- Drain
- Municipal Waste (honestly any crossover thrash show tends to be great)
- Four Year Strong
- Blessthefall
- Killswitch Engage
- Muse
- The Counting Crows
- Silverstein
- Paramore
- Childish Gambino
- Watsky
- Feed the Biirds
- Revocation
- The Chariot
- Cognitive
- Spoken
- Silverstein
I’ve seen a lot of shows, music and concerts are my main hobby and interest, and these are probably the shows that have stood out to me as the best and that I would always happily see again
I just saw my favorite band for the 50th time. They’re called The Slackers. I first saw them when I was 12 in 1998. I keep coming back to see them because they have a massive catalog of hundreds of songs, and they always switch up their rotation. They have a cool hybrid of ska and soul music combined that I love. They get pretty political too which I appreciate. The biggest thing I like about them is how hard they work. They do well over 100 shows a year, and have been at it for over 30 years. I’ve seen them on big stages and small clubs, and they always entertain. And their ticket prices are always reasonable too. Highly recommend, and give their new ep a spin too, it’s fantastic!
Coheed and Cambria
King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard are absolutely incredible live. They’re a genre-agnostic psychedelic band from Australia that play an ever-evolving span of of styles. You might see them play one of their metal songs at a show, and the next time you see them they’ll re-work it as an electronic microtonal funk jam. They’re indescribably creative.
The way you play your music makes me feel good inside!
Local H. Amazing show for only two guys. You can tell they really enjoy what they do.
They don’t do that BS pricing tier where you can’t say hi or meet them after the show unless you bought VIP+++.
Very cool, down to earth performers.
Pearl Jam every chance I get
I had a chance to see Pearl Jam and the Pixies in Hyde Park, London. In the end I settled for a wet weekend in a caravan with my kids and my wife’s fam as we’d planned it ages before. My mate went and sent me a video of Video of them playing Even Flow, on a glorious sunny evening at the gig. I could have cried!
Kaki King. Been seeing her for years every time she comes to my area. Safe signed my guitar after a show many many years ago and I cherish it dearly. She’s super sweet and super cool.
King Crimson. These guys will die on stage playing like gods. GY!BE. They come and go on stage like powerful winds leaving a mess behind. Travis. Yeah, you read well. These guys have a tremendous chemistry with their audience, they sound so damn good in live shows that I l9k forward to see en playing again.
Before Dave Brockie died, I’d go see GWAR anytime we were both in the same state. Always good. Always worth it.
RX Bandits are easily worth seeing again and again. Just a powerhouse live energy and some of the most underrated song writing/composition. They are one of those bands I don’t tell people about until I’m sure they have decent taste in non-mainstream music. They are touring right now, just got tickets.
Less Than Jake used to be one of those “assemble all our musician friends, LTJ is back on tour” bands.
I’ve seen Hieroglyphics a good number of times. Always worth it.
The Smoking Popes were an amazing show every time I’ve seen them as well.
- Jimmy Eat World
- Clutch
- Rise Against
- Flogging Molly
- The Used
- The Offspring
- Bad Religion
- Tool
- Fall Out Boy
- Nine Inch Nails
Why? They are good bands who play well live and I like their music.
Clutch 100%. I’d see them every time. Flogging Molly were fantastic but the venue had awful acoustics which was kind of a drag, so I owe it to myself to see them again.
I’ve only seen Flogging Molly once, but that might have been the most fun I’ve ever had at a show. Good people and good vibes all around.
I’ve been lucky to see Bad Religion over a dozen times in the last 25yrs and they never let me down. They’ve been dropping hints on their socials that their touring years might be coming to a close though. But they’ve earned their retirement. Everything must cease.
I have seen Tori Amos several times. Her shows are always unique, and even the “hits” get reworked and are not performed the same way every time. She’s definitely my favorite artist to see live.
Coheed and Cambria is my current obsession. I can’t even tell you how many times I’ve seen them. Their sets are basically the same for a whole tour, but they put their hearts and souls into every performance and their fanbase is an amazing group of people.
Saosin, Circa Survive, LS Dunes … I would listen to Anthony Green sing directly out of the phone book no matter who’s backing him.
Alkaline Trio was my favorite band in the early 2000s. I lost count of their shows, too. They have less energy these days, and Matt Skiba’s voice isn’t what it used to be. But we had a helluva lot of fun at their gigs back in the day.
Others I’ve seen multiple times include Nine Inch Nails, Tool, Thursday, Chris Cornell, Taking Back Sunday, The Decemberists, Toadies, Reggie and the Full Effect, My Life with the Thrill Kill Kult, and I’m sure I’m missing at least a couple of others.
Missing out on live music is my only regret about leaving the US to live abroad.
I was going to say none but then I remember I’ve been to multiple electronic festivals and shows. I think in my old age I prefer venue/characteristics to individual performers. The idea of huge concerts is not appealing to me these days.
Mastodon, Lamb of God, and Tool - bonus points for getting a few of them together on tour. Awesome live shows, great lights/pryo/etc and 100% crowd participation.
I saw Mastodon a couple of times when they were on tour with Coheed and Cambria in 2019. Those guys are great at what they do. 10/10, would recommend.
Tool has been fantastic every time I’ve seen them. Tool fans, on the other hand, can be a mixed bag.
Slowdive - always sound great, always a truly live experience, never stagnant and only about the past, and most importantly the music has always been amazing
