What Concerts have you been to?

[Ms. OBrien CVT]

Alice Cooper - Welcome to My Nightmare
Village People - mid 70s

[justmeinoz]

Quite a few over the years.  memorable ones were the last by The Masters Apprentices before they broke up, Lindisfarne at the Melbourne Showgrounds 1973, The Corrs, and latest was Mia Dyson last month.

[Cindy]

I've seen lots of the big big groups of the 70 onwards. Best where Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, Jimi, Wishbone Ash, McCartney, THE WHO (total blast), Leo Kottke (love that guy), Ralph McTell (just good, just an honest song smith). Bon Jovi (rubbish all hype) , for many recent years I have concentrated on Classical and experimental dance.

But over the last few months I have rediscovered the Pub circuit. Honest live music, some terrible, some awesome, but a damn good night of dance and music. And most in Adelaide is free provided by the pub so people drink too much. I don't so the drunks pay for me

[Padma]

Yes, Motörhead (permanent ear damage from that one), Joni Mitchell, David Bowie, Here And Now, Hawkwind, Suzanne Vega, Van Morrison, Kathryn Tickell, Robert Fripp, John McLaughlin, Billie Cobham, McCoy Tyner, Eberhardt Weber, Dave Brubeck, Andy Shepperd, Jan Garbarek, Gil Scott Heron, Defunkt (the older amazing Chicago funk band), 23 Skidoo, Cabaret Voltaire, Tuxedomoon, Ozric Tentacles, The Enid, ICU... and a huge stack of folk and world music gigs. Looking at this list (which I keep adding to), I did pretty well - catholic tastes !

Right now I'm really pissed off, I'm not well enough to go to London today for a Radiohead gig I've been waiting 6 months for .

[justmeinoz]

Thanks Cindy, forgot about Ralph McTell at RMIT, local lad Lincoln Le Fevre is very similar.
Also Wings at the Myer Music Bowl, and Rainbow. All good.

[Jenny07]

Went to see New Order on one of their rare visits to Sydney. The even played some Joy Division songs like Love will tear us apart.

[michelle666]

Went to see New Order on one of their rare visits to Sydney. The even played some Joy Division songs like Love will tear us apart.

I saw Peter Hook's band The Light perform Unknown Pleasures and Closer in their entirety. New Order is playing NYC on the 18th. I dont know how, but I am going to that show.

[Jenny07]

Hookie was with them still when I saw them and it was superb. Your Silent face was my highlight. Shame Barney can't dance.
Hon get yourself to the show, worth the memory alone and one of the true great bands of all time, not that they are that well known to the masses.

[Your Humble Savant]

Michael Manring
Casket of Cassandra
The Pogues

[justmeinoz]

Totally forgot the best of the lot, Billy Thorpe and the Aztecs at Melbourne Town Hall (have the CD, Keyboard player used the pipe organ on the lowest stop and cracked the footings of the building next door ),  and the Myer Music Bowl.  Both 1972.

[electric sheep]

I just realized, I haven't been to a concert in well over six years, hadn't even turned 15 yet. It was Simple Plan, the previous year I'd been to see Good Charlotte and my first concert experience was only a couple of weeks prior, a festival which I went to mainly to see Simple Plan and Green Day.

Nobody ever really comes to preform round where I live, not real big acts anyway.

[Keira]

Mariana's Trench & Down With Webster
Three Days Grace
Billy Talent
Alexisonfire
Lone Star

[PixieBoy]

Skinny Puppy was my first concert, I was 15 and the gig was 18+, got in because apparently I can look older if I want to. Second concert was Peter Murphy, same thing there, except the doorman thought I was my father's girlfriend, haha. Then I saw Diamanda Galás live, awesome experience, many people left the locale because they couldn't handle her. Then PJ Harvey, completely magical, I couldn't speak until the next day because I was mesmerized by her performance. The latest concert I've been to was a Robert Johnson And Punchdrunks gig, small venue, tiny audience, good band but a too short concert. Soon I'll be seeing Swans live, which will be great fun!

[michelle666]

New order was amazing! I ended up going to both of the NYC shows and on a whim I took the 10 hour drive to Toronto for the last show there. I left work at lunchtime, made it to the show with ten minutes to spare, drove back home and made it to work on time. When I got home that day, I slept for 16 hours straight.

I just heard that Depeche Mode is touring next year. I will be going to see them no matter how far I have to drive.

[Charley Bea(EmeraldP)]

Aesher you saw Skillet? So jealous right now

I have only been to two concerts one i barely count as it was for youth group outing

The one I do count and remember the most(ie vaguely) Was Live at Perth Challenge Stadium here in Western Australia a few years ago when Ed was still the singer, I'd say maybe 2006, 2007 bit vague on that.

[Shang]

First concert:  Faster Pussycat, Poison, Winger and Cinderella (I was 12 or so and it was in 2000, I think.)

I've also been to Ozzfest twice, been to CPR Fest once, been to over 50 other concerts at Jaxx in Virginia that featured bands like W.A.S.P. and Pretty Boy Floyd.  I have seen Metalica with Godsmack and Trans-Siberian Orchestra.  I can't list every band I've seen live because four years ago it totaled over 100 bands. >.>

[Charley Bea(EmeraldP)]

*gulps* O_O 100 bands? I wish I could be so lucky(have the money)

[Shang]

*gulps* O_O 400 bands? I wish I could be so lucky(have the money)

If that was to me, it's over 100.   >.> I went to a lot of concerts that had multiple bands [the majority had at least 5 bands playing].  And Jaxx had concerts for about $15.  >.>

[Charley Bea(EmeraldP)]

Whoops my bad, but still that is alot. I want to go to tokyo someday and see some of the multi band shows there. I found out about them through Lacarmina.

Wish I was able to travel when Versailles were still a group oh well, even if i do not know the language I can still appreciate the music and almost understand the words in my head.

PS: I really should learn to type slower lol

[Shang]

Whoops my bad, but still that is alot. I want to go to tokyo someday and see some of the multi band shows there. I found out about them through Lacarmina.

Which I was able to travel when Versailles were still a group oh well, even if i do not know the language I can still appreciate the music and almost understand the words in my head.

Pretty much the whole reason I want to go to Japan is to see the various bands that only tour over there or in Europe.  I have to see Miyavi and Dir en Grey before I die.