what band have you seen most often?

[redsock]

I'm pretty sure I've see Exit Clov close to 200 times, though I'm proud to say I think I only saw them once or twice last year.

For other locals, I've seen WSC, the Drunken Sufis, Jukebox the Ghost and The Beanstalk Library at least 5 times a piece. Maybe Q and not U as well...

I think I've seen Mates of State and Live 5 times, Ted Leo about as many.

My problem is, i am super passionate about bands that don't tour here often. I've seen Sigur Ros and Idlewild 3 times a piece, but would be a lot higher if they lived and toured more in the states. But then, their music would prolly suck...

[jetelo]

Catherine Wheel 12 times, Evan Dando/Lemonheads 9 times.  Nobody else even close.

[Darth Ed]

Wilco - 8 times
The Decemberists - 8 times (11 if you include Colin Meloy's solo shows)

Man, I really envy Bombay Chutney for seeing R.E.M. 33 times. I wish I could even come close to that, but I've only seen them 4 times. By the way, Bombay Chutney, when do you plan to change your handle to Mumbai Chutney?

[Firebutt McGee]

Man, I really envy Bombay Chutney for seeing R.E.M. 33 times. I wish I could even come close to that, but I've only seen them 4 times.

Ditto! There are still so many R.E.M. songs I want to hear live that I haven't heard yet (E-Bow the Letter), but I'm expecting to hear it at the tribute show next week.

[chaz]

Without a doubt:

Government Issue

[xneverwherex]

The Dandy Warhols - double digits
Morrissey - Double digits
White Lies - getting very close to double digits considering theyve not been on the scene long
Of Montreal - no clue, but friends keep informing me of shows I saw them playing at

[chaz]

Probably saw Fugazi at least a dozen times as well....

[sweetcell]

David Bowie (7)   

wow.  just wow.

<insert jealousy>

[Bombay Chutney]

Man, I really envy Bombay Chutney for seeing R.E.M. 33 times. I wish I could even come close to that, but I've only seen them 4 times.

Ditto! There are still so many R.E.M. songs I want to hear live that I haven't heard yet (E-Bow the Letter), but I'm expecting to hear it at the tribute show next week.

I've seen them do E-Bow with Patti Smith.

Any word on them showing up for the tribute show?   I'll be there no matter what, but it would be nice if they made an appearance.

And I forgot about WSC - 19 times for them.

[vansmack]

U2 by a country mile.  Probably nearing 30 times, in 5 different countries, 6 different states and probably 18 different cities.

Social D would be a distant second around 15-20 times, maybe more if I counted festivals and Ness solo tours.

I saw REM for the 11th time last year.

More recently, I seem to be catching a lot of Band of Horses shows.

[sonickteam2]

i cant believe Interpol isnt on anyones list, i mean, they have played DC 20 times in the last 5 years!

[Arthwys]

Aerosmith - 7 times
British Sea Power - 5?6?

Other than that most other bands I've only seen once, though there's a large handful that I've seen twice or 3 times.

If your top band is 3-4 times, you're too much of a newbie or casual concertgoer to be posting on this thread. 

Some of us are too young and broke to have seen many bands multiple times.  My very first concert was Aerosmith on their Nine Lives tour in '98.  Didn't start going to concerts seriously until 2001.

[godsshoeshine]

from memory i count 7 gbv shows, but none in the same venue

[RatBastard]

Aerosmith > 100
Sevendust > 50

Others in double digits:
Old Crow Medicine Show
Robert Randolph
Puddle of Mudd
Citizen Cope
Cheap Trick
Henry Rollins
Lou Reed
The Hives
Other I can't recall as of now.

[Bagley]

Its over a hundred Grateful Dead shows for me, between Uncle Tupelo, Wilco and Son Volt about 30 shows, approx. 12-15 REM shows, Bonnie Raitt about 10 times, 10k maniacs/n. merchant-6-8 times,Dark Star orchestra 15-18 times, a bunch of artists at a handful a piece and at only two shows but they were huge-Bob Marley and the Wailers