# Did you see any of these bands in live concerts? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [February 27, 2005, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-see-any-of-these-bands-in-live-concerts/292092 "2005-02-27T01:55:56Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![ccwaterback](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/df705f/32.png) [@ccwaterback](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ccwaterback)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2005, 4:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-see-any-of-these-bands-in-live-concerts/292092/41 "2005-02-28T04:31:07Z")
> [@RumMunkey](#): > > _Farewell_ tour?? IIRC, John Bonham died quite unexpectedly in 1980, but the band had no designs on spiltting up or to stop touring before that, did they? If I remember correctly it was billed as the farewell tour. I saw them in Chicago in 1977. [http://members.tripod.com/~LZTorak/lz/chronology.html](http://members.tripod.com/~LZTorak/lz/chronology.html) One other concert of note. I saw Lynyrd Skynyrd open for The Who in 1974(?) ---
**Author:** ![Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e47c2d/32.png) [@Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biffy_the_Elephant_Shrew)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2005, 5:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-see-any-of-these-bands-in-live-concerts/292092/42 "2005-02-28T05:28:55Z")
> [@MizQuirk](#): > > Gosh, I don’t know! If _Midnight Vultures_ is Jeff Beck, that’s the one I’ve got, though the artist is listed as Beck. Glad to be getting this straightened out. No, the guy you’re interested in is simply Beck. **Jeff** Beck is a guitarist, not a singer. He replaced Eric Clapton in the Yardbirds, and later formed his own band with Rod Stewart as the singer. (This was back in the '60s.) The Jeff Beck Group’s first album, _Truth_, was blatantly imitated by yet another former Yardbirds guitarist, Jimmy Page, when he formed his own group: Led Zeppelin. ---
**Author:** ![koeeoaddi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/koeeoaddi/32/408_2.png) [@koeeoaddi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/koeeoaddi)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2005, 5:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-see-any-of-these-bands-in-live-concerts/292092/43 "2005-02-28T05:42:18Z")
I saw the Bealtes in 1966 (J.F.K. Stadium, Philadelphia). I still have my ticket – it cost $5. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Meurglys](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/258eb7/32.png) [@Meurglys](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Meurglys)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2005, 2:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-see-any-of-these-bands-in-live-concerts/292092/44 "2005-02-28T14:01:07Z")
I saw the _Lamb Lies Down_ Genesis tour in November 74 - Gabriel’s last tour with them. It was stunning, with loads of costume changes, slide & light shows and general weirdness. I didn’t go the next time they toured but friends said it was pretty good even without Gabriel… Two days after seeing Genesis, I saw Jethro Tull at the same venue - that was pretty good, too, but Ian Anderson standing on one leg playing a flute isn’t really the same experience as seeing Gabriel as the Slipperman! But I was in the front row. 🙂 I saw Phil Collins a couple more times but that was with his band _Brand X_ and I really went to see the support - _Peter Hammill_. The only other one on your list that I’ve seen is Dr. John - excellent shows. ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2005, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-see-any-of-these-bands-in-live-concerts/292092/45 "2005-02-28T14:05:11Z")
> [@MizQuirk](#): > > Gosh, I don’t know! If _Midnight Vultures_ is Jeff Beck, that’s the one I’ve got, though the artist is listed as Beck. Glad to be getting this straightened out. The Beck you’re talking about is Beck Hansen, though he does not use his last name. Jeff Beck is a guitar player. Actually Jeff Beck called one of his albums _Who Else?_ to allude to this confusion. ---
**Author:** ![Sean\_Factotum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/50afbb/32.png) [@Sean\_Factotum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sean_Factotum)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2005, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-see-any-of-these-bands-in-live-concerts/292092/46 "2005-02-28T15:02:31Z")
> [@Mr. Blue Sky](#): > > You should check out _Three Sides Live_ (not on DVD yet and out of print in VHS). > > It’s mostly songs from _Duke_ and _Abacab_. > > Great versions of “Turn It On Again” & “Abacab”. I don’t know, man. I saw that tour in Pittsburgh. Third row. And I was turned off by the whole “Phil Collins with supporting band” thing. I never thought he was that great a musician or singer (but Lisa wanted to go, and whatever Lisa wanted, she got back then). But Chester _ruled_!! ---
**Author:** ![KGS](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/90ced4/32.png) [@KGS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KGS)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2005, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-see-any-of-these-bands-in-live-concerts/292092/47 "2005-02-28T21:07:00Z")
> [@MizQuirk](#): > > Kgs, that 1987 show of Genesis – what’s the name of the video, please? Could it be _Genesis – The Video Show_ that’s to be released in late March? Was Paul Young a member of Genesis? That must have been so-o-o-o exciting! The DVD is called _Live at Wembley Staduim_ and is available on Amazon or Netflix. Paul Young was the guy who had hits with “Come Back and Stay” and “Every Time You Go Away” back in the mid-80’s. He was only the opening act and does not appear on the DVD. (You might be confusing him with the _other_ Paul Young, who was the lead singer of Mike+the Mechanics, and unfortunately died a few years ago.) _The Video Show_ is just all their music videos from 1976 to 1999. Unfortunately, none of their concerts before 1987 are available on DVD and are looong out of print on VHS. For those, your best bet would be to check a friendly neighborhood file-sharing service near you. 🙂 I don’t know of any plans to release earlier concerts on DVD and frankly I’m not holding my breath… ---
**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2005, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-see-any-of-these-bands-in-live-concerts/292092/48 "2005-02-28T22:04:38Z")
Of your list, I’ve seen Jimmy Buffett, Dr. John, and Santana. I’ve also seen, in no particular order (and to the best of my memory, 😉 ): Humble Pie (w/ Peter Frampton) Peter Frampton Bob Seger Stevie Nicks Elton John ZZ Top America Allman Brothers Lynyrd Skynyrd (before and after the plane crash) Styx Doobie Brothers Black Sabbath Van Halen And plenty more that I can’t remember. It was the 70’s, ya know! ---
**Author:** ![elfkin477](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a9a28c/32.png) [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2005, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-see-any-of-these-bands-in-live-concerts/292092/49 "2005-02-28T22:14:02Z")
I, apparently, saw Joe Cocker. But being three or so at the time, have no memory of this, so I couldn’t tell you if he was any good or not. I do remember seeing the Boston Pops the next year, and not appriciating them at all. Except for the fireworks (it was outdoors, obviously). ---
**Author:** ![partlycloudy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/partlycloudy/32/3114_2.png) [@partlycloudy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/partlycloudy)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2005, 4:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-see-any-of-these-bands-in-live-concerts/292092/50 "2005-03-01T04:50:39Z")
> [@MizQuirk](#): > > Logan, you ARE a dear, but I couldn’t ask you to do that. Unless you’d let me pay you for CDs, of course (or maybe rent them for one play-through and then return?). I know who Paul Simon is, and have four songs from his & Garfunkel’s _Concert in Central Park_ CD. I looked up “The Band” on our library site and got a listing of a Disney CD that sounds like it might be pretty good (not childish), and though I didn’t see “The Band” mentioned, it must be in there somewhere. They say it might be a 20-day wait, but I ordered it. I’m going to order _Mad Dogs & Englishmen_ from [Amazon.com](http://Amazon.com). Oh yeah, you’re gonna have a hard time looking up “The Band” and actually coming up with “The Band.” I should’ve linked before, [this](http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B00004W50T/qid=1109652873/sr=8-6/ref=sr_8_xs_ap_i6_xgl15/102-8827553-3114544?v=glance&s=music&n=507846) is one of my favorites. Listen to “Long Distance Operator” for some _serious_ funkiness! One you’ll probably recognize is “The Weight” (#5). Lonesome Suzy (both tracks) is another good one. I’d be happy to make you a couple of CDs free of charge - don’t worry, it won’t break me. 🙂 And I can sure think of a few more Paul Simon songs you should have. ---
**Author:** ![Zebra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/c0e974/32.png) [@Zebra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zebra)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2005, 4:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-see-any-of-these-bands-in-live-concerts/292092/51 "2005-03-01T04:59:18Z")
I’ve seen Buffet twice. It’s a lot of fun. Some other concerts that stick out for me are Queen, Styx, Elton John and Fleetwood Mac. Actually camping out for Fleetwood tickets is the event of my HS years that I should turn into a novel or a screenplay. (or both) That was one crazy night. Kind of my own personal American Graffitti. ---
**Author:** ![Scissorjack](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c67d28/32.png) [@Scissorjack](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scissorjack)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2005, 9:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-see-any-of-these-bands-in-live-concerts/292092/52 "2005-03-01T09:26:03Z")
I saw Nirvana in ‘91. They sucked. Wandered on to a Shonen Knife track, shuffled a bit, Kurt mumbled into the mic, they played a 55 minute set {I timed it} with none of the songs anyone wanted to hear {and yes, I _was_ listening to _Bleach_ before they got popular}, Kurt mumbled into the mic again, and they wandered off. No encores, and a very unhappy crowd: I’ve been to far better gigs at the local "5 bands for 5 bucks’ punk club. On the other hand, Jane’s Addiction, around the same time, were _gods_: they played at the town hall, this great old Edwardian edifice with gilded balconies and velvet drapes, and the place was packed and sweating - they played for 2 hours, every song you wanted to hear, and they _rocked_: Perry Farrell was strutting like a peacock, Dave Navarro was playing some of the best guitar I’ve ever heard, the balconies were bouncing up and down 18 inches with people leaping frantically, and the place just reeked of sweat, marijuana and pheromones - it was what I imagine seeing The Who or Led Zep in their prime was like. If you couldn’t get laid that night, you couldn’t get laid. Best gig ever. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-see-any-of-these-bands-in-live-concerts/292092.md?page=2)