Concert Thread V1.0

[surfinrach90]

The Chili Peppers put on an amazing live show - make every effort to see 'em live if you can (especially with Frusciante). I've seen Elton John twice - once in a regular production and once in his sort of "unplugged" tour, more minimal, piano only, very cool.

I haven't seen Foo, though the wife saw Nirvana *twice* (might even be three times) and actually hung out at a crash pad where Kurt and the boys were, pre popular blow up!

Oh waw! That is so cool!

My fathers also seen Elton John a couple of times, pretty jelous of him.. he's seen Michael Jackson, Rolling Stones I think, Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin and all good 'ol ones you can think of, he almost landed on a stage while Queen were playing too in his microlite

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Let's see, just to toss a few more out there (I'll followup with some details, or not, or maybe, hahaha!):

Tool
Metallica
Jane's Addiction
Queens of the Stone Age
Rob Zombie
NIN
REM
Live

[Lots more as I remember]

Hmm, non-rock/metal....

We've seen a good number of Jazz acts - Max Roach, nearly all the Marsalis brothers, Spyro, Dave Grisman, Cabo, etc., etc. (Usually at clubs in NYC). Rebecca Zapen is terrific, she used to be one of my designers, and our good friends Bro, James Carr is an amazing Sax player (several recordings).

[Puckfiend]

I'm on a couple of music boards, so I made up a text document from my ticket stubs. Here's the list:

001. Dio & Accept 7/26/86 @ Irvine Meadows, Laguna Hills CA
002. Iron Maiden & Vinnie Vincent 2/17/87 @ Long Beach Arena, Long Beach CA
003. Alice Cooper, Megadeth & Tesla 3/21/87 @ Long Beach Arena, Long Beach CA
004. Aerosmith 2/6/88 @ Long Beach Arena, Long Beach CA
005. Dio 3/12/88 @ Long Beach Arena, Long Beach CA
006. Iron Maiden & L.A. Guns 6/8/88 @ Irvine Meadows, Laguna Hills CA
007. Iron Maiden & L.A. Guns 6/9/88 @ Irvine Meadows, Laguna Hills CA
008. Metallica, Dokken, Scorpions & Van Halen 7/24/88 @ L.A. Coliseum, Los Angeles CA (Monsters of Rock)
009. Saxon 9/1/88 @ Jezebel's, Anaheim CA
010. AC/DC 11/13/88 @ The Forum, Inglewood CA
011. Metallica 12/7/88 @ Long Beach Arena, Long Beach CA
012. Ozzy 8/3/89 @ Irvine Meadows, Laguna Hills CA
013. Metallica 9/21/89 @ Irvine Meadows, Laguna Hills CA
014. Metallica 9/23/89 @ Irvine Meadows, Laguna Hills CA
015. Testament 10/8/89 @ Jezebel's, Anaheim CA
016. Aerosmith 3/5/90 @ The Forum, Los Angeles CA
017. Rush 6/29/90 @ Irvine Meadows, Laguna Hills CA
018. Megadeth 9/11/90 @ Monopoly's, Riverside CA
019. Judas Priest 11/10/90 @ San Diego Sports Arena, San Diego CA
020. Judas Priest, Alice Cooper, Motorhead & Metal Church 7/12/91 @ Irvine Meadows, Laguna Hills CA (Operation: Rock & Roll)
021. Iron Maiden & Anthrax 2/20/91 @ Long Beach Arena, Long Beach CA
022. Iron Maiden & Anthrax 3/17/91 @ Irvine Meadows, Laguna Hills CA
023. Megadeth, Slayer, Anthrax & Alice in Chains 5/25/91 @ Pacific Ampitheater, Costa Mesa CA (Clash of the Titans)
024. Lynyrd Skynyrd 8/30/91 @ Irvine Meadows, Laguna Hills CA
025. Ratt & L.A. Guns 9/14/91 @ Irvine Meadows, Laguna Hills CA
026. Metallica 1/7/92 @ The Forum, Inglewood CA
027. Metallica 1/8/92 @ The Forum, Inglewood CA
028. Metallica 2/10/92 @ The Forum, Inglewood CA
029. Iron Maiden 7/2/92 @ Irvine Meadows, Laguna Hills CA
030. Iron Maiden 7/5/92 @ Compton Terrace, Tempe AZ
031. Motorhead 10/26/92 @ The Coach House, San Juan Capistrano CA
032. Megadeth 12/31/92 @ Long Beach Arena, Long Beach CA
033. Van Halen 8/28/93 @ Pacific Amphitheater, Costa Mesa CA
034. Anthrax 9/5/93 @ Irvine Meadows, Laguna Hills CA
035. Metallica 7/30/94 @ Sam Boyd's Silverbowl, Las Vegas NV
036. Rolling Stones 10/21/94 @ Rose Bowl, Pasadena CA
037. Megadeth & Pantera 2/24/95 @ Orange Pavilion, San Bernadino, CA
038. Van Halen 4/4/95 @ The Forum, Inglewood CA
039. Boston 7/15/95 @ Irvine Meadows, Laguna Hills CA
040. Megadeth 8/12/95 @ Civic Center, Santa Monica CA
041. Page/Plant 10/3/95 @ Irvine Meadows, Laguna Hills CA
042. Scorpions & Alice Cooper 6/22/96 @ Irvine Meadows, Laguna Hills CA
043. Anthrax 8/17/96 @ The Palace, Hollywood, CA
044. The Who 10/25/96 @ The Pond, Anaheim CA
045. Rush 11/23/96 @ San Diego Sports Arena, San Diego CA
046. Megadeth 12/29/97 @ The Palladium, Hollywood, CA
047. Metallica 1/11/97 @ San Diego Sports Arena, San Diego CA
048. Rainbow 4/16/97 @ The Galaxy Theater, Santa Ana CA
049. Rush 5/10/97 @ Glen Helen, San Bernadino CA
050. Megadeth 7/24/97 @ The Joint, Las Vegas NV
051. Fleetwood Mac 10/19/97 @ Irvine Meadows, Laguna Hills CA
052. Rolling Stones 11/10/97 @ Dodger Stadium, Los Angeles CA
053. Megadeth 4/15/98 @ Ventura Theater, Ventura CA
054. Anthrax 8/24/98 @ House of Blues, Hollywood CA
055. Page/Plant 9/18/98 @ Irvine Meadows, Laguna Hills CA
056. Black Sabbath & Pantera 1/5/99 @ The Forum, Inglewood CA
057. Ozzfest: Black Sabbath, Rob Zombie, Slayer 7/24/99 @ Glen Helen, San Bernadino CA
058. Iron Maiden 7/30/99 @ Greek Theater, Hollywood CA
059. Steve Miller Band 8/28/99 @ Glen Helen, San Bernadino CA
060. Lynyrd Skynyrd 9/4/99 @ Pechanga Casino, Temecula CA
061. ZZ Top & Lynyrd Skynyrd 12/4/99 @ The Pond, Anaheim CA
062. Anthrax 2/3/00 @ The Galaxy Theater, Santa Ana CA
063. Megadeth 2/8/00 @ House of Blues, Hollywood CA
064. Megadeth, Anthrax, Motley Crue 6/25/00 @ Glen Helen, San Bernadino CA
065. Steve Miller Band 7/8/00 @ Glen Helen, San Bernadino CA
066. The Who 8/16/00 @ Irvine Meadows, Laguna Hills CA
067. Iron Maiden 9/10/00 @ Irvine Meadows, Laguna Hills CA
068. AC/DC 9/16/00 @ Glen Helen, San Bernadino CA
069. AC/DC 4/14/01 @ The Forum, Inglewood CA
070. Megadeth 9/15/01 @ House of Blues, Anaheim CA
071. Slayer 2/12/02 @ The Grove, Anaheim CA
072. Judas Priest & Anthrax 2/20/02 @ House of Blues, Anaheim CA
073. The Who 6/29/02 @ Irvine Meadows, Laguna Hills CA
074. Judas Priest 8/10/02 @ House of Blues, Anaheim CA
075. Halford & Testament 6/8/03 @ The Grove, Anaheim CA
076. Anthrax 8/2/03 @ House of Blues, Anaheim CA
077. Iron Maiden 8/24/03 @ Irvine Meadows, Laguna Hills CA
078. Lynyrd Skynyrd 5/2/04 @ The Grove, Anaheim CA
079. Rush 7/14/04 @ Irvine Meadows, Laguna Hills CA
080. Ozzfest: Black Sabbath, Judas Priest & Slayer 7/31/04 @ Glen Helen, San Bernadino CA
081. Megadeth 10/25/04 @ The Grove, Anaheim CA
082. Judas Priest & Queensryche 7/9/05 @ Mandalay Bay, Las Vegas NV
083. Megadeth & Dream Theater 7/24/05 @ Irvine Meadows, Laguna Hills CA
084. Scorpions & U.F.O. 7/31/05 @ Pacific Amphitheater, Costa Mesa, CA
085. Ozzfest: Black Sabbath, Iron Maiden, Rob Zombie, Mastodon 8/20/05 @ Glen Helen, San Bernadino CA (Sharon eggs Maiden)
086. Judas Priest & Queensryche 10/29/05 @ Ipayone Center, San Diego CA
087. Def Leppard 11/12/05 @ Irvine Meadows, Laguna Hills CA
088. Anthrax 2/21/06 @ The Palace, Hollywood CA
089. Motorhead 3/10/06 @ House of Blues, Anaheim CA
090. Rob Zombie 4/26/06 @ House of Blues, Anaheim CA
091. Scorpions & Dokken 6/30/06 @ Pacific Amphitheater, Costa Mesa, CA
092. Slayer, Mastodon & Lamb of God 7/22/06 @ Long Beach Arena, Long Beach CA
093. Megadeth, Lamb of God, Opeth, Arch Enemy & Overkill 9/9/06 @ Cox Arena, San Diego CA
094. Mastodon 9/30/06 @ Soma, San Diego CA
095. Queensryche 10/10/06 @ House of Blues, Anaheim CA
096. Iron Maiden 10/21/06 @ Irvine Meadows, Laguna Hills CA
097. Metal Church & Meliah Rage 2/9/07 @ The Galaxy, Santa Ana CA
098. Black Sabbath w/ Dio & Megadeth 4/25/07 @ The Forum, Los Angeles CA
099. Rush 7/25/07 @ Irvine Meadows, Laguna Hills CA
100. Megadeth 9/12/07 @ The Grove, Anaheim CA
101. Black Sabbath w/ Dio, Alice Cooper & Queensryche 10/6/07 @ Irvine Meadows, Laguna Hills CA
102. Van Halen 11/25/07 @ Cox Arena, San Diego CA

and seeing Iron Maiden again in about a month.

Should have seen Guns N Roses three times, but Axl got sick for 2 of the shows and I got pneumonia and missed them w/ Metallica.

[Frogger]

...How much money!?

[AndThen?]

Nice. So jealous you've seen Guy. He's tied with John Legend for my favorite male artist. Absolutely flawless voice.

Delta is just...a breath of fresh air. She's beautiful, an incredible singer, a musician, a songwriter, an actress and a dancer. There aren't many as universally gifted as she is. I love her music SOOOOO much, especially the Born to Try and Mistaken Identity albums.

Now that I think about it, I'd kill to see Young Divas too...but with Ricki-Lee/Paulini/Emily/Kate. Ricki-Lee was replaced now D:

Gotta love Australian pop.

I agree with you about Guy Sebastian. He's like... the best thing to come out of Adelaide. Better than Lleyton Hewitt, haha.

The Young Divas? HOW DO YOU EVEN HEAR ABOUT THESE BANDS? I had no idea any of these people had any impact overseas.

Ricki-Lee has gone on her own now. I'm not really into pop, but I prefer her stuff alone.

It's weird... to think that I take being able to see all of these people in concert (for a very low price) for granted.

[Puckfiend]

...How much money!?

I don't want to know.

The last 2 Ozzfest shows I went for free for donating blood.

[FRuMMaGe]

I don't want to know.

The last 2 Ozzfest shows I went for free for donating blood.

You should donate other people's blood. That way you can donate more

Who needs morality when you have concert tickets?

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I'm on a couple of music boards, so I made up a text document from my ticket stubs. Here's the list:

Should have seen Guns N Roses three times, but Axl got sick for 2 of the shows and I got pneumonia and missed them w/ Metallica.

Damn, that's pretty epic. I hadn't gotten into my "classic" list yet, but we definitely have some overlap:

Rush
Pink Floyd
Skynyrd
Queensryche
Van Halen (w/ Roth)
Iron Maiden (~Powerslave era)

Metallica was on my other list - of my more modern rock/metal shows, I'd say Metallica and Tool have floored me the most.

The wifey saw The Who, said it was *amazing*.

Very cool [and organized] list.

[Puckfiend]

Van Halen (w/ Roth)

I waited over 20 years to see them w/ Dave. They broke up about a year before I started going to shows. And it was worth the wait..awesome show.

[Celeste]

I agree with you about Guy Sebastian. He's like... the best thing to come out of Adelaide. Better than Lleyton Hewitt, haha.

The Young Divas? HOW DO YOU EVEN HEAR ABOUT THESE BANDS? I had no idea any of these people had any impact overseas.

Ricki-Lee has gone on her own now. I'm not really into pop, but I prefer her stuff alone.

It's weird... to think that I take being able to see all of these people in concert (for a very low price) for granted.

Haha, yes, Guy is INCREDIBLE.
And...these people unfortunately DON'T have any impact overseas. I'm a Kiwi who watched a bit too much Rove Live =P
I forgot to mention Sarah Blasko. Just watched her Live @ the Chapel special (downloaded). Her, Missy Higgins and Sia are my alternative goddesses <3.\
And yes, haha. I'd give nearly anything to be able to see my favorite Australians live. Living here in Canada, there isn't much homegrown talent I appreciate... D: (Could say the same about back home, we've got Bic Runga and Hayley Westerna, wtf?!)

@ Puckfiend: Nice, nice. You saw Fleetwood Mac in '97, lucky jerk I'm obsessed with The Dance tour DVD =P