Act you've seen the most times live (in concert)

The Black Crowes:

1991.06.13
1993.05.02
1996.12.10
1999.04.27
2001.05.11
2001.09.09
2001.09.12
2005.04.27
2005.10.14
2005.10.15

really miss this band.

 

Wilco
Just 5 times (I'm working on this)

 

Wow some of you are posting some crazy high numbers. Did you follow a band around on tour? Shows cost way too much, especially now, so I don't go very much anymore. I'll list the acts I've seen at least 3 times.

Rolling Stones
Black Flag
R.E.M.
Dead Kennedys
The Cure
Siouxsie & the Banshees
Neil Young
B**thole Surfers
Pixies
Flaming Lips
Jesus and Mary Chain

 

Paul McCartney, 11 times.

 

These are the only artists I've seen twice:
Don Reno, Red Smiley and The Tennessee Cut-ups
Byron Berline

Except for Bobby Hicks and The Zuma Jam which I've seen a dozen or more times:

 

Anyone else use setlist.fm to keep track of such things? It's kind of fun if you're a super-nerd.

http://www.setlist.fm/user/walrusoct9

 

Wow, some folks here are nuts! The only act I've seen more than twice is Caspar Brotzmann, twice with Massakar (Montreal, 1993 and '95) and once with his dad Peter (Victoriaville, 1994).

Although if I'm going to split hairs, I've seen Chris Cornell four times: once with Audioslave (1994 at a Washington state amphitheater on the Lollapalooza tour), once solo (Ottawa, 2009) and twice with Soundgarden (Ottawa and Calgary, 2011).

 

Richard Thompson. Final show with Linda. Solo. Duo with Danny Thompson. 3, 4 and 5 piece bands. 1000 years of popular music. All request shows...
Grateful Dead, 1967 through 1970.
Mose Allison

 

November 24, 1986
Stevie Ray Vaughn & Double Trouble
Orpheum Theatre $16.85

July 1, 1987
Stevie Ray Vaughn & Double Trouble
Great Woods $18.50

April 9, 1988
Stevie Ray Vaughn & Double Trouble (I think Robert Cray opened?)
Lowell Memorial Auditorium $17.50

May 20, 1988
Robert Plant w/guest SRV & Double Trouble
Great woods $21.00

June 25, 1989 - '89 Blues Festival
Stevie Ray Vaughn & Double Trouble (headliner) also featuring: Ronnie Earl, Guitar Slim Jr., John Mayall & Bluesbreakers, Johnny Winter.
Great Woods $21.50

November 8, 1989
Stevie Ray Vaughn and Jeff Beck
Worcester Centrum $18.50

I've seen Tom Waits 6 times and may have seen other acts like Todd Rundgren more than 6. But once I saw him live, SRV is the first artist I remember making it official policy of always seeing anytime he came to town.

 

Three times for each: Chicago (Transit Authority) and Ry Cooder (once at David Lindley @ WOMAD).

 

Bob Dylan: 4 times
Marillion: 8 times

 

Over the years, it would have to be "The Grateful Dead". I probably saw them at least 30 times between 1968 until 1980. I have seen many other bands like "Ten Years After" or "Jethro Tull" at least 10 time each. I quit going to concerts pretty much after 1985.

 

stones-20x
neil young-20x
dylan-20x
clapton-15x
jeff beck-10x
bowie-6x
johnny winter-6x
zappa-4x

 

My top 3 bands as far as number of times I've seen them:


U2 (3/15/81 - Reseda Country Club)
U2 /(opening for The J Geils Band) (3/27/82 - LA Sports Arena)
U2 (Glen Helen Park, Devore, CA - 5/30/83)
U2 (6/17/83 - LA Sports Arena)
U2 (12/16/84 - Long Beach Arena- missed due to car trouble)*
U2 (got sick with the flue and left 3 songs into U2) (3/2/85 - LA Sports Arena)*
U2 (3/5/85 - LA Sports Arena)
U2 (4/18/87 - LA Sports Arena)
U2 (4/22/87 - LA Sports Arena)
U2 (11/18/87 - LA Coliseum)
U2 (4/10/92 - Phoenix, AZ)
U2 (4/12/92 - LA Sports Arena)
U2 (10/31/92 - Dodger Stadium)
U2 (4/28/97 – Jack Murphy Stadium, San Diego)
U2 (6/21/97 - LA Coliseum)
U2 (4/23/01 - The Pond, Anaheim)
U2 (4/24/01 - The Pond, Anaheim)
U2 (4/26/01 - The Pond, Anaheim)
U2 (11/12/01 - Staples Arena)
U2 (11/13/01 - Staples Arena)
U2 (11/19/01 - Staples Arena)
U2 (3/28/05 - San Diego Sports Arena)
U2 (4/2/05 - Anaheim Pond)
U2 (4/6/05 - Staples Arena)
U2 (11/2/05 - Staples Arena)
U2 (10/25/09 - Rose Bowl)
U2 (6/18/11 - Anaheim Stadium)


Van Halen (Golden Bear club – 1/?/77)
Van Halen (Long Beach Arena – 7/9/78
Van Halen / Aerosmith (LA Coliseum – 4/8/79)
Van Halen (10/7/79 - LA Forum)
Van Halen (9/20/80 - LA Sports Arena)
Van Halen (6/20/81 - LA Forum)
Van Halen (6/21/81 - LA Forum)
Van Halen (9/10/82 - LA Forum)
Van Halen (9/12/82 - LA Forum)
Van Halen (Glen Helen Park, Devore, CA - 5/29/83)
Van Halen (LA Forum – 5/13/84)
Van Halen (7/2/86 - LA Forum)
Van Halen (9/10/91 - Pacific Amphitheater)
Van Halen (4/5/95 - LA Forum)
Van Halen (7/4/98 - Blockbuster Pavilion, Devore)
Van Halen (10/3/98 – The Joint, Las Vegas)
Van Halen + soundcheck (8/16/04 – The Pond)
Van Halen (8/19/04 - LA Forum)
Van Halen (11/20/07 - Staples Arena)
Van Halen (6/1/12 - Staples Arena)
Van Halen (6/9/12 - Staples Arena)


Bruce Springsteen (8/20/81 - LA Sports Arena)
Bruce Springsteen (10/25/84 - LA Sports Arena)
Bruce Springsteen (11/4/84 - LA Sports Arena)
Bruce Springsteen (9/30/85 - LA Coliseum)
Bruce Springsteen (4/22/88 - LA Sports Arena)
Bruce Springsteen (10/17/99 - Staples Arena)
Bruce Springsteen (10/23/99 - Staples Arena)
Bruce Springsteen (5/21/00 - The Pond, Anaheim)
Bruce Springsteen (8/24/02 – LA Forum)
Bruce Springsteen (10/29/07 - LA Sports Arena)
Bruce Springsteen (4/7/08 - Anaheim Pond)
Bruce Springsteen (4/26/12 - LA Sports Arena)

T.B.

 

I've seen Yo La Tengo 7 times and will see them every time I can until they or I croak.

The only others I've seen more than once are the Mountain Goats and tUnE-yArDs, twice each.

 

Springsteen 21 times
Monkees 16
Burt Bacharach 12

 

There was about 15 years or so during which I did not go to as many concerts (maybe none for half that time). I don't think I would have much bigger numbers per band if I had. What I would have done was see more bands that I never saw. I'm trying to make up for lost time but there are a lot that are no longer with us.

Who has traveled to follow a band around on tour?
What is the most shows you have seen on one tour? (allowing that some bands may have toured more or less continuously)
Edit - I started a separate thread with these questions.

 

In the 3+ club:

Neil Young (4)
Billy Bragg (3)
John Renbourn (4)
Pere Ubu (3)
The Residents (3)
Bob Dylan (3)
Caspar Brotzmann (3)
Robyn Hitchcock (3)
Steve Lacy (3)

Not counting artists who are friends or who I've shared bills with in tour-type situations (e.g., I've seen Pavement about a dozen times, but we were always opening for them - I've never stood out in the crowd and watched).

 

The Marshall Tucker Band - 15 times from 1974-1981.

 

believe it or not the Kinks (12 times) followed by Nick Cave and the Fall. that is of household names anyway - obviously there are smaller bands like the Negro Problem and Mission of Burma that I've seen loads more times.

 

Check out the link on my signature for a specific answer to this question. I think you'll enjoy it.

 

I've seen My Morning Jacket (or a show involving one of their members) 26 times.

 

I feel like a beginner here with some of the numbers quoted! I don't remember dates and exact numbers, but:

Eric Clapton - more than 20 times.
Pink Floyd (from Syd to post Roger eras) and the Stranglers (all with Hugh) more than a dozen times each.

 

Other interesting stats I've realized in the last few weeks:

I've seen 3 James Bond themes performed by their original artists ("Thunderball," "View To A Kill" and "Live And Let Die") and actually seen "Live And Let Die" played 6 times now, three by McCartney and three by the Axl Rose Band.

I need a life.

 

Grateful Dead - 247 (plus approx. 50 Jerry Garcia Band and Garcia/Grisman shows). Only a handful of post-Garcia shows featuring various configurations of former members (and those should not be and are not included in the count).

Don't have the info handy at the moment, but Neil Young, Dylan, Phish, Wilco/Jeff Tweedy all fall at various points within the 20-50 show spectrum. (With Dylan, my count is boosted a bit b/c I saw him open for or play with the Dead several times).