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Title: Longest span between seeing same band/artist?
Post by: hutch on September 28, 2016, 10:47:19 am
Anybody go a really long time between seeing somebody the first time and the second time?


I think my best or should I say worst is 20.5 years.
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Post by: brennser on September 28, 2016, 11:02:24 am
U2 - saw em in 87 and again when they played Baltimore 3 (4?, 5?) years ago
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Post by: K8teebug on September 28, 2016, 11:39:24 am
16 years for Ani Difranco is currently my record.
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Post by: Space Freely on September 28, 2016, 11:42:50 am
Gillian Welch & David Rawlings, I think I've only seen them twice, wish I had seen the much more:

April 28, 1997, Cat's Cradle, Chapel Hill, NC
August 21, 2016, Maymont, Richmond, VA
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Post by: sweetcell on September 28, 2016, 12:01:46 pm
i went over 20 years (23?) between seeing rollins perform.  first several times were as a teenager, late 80's (and early 90's), rollins band played community centers and universities several times in my hometown.  next saw him perform (spoken word) at his 50th b-day thingy in 2011. 

if we want to keep it to purely musical performances, i went 19 years between seeing soundgarden: lollapalooza 1992 to patriot center in 2011.
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Post by: hemisphire on September 28, 2016, 12:28:44 pm
21 years apart seeing Mr. Big (open for Rush, than at M3). Yeah, so uncool, I know.

Oh, wait - 22 years apart seeing Joan Jett. Much better.
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Post by: ggw on September 28, 2016, 12:33:06 pm
Feelies 1986 - 2011
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Post by: Relaxer on September 28, 2016, 12:54:50 pm
Jane's Addiction -- 1988 first time, 2016 second time
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Post by: bearman🐻 on September 28, 2016, 01:08:33 pm
A performer/musician who has continuously been performing? Are we including bands that broke up or were inactive?

Either way, 21 years for me: Stone Roses and Lloyd Cole both win that award.
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Post by: grateful on September 28, 2016, 01:40:13 pm
I havent seen Iron Maiden since...1987??

Still working on that streak!
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Post by: hutch on September 28, 2016, 02:28:19 pm
wow...lots of good ones!... I saw the Dandy Warhols last night and had not seen them since I saw them open for Love and Rockets at the 930 Club in 1996.. so that is my record.... I'm in my 40s and I didn't really start going to shows much until about 1994 so its kind of hard to top 20 years for me....
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Post by: bob72 on September 28, 2016, 02:41:38 pm
living colour in 1991 (twice, once was the first Lollapalooza) and again in 2016
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Post by: DeathFromAbove1979 on September 28, 2016, 03:17:18 pm
Death From Above 1979
11/2/05-12/1/14
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Post by: grateful on September 28, 2016, 03:24:13 pm
I spose Green Day 1998 / 2016 would be an actual streak.
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Post by: challenged on September 28, 2016, 03:24:46 pm
Squeeze, English Beat, REM: Nassau Coliseum, November 24, 1982
Squeeze, English Beat (no REM): 930 Club, October 11, 2016
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Post by: Julian, Forum COGNOSCENTI on September 28, 2016, 03:26:27 pm
Off the top of my head, I think the answer in Blink-182 and 15 years. (In neither instance was Blink-182 the band I went to the concert to see.)
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Post by: sweetcell on September 28, 2016, 03:39:33 pm
Squeeze, English Beat, REM: Nassau Coliseum, November 24, 1982
Squeeze, English Beat (no REM): 930 Club, October 11, 2016

wow u old
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Post by: challenged on September 28, 2016, 03:52:40 pm
Squeeze, English Beat, REM: Nassau Coliseum, November 24, 1982
Squeeze, English Beat (no REM): 930 Club, October 11, 2016

wow u old

In all fairness, I was 40 in 1982.
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Post by: hutch on September 28, 2016, 03:54:36 pm
Squeeze, English Beat, REM: Nassau Coliseum, November 24, 1982
Squeeze, English Beat (no REM): 930 Club, October 11, 2016

wow .. this might be the 930 forum record at 34 years!
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Post by: Space Freely on September 28, 2016, 10:37:27 pm
Squeeze, English Beat, REM: Nassau Coliseum, November 24, 1982
Squeeze, English Beat (no REM): 930 Club, October 11, 2016

wow u old

In all fairness, I was 40 in 1982.

Holy crap. Yer almost as old as Kosmo.
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Post by: hutch on September 28, 2016, 10:53:58 pm
Squeeze, English Beat, REM: Nassau Coliseum, November 24, 1982
Squeeze, English Beat (no REM): 930 Club, October 11, 2016

wow u old

In all fairness, I was 40 in 1982.

Holy crap. Yer almost as old as Kosmo.

Who is the oldest boardie? Isn't RatBastard in his 70s?
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Post by: Julian, Forum COGNOSCENTI on September 28, 2016, 11:09:51 pm
Squeeze, English Beat, REM: Nassau Coliseum, November 24, 1982
Squeeze, English Beat (no REM): 930 Club, October 11, 2016

wow u old

In all fairness, I was 40 in 1982.

Holy crap. Yer almost as old as Kosmo.

Who is the oldest boardie? Isn't RatBastard in his 70s?
Culturally, he's 130.
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Post by: Lazer Guided Melodies on September 28, 2016, 11:10:22 pm
Belly @ Ogden Theater, April 19, 1995
Belly @ Royale August 9, 2016
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Post by: ye-ole-hatch ıll|̲̅̅●̲̅̅|̲̅̅=̲̅̅|̲̅̅●̲̅̅|llıl on September 28, 2016, 11:35:44 pm
The cult - felt forum  NYC 1987
The cult - FSS 2013


I did see Squeeze at MSG 1987
and going to that 10/11 show at 930...so almost 30 years
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Post by: Justin Tonation on September 29, 2016, 10:14:41 am
Feelies 1986 - 2011

When The Feelies hit the 930 stage in 2009, I was trying to remember how long it had been, then Brenda said "Thanks for waiting 18 years."
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Post by: Bombay Chutney on September 29, 2016, 11:51:58 am
The Church - 11/23/84 (my first show at 9:30) - 8/9/15 Fillmore Silver Spring - almost 31 years.
AC/DC - 12/21/81 Capital Centre - 11/15/08 - Verizon Center - almost 27 years.

There are a handful of others over the 20 year mark.