Zach Deputy, until I heard he was at Jan 6.
Ween.
Seen them a half-dozen times and they kick ass every time. I’ll see them any time they come to town (if budget and schedule allow).
They’re still playing? I thought they retired.
They took a break for a while (I think Aaron had some substance abuse issues) and then came back and toured. Last I saw, they’re taking a break again, I think for mental health reasons. I’m a terrible stalker so you’ll probably want to look it up yourself if you want accurate info.
Deaner does fishing tours near where I live. Always wanted to go but I would want to bring a friend, I’m the only one that listens to Ween lol.
I’ve seen Haken and Thank You Scientist at least 3 times, and I won’t hesitate to see them again. Just virtuosos so it’s always great to see people of that skill play their instruments. Meshuggah I’ve only seen once, but will definitely go anytime I have the chance. Heaviest band I’ve ever seen live.
Genuine answer: Weird Al
He puts on an incredible show every time. The costume changes alone put most artists to shame. He’s just as enthusiastic and active as he was over 40 years ago (Seriously, the man is 66)
And of course the songs and skits are hilarious.
We have tickets to see him this year for the second time on his current tour.
Seen Al 4 or 5 times in the last 30 years. A fantastic show each time. Drug some friends to the last one, all of which were not real Al fans, and all of which said they enjoyed the show way more than expected.
Opiuo. About 10 times, including at Festivals. Just fucking great dance music.
Also Machine Gun Fellatio. Only 2 or 3 times, but what a show, even now they are all in their 50s
Primus. I was fortunate enough to see them a couple times before Herb left the band again, and a couple times after.
This last show I saw, they had a moment where they walked offstage, projected a TikTok of a podcast clip of a woman talking about how Primus was the worst band she had ever seen, and then Les just started fucking murdering those bass strings as they walked out again.
I’m never missing a Primus show near me.
Primus fucking sucks! 🤘
Seen Collective Soul 3 times. They bring so much energy and each show was different.
I wish I could remember what they called themselves later on, but my friends’ band in highschool. (They originally called themselves “Kill the Messenger”)
I definitely would see them again if they got back together. Before they all went to different colleges, they sounded exactly like The Mars Volta and I kept trying to encourage them to send samples to producers because they were really fucking good. They never did tho 😮💨
Primus. Fricken kill it every time.
Crown lands. I wanna see em again so bad but they are just not popular and they’re too broke to tour.
Shinedown. While many say its divorced welder dad rock (and it is) those guys put on a great show and genuinely care about the music.
Native howl. Damn good thrash grass.
Blacktop mojo. Another hardworking band that should be world famous.
Kaizers Orchestra. First show was in 2001. Seen then more than 20 times, they’re just great.
By far, the band I’ve seen most often is local band that plays klezmer-inflected psychedelic blues rock, and that description I think is enough to cover the why.
R.E.M. (3 times)
Beastie Boys (2 times)
Prodigy (2 times, and going again later this year)
David Byrne (1 time, but seeing him again in July!)
Puressence (2 times)That’s funny, I saw REM exactly once and that was one too many times. Way back when they were getting started. One of the worst shows I have ever seen.
Oh wow - I’m kind of jealous, even if it was a bad show. I’d love to have seen them in their early days!
I’m glad to hear they got better!
Ha - well, I think so, anyway. Personal taste of course. I might have loved the show you didn’t, impossible to tell 😁
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.
Municipal Waste - top notch crossover thrash, insane live shows, insane pits, never a dull show.
Saw them once. Absolutely tore shit up. No question I’d go again.
Hell yeah bro! 🤘
Dream Theater. Simply because I’m a big fan, and their live shows always has something their studio recordings don’t have, such as a song suddenly containing an improv section.
Been to four of their shows so far.
EDIT: Oh, and Devin Townsend. He was the warmup act of the previous DT concert, and I didn’t know such a high entertainment/mass ratio was possible in a single person.
I unfortunately can longer stand Labrie’s live vocals. I saw them in their latest tour, just so I could see them back with Portnoy, but that’s probably the last time for me. I shouldn’t be comparing them, but because they are contemporaries, Russel Allen (with Symphony X) just blows him out of the water as he’s still amazing live.
Been a fan since Images and Words, finally saw them last year. Can confirm the live show is incredible.
Can’t wait to catch another one.
