This Week in Concert History - Celebrating Your Golden Years

Yada wrote:

distance wrote:

Julian, wrote:
Distance is pretty badass and the fact he doesn’t really go to concerts or post here anymore only makes me respect him more.

defintely not badass.  i suppose i post a bit now.  one day i'll go to some concerts again, i'm sure.  the concert stuff does feel like a lifetime ago, though.

What makes a music fan stop going to concerts? Yes, this forum isn't the norm, but do not even go to a few shows a year?

depending on the time frame we're talking about, lack of money, lack of time, lack of desire to deal with late nights/travel, the cost of everything else outside of the shows has gone up so much, esp hotels (i've been fortunate to not have to pay for some of my shows so the cost was everything else).

i haven't been to a show since 2016.  been tempted a number of times, but just haven't gone.  only 7 total since the calendar rolled over to 2010.  hardly been to shows since smartphones got big so i'm imagining that's made some things worse.

if we can get aphex twin back at the club and i can get tickets, i won't pass that up! (non-dj set again, please)

i also think my passion for music started waning a bit – but i think it's coming back – in digging into other old music.  not related to anything current.

2019 8/17 - The Raconteurs - Anthem
2007 8/17 - Def Leppard/Foreigner - Nissan
1990 8/18 - E.U. - 930
2021 8/18 - Dead & Co - Jiffy Lube
2000 8/19 - AC/DC - Nissan
2016 8/19 - Prophets of Rage - Eaglebank
2011 8/20 - Thievery Corporation - Kastles Stadium DC
2013 8/20 - The Cult - Fillmore
1990 8/21 - Danzig/Soundgarden - Richie Colisuem
2000 8/21 - A Perfect Circle - Nation
1991 8/22 - Bonnie Raitt/Chris Isaak - Wolf Trap
2019 8/22 - Beck/CageTheElephant/Spoon/Sunflower Bean - Merriweather
2016 8/23 - Steven Tyler - Warner
2005 8/23 - Rolling Stones - Fenway Park

distance wrote:

Yada wrote:

distance wrote:

Julian, wrote:
Distance is pretty badass and the fact he doesn’t really go to concerts or post here anymore only makes me respect him more.

defintely not badass.  i suppose i post a bit now.  one day i'll go to some concerts again, i'm sure.  the concert stuff does feel like a lifetime ago, though.

What makes a music fan stop going to concerts? Yes, this forum isn't the norm, but do not even go to a few shows a year?

depending on the time frame we're talking about, lack of money, lack of time, lack of desire to deal with late nights/travel, the cost of everything else outside of the shows has gone up so much, esp hotels (i've been fortunate to not have to pay for some of my shows so the cost was everything else).

i haven't been to a show since 2016.  been tempted a number of times, but just haven't gone.  only 7 total since the calendar rolled over to 2010.  hardly been to shows since smartphones got big so i'm imagining that's made some things worse.

if we can get aphex twin back at the club and i can get tickets, i won't pass that up! (non-dj set again, please)

i also think my passion for music started waning a bit – but i think it's coming back – in digging into other old music.  not related to anything current.

Understood!

2002 8/17 Sonic Youth @ Metro (Chicago)
2004 8/17 Face to Face @ 9:30
2013 8/17 Thievery Corporation @ 9:30
1995 8/18 L7 @ Black Cat
1999 8/18 Duran Duran @ Nissan Pavilion
2014 8/18 Echo & the Bunnymen @ Fillmore SS
2005 8/19 Judybats @ Ram's Head Annapolis
2016 8/19 Go-Go's w/Best Coast @ Ravinia (Highland Park, IL)
2023 8/19 Baseball Project @ Sinclair (Cambridge, MA)
1998 8/20 Front 242 @ Metro
2003 8/20 Radiohead @ Merriweather
2022 8/20 Peter Hook & the Light @ Metro
2009 8/21 B-52's @ House of Blues Chicago
2019 8/22 Hold Steady @ Thalia Hall (Chicago)
2023 8/22 Goo Goo Dolls @ Huntington Bank Pavilion (Chicago)
1998 8/23 Grant Lee Buffalo @ some street festival in Chicago
2003 8/23 Radiohead @ Alpine Valley (East Troy, WI)
2010 8/23 Scissor Sisters @ DAR
2015 8/23 Social Distortion @ House of Blues Boston

James Taylor
Aug 21, 1990
Merriweather Post Pavilion

8/20/88 Ramones/Dickies/Cycle Sluts From Hell  The Ritz  New York, NY
8/20/89 Elvis Costello  Merriweather
8/20/11  Marginal Man  Black Cat
8/20/13  Pat Benatar/Cheap Trick  Wolf Trap 
8/20/14  X  Black Cat
8/21/07 Pat Benatar  Rams Head Live 
8/22/01 Dickey Betts/Road Ducks            Jaxx 
8/24/03 Sex Pistols    9:30 Club
8/24/09 Edie Sedgwick/Authorization  Black Cat Backstage

2004  8/24 -  Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - Merriweather
1988  8/24  - Aerosmith/Guns n’ Roses - Great Woods (Mass)
2007  8/25  - Earl Greyhound - Rock & Roll Hotel
2019  8/25  - Zac Brown Band - Jiffy Lube
1994  8/26  - Aerosmith/Collective Soul - USAir Arena
2018  8/26  - The Offspring/311 - Jiffy Lube
1991  8/27  - Allman Brothers Band - Merriweather
1990  8/28  - BB King/Johnny Winter - Merriweather
1993  8/28  - Midnight Oil/Hothouse Flowers/Ziggy Marley & MM - Lakewood Amp (Atlanta)
1994  8/29  - Thee Hypnotics - 930
2021  8/29  - Brit Floyd - Ulster Performing Arts Center (NY)
2005  8/30  - Green Day - Merriweather
1997  8/30  - E.U./War - Lincoln

Stanley Clarke
Aug 26, 2003
Rams Head On Stage

George Thorogood & The Destroyers
Aug 29, 1985
Merriweather Post Pavilion

2009/08/29 - flaming lips / explosions in the sky / stardeath & white dwarfs - merriweather post pavillion, columbia md
2009/08/30 - flaming lips / explosions in the sky / stardeath & white dwarfs - penn's landing, philadelphia pa
2000/08/30 - les claypool's frog brigade - 9:30 club, washington dc
2006/09/02 - explosions in the sky / eluvium / caroline / lazarus - bowery ballroom, new york ny
2010/09/02 - explosions in the sky / ? - 2640 space, baltimore md
1997/09/05 - aphex twin / death in vegas / sneaker pimps - 9:30 club, washington dc

distance wrote:
1997/09/05 - aphex twin / death in vegas / sneaker pimps - 9:30 club, washington dc

This remains insane to think about.

wait, the sneaker pimps opened for aphex?!?  dude.

Julian, wrote:

distance wrote:
1997/09/05 - aphex twin / death in vegas / sneaker pimps - 9:30 club, washington dc

This remains insane to think about.

1130 doors.  and only $15. definitely in my top 5 shows and one of my most exhausting weekends.

8/27/83 David Bowie          Capital Centre
8/27/99 R.E.M.  Alltel Pavilion Raleigh, NC
8/27/11  Chuck Brown's 75th Birthday Party    9:30
8/28/82 J. Geils Band/The Motels    Merriweather
8/28/06 French Toast  Warehouse Next Door 
8/29/93 Steely Dan      Merriweather
8/30/09 Virgin Mobile Freefest  Merriweather
8/31/85 DOA/Government Issue/Dag Nasty  WUST
8/31/89 Neil Young (solo acoustic)/Maria McKee  Merriweather

Bombay wrote:
8/27/83 David Bowie          Capital Centre
8/27/99 R.E.M.  Alltel Pavilion Raleigh, NC
8/27/11  Chuck Brown's 75th Birthday Party    9:30
8/28/82 J. Geils Band/The Motels    Merriweather
8/28/06 French Toast  Warehouse Next Door 
8/29/93 Steely Dan      Merriweather
8/30/09 Virgin Mobile Freefest  Merriweather
8/31/85 DOA/Government Issue/Dag Nasty  WUST
8/31/89 Neil Young (solo acoustic)/Maria McKee  Merriweather

4,000

Bombay wrote:
8/27/83 David Bowie          Capital Centre
8/27/99 R.E.M.  Alltel Pavilion Raleigh, NC
8/27/11  Chuck Brown's 75th Birthday Party    9:30
8/28/82 J. Geils Band/The Motels    Merriweather
8/28/06 French Toast  Warehouse Next Door 
8/29/93 Steely Dan      Merriweather
8/30/09 Virgin Mobile Freefest  Merriweather
8/31/85 DOA/Government Issue/Dag Nasty  WUST
8/31/89 Neil Young (solo acoustic)/Maria McKee  Merriweather

A lot of good ones there….

Bombay wrote:
8/31/85 DOA/Government Issue/Dag Nasty  WUST

so has AI perfected the Time Machine, as this looked like a fun show

Roger Waters
Aug 30, 1987
Capital Centre Landover

Elton John
Aug 31, 1986
Merriweather Post Pavilion

The Mountain Goats / Tristen
Sep 01, 2016
The State Theatre