Daft Punk. Sadly never have and never will. :(
If you have a chance see Justice.
I feel your pain. They were among the greats, like holy shit.
Saw them for the Alive 2007 tour. Big gigantic pyramid and the DJ booth was at the top. They were grooving to their remixes of their songs, 2 robots alternating moves with the beats. It was awesome!
Nine Inch Nails.
23 times.
This is seriously impressive
If you can pick, which was your favourite?
That’s tough to pick, but I would probably say the first With Teeth tour because it was their first after a hiatus and they played small clubs. So the show wasn’t fancy but to see them in what was basically a bar was kind of insane.
That’s quite the record. I hope you have lots of keepsakes from them.
Yup. Even got them to sign a birthday card for my wife lol
My favorite band that I’ve actually seen live:
Duran Duran. Was a closet fan of theirs back in the late 80’s and got to see them when my girlfriend at the time got tickets.
Actual favorite band and unfortunately have never seen live:
RUSH
And it’s not because I think that Neil Peart is the greatest drummer of all time (that would be Buddy Rich). It’s because their music actually talks to my neurodivergent brain. It is also due to that the 3 of them were a confluence of exceptional talent that just happened to come together to make something special.
I would have loved to have seen Rush in concert. My wife and I did see a Rush tribute/cover band last year called Lotus Land that was pretty darned good.
Hard to pick just one so I’ll list a few:
- Thank You Scientist - 2x
- Haken - 3x
- Porcupine Tree - 1x
- King Crimson - BEAT lineup 2x, 3 drummer lineup 1x
- Tesseract - 1x
- Meshuggah - 1x
Seen Porcupine Tree a few times, Steven Wilson once, awesome stuff
Oh man, I’m familiar with thank you scientist, porcupine tree, and meshuggah and all of them are awesome. I bet those were some great shows!
I had never heard of Thank You Scientist before, but they were opening for one of the bands that I really like to go see live (Rivers of Nihil, seen them 5 times so far). HOLY SHIT they are so good. I have no idea how they ended up as the opener for that show, they’re so different from the other bands on the setlist, but I am very glad I got to see them.
I saw Tesseract recently when I went to see Devin Townsend, that was an amazing show.
I didn’t discover Nirvana until after Cobain had died so… None. 😔
Same with Chris Cornell and every band he was in.
You should probably stop discovering artists, for their sake!
/s
I’ve tried to stop myself after I got into Linkin Park. 😔
Man I thought I just liked grunge, but I think what I really like is depressing songs from people who have unalived themselves.
Soundgarden was absolutely legendary
I had tickets to see Nirvana that summer, but obviously that didn’t happen :-(
Big time tool fan in the 90’s, 125 shows total throughout the years. Havent really been interested in their music and only seen them 2 or 3 times in the past decade.
But, the past 12 or so years I’ve been super in to Cattle Decapitation. Seen them 15 times so far including a trip last year from the west coast of America to Ireland to catch them with some friends over there right around st pats.
Phenomenal live band and genuinely good humans.
Are you me? 😳
If you are incredibly attractive and have fantastic taste in music, I am at least half way there! 😁
Maybe we shared the teleporter? I mean, isn’t this basically just a terrasite?
Weird Al.
Only like 4-5 times so far, but I have tickets for this summer’s tour stop near meGoing to shows is a hobby of mine, I go to a lot of shows. But there is only one artist who I will never miss when he comes to town and it’s Weird Al.
I cannot express strongly enough to anyone reading this who has never seen Al: do it! It’s an elaborate comedy show, you don’t have to know a single song to enjoy it. It’s always drop-dead hilarious and worth twice whatever you pay for it.
Perhaps with the notable exception of his “Ridiculously Self-Indulgent, Ill-Advised Vanity Tours” (there have been two so far, iirc) which are definitely more for the hardcore fans, though still funny as hell.
Yes. Definitely a top performer. Even the costume changes alone are impressive.
We’ve seen him a few times now and the breadth of his work absolutely amazes me. We’ve seen his well known show where he reprises his music videos twice. A few years ago we saw him when he toured with a full orchestra, and most recently we saw him do an “unplugged” concert which was just him and his band playing acoustically and only doing his original songs, no parodies. I’d honestly forgotten how many original songs he’s written.
Yeah, he really has had an amazing career. And puts on a heck of a performance at the shows I’ve seen too.
Frank Zappa, Broadway the Hard Way Tour in the Ahoy Rotterdam 1988.
Seen him once.
Boards of Canada. Never live. But I dislike that kind of thing, crowds, driving etc, so no biggie.
Where are the phish fans?
“…723 times”
There’s a decent size jam band community on mastodon on the shakedown.social instance. Lemmy not so much (yet)
Tossup between Streetlight Manifesto and Propagandhi.
Streetlight I’ve probably seen 9 or 10 times. Every single one is one of the best shows I’ve ever been to. Their live shows are the perfect mix of energy and technicality. They are just as precise as their studio albums, but adding the intensity of live music and a venue completely packed with people who are super into it.
Propagandhi I’ve only seen once, but it was fucking intense. Every song was balls-to-the-wall power. I got kicked in the teeth so fucking hard I thought I lost one, but didn’t care. I was supposed to see them again last year, but the frontman got Covid the night before the show. I was supposed to see them in a couple weeks, but they canceled their American tour on account of all the Nazi shit happening here. Now I’m seriously thinking about paying an exorbitant amount of money to go see them in Canada.
Yeah with Propagandhi it’s always a toss-up whether they’ll make it into the U.S., they were set to play Fest this year too until they canceled. Kind of wonder if they’ll even bother trying to tour the U.S. for the next 4 years at least, ugh.
PS - Streetlight is playing Asbury Park later this month if you want to add another show to your count :P (you probably already know about that one)
Unfortunately I’m on the other side of the country. I’ve got tickets to see them in my city, but it’s at a shit venue.
Thank you for introducing me to Propaghandi, this band ROCKS.
Most seen is probably Bloc Party at about 10 times (though most of those were over a decade ago) or more recently Everything Everything who I’ve seen about the same number of times now.
Chemical Brothers is probably my favourite live show, seen them live 6 times now. NIN also put on a great show, going to my 3rd and 4th times next week
Oh I’ve seen Sigur Ros 4 times and that’s always a great show too
I’m going to see Bloc Party for the first time TONIGHT.
Streetlight Manifesto- 3 times
Elvis Costello but I’ve only seen him twice. I like CAKE a lot too and have seen them 4 or 5 times.
I bet Cake puts on a good show. Such class
Good show but I have seen the same show 4 or 5 times.
Are they still giving away trees at their shows?
I don’t believe so, but don’t quote me on that.
Incubus! Seen them 3 times and each show was phenomenal.
I only really know Incubus from Drive, any favorite songs you’d recommend?
Oh, buckle up!
All of the newer stuff sucks (post 2009, specially the Morning View album remake), but the whole of the original Morning View album is phenomenal.
Incubus is a band that has changed their sound distinctively throughout the years. If you want to experience that, here’s what I recommend:
Album: S.C.I.E.N.C.E. Motif: A fusion of metal, rock, and funk. Raw sound that focuses more on zany immature lyrics and excellent vocal talent. Just a lot of fun to play on full blast in the car. Recommended songs:
- Deep Inside
- A Certain Shade of Green
- Vitamin
- Summer Romance (Anti-gravity Love Song)
Album: Make Yourself Motif: A movement away from focusing on drug use and sex and more about self discovery and the joy of independent thought. The band really matures into alt rock at this stage. They still have some signs of funk, but the band begins to show the first signs of their more relaxed vibe that would permeate Morning View. Recommended Songs:
- Drive
- Make Yourself
- Pardon Me
- Nowhere Fast
- Stellar
Album: Morning View Motif: Keeping their alt rock roots, the band shifts into a more relaxed sound in the latter songs of the album. The band has stated that this was their favorite album to record and it shows. This is the album that defined a lot of my life outlook as a teenager. Recommended Songs:
- Nice To Know You
- Circles
- Warning
- Are You In?
- Aqueous Transmission
Album: A Crow Left Of The Murder Motif: Guitarist Mike Einziger’s most refined sound. The band ditches most of the chill vibes for a more angsty tone. There’s a lot of cultural commentary in this album. That said, it’s here that the band starts to fade from glory a bit. Recommended Songs:
- Sick Sad Little World
- Talk Shows on Mute
- Megalomaniac
- Made For TV Movie
- A Crow Left of the Murder
If you’ve made it this far, I recommend checking out Light Grenades, but that album really starts to lose the original raw spark that Make Yourself had.
Enjoy Incubus!
You fukken rock. I’m gonna start with Make Yourself since it has the song I know and then try S.C.I.E.N.C.E. after I finish my current album. Thanks so much for the rec!
Hell yeah! Would love to know which albums you end up liking (if any).
A list like this is how I got into Jimmy Eat World, so I’m happy to pass the stoke on for a band I truly love.
I just put on both albums and listened to them through. I really enjoyed When It Comes and Clean off Make Yourself. I totally forgot I know Pardon Me too lol. S.C.I.E.N.C.E. was interesting as hell, I’m not entirely sure how much I liked it. A few songs kinda reminded me of RHCP, but most were just totally their own thing. Some awesome drums in this album, which I really appreciate. New Skin and Nebula were probably my favorites off that one, Glass was fun too. I’m not sure which album was better, I guess I’ll need to check out the rest later!
Nebula is such a fun and weird little song - it’s one of my favorites as well.
The thing about Incubus is you never really get the same band on any of those old albums. They continue to evolve and grow, experimenting with their sounds and concepts all the way.
At least… up until 2009. After that things fall a bit flat. Most recently, the lead singer (and heartthrob) Brandon Boyd had some nasal issues come up and his voice fell off a fuckin cliff. Fortunately, he had corrective surgery and has mostly returned to his usual form.
I just don’t think they’ll ever make interesting music again because I think they’ve lost that drive to risk and experiment. But that’s life: we have to appreciate the things we have instead of dwelling on the things we don’t have.
I don’t know if S.C.I.E.N.C.E. is my favorite album period, but it’s way up there and I would say that I’ve relistened to it all the way through more than any other album, only a couple SOAD albums and Rubberneck by the Toadies come close. It’s just so energetic, absurd, and just plain fun! If you like S.C.I.E.N.C.E., you’ll probably like “Enjoy Incubus” too.
Probably a good call starting with Make Yourself though, it’s a lot less weird lol
S.C.I.E.N.C.E. was so great for me because I discovered it after I already loved the band. It was like I got to discover a whole new side to them that I didn’t know. It’s one of my favorite albums because it’s just so raw. You can tell they were just really excited to be making their own music and they weren’t going to compromise until they got the vibe they wanted (even if the musicality wasn’t phenomenal).
Fantastic breakdown! I saw them a few years back, and Sublime with Rome opened for them. It was a great show!
It’s been one of my dreams to see Sublime live but every chance I’ve gotten just hasn’t worked out. There’s nothing like their vibe
