What concerts have you gone to ?

Whitney Houston/Kenny G
Coasters/Bobby Rydell/Chuck Berry/Bo Diddley/Shirelles/Ricky Nelson
Beach Boys(3 times with different opening acts, Exile/Marshall Tucker Band/Everly Brothers)
Melanie
Pete Seeger
Arlo Guthrie
Peter, Paul, & Mary
Kingston Trio
Diana Ross (twice)
Don McLean
Fifth Dimension
Natalie Cole (twice)
Ray Charles
The Temptations
Chubby Checker
The Association
Harry Chapin
King Crimson/JoJo Gunne
Gary Lewis and the Playboys/Buckinghams/Grass Roots/Tommy James and the Shondells/The Turtles
Pink Floyd
The Box Tops/the Orlons/Marvelettes/Bill Baker's Five Satins
The Band
The Platters
Judy Collins
Also a bunch of doo wop concerts in NYC
 
Paladin1950 said:
Whitney Houston/Kenny G
Coasters/Bobby Rydell/Chuck Berry/Bo Diddley/Shirelles/Ricky Nelson
Beach Boys(3 times with different opening acts, Exile/Marshall Tucker Band/Everly Brothers)
Melanie
Pete Seeger
Arlo Guthrie
Peter, Paul, & Mary
Kingston Trio
Diana Ross (twice)
Don McLean
Fifth Dimension
Natalie Cole (twice)
Ray Charles
The Temptations
Chubby Checker
The Association
Harry Chapin
King Crimson/JoJo Gunne
Gary Lewis and the Playboys/Buckinghams/Grass Roots/Tommy James and the Shondells/The Turtles
Pink Floyd
The Box Tops/the Orlons/Marvelettes/Bill Baker's Five Satins
The Band
The Platters
Judy Collins
Also a bunch of doo wop concerts in NYC
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Love the Beach Boys and Fifth Dimension but they never came to my neck of the woods .

You saw them in Ca ?
 
A similar thread was started in 2022. Here's part of what I replied in that one. I removed the names of those who I saw in plays.

Just so happens I made this list in Google Docs about a year ago when I was trying to remember everyone I saw. Some of these acts were in concert together so that's why I got to see so many. I went to the Apollo Theater in Harlem, N.Y. a few times in my late teens and early twenties.
Azymuth (twice)
Angie Bofill
Chico Hamilton
Chuck Jackson
Earth, Wind & Fire
George Benson
Gladys Knight
The Isley Brothers
James Brown
Jaheim
Joe Bataan
Joe Simon
Joe Tex
Kem
Lionel Hampton
Mandrill
Marion Meadows
Marvin Gaye
Maxwell
Maze f/ Frankie Beverly (3 times)
Natalie Cole
Noel Pointer
Otis Redding
Patti & The Blue Bells (who later became known as LaBelle)
Ramsey Lewis
Ruth Brown
The Spinners (twice)
Shirley Caesar
Stephanie Mills
Stevie Wonder (when he was Little Stevie Wonder)
Tito Puente
The Whispers

I've seen other artists who are well known in the region for their talents such as my dear friend Hunter Hayes of N.J. and Radam Schwartz, each several times. It is said that George Benson loved to go to The Crosswords where Radam headed Jazz Jam night just to "jam with Radam". :D 🎶🎶

Update: Here's someone I forgot...Jazz organist Charles Earland.



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Too many to remember, I guess. A few... George Shearing, Oscar Peterson, John Handy, Charles Lloyd, Santana, John Hammond Jr, Keith Jarrett, Vince Guaraldi, James Taylor, Bruce Cockburn, Gordon Lightfoot, Alison Krauss, Mimi Fariña, Leo Kottke, Bola Sete, Ritchie Havens, Grateful Dead, Lou Reed, The Rascals, Steve Miller Band, Pat Metheny, Taj Mahal, Dan Brubeck (Dave's son), Milwaukee Philharmonic Orchestra, David Grisman, Toots Hibbert, Dave Van Ronk, Ellen McIlwaine, Harry Manx, Jesse Winchester,...
 
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That is going back...

Doobie Brothers, Rick Wakeman, Lou Reed, Joe Cocker, Tom Waits, David Bowie... Maybe others that I have forgotten. All very Seventies stuff.

Joe Cocker was good but the most memorable part was his back up singers. They really were excellent. Tom Waits was brilliant.

I remember seeing Skyhooks at a 1975 New Year's Day concert by Sydney Harbour. You would have to be Australian and about my age to remember them. But they were good.

I saw a musical play a few months ago. Twice. Million Dollar Quartet. About Elvis, Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis and Carl Perkins. That was marvellous.
 
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@JBR....you saw Ritchie Havens..wow
My very first was Gary Puckett and the Union Gap
Others include: in no particular order
Neil Sedaka (so long ago his opening act was Billy Crystal)
Glen Campbell
Alice Cooper
Neil Diamond (twice)
England Dan & John Ford Coley
Beach Boys
Harry Chapin (one of his last)
Celtic Women
Adam & the Ants
Huey Lewis & the News
James Taylor
more I am sure....
 
We just attended a concert with Howard Jones and ABC last Saturday. Martin from ABC still sounds fantastic. Transported us back to the 80's!

Aside from that:

Foreigner
Stevie Nicks and Chrissie Hynd
Cher (twice)
Duran Duran and Chic (twice)
Fleetwood Mac
Pat Benatar (twice)
Culture Club
New Order
Depeche Mode
Pet Shop Boys
Diana Ross (twice)
Journey and Toto

Can't remember all of them.
 
OneEyedDiva said:
A similar thread was started in 2022. Here's part of what I replied in that one. I removed the names of those who I saw in plays.

Just so happens I made this list in Google Docs about a year ago when I was trying to remember everyone I saw. Some of these acts were in concert together so that's why I got to see so many. I went to the Apollo Theater in Harlem, N.Y. a few times in my late teens and early twenties.
Azymuth (twice)
Angie Bofill
Chico Hamilton
Chuck Jackson
Earth, Wind & Fire
George Benson
Gladys Knight
The Isley Brothers
James Brown
Jaheim
Joe Bataan
Joe Simon
Joe Tex
Kem
Lionel Hampton
Mandrill
Marion Meadows
Marvin Gaye
Maxwell
Maze f/ Frankie Beverly (3 times)
Natalie Cole
Noel Pointer
Otis Redding
Patti & The Blue Bells (who later became known as LaBelle)
Ramsey Lewis
Ruth Brown
The Spinners (twice)
Shirley Caesar
Stephanie Mills
Stevie Wonder (when he was Little Stevie Wonder)
Tito Puente
The Whispers

I've seen other artists who are well known in the region for their talents such as my dear friend Hunter Hayes of N.J. and Radam Schwartz, each several times. It is said that George Benson loved to go to The Crosswords where Radam headed Jazz Jam night just to "jam with Radam". :D 🎶🎶





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Wow! You have a list that I envy. Did Joe Tex perform this song? I laugh every time I hear it!

 
I went to a lot when I was younger. It was cheap and something to do back then. I became more selective as I got older because of prices and not wanting to be in crowds. Here are some I can remember off the top of my head....

John Denver
Olivia Newton John
Al Green
Elton John (Twice)
ELO
Billy Joel (Twice)
Warren Zevon
Jackson Brown
Heart
Aerosmith
Marshall Tucker Band
Allman Brothers Band
Al Stewart
Weather Report
Linda Ronstadt (Twice)
Pink Floyd (Three times)
Rolling Stones
Bruce Springsteen (Twice)
The Police
Talking Heads (Twice)
The Clash
The Pretenders
B-52's
Pearl Jam
Stone Temple Pilots
U2 (Twice)
Fleetwood Mac (Twice)
The Eagles
Devo
Moody Blues
Jimmy Buffett
Stevie Ray Vaughn
The Grateful Dead
Tom Petty
Rush
Nancy Griffith
Poco
Little River Band
Al Stewart
Dwight Yoakam




I also went to the local symphony many times when I was a kid but had no choice on going back then.........
 
Most recently the Bat out of Hell musical
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The Corrs x3
Al Stewart
Australian Pink Floyd x6
Suzi Quatro x2
David Essex x2
The Osmonds
Hot Chocolate
Swinging Blue Jeans x2 still with all but one of their original line up.
Justin Hayward…second time coming up
three different ABBA tribute bands
Katie Melua
The Proclaimers
Kitty Macfarlane
The Carravick Sisters
ELO Again x2 -an amazing ELO tribute band
The Jacksons
Squeeze
Evita
Joan Armatrading
The Addams Family Musical
The Bootleg Beatles x2
The Beatles Experience
The Searchers Experience
Tribute acts for The Bee Gees and Meatloaf,Cliff and the Shadows
The Queen Extravaganza-the officially approved Queen tribute Act
The Freddie and Queen Experience
As support acts-Natalie Imbruglia,The Shires,Jack Savoretti
A David Bowie tribute Act whose name I can’t remember
A seventies Glam Rock show.

Coming up -The UK Pink Floyd Experience,Graham Nash,Musicals devoted to Queen and David Bowie and Talon who are playing a set of Eagles songs.
 
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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.
 
Not concerts as such but back in the sixties the town I was living in had a cinema that converted to a stage & they invited groups who were not yet really famous to perform. I saw, live in their early days, the Beatles, the Kinks, Rolling Stones, the Searchers, Ike & Tina Turner, a few others I can’t remember.
There was also a dance hall in town that had invited acts to perform the music for the dances, some I saw & danced to there were Moody Blues, Gerry & the Pacemakers, Procal Harem, the Bonzo Dog Doodah Band, Dusty Springfield, several others.
Then when I was at university there was a dance every Thursday night with a live band, we had Freddie & the Dreamers, Herman’s Hermits & the Hollies amongst others. One of my friends was dating one of the Hollies. These were all before they became big stars & were just starting out, doing the venues locally in the north of England round Liverpool & Manchester.
 
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Wow! You have a list that I envy. Did Joe Tex perform this song? I laugh every time I hear it!

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That song hadn't been released yet when I saw him. One thing I do want to say is that Joe Simon was highly underrated. I was familiar with his songs before the concert but was astonished at how magnificent his voice was live!


Also I had been trying to figure out who I forgot. I also saw Jazz organist Charles Earland in person. That was a treat because I mostly played organ back then and had this album in my collection. I'm going to add him to the list posted above.

 
Blimey, a lot back on the day.

Kiss
Talking Heads
Pat Travers
Van Halen
Hole
Garbage
Moody Blues
Jethro Tull
Julian Cope
Dan Bern
Frank Black
Graham Parker
Richard Thompson
Brad Mehldau

To name a few - some of them multiple times. I no longer go to concerts.
 
Oh, Lord. Just off the top of my head:

Aerosmith 13 times
Iron Maiden 6
Ted Nugent 4
Kiss 4
Springsteen 2
John Mellencamp 2
Mary Chapin Carpenter 2
Madonna
The Judds
Judas Priest
Journey
Foreigner
Rush
Guns n Roses
Pat Travers
Hootie and the Blowfish
Motley Crue


There are others, but that's enough for now. My very first concert was Kiss. Ticket was $7
 

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