Bands you have seen in concert from A to Z

[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.

 

[TerpWomenFan]

The R&B List:

A- Average White Band
B- Bar Kays (I met my wife when they were on stage), Brothers Johnson, Bootsy
C - Cameo, Commodores, Chic, Confunkshun, Chuck Brown
D - Dazz Band
E - Earth, Wind and Fire
F - Fatback Band
G - Graham Central Station
H - Heatwave
I - Isley Brothers
J - The Jacksons (they're great in concert)
K - Kool and the Gang, KC and the Sunshine Band
L - Lakeside
M - Mandrill
N - New Birth
O - Ohio Players
P - Parliament Funkadelic, Prince
Q -
R - Rick James, Raydio
S- Slave, Skyy
T - Trouble Funk
U -
V -
X-
Y -
Z - Zapp

 

[Beemer]

B- Beach Boys, Boston Pops
C- Charlie Daniels
E- Elton John
F- Foghat

 

[Pinhead]

Been years since I made the effort, but...

Allman Brothers Band (RFK Stadium)
Bachman Turner Overdrive (sucked so bad I left)
Beach Boys
Beatles (Shea Stadium '66, Bobby Hebb opened. Big sister got roped into bringing me. Vividly recall the Beatles walking out and instantly there were a dozen teenage girls standing on my seat.)
Blood Sweat and Tears
Bob Dylan (CO State Fair, Pueblo)
Brian Setzer Orchestra (played the Interbike trade show)
Chicago Transit Authority
Chuck Mangione (Red Rocks, CO)
Grateful Dead (RFK Stadium)
Herbie Hancock (Red Rocks, CO)
Hot Tuna
Humble Pie (played in my high school)
Jean-Luc Ponty (Red Rocks, CO)
Little Feat
Marshall Tucker Band
Mountain (played in my high school)
Return To Forever (Red Rocks, CO)
Smokey Robinson (Air Force Academy)
Spyro Gyra (Red Rocks, CO)
Weather Report (Red Rocks, CO)
Young Rascals (first concert on my own)

My lasting regret: I missed an opportunity to see Jimi Hendrix in Portchester, NY.
Went to Watkins Glen and spent the entirety in the car hurling my guts out after eating bad food and fueling up with bad gasoline.

 

[visitingcock]

Alman Brothers
Boston, Brown, James and his Band of Reknown
Cowboy Junkies
Delfonics
Eagles
Four Tops
Grateful Dead
Heart, Howlin' Wolf
Inx
Jefferson Starship (never saw Airplane dadgummit)
King, BB
Leonard Skynnard
Marshall Tucker
N
Outlaws The Greengrass kind and the country tour bands with Waylon Jennings
Peter & Gordon
Queen
Rolling Stones
Springsteen, Bruce
Temptations
Up with People (Yeah, I saw them too. Forgot about it until I read the post above.)*
Vandross, Luther
Who
X
Y
Z

@MSGRET
: I'd like to share a Coke with you in perfect harmony.

 

[TerpWomenFan]

The R&B List:

A- Average White Band
B- Bar Kays (I met my wife when they were on stage), Brothers Johnson, Bootsy
C - Cameo, Commodores, Chic, Confunkshun, Chuck Brown
D - Dazz Band
E - Earth, Wind and Fire
F - Fatback Band
G - Graham Central Station
H - Heatwave
I - Isley Brothers
J - The Jacksons (they're great in concert)
K - Kool and the Gang, KC and the Sunshine Band
L - Lakeside
M - Mandrill
N - New Birth
O - Ohio Players
P - Parliament Funkadelic, Prince
Q -
R - Rick James, Raydio
S- Slave, Skyy
T - Trouble Funk
U -
V -
X-
Y -
Z - Zapp

Forgot Stevie Wonder

 

[OviedoFLHusky]

B-52s
Bad Company
Burdon, Eric & the Animals
Costello, Elvis
Cramps
Diddley, Bo
Dolenz, Jones, Boyce & Hart
Fixx
Flaming Lips
Foreigner
Guy, Buddy
Hiatt, John
J. Geils Band
Johansen, David
Kansas
Kinks
Little Steven & the Disciples of Soul
Living Colour
Lowe, Nick
Midnight Oil
Ministry
Neighborhoods
Petty, Tom & the Heartbreakers
Pop, Iggy
Pretenders
Public Image LTD
Ramones
Reducers
Reed, Lou (twice)
Replacements
Rolling Stones (twice)
Ross, Diana
Smith, Patti
Smithereens
Springsteen, Bruce & the E Street Band (twice)
Southside Johnny & the Asbury Jukes
Stranglers
Thorogood, George & the Destroyers (twice)
Tosh, Peter
Turner, Tina
Walker, Jr. & the All-Stars

 

[JordyG]

Allman Brothers Band/Azar Lawrence/Average White Band/Ambrose Akinmusire/Airto/Joey Alexander

Blindfaith/Bobby Blue Bland/Bill Charlap/Black Sabbath/Brad Meldau/The Byrds/Bennie Golson (and a lot more "B's")

Cecile McLorin Salvant/Chicago/Chris Potter/Carlos Santana/Crosby Stills Nash and Young/Cecil Taylor/Chuck Berry

Dave Clarke Five/Danelo Perez/Delaney and Bonnie/Dusty Springfield/Dave Brubeck

Edwin Hawkins/Edgar Winter/Eric Clapton

The Four Seasons/Fred Hersch/Four Tops/Frank Zappa/Faces/Fleurine

George Benson/George Duke/Grateful Dead/Grand Funk/Gene Pitney/Phillip Glass/Kirill Gerstein

Herbie Hancock/Harry Belafonte/Helen Sung/Hot Tuna/Humble Pie/Jazzmeia Horn

Isley Brothers/Iggy Stooge/Issac Hayes/Ike and Tina Turner

James Taylor/Joe Lovano/Jay and The Americans/Jeremy Pelt/Johnny Winter/Joey DeFrancesco/Jethro Tull/Jimi Hendrix

Rahsaan Roland Kirk (thanks @Sifaka), (Doug) Kershaw/(BB) King/(Albert) King/Kurt Elling/Leo Kottke

Little Feat/Lee Michaels/Little Richard/Leon Russell/Lloyd Price/Little Anthony and The Imperials/Lew Tabackin/Led Zepplin

Mothers of Invention/Mountain/Mother Earth/Mandrill/Melissa Aldana/Marvin Gaye/Mahavishnu Orchestra

New Riders Of The Purple Sage/New York Rock and Roll Ensemble

Osibisa/The O'Jays

Peter Paul and Mary/(Bloodwyn) Pig/Patti LaBelle and The Bluebells/Paquito D'Rivera/Paul Anka

Quicksilver

The Ronettes/Richie Havens/Ruby and The Romantics/The Righteous Brothers/(T) Rex/The Rolling Stones/Rene Rosnes

The Supremes/The Shirelles/Sam and Dave/Smokey Robinson and The Miracles/The Shangri-Las/Sullivan Fortner/Steppenwolf/Sly Stone

The Temptations/Taj Mahal/Tom Jones/The Tymes/Tony Williams/Tower Of Power

Urszula Dudziak

Bobby Vinton/Van Morrison/Vito and The Salutations/The Vibrations

Dionne Warwick/Johnny Winter//War (with Eric Burdon)

(Brand) X

Young Rascals/Neil Young

Z--Double zilch

 

[Waquoit]

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

Chicago? I like them the best of what I've seen

 

[Ozimoto]

You guys are way beyond me when it comes to seeing bands live.

 

[RockyMTblue2]

I'm too lazy to try to come up with the list and my brain is mush. One that bugs me is a concert where Chicago was the warm up band, but for the life of me I cannot recall the lead act. What I do recall was that it was overwhelmingly loud. At one point I retreated to the Mens Room and stuffed my ears with Tyler Phommachanh. It still hurt!

 

[RockyMTblue2]

Allman Brothers Band/Azar Lawrence/Average White Band/Ambrose Akinmusire/Airto/Joey Alexander

Blindfaith/Bobby Blue Bland/Bill Charlap/Black Sabbath/Brad Meldau/The Byrds/Bennie Golson (and a lot more "B's")

Cecile McLorin Salvant/Chicago/Chris Potter/Carlos Santana/Crosby Stills Nash and Young/Cecil Taylor/Chuck Berry

Dave Clarke Five/Danelo Perez/Delaney and Bonnie/Dusty Springfield/Dave Brubeck

Edwin Hawkins/Edgar Winter/Eric Clapton

The Four Seasons/Fred Hersch/Four Tops/Frank Zappa/Faces/Fleurine

George Benson/George Duke/Grateful Dead/Grand Funk/Gene Pitney/Phillip Glass/Kirill Gerstein

Herbie Hancock/Harry Belafonte/Helen Sung/Hot Tuna/Humble Pie/Jazzmeia Horn

Isley Brothers/Iggy Stooge/Issac Hayes/Ike and Tina Turner

James Taylor/Joe Lovano/Jay and The Americans/Jeremy Pelt/Johnny Winter/Joey DeFrancesco/Jethro Tull/Jimi Hendrix

Rahsaan Roland Kirk (thanks @Sifaka), (Doug) Kershaw/(BB) King/(Albert) King/Kurt Elling/Leo Kottke

Little Feat/Lee Michaels/Little Richard/Leon Russell/Lloyd Price/Little Anthony and The Imperials/Lew Tabackin/Led Zepplin

Mothers of Invention/Mountain/Mother Earth/Mandrill/Melissa Aldana/Marvin Gaye/Mahavishnu Orchestra

New Riders Of The Purple Sage/New York Rock and Roll Ensemble

Osibisa/The O'Jays

Peter Paul and Mary/(Bloodwyn) Pig/Patti LaBelle and The Bluebells/Paquito D'Rivera/Paul Anka

Quicksilver

The Ronettes/Richie Havens/Ruby and The Romantics/The Righteous Brothers/(T) Rex/The Rolling Stones/Rene Rosnes

The Supremes/The Shirelles/Sam and Dave/Smokey Robinson and The Miracles/The Shangri-Las/Sullivan Fortner/Steppenwolf/Sly Stone

The Temptations/Taj Mahal/Tom Jones/The Tymes/Tony Williams/Tower Of Power

Urszula Dudziak

Bobby Vinton/Van Morrison/Vito and The Salutations/The Vibrations

Dionne Warwick/Johnny Winter//War (with Eric Burdon)

(Brand) X

Young Rascals/Neil Young

Z--Double zilch

I'm impressed!

 

[CONN78SEJ]

Chicago? I like them the best of what I've seen

The list was from concerts I attended. Unfortunately never saw the Chicago Symphony live, but am a huge fan from listening to many of their recordings. They have had some legendary conductors over the years. However my favorites either from recordings or live have been the Vienna Philharmonic and the Concert Gebouw. Especially the VH, in my opinion they are the best in the world.

 

[Lynx23]

Too many to mention but I do have a "D" and "E" that stand out above all the rest: Derek and Dominos, with Elton John as an opening act in 1970.

 

[BRS24]

Probably others ... wasn't one to save ticket stubs

A - Antigone Rising
B - Billie Eilish (pandemic online), Billy Joel, Bleachers, Boys2Men, Brandi Carlile, Buckwheat Zydeco
C - Coldplay, Collective Soul, Cowboy Junkies (5+ x)
D - Dave Matthews Band
E - Eric Clapton (with Mark Knopfler)
F - Foreigner, The Fray
G - Genesis
H - Heather Nova
I - Indigo Girls
J - Joe Walsh
K - Kaleo, The Killers
L - Lillleth Fair (3x - Chapman, Raitt, McLachlan, Cole, Apple. Osborne, lang, Vega … )
M - Matchbox Twenty, Melissa Etheridge
P - Pam Tillis, The Perishers
R - Rebecca Correia, Righteous Brothers, Rush
S - Sarah McLachlan, Sha Na Na, Shawn Colvin, Steve Winwood
T - Take 6, Tori Amos, Tracy Bonham
W - Warren Zevon

 

[CONN78SEJ]

8 to the Bar

 

[JordyG]

I'm impressed!

You ain't seen the half of it. Literally. By the way, next week it's Rene Rosnes (again) with Chris Potter at the Vanguard. Can't wait.

 

[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

Just came to me without really thinking,
Black Sabbeth- Bushnel theater in Hartford. Loudest concert I ever attended, had to leave before the end.
Arlo Gutherie- Tanglewood in Mass.
I'm sure there are more, but I am old.

 

[Zanzman]

I'm too lazy to try to come up with the list and my brain is mush. One that bugs me is a concert where Chicago was the warm up band, but for the life of me I cannot recall the lead act. What I do recall was that it was overwhelmingly loud. At one point I retreated to the Mens Room and stuffed my ears with Tyler Phommachanh. It still hurt!

How did you get a quarterback in your ear

 

[RockyMTblue2]

How did you get a quarterback in your ear

I know. Damn weird. I wrote the initials of toilet paper, so go figure.

 

[Patty Bailey]

I have pretty eclectic taste

A - Alexander Slobodyanik
B - Beach Boys, Blood, Sweat & Tears
C - Chicago
D -
E - Elton John
F - Fleetwood Mac, Fallout Boy
G - Guns n Roses
H - Huey Lewis and the News
I -
J - Billy Joel
K - Kansas
L - Cyndi Lauper
M - Eddie Money, My Chemical Romance, Motley Crue, Barry Manilow
N - Stevie Nicks
O -
P - Paramour
Q -
R - David Lee Roth (after VH)
S - .38 Special (I know a stretch for S), Sha Na Na
T - Twenty One Pilots, The Tokens
U - Gary US Bonds
V - Van Halen (with DLR and SH), Kenny Vance
W -
X -
Y -
Z - ZZ Top