Longest span between seeing same band/artist?

[hutch]

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.

[brennser]

U2 - saw em in 87 and again when they played Baltimore 3 (4?, 5?) years ago

[K8teebug]

16 years for Ani Difranco is currently my record.

[Space Freely]

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

[sweetcell]

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.

[hemisphire]

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.

[ggw]

Feelies 1986 - 2011

[Relaxer]

Jane's Addiction -- 1988 first time, 2016 second time

[bearman🐻]

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.

[grateful]

I havent seen Iron Maiden since...1987??

Still working on that streak!

[hutch]

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....

[bob72]

living colour in 1991 (twice, once was the first Lollapalooza) and again in 2016

[DeathFromAbove1979]

Death From Above 1979
11/2/05-12/1/14

[grateful]

I spose Green Day 1998 / 2016 would be an actual streak.

[challenged]

Squeeze, English Beat, REM: Nassau Coliseum, November 24, 1982
Squeeze, English Beat (no REM): 930 Club, October 11, 2016