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bearfan454 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-23-04 08:29 AM
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What concerts have you seen in your life ?
You know I used to be a hippy back in the day. I have seen:

The Rolling Stones
Pink Floyd
The Who
Wings
Chicago
Fleetwood Mac
Todd Rundgren with Utopia
Alice Cooper
AC/DC
Ted Nugent
The Babies
38 Special
Peter Frampton
Cheap Trick
Blue Oyster Cult
and several others.

:smoke:

Who have you seen ?
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soothsayer Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-23-04 08:39 AM
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1. lots---teeny bit eclectic
Edited on Sun May-23-04 08:41 AM by soothsayer
Blondie (many times, including a couple of weeks ago!)
Rolling Stones
Duran Duran
Adam Ant
Spice Girls (as a lark--they were fun actually)
Marilyn Manson (also as a lark)
David Bowie
Heart
Fleetwood Mac, plu Stevie solo a few times
Madonna
Tim Curry
The Subdudes
Linda Ronstadt
Jackson Browne
Bruce Springsteen
Ramones
The Plasmatics, featuring Wendy O. Williams
B-52s
Chris Isaak
Cowboy Junkies
Laurie Anderson
Suzanne Vega
Melissa Etheridge
KD Lang
Janis Ian
Don McLean
Olivia Newton John
Michael Crawford
Barry Manilow
Liza Manelli
many more I've left out I'm sure
oh yeah, the Gorillaz too
the Pretenders


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bearfan454 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-23-04 08:46 AM
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3. Wow that's a lot.
Cool.
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DODI Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-23-04 08:58 AM
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6. How was Tim Curry
I think I am the only person who owns his album (the one with Do the Rock). I love him!
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indepat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-23-04 08:41 AM
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2. None, but I'm going with a daughter to a Jackson Browne concert next
month in Biloxi.
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DODI Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-23-04 08:56 AM
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4. My List:
The Doobie Brothers
Bruce Springsteen (5 times)
Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers (3 times)
The Kinks
J. Geils Band
Journey
Moody Blues
Rod Stewart
David Bowie
The Who (2 times)
Joe Jackson
Bobby & the Midnights
Jerry Garcia Band
The Grateful Dead
Paul McCartney
Santana
The Police
Huey Lewis & the News
BOC
Deep Purple
Al Stewart
Steel Pulse (3 times)
Graham Parker
The Ramones (3 times)
Warren Zevon
NRBQ
Jackson Browne/Steve Earle/Keb Mo'
James Taylor
Dire Straits
Roger Waters
Eric Clapton (5 times)
Robert Plant
Neil Young
Jimmy Buffet
Foriegner (worst show ever)
B.B. King
Asia
Elvis Costello & the Attractions

That's all I can come up with now. I am sure there are many more.


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nuxvomica Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-23-04 08:58 AM
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5. Very few
Edited on Sun May-23-04 09:02 AM by nuxvomica
In chronological order:

Vanilla Fudge (1960s)
Men at Work (1980s)
Peter, Paul and Mary (1990s)
Bruce Springsteen (2000s)

edit: I just remembered, the very first one was "Up With People!", if that counts.
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KG Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-23-04 09:37 AM
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7. long list of artists i've seen live.
big name - big venue

charlie daniels
lynyrd skynyrd
ted nugent
aerosmith
grateful dead - many times
marshall tucker band
led zep
jerry garcia band
roger waters

lesser known:

jimmy lafave - many times
richard thompson
nanci griffith
patty larkin
john prine
fred eaglesmith
dar williams
robert earl keen
steve earle
alejandro escovedo
kim richey
lucinda williams
cry cry cry
richard shindell
ronny elliot
chuck prophet
greg brown
iris dement
buddy and judy miller
gordon lightfoot
los lonely boys
drive by truckers
southern culture on the skids
mary chapin carpenter
joe ely
jim lauderdale
rev. billy c. wirtz
trailer bride
john hiatt
mary gathier - 'say go-shay'
dave alvin
the derailers
kelly willis


and many more.....









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CrownPrinceBandar Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-23-04 12:41 PM
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14. Did you live in Austin at anytime?..................
Alot of the artists on your lesser known lists seem to be Austin-centric.
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KG Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-23-04 01:00 PM
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16. not austin but the next best thing, musically
i live in a place, tampa bay, with a great communtiy radio station, WMNF-FM ( www.wmnf.org ) that help to shape my musical tastes the last 10 years. they have brought many of these artist to town for concerts.
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CrownPrinceBandar Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-23-04 02:05 PM
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20. Tampa's pretty cool.........
I saw Burning Spear in some club down in Ybor City back in 94 or something like that. Lived in Tallahassee for a while.
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Aunt Anti-bush Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-23-04 09:38 AM
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8. I think this is all of them.
Edited on Sun May-23-04 09:41 AM by adaircraft
U2
Lone Justice
Bon Jovi
Ratt
Kix
Tesla
Starship
Night Ranger
Cinderella
Our Lady Peace
Hank Williams, Jr.
Queensryche
Lynard Skynard
Kiss
Fuel
Type O Negative
Motley Crue
Vince Neil
REO Speedwagon
Marcy Playground
Eddie Money
Moby
Styx
Clint Black
Red Hot Chilli Peppers
Bad Company
Donnie Iris
Cheap Trick
Jeff Foxworthy
Ted Nugent
Kings X
Scorpions
Great White
Filter
The Clarks
Pink Noise (Great Pink Floyd cover band)
Skid Row

Some of them I have seen multiple times. That is all I can think of right now. The best, by far were Kiss and Queensryche shows!

p.s. I also want to see Matchbox 20 because I graduated with drummer Paul Doucette. :)
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Tripper11 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-23-04 09:39 AM
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9. Let's see....
Edited on Sun May-23-04 09:47 AM by Tripper11
Deep Purple (Girlschool opened)
The Police (the last Police picnic at Exhibition Stadium in Toronto)
Peter Tosh
Pink Floyd (2X)
Eric Clapton (w/Mark Knopfler on guitar)
The Ramones
INXS
Beastie Boys
Ray Charles
Aerosmith
Robert Plant
Stevie Ray Vaughn
Grateful Dead (6X)
Phish (8X)
Dave Matthews Band (8X)
Neil Young
Allman Brothers Band
KISS (with full make-up, I just had to)
Steely Dan (2X)
Barenaked Ladies
Blues Traveler (3X)
Lenny Kravitz
Melissa Etheridge
A plethora of jazz artists (from when I worked for the Vancouver Jazz Festival)
**more that I am forgetting righ now too.
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bearfan454 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-23-04 09:43 AM
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10. I always wanted to see Stevie Ray Vaughn
and Steely Dan. I used to really jam to them in the early 70's when I was in the Navy in Puerto Rico. Can't Buy a Thrill was damn good.
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bbernardini Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-23-04 11:17 AM
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11. Kicking this for later.
I don't have access to my concert list on this computer, and I need to add some people to it. I'll post it later. :)
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CrownPrinceBandar Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-23-04 12:27 PM
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12. Mine, in chronological order................
Edited on Sun May-23-04 12:38 PM by foamdad
Stevie Ray Vaughan - Syria Mosque Fall 1986
Bachmann Turner Overdrive - Davis and Elkins College Spring 1987
REM - The Fox Theatre, Atlanta GA, Fall 1987
Grateful Dead - Freedom Hall, Lexington, KY, Spring 1989
Warren Zevon - Basement of the Syria Mosque, Spring 1989
Anderson, Bruford, Wakeman, Howe - Constitution Hall, D.C., Spring 1989
The Who - Three Rivers Stadium, Summer 1989
REM - WVU Coliseum, Spring 1990
Neil Young and Crazy Horse w/ Social Distortion and Sonic Youth - Civic Arena, Pittsburgh, PA, Fall 1990
U2 w/ Primus - Three Rivers Stadium, Summer 1991
Allman Brothers w/ Blues Traveller - Star Lake Ampitheater, Summer 1990
Sting w/ Melissa Etheridge - Gulf Coast Pavillion, Spr 1994
Smithereens w/ The Veldt - House of Blues, NOLA, Sum 1994
Matthew Sweet - Liberty Lunch, Austin, TX, Fall 1994
Dave Matthews - Liberty Lunch, Win 1994
John Hiatt - Liberty Lunch, Winter 1995
Los Lobos - The Backyard, Austin, TX, Spr 1996
Chris Whitley - The Rosebud, Pitts, PA, Spr 1998
WEEN - 9:30 Club, Washington DC, Spring 2000
WEEN - Metropol, Pitts. PA, Fall 2000
Air - 9:30 Club, Spring 2001

Also saw (but cant remember the partics): Blue Öyster Cult, Bob Dylan (solo and w/ Paul Simon), Southern Culture on the Skids, Burning Spear, Queens of the Stone Age and Man or Astroman?)
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SheWhoMustBeObeyed Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-23-04 12:41 PM
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13. A couple
The Kinks
REM
Laurie Anderson
Richard Thompson
Robin Williamson (Incredible String Band)
Tom Waits
Martin Mull (he was really funny when he first started out)
Loudon Wainwright III
DeDanaan
Cherish the Ladies
Rankin Family
Chieftains
Boiled in Lead
Peter Schikele (PDQ Bach)
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Steve Martin, back in his heyday
Steve Goodman (left him off my now-dead list)
John Prine
Lily Tomlin
Bob Gibson & Hamilton Camp



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camero Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-23-04 12:46 PM
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15. Just 4
Van Halen
Ozzy Osborne
Bad Company
Weird Al Yankovic
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livetohike Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-23-04 01:10 PM
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17. Got most of them......
Tommy James and the Shondells
Jaggerz
Vogues
Turtles
Association
Three Dog Night (3x)
Guess Who
Buddy Miles
Deep Purple
Alice Cooper (3x)
Beach Boys
Seatrain
Savoy Brown
Badfinger
Yes
Neil Young and Crazy Horse
J Geils
Crosby, Stills, and Nash
Jeff Beck (3x)
Dave Mason (2x)
James Taylor
Bob Dylan
Gordon Lightfoot (3x)
Black Oak Arkansas
BB King
T Bone Walker
Bobby Blue Band
Buddy Guy
Harry Chapin
John McLaughlin and the Mahavishnu Orchestra
Moody Blues
Little Feat
Uriah Heap
Humble Pie
Jefferson Starship
Steppenwolf
Johnny Winter
Edgar Winter
Leon Russell
Chambers Brothers
Blue Cheer
Iron Butterfly
Procol Harum
Charlie Daniels
Marshall Tucker Band
Al Jareau
George Benson
Poco
Strawbs


I know there are more, but I think I have burned out too many brain cells to recall the late sixties and early seventies

Biggest regret? No opportunity to see Jimi and Janis in concert
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SheWhoMustBeObeyed Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-23-04 01:13 PM
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18. I forgot one of the best!
Robyn Hitchcock!
:headbang:
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Zomby Woof Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-23-04 01:17 PM
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19. um
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tjwash Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-23-04 02:20 PM
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21. I've seen all of them...
Plus Queen, Rush, Mahogany Rush, Jethro Tull about a dozen times.

Damn, I'm Dating mayself with that list...:donut:
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bbernardini Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-23-04 03:54 PM
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22. My (rather long and varied) list, in alphabetical order. A MUST READ!
Well, perhaps not a MUST read. Numbers indicate how many times I've seen the artist, if more than once. It's an interesting read. Try to make it to the end. :)

4 Way Street
Air Supply (2)
Alice In Chains
Arrested Development
Asia
Atom And His Package
Bad Religion (3)
Barenaked Ladies (6)
Beastie Boys
Richard Belzer
Chuck Berry
The Big Wu
Billy Bragg
Bobby "Blue" Bland
Blondie
Jim Boggia (4)
Bonham
The Boredoms
Boss Hob
The Breeders
Garth Brooks
Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown
Jimmy Buffett (2)
John Cafferty (2)
California Guitar Trio
Mary Chapin Carpenter (2)
Nick Cave
Cheap Trick (6)
Eric Clapton
George Clinton (2)
Tommy Conwell
Christopher Cross
The Cure
Miles Davis
Stuart Davis (2)
The Dead
Dennis DeYoung
Dinosaur Jr.
Dogbowl
Dogbowl & Kramer
Dream Theater
Emerson Lake & Palmer
John Entwistle
The Everly Brothers
Maynard Ferguson (3)
Fishbone
A Flock Of Seagulls
Dan Fogelberg (2)
Peter Frampton
Front 242
Geggy Tah
God Street Wine
John S. Hall (2)
The Hooters (3)
Bruce Hornsby (3)
Eric Idle
Billy Idol
Indigo Girls (2)
Joe Jackson (2)
Jethro Tull
Billy Joel (2)
John Paul Jones
Journey (2)
Keb Mo
Garrison Keillor
Sean Kelly
Mike Keneally (6)
King Crimson
King Missile
B.B. King (3)
Kramer
Alison Krauss
l&
Cyndi Lauper
Don MacLean
Barry Manilow
Dave Mason
Dave Matthews
Paul McCarney
Meat Loaf (3)
Meridian Arts Ensemble
Metheny/DeJohnette/Hancock/Holland
Mighty Mighty Bosstones
Missing Persons
The Monkees
Moody Blues (2)
Bob Mould (2)
Moxy Fruvous (2)
Negativland
Willie Nelson
The Other Ones
Oysterhead
Mieka Pauley (5)
Phish
Pink Floyd
Primus
Project/Object
Rage Against The Machine
The Ramones
REO Speedwagon
Rock and Hyde
Henry Rollins (2)
Todd Rundgren (8)
Rush (2)
The Samples (4)
The Saw Doctors (2)
Sha-Na-Na
Simon and Garfunkel
Ricky Skaggs
Skeleton Crew
Smashing Pumpkins
Southern Culture On The Skids
Sponge
Rick Springfield (2)
Ringo Starr
Status Quo
Styx (2)
Subdudes
Take 6
Teenage Fanclub
Tenacious D
They Might Be Giants (3)
Tool
A Tribe Called Quest
Trout Fishing In America (5)
The Tubes (2)
u2
Steve Vai
John Waite
Rick Wakeman
Roger Waters
Brian Wilson
"Weird Al" Yankovic
Trisha Yearwood
Yes (3)
Z
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EV1Ltimm Donating Member (831 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-23-04 05:12 PM
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24. holy smokes! winner!
your schedule must be very busy: concert, concert, concert, lunch, concert, concert...
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bbernardini Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-23-04 05:35 PM
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25. Actually, I think this is every concert since I was 4. I'm 29 now.
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EV1Ltimm Donating Member (831 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-23-04 05:09 PM
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23. here's mine. it starts off kinda lame...
del amitri
lisa loeb
the rentals
deep blue something
no doubt
the nixons
the toadies
tears for fears
superdrag
nada surf
tonic
the hazies
i mother earth
clutch
deftones
metallica
days of the new
jerry cantrell
no one
mudvayne
rammstein
system of a down
slipknot
burning brides
audioslave
droid
fieldy's dreams
limp bizkit
korn
godsmack
metallica (again?!)

...not to mention local denver bands

my aunt was the chair of the dallas MD foundation, so she got a skybox at the mesquite "world championship" rodeo where i saw clint black, george strait, reba mcintire and clay walker. i don't tell just anybody that, but you folks are different.
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