What bands have you seen the most times live?

[SteelFireRecs]

I havent seen many bands multiple times live but off the top of my head this is what i can think of (Locals not included):

2x - Kenny Wayne Shepherd
3x - Bonded by Blood
2x - Rattlehead
2x - Primus
2x - Forbidden

 

[Keir]

How do you guys keep track of this stuff? I can only give a general outline, as such:

8+ times: Around 1989-92 I used to see a lot of local thrash bands like Atomicaust, Mortuary and Dysphoria repeatedly. The ubiquitous Candy Striper Death Orgy probably tops the list. They were like the Seax of their time.
4-8 times: Mostly alternative and folk artists I saw in the mid-90s like They Might Be Giants, Ani Difranco, Indigo Girls, Dar Williams, and Luka Bloom. I was not listening to a lot of metal then.
Exceptions to the above would be Iron Maiden, Testament and Nuclear Assault which I believe I have seen 4 or 5 times each.

And of course, Weird Al Yankovic whom I've seen 5 times.

 

[Seanicus]

How do you guys keep track of this stuff?

i use www.setlist.fm to track the bigger bands i see

 

[nomisofsiman]

The ubiquitous Candy Striper Death Orgy

That is one hell of a name.

 

[J. Golden]

here's a pretty comprehensive list of shows I've seen but it's missing a few of the 80s shows...mainly Battlezone/Obsession and Zebra/Rough Cutt/Alcatrazz

http://www.setlist.fm/concerts/Seanicus

I just don't want to hear from you.
I have thought about running through my collection and writting downthe bands I have seen live but it will take a while. I have forgotten a lot until something jars my memory.

 

[J. Golden]

I would not know who I have seen the most. I do know Twisted Tower would be up there, Confessor certainly and Buzz-Oven. But I think Prong may still have it and that was due to basically being on their guestlist all through the 1990s or so it seemed.
With most bands a few times is enough for me.
Bands I have seen more times than anyone should ever need to; Evergrey and Symphony X (the most boring band ever second to Dream Theater).
Most fun show were usually not metal shows; Fishbone, Bad Brains, Stan Ridgeway and a few others.

 

[March Hare]

It will take a lot to make me more jealous than this!!!!

Is this truly "Black Sabbath" or also including Heaven & Hell?

What incarnations of the band have you seen? (Ozzy, Dio, Martin??)

I saw Tony Martin once on the Forbidden Tour. That was my first metal show actually! Saw them 4 times with Dio as Heaven and Hell and at least 6-8 times with Ozzy starting with the 98 reunion shows up to a few weeks ago in Hamilton Ontario.

 

[Keir]

i use www.setlist.fm to track the bigger bands i see

Thanks for the tip! I actually was looking over your list yesterday and it inspired me to start inputting my concerts. I've still got a long way to go, and there are a bunch that aren't even on the site (even big bands like Iron Maiden) but here's my list so far if anyone is interested:

http://www.setlist.fm/concerts/metalkeir

 

[Jasonic]

I simply maintain a Word Document.
Keep in mind this is ONLY metal shows.
Someday I will attempt to do this for all genres:

1985

Iron Maiden / Accept – Poplar Creek
Motley Crue / Autograph (Rosemont Horizon)
AC/DC / Yngwie Malmsteen (Rosemont Horizon)

Between 1986 – 1990

Megadeth / Warlock / Sanctuary (Aragon Ballroom)
King Diamond / Flotsam & Jetsam / Annihilator (Aragon Ballroom)
Slayer / Danzig / Trouble (Aragon Ballroom)
Voivod / Vio-Lence / Anacrusis (Cubby Bear)
Ozzy Osbourne / Anthrax (Rosemont Horizon)
Anthrax / Helloween / Exodus (Aragon Ballroom)
Squadron (McGreevy’s)

Early 90s

Sepultura / Sacred Reich / Napalm Death / Sick of it All (Vic Theater)
Ministry / Helmet / Sepultura (UIC Pavillion)
Metallica / Danzig / Suicidal Tendencies (World Music Theater)
DRI / Nasty Savage / Cyclone Temple (Cubby Bear)
DRI / Anacrusis (Medusas)
Exploited / Bio-Hazard / Type O Negative (Medusas)
DRI / Pro-Pain (Thirsty Whale)
GWAR / Agony Column (Vic)

Mid-Late 90s

Manowar / Stonehenge (Jackhammers)
Metallica / Corrosion of Conformity (Rosemont Horizon)
DRI (Fireside Bowl)
Motorhead (Expo of Extreme II – Vic Theater)
Milwaukee Metalfest 1999
Iron Maiden / Monster Magnet / Clutch (Aragon Ballroom)

2000 – 2001

Danzig / Samhain / Hatebreed (House of Blues)
Motorhead / Supersuckers / Nashville Pussy (House of Blues)
Megadeth / Iced Earth (some theater in Rockford)
Metallica / Kid Rock / Sevendust (Allstate Arena)
Metallica / Stone Temple Pilots (Chicago Speedway?)

2002

Iced Earth / In Flames / Jag Panzer (Metro)
Milwaukee Metalfest 2002 (Exodus, Vio-Lence, etc)
Manowar / Immortal / Catastrophic (Riley’s Rock House)
Kreator / Destruction / Cephalic Carnage (Riley’s Rock House)
Danzig / Prong / Chimaira (House of Blues)
Dio / HammerFall (Rave)
Motorhead / Morbid Angel (House of Blues)

2003

Haunted / Kataklysm (Metro)
Macabre (Bottom Lounge)
Helloween / Jag Panzer / Beyond The Embrace (Vic Theater)
Opeth / Lacuna Coil / Beyond The Embrace (Rave)
Metallica Summer Sanitarium (Speedway)
Milwaukee Metalfest 2003
Kataklysm / Wherewolf / Malignancy (Bottom Lounge)
Kataklysm / Dying Fetus (Bottom Lounge)
Dimmu Borgir / Nevermore / Children of Bodom / Hypocrisy (House of Blues)
Motorhead / Anthrax (House of Blues)
Symphony X (Metro)
Six Feet Under (Metro)
Slayer / Hatebreed / Arch Enemy (Aragon Ballroom)
King Diamond / Entombed (Metro)
In Flames / Soilwork / Chaimera / Unearth (Vic)
Metal Gods (Halford / Testament / Immortal) (House of Blues)

2004

Iced Earth / Children of Bodom / Evergrey (Metro)
Queensryche / Symphony X (House of Blues)
Metallica / Godsmack (Bradley Center)
Seven Witches / Ion Vein (Penny Road Pub)
Opeth (House of Blues)
Dream Theater (Riviera)
Iron Maiden / Dio / Motorhead (World)

2005

Ozzfest 2005 (Sabbath, Maiden, In Flames, Arch Enemy, etc)
Novembers Doom / Twelfth Gate / Disinter (Wheaton Grande)
Novembers Doom / Twelfth Gate (JJ Kelleys)
HammerFall / Edguy (House of Blues)
Motorhead / COC / Zeke / Brand New Sin (House of Blues)


2006

Sonata Arctica / Ion Vein / Grigori 3 (House of Blues)
Chicago Powerfest 2006 (Music Box)
DragonForce / All That Remains (Vic)
Novembers Doom (Lot 4)
Iron Maiden / Bullet For My Valentine (Allstate Arena)
Slayer / Lamb of God / Mastodon / Children of Bodom (Aragon)
Katatonia / Moonspell / Daylight Dies (Pearl Room)
Alehorn of Power Fest – Manilla Road, Slough Feg (Double Door)

2007

Trouble / D-Connect / Heaven and Hell (Nite Caps)
Chicago Powerfest 2007 (Pearl Room)
Heaven & Hell / Megadeth / Machine Head (Allstate Arena)
Trouble / Judas Rising / Urn (Legends)
High on Fire / Russian Circles (Wicker Park Summerfest)
Marilyn Manson / Slayer / Bleeding Through (Allstate Arena)

2008

Trouble / Kataklysm / Smoke / Rival (House of Blues)
Trouble / Icarus Witch (Doug’s Bar and Grill)
Iced Earth – Chicago Powerfest (Pearl Room)
Candlemass / Daylight Dies (Pearl Room)
Iron Maiden / Lauren Harris (Allstate Arena)
Judas Priest / Heaven and Hell / Motorhead / Testament (First Midwest Bank)
Sigh / Unexpect / Novembers Doom (Pearl Room)
Helloween / Gamma Ray (Pearl Room)
Kamelot / Edguy (Pearl Room)
Iced Earth (Metro)

2009

Metallica / Machine Head / The Sword (Allstate Arena)
The Gates of Slumber (Cobra Lounge)
Pentagram / Nachtmystium (Empty Bottle)
Chicago Powerfest 2009 (Pearl Room)
Judas Priest (Milwaukee Summerfest)
Judas Priest / Whitesnake (Charter One Pavillion)
Stratovarius / Pagan’s Mind (Pyramid Club)
Alehorn of Power Fest – Slough Feg, etc (Cobra Lounge)
Novembers Doom / Woods of Ypres (Reggies Rock Club)






2010

Pentagram / Gates of Slumber (Empty Bottle)
High Spirits (Redline Tap)
Paul Di’Anno / Icarus Witch (Reggies Rock Club)
Iron Maiden / Dream Theater (First Midwest Bank)
Katatonia / Orphaned Land / Swallow the Sun / Novembers Doom (Reggies Rock Club)
Uriah Heep (Durty Nellies)
Blind Guardian / Holy Grail / Seven Kingdoms (The Bottom Lounge)

2011

Trouble (The Bottom Lounge)
Gamma Ray (Reggie’s Rock Club)
Circle II Circle (Q Billiards)
Thin Lizzy (The Vic)
Rush (United Center)
Novembers Doom / Kommandant (Reggie’s Rock Club)
Diamond Head (Tailgater’s)
Ragnarokkr Metal Apocalypse (Helstar, Obsession, Skullview, etc)
Judas Priest / BLS / Thin Lizzy (The Venue)


2012

Sanctuary / Diamond Plate (MoJoes)
Iced Earth / Warbringer (MoJoes)
Ragnarokkr Metal Apocalypse (Wizard, Brocas Helm, etc)
MSG (The Fuel Room)
Rhapsody of Fire (MoJoes)
Ghost In The Ruins / Balls To The Wall (Shark City)
The Skull (Tilted Kilt)
Iron Maiden / Alice Cooper (First Midwest Bank)
MSG (House of Blues)
UFO (House of Blues)
Uriah Heep (Durtie Nellies)

2013

The Skull (Bada Brew)
Testament / Flotsam and Jetsam (The Rave)
Ragnarokkr Metal Apocalypse (Oz, Omen, etc) (Reggies)
Leatherwolf / Ancient Dreams (Penny Road Pub)
Gigantour (Allstate Arena)
Iron Maiden / Megadeth (Bridgestone Arena, Nashville)
ProgPower USA (Atlanta)
Black Sabbath (First Midwest Bank)
Midwest Metal Anthem (Damien Thorne, Crusader, Ancient Dreams) (BrauerHouse)
Helloween / Cold Steel / Ancient Dreams / Lords of the Trident (MoJoes)
Alehorn (Manilla Road, High Spirits, BOTD, Harbinger, Ancient Dreams) (Reggies)
Fates Warning (MoJoes)
Jon Oliva (MoJoes)


2014

Ancient Dreams / Winterhawk / Olorin (BrauerHouse)
Manowar (Logan Square)
Ragnarokkr Metal Apocalypse (Riot, Grim Reaper, etc) (Reggies)
Stone Magnum / Coven 13 / Ancient Dreams / deepspacepilots (LiveWire)

 

[J. Golden]

You have way too much time on your hands. But that is some nice ones.
That Exploited tour a friend of mine saw one week before he took me to my first club show which was Confessor. Man if I met the guy a week earlier maybe I would have seen The Exploited. Still have yet to.

 

[DMR]

Like Jason, I keep a list of all my shows and have too much time on my hands. Enjoy...

“Weird Al” Yankovic (8/3/92, Drury Lane Oakbrook Terrace)
Gwar/X-Cops (5/27/94, The Vic)
White Zombie/The Melvins/Reverend Horton Heat (6/95, The Aragon)
The Ramones/Gren (8/18/95, The Riviera)
White Zombie/The Toadies/The Supersuckers (11/95, The UIC Pavilion)
Babes In Toyland (12/95, The Metro)
Motorhead/Belladonna/Speedball (1/96, The Vic)
Morbid Angel/At the Gates (3/10/96, The Thirsty Whale)
Ministry/Young Gods (3/96, The Aragon)
The Misfits/Anthrax (6/96, The Vic)
Sex Pistols/Gravity Kills/Goldfinger (8/96, The Aragon)
Type O Negative/Life of Agony/Manhole (9/20/96, The Vic)
Marilyn Manson/NY Loose (10/12/96, The Riviera)
Pantera/Clutch/Neurosis (1/25/97, The Aragon)
Danzig/Electric Hellfire Club/Coal Chamber (2/14/97, The Vic)
Gwar/Chemlab (5/97, The Vic)
Ozzfest: Black Sabbath, Ozzy Osbourne, etc. (7/97, Alpine Valley)
Coal Chamber/Powerman 5000/Sevendust (8/97, The Metro)
Type O Negative/Coal Chamber/Electric Hellfire Club (10/97, The Vic)
Sister Machine Gun/Prong/Hanzel und Gretyl (10/31/97, The Vic)
Sevendust/Acumen Nation/Skrew/20 Dead Flower Children (12/97, The Metro)
Slip Disc Showcase: Voivod/Clay People/N-17 (3/98, The Metro)
Rammstein/Acumen Nation/Hanzel und Gretyl (5/98, The Metro)
Slayer/Fear Factory/Kilgore (6/98, The Aragon)
Genitorturers/Rorschach Test/Mother God Moviestar (7/98, The Outhouse of Blues)
Manowar/Stonehenge (8/98, Jackhammer’s)
Morbid Angel/Nile (12/98, The Outhouse of Blues)
Fear Factory/System of a Down/Dope/Static-X (3/99, The Metro)
Gwar/Godhead (5/99, The Vic)
Rammstein/Soulfly (6/99, Villa Park)
Expo of the Extreme: Genitorturers, Electric Hellfire Club, etc. (I must've missed Motorhead) (6/99, The Vic)
Iron Maiden/Monster Magnet (7/99, The Aragon)
Ministry (8/99, The Riviera)
Megadeth/Static-X (10/99, The Riviera)
The Misfits/Gwar (10/31/99, The Riviera)
Powerman 5000/Static-X (3/00, The Riviera)
Macabre/Avernus/Hook/Lord Blasphemer (3/00, some VFW hall)
Iron Maiden/Queensryche/Halford (8/25/00, The UIC Pavilion)
The Misfits/Impotent Sea Snakes/The Independents (4/29/01, The Outhouse of Blues)
Judas Priest/Anthrax (2/7/02, The Riviera)
ProgPower USA: Gamma Ray, Blind Guardian, Angra (11/15-16/02, Atlanta)
Metal Gods: Halford, Testament, Immortal, Primal Fear (4/25/03, The Outhouse of Blues)
Helloween/Jag Panzer/Beyond the Embrace (10/8/03, The Vic)
Dimmu Borgir/Nevermore/Children of Bodom/Hypocrisy (11/9/03, The Outhouse of Blues)
Iced Earth/Children of Bodom/Evergrey (4/20/04, The Metro)
Hammers of Misfortune/Bible of the Devil/Sweet Cobra/Lair of the Minotaur (7/18/04, Bottom Lounge)
Nightwish/Lullacry (8/25/04, The Outhouse of Blues)
Bible of the Devil/Slough Feg/Cianide/Imperial Battlesnake (I skipped Bible, otherwise they'd be a 4x band for me... ugh!) (7/12/05, Double Door)
Therion/Ricktus Grin (9/7/05, The Outhouse of Blues)
Chicago Powerfest: Atheist, Martyr, Saturnus, November’s Doom, Thurisaz (4/21/07, The Pearl Room)
Paganfest: Ensiferum, Turisas, Tyr, Eluveitie (5/1/08, The Pearl Room)
Nifelheim/The Chasm/Nachtmystium/Superchrist (9/7/08, The Double Door)
Helloween/Gamma Ray (9/27/08, The Pearl Room)
High Spirits/Cauldron/Enforcer (8/20/09, Cafe Lura)
Paul Di'Anno/Icarus Witch/Bible of the Devil/Desolate Sky (2/25/10, Reggie's Rock Club)
Danzig/Possessed/Marduk/Toxic Holocaust/Withered (11/7/10, Congress Theatre)
Gamma Ray/Mindwarp Chamber (2/3/11, Reggie's Rock Club)
Ragnarokkr Metal Apocalypse: Wizard, Brocas Helm, Skull Fist, Slauter Xstroyes (5/19/12, Mojoe's)
Rhapsody of Fire/Voyager/Panzer/Ghost in the Ruins/Act of Destruction (6/5/12, Mojoes's)
Uli Jon Roth (2/17/13, Reggie's)
Ragnrokkr Metal Apocalypse: Omen, Demon Bitch, etc. (5/4-5/13, Reggie's Rock Club)
Helloween/Coldsteel/Ancient Dreams/Lords of the Trident (9/30/13, MoJoe’s)
Alehorn of Power: Manilla Road, High Spirits, Bible of the Devil, Harbinger, Ancient Dreams (11/2/13, Reggie’s)
Morbid Angel/Czar (11/17/13, The Outhouse of Blues)
Manowar (2/8/14, Logan Square Auditorium)
Ragnarokkr Metal Apocalypse: Grim Reaper, Eternal Champion, etc. (4/5/14, Reggie’s)
Stone Magnum/Coven13/Ancient Dreams/Deepspacepilots (5/17/14, Livewire)

 

[dcowboys311]

I keep an Excel document. Close to 400 shows. Sadly the Metal bands I've seen the most (aside from locals) are the perennial opening bands...your Goatwhore's and Skeletonwitch's and such.

 

[Diabolik]

Dave, you were at that Atheist Powerfest show? So were me, Veggie, Jason, Bob, and about 13 others.

yep...that is where I first met him.

 

[Justin G]

Of the bands I've seen more than three times (that I've actually wanted to see), only Dream Theater stands out at six times.

 

[Seanicus]

Thanks for the tip! I actually was looking over your list yesterday and it inspired me to start inputting my concerts. I've still got a long way to go, and there are a bunch that aren't even on the site (even big bands like Iron Maiden) but here's my list so far if anyone is interested:

http://www.setlist.fm/concerts/metalkeir

Very cool. If a show is not on there, you can add it yourself.

 

[Seanicus]

whoa, you saw operation rock and roll!

 

[Jasonic]

The Ramones/Gren (8/18/95, The Riviera)

I was at this show!!!
As I said, someday I need to do a punk one but it would take me an eternity to remember them all!

Motorhead/Belladonna/Speedball (1/96, The Vic)

There were so many Motorhead shows I missed when I was in college.
I remember them playing the Vic with WASP. Don't recall this one.

Expo of the Extreme: Genitorturers, Electric Hellfire Club, etc. (I must've missed Motorhead) (6/99, The Vic)

I was at this too!!!
My old band was supposed to play this when it was originally booked for the Riv. They were going to have a second stage for locals / smaller bands.
If you got the CD comp, we are on it.

 

[Diabolik]

I was at the Ramones / Gren show too.

 

[Jasonic]

I was at the Ramones / Gren show too.

Blue Meanies and J Church were at Fireside that night.
We went over there afterwards, but the show had just ended.

 

[March Hare]

I will post more if anyone cares.

Black Sabbath/Motorhead/Tiamat 7/4/95 Pine Knob
Megadeth/Korn/Fear Factory/Flotsam and Jetsam 07/22/95 Pine Knob
Van Halen/Our Lady Peace 08/02/95 Pine Knob
Page and Plant/Tragically Hip 10/15/95
Gwar 10/30/95 Harpos
White Zombie/The Ramones 10/25/95 Wendler Arena
Sponge/Solid Frog 12/31/95 The Palladium
Ozzy/Korn/Deftones 2/6/96 The Palace
Iron Maiden/Fear Factory 02/24/96 Harpos
AC/DC 3/27/96 The Palace
Clutch/Pist*On 3/30/96 The Palldium
Bonham 6/1/96 Harpos
Loverboy/Blue Oyster Cult 6/29/96 Pine Knob
Meatloaf 07/05/96 Pine Knob
Prong 07/06/96 St Andrews Hall
Ozzy/Filter 7/10/96 Pine Knob
Ted Nugent 7/12/96 Pine KNob
Scorpions/Alice Cooper/Howling Diablos 7/25/96
Reo Speedwagon/Foreigner/Frampton 8/6/96 Pine Knob
White Zombie/Pantera 8/10/96 The Palace
Type O Negative/Manhole 8/21/96 Harpos
Ozzy/Danzig/Sepultura 10/2/96 Wendler Arena
KISS 10/16/96 The Palace
Mercyful Fate 11/2/96 Harpos
Deicide 2/15/97 Harpos
Metallica 02/22-23/96 The Palace
Dio/ My Dying Bride/7000 Dying Rats 4/20/97 State Theater
Ozzfest 6/12/97 Pine Knob
Cheap Trick/Slash/Helmet/Stir 7/1/97
Jackyl 7/26/97 The Palladium
Jackyl/Coal Chamber/7Mary3 10/11/97 IMA Arena
Gwar 11/01/97 Harpos
Megadeth/Creed/Jackyl/ Jimmies Chicken Shack 12/17/97 The Palace
Dokken 12/31/97 The Palladium
Coal Chamber 1/30/98 St Andrews Hall
Aerosmith/ Kenny Wayne Sheppard 2/10/98 The Palace
Judas Priest 2/13/98 State Theater
Nashville Pussy/ Gaza City Strippers 3/7/98 Magic Stick
Blue Oyster Cult 3/12/98 The Palladium
King Diamond 5/9/98 The Palladium
Sevendust 6/26/98 St Andrews
Jimmies Chicken Shack 6/27/98 St Andrews
Iron Maiden/ Dio 7/1/98 Pine Knob
Metallica/Jerry Cantrell/Days Of The New 7/11/98 Pine Knob
Foreigner 7/15/98 Pine Knob
Ozzfest 7/23/98 Pine Knob
Cheap Trick 8/5/98 Pine Knob
Blue Oyster Cult/Nazareth/April Wine 8/11/98 Pine Knob
Deep Purple/ELP/Dream Theater 8/15/98 Pine Knob
Quiet Riot/Slaughter/Firehouse 8/17/98 Pine Knob
Pearl Jam/Cheap Trick 8/23/98 The Palace
Alice Cooper 8/29/98 Michigan State Fair
Korn/Limp Bizkit/Rammstein/Orgy 9/30/98
ICP/GWAR 10/30/98 Harpos
Warrant/Quiet Riot/Slaughter 11/7/98 Harpos
Anthrax/Godsmack/1 Minute Silence 10/28/98 Harpos
KISS 12/31/98 The Palace