Let's Talk Concerts / Performers
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I assume you mean bands of national note.
I have seen Vince Gill the most. He plays a Christmas concert here every year to support a charity we support, so I guess I have seen him 8-9 times. Twice in a regular concert and the rest the charity deal.
I have seen Merle Harrard 3 times. He is playing Riverbend (local music festival) this summer and have my tickets to see him a 4th.
Alabama three times, though one was when they were still a regional band out of Ft. Payne, Ala and they played a local club. When I saw them I thought they were really good and wondered why they were playing a club like that.
On a local flavor, I have seen Confederate Railroad dozens of times, but that was when they were a local band kicking around the local pubs. I never saw them once they charted a few hits on country radio and moved more or less to the big time.
As far as rock bands, none more than twice that I can think of, and that would be a fairly big list. Elton John, Paul McCartney, The Doors, Bob Seeger, Chicago to name a few of the more notables.
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let's see if I can recall everybody... I may amend this as my memory clears.
I saw the Youngbloods, The Who 3 times with Keith Moon, Simon and Garfunkel, Jethro Tull, Ian Anderson, Lenny and the Squigtones, The Rolling Stones, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, Asia, the Moody Blues twice, actually once but I'm going back soon, Alice Cooper 5 times, Chuck Berry, Procol Harum twice, the Kinks, Taj Mahal, crosby Stills and Nash, Steeleye Span, The Chieftains, Tommy Makem and the Clancy Brothers, Bruce Springsteen, Lesley Gore, Eric Clapton, Gabriel, the Producers,Frank Sinatra and Sammy Davis Jr,not to mention the choir, the raspberries and Eric Carmen etc..
When I was in Easy Street we opened for the Michael Stanley band, Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes 3 times, Artful Dodger, Head East, Carl Wilson of the Beach Boys, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, Gowan, 38 special, and we're joined on stage by Pat Travers (boom boom out go the lights) in Cleveland and Dallas. Also after his show at Public Hall meatloaf stopped in to the Cleveland Agoura and SAT in with the band for nearly an hour.
I may think of more.
WSS
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These are the band/performers who are in the RRHOF that I have seen....but I have seen any number of other acts:
Beach Boys
STones
Kinks
The Who
The Band
Elton John
Neil Young
David Bowie
Pink Floyd
Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young
The Eagles
Fleetwood Mac
Santana
Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band
Aerosmith (as backup to Mott the Hoople)
Kiss (as backup to the New York Dolls)
Queen
Paul Simon
Jackson Brown
Alice Cooper
Peter Gabriel
probably most time seen on that list: Alice Cooper/Queen/Springsteen
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Given my age, as much as anything, I currently enjoy music in the so-called "Folk/Roots/Americana" arena. Most of it can be found on local College Radio - not usually with student 'DJs'. The students lean toward 'Indie', etc. more than I'd like.
"Rock and Roll" today doesn't do much for me - especially in a large or stadium setting.
Give me a club or a theater setting and a musician that focuses as much on the 'songwriter' side of the Singer/Songwriter scale, any day.
It is amazing how much talent there is out there and how much of it emerged due to technology that extends the music beyond the the monopoly companies and puts more in the hands of the artists, themselves, - and the public..
I recently saw Richard Thompson in a new 'theater' in Hartford and have tickets to see Robert Earl Keen this month and Tommy Emmanuel (sp) finger-picking guitar player extraordinaire at the same venue.
My wife wants to see Vince Gill so we will be going in the Spring. I have my sights on an outside (small venue) show with honky-tonker Dwight Yoakam this summer.
Brother Steve, check out wwuh.org (University of Hartford) any Tuesday from 6-9 AM for 'Celtic Aires'. I think you'd like it.
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I will say this, I have only left 1 show because the band was AWFUL and that was Aerosmith. The were here in 1988 with Guns and Roses and GnR blew them off the stage. After GnR opened the show, Aerosmith came out and the SUCKED. we left after 3 songs.
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Pearl Jam 11
Dave Matthews Band 15ish but haven't been since 2007
Bela Fleck 6
Primus 5
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Pearl Jam 11
Dave Matthews Band 15ish but haven't been since 2007
Bela Fleck 6
Primus 5
Pearl Jam 11
Dave Matthews Band 15ish but haven't been since 2007
Bela Fleck 6
Primus 5
Bela Fleck and the others?
Quite a mix!!
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Pearl Jam 11
Dave Matthews Band 15ish but haven't been since 2007
Bela Fleck 6
Primus 5
Bela Fleck and the others?
Quite a mix!!
Bela Fleck and the others?
Quite a mix!!
Yeah love the Vic and Roy El Wooten.
Of course I've gone to see Rat Dog, Our Lady Peace, Jethro Tull, etc. Probably around 50+ shows but Pearl Jam is my favorite
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Little Feat does have their base.
WSS
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Little Feat does have their base.
WSS
Little Feat does have their base.
WSS
And it's all about the base.
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Got to give my buddy Danny a plug....shared a few brews with him over the years. A great entertainer and a good beer drinker who played beer drinking music.
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Got to give my buddy Danny a plug....shared a few brews with him over the years. A great entertainer and a good beer drinker who played beer drinking music.
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The greatest performer I ever seen was a guy named Westside Steve.
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The greatest performer I ever seen was a guy named Westside Steve.
Yea? But what "act" was he performing. He is quite the fella....
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geographically/time for me:
first concert:
1976 pink floyd animals muni satdium cleveland
1977 toledo speedway jam with ac/dc, zz top outlaws and molly hatchet
1977 world series of rock muni stadium the cars, bob welch, (trippin) fleetwood mac
1977 kiss richfield coli
1978 kiss richfiled coli
1979 pat travers, queen richfield coli
1979 styx ritchfiled coli
joined army went to:
1981 the stranglers boulder colo
1981 flock of seagulls, spandau ballet and split endz denver
1981 peter gabriel indiana university
1982 open air nena, loverboy, supertramp wurtzburg, GM
1982 peter gabriel frankfurt
1983 open air ziggy marley, robert palmer mike oldfield frankfurt GM
1983 manfredd mann wurzburg GM
1986 waterboys boston
1986 utopia and the tubes worcester M
1986 echo and the bunnymen and tears for fears tempe AZ
1986 U2 tempe AZ
1991 the deele, keith sweat, and earth wind and fire providence civic center RI
1992 incubus hedpe limpbizkit somewhere in NJ
1994 cold and limp bizkit phoukeepsie NY
1994-5? melvins and tool asbury park NJ
199? - lollapalooza............
shudder to think, bjork, gomez, janes's addiction, porno for pyros (yes) brad, satchel,,....irving plaza, webster hall, bb king's and hammerstein ballroom.
now i don't even want to know about concerts. try like you willyou can't pull this cave dwellar form this....hey, roger waters....yankee stadium?
yep. it was da bomb!
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let's see if I can recall everybody... I may amend this as my memory clears.
I saw the Youngbloods, The Who 3 times with Keith Moon, Simon and Garfunkel, Jethro Tull, Ian Anderson, Lenny and the Squigtones, The Rolling Stones, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, Asia, the Moody Blues twice, actually once but I'm going back soon, Alice Cooper 5 times, Chuck Berry, Procol Harum twice, the Kinks, Taj Mahal, crosby Stills and Nash, Steeleye Span, The Chieftains, Tommy Makem and the Clancy Brothers, Bruce Springsteen, Lesley Gore, Eric Clapton, Gabriel, the Producers,Frank Sinatra and Sammy Davis Jr,not to mention the choir, the raspberries and Eric Carmen etc..
When I was in Easy Street we opened for the Michael Stanley band, Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes 3 times, Artful Dodger, Head East, Carl Wilson of the Beach Boys, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, Gowan, 38 special, and we're joined on stage by Pat Travers (boom boom out go the lights) in Cleveland and Dallas. Also after his show at Public Hall meatloaf stopped in to the Cleveland Agoura and SAT in with the band for nearly an hour.
I may think of more.
WSS
And the Who 3 times with Keith Moon. And James Taylor.let's see if I can recall everybody... I may amend this as my memory clears.
I saw the Youngbloods, The Who 3 times with Keith Moon, Simon and Garfunkel, Jethro Tull, Ian Anderson, Lenny and the Squigtones, The Rolling Stones, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, Asia, the Moody Blues twice, actually once but I'm going back soon, Alice Cooper 5 times, Chuck Berry, Procol Harum twice, the Kinks, Taj Mahal, crosby Stills and Nash, Steeleye Span, The Chieftains, Tommy Makem and the Clancy Brothers, Bruce Springsteen, Lesley Gore, Eric Clapton, Gabriel, the Producers,Frank Sinatra and Sammy Davis Jr,not to mention the choir, the raspberries and Eric Carmen etc..
When I was in Easy Street we opened for the Michael Stanley band, Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes 3 times, Artful Dodger, Head East, Carl Wilson of the Beach Boys, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, Gowan, 38 special, and we're joined on stage by Pat Travers (boom boom out go the lights) in Cleveland and Dallas. Also after his show at Public Hall meatloaf stopped in to the Cleveland Agoura and SAT in with the band for nearly an hour.
I may think of more.
WSS
PS Eric Clapton had Mark Knopfler on second guitar and if I'm not mistaken Phil Collins on drums.
WSS
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OK, let's see if I can clear the fog of time.
1st (and one of the best) The Who, James Taylor, James Gang. circa 1970 public Hall
Pink Floyd X 4 1st small venue- was it the Hippodrome?
Johnny Winter And (Rick Derringer)- Ludlow Garage- and it wasn't much bigger than a garage
Neil Young X4?
CS&N
Clapton X2
Fleetwood Mac X2
David Bowie- Spiders from Mars
Eagles
Page & Plant
Ozzie & Black Sabbath X2
Van Halen
Metallica
Stevie Nicks solo
Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers
Emerson, Lake & Palmer row 10
The Pretenders
Pat Benetar
Jethrow Tull
Derek Trucks row 5
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