I have a friend who keeps a database listing every concert he has attended - be it pub, theatre, stadium, field or wherever - since his first in 1977. He lists the opening act(s), main act and the price of the ticket. He has clocked up over 900 gigs thus far.

Has anyone here kept a similar kind of record? Do any here actually know how many shows they have attended?

I DON'T!

No, I couldnt tell you. But back for years I played in bands, and generally there were other bands on the bill--so if you count all of those.... its gotta be in the thousands. Good question, though.

JR

Although he includes the opening act(s), he still counts it as being one gig - otherwise, like with you, it would go into the thousands!

happy you.
I've been to... uhm, like 5 real concerts in my life?

Pearl Jam, 2007
the Rolling Stones, 2007
Eric Clapton, 2008
Bob Dylan, 2008
Magic Slim, 2009

I love going to shows, but where I live it's like two or three good bands a year.

if everything goes well, I will reach number 30 this year (just the "big" stadium and arena concerts)
And to the other part of the question - yes, I also keep very detailed record of the gigs I have attended. Well, it is not really a problem with this ammount...



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I reckon I have done around 50+ gigs since my first - Travis, Wembley Arena - in 2001. It probably work out at around 100 different acts. I am including pub/bar gigs as well - everything counts!

I just compiled this list - from what I can remember - in the last few months, as a friend was asking me. I don't have the dates down or the ticket prices, but I suppose for most of these I could do that by looking at the tickets, which I always save and put in the booklet of the CD around which the particular band is touring to support. Some of these acts I saw when I was very young - Chuck Berry, Tommy Roe and BB King. And these along with some of the acts seen at fairs, I have no tickets for, so I'd be hard pressed to remember the year, but here's the list of whom I've seen. About 44 all in thus far.....and I know I'm missing some bands from the Lollapalooza festival and some opening acts. The number of times seen is in parenthesis...

The Rolling Stones (11)
The Strokes
Sheryl Crow
Goo Goo Dolls
Black Eyed Peas
Maroon Five
Beck (3)
Metric
The Charlatans
Alice Cooper
Kanye West
Billy Joel (2)
Garth Brooks
Alan Jackson
Leann Rimes
Ringo Starr & His All-Starr Band (Peter Frampton, Gary Brooker, Simon Kirke, Jack Bruce, and Mark Rivera)
Aerosmith
AC/DC
Toad the Wet Sprocket
Rusted Root
Ravi Shankar
Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band
Paul Simon
Bob Dylan
Pearl Jam
Bon Jovi (2)
Lynyrd Skynyrd
Chely Wright
Doobie Brothers
Tommy Roe
Chuck Berry
Bo Diddley
REM
Radiohead
Tina Turner
Celine Dion
Gloria Estefan
The Eagles
Fleetwood Mac
The Who
The Police
Gary Allan
The Newsboys
Kutless
Judy Collins
The Geraldine Fibbers
Hole
Cypress Hill
Pavement
Sonic Youth
The Mighty Mighty Bosstones
The Jesus Lizard
Elastica
The Boston Pops (Seigi Ozawa conducting)
The Boston Pops (Keith Lockhart conducting)
Stomp (does that really count as a band??)

Countin' every single band or artist it gotta be around a thousand.
Does street musicians count?

I only kept a record of my Stonesshows.
You can find them here
[www.stonesworld.nl]

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I only kept a record of my Stonesshows.
You can find them here
[www.stonesworld.nl]

I am impressed !Not so much by the number of Stonesshows itself ,but by the "labs of time" between each concert .
I don't know how old you are,but did you discover the band in 1990 or the lasts 80's ?



I am a Frenchie ,as Mick affectionately called them in the Old Grey Whistle Test in 1977 .

That is quite impressive Hansie

Eric Clapton (3)
Charlie Daniels Band
Muddy Waters
Kiss (3)
Bob Dylan (8)
Van Halen (3)
Doobie Brothers (3)
Rolling Stones (19)
Henry Paul Band
Living Colour (2)
The Police
Paul McCartney (3)
Bryan Adams (2)
Counting Crows
The Black Crows
Sheryl Crow
The Wallflowers
ZZ Top (5)
Three Dog Night (2)
Chuck Negron
The Who (2)
Rod Stewart (6)
Tina Turner
The Eagles (sorry Gazza)
Melissa Ethridge
Grand Funk
America (2)
Leon Russell

How's Kiss in concert? That's a band I've always felt I wouldn't pay to go see em live although I like em enough, but if a friend called and said he had tickets I'd go...

Like your friend Big Al, I started keeping tabs when I went to my first concert, age 12, 32 years ago. I write the bands/venues and a rating (out of five) down in a little book. Nerdy, eh ? My wife thinks it's adorable. Anyway, just for kicks recently I added them all up and I'm around 940 at this point. Played a fair amount of shows myself so most of them are included (didn't start recording my own gigs until a few years in). And my first gig was '77 as well.

I will let somebody else count them. Some things I didn't count like watching the Hendrix impersonator on Hollywood Bl or walking into the Echo for the T Model Ford gig and after 15 mins realized I had the date wrong (no one taking my money should have been a hint...)and walked back out.

But here is the most up to date list

[www.geocities.com]


a more detailed page with setlists that I started on is right here but haven't even worked on it in about a year


[www.freewebs.com]

... I don't know how old you are,but did you discover the band in 1990 or the lasts 80's ? ...
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Swaystones, I am 53. Listened to the Stones since I was very young and bought some records, just like I listened to other bands and bought their records in those days. In 1990 I suddenly realised that this could be the last time I would ever be able to see them live. So I went to see them live. That's when the virus got to me

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Anyone posting - don't forget any Robert Cray engagements!!

WOW Dan

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One request if agreed? Please list location and date of performances attended? I find this topic interesting.

I did one list some time ago.. Might dig it up a lil later.
When I arranged local festivals back in 1981-84 I must have watched
2-300 bands only by then.
As a hippy flake back in 82-88 circa I attended several hundred concerts at
Roskilde Festival and many more concerts and festivals.

Me neither. But I used to work with a guy who could prove he had zero paper-clip attrition over like a 15-year career. Not that anyone ever challenged the claim.

... zero paper-clip attrition over like a 15-year career ...
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Language barrier here ... what does that mean ?

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Olivia Newton-John (Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo) ASTRODOME, Houston
Fleetwod Mac (3) - Rocky Burnett, Squeeze THE SUMMIT, Houston
Charlie Pride (Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo) ASTRODOME
Crystal Gayle (Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo) ASTRODMOE
Oak Ridge Boys (Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo) ASTRODOME
The Cars - Wang Chung THE SUMMIT
The Firm (2) - Mason Ruffner THE SUMMIT
Rober Plant (3) - The Mission UK, Alannah Myles THE SUMMIT
Julian Lennon SOUTHERN STAR AMPHITHEATER, Houston
Ronnie Milsap (Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo) ASTRODOME
Stevie Nicks - The Hooters THE SUMMIT
Jimmy Page - Mason Ruffner THE SUMMIT
George Strait (Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo) ASTRODOME
The Rolling Stones (9) - Living Colour, Bryan Adams, Johnny Lang, Dave Matthews Band, Matchbox 20, Smashing Pumpkins, Ryan Adams, Los Lonely Boys, The Bump Band ASTRODOME, THE SUMMIT, RELIANT STADIUM (Houston), THE PYRAMID (Memphis), ZILKER PARK (Austin), TOYOTA CENTER (Houston)
Tears For Fears - Debbie Harry THE SUMMIT
Poison - Damn Yankees, Firehouse WOODLANDS PAVILION, Houston
Ted Nugent HURRICANE ALLEY, Houston
Kiss (2) - Ted Nugent, Skid Row WOODLANDS PAVILION, ALAMODOME (San Antonio)
Anthrax w/White Zombie & Helmet LONE STAR AMPHITHEATER, Houston
Fight (Rob Halford) w/Anthrax TOWER THEATER, Houston
Nitzer Ebb NUMBERS, Houston
Depeche Mode (7) - OMD, Nitzer Ebb, The The, Throbbing Gristle SOUTHERN STAR AMPHITHEATER, WOODLANDS PAVILION, THE SUMMIT, ALAMODOME
Erasure (4) SOUTHERN STAR AMPHITHEATER, WOODLANDS PAVILION, JONES HALL - Houston
The Toadies w/Reverend Horton Heat, The Butthole Surfers, Sincola LONE STAR AMPHITHEATER
The Toadies (4) NUMBERS, VERIZON WIRELESS @ BAYOU PLACE - Houston
Book Of Love SOUTHERN STAR AMPHITHEATER
Guns & Roses - Soundgarden THE SUMMIT
Blondie VERIZON WIRELESS
The Ramones w/Debbie Harry,The Tom Tom Club, Jerry Harrison CULLEN AUDITORIUM, Houston
Etta James HOUSE OF BLUES, Houston
David Bowie (3) THE SUMMIT, WOODLANDS PAVILION
Steve Miller Band WOODLANDS PAVILION
Morrissey THE SUMMIT
U2 (2) - Pixies, Public Enemy, B.A.D. THE SUMMIT, ASTRODOME
Duran Duran (2) MUSIC HALL (Houston), WOODLANDS PAVILION
Adam Ant DOWNTOWN PLAZA, Houston
Foghat DOWNTOWN PLAZA



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Olivia Newton-John (Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo)
Fleetwod Mac (3) - Rocky Burnett, Squeeze
Charlie Pride (Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo)
Crystal Gayle (Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo)
Oak Ridge Boys (Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo)
The Cars - Wang Chung
The Firm (2) - Mason Ruffner
Rober Plant (3) - The Mission UK, Alannah Myles
Julian Lennon
Ronnie Milsap (Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo)
Stevie Nicks - The Hooters
Jimmy Page - Mason Ruffner
George Strait (Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo)
The Rolling Stones (9) - Living Colour, Bryan Adams, Johnny Lang, Dave Matthews Band, Matchbox 20, Smashing Pumpkins, Ryan Adams, Los Lonely Boys, The Bump Band
Tears For Fears - Debbie Harry
Poison - Damn Yankees, Firehouse
Ted Nugent
Kiss (2) - Ted Nugent, Skid Row
Anthrax w/White Zombie & Helmet
Fight (Rob Halford) w/Anthrax
Nitzer Ebb
Depeche Mode (6) - OMD, Nitzer Ebb, The The
Erasure (3)
The Toadies w/Reverend Horton Heat, The Butthole Surfers, Sincola
The Toadies (4)
Book Of Love
Guns & Roses - Soundgarden
Blondie
The Ramones w/Debbie Harry,The Tom Tom Club, Jerry Harrison
Etta James
David Bowie (3)
Steve Miller Band
Morrissey
U2 (2) - Pixies, Public Enemy, B.A.D.
Duran Duran (2)
Adam Ant
Foghat

Concerning David Bowie - Did you catch the Serious Moonlight Tour?? In my mind that was a killer tour

Rolling Stones (12)
AC/DC (4)
Joe Cocker (3)
Alice Cooper
Sportfreunde Stiller
Billy Idol
Chuck Berry
Bill Wyman

More than some. Less than others. I'll take a wild guess and say around 350.

Hard to tell! But 17 Stones concerts.
Yes i'm just a poor schoolboy! Would like to be there every concert. Still
I regard myself as a hardcore fan. I do everything that possible to me and my financial status to attend their concerts and other activities!.

I've been around since 1964 and am proud of what I've experienced and tributed with. I think we fans are tributing to the band's future.

I'll certainly be there for them next time around! A great band and a great fanship are to be concluded is some way! It might be 2012 in London, an closure worth anything else in this worlds entertainment business.

May god bless the Stones for their effort and us for ours!
Without them there wouldn't be rock and roll!

Been Stoned since 1964 and still am!



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Besides the Stones and a few other big names I have over the years seen loads of bands play in all sorts of venues , especially during the late 70s and early 80s in London, many several times.
Here are a few from memory, no idea how many times I saw these but all great nights out.
Some are well known, some were from diferent times, listed in roughly alphabetical order not amount of times seen or popularity.
Argent
Audience
BEACH BOYS
Bees Make Honey
Birtha
Black Crows
Blasters
Blast Furnace and '
BOWIE
Canned Heat
Chas and Dave
Roger Chapman
Chuck Farley
CLAPTON
Joe Cocker
Elvis Costello
Sheryl Crowe
Count Bishops
Randy Crawford
Dammed
Bo Diddley
Dr Feekgood
Ducks Deluxp;']=
Niel Diamond
Ian Dury
DYLAN
Eddie and the Hot Rods
Dave Edmunds
ELO
Eurythmics
Everstrong
Fabulus Thunderbirds
Fabulus Poodles
FACES
Fast Buck
Flamin' Groovies
Focus
Generation X
Genesis(Gabriel )
Steve Gibbons Band
Hollies
Innates
Wilco Johnson's Solid Senders
Micky Jupp
Johnnie Kidd and the Pirates
Brian Knight
Lew Lewis
Little Bob Story
Nick Lowe
Matchbox 20
Medicine Head
Melanie
George Melly
Meters
Motors
Motorhead
Willie Nelson
Nine Below Zero
Old Pals Act
Graamme Parker
PINK FLOYD
Duffy Power
Primal Scream
Radio Stars
Records
ROLLING STONES
Rollin' Stoned
Linda Ronstat
Roogolator
Sha Na Na
Searchers
Specials
Rod Stewart
Stranglers
Squeeze
Tyla Gang
Vibrators
VIP's
Dionne Warwick
WHO
Whirlwind
Bill Wymans Rythm Kings
10cc
20th Century Stones
Frank Zappa
maybe a few more but I can't recall right now, taken me back through a few memories, even back to the 60's, some unfortunately are alass no longer with us .

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Does street musicians count?

I don't see why not. Kindergarten choir kids give concerts too, no?

Too many to count since 1975, but most of the big ones except ZZ Top.

Had a chance to see Elvis and Stevie Ray Vaughn (not together!) and (regrettably and obviously) hate that I missed those chances.