Acts you have seen the most!

[No 1 Suki Waterhouse fan!!]

Last night I was bored and was trying to recall the bands (including variations and solo performances by band members) I had seen the most….that’s tough cause I don’t keep a database but I came up with the following which I am sure is pretty close

Bob Dylan 25

GBV/Pollard 15
Ween/Gene/Dean 12
Luna/ Dean/&Britta 11
Wilco/Tweedy 10

Pavement/Malkmus 8
Nick Cave/Grinderman 7
Sleater Kinney/Wild Flag 7
Willie Nelson 6
Jon Spencer Blues Explosion 6
Pearl Jam/Eddie/Tres Mts/Brad 6
Dead/Phil/Crapdog/Weir 6
Franz Ferdinand 6

Lucinda Williams 5
Los Amigos Invisibles 5
Love and Rockets/Poptone/David J 5
Smithereens 5
Yo La Tengo 5

Anyone else got a list like this?

[Yada]

I like this! Will report back, but no way I know exact numbers...

[grateful]

Guaranteed to be the Grateful Dead (22) plus their variants. Will report back.

[Yada]

I kept it at least 5 shows... probably missing a few. 

Phish/Trey/Etc - 100+
Ween/Gene/Dean - 25+
Wilco/Tweedy/Side Projects - 25+
Built to Spill - 12+
Pavement/Malkmus - 10+
Dr. Dog - 10+
Everyone But Jerry Garcia - 10+
M.Ward - 10+
Soul Coughing/M. Doughty - 10+
Josh Ritter - 10+
Spiritualized - 5+
MMJ - 5+
Beck - 5+
Bill Frisell - 5+
Tedeschi Trucks Band - 5+
Dylan - 5+
Ryan Adams - 5+

[grateful]

Grateful Dead 22
Dead-related Acts 9+
Mountain Goats 13
Pink Floyd / Roger Waters 9
Rush, Yes, Tom Petty, Elton John 5
Thievery, GWAR, Stones, Gomez, Billy Joel, Jimmy Buffett, TMBG 4
Peter Gabriel, The Kills, CSN, Girl Talk, OK Go, McCartney, Clapton, Iron Maiden, Peter Paul and Mary 3

(based on my setlist account)

[grateful]

I clearly followed the metal / classic rock / prog/ indie evolution. 😁

[Julian, Forum COGNOSCENTI]

I don’t have a count near me but if we are only counting headliners, Smashing Pumpkins, J Mascis/Dinosaur Jr, Dismemberment Plan and Thievery Corporation  are definitely at the top of my list.

If we are including bands we saw as headliners OR openers, then QOTSA and Explosions in the Sky need listed too.

[No 1 Suki Waterhouse fan!!]

Oh yeah I seen Thievery 5 times.

[No 1 Suki Waterhouse fan!!]

I count them if I saw them live regardless….


It’s very interesting seeing the lists…makes sense to see jam band acts at top as they lend themselves to repeat shows and tour every year…even my top act -Bob Dylan- was almost like a jam band in that he toured incessantly for a while (averaging 90-100 shows plus…)

[sweetcell]

FYI we discussed this in 2009.  it's a great re-read 

no change in my #1, still radiohead/thom/associated side-projects, over 20.

near or into the double digits: thievery, rollins, U2, NIN, the various incarnations of jack white, pearl jam, DCFC/postal service/ben solo... probably missing a few.

[Space Freely]

Old 97s might be tops. Maybe 10+. Probably
less than 20.  No idea really though.

[Julian, Forum COGNOSCENTI]

DCFC/postal service/ben solo...

Oh, if all things Gibbard counts as a collective bucket, that needs be added to the bottom of my list.

As I was thinking about this in the back of my head, I feel like Flaming Lips is close to double digits as well for me.

[No 1 Suki Waterhouse fan!!]

Old 97s might be tops. Maybe 10+. Probably
less than 20.  No idea really though.

Charlie had a better grasp

[grateful]

Grateful Dead 22
Dead-related Acts 9+
Mountain Goats 13
Pink Floyd / Roger Waters 9
Rush, Yes, Tom Petty, Elton John 5
Thievery, GWAR, Stones, Gomez, Billy Joel, Jimmy Buffett, TMBG 4
Peter Gabriel, The Kills, CSN, Girl Talk, OK Go, McCartney, Clapton, Iron Maiden, Peter Paul and Mary 3

(based on my setlist account)

Oh I forgot:

Judas Priest / Heavy Metal Parking Lot - 1

[No 1 Suki Waterhouse fan!!]

Impressed about Mountain 🐐!

For a while it was one of if not my top listens…1994-1996 but I sort of moved on…it was just too intense!