willywoody Posted August 3, 2009 Share Posted August 3, 2009 1. First Concert, when?cheap trick-charlotte 1981 2. First Concert you really wanted to go to and did?same 3. Favorite Band?this is a wilco board, no? 4. How Many Times have you seen them?7 I think 5. Worst concert you attended?magnetic fields with a mediocre comedian opening up. 6. Favorite?wilco msg nye was pretty stellar. s-k and the lips to boot. 7. Band you have seen the most?wilco 8. How many times?7 9. Furthest you drove for a concert? How far?sc to philly for alejandro and buckner with blue mtn and marah the night before 10. Furthest locale from home you have seen a concert?gil scott heron in edinburgh 11. How many concerts have you seen?that would depend on how festivals are counted and i'm not counting anyways 12. most you ever paid for a concert ticket?not too much, probably a festival ticket like acl festival. i'm cheap. 13. Least amount of people at a concert by a major labeled artist.that's a tough one as I never know which of these labels are actually subsidiaries of a major label. I was quite surprised by a less than half full jacksonville arena for tom petty and the replacements, though. the v-roys played the elbow room in columbia to about 10 people on their last tour. 14. Band you want to see the most who you haven't seen?stereolab 15. Ever been backstage, on a tourbus..which?no major show. 16. Longest show by one artist you ever saw?maybe allman brothers at the tower in philly 17. Shortest show by a headliner?pat benatar phoned one in in columbia,sc in under an hour in the 80's. magnolia electric co. play some short sets but you never feel robbed. 18. shows for which you had low expectations but were blown away?prince on the purple rain tour. my friend gave me the ticket and drove and got me stoned. then prince blew the roof off the sucker. there have been tens of club shows where i had no idea who i was seeing that surprised me greatly, though. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
froggie Posted August 3, 2009 Share Posted August 3, 2009 1. First Concert, when? Ed Kuepper - back in 1995 (shh, i was underage!) 2. First Concert you really wanted to go to and did? Pearl Jam - 1995 3. Favorite Band? Wilco or Bob Dylan 4. How Many Times have you seen them? wilco - 5 times (1x2003, 3x2007, 1x2008)dylan - 7 times (3x1998, 1x2001, 1x2003, 2x2007) 5. Worst concert you attended? Died Pretty - 2008 6. Favorite? Bob Dylan - 19 Aug 1998 (at a 700 capacity club show) 7. Band you have seen the most? Ed Kuepper 8. How many times? Lost count! 9. Furthest you drove for a concert? How far? Flew to Sydney for Wilco in 2007, when even Jeff noticed! 10. Furthest locale from home you have seen a concert? Sydney (1000km) 11. How many concerts have you seen? Lost count! 12. most you ever paid for a concert ticket? $135 for Bob Dylan and the same for Roger Waters 13. Least amount of people at a concert by a major labeled artist. dont know about major, but one Ed Kuepper show what wasnt promoted at all had 23 people (i did a head count!) 14. Band you want to see the most who you haven't seen? can i say Led Zeppelin? 15. Ever been backstage, on a tourbus..which? twice backstage for Wilco and a number of times for Ed Kuepper 16. Longest show by one artist you ever saw? Roger Waters in 2002 17. Shortest show by a headliner? Bob Dylan in 2003, but it was a festival and he was the headliner (or maybe Howling Bells in 2006) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rock Pools Posted August 3, 2009 Share Posted August 3, 2009 14. Band you want to see the most: Can hardly wait to see Richmond Fontaine. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
PopTodd Posted August 3, 2009 Share Posted August 3, 2009 1. First Concert, when?Neil Sedaka -- when I was maybe 5 or 6 2. First Concert you really wanted to go to and did?U2 -- April, 1987 3. Favorite Band?The Beatles 4. How Many Times have you seen them?1, if you count the Ringo and his All Stars show that I was at. 5. Worst concert you attended?can't remember 6. Favorite?Tom Zé (1999, Park West, Chicago) 7. Band you have seen the most?Jonathan Richman 8. How many times?about 8 times 9. Furthest you drove for a concert? How far?Probably about 100 miles (Columbia, MO to St. Louis) 10. Furthest locale from home you have seen a concert?San Diego (I live in Chicago) 11. How many concerts have you seen?no idea 12. most you ever paid for a concert ticket?can't remember 13. Least amount of people at a concert by a major labeled artist.I can't remember this one. 14. Band you want to see the most who you haven't seen?Of the ones that are still together... Arcade Fire. 15. Ever been backstage, on a tourbus..which?I worked at Ravinia (outside Chicago). For the most part, it's the CSO. But when touring artists came, I was with the Teamsters, unloading trucks. I worked a Pat Metheney show when I was about 18 or 19. Met Lyle Mays and Pat, both. Both really nice guys... gave me a beer from their backstage stash -- a Corona. 16. Longest show by one artist you ever saw?Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band: about 3 hours 17. Shortest show by a headliner?fIREHOSE: about 30 minutes ------------------------------------------ 18. Best opening act(s)?Uncle Tupelo: opening for fIREHOSE (10/31/1989)The Pogues: opening for Violent Femmes (summer, 1989)Mojo Nixon & Skid Roper: opening for Violent Femmes & The Pogues (summer, 1989) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
opsopcopolis Posted March 27, 2010 Share Posted March 27, 2010 1. First Concert, when?Ringo Starr and his All Star Band - 2001 2. First Concert you really wanted to go to but didn't?Zep Reunion probably 3. Favorite Band?It depends on my moood. Right now its Umphrey's McGee 4. How Many Times have you seen them?six times 5. Worst concert you attended?Thats hard. I'm gonna have to go with Pearl Jam in Hartford in '06. I was on the lawn and the sound was shit. 6. Favorite?Either Pearl Jam Hartford '08, Wilco at Tanglewood, or Umphrey's in Burlington '09 7. Band you have seen the most?Umphrey's 8. How many times?6 9. Furthest you drove for a concert? How far?From VT to Philly 10. Furthest locale from home you have seen a concert?I think Philly 11. How many concerts have you seen?somwhere in the neighborhood of 45 (and i'm only 17) 12. most you ever paid for a concert ticket?$250 13. Least amount of people at a concert by a major labeled artist.I have no idea 14. Band you want to see the most who you haven't seen?Zeppelin 15. Ever been backstage, on a tourbus..which?I was on Johnny Winter's tourbus when my band opened for him. I've also met Umphrey's and a few others. 16. Longest show by one artist you ever saw?Pearl Jam in Hartford '08 17. Shortest show by a headliner?the Beach Boys at Mohegan Sun 18. shows for which you had low expectations but were blown away?My first Umphrey's show. Had no idea what to expect. Left addicted. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jauerbach Posted March 27, 2010 Share Posted March 27, 2010 1. First Concert, when?The Kinks...June 1983..Nassau Coliseum 2. First Concert you really wanted to go to and did? See No. 1...first concert without adult chaperone was Yes at MSG (1984) 3. Favorite Band?Grateful Dead 4. How Many Times have you seen them?53 5. Worst concert you attended? 6. Favorite?Grateful Dead 9-18-87 7. Band you have seen the most?Grateful Dead 8. How many times?53 9. Furthest you drove for a concert? How far?Hollywood, FL to Atlanta 10. Furthest locale from home you have seen a concert?Silver Bowl, Henderson Nevada (soon it will be Indio, CA) I love seeing concerts when I travel and would see almost anyone on vacation..I saw Ween in NYC 11. How many concerts have you seen?Not sure...easily 1000 12. most you ever paid for a concert ticket?I paid $250 to see Paul McCartney 13. Least amount of people at a concert by a major labeled artist. Del McCoury-50 people 14. Band you want to see the most who you haven't seen?Blur or Ryan Adams 15. Ever been backstage, on a tourbus..which? Yes, in college I worked stage crew for Meatloaf and Fishbone 16. Longest show by one artist you ever saw?Grateful Dead 7:45 to 12:00AM...45 minute break 17. Shortest show by a headliner?Bob Dylan..60 minutes... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Preferred B Posted March 27, 2010 Share Posted March 27, 2010 I just saw this thread now - nice resurrection, people! Suites: so jealous of you seeing Live Aid. Holy crap. 1. First Concert, when?I think it was the Beach Boys at the Wisconsin State Fair in 1988. Eight years old. We had seats (meaning, sitting spots) on the track. It was about 100 degrees and the Beach Boys were late coming on. I liked the Beach Boys, so I liked the show, but I had mild heat exhaustion beforehand and needed to be taken to the restroom so my mom could wet down my clothes with cold water. 2. First Concert you really wanted to go to and did?U2, Soldier Field, 1997. PopMart tour. (First concert I really wanted to go to and didn't: New Kids on the Block. Magic Summer Tour. 1990. Dammit.) 3. Favorite Band?I'd say Wilco. 4. How Many Times have you seen them?I truly don't know. But I've been seeing them for a good nine years now, I live near Chicago, and I'm not afraid to travel. 5. Worst concert you attended?Radiohead at Alpine Valley, 2003. The show itself was good, I think, but stuff happened surrounding that show that still make me bitter in recalling it. Ha. 6. Favorite?Either Jeff Tweedy solo at the Vic on 1/9/03, or U2 at the United Center on 5/16/2001 7. Band you have seen the most?Wilco 8. How many times?See #4 9. Furthest you drove for a concert? How far?Pittsburgh, about 9 hours. I can't believe we didn't fly. 10. Furthest locale from home you have seen a concert?Wellington, NZ. Saw both Wilco and Split Enz there. 11. How many concerts have you seen?Hundreds, probably not up to 1,000 yet. I average a handful per month. 12. most you ever paid for a concert ticket?I think I paid a lot for Bridge School Benefit tickets in 2008. Maybe $125? I've paid $250 for a hockey ticket against the glass (on TM, not through a scalper). Blackhawks vs. Red Wings. Fantastic. 13. Least amount of people at a concert by a major labeled artist. Is Yep Roc major? There were like 20 people at the Majestic last October on a Sunday night to see Liam Finn and Eliza-Jane. It was a travesty. 14. Band you want to see the most who you haven't seen?The Beatles? If we're only listing things that could one day happen, I still haven't managed to see M. Ward. I get to most shows I really want to see. 15. Ever been backstage, on a tourbus..which?I decline to comment 16. Longest show by one artist you ever saw?Oh dear god. I won tickets to see Yonder Mountain String Band about eight years ago. They must have played at least four hours. I wanted to die. I have no idea why we didn't leave. 17. Shortest show by a headliner?I saw Grandaddy play at the House of Blues in Chicago with two openers. There was very poor planning, because the curfew was either 10 or 10:30 p.m. (Sunday night) ... but they started at the usual time and the openers played their full sets. Grandaddy had about 35 minutes before they had to stop. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
cryptique Posted March 27, 2010 Share Posted March 27, 2010 1. First Concert, when?Robert Plant, 8/27/83 2. First Concert you really wanted to go to and did?See #1 3. Favorite Band?Beatles 4. How Many Times have you seen them?Zero (they stopped playing live shows two years before I was born) 5. Worst concert you attended?Shannon Wright, Schuba's, Chicago, circa 2000. She was absolutely horrid. I went to the show because I loved her old band Crowsdell, but her solo thing was intolerable and we walked out after a few songs. That said, the opening band was great (The Waxwings). 6. Favorite?Hard to pick one. Elvis Costello & The Attractions (1996) comes to mind. Pixies in 1990 were amazing. Graham Parker & The Rumour (1988) are a strong candidate. And then there's Big Star at Metro in Chicago. But possibly the most mind-blowing show I ever saw was Spacehog playing at a TINY club in Kalamazoo, Michigan (the late, great Club Soda) while touring on The Chinese Album. The place was packed wall-to-wall and the band was insanely great. 7. Band you have seen the most?Elvis Costello with various backing bands (including once with the Attractions) 8. How many times?Um ... six? Maybe only five 9. Furthest you drove for a concert? How far?Ann Arbor to Chicago for a Jeff Tweedy Living Room Show. I'm not typically someone who goes to extremes to see a show. 10. Furthest locale from home you have seen a concert?Saw two in London: The Jesus & Mary Chain, Brixton Academy, and Graham Parker & The Rumour, Town & Country Club 11. How many concerts have you seen?No idea. Hundreds. 12. most you ever paid for a concert ticket?Approx. $250 for second row center at CSN&Y 13. Least amount of people at a concert by a major labeled artist.Probably the Jayhawks in 1993 at the State Theatre in Kalamazoo, MI. I'd be surprised if there were more than a hundred people there. 14. Band you want to see the most who you haven't seen?Of the ones that are still theoretically possible, at least in some form: Kinks, Led Zeppelin 15. Ever been backstage, on a tourbus..which?Backstage for Billy Bragg and Robyn Hitchcock. I've also worked camera and/or technical jobs for pre-show backstage interviews with Phish, John Flansburgh (Linnell was taking a nap), Weird Al, and a few others. Talked to a lot of artists after shows, though not backstage. 16. Longest show by one artist you ever saw?Not sure. Possibly Springsteen & The E Street Band. 17. Shortest show by a headliner?Wow. No idea. Maybe Ben Folds Five. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
chanman1128 Posted March 27, 2010 Share Posted March 27, 2010 1. First Concert, when?Not sure...either phish or dmb...hard to remember 2. First Concert you really wanted to go to and did?Phish in 2004 3. Favorite Band?Ween 4. How Many Times have you seen them?12 i think 5. Worst concert you attended?I have seen a few shitty local bands 6. Favorite?Ween either hampton beach 2007 or calvin theater 2007 7. Band you have seen the most?Ween 8. How many times?12 9. Furthest you drove for a concert? How far?boston to buffalo. ween. 10. Furthest locale from home you have seen a concert?same as 9 11. How many concerts have you seen?prolly 30 or 40 12. most you ever paid for a concert ticket?neil young and wilco at worcester mA 13. Least amount of people at a concert by a major labeled artist. they arent on a major label, but Gene Ween Band show was empty 14. Band you want to see the most who you haven't seen?Frank Black 15. Ever been backstage, on a tourbus..which?no 16. Longest show by one artist you ever saw? Ween had a couple long ones...3 hours around, Quote Link to post Share on other sites
IATTBYB Posted March 27, 2010 Share Posted March 27, 2010 1. First Concert, when?Van Halen (not Van Hager), summer of 1980 I think. It was definitely around the time the third album came out. 16 years old, just got my first car (1970 Pontiac Firebird) and my first fake ID. Good times. 2. First Concert you really wanted to go to and did?See #1. 3. Favorite Band?Wilco. 4. How Many Times have you seen them?Five times (plus two solo Tweedy shows) 5. Worst concert you attended?Not sure. 6. Favorite?Bob Dylan at the State Theatre in Kalamazoo. Not certain of the dates, but Bob played two nights in Kalamazoo back in the late 80's/early 90's. It was the first time I saw Bob and it exceeded all of my expectations. Or maybe Tweedy at the Calvin College Chapel w/ Glen. Small crowd, awsome songs, and crickets. The most significant show I ever saw was SRV and Double Trouble at the Kalamazoo County Fair in August 2007. It was the last show he played before the Alpine Valley gigs and that tragic helicopter crash. 7. Band you have seen the most?Wilco or Dylan 8. How many times?See #4 9. Furthest you drove for a concert? How far?Allen Park CO to Pine Knob (metro Detroit). 10. Furthest locale from home you have seen a concert?Metro Detroit or Chicago. I don't see the need to travel to far to see the bands I want to see when they tour. What is the saying, let the mountain come to Mohammad? 11. How many concerts have you seen?80-100 maybe. 12. most you ever paid for a concert ticket?$100, not sure. 13. Least amount of people at a concert by a major labeled artist. I saw U2 right around the time Boy came out at a church in GR. The weather was horrible (snow, wind) and there might have been 150-200 people there. They still kicked ass. 14. Band you want to see the most who you haven't seen?MMJ or Arcade Fire 15. Ever been backstage, on a tourbus..which?Nope. 16. Longest show by one artist you ever saw?Probably a Dead show. 17. Shortest show by a headliner?I saw the Replacements on the Don't Tell a Soul tour at the State in Kalamazoo. I seem to recall that they only played for about an hour or so. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bsr8j Posted March 27, 2010 Share Posted March 27, 2010 1. First Concert, when?Lenny Kravitz with opener Blind Melon, 1993-ish 2. First Concert you really wanted to go to and did?Probably that Kravitz/Blind Melon show 3. Favorite Band?The Drive-By Truckers 4. How Many Times have you seen them?I've seen the full band probably 8 times or so. We've caught solo Patterson, solo Jason, and Jason with the 400 unit probably 6 more times 5. Worst concert you attended?Dar Williams several times. I've actually really enjoyed several of her shows. A 930 Club concert stood out where she opened with her slow, boring cover of Pink Floyd's "Comfortably Numb." On a positive note, most of the crowd was short lesbians, so I could see everything on stage well, had no line in the men's bathroom, and it was always easy to get to the bar. Seeing her at a sit-down place in Alexandria, VA nearly put me to sleep. 6. Favorite?Like others I'll pick more than one...DBT when Patterson was sick, so it was an almost all Cooley affair. First DBT concert was a revelation. Seeing the Who for the first time (at a festival in Baltimore) was amazing, and I'm not even that big of a fan. Ben Lee with Har Mar Superstar was a blast, mostly because of Har Mar. 7. Band you have seen the most?emmet swimming (local Virginia band) 8. How many times?At least 15-20 times 9. Furthest you drove for a concert? How far?Hmm, not too far I don't think. I've been to Baltimore (from northern Virginia) for some shows and Richmond for another (but that was only from Charlottesville). Luckily most acts come through the Washington DC metro area, so we never have to drive too far to see bands we love. 10. Furthest locale from home you have seen a concert?Jazz Fest in New Orleans last year 11. How many concerts have you seen?It has to be around 100, but maybe not too many more than that. 12. most you ever paid for a concert ticket?Spent $125 or so to see Paul McCartney three or four years ago. I don't like to spend too much. If they aren't playing at the 930 Club for less than $40, I'm apt not to go. I'm set in my ways. 13. Least amount of people at a concert by a major labeled artist.This probably shouldn't count, but I saw David Gray at an old club called Trax in Charlottesville in 2000 or so. He had been signed to Dave Matthews' label at that point, but hadn't really hit it big yet. There were maybe 50 people there, including Dave Matthews. 14. Band you want to see the most who you haven't seen?Right now I'd actually love to see the Killers. My taste in music has certainly broadened recently, and I imagine they put on a great show. I'd also love to see the Flaming Lips. 15. Ever been backstage, on a tourbus..which?Sadly, no. I don't think I'd know what to do if I ever did get backstage. I'd probably just be awkward. 16. Longest show by one artist you ever saw?~ 3 hours from DBT 17. Shortest show by a headliner?I saw Weezer on their Green Album tour and they played for probably 50 minutes. It kind of sucked. I haven't seen them since then and don't plan to any time soon. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ViaBuffalo Posted March 27, 2010 Share Posted March 27, 2010 1. First Concert, when?Weird Al in 2000-2001 2. First Concert you really wanted to go to and did?Well I really wanted to see Weird Al but I was 10. So lets go with The Tragically Hip in 2007 3. Favorite Band?The Tragically Hip 4. How Many Times have you seen them?6 times all over the place. Once in Lewiston, once in London Ontario, once in Pittsburgh, once in Chicago, and twice in Rochester 5. Worst concert you attended?I've seen a lot of free shitty concerts over the past few years. Hard to pick. 6. Favorite?Tragically Hip in Rochester over the summer. It was an outdoor show and it started pouring buckets. The energy in the crowd was great and Gord was loving the rain. Just a great show. 7. Band you have seen the most?Tragically Hip 8. How many times?6 times 9. Furthest you drove for a concert? How far?9 hours to Chicago to see them at The Vic. My buddy lives there for college so it was cheap. First row! 10. Furthest locale from home you have seen a concert?Chicago Hip 11. How many concerts have you seen?25 or so. Free summer concert series in Buffalo mostly but I'm only 19 so that will grow. 12. most you ever paid for a concert ticket?70 bucks to see The Tragically Hip in Lewiston the first time. Almost topped that when I bought my Pittsburgh Wilco ticket off stubhub. 13. Least amount of people at a concert by a major labeled artist.I saw Silvertide? Silverstine? Something like that my buddy wanted to go see. There was like 30 people there at the Buffalo Icon. 14. Band you want to see the most who you haven't seen?Wilco. Will be seeing them in 2 weeks. 15. Ever been backstage, on a tourbus..which?Nope 16. Longest show by one artist you ever saw?Hip play 2 and a half 3 hours usually. 17. Shortest show by a headliner?Don't really know. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
M. (hristine Posted March 27, 2010 Share Posted March 27, 2010 1. First Concert, when?1974 ~ Gordon Lightfoot 2. First Concert you really wanted to go to and did?1974 ~ Jackson Browne 3. Favorite Band?Today, Califone 4. How Many Times have you seen them?Once 5. Worst concert you attended?Hmm. I saw Joe Perry Project at a festival. That was pretty bad. 6. Favorite?I've seen some tremendous shows. '78, '79 had some standouts; Springsteen, B52s, Neil Young, Dylan, Pretenders. The David Lindley and El Rayo X show at Parody Hall in 1982 is still talked about in hushed tones. Tom Waits in '82. More recently: Tweedy solo at the Fillmore West, Wilco the last time they played Columbia, Missouri. Califone a couple weeks ago. 7. Band you have seen the most?Wilco 8. How many times?More than a dozen 9. Furthest you drove for a concert? How far?Twice to Chicago. 8 hours. 10. Furthest locale from home you have seen a concert?London 11. How many concerts have you seen?Several hundred. 12. Most you ever paid for a concert ticket?Dunno. Rolling Stones in 81 was probably the most, but I can't recall how much. That and Pink Floyd a few years later are pretty much the last stadium shows I've seen. 13. Least amount of people at a concert by a major labeled artist.I saw both B52s and Pretenders in tiny bars about the time they broke.Tweedy at a living room show. 30 adults. 1 dog. 1 child. 14. Band you want to see the most who you haven't seen?Mostly dead people.Alive but back in the day: Bowie. Prince. Lou Reed. Talking Heads. Kate Bush.I would really like to see Slim Cessna and the boys one of these days. 15. Ever been backstage, on a tourbus..which?It's been offered, but unless I know the dudes I'm generally not interested. Seems kind of weird to me. 16. Longest show by one artist you ever saw?Springsteen. 3.5 hours. 17. Shortest show by a headliner?I've been kind of lucky that way. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mountain bed Posted March 27, 2010 Share Posted March 27, 2010 1. First Concert, when?KISS & Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band, August 1976 2. First Concert you really wanted to go to and did?Same as #1 3. Favorite Band?Good Ol' Grateful Dead, now and forever. 4. How Many Times have you seen them?About 75 + another half dozen JGB shows 5. Worst concert you attended?I really don't know. Hell, it might have been a GD concert! 6. Favorite?So many to choose from. '84 was an OUTSTANDING year - GD 6/30/84, King Crimson April '84, Zappa August '84 really stand out. 7. Band you have seen the most?The Dead 8. How many times?75+ 9. Farthest you drove for a concert?Went to Denver (from Indy) in '91, but I was on tour. For a single show, David Nelson Band in Charleston, SC from Indy 10. Furthest locale from your home you have seen a concert?Denver CO 11. How many concerts have you seen?several hundred - maybe 350+? 12. Most you ever paid for a concert ticket?$135 in '02 for Sir Paul McCartney 13. Least amount of people at a concert by a major label artist?Red Hot Chili Peppers in '86. Maybe 100 people (though to be fair they only had 2 LPs out, it might have been their first national tour) 14. Band you want to see the most who you haven't seen?Lou Reed, Donovan. I REALLY wish I'd seen Gabriel-era Genesis back in the day, though. 15. Ever been backstage, on a tourbus, which?Backstage for a Phil & Freinds, Allman Brothers, Gov't Mule show in '02. The BEST was dinner with David Nelson and his band, also in '02 16. Longest show by one artist you ever saw?Have to be the GD. I did see Warren Haynes play with all 3 bands (P&F, ABB, Mule) at that '02 show. The dude was onstage in sweltering heat for over 6 hours! 17. Shortest show by a headliner?Hard to say. Neil Young & Crazy Horse were only on for about 75-80 minutes once in '91 (Sonic Youth and Socail Distortion opened) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
The Inside of Outside Posted March 28, 2010 Share Posted March 28, 2010 1. First Concert, when?Grand Olde Opry, 1974 (Marty Robbins closed the show in those days by playing a ton of songs, everyone else - Johnny Cash, Loretta Lynn - would play one or two) 2. First Concert you really wanted to go to and did?The Kinks - spring, 1983 3. Favorite Band?Wilco 4. How Many Times have you seen them?11 5. Worst concert you attended?Sorry, Deadheads - Grateful Dead, April, 1986 in Hartford 6. Favorites?Wilco, NYC, February 15, 1997Replacements, Boston, February, 1991 U2, Hartford (or New Haven?), 1987 7. Band you have seen the most?Bob Dylan Wilco 8. How many times?11 each (soon to be Wilco, 13) 9. Farthest you drove for a concert?Portland, ME to Giants Stadium, NJ for The Who, 1989 10. Furthest locale from your home you have seen a concert?Savannah, GA, Eric Clapton, 1984 11. How many concerts have you seen?200 - 250? 12. Most you ever paid for a concert ticket?$125 for The Rolling Stones on Steel Wheels tour 13. Least amount of people at a concert by a major label artist?Cracker - 50 people. They played like there were 5,000. Though they might not be major label anymore.The Jayhawks - maybe 200 people at Toad's Place on Tomorrow the Green Grass Tour 14. Band you want to see the most who you haven't seen?Red Hot Chili Peppers 15. Ever been backstage, on a tourbus, which?No 16. Longest show by one artist you ever saw?Allman Brothers or Springsteen or The Who 17. Shortest show by a headliner?Ryan Adams - 75 minutes 18. Shows for which you had low expectations but were blown away?Peter Gabriel at MSGBlind Melon, Live, Public Image Limited, Big Audio Dynamite in NYC (Academy or Roseland?)Prince Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Runaway Jim Posted March 28, 2010 Share Posted March 28, 2010 1. First Concert, when?Rolling Stones circa 98 - United Center, Chicago 2. First Concert you really wanted to go to and did?Springsteen circa 99 - United Center, Chicago 3. Favorite Band?Wilco, Phish, Dylan 4. How Many Times have you seen them?Wilco 5 (plus 3 Tweedy solo), Phish 2, Dylan 0 5. Worst concert you attended?Probably the Wilco show I attended around '07 at the Auditorium Theater. Nothing against the performance, just having to eat the cost of 2 tickets when friends bailed on me left me sour the whole show. 6. Favorite?Phish 6.21.09, Tweedy solo 1.26.08 7. Band you have seen the most?Wilco 8. How many times?5 (plus 3 Tweedy solo 9. Furthest you drove for a concert? How far?Chicago to Alpine and back for Phish 10. Furthest locale from home you have seen a concert?Carbondale, IL while in college. 11. How many concerts have you seen?Probably like 15. Not a big concert goer. 12. most you ever paid for a concert ticket?$100 for Phish tickets 8.13.09. $100 for Tweedy solo tickets at the Vic. 13. Least amount of people at a concert by a major labeled artist.Tough to say. I saw Umphey's twice in at the Copper Dragon in Carbondale. Not a very big place and the shows weren't too crowded. And those shows were just amazing! 14. Band you want to see the most who you haven't seen?Dylan, String Cheese. I also really want to see Tom Petty. 15. Ever been backstage, on a tourbus..which?No but I got stoned with the guy from Ekoostik Hookah between sets. He was totally wasted, it was kind of sad. 16. Longest show by one artist you ever saw?Gotta be either of the Phish shows. 17. Shortest show by a headliner?I've never been to a show I thought was short. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SarahC Posted March 29, 2010 Share Posted March 29, 2010 1. First Concert, when?Hmm... probably the riverbend festival when I was 2 or 3 2. First Concert you really wanted to go to and did?Flickerstick at the Roxy Theatre in Atlanta 2002 3. Favorite Band?Wilco 4. How Many Times have you seen them?This last one was show #8 5. Worst concert you attended?Bright Eyes in 2005 without a doubt 6. Favorite?And Evening With Wilco March 26 2010 7. Band you have seen the most?The Old 97's/Rhett Miller 8. How many times?11 9. Furthest you drove for a concert? How far?5 and a half hours to memphis for Old 97's 10. Furthest locale from home you have seen a concert?California for Wilco. 11. How many concerts have you seen?at least 200 12. most you ever paid for a concert ticket?not even gonna say 13. Least amount of people at a concert by a major labeled artist.Probably Dr. Dog in Chattanooga in 2006. There were only about 40 people there 14. Band you want to see the most who you haven't seen?Neil Young, the National, Rufus Wainwright 15. Ever been backstage, on a tourbus..which?both several times. Wilco and Old 97's 16. Longest show by one artist you ever saw?Probably the Evening With Wilco show in Atlanta 17. Shortest show by a headliner?I saw 5 minutes of Jay Bennett and Ed Burch when they played in Chattanooga back in 2003. Ed Burch was saying "fuck" a lot and it was 1am before they decided to come on stage. Dad decided it was time to go. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
moxiebean Posted March 29, 2010 Share Posted March 29, 2010 1. First Concert, when?Stray Cats, fall 1982 2. First Concert you really wanted to go to and did?U2, Unforgettable Fire tour, Philadelphia, Spring 1986 3. Favorite Band?Clash, Wilco 4. How Many Times have you seen them?Wilco 4, Clash (sadly, none) 5. Worst concert you attended?I've never seen a headliner that was truly awful; most disappointing would have to be Husker Du - was expecting brilliance, got meh. 6. Favorite?Big Audio Dynamite, 1987; REM, Document tour, c.1988; Wilco, Savannah, last week. 7. Band you have seen the most?Wilco 8. How many times?4 9. Furthest you drove for a concert? How far?Baltimore to Philadelphia (via Harrisburg) 10. Furthest locale from home you have seen a concert?New Orleans (Death Cab For Cutie/Ben Kweller/Pedro the Lion, 2004) 11. How many concerts have you seen?Can't remember (probably 50-ish?) 12. most you ever paid for a concert ticket?30-some dollars? 13. Least amount of people at a concert by a major labeled artist.dunno 14. Band you want to see the most who you haven't seen?The Clash (ain't gonna happen, tho...) 15. Ever been backstage, on a tourbus..which?Neither - altho I did sit between two band members from 38 Special on a verrry long flight between San Juan PR & Baltimore 16. Longest show by one artist you ever saw?Probably Wilco, last week. 17. Shortest show by a headliner?Squeeze @ Merriweather Post Pavilion c.1990(?) - played 45 mins. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sweet Papa Crimbo Posted March 29, 2010 Share Posted March 29, 2010 first Posted 26 July 2009 - 12:13 AM amended and edited 1. First Concert, when?Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band. May, 1976 is Shreveport Louisiana 2. First Concert you really wanted to go to and did?That would be one and the same as #1 3. Favorite Band?Wilco and the Boss 4. How Many Times have you seen them?Wilco...twice. Springsteen 15 times. 5. Worst concert you attended?Aerosmith on the Draw the Line Tour on the Shreveport stop. Tyler and Perry were so fucking high it was absolutely wretched. I saw them again at the TEXXAS Jam and they were really good. Guess that's why they call it dope. 6. Favorite?Either Springsteen in Dallas in 1978 or Cheap Trick in 1979 7. Band you have seen the most?Springsteen. 8. How many times?..15 times 9. Furthest you drove for a concert? How far?Well...I followed Springsteen from Across the South in 1978...a really long week and a half. 10. Furthest locale from home you have seen a concert? That would be Nashville. 11. How many concerts have you seen?Not really sure...but I've been seeing shows since I was 15 years old with a hiatus from the mid-80's to 1992. 12. most you ever paid for a concert ticket?The tickets I bought for D-man and me to see U2 in October are the most expensive so far. 13. Least amount of people at a concert by a major labeled artist. Not counting club dates, I have mainly attended shows in Arenas and large halls. So, when I say that the Wilco show at the Palladium in Dallas, it is not because the show was sparsely attended (far from the case), it is because I have generally attended shows in much large venues. But, for an arena show, the Hall and Oates show in Shreveport in 1977 was not particularly well attended...but it was a killer show. 14. Band you want to see the most who you haven't seen?Drive by Truckers 15. Ever been backstage, on a tourbus..which?Nah...I lead a boring life. 16. Longest show by one artist you ever saw? I have seen some pretty epic Springsteen shows. But the Cotton Bowl show in 1985 was particularly epic. 17. Shortest show by a headliner?Foreigner or the Motels... 18. Show with the lowest expectations and was surprisingly good. INXS right after the release of Shabooh Shoobah. They BURNED up the stage. Adam Ant on his solo tour was also surprisingly good. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
u2roolz Posted March 29, 2010 Share Posted March 29, 2010 1. First Concert, when?My parents tell me that it was Elton John at the Boston Garden on his 1982 Jump Up! tour. I was only 4. I never think of my parents as "those" people that bring their kid to a loud show. My 1st concert that I was fully conscious for was also Elton in 1988 at the Worcester Centrum. I guess this tour was significant because Elton dropped his grand piano and went with a Roland keyboard. Edit: Yeah, I'm not going to call him Sir because he wasn't Knighted yet. 2. First Concert you really wanted to go to and did?U2 PopMart Foxboro Stadium 1997 - My 1st run in with an official fan club ticketing system allowed me to somehow pull 4th row dead center (Edge's side) for my 1st ever U2 show. Any lifelong U2 fan should be pissed at that luck. 3. Favorite Band?WIlco 4. How Many Times have you seen them?Jeff Tweedy 2Wilco 18 times after next Tuesday & Wednesday 5. Worst concert you attended?Tie:The Vines at the Avalon in Boston in April 2002. It came out soon after that the lead singer had serious anxiety issues. He was seriously out of it. Pete Yorn in April 2002 at the Avalon in Boston comes a close second. He had 0 stage presence. This made me want to kill him or never listen to his music again. I chose the latter. 6. Favorite?Probably for Wilco the Tanglewood show in 2008.U2 probably one of the Vertigo tour shows. Pearl Jam any show from 2003. I went to both MSG shows and all three nights at Boston "Tweeter Center" where they played their "whole" catalog. The White Stripes Easter Sunday April 2003 Boston OrpheumElvis Presley November 10, 1971 AMAZING Show! 7. Band you have seen the most?WIlco, U2, & Pearl Jam are all up there around 15-20. 8. How many times?I can't do it Captain! I need more time. 9. Furthest you drove for a concert? How far?Probably 6 hours to see U2 in Montreal on the Elevation tour. The loudest of the tour according to their decibel checker. Bono got his shirt ripped off by some crazy canuck.6 hours headed south to see NetAid in October of 1999 at Giants Stadium. Probably not worth it considering it finished closed to 1am and I had to drive home with 2 people in the car who slept. 10. Furthest locale from home you have seen a concert?I saw Wilco in Chicago twice during Thanksgiving 2006.I also have seen Sting & Annie Lennox in Las Vegas in 2004. Annie Lennox blew him out of the water. I almost saw Jeff Tweedy at the Fonda Theater in Los Angeles when I was there on vacation in Feb 2006. I didn't want to wait alone in a line and try to find one ticket. 11. How many concerts have you seen?Eh....I'd say about a 108. 12. most you ever paid for a concert ticket?I paid $5.50 to see Oingo Boingo in Durango, Illinois. 13. Least amount of people at a concert by a major labeled artist.There weren't many people at Wyclef Jean at UNH-Durham in April 2000. It was a college show, so maybe that explains it. 14. Band you want to see the most who you haven't seen?The Arcade FireViolent Femmes 15. Ever been backstage, on a tourbus..which?Yes. I was on Ryan Adams' tour bus at Hampton Beach, NH in April of 2006. I have told the story a few times on here. 16. Longest show by one artist you ever saw?Pearl Jam - July 11, 2003 : They did an acoustic set to open for Sleater-Kinney. Then they came back for a very long show to finish their promise of playing every song. They never played Red Mosquito, Glorified G, & Last Exit. 17. Shortest show by a headliner?Gary Coleman at the Baba Ganoosh Theater in Mantrelli, CT. 18. Have you ever been at a show which has been recorded and released?The Up In Smoke Tour - Summer 2000 Worcester Centrum, MA (I'm even in it with my friend)U2 - Elevation Tour 2001 Boston Garden (I'm pretty sure that I can see myself during Stay when Bono & Edge are doing it acoustic. wow that sounded so naughty)Pearl Jam - MSG 2003 The White Stripes April 2003 Boston Orpheum was on WBCN and released over the airwaves The Strokes Bank Of America Pavillion 2002 Fall see above Radiohead Tweeter Center 2003 see above...WBCN used to broadcast shows but now they're a sports radio station Craig Ferguson WIlbur Theater Boston October 2008NetAid was broadcast on VH1 and I still haven't watched it yet. I'm guessing no one remembers this? 19. What's the biggest band you saw in the smallest club?Well, I saw Eddie Vedder at the Boston Opera House. I saw Billy Joel at Nashua High School (NH) in 98 I think. It was one of his Q & A things that he used to do. For sure I thought that it was actually an intervention for him. 20. Bands you wanted to see but for whatever reason didn't/couldn'tI couldn't see Duran Duran because these two bitchy women kicked me out of my seat claiming that I wasn't supposed to be there. So I had to go upstairs and listen to the show. The security at Agganis Arena sucks. I also experienced another strange altercation during the Pixies there when this young couple stood right in front of me and I was in the 1st row on the 2nd section of the floor. This girl's butt was right at my crotch and she was barely stepping on my toes. I tried tapping her...shoulder...and she didn't turn around. So I blew on her hair and she spun around and threw her water at me and then finally a security guard came over (Father Time btw) ready to kick me out. I told him to check their tickets and he saw that they were not supposed to be there. I couldn't see The Music (remember them?) because I got stuck on the T This story gets told a lot by friends to embarrass me. No one remembers or heard of The Music. They opened for either Pete Yorn or The Vines. I couldn't see Red Hot Chili Peppers because I was kidnapped and stuck in the trunk for the duration of the show. I think I made out on that one. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dagwave Posted March 30, 2010 Share Posted March 30, 2010 1. First Concert, when?Kix at the strand capitol theater in York, PA. And, yes, I thought it was the greatest thing in the world. 2. First Concert you really wanted to go to and did?Grateful dead 6/23/84 City Island, harrisburg, PA. unfortunately my girlfriend got real sick, and we left before the second set. god, tht hurts3. Favorite Band?dead 4. How Many Times have you seen them?maybe 80? 5. Worst concert you attended?The fixx at shippensburg University. i was a freshman. it was on campus. I let some guy I met in the dorms procure the necessary pre-party beverages. He got a bottle of peach schnapps. For about 7 of us. And no, thats not why the concert sucked, but it certainly didn't help matters 6. Favorite?recently- i had alot of fun at wilco at the lyric in baltimore, loved the built to spill perfect from now on show in baltimore.all time....it just might have to be the "la Bamba" show at the Spectrum, 1987, or REM/ Radiohead at hershey around the time of the bends, maybe even dinosaur jr on the green mind tour....lotsa favorites??? 7. Band you have seen the most?Again, the dead. 8. How many times?80+ 9. Furthest you drove for a concert? How far? probably PA to louisville- the dead. 10. Furthest locale from home you have seen a concert? Long beach, CA- The deadTucson, AZ - firehosesan francisco - dave matthews 11. How many concerts have you seen?Prolly 150+ 12. most you ever paid for a concert ticket?wow, maybe the $160 i shelled aout a couple of weeks ago for 2 tix for the 4.10 wilco philly show coming up. scalper bast$#@s edit: I remember paying more: $150/ ticket for Dylan/ costello at meriwether 13. Least amount of people at a concert by a major labeled artist.neville bros at some freebie radio station show in York, PA- maybe about 400 people. wonderful show! 14. Band you want to see the most who you haven't w/ Ike willis and some guys from the band. positively awesome1 seen?Drive By TruckersStephen malkmus 15. Ever been backstage, on a tourbus..which? tourbus; frank zappa on 2/14/88 Tower theater. hung outw/ Ike willis and some guys from the band. positively awesome. i may have to change my favorite concert answer.... 16. Longest show by one artist you ever saw? Phil Lesh and friends- beacon theater 12/1/01 Mind bending, jam extending fun fun fun. OK about that favorite concert question.... 17. Shortest show by a headliner? geeez, i dunno maybe inxs/ adam ant in high school. though, I agree,inxs were really really good. wait, maybe it was joan jett at some west virginia jam thing. wow, that was an interesting crowd....18. Have you ever been at a show which has been recorded and released?Not that i know of...... 19. What's the biggest band you saw in the smallest club? Blues Traveller at 55 West in york, Pa. maybe around 30 people. my friends were glad i dragged em there. 20. Bands you wanted to see but for whatever reason didn't/couldn'tI've been pretty fortunate, though I've missed both My Morning Jacket and Blitzen Trapper due to conflicts. And I missed a great Watt tour, but have had the good fortune to see him many many times..... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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