Longest interval between the first time you saw a musician/band and the last?

Rolling Stones. First show in April of '76 (Frankfurt Festhalle), second was October of '97 (Charlotte). So roughly 21 and a half years.

 

Southside Johnny & the Asbury Jukes
May 1985 - Libe Slope, Cornell University
July 2015 - Tanner Park, Long Island
30 years

 

"Things have changed"

 

Weezer - Jan 1997 / Mar 2019
Cher - Feb 2000 / Feb 2019
Cyndi Lauper - Sept 2002 / Jul 2018
soon to be Joan Jett - Aug 2003 / Aug 2019

 

On my! They certainly have! LOL

 

I saw the Mighty Mighty Bosstones last year after a 21 year gap. That is probably the longest for me.

 

Very cool you saw Elvis in 1956.

Can you fill in any details for us?
Indoors or county fair sort of thing?
Was the crowd frenzied at that point already ?

Do you remember much about how he was?

 

I’m pretty sure Grand Funk Railroad was the first concert I attended at the age of 15. I saw Mark Farmer last fall when I was 62. Does that count?

 

Ray Davies: With Kinks in 1978, on solo tour in 1996
Roxy Music: 1978, then reunion tour in 2001

 

This is roughly speaking...Frampton, summer of 1979. August? He was already persona non grata. Fast forward: decades of attempted comebacks and annual tours paid off. Again in 2008 - win tickets. Went again a couple time since. The man put on great shows!

 

Iron Maiden in 1995, then didn’t see them again until 2006 (11 years).

 

Next month “Stray Cats “ 36 years

 

MCG or VFL Park?

 

Perth Entertainment Centre ... I'm a Perth lad

 

Roger Waters:
With Pink Floyd in Feb 1969
As solo artist in Jul 2018

A gap of 49 years

 

Ian Hunter - 1974 with Mott the Hoople, 2013 without (39 years)
Wreckless Eric - 1977, 2013 (36 years)

I could also add that they were on the same bill.

 

Charlie Musselwhite 1974-2000

 

The Beach Boys 1984/2017

 

Paul McCartney 1990/2010 (20 years)

That will change this week, when the answer will be:

The Who 1989/2019 (30 years)

 

Pretty sure it’s Kathy Mattea. 1994 for the first time at Westbury Music Fair, and 2018 the most recently, at City Winery.

 

Jack Bruce: 1 June 1975 (Manchester), 30 March 2012 (Holmfirth)

 

Bob Dylan 1990-2018
Todd Snider 1996-2018
Steve Earle 1998-2017
Dar Williams 1996-2015
Greg Brown 1996-2013
Lucinda Williams 2001-2015
Jenny Lewis 2009-2019

 

You took your girlfriend and your wife? WOW!

 

Adrian Belew. 1982 with King Crimson and 2018 with his own band. 36 years.

 

McCartney in '73 and '12. 39 years.
Dylan in '69 and '07. 38 years.
Ravi Shankar in '74 and '05. 31 years.