The Concert Thread

xxDinoSaurus

Since the music thread is so popular, I figured I'd make a concerts thread to post about past and upcoming concerts, experiences at concerts, etc. etc.

Do you like concerts? Have you been to one before? Who have you seen live? Who would you like to see?

I'm a concert junkie. My dad was when he was younger too, so he's been taking me to concerts for the longest time. I absolutely love them, and I go to so many. I haven't been to one in a while and would like to get back into that groove.

My first concert was in June or July, 2005 when I was 11 years old. It was Green Day. I had so much fun. Billy Joe Armstrong was working the crowd with his "warmup exercises" and everybody repeated him. I was always really quiet but when I got to that concert I yelled and sang so much that I basically lost my voice.

Since then, I have been to numerous concerts. I remember that Good Charlotte was my second concert (30 Seconds To Mars opened for them, along with someone else I believe), then Simple Plan. After that, I couldn't tell you the order lol.

I wish I would have kept all my ticket stubs (would be quite the collection!) but unfortunately I've misplaced the majority of them. However, I do own at least one shirt from every single concert I've ever been to (that was paid for, that is).

I'll name off other concerts I've been to at a later time, but right now I'm wondering, have you ever been?

Doos

I haven't seen a show in years..

It's a shame, 'cause the JLC gets a lot of great bands and I haven't stepped inside the building yet.

I've been to some pretty fun concerts.

Pantera, Slayer and Static X
Slipknot, Coal Chamber and Dope.
Clutch and Corrosion of Conformity
Metallica and Godsmack.

Those are the major ones.. with a lot of punk/indie stuff no one would ever have heard of.

I want to see Tool and Gwar.

Those are the only two bands on my list of 'must sees' that I've not seen.

Also I'd love to see Primus.

xxDinoSaurus

Very cool list. I remember there was a time when my friend and I loved Dope. We heard them on Guitar Hero III (?) and listened to some other songs of theirs and thought they were awesome.

I've seen Metallica and Godsmack as well. Godsmack was opening for someone and Metallica were the headliners. Both awesome concerts.

I actually worked during Tool when I used to work at the MTS Centre. I listened to the last bit of their show before I left work. They were really good too. I also worked during The Eagles at the Canad Inns Stadium. As an employee, I was able to get up to 4 tickets I think, for $11 so my dad took advantage of that lol. They were pretty good. I remember working there for another concert as well... I have a few different bands in mind but I can't remember which one it was.

Have not heard of Gwar.

I listened to a bunch of Primus a few years back. I thought they had some pretty cool songs, but if they came here I don't think I'd see them.

Doos

Have not heard of Gwar, eh?

Let's just say... you don't so much go for the music.. you go for the show:

YourEscape

I have been to a bunch of concerts and don't know if I can remember them all. Lets see:
RED
Skillet
Thousand Foot Krutch
Building 429
The Letter Black
Toby Mac
Kiros
Relient K
Anberlin
Jezreel
Family Force 5
A ton more I can't remember off the top of my head.

I have seen a TON of Christian bands that aren't on that list. My dad is a pastor and we used to organize a HUGE music festival at our Church with like 10 of the top Christian Worship bands (to be honest, most of them sucked but it was still a blast). My favorites are the ones listed above. Most of them are still Christian but they are Metal and Rock, not crappy worship bands.

YourEscape

Actual double post this time, weird.

WhorrorLoLz

I used to venues when I was in Montreal, and this was great.

Free drinks and shitty music, FTW!

It was pretty much just punks going nuts. It was cool.

FU OTTAWA!!!

Lactos

I love live music. I've been to tons of shows, but some of the more memorable ones were:

Ozzfest - Headliners were Black Sabbath (Original lineup), Slayer, Judas Preist, Dimmu Borgir and Black Label Society.

Muse with Silversun Pickups - If you ever get a chance to see Muse, do so!

Tool (Lateralus tour and their latest one). Messhugah opened for the first show and Dalek for the second.

Rammstein

Velvet Revolver

Also when Disturbed released their first album, I won tickets to their show and a BBQ with them beforehand. When Godsmack came through after releasing their second album, I also won a chance to meet them backstage.

@ Doos I also saw Coal Chamber, Slipknot and Dope on that same tour. It was pretty awesome. I saw Slipknot a few years later at Ozzfest and they just weren't as good. How was Static X? Also, I would have killed to see Pantera. Sadly, I'll never get a chance now.

@ xxDinoSaurus The Eagles for $11?! Fuck that's awesome.

EyeOfTheHawks

I saw ..
Rush Summer 2010
Barenaked Ladies ... i dont remember when, it wasnt a real concert... it was for dads work

Both at the ACC.

I think thats it

VanishedNine

I saw David Bowie in 91...best concert I have ever seen...he was amazing

Doos

@Lactos

Static X was pretty good.. when I saw them I believe the guitarist from Dope had joined them and he'd learned some cool new tricks! Swinging his guitar around him and doing windmills and the like.

Slayer also came out and jammed with Pantera, which was awesome, I believe it was one of their birthdays.

It's sad that they'll never be able to rock again.

@Vanished I'd love to see Bowie. He's a fucking alien.

Sintacs

shows ive been to in no particular order:

Into Eternity, Stratovarius
Black Light Burns, Combichrist
Holyhell, Rhapsody, Manowar
White Mice, Otto Von Schirach, Skinny Puppy
Johnny Hollow, Abney Park, Android Lust
Leaves Eyes, Blind Guardian
The Cure (got to this one late, missed most of the opening act, no idea who it was)
Combichrist, KMFDM
The Prodigy

ive also been to a few freebies, saw finger eleven, mudmen at the friendship festival waaay back, tokyo police club at the gears thing in toronto last month

Doos said:
Gwar

id fucking LOVE to see gwar, ive missed em a few times because i didnt have the $ to go when they were playing somewhere nearby :(

the1npc

many shows lol
less now that I'm in welland though (some good shows in st kitts though)

My first show was Dream theater / Zappa plays zappa at the molson amp it was july 2009
from then I just kept hitting up shows.

as far as upcoming shows theres structures and counterparts at the l3 in nov (st kitts)
and winds of plauge and chealsea grin at the opera house in toronto (awesome place)

recently I've seen protest the hero and blindwitness

@Doos GWARs in Toronto at the end of the month with every time I die!

to bad I'm broke lol

Doos

Really? Hmmm.. Can I make it? Will anyone go? My wife is going to see Matt Good tonight..

I'm at work. Le boo!

Sintacs

the1npc said:
I'm in welland

me too, this place is such a shit-hole :P

the1npc

Sintacs said:

the1npc said:
I'm in welland

me too, this place is such a shit-hole :P

yep lol
not the worst place though

VanishedNine

i am in Port Colborne...it isn't much better lol

xxDinoSaurus

Geeze I feel like I'm listening to such mainstream music when I look at all the concerts you guys have been to, and can't recognize over half the names.

@YourEscape - I saw that RED was on tour, but I didn't check to see if they were coming here. After hearing a couple of their songs through this site, I'd like to see them.
When I went to Youth Club or whatever with my cousin when I was younger, they had a Christian Rock concert that we went to. They were actually pretty good.

@Lactos292 - Awesome! I'd love to see Muse! They have some brilliant stuff.
Yes, the Eagles tickets were a nice treat! I think that's the only time I ever got anything free/discounted in my year of working there though. Too bad!
I'm so jealous you saw Disturbed. They came through here a few years ago and I wanted to go sooo badly but my dad never got tickets. THought he was going to but he didn't. I really want to see them.

@Sintacs - You saw Finger 11 for free? Awesome. I've seen those guys 2 or 3 times now, they're really good!

@the1npc - How was Dream Theatre? Must have been a hell of a show.

xxDinoSaurus

Some other concerts I've been to:

Finger Eleven (seen 2 or 3 times and we got a sneak peek of one of their new songs on their latest tour!)
Evanescence (I believe Stone Sour opened for them. I knew one of their songs at the time and loved it, so it was real cool to see them. I was disappointed as well that the guitarist in Evanescence didn't sing most of his parts [it was either during the bridge where they sing back and forth, or during the chorus'], in 'Bring Me To Life').
Three Days Grace (I've seen them 2 times I believe at Powerball, and 2 times I believe on tour, plus 1 more time for free at The Forks for the NHL kickoff party earlier this month).

Just bought tickets to see Theory of a Deadman with my dad for Christmas. I've seen them before at Powerball with him and then once again after that at the Burton Cummings Theatre (much smaller theatre.. where they're playing now and I'm surprised). I can't remember if it was them or Finger Eleven that Ten Second Epic played and same with Rev Theory (openers). I met members of each of the band. Rev Theory has some great music.

I've also seen:

Judas Priest
Black Sabbath/Megadeth (played the same tour)
Ozzy Osbourne/Rob Zombie (played the same tour)
Was supposed to see AC/DC with my dad but I was flying home from Switzerland the night they were playing.. probably flew over them.
Foo Fighters
Iron Maiden (amazing show!)

I know there's more. I'll update later.

the1npc

Dream Theater was great! Played over 2H set, blew my mind.

Did you see maiden last summer? Dream Theater opened for them was a great show, the moslon amp is badass

xxDinoSaurus

the1npc said:
Dream Theater was great! Played over 2H set, blew my mind.

Did you see maiden last summer? Dream Theater opened for them was a great show, the moslon amp is badass

Awesome!

It definitely wasn't last summer. It was their "Somewhere Back In Time" tour, and I'm almost positive it was '08. I couldn't tell you who opened for them.. definitely not Dream Theatre though, would have remembered that :p

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