Bands you wished you'd seen and bands you did see

[OB1]

They were at their peak then for sure.
Have you heard their new album The Symbol Remains? A real career high. Absolutely loving it.

It's very good.

 

[OB1]

During lockdown, like many other have no doubt, I sorted a ton of crap I'd collected over the years and came across old tour programmes and tickets, this is the oldest I found. It prompted me to list the gigs I'd gone to, worked at or took my little sister. I'm still working on it..

I've kept most of my concert tickets and one of my first lockdown projects was logging all my gigs on setlist.fm. Still a few headliners missing. I only really bothered with support acts if someone had already added them.

 

[MCFCTrick]

I still play Max Webster: got most of their stuff on cd now.

Stray were support on Rush's first UK tour.

Saw them support Kiss on their first tour here too.
Funnily, fast forward to 1996, and through a mate in Milton Keynes, I became mates with their mainman Del Bromham. A lovely guy with some fantastic tales ...

 

[OB1]

Saw them support Kiss on their first tour here too.
Funnily, fast forward to 1996, and through a mate in Milton Keynes, I became mates with their mainman Del Bromham. A lovely guy with some fantastic tales ...

Yes I obviously saw that gig too.

They were around for plenty of years so I imagine they would have had some experiences.

 

[Blumooniac]

Had to be done, this is a list of acts I've seen. It isn't complete but I think it has most of the headliners I've seen plus some support acts and bands I've seen at festivals. Not all of the acts were my choice to see: some were those of my wife and daughters and as mentioned, some were on the bill of artists that I did want to see.

10cc, 38 Special, The 1975, 5 Seconds Of Summer, AC/DC, Adam & The Ants, Accept, Bryan Adams, Ryan Adams, Aldo Nova, Aerosmith, Airborne, The Alarm,The Allman Brothers, Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe, Angel, April Wine, Joan Armatrading, The Arctic Monkeys, Bad Company, Bastille, Bauhaus, Be Bop Deluxe, Jeff Beck, Pat Benatar, Justin Bieber, Biffy Clyro, Big Country, Biters, Black Country Communion, Black Crowes, Black Sabbath, Black Stone Cherry, Blackberry Smoke, Blackfoot, Blackmore's Night, Blind Melon, Blink 182, Blue Oyster Cult, Colin Blunstone, Blur, Michael Bolton, Bon Jovi, Joe Bonamassa, The Boomtown Rats, Boston, David Bowie, Garth Brooks, Bring Me The Horizon, Bow Wow Wow, Buckcherry, Budgie, Randy California, Camel, Catfish & The Bottlemen, Chas & Dave, Cheap Trick, Cher, Chicago, Chickenfoot, Cinderella, Eric Clapton, Eric Clapton & Friends, Coldplay, Phil Collins, Miley Cyrus, Ry Cooder, Alice Cooper, Counting Crows, Sheryl Crow, Crowded House, The Cult, Danger Danger, The Darkness, Deep Purple, Def Leppard, Rick Derringer, Diamond Head, Dio, Dire Straits, The Doobie Brothers, Doors of The 21st Century, Dr. Feelgood, Dream Theater, Drive by Truckers, Duran Duran, Bob Dylan, The Eagles, Steve Earle & The Dukes, Steve Earle & The Del McCoury Band, Earth Wind & Fire, Dave Edmunds' Rockpile, Electric Light Orchestra, E.L.P., Enuff Z Nuff, Eminem, Eddie & The Hot Rods, Melissa Etheridge, Extreme, Europe, Fairport Convention, Faith No More, Fall Out Boy, Bryan Ferry, The Firm, Fish, Fleetwood Mac, Focus, Foghat, Foo Fighters, Lita Ford, Foreigner, Peter Frampton, Frank Marino & Mahogany Rush, Ace Frehley, Funkadelic, Peter Gabriel, Liam Gallagher, Rory Gallagher, Gamma, Gary Glitter, Genesis, The Georgia Satellites, Gillan, Ian Gillan Band, David Gilmour, Girl, Girlschool, Gov't Mule, Grand Prix, Green Day, Greta Van Fleet, GTR, Guns n Roses, Sammy Hagar, Hall & Oates, Hanoi Rocks, Roy Harper, Hawkwind, Heart, Don Henley, Steve Hillage, Hold Steady, Hollywood Vampires, Hootie & The Blowfish, Horslips, Glenn Hughes, Ian Hunter, Hunters & Collectors, Billy Idol, Imagine Dragons, Inxs, Iron Maiden, It Bites, J.Geils Band, Michael Jackson, Japan, Jean-Michel Jarre, Jet, Jethro Tull, Joan Jett & The Blackhearts, Elton John, Journey, Jonas Brothers, Judas Priest, Kansas, Kasabian, Kid Rock, King Crimson, Krokus, Kiss, Mark Knopfler, Kraftwerk, Led Zeppelin, Huey Lewis & The News, Nils Lofgren, Lone Star, Lower Than Atlantis, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Madonna, Magnum, Manfred Mann's Earth Band, Richard Marx, Dave Matthews Band, Max Webster, Brian May, Imelda May, Paul McCartney, Meat Loaf, Megadeath, John Mellencamp, Metallica, Mike & The Mechanics, John Miles, Steve Miller Band, Eddie Money, Gary Moore, Manowar, Van Morrison, Motley Crue, Motorhead, Mott The Hoople, Mountain, Mr Big, Muse, Nazareth, New England, New York Dolls, Nickelback, Stevie Nicks, Night Ranger, Ted Nugent, Gary Numan, Oasis, Mike Oldfield, One Direction, Joan Osbourne, Ozzy Osbourne, The Osmonds, The Outlaws, Page & Plant, Robert Palmer, Parliament, Pearl Jam, Joe Perry, Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, Pet Hate, Pink Floyd, Plant Robert, Poison, The Police, Iggy Pop, Prince, The Psychedelic Furs, Pulp, Queen, Queen & Adam Lambert, Queen & Paul Rodgers, Queens of The Stone Age, Quiet Riot, The Quireboys, R.E.M., Trevor Rabin, Rainbow, Ratt, Chris Rea, Dan Reed Network, Lou Reed, REO Speedwagon, Return To Forever, Rival Sons, Paul Rodgers, Roger Daltrey, Rolling Stones, Rose Hill Drive, David Lee Roth, Uli Jon Roth , Roxy Music, Royal Blood, The Runaways, Rush, Sad Café, Saga, Santana, Joe Satriani, Saxon, Shakin' Street, Silverwing, Paul Simon, Simple Minds, The Sisters Of Mercy, Skid Row, Slade, Slash, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Soundgarden, Sparks, The Spin Doctors, Rick Springfield, Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band, Squeeze, Billy Squier, Ringo Starr's All Starr Band, Starz, Status Quo, Steel Panther, Steely Dan, Rod Stewart, Sting, The Stone Roses, Styx, Supertramp, The Sweet, T.Rex, Tears For Fears, Bonnie Tyler, Judy Tzuke, The Tear Drop Explodes, The Johnny Van Zant Band, The Michael Schenker Group, The Outfield, The Pretenders, The Robert Cray Band, The Scorpions, Cliff Richard & The Shadows, The Tubes, Thin Lizzy, Twin Atlantic, George Thorogood & The Destroyers, Thunder, Toronto, Touch, Pete Townshend, Train, Pat Travers Band, Triumph, Robin Trower, Twisted Sister, Steven Tyler, U2, UFO, Ugly Kid Joe, Uriah Heep, Utopia, Steve Vai, Van Halen, The Vamps, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Warrant, W.A.S.P., Roger Waters, Whitesnake, The Who, Wild Horses, Edgar Winter, Steve Winwood, Ronnie Wood, Gary Wright, Yes, Yellow Magic Orchestra, You Me At Six, Neil Young & Crazy Horse, Y & T, Zac Brown Band, Frank Zappa, Warren Zevon and ZZ Top.

Brilliant! A couple of drunken scans and I've seen 129 off the list, some of em multiple times.
ANGEL- lucky so and so! Where and when?
The mighty Silverwing! Lol.

 

[RobMCFC]

Had to be done, this is a list of acts I've seen. It isn't complete but I think it has most of the headliners I've seen plus some support acts and bands I've seen at festivals. Not all of the acts were my choice to see: some were those of my wife and daughters and as mentioned, some were on the bill of artists that I did want to see.

10cc, 38 Special, The 1975, 5 Seconds Of Summer, AC/DC, Adam & The Ants, Accept, Bryan Adams, Ryan Adams, Aldo Nova, Aerosmith, Airborne, The Alarm,The Allman Brothers, Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe, Angel, April Wine, Joan Armatrading, The Arctic Monkeys, Bad Company, Bastille, Bauhaus, Be Bop Deluxe, Jeff Beck, Pat Benatar, Justin Bieber, Biffy Clyro, Big Country, Biters, Black Country Communion, Black Crowes, Black Sabbath, Black Stone Cherry, Blackberry Smoke, Blackfoot, Blackmore's Night, Blind Melon, Blink 182, Blue Oyster Cult, Colin Blunstone, Blur, Michael Bolton, Bon Jovi, Joe Bonamassa, The Boomtown Rats, Boston, David Bowie, Garth Brooks, Bring Me The Horizon, Bow Wow Wow, Buckcherry, Budgie, Randy California, Camel, Catfish & The Bottlemen, Chas & Dave, Cheap Trick, Cher, Chicago, Chickenfoot, Cinderella, Eric Clapton, Eric Clapton & Friends, Coldplay, Phil Collins, Miley Cyrus, Ry Cooder, Alice Cooper, Counting Crows, Sheryl Crow, Crowded House, The Cult, Danger Danger, The Darkness, Deep Purple, Def Leppard, Rick Derringer, Diamond Head, Dio, Dire Straits, The Doobie Brothers, Doors of The 21st Century, Dr. Feelgood, Dream Theater, Drive by Truckers, Duran Duran, Bob Dylan, The Eagles, Steve Earle & The Dukes, Steve Earle & The Del McCoury Band, Earth Wind & Fire, Dave Edmunds' Rockpile, Electric Light Orchestra, E.L.P., Enuff Z Nuff, Eminem, Eddie & The Hot Rods, Melissa Etheridge, Extreme, Europe, Fairport Convention, Faith No More, Fall Out Boy, Bryan Ferry, The Firm, Fish, Fleetwood Mac, Focus, Foghat, Foo Fighters, Lita Ford, Foreigner, Peter Frampton, Frank Marino & Mahogany Rush, Ace Frehley, Funkadelic, Peter Gabriel, Liam Gallagher, Rory Gallagher, Gamma, Gary Glitter, Genesis, The Georgia Satellites, Gillan, Ian Gillan Band, David Gilmour, Girl, Girlschool, Gov't Mule, Grand Prix, Green Day, Greta Van Fleet, GTR, Guns n Roses, Sammy Hagar, Hall & Oates, Hanoi Rocks, Roy Harper, Hawkwind, Heart, Don Henley, Steve Hillage, Hold Steady, Hollywood Vampires, Hootie & The Blowfish, Horslips, Glenn Hughes, Ian Hunter, Hunters & Collectors, Billy Idol, Imagine Dragons, Inxs, Iron Maiden, It Bites, J.Geils Band, Michael Jackson, Japan, Jean-Michel Jarre, Jet, Jethro Tull, Joan Jett & The Blackhearts, Elton John, Journey, Jonas Brothers, Judas Priest, Kansas, Kasabian, Kid Rock, King Crimson, Krokus, Kiss, Mark Knopfler, Kraftwerk, Led Zeppelin, Huey Lewis & The News, Nils Lofgren, Lone Star, Lower Than Atlantis, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Madonna, Magnum, Manfred Mann's Earth Band, Richard Marx, Dave Matthews Band, Max Webster, Brian May, Imelda May, Paul McCartney, Meat Loaf, Megadeath, John Mellencamp, Metallica, Mike & The Mechanics, John Miles, Steve Miller Band, Eddie Money, Gary Moore, Manowar, Van Morrison, Motley Crue, Motorhead, Mott The Hoople, Mountain, Mr Big, Muse, Nazareth, New England, New York Dolls, Nickelback, Stevie Nicks, Night Ranger, Ted Nugent, Gary Numan, Oasis, Mike Oldfield, One Direction, Joan Osbourne, Ozzy Osbourne, The Osmonds, The Outlaws, Page & Plant, Robert Palmer, Parliament, Pearl Jam, Joe Perry, Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, Pet Hate, Pink Floyd, Plant Robert, Poison, The Police, Iggy Pop, Prince, The Psychedelic Furs, Pulp, Queen, Queen & Adam Lambert, Queen & Paul Rodgers, Queens of The Stone Age, Quiet Riot, The Quireboys, R.E.M., Trevor Rabin, Rainbow, Ratt, Chris Rea, Dan Reed Network, Lou Reed, REO Speedwagon, Return To Forever, Rival Sons, Paul Rodgers, Roger Daltrey, Rolling Stones, Rose Hill Drive, David Lee Roth, Uli Jon Roth , Roxy Music, Royal Blood, The Runaways, Rush, Sad Café, Saga, Santana, Joe Satriani, Saxon, Shakin' Street, Silverwing, Paul Simon, Simple Minds, The Sisters Of Mercy, Skid Row, Slade, Slash, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Soundgarden, Sparks, The Spin Doctors, Rick Springfield, Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band, Squeeze, Billy Squier, Ringo Starr's All Starr Band, Starz, Status Quo, Steel Panther, Steely Dan, Rod Stewart, Sting, The Stone Roses, Styx, Supertramp, The Sweet, T.Rex, Tears For Fears, Bonnie Tyler, Judy Tzuke, The Tear Drop Explodes, The Johnny Van Zant Band, The Michael Schenker Group, The Outfield, The Pretenders, The Robert Cray Band, The Scorpions, Cliff Richard & The Shadows, The Tubes, Thin Lizzy, Twin Atlantic, George Thorogood & The Destroyers, Thunder, Toronto, Touch, Pete Townshend, Train, Pat Travers Band, Triumph, Robin Trower, Twisted Sister, Steven Tyler, U2, UFO, Ugly Kid Joe, Uriah Heep, Utopia, Steve Vai, Van Halen, The Vamps, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Warrant, W.A.S.P., Roger Waters, Whitesnake, The Who, Wild Horses, Edgar Winter, Steve Winwood, Ronnie Wood, Gary Wright, Yes, Yellow Magic Orchestra, You Me At Six, Neil Young & Crazy Horse, Y & T, Zac Brown Band, Frank Zappa, Warren Zevon and ZZ Top.

That’s one hell of a list, OB1.

Seen a handful of those and some of them are my favourite gigs.

Bruce Springsteen (Bramhall Lane 88 and Etihad 2012j
INXS (several times on the X tour and bizarrely when they played The Academy on their small venues tour in 1993).
Crowded House several times - they always put on a good show.
Mellencamp NEC in 1992
Bryan Adams quite a few times - mostly on his Into The Fire tour (his last decent album IMO)
Bon Jovi at the NEC, when they were bettered by their support act, Dan Reed Network.
Steve Earle and The Dukes a few times.

When I saw Bruce Hornsby at the Apollo in 1988, I was one of the 10 or 12 people lucky enough to be invited on stage to sing parts of The Valley Road. As I was making my way off the stage, I reached out, shook his hand and said “nice concert, Bruce!”

 

[brummie blue]

I still play Max Webster: got most of their stuff on cd now.

Stray were support on Rush's first UK tour.

Never made the early RUSH tours, wasn’t old enough. First time was in 1980. Didn’t miss any after that and made trips to the US or Canada for several gigs.

Stray and Andy Dunkley supported the 1977 tour, Tyla Gang on the 1978 tour, Max Webster in ’79 on the Hemispheres dates, and Wild Horses for the two gigs at Bingley Hall later in ’79. Quartz in 1980, No support in ’81, ’83 and ’88, Primus in ’92. No support after that.

 

[MCFCTrick]

Bon Jovi at the NEC, when they were bettered by their support act, Dan Reed Network.

Still in awe that Dan Reed played an acoustic set in our house for my wife's 50th birthday party a few years ago.

 

[chesterbells]

Probably seen everyone I’ve wanted to see:

Ones I didn’t and wish I had:

Led Zeppelin (missed Knebworth in '79, would have been too young to see them earlier)
Frank Sinatra (in 1992, just to see if he was a great as they say)


Ones I've seen but missed an earlier version:

AC/DC (with Bon Scott)
Genesis (in '77)
Kate Bush (first tour)


Seen:

Tina Turner/Bryan Adams (David Bowie as guest) on one night, Deep Purple, Black Sabbath, Status Quo, Genesis, Yes, Saxon, Gillan, Motorhead, ZZ Top, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, Meatloaf, Bruce Springsteen, Paul Young, REM, The Stranglers, Deacon Blue, Elvis Costello, Kate Bush, The Jam, Bowie, Rush, The Stones, Paul McCartney, AC/DC, Peter Gabriel, U2, Judie Tzuke, Joan Armatrading, Whitesnake, Dire Straits, Slade, Human League, Rainbow, 10cc, SKY, Thin Lizzy, Marillion (old and new), Steely Dan, Queen (with Freddie), Heart, Joan Jett, Mike Oldfield, Pink Floyd, Hall & Oates, Yazoo, Squeeze, Diamond Head, Ultravox, Duran Duran, The Police, Sting, Robert Plant, Phil Collins, Culture Club, Judas Priest, Toyah, Gun, Def Leppard, Eurythmics, Wham, MSG, Kiss, Bon Jovi, Big Country, Chris De Burgh, Men at Work, Colin Hay, Steve Winwood, Roger Waters, Kajagoogoo, Simple Minds, Midnight Oil, Roger Waters, David Gilmore, Scorpions, The Pretenders, UB40, Elkie Brooks, Mary Chapin Carpenter, Nik Kershaw, Nifs Lofgren, Blue Oyster Cult, Sade, King, Tears for Fears, Level 42, Midge Ure, Suzanne Vega, George Benson, Tina Turner, Steve Earle, Alice Cooper, Moody Blues, Chris Rea, Iron Maiden, Huey Lewis, Magnum, GTR, Eric Clapton, The Waterboys, Joe Jackson, ELO, George Harrison, Ozzy, Aha, Lionel Richie, All About Eve, Paul Simon, Billy Joel, Fleetwood Mac, INXS, The Hooters, Bryan Ferry, Jeff Healey, Robert Cray, The Who, Don Henley, River City People, Aerosmith, Thunder, Del Amitri, Extreme, Prince, Alannah Myles, Queensryche, Oleta Adams, Pearl Jam, John Mellencamp, Shakespears Sister, Van Halen, Guns & Roses, The Cult, Soul Asylum, Elton John, Texas, Metallica, Madness, Brian May, Oasis, Crowded House, Mazzy Star, Harry Connick, Aimee Mann, Counting Crows, Doobie Brothers, Foreigner, Mike + The Mechanics, Natalie Merchant, The Cranberries, Jimmy Barnes, Hootie and the Blowfish, Rod Stewart, Belinda Charlise, Page & Plant, Paul Weller, Alanis Morissette, The Corrs, Celine Dion, Ocean Colour Scene, Lyle Lovett, The Eagles, Manic Street Preachers, Spice Girls, The Tragically Hip, Jean-Michel Jarre, Billy Ray Cyrus, John Hiatt, Stereophonics, Blondie, Barenaked Ladies, Bonnie Raitt, Collective Soul, Toto, Coldplay, Lonestar, David Grey, Kylie, The Feeling, Beth Nielsen Chapman, Gretchen Peters, Suzy Bogguss, Snow Patrol, Shawn Colvin, Neil Diamond, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Foo Fighters, Metallica, Ryan Adams, The Alarm, Jeff Beck, Pat Benatar, Biffy Clyro, Black Country Communion, Black Crowes, Michael Bolton, Joe Bonamassa, Garth Brooks, Cheap Trick, Chicago, Sheryl Crow, Dio, Dream Theater, Melissa Etheridge, Europe, Faith No More, The Firm, Fish, Fleetwood Mac, Liam Gallagher, The Georgia Satellites, Girlschool, Sammy Hagar, Hawkwind, Mark Knopfler, Magnum, Richard Marx, Dave Matthews Band, Max Webster, Nickelback, Stevie Nicks, Joan Osbourne, Poison, The Quireboys, Dan Reed Network, Lou Reed, REO Speedwagon, Roger Daltrey, Santana, Joe Satriani, Skid Row, Styx, Supertramp, George Thorogood & The Destroyers, Pete Townshend, Ugly Kid Joe, Wild Horses, Neil Young & Crazy Horse, Y & T, Frank Zappa.

Probably a few more as well...


Can you tell I keep a list!

Ever wear ear plugs? Cos your hearing must be slightly fucked after that lot!

 

[chesterbells]

That’s one hell of a list, OB1.

Seen a handful of those and some of them are my favourite gigs.

Bruce Springsteen (Bramhall Lane 88 and Etihad 2012j
INXS (several times on the X tour and bizarrely when they played The Academy on their small venues tour in 1993).
Crowded House several times - they always put on a good show.
Mellencamp NEC in 1992
Bryan Adams quite a few times - mostly on his Into The Fire tour (his last decent album IMO)
Bon Jovi at the NEC, when they were bettered by their support act, Dan Reed Network.
Steve Earle and The Dukes a few times.

When I saw Bruce Hornsby at the Apollo in 1988, I was one of the 10 or 12 people lucky enough to be invited on stage to sing parts of The Valley Road. As I was making my way off the stage, I reached out, shook his hand and said “nice concert, Bruce!”

Which Bon Jovi tour was that mate? Wasn’t the New Jersey tour December 88 was it? If so, I recall at the NEC the headliners put on a great show.