Bands you have seen in concert from A to Z

[ConnMotors]

With plenty of time on our hands before start of season there will be off topics to discuss. I know that music is always a favorite. Here is a different take if you have time and want to participate. Using our alphabet A-Z list a band that you have seen play live in concert starting with each letter. I have been to my share of concerts so here is my list for each letter except “X”. Can’t remember ever seeing any band with a name that started with the letter X.

A – America (my first concert)
B – Black Sabbath
C – the Clash (Shea Stadium with the Who) awesome show
D – Def Leppard
E – Eagles
F – Fleetwood Mac
G – Genesis
H – Heart
I – INXS
J – Journey (more times than any other band)
K – Kansas
L – Lynyrd Skynyrd (original members)
M – Metallica
N – Nazareth
O – Outlaws (Green Grass and High Tides) 20 minutes of pure music
P – Police
Q – Queen
R – Rolling Stones
S – Styx
T – Talking Heads
U – Uriah Heep
V – Van Halen
W – the Who
X –
Y – Yes
Z – ZZ Top

 

[TerpWomenFan]

I thought you would name A, then the next person would do B and so forth.

 

[Topsail]

A-Aeorsmith
B-Boston & Blue Oyster Cult
C- The Clash
E-Eagles
F- Foreigner
G- Grateful Dead( my buddy was a Dead head)
H- Heart
L- Lynyrd Skynyrd
O- Outlaws
R- Rolling Stones ( unannounced in Worcester)
V- Van Halen

 

[KY Card Fan]

B - Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band
E - Eagles
R - Rolling Stones
S - Starland Vocal Band

Sort of hated to include my one-hit-wonder "S" group with those other icons.

 

[Mdoggie]

Is Salt-n-pepa a band?

 

[AgStatesman]

B - Boston, Bon Jovi
C - Crosby, Still, and Nash
G - Grateful Dead, Green Day, Guns N Roses
H - Don Henley
J - Billy Joel, Jimmy Eat World
K - Kansas
M - Meatloaf
N - Night Ranger
O - Ozzy
P - Pink Floyd
R - Rolling Stones
S - Billy Squire, Sting
T - Tom Petty
W - The Who
Y - Yes

 

[LwrcasefaN]

Is Salt-n-pepa a band?

Close enough.

 

[Aluminny69]

How about solo singers, like Gordon Lightfoot. BTW, he had an excellent accompanying band. Many solo singers started with a group, e.g. Kenny Rogers and First Edition, Linda Ronstadt and the Stone Ponies.

 

[JonathanXIV]

With apologies for toggling back and forth, using both first and last name initials. And for some of the unfortunate music decisions.

A - Ambrosia
B - Beach Boys
C - Chicago
D - Bob Dylan
E - Eric Clapton
F - Peter Frampton
G -
H - Huey Lewis & the News
I -
J - Al Jarreau
K -
L - Lyle Lovett
M - Muddy Waters
N -
O -
P - Tom Petty
Q -
R - Robert Cray
S - Bruce Springstein
T - The Temptations
U -
V -
W - Steve Winwood
X -
Y -
Z -

 

[Kaizen]

-Alabama
-Blondi (She is so good, her Call Me, Heart of Glass and Hanging On The Telephone made all the audience so high dancing together)
-Bruce Springsteen
-The doobie Brother
-Eagles
-Guns N Roses
-Fleetwood Mac (one of the best band)
-Linda Ronstadt (my roommate is a super fan of her, we drove from State ---College to DC just to see her show).
-Pink Floyd
-The Police
-U2

The one I really feely sorry and miss is " Carpenters "

 

[TerpWomenFan]

Is Salt-n-pepa a band?

They do have a DJ so maybe that count.

 

[Waquoit]

A - America
B - Blue Oyster Cult
C - The Clash
D - Bob Dylan
E - ELO
F - Fleetwood Mac
G - Guess Who
H - Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds
I - Ice Cube
J- Jesus and Mary Chain
K- BB King
L - Little River Band
M - Ministry
N - New Pornographers
O - Outlaws
P - Phish
Q -
R - Ramones
S - Southside Johnny and The Asbury Jules
T - Talking Heads
U - Uriah Heap
V - Vanilla Fudge
W - Wilco
X -
Y - Yes
Z - ZZ Top

 

[ConnMotors]

They do have a DJ so maybe that count.

too funny and sure they count. why not?

 

[PoppaBear]

A - ACDC
B - Bad Company
C - Cheap Trick
D - Def Leppard
E - Eagles
F -Frank Marino and Mahogany Rush
G - Grand Funk
H - Heart
I - Chris Issacs
J - Joe Satriani
K - Kiss
L - Lynyrd Skynyrd
M - Eddie Money
N - Nazareth
O - The Outlaws
P - The Police
Q -
R- Rush
S - Styx
T - Triumph
U - UFO
V - Van Halen
W - Wallflowers
X - X ( yes they were a real underground punk band)
Y - Yes
Z - zz top

 

[Sifaka]

Mixing first and last names, and forgetting many, I'm sure.


A- Artie Shaw

B- Benny Goodman, María Bethânia,Chico Buarque

C - Count Basie, Chick Correa, Larry Coryell

D- Dexter Gordon, Miles Davis

E - Ella, Duke Ellington, Bill Evans

F -

G - Stan Getz

H- Coleman Hawkins, Herbie Hancock, Chico Hamilton

I -

J - J. J. Johnson, Elvin Jones

K- Kai Winding, Lee Konitz, Rahsaan Roland Kirk

L - Charles Lloyd

M - Thelonious Monk

N - Milton Nascimento

O - Oscar Peterson

P - Paquito D'rivera

Q -

R - Max Roach

S - Tony Scott, Horace Silver

T - Cecil Taylor

U -

V -

W- Tony Williams, Wynton Marsalis, Wes Montgomery

X-

Y -

Z -

 

[MSGRET]

A - ABBA, Aerosmith
B - Boston
C - Chicago, Carpenters, The Commodores (w/Lionel Richie), Charlie Daniels Band
D - Dan & Shay
E - Earth, Wind, & Fire
F - Florida Georgia Line
G - Gloriana
H - Herb Albert & the Tijuana Brass
I - Iron Butterfly
J - Jethro Tull
K - Kacey Musgraves
L - Lady A, Little Big Town
M - Meatloaf
N - New Kids on the Block
O - Oak Ridge Boys
P - Pat Benatar
Q -
R - REO Speedwagon, Runaway June
S - Shaina Twain, Sheryl Crow, Sugarland
T - Thompson Square
U - Up With People (yes I saw them)
V - Van Zant
W - Wayne Newton
X -
Z- Zac Brown Band, ZZ Top

 

[Bald Husky]

A- Allman Brothers
B- Billy Joel, Bob Dylan
G- Grateful Dead, Grand Funk Railroad
J- J Giels Band, John Mayall, Jethro Tull (my favorite), Judy Collins
L- Linda Ronstadt, Left Bank
M- Mountain
N- Neil Diamond
R- Rolling Stones (1967)
S- Steppenwolf
W- The Who, Whitney Houston

 

[Happydad745]

B- Boss Schaggs
Beach Boys
C-Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young
Commander Cody and the Lost Planet Airmen
D-Doc Watson
E- Emmy Lou Harris
I- Iron Butterfly
J-Jethro Tull
Jessie Colin Young
L-Led Zeppelin
M-Moody Blues

 

[quavik]

Can’t remember ever seeing any band with a name that started with the letter X.

There was a great band called "X", out of LA. From Wikipedia: "X is an American punk rock band formed in Los Angeles. The original members are vocalist Exene Cervenka, vocalist-bassist John Doe, guitarist Billy Zoom and drummer D. J. Bonebrake. The band released seven studio albums from 1980 to 1993. After a period of inactivity during the mid-to-late 1990s, X reunited in the early 2000s, and currently tours, as of 2021" (Bonebrake played for awhile with another ill-fated LA band - Concrete Blonde.)

 

[Bigboote]

A -- Altan
B -- David Bromberg
C -- Chick Corea
D -- Duke Ellington Orchestra (Duke had died, Mercer was leading)
E -- Bill Evans
F -- John Fahey
G -- Galvanized Jazz Band
H -- Hilary Hahn
I -- Andy Irvine
J -- Keith Jarrett
K -- Kila
L --
M -- The Maytals
N -- NRBQ
O --
P -- Preservation Hall Jazz Band
R -- the Radiators
S -- Steppenwolf (Both real and fake, the real one was the best concert I've been to, the fake one the worst)
T -- Third World
U -- UB40
V --
W --
X --
Y --
Z -- Frank Zappa

 

[PAHuskeyFan]

I feel like I've led a sheltered life.... or just stayed away from concerts for the most part because at my first one...when I was a Cadet at the Coast Guard Academy,,, I was offered a joint that was being passed around...and had to decline for fear of failing a random drug test...that being followed by 30 years on active duty again with random drug tests always a possibility.

BUT, I have been to a few:

C - Charlie Daniels Band

E - Eagles

S - Straight No Chaser (Acapella Group, not a "Band") twice

And... I was not actually "in attendance", but was able to listen to a Beach Boys concert playing in downtown Portsmouth, VA from the balcony of the Admiral's house.

 

[BrianUC]

A - AC/DC
B - B-52s
C - Chick Corea
D - Bob Dylan
E - Earth, Wind and Fire
F - Fleetwood Mac
G - Grateful Dead
H -
I -
J - John Fogerty
K - King Crimson
L -
M - Moody Blues
N -
O -
P - Pretenders
Q -
R - Roger McGuinn
S - Santana
T - Talking Heads
U - UB40
V -
W - The Who
X -
Y - Yes
Z -

 

[LwrcasefaN]

Mixing first and last names, and forgetting many, I'm sure.


A- Artie Shaw

B- Benny Goodman, María Bethânia,Chico Buarque

C - Count Basie, Chick Correa, Larry Coryell

D- Dexter Gordon, Miles Davis

E - Ella, Duke Ellington, Bill Evans

F -

G - Stan Getz

H- Coleman Hawkins, Herbie Hancock, Chico Hamilton

I -

J - J. J. Johnson, Elvin Jones

K- Kai Winding, Lee Konitz, Rahsaan Roland Kirk

L - Charles Lloyd

M - Thelonious Monk

N - Milton Nascimento

O - Oscar Peterson

P - Paquito D'rivera

Q -

R - Max Roach

S - Tony Scott, Horace Silver

T - Cecil Taylor

U -

V -

W- Tony Williams, Wynton Marsalis, Wes Montgomery

X-

Y -

Z -

THIS list is crazy! I'm jealous!!!!!!!! lol

 

[CTBballfan243]

Aerosmith
Bodeans
Charlie Daniels
Cheryl Crow
Dave Mathews Band
Heart
Jackson Browne
James Taylor
Joe Walsh
Lumineers
Lynyrd Skynyrd
Outlaws
REM
REO Speed Wagon
Rush
Snow Patrol
Sting
The Police
U2

 

[Waquoit]

X actually played in West Hartford but I wasn't there.

 

[Bigboote]

THIS list is crazy! I'm jealous!!!!!!!! lol

Me too, and not just of Sifaka. But geez, the guy's seen Cecil Taylor. Holy pianos, Batman! Among some of the others mentioned that I'd love to have seen are King Crimson, Yes, the Carpenters, and especially Earth Wind and Fire.

I missed L -- the League of Crafty Guitarists. These folks were a group of Robert Fripp's Guitar Craft class. About 30 people playing acoustic guitars. It had the potential to be great, but I was really disappointed.

Also missed W, the World Saxophone Quartet.

 

[CONN78SEJ]

New York Philharmonic
Vienna Philharmonic
Concert Gebouw
Met Orchestra
Too many to name at Tanglewood
The Met Gala 1983 and 1985 the memory of which I will never forget. Especially 83

 

[cwaduke]

Ani Difranco, Bela Fleck and the Flecktones (5x), Randy Brecker, Mike Brecker, Roy Buchanon, Chic Corea, Chicago, Billy Cobham, Bob Dylan, DD Bridgewater, David Gilmore, Mick Goodrick, Mary Halverson, Herbie Hancock, Sharon Isbin, Stanley Jordan, Romero Lubambo, Joni Mitchell, John McLaughlin (3x), Chuck Mangione, Gerry Mulligan, Pat Metheny (6), Bobby McFerrin, Dianne Reeves, John Scofield, Wayne Shorter, Maria Schneider, Mike Stern, Victor Wooten, Cassandra Wilson, Jessie Colin Young, and maybe 80 more......

 

[Urshurak]

Asking Alexandria, Alice in Chains
Black Veil Brides
Cradle of Filth
DIO
Eurythmics
Fates Warning (Progressive metal, and one of the best....also, from Connecticut!)
Iron Maiden, Ice Nine Kills
Motionless in White

Man, been to millions, I can't even.......

 

[UHF]

Assuming that each band from an outdoor music festival counts individually.

Aerosmith.
AC/DC.

Boston.
Bad Company.
Black Sabbath (Ozzy and Dio tours).
Blue Oyster Cult.
Bon Jovi.

Chicago.
Carpenters.
Cinderella.
Cult.

Doobie Brothers (multiple times).
Deep Purple (mark iii & mark iv).
Def Leppard.
Dokken.
Dio.

Emerson Lake & Palmer.
Eagles.
Earth Wind & Fire.
Emerson Lake & Powell.

Fleetwood Mac.
Foghat.
Foreigner.

Genesis (with Peter Gabriel).
Guns n Roses.
GTR (Steve Howe & Steve Hackett).

Heart.

I =none.

Jethro Tull.
Jefferson Starship.
Joe Walsh.
Johnny Winter.
Journey.
Judas Priest.

Kansas (multiple times).

Led Zeppelin.
Lynyrd Skynyrd.

Marshall Tucker.
Molly Hatchet.
Moody Blues.
Motley Crue.
Metallica.

Nazareth.
Neil Young.

Outlaws.
Ozzy Osbourne.

Pink Floyd.
Peter Frampton.
Pat Travers.
Poison.

Queensryche (multiple times).

Rush (multiple times).
Robin Trower.
Rainbow.
Ratt.
REO Speedwagon.

Santana.
Skid Row.
Slaughter.
Styx.
Scorpions.
Sammy Hagar.
Steve Miller.
Steve Winwood.

Ted Nugent.
Tower of Power.
Tesla.

Uriah Heep.

Van Halen.
Van Hagar.

Whitesnake.
Warrant.

X = none.

Yes (multiple times).

ZZ Top.

3 Doors Down.
38 Special.