- Jimmy Eat World
- Clutch
- Rise Against
- Flogging Molly
- The Used
- The Offspring
- Bad Religion
- Tool
- Fall Out Boy
- Nine Inch Nails
Why? They are good bands who play well live and I like their music.
Clutch 100%. I’d see them every time. Flogging Molly were fantastic but the venue had awful acoustics which was kind of a drag, so I owe it to myself to see them again.
I’ve only seen Flogging Molly once, but that might have been the most fun I’ve ever had at a show. Good people and good vibes all around.
I’ve been lucky to see Bad Religion over a dozen times in the last 25yrs and they never let me down. They’ve been dropping hints on their socials that their touring years might be coming to a close though. But they’ve earned their retirement. Everything must cease.
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 GWAR 18 times, going on 19 this April. There’s nothing like it. It’s so absurd and fun and over the top. It’s true “art” in the sense that it’s all their creation and all an expression of how they feel about things, but covered in space jizz.
I saw them once. I did not understand what I was in for. I had a great time.
Is the performance unique every time? Or do they do the same act from one night to the next?
Their tours are a single piece of a larger story. One tour is different than the next. It’s not episodic, but if you’ve been to one you’ll see recurring characters and themes in another. They have comics and their music to further fill in the pieces of the overall story of GWAR.
Interesting… So if you go to two shows in the same tour, they’ll probably be mostly the same?
Before Dave Brockie died, I’d go see GWAR anytime we were both in the same state. Always good. Always worth it.
RX Bandits are easily worth seeing again and again. Just a powerhouse live energy and some of the most underrated song writing/composition. They are one of those bands I don’t tell people about until I’m sure they have decent taste in non-mainstream music. They are touring right now, just got tickets.
Less Than Jake used to be one of those “assemble all our musician friends, LTJ is back on tour” bands.
I’ve seen Hieroglyphics a good number of times. Always worth it.
The Smoking Popes were an amazing show every time I’ve seen them as well.
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.
Pearl Jam every chance I get
I had a chance to see Pearl Jam and the Pixies in Hyde Park, London. In the end I settled for a wet weekend in a caravan with my kids and my wife’s fam as we’d planned it ages before. My mate went and sent me a video of Video of them playing Even Flow, on a glorious sunny evening at the gig. I could have cried!
Time with the wife and kids… Ok, that’s worth the sacrifice, but the in-laws… Oof that’s rough.
Rammstein, their shows have always been bigger and bigger each time. And their ticksets are only ~100€, well worth it if you ask me.
Ghost. They’re the only band I’ve seen more than once. I’ve seen them 3 times so far, and I will definitely go again next time they’re in my area. The main thing that makes it worth it is their stage presence. They go all out on the costumes, choreography, and set design. Even the fans will get all dressed up. And their music is also super solid. Imo almost every song is a banger.
Ghost is damn good. And the show I saw them at it was said they used no backing tracks (which sure they could be lying, but why?). Such talent
Coheed and Cambria
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.
Tool, I have seen them three times in concert. They put on a fantastic show.
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.
Aside from his regular-ish parody tours, we’ve also seen him do an acoustical tour of only his own music without any parodies, costumes, etc. We also saw him tour with a 30+ piece orchestra. Two words: “OBOE SOLO!”
My wife & I have seen Weird Al 4 times now and will be seeing him again this summer. While he mostly does a big show of his parodies with costumes & props we’ve also see him do a low-key acoustical tour where he only played his original music and none of the parodies. We also saw him tour with a full 30-piece orchestra, which was really fun as well.
The way you play your music makes me feel good inside!
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! 🤘
Primus is touring this summer with the Frog Brigade and the Claypool Lennon Delirium. All the Les you can handle.
