Thousands Of Shows And I Still Can't Hear You!

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#26 Post by Pandemonium » Wed Jan 18, 2017 9:48 am

Mescal wrote:Yeah, idem Panda.

Sorry to hear you missed out on Led Zeppelin, but come on, you saw Guns N Roses' ride to fame ... You were walking the LA streets when something was boiling in the 80's. (Guns N Roses, Jane's Addiction, ...) Must be an exciting time and place

Since I'm most jealous about all these early Guns shows, could you share some more info about those?
Sure.

First time I saw Guns n' Roses was when they opened for The Lords Of The New Church at a crappy little club in Long Beach called Fenders in '86 before they put out the first live EP. I had no idea who they were at the time and I think they were unbilled. Axl was in his glam phase looking like an even gayer version of Michael Monroe (the band was hugely influenced by Hanoi Rocks at the time) and while there was a few obviously strong songs in the set, the band put on what I'd consider one of the most impressive trainwrecks of a show I'd ever seen up to that time. At times, no one was playing in time with each other and no one seemed to be playing in the same key. It was often a wall of noise with Axl buried in the mix. Duff was stumbling wasted and he passed out during the last song - just all the sudden fell back unconscious in a heap in front of his rig and the band didn't even pause to see what was up with the guy. A roadie dragged him offstage as they finished the song like it was a comedy skit.

After Appetite For Destruction came out though, they changed big time and every show I saw them do during that 2 year spread (opening for The Cult, Aerosmith and headlining in a theater) was really solid to excellent. The gig opening for The Cult in early '87 was pretty cool as they had half the Long Beach Arena curtained off so the stage was actually at the mid-point of the arena so it was a lot smaller and more intimate then a typical arena show. It was amazing how tight they were compared to the Fenders show, they had really upped their game. The only downside was the power cut during their encore.

GnR was quickly becoming a huge band and they headlined about 5 shows around the 1987 Christmas break at Perkins Palace. Most people going to these shows knew GnR was going to be playing arenas next time they toured. The show was basically the same as the well known NYC Ritz club show that was later endlessly broadcast on MTV at the time however drummer Steven Adler had fucked up his hand so they had the drummer for Cinderella subbing for him. They premiered "Used To Love Her" at this show.

The 1988 Aerosmith gig at the Pacific Amphitheater was a lot of fun. It was the last show of Aerosmith's comeback "Permanent Vacation" tour and one of the last GnR shows of their tour. During "Welcome To The Jungle," several members of Aerosmith came on stage dressed as gorillas swinging from the lighting rig and throwing bananas at the band. By this time, the "Lies" EP was out and they were playing "Patience" much to the squealing delight of the girls. Axl, Slash and Izzy joined Aerosmith during Aerosmith's encore to play "Mama Kin."

The cracks started appearing when I saw them open for The Rolling Stones 10/21/89 which was the last time I saw the original lineup. This was the show were Axl ranted through the set about drug use in the band and possibly breaking up the band. My soon to be ex-girlfriend and I had great seats on the field way up front at the LA Coliseum and during the late afternoon set by Living Colour, Slash was wandering around in what appeared to be a drunken stupor in our section on the floor until security whisked him away when a lot of fans started mobbing him.

The next time I saw GnR was at the LA Forum 8/3/91 in mid-Summer right before the Illusion albums (Izzy was still in the band) came out and from what I understand, it was the longest show the band ever played at over 3 1/2 hours and close to 40 songs. Because they didn't even start until well after midnight hours after Skid Row had done their opening set, people were booing and yelling "bullshit" until GnR came on. By about the last third of the show, about half the audience had left because it was so late. I remember getting home from the show as the sun was coming up.

I saw them again over a year later during the Metallica/GnR tour at the LA Coliseum and that was a terrible show. This was just a week or two after James Hetfield had been fried by onstage pyro and his arm was in a cast and a roadie was playing his guitar parts but Metallica was still excellent. Following both Motorhead *and* Metallica is not an ideal situation for any band but it was like GnR didn't even try. The band had all these backup singers, Izzy was gone, and the set dragged like nobody's business and of course, Axl was in a whiny mood.

The last time I saw them was during the "scab" era just before Christmas of '06 on a day-of-show whim at The Universal Amphitheater and that was a surprisingly good and very long show. This after Bumblefoot replaced Buckethead on guitar. Izzy joined the band for about 1/3rd of the very long set which was pretty much the entire AFD album and about 8 Illusion era tunes and a few of the better Chinese Democracy tunes. Another highlight was the backdrop behind the keyboard and drum setup catching fire mid-show from the pyro stopping the show for a few minutes.

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#27 Post by Mescal » Wed Jan 18, 2017 11:26 am

Thanks Panda! :thumb:

Love the write up :rockon:

Again, very jealous

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#28 Post by Bandit72 » Thu Jan 19, 2017 2:45 am

This is what I could dig out last night. The Robbie Williams Gig was with an old girlfriend....in fact we'd split up a few weeks before the gig but still went with friends anyway and didn't speak to each other :lol: There are loads post 2009 but I didn't have time.

The Jane's ticket was from 2003. I had a decent 5 minute chat with Stephen after the show and Perry was on top form too to be fair (no Etty). He was loving the attention and posed for quite a few photos. Dave was the last to come out and was as miserable as sin and signed my ticket on the other side, the twat.

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The Charlatans - Far too many to mention including Kerrang Radio exclusive gig/signing 1989 - 2014
Iron Maiden - Brum Odeon 30/10/86
Donnington Park 20/08/1988 - Iron Maiden, Kiss, David Lee Roth, Megadeth, Guns N Roses, Halloween
Inspiral Carpets - Octagon Sheffield 28/04/90
Prince - NEC Birmingham 13/07/90
Pixies - Sheffield City Hall 10/10/90
Megadeth - NEC - 13/10/90
Iron Maiden/Anthrax - NEC - 14/12/90
EMF - Leadmill 18/01/91
The Dylan's - Sheff Poly 7/02/91
Janes Addiction Hummingbird - 14/03/91
Blur Sheff Poly - 18/04/91
The Wonderstuff- Bescot Stadium Walsall FC - 22/06/91
Brand New Heavies - Sheffield Roxy - 22/04/92
Neds Atomic Dustbin - Leadmill Sheffield - 03/06/92
Reading 28/29/30 August 1992 The Wonderstuff, The Charlatans, PIL, PJ Harvey, Public Enemy, RIDE, The Farm, Rollins Band, Thousand Yard Stare, Spitfire, Nirvana, Mudhoney, Screaming Trees
Blur - Sheffield University 05/10/92
Happy Mondays - Sheffield City Hall - 20/10/92
The Australian Doors - Sheffield University - 23/10/92
Galliano - Sheffield University 11/11/92
Primal Scream - Sheffield Don Valley Stadium 28/11/92
Black Grape - Aston Villa Leisure Centre 03/04/96
Metallica - NEC - 31/05/96
Reading 97 Sunday only Metallica, Terrorvision, Bush, Marilyn Manson, Dinosaur Jnr
Catatonia - Sheffield University - 27/04/98
Robbie Williams - NEC - 22/02/99
Iron Maiden - Wolves Civic - 22/10/99
V2001 RHCP, Foo Fighters, Placebo, Ben Folds, Idlewild, Faithless, Atomic Kitten
James Taylor Quartet Academy 07/10/01
The Wonderstuff - Wolves Civic - 16/12/01
Faithless - Wolves Civic - 13/03/02
Pet Shop Boys - Wolves Civiv - 18/07/02
Dandy Warhols - Birmingham Academy - 22/05/03
V2003 RHCP, QOTSA, PJ Harvey, Coldplay, Foo Fighters, Killing Joke, Echo and the Bunnymen
She'd Seven - Sanctuary, Birmingham - 02/10/03
Jane's Addiction - Wolves Civic - 09/11/03
She'd Seven - JB's Dudley - 25/11/03
QOTSA - Enmore Theatre, Sydney - 02/01/04
Velvet Revolver - Birmingham Indoor Arena - 18/01/05
The Wonderstuff - Wolves Civic - 13/04/05
Download Donnington 2005 - Napalm Death, Garbage, Dinosaur Jnr, Megadeth, Black Sabbath, Velvet Revolver, Bullet For My Valentine, Killswitch Engage, Slayer, Motorhead
Eagles of Death Metal - Birmingham Carling Academy - 01/03/07
Damian Rice - Wolves Civic - 29/03/07
Arctic Monkeys - Birmingham Carling Academy - 20/04/07
Perry Farrell's Satellite Party - Birmingham Carling Academy - 04/07/07
Metallica - HIM - Bullet for my Valentine - Mastodon Wembley - 08/7/07
QOTSA - Birmingham Carling Academy - 03/12/07
Shed Seven - Birmingham Carling Academy - 06-12/07
Megadeth - Birmingham Carling Academy - 22/02/08
Iron Maiden, Avenged Sevenfold - Twickenham London - 5/7/08
NINJA - Manchester Arena - 14/07/2009
Pearl Jam - Manchester Arena - 17/08/09

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#29 Post by blackcoffee » Thu Jan 19, 2017 7:49 am

Bandit! Cool collection of shows. Definitely more of a British slice of pop culture. And to have seen Happy Mondays or Black Grape when you did. Wow.

Also noticed Catatonia. I was in Cardiff when their x files song was on the radio. Would love a story about either Happy Mondays or Black Grape.

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#30 Post by SR » Thu Jan 19, 2017 8:01 am

I thougt that too.....an insight into what I might have seen if I were from Britain

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#31 Post by Bandit72 » Thu Jan 19, 2017 8:32 am

blackcoffee wrote:Bandit! Cool collection of shows. Definitely more of a British slice of pop culture. And to have seen Happy Mondays or Black Grape when you did. Wow.

Also noticed Catatonia. I was in Cardiff when their x files song was on the radio. Would love a story about either Happy Mondays or Black Grape.
I was at University in Sheffield (1990-1993) when the whole Indie thing kicked off big time. I know it had been bouncing around in Manchester from the mid - late 80's but in the UK I was in the right place at the right time. I was always more of a Charlatans/Stone Roses fan to the Happy Mondays when I was 17/18 but the City Hall gig was when they were pretty damn big at the time and I was a couple of years older. The only thing I remember from that gig is the amount of drugs people were on (on a school night) and how good Rowetta's voice was. There didn't seem to be any policing of drugs at all at the gig and pretty much whichever bar you went to in the venue, everyones eyeballs were like dustbin lids. This is when you were paying £10 - £15 for ecstacy. But it was always good shit. I also wondered what the hell Bez was supposed to be doing apart from 'jeeing' up the crowd. I saw Bez a year late in Dry 201 bar in Manchester one Saturday afternoon. He looked fucked then as welpool in ml.

Black Grape were BRILLIANT. So, so tight, and I seem to remember the sound being fantastic. Kermit, the black guy was immense and more of a 'front man' to Shaun Ryder. It was a glorious evening that day too and myself and my friend were close to the front pretty much bouncing up and down all gig and left there soaking. They didn't play any Mondays songs either but no one cared, It's Great When you're Straight is a wicked album.

About 3 years later in 1999, I actually saw Shaun, Rowetta and a load of others were playing pool in my local. They must've been recording at Rich Bitch studios just across the road (which has now since moved). I said hello to him as he walked out (a bit awestruck) and he said "Y'ALRIGGGHT MATE' in this drunken Manc drawl. :lol:

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#32 Post by Bandit72 » Thu Jan 19, 2017 9:01 am

SR wrote:I thougt that too.....an insight into what I might have seen if I were from Britain
I would have given my right arm to have been around the LA scene in the 80's like Pandemonium was. Lots of great bands I've never seen in venues I've only read about. I've never been to LA either....maybe one day.

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#33 Post by SR » Thu Jan 19, 2017 9:44 am

:cool: , yes....X, Jane's, RHCP, etc....but we also have RATT, Cinderella, and Poison, etc... :lol: In yr pastures there was The Clash, Pistols, Pretenders, etc

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#34 Post by kv » Thu Jan 19, 2017 1:12 pm

Ty for saying X first

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#35 Post by SR » Thu Jan 19, 2017 4:16 pm

no problem

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#36 Post by Artemis » Thu Jan 19, 2017 7:16 pm

This is my most precious ticket stub.
The art work on the ticket is by a company called Timorous Beasties out of Glasgow.

On the on-sale date I was unsuccessful to get a ticket for any of the 22 dates. Actually, they had "hospitality tickets" for £425 that included a dinner before the show, glass of champagne and a program, but I didn't want to spend that much money on a ticket. A few months later, someone on one of the Kate Bush forums mentioned that tickets were available on the Eventim ticket site. I checked it out and sure enough there were a few and I snagged one. I ended up making a holiday around the concert. I spent a few weeks in London and a few days in Paris.
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#37 Post by blackcoffee » Fri Jan 20, 2017 5:47 am

Artemis wrote:This is my most precious ticket stub.
The art work on the ticket is by a company called Timorous Beasties out of Glasgow.

On the on-sale date I was unsuccessful to get a ticket for any of the 22 dates. Actually, they had "hospitality tickets" for £425 that included a dinner before the show, glass of champagne and a program, but I didn't want to spend that much money on a ticket. A few months later, someone on one of the Kate Bush forums mentioned that tickets were available on the Eventim ticket site. I checked it out and sure enough there were a few and I snagged one. I ended up making a holiday around the concert. I spent a few weeks in London and a few days in Paris.
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The artwork is fitting, and seems reminiscent of 4AD artwork on record sleeves by 23 Envelope

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#38 Post by Artemis » Sun Jan 22, 2017 8:10 pm

Okay here's some pics of stubs. It was difficult to photograph so that the printing was clear as some have faded over time. I haven't saved all my but my earliest go back to 1981.

I tried to organize in piles by years.

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#39 Post by Pandemonium » Sun Jan 22, 2017 8:22 pm

Artemis wins for having the best, most diverse taste in shows!

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#40 Post by MYXYLPLYX » Sun Jan 22, 2017 11:38 pm

I'm jealous of all you folks with your careful lists of shows and ticket stubs.


I can probably sit down and remember most of the shows I saw from my 1st in 1989 (REM) through the 90's pretty well.

But, from when I started working shows for promoters in 2001 through 2011 when I went to work at my current job, it's really a blur. I just threw out a ton of pay stubs that might have helped, but probably never would get around to doing a proper spread sheet.

My rough estimate would put my total shows for that ten year period at about 1000 different show dates. I can't really break it down by band's because of festivals and such...

Of course, a not insignificant number of shows I worked I never saw much of the performance...

More often than not these days, I can't even be bothered to try... :sad:

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#41 Post by nausearockpig » Mon Jan 23, 2017 1:00 am

MYXYLPLYX wrote:I'm jealous of all you folks with your careful lists of shows and ticket stubs.


I can probably sit down and remember most of the shows I saw from my 1st in 1989 (REM) through the 90's pretty well.

But, from when I started working shows for promoters in 2001 through 2011 when I went to work at my current job, it's really a blur. I just threw out a ton of pay stubs that might have helped, but probably never would get around to doing a proper spread sheet.

My rough estimate would put my total shows for that ten year period at about 1000 different show dates. I can't really break it down by band's because of festivals and such...

Of course, a not insignificant number of shows I worked I never saw much of the performance...

More often than not these days, I can't even be bothered to try... :sad:
You poor bastard, you've got the worst job.

Wanna swap? I'll fly you out here and you and yours can stay at my place.

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#42 Post by Bandit72 » Mon Jan 23, 2017 6:01 am

Pandemonium wrote:Artemis wins for having the best, most diverse taste in shows!
Agreed!

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#43 Post by Dp123 » Mon May 06, 2019 8:58 am

Would you consider selling the Guns N’ Roses ticket from 88 at the Amphitheatre? Would pay top $$ would mean a lot to this guy!
Thanks again

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#44 Post by intertwoven » Mon May 06, 2019 3:00 pm

After working on-and-off on it for a few years, I finally got a spreadsheet of shows I've seen pretty much completed to the best of my memory. Here's the link if anyone wants to check it out: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/ ... sp=sharing
And here's a condensed version (without my commentary)...

circa 1987 San Diego Wild Animal Park, CA The Four Tops
1/29/1995 Copley Symphony Hall, San Diego, CA Violent Femmes
4/16/1996 San Diego Sports Arena, CA Red Hot Chili Peppers, Toadies, Weapon Of Choice
6/21/1996 American Legion Hall, Los Angeles, CA Porno For Pyros, Cornershop
8/24/1996 Snow Valley Ski Resort, Big Bear, CA (Enit festival) Porno For Pyros, Love & Rockets, Lady Miss Kier, Ozomatli
circa 1997 Soul Kitchen, El Cajon, CA No Knife
4/18/1997 Santa Barbara County Bowl (CEC benefit) Porno For Pyros, Summercamp
6/4/1997 Soma, San Diego, CA Pavement, Bis
7/25/1997 Showcase Theater, San Diego, CA Rocket From The Crypt, Three Mile Pilot
10/23/1997 Grand Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, CA Jane's Addiction, Fishbone
11/28/1997 Universal Amphitheater, Los Angeles, CA Jane's Addiction, Goldie
12/1/1997 Universal Amphitheater, Los Angeles, CA Jane's Addiction, Goldie
12/2/1997 San Diego Sports Arena, CA Jane's Addiction, Goldie
6/2/1998 Off The Record, San Diego, CA Rocket From The Crypt
12/10/1998 Troubadour, West Hollywood, CA Polar Bear, Campfire Girls
12/30/1998 Casbah, San Diego, CA Three Mile Pilot
1/17/1999 Casbah, San Diego, CA Dig, The Good China
1/20/1999 Casbah, San Diego, CA Rocket From The Crypt
2/19/1999 Whiskey, Hollywood, CA Polar Bear
4/6/1999 El Rey Theatre, Los Angeles, CA Mercury Rev
4/10/1999 Spaceland, Silverlake, CA Polar Bear
6/14/1999 House of Blues, Hollywood, CA Perry Farrell
8/17/1999 Casbah, San Diego, CA Black Heart Procession
9/12/1999 Street Scene, San Diego, CA Rocket From The Crypt
10/30/1999 Westin Hotel, San Diego, CA Rocket From The Crypt, Southern Culture On The Skids, Deadbolt
11/23/1999 Casbah, San Diego, CA Rocket From The Crypt
12/8/1999 Casbah, San Diego, CA Rocket From The Crypt
12/30/1999 Casbah, San Diego, CA Black Heart Procession
4/5/2000 4th & B, San Diego, CA Peter Murphy
4/6/2000 Casbah, San Diego, CA Black Heart Procession
6/20/2000 Casbah, San Diego, CA Weezer
7/17/2000 Canes, San Diego, CA Weezer
10/14/2000 Casbah, San Diego, CA Black Heart Procession
10/28/2000 Casbah, San Diego, CA Pinback
11/19/2000 4th & B, San Diego, CA Flaming Lips
12/16/2000 Casbah, San Diego, CA Frank Black, Adam Gimble
12/23/2000 Casbah, San Diego, CA Black Heart Procession
12/23/2000 Casbah, San Diego, CA Pinback
1/12/2001 Casbah, San Diego, CA Rocket From The Crypt
3/18/2001 RIMAC Arena, La Jolla, CA Weezer, Get Up Kids
4/19/2001 Canes, San Diego, CA Toadies
5/26/2001 Brick By Brick, San Diego, CA Frank Black And The Catholics
9/16/2001 Casbah, San Diego, CA Black Heart Procession
10/2/2001 Casbah, San Diego, CA Pallllap (Pall From Bhp/3mp)
2/13/2002 4th & B, San Diego, CA Rocket From The Crypt, The Dragons
2/26/2002 Casbah, San Diego, CA The Breeders
4/14/2002 Belly Up Tavern, Solana Beach, CA Frank Black And The Catholics
6/6/2002 Casbah, San Diego, CA Elf Power, Masters Of Hemisphere
6/10/2002 Canes, San Diego, CA Mercury Rev, The Shins
6/22/2002 Casbah, San Diego, CA Mike Watt
7/21/2002 Brick By Brick, San Diego, CA Frank Black And The Catholics, David Lovering magic show
9/25/2002 Casbah, San Diego, CA Black Heart Procession
11/21/2002 Casbah, San Diego, CA Rilo Kiley, Rainer Maria (Headliners), Lowcloudcover
1/28/2003 Casbah, San Diego, CA Rocket From The Crypt
4/4/2003 Casbah, San Diego, CA Postal Service, Jealous Sound, Cex
4/24/2003 Belly Up Tavern, Solana Beach, CA Frank Black And The Catholics
7/6/2003 Henry Fonda Theater, Los Angeles, CA Rilo Kiley, M. Ward, Tim Kasher, The Golden Age
8/15/2003 Epicentre, San Diego, CA Rilo Kiley, M. Ward, Tim Kasher, The Album Leaf
1/9/2004 Glass House, Pomona, CA Rilo Kiley, Future Pigeon, Mike Bloom
4/6/2004 Casbah, San Diego, CA The Decemberists, Bobby Bare Jr, Tom Heinl
6/25/2004 Casbah, San Diego, CA The Decemberists, The Long Winters, The Places
8/23/2004 Casbah, San Diego, CA Black Heart Procession, Bartender's Bible
9/21/2004 RIMAC Arena, La Jolla, CA Pixies, The Thrills
10/29/2004 Epicentre, San Diego, CA Rilo Kiley, Now It's Overhead, Tilly And The Wall
12/6/2004 Casbah, San Diego, CA The Weakerthans, Lucero
2/4/2005 Epicentre, San Diego, CA Eisley, The Elected, The Colour
3/25/2005 Canes, San Diego, CA The Decemberists, Okkervil River
4/28/2005 Soma, San Diego, CA Rilo Kiley, The 88, Michael Runion, Vagtown2000
7/29/2005 San Diego Street Scene Garbage, The Killers, Louis XIV, and Social Distortion
10/4/2005 Casbah, San Diego, CA Hopewell
10/23/2005 Casbah, San Diego, CA Nada Surf
10/31/2005 Westin Hotel, San Diego, CA Rocket From The Crypt ("final show")
2/12/2006 Casbah, San Diego, CA Stars, The Elected
3/3/2006 San Diego Women's Club Jenny Lewis With The Watson Twins, Willy Mason, Whispertown2000
3/11/2006 Epicentre, San Diego, CA The Elected, The 88 (stripped down), Ryan Fergusson
3/26/2006 Belly Up Tavern, Solana Beach, CA Feist
4/22/2006 El Rey Theatre, Los Angeles, CA The Elected, Silversun Pickups, Jake Bellows
6/8/2006 Brick By Brick, San Diego, CA Mellowdrone, Monsters Are Waiting
6/21/2006 Embarcadero Marina Park South, San Diego, CA INXS
6/26/2006 Casbah, San Diego, CA Hopewell
10/10/2006 Casbah, San Diego, CA The National
11/5/2006 Canes, San Diego, CA Regina Spektor, Only Son
11/29/2006 UCSD, San Diego, CA The Elected, Grand Ole Party, Whispertown2000
2/21/2007 House of Blues, San Diego, CA Oh No! Oh My!, Kite Flying Society
3/20/2007 Casbah, San Diego, CA Apples In Stereo, Casper And The Cookies, The Explorers Club
6/15/2007 Habitat, San Diego, CA Casiotone For The Painfully Alone, The Donkeys, Greenbelt Collective, Ok Vancouver Ok
6/25/2007 El Cajon Library, El Cajon, CA Harry And The Potters
8/10/2007 All Star Lanes, Los Angeles, CA Rilo Kiley
10/11/2007 Canes, San Diego, CA Perry Farrell's Satellite Party, Mink
10/12/2007 Soma, San Diego, CA Rilo Kiley, The Bird And The Bee, Grand Ole Party
1/12/2008 Casbah, San Diego, CA Black Heart Procession
8/5/2008 Che Café, San Diego, CA Best Friends Forever
10/23/2008 La Cita, Los Angeles, CA Jane's Addiction
1/19/2009 Casbah, San Diego, CA Three Mile Pilot
4/4/2009 Aladdin Theater, Portland, OR Mirah, Norfolk And Western, Tara Jane O'neil
5/1/2009 Mississippi Studios, Portland, OR Thao With The Get Down Stay Down
5/24/2009 The Gorge, WA Sasquatch! Festival: Jane's Addiction, Nine Inch Nails, St. Vincent, Of Montreal, Tv On The Radio, John Vanderslice, Zach Galifianakis, Aziz Ansari
7/22/2009 Doug Fir, Portland, OR Three Mile Pilot, Optiganaly Yours
8/1/2009 Doug Fir, Portland, OR Henry Clay People, Morning Teleportation, Final Spins
12/8/2009 Crystal Ballroom, Portland, OR Metric
1/6/2010 Backspace, Portland, OR Casiotone For The Painfully Alone, Key Losers, Tragos Amargos
2/15/2010 Doug Fir, Portland, OR Alec Ounsworth, Blue Horns
3/6/2010 Hawthorne Burgerville, Portland, OR Typhoon, Yeah Great Fine
3/11/2010 Doug Fir, Portland, OR The Clientele, The Wooden Birds
9/3/2010 Edgefield, Troutville, OR Pavement, Quasi
9/4/2010 Helium, Portland, OR Todd Glass, Josh Mcdermitt
9/5/2010 Doug Fir, Portland, OR Jenny & Johnny, Love As Laughter
7/10/2011 Bunk Bar, Portland, OR The Elected, Whispertown, Jake Bellows
4/18/2012 Crystal Ballroom, Portland, OR Jeff Mangum; Andrew, Scott, & Laura
4/19/2012 Crystal Ballroom, Portland, OR Jeff Mangum; Andrew, Scott, & Laura
8/21/2012 Doug Fir, Portland, OR Three Mile Pilot, Dramedy
9/4/2012 Keller Auditorium, Portland, OR Jane's Addiction
9/28/2012 Roseland Theater, Portland, OR Garbage, Screaming Females
8/30/2013 Wonder Ballroom, Portland, OR Breeders, Tweens
3/24/2014 Crystal Ballroom, Portland, OR St. Vincent, Noveller
4/7/2014 Crystal Ballroom, Portland, OR Neutral Milk Hotel, Elf Power
8/10/2014 Holladay Park, Portland, OR Pagan Jug Band
9/28/2014 Project Pabst festival, Portland, OR Tears For Fears, Rocket From The Crypt, Violent Femmes, Phosphorescent, K-Flay
10/2/2014 Helium, Portland, OR Eddie Pepitone, Sean Jordan, Amy Miller
11/21/2014 Dante's. Portland, OR Har Mar Superstar, Pizza Underground, Lizzo
2/17/2015 Aladdin Theater, Portland, OR Hannibal Buress
7/19/2015 Zidell Yards, Portland, OR Project Pabst festival: Weezer, Buzzcocks, Passion Pit, Alvvays
7/16/2016 Revolution Hall, Portland, OR M. Ward, Telekinesis
9/9/2016 Aladdin Theater, Portland, OR T.J. Miller, Kate Miller, Nick Vatterott
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10/22/2016 Revolution Hall, Portland, OR Brian Posehn
5/4/2017 Bridgetown Comedy Festival, Portland Mercury Stage at Bossanova Ballroom, Portland, OR Janeane Garofalo, Drew Lynch, Billy Wayne Davis, Amy Miller, Sonia Denis, Nasser Khan, Dusty Slay, MC: Nate Craig
5/4/2017 Bridgetown Comedy Festival, Portland Mercury Stage at Bossanova Ballroom, Portland, OR Patton Oswalt, Ian Karmel, Eliza Skinner, Nick Vatterott, Bryan Cook, Drennon Davis, Gareth Reynolds, MC: Josh Androsky
5/5/2017 Bridgetown Comedy Festival, Paris Theatre, Portland, OR Matt Braunger, Bret Raybould, Caitlin Weierhauser, MC: Ben Harkins
5/5/2017 Bridgetown Comedy Festival, Siren Theater, Portland, OR Ian Karmel, Shane Torres, Sean Jordan, Bri Pruett, Steven Wilber, Amy Miller, Curtis Cook, Nathan Brannon, Gabe Dinger, MC: Zak Toscani
5/6/2017 Bridgetown Comedy Festival, Portland Mercury Stage at Bossanova Ballroom, Portland, OR Karen Kilgariff, Kyle Kinane, Guy Branum, Matt Lieb, MC: Eugene Mirman
5/7/2017 Bridgetown Comedy Festival, Analog Theater, Portland, OR Kevin Avery, April Richardson, Steven Wilber, Kathleen Kanz, Nick Sahoyah, Kenice Mobley, Robbie Pankow, MC: Kirsten Kuppenbender
5/7/2017 Bridgetown Comedy Festival, Analog Theater, Portland, OR Hampton Yount, Troy Walker, Justin Hicks, Nate Craig, Julia Claire, Andrew Orolfo, Samantha Ruddy, MC: Gabe Dinger
6/16/2017 Dante's, Portland, OR Electric Six, Northern Faces
9/27/2017 ArtHaus Chapel, Portland, OR Tears of Silver
12/22/2017 Revolution Hall, Portland, OR Ian Karmel, David Gborie, Sean Jordan
8/30/2018 Mississippi Studios, Portland, OR Sean Jordan, Shane Torres, Ian Karmel
10/18/2018 Mississippi Studios, Portland, OR Mercury Rev, Marissa Nadler
11/3/2018 Aladdin Theater, Portland, OR Pete Holmes, Solomon Georgio
12/14/2018 Helium, Portland, OR Jenny Slate, Gabe Liedman
1/26/2019 Helium, Portland, OR Beth Stelling, Sean Jordan
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Re: Thousands Of Shows And I Still Can't Hear You!

#45 Post by crater » Mon May 06, 2019 3:47 pm

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Mon May 06, 2019 8:58 am
Would you consider selling the Guns N’ Roses ticket from 88 at the Amphitheatre? Would pay top $$ would mean a lot to this guy!
Thanks again
That ticket and a few others that I posted in this thread are among the handful of items that are still in my possession from the times I spent out with my cousin who passed away in 1996, so each of them mean a lot to me for that reason.

It doesn't matter to me how much $$ you may offer, I will always pass on it.

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Re: Thousands Of Shows And I Still Can't Hear You!

#46 Post by SR » Wed May 08, 2019 4:53 am

This is a great thread....Panda, was there anything remarkable about The Pretenders shows?

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Re: Thousands Of Shows And I Still Can't Hear You!

#47 Post by Pandemonium » Thu May 30, 2019 2:21 pm

SR wrote:
Wed May 08, 2019 4:53 am
This is a great thread....Panda, was there anything remarkable about The Pretenders shows?
Doing a bit of catch up here, so sorry for the late reply....

The first Pretenders show I saw back in '81 with the original line-up at the Santa Monica Civic was by far the best show of the few I've seen over the years. They were supporting the 2nd album so it was basically the best stuff the original lineup did which was much of the 1st album, songs off the EP and the 2nd album. The Santa Monica Civic was a fun place to catch shows, basically a big concrete auditorium with bleachers in the back. They broadcast that show live on the radio and it's been released in various configurations the last couple decades.

The next time I saw them was in '83 at the US Festival after guitarist Honeyman-Scott and bass player OD'd and this was one of their first shows with a new line-up. Although Chrissy had some serious emotion singing a couple of the new songs (Back On The Chain Gang in particular) I thought the show was otherwise pretty flat. I lost interest after the 3rd album and it wasn't until I saw them with yet another line-up that I believe included Johnny Marr on guitar opening for U2 at the LA Coliseum in late '87. That show was frankly boring and the few songs played off the first 2 albums sounded like crap.

The last time I saw them was in 2003 at The Wiltern. The last couple albums Chrissy had done as the Pretenders I liked and rekindled my interest in the band. It was a decent show but a far cry from the punky energy of the original band. Add to that Chrissy seemed to have a chip on her shoulder through much of the show. It was recorded as a live DVD called "Loose Screw in LA."

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Re: Thousands Of Shows And I Still Can't Hear You!

#48 Post by SR » Thu May 30, 2019 5:49 pm

Yeah, that SMC show was in September; I was there too. I lost interest after the 3rd album too and never saw them with Mars or anyone else either. The Civic show killed. I had a chance to ask Martin online when he was writing a book (which he has scrubbed) what the deal was with the water in his floor toms. He said he liked the effect, but loved the cooling it provided in the old shed with HOT lighting. I also asked him about the sound...it was decidedly harder and rawer live than the first two albums....he said that was all their sound guy.

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#49 Post by SR » Thu May 30, 2019 5:54 pm

Btw, that concert is a bonus on Pretender II (Expanded & Remastered) if you don't already have it. It's insanely good, as you know. The Alarm opened that show and they came out for the cover of Jackie Wilson's ((You're Love Keeps Liftin)Higher and Higher) and fucked up some notes....lol

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Re: Thousands Of Shows And I Still Can't Hear You!

#50 Post by Pandemonium » Fri May 31, 2019 12:32 pm

SR wrote:
Thu May 30, 2019 5:54 pm
Btw, that concert is a bonus on Pretender II (Expanded & Remastered) if you don't already have it. It's insanely good, as you know. The Alarm opened that show and they came out for the cover of Jackie Wilson's ((You're Love Keeps Liftin)Higher and Higher) and fucked up some notes....lol
Ha, small world ain't it? I don't believe The Alarm opened though, I think it was some band called The Bureau. I remember they had a a heavy sax/new wave sound. I'd remember The Alarm, I really liked their first 2 or 3 albums when they were getting a lot of radio play around the mid-80's along with Big Country.

And yeah, I have that 2 CD deluxe of Pretenders II with the show. It's incomplete and the running order is mixed up though, there's bootlegs out there of the complete show in the same quality.

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