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Bama/OU

1/7/2006, 05:16 AM

My wife and I were talking about concerts tonight and I realized I've seen some pretty good ones. Here is my list pretty much in order that I saw them. I think the last concert I went to was in 2002.

Ted Nugent (did he really f*ck her on stage as it appeared?)
Molly Hatchet (opened for Ted)

Hank Williams, Jr. (rowdy rednecks)

Charlie Daniels Band (I think they were the same rowdy rednecks)

Guns & Roses (loudest concert)
Soundgarden (opened for GNR)

Crosby, Stills & Nash (mellow)

Moody Blues (even more mellow)

Steve Miller Band (live sounded better than CD)

Godsmack (worst concert)

U2 (best concert)
Rage Against the Machine (opened for U2)

Korn (still partially deaf from bagpipes inside small arena)

Violent Femmes (it was okay, I wouldn't have missed much)

Ozzy Osbourne (he must have said "I can't f*cking hear you" at least 127 times)

GDC

1/7/2006, 06:58 AM

I tend to go see the same acts over and over, like Rush, Cheap Trick, Ted Nugent, but I've been to hundreds of shows over the years, and I've forgotten many of them.

BoogercountySooner

1/7/2006, 07:38 AM

Doobie Brothers

UFO

Blue Oyster Cult

ZZ Top

1/7/2006, 08:19 AM

First: Billy Squire (NTTAWWT) in 1983 or so.

Most Recent: Steely Dan in 1994

In-Between: Dozens of shows... mostly 80s metal at the LNC or the Amarillo Civic Center. I've got a trunk full of old pirated concert Ts to prove it.

Best: Jimmy Buffet, with Moody Blues coming in a close 2nd.

SoonerBorn68

1/7/2006, 08:37 AM

Boston
Kansas
Areosmith
Ratt
Kiss
Whitesnake
Poison
Black Crows
Tesla
Def Leppard
Great White

George Strait
Garth Brooks
Reba McIntire
Sawyer Brown
Barbara Mandrel
Johnny Paycheck

Frank Sinatra
Eddie Murphy (Raw)

Frank was the best...period. I sat by Wayman Tisdale. No, really.

VeeJay

1/7/2006, 09:10 AM

ZZ Top
Emerson Lake & Palmer
Ted Nugent
Jimmy Buffett (3X)
Rolling Stones (3X)
Alabama (2X)
Yes
The Beach Boys
The Who
Genesis
Jerry Lee Lewis
James Taylor
R.E.M.
Ratt
Goerge Winston
Tim McGraw & Faith Hill
Paul McCartney

That's all I can remember now but I know I'm forgetting some

bigdsooner

1/7/2006, 09:20 AM

tesla / def leppard, queens ryche / metallica, both in the 80's.
never was much for concerts, just went for the contact high:D

SoonerProphet

1/7/2006, 10:06 AM

<---Puts on some of the best live shows on the planet. The most recent show I checked out was soad and the mars volta, pretty good show too.

Stanley1

1/7/2006, 10:26 AM

Only "real" concert I've been to was a Jay Z/R Kelly one.

Did see Hanson at MayFest in Tulsa back in the day.

StoopTroup

1/7/2006, 10:28 AM

1) I don't have time to post all the names.

2) I don't want to put a strain on the server with such a post.

:D

mrowl

1/7/2006, 10:37 AM

hmmm...........

Metallica
Guns N Roses
Evanescence
Creed
Alter Bridge
Toadies
Aerosmith
Rolling Stones
Green Day
Velvet Revolver
No Doubt
Bush
Motley Crue
Foo Fighters
Shinedown
Madonna
The Killers
My Chemical Romance
Matchbox 20
Audioslave
Linkin Park
Norah Jones
Smashing Pumkins
The Nixons
Collective Soul
Garth Brooks
Three Tenors
Luciano Pavarotti
Sarah Brightman

and there are so many more....

The best concert ever? Rockfest 1997 at the Texas Motor Speedway

400,000 People

85Sooner

1/7/2006, 11:07 AM

Kiss 6 times
Ted Nugent 3 times
Angel
Detective
Heart
Steve miller
Stones (on accident)
Blue Oyster Cult
Babys (great drum solo)
Cheap Trick ( the beatles of the 80's)
Men at work
Huey Lewis
Def leppard
Hall and Oats
38 Special (followed on tour for one week)
Jefferson Starship (see above)
Yes ( got sick, poor girl in front of me)
Rush 4 times
Black Sabbath
Poison
White Lion
Ronnie Milsap (bass player kept relocating his water glass) (funny) note: he's blind.
Alice Cooper several times. On holloween was the best
Whitesnake
Quiet Riot
April Wine
Olivia Newton John
David Cassidy (during his pop years someone stole his outfits from the fairgrounds)
sammy hagar
Reo Speedwagon
Styx
Barry manilow (actually was a great show)
molly hatchet ( never played whiskey man live)
rick springfield (took wife to see her idol got his autograph)
ELO

Saw the beach boys but was too young. Aunt had them over to the house for after party.
I was 2. But heard great stories. Drummer burned a hole in my piano at its still there.
More but have to check the ticket stubs

MamaMia

1/7/2006, 11:08 AM

Fleetwood Mac and or
Stevie Nicks lots of times

Strawberry Alarm Clock (I sneaked in)
Three Dog Night
Todd Rundgren
Peter Frampton
Sarah Vaughn
Chicago
Aretha Franklin
Lynard Skynard
The Beach Boys
Doobie Brothers
Bryan Adams
Tina Turner
The Boss
Supertramp
E.L.O. and
Lionel Hampton

Thats all I can remember right off hand. As a child, my parents took me to hear some of their favorites, whom I'm still very fond of. Artists like Frank Sinatra, Louis Armstrong, Tony Bennett, Mantovani, Patsy Cline and a couple others. They loved music. Daddy had a reel to reel and a console stereo. He rigged up an elaborate speaker system and played music throughout the house during my childhood years. I still have that stereo. It has a radio and plays albums and 8 tracks. :D

I just went to see Keane not too long ago. That was the first concert I had been to in ages. It was small crowd and they were great. I would love to see Jimmy Buffet just once in my lifetime.

Flagstaffsooner

1/7/2006, 11:09 AM

Havent been to a concert in years. Getting old.

Yes
Led Zep
Moody Blues
Heart
Rush
Fleetwood Mac
The Eagles
REO
Aeorsmith
Spirit
Dylan

Lots of others in the '70's that I don't remember.;)

85Sooner

1/7/2006, 11:09 AM

tesla / def leppard, queens ryche / metallica, both in the 80's.
never was much for concerts, just went for the contact high:D

Just talked to Scott rockenfeld last week. Wife was shocked to see him on the home caller ID. Nice to have rock stars call you at home.

GDC

1/7/2006, 11:17 AM

Cheap Trick ( the beatles of the 80's)

I am not a huge Beatles fan but it's nice to see Cheap Trick get props, they are one of the great underrated, underappreciated bands in rock history.

Al Gore

1/7/2006, 11:18 AM

Nobody saw The Police?????

Harry Beanbag

1/7/2006, 11:22 AM

Pearl Jam
U2
No Doubt
Depeche Mode
Stone Temple Pilots
Linkin Park
Staind
Static X

Never was a big concert-goer.

ChickSoonerFan

1/7/2006, 11:29 AM

U2 was my first and the best ever. Zooropa
Counting Crows
Fiona Apple - opened for Counting Crows
Steve Miller Band
At Lollapalooza way back a long time ago:
Rage Against the Machine
Alice in Chains

I think that is it.

oh...and Flock of Seagulls....how could I forget.

OUDizzle

1/7/2006, 11:35 AM

I grew up living in the Middle East and got to see Roger Waters, Deep Purple, Def Leppard, and Sting all in Dubai and Abu Dhabi.

Had tickets to the Rolling Stones but the day of the concert the 2nd Iraq War started :/

SoonerProphet

1/7/2006, 11:38 AM

King Crimson

1/7/2006, 11:48 AM

i'll bet that waters show in dubai was interesting. would have loved it.

i used to work for a chef, an italian dude, who saw the Floyd Pompeii show and in Turkey and bunch of other places in the 70's. really cool guy.

SoonerProphet

1/7/2006, 12:03 PM

i used to work for a chef, an italian dude, who saw the Floyd Pompeii show and in Turkey and bunch of other places in the 70's. really cool guy.

can't beat that. did see gilmour and the fellas in dallas then roger in 2000 at vodka shack or whatever. i enjoyed the waters show a bit more than floyd.

IronSooner

1/7/2006, 12:08 PM

The Wallflowers
Creed
Cool for August
Big Wreck
Aerosmith
Collective Soul
Oleander
Metallica
Kid Rock
Fuel
Buckcherry
Sammy Hagar
Candlebox
Stabbing Westward
Caroline's Spine
Stone Temple Pilots
Godsmack
Motley Crue
Scorpions
Bush
Moby
Bryan Adams
Isaac Hayes
Tracy Bonham
Local H
Live
Matchbox 20
Lifehouse
Everclear
3 Doors Down
Nickelback
B.B. King
Bobby Blue Bland
Gin Blossoms
David Lee Roth
Incubus
Elton John
Billy Joel
Disturbed
Dave Matthews Band
Saliva
Tonic
Michael Tolcher
Van Halen
John Mellencamp
John Fogerty

Wow, that's more than I thought.

Howzit

1/7/2006, 12:09 PM

Iron, how were The Wallflowers in concert? I always thought they were ok, but REALLY like their last CD.

BillyBall

1/7/2006, 12:21 PM

Pearl Jam (7 times)
Radiohead (3 times)
Interpol (2 times)
The Strokes (2 times)
The Flaming Lips (2 times)
Coldplay
Beck
U2
The Arcade Fire
Wilco
Hot Hot Heat
Queens of the Stone Age
Death Cab for Cutie
The Black Keys
The White Stripes
The Roots
The Shins
The Black Crowes
Stone Temple Pilots
Nirvana (First concert, still the best)
Dave Matthews/Tim Reynolds
Bob Dylan
Robert Plant
The Rolling Stones
Bruce Springsteen
Neil Young
Modest Mouse
Smashing Pumpkins
Oasis
Sigur Ros

I'm pretty sure I missed a few... We are just listing "major label" acts right??

FirstandGoal

1/7/2006, 12:25 PM

I can't even begin to remember all of the concerts I have seen in my lifetime, but the most recent one was Loverboy this summer at Frontier City. Heh

salth2o

1/7/2006, 02:46 PM

Jimmy Buffett (many times)
Robert Earl Keen (many times)
Willie Nelson (many times)
Jerry Jeff Walker
David Allan Coe
Merle Haggard
Kid Rock
Hank Jr.
Brooks & Dunn
Neil McCoy
Diamond Rio
Limp Bizkit
DMX
Kenny Chesney
Aerosmith
Kiss
No Doubt
Cake
Garth Brooks
Celine Dion
Pat Green
Max Stalling
Staind
Clint Black
Nickle Creek
Shania Twain
Cross Canadian Ragweed
Reckless Kelly
Charlie Robison
Kevin Fowler
Had tickets for Journey, but hurricane Rita nixed that one...*&*^$

dolemitesooner

1/7/2006, 02:50 PM

Creed
Snoop doog
Red hot chili pepers
White stripes
Mr. quitron and the ***** cats

dolemitesooner

1/7/2006, 02:50 PM

Pearl Jam (7 times)
Radiohead (3 times)
Interpol (2 times)
The Strokes (2 times)
The Flaming Lips (2 times)
Coldplay
Beck
U2
The Arcade Fire
Wilco
Hot Hot Heat
Queens of the Stone Age
Death Cab for Cutie
The Black Keys
The Roots
The Shins
The Black Crowes
Stone Temple Pilots
Nirvana (First concert, still the best)
Dave Matthews/Tim Reynolds
Bob Dylan
The Rolling Stones
Bruce Springsteen
Neil Young
Modest Mouse
Smashing Pumpkins
Oasis
Sigur Ros

I'm pretty sure I missed a few... We are just listing "major label" acts right??

how was radiohead

yermom

1/7/2006, 03:26 PM

Ozzfest '97 (Pantera, Ozzy and Black Sabbath kicked ***, everyone else kinda sucked)
Kid Rock (2x, the second time was kinda disappointing)
Tenacious D (was GA, had to make sure i wasn't behind Frank Romero in the crowd)
Evanescence (was about 3 people away from Amy Lee, could see the stubble in her underarms)
Snoop Dogg (wasn't impressed, and i kinda like a lot of his stuff)
Red Hot Chili Peppers (John Fruschante stole the show)
Pearl Jam (finally, they never play around here :( )
Fleetwood Mac (grew up with these guys, awesome show)
Eagles (this show didn't hit me until later, along with Zeppelin, these guys are just part of me or something)
White Stripes (best show i've seen, wondering if they will ever play within 300 miles of here again :mad:)
Metallica (2x my ears are still ringing from the pyro before One at the Ford Center)
Godsmack (dueling drum solos with Sully Erna was awesome)
Linkin Park (with Metallica at Texas Stadium, Live In Texas was recorded there)
Limp Bizkit (man, i'm sick of these guys... also at Texas Stadium)
Deftones (same deal... we were late and missed Mudvayne, they sounded ok from outside)
Simon and Garfunkel (last year at the AA center)
Sarah McLachlan (she was sick, still sounded great)
Robert Plant at Cain's (i didn't see Page/Plant in the late 90's, i'm still ****ed. that's about as close i ever was to see Led Zeppelin in concert)
Nickle Creek (the cover of Britney's Toxic was pretty good :D )
Ben Folds (at the LNC)

apusooner

1/7/2006, 04:21 PM

Los Lonely Boys
Calexico
Yonder Mountain String Band
Ani Difranco
North Mississippi All Stars
Bob Dylan
String Cheese Incident
Chris Robinson and the New Earth Mud
Dave Matthews
Gov't Mule
Jazz Mandolin Project
Galactic
The Dead
Robert Randolph and the Family Band
moe.
Soulive
Trey Anastasio
Widespread Panic
The Black Crowes
The Allman Brothers
Allison Krauss and Union Station
The Word
Perpetual Groove
Ozomatli
Karl Denson's Tiny Universe
Drive-By Truckers
Joss Stone
De la Soul
Herbie Hancock's Head Hunters 2005
Tower of Power
George Clinton and the Parliament Funkadelic
Dave Weckel
Mactub
Tom Kubis Big Band
Dennis Chambers
Stevie Wonder ( at the NAMM show, testing keyboards)
Ray Charles ( at the NAMM show, testing keyboards)

IronSooner

1/7/2006, 04:58 PM

Iron, how were The Wallflowers in concert? I always thought they were ok, but REALLY like their last CD.

It was a really fun show. Saw them in '96 at Gallagher-Iba (had friends going to OSU that got me tickets). Got floor seats and marvelled at how everybody, including old people, were dancing in the aisles. Lot of fun. I think that was my first real concert too.

Regarding their CDs, their first didn't do much for me, their second (bringing down the horse) was great, 3rd was good, 4th is crap, and their new one I really like. I picked it up a few weeks ago and it's become a road trip staple.

I still really want to see Bon Jovi and U2. Since I was 12 those have been my top two must-see shows. I'm still thrilled I got to see Van Halen and Mellencamp. Classics.

Okieflyer

1/7/2006, 05:17 PM

Al Jolson
Bob Wills and the Texas Playboys!

Okieflyer

1/7/2006, 05:22 PM

Al Jolson
Bob Wills and the Texas Playboys!

Ok, ok, I'm not really that old. So I'll just give the first and the last as the list is way too long.

Boston 1979
Shania Twain 1998 (I think that was the year).

I don't do those too much anymore.

Fish

1/7/2006, 05:23 PM

Rush (4x)
Cheap Trick
Damn Yankees
Lisa Loeb
David Byrn
The The
The Village People
Peter Gabriel
Buddy Rich
Manard Ferguson (5x)
Doc Sevrenson
Jim Belushi's band
Goo Goo Dolls
3 Doors Down
Barenaked Ladies (3x)
GAP Band
Earth, Wind And Fire
Amy Grant
Michael W. Smith
Petra
Chicago
Kristen Chenoweth
Easy Big Fella

OhU1

1/7/2006, 05:25 PM

Billy Joel (8th grade, didn't know any better - he's ok I supposed)

Alice Cooper
Blue Oyster Cult (great, needed a bit more cowbell IMO though)
Cheap Trick
U2 (1982 at LNC)
IGGY POP
Black Flag

Metalica (sucked - "rock stars" demanding audience conformity, frequent use of kindergarden swear words and other rock and roll cliches).

Steve Earle x2

Jello Biafra (spoken word, post DKs)

Okieflyer

1/7/2006, 05:26 PM

I guess you played the trumpet, huh Fish?:D

Fish

1/7/2006, 05:27 PM

Just a little...:O

SoonerInKCMO

1/7/2006, 06:18 PM

I can make no attempt to put these in chronological order as I remember little from so long ago. Here goes:

Quiet Riot
KISS
Whitesnake
Motley Crue
Molly Hatchet
Triumph
Judas Priest
Loudness
WASP
Helix

Dang... I know there were others... just can't remember.

KC//CRIMSON

1/7/2006, 07:02 PM

These: http://www.soonerfans.com/forums/showthread.php?t=11461

Plus:
Saxon
Y&T
Heaven
Vandenberg
David Lee Roth with Steve Vai and Billy Sheehan
Judas Priest - Screaming For Vengence Tour
Rainbow - Straight Between The Eyes Tour
Eric Johnson
The Breeders
Shonan Knife
Metallica - Kill 'Em All Tour
Alice In Chains
Rush
The Pixies
Coldplay
Rilo Kiley
Billy Idol

Next Month: INXS

Scott D

1/7/2006, 07:07 PM

First - Harry Chapin

NWA
Johnny Gill
LeVert
Hi-Five (half the group was from OKC)
B Angie B
Luther Vandross
KISS
Def Leppard (2x)

and...The Corrs (mmmm Andrea)

MiccoMacey

1/7/2006, 07:54 PM

Boston.

And Alan Jackson.

HoserSooner

1/8/2006, 12:13 AM

AC/DC * 5
Motörhead * 5
Iron Maiden * 4
Metallica * 4
Rush * 4
Ozzy * 3
Black Sabbath w/Ozzy * 2
Black Sabbath wo/Ozzy * 3
Bon Jovi
Van Halen
Cinderella
Rolling Stones * 2
Judas Priest
Motley Cure * 2
The Tragically Hip * 2
Aerosmith
Kiss * 3
Guns N' Roses * 2
Stompin' Tom Connors
Billy Idol
Megadeth
Anthrax
Corrosion of Conformity
Deep Purple
Pantera
Scorpions
The Cult

I've seen a few "festivals" as well where there are 15+ acts on the bill, but those would be too many to mention.

GDC

1/8/2006, 08:32 AM

1/8/2006, 08:37 AM

I saw Men At Work at the Myriad.

SUCKERS!!!

GDC

1/8/2006, 08:39 AM

I saw Men At Work at the Myriad.

SUCKERS!!!

Was that the time INXS didn't show up? Mid 80's?

1/8/2006, 08:46 AM

Not sure, but probably... an Aussie group (who's name escapes me now) opened. I later bought their tape (yes, tape), and realized they were bad in the studio just like they were on stage.

I bought it at the south-side Sound Warehouse, suckas!

This was probably 1985 or so. Men At Work was quite the pop attraction at that time.

GDC

1/8/2006, 08:48 AM

Yeah, a bunch of us drove from Tahlequah for that one, mainly to see INXS, but Men at Work wasn't bad.

BillyBall

1/8/2006, 09:51 AM

how was radiohead

Unbelievable....

soonerjoker

1/8/2006, 10:02 AM

elvis 3 times
fats d 2 times

chuck berry
little richard
johnny otis

tony bennett 2 times
kingston trio

garth brooks

coasters 2 times

kenny rogers
gatlin brothers

connie francis

harry belafonte

RUSH LIMBAUGH is my clone!

1/8/2006, 11:42 AM

I've seen everybody 'cept the B-52's.

SoonerInKCMO

1/8/2006, 01:05 PM

Dio

1/8/2006, 09:17 PM

Phil doesn't have the server space.

soonerbrat

1/8/2006, 09:21 PM

Joni Mitchell
Loverboy
Night Ranger
Ratt
Van Halen
Def Leppard (3 times)
Run DMC
Beastie Boys
Kiss
DMB
Eagles
the Killers

there are more but i can't think of them offhand

soonerbrat

1/8/2006, 09:22 PM

oh yeah

carrot top

proud gonzo

1/8/2006, 11:27 PM

Weird Al (twice)
Elton John (solo)
Cher (loudest thing EVER--but awesome)
Phil Collins
Steve Turre
The Count Basie Orchestra (4 or 5 times)

GDC

1/8/2006, 11:31 PM

One of the best shows I remember was the Kinks at the Myriad, sometime in the 80's.

I once slept through Molly Hatchett, in the back seat of my car, in the parking lot of Tulsa City Limits.:mad:

Atlanta Rhythm Section did a show at my junior high because we collected the most gum wrappers for a contest, or something like that.

Dwight Yoakam and Steve Earl always give strong performances.

My first concert was Mac Davis and Olivia Newton-John.

pb4ou

1/8/2006, 11:47 PM

Boys II Men
Carmen (Twice)

KC//CRIMSON

1/10/2006, 12:24 AM

soonerjoker

1/10/2006, 10:49 AM

i forgot, merle haggard, in anaheim.

Red October

1/10/2006, 11:17 AM

Just off the top of my head...and not including opening bands..

Iron Maiden - (I saw them in Paris, France last year, Best Concert EVAR)
Metallica
Queensryche
Judas Priest
Megadeth
Suicidal Tendencies
Kenny Wayne Shepard
Dream Theater
Smashing Pumpkins
The Cult
Motley Crue
Journey
Rush
Fleetwood Mac
Phil Collins
Dave Matthews (worst concert EVAR)
Bon Jovi
Skid Row
Bellamy Brothers
Garth Brooks
Clay Walker
Martina McBride
George Strait
Southern Culture on the Skids
The Nixons
Caroline's Spine
Weird Al Yankovic
Skunkweed
38 Special
Hal Ketchum
1964 Beatles Tribute (Awesome)
Alanis Morrisette
Vince Gill
Trisha Yearwood
3 Doors Down
Seether
Ziggy Marley
Leon Russell
Joe Walsh
Ratt
Night Ranger

OUthunder

1/10/2006, 11:54 AM

Van Hagar
BTO
Cinderella
Bon Jovi
Whitesnake
Lita Ford
Bonham
Warrant
Skid Row
KISS
Meat Loaf
Jouney
Paul Taylor
Ted Nugent
Def Leppard
Night Ranger
John Waite
The Judds
John Tesh
Fourplay
Motley Crue

IB4OU2

1/10/2006, 12:13 PM

Neil Young
Joni Mitchell
Lynard Skynard
ZZ top
Ozark Mountain Daredevils
Michael Murphy
CSN&Y
Jackson Browne
Dan Fogelburg
Beusolei
Willis Allen Ramsey

Herr Scholz

1/10/2006, 12:25 PM

Joan Jett. Twice.

C&CDean

1/10/2006, 12:35 PM

First: Deep Purple, Fleetwood Mac, and Rory Gallagher (1970ish)

Last: Elton John at the Ford Center (2005)

Hundreds in between.

Best: Tie - Deep Purple (they popped my cherry), Pink Floyd (Dark Side of the Moon), David Bowie (Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars), Alice Cooper (Killer & Billion $$ Babies), Grand Funk Railroad (1970ish), CSNY (1972ish)

Worst: Tie - Drunken Molly Hatchet, Sammy Hagar Van Halen

Red October

1/10/2006, 02:01 PM

Forgot about Deep Purple. They RMFO

RiddlerOK

1/10/2006, 02:06 PM

Do any of you older posters remember Rocklahoma? September 8, 1980 was the day and it was probably the biggest outdoor stadium-sized concert ever held in Oklahoma. The only bands I remember playing in it (because I was so wasted at the time) were:

Sammy Hagar
Pat Benatar
Van Halen
Doobie Brothers

If you were there, can you name any others?

Pricetag

1/10/2006, 03:14 PM

Has anyone not seen The Beach Boys?

HoserSooner

1/10/2006, 03:37 PM

Has anyone not seen The Beach Boys?

Oh yeah. Add them to my list. Took a girl there as a first date in high-school.

Never got past first, so it was a waste in hindsight, but it was a decent show.

SicEmBaylor

1/10/2006, 04:03 PM

I've only been to two concerts my entire life. The first was some drug free concert with a quasi-rock band made up of off duty cops. It was a 5th grade field trip and the noise of several thousand kids was unbearable.

The 2nd concert was Weird Al and he rocked da house!