Earth Wind & Fire, U2, Hootie & the Blowfish, Guns & Roses, Peter Gabriel, The Doors, Kansas, Blue Oyster Cult, Styx x 2, Jethro Tull.

Bad Company, Blood, Sweat and Tears x2, Chicago x2, Emerson, Lake & Palmer, Bee Gees wasn’t really a fan of the Bee Gees but my best friend was ), Grateful Dead, Nazareth, The Moody Blues, Steely Dan, Electric Light Orchestra, Supertramp x 3, Bread, Uriah Heap, Santana, Foreigner , Steve Miller Band, REO Speedwagon, The Doobie Brothers, Hall & Oates, Crosby, Stills & Nash, Alice Cooper, ( not really a fan.. he was a start band ), Talking Heads, Red Hot Chilli Peppers, The Police, The Cars, Seals & Croft,

Alice Cooper, ( not really a fan.. he was a start band ), Talking Heads, Red Hot Chilli Peppers, The Police, The Cars, Seals & Croft, The Clash, Dire Straits, The Guess Who, Three Dog Night, Steppenwolf, Jefferson Starship, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers , Bay City Rollers , ( not a fan of these guys but the were at the CNE when we were there) Derek and the Dominos, The Jeff Beck, ( loved this guy ) Little River Band, The Alan Parsons, Iron Butterfly, The Hollies, The B-52’s, Atlanta Rhythm Section, Little Feat, Nazareth, King Crimson, Kansas, Toto, Metallica, Tears for Fears, Tears for Fears, . A Flock of Seagulls,

Triumph, Thin Lizzy, Little River Band,Mike and the Mechanics, 10 cc, Simple Minds, Def Leppard, Eurythmics, Depeche Mode, The Bangles, Wham, Thompson Twins, MaDonna. Level 42, Robbie Robertson, Mike and the Mechanics, Chuck Mangeoni, Bob Dylan, April Wine
 
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I just love listening to Symphony Orchestras. Especially those that play excerpts from the Ballet i.e. Romeo & Juliette, Spartacus, Swan Lake. I saw my son conducting an orchestra last year and this year he is coming to Sydney at Easter and will be conducting his orchestra playing, The Rite of Spring - Stravinsky, Ravel's - La Valse and Chausson - Poeme. It always brings tears to my eyes, and I feel so proud, like a rat with a gold tooth.
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Bella said:
I had to think about this, lol.

Allman Brothers
Etta James
ELO
Alice Cooper
Blue Oyster Cult
BB King (3X)
Bruce Springsteen
Leon Russell
Buddy Guy (2x)
Buddy Guy and Jonny Lang
The Grateful Dead
Tony Bennett and k.d.lang
Humble Pie
Deep Purple
J Geils Band
Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young
The Who
Dr..John
India Irie
Duke Robillard
Tina Turner
Emerson, Lake & Palmer
Paul Butterfield
Sam & Dave
Steve Miller
George Benson
Donna Summer
And I forget who else ... 🤔
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Great list Bella!
 
Don M. said:
I attended a few rock concerts years ago. A couple that I remember well was seeing the Beatles, while I was in Europe, somewhere around 1963, before they became globally famous.
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I am wildly envious!

Wow, my list is pretty short compared with the impressive lists others have posted:

David Bowie
Eric Clapton
The Who (twice)
Bob Dylan (twice)
Bo Diddley
Duran Duran
Billy Idol
Violent Femmes
Pete Seeger

I think that's it!
 
seadoug said:
It wasn't exactly the same, but we've seen Motown: The Musical twice and the story and music have been fantastic!
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I have no doubt Doug. I would have loved to have seen the show, but I no longer desire to go into NYC. It's too much of a hassle. I guess I can add Dr. K's Motown Revue to my list too. Although probably different from the play, they did Motown hits. We saw them at a dinner theater (actually the senior center took us there for a luncheon) and I enjoyed the show very much.
 
July and August is the Sun Valley Symphony season which has 3 - 5 free performances a week. Last year we had YoYo Ma, the cellist, play although that one was a fund raiser that we had to pay for. He barely survived the thunderstorm and the lawn was empty of people, even undercover it was brutal.



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Some impressive lists above. :cool:

Notables for me, in no particular order:

Deep Purple
Ry Cooder
Jethro Tull
Sting
Lou Reed
Tedeshi -Trucks, seeing them again this summer, tickets in hand for Missoula, MT
Yes
Paul Simon - Central Park
Adrian Belew
Dave Matthews Band
Dave Matthews acoustic - West Point Military Academy

Greatest regret is not getting to see Bob Marley before he died.
 
Don M. said:
I attended a few rock concerts years ago. A couple that I remember well was seeing the Beatles, while I was in Europe, somewhere around 1963, before they became globally famous. Perhaps my all time favorite was the Pink Floyd "dark side of the moon" concert that they did in Kansas City...years ago.
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I love Pink Floyd 💖 I listen to them and David Gilmore often! So relaxing and mellow 😎
 
I'm not a fan of the whole concept of 'Tribute Acts' but this evening we saw The 'Illegal Eagles' at The Grand Theatre in Lancaster. They were excellent! If you're in the UK and get the chance - see them!
 

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