Can You Name Every Band/ Musical Artist You've Seen Perform Live?

[senorsheep]

I thought it might be fun to list'em. All of them. Even ones that are potentially embarrassing, like the ones you took your wife or kids to.

Local bands don't count - stick to bands the rest of us might possibly have heard of.

* the ones you've seen multiple times. And feel free to include comments.

It'll probably take me a few days to compile my full list, concert whore that I was in the late 80's/ early 90's. But feel free to start your own lists in the meantime.

[Lucky]

I thought it might be fun to list'em. All of them. Even ones that are potentially embarrassing, like the ones you took your wife or kids to.

Local bands don't count - stick to bands the rest of us might possibly have heard of.

* the ones you've seen multiple times. And feel free to include comments.

It'll probably take me a few days to compile my full list, concert whore that I was in the late 80's/ early 90's. But feel free to start your own lists in the meantime.

This is going to screw up a lot of people's lists.

[Erik]

This could take forever, I have been to over 1000 concerts -- many of them local shows, though.

I do have everything from 2005 to the present written down, but 1986-2004 will require a lot of memory-jogging.

[BuckyBuckner]

I've saved a bunch of ticket stubs to concerts and sporting events but it is nowhere near complete. There was a time where I could get on guest lists to most shows so I don't have tickets for those, but I suppose those are for bands that most of you haven't heard anyway.

[Lucky]

I loved music when I was young, but concerts weren't an option. I lived in the middle of nowhere, and money was hard to come by. Alice and I have gotten to see some folks, though, a bit later in life. Here's what we could think of right now, there may be some more:

Eric Clapton (3)
Bob Dylan
Crosby, Stills & Nash
John McLaughlin
John Lee Hooker
Allman Brothers Band (3)
Al Dimeola
Styx
Yes
Bonnie Raitt (3)
Little Feat
Leon Russell
Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown
Johnny Lang
Eddie Money
Foghat
Neil Young w/ Crazy Horse
Sonic Youth
Social Distortion
Eric Johnson
Bloodrock
Grand Funk Railroad (2)
Bachman Turner Overdrive
Bulldog
Buddy Guy
BB King (2)
Average White Band
Earth Wind & Fire
Freddie King
Jimmy Buffett
John Cale
JJ Cale
Robert Cray
Santana
ZZ Top
Booker T & the MGs
Bo Diddley
James Taylor
Joe Walsch
John Mayer
John Mayall (2)
Lee Roy Parnell
Dickie Betts
Paul Revere and the Raiders
Webb Wilder (2)
Eric Burden and the Animals
The Amazing Rhythm Aces (3)
Elvin Bishop
Muddy Waters
Alice Cooper
Three Dog Night
Chicago
Dave Brubeck
Jerry Jeff Walker
Willie Nelson
Black Oak Arkansas
Asleep At The Wheel
Wild Cherry
Fleetwood Mac
REM
Steve Winwood
Vince Gill
Doyle Bramhall II (2) (Once with Smokestack)
Larry Carlton
David Hidalgo
Sonny Landreth
Robert Lockwood Jr.
Pat Metheny
Robert Randolf and the Family Band
Hubert Sumlin
Dan Tyminski
Steve Vai
Jimmy Vaughn
Jeff Beck
Steve Masakowski
Astral Project
Gov't Mule
Stanley Clarke (2)
Victor Wooten
The Who
Elvis Costello
Tim McGraw
Faith Hill
Martina McBride
James Burton
Rick Derringer
Allen Toussaint
Marshall Tucker Band
Coco Montoya
Jeff Healey Band
Aretha Franklin
Emmy Lou Harris
Kenny Wayne Shepherd
Junior Brown
Albert Lee
Trout Fishing in America
Larry Raspberry and the Highsteppers
Chris Isaak
Greg "Fingers" Taylor Band
Todd Rundgren
Cedar Walton Quartet
Javon Jackson Quartet feat. Dr. Lonnie Smith
Monte Montgomery
The Cox Family
Ed King (of Strawberry Alarm Clock and Lynyrd Skynyrd)
Joe Stampley and the Uniques
Delbert McClinton
John Conlee
Jeff Berlin
Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band (featuring Don Brewer on drums and Craig Frost on keys)

[senorsheep]

Alright, here's my first cut...

All American Rejects
Anthrax
The Beat Farmers*
Jeff Beck
Frank Black
Black Crowes*
Blind Melon
The Call
Camper Van Beethoven*
Cobra Starship
Joe Cocker
Counting Crows*
Cowboy Mouth
Cracker*
Sheryl Crow
Dada**
Dash Rip Rock
Del Fuegos
Disco Biscuits
Dishwalla
Dramarama
Drivin N Cryin*
Genesis
Chris Duarte
Bob Dylan
Steve Earle
Melissa Etheridge
Fallout Boy
Flaming Lips
Gin Blossoms
Gov’t Mule
Green Day
Buddy Guy
PJ Harvey
Hawthorne Heights
Jeff Healey Band
Don Henley*
Ice T And Bodycount
Indigo Girls
Infected Mushroom
INXS
Chris Isaak
Jack’s Mannequin
Jayhawks
Jellyfish
Jesus And Mary Chain*
Kentucky Headhunters
Lemonheads
Lenny Kravitz
Little Feat
Live*
Living Colour
Love And Rockets
Lyle Lovett
Mazzy Star
Delbert McClinton
Midnight Oil
Keb Mo
N*SYNC
NRBQ
Oasis
Panic At The Disco
Tom Petty*
Primus*
Public Enemy
Radiators
REM*
Replacements
Seven Mary Three
Michelle Shocked
Smashing Pumpkins
Snow Patrol
Sonia Dada
Soul Asylum
Squeeze
George Thorogood
U2
Stevie Ray Vaughan*
Velvet Crush
Wallflowers
Roger Waters
Chris Whitley
Wire Train
World Party
Neil Young*

Farm Aid I (1985) – Alabama, John Anderson, Beach Boys, The Blasters, Bon Jovi, Jimmy Buffett, Glen Campbell, Johnny Cash, David Allan Coe, John Conlee, Ry Cooder, Lacy J. Dalton, Charlie Daniels, John Denver, Bob Dylan, John Fogerty, Foreigner, Vince Gill, Merle Haggard & the Strangers, Sammy Hagar, Daryl Hall, Don Henley, Waylon Jennings, Billy Joel, George Jones, Rickie Lee Jones, B.B. King, Carole King, Robbie Krieger, Kris Kristofferson, Lone Justice, Lorreta Lynn, Delbert McClinton, John Mellencamp, Roger Miller, Joni Mitchell, Willie Nelson and Family, Randy Newman, Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Roy Orbison, Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers, Bonnie Raitt, Lou Reed, Kenny Rogers, Johnny Rodriguez, John Schneider, Bryan Setzer, Southern Pacific, Tanya Tucker, Eddie Van Halen And Sammy Hagar, Dottie West, Winter Brothers, X, Neil Young And The International Harvesters

Lollapalooza 1992 - Red Hot Chili Peppers, Ministry, Ice Cube, Soundgarden, The Jesus and Mary Chain, Pearl Jam, Lush, Buffalo Tom

Lollapalooza 1995 - Sonic Youth, Hole, Cypress Hill, Pavement, Sinead O’Connor, Beck, Jesus Lizard, Mighty Mighty Bosstones, Yo La Tengo

HORDE Festival 1997 – Neil Young And Crazy Horse, Primus, Big Head Todd And The Monsters, Squirrel Nut Zippers, Toad The Wet Sprocket, Morphine, Ben Folds Five, Leftover Salmon

And lastly, I somehow ended up at a Nitty Gritty Dirt Band “special event” concert at Red Rocks in 1989. It was a live gathering of artists from their Will The Circle Be Unbroken 2 record – NGDB, Johnny Cash, Emmylou Harris, John Prine, Chris Hillman and Roger McGuinn, John Hiatt, Levon Helm from The Band, Bruce Hornsby, and every living bluegrass legend under the sun. Dammit, I wish I could rememember the full lineup from that show, I can’t find it anywhere online. It was kinda cool.

Man, I have no idea how many shows I’m forgetting…

[Bob Kohm]

Man, I have no idea how many shows I’m forgetting…

Yep; I mean I looked at your list and thought, "Sh*t, Camper Van Beethoven-- saw them in the Student Union at college in 1988, never would've remembered that..."

[DMT]

Yea, it would probably be easier to list the bands that I'd like to see but haven't yet. Tops on the list of artists I want to see: David Bowie, Arcade Fire.

But what the hell. I'm sure I will be adding lots more as they pop into my head.

1st show: MC Hammer (I was in 8th grade, and my friend's mom was a news anchor and got us free tickets)
High school days:
311 (probably a dozen times in tiny venues, moshing my ass off)
Nirvana (tiny venue)
Smashing Pumpkins (tiny venue)
Jane's Addiction
Metallica
Guns N Roses
Nine Inch Nails
Primus
Alice in Chains
Bad Religion
Phunk Junkeez

College:
Phish (many many times)
Bob Dylan
Rage Against the Machine
The Roots (played at my college campus)
Porno for Pyros (same)
Spin Doctors (same)
David Grisman Quintet
Paul Simon
Dirty Dozen Brass Band
Anders Osbourne
Galactic
Moe.
String Cheese Incident
Tori Amos
Sarah Mclachlan
Indigo Girls
Ani DiFranco
Medeski Martin and Wood
Rusted Root
Allman Brothers Band
Van Morrison
Red Hot Chili Peppers
The Urge

Post-college:

Radiohead (probably my all-time favorite show, August 2001 in Grant Park in Chicago)
Dave Brubeck
Ravi & Anoushka Shankar
Etta James
Xavier Rudd
Of Montreal (many times)
Calexico (many many times)
Crooked Fingers
Cake
Elton John
Roger Waters
Santana
Micheal Franti
Paul McCartney
Tom Petty
Chuck Berry
Toots and the Maytalls
Reflection Eternal
Beck
Pixies
Frank Black
Keller Williams
Yonder Mountain String Band
Gypsy Kings
Ozomatli
Karl Denson
The Hold Steady
Snoop Dogg
Norah Jones
Ladysmith Black Mambazo
Animal Collective
Jimmy Cliff
Buena Vista Social Club
BB King
The Doors
Cornershop
Flaming Lips
DeVotchka
Meat Puppets
Tool
Joni Mitchell
Led Kaapana
Railroad Earth
Orgone
Old 97s
My Morning Jacket
The Mountain Goats
The Meters
Lost Bayou Ramblers
Grupo Fantasma
Habib Koite
Greyboy All-Stars
Fleet Foxes
El Ten Eleven
Clap Your Hands Say Yeah
Bruce Springteen
Bon Iver
Bassnectar
Band of Horses
Wilco
Widespread Panic
Vampire Weekend
Hot Chip
Titus Andronicus
Thievery Corporation
Johnny Rawls
Ben Folds
Drive-By Truckers
Los Lobos
Bill Frisell
Leo Kottke
Charlie Hunter
John McLauglin (in Buenos Aires)
Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings
Iron & Wine
Okkervil River
Gogol Bordello
Mates of State
New Pornographers
Allison Kraus & Robert Plant
Sierre Leone Refugee All-Stars
The Thermals
Trombone Shorty
Andrew Bird's Bowl of Fire
Ben Kweller
Elvis Perkins
John Hammond
Dr. Dog
Ben Harper
Government Mule
Magnolia Electric Company
Ween
War
Bela Fleck
They Might Be Giants
Robert Randolph and the Family Band
Trey Anastasio
Umphree's McGee
Evan Dando
Bob Weir and Rat Dog
Buckethead
Les Claypool's Frog Brigade
Dark Star Orchestra
Disco Biscuits
Ekoostik Hookah
Furthur
Garage a Trois
Hot Buttered Rum
Leftover Salmon
Long Beach Dub Allstars
North Mississippi Allstars
Phil Lesh and Friends
The Radiators
Sound Tribe Sector Nine
Toubab Krewe
The Word
Particle
Jurassic 5
Gran Torino
Donna the Buffalo
The Big Wu
Soullive
Amon Tobin
Acoustic Syndicate
Disco Biscuits
Drums & Tuba
Col. Bruce Hampton and The Codetalkers
Blind Boys of Alabama
Brian Jonestown Massacre
Hugh Masekela
Rebirth Brass Band
Ziggy Marley
M. Ward
The Shins
Baloji
Seun Kuti & Egypt 80
Gary Clark Jr.
Mumford & Sons
Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros
Megafaun
James
George Clinton
Crosby, Stills & Nash
Black Keys
Howard Jones
Men Without Hats
Depeche Mode
Tim Kasher (Same high school, 2 years ahead of me)
Les Claypool
Big Boi
Devo
Polyphonic Spree
Acid Mothers Temple
Broken Bells
Counting Crows
Toad the Wet Sprocket
Zepparella
Ty Segall
ZZ Top
Jeff Beck
Buddy Guy
Carl Weathersby
Lazy Lester
Lettuce
Camper Van Beethoven
Cracker
Salif Keita
Tinariwan
Green Day
Queen
Blues Traveler
Dead & Company
Dirty Professor
Amadou & Mariam
U2
Frank Turner
Jason Isbell & the 400 Unit
Neutral Milk Hotel
Arcade Fire
Preservation Hall Jazz Band
Bobby Rush
Charlie Musselwhite
Vieux Farka Toure
Joey DeFrancesco
NAS
Tears for Fears
X
Shuggie Otis
Antibalas
Def Leppard
Poison
Tower of Power
Neil Young
Los Lonely Boys
Alejandro Escovedo
Peter Frampton
The English Beat
Adam Ant
Dustbowl Revival
Hypnotic Brass Ensemble
Arlo Guthrie
Herbie Hancock
The Chieftains
Ramsey Lewis
Brownout
Dave Alvin
Jimmie Dale Gilmore
John Butler Trio
Beach House
Hot Tuna
Robert Plant
Todd Rundgren
Ice Cube
Orkesta Mendoza
Modu Moctar
The Rolling Stones
Native Creed
Phoenix Afrobeat Orchestra
Dawg (David Grisman) & Del (McCoury)
Iron Maiden
Lila Downs
Billy Strings
Black Pumas
Neal Francis
Wu-Tang Clan
Modest Mouse
Rob Base
Coolio
Jade Jackson
Mavis Staples
Booker T. Jones
St. Vincent
Foo Fighters
Fitz and the Tantrums
War on Drugs
Tame Impala
The Adolescents
Circle Jerks
Spoon
Little Feat
Wet Leg

[griswold]

It's so depressing to put my list here...because it may be about 10 concerts, if that....

[senorsheep]

Yep; I mean I looked at your list and thought, "Sh*t, Camper Van Beethoven-- saw them in the Student Union at college in 1988, never would've remembered that..."

Their show at the Boulder Theater ranks #1 on my all-time Best Concerts list! unk:

Lucky's list helped me fill in a few like Delbert McClinton that I'd forgotten about.

[senorsheep]

It's so depressing to put my list here...because it may be about 10 concerts, if that....

It's not a contest, man, post'em!

[revo]

ironically, the first concert I ever went to was The Monkees 20th reunion tour in 1986. RIP Davy Jones.

[Ryno84MVP]

I can't name everyone that I've seen live in concert, but my list would include Hannah Montana and The Wiggles

[Kevin Seitzer]

Hmm, if we're excluding local bands, my list gets pretty short.

Michael W. Smith
DC Talk
Rush
Trout Fishing in America*
Bruce Cockburn
Kurt Elling
Dee Dee Bridgewater
Widespread Panic
Kermit Ruffins and the Barbecue Swingers*
Dirty Dozen Brass Band
Blind Boys of Alabama
Galactic
Bela Fleck and the Flecktones
Ben Harper
Red Hot Chili Peppers
Lourdes Perez
Diane Reeves

I'm pretty sure I'm forgetting some from SXSW and the New Orleans Jazz Festival as well as others. I've been to maybe two live concerts in the last eight years, so a lot of these are from many moons ago.

Edit to add:
Ralph Stanley
Trombone Shorty - DMT's list reminded me of him...I have no memory of where I actually saw him, but I know I have...I'm guessing a Jazz Fest
Keb Mo

There are another couple big names that I know I'm forgetting. I can picture the concerts in my head, but not who was onstage. Keb Mo opened for someone...Paul Simon maybe? The other one was at the big stage at Jazz Fest 2002. I've also seen various members of Neville and Marsalis clans at Jazz Fest, though I don't remember the particular grouping of each

Edit again:
Lenny Kravitz - revo's list reminded me that's who it was at Jazz Fest in 2002

[Fresno Bob]

Bands I wish I would have been able to see in their Prime/when alive

Stevie Ray Vaughn
Nirvana
The Pixies
The Clash
Kiss

Bands I've seen that you've heard of, many of which I got to see for work

Aerosmith
Altered Images
Alice in Chains (got to go backstage, they weren't too pleased with me until I busted out the sweet hydroponic, then I got to go back for the groupiefest, one of the roadies was actually checking girls IDs to make sure they were over 18)
Tori Amos
Laurie Anderson
Berlin (first show I ever saw, 8th grade at Mariott Great America)*
Billy Bragg*
Big Audio Dynamite
Black Eyed Peas
Bow Wow Wow
David Bowie
Kate Bush
Buckethead
Cheap Trick
Elvis Costello
Sheryl Crow
The Cure
Crash Worship
Devo
Dio
The Donnas
English Beat * (got to go with Friarfan once)
Fishbone
Peter Gabriel* (at the SF Cow Palace for the "So" tour, one of the best shows I've seen)
General Public
Genesis
Green Day* (I saw them play in co-op living rooms at Berkeley, same with Primus)
Grateful Dead (only had to see them once to realize I had more fun outside the show than in)
GWAR (craziest show I've ever seen)
John Lee Hooker ($12 in Larry Blake's basement for the greatest living bluesman at the time, insane, he sang Happy Birthday to my wife as she was puking in the bathroom on her 21st birthday)
Huey Lewis* (a zillion times, he used to play high school fundraisers in the bay area, yep, my collar was popped...)
Chris Issac*
Janes Addiction
Journey
The Killers
Los Lobos
Madness
Maroon5
The Mentors
Midnight Oil
Eddie Money* (he seems to be playing a show at the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk every time I'm there)
Missing Persons
Operation Ivy
Presidents of the United States of America (a gig my boss put on that pretty much got him fired for the debauched boondoggle that it was!)
PJ Harvey
Primus*
Psychedelic Furs (best work gig I've seen)
The Radiators
Stan Ridgeway
Roxy Music
Santana
The Smiths
Squeeze
The Specials
Thompson Twins
The Untouchables
U2
X