Oil Can Boyd Posted March 25, 2014 Share Posted March 25, 2014 SmallPixies (with Galaxie 500 opening) at the Rat in Boston 12/88Arcade Fire at the Roxy in Boston 2/05Richard Thompson at the Paradise in Boston Spring of 91Feelies at Maxwell's in Hoboken 12/87 MediumWilco - An Evening With at the Orpheum in BostonMagnetic Fields doing all of 69 Love Songs Alice Tully Hall in NYC 3/02 (or Somerville Theater 12/00)Sufjan Stevens - seen him twice in theaters (Somerville Theater and Orpheum) and they were both amazing LargeTalking Heads Portland Maine 8/83Grateful Dead various '80 through '86Wilco (and others) Newport Folk Festival 8/04 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tinnitus photography Posted March 25, 2014 Share Posted March 25, 2014 SmallArcade Fire at the Roxy in Boston 2/05 a friend of mine didn't end up using his ticket when they played TT's. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Oil Can Boyd Posted March 25, 2014 Share Posted March 25, 2014 a friend of mine didn't end up using his ticket when they played TT's.One of my musical regrets is that I ignored my cousin when he urged me to go see that show at TTs. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
worldrecordplayer Posted March 25, 2014 Share Posted March 25, 2014 Here's my small club musical regret. August '75, living at home on LI before going off to college. My brother, 6 years older, tries to get me to go with him to the Bottom Line to see this guy Bruce Springsteen. I'm more interested in hanging with my girlfriend and friends and blow him off. Next morning he tells me what an idiot I am, and he's going again and this time I should go with him. Again, I take a pass. I haven't been into Bruce for years now, but i still regret those 2 decisions. Sent from my Windows Phone using Tapatalk Quote Link to post Share on other sites
IRememberDBoon Posted March 26, 2014 Author Share Posted March 26, 2014 damn dude that was post Born to Run that is BRUTAL!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
remphish1 Posted March 26, 2014 Share Posted March 26, 2014 You know, I barely remember. It was in Justin Herman plaza (same place U2 got in trouble for spray painting a sculpure during a show) and was one of those free radio station sponsored events (Live 105), July 11, 1993. I remember the mighty mighty bosstones were there and the trashcan sinatras. I found the setlist online for Yorke: Sing a song for you (Tim Buckley cover)Thinking about youKiller carsCreep I could have easily gone up and chatted with him I'm sure but it never occurred to me. Nobody had any idea what Radiohead would become at that point.Ah who knows at the time but still pretty cool..Good setlist too love Killer Cars and Thinking About you Quote Link to post Share on other sites
worldrecordplayer Posted March 26, 2014 Share Posted March 26, 2014 damn dude that was post Born to Run that is BRUTAL!!Actually, the shows were right before Born to Run was released. Ten shows over 5 nights. I think these are the shows that led to the famous line "I've seen the future of rock n roll and his name is Bruce Springsteen." The thing is I liked Bruce at the time, listened to The Wild The Innocent... all the time, I was just too lame to leave my girlfriend for the night and go with my brother. BRUTAL is right. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Oil Can Boyd Posted March 26, 2014 Share Posted March 26, 2014 Actually, the shows were right before Born to Run was released. Ten shows over 5 nights. I think these are the shows that led to the famous line "I've seen the future of rock n roll and his name is Bruce Springsteen." That quote was from 1974 based on a show at the Harvard Square Theater in Cambridge. http://web.archive.org/web/20030202021626/http://home.theboots.net/theboots/articles/future.html Quote Link to post Share on other sites
worldrecordplayer Posted March 26, 2014 Share Posted March 26, 2014 That quote was from 1974 based on a show at the Harvard Square Theater in Cambridge. http://web.archive.org/web/20030202021626/http://home.theboots.net/theboots/articles/future.htmlRight. I stand corrected then, I was referring to the Bottom Line shows in July 1974. Those were the shows I passed on, 2 nights in a row. My brother was clued in, I was clueless. All for what turned out to be a lousy girlfriend, what a waste. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
PopTodd Posted March 26, 2014 Share Posted March 26, 2014 Oh yeah, I saw the reunited Big Star in 1994 at Metro in Chicago.Alex was inspired that night and actually seemed like he cared enough to deliver the goods. And he did. And so did the rest of the band. An amazing show.I also happened to find a recording of that very show on CD in the record store that is right next to Metro, so I can re-live it over and over. And I frequently do. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BernieFrogmouth Posted January 17, 2015 Share Posted January 17, 2015 I tried compiling a list of the shows and concerts I've attended since starting to go to shows in the mid-80s, mainly because I was curious how many I had attended, it must number in the 300-400 region (I used to save the ticket stubs, wish I still had them!) There's been a lot of great ones, but some that stand out:"Big" shows:Van Halen, 5150 tour, Summer '86RHCP/Smashing Pumpkins/Pearl Jam, Troy, NY, Nov. '91Bob Dylan/Willie Nelson, Cooperstown, August '04Dylan/Levon Helm Band/Gillian Welch,SPAC, 2008Americanarama, SPAC, 2013 "Small" shows:Stevie Ray Vaughan, at a college on Long Island, Feb. '87Golden Smog, Irving Plaza, Dec 98 (my first time seeing Jeff perform)Beck, Town Hall in NYC, Jan '99Wilco/Vic Chesnutt, Irving Plaza, April '99Mercury Rev/Sparklehorse, Bearsville Theatre, June '99 So many more! But these were formative..... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
roadhse ma Posted January 18, 2015 Share Posted January 18, 2015 Right. I stand corrected then, I was referring to the Bottom Line shows in July 1974. Those were the shows I passed on, 2 nights in a row. My brother was clued in, I was clueless. All for what turned out to be a lousy girlfriend, what a waste.Next time he played Biston after that he moved up to the legendary 5 night stand at the Music hallFollows up by his 1 st appearance at the *Boston Garden on his next visit. * my first timeSorry you missed out I have a similar regret not going wit a buddy to the end of the 99 reunion run at Madison Sq. However I do a trip to Albany& CT*and went 4/5 of te Boston Run * he played Darlington County/ Honky Tonk Women mashup that he's only done 3 x in 30 yrs Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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