Which bands have you seen the most in concert?

Doyle · #1 14th July 2009, 09:03 AM

Inspired by Dolores' thread.

Genesis 3x
Rush 3x
Jethro Tull 2x

Rock · #2 14th July 2009, 09:04 AM

Stevie Ray Vaughan, 11x
Béla Fleck & The Flecktones, 12x

Borborygmi · #3 14th July 2009, 09:10 AM

NRBQ, 3x

mlerose · #4 14th July 2009, 09:10 AM

No Doubt 3x (first two were before they were known outside of California (pre-Tragic Kingdom), 3rd time was in 2001 when they opened for U2)
Sublime 2x

Doyle · #5 14th July 2009, 09:12 AM

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Originally Posted by Borborygmi

NRBQ, 3x

You're gonna have to help an old fart out on this one.

NAF1138 · #6 14th July 2009, 09:13 AM

Gogol Bordello 4x
The New Pornographers x3 (twice as an opening act, once an a headliner)
The Brian Setzer Orchestra x2

I haven't seen anyone else more than just once.

*hajario* · #7 14th July 2009, 09:15 AM

The Grateful Dead ~67 times

If you include all of the various offshoots (Jerry Garcia Band, The Dead, The Grateful Dead, Bobby and Rob, Ratdog, Phil and Friends, Micky Hart Band) then it's over 100 times.

Others that I've seen over ten times are Bob Dylan and Jonathon Richman.

Zeener Diode · #8 14th July 2009, 09:16 AM

ZZ Top 3x
Sammy Hagar 3x
Rush 2x

And a lot of onesies.

Doyle · #9 14th July 2009, 09:16 AM

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Originally Posted by hajario

The Grateful Dead ~67 times

If you include all of the various offshoots (Jerry Garcia Band, The Dead, The Grateful Dead, Bobby and Rob, Ratdog, Phil and Friends, Micky Hart Band) then it's over 100 times.

That's a lot of acid trips.

Zeener Diode · #10 14th July 2009, 09:17 AM

Hajario, do you follow them across the country?

My neighbor used to do that. He worked as a claims adjuster irl, but he'd take off to see the Dead about 5x a year.

bufftabby · #11 14th July 2009, 09:18 AM

Old Crow Medicine Show x3
Ween x3
Tool x2
Robert Randolph x2
Burden Brothers x2

*hajario* · #12 14th July 2009, 09:18 AM

I didn't dose at all of them. Most maybe but not all.

Borborygmi · #13 14th July 2009, 09:19 AM

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Originally Posted by Doyle Hargraves

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Originally Posted by Borborygmi

NRBQ, 3x

You're gonna have to help an old fart out on this one.

New Rhythm and Blues Quartet (originally Quintet). They're probably older than both of us, and don't tour together anymore. Name is misleading as they're kind of a mix of a lot of genres. Known as a fantastic live band that never quite lives up to expectations in the studio. I can't recommend their 1989 best-of compilation "Peek-A-Boo" highly enough, though. One review I read described it as 'all the gold nuggets from a pebble-filled stream'.

Doyle · #14 14th July 2009, 09:20 AM

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Originally Posted by hajario

I didn't dose at all of them. Most maybe but not all.

I wanna party with you.

*hajario* · #15 14th July 2009, 09:20 AM

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Originally Posted by Zeener Diode

Hajario, do you follow them across the country?

My neighbor used to do that. He worked as a claims adjuster irl, but he'd take off to see the Dead about 5x a year.

I live in California so mostly I just travel up and down the state. Back in the day when they would play Friday-Sunday, I went out of state for a few shows.

Doyle · #16 14th July 2009, 09:21 AM

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Originally Posted by Borborygmi

New Rhythm and Blues Quartet (originally Quintet). They're probably older than both of us, and don't tour together anymore. Name is misleading as they're kind of a mix of a lot of genres. Known as a fantastic live band that never quite lives up to expectations in the studio. I can't recommend their 1989 best-of compilation "Peek-A-Boo" highly enough, though. One review I read described it as 'all the gold nuggets from a pebble-filled stream'.

Thanks, noted.

*hajario* · #17 14th July 2009, 09:21 AM

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Originally Posted by Doyle Hargraves

I wanna party with you.

No you don't. I'm pretty boring these days. One day I'll start an "Ask the guy who has taken over 200 acid trips" thread.

Doyle · #18 14th July 2009, 09:24 AM

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Originally Posted by hajario

No you don't. I'm pretty boring these days.

Me too. It's been over twenty years since I indulged. Not something you can do with boys while hanging out for the afternoon.

Me = 100x plus

*hajario* · #19 14th July 2009, 09:26 AM

I recently had the opportunity again for the first time in over fifteen years. It's not the same. Not sure why but I think it's just that one hell of a lot more life has happened.

Zeener Diode · #20 14th July 2009, 09:27 AM

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Originally Posted by hajario

No you don't. I'm pretty boring these days. One day I'll start an "Ask the guy who has taken over 200 acid trips" thread.

Doyle · #21 14th July 2009, 09:29 AM

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Originally Posted by hajario

I recently had the opportunity again for the first time in over fifteen years. It's not the same. Not sure why but I think it's just that one hell of a lot more life has happened.

I've had friends tell me the same thing. Life was worry free back then. If my wife found out I did something like that now, well, I might be out one wife.

Dazzling White Diamonds · #22 14th July 2009, 10:26 AM

Natalie Merchant - 2x
Elton John - 2x
Bela Fleck and the Flecktones - 2x

rhythmonly · #23 14th July 2009, 10:27 AM

Cheap Trick 20+ times. I also went to most of the Bill Graham Day On The Green concerts back in the 70's.

If I had a nickel for everytime that I saw Journey at one of those, well.....I'd have a lot of nickels.

You could also tell who was headlining by the bottles that you ran over in the parking lot.

Jack Daniels - Ted Nugent/AC-DC.
Jim Beam - Lynrd Skynrd.

OutStandingInTheField · #24 14th July 2009, 11:35 AM

Two Tonne Bowlers - 2X (local ska band)
New Order - 2X
Wall of Voodoo - 2X (post-Ridgway, though; or maybe it was only once?)

Borborygmi · #25 14th July 2009, 11:38 AM

Oops, I forgot a second multiple for myself:

Great Big Sea, 2x

AuntiePam · #26 14th July 2009, 11:39 AM

My only multiple is The Outlanders - 3 times. I <3 Jimmie Dale Gilmore.

*Rebo* · #27 14th July 2009, 11:53 AM

ZZ Top, hands down.

Probably 5 or 6 times.

teela brown · #28 14th July 2009, 12:06 PM

Prince X5

Khampelf · #29 14th July 2009, 12:11 PM

Social Distortion, 10x plus, going back to $5 shows at VFW halls.
Concrete Blonde 5x

sancho panza · #30 14th July 2009, 01:03 PM

The Stranglers x 6
Motorhead x 4
The Damned x 4
Black Sabbath x 3 (Twice as the original line up)
whitesnake x 3
Madness x 3

timbicile · #31 14th July 2009, 01:23 PM

Deep Purple x 5
Ritchie Blackmore (with various Rainbows) x 4
KISS x 4
But it was probably Girls School it seems like they opened for half the rock shows I've seen.

Xploder · #32 14th July 2009, 01:28 PM

Zappa at least two dozen times both here in the states and in Europe.

Doyle · #33 14th July 2009, 01:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Xploder

Zappa at least two dozen times both here in the states and in Europe.

I'm shocked.

Xploder · #34 14th July 2009, 02:41 PM

Why for?

hroark2112 · #35 14th July 2009, 04:00 PM

I go to A LOT of concerts...

Rush > 50 times
Grateful Dead > 50 times
Dream Theater ~20 times
Queensryche ~20 times
Disturbed 15 times
Billy Joel ~15 times
Kiss ~15 times
A bunch of bands I've seen 5-10 times. I love live music!

KMG365 · #36 14th July 2009, 04:33 PM

KISS. 5 times

Sleeps With Butterflies · #37 14th July 2009, 05:52 PM

The most?

U2 - 8 times
Tori Amos - 7 times
Prince - 6 times
Warped Tour - 6 times

CateAyo · #38 15th July 2009, 08:06 AM

Poi Dog Pondering
Buddy Guy
and those with which I played

Khampelf · #39 15th July 2009, 08:30 AM

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Originally Posted by KMG365

KISS. 5 times

Dude, you just admitted that on a public message board.

I keed, I keed. There's a good reason they don't let ten year olds get tats, elsewise I'd have Ace Freeley's face on my bicep.

tunaman · #40 15th July 2009, 10:02 AM

My Life With The Thrill Kill Kult... 4x
Duran Duran 2x
Madonna 2x
Pylon 2x
The Cure 2x

The funny thing is that I don't even like Thrill Kill Kult all that much. Well, I liked them, but they were something of a one-note joke. I enjoyed seeing them the first time, but not so much the last three times. They were something of a "one-hit wonder" type of band amongst the "cool people" in Atlanta in the early 90s, and they came to town like... 6 times in 2 years. It became something of a joke, and people used to call them "Masquerade's house band" (Masquerade is (was?) a big alternative club in Atlanta).

Because good concerts are a rarity here in Charlotte, people tend to jump on any good show that rolls through town. I think half the people I know here have seen The Ramones 5 or more times, since they were one of the few cool New Wave\punk\80s bands that ever came here.

ItsInTheCards · #41 15th July 2009, 10:30 AM

Ian Moore - at least 7 times (I check out his show at least once a year)
Kiss - 2
Aerosmith - 2
Kid Rock - 6
Staind - 4

Caprese · #42 15th July 2009, 12:50 PM

Warren Zevon ~ 8 or 9 times

Grateful Dead
Rolling Stones
Jethro Tull
C, S, N, and Y
Springsteen ~ 3 times

Neil Young ~ 4 times

Sinfai · #43 15th July 2009, 03:44 PM

The only band I can think of that I've seen more than once is Zappa plays Zappa x3

Darmund · #44 15th July 2009, 06:03 PM

I've seen the Butthole Surfers seven times. Grateful Dead would probably be second, but I'm not sure how many times. Maybe four?

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Originally Posted by Dazzling White Diamonds

Natalie Merchant - 2x

I've only seen her once, but intend to take every opportunity afforded me in the future. Love Natalie.

Control-Z · #45 21st July 2009, 10:08 AM

Dave Matthews Band is the only one I've seen multiple times, other than local bands that nobody would have heard of. DMB was a local band at the time, used to play Tuesday nights at a club called Trax in Charlottesville, VA. Probably saw them 25 times.

threnody · #46 21st July 2009, 03:46 PM

Crowded House x 11
Weddings Parties Anything x 7

Footsore Rambler · #47 21st July 2009, 05:17 PM

Asylum Street Spankers x 3

Keith · #48 22nd July 2009, 03:33 AM

The Falling Joys - I saw them twice!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tdWPs8ovAX0