Thought this would be a fun thread to start here. I will lead off.

June 29 - Mark Knopfler @ Britt Fest (Jacksonville, OR)
July 10 - Foo Fighters @ Rose Garden Arena (Portland, OR)
July 11 - The Police / Elvis Costello @ Clark Cty Fairgrounds Amphitheater (Vancouver WA)
July 12 - The Police / Elvis Costello @ Gorge Amphitheater (George, WA)
Aug 3 - Steve Miller Band / Joe Cocker @ Jackson Cty Amphitheater (Medford, OR)
Aug 16 - Tom Petty / Steve Winwood @ Gorge Amphitheater (George, WA)
Aug 30 - Willie Nelson @ Jackson Cty Amphitheater (Medford, OR)

- and yes, I am gonna see "the Police" for the 2nd and 3rd time on their tour

Planning on getting tickets to Jimmy Buffet @ MGM Grand Oct 25th in Las Vegas (Be fun way to celebrate 40th B-day weekend!)

"My going to this year" what?
Oh wait... you meant "You're" -as in "You are", didn't you?
Well, now that we understand each other... ;)

Don't got to many concerts anymore. Too expensive, traffic's a pain, crowd's are just no joy.
Still, I got roped into couple I hadn't planned on that I just went to. All this month.

Jim and Morning Nichols at the Sanchez Concert Hall
Return to Forever at the Grand Ballroom at the Regency
The Rubinoos at the great American Music Hall.

That's right, I pretty much avoid the "big names" and the large scale arena concert scene like the plague.

I can not tell you the exact dates, but here is my line-up for the balance of the year in order:
- Rocco Deluca
- Back Door Slam
- Jack Johnson
- John Butler Trio
- Stone Temple Pilots
- The Black Keys
- The Black Crowes

i don't have chance, always busy

I'm new here but I'm a huge music fan so I couldn't pass this thread up.

Wilco - 2/23 - Upper Darby, PA
Death Cab for Cutie - 6/20 - Philadelphia, PA
Pearl Jam - 6/19 - Camden, NJ
My Morning Jacket - 6/20 - Radio City Music Hall
Jack Johnson - 8/7 - Camden, NJ
Wilco - 8/10 - Wilmington, DE
My Morning Jacket - 8/16 - Louisville, KY
My Morning Jacket - 9/3 - Washington, DC
My Morning Jacket - 9/5 - Philadelphia, PA
My Morning Jacket - New Years Eve @ Madison Square Garden

Do you like My Morning Jacket?

Just curious....

Do you like My Morning Jacket?

Just curious....


Eh... take 'em or leave 'em.

I need to find someone to go to concerts with... Perferably someone who would ride with me.

it's a pretty tall order because it's hard enough trying to find someone who likes the same bands I do, let alone a bicyclist who likes the same bands I do...

Pitchfork Music Festival; Chicago, IL - July 18-20
Lollapalooza; Chicago, IL - August 1-3
Deerhunter; Pittsburgh, PA - August 10
My Bloody Valentine; Chicago, IL - Sept. 27

That's it for now, there might be a few more shows thrown in here and there.

Already went to the best show of my entire life.
Dropkick Murphys and The Mighty Mighty Bosstones at Lelacheur Park, Lowell Mass on July 10th.

It was absolutely incredible. Hands down the best concert I've been to

I'm going to a Bluegrass festival this weekend at Eckley Village... Other than that no specific plans.

I haven't been to a real concert since the Trans-Siberian Orchestra a couple of years ago.

So far:

Tom Petty.

Tom Waits.

Next:

Nelly McKay.

The Strokes.

Lyrics Born.

Lucinda Williams.

I just got back from Mayhem Festival. It's a whole day of metal, featuring:

Slipknot
Disturbed
DragonForce
Mastodon
Airbourne
Machine Head
Five Finger Death Punch
36 Crazyfists
and several smaller name bands.

I don't have any more planned, but I love going to concerts, so if a good one comes up, I'll be there!

So far:

British Sea Power
She Wants Revenge
The Hold Steady
BRMC
Okkerville River/New Pornographers


Upcoming:

We are Scientists
Manchester Orchestra
Gnarles Barkley
Counting Crows
Black Crows
The Kooks

And probably more as they come up

At the moment, I only have plans to go to one concert this year, but it still isn't set in stone; and the lucky contestant is...*drum roll*
Sonata Arctica on September 21 at Janis Landing, Florida :D:D:D

Edit:I forget that Nightwish is going to be accompanying them

August 10.

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Sonata Arctica on September 21 at Janis Landing, Florida
Prepare yourself for an amazing show. I saw them two years ago in a tiny nightclub, and we were almost close enough to get a high five. They really put on a show.

I forget that Nightwish is going to be accompanying themArgh! Now I'm really jealous!

saw the Stone Temple Pilots at the Greek Theatre in berkley. good show.

saw the Stone Temple Pilots at the Greek Theatre in berkley. good show.

Is Scott Weiland back on heroin yet? His shows were better that way. :P

Hopefully Sigur Ros where we are right now. My wife & I just moved so our financial situation has been more for moving and not for shows. I wanted to see We Are Scientists when we were in California for the week we were there. And we had planned to see Manchester Orchestra & Brand New at Lollapalooza, but we moved beforehand.

Sasquatch Festival - R.E.M. / Modest Mouse / M.I.A. / The New Pornographers / Ozomatli / Beirut / Dengue Fever / Fleet Foxes / The Breeders / Okkervil River

Goldfrapp

Ozomatli

24-sep-08 mogwai @ phoenix

4-oct-08 ratatat @ phoenix

24-oct-08 crystal castles @ circa

26-oct-08 legendary pink dots @ mod club

28-oct-08 sisters of mercy @ phoenix

1-nov-08 born ruffians @ opera house

20-nov-08 m83 @ opera house

So far...

The Cure
Duran Duran

Next...

Metallica

Next: ACDC

Midschool and TexasKid Those would make 5 years worth of best for me. You would have to do the entire list from 1984, it's that brief but it was GLORIOUS.

Concert No. 1 Chicago (17 tour Boise) 1984
Carole King City Streets (introducing Mariah Carey!) 1989
The Moody Blues-first concert, Idaho Center (built for sports and the new home of the Snake River Stampede)
R.E.M Green although my country loving sister that took me dug the live show and I liked the records better)
1998 H.O.R.D.E Festival (the LAST ONE) Nampa, Idaho Center Amphitheater: Blues Traveler, Barenaked Ladies, Guster, Ben Harper and Innocent Criminals and a cast of many broken legs of a VERY OPPRESSIVE day with $3 16.9 oz water and a lot of people using the drinking fountain to refill them. hard on my body but the NIGHT was MINDBLOWING FUN.
The Wild Colonials at Neurolux, Boise (and the Record Exchange meet and greet show) Angela is an awesome lady and I got a lot of talking in with them :)
Journey/REO Speedwagon/Styx VH1 Classic tour
Heart/Berlin ditto

Queensryche "Operation Mindcrime" was the one major disappointment as I got a balcony seat in front of a speaker back more or less, didn't know I should have earplugs but when I saw the staff...

The opening band Red Vulcan should've been called Real Vulgar and by 5 songs into the Queensryche set I KNEW I could not stay. Sure enough, a local middle school secretary I knew for years told me several kids returned with hearing problems. I could've bought a coupler cassettes of them and burgers for the gas money alone in the early 1990s!

Michael Martin Murphy, Malheur County Fair, Ontario, OR (got the short set, no $ and no Wildfire, still had a ball)
Doobie Brothers X2, once with Steve Miller Band
Alabama Farewell Tour (breathtaking and one of my favorites period)

The last one and only show in almost two years was back where I started 24 years ago...CHICAGO! Western Idaho Fair August 20th. Free with admission as all bands are now at the Fair. Nobody missed a beat so to speak for the 24 years in between. If I never see a concert live again, it was the best path to choose for me. I could want for Molly Hatchet, Cheap Trick, Foreigner and so many others I never got to but I could never feel dissatisfied EVER.

11/15 - The Eagles.

Experience Hendrix Concert, Chicago 10-26-08. It is a lineup of hendrix songs by various artists, including Billy Cox and Mitch Mitchell, JImi's bassist and drummer at woodstock. Buddy GUy, Aerosmith's Guitarist, SOme guy from Muddy waters, and like 5 other people. Should be fun.

Staind--Seether--Papa Roach in November at the Tsongas Arena in Lowell, MA. Earlier this year, saw Three Days Grace--Breaking Benjamin--Seether there, Serj Tankian--Foo Fighters in Worcester, and Staind--Three Doors Down in Mansfield.

Going to NIN tonight in Greenville, SC.