# 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:** 4
**Author:** ![Yookeroo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yookeroo/32/323_2.png) [@Yookeroo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yookeroo)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2007, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-bands-have-you-seen-more-than-once/411179/61 "2007-07-10T17:56:47Z")
Queen - 5 or 6 times U2 - maybe a dozen times Aerosmith - 2 or 3 Los Lobos - 2 or 3 Dramarama - 2 or 3 Chemical Brothers - twice The Orb - twice The Go-Gos - a few times Infected Mushroom - twice Junkie XL - 3 times Moby - 6 or 7 times Crystal Method - 3 or 4 times DJs: Armin van Burren - a dozen or so Tiësto - same Ferry Corsten - same Sandra Collins - twice DJ Dan - half a dozen or so Fatboy Slim - twice In a couple of weeks I can add Daft Punk There’s a whole bunch that I’m forgetting. ---
**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:** [July 10, 2007, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-bands-have-you-seen-more-than-once/411179/62 "2007-07-10T18:09:35Z")
I’m sure there are more, but this is all I can think of right now: Kansas - 2 (once with and once without Steve Walsh) Van Halen - 2 (original line-up both times) The Smithereens - 4 or more Pat DiNizio (lead singer of above)- 2 (and was his roadie for both shows) Don Dixon & Marti Jones -2 The Fleshtones - 6 (4 times in one week) Tracy Bonham - 2 The Beach Boys - 2 (an '80s line-up and a mid-'70s lineup) Sting - 2 (and make it 3 if you count a Police concert) many many local (SE Virginia) bands many many times, some of whom have released songs that got national/international airplay. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Universe\_Lashes\_Out](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8797f3/32.png) [@The\_Universe\_Lashes\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Universe_Lashes_Out)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2007, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-bands-have-you-seen-more-than-once/411179/63 "2007-07-10T18:21:46Z")
Wilco - I think 5 times, plus Jeff Tweedy solo once Spoon - 5 Drive-By Truckers - 4 The Octopus Project - 4 Less Than Jake - 4 …And You Will Know Us By The Trail of Dead - 3 Jonathan Richman - 3 The Black Keys - 3 Superchunk - 3 Weezer - 3 Ted Leo & the Pharmacists - 2 TV on the Radio - 2 My Morning Jacket - 2 Built to Spill - 2 Old 97’s - 2 The Roots - 2 Sloan - 2 Ozma - 2 Steve Earle - 2 Sunny Day Real Estate - 2 ---
**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, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-bands-have-you-seen-more-than-once/411179/64 "2007-07-10T19:47:21Z")
[QUOTE=Fiver] 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. [/QUOTE] Yeah, those are basically my reasons, plus I find the whole experience to be very stressful. I can never afford good seats, parking is insane, the lines are insane…it’s just never worth it to me. Except when it comes to **Wilco**. They’re worth just about anything, including flying from Salt Lake to Oakland so I get the chance to see them… ---
**Author:** ![ShiefferSaw](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c37758/32.png) [@ShiefferSaw](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShiefferSaw)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2007, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-bands-have-you-seen-more-than-once/411179/65 "2007-07-10T21:46:32Z")
I haven’t been to too many concerts either. The only band I’ve seen twice is OAR. The only reason being that they’re from the Maryland area and are pretty big over here. ---
**Author:** ![AskNott](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asknott/32/5790_2.png) [@AskNott](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AskNott)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2007, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-bands-have-you-seen-more-than-once/411179/66 "2007-07-10T22:49:56Z")
SRC Marshall Tucker Chuck Berry The Boxtops, maybe Siegel-Schwall Band Simon & Garfunkel Foghat ZZ Top Grateful Dead The Mob Bob Seger Ted Nugent Rippingtons Fourplay Cathy Morris BB King Gene Deer Buddy Guy Yank Rachell John Hiatt Bonnie Raitt Jackson Browne Santana Stevie Ray Vaughan The Fabulous Thunderbirds Tom Shinness Bruce Springsteen Governor Davis and the Blues Ambassadors The Flying Karamozov Brothers Diane Schuur Eric Clapton Frank Zappa Spiro Gyra Leo Kottke Bela Fleck and the Flecktones The Guys All-Star Shoe Band The David Grisman Quartet/Quintet Charlie Smith’s various bands There may be a few more, but I can’t recall them just now. ---
**Author:** ![Push\_You\_Down](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/push_you_down/32/9095_2.png) [@Push\_You\_Down](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Push_You_Down)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2007, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-bands-have-you-seen-more-than-once/411179/67 "2007-07-10T22:52:09Z")
Hmm… I think it’s only The Decemberists. I have to REALLY like a band to go out and see them. ---
**Author:** ![Darryl\_Lict](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/7cd45c/32.png) [@Darryl\_Lict](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darryl_Lict)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2007, 11:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-bands-have-you-seen-more-than-once/411179/68 "2007-07-10T23:44:27Z")
Grateful Dead 30+ Los Lobos 10+ X 10+ Dave Alvin/Blasters 8+ Meat Puppets 6+ David Lindley 5+ The Clash Elvis Costello The Who Bob Dylan Neil Young Social Distortion Ry Cooder I’ll think of some more. ---
**Author:** ![AskNott](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asknott/32/5790_2.png) [@AskNott](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AskNott)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2007, 11:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-bands-have-you-seen-more-than-once/411179/69 "2007-07-10T23:46:49Z")
Oy. One correction and some additions. My wife got home, and she says we only saw Fourplay once. We’ve seen Gordon Bonham twice Duke Tumatoe twice Dog Talk three times Pat Webb twice There are several more I saw once, but wish I had seen more than once: Ry Cooder Benny Goodman Andres Segovia Robin Trower Frank Sinatra Janis Joplin David Lindley Night ---
**Author:** ![elfkin477](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a9a28c/32.png) [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2007, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-bands-have-you-seen-more-than-once/411179/70 "2007-07-11T00:30:36Z")
just Guster ---
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These are the ones I can remember paying to see more than once (rather than though work) Not as many as I’d thought:- Radiohead x4 Orbital REM Underworld Goldfrapp Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain Neil Young Chemical Brothers Pulp Foo Fighters White Stripes LCD Soundsystem Daft Punk Smiths Cure (possibly the Clash – slightly vague about the second time) Ry Cooder Gomez Bowie (twice – but in very different eras) Zero 7 That Petrol Emotion Bjork can’t think of any more, brain siezed up… Oh, Willie Nelson ---
**Author:** ![wonderlust](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wonderlust/32/7237_2.png) [@wonderlust](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonderlust)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2007, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-bands-have-you-seen-more-than-once/411179/72 "2007-07-11T00:35:51Z")
[QUOTE=control-z] Dave Matthews - Probably 20 times, they used to play regular Tue night gigs in Charlottesville VA [/QUOTE] Oh, I envy you!!! Allman Bros. Santana (more times than I can count!) Little Feat (the original group) The Temptations Bonnie Raitt - multiple times Eric Clapton Grateful Dead (I was dragged) Crusaders/Tower of Power Taj Mahal (does solo count?) Jimmy Buffet Beach Boys Crosby, Stills, and Nash Fleetwood Mac (with Stevie) Doobie Bros. - (I was dragged there) B.B. King ---
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Seen Cowboy Junkies three times Seen Susan Werner three times Seen Natalie Merchant both solo and with 10,000 Maniacs back in the day. I’ll let the jury decide if that counts. Aside from that, none spring to mind. Seen lots of concerts but usually I see someone once and I’m pretty satisfied to have seen them live. ---
**Author:** ![President\_Johnny\_Gentle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/5f9b8f/32.png) [@President\_Johnny\_Gentle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/President_Johnny_Gentle)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2007, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-bands-have-you-seen-more-than-once/411179/74 "2007-07-11T00:44:01Z")
Guided by Voices: 8 times Stuart Davis: 5 times (6 times if you count his alter ego opening for himself separately) Of Montreal, Sonic Youth, Apples in Stereo, Elf Power: 3 times Pavement, Olivia Tremor Control, Neutral Milk Hotel, Helium, Frank Black: twice each ---
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The Who Pete solo Nick Lowe Rockpile Elvis Costello Blue Oyster Cult Steve Miller Frank Zappa Moody Blues Kinks Pink Floyd Peter Gabriel Rick Derringer King Crimson ZZ Top Tom Petty Mike and the Mechanics Van Halen Dixie Dregs Todd Rundgren Neil Young Grateful Dead The Tubes Peter Frampton Joe Walsh The Eagles BB King Dick Dale Foghat Greg Kihn Santana Yes Jeff Beck Ringo Starr The Clash Dire Straits Asia Stevie Ray Vaughn Donovan ---
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Better Than Ezra KoRN Puddle of Mudd Three Days Grace Breaking Benjamin Nickelback Fuel 7 Mary 3 Alison Krauss DJ Williams Dave Matthews Band Papa Roach Graham Colton Band Convoy Cowboy Mouth Ingram Hill 3 Doors Down Hoobastank 311 Garbage ---
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I’ve seen U2 three times, and Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers 3 times as well. ---
**Author:** ![delphica](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e9a140/32.png) [@delphica](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/delphica)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2007, 4:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-bands-have-you-seen-more-than-once/411179/78 "2007-07-11T04:02:51Z")
Wow, so many of you have such very, very long lists – I can’t imagine what your lists of bands you’ve seen _once_ must be like. More than once, I’ve seen: U2 Peter Gabriel The Beastie Boys REM The Goo Goo Dolls (This one is possibly excluded per the OP, as they were a small local band when I saw them) ---
**Author:** ![fishbicycle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/aeb1de/32.png) [@fishbicycle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fishbicycle)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2007, 4:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-bands-have-you-seen-more-than-once/411179/79 "2007-07-11T04:27:12Z")
[QUOTE=BaneSidhe] ARRRRHHH!! A Larry Fan! w00t! [/QUOTE] Hi! Sorry I missed this earlier. But yeah! I saw Larry before he was famous, and I saw him again at the Q107 10th Anniversary Bash at The Diamond Club. He sang a solo rendition of “Good Golly Miss Molly” with such intensity, his voice could have peeled paint off walls. I have on VHS at least one Much Music Spotlight of his videos, and his appearance on Letterman, after he had started going by Lawrence. It sure is strange to hear him singing for Styx now! ---
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Luckily I keep all my ticket stubs. the Urge (10) (local band) Deftones (5) Rancid (4) Bad Religion (3) 311 (3) Goldfinger Rage against the Machine White Stripes Green Day Mars Volta Jane’s Addiction George Clinton (P-funk allstars) Grateful Dead (when I was very young) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-bands-have-you-seen-more-than-once/411179.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-bands-have-you-seen-more-than-once/411179.md?page=5)