# What bands have you seen more than once? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [July 10, 2007, 12:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-bands-have-you-seen-more-than-once/411179 "2007-07-10T12:06:46Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2007, 1:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-bands-have-you-seen-more-than-once/411179/21 "2007-07-10T13:58:02Z")
[QUOTE=twickster] Derek Trucks (hi, **Marley**!) [/QUOTE] Hi yourself. 🙂 Alas, I don’t think I’ll see them for the rest of this year, what with their Europe plans. Allman Brothers Band - 45 times Derek Trucks Band - 12 Gov’t Mule - 9 Phil Lesh & Friends - 8 Dickey Betts (various solo bands) - 5 Susan Tedeschi - 4 Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers - 2 Metallica - 2 Tori Amos - 2 Scrapomatic - 2 Ben Folds - 2 I’ve also seen Lucinda Williams twice, both as an opening act. ---
**Author:** ![Jonathan\_Chance](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jonathan_chance/32/701_2.png) [@Jonathan\_Chance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jonathan_Chance)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2007, 1:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-bands-have-you-seen-more-than-once/411179/22 "2007-07-10T13:59:13Z")
Rush \>20 times (I think) Grateful Dead 2 Cowboy Mouth \>10 Mighty Mighty Bosstones 3 Gin Blossoms 3 Cherry Poppin’ Daddies 2 Emmet Swimming 5 Jimmy’s Chicken Shack 2 Mary Prankster 6 Velocity Girl 2 Counting Crows 2 Ozomotli 2 Harvey Danger 2 Jewel 2 U2 2 Primus 2 MSG 2 Mr Big (God help me) 2 Toad the Wet Sprocket 3 ---
**Author:** ![GrandWino](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grandwino/32/67_2.png) [@GrandWino](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GrandWino)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2007, 2:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-bands-have-you-seen-more-than-once/411179/23 "2007-07-10T14:03:57Z")
Barenaked Ladies 25+ times and counting Guster 6x They Might Be Giants 5x Morrissey 2x Pearl Jam 2x Tom Petty 2x Weird Al 2x Wilco 2x Butterfly Boucher 3x Old 97s 4x Rhett Miller 2x Weezer 2x Cake 2x ---
**Author:** ![RogueRacer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/7ab992/32.png) [@RogueRacer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RogueRacer)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2007, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-bands-have-you-seen-more-than-once/411179/24 "2007-07-10T14:04:08Z")
Having been big into hair bands at one time (and still enjoy the music once in a while): Kiss (x4) Loverboy (x4) REO Speedwagon (4+) Motley Crue (x3) Warrant (x3) Dokken (x3) Anthrax Megadeth Metallica AC/DC Aerosmith Boston Nugent Night Ranger Dio Poison I’m sure I’m forgetting some. Of those Kiss seemed to be the band that could be either really on or really off. When they were into the show, they were really quite good. ---
**Author:** ![fiddlesticks](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fiddlesticks/32/18129_2.png) [@fiddlesticks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fiddlesticks)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2007, 2:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-bands-have-you-seen-more-than-once/411179/25 "2007-07-10T14:18:39Z")
The Smashing Pumpkins - 16 (approx) Zwan - 3 I can’t think of any non-local bands I’ve seen twice other than Billy Corgan’s. Still, saw lots of memorable shows. Good times…good times. ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2007, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-bands-have-you-seen-more-than-once/411179/26 "2007-07-10T14:25:34Z")
Not many. Rush x 2 Miles Davis x 2 (In his days with Bill Evans and Mike Stern) Richard Thompson x 3 ---
**Author:** ![Fiver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e274bd/32.png) [@Fiver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiver)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2007, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-bands-have-you-seen-more-than-once/411179/27 "2007-07-10T14:25:35Z")
REM twice, including one time for $2 at a small club in Athens in the 1980s (and another time at the Omni in Atlanta, an arena venue, for the Green tour). They Might Be Giants, more times than I can count. And I’m amazed that I’m the first to mention either band. ---
**Author:** ![fusoya](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ecccb3/32.png) [@fusoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fusoya)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2007, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-bands-have-you-seen-more-than-once/411179/28 "2007-07-10T14:31:00Z")
I’ve seen **They Might Be Giants** 36 times. No joke. And I know people who’ve seen them over 100. It’s easy when the band lives in the same city as me and likes doing local gigs all the time. I’ve seen **Weird Al Yankovic** 15 times, including 10 on the Touring With Scissors tour, mostly due to a road trip taken during the last week of it, yet haven’t seen him on the Lynwood tour yet, mainly due to his apparent fear of playing in NYC (didn’t play here last tour either!). I’ve seen **Lisa Loeb** about 5 times, also due to her doing low-key NYC shows. I’ve seen **Pearl Jam** 3 times, as well as **The Candy Butchers**. Come to think of it, I’ve also seen **OK Go** about 4 times, and they were all as opening acts. I’ve seen **Metallica** twice as well, although the first show was an S&M and they were not allowed to play very loud due to overpowering the orchestra and thus the recording they were doing. ---
**Author:** ![pepperlandgirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f17d59/32.png) [@pepperlandgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pepperlandgirl)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2007, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-bands-have-you-seen-more-than-once/411179/29 "2007-07-10T14:37:52Z")
I don’t do concerts for a variety of reasons, but I’ve seen **Wilco** 3 times, 4 if you count the Jeff Tweedy show (and I do) and **Eric Clapton** twice. I’ll be catching **Wilco** again at the end of August. ---
**Author:** ![Fiver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e274bd/32.png) [@Fiver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiver)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2007, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-bands-have-you-seen-more-than-once/411179/30 "2007-07-10T14:41:43Z")
[QUOTE=pepperlandgirl] I don’t do concerts for a variety of reasons, [/QUOTE] I wouldn’t presume to guess at your reasons, but I generally don’t like them either. I don’t like the crowds and the overpriced drinks, the sound is usually cranked up much higher than I prefer it, and frankly, the music usually sounds better on the studio-produced CD. It has to be a band I really, really like and one I know is especially good live before I’ll go out to see them. Sorry to be Captain Bringdown for this thread. ---
**Author:** ![rhythmonly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ee59a6/32.png) [@rhythmonly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rhythmonly)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2007, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-bands-have-you-seen-more-than-once/411179/31 "2007-07-10T14:44:17Z")
I’ve been going to Cheap Trick shows since 1979. My son’s seen them 5 times. ---
**Author:** ![ColonelDax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/71e660/32.png) [@ColonelDax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ColonelDax)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2007, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-bands-have-you-seen-more-than-once/411179/32 "2007-07-10T14:46:28Z")
the dB’s (3) R.E.M. (2, first time in spring 1983) Flipper (2, first time with original lineup) the Nighthawks (at least 3) Chris Isaak (3) Nick Lowe (2) ---
**Author:** ![Spoke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e57/32.png) [@Spoke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoke)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2007, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-bands-have-you-seen-more-than-once/411179/33 "2007-07-10T14:52:45Z")
The list of bands I’ve seen is a very, very, very, very, very, very, very long one. The list of bands I’ve seen more than once is considerably shorter: The Rolling Stones R.E.M. Drive By Truckers Jason and the Scorchers Psychedelic Furs Poi Dog Pondering BR5-49 Asylum Street Spankers The Bodeans Cowboy Mouth Plus several more obscure local Athens and Atlanta bands. And several bluegrass bands (all of which I recommend if they come your way): Chatham County Line Steep Canyon Rangers King Wilkie ---
**Author:** ![Fiver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e274bd/32.png) [@Fiver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiver)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2007, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-bands-have-you-seen-more-than-once/411179/34 "2007-07-10T14:53:57Z")
[QUOTE=spoke-] Poi Dog Pondering [/QUOTE] I didn’t know they ever came to Atlanta. ---
**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:** [July 10, 2007, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-bands-have-you-seen-more-than-once/411179/35 "2007-07-10T14:56:12Z")
What I can remember offhand: Jethro Tull - about 25 Yes - I think 11 times, plus ABWH twice King Crimson - about 9, plus ProjeKct 2 and ProjeKct 4 once each Frank Zappa - 5 Fairport Convention - lots Richard Thompson - several Martin Carthy - at least four Pentangle - 3, plus Renbourn/McShee and Renbourn/Jansch shows Gentle Giant - 3 ELP - 5 (including ELPowell once) Genesis - 3 (none of them with Gabriel, unfortunately) Steeleye Span - 2 Robin Williamson - several Robert Fripp - at least 5 (solo, League of Crafty Guitarists, RF string Quintet) Procol Harum - 3 Groovy Judy (local band) - dozens of times Tempest (local band) - lots, will probably go see them in the park on Thursday Elvis Costello - 2 The Who - 2 (once with Moony, once without) Rolling Stones - 3 Strawbs - 2.5 (Walked out on them once; they sucked that night. The other two shows were great.) Porcupine Tree - 3 Peter Gabriel - at least twice Kevin Ayers - 2 ---
**Author:** ![Spoke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e57/32.png) [@Spoke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoke)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2007, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-bands-have-you-seen-more-than-once/411179/36 "2007-07-10T14:59:32Z")
[QUOTE=Fiver] I didn’t know they ever came to Atlanta. [/QUOTE] Yep. The old Cotton Club, on at least two occasions. ---
**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:** [July 10, 2007, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-bands-have-you-seen-more-than-once/411179/37 "2007-07-10T15:02:13Z")
Willie Nelson, Lynyrd Skynyrd, ZZ Top, Elton John, Jimmy Buffett, Jerry Jeff Walker, Stevie Nicks, Bruce Springsteen… There’s probably others that I can’t think of right now. ---
**Author:** ![Spoke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e57/32.png) [@Spoke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoke)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2007, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-bands-have-you-seen-more-than-once/411179/38 "2007-07-10T15:08:27Z")
A few I forgot (this is _important_, dammit): Green Day Live Radiohead Ziggy Marley ---
**Author:** ![Otto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Otto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Otto)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2007, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-bands-have-you-seen-more-than-once/411179/39 "2007-07-10T15:16:22Z")
Cyndi Lauper twice. If you count the band I roadied for in college, then Phineas Gage more times than any human not actually fucking a band member should have had to. ---
**Author:** ![gonzoron](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a6a055/32.png) [@gonzoron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzoron)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2007, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-bands-have-you-seen-more-than-once/411179/40 "2007-07-10T15:19:01Z")
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