Concerts: What floats your boat?

Stubble

In the last few years the wife and I have gotten back into going to live concerts.  We have seen Theory of a Deadman,  10 Years, and Breaking Benjamin (three times).  We have tickets for Shinedown, and Five Finger Death Punch/Breaking Benjamin in the near future.  We were supposed to see Jonny Lang, but weren't able to make that one.   Anyone else going/have been to recent, or past live performances?

deadman

In the last year we saw Foo Fighters, Chilli Peppers, and George Clinton. The wife saw Eve 6 and Garbage also, I sat those out. 

Forgot about Muse and 30sec to Mars

90+_Irishman

Steve, didn’t know you were a Jonny Lang fan but that kid can play the guitar! Still think his debut Lie To Me album was the best but he’s had a few decent songs after that too. Can’t believe he did Lie To Me when he was 16, killer talent!

Havent been to a concert in a while but a year or so ago I saw Darius Rucker live and that was a great show, about half of it was his current stuff and the other half was classic Hootie and the Blowfish songs. Was fun to hear each. 

0patience

Mostly country now days.
Last one was at the County Fair with Montgomery - Gentry, just before Troy Gentry was killed in a helicopter crash.

In my youth, I've been to Jan & Dean concert (you may have to look them up), Beach Boys, Eagles, Boston and The Who concerts.

Captain_Call

I lost some hair to a motley crue pyro stunt. Haven't been to anything since. I've seen journey and Def leppard twice each, foreigner, rush, Boston, crue, sick puppies, and a whole passel of country artists big and small before I fell off the mainstream country. Now I live in a musical dead zone. There's no regular live music within a 3 hour drive. Sometimes the local dives will hire someone small to play but they are usually just one man cover bands 

silvermouse

60's and early 70's in the local hippie psychedelic dungeon (Boston Tea Party mostly). Last concert I went to was a double header with the Eagles and Fleetwood Mac (at Shaeffer Stadium with 50,000 others all holding up their bic lighters) Should have brought my binoculars. Oh, I did see Richie Havens a few years ago in Provincetown.

First_Warrior

Last live concert I attended was at the Alexandria Roller Rink in1969. Janis walked out, took a pull of Southern Comfort and burned the stage down. I was a  Vietnam Jarhead from Quantico hanging with the Hippies. Lots of funny smelling smoke and a killer light show. 

Grawls

I haven’t been to a concert in forever, but my favorites were Ozzy (3x), Pantera (twice),Rush, John fogerty. 
I think the best was ZZ Top with Ted Nugent and Kenny Wayne Shepherd. That was one hell of a show

Usaf06

The most recent concert I attended as a customer and not working was Chris Stapleton last November. It was a fantastic. He is easily my favorite artist right now. 

Stubble

Many country music concerts in the past.  Hank Williams Jr. and Charlie Daniels really stood out, caught the Eagles on their "Hell Freezes Over" tour.  Mellissa Etheridge  opened for them, both were outstanding!

IndustMech

Last month I saw Beethovens 9th Symphony with my Son in the choir.
Think Die-hard when they opened the vault.

dirtdude

Grateful Dead 1980, oh recent, nevermind...

There were some in the late 70's so damn loud my ears are still ringing, my pops warned me about that.

Thanatos0320

The last concert I went to was Paul McCartney. The next one will be Foo Fighters (in May) and then it'll be a joint concert with Def Leppard and Journey (in July).

CharlieHeis

Cody Jinks, Jamey Johnson, Steve Earle and the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band were the most recent. Hopefully seeing Metallica later this year.

silvermouse

First concert I ever went to was in a pub in Mentor Ohio, I was 17 and thought this is what concerts were like--there were about 15 of us in the bar. Jim Kweskin's Jug Band, playing washtub bass, scrub board, and gallon wine bottles. Still fondly remember it.

Edit: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Kweskin

Markwell

First concert I ever went to was Elton John in Philly. Seen Fleetwood Mac, Paul McCartney, Taylor Swift, and The Decemberists since. Fleetwood Mac is talking about another tour this year. Wouldn't mind going. 

bert873

I love going to concerts. Back in college I would attend at least one a month. Some notable shows I’ve been to are Breaking Benjamin(probably around 10 times), Tool, Metallica, Story of the Year, Shinedown, Foo Fighters, Godsmack, Sevendust, Avenged Sevenfold, Prophets of Rage, Rise Against, etc... Seen at least 100 bands. 
Have tickets to see Five Finger Death Punch, Breaking Benjamin, Nothing More and Bad Wolves in August

NorCalR1

3 day music festival I go to with the wife every year. Roughly 150K people a night at the show

Dark_Roast

Haven't been in many years. When I did it was everything from Alice Cooper (Capital Center) to The Carpenters (Wolf Trap)  to Liberaci (Kennedy Center ) to Led Zeppelin (Capital Center). Oh and Stevie Ray Vaughn at George Mason University. One hell of a concert. 

TX98Z28

If it’s metal count me in!!! BUT last concert I went to was at the DUB car show in Htown...was a bunch of OG’s, bangers, you name it there with crazy rides
Saw WalkAflakaflame, dude was a beast on stage! Some fools in front of me pulled out stacks of like 10k counting it on the air 

Trish

I listen to EVERYTHING  so I've been to shows from all walks of life. I still say my favorite shows are the smaller more intimate venues,  but hey if it's Live with a drink in you're hand you can't go wrong. Last show I saw was The Zac Brown Band at the Chelsea in Vegas. 

90+_Irishman

Really dig Zac Brown Band, my wife and I are both hooked on Beautiful Drug right now!

Trish

90+_Irishman said:

Really dig Zac Brown Band, my wife and I are both hooked on Beautiful Drug right now!

They are great artists/performers. They actually ended the show with Enter Sandman... some of the 10gal. hat guys were like what just happened... 

CharlieHeis

Trish said:

I listen to EVERYTHING  so I've been to shows from all walks of life. I still say my favorite shows are the smaller more intimate venues,  but hey if it's Live with a drink in you're hand you can't go wrong. Last show I saw was The Zac Brown Band at the Chelsea in Vegas. 

Agree. All the concerts I attended that I listed above were at two small venues. Very cool to see these acts up close in more of a bar type setting than an arena.

Diver43

Hadn't been in a long time but in the last  two years saw: Paul McCartney, Kid Rock, Cheap Trick, Meat Loaf, Jackson Brown and The Moody Blues.

Amos_Umwhat

Diver43 said:

Hadn't been in a long time but in the last  two years saw: Paul McCartney, Kid Rock, Cheap Trick, Meat Loaf, Jackson Brown and The Moody Blues.

Thank you.

Why?

I recognize those bands.

Rolanddeschain

I’ve seen Rush many times, always a good show. My favorite concerts have been the multiple times I’ve seen Emerson Lake and Palmer live.......Prog rock at its best!!

Usaf06

Diver43 said:

Hadn't been in a long time but in the last  two years saw: Paul McCartney, Kid Rock, Cheap Trick, Meat Loaf, Jackson Brown and The Moody Blues.

Kid Rock is coming to Tampa with Brantly Gilbert at the end of the year. Was thinking about going but I just saw Gilbert last month

Stubble

Opening acts: Bad Wolves and Nothing More
Headliners: Breaking Benjamin  and Five Finger Death Punch 

Wylaff

Last concert I went to was Joe Satriani's G3 tour.

But In the last few years we've gone to Survivor, Megadeth (x2), Collective Soul, Tool, Whitesnake, Charlie Danials, and a handful of smaller local groups.

Best concert I ever went to was an impromptu metal concert in Sacramento. Devil Driver, Kitty, Atreyu and another group I can't remember were all on tour, and they were crossing Sac at the same time. A local radio station announced they would play a one night show at one of those intimate little concert venues. It was $10 to get in, and there had to be less than 300 people in the place. At one point I was chatting up this girl while watching the roadies set up. We were having a good time, I told her I was there mainly for Kitty, and she told me the same. When the local DJ announced Kitty was coming on, she just said "Excuse me" and climbed the front of the stage. She was the freaking singer. She kept winking at me throughout the show.

Definitely my best concert memory.

That, and drinking Jameson from the bottle while Flogging Molly played Drunken Lullabies at the end of a 3 hour set on St. Patty's Day.

gripnrip

ZZ Top here tomorrow night at our outdoor bluesfest. Stoked.