# What members of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame have you seen live? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [January 17, 2014, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-members-of-the-rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame-have-you-seen-live/679059 "2014-01-17T14:48:50Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Edward\_The\_Head](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ce73a5/32.png) [@Edward\_The\_Head](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Edward_The_Head)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2014, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-members-of-the-rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame-have-you-seen-live/679059/21 "2014-01-17T16:12:52Z")
Wow, more then I had expected, mostly because I don’t keep up with the HOF. Eric Clapton AC/DC U2 Black Sabbath Alice Cooper Rush I was supposed to see ZZ Top at one point but they canceled the show I was supposed to go to and moved it up in time. ---
**Author:** ![Meurglys](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/258eb7/32.png) [@Meurglys](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Meurglys)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2014, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-members-of-the-rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame-have-you-seen-live/679059/22 "2014-01-17T16:13:14Z")
Like **njtt** , I’ve seen them (Hot Tuna) too, which I suppose means I’ve seen all of Jefferson Airplane except Grace Slick! Don’t think that really counts, though! ---
**Author:** ![Bumbershoot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bumbershoot/32/3428_2.png) [@Bumbershoot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bumbershoot)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2014, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-members-of-the-rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame-have-you-seen-live/679059/23 "2014-01-17T16:41:08Z")
> [@njtt](#): > > Oh, and I have seen Hot Tuna, which included Jack Casady and Jorma Kaukonen, who are Hall of Famers for being in Jefferson Airplane. I forgot to mention Hot Tuna! I saw them twice, including Jorma’s 70th birthday bash- which featured another Hall of Famer, Bob Weir. ---
**Author:** ![Jas09](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/d07c76/32.png) [@Jas09](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jas09)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2014, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-members-of-the-rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame-have-you-seen-live/679059/24 "2014-01-17T16:41:51Z")
Buddy Guy and U2. Such a limited life. ---
**Author:** ![Bumbershoot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bumbershoot/32/3428_2.png) [@Bumbershoot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bumbershoot)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2014, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-members-of-the-rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame-have-you-seen-live/679059/25 "2014-01-17T16:43:05Z")
> [@Leaffan](#): > > Some of you are including people who were never inducted individually, but as members of a band. I don’t think that’s appropriate. Well, at least I put mine in a separate list- it was more a P.S. than anything. ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2014, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-members-of-the-rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame-have-you-seen-live/679059/26 "2014-01-17T16:46:45Z")
Not that many. In Texas: The Rolling Stones and ZZ Top. In Bangkok: Roger Waters and Elton John, and of course Waters had been inducted only as part of Pink Floyd. ---
**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2014, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-members-of-the-rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame-have-you-seen-live/679059/27 "2014-01-17T16:50:18Z")
BB King Beach Boys Bob Dylan Rolling Stones The Kinks The Who Grateful Dead Rod Stewart Led Zeppelin Neil Young Frank Zappa Pink Floyd Crosby Stills & Nash Eagles Fleetwood Mac Santana Paul McCartney Bruce Springsteen Eric Clapton James Taylor Aerosmith Queen Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers The Ramones Talking Heads The Clash Elvis Costello & The Attractions The Police Bob Seger ZZ Top Pretenders Lynyrd Skynyrd REM Jeff Beck Genesis Alice Cooper Donovan Peter Gabriel KISS ---
**Author:** ![Max\_Torque](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Max\_Torque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_Torque)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2014, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-members-of-the-rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame-have-you-seen-live/679059/28 "2014-01-17T17:03:31Z")
I don’t go to many concerts, but I have seen these: Blondie (before) Ramones (before) John Mellencamp (one year after) Elton John (after) Bob Dylan (after) ---
**Author:** ![Procrustus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/procrustus/32/2994_2.png) [@Procrustus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Procrustus)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2014, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-members-of-the-rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame-have-you-seen-live/679059/29 "2014-01-17T17:10:38Z")
Paul Simon Linda Ronstadt The Who Gerry Garcia (solo) ---
**Author:** ![wedgehed](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/8edcca/32.png) [@wedgehed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wedgehed)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2014, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-members-of-the-rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame-have-you-seen-live/679059/30 "2014-01-17T17:16:47Z")
All before. Pink Floyd Queen Lynyrd Skynyrd Rush ---
**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:** [January 17, 2014, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-members-of-the-rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame-have-you-seen-live/679059/31 "2014-01-17T17:19:02Z")
I’ll play Chuck Berry James Brown Ray Charles Little Richard Aretha Franklin BB King The Beach Boys Bob Dylan The Rolling Stones The Temptations Stevie Wonder The Four Seasons Four Tops The Kinks The Who Johnny Cash Van Morrison Grateful Dead Elton John Rod Stewart Allman Brothers Neil Young Frank Zappa David Bowie Joni Mitchell Eagles Fleetwood Mac Santana Billy Joel Paul McCartney Bruce Springsteen Eric Clapton Bonnie Raitt James Taylor Aerosmith Queen Paul Simon Steely Dan Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers Ramones Talking Heads The Police AC/DC Elvis Costello ZZ Top The Pretenders U2 Blondie REM Van Halen Madonna Jeff Beck Beastie Boys Red Hot Chili Peppers Heart Randy Newman Public Enemy Rush Peter Gabriel Hall & Oates KISS Linda Ronstadt I’ll say it again, if I - or my girlfriends - found you at all interesting and you came through DC, I saw you. ---
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2014, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-members-of-the-rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame-have-you-seen-live/679059/32 "2014-01-17T17:29:06Z")
> [@Jonathan\_Chance](#): > > I’ll play > I’ll say it again, if I - or my girlfriends - found you at all interesting and you came through DC, I saw you. ```auto e n r t e n r t W r o o h W r o o h e a t w y e a t w y ``` ---
**Author:** ![scabpicker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scabpicker/32/8268_2.png) [@scabpicker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scabpicker)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2014, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-members-of-the-rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame-have-you-seen-live/679059/33 "2014-01-17T17:43:19Z")
I’ve only seen a few: R.E.M. (before) Metallica (with Cliff!) Rush (before) Guns 'n Roses (before) Pink Floyd (Sans Roger) And I met Eric Clapton once, does that count? ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2014, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-members-of-the-rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame-have-you-seen-live/679059/34 "2014-01-17T17:56:19Z")
Black Sabbath Neil Diamond Bob Dylan Everly Brothers Peter Gabriel Genesis Don Henley\* (solo, not with Eagles) Billy Joel Elton John Paul McCartney Roger McGuinn\* (solo, not with the Byrds) Roy Orbison Jimmy Page and Robert Plant\* (as a duo, not with Led Zeppelin) Pink Floyd Police Queen Rush Paul Simon Simon & Garfunkel James Taylor U2 ---
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2014, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-members-of-the-rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame-have-you-seen-live/679059/35 "2014-01-17T18:42:20Z")
I’ve only seen one: the Police, during their _Ghost in the Machine_ tour. Their opening act was Dave Edmunds, who should be in the HOF, IMO. ---
**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:** [January 17, 2014, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-members-of-the-rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame-have-you-seen-live/679059/36 "2014-01-17T18:56:11Z")
After: Ray Charles Paul Simon Blondie Bob Dylan Before: Beach Boys The Who Lou Reed (before VU was inducted) Ramones The Clash Elvis Costello & The Attractions The Police Prince Bob Seger Pretenders REM Van Halen Genesis Red Hot Chili Peppers ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Greenjeans](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mr.greenjeans/32/551_2.png) [@Mr.Greenjeans](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Greenjeans)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2014, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-members-of-the-rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame-have-you-seen-live/679059/37 "2014-01-17T19:14:39Z")
Fun thread. My list (all Before Only unless otherwise noted): B.B. King Beach Boys Bob Dylan The Rolling Stones The Kinks The Who (before and after) Van Morrison The Animals The Band Grateful Dead (before and after) Elton John (before and after) Neil Young (before and after) David Bowie (before and after) Crosby, Stills, & Nash (before and after) Fleetwood Mac Billy Joel (after) Paul McCartney (before and after) Bruce Springsteen Eric Clapton Paul Simon Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers Talking Heads Elvis Costello & the Attractions (after) U2 Run-DMC (after) Genesis Peter Gabriel ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2014, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-members-of-the-rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame-have-you-seen-live/679059/38 "2014-01-17T19:19:36Z")
> [@astorian](#): > > Black Sabbath > Neil Diamond > Bob Dylan > Everly Brothers > Peter Gabriel > Genesis > Don Henley\* (solo, not with Eagles) > Billy Joel > Elton John > Paul McCartney > Roger McGuinn\* (solo, not with the Byrds) > Roy Orbison > Jimmy Page and Robert Plant\* (as a duo, not with Led Zeppelin) > Pink Floyd > Police > Queen > Rush > Paul Simon > Simon & Garfunkel > James Taylor > U2 I saw Roy Orbison a year after his induction and a year before his death. I saw Dylan on tour with Paul Simon in the mid-Nineties. I saw Page & Plant at the San Antonio Alamodome in the Mid-Nineties. I saw the Everly Brothers as guests of Simon and Garfunkel 8 or 9 years ago. I saw McCartney last summer. All the rest, I saw before their induction. ---
**Author:** ![Joey\_P](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/919ad9/32.png) [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2014, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-members-of-the-rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame-have-you-seen-live/679059/39 "2014-01-17T19:25:13Z")
Allman Brothers (or what was left of them). Jimmy Page\* Neil Young David Bowie Roger Waters\* CSN Fleetwood Mac Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers (8 or 9 times) Jackson Browne Steve Winwood\* ZZ Top Red Hot Chili Peppers \*Individual members of inducted bands, not sure if that counts. ---
**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:** [January 17, 2014, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-members-of-the-rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame-have-you-seen-live/679059/40 "2014-01-17T19:27:35Z")
> [@cochrane](#): > > I’ve only seen one: the Police, during their _Ghost in the Machine_ tour. Their opening act was Dave Edmunds, who should be in the HOF, IMO. When I saw them on that tour, the Go-Go’s were opening. Not sure who I would have preferred to see. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-members-of-the-rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame-have-you-seen-live/679059.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-members-of-the-rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame-have-you-seen-live/679059.md?page=3)