Artists you thought you would never see but did

[mhc]

Tom Waits 2006-2008
Neil Young 1995-1997
Ryan Adams 2004,2005,2009
McCoy Tyner 2003
Stones-1989, 1994, 1997

['Scratch]

Guns N Roses / Aerosmith - 1988 or 89.

Members of *ahem* our party were busted in the parking lot for underage drinking and possession of alcohol. But they only gave out summonses and let us see the show after all. Not that I can remember any of it.

[SandyBritches]

Paul McCartney - August 2009.

[joelle]

the cramps * (besides shaun cassidy, the bay city rollers and micheal jackson...)this was my first ever show in a bar: cabaret metro :1984
the replacements breaking up on stage in grant park july 4th: 1991
patti smith lollapalooza children's stage :2008

[mhc]

Guns N Roses / Aerosmith - 1988 or 89.

Members of *ahem* our party were busted in the parking lot of the Spectrum for underage drinking and possession of alcohol. But they only gave out summonses and let us see the show after all. Not that I can remember any of it.

I saw G & R in 1992 when they were about to release Use Your Illusion I and II. Skid Row opened.

[Flood18]

Radiohead
Ben Folds
Phish
David Byrne
Aerosmith/Motley Crue

[beantownbubba]

Dylan and the Band in '74; the first of the rolling thunder shows i saw in '76; Roger McGuinn at all the Rolling Thunder shows

Jean Pierre Rampal in Hong Kong in '81

Springsteen at Fenway (more about the venue than the artist)
Springsteen at the Orpheum, Dec '74 (friend and i had the same class w/ the same final, he had the ticket but wanted to study, i took the ticket off his hands; a win-win; 1st time i saw the boss)

Paul McCartney at Fenway

Duke Ellington Orchestra in '77 (i think)

McCoy Tyner, mid 70's, Symphony Hall in Boston (i think)

Mahavishnu Orchestra farewell concert at Avery Fisher Hall

I know there are a couple of pretty big ones i'm forgetting at the moment

[tinnitus photography]

Harmonia
Van der Graaf Generator
Throbbing Gristle
The Stooges

[Clams]

George Michael.

[joelle]

George Michael.

was it Wham! or GM solo?

(*mind you, one is not better than the other)

[Gator McKlusky]

That Andrew Ridgely was one talented dude wasn't he?

For your pre-show Clams, did you listen to Les Boys?

[Clams]

That Andrew Ridgely was one talented dude wasn't he?

For your pre-show Clams, did you listen to Les Boys?

Ha ha ha, you guys are sooooo funny.

The story is that Mrs Clams had a friend who worked for a local advertising firm and she used to get free tickets for all kinds of events that came through town. This was back in the mid 1990's. So apparently the George Michael show had a lot of unsold tickets (I know, imagine that) and so she asked us if we wanted to go. A bunch of us went. To this day, I'm hoping to hear a DBT cover of Careless Whisper.


FN: I admit to including a few Wham and George Michael songs among my many guilty pleasures.

[beantownbubba]

That Andrew Ridgely was one talented dude wasn't he?

For your pre-show Clams, did you listen to Les Boys?

Ha ha ha, you guys are sooooo funny.

The story is that Mrs Clams had a friend who worked for a local advertising firm and she used to get free tickets for all kinds of events that came through town. This was back in the mid 1990's. So apparently the George Michael show had a lot of unsold tickets (I know, imagine that) and so she asked us if we wanted to go. A bunch of us went. To this day, I'm hoping to hear a DBT cover of Careless Whisper.


FN: I admit to including a few Wham and George Michael songs among my many guilty pleasures.

"Wake Me Up Before You Go Go" is sometimes on my ipod, as is Faith. <no embarrassed emoticon>

[Jack Flash]

Pavement. Haven't seen them yet but I will in September.

[scotto]

Bob Marley & the Wailers (1979 at KU)
Buster Smith (legendary KC jazzman)
Ronald Shannon Jackson & the Decoding Society
Alberta Hunter
Shane MacGowan (& the Popes)
The Pixies (recent reunion tour)
Billy Bragg
David Murray
Big Joe Turner
X
Patti Smith (1978 at Cain's Ballroom)
The Flamin' Groovies

[beantownbubba]

Bob Marley & the Wailers (1979 at KU)
Buster Smith (legendary KC jazzman)
Ronald Shannon Jackson & the Decoding Society
Alberta Hunter
Shane MacGowan (& the Popes)
The Pixies (recent reunion tour)
Billy Bragg
David Murray
Big Joe Turner
X
Patti Smith (1978 at Cain's Ballroom)
The Flamin' Groovies

The flamin groovies and ronald shannon jackson are impressive, scotto, but bob marley?!!!! Wow, i think you win.

[scotto]

The flamin groovies and ronald shannon jackson are impressive, scotto, but bob marley?!!!! Wow, i think you win.

It was a total fluke. I was going to school in KC; Lawrence, KS (KU) is about 30 minutes away. Of course the tickets sold out about 15 seconds after they went on sale, plus I was a broke college student, so I didn't even consider going.
Then the day of the show, the lovely Julia Donk said something came up and would I want (as in free) her Bob Marley tickets.
I chalk it up to karma.

[Jeremy]

Neil Young on Sunday.
Levon Helm(2008 + 2010)

[4sooner]

DBT-ACL Taping
Talking Heads-Boomer Theater, Norman Ok 10/78
Led Zeppelin-Myriad, OKC, 5/77
Who-Myriad OKC, 5/76
Willie, Waylon, Jerry Jeff, Lynyrd Skynyrd-Tulsa Speedway, 7/77

[Gator McKlusky]

Bob Marley & the Wailers (1979 at KU)
Buster Smith (legendary KC jazzman)
Ronald Shannon Jackson & the Decoding Society
Alberta Hunter
Shane MacGowan (& the Popes)
The Pixies (recent reunion tour)
Billy Bragg
David Murray
Big Joe Turner
X
Patti Smith (1978 at Cain's Ballroom)
The Flamin' Groovies

The flamin groovies and ronald shannon jackson are impressive, scotto, but bob marley?!!!! Wow, i think you win.

Yes, he does win.

And Scotto you saw Patti Smith at Cains in 78 but not The Sex Pistols? How did you let that happen?

[scotto]

And Scotto you saw Patti Smith at Cains in 78 but not The Sex Pistols? How did you let that happen?

That's the utter shame of my concert-attending career and something I'll regret as long as I live.
I was 17 at the time, living in a small town about two hours away (just across the Okla./Ark. line). Here's why I couldn't go: My friend who was going to go (and drive) pussed out, there was a blizzard that night, and worst of all...
My mom wouldn't let me use her car.
How punk rock is that?

[beantownbubba]

Willie, Waylon, Jerry Jeff, Lynyrd Skynyrd-Tulsa Speedway, 7/77

Seems like a nice way to spend a day (!!)

[4sooner]

Willie, Waylon, Jerry Jeff, Lynyrd Skynyrd-Tulsa Speedway, 7/77

Seems like a nice way to spend a day (!!)

Yessir a fun time was had by all. About 105 Deg That day-give or take- and there are a lot of good 70's style festival concert stories that came out of that day. Or so I've heard.

[beantownbubba]

Willie, Waylon, Jerry Jeff, Lynyrd Skynyrd-Tulsa Speedway, 7/77

Seems like a nice way to spend a day (!!)

Yessir a fun time was had by all. About 105 Deg That day-give or take- and there are a lot of good 70's style festival concert stories that came out of that day. Or so I've heard.

How many babies? Not that you would know.

[cortez the killer]

The Who - Madison Square Garden (1996) 3rd row - Quadrophenia Tour

[lajakesdad]

Joe Strummer - 1989
X
Elvis Costello
Nirvana - December 27,1991 opening for Chili Peppers with Pearl Jam too.
Jane's Addiction - in 1987 opening for X in a gymnasium
Pixies - opening for Jane's 1990
KISS - original lineup
Ramones - Markey lineup
Bad Brains
The Cult - 1987 with Guns n Roses opening
Echo and the Bunnymen
Fugazi
Soul Asylum
Sebadoh

Sam Kinison - a birthday surprise i was taken to blindfolded

[Gator McKlusky]

The Clash
English Beat
AC/DC (with Bon Scott)
Dead Kennedys
Guadalcanal Diary

[Steve French]

That Andrew Ridgely was one talented dude wasn't he?

For your pre-show Clams, did you listen to Les Boys?

Ha ha ha, you guys are sooooo funny.

The story is that Mrs Clams had a friend who worked for a local advertising firm and she used to get free tickets for all kinds of events that came through town. This was back in the mid 1990's. So apparently the George Michael show had a lot of unsold tickets (I know, imagine that) and so she asked us if we wanted to go. A bunch of us went. To this day, I'm hoping to hear a DBT cover of Careless Whisper.


FN: I admit to including a few Wham and George Michael songs among my many guilty pleasures.

"Wake Me Up Before You Go Go" is sometimes on my ipod, as is Faith. <no embarrassed emoticon>

that Faith song is excellent. As are his boots (silver tipped black cowboy boots), and that BSA jacket. A look I wish I could pull off, but know i would look ridiculous

[Gator McKlusky]

I liked Father Figure; or maybe it was that girl in the video who I liked.

[Steve French]

And Scotto you saw Patti Smith at Cains in 78 but not The Sex Pistols? How did you let that happen?

That's the utter shame of my concert-attending career and something I'll regret as long as I live.
I was 17 at the time, living in a small town about two hours away (just across the Okla./Ark. line). Here's why I couldn't go: My friend who was going to go (and drive) pussed out, there was a blizzard that night, and worst of all...
My mom wouldn't let me use her car.
How punk rock is that?

I was riding a motorbike from Christchurch (where I am from) to Wellington (where I lived) the night the Clash played in Wellington Town Hall in 1981. Wellington is in the North Island and Christchurch is in the South. Distance is about 320km (what, 200 miles?) of road and 20km of ocean.. This particular day I got distracted by something in town, got away late and missed the fucking ferry. ended up overnighting in some godawful hostel in Picton and catching the morning boat. All my mates were raving about the BEST concert they had ever seen. Ever. played all of London Calling, most of the first record, two encores and one guy even said he got into the after party.

not that I am bitter or anything. Oh no. No bitterness at all.