What's your recent concert?

My condo neighbors on the coast offered a free ticket to the Dave Matthews Band. I tagged along and I have to admit.....not really my cup of tea. They had a lot of good musicians and the first 20-30 minutes was pretty good, but sounded like the same old stuff over and over to me. Glad a beer cart was nearby.
 
MichaelB said:
So far this summer we've seen Sheryl Crow / Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real (Wilie Nelson's son, very enjoyable show), OneRepublic / Fitz & The Tantrums / James Arthur (another excellent show) Stephen Stills and Judy Collins (you need to be a fan), The Temptations / The Beach Boys (not a fan, free tickets, fans seemed to enjoy). Next up is Santana, then Stevie Nicks, then National Youth Orchestra of Venezuela with Gustavo Dudamel.
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We saw Sheryl Crow as well assuming these are at Ravina?
 
Billy Dean in Branson at the Jim Stafford theater. 3rd row center. He even announced our anniversary during the concert. DW was thrilled! YMMV
 
AlbaCrush said:
My first concert was Kiss and their opening act was AC/DC. It was in Louisville, KY and the tickets were $14.50.
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If we are talking first concerts: Watkins Glen, July, 1973. Weekend ticket - $10 (I did actually buy one in advance). I just graduated High School and my older cousin and wife invited me to tag along. We drove in from the Boston area overnight and camped. Turned out we were just over the hill from the stage.

I can't say I remember a whole lot. Kinda like the saying: "If you remember Woodstock, you weren't there".
 
Katrina and the Waves opened for Don Henley at the Jones Beach theater in August of 1985. The one and only concert I ever attended.
 
Most recent big name was Van Halen (with DLR not Sammy). I'll go to a big name concert if people I want to hang with are going, but I'm not going to instigate going unless it's at a small venue. I think I'm done with the huge-venue cattle-drive...it's just not worth it. The last big (ish) name at a small venue was Jethro Tull. That was chill. Parked a few blocks away in our little downtown, no lines, no crowds. Treated respectfully by the venue staff. Walked to the supposed 'after party' bar afterward, but didn't see anybody from the band. But when I saw them in Fort Worth, the after party rocked with the whole band, except Ian.
 
Roger Waters, Rod Stewart, and Van Morrison. We have tickets to Magpie Salute (Black Crows), and we are considering Bryan Adams and Donald Fagan. Billy Joel and Aretha Franklin were almosts.

Roger Waters show was incredible, but as Kiem posted, not if you're a Trump supporter. Rod Stewart was great, and did not seem to have voice issues that CardsFan mentioned. Van Morrison was awesome as well. The older bands seem to insist on a great show, and they know how to entertain. Plus, they seem to be sober now for the most part.

After ER, we have the money, time, and we don't have to work the next day. So concerts are now more frequent. We will also travel as needed, so planning a trip around a good show is always an option :) life is good.
 
Last concert was a free in the park blues concert - neighbor across the street was the vocalist... (She's amazing - SAHM by day - but plays various blues/jazz clubs a few times a week at night.)

Last paid for concert was Elvis Costello.

Right before that saw a musical that might as well have been a concert - "Escape to Margaritaville" (All Jimmy Buffet songs - live band, cast had great voices.)
 
Going to see U2 for the third time next month. They are always fantastic!

Back in 1988 I saw Neil Diamond as a favor for a friend and I thought he was an old guy then. Sooo... he is still touring 29 years after that concert.

Saw Rod Stewart 7 times as a teen but have not seen him lately. When I saw him guesting on "Idol" it was quite a shock to see him as such an old man.

When I was a teen (late 70's) saw all the big names Doobie Brothers, Chicago, Earth Wind & Fire and tickets were around $7.50. Now shelling out $200 per ticket for just OK seats, talk about inflation!
 
scrabbler1 said:
Katrina and the Waves opened for Don Henley at the Jones Beach theater in August of 1985. The one and only concert I ever attended.
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Saw the same line up ca. 1985 at Indy. I loved that Katrina and the Waves set up like a garage band on an otherwise empty stage. Great music with no pretense, light show, glitter, glam, BS.

I recall watching an interview with Jimmy Buffet where he was proud of the fact that his band only required 4 semi loads of equipment (instead of a more typical 20 loads.) Katrina could have moved herself, the band and the instruments in an 18 passenger van. I'm guessing she just plugged into the amps/speakers that were there for Henley. Not saying there isn't a place for "gee-whiz" bands with all the trimmings. Just saying a band can "just play" and still be impressive. YMMV
 
So far this year, Chicago, Lifehouse, The Moody Blues (twice), and the Happy Together Tour, also twice--because of The Cowsills.

I was 13 and partway through 7th grade when my dad moved us from a small town in Southern Illinois out to SoCal. I told my friends there in IL that I was going to California and I was gonna meet the Cowsills.

It took me longer than I'd anticipated, :) but I made it.

The woman who took this photo was one of those IL friends.
She came out from Georgia last year and this year and she took photos each year. It's been special.

Next up, The Beach Boys--with John Cowsill as their drummer.
 

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Our kids gave DW tix to an August show for the Goo Goo Dolls for her birthday, and we're going to see one of our favorites, Chris Isaac, soon. Saw Jim Messina
(Loggins and Messina, Poco) last month.
 
Almost most recent is the show we're going to tomorrow - Goo Goo Dolls with Phillip Phillips. Small outdoor venue that I really like going to so hoping for a great show.

Most recent past concert was Norah Jones. Pretty good, but could have been better.

One of my favorites was when Sting and Paul Simon toured together. They did their own songs, sang duets and sang each other's songs. Was great to hear Sting sing America.

https://youtu.be/g79URGpXNiQ
 
Not quite recent, but caught Cheap Trick and Dr. John earlier this year.

Dr. John put on a good show, glad to catch him. Apparently better than some of his recent outings.

Had last seen Cheap Trick in August 1979. Coincidentally similar circumstances - randy GF, adult beverages. Both GFs had a good time and the band kicked it both times:).
 
rodi said:
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Right before that saw a musical that might as well have been a concert - "Escape to Margaritaville" (All Jimmy Buffet songs - live band, cast had great voices.)
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We saw that too! Had a lot of fun.

Walked out to the beach tonight because we heard a rumor that Buffett was playing a concert for a private event there. Sadly, the rumors were false and it was a strange cover band doing a mix of Prince songs and who knows what else.:facepalm:
 
W2R said:
Living in New Orleans, we hear free live music at bars, restaurants, street corners, parks, nearly everywhere. Most of the musicians are unknowns outside the local area but often they are really outstanding. So anyway, going to concerts seems a little redundant to us. We haven't been to any in decades, and have no desire to attend one.
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We saw Rockin Doopsie Jr at the French Quarter Festival last year. Love him!
 
Haven't been to any concerts yet this year, but some in the last couple of years that stand out are:

Fleetwood Mac

Eagles (not sure about going again now that Glenn Frey isn't with them)

Jimmy Buffet

Elton John

Billy Joel

Melissa Etheridge

Dave Koz

Jesse Cook

Brian Culbertson (going again in Sept!)

As we've gotten older, we find we prefer small venue shows. Big hassle and very costly to go see big name bands, and they're all getting older and many are losing key members. We like good seats (first 10-20 rows, center) and in So CA, if you can even get these seats, they are several hundred bucks each. We can go see smooth jazz at a winery and sit in the first few rows for less than $100 each. Granted it's not quite the same as a rock concert, but it is working for us. We can watch Hell Freezes Over or The Dance at home.
 
My most recent concert was tonight: a free outdoor opera concert with multiple soloists, held in the centre of the university campus. Over 1000 people registered, and I think most of them were there. It was wonderful.

Opera Kelowna | Summer Concert Series
 
Brit Floyd, and Peter Gabriel/Sting, both earlier this year.
 
Recently.

Burton Cummings. Excellent, but he came with an attitude.

The Who - Excellent, He still sings great, twice the band members,

Bob Dylan - Walked out during the last 10 minutes as we weren't entertained.

Classic Albums Live (see below);

Prince - Excellent, front row seats

The Beatles - Excellent, although we didn't have good seats.

Supertramp - Excellent, front end row,

A/C D/C - Excellent, second row

Pink Floyd - Excellent, front center row

Rush 2112 - Excellent, except they didn't play, Closer To The Heart (my fav)
 
Brian Wilson earlier this year. I really enjoyed it.

Rob Thomas at an outside venue last fall. Great show, he sounded very good, lots of great energy.

I was unlucky enough to see David Cassidy in February in Vegas. We got refunds for that show.
 
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