Ask Lemmy

Dead Can Dance.

Down. Always a great show

Yellowcard. For several reasons.

I started college when Ocean Avenue was their newest. He up super religious, even after beginning to socialize after coming out of a homeschool hostage kinda situation, kept most of the thinking and such through high school.

The only "secular" music I listened to was country.

So that summer I built my first PC at my friend's house while learning how it all worked, and then like the next week attended my first LAN party at the same place.

Someone brought a drive with a bunch of ripped music and the it on the network, and I copied a bunch of it.

Later when back at home I started browsing just to see what was there. Chose yellowcard first because yellow is my favorite color. Album shoved decent so it got picked more often.

That was my first non-country (read: actual music), non Christian music I ever really listened to (other than clips of pop stuff in the background of commercials). I was still far from losing belief at the time, but it really struck me how good it was for being "satanic rock music".

Haven't really dug into their personal lives or anything, but I don't get bad vibes at all, and still enjoy their stuff.

It was a big touchstone moment for me in several ways. That memory has so much nostalgia attached to it because of how it kinda kicked off me becoming who I am, even if I didn't finish cooking until probably less than 5 years ago. I had a really slow start though.

I was going to say none but then I remember I've been to multiple electronic festivals and shows. I think in my old age I prefer venue/characteristics to individual performers. The idea of huge concerts is not appealing to me these days.

Local H. Amazing show for only two guys. You can tell they really enjoy what they do.

They don't do that BS pricing tier where you can't say hi or meet them after the show unless you bought VIP+++.

Very cool, down to earth performers.

I just saw my favorite band for the 50th time. They're called The Slackers. I first saw them when I was 12 in 1998. I keep coming back to see them because they have a massive catalog of hundreds of songs, and they always switch up their rotation. They have a cool hybrid of ska and soul music combined that I love. They get pretty political too which I appreciate. The biggest thing I like about them is how hard they work. They do well over 100 shows a year, and have been at it for over 30 years. I've seen them on big stages and small clubs, and they always entertain. And their ticket prices are always reasonable too. Highly recommend, and give their new ep a spin too, it's fantastic!

I’ve seen Fox Stevenson and Yue twice. Yue was the opener for Fox at both shows that were a year apart. Both times were a ton of fun with good crowds and well priced drinks.

I’ve also seen Three Days Grace twice. Once as part of a festival and another time as the headline act.

I’d generally see any band or artist more than once as long as the first time was fun and the price is agreeable.

We saw J Roddy Walston and the Business every time they came through, such a powerful live act and nice guys.

We have seen Bleachers a lot, Antonoff can't dance to save his life but 2 drummers and always a good time.

Leon Bridges every time he has played here. Amazing, great show.

When I was a teenager I was driving to LA across I -10 at the same time the Descendants were on their tour so I saw them here, then in New Orleans, then in California.

If I like an artist I will go to their show, live music is one of the best things in the world.

blur, Suede, Pink Floyd.

I don't know if any of them will tour again anytime soon, but I'd definitely recommend seeing them live if possible. The reason is that it's beautiful music played honestly. There's nothing else to it.

Husband and I have seen The Decemberists something like 6-8 times. I love this band, I love its unique style, and they put on a show that just lifts my spirits every time. Even the time the whole venue was signing Everything is Awful in unison. I’ve seen them in KC, Omaha, Oakland, and London. When I see they’re touring, I buy tickets. Simple as.

Wise Guys. Wonderful band with extremely smart and funny texts. Reason no longer visiting concerts: They disbanded.

Smaller scale than most of the other answers here, but if B.A. Johnston is in town, I'm fucking there unless I'm sick or dealing with some kinda crisis.

I've lost count of how many times I've seen him, but every single time has been an amazing night out even if it's the same shtick each show.

(Who am I kidding, I'm there for the Cheezies)

The way you play your music makes me feel good inside!

King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard are absolutely incredible live. They're a genre-agnostic psychedelic band from Australia that play an ever-evolving span of of styles. You might see them play one of their metal songs at a show, and the next time you see them they'll re-work it as an electronic microtonal funk jam. They're indescribably creative.

Coheed and Cambria

Zach Deputy, until I heard he was at Jan 6.

I’ve seen them thrice, and Friday Pilots Club always puts on a good show!

2 bands:

Guster: omg it is so much fun to watch the unique drum set, and their stage show is always fun

The Mountain Goats: I mean they are my favorite band, I love the existentialism in their music.

The thing their shows have in common is they are having a lot of fun, they respect their fans, they appreciate that their fans came to see them, and they still love making music.

I saw Jonathan Colton once, and he talked with such disdain toward the audience. It was so disparaging towards his fans I refuse to listen to his music now. Kind of the opposite of what I'm describing.

Kaki King. Been seeing her for years every time she comes to my area. Safe signed my guitar after a show many many years ago and I cherish it dearly. She's super sweet and super cool.