What was the last concert that you went to?

[Newglide]

but are you familiar with Puddles Pity Party?

He came up on youtube the a couple of weeks ago. He's different, wife and i got a good chuckle out of a few of his songs. He did the theme songe to Gilligans island to stairway to heaven. He's actually pretty talented, not sure I get the clown outfit

 

[chef k-dude]

Too old and too anti-crowd to enjoy concerts the way I used to.

Red

That's me. I like individuals, I just hate crowds and it gets worse the longer I live in the peaceful agricultural district I'm in where the properties are all 10 acres or more. I keep asking my wife why we would need a vacation when we live in a place people would AirBnB to "get away from it all".

As an adult I've always preferred local/regional bands and small venues. There was a venue in Alexandria Virginia I used to love called the Birchmere because it was grown-up. You had tables, could order dinner before the show and drinks throughout brought to your table. I think the last band we saw there was Sister Hazel. An amazingly talented band to see live but they didn't like the venue, they kept telling the audience to get up and stand right in front of them...that they are a "rock band"! I was like, "I didn't pay this money and wait on queue to get this great table to have to look through people's arse to see the band!"

Last actual concert was probbaly 15 years ago in a small, packed venue in Charlottesville, VA to see Son's Of Bill. Loved the band back then, absolutely hated the packed venue.

For several years we had a neighbor about 7 miles from us that held private concerts at their home. They tapped in to the nearby city's music scene and invited bands and soloists to perform for what they often called "dinner and a song". Some other folks would host them too. It was pot luck, everyone brought something. The bands/performers got to do a warm up session for the party early, like 6-7PM before heading to town to perform later in the night...and got dinner on us! We all dropped like $20 cash in the cup for for the "talent" and there was usually 30-50 people, sometimes 100 at outdoor summer events and multiple acts. THOSE were fun, very local and we were back home by 9PM usually. The bands we enjoyed were not nationally known names, that was the best thing. Great talent, music that hasn't been regurgitated on the radio for years and at a private home, invite only. No riffraff.

 

[mneeley490]

Some years ago, I took my wife & daughter to see Michael Buble in concert at Key Arena in Seattle, where the Super Sonics used to play. (My daughter was somewhat of a nerd, like me, and instead of rockers on her bedroom walls, she had pics of Buble.) At the time this place held about 15,000 seats, and probably another 1,000 on the floor, & was sold out. I shelled out a few hundred for seats in the 4th row, in front of the stage. (Not something I would have done for anyone else.)
As you may know, Buble is from Vancouver, BC, not far from Seattle, and many of his Canadian fans attended. This included a group of ridiculously drunk women in the seats directly behind us, who would lean forward and scream-along the lyrics into our ears; so much so, that we couldn't hear Buble. One kept screaming, "I used to babysit him!" As annoyed as I was, it was all I could do to keep my wife from turning around and decking one of them. We tried to get security to intervene, but they were useless.

So no, I do not like big crowds at concerts. I do not like them, Sam I am.

 

[Dustin Dorsey]

My wife dragged me to see Alanis Morissette, recently. Joan Jett opened. Both were good shows. I've never seen the men's room at a concert so empty, though. It's been a while since I've been to a concert for a band I'm really into. Wilco was probably the last one. We are definitely out of that "General Audience" ticket age.

 

[mneeley490]

Had a crush on bad girl Joan Jett in the early 80's.

 

[Smoke-Chem BBQ]

I don’t get to a lot of concerts, but I did go see ZZ Top in Morristown, NJ a few years before my recent move to Idaho. Great show-I’ve always liked their stuff.

Coincidentally, my son—a guitarist--was passing through the passenger terminal at LAX just two days ago and he ran into Billy Gibbons.

 

[larroyo101]

For me, it was Primus on New Year's Eve. at the Fox theater in Oakland CA.

It takes a lot for me to journey into Oakland/ the Ghetto, but to see another Primus New YRS Eve show was worth it. And the Fox is the coolest venue, I've ever been to, it's an amazing venue.

What was your last show?

IT WAS DWEEZIL ZAPPA ON 01/11/2025 AT THE FOX IN RIVERSIDE CA . IT WAS A GREAT SHOW

 

[Dustin Dorsey]

I don’t get to a lot of concerts, but I did go see ZZ Top in Morristown, NJ a few years before my recent move to Idaho. Great show-I’ve always liked their stuff.

Coincidentally, my son—a guitarist--was passing through the passenger terminal at LAX just two days ago and he ran into Billy Gibbons.


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That's funny. My wife and I went and saw Tom Petty and ZZ Top back in 2011 or 2012. Billy Gibbons happened to be at the Hotel bar where we were staying and I got to shake his hand. I was star struck. I love ZZ Top. Their first 5 or 6 albums are killer, but I enjoy the later stuff too.

 

[912smoker]

Saw ZZ Top, Skynyrd and Marshall Tucker in Savannah, Ga around 2004-2005.
Bad venue but and awesome show. Seen the others many times but 1st time seeing MT. Saw George Jones around the same time. Wife keep on clicking for tickets and wound up front and center. The Possum put on a great show.
Have had the privilege to open for several top counry acts thru the yrs. 1 coliseum but mostly outdoor concerts.
2 yrs ago was Lee Brice in Vidalia, Ga.
Nice guy and some great tunes.

Keith

 

[cpaysonc]

He came up on youtube the a couple of weeks ago. He's different, wife and i got a good chuckle out of a few of his songs. He did the theme songe to Gilligans island to stairway to heaven. He's actually pretty talented, not sure I get the clown outfit

His Pink Floyd renditions are surreal. Talented guy for sure. I for one would be a bit intimidated by a 7 foot tall (legit) clown. Great vocal range.

 

[daspyknows]

For me, it was Primus on New Year's Eve. at the Fox theater in Oakland CA.

It takes a lot for me to journey into Oakland/ the Ghetto, but to see another Primus New YRS Eve show was worth it. And the Fox is the coolest venue, I've ever been to, it's an amazing venue.

What was your last show?

Agree the Fox is a cool venue. I go often. I was in NY for Felice Brothers and 2 Steel Pulse shows at the Brooklyn Bowl in NY.

 

[Second Hand Smoke]

For me, it was Primus on New Year's Eve. at the Fox theater in Oakland CA.

It takes a lot for me to journey into Oakland/ the Ghetto, but to see another Primus New YRS Eve show was worth it. And the Fox is the coolest venue, I've ever been to, it's an amazing venue.

What was your last show?

Bachman-Turner Overdrive...at FireKeepers Casino in Battle Creek, Michigan

Well, ok, it was Randy Bachman, his son Tal, and a few other very talented musicians. The other BTO members are either retired, or dead. They played nothing but early Guess Who, and the more well known BTO songs. Randy is one helluva story teller.

 

[bbqbrett]

Right now I've seats for Ghost, July 11th in Atlanta.

Been trying to make one of their tours for over a decade, finally gonna happen.

I got to see Ghost 5 or 6 years ago. It was a fun show!

 

[ajbert]

The last concert the wife and I went, and brought her folks to, was Merle Haggard in a smallish venue in Colorado Spring about 7 or 8 years ago. He was also the first country singer I saw back in 1983 in Amarillo. Both concerts were great, though the last one he told a few stories. I believe he died within a year after seeing him the second time.

Pretty sure that will be the last concert I'll go to, unless it is a small, laid back venue. I, like many others have said, no longer care to be around crowds.