Total Concerts You've Seen - count 'em up!

[Stadler]

I LOVE them and I have a sort of benign, quasi-creepy dad-crush on Shirley Manson

Dad crush?  You know she's older than you, right?   

I would've lost a LOT of money on that bet.  NFW.   

So I guess I have a quasi-creepy cougar crush!   

[ytserush]

No idea.

Even counting the stubs isn't accurate anymore because in most cases you have now to pay for the privilege of printing a ticket which in most cases sadly isn't even justifiable in those conditions.

Don't think I made it to 50 Rush shows. Might be stuck at 49.

Dream Theater is definitely next at 43 or 44.

Fish/Marillion is probably 20 something.

Portnoy  and projects is maybe 25.

Tempest is around 15 but most of those were will calls.

King Crimson is around 10

Carl Palmer is around 10.

Tony Levin is around 10

Not easy to estimate without the box of ticket stubs.

[robbob]

Amazing for you guys who have seen 100+ concerts = Damn!

Band I seen the most is DT-9 times.

Total Concerts I have went to = 40
May have missed a couple, since this is all from Memory. All were in Chicago area.
'78 -
UFO (First concert, was 10 yrs old, don't remember who opened)

'79 -
Styx, April Wine opened
Aerosmith, some horrible band opened. Aerosmith wasn't much better, their Drug years and no Perry

'80 -
Van Halen, rowdiest concert I've ever been too, was crazy, everyone on main floor and first level were standing on their seats the whole concert.

'81 -
UFO/Molly Hatchett

'82 -
Scorpions/Iron Maiden
Rush

'83 -
Iron Maiden, Quiet Riot opened
Black Sabbath (w/Ian Gillian on vocals)

'84 -
Ozzy, Motley Crue opened
Judas Priest

'85 -
Dio

'86 -
Judas Priest, Dokken opened

'87 -
Alice Cooper, Megadeath opened
Pink Floyd
Rush, Tommy Shaw opened

'88 -
Judas Priest

'91 -
Metallica
Queensryche, Suicidal Tendences opened

Then stopped going to concerts for quite a while, besides seeing some local bands, and Neighborhood Summer festival shows.

'04 -
Rush

'05 -
Judas Priest/Queensryche

'07 -
Rush
DT, Into Eternity and Redemption opened (1st DT show)

'08-
Rush
DT, Prog Nation w/Opeth, BTB&M and Three

'09 -
DT, Prog Nation w/Zappa Plays Zappa, and 2 other bands

'10 -
Rush (Time Machine Tour, may have been 2011)

'11 -
DT, Trivium opened
Opeth, Katatonia opened

'12 -
DT, Crimson opened

'13 -
Riverside, Jolly and 1 other band opened

'14 -
DT (One of my favorite DT concerts, self titled tour, loved the setlist)

'15 -
Riverside, The Sixxis opened
Steven Wilson

'16 -
Kansas (Twice)
DT

'17 -
DT

'18 -
Kamelot, Delain and Battle Beast opened

'19 -
DT
       

[lonestar]

I used to have a good tally but that got lost years ago. I'd say I'm in the 150 range, maybe pushing in on 200.

First- The Tubes with Joan Jett opening
Last- DT (at least until this Friday's Thank You Scientist show)

Those with more than 5...

Grateful Dead - over 30
DT - 14
Yes - 11
Rush - 10
The Kinks - 9
The Who - 5
 Those with 3 or 4 probably number in the 20 band range at least

Top 5...

Yes - Masterworks Tour
Dream Theater - Six Degrees tour
IQ- Progstock
Pete Townshend - Psychoderelict
Really tough to settle on a 5th since in the past few years I've seen a ton of shows that could qualify.

[TheLordOfTheStrings]

DT - x7
Coheed & Cambria - x2
Alter Bridge - x4
Periphery - x2
Killswitch Engage - x2
Haken - x2
Twelve Foot Ninja
System of a Down
A7X
Disturbed
HELLYEAH
Animals as Leaders
Van Halen
Palms
Tremonti

I'm sure there's more but I'm blanking.

[Stadler]

I used to have a good tally but that got lost years ago. I'd say I'm in the 150 range, maybe pushing in on 200.

First- The Tubes with Joan Jett opening
Last- DT (at least until this Friday's Thank You Scientist show)

Those with more than 5...

Grateful Dead - over 30
DT - 14
Yes - 11
Rush - 10
The Kinks - 9
The Who - 5
 Those with 3 or 4 probably number in the 20 band range at least

Top 5...

Yes - Masterworks Tour
Dream Theater - Six Degrees tour
IQ- Progstock
Pete Townshend - Psychoderelict
Really tough to settle on a 5th since in the past few years I've seen a ton of shows that could qualify.

How was that Tubes show?   I have a "best of..." and I LOVE some of those songs. I love Fee Waybills' voice.  But I feel like I'm missing something.  It feels like there's a LOT going on there, a LOT being said and I'm just not receiving it.   (That's not a knock, by the way). 

[lonestar]

It was pretty insane, the Tubes in the day were known for shock value, and Fee was a tremendous front man. Quite an introduction to live music for 13 year old me.

[Zoom E]

I have all my ticket stubs and a list of all the shows on my computer. Off the top of my head, I think it’s around 190.

First concert was Streetheart with Aldo Nova in support, April 8, 1982. Last show was Michael Schenker Fest, April 25, 2019.

I've seen Iron Maiden and Metallica 11 times each, and Judas Priest 9 times. I don’t think I’ve seen any other band more than 6 times.

[lonestar]

Aldo Nova.... Wow, need to wipe the cobwebs off that memory...

[bl5150]

These threads always make me so jealous of not getting 90% of the tours for my favourite bands that hit USA/Europe over the years.

I haven't kept detailed records but as far as number of gigs for international name bands , I guess somewhere in the vicinity of 50-60  gigs.

First :  Bon Jovi New Jersey Tour 1989 (aged 14)

Most Times :  KISS * 6

[Grappler]

I have my list at home, but the official count is around 70, since 1996.  If I counted local bar bands that I've followed, it would push me up over 100. 

First Concert:  Styx, Return to Paradise reunion tour, August 1996, Las Vegas NV
Last Concert:  Iced Earth/Sanctuary - February 2018.

Top 5 (usually rotates, depending on how I'm feeling about bands/shows):

Iron Maiden - Somewhere Back in Time Tour / 2008, Chicago
Queensryche - Q2K Tour, Riviera Theater / 1999, Chicago
Rammstein - LIFAD Tour, Allstate Arena / 2011, Chicago
Pantera - Official Live Tour. Aragon Ballroom / 1997, Chicago
Megadeth - American Carnage Tour / UIC Pavillion, 2010, Chicago

As for the bands I've seen the most, off the top of my head:

Queensryche - 10
Iced Earth - 5
Megadeth - 4
Styx - 4 (Twice with DDY, twice without)
Metallica, Iron Maiden, Slayer, Pantera, Testament, Motley Crue - 3 each

[faizoff]

Wow my list is nowhere close to you guys. That's insane how long some of you have been going to concerts. My list is extremely short

Dream Theater - 3
Steven Wilson - 2
Coldplay - 1
Nine Inch Nails - 1
Taylor Swift - 1
The Neal Morse Band - 1

[ytserush]

I used to have a good tally but that got lost years ago. I'd say I'm in the 150 range, maybe pushing in on 200.

First- The Tubes with Joan Jett opening
Last- DT (at least until this Friday's Thank You Scientist show)

Those with more than 5...

Grateful Dead - over 30
DT - 14
Yes - 11
Rush - 10
The Kinks - 9
The Who - 5
 Those with 3 or 4 probably number in the 20 band range at least

Top 5...

Yes - Masterworks Tour
Dream Theater - Six Degrees tour
IQ- Progstock
Pete Townshend - Psychoderelict
Really tough to settle on a 5th since in the past few years I've seen a ton of shows that could qualify.

I wish I'd seen The Kinks. Seeing them nine times is awesome!

[Anguyen92]

So far, my count stands at only 17 going back to 2013 which was when I actually started going to concerts on somewhat of a regular basis.  I only saw all of the bands (opening acts included) once.  Technically, I saw Foo Fighters twice.  One in their own show, and a brief set in the Chris Cornell tribute concert. 

Also, technically, I saw Myles Kennedy in his various outlets three times: one with Alter Bridge, one with Slash, and as solo.  AB was great, but I was way too sick to really enjoy it, plus I was in the nosebleeds in the theater instead of GA, so I couldn't rate it a perfect concert like I have in other concerts.  Slash and Myles and Co. played a great set, but the casino crowd was the worst crowd I have ever been in which hurts my enjoyment of it.  Slash going 15 minutes solo in Rocket Queen didn't help at all.  Seeing Myles solo stands as the very best concert I've seen (and one of those perfect concerts experiences like I had with Halestorm, Breaking Benjamin, Within Temptation, and Switchfoot).

I got 12 concerts planned up to mid-September and all goes according to intention (depending on traveling plans) here will be my tally at the end of it (including opening bands).

Shinedown - 2
Lindsey Stirling - 2
Three Days Grace (both this year) - 2
Breaking Benjamin - 2
Alter Bridge - 2 (and by proxy, Myles Kennedy - 4)

[Ruba]

I'll try... excluding some more obscure ones.

Nevicate (a friend's band and I believe they'll break out) 9-10 times
Eppu Normaali 4
Timo Rautiainen & Trio Niskalaukaus 2
Eläkeläiset 2
Foredoomed (prog metal band my friend used to play keys for, undeniably talented but their lead guitarist/vocalist is kinda asshole and I'm not following them anymore) 2
J. Karjalainen 2019 (I also saw him when I was like five, not counting it  )
Thundermother 2018
Ismo Alanko w/ Joensuu Symphony Orchestra 2017
Leprous 2017  ()
Royal Blood 2017 (one of the loudest things I've heard, sadly had to leave midway through to see Leprous)
Pixies 2017
Parov Stelar 2017, (electroswing artist, one of the grooviest thing ever, had a whole band and brass section backing him)
Dream Theater 2015 (setlist sucked)
Anathema 2015 (opening for DT, blew them outta water)
Michael Monroe 2013 (vocalist for Hanoi Rocks, amazing showman)
Dark Tranquillity 2013
Nightwish 2013
Between the Buried and Me 2013
PMMP 2013
Iron Maiden (2011, another day at the office for them and touring for mediocre album)
Alice Cooper (2011, was miles ahead of Maiden)

[TAC]

Iron Maiden (2011, another day at the office for them and touring for mediocre album)
Alice Cooper (2011, was miles ahead of Maiden)

So great to see that about Alice Cooper. He is still amazing.

[Ruba]

Iron Maiden (2011, another day at the office for them and touring for mediocre album)
Alice Cooper (2011, was miles ahead of Maiden)

So great to see that about Alice Cooper. He is still amazing.

Hells yes he was. I remember him being beheaded during Killer (I'm relying on setlist.fm on this one) and then someone, probably Vincent himself took the severed head, kissed it and spat blood towards the audience. I mean, how you're going to top that one, even if you're bloody Iron Maiden! 

[TAC]

Oh, you don't have to tell me. I got covered in blood during his 1987 show at the Boston Garden. I have pics covered in blood with his band backstage after the show.

[Ruba]

Oh, you don't have to tell me. I got covered in blood during his 1987 show at the Boston Garden. I have pics covered in blood with his band backstage after the show.

Oh man that's awesome! I was sadly at the stands, but he still rocked my f'n socks off.

[Ruba]

Also, I'm derailing the topic a bit but my mom and dad were at a festival 1986 Metallica was playing at. Apparently they hated them but took a few pictures nonetheless  . I should really ask my mom to show them next time I'll visit her, there might be a couple of shots of Cliff. And thankfully I was able to convert my dad couple of decades later .

https://www.setlist.fm/setlist/metallica/1986/pihtipudas-niemenharju-pihtipudas-finland-33d6d495.html

[TAC]

I know El Barto saw them in Texas and Kingshmegland saw them in Worcester that year. They were opening for Ozzy. I had tickets to see them in Providence, but Ozzy postponed the show until the following September. Obviously, Metallica was not there for the rescheduled show. So bummed..

[TAC]

Here's my stadium pic of Metallica on stage.


June 26, 1988
Giants Stadium
East Rutherford, New Jersey

[Ruba]

I had tickets to see them in Providence, but Ozzy postponed the show until the following September. Obviously, Metallica was not there for the rescheduled show. So bummed..

Awww shit  .

You'd still got to see plenty of great bands at their prime. Me, I feel most bands that bother to drag their arses all the way to this remote spot on the Earth are past their prime or will never be that good.

this tangent might have to do something with my roulette or not...

[TAC]

this tangent might have to do something with my roulette or not...

Great! can't wait to hear your idea!

[King Puppies and the Acid Guppies]

I had tickets to see them in Providence, but Ozzy postponed the show until the following September. Obviously, Metallica was not there for the rescheduled show. So bummed..

Awww shit  .

You'd still got to see plenty of great bands at their prime. Me, I feel most bands that bother to drag their arses all the way to this remote spot on the Earth are past their prime or will never be that good.

this tangent might have to do something with my roulette or not...

If you end up doing a live themed round, I already know what I'm sending to you.

[pg1067]

I LOVE them and I have a sort of benign, quasi-creepy dad-crush on Shirley Manson

Dad crush?  You know she's older than you, right?   

I would've lost a LOT of money on that bet.  NFW.   

So I guess I have a quasi-creepy cougar crush!   

Maybe it's that 51/52 year old you has a crush on Shirley Manson when she was in her 30s.  If the picture in her Wikipedia entry is any indication, she's pretty scary looking now.

I know El Barto saw them in Texas and Kingshmegland saw them in Worcester that year. They were opening for Ozzy. I had tickets to see them in Providence, but Ozzy postponed the show until the following September. Obviously, Metallica was not there for the rescheduled show. So bummed..

I saw Metallica open for Ozzy on June 14, 1986 - the third to last show they opened for Ozzy.

Also, FWIW, setlist.fm indicates that Metallica opened for Ozzy in Providence on April 23, 1986.

[TAC]

That show never happened. They came back in September with Queensr˙che opening.

[Stadler]

Maybe it's that 51/52 year old you has a crush on Shirley Manson when she was in her 30s.  If the picture in her Wikipedia entry is any indication, she's pretty scary looking now.

She's always kind of been like that; in one picture she's hotter than a blue flame, and another she looks like Butch Vig's younger brother.   I saw a video of them playing in... I think it was Mexico, from about two years ago, and she looked really good.   

I'm a glass half full kind of guy, though, so as long as there's at least one blue flame picture, i'm good. 

[Samsara]

Re: setlist.fm -- never really reliable. Good for a quick snapshot of recent show setlists, but for older ones, I've found it to be incredibly inaccurate.

[New World Rushman]

I'm sure this is not accurate, I'm probably missing a dozen or so, my high school days and early 20s are a bit of a blur.
This goes back 40 years to my first concert in 1979 (No Nukes at Madison Square Garden with Bruce, the Doobies, Jackson Browne, and more; I only counted the Doobies for that one). Only 55 total off the top of my head, I don't get out much.
Most recent was Chicago last month at NJPAC in Newark, NJ.

The bands without a number are singles:
Rush - 8
DT - 5
Yes - 5
Priest - 3
Clash - 3
Bruce - 3
Styx - 3
Maiden - 2
Chicago
Cheap Trick
Van Halen
ZZ Top
Pink Floyd
REO Speedwagon
Sammy Hagar
Lynyrd Skynyrd
Outlaws
Marshall Tucker Band
Blondie
The Good Rats
The Cars
Dave Matthews Band
The Firm
Foreigner
Green Day
Jethro Tull
The Kinks
Muse
Ted Nugent
The Winery Dogs
Doobie Brothers

[pg1067]

Re: setlist.fm -- never really reliable. Good for a quick snapshot of recent show setlists, but for older ones, I've found it to be incredibly inaccurate.

It's kinda funny that, not only is the show listed, a handful of people clicked the "I was there" button.  In this case, I'm guessing those folks went to the rescheduled September show and weren't paying attention to the date.

[Stadler]

Re: setlist.fm -- never really reliable. Good for a quick snapshot of recent show setlists, but for older ones, I've found it to be incredibly inaccurate.

You have to be careful with it and know enough to spot the inaccuracies.   You see a lot of "copy the tracklist from the live album on that tour" nonsense, even when we know that with many vinyl live releases, the song orders were f*****d with to fit onto four relatively equal sides (like with Genesis Seconds Out). 

[TAC]

Re: setlist.fm -- never really reliable. Good for a quick snapshot of recent show setlists, but for older ones, I've found it to be incredibly inaccurate.

It's kinda funny that, not only is the show listed, a handful of people clicked the "I was there" button.  In this case, I'm guessing those folks went to the rescheduled September show and weren't paying attention to the date.

That is most likely. Trust me I know. I had tickets!!

[Setlist Scotty]

To answer the OP, not including a handful of standup shows or the countless local classical-type concerts my parents dragged me to as a kid, I believe I'm at 185 shows.
 
 

Re: setlist.fm -- never really reliable. Good for a quick snapshot of recent show setlists, but for older ones, I've found it to be incredibly inaccurate.

You have to be careful with it and know enough to spot the inaccuracies.   You see a lot of "copy the tracklist from the live album on that tour" nonsense, even when we know that with many vinyl live releases, the song orders were f*****d with to fit onto four relatively equal sides (like with Genesis Seconds Out). 

Yup. Setlist.fm is basically wikipedia for setlists. And from my experience, even when you try to correct something you know is wrong, often you get backlash or some know-it-all schmuck reverting it back to what it was previously, just because he's more established on the website and thinks he knows better.

[Lonk]

Definitively not as many as you guys, but I’m probably somewhere  40-50.

DT: 5?
Coheed: 6?
All That Remains: 5
Disturbed: 3
Buckethead: 4
Mastodon: 2

And a bunch of other bands I only seen once.