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Thursday, June 16, 2005

Concerts

I made a list of all the bands I've seen live, because I know it's one of my favorite things to do. After looking at the list, I felt quite proud (and broke.) Many of you have gone with me, wasn't it fun? I can't think of very many current friends that I haven't seen a concert with. Here's the list. It doesn't include local bands like Colony, Maxtone 4, Rob Boyle, or GTO.

Have you seen more?

Meatloaf
Stone Temple Pilots (twice)
Rolling Stones
Sheryl Crow
George Clinton and the P Funk All Stars
Jimmy Buffet
No Doubt (twice)
Belly
Cake
Sarah McLachlan (twice)
Natalie Merchant
Bonnie Raitt
Steve Miller Band
Johnny Cash (I was 2, and it shouldn't really count, but he's so cool, I had to include him)
The Judds
Dave Mathews Band (three times)
Aerosmith
Flogging Molly ( three times)
Dresden Dolls
Counting Crows
Live
U2
Big Bad Voodoo Daddies
KC and the Sunshine Band
Lyle Lovett
B.B. King
Burle Ives
Love and Rockets
Jars of Clay
Lisa Loeb
Better Than Ezra
Lee Greenwood
Proclaimers
Meat Puppets
Rusted Root
Jewel
JoDee Messina
The Cure
Mighty Mighty Bosstones

posted by happylaney @ 8:54 AM  

14 Comments:

  • At 10:31 PM, June 16, 2005, Anonymous Anonymous said…

    Definitely more than me......but I doubt more than Christy. In the late 70s and early 80s it seemed like every other weekend there was a concert. What I remember is the ticket was less than $5; but if you wanted to splurge, you could get the black concert t-shirt! See if you can convince Christy to post her list.....there's some cool ones like Alice Cooper and Ozzy (Ozzy from the 80's; not the sap on the telly).

    Joe

     

  • At 10:12 PM, June 17, 2005, Anonymous Anonymous said…

    By the way, when did you see MeatLoaf? Joe

     

  • At 10:36 PM, June 18, 2005, Blogger happylaney said…

    Wow, fun. I did forget Sum 41, Poe, and the Transiberian Orchestra, and I guess Mara.

    Sara, I haven't heard of many of those bands. Maybe people haven't heard of all the bands I posted either?

    Joe, I'm trying to get Christy to post her list. Concerts are WAY more than $5, we paid $98 to go see DMB (two tickets.) I saw Meatloaf the summer of 1994, after the "I would Do anything For Love" cd came out, but he played all the old songs too. I cried when the concert was over because I liked it so much.

     

  • At 9:29 PM, June 20, 2005, Anonymous Anonymous said…

    I heard of a guy that cried at a Michael Jackson concert when MJ sang "Man in the Mirror."

     

  • At 9:50 PM, June 20, 2005, Blogger happylaney said…

    Sara - 61 *
    Elaine- 42 *

    You definently win. I think you win just because you saw Snoop.

    * Numbers might not be exact, they are hard to count when they don't all fit on the page.

     

  • At 10:09 PM, June 20, 2005, Blogger happylaney said…

    I have only heard of 51 bands that you listed, and if you count all the local bands I've seen, my number raises to 47, but I know you were at the STP concert when the Meat Puppets opened, so that moves you to 52 (in my own bogus way of counting.) Guess after all my trying, you still win.

     

  • At 3:11 PM, June 21, 2005, Anonymous Anonymous said…

    yicks, you ladies definitely have gone to more concerts than me (cuz it wouldn't be right for me to count the 30+ concerts i worked at riverport)(everything from OZZY to hank williams(jr?) to insane clown possee) but i can (proudly?) say that i have seen barry manilow, & the lord of the dance(twice)(does that count?) what about the cranberries? i know you've seen them!!!

     

  • At 11:08 AM, June 25, 2005, Blogger happylaney said…

    I haven't seen the Cranberries, Becky. I think a job at Riverport might have been the dream summer job for me. Lucky you. I'm not so sure you were lucky to see ICP though. I have seen Riverdance. =)

     

  • At 10:33 AM, July 11, 2005, Anonymous Anonymous said…

    Well I finally have gotten around to posting my list.

    Kansas (twice)
    Michael Stanley Band
    Ozark Mountain Daredevils
    Atlanta Rhythm Section
    Brownsville Station
    Bob Seger
    Johnny Cash
    Pavlov's Dog
    Gypsy
    Judas Priest
    Head East
    REO Speedwagon (twice)
    Ted Nugent
    Styx
    Black Sabbath
    Blue Oyster Cult
    Thin Lizzy
    Loverboy
    Nazareth
    ZZ Top
    Cheap Trick
    Frank Zappa
    Alice Cooper
    The Who
    The Rolling Stones
    Living Colour
    Pink Floyd
    Steppenwolf
    Randy Travis
    Ronnie Milsap
    Hank Williams, Jr.
    Barbara Mandrell
    Sarah McLachlan
    Natalie Merchant
    Lisa Loeb
    Bonnie Raitt
    Jewel
    Jimmy Buffett
    Backstreet Boys
    N'Sync
    Smashmouth
    Tim McGraw
    Kenny Chesney
    Sheryl Crow
    SugarLand

    and my favorite touring zydeco band - Chubby Carrier and the Bayou Swamp Band - too many to count

     

  • At 3:53 PM, July 13, 2005, Anonymous Anonymous said…

    now christy has a LOT of bands i've never heard of. i'm still trying to make a list for myself. brian & i have talked about this blog entry a lot. we got out all our old ticket stubs. i forgot that i've seen debbie gibson (x2) and tiffany & NKOTB.

     

  • At 5:12 PM, July 13, 2005, Blogger The Garbage Man said…

    Hmm this will be hard as I have to go back to high school but here goes ....

    1) Men at Work
    2) Huey Luis and the news
    3) Tom Petty
    4) Robert Plant
    5) The Firm
    6) Jimmy Page solo
    7) Page and Plant
    8) John Paul Jone solo
    9) Zippy Marley
    10) Black Sabbath
    11) Judas Priest
    12) Anthrax
    13) Van Halen
    14) ZZ Top
    15) Peter Gariel
    16) U2
    17) Beck
    18) Red Hot CHili Peppers
    19) Rage Against the Machine
    20) Violent Fems
    21) Green Day
    22) Devo
    23) Primus
    24) Metallica
    25)Rush
    26) Eric Clapton (with Phil Collins)
    27) Andrea Bocelli
    28) The WHo
    29) The Rolling Stones
    30) Oasis
    31) Bad Company
    32) Styx
    33) Billy Squier
    34) Paula Cole
    35) Natale Cole
    36) Matchbox 20
    37) Bob Dylan
    38) Black Crowes
    39) Beth Hart
    40) Greatfull Dead
    41) Jerry Garcia Band
    42) David Bryne
    43) Steve Miller solo
    44) Whitesnake
    45) Motley Crew
    46) Scorpions

    I'm sure I will think of others.

     

  • At 9:26 AM, July 14, 2005, Blogger happylaney said…

    I'm intrigued by Joe G, because I'm pretty sure I don't know this person, but I think it's totally rad that he is commenting. =)

    There are a few of Christy's I haven't heard of including the Michael Stanley Band, Ozark Mountain Daredevils, Atlanta Rhythm Section, Brownsville Station, Pavlov's Dog, and Sugarland. We did hear a Thin Lizzy song on the radio the other day.

    Becky, looking forward to your list, Tiffany? You were so lucky your parents let you go to concerts so early. I didn't see my first concert until the summer in between high school and college.

     

  • At 6:51 PM, August 25, 2005, Blogger happylaney said…

    Not that anyone is still looking at this post, but I just remembered that I saw David Allen Cole

     

  • At 11:37 PM, December 27, 2005, Anonymous Anonymous said…

    Elaine broke me from being a concert virgin. While living in Fresno she invited me to see No Doubt with her and since then I have only been to three other conerts (Rage Against the Machine, Dave Matthews and Kenny Chesney--I know I know what a variety!). However, nothing beats the first time you can't hear anything the next morning!
    :)Jaci

     

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