Who have you seen in concert/person and who was your favorite? ?

[happygobrokey]

i met marilyn manson at my place of work just a couple weeks ago. dressed in a modest gothic leather motif but otherwise looking ordinary. i didn't treat him like a rock star but i asked him if i could help him to find anything and he requested "looking for something with, like, cobras". all we had were cobra brand cb radios and walkie-talkies. his bandmate bought $100 worth of snacks, dvds, and souvenirs and contemplated purchasing a bunch of the canadian moose socks @ $2/pair. then the next week i read in the paper manson twittered that he has swine flu h1n1, but days later his publicist says it was a flase alarm. nonetheless i probably got breathed on by him and touched him vicariously through his bandmate during the transaction, so i'm a little worried. i feel healthy as an ox though.

prior to that my biggest brush with fame was sporty spice about a year ago. and hedley. bigger stars have come through but they usually stay on the bus (ozzy, backstreet boys).

 

[pevangel]

I thought I might revive this old post to see if anyone has to add to this. I am sure someone would love to share.


pevangel

 

[silcnlayc]

pevangel I thought I might revive this old post to see if anyone has to add to this. I am sure someone would love to share.


pevangel

I am so glad you did for I missed this somehow and had a great time reading through all the pages. Thank you!

Now...here are a few of my neat experiences on the concert home front..

Michael Bolton...my most favorite guy..got all his cd's
Ike and Tina Turner... many moons ago when they just started out in a dive in NJ and they were still together
Beach boys....ahh the beaches...
The Commodores
The Temptations
Bill Deal and the Rhondells
Tim McGraw and Faith Hill (won radio tickets while at work)
Dolly Parton and Conway Twitty (this was one of the most funniest experiences ever. Dolly Parton ran down the isle behind us to wards the stage and stopped right in front of my husband who was sitting in the isles seat and leaned over , put his face in between her breasts and SQEEZED and wiggled his face and I think we all laughed so hard we almost tinkled on ourselves. Was a geat show!)
Kenny Rogers
John Edwards phsycic...was very, very wierd..but was a great experience.
Joel Osteen Ministies Live...This was just last month (August 2010)Another great experience that was very good.
And a few others that were forgettable...

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[bryand]

Thanks for the thread. In order...

Rolling Stones (Some Girls and Still Life)
Jay-Z/50 cent
Rod Stewart
Jimmy Buffett
Sister Sledge
Lynard Skynard
38 Special
Mothers Finest

 

[sephus22]

Devo last night in Pheonix.

 

[Jasminebed]

I've seen some great concerts in the past few years, many of them at Casino Rama.

I think my all time favourite was James Taylor. His voice has not lost one thing, he was so warm and personal, and he and his band were just so obviously enjoying themselves.

My honey and I lucked into front row tickets for Rod Stewart on Valentine's Day in Montreal. We had top price seats, when we got to the box office, he was asked if he would like to upgrade to front row.... Rod had the whole first row, and had just turned in some of his tickets for sale. We were at the end of the row, but Rod worked the whole stage. This was during the American Songbook tour. First set was rockin' Rod and his tunes, second set full orchestra. Third song was "Tonight's the Night" and I persuaded my sweetie to get up and dance with me just to the side.

I have my eyes closed, swaying blissfully, with Jim singing off-tune in my ear, but I am too nice to ask him to stop. But then he starts poking me in the shoulder, and I open my eyes to see what he wanted. We are in the spotlight and on the Jumbotron, and Rod is seranding us! It was a pretty special moment for both of us, one I truly cherish.

But I still think James Taylor gave a better show.

 

[gloria460]

Devo last night in Pheonix.

I would love to see Il Divo in concert. I fell in love with them when Simon introduced them on the Oprah show...their voices are like silk.

 

[voltage1]

Okay here goes
hope I remember ....
Edgar Winter
Marshall Tucker...numerous
Lynard Skynard .numerous
Foghat ...numerous times
the bands above seemed to come at least twice a year to my town in the early to mid 70's

Mothers Finest
Pink Floyd ,Dark side of the moon
Pink Floyd, Wish you were here,
Queen ,Sheer heart attack 1975
Queen , A night at the opera ....76 I Believe
Rush 3 times .... 2112 ,permanent wave
Elton John..once and still top 3 of all time as far as "Shows"
Wings , Over America 76 or 77 remember LOL
Fleetwood Mac...Twice
Gloria Estefan and the Miami sound machine
Jethro Tull...awesome
Wet Willie
Styx
38 Special , numerous times
ZZ TOP , Fandango
Morris Day and the time ..LOL quiet good actually
REO Speedwagon ...More than once
Van Halen
Van Hagar ..LOL
Pink Floyd ,Delicate Sound of Thunder/Momentary Lapse of Reason ....Twice drove from Atlanta to Lexington to see the same show twice LOL
Pink Floyd , Pulse or "Division Bell Tour"...Twice Tampa and Atlanta
Peter Frampton...1976 didn't Everyone see this ??
there are probably more that I forgot for some reason...it wasnt because they weren't memorable ...probably the extracurricular activities that took place
upcoming events ....
Roger Waters " The Wall Live" November 18th Atlanta :notworthy

 

[funeral979]

My favorite concert of all time was the Cocteau Twins, who I saw about 10 years ago....it was more like a religous experience for me. A truly amazing, unique band.

Some other favorites, in no particular order:

The Cure (3 times)
Depeche Mode (twice)
Morrissey (twice)
The Cranberries
Violent Femmes
Pixies
Shonen Knife
Ministry
AFI (twice)
The Flaming Lips
R.E.M.

etc etc etc

and @ jelsmith for having a chance to see Sisters of Mercy:notworthy:notworthy

 

[darkpixie]

Time to dredge up the memories!!!

Haven't been to a lot but these are the once I can remember offhand....

Peter Murphy
Siouxsie and the Banshees
VNV Nation
Ozzie Osborbe (someone comped me a ticket)
Rob Zombie
Lady Gaga
NIN

And tied for 1st is Lady Gaga (for stage show) and NIN (for just being seriously awesome!!!)

I second the :notworthy:notworthy @ jelsmith for Sisters of Mercy!!! Awesome. Nice to see some old school goths on here

 

[ternur]

Favourite has to be the most recent one:

Massive Attack, Heligoland tour this summer.

Simply awesome.

 

[bryand]

Time to dredge up the memories!!!

Haven't been to a lot but these are the once I can remember offhand....

Peter Murphy
Siouxsie and the Banshees
VNV Nation
Ozzie Osborbe (someone comped me a ticket)
Rob Zombie
Lady Gaga
NIN

And tied for 1st is Lady Gaga (for stage show) and NIN (for just being seriously awesome!!!)

I second the :notworthy:notworthy @ jelsmith for Sisters of Mercy!!! Awesome. Nice to see some old school goths on here

Did anyone see Project Pitchfork or Concrete Blonde?

 

[funeral979]

I have seen Concrete Blonde....maybe about 10 years ago.

I cant remember much about the show but they did a stunning "Tomorrow, Wendy"....which is my all time fave track by them.

 

[happygobrokey]

bieber came to my work zomg!1

... ...i think t_b was his chauffeur

 

[rockydyke]

I hope you were wearing a bag over your head at the Osmond concert so nobody recognized you.

Love it

 

[Adversary]

OK, here's my list!

The Acacia Strain (In a couple of months!)
The Amity Affliction
Atreyu
Avenged Sevenfold
Bleeding Through
Bring Me The Horizon
Coheed & Cambria
Deadmau5
The Dear Hunter
The Devil Wears Prada
DevilDriver
Emmure (Next month )
Foreign Beggars
In Flames
Karnivool (In a couple of weeks)
Lamb of God
Linkin Park
Maylene & The Sons of Disaster
Mindless Self Indulgence
Poison The Well
Shadows Fall
Skrillex
Trivium
Unearth
Wolf Creek Hardcore

Always Growing...

 

[takethemoney]

Has anyone ever heard of Journey?
I can't believe I didn't see them on anyone's list!

 

[Tirilej]

Has anyone ever heard of Journey?
I can't believe I didn't see them on anyone's list!

Thanks for reminding me about them
They were one of my favoritbands as a teenager, but I have never watched them live.

 

[PegeeSue]

Well I got to see a whopping 2 concerts !

April Wine
Loverboy

Around here, the only bands that are brought in are unknown small town bands who play other bands music so not much chance to see any of the bigger named ones.

My most regret is that I haven't seen my all time fav band CCR (Creedence Clearwater Revival).

I'm a real country and western/50-60's music kinda gal.

 

[Casinomeister]

Has anyone ever heard of Journey?
I can't believe I didn't see them on anyone's list!

I saw them at Winterland (SF) in 74. I can't remember if it was with the Mahavishnu Orchestra or Yesterday and Today.

I don't remember much of the mid 70s

This was before they went "commercial" with Steve Perry.

 

[rainmaker]

My most regret is that I haven't seen my all time fav band CCR (Creedence Clearwater Revival).

I am a big fan of Creedence. My father was a fan, so I used to listen to his CD/LPs when I was a kid. And I still very much enjoy their music

John Fogerty has been many times in Norway (solo), but I have never had the chance to see him unfortunately.

 

[LadyJelena]

Half of my life I've dreamed about Madonna's concert. And when she finally had one, here in Belgrade, I was a bit disappointed. She remixed almost every song, didn't sing many of my favorites (mostly old classics), didn't have a bis and all seemed so symbolic.

Someone said "Never meet your childhood heroes"

But, even today I admire her, adore her and she's still the queen

 

[Glassheart]

Leona Lewis was incredible

 

[goatwack]

bump.



Just came back from seeing Marina and the Diamonds at the Roundhouse in Camden. Amazing gig.

Marina is perfect in almost every way and knows how to entertain. So glad we caught her final UK leg here in London.....

Hoping to catch Highly Suspect too at some point, talk about a talented band.....a proper throwback of all the best parts of Pearl Jam, Kings of Leon, Soundgarden etc.

 

[syntynyt]

i have seen many german and scandinavian bands, from black metal, hard rock to shoegaze/post-rock. but nothing was more exciting than seeing Selim Lemouchi performing live, one of the most talented and creative guitarists of this world and believe me ive heard a lot. it was among the last concerts of the band in 2012, The Devils Blood, after being shortly put to rest and one year later Selim decided to pull the trigger. if any of you like retro/occult hard rock and missed this band you have no excuse

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