which cool bands have you seen live ???

[StonedSince67]

Bonus points if you can tell me where Jimi played this (white fender stratocaster) guitar...

it was woodstock at dawn on the last day playing the american national anthem ... i was there

for you, SS67:

this post by luvtick in twichaldinho's seattle travelogue thread got me thinking ... just which cool bands have i seen live in my lifetime ???

so here is my list of cool bands i have seen live ... which bands are on your list ???

al stewart
albert king
alexis horner
blood, sweat & tears
bob dylan
country joe and the fish
crosby, stills, nash & young
jimi hendrix
joan baez
joe cocker
johnny winter
neil young
nico
paul butterfield blues band
pentangle
poco
roy harper
spooky tooth
ten years after
the band
the family
the nice
the rolling stones
tyrannosaurus rex
van morrison

[geoffk]

Metallica with The Cult and another time with Queensryche
Grateful Dead. Once I saw these guys open for the Dead…
...Violent Femmes, twice.
Sonic Youth
HR (from Bad Brains) as well as Bad Brains w/out HR
Antibalas
Bob Dylan opening for…
…Santana. Also opening for...
...Phil and Friends
Fantomas
Prong
The Skatelites
Steve Winwood
Neil Young
10,000 Maniacs
Steely Dan
Sigur Ros.
Groove Armada
Faze Action
Moby
David Bowie
St. Germain
Michael Hedges
Ozomotli
The Roots
Buckethead
TV On The Radio
Radiohead
Kraftwerk
The Pixies
Bauhaus
Joan Baez
Jefferson Starship or maybe they billed it as Starship. At a kayak festival in Salida, CO.
Tower of Power
Ween
Trilok Gurtu
John Mclaughlin as a Trio and as Shakti
Cibo Matto
Man or Astroman
Zen Guerilla
Frankie goes to Hollywood @ Emos in Austin.
King Crimson
Blackalicious
Fishbone
Massive Attack
Saul Williams
Thievery Corporation
Karl Denson
Jesus Lizard
Interpol

[Cisco]

Mmm not seen that many ( forgot a lot too)

Happy Mondays
Oasis (about 4/5 times , when they were good)
Charlatans (2/3 times)
Prodigy
Daft Punk ( EPIC )
The Streets
The View
Northside
Finley Quay

Wow I can't remember more at the moment have to look out my stubs , also seen a shit load of bands at things like T in the Park ( I don't really count them as concerts as such)

[CHELSEA_SMOKERS_SOCIETY]

im not a concert goer really, as im not into 'bands' or guitar music at all. ive been to countless raves and clubs though, so it has to be a great band for me to want to go to a live concert.

in live concert format ive only seen:

'lemon jelly' in london
'massive attack' in westerpark, amsterdam

but both of those were aaaamazing

[spireax]

Mmm not seen that many ( forgot a lot too)

Happy Mondays
Oasis (about 4/5 times , when they were good)
Charlatans (2/3 times)
Prodigy
Daft Punk ( EPIC )
The Streets
The View
Northside
Finley Quay

Wow I can't remember more at the moment have to look out my stubs , also seen a shit load of bands at things like T in the Park ( I don't really count them as concerts as such)

Happy Mondays, Charlatans, Northside takes me back to my 20" bell bottom days
(got northside's unreleased 2nd lp if yr interested?)

saw the Mondays a couple of years ago not a pretty sight.

bands I've seen:

spiritualized
spacemen 3
sonic youth
dinosaur jr
lemonheads
jesus and mary chain
my bloody valentine
blur
pulp
elastica
teenage fanclub
shack
Ian Brown
Julian Cope
Jonathan Richman
manic street preachers
the telescopes
wedding present
massive attack
pains of being pure at heart

plus 6 or so glastonburys and a couple of other festivals, plus countless other little indie bands in the past 20 years or so

[Rufus]

In no particular order and I'm sure I'll forget a bunch:

EMF
Lemonheads x2
REM x2
Def Leppard x2
Whitesnake
Thin Lizzy
Alice Cooper
Pink Floyd
The Killers x2
The Answer
U2
Ash x2
Keane
Kaiser Chiefs x2
Florence and the machine
Stereophonics
The Temper Trap
Hootie and the Blowfish
Arcade Fire
Mumford and Sons
Iron Maiden
Snow Patrol
Coldplay
Metallica
Oasis
Pearl Jam
Crash Test Dummies
Ugly Kid Joe
Scissor Sisters
Bros

Plus many more wee indie bands at festivals and many more I'm sure I have forgotten

[spireax]

Bros

my missus was a brosette - something I can forgive (just) but never forget

[Weed-o]

I've seen almost 400 gigs so far, so it's difficult to remember all of them.
Some of the coolest ones were:

The Magnetic Fields
Royal Trux
The Cramps
Pavement
Lightning Bolt
...And you will know us by the trail of dead (2 times)
Queens of the Stone Age (4 times)
Iggy Pop
Arcade Fire
Neurosis
The Notwist
Jens Lekman (2 times)
Boss Hog
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds
Sonic Youth
Dirty Projectors (2 times)
Nashville Pussy
Dj Shadow
Vampire Weekend

[Vim Fuego]

Here we go...from 1987

Pink Floyd (Twice)
Anthrax (4 times)
Metallica (6 times)
AC/DC (4 Times)
Iron Maiden (3 times)
Alice Cooper
Ozzy Osbourne
Danzig
Aerosmith (Twice)
Bon Jovi (Twice)
Def Leppard
Machine Head
Motley Cru
Black Crows
Queensriche
KISS
Dave Lee Roth (Steve Vai days)
Whitesnake
Kraftwerk
Prodigy (3 Times)
Shades of Ryhmn
Hardfloor
The Advent
Orbital (3 times)
Underworld (3 times)
Leftfield
Daft Punk
UNKLE
DJ Shadow
The Pharcyde
Paul Weller
Parliment/Funkadelic
Run DMC
Man with no Name
System 7
Herbaliser
Reprazent
Aphex Twin

plus loads of uncool bands

[Rasa]

The Beach Boys
The Rolling Stones (@ Fenway)
Tears for Fears
The Neville Brothers
Queen w/ Paul Rodgers
Cream (last concert at Madison Square Garden)
Crosby, Stills & Nash
Marc Broussard
Marc Cohn
Aesop Rock
Curren$y
Wiz Khalifa

[geoffk]

I don't know why I put Frankie Goes to Hollywood in the list, it was more of a novelty. Not a great show nor a cool band. Emos is a great venue BTW.

[USbongLord]

murphys law
nile
meshuggah
berzerker
static x
lunatics on parole

[Nimrod]

Been to well over 80 shows, mostly in the late 70s thru the 80s, then slowed down a lot.

Mostly hard rock and heavy metal, from AC/DC and Aerosmith to Frank Zappa and ZZ Top. Throw in there Roger Waters, Neil Young and Crazyhorse, Spyro Gyra, R.E.M., Weezer, The Who, Black Crowes, Boston, Van Hagar, Sammy Hagar, Grateful Dead, Jackson Browne, Ozzy Osbourne, Todd Rundgren, Journey, Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band, Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes, George Thorogood and the Delaware Destroyers, Ronnie James Dio, Dire Straits, Def Leppard, Twisted Sister, Quiet Riot, Queensryche, Judas Priest, Iron Maiden, Scorpions, Accept, Triumph, Rush, Ted Nugent, Madonna...

Fuck...can't remember them all, and left out a lot of good names.

Lately, I've caught Michael Schenker Group in 2009, CAKE twice this year, and Mr. Speed, the KISS tribute band twice this month.

[perfection in decay]

lots of show,from hardcore shows w/20ppl to stadiums with 50,000 plus.ramones,black flag,dead kennedys,adolecents,d.r.i.,dickies,steel pulse,third world,yellowman,smithereens,guns'n'roses,ziggy marley,iggy pop,rolling stones,inxs,slayer,metallica,kinks,alice in chains,pantera,black sabbath,iron maiden,judas priest,dio,machine head,motorhead,rollins band,rolling stones,george thorogood,sonic youth,mojo nixon,neil young&crazy horse,anthrax,ac/dc.
probably missed a few or was too wasted to remember
last show was in amsterdam at the melkweg,the wife and i both went to see Matisyahu,it was 2006 i think.anyhow i had a head full of musrooms plus weed and hasj,i believe i enjoyed myself immensly

[thompaw]

Pink Floyd - Many times over the last two tours. ( And yes, both Waters and Gilmour solo shows)

Jeff Beck - Amazing show after the Guitar Shop album release. Double bill with...

Stevie Ray Vaughan - who I managed to catch several times over the years.

U2 - that Zoo TV tour was very cool, really became a fan after seeing that show.

Santana - A great great great show to catch live.