Music: Concert Thread

[Langdon Alger]

Sorry if this is already a thread, but I thought it would be fun to have a thread where we talk about concerts we've gone to, are going to or want to go to.

First concert you went to? Bush in Ottawa in 1997
Best concert you went to? Foo Fighters in Montreal in 2011
Who do you still want to see? Tom Petty/ Paul McCartney

Fell free to add anything else you like.

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[Saturated Fats]

First concert I went to: The Killers, 2005, Vogue Theatre in Vancouver
Best concert I've been to: Black Sabbath, 2016, Rogers Arena in Vancouver OR Radiohead, 2008, UBC Thunderbird Stadium in Vancouver
Who do you still want to see?: Pearl Jam

 

[Pavelski2112]

First concert you went to? Les Claypool at The Warfield in SF, June 2006
Best concert you went to? Rush at the SAP Center in San Jose, Nov 2012
Who do you still want to see? Ween, who I'm finally seeing next week

 

[BonMorrison]

There's another concert thread here (but it's slightly different, just sending it your way if you want to skim through it on interest):

http://hfboards.mandatory.com/showthread.php?t=1074279&page=12

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First concert you went to?
3 Doors Down - I was 13.

Best concert you went to?
Too many to list. 3 of the 5 times I saw Muse were the "best ever", both times I saw Brand New, Kanye West this summer, The Gaslight Anthem, The Wonder Years

Who do you still want to see?
I think I've seen almost all of my favorites and anyone left I still want to see has disbanded.
Jamie xx, Chance the Rapper, The Weeknd, Kendrick Lamar, Rise Against, Chiodos, The Killers, Adele, Lorde

 

[Bubba Thudd]

I won tickets to Korn and Breaking Benjamin from the radio last night. Gotta pick 'em up later today to see where the seats are. KILO 94.3 ROCKS!!!

 

[Ozz]

First concert you went to? some country & western act, no clue who it could be, but as a pre-teen I'd seen George Jones, The Oak Ridge Boys, and more big acts like that thanks to my parents who frequented a beach/concert/day camp venue. Not my style at all, but they count. First one I went to on my own was Marilyn Manson in '96.

Best concert you went to? Couldn't possibly say. I've been to countless, and I've had some amazing things happen at some of them. From being on stage with some internationally-famous bands to having my favorite guitarist (Zakk Wylde) hang out with us all night after the show (in '99 before his band was huge), to having Zakk jump into the crowd and give out merch after losing power to the stage, to being in the front row for the original Black Sabbath or Ozzy about a dozen times (and receiving the requisite buckets of ice water in the face), etc... I could go on and on!

Far too many unbelievable performances from various bands, each in their own right, to count or recall. I do keep a book full of ticket stubs and I can nearly remember all of 'em. It's tough when you see bands a half a dozen times at 20-30 minutes each, and they're all as opening acts, but somewhere in there are the top-shelf memories!

Who do you still want to see? I honestly can't think of anyone huge that I'd like to see whom I haven't yet. One small act that I'll see in a couple months is Allageon, been wanting to see them for a few years now. I do want to see Metallica since I've only had the opportunity once. Tom Petty again as well.

 

[Bubba Thudd]

Ozz, I think you'd like Avatar (the guy in my avatar). I've seen hundreds of concerts myself, most up close (front 5 rows), and they just put on a fun concert. They have sort of a cult following, and they involve the crowd quite a bit (at least when i saw them recently).

 

[beowulf]

First concert was in 1991 - Poison with Slaughter opening if I recall.
Best was in 1993 - Metallica make up concert after the riot the year before at Olympic stadium

 

[nudie]

First concert you went to? Timbuktu Luleå, Sweden 2007
Best concert you went to? Rolling Stones Glastonbury Festival, UK 2013 or Pearl Jam, Stockholm 2012
Who do you still want to see? Radiohead
Last concert you went to? Refused Stockholm 2016
Next concert you're going to? Crystal Castles Stockholm 2016

Can't choose between Stones and PJ since both was amazing. The biggest band in the world playing at the biggest and most famous festival in the world, doing their second festival gig in 30 years with an amazing performance. Just the anticipation at the festival the days before was crazy, everyone talked about it and the entire field oozed in an electric atmosphere. PJ gig in Stockholm was likewise great, their first concert in Sweden in 12 years (first since the Roskilde tragedy), the response from the crowd and the band made that evening magical. Hard to describe, one of those evenings that can't be recreated with bootlegs or youtube videos.

 

[Langdon Alger]

2005 was a great year for me for concerts.

Rolling Stones
U2
Pearl Jam
Aerosmith with Lenny Kravitz opening
Green Day
White Stripes

 

[Xelebes]

MacEwan Community College Jazz Orchestra, 2001

 

[Ozz]

Ozz, I think you'd like Avatar (the guy in my avatar). I've seen hundreds of concerts myself, most up close (front 5 rows), and they just put on a fun concert. They have sort of a cult following, and they involve the crowd quite a bit (at least when i saw them recently).

Couldn't place the name, but I looked up a live video and started playing their Wacken set from '15. Immediately I knew the first song (Hail The Apocalypse), they are pretty good! Never paid much attention but I'm going to watch this whole show

 

[TheMule93]

Two Saturdays ago (on the 24th) I saw Wolves in the Throne Room in Toronto. Had a blast, always wanted to see that band live.

 

[Bobby Orrtuzzo]

I've seen Between the Buried and Me 10 times in the last 4 years in 5 different cities....they're always great live.

My favorite show ever has to be seeing The Dillinger Escape Plan in a TINY venue a few years back. It was insane.

 

[Pavelski2112]

Two Saturdays ago (on the 24th) I saw Wolves in the Throne Room in Toronto. Had a blast, always wanted to see that band live.

Loudest band I've ever seen. I almost got KO'd at one of their shows once, fun stuff.

 

[KirkOut]

First concert I ever saw: Rolling Stones, 2005

Best concert I ever saw: tough one, but I'll go with Iron Maiden (Megadeth opened too) in about 2012 I think.

Still want to see:

Bands that I as a 26 y/o never got the chance to see and never will due to deaths / band broken up. Cream, ELP, Led Zeppelin,The Who, etc.

I am not made of money and therefore out of luck: Paul McCartney.

Maybe somehow could still have a chance if they ever reunite: Dire Straits, Triumph.

 

[Langdon Alger]

Loudest band I've ever seen. I almost got KO'd at one of their shows once, fun stuff.

Ok, now you have to share that story

 

[Belamorte]

First concert - Pink Floyd - Animals Tour in Los Angeles at age 6 (I do not really remember it much).


Best Concert (3 that I cannot decide) - Bruce Springsteen - Born in the USA tour in Vancouver (PNE) - U2 - Joshua Tree in Vancouver (BC Place) - Micheal Jackson and the Jackson 5 (BC Place)


Best festival concert - Lalapalooza #2


Who I want to see still that are active - The Rolling Stones - the only real big one from my time I have never seen.

 

[Langdon Alger]

First concert - Pink Floyd - Animals Tour in Los Angeles at age 6 (I do not really remember it much).


Best Concert (3 that I cannot decide) - Bruce Springsteen - Born in the USA tour in Vancouver (PNE) - U2 - Joshua Tree in Vancouver (BC Place) - Micheal Jackson and the Jackson 5 (BC Place)


Best festival concert - Lalapalooza #2


Who I want to see still that are active - The Rolling Stones - the only real big one from my time I have never seen.

Woah, you've seen some good shows. Who played Lalapalooza 2? Who was your favourite act?

 

[Belamorte]

Woah, you've seen some good shows. Who played Lalapalooza 2? Who was your favourite act?

It was at Thunderbird Stadium in Vancouver - Red Hot Chili Peppers, Ministry, Ice Cube, Soundgarden, The Jesus and Mary Chain, Pearl Jam, Lush - favorite or most memorable acts were RHCP, Pearl Jam and Ice Cube


on the main stage as well as

Rage Against The Machine (Irvine Meadows) Jim Rose Circus, Sharkbait, Archie Bell, Porno for Pyros, Basehead, Cypress Hill, House of Pain, Sweaty Nipples, Arson Garden, Seaweed, Seam, Green Magnet School, Boo-Yaa T.R.I.B.E., The Look People, Stone Temple Pilots, The Vulgar Boatmen, Truly, Skrew, Tribe, The Authority, Samba Hell, Café Tacuba Groovement,Gary Heffern with Ivan Krall, Ice T & Body Count, Treponem Pal, Luscious Jackson, Shrunken Head, Sometime Sweet Susan, Temple of the Dog, Dahli Llama, Doo Rag, Billyclub Fest and Sweet Lizard Illtet on the second stage -


I am just copy pasting because I do not remember everyone we were...umm... a bit high at the time (some played some places some played others (but the main stage stayed the same) - also saw Lallapalooza #3 but it was not the same (at least for me).



And to add one more category - club shows (my sister was a band manager during the late 80's early 90's in Vancouver and we not only saw but hung out with/partied (pre and post shows backstage) with Mother Love Bone, Art Bergmann, Living Color (when they came through on occasion and traveled to Seattle and Victoria a lot) and many more you probably never heard of (right on the cusp of 'grunge' breaking out). The late 80's to early 90's was a pretty crazy time for me/us at age 18-22.

 

[Hivemind]

Loudest band I've ever seen. I almost got KO'd at one of their shows once, fun stuff.

What? I've never thought they were particularly loud (seen them 3 or 4 times). Nowhere near the volume level of the Body, Sleep, Jucifer, etc.

 

[Pavelski2112]

Ok, now you have to share that story

It's probably not as exciting as you'd think. The last place I saw them was this smaller section of a bigger venue in Santa Cruz called the Catalyst. There's a part near the soundboard that sticks out so people can put their drinks there. The pit got pretty wild, and I happened to be standing right next to that. Some guy comes flying at me, knocks me right into the jutting-out ledge (which got me right in the middle of the back; knocked the wind right out of me) and I started blacking out. I kinda hobbled out of the crowd as fast as I could and just took a second to catch my breath.

What? I've never thought they were particularly loud (seen them 3 or 4 times). Nowhere near the volume level of the Body, Sleep, Jucifer, etc.

Maybe it's just where I saw them. First time was at this place up in the SC mountains that used to hold shows called the Brookdale Lodge about 6 years ago. Pretty small place. It was so loud the only thing I could hear was guitars and the lows of the kick drum. Couldn't hear for a week.

 

[WeWantTacos]

My first concert was Michael Jackson ~7 years old. Around the same time Billy Ray Cyrus played at a county fair I went to with my grandparents.

Favorite 2 concerts were The Mars Volta Frances the Mute Era and Amputecture Era.

Others are Boris w/ Michio Kurihara, Porcupine Tree with Coheed and Cambria headlining, Opeth with Baroness and Russian Circles, and Chuck Berry.

 

[ColePens]

First concert you went to? Wallflowers/Counting Crows or 311/De La Soul. Both were in 1995 and i was still a youngster. I went with my aunt because i loved the music. I know both were in 1995 but I don't remember which one came first. That was the first summer I went to concerts.


Best concert you went to? Coldplay: Head Full of Dreams Tour 2016. I'm a concert goer and have been to more shows than I probably can even remember. I went in with high expectations and they blew the roof off. Rarely does a concert, even when the performers are killing it, make me sit back and just say "wow" but this one did.

Since i've literally seen everything I ever wanted, I will change questions #3.

Underrated performers:
- Chainsmokers: If you are an EDM/House fan... holy **** they perform. It's not just about throwing songs on, they perform and really focus on the science of it. I had a ****ing blast.

- CHVRCHES: I was really shocked with how good they were. If you can check these guys/gal out, you need to go. I bet you will do the same thing as me and just be shocked.

- Keith Urban: Country music sounds boring right? Dude can shred on his guitar and was born to entertain.

- OAR: Don't even care if you are a fan of the music, they'll make you enjoy the night.

Some other bands that are must-see live: Blink 182, Linkin Park, Parachute, Ed Sheeran, Imagine Dragons, Phil Vassar (Dude can go crazy on a piano. Billy Joel style).

 

[ColePens]

To the people who saw Michael Jackson, I'm jealous. I would like to be born 10 years younger and had a chance to see some artists really in their prime such as MJ, Elton John, U2, and some others.