remphish1 Posted March 12, 2009 Share Posted March 12, 2009 Hmmm what 5 bands have you seen the most live? For me... They Might Be Giants- 23 times (I am from NYC area and they play here all the time....)Bruce Springsteen-21 Times (Solo, E Street...I am from NJ....duh)Guster- 20 times (I saw my first Guster show (Their third live show ever as Guster) at my day camp when I was 14 in 1995...got hooked)Ben Folds (Ben Folds Five)- 18 timesBeck- 12 times Suprisingly I have only seen REM 10 times (They didn't tour much in the 90's) and Wilco only 10 times too.... Phish I have seen 9 times but my interest in them has wained... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
solace Posted March 12, 2009 Share Posted March 12, 2009 since i'm too lazy to count most of these i'll just quickly guesstimate: Pearl Jam: 35Guster: 15-20Wilco/Jeff Tweedy: 20-25Martin Sexton: 10-15Ben Harper: 10-15The Jayhawks: 10-15Soul Asylum: 10-15Arcade Fire: 14Bon Iver: 12 (hey, he's semi-local, lol)Built To Spill: 8-10Prince: 7 bunch of local artists well over 25x over the last decade Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mountain bed Posted March 12, 2009 Share Posted March 12, 2009 The Grateful Dead. Duh, right? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tinnitus photography Posted March 12, 2009 Share Posted March 12, 2009 probably either sonic youth or neil young, both around 10 times. maybe giant sand as well, but Howe hasn't played boston in quite some time...robyn hitchcock could also be a contender. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Moss Posted March 12, 2009 Share Posted March 12, 2009 SRV about 10 times. Neil Young about 6 times. Pearl Jam 5 times. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lammycat Posted March 12, 2009 Share Posted March 12, 2009 GD (over 150 w/ JGB thrown in). Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mountain bed Posted March 12, 2009 Share Posted March 12, 2009 GD (over 150 w/ JGB thrown in).I hate you. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lammycat Posted March 12, 2009 Share Posted March 12, 2009 I hate you. Hey, I grew up in New England where we could catch shitloads of shows within a short distance. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Moe_Syzlak Posted March 12, 2009 Share Posted March 12, 2009 GD: ~115 from '83-'95 (I didn't keep track, but I went back and counted using DeadBase after Jerry died and that was the number I came up with)Phish: 115 from '89-'03 (totally coincidentally, but that will change come Red Rocks)JGB: ~30Ween: ~20Flaming Lips: ~15YMSB: ~40Wilco: ~10 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
cryptique Posted March 12, 2009 Share Posted March 12, 2009 I've seen Elvis Costello more than any other artist. It's weird to think that I once panicked, thinking I'd missed my only chance to ever see him. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MattZ Posted March 12, 2009 Share Posted March 12, 2009 In another life I saw phish at least 30 times. And I've seen each of the following at least 10 times: (1) wilco/tweedy solo(2) dylan(3) elvis costello (attractions, imposters, brodsky quartet, bacharach)(4) squeeze/tilbrook solo/fluffers(5) medeski martin and wood (electric, acoustic, w/ DJ Logic, w/scofield)(6) yo la tengo(7) marc ribot (solo, trio, cubanos postizos, electric masada w/ zorn) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Winston Legthigh Posted March 12, 2009 Share Posted March 12, 2009 Wilco - 6Los Lobos - 15?Shane Macgowan (with the Popes, or the Pogues) - 8fIREHOSE - 10?COWS - 20 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
PopTodd Posted March 12, 2009 Share Posted March 12, 2009 since i'm too lazy to count most of these i'll just quickly guesstimate: Jonathan Richman -- 6Steve Earle -- 3Stereolab -- 3The Sea and Cake -- 3Cocktails -- 3The Slammin' Watusis -- 3 (every time as an opening act)Uncle Tupelo -- 2Meat Puppets -- 2Pixies -- 2Blur -- 2Pulp -- 2Yo La Tengo -- 2Pogues -- 2Bob Mould -- 2Super Furry Animals -- 2 Local (Chicago) bands:Flavor Channel -- 6Falstaff -- 5Paper Airplane Pilots -- 3 As you can see, I don't get to see too many bands more than once, so anyone that I can remember seeing more than once is included here. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
pillowy star Posted March 12, 2009 Share Posted March 12, 2009 I think I saw R.E.M. between 40 and 50 times (lost count at some point), and I am planning on catching up with Wilco. As for other artists, I try to see as many as possible, and not many more than once. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
OOO Posted March 12, 2009 Share Posted March 12, 2009 I can't believe some of you have seen the J. Geils Band multiples times. But to each their own. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
calvino Posted March 12, 2009 Share Posted March 12, 2009 Off the top of my head:Dylan - 24Wilco (and wilco related) - 22 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mr. Heartbreak Posted March 12, 2009 Share Posted March 12, 2009 I hate you. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Vacant Horizon Posted March 12, 2009 Share Posted March 12, 2009 GD (over 150 w/ JGB thrown in). me too. add in about 50 phish shows, 10 ratdog, 10 phil and friends...you get the picture. damn if i had some of that money back! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Wendy Posted March 12, 2009 Share Posted March 12, 2009 Hmmm ... notice the lack of Wilco shows in PopTodd's list. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
PopTodd Posted March 12, 2009 Share Posted March 12, 2009 Hmmm ... notice the lack of Wilco shows in PopTodd's list. I saw them only once... their debut in Chicago, at Lounge Ax.And yes, I do need to see them again. Both the wife and I do want to get out to see them. (They're one of her faves, as well.) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mfwahl Posted March 12, 2009 Share Posted March 12, 2009 Phish - 25 ish Medeski Martin & Wood - 15 ishBela Fleck & the Flecktones 10 ish These are the only bands that have been must see for me. Until Wilco. Haven't seen them enough. There's a bunch of other hippie bands I've seen more than once but less than 10 times: Phil and Friends (close to 10), Allman Bros., Widespread Panic, Disco Biscuits (what the fuck was I thinking), Bob Dylan... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Stewart Posted March 12, 2009 Share Posted March 12, 2009 I can't believe some of you have seen the J. Geils Band multiples times. But to each their own. I have a feeling when you see the band's name you think of 'Centerfold'? Or - 'Freeze Frame'? The 80s were not kind, but they're a hell of a blooz band. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
OOO Posted March 12, 2009 Share Posted March 12, 2009 I have a feeling when you see the band's name you think of 'Centerfold'? Or - 'Freeze Frame'? The 80s were not kind, but they're a hell of a blooz band. I know "Centerfold" and thats pretty much it. But I was suggesting that people who had seen "JGB" 30 times were talking about the J. Geil's Band, and not some side project of that Ben and Jerry ice cream flavor guy. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lammycat Posted March 12, 2009 Share Posted March 12, 2009 I have a feeling when you see the band's name you think of 'Centerfold'? Or - 'Freeze Frame'? The 80s were not kind, but they're a hell of a blooz band.This is true. Though I never saw them live I have heard some live shows of theirs. That Magic Dick is something on the harp. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
suites Posted March 12, 2009 Share Posted March 12, 2009 I can't believe some of you have seen the J. Geils Band multiples times. But to each their own. What is wrong with J Geils...they are great live (so I hear). For me it has to be Dylan (at least 15 times)Neil Young (around 10)CSN and sometimes Y (10 or so)Black Crowes (at least 10)Plant...with and without Page (10ish)Bruce (at least 10 times)U2 (around 10)Stones (5 or so)Bowie (5)Billy Joel (6 or more)Rush (5 times)Wilco (at least 7 times...including opening for Jayhawks and Sheryl Crow)Madonna (5 times) for the wifePearl Jam (around 10) I am sure I am forgetting some but.... Man I spent way too much $$$ on concerts in my life. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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