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List all the bands/artists you’ve seen live in concert.

Inspired by a similar post yesterday..

Here’s my list, in no certain order -
Ted Nugent x2
Angel
Doobie Brothers
Moody Blues
Rush x 5
Iron Maiden x 3
Judas Priest x 3
Kix
Sammy Hagar x 3
Quarterflash
The Motels
Queensryche x 3
Kiss x 3
Eric Johnson x4
Pat Benatar
Neal Schon
Andy Timmons
Kings X
U2
Peter Frampton
Lynch Mob
Def Leppard x2
Joe Satriani
Joe Bonammasa x2
Lyle Lovett
Vandenberg
Triumph
David Lee Roth
Bela Fleck
Ratt x2
Steve Morse
Scorpions x 3
Foreigner
Red x2
Relient K
Petra
P.O.D.
Family Force 5
Chris Tomlin
Disciple
Stryper
Falling Up
Lincoln. Brewster (got to be his guitar tech)
David Crowder
ZZTop x2
Blue October
Robbie Seay Band
Tenth Avenue North
Lifehouse
Switchfoot x 3
Decyfer Down
Anberlin
Honeymoon Suite
April Wine
Helix
White Lion
Accept
Quiet Riot
Riot
Emerson Lake & Palmer
Molly Hatchet

I’ve been to many symphony’s as well. No famous ones but incredible nonetheless….

Been to a couple of EDM raves too… talk about mega high energy

I’m sure I’ve left out some…..
Nimbus · M
Just a few of them :)

Black Sabbath x 3
Deep Purple
AC/DC
Genesis
Frank Zappa.
Captain Beefheart
Ozzy Osbornes Blizzard of Oz
Heart
Iron Maiden
Motorhead
Judas Priest
Scorpions
Def Leppard
Uriah Heep
Hawkwind x 3
Nazareth
U F O
Whitesnake
Girlschool
Saxon x 3
Fleetwood Mac
The Who

No wonder I have tinnitus!
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@Nimbus nice!
LunarOrbit · 56-60, M
@Nimbus Sweet!!
uncalled4 · 56-60, M
This will take a while, because I have to go back to the 70s to consider it all. Mind you, as I have begun playing out a lot more, I've had to become less of a fan. I can't remember all the openers.

Nice to see quite a few of the same artists listed here!

The Police(in the 80s as well as 2000s)
Elvis Costello and the Impostors
KISS
Judas Priest(opened for KISS and in 1982)
Iron Maiden(opening for Priest above with Clive Burr on drums)
Marillion(with Fish and H)
America
Joseph Arthur
Kim Richey
Stormtroopers of Death
Tony Bennett(a few days after S.O.D.!)
Graham Parker(ran sound for him)
Garland Jeffreys(ran sound for him)
Van Halen(with DLR and SH)
America
James Taylor
Rush
Mr. Big
King's X
Fishbone
Etta James
Joe Morello Quartet
Nina Hagen
Vanessa Carlton
James Taylor
COLD
Sting
Paul Simon
Don Henley
Eagles
Sheryl Crow
Paul McCartney
Doobie Brothers
Bad Company
Robert Plant
Tommy Conwell and the Young Rumblers
Freedy Johnston
Robert Gordon(ran sound for him and soundchecked with him on drums)
The Band (opened for them in 1994)
Fleetwood Mac
Lindsey Buckingham
Stevie Ray Vaughan
Robert Hazard(wrote "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun")
Willie Nile (ran sound for him)
Ringo and the All-Starr Band
Peter Frampton
Joe Jackson
They Might Be Giants
The Baseball Project (With Peter Buck, Scott McCaughey and Mike Mills of REM)
Justin Townes Earle(ran sound for him)
Wesley Stace (formerly known as John Wesley Harding) (ran sound for him)
Steely Dan
Beach Boys
Brian Wilson
Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes
John Cafferty and the Beaver Brown Band
Zebra
Molly Hatchet
Jeff Beck
Santana
10,000 Maniacs
Bela Fleck and the Flecktones
Livingston Taylor
Indigo Girls
Scorpions
Peter Gabriel
Joni Mitchell
Hooters
George Thorogood
U2
Red Hot Chili Peppers
The Mars Volta
Stevie Wonder(Prince and Tony Bennett came out for a few songs!)
Jerry Lee Lewis
Chuck Berry
The Fifth Dimension
The Who
Neil Young and Crazy Horse
Social Distortion
Sonic Youth
Weird Al
Barenaked Ladies
Mike Doughty of Soul Coughing
Metallica
Bryan Adams
Pink Floyd
The Monkees
The Grass Roots
AC/DC
Elton John
Hugh Jackman(this was a must due to my gf)
Creed
3 Doors Down
Gavin DeGraw
Joss Stone

I'll add more as I think of them.
uncalled4 · 56-60, M
@SW-User It would be bigger if I weren't playing all the time. Plus, been to lots of big all-day events like Monsters of Rock and Amnesty International
Jeephikelove · 46-50, F
@uncalled4 wow!! Awesome!
Jeephikelove · 46-50, F
Wow!!! You’ve seen ALOT!

Bon Jovi
Cinderella
Strange Advance
Young MC (met him backstage)
Queensryche
Metallica
Slik Toxic
Garth Brooks
Faith Hill
Brooks and Dunn
Van Halen
Rolling Stones
Tragically Hip
Lenny Kravitz
Brian Adams
Nickelback x5
Rhymes with Orange
Moist (intimate sat on the stage booting people back into the mosh pit)
Cardinal Official
Godsmack
311
Lady Gaga
Selina Gomez
Pink
Kiss
Def Leopard
Jeephikelove · 46-50, F
@TryingtoLava I did, he was actually a jerk!
@Jeephikelove aweeeee :(
Jeephikelove · 46-50, F
@TryingtoLava ya we were disappointed
Jimmy2016 · 61-69, M
I know there are more..................................

Alice Cooper x4
Pink Floyd x2
Roger Waters x2
Page Plant x3
Jason Bonham x2 - (Met in person)
Rolling Stones x2
The Who X3
Lynyrd Skynyrd x3 (Original Line up)
Black Sabbath
Eagles x2
Neil Young x4
CSNY x2
George Thorogood x4
Joan Jett x4 - (Met in person)
Rod Stewart x3
Van Halen x2
J Geils Band
Greatful Dead
Cheap Trick
America
Steve Miller Band x2
Peter Frampton
Eric Clapton
Ten Years After
Heart
ZZ top
Elton John x2
Johnny Winter x2
Paul McCartney x2
Allman Brothers Band x2
Dicky Betts and Great Southern x2
Warren Haynes Government Mule
Elvin Bishop
Little Feat
Molly Hatchet
Foreigner
Reo Speedwagen X3
Ted Nugent x3
Black Sabbath
Bad Company
Deep Purple x2
AC/DC
Uriah Heep
Foghat x3
Nazareth
UFO
Marshall Tucker Band X2
Poison - (Met Rikki Rockett)
Doobie Brothers
Bon Jovi
King's x
Arc Angels
Waylon Jennings
Willie Nelson - (I was on stage when he was playing)
Garth Brooks
Bellamy Brothers
Joe Satriani
Pat Benatar
Paramore
Avril Lavigne
Damn Yankees
Steely Dan
Yes
Jethro Tull
Boston
Outlaws
38 special
Atlanta Rhythm Section
Pure Prairie League
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@Jimmy2016 dang… that’s a hell of a list
@Jimmy2016 how was sabbath and jethro?
Jimmy2016 · 61-69, M
@TryingtoLava ...........I was 18 when I saw Black Sabbath in 1976...........We were front row at the arena.........Back when there was no security barrier in front of the stages so me and my friend were standing against the stage and had our hands resting on the stage as Ozzy was performing in front of us.........It was awesome!!!
Starcrossed · 41-45, F
Weezer x4
Flogging Molly x4
No Doubt [as a teen]
Lagwagon
Mighty Mighty Bosstones
Flaming Lips
Reel Big Fish X3
Interrupters
Mike Doughty X3
Drop Kick Murphies
Parliament Funkadelic
Slipknot
Morris Day and the Time
NKOTB / BSB 🫣😳
Weird AL X3
Beach Boys in Hawaii
Atmosphere
Dessa
Jayhawks
Semisonic
Twilight Hours
Lol cool parents will get me- Yo Gabba Gabba live

There are several acts/artists at a few festivals I know I'm forgetting.
Starcrossed · 41-45, F
@TryingtoLava the Blue is my all time favorite and Undone the Sweater Song has been my favorite song since I was a kid.
Starcrossed · 41-45, F
@TryingtoLava Weezer shows are a guaranteed fun time.
@Starcrossed i change my answer to blue tbh i love my name is jonas
Probably will do some editing later. Lots of locals to add.

Allman Brothers
Robin Trower
Santana
Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble
Jeff Beck
Gov't Mule
B.B. King
Leon Russell
Talking Heads
Bowie
Eric Clapton's Crossroads show, twice (covers a lot of bands)
Watermelon Slim and the Workers
Lyle Lovett and his Large Band
Gods and Monsters
Morphine
Jeff Healy
Tom Waits
Dread Zeppelin
Dr. John
Mojo Nixon
Marty Stuart and the Fabulous Superlatives
Return to Forever
Pat Metheny Group
Weather Report
Charlie Hunter
Robert Randolph and the Family Band
King Crimson
Iggy Pop
Roy Buchanan
Tedeschi Trucks Band
Devo
Janiva Magness
Shemekia Copeland
Koko Taylor
Mavis Staples
Jose James
Dr. Lonnie Smith
Gary Burton
Johnny A.
Kirk Fletcher
Dick Dale
Greg Koch
Keith Richards and The Xpensive Winos
Lou Reed
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@BlueSkyKing Jeff Healy? How awesome!!! He’s always amazed me
@BlueSkyKing yaaaassss king crimson!!! Crimson court is legend!
@TryingtoLava It was a later band lineup.
MellyMel22 · F
[i][c=BF0080]Well, I saw K-ci & JoJo 🤭[/c][/i]
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@MellyMel22 well, that’s a start!! ☺️
@MellyMel22 smooth as silk i bet :)
MellyMel22 · F
@TryingtoLava [i][c=BF0080]The other guy that was with them for Jodeci did some songs with them. It was long ago 😆[/c][/i]
Offspring
Metallica
Weird Al
Midnight Oil
Living end
Regurgitator

I’m kinda boring
@TheOneyouwerewarnedabout luckkkkyyyy weird al!! [media=https://youtu.be/hEcjgJSqSRU]
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@TheOneyouwerewarnedabout You forgot the WIGGLES
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ronisme1 · 61-69, M
Heres my list
Rolling stones
Barry manilow(2 times)
Bill medley (on a date unplanned)
Trans siberian orchestra
Beach boys (2 times)
Liberace
Chicago(3 times)
Steve martin
Blues brothers(taped at the hollywood bowl that night)
Steve winwood
Tom petty
The who (3 times)
Paul mccartney
Phil collins
Olivia newton john
Tower of power
Alan parsons
Dan folleberg (2 times)
Missed led zeppelin -was late to concert thanks to waiting for dates to get ready
Michael Jackson impersonator
Numerous comedians
Rain (2 times)
Sheryl crow
And some im sure i forgot
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@ronisme1 great list!
ronisme1 · 61-69, M
@ronisme1 Celine dion
Escape the Fate
Red Jumpsuit Apparatus
Motionless In White
BVB
Ice Nine Kills
Atreyu
Fame On Fire
Smash Into Pieces
Starset
Adelitas Way
Gemini Syndrome
Autumn Reflection
Another Fable
Puddle Of Mudd
@Snowvixen aweeeeee thats adorable!!
AnExcellentJestt · 36-40, M
@Snowvixen how's your ears holding up? I SAID HOW'S YOUR EARS HOLDING UP!?
@AnExcellentJestt 🥺 I miss the noise... I have not gone to a concert in a while. 😩
hunkalove · 61-69, M
Lots when I was young. In 1966, Bob Dylan and The Hawks (The Band), The Rolling Stones, and The Beatles twice.
@hunkalove omfg youre SO lucky
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AnExcellentJestt · 36-40, M
Hmmm...thats a lot...i dont know if i remember them all...
Weird Al Yankovic
Eisley
Lagwagon
Wallflowers
Mxpx
Fenix Tx
New Found Glory
Old 97s (Rhett Miller seperately)
Buddy Guy
Crossroads Guitar Festival 2004 (not gonna name everybody there)
Warped tour 2005 (also not gonna name everybody there)
Jimmy Eat World
Dashboard Confessional
Muse
Radiohead
Sonic Youth
David Allen Coe

Cant remember them all after that
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@AnExcellentJestt good list!
@AnExcellentJestt OMF how was muse?
AnExcellentJestt · 36-40, M
@TryingtoLava possibly one of the best shows ive been to...surprisingly a better show than radiohead (which was also amazing)
KarenDuponteDurose · 46-50, F
Huge list there, sweetheart! Unfortunately, mine don't go anything like that!

Madonna x 14
The Human League x 4
Depeche Mode x 2
The Pretenders x 2
Suzanne Vega x 2
David Bowie
Def Leppard x 5 (My wife's fav band..)
Spice Girls x 2 (My step daughter's fav)
Eurythmics
Lloyd Cole & The Commotions
Blondie x 2
Belinda Carlisle x 2
Taylor Swift
B.B King x 2

...and that is virtually it, I think.

🤔
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@KarenDuponteDurose would have love seeing the Pretenders and Blondie
Definitely BB King too!
Not many.

Cyndi Lauper
Joan Jett
Boyz II Men
Cher
Backstreet Boys
Frankie Moreno
Silk Sonic
@Colonelmustardseed how was the backstreet boys?
@TryingtoLava I saw them a few years ago, so they were past their prime and it was a little underwhelming.
kodiac · 22-25, M
Joe Satriani 2 times Trans Siberian Orchestra 3 times.
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@kodiac TSO is on my To See list
kodiac · 22-25, M
@SW-User Absolutely do it most amazing show
thepreposterouspanda · 36-40, M
Big Tent Revival
Skillet
Death Cab for Cutie x2
The Decemberists x4
Ben Gibbard x2
Thrice
Rise Against
Ghost
@thepreposterouspanda black masks and gasoline is the besttttttt album
thepreposterouspanda · 36-40, M
@TryingtoLava I don't think I've listened to it, but it's definitely on the playlist for today now! 😌
@thepreposterouspanda 2nd album they put out it goesssss hardddd
MrAverage1965 · 61-69, M
Genesis, ELP, Yes, Pink, Marillion, The Sensational Alex Harvey Band, Phil Collins, Gloria Estephan and the Miami Sound Machine.
On top of that I was at Wembley for the original Live Aid concerts so I saw a lot of different artists that day.
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@MrAverage1965 would love to see just about any artist at Wembley
calicuz · 51-55, M
Janet Jackson
Morrigan · F
What a list!!
ronisme1 · 61-69, M
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MadraLaska · 31-35, F
this is impossible to do! how can you remember all like this!
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@MadraLaska lol
I’m not certain I have remembered all… I know I’ve seen more bands/artists
MadraLaska · 31-35, F
@SW-User In your list I will love to have see zz top and peter frampton. I have seen joe bonamassa
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@MadraLaska ZZ Top was okay…
Frampton was incredible.
Bonamassa is a guitar playing beast
Eric Johnson is a mind blower as well
Fun fact :) before hendrix died he was gona collab with them and make an album called HELP!
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@TryingtoLava collab with who?
@SW-User Emerson Lake and Palmer ELP so jimi hendrix is H
CrazyMusicLover · 31-35
My list is pretty short 😀

Dead Can Dance
Soviet Soviet
Horkýže Slíže
Project Pitchfork
Velvet Acid Christ
Lebanon Hanover
Mellowgirl · 31-35, F
Craig David x2
Earth wind and fire.
Natty...
PersistenceOfMemory · 31-35, F
Wows ! Now I'm jealous !!
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PersistenceOfMemory · 31-35, F
@SW-User 🙂
NewBeginnings7790 · 41-45, F
Jealous!! Sounds fun
DDonde · 31-35, M
Steven Wilson
Third Eye Blind
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@DDonde Porcupine’s drummer Gavin Harrison went over to Pineapple Thief
DDonde · 31-35, M
@SW-User He was good
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@DDonde he’s a beast
One of my fave drummers
Bang5luts · M
Cant. 😆 i don't know that I have that long left to live. 😆
empanadas · 31-35, M
Lupe fiasco..
I hate concerts
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@LunarOrbit sid barret times? Floyd
LunarOrbit · 56-60, M
@TryingtoLava No. Even that was to high for me
@LunarOrbit whyd you delete your list :(
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@TryingtoLava nice!! That would have been incredible
@SW-User sorry i replied here by mistake! But yaaaa amazing

 
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