I was going through some old ticket stubs and I started to notice the bands I’ve seen many times…..
- KISS – 15
- Aerosmith – 6
- Ted Nugent – 6 (as opener)
- Motley Crue – 6
- Poison – 6
- Iron Maiden – 6
- Ozzy – 6
- Quiet Riot - 5
- Dio – 4
- Judas Priest – 3
…..and then there’s the bands I love that I’ve seen once or twice…..
- Saxon – 1
- Motorhead – 2
- UFO – 2
- Queen – 1 (without Freddie on last tour)
- AC/DC – 1
Anyone else have a list?
OK, now this is from memory and I know I will leave a bunch off, so cut me some slack:
Ozzy – 4
Whitesnake – 4
Queensryche – 3 (soon to be 4)
Kiss – 3
Metallica – 3
Def Leppard – 2
Motley Crue – 2
Tesla – 2
Van Halen – 2
Ratt – 2
Megadeth – 1
Faith No More – 1
Great White – 1
Bush – 1
Judas Priest – 1
AC/DC – 1
Scorpions – 1
GnR – 1 (On tour with Metallica)
The Who – 1
Robert Plant – 1
ZZ Top – 1
There are other non-hard rock bands too, but I don’t think the Beach Boys would fit here.
Forgot Alice Cooper – 4 concerts
Funny thing about the Alice shows, 2 were on Halloween, 1 the day before, 1 the day after…..each from the last 4 tours.
Great shows!
This is off the top of my head so here goes…
Ozzy (solo)-4
Ratt-2
Sabbath-2
Slayer-2
Dave Lee Roth-2
Aerosmith-2
Kiss-3
Def Leppard-4
Guns N Roses-3
Faith No More-3
Here’s a more detailed list of bands I’ve seen (’80s) from another metal website that I’ve copied and pasted….
Donington Festival, I went and saw…
1984
AC/DC, CVH, Ozzy,Gary Moore. Y&T, Accept (missed the Crue though)
1985
ZZ Top, Marillion, Bon Jovi, Metallica, Ratt, Magnum
1986
Ozzy, Scorpions, Def Leppard, Motorhead, Warlock
1988
Iron Maiden, Kiss, Diamond Dave,G’N'R, Megadeth, Helloween
Others that spring to mind..
Sabbath-Heaven And Hell Tour
Ozzy, 1980, 1981, 1983, 1986
WASP-1984
Motley Crue/Cheap Trick-1986
Queensryche-Mindcrime 1988
Slayer-1987 1988
Stryper 1987
Metallica/Anthrax 1986
Scorpions Blackout Tour 1982
MSG 1982
Diamond Dave twice in 1988
Aerosmith twice in 1989
Def Leppard Hysteria Tour 1987 1988 (also again in 1992)
Kiss-Lick It Up and Animalize tours (Bon Jovi as support on the latter)
ZZ Top 1986
Accept-1986 balls To The Wall tour
Guns N Roses-Marquee London 1987 (2nd ever gig in the UK) plus the same year in Bristol
Heart 1988 (dull as ditch water)
U2 Cardiff Arms Park (70,000 capacity)
Queen-Knebworth Festival 120,00 audience-the best gig I’ve EVER seen!
Bryan Adams-1988
The Sea Hags 1988
Bon Jovi 1986 1989
Cinderella 1988
Iron Maiden Somewhere In Time Tour 1988
Judas Priest 1988
Motorhead 1988
Hanoi Rocks-1985
Faith No More 1986 1989 (twice)