The Concert Thread
Lots of country acts recently as my wife is a fan. Reba, Kenny Chesney, Toby Keith, you name it. Dont really care to go but what are you going to do? Now her nieces are into it so i get a reprieve.
Lots of top acts in the 70s, The Who, Stones.
Favorite was my childhood hero, Elvis. He was on the downside at the time but still a great show
garyt1957 Stuck in the same situation. Fortunately, my son likes country music for some reason and so he goes with her to most. I have seen some I do like: Merle Haggard, Hank Williams Jr., Clint Black, and some bluegrass acts, but mostly stuff that bored me to sleep.
I can't remember the last concert I saw; it's been a while. Went to a LOT of them years ago. Even slept out to get tickets to see U2 in Hartford in 1985. Pretty much saw everyone I wanted to except for Led Zeppelin. As old as I am I was a bit too young to catch them.
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It very well may be worth it. It's an impressive place. I don't know what they do for you on the tour but I would think they have to give you a taste of what's possible in there. Inside it's obviously very new and pretty plush facilities. The amphitheatre itself has a pretty steep bank of seats on the one side, and then in the seats you are facing the spherical walls which completely surround you. It's like everyone in there is sharing the world's biggest set of virtual reality goggles. They can make you feel like you are pretty much anywhere. They can make you feel like you are moving into/out of things. They can make it seem like things are surrounding you, coming at you or falling on you. They did all of these things in conjunction with the concert. An awesome show. If you do go, anyone in your group who is susceptible to motion sickness might want to take a dramamine. My wife and one of our friends who went to the concert both did and said they were glad they did so.
Been quite awhile since I've been to a concert. First was Rush and saw them multiple times. Other good ones include AC/DC (with backstage passes), Van Halen (last show with DLR), Journey (with and without Steve Perry), Heart, Queensryche, Metallica, Cheap Trick, Prince. Glad to be old enough to remember when concerts were somewhat affordable.
As far as concerts, I have seen No Doubt, when my g/f at the time wanted to go. I have also seen Trisha Yearwood, and a few others at the California Mid-State fair in Paso Robles. Most of those were free with paid admission. I'm not really a concert goer, the older I get the less I find groups I would be willing to spend time and money to go see. I prefer my classic country, and most of those artists have stopped performing.
JoeHatesSnow speaking of AIC they opened for Megadeth, Slayer, and Anthrax....Clash of the Titans 91, Alpine Valley what a show
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I'll bet! I've been to a fair amount of concerts, but for some reason never made it to Alpine Valley. Weird. I would have liked to see AIC and Megadeth, but I never was a big Slayer or Anthrax fan.
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JoeHatesSnow been there many times, PJ x3, with PJ20 with guest appearance by Chris Cornell being a hilite of those, saw Pantera there, Lollapalooza with Snoop, Tool headlining and Devo capping it off. Wishing could remember them all but a few memorable ones- DMB and Neil Young at Tinley Park in IL ~ late 90's
, STP opening for Megadeth at Riverside Theatre in 93, Audioslave after there first release at Marcus Amphitheatre (might have been a Lollapalooza with Janes Addiction too), Foo fighters open for RHCP at Marcus....that was a crazy show with torrential rain, lightning and we of course in the bleachers in general admission so no cover, good times...that was early 2000's
First concert, Stevie Wonder/Stones at the Int'l Amphitheatre in 1972.
This venue was a real pit but when you're 16 who gives a sh*t. Needless to say, both acts were great
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My first show was The Grass Roots. My last was The Rolling Stones. I've seen over 200 shows over the years, in several Genres. From Superfest to The Grand Ole Opry!!
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I saw Jimi and Zeppelin in 1971. It was epic because I was there (separate concerts), but the sound was horrible unless you were front row.
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Going to shows was a hobby back in my teens to young adulthood. There were so affordable and as we all were listening to albums and eight track players all the time.
I’ll mention as many as I can remember.
Yes- 2x in the 70s.
Emerson, Lake and Palmer in the 70s.
Todd Rungdren- 76
Bruce Springsteen-76 and mid 2000s
Genesis with Peter Gabriel as the lead singer and Phil Collins was the drummer.
Blue Oyster Cult
Deep Purple with Aerosmith as an opening act 1974.
Aerosmith-1975
Allman Brothers 9x
Melissa Etheridge in the 90s
Diana Ross in the 80s
Temptations and the Four Tops in the 80s
Tom Jones 2003
Chicago 2018
Earth, Wind and Fire 2015
Joe Bonamassa 2003
Johnny Winter
Eddie Money
Dave Mason
Tommy James and the Shondells
Peter Frampton acoustic show
Rolling Stones 1981
James Cotton Blues Band
John Fogerty late 90s x 2. One of the best shows I’ve ever seen.
If I sit and think about it a little longer, I’m certainly could come up with maybe at least 10 more.
1984 Karlsruhe Germany while in the Army.
Monsters of Rock Tour.
AC/DC
Van Halen
Ozzy Osbourne
Dio
Gary Moore
Accept
Motley Crue
Not bad for $20 and walking distance from the barracks.
braveheart Wow… great memory on the years!
