Which big-name artists/bands have you seen live in concert?

Incubus three times (Houston; Austin; Peoria, IL)
Coldplay, Audioslave, 311, The Strokes, Goo Goo Dolls, Fuel, Travis (All in Austin)

Upcoming concerts: Iron & Wine, Death Cab For Cutie, David Gray...in Austin

 

I saw the Eagles, My one and only concert. I liked it.

 

These are some of more recently attended shows:

The Cure
Oasis
Coldplay
The Killers
Death Cab for Cutie
Franz Ferdinand
The Bravery
Interpol
Morrissey
John Legend
The Arcade Fire
Keane
John Mayer
Rammstein
Snow Patrol
The Strokes

 

No Doubt
Garbage
The Wallflowers
Toad the Wet Sprocket
The Dave Matthews Band
Counting Crows
The Who
The Roots
Vanilla Ice and C&C Music Factory when I was little - my cousin loved/loves cRap music

 

Pearl Jam
GreenDay
Duran Duran
Fuel
Cold Play
LL
Biggie
Jay Z
Aerosmith
Madonna
U2
Elton John
STP
Rolling Stones
Mettalica
...

 

Where?

 

I've seen Keane 3 times in the past year.

Two shows were in Houston. At the Meridian and Verizon, respectively.

The other time was in Leeds.

 

Thousands, but just to make you kids jealous:

Led Zepplin
The Who
The Stones
Clapton (Cream and solo)
Yes
CSNY
ELP
Traffic
Steely Dan
The Allman Brothers
SRV
Little Feat about 10 times
PinkFloyd in Jeppensen Stadium during a thunderstorm on Acid

Oh...and Jimi...twice

The only thing good about being old is the memories.

 

The Rolling Stones in 1989 at the Astrodome
Elvis Costello in 1994 at the Woods Pavilion
Richard Thompson & Los Lobos at Fitzgeralds

 

I saw Elvis Presley at the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo in 1972. I don't remember any of it since I was two, but I was there.

For shows that I chose to see-
Bob Dylan many times
Elvis Costello many times
Paul McCartney on all of the tours since 1990
Sting a few times
The Rolling Stones a few tours
U2 since Zoo TV
The White Stripes several times
Blur
Oasis
Franz Ferdinand
Nirvana
Issac Hayes
James Brown
The Who several times
REM many, many times
David Bowie many, many times
Neil Young a few times
Beck
Pavement many times
Richard Thompson several times
Bjork
The Roots
Verve
Robert Plant
Tom Petty several times
Sonic Youth
Breeders a few times
The Pixies
Frank Black many times
The Flaming Lips several times since the early 90's
Foo Fighters
Supergrass
Pearl Jam
Bruce Springsteen
Dire Straits
Pink Floyd
Neil and Tim Finn
Warren Zevon
ZZ Top
Sebadoh
Sonny and Cher, baby!

 

I've been to 4.

Steve Miller Band (3 times)
Clay Walker


From what I hear from veteran concert goers, Steve Miller Band puts on a very good live show.

 

This might be hard to believe but I have only seen the following live:

The Cure
Interpol
Mogwai
Rapture
Johnny Gill
Keith Sweat
Bell Biv Devoe

The first 4 were together and saw them last summer in Nashville at the Curiosa Festival. The last 3 were seen in Murfreesboro, 14 years ago (when I was a senior in high school) as part of the "Triple Threat" tour. I need to see more concerts.

 

Zappa (multiple times)
The Who (w/Stevie Ray Vaughn)
Neil Young (solo) and w/Crazy Horse (multiple times) also w/Booker T and MG's
Sonic Youth
CSN
Lou Reed
REM
Bob Dylan (multiple times)
Patti Smith
Pink Floyd
Black Sabbath (w/Van Halen)
Stevie Ray Vaughn (multiple times)
Rolling Stones (multiple times)

 

Only "major" acts and in chronological order (I think)

The Jr High years:

Fleetwood Mac
Def Lepard
Night Ranger
Rush

The High School Years:

U2 (twice)
Rush (twice)
Red Hot Chili Peppers
Sting (twice)
Survivor (free concert at my high school )

The College Years:

Living Colour (best show ever)
Weezer (4 times)
Ben Folds Five (3 times)
Sting (twice)
Ten Hands (158 times)

Post College:

DMB
Radiohead
Weezer (twice)

 

Dave Matthews Band (18 times)
U2
O.A.R.
Stone Temple Pilots
Sonic Youth
Aerosmith
Neil Diamond
Rage Against the Machine
Toadies
Garth Brooks
Bon Jovi

 

Nine Inch Nails (multiple times)
Radiohead
Smashing Pumpkins (multiple times)
A Perfect Circle (multiple times)
Rage Against the Machine
Korn
N.E.R.D.
Staind
Depeche Mode
Pearl Jam
Tool
Marilyn Manson (multiple times)
Bush
The Toadies
Orgy (multiples)
Soundgarden
SALT N PEPA!! (first concert ever, when I was 11 )

There's many more that I'm forgetting, I was just trying limit it to big names.

 

Alice Cooper
Heart/Walter Egan
Public Enemy (small club...it was a warm up concert before they went on tour with U2...may be the greatest show I've ever seen)
Digital Underground
Whitney Houston
Janet Jackson (3 different tours)
Prince (twice)
Doobie Brothers with Foreigner
NWA/Ice T
Judas Priest
Rick Springfield/Quarterflash (I was young, ok?)
U2 at the Astrodome
Yes
Al Jerreau
Gladys Knight and the Pips
Billy Ocean
Ratt
New Edition/Al B Sure/Bobby Brown
Alexander O'Neal
Def Leopard
Duran Duran
Sheila E (small club)
Kool and the Gang/Skyy

Concerts I want to see before I die:

Stevie Wonder
Tom Jones (only in Vegas if possible)
ELO (do they still tour?)

 

I haven't seen too many big name bands (lots of small name bands though), but I've seen a few notables:

DMB - 11 times
David Gray
David Bowie
Natalie Merchant
Chris Isaak
Keb' Mo
Jackson Browne
Steve Earle
Howie Day
Weird Al Yankovic - met him after the show too!
Guster - 2 times
They Might Be Giants
Los Lonely Boys

 

Tool x 4
A Perfect Circle x 3
Pearl Jam x 5
KISS
Marilyn Manson x 2
KORN
Rush
NIN
Disturbed x 4
Linkin Park x 2
System of a Down
Black Crowes
Audioslave
Metallica
Godsmack x 2
AC/DC
Ozzy x 2
Rob Zombie
Pantera
David Lee Roth/Sammy Hagar
Slipknot
Foo Fighters

....many more