Name bands that haven't played DC area (incl. nearby ci

[eros]

If we're going to qualify it with only in the district or only as a headliner then I'd add the Manic Street Preachers.  I think the only time they've been in this area was opening for Oasis at Nissan in 1996.

[brennser]

Originally posted by Shiverintheshadows:
   

Originally posted by Venerable Bede:
   

Originally posted by eros:
     

Originally posted by brennser:
  Elbow

Saw them open for Doves here. [/b]

me too. [/b]

They also played the 9:30 a few months prior to that show with Doves.  Twice in one year and now nothing since. [/b]

yeah, wasn't there an Elbow/South double bill? thats the one I was aware of - I didn't realize they opened for Doves

[Shiverintheshadows]

Yes, that's the one.  Guy was sick with some throat ailment and even got a member of the audience to go up on stage and sing lead vocals on "Newborn".  She wasn't half-bad, either.

[ratioci nation]

Originally posted by brennser:
  yeah, wasn't there an Elbow/South double bill? thats the one I was aware of - I didn't realize they opened for Doves

they had a headlining show scheduled at 9:30 as well soon after but cancelled

[amnesiac]

Frog Eyes
 Maximo Park (Hey Seth...)

[nkotb]

Didn't Frog Eyes play Iota in 2004?
 
 

Originally posted by amnesiac:
  Frog Eyes
 Maximo Park (Hey Seth...)

[ratioci nation]

Originally posted by amnesiac:
  Frog Eyes

I saw them at Iota (opened for and played with Destroyer), and they may have played another show as well

[Here's the thing]

Tom Waits played at the Warner in the 80's. I missed him then, and have been waiting for him to return since. Seth, can you help?!?

[eros]

Embrace (I think?)  
 
 I remember they were scheduled to come here a few years ago and the tour got cancelled.

[bigyellow100]

Originally posted by amnesiac:
  Frog Eyes
 Maximo Park (Hey Seth...)

i saw maximo park last year performing in some festival in france with the futureheads and kaiser chiefs, and from what i recall, they were really horrible.  but then again i was on the verge of blacking out so dont take my word for it.

[xneverwherex]

Dirty Pretty Things
 The Kooks

[xneverwherex]

Originally posted by bigyellow100:
   

Originally posted by amnesiac:
  Frog Eyes
 Maximo Park (Hey Seth...)

i saw maximo park last year performing in some festival in france with the futureheads and kaiser chiefs, and from what i recall, they were really horrible.  but then again i was on the verge of blacking out so dont take my word for it. [/b]

Wow.. Maximo Park horrible? I find that hard to believe. I saw them in NYC in the wee hours of the morning, and they were incredible! Paul sounds incredible live, the band tears it up on stage and they are fun! A friend of mine has seen them a handful of times throughout the states, and she said every time is even better!

[Relaxer]

Didn't the Manic Street Preachers schedule a couple shows here and then pull out? I know they supported Oasis at the Nissan awhile back, so maybe that disqualifies them, but I don't think they've played in DC.

[snailhook]

i booked frog eyes at the warehouse next door in may 2005, and there were about 18 people there.

[bigyellow100]

Originally posted by xneverwherex:
   

Originally posted by bigyellow100:
   

Originally posted by amnesiac:
  Frog Eyes
 Maximo Park (Hey Seth...)

i saw maximo park last year performing in some festival in france with the futureheads and kaiser chiefs, and from what i recall, they were really horrible.  but then again i was on the verge of blacking out so dont take my word for it. [/b]

Wow.. Maximo Park horrible? I find that hard to believe. I saw them in NYC in the wee hours of the morning, and they were incredible! Paul sounds incredible live, the band tears it up on stage and they are fun! A friend of mine has seen them a handful of times throughout the states, and she said every time is even better! [/b]

i like their music and everything, but the sound was a little off and there was no flow to their show at all.  paul kept stopping, once in the middle of a song, to tell the crowd to calm down.  it was in a patriot center-type concert hall and people were trying to mosh at the front, but instead a bunch of teenage girls just ended up getting stomped.  kaiser chiefs played next and ricky (?) didnt say anything.  instead he even encouraged it stage diving.  man that was a good set.  it was prob better than when i saw them here 2 summers ago.