Most Times in the Most Places?

[RagePSV]

Got to thinking today and was trying to figure which band I have seen in the most different places and I thought that it would be interesting to hear what some of yours are. For me it is Iced Earth as follows:

1 - Atlanta (DragonCon), I think this was at the World Congress Center right when they were releasing Days of Purgatory

2 - Cincinnatti (Annie's), touring for Something Wicked

3 - Milwaukee (Metalfest side stage), also for Something Wicked

4- Spirngfield, VA (Jaxx), for Horror Show

5 - Atlanta (ProgPower 9)


I wasn't actually following IE around, just happened to be in the same place at the same time for most of these.




And I have seen Overkill at least 5 times, but all in Atlanta at 3 different spots: The Roxy, Masquerade and The Point.

 

[rdyfrde]

The most I've seen of any band is Trans-Siberian Orchestra at 6 times but all were in Seattle.

Of the ones that I've seen in multiple locations. Gamma Ray, Helloween, and Lillian Axe have the record of 3:

Helloween/Gamma Ray (both on the same tour)
Osaka, Japan (Namba Hatch)
Tokyo, Japan (Kosei Nenkin Hall)
Seattle, WA (El Corazon)

Lillian Axe:
Gonzales, LA (Lamar Dixon Center)
Baton Rouge, LA (Clicks)
Seattle, WA (Studio Seven)

 

[Angrafan]

The Gathering:

New York (Twice)
Virginia
Santiago (Chile)
Helsinki (Finland)


Savatage:

Rio de Janeiro- Brazil - Twice
Sao Paulo- Brazil - Twice
Tampa (a few times)
South Florida - Boynton Beach
Atlanta (WOMD)

CircleIICircle

Tampa (a bunch of times)
Atlanta (A couple of times)
Rio de Janeiro
Sao Paulo
Campinas (Brazil)
Curitiba (Brazil)


And plus a bunch of bands I've seen in multiple cities by chance (didn't travel to see them per se, but ended up seeing them in a festival).... I've seen Manowar and Nightwish in North America, South America and Europe... and I don't even own a Manowar CD.. ahahah

 

[booB]

As long as we're talking about touring bands, and not local bands that I've seen at several different local venues:

Iced Earth:

I-Rock in Detroit (2x)
Harpo's in Detroit
The Metro in Chicago
The Pearl Room in Chicago (Powerfest 2008)
The Odeon in Cleveland
Center Stage in Atlanta (PPUSA IX)

In Flames:

I-Rock in Detroit
Harpo's in Detroit (at least 2x)
The Metro in Chicago
The Riviera Theater in Chicago
The Agora in Cleveland

Jag Panzer:

I-Rock in Detroit
Harpo's in Detroit
The Metro in Chicago (2x)
Tall Cedars Venue in Baltimore (Powermad 2000)
J.J. Kelley's in Chicago (PPUSA 1)
And I was planning on traveling to Texas to see them this year, but they didn't make it.

 

[sh0kr0k]

Hmm.. good question! I'll have to give this one some thought. Off the top of my head, I'd say it's Queensrÿche, Dream Theater, or Iced Earth.

 

[kellsco]

I've seen Dream Theater 16 times. Venues in NM, CO, TX, NY, PA. NJ, CT, and DC. Soon to add NV to that list!


I forgot about Rush. Seen them 11 times.

 

[Still Remains]

Rush on every tour since 83 (sometimes twice on the same tour) between MD, VA and FL

 

[Fury of Polaris]

Mine is also Iced Earth, four times:

Philadelphia
Providence
Atlanta
Worcester

 

[edgeofthorns]

I've seen Dream Theater 16 times. Venues in NM, CO, TX, NY, PA. NJ, CT, and DC. Soon to add NV to that list!


I forgot about Rush. Seen them 11 times.

Wow!

~Brian~

 

[Matt Crooks]

Hmm...

Jag Panzer:
Chicago, JJ Kelly's (PPUSA I)
Baltimore, Tall Cedars Hall (Powermad 2000)
Philly, can't remember the venue
Springfield, Jaxx
Koenigshofen Germany, Koenigshofen Community Hall (Keep It True)

Iron Maiden:
Capitol Center, Largo MD
Nissan Pavilion, Gainsville VA
Patriot Center, Fairfax VA
Germain Amphitheater, Columbus OH
Maidson Square Garden, NYC
Tweeter Center, Camden NJ
Allstate Arena, Rosemont IL
Hammerstein Ballroom, NYC
Merriweather Post Pavilion, Columbia MD

I'm sure there are others...

 

[7thSaviour]

King's X

Lubbock, TX
Athens, GA
Atlanta, GA

 

[AMBR]

Nightwish
New York City, NY
Brooklyn, NY
Poughkeepsie, NY
Philadelphia, PA
Atlanta, GA
Worcester, MA
Toronto, Canada
Kitee, Finland
Helsinki, Finland

Honorable Mentions:
Edguy
New York, NY
Philadelphia, PA
Atlanta, GA
Some po-dunk town in New Hampshire
Sölvesborg, Sweden

Evergrey
New York, NY
Atlanta, GA
Philadelphia, PA
South Burlington, VT
Sölvesborg, Sweden
Balingen, Germany

Kamelot
Atlanta, GA
New York, NY
Philadelphia, PA
Worcester, MA
Sölvesborg, Sweden

 

[nailz]

Blind Guardian -
Buffalo, NY
Phoenix AZ
LA, California
San Francisco California

Nightwish -
Atlanta GA
Phoenix AZ (x2)
San Diego CA
Anaheim CA
LA CA
San Francisco CA
Toronto Canada

 

[johan68]

Marillion (I think) 32 times spread out over...

Gothenburg
Stockholm
Copenhagen
London
Cambridge
Manchester
Munich
Oslo
Chicago
NY
Cleveland
Montreal

Motörhead some 10 times in...

Lund (twice)
Copenhagen (twice)
Gothenburg
Tampa
London (4 times)

 

[Jibrille]

Nightwish
Brooklyn, NY
Worcester, MA (twice)
NYC (Manhattan), NY
Montreal, QC
Poughkeepsie, NY
Hartford, CT

Inadvertent bands I've seen the most?
The Agonist
NYC, NY (opening for Epica)
Poughkeepsie, NY (opening for Sonata Arctica)
Bedord, NH (opening for After Forever)
All within 6 weeks

Finch
Hartford, CT (opening for New Found Glory)
NYC, NY (opening for Evanescence)
Albany, NY (playing at a local college spring fling festival)

I kind of like Agonist but man do I hate Finch.

 

[J-Man]

NIGHWISH

Pusan Korea
Scottsdale AZ
Albuquerque NM
Las Vegas NV
Mesa Az (2 times)
San Antonio Tx
Austin Tx

Trans Siberian Orchestra 6 times all here in El Paso

Gypsy Kings 5 times here in El Paso

 

[rdyfrde]

Inadvertent bands I've seen the most?
The Agonist
NYC, NY (opening for Epica)
Poughkeepsie, NY (opening for Sonata Arctica)
Bedord, NH (opening for After Forever)
All within about 6 months

Hee hee, for me that would be Into Eternity. They seemingly open for any band that I happen to like. I think I saw them like three times in a span of two months one year. Granted they are from Canada so it does make sense in a weird way

 

[zimbee]

Definitely not the band I've seen the most times, but definitely the band I've seen at the most locations:

Blind Guardian:
- Atlanta, GA (PPIII)
- Los Angeles, CA
- Coburg, Germany (BG Fest)
- Phoenix, AZ
The San Diego show on that first US tour was canceled, or I would have seen them there, as well.

I've seen Danzig at 4 distinct Las Vegas locales, but that's not as impressive.

 

[Jibrille]

Hee hee, for me that would be Into Eternity. They seemingly open for any band that I happen to like. I think I saw them like three times in a span of two months one year. Granted they are from Canada so it does make sense in a weird way

Amazingly, for all the joking we've done around here about them opening up for every tour, I've managed to avoid seeing Into Eternity more than once (when they opened for Opeth).
And I just checked Agonist's site and it was actually barely over a month for me. I thought Epica had been earlier in the summer for some reason.

9 Sep 2007
Highline Ballroom (w/ Epica) New York, New York
28 Sep 2007
Chance Theater ( w/ Sonata Arctica ) Poughkeepsie, New York
19 Oct 2007
Mark's Place (w/ After Forever) Bedford, New Hampshire

Granted, it's kind of unfair since I was on the Century Media street team and got to see the second two for free because of the band. Pretty much the only reason I saw SA right before PP. I'd have gone to After Forever anyway, though.

 

[BlackRoseMetalHeart]

Hmmm ... Nick has a better memory than I do, so I had to wait to be able to pick his brain a bit ...

Into Eternity - 9+ (Although they are not my all-time favorite, I still enjoy seeing Into Eternity every time.)
Atlanta, GA (ProgPower V)
Springfield, VA (Jaxx) - lost count after 7
Baltimore, MD (Pier 6)

Queensryche - 6
Baltimore, MD (Pier 6)
Baltimore, MD (Ram's Head Live) - 2
Washington, DC (9:30 Club) - 2
Orlando, FL (House of Blues)

Iron Maiden - 5
Bristow, Va (Nissan Pavillion - Ozzfest)
Camden, NJ/Philly,PA (Tweeter Center)
New York/NJ (Meadowlands)
Columbia, MD (Merriweather) - 2

Dream Theater - 4
Baltimore, MD (Pier 6) - 2
Reading, PA (Gigantour I)
Bristow, Va (Nissan Pavillion)

I've seen several other bands 4 or 5 times, but usually all of those show have been at Jaxx, with maybe one being at ProgPower (bands like Edguy, Kamelot, Evergrey, Epica, etc.)

I've also seen The Independents more than 25 times (Baltimore, Myrtle Beach, Augusta, Orlando, Sarasota, Tampa, etc.). At least 10 times before Nick was their drummer and at least 15 times since then, but since they're not a metal band and are a little more underground (signed on and off over the years) I figured few people would take interest there.