Gig History

[ShoreSlayer]

Not posting this in Engine Room as lots of it ain't metal...

I was inspired by Lal@'s webpage where he's scanned all his ticket stubs so, when I was ripping through boxes looking for something the other day and found my oldest ticket stubs, I put 'em together with my more recent ones and got busy making this list. I'd love to see the lists of others as I'm sure mine will pale in comparison to many.

One request... Where artists are listed as XXXX w/guests, if you saw that tour or knew of it and can recall who the other bands were on the bill, please reply or PM me so I can edit/update. My memory ain't what it once was by a long shot and I've had to rely on googling to fill in some blanks.

Lost a whole bunch from my teens and early 20’s but here’s what I’ve managed to keep from most recent to the oldest (Events with dates in the future are ones that I’ve purchased tickets to).

1. 70,000 Tons of Metal Cruise from Miami to Mexico and back with 40 bands and 2000 psychos - Open Seas - January 24th - 28th, 2011
2. Devin Townsend Project w/guests – Rickshaw Theatre – October 10th, 2010
3. Raven, Entropia, Magnus Rising & Striker - The Red Room - October 2nd 2010
4. Helmet & Bison (BC) – The Venue – September 16th, 2010
5. Joan Jett & The Blackhearts – PNE Fair – Aug 27th, 2010
6. Huey Lewis & The News – PNE Fair – Aug 25th, 2010
7. Loverboy – PNE Fair – August 24th, 2010
8. Black Wizard, Skull Fist, Stryker & Twisted – August 19th, 2010
9. Jucifer, Mendozza & guests – Funky Winkerbean’s – August 6th, 2010
10. Soilwork, Death Angel, Augury, Mutiny Within & Swashbuckle – Rickshaw Theatre – July 28th, 2010
11. West Of Hell, Unleash the Archers & Kooznetz – The Waldorf – July 16th, 2010
12. Golers, Tendonitis, Ninjaspy & Burstfire – Funky Winkerbean’s – July 10th, 2010
13. Melvins w/guests – Rickshaw Theatre – July 5th, 2010
14. Iron Maiden & Dream Theater – GM Place - June 24th, 2010
15. Overkill, Vader, Evile, God Dethroned & Warbringer – The Red Room – April 15th, 2010
16. Kreator, Kataklysm, Evile, Lightning Swords of Death, Lazarus AD – The Rickshaw Theatre – March 29th, 2010
17. KISS & Buckcherry – GM Place – November 14th, 2009
18. Grady & The Spades – Biltmore Cabaret – October 14th, 2009
19. Pearl Jam & Ben Harper – GM Place – September 25th, 2009
20. 3 Inches of Blood, Bison & Golers – Commodore Ballroom – September 11th, 2009
21. Down, VoiVod, Weedeater & Danava – Commodore Ballroom – August 10th, 2009
22. Megadeth, Slayer & Machine Head – GM Place – June 24th, 2009
23. Testament, Unearth & Lazarus A.D. – Commodore Ballroom – May 4th, 2009
24. Kreator, Exodus, Belphegor & Warbringer – The Orpheum Theatre – April 24th, 2009
25. Blind Melon & The Left – The Plaza Club – October 10th, 2008
26. I Emperor & Mendozza – The Penthouse – October 10th, 2008 (after Blind Melon)
27. Zimmer’s Hole w/guests – The Plaza Club – October 2nd, 2008
28. Judas Priest & Testament – GM Place – July 24th, 2008
29. Gigantour 2008 (Megadeth, In Flames, Children Of Bodom, Job For a Cowboy, High On Fire – Pacific Coliseum – May 16th, 2008
30. Blind Melon & Top Heavy Crush – El Corazon, Seattle – April 1st, 2008
31. Ministry, Meshuggah & Hemlock – Commodore Ballroom – March 28th, 2008
32. Zimmer’s Hole & Savannah – The Plaza Club – March 7th, 2008
33. Rik Emmett – Bell Performing Arts Centre, Surrey, BC – February 4th, 2008
34. Johnette Napolitano Solo Tour – Richards on Richards – November 13th, 2007
35. Queens of the Stone Age & Cage The Elephant – Orpheum Theatre – September 1st, 2007
36. Heaven & Hell, Megadeth & Down – Pacific Coliseum – March 11th, 2007
37. Ministry & The Revolting Cocks – Commodore Ballroom – May 30th, 2006
38. King’s X & Devin Townsend Band – The Red Room – April 24th, 2006
39. Meshuggah, God Forbid & The Haunted – Croatian Cultural Centre – October 24th, 2005
40. Judas Priest & Anthrax – Pacific Coliseum – October 23rd, 2005
41. Gov’t Mule & Moe – Commodore Ballroom – October 16th, 2005
42. System of a Down & The Mars Volta – Pacific Coliseum – September 17th, 2005
43. Gigantour 1 – Megadeth, Anthrax, Fear Factory, The Dillinger Escape Plane, Nevermore, Life of Agony, Symphony X, Dry Kill Logic & Bobaflex – Pacific Coliseum – September 9th, 2005
44. Sounds of the Underground – Lamb of God, Clutch, Poison the Well, Opeth, Unearth, Chimaira, Norma Jean, Every Time I Die, Throwdown, Gwar, Strapping Young Lad, High On Fire, All That Remains, Madball, DevilDriver, Terror, A Life Once Lost – Pacific Coliseum – July 26th, 2005
45. Clutch w/guests – Commodore Ballroom – February 5th, 2005
46. Helmet w/guests – The Red Room - October 20th, 2004
47. Eagles of Death Metal – The Red Room – October 15th, 2004
48. KMFDM w/guests – Sonar – October 7th, 2004
49. Minsitry w/guests – Commodore Ballroom – September 30th, 2004
50. Fu Mancu w/guests – The Red Room – September 25th, 2004
51. W.A.S.P. w/guests – Commodore Ballroom – Aug 30th, 2004
52. Devin Townsend Band & Soulbender (Michael Wilton ex-Queensryche) – The Showroom – August 14th, 2004
53. Dimmu Borgir & Soulscar (was supposed to be God Forbid and Otep but both cancelled for different reasons) – Commodore Ballroom – July 26th, 2004
54. Metal Church w/guests – The Cobalt – June 2004
55. Death Angel w/guests – The Cobalt – June 2004
56. G3 – Satriani, Vai & Malmsteen – Orpheum Theatre – October 14th, 2003
57. Queens of the Stone Age w/guests – Orpheum Theatre – October 7th, 2003
58. Big Sugar, Danko Jones & Shocore – Ozone, Surrey, BC – September 8th, 2003
59. Sum 41, Billy Talent & guests – Croatian Cultural Centre – June 2nd, 2003
60. Concrete Blonde w/guests – Commodore Ballroom – January 24th, 2003
61. Big Sugar Acoustic Duo of Gordie Johnson and Mr. Chill – Richard’s on Richards – December 18th, 2002
62. Danzig, Prong, Chimaira & Damaged – Commodore Ballroom – July 29th, 2002
63. Pitter Patter, Let’s Cadaver – Death Sentence, Mr. Underhill, Victorian Pork, 1NS1P1D & The Enemy Within – Grandview Auditorium – May 18th, 2002
64. Foxfest II – Sum 41, Goldfinger, Sloan, Gob, Autopilot Off, Edwin and the Pressure & Full 9 – GM Place – May 8th, 2002
65. Ozzy Osbourne, The Tea Party & Project Wyze – GM Place – March 3rd, 2002
66. Tool & Tricky – GM Place – November 7th, 2001
67. Jane’s Addiction & Stereo MC’s – GM Place – November 3rd, 2001
68. Big Sugar – Commodore Ballroom – September 28th, 2001
69. Suicidal Tendencies, Even Rude & Wretch – Starfish Room – May 4th, 2001
70. The Next Best Thing – Tributes to AC/DC, Judas Priest & Ozzy – Commodore Ballroom – Feb 23rd, 2001
71. Clutch, Corrosion of Conformity & guests – Commodore Ballroom – February 5th, 2001
72. A Perfect Circle, Snake River Conspiracy w/guests – Queen Elizabeth Theatre – February 2nd, 2001 (my daughter’s first real concert, age 13. Fell asleep halfway through APC )
73. Ashley MacIsaac w/guests – Commodore Ballroom – November 30th, 2000
74. Iron Maiden w/ guests – Pacific Coliseum – September 20th, 2000
75. Korn w/guests – GM Place – July 30th, 2000
76. Nine Inch Nails w/guests – GM Place – June 13th, 2000
77. Anthrax w/guests – Commodore Ballroom – February 7th, 2000
78. Big Sugar w/guests – Commodore Ballroom – November 17th, 1999
79. Ozzfest ’99 – Black Sabbath (reunion), Rob Zombie, Deftones, Slayer, Primus w/Buckethead, Godsmack, System of a Down - 2nd Stage - Fear Factory, Static X, Slipknot, Hed PE, Flashpoint, Shovel, Pushmonkey, Drain STH, Apartment 26 & Puya - Thunderbird Stadium – July 16th, 1999
80. Edgefest ’99 – Hole, Moist, Big Wreck, Silverchair, Matthew Good Band, Edwin, Wide Mouth Mason, Rascalz, Len, Treble Charger, Finger Eleven, Vertical Horizon, Gob & Serial Joe - Thunderbird Stadium – July 14th, 1999
81. Wide Mouth Mason w/guests – Richard’s on Richards – April 13th, 1999
82. Stabbing Westward & Marcy Playground – The Rage Nightclub – April 11th, 1999
83. The Tragically Hip w/guests – GM Place – March 11th, 1999
84. Collective Soul w/guests – The Vogue Theatre – March 5th, 1999
85. Strapping Young Lad w/guests – Starfish Room – February 5th, 1999
86. King’s X w/guests – Starfish Room – January 25th, 1999
87. Big Sugar w Gov’t Mule – The Rage – November 16th, 1998
88. Pearl Jam w/guests – Pacific Coliseum – July 19th, 1998
89. Edgefest -98 – Foo Fighters, Green Day, The Tea Party, Matthew Good Band, Creed, Sloan, Moist, Econoline Crush, Bif Naked, Watchmen & others -Thunderbird Stadium – July 11th, 1998
90. New Music West –Noise Therapy & numerous others - Plaza Of Nations – May 28th, 1998
91. Metallica & Corrosion Of Conformity – GM Place – May 24th, 1997
92. Rush w/guests – GM Place – May 16th, 1997
93. KISS w/guests – GM Place – May 6th, 1997
94. Neil Young & Crazy Horse & Pete Droge – GM Place – October 22nd, 1996
95. Blind Melon w/guests – Commodore Ballroom – October 3rd, 1995
96. Pretty & Twisted w/guests – Commodore Ballroom – September 8th, 1995
97. Warped Tour – Deftones, No Doubt, Sublime, Quicksand, L7, Face To Face, Fluff, Sick Of It All, Seaweed, Orange 9mm, No Use For A Name, Wizo, Tilt, Supernova, Swingin’ Utters, – Pacific Coliseum – August 30th, 1995
98. Another Roadside Attraction – The Tragically Hip, Blues Traveler, Spirit Of The West, Ziggy Marley and the Melody Makers, Matthew Sweet, Rheostatics, Eric’s Trip & The Inbreds & others – Thunderbird Stadium – July 13th, 1995
99. Megadeth w/guests – Pacific Coliseum – February 18th, 1995
100. Biohazard w/guests – Commodore Ballroom – November 17th, 1994
101. Lollapalooza ’94 –The Smashing Pumpkins, Beastie Boys, Green Day, The Black Crowes, George Clinton & P-Funk All Stars, Cypress Hill, The Breeders, A Tribe Called Quest, Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, L7 - Cloverdale Exhibition Park (Cloverdale BC) – August 30th, 1994
102. Pantera w/guests – PNE Forum – July 9th, 1994
103. Soundgarden w/guests – PNE Forum – May 27th, 1994
104. Tool w/guests – Plaza Of Nations – May 4th, 1994
105. I Mother Earth & Our Lady Peace – The Town Pump – April 14th, 1994
106. Concrete Blonde w/guests – Commodore Ballroom – March 4th, 1994
107. Neil Young & Booker T. & The MG’s, Pearl Jam & Blind Melon – BC Place – September 4th, 1993
108. Lollapalooza ’93 – Primus, Alice In Chains, Tool, Rage Against The Machine, Dinosaur Jr, Fishbone, Arrested Development, Front 242, Babes In Toyland & more- T-bird Stadium – June 18th, 1993
109. White Zombie & Monster Magnet – The New York Theatre – March 10th, 1993
110. Ministry, Helmet & Sepultura – PNE Forum - December 20th, 1992
111. Alice In Chains, Screaming Trees & Gruntruck – 86 Street Music Hall – December 18th, 1992
112. Megadeth w/guests – PNE Forum – December 1st, 1992
113. Pantera & Trouble – Commodore Ballroom – November 6th, 1992
114. White Zombie, Willard & Caustic Thought – Commodore Ballroom – October 22nd 1992
115. Nuclear Assault w/guests – The New York Theatre – September 12th, 1992
116. Michelle Shocked w/guests – Commodore Ballroom – September 4th, 1992
117. Dr. Hook – Champagne’s Cabaret, Surrey , BC – July 29th, 1992
118. Lollapalooza ’92 –Red Hot Chilli Peppers, Pearl Jam, Ministry, Rage Against The Machine, Stone Temple Pilots, Ice Cube, Soundgarden, Jesus & Mary Chain, Lush, Jim Rose Side Circus, Porno For Pyros, Cryress Hill, House Of Pain - Thunderbird Stadium – July 21st, 1992
119. Metallica w/guests – Pacific Coliseum – May 25th, 1992
120. Smoking Pistols w/guests – CNC, Prince George, BC – March, 13th, 1992
121. Queensryche w/guests – Pacific Coliseum – December 28th, 1991
122. Band Warz (?) – 86 Street Music Hall – December 1991?
123. Clash Of The Titans – Slayer, Megadeth, Anthrax & Alice In Chains – Pacific Coliseum – June 1st, 1991
124. Yes w/guests – Pacific Coliseum – May 20th, 1991
125. Neil Young & Crazy Horse & Sonic Youth – Pacific Coliseum – April 17th, 1991
126. Band Warz (Mad Duck and others hosted by Lee Aaron and Rick D) – 86 Street Music Hall – December 15th, 1990
127. Sweet w/guests – 86 Street Music Hall – November 17th, 1990
128. Judas Priest, Megadeth & Testament – Pacific Coliseum – October 31st, 1990
129. Suicidal Tendencies – Commodore Ballroom - August 4th, 1990
130. The Rolling Stones & Living Colour – BC Place – November 1st, 1989
131. Osiris w/guests – Sullivan Hall, Surrey BC – August 25th, 1989
132. Metallica & The Cult – Pacific Coliseum – May 31st, 1989
133. AC/DC w/guests – BC Place – June 13th, 1988

No Stubs for these... Just fuzzy memories  Some of the support acts don’t sound familiar at all. For instance, I’m sure I saw the Priest Turbo tour but can’t recall ever seeing Bon Jovi live. I know I was there and that’s who apparently opened... Maybe I arrived late?   And I KNOW I saw Motley Crue open for Ozzy but WAS certain it was on the Diary of a Madman tour in ’82. Curse these aging, poor, mistreated brain cells!!

134. Death Sentence w/guests – New York Theatre – 1992
135. Testament w/guests – Paramount Theatre, New Westminster, BC - 1991
136. Annihilator w/guests – Starfish Room – 1990
137. Anderson, Bruford, Wakeman, Howe – Pacific Coliseum – 1990 or 1991
138. Dayglo Abortions, Death Sentence, Caustic Thought, Assault, Osiris & Others multiple times at Shooter’s Cabaret at the Newton Inn, Surrey, BC – 1988 - 1990
139. Judas Priest & Slayer – Pacific Coliseum – October 22nd, 1988
140. Alice Cooper, Ace Frehley & Faster Pussycat – Pacific Coliseum – December 28th, 1987
141. Bob Dylan with Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers – BC Place – August 1st, 1986
142. Judas Priest & Bon Jovi - Pacific Coliseum – July 14th, 1986
143. Dio & Yngwie Malmsteen’s Rising Force – Pacific Coliseum - December 28th, 1985
144. Iron Maiden & Twisted Sister – Pacific Coliseum – December 9th, 1984
145. Ozzy Osbourne & Motley Crue – Pacific Coliseum - March 23rd, 1984
146. Blue Oyster Cult & Aldo Nova (Nova cancelled last minute and crowd cheered) – Pacific Coliseum – 1982
147. Ozzy Osbourne & ??? – Pacific Coliseum – May 27th, 1982
148. Blue Oyster Cult, Heart, Ted Nugent, Loverboy & The Rockets – Empire Stadium – Summer Sunday 1981
149. Trooper w/guests – Northlands Coliseum, Edmonton, Alberta - Some time in 1979
150. Rubicon w/guests – Outdoor Stage, Edmonton, Alberta – Summer of ’78 or ‘79

[Captain Metal]

Insanity!

If I attempted to add to this, then the forum might implode

[Michaelage]

uhm do i count the bands i have seen and not seen at a festival? damn that list would be a page long alone:O

a couple of years ago i tried compiling lists like this... it ended with word imploding on me:O

local metal venue's almost around the corner are not good for these kind of lists:P

[VikingGirl]

1. 70,000 Tons of Metal Cruise from Miami to Mexico and back with 40 bands and 2000 psychos - Open Seas - January 24th - 28th, 2010

Damn... I missed it?? hehe!

That's quite an impressive list! You started going to concerts the year I was born My list, not that I even remember most of them, would be sooo short compared to yours!

[TOM CRUISE]

If i did something like this it would probably shut down the boards. Seriously, I have been to 700 to 800 concerts.

I have seen every band imaginable live except for The Beatles and Led Zeppelin.

[Laura]

Nice gig list ShoreSlayer!!! I've been going to shows since the 70's, so my complete list is extremely long! For brevity's sake - here's my list from Fall 2005 to the present

October 11 & 12, 2005. Porcupine Tree, Robert Fripp. Park West, Chicago

October 18, 2005. Paul McCartney. United Center, Chicago

October 26, 2005. Opeth (first METAL gig!!), House of Blues, Chicago

November 9, 2005. Bauhaus. Vic Theatre, Chicago

January 11, 2006. The Syn (Chris Squire's band from the 60's). Martyrs, Chicago

March 2, 2006. Opeth (Chronology Show). House of Blues, Chicago

April 18, 2006. Dredg. Metro, Chicago

May 9, 2006. Sigur Ros. Civic Opera House, Chicago

August 5, 2006. Lollapalooza: Flaming Lips, Dresden Dolls, Gnarls Barkley, Wolfmother (only went for part of one day), Grant Park, Chicago

October 20, 2006. Flower Kings. Martyrs, Chicago

March 5, 2007. The Who. Sears Centre Arena, Hoffman Estates, IL

May 4, 2007. Rodrigo Y Gabriela. Vic Theatre, Chicago

October 2, 2007. Machine Head, Arch Enemy. House of Blues, Chicago

October 4, 2007. Genesis. United Center, Chicago

November 7, 2007. Behemoth, Job for a Cowboy. House of Blues, Chicago

December 5, 2007. Lamb of God, Killswitch Engage. Congress Theater, Chicago

May 4, 2008. Dimmu Borgir, Behemoth, Keep of Kalessin. House of Blues, Chicago

May 31, 2008. Nightwish, Sonic Syndicate. Pearl Room, Mokena, IL

June 9, 2008. Rush. United Center, Chicago

July 14, 2008. At the Gates, Darkest Hour, Municipal Waste. House of Blues, Chicago

July 23, 2008. Boston, Styx. Charter One Pavilion, Chicago

September 6, 2008. Nightwish, Sonata Arctica. House of Blues, Chicago

September 24, 2008. Opeth, High on Fire. House of Blues, Chicago

October 25, 2008. Dimmu Borgir, Danzig. Congress Theater, Chicago

October 13, 2008. Amon Amarth, Ensiferum, Belphegor, House of Blues, Chicago

January 25, 2009. Cradle of Filth, Satyricon, Septic Flesh. House of Blues, Chicago

March 20, 2009. Tyr, Alestorm, Suidakra. Pearl Room/Capones, Mokena, IL

May 4, 2009. Tarja, The Eternal, Urn. House of Blues, Chicago

July 2009. Taste of Chicago: Counting Crows. Grant Park, Chicago

July 30-August 1, 2009. Wacken: Amon Amarth, Asp, Borknagar, Bullet for my Valentine, Cathedral, Enslaved, Endstille, Epica, In Extremo, In Flames, Heaven and Hell, Korpiklaani, Machine Head, Motorhead, Onkel Tom, Subway to Sally, Swashbuckle, Testament, Tristania, Turisas

August 23, 2009. Dream Theater, Zappa Plays Zappa, Big Elf. Chicago Theatre

August 30, 2009. Motorhead. House of Blues, Chicago

September 22, 2009. Porcupine Tree, King's X. Vic Theatre, Chicago

September 23, 2009. Obituary, Goatwhore, Krisiun, Berzerker. Logan Square Auditorium, Chicago

October 3, 2009. KMFDM. House of Blues, Chicago

October 16, 2009. UFO. House of Blues, Chicago

October 19, 2009. Satyricon, Chthonic. Double Door, Chicago

November 6, 2009. Kiss. United Center, Chicago

November 10, 2009. Eluveitie, Belphegor, Alestorm, Vreid, Kivimetsan Druidi. Jaguar Club, LeMont, IL

November 16, 2009. Dir en Grey. Metro, Chicago

November 29, 2009. Ensiferum, Ex Deo, Blackguard, Urn. Logan Square Auditorium, Chicago

December 12, 2009. Marduk, Merrimack, Nachtmystium. Reggie's Rock Club, Chicago

January 10, 2010. Anvil. House of Blues, Chicago

January 12, 2010. Korpiklaani, Tyr, Swashbuckle, White Wizzard. Reggie's Rock Club, Chicago

January 26, 2010. Behemoth, Lightning Swords of Death. House of Blues, Chicago

February 4, 2010. Epica, Blackguard. Logan Square Auditorium, Chicago

February 7, 2010. D.R.I. Reggie's Rock Club, Chicago

February 27, 2010. Tinariwen. Old Town School of Folk Music, Chicago

March 7, 2010. Goatwhore. Bottom Lounge, Chicago

March 12, 2010. Kreator, Voivod. Bottom Lounge, Chicago

March 15, 2010. Orphaned Land. Bottom Lounge, Chicago

April 9, 2010. H.I.M. House of Blues, Chicago

April 16, 2010. Finntroll, Moonsorrow, Swallow the Sun. Bottom Lounge, Chicago

April 19, 2010. Amon Amarth, Eluveitie. Logan Square Auditorium, Chicago

May 4, 2010. Tyr, Earthen Grave, Urn. Bottom Lounge, Chicago

May 21, 2010. Dark Tranquility. Reggie’s Rock Club, Chicago

June 5, 2010. Styx, Foreigner, Kansas. Charter One Pavilion, Chicago

July 31, 2010. ULVER. Den Norske Opera & Ballett, Oslo, Norway

August 4-7, 2010. Wacken: 1349 (overlapped with Slayer/saw half their set), Alice Cooper, Amorphis, Anvil, Caliban, Cannibal Corpse (part), Corvus Corax, Die Apo. Reiter, Delain, Grave Digger, Il Nino, Immortal, Iron Maiden, Kamelot, Kampfar, Lord of the Lost, Mambo Kurt (a really nutty guy who plays every year at the beer garden stage - hilarious!), Motley Crue, Orphaned Land, Overkill, Slayer (half), Soulfly (part), Tarja, Tiamat, Tyr, Varg, Wasp

August 20, 2010. Slayer, Megadeth, Testament. UIC Pavilion, Chicago

August 23, 2010. Rush. Northerly Island, Chicago

September 1, 2010. Apocalyptica, Dir en Grey. House of Blues, Chicago

September 19, 2010. Tommy Emmanuel. Park West, Chicago

September 23, 2010. Roger Waters: The Wall. United Center, Chicago

October 16, 2010. Triptykon, 1349. Bottom Lounge, Chicago

November 14, 2010. Dimmu Borgir, Enslaved. House of Blues, Chicago

November 20, 2010. Nitzer Ebb. Double Door, Chicago

January 24-28, 2011. 70,0000 Tons of Metal!!!!!

February 8, 2011. Eluveitie. Bottom Lounge, Chicago

February 19, 2011. Ensiferum, Finntroll. Reggie's Rock Club, Chicago

February 22, 2011. Immortal, Absu. Bottom Lounge, Chicago

March 19, 2011. Yes. House of Blues, Chicago

March 27, 2011. Agalloch. Reggie's Rock Club, Chicago

April 14, 2011. Amon Amarth. Bottom Lounge, Chicago

April 22, 2011. Accept, Sabaton. Bottom Lounge, Chicago

[TOM CRUISE]

uhm do i count the bands i have seen and not seen at a festival? damn that list would be a page long alone:O

a couple of years ago i tried compiling lists like this... it ended with word imploding on me:O

local metal venue's almost around the corner are not good for these kind of lists:P

I know huh? Just my 4 trips to Holland (Dynamo 97-98-99, Cradle of Filth/Old Mans Child @ Paradiso and No Mercy's 2002 at O13 in Tilburg) would muster up about 170 bands or more. Not to mention Wacken 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2007

Then there is Party San 2002, 2004
Inferno 2002, 2004
Hole in the Sky 2009

Probably seen 500 + bands at all my euro festival jaunts.

Then there is Milwaukee Metalfest 97, 99, 00
March Metal Meltdown 2000
November to Dismember- 2000
Maryland Deathfest 2009, 2010

Another 500 probably with all the US festivals. Oh and Lollapolooza 92, 93, 94, 95, 96



When you have been going to concerts for 32 years, it really adds up

Some of my earliest gigs

Heart- Wenatchee Valley College- 1976
Kiss/Rockets- Nov 22nd 1979
Blue Oyster Cult/Black Sabbath/Molly Hatchet/Riot- June 19, 1980
Heart- August 1980- Veterans Memorial Coliseum- Phoenix, AZ
ZZ Top/Loverboy- 1981
Rolling Stones/J. Geils Band/Greg Kihn Band- Kingdome- 1981
Van Halen- 1981- Lakeland Civic Center, Lakeland Florida
Billy Idol- 1981- Orlando Florida
Cheap Trick/Michael Schenker Group- 1981
Sammy Hagar/Night Ranger- 1981
Journey/Red Rider (Lunatic Fringe)- 1981
Head East- 1981
Ted Nugent/Sammy Hagar- 1981
April Wine- 1981
The Who- 1982
Iron Maiden/Girlschool- Hec Ed Pavillion- Seattle- 1982
AC/DC- Feb. 2nd- 3rd, 1982 (went to both shows)
Foreigner/Blue Oyster Cult/Loverboy/Joan Jett & Blackhearts/Bryan Adams- Kingdome- July 1982
Billy Squier/Def Leppard- 1983
Iron Maiden/Saxon/Fastway- 1983
AC/DC/Queensryche- 1986
Van Halen/Scorpions/Dokken/Metallica/Kingdom Come- 1988
Metallica/The Cult- Vancouver, BC, 1989
Metallica/The Cult- August of 1989 (went to both shows)
Anthrax/Exodus/Helloween- 1989 (MTV Headbangers Ball tour)
Slayer/Testament- 1990
AC/DC/Kings X- 1990
Iron Maiden/Anthrax- 1990
Megadeth/Slayer/Anthrax/Alice in Chains- 1990

Ok, that was out of the top of my head and I am missing TONS. Tired and Red right now

[Laura]

:lol: I know huh? Just my 4 trips to Holland (Dynamo 97-98-99, Cradle of Filth/Old Mans Child @ Paradiso and No Mercy's 2002 at O13 in Tilburg) would muster up about 170 bands or more. Not to mention Wacken 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2007

Then there is Party San 2002, 2004
Inferno 2002, 2004
Hole in the Sky 2009

Probably seen 500 + bands at all my euro festival jaunts.

Then there is Milwaukee Metalfest 97, 99, 00
March Metal Meltdown 2000
November to Dismember- 2000
Maryland Deathfest 2009, 2010

Another 500 probably with all the US festivals. Oh and Lollapolooza 92, 93, 94, 95, 96



When you have been going to concerts for 32 years, it really adds up

ok - you win Tom I would bet money that you have seen more bands, been to more festivals, been to more shows than anyone on this forum -

[ShoreSlayer]

ok - you win Tom I would bet money that you have seen more bands, been to more festivals, been to more shows than anyone on this forum -

No doubt eh? Yeah, that's sorta what I was referring to when I said mine would pale in comparison to those of others hehe...

Vikingirl... It's not in any way a competition. I'd still love to see your, or anyone else's list as I just find it awesome to see some of the lineups that never came through my neck of the woods or to read and say,'Hey, I was at that tour too!' And thanks for the typo correction! 2011 edit coming up

[TOM CRUISE]

Thanks but I doubt that. Metalwrath lives in Europe and has been to quite a few festivals but he is only 26 so he might not have been to as many as I have.

[viathyn]

hrmm I've never been one to keep ticket stubs. I go to a lot of smaller and local shows, have been to several festivals, and have seen many many tours that have come through.
I doubt they rank up anywhere near as large as some of the aforementioned (and amazing) lists.

I'm jealous of a good number of those shows!!!

[debborah1]

Ive been to a plethera of concerts...My first being Aldo Nova and UFO in 1982....(hey I was 16...and it was awesome! LOL)
of course it doesnt even begin to measure up like Rob, TYR, and Scotts lists here...but neverthless....MANY good shows.....My list however would have been fulfilled for me if I ever had the chance to see LED ZEPPLIN!! Other than that....I have been blessed to see ALL!

[TOM CRUISE]

Deb- did you see that I saw Heart in August of 1980 in Phoenix? The song "Mistral Wind" live appears on the "Heart Live" album from 1980..

I saw Aldo Nova in 1992 in Seattle. We met him afterwards and my friend Allison had him sign her arm (upper) and then she had me take her up to Seattle Tattoo Emporium and she had it tattooed into her skin.

Yeah, we had been drinking Jager in 95 degree weather and thought it was a good idea.

She covered it up within a year

[debborah1]

Deb- did you see that I saw Heart in August of 1980 in Phoenix? The song "Mistral Wind" live appears on the "Heart Live" album from 1980..

I saw Aldo Nova in 1992 in Seattle. We met him afterwards and my friend Allison had him sign her arm (upper) and then she had me take her up to Seattle Tattoo Emporium and she had it tattooed into her skin.

Yeah, we had been drinking Jager in 95 degree weather and thought it was a good idea.

She covered it up within a year

Oh man! Thats hilarious!....everyone is like.....whos Aldo Nova???...Im surprised he could reach up that far! He must have stood on a stool the guy is so little.....
on another note....Ive seen Heart a couple times....but in 1980 I was still living in the Bay Area (my home town)...I didnt start living in PHX til 85...

[Michaelage]

well if u are from the bay area... i guess u prolly listened to trash a little:P

[Laura]

Thanks but I doubt that. Metalwrath lives in Europe and has been to quite a few festivals but he is only 26 so he might not have been to as many as I have.

True - Metalwrath has gone to tons of gigs from what he has said here , but I still wager you've seen the most of the people on the forum! The age thing does have something to do with it, of course (I speak from experience ) I just had a funny/weird thought - imagine the year 2030....Metalwrath is 46 and he is writing on some music forum (70,000 Tons of Metal 20th anniversary cruise forum?) and talking about the gigs/festivals he is going to. What bands will be popular then? What new music genres will there be? Which of our favorite musicians will have passed on? .......

Ive been to a plethera of concerts...My first being Aldo Nova and UFO in 1982....(hey I was 16...and it was awesome! LOL)
of course it doesnt even begin to measure up like Rob, TYR, and Scotts lists here...but neverthless....MANY good shows.....My list however would have been fulfilled for me if I ever had the chance to see LED ZEPPLIN!! Other than that....I have been blessed to see ALL!

LOVE UFO!!! - saw them in the late 70's with Peter Frampton , Rick Derringer, and Bob Seger, and also last fall. Never heard of Aldo Nova - need to look them up. I agree about Led Zep - I did see Robert Plant on a solo tour in the early 80's though and he was awesome!!

[ShoreSlayer]

LOVE UFO!!! - saw them in the late 70's with Peter Frampton , Rick Derringer, and Bob Seger, and also last fall. Never heard of Aldo Nova - need to look them up. I agree about Led Zep - I did see Robert Plant on a solo tour in the early 80's though and he was awesome!!

Oh cool, thanks for mentioning Dylan... Forgot him when doing the list of gigs I've lost stubs to. Saw Dylan and Tom Petty together one summer and it was great!

Aldo Nova had a big hit on the radio years back called Fantasy and it was quite popular with me and my friends but he didn't go on to much that I'm aware of. I just recall about 5% of the crowd leaving the B.O.C. gig when it was announced he wouldn't be opening for them as planned and people could get refunds if they went to the front within 15 minutes or something. About half of the remaining 95% of the crowd cheered as it meant we got a longer B.O.C. show than usual

[TOM CRUISE]

Actually Aldo Nova's album after that one got MTV airplay quite a bit

[ShoreSlayer]

Actually Aldo Nova's album after that one got MTV airplay quite a bit

I stand corrected... Must've missed my radar

[ASH3S]

Like alot of people my list would be a long one. I know I have tried to remember all the bands I have seen & even forget some of them!

I could never remember year let alone month.

[Michaelage]

well my list is expanding again woot woot... add the quo and texas hippie coalition to it:D

woot woot

[Dutchguy-Tim]

damn i feel puny

edit: but hey i have not been "converted" for that long so... and i've got my whole life in front of me

[Element0s]

133. Judas Priest & Bon Jovi - Pacific Coliseum – July 14th, 1986
134. Dio & Yngwie Malmsteen’s Rising Force – Pacific Coliseum - December 28th, 1985
135. Iron Maiden & Twisted Sister – Pacific Coliseum – December 9th, 1984

So jealous.

Sometime at the beginning of the year, I decided to compile a list of bands I'd seen over my life and how many times, I think I kept it to mostly metal groups. I went on a trip to Wacken 2008 and Bloodstock UK in the same year, plus some Canadian fests and seeing just about every tour that ever came through. I didn't add every local band, though.

Bands I have seen live:

Iced Earth (x2)
Helloween (x2)
Gamma Ray
Heaven & Hell
Megadeth
Moonsorrow
Primordial
Turisas
Tyr
Korpiklaani
Eluveitie
Alestorm (2x)
Striker (x7)
Propagandhi
GFK
Between the Buried and Me
Opeth
Dream Theater (x2)
Finntroll
Ensiferum (x3)
Avantasia
Kamelot
Sonata Arctica (x2)
Kreator
Veil of Maya
Into Eternity
Firewind
Arch Enemy
Dark Tranquility
Divine Heresy
Beneath the Massacre
Dying Fetus
Divinity
Neuraxis (2x)
Necrophagist
Cloudscape
Mob Rules
Primal Fear
Nightwish
Gorgoroth
Negura Bunget
Cynic
Archon Legion
Powerglove (x2)
Dragonforce
Hibria
Iron Maiden (x2)
Keep of Kalessin
Dimmu Borgir
Behemoth
Melechesh
Wolves in the Throne Room
Inquisition
Infernal Majesty
At the Gates
Mercenary
Amon Amarth
Arrogant Worms (10x)
Belphegor
Dark Forest (2x)
Fuck the Facts (2x)
Akercocke
Evile
Saint Deamon
Grand Magus
3 Inches of Blood (2x)
Children of Bodom
Girlschool
Girugamesh
Atheist
Edguy
Lunatica
Epicurean
Tool
Stratovarius
Hammerfall
Viathyn
Chick Corea

[Laura]

Thought I'd bump this old thread from early July, in case any of the new forum folk might want to add to it.

[Goddess of Metal]

If i did something like this it would probably shut down the boards. Seriously, I have been to 700 to 800 concerts.

I have seen every band imaginable live except for The Beatles and Led Zeppelin.

Ditto! I know that I saw over 70 just in one year that I actually counted and I have been going to shows for 40 years. I started going with my mom at age 10.

[Laura]

If i did something like this it would probably shut down the boards. Seriously, I have been to 700 to 800 concerts.

I have seen every band imaginable live except for The Beatles and Led Zeppelin.

Ditto! I know that I saw over 70 just in one year that I actually counted and I have been going to shows for 40 years. I started going with my mom at age 10.

Ok, I'm throwing in the towel - you and Scott win in the gig history department!

Goddess - We could talk about rock concerts we've been to forever most likely and never finish. Here's just a few comments / questions that come to my mind at the moment.

40 years - yep - I concur - my folks took me to see the Fifth Dimension (up, up, and away in my beautiful balloon!) and The Mamas and the Papas around 1970 (will have to ask them the exact year). Also, we already discussed we were at that same Peter Frampton gig in 1977. Were you at any of the following? (some of my faves from the 70's decade)
Summer 1976. Elton John & Kiki Dee. Chicago Stadium
1978 (not sure of date) Queen (with Freddy!). Chicago Stadium
August 1978. REO Speedwagon. Alpine Valley, WI
Summer 1978. Rolling Stones. Soldier Field.
December 1978. UFO. Randhurst Ice Arena.(lol - a mile from where I grew up in the burbs)
June 1979. Yes. Chicago International Ampitheater

[Goddess of Metal]

Yes to these...

August 1978. REO Speedwagon. Alpine Valley, WI
Summer 1978. Rolling Stones. Soldier Field.
December 1978. UFO. Randhurst Ice Arena
June 1979. Yes. Chicago International Ampitheater

I was also at Sly and the Family Stone with my mom at Grant Park when a riot broke out and we had to run for our lives! I was 10 years old! I guess I would say that was my first moshpit.

http://blast-from-thepast.com/blog/?tag ... stone-riot

[Malaka]

Okay, I'll give this a shot... this might take a while.

[Evican]

I'm going to copy and paste my attendances from Metal Storm and add a few that aren't metal shows.. (I've omitted local shows) And there's probably more that I've forgotten about.


70000 Tons Of Metal - 24.01.2011 - 28.01.2011 USA, Miami
No Sleep Til Festival: Katatonia + Megadeth + Gwar + More - 18.12.2010 Australia, Sydney
Nile + Hate Eternal - 28.05.2010 Australia, Sydney
Turisas + Be'lakor - 22.05.2010 Australia, Sydney
The Dillinger Escape Plan + Periphery - 21.05.2010 Australia, Sydney
Behemoth + Job For A Cowboy - 16.04.2010 Australia, Sydney
Between The Buried And Me - 27.03.2010 Australia, Sydney
Paramore - 24.02.2010 Australia, Sydney
Meshuggah - 22.02.2010 Australia, Sydney
Epica + Threat Signal + Blackguard - 13.02.2010 Canada, Victoria, BC
Epica + Threat Signal + Blackguard - 11.02.2010 Canada, Calgary, AB
Epica + Threat Signal + Blackguard - 10.02.2010 Canada, Edmonton, AB
Screamfest Australia 2009 - 31.12.2009-01.01.2010 Australia, Sydney
Lamb Of God + Devildriver + Shadows Fall - 13.12.2009 Australia, Sydney
Opeth - 23.11.2009 Australia, Sydney
Obituary - 20.11.2009 Australia, Sydney
Arch Enemy + Suffocation + Winds Of Plague - 06.11.2009 Australia, Sydney
P!nk - 05.10.2009 - Madison Square Garden USA, New York
P!nk - 03.10.2009 - Wachovia Centre USA, Philadelphia
Cannibal Corpse - 12.09.2009 Australia, Sydney
P!nk - 29.08.2009 Acer Arena Australia, Sydney
P!nk - 28.08.2009 Acer Arena Australia, Sydney
P!nk - 23.08.2009 WIN Entertainment Centre Australia, Wollongong
P!nk - 22.08.2009 WIN Entertainment Centre Australia, Wollongong
P!nk - 16.08.2009 AIS Arena Australia, Canberra
P!nk - 25.07.2009 Entertainment Centre Australia, Brisbane
P!nk - 18.07.2009 Entertainment Centre Australia, Sydney
P!nk - 17.07.2009 Entertainment Centre Australia, Sydney
P!nk - 29.06.2009 Entertainment Centre Australia, Sydney
P!nk - 26.06.2009 Entertainment Centre Australia, Sydney
Krisiun - 17.04.2009 Australia, Sydney
Satyricon - 21.03.2009 Australia, Sydney
Summer Slaughter Tour: Necrophagist + Dying Fetus + Aborted + The Faceless - 13.03.2009 Australia, Sydney
Sidewaves: Devildriver + Lacuna Coil + All That Remains + 36 Crazyfists - 25.02.2009 Australia, Sydney
Sidewaves: Lamb Of God + In Flames + Unearth - 23.02.2009 Australia, Sydney
Between The Buried And Me + Bleeding Through - 17.01.2009 Australia, Sydney
Whitechapel + Psychroptic - 08.01.2009 Australia, Sydney
DragonForce + Universum - 29.10.2008 Australia, Sydney
Meshuggah - 13.10.2008 Australia, Sydney
Carcass + Daysend - 12.10.2008 Australia, Sydney
Opeth + Virgin Black - 06.09.2008 Australia, Sydney
Dismember - 19.07.2008 Australia, Sydney
Children Of Bodom - 24.06.2008 Australia, Sydney
Ozzy Osbourne + Sevendust - 18.03.2008 Australia, Sydney
Immortal - 15.03.2008 Australia, Sydney
Sidewaves: Killswitch Engage + Shadows Fall + Divine Heresy -26.02.2008 Australia, Sydney
Nightwish + Lord - 01.02.2008 Australia, Sydney
Amon Amarth - 06.01.2008 Australia, Sydney
Behemoth - 14.12.2007 Australia, Sydney
The Black Dahlia Murder + Cephalic Carnage - 11.11.2007 Australia, Sydney
Pelican - 04.10.2007 Australia, Sydney
Metalstock Festival 2007 - 06.04.2007-09.04.2007 Australia, Scone
Arcturus - 30.03.2007 Australia, Sydney
Billy Joel - 21.11.2006 Entertainment Centre Australia, Brisbane
The Black Dahlia Murder - 11.11.2006 Australia, Sydney
Metal For The Brain Festival - 04.11.2006 Australia, Canberra
Cannibal Corpse - 08.10.2006 Australia, Sydney
Children Of Bodom - 02.10.2005 Australia, Sydney
Leaves' Eyes + Atrocity - 22.09.2006 Australia, Sydney
Dark Tranquillity + Chimaira - 17.09.2006 Australia, Sydney
Opeth + The Eternal - 25.04.2006 Australia, Sydney
Isis - 02.11.2005 Australia, Sydney
Nightwish + Dungeon - 23.03.2005 Australia, Sydney
Metal For The Brain Festival - 05.02.2005 Australia, Canberra
Behemoth - 14.01.2005 Australia, Sydney
In Flames -22.09.2004 Australia, Sydney

[Malaka]

Alright here we go...

Reckoning Day Tour 1995: Megadeth, Fear Factory, Flotsam & Jetsam, Korn - Clarkston, MI
Ozzfest 1998: Ozzy Osbourne, Tool, Megadeth, Soulfly, Motorhead, Coal Chamber, Sevendust, Life of Agony, System Of A Down, Snot - Clarkston, MI
Family Values Tour 1998: Korn, Rammstein, Ice Cube, Limp Bizkit, Orgy - Auburn Hills, MI
Ozzfest 1999: Black Sabbath, Rob Zombie, Slayer, Deftones, Primus, Godsmack, System Of A Down, Fear Factory, Slipknot, Static-X, hed(pe) - Clarkston, MI
Whiplash Bash New Year's Eve 1999: Metallica, Ted Nugent, Kid Rock, Sevendust - Pontiac, MI
Battle For Los Angeles Tour 1999: Rage Against The Machine, Gangstarr - Auburn Hills, MI
Ozzfest 2000: Ozzy Osbourne, Pantera, Godsmack, Static-X, Soulfly, Kittie, Disturbed, Black Label Society - Clarkston, MI
Feasting on America Tour 2000: Six Feet Under, Miscreants, Bloodletting - Detroit, MI
Harpo's Halloween Show 2000: Danzig, Six Feet Under, Disturbed - Detroit, MI
Paramount LaserSpectacular: Pink Floyd's Dark Side of The Moon (w/The Wizard of OZ) - Lake Buena Vista, FL
Extreme Steel Tour 2001: Pantera, Slayer, Static-X, Morbid Angel - Detroit, MI
In-store performance 2001: Summon, Somber, Leviticus - Mt. Pleasant, MI
God Hates Us All Tour 2001: Slayer, Soulfly, In Flames - Pontiac, MI
Reborn In Chaos Tour 2001: Immolation, Vader, The Berzerker, Origin - Phoenix, AZ
Catch 22 Tour 2002: Hypocrisy, Soilwork, Scar Culture, Killswitch Engage, Single Bullet Theory - Pontiac, MI
Ozzfest 2002: Ozzy Osbourne, System Of A Down, Rob Zombie, Drowning Pool, Black Label Society, Down, Hatebreed, Meshuggah, Mushroomhead - Clarkston, MI
Ozzfest 2003: Ozzy Osbourne, Korn, Marilyn Manson, Disturbed, Cradle of Filth, Voivod, Shadows Fall, Chimaira, Killswitch Engage, Sworn Enemy, Nothingface - Clarkston, MI
Jagermeister Music Tour 2003: Slayer, Hatebreed, Arch Enemy, Sworn Enemy - Detroit, MI
20th Anniversary Reunion Show 2003: Repulsion, Exploding Zombies, Skin Casket - Flint, MI
Death Cult Legion Tour 2003: Dimmu Borgir, Nevermore, Children of Bodom, Hypocrisy - Scottsdale, AZ
Ozzfest 2004: Black Sabbath, Judas Priest, Slayer, Dimmu Borgir, Superjoint Ritual, Black Label Society, Slipknot, Hatebreed, Lamb of God, Bleeding Through, Lacuna Coil, Unearth, God Forbid, Devildriver, Throwdown, Darkest Hour - Clarkston, MI
Ozzfest 2004: Black Sabbath, Judas Priest, Slayer, Dimmu Borgir, Superjoint Ritual, Black Label Society, Slipknot, Hatebreed, Lamb of God, Bleeding Through, Lacuna Coil, Unearth, God Forbid, Devildriver, Throwdown, Darkest Hour - Cuyahoga Falls, OH
Ozzfest 2004: Black Sabbath, Judas Priest, Slayer, Dimmu Borgir, Superjoint Ritual, Black Label Society, Slipknot, Hatebreed, Lamb of God, Bleeding Through, Lacuna Coil, Unearth, God Forbid, Devildriver, Throwdown, Darkest Hour - Columbus, OH
Off-Fest 2004: Superjoint Ritual, Devildriver, Lacuna Coil, Skin Casket - Flint, MI
A Lethal Dose of American Hatred Tour 2004: Superjoint Ritual, Devildriver, It Dies Today - Flint, MI
Headbanger's Ball Tour 2004: Cradle of Filth, Arch Enemy, Bleeding Through - Tempe, AZ
Heretic Tour 2004: Morbid Angel, Suffocation, Satyricon, Premonitions of War - Scottsdale, AZ
The "cancelled" show 2004: Type O Negative (cancelled), Cradle of Filth, Moonspell - Grand Rapids, MI
Colton Benefit Show 2004: Summon, Forsaken, Ominous, Apostle of Peversion, Defcon 666 - Saginaw, MI
Vince Neil 2004 show - Bay City, MI
Sounds of The Underground Tour 2005: Lamb of God, Opeth, Clutch, Poison The Well, GWAR, Unearth, Devildriver, Chimaira, All That Remains, Strapping Young Lad, Throwdown, The Black Dahlia Murder, Terror, Full Blown Chaos, The Red Chord, Madball - Sterling Heights, MI
Sounds "Off-Fest" show 2005: The Black Dahlia Murder, The Red Chord, Throwdown - Grand Rapids, MI
Altered Skin Revolution 2005: Miscreants, Ominous, Grinder, Broadzilla, The 2nd System - Saginaw, MI
Gore Obsessed Tour 2005: Cannibal Corpse, Hypocrisy, Exhumed, Vile - Detroit, MI
Nothing Remains Tour 2005: Chimaira, Arch Enemy, God Forbid, Hate Eternal, Septic Asphyxiation - Detroit, MI
Elegies Tour 2005: Machine Head, Devildriver, The Haunted, It Dies Today - Flint, MI
Gigantour 2005: Megadeth, Dream Theater, Fear Factory, Nevermore, Symphony X - Clarkston, MI
Ozzfest 2005: Black Sabbath, Iron Maiden, Mudvayne, Shadows Fall, Black Label Society, Rob Zombie, In Flames, Killswitch Engage, As I Lay Dying, Mastodon, Arch Enemy, The Haunted, The Black Dahlia Murder, Soilwork, Bury Your Dead, Trivium - Clarkston, MI
The Subliminal Verses Tour 2005: Slipknot, Lamb of God, Shadows Fall, Sworn Enemy - Detroit, MI
War Party Tour 2005: GWAR, Devildriver, A Dozen Furies, Mensrea - Tempe, AZ
Annihilation of The Wicked Tour 2005: Nile, Behemoth, The Black Dahlia Murder - Royal Oak, MI
Unholy Alliance Tour 2005: Slayer, Lamb of God, Children of Bodom, Mastodon, Thine Eyes Bleed - Detroit, MI
C.O.B. Tour 2005: Children of Bodom, Trivium, Amon Amarth - Tempe, AZ
Beyond Hell Tour 2006: GWAR, The Red Chord, Municipal Waste - Tempe, AZ
Sounds of The Underground Tour 2006: As I Lay Dying, Trivium, Machine Head, In Flames, Cannibal Corpse, GWAR, Terror, Behemoth, The Black Dahlia Murder, Through The Eyes of The Dead - Clarkston, MI
Ozzfest 2006: Ozzy Osbourne, System of A Down, Disturbed, Hatebreed, Lacuna Coil, Dragonforce, Black Label Society, Unearth, Bleeding Through, Walls of Jericho, The Red Chord, Strapping Young Lad, All That Remains, Full Blown Chaos - Clarkston, MI
Chronology Tour XV 2006: Opeth, Devildriver, Dark Tranquillity - Grand Rapids, MI
Gigantour 2006: Megadeth, Lamb of God, Opeth, Arch Enemy, Overkill, Into Eternity - Clarkston, MI
Farewell Michigan, moved to Arizona!
Machines At War Tour 2006: Fear Factory, Suffocation, Hypocrisy, Decapitated - Tempe, AZ
Dead Again Tour 2007: Type O Negative, Celtic Frost - Tempe, AZ
Are You Dead Yet? Tour 2006: Children of Bodom, Amon Amarth, Sanctity, Gojira - Tempe, AZ
Metal Blade 25th Anniversary Tour 2007: Cannibal Corpse, The Black Dahlia Murder, The Red Chord, Goatwhore, The Absence - Tempe, AZ
Monsters of Mayhem Tour 2007: Hatebreed, Napalm Death, Exodus, Despised Icon - Tempe, AZ
Jagermeister Music Tour 2007: Stone Sour, Shadows Fall, Lacuna Coil - Phoenix, AZ
Attera Totus Sanctus Tour 2007: Dark Funeral, Enslaved, Abigail Williams, Suicide Silence - Tempe, AZ
Enslaved Tour 2007 with Enslaved, Arsis, The Faceless - Tempe, AZ
Midvinterblot Tour 2007: Unleashed, Krisiun, Belphegor, Hatesphere - Tempe, AZ
Viva LaBam Tour 2007: Cradle of Filth, GWAR, cKy - Tempe, AZ
Radio Rebellion Tour 2007: Job For A Cowboy, Behemoth, Gojira - Tempe, AZ
Darkness and Hope Tour 2007: Moonspell, Katatonia, Scar Symmetry - Tempe, AZ
Hellfire Tour 2007: 1349, Goatwhore, Nachtmystium, Averse Sefira - Tempe, AZ
Kill Tour 2007: Cannibal Corpse, Dying Fetus, Necrophagist, Unmerciful - Tempe, AZ
Invaluable Darkness Tour 2007: Dimmu Borgir, Unearth, Devildriver, Kataklysm - Tempe, AZ
Never Gonna Stop Tour 2007: Ozzy Osbourne, Rob Zombie, In This Moment - Glendale, AZ
The Blackening Tour 2007: Machine Head, Arch Enemy, Throwdown - Tucson, AZ
Sounds of The Underground Tour 2007: GWAR, Shadows Fall, Chimaira, Amon Amarth, Goatwhore, Every Time I Die, Job For A Cowboy, The Acacia Strain, Darkest Hour, 2 Cents - Detroit, MI
Sounds of The Underground Tour 2007: Suicidal Tendencies, GWAR, Shadows Fall, Chimaira, Amon Amarth, Goatwhore, Every Time I Die, Job For A Cowboy, The Acacia Strain, Darkest Hour, 2 Cents - Mesa, AZ
Ozzfest 2007: Ozzy Osbourne, Lamb of God, Static-X, Lordi, Hatebreed, Behemoth, Devildriver, Nile, 3 Inches of Blood, Daath, In This Moment, Chthonic - Phoenix, AZ
Widespread Panic 2007 - Alpine, CA
Widespread Panic 2008 - Flagstaff, AZ
Bud Bowl 2008: Kid Rock - Scottsdale, AZ
Lucifer Over America Tour 2008: Rotting Christ, Immolation, Belphegor, Averse Sefira - Phoenix, AZ
Fate of Norns Tour 2008: Amon Amarth, Himsa, Unexpect, He Who Binds Himself - Tempe, AZ
Summer Slaughter Tour 2008: The Black Dahlia Murder, Kataklysm, Vader, Cryptopsy, The Faceless, Despised Icon, Aborted, Psycroptic, Whitechapel - Tempe, AZ
The Invaluable Darkness II - Legions of A Chosen Few Tour 2008: Dimmu Borgir, Behemoth, Keep of Kalessin - Tucson, AZ
4:20 show 2008: Converge, The Red Chord, Baroness, Coliseum - Tempe, AZ
Adult Swim's Metalocalypse Tour 2008: Dethklok, Chimaira, Soilent Green - Tempe, AZ
Jagermeister Music Tour 2008: Hatebreed, Type O Negative, 3 Inches of Blood - Tempe, AZ
CULaTour 2008: Ministry, Meshuggah, Hemlock - Tempe, AZ
Godspeed On The Devil's Thunder Tour 2008: Cradle of Filth, Satyricon, SepticFlesh - Tempe, AZ
Nocturnal Tour 2008: The Black Dahlia Murder, Hate Eternal, Decrepit Birth - Tempe, AZ
Infliktour 2008: Cavalera Conspiracy, Throwdown, Bury Your Dead, Incite - Grand Rapids, MI
D-Low Memorial Show 2008: Throwdown, Bury Your Dead, Incite - Tempe, AZ (power outage)
D-Low Memorial Show 2008: Soulfly, Cavalera Conspiracy, Sacred Reich, Throwdown, Bury Your Dead, Incite - Tempe, AZ
Watershed Tour 2008: Opeth, High on Fire, Baroness - Tempe, AZ
Blackest of The Black Tour 2008: Danzig, Dimmu Borgir, Moonspell, Winds of Plague, Skeletonwitch - Tempe, AZ
Beyond Hell 2 Tour 2008: GWAR, Kingdom of Sorrow, Toxic Holocaust - Tempe, AZ
Ithyphallic Tour 2008: Nile, Suicide Silence, The Faceless, Unexpect, The Agonist - Tempe, AZ
Arizona Metalfest 2009: Carcass, Suffocation, Suicide Silence, The Faceless, Samael, Whitechapel, Arsis, Decrepit Birth, Psycroptic - Tempe, AZ
Decimation of The Nation tour 2009: Hatebreed, Chimaira, Dying Fetus, Winds of Plague, Toxic Holocaust - Tucson, AZ
Decimation of The Nation 2 Tour 2009: Hatebreed, Cannibal Corpse, Unearth, Born of Osiris, Hate Eternal - Tempe, AZ
Twilight of The Thunder God Tour 2009: Amon Amarth, Goatwhore, Skeletonwitch, Lazarus A.D. - Tempe, AZ
KISS Alive 35 Tour 2009: KISS, Buckcherry - Glendale, AZ
Pink Floyd Laser Spectacular 2009 - Phoenix, AZ
All Hope Is Gone Tour 2009: Slipknot, Coheed & Cambria, Trivium - Glendale, AZ
Blackened Fest 2009: Mayhem, Cattle Decapitation, Cephalic Carnage, Withered - Tempe, AZ
U.S. Plague Tour 2009: Marduk, Nachtmystium, Merrimack, Mantic Ritual, Black Anvil - Tempe, AZ
Hordes of Chaos Tour 2009: Kreator, Exodus, Belphegor, Warbringer, Epicurean - Mesa, AZ
Rockstar Mayhem Fest 2009: Marilyn Manson, Slayer, Killswitch Engage, Cannibal Corpse, Behemoth, The Black Dahlia Murder, Job For A Cowboy, Hemlock - Phoenix, AZ
Evisceration Plague Tour 2009: Cannibal Corpse, The Faceless, Neuraxis, Obscura - Grand Rapids, MI
Necropolis Tour 2009: Vader, Decrepit Birth, Warbringer, Augury, Lazarus A.D., The Amenta, Fracture Point - Mesa, AZ
Night Eternal Tour 2009: Moonspell, Divine Heresy, Secrets of The Moon, Book of Black Earth, Kill Kapacity, Composer Meet Corpse - Tempe, AZ
Heathenfest 2009: Eluveitie, Belphegor, Alestorm, Kivimetsan Druidi, Vreid, Archaic Cessation - Tempe, AZ
Passiondale Tour 2009: God Dethroned, Abigail Williams, Woe of Tyrants, Augury - Mesa, AZ
D-Low Memorial Show 2009: Soulfly, Sadus, Incite, Primer 55 - Tempe, AZ
Final Frontier Tour 2010: Iron Maiden, Dream Theater - Phoenix, AZ
Rockstar Mayhem Tour 2010: Korn, Rob Zombie, Lamb of God, Five Finger Death Punch, Hatebreed, Chimaira, Shadows Fall, 3 Inches of Blood, In This Moment, Winds of Plague - Phoenix, AZ
KUPD's Big Red Night of The Dead Fest 2010: Prong, Hatebreed, Mushroomhead, Autumn's End - Phoenix, AZ
Killfest 2010: Overkill, Vader, God Dethroned, Warbringer, Evile, Woe of Tyrants, Vivicide - Mesa, AZ
Those Whom The Gods Detest Tour 2010: Nile, Immolation, Krisiun, Abigail Williams, Dreaming Dead - Mesa, AZ
Descend Into Depravity Tour 2010: Dying Fetus, Arsis, Misery Index, Annotations of An Autopsy - Mesa, AZ
A Taste of Extreme Divinity Tour 2010: Hypocrisy, Scar Symmetry, Hate, Blackguard, Swashbuckle, Hemoptysis - Mesa, AZ
Decibel Defiance Tour 2010: Suffocation, The Faceless, Decrepit Birth, Fleshgod Apocalypse - Tempe, AZ
And the following shows in 2010 also:
Watain - Tempe, AZ
Nile, Ex Deo, Keep Of Kalessin, Psycroptic - Tempe, AZ
Vehemence - Mesa, AZ
Vehemence, Wynterborne, Autumn's End, Composer Meet Corpse - Mesa, AZ
Soilwork, Death Angel, Augury, Mutiny Within, Swashbuckle - Tempe, AZ
Immolation, Vader, Abigail Williams, Lecherous Nocturne, Pathology - Mesa, AZ
Devildriver, Kataklysm, Skeletonwitch - Tempe, AZ
Hank III, Assjack, Kyle Turley - Tempe, AZ
Pestilence, Warbringer, Vital Remains, Enfold Darkness - Tempe, AZ
Rising Pain, Jabaly, Defied, Hypatia, Scattered Guts, The Wakening - Phoenix, AZ
St. Madness, Fracture Point, Vivicide, Hypatia - Mesa, AZ
Hostility, Fracture Point, Vivicide, Hypatia - Scottsdale, AZ
Powerman 5000, Whiskey Six, Sinister Ego, Frostpoint - Mesa, AZ
Woods of Ypres, Sadistic Mutiny, Vivicide, Adavant - Mesa, AZ
Vehemence, Fracture Point, Wynterborne, Dresden, North of Nowhere, Dehumanizer, Composer Meet Corpse, Blackened Skies - Tempe, AZ
SicMonic, Dresden, Selfless - Tempe, AZ
Vivicide, In Silence We Die, Bawerhur - Mesa, AZ
Upcoming in 2011:
Hemoptysis Record Release Party w/ Landmine Marathon, Dehumanizer, Soulless, Existance A.D., Death Perception, Scattered Guts - Tempe, AZ
Dresden Record Release Party w/ Wynterborne, SicMonic, Cathexis, Hypatia, Killing Spree, Mordecai - Tempe, AZ
70,000 Tons of Metal Cruise - Agent Steel, Amon Amarth, Blackguard, Blind Guardian, Cripper, Dark Tranquillity, Death Angel, Destruction, Dusk Machine, Ensiferum, Epica, Exodus, Fear Factory, Finntroll, Forbidden, Gamma Ray, Iced Earth, Korpiklaani, Malevolent Creation, Marduk, Moonspell, Nevermore, Obituary, Rage, Raven, Sabaton, Sanctuary, Saxon, Sodom, Sonata Arctica, Swashbuckle, Testament, Trouble, Twilight of The Gods (Bathory Tribute), Tyr, Uli Jon Roth, Unleashed, Voivod, Witchburner - Miami, FL - Cozumel, MX - Miami, FL
Creatures of The Black Abyss Tour: Cradle of Filth, Nachtmystium, Turisas - Tempe, AZ
God Is Dead Tour: Deicide, Belphegor, Blackguard, Neuraxis, Pathology - Tempe, AZ
Rotting Christ, Melechesh, Hate, Abigail Williams, Lecherous Nocturne - Mesa, AZ
Fear Factory, Pinhed, + Locals - Tempe, AZ
Mosh Pit Army's Metalhead Fest 5: Sepultura, D.R.I., Belphegor, Hate, Keep of Kalessin, Neuraxis, Bonded By Blood, Hemoptysis, Wynterborne, Scattered Guts, Sinister Ego, Banus - Tempe, AZ


Also in the "miscellaneous" categories, I have seen Clint Black, Nelly, The Beach Boys, Heuy Lewis & The News, Trace Adkins, and Alan Jackson at county fairs. Don't ask why. Andrew "Dice" Clay and George Carlin in Mt. Pleasant, MI, as well as Darrell Hammond and George Wallace in Tempe, AZ, and The Blue Man Group in Las Vegas. If there are sports fans here... I've been to 3 Detroit Lions games (2 vs. Vikings, 1 vs. Bucs), 2 University of Michigan games (vs. Penn State and Western Michigan), 2 Detroit Pistons games (vs. Spurs & Bulls in the early 90's), 4 Phoenix Coyotes games (2 vs. Red Wings, one of those was game 5 of the playoffs in 2010, 1 vs. Kings, and 1 vs. Avalanche, I was Row 1 right behind Avs bench for that one!), The North American International Autoshow twice in Detroit, The NFL Experience on Superbowl XL in Detroit and Superbowl XLII in Glendale, AZ, The Buick Open many times, and the FBR Open twice (if there are any golfers here?), many Arizona Diamondbacks, Phoenix Suns, and Detroit Tigers games (caught a home run ball hit by Ron Gant of the Anaheim Angels in 2000), 3 Nascar races at Phoenix International Raceway, ah hell, the list goes on and on and on...
I'm sure I've forgotten a few, but this is the majority. Maybe I'll remember something later and go back and edit. I hope you enjoyed, I'm sure I'll get blasted for seeing Slipknot so many times though. HAHAHAHAHAHA!!!

[Laura]

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love the last posts of Goddess of Metal, Evican, and Slaytanic Erik! Too much to comment on and too little time, so I'll leave it at that for now,

[Laura]

Yes to these...

August 1978. REO Speedwagon. Alpine Valley, WI
Summer 1978. Rolling Stones. Soldier Field.
December 1978. UFO. Randhurst Ice Arena
June 1979. Yes. Chicago International Ampitheater

I was also at Sly and the Family Stone with my mom at Grant Park when a riot broke out and we had to run for our lives! I was 10 years old! I guess I would say that was my first moshpit.

http://blast-from-thepast.com/blog/?tag ... stone-riot

Goddess - that is so cool that we were at so many of the same shows! And Sly and the Family Stone at Grant Park in post race-riot ridden Chicago? Now, THAT is hard-core epicness First mosh-pit? Damn straight!

I have tried to save most of the tickets to everything I've been to over the years - whether it's a music event (Paris Opera to Wacken), special art exhibition, etc. I think I have at least 90% of them (unfortunately my Frampton 77 and Rolling Stones 78 tix were lost, plus the word Yes on my 1979 Yes ticket stub is cut off!) Below are some of my tickets from shows you and I have recently discussed, plus a few more, just for fun. This is also inspired by German forum member Lal@ who posted a link a while back to his concert ticket collection -

unfortunately the date is cut off of the Queen ticket - it was 1978 I believe
(one of my top 5 gigs of all time - Freddie Mercury - my god!)


UFO - past and present - they still totally ROCK!
I would have loved to have Phil Mogg sign my 1978 UFO ticket when I saw them a year ago.


U2 - first and last time I saw them - after that show in 1982 (1st or 2nd US tour?), my college friends and I all agreed ....
that amazing band from Ireland is going to be HUGE.


I went to tons of shows during my college years at UIUC - with 35,000 students there, it seemed that every band included
Urbana, Illinois on their tours back then....here are just a few of the tickets - name that band!!!

[Goddess of Metal]

Wow Laura! I am impressed you still have those tickets. I have never kept mine. It would be interesting to see how big a pile of paper that would be by now.

[Evican]

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love the last posts of Goddess of Metal, Evican, and Slaytanic Erik! Too much to comment on and too little time, so I'll leave it at that for now,

But mine doesn't stand up to the variety nor quantity of some of the other lists here, yours especially.

Sometimes it sucks being an island continent!

[ShoreSlayer]

But mine doesn't stand up to the variety nor quantity of some of the other lists here, yours especially.

Sometimes it sucks being an island continent!

Sometimes less is more!

Okay, I know that doesn't really apply here but I thought I'd try....

(how is it that I so often find myself trying to convince women that this expression is true?)

[Evican]

Sometimes less is more!

Okay, I know that doesn't really apply here but I thought I'd try....

(how is it that I so often find myself trying to convince women that this expression is true?)

Oh it's true alright! Especially when buying (women's) clothing. It completely baffles me how an article of clothing that is made from less material than another comparable article of clothing, can cost MORE!

[Laura]

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love the last posts of Goddess of Metal, Evican, and Slaytanic Erik! Too much to comment on and too little time, so I'll leave it at that for now,

But mine doesn't stand up to the variety nor quantity of some of the other lists here, yours especially.

Sometimes it sucks being an island continent!

Hey Rachel,
I'm guessing you're in your 20's, right? I think all of the shows you've been to at such a young age is amazing!  Absolutely LOVE the fact that you have travelled overseas to see Epica and P!nk! That shows awesome dedication and passion - I love that in a person. And seriously, what is life without passion and adventure?

I tell my young daughters this all the time - follow your passions, follow your dreams (whatever they may be), make grand future plans, yet don't forget to love where you're at today. 

I jokingly asked on some other thread who would be up for the 25th anniversary 70k tons of metal cruise in 2036. I suspect you'll be there! 

Now, off to unplug from the Internet and enjoy a long weekend out of town.

[last_candle]

no way i could come up with a list that's at least somewhat accurate
i remember my first two gigs (running wild on their pile of skulls tour and axxis on their the big thrill tour) and could probably name most of the bands i've seen so far - but i definitely lost count the moment i've seen some bands for 10+ times
maybe i'll take the time to write down a list...but just maybe...

[Evican]

Hey Rachel,
I'm guessing you're in your 20's, right? I think all of the shows you've been to at such a young age is amazing!  Absolutely LOVE the fact that you have travelled overseas to see Epica and P!nk! That shows awesome dedication and passion - I love that in a person. And seriously, what is life without passion and adventure?

I tell my young daughters this all the time - follow your passions, follow your dreams (whatever they may be), make grand future plans, yet don't forget to love where you're at today. 

I jokingly asked on some other thread who would be up for the 25th anniversary 70k tons of metal cruise in 2036. I suspect you'll be there! 

Now, off to unplug from the Internet and enjoy a long weekend out of town.

I am, 25 to be exact. I agree! Life would be pretty boring without both and I am lucky that for the time being I am able to do such things.

Oh I would definitely be there! I'd only be 50 years old and would still have some parties left in me! I'd kick it with all the young whipper snappers!

[bangers]

Fuck me! U guys keep track of every gig have been to?
That's pretty sad! Haha nah jj
I try to keep my tickets if I can but don't keep track
too fkn many! First one was opeth in 02/03 me thinks

haha rach.... I was at screamfest too!!! I even caught edguys drumstick.