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Anyone here regularly/ever been to gigs/concerts/festivals? If so, who did you see? Just curious

Anyone here regularly/ever been to gigs/concerts/festivals? If so, who did you see? Just curious
not that regularly, but i've seen a fair few bands at gigs. last one was Machine Head and God Forbid at Cardiff Students Union - that one was awesome :D
before that was Testament at Camden Underworld in London
before that was Download (Donnington) 04.... that was soooo cool :p

seen Metallica 3 times now, Iron Maiden once (not enough :( ). gonna see Alice Cooper next i think :)



edit: why did i use so many smilies in that post? :confused:

not that regularly, but i've seen a fair few bands at gigs. last one was Machine Head and God Forbid at Cardiff Students Union - that one was awesome :D
before that was Testament at Camden Underworld in London
before that was Download (Donnington) 04.... that was soooo cool :p

seen Metallica 3 times now, Iron Maiden once (not enough :( ). gonna see Alice Cooper next i think :)

Cool list. Metallica are pretty cool live, but I'm pissed at you for being able to see Maiden and Testament, both of which would be so cool to see.

edit: why did i use so many smilies in that post? :confused:
Because you are a crazy metalhead. Oh, and :headbang:

Going to go see Fightstar tonight at Leeds Metropolitan University!!!

Going to go see Fightstar tonight at Leeds Metropolitan University!!!
What are they like?

Metallica and Linkin Park, both once, same concert with the guys below too.

The Darkness too... but they're just weird :p

The gig was great :D My ears were ringing, but I didn't care ^_^

You've heard of Busted, yeh? Well - it's Charlie's other band...the 'supposed' better one.

Tbh - not heard much of their music, but what I have heard is actually phenomenal! Going tonight to check them out and see what I think of them live.

Cool list. Metallica are pretty cool live, but I'm pissed at you for being able to see Maiden and Testament, both of which would be so cool to see.
Testament were fuckin brilliant and the fact that it was such a small venue made it even cooler! dudes were stagediving all the time - like 4 or 5 people a minute - and when one started getting in Chuck Billy's way (singer/frontman/giant-of-a-man) the dude went flying!
Oh and unfortunatley i dont really remember that much of maiden cos we kinda got high before hand :headbang:


Because you are a crazy metalhead. Oh, and :headbang:
oh yeah..... :D

I'm going to Queensryche on Thursday and Friday night, and scored U2 tix yesterday for the second New Jersey show!

-Markreich

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I'm going to see Megadeth on Monday. w00t! Although I wish Exodus were still supporting them and not Diamond Head.

I'm going to see Megadeth on Monday. w00t! Although I wish Exodus were still supporting them and not Diamond Head.
oh yeah, forgot about that... im seeing 'deth on Friday in Birmingham! yay!

and damn straight about Exodus - i missed my chance to see their tour (they played same venue the day after i saw Testament... so wish i'd stayed for that :( )

Because you are a crazy metalhead. Oh, and :headbang:
Headbnaging in a very literal sense.
\m/

oh yeah, forgot about that... im seeing 'deth on Friday in Birmingham! yay!

and damn straight about Exodus - i missed my chance to see their tour (they played same venue the day after i saw Testament... so wish i'd stayed for that :( )
I'll tell you who I wish I'd seen on their last tour - Anthrax. I bought 'The Greater of Two Evils' a couple of weeks ago and it is now one of the best albums I own, only topped by MOP and possibly Rust in Peace, although about equal with that one. Note: this does not include things like Zeppelin. Too different to compare in my book.

I was at Woodstock 2. It really colored my opinion of what a good concert ought to be. If people aren't getting naked and diving into mud between $4.00 Cokes, then it really isn't a concert. :p

Try to remember

Motorhead, supported by Saxon at the Hammy Odeon
Black Sabbath, Deep Purple, +many others at Knebworth
Iron Maiden at St Georges Hall, Bradford
Magnum ditto
Marrillion + Jethro Tull (A festival somewhere, Milton Keynes I think, very hot)

Lots of lesser known lights, and even once, to my eternal shame (I received free tickets for this OK. I did NOT pay) the Jackson Five (The London Rainbow Theatre)

Headbnaging in a very literal sense.
\m/
the Iron Maiden forum had some cool smilies... http://www.ironmaiden.org/images/smilies/devilfinger.gif http://www.ironmaiden.org/images/smilies/rockdevil.gif

the Iron Maiden forum had some cool smilies... http://www.ironmaiden.org/images/smilies/devilfinger.gif http://www.ironmaiden.org/images/smilies/rockdevil.gif
Lolololol! Look at teh little Eddie moshin!

I'll tell you who I wish I'd seen on their last tour - Anthrax. I bought 'The Greater of Two Evils' a couple of weeks ago and it is now one of the best albums I own, only topped by MOP and possibly Rust in Peace, although about equal with that one. Note: this does not include things like Zeppelin. Too different to compare in my book.
hmm haven't got that album (kinda went off anthrax a few years back - liked em too much & then got sick of em :headbang: ) but on that note i think i'll be getting that album. cheers!

Try to remember

Motorhead, supported by Saxon at the Hammy Odeon
Black Sabbath, Deep Purple, +many others at Knebworth
Iron Maiden at St Georges Hall, Bradford
Magnum ditto
Marrillion + Jethro Tull (A festival somewhere, Milton Keynes I think, very hot)

truly awsome list :) ... especialy the Knebworth one

I was at Woodstock 2. It really colored my opinion of what a good concert ought to be. If people aren't getting naked and diving into mud between $4.00 Cokes, then it really isn't a concert. :p
the woodstock (not one of the others like woodstock '99)? wow. LG gets the prize for coolest concert, no contest in my book :cool:

Coolest concert I ever saw was Opeth on the Damnation tour. The greatest death metal band ever playing an entire acoustic set.

hmm haven't got that album (kinda went off anthrax a few years back - liked em too much & then got sick of em :headbang: ) but on that note i think i'll be getting that album. cheers!
If you've already got a few, consider this: it's like a best of that the fans picked, completely re-recorded with the new singer and guitarist. If you're a real fan of the original line up I wouldn't get it. I've only just got into 'thrax so I think it's cool, but others might not. Just a warning.

If you've already got a few, consider this: it's like a best of that the fans picked, completely re-recorded with the new singer and guitarist. If you're a real fan of the original line up I wouldn't get it. I've only just got into 'thrax so I think it's cool, but others might not. Just a warning.
ah yeah im much more of a fan of Belladonna (original singer) than Bush. i just think that Belladonna suited Anthrax's sound more - i was disappointed with Sound Of White Noise and We've Come For You All cos it's not the 'thrax i fell in love with. but still, original songs (i assume including old Belladonna's stuff too) re-recorded has got to be cool.

ah yeah im much more of a fan of Belladonna (original singer) than Bush. i just think that Belladonna suited Anthrax's sound more - i was disappointed with Sound Of White Noise and We've Come For You All cos it's not the 'thrax i fell in love with. but still, original songs (i assume including old Belladonna's stuff too) re-recorded has got to be cool.
Caught in a Mosh, I am the Law, Among the Living, Gung-Ho, N.F.L (although not as good as original). Some great songs, I believe. Anthrax: Music at the perfect mosh speed.

*moshes*

i regularly do gigs in my mates houses i am a guitarist i have been to linkin park and stranglers both awesome live
they were super fuck you:upyours:

i regularly do gigs in my mates houses i am a guitarist i have been to linkin park and stranglers both awesome live
they were super fuck you:upyours:
What's with the insult. I've seen them live. Didn't enjoy it, but I watched them because I liked linkin parks first album when I was about 13

You've heard of Busted, yeh? Well - it's Charlie's other band...the 'supposed' better one.

Tbh - not heard much of their music, but what I have heard is actually phenomenal! Going tonight to check them out and see what I think of them live.

Do you know if there is any truth to the rumour that they asked the guy from the mighty Pale Horse to drum for them?

Do you know if there is any truth to the rumour that they asked the guy from the mighty Pale Horse to drum for them?
Thats the most ridiculous thing i've ever heard

Coolest concert I ever saw was Opeth on the Damnation tour. The greatest death metal band ever playing an entire acoustic set.

Lucky lucky person :(

Thats the most ridiculous thing i've ever heard

Indeed it is, but it wouldn't be like a member of a teeny-bopper band to have ideas above their station though, would it?

Indeed it is, but it wouldn't be like a member of a teeny-bopper band to have ideas above their station though, would it?
Well if the guy likes pale horse what the hell is he doing in a boy band?

Too many to mention....

I've been to Flogging Molly several times. \m/ :D \m/
Last two times I nearly passed out from dancing/pushing/moshing in the front

Been to lots of concerts. One of our local radio stations has 3-4 big name bands down here bout twice a year, and throws hella big concerts.

I've seen:
Our Lady Peace
Sevendust
Tool
Korn
Papa Roach
Disturbed
Rob Zombie
Twisted Method
3 doors down
sum 41
alien ant fram
shine down
saliva
future leaders of the world
judeca, before they split
everlast
system of a down
chevelle
trapt
I think there is more, but they slip my mind...

Indeed it is, but it wouldn't be like a member of a teeny-bopper band to have ideas above their station though, would it?
Enough talk of teeny boppers, let us make a NationStates pit, where we jump up and down, run in circles and randomly punch each other. How jockular!

EDIT: Saetan's Army, I envy you seeing tool. Grr

Lots of lesser known lights, and even once, to my eternal shame (I received free tickets for this OK. I did NOT pay) the Jackson Five (The London Rainbow Theatre)

Thats something to be proud of!

I've been to see (in order of greatness:D):
-Bon Jovi
-3 Colours Red (twice. 3CR are fantastic...everyone should go see them:P)
-Muse
-Green Day
-Placebo
-Foo Fighters
-Reel Big Fish (twice)
-Lost Prophets
-Offspring (twice)
-RHCP (Twice...second time with James Brown supporting :D:D)
-The Hives (fantastic live)
-Wheatus (no I'm not ashamed :D)
-I Am Kloot (random Mancunian indie type band. Nice.)
-The Roots (wasnt a fan til I saw them live - amazing!)
-Franz Ferdinand
-Goldfinger (technically twice but the second time I passed out two songs in and missed the rest of the set :( )
-Modest Mouse
-Dillinger Escape Plan
-Auf Der Maur (the Smashing Pumpkins chick)
-White Stripes
-Razorlight
-HIM (twice)

Hmm.....this is probably why I never have any money.

I've also bought Nightwish, REM, and Alice Cooper tickets :D

Been to lots of concerts. One of our local radio stations has 3-4 big name bands down here bout twice a year, and throws hella big concerts.

I've seen:
Our Lady Peace
Sevendust
Tool
Korn
Papa Roach
Disturbed
Rob Zombie
Twisted Method
3 doors down
sum 41
alien ant fram
shine down
saliva
future leaders of the world
judeca, before they split
everlast
system of a down
chevelle
trapt
I think there is more, but they slip my mind...
In the words of america, you suck.

-snippet of cool bands-
Do you live in England? It's just that half of those bands were playing in the various tents and stages at Reading and Leeds

Thats something to be proud of!

I've been to see (in order of greatness:D):
-Bon Jovi
-3 Colours Red (twice. 3CR are fantastic...everyone should go see them:P)
-Muse
-Green Day
-Placebo
-Foo Fighters
-Reel Big Fish (twice)
-Lost Prophets
-Offspring (twice)
-RHCP (Twice...second time with James Brown supporting :D:D)
-The Hives (fantastic live)
-Wheatus (no I'm not ashamed :D)
-I Am Kloot (random Mancunian indie type band. Nice.)
-The Roots (wasnt a fan til I saw them live - amazing!)
-Franz Ferdinand
-Goldfinger (technically twice but the second time I passed out two songs in and missed the rest of the set :( )
-Modest Mouse
-Dillinger Escape Plan
-Auf Der Maur (the Smashing Pumpkins chick)
-White Stripes
-Razorlight
-HIM (twice)

Hmm.....this is probably why I never have any money.

I've also bought Nightwish, REM, and Alice Cooper tickets :D
AAAAAAAAAAAAHHHH die die die!!!!!!!!!

I go to my own shows.... <.<

I've seen Rush, and that's about it. They're the best band ever.

AAAAAAAAAAAAHHHH die die die!!!!!!!!!
Who are you into then, TEM

Do you live in England? It's just that half of those bands were playing in the various tents and stages at Reading and Leeds

Indeed I do, and I did go to Leeds, but I spent the majority of the time wasted in my tent rather than going to see bands :( Although thats where I saw Green Day, and Goldfinger for the second time. I saw most of the bands I listed on their individual tours. Haha, I was gonna list support acts too but I thought that was going a little too far.

AAAAAAAAAAAAHHHH die die die!!!!!!!!!
*cries* I'm sorry?

Enough talk of teeny boppers, let us make a NationStates pit, where we jump up and down, run in circles and randomly punch each other. How jockular!

I'll be the one standing at the back of the pit with my arms folded grimacing at the young pups as they keep knocking into me and almost spilling my pint. I will however give a hand up to those that end up flat on their arse. I will be thinking one of the following things, determined randomly:

a.) If they ditched all the 'Woo-oohs' and started listening to something half-decent, they'd be a much better band.
b.) Not bad, but it doesn't come close to seeing Rorschach in '92.
c.) Christ, I wish the sound engineer would sort out that kick.
d.) Well hello, who is that attractive young lady over there with the dreadlocks?
e.) Fuck off and stop spilling my pint, I was going to hardcore shows before you were born.
f.) Make it stop. If I wanted to lsiten to this kind of shit I would go home and listen to Seven Seconds do it so much better.
or,
g.) No way. This fucking rocks.

Best concert I ever saw was godsmack. :D
Tonight I'm going to see Chevelle, Crossfade, and Future Leaders of the World. It's gonna be great. :) :D :)
Also, a couple of weeks ago I went and saw Bowling for Soup/American Hi-Fi and a different concert with Big N Rich.

I suppose that's what you'd call a diverse selection of music. :cool:

I'll be the one standing at the back of the pit with my arms folded grimacing at the young pups as they keep knocking into me and almost spilling my pint. I will however give a hand up to those that end up flat on their arse. I will be thinking one of the following things, determined randomly:

a.) If they ditched all the 'Woo-oohs' and started listening to something half-decent, they'd be a much better band.
b.) Not bad, but it doesn't come close to seeing Rorschach in '92.
c.) Christ, I wish the sound engineer would sort out that kick.
d.) Well hello, who is that attractive young lady over there with the dreadlocks?
e.) Fuck off and stop spilling my pint, I was going to hardcore shows before you were born.
f.) Make it stop. If I wanted to lsiten to this kind of shit I would go home and listen to Seven Seconds do it so much better.
or,
g.) No way. This fucking rocks.
lol suprisingly accurate. i'm usually a combination of C, D or G. too young for B, or E (though i wish the over-excited moshers would stop spilling my pint... moshing is reserved for only when i have the energy and/or the band is really heavy, or if a nice big circle pit opens up around me :eek: )

Not regularly, exactly, but I've been to a lot in the past year (mainly...wait, exclusively Keane.) I'm very boring and mainstream compared to you lot. :p

The Frank and Walters - Cleveland, '96 (I think)
U2 - Columbus, '97
U2 - Detroit, '97
Depeche Mode - Cleveland, '98
The Cranberries - Cleveland, '99
The Cranberries - London, '99
U2 - Cleveland, '01
Keane - London, March '04
Keane - London (Rough Trade and Astoria), May '04
Keane - London Forum, May '04
Keane - Cleveland, June '04
Keane - Amsterdam, July '04
Keane - Battle, August '04
Keane - London, November '04
Keane - Exeter, January '05

Coming up I've got REM in Sheffield this month, Keane and Rufus Wainwright in Vienna in March, and U2 in Dublin in June - I'm soooo excited!!! :cool:

The last concert I saw was Tenacious D on the 27th of dec last year.

OOohhhhhhhh list time agian is it?

hmmmm

Incubus (4)
DJ Shadow
Killer Kella
Lifehouse
Offspring
Greenday (2)
Foo Fighters (3)
Fun Lovin Criminals (4)
Muse (2)
Feeder (2)
My Vitriol
Matchbox 20
Metallica
James Brown
Oasis (2)
Die Fantastichen Vier
Everclear

a few more who i can't remember right now...

And Leeds festival every year since 2000 - 2003....mmmmm riots....

I saw The Hives, System of a Down, Spiderbait, Slipknot and some other bands last sunday. The Hives were absolutely awesome, System and Spiderbait great and Slipknot sucked.

unfortunately im stuck down in new zealand, so most of live music is crammed into the yearly 'big day out'

at big day out '04
- muse
- the strokes
- the d4
- the datsuns
- blindspott
- metallica (even though they sucked so much ass it was pathetic)
- elemeno p
- and some others, but they were the main ones i think

rippon '04
- blindspott
- the d4

orientation week '04
- elemeno p
- alien ant farm

big day out '05
- beastie boys
- system of a down (yet another ill fated big day out set, 2 times they have played the big day out, 2 times that they have had to stop halfway through becasue of people getting injured in the mosh pit)
- the hives (the greatest live set i have ever seen)
- deja voodoo
- the music
- the checks
- the bleeders
- grinspoon
- slipknot were there aswell, but i think they are just outright lame. and the only words the singer seemed to know were crazy, fucker, mother fucker, and new zealand.

- system of a down (yet another ill fated big day out set, 2 times they have played the big day out, 2 times that they have had to stop halfway through becasue of people getting injured in the mosh pit)

Really? We got a full set here and it rocked!

- the hives (the greatest live set i have ever seen)

Hell yeah!

- slipknot were there aswell, but i think they are just outright lame. and the only words the singer seemed to know were crazy, fucker, mother fucker, and new zealand.

Yup. You agree with me totally then :D

system of a down (yet another ill fated big day out set, 2 times they have played the big day out, 2 times that they have had to stop halfway through becasue of people getting injured in the mosh pit)


This happened at Leeds in 2003 (?). The barrier at the front went down and they had to get the army in to plug the damn thing back into the ground...


...but it was as the sun went down, the clouds were red and SOAD treated us to a impromptu version of 'Thank You' by Led Zepplin...it was a very surreal moment...but the great thing was, the army finished hammering the stakes in half way through the song so SOAD finished 'Thank You' and went straight back into the song they were playing, at the same point they stopped without a pause. Great stuff!

Anyone here regularly/ever been to gigs/concerts/festivals? If so, who did you see? Just curious
I am at about 3 gigs a week. I am playing. I see myself. It's depressing :( *sigh*

unfortunately im stuck down in new zealand, so most of live music is crammed into the yearly 'big day out'

at big day out '04
- muse
- the strokes
- the d4
- the datsuns
- blindspott
- metallica (even though they sucked so much ass it was pathetic)
- elemeno p
- and some others, but they were the main ones i think

rippon '04
- blindspott
- the d4

orientation week '04
- elemeno p
- alien ant farm

big day out '05
- beastie boys
- system of a down (yet another ill fated big day out set, 2 times they have played the big day out, 2 times that they have had to stop halfway through becasue of people getting injured in the mosh pit)
- the hives (the greatest live set i have ever seen)
- deja voodoo
- the music
- the checks
- the bleeders
- grinspoon
- slipknot were there aswell, but i think they are just outright lame. and the only words the singer seemed to know were crazy, fucker, mother fucker, and new zealand.

I heard the shihad set went off. I was going to go up this year (like every year I say I will) but didn't (as usual).

Feelings, feelings, feelings (lets talk about) feelings etcetc

can't believe i forgot top mention shihad! they were awesome, i was kind of gutted i couldn't be in the moshpit for them because i wanted to be at the front for SOAD. the soad set was awesome, even if it was like 10 minutes shorter than it should have been, while we were waiting for this guy to get carted off on a stretcher, daron treated us to an impromptu rendition of sultans of swing. the whole thing was kind of surreal. but the hives definitely rocked the most for me. i even got to meet them later on and i'm now the proud owner of a signed copy of tyrannosaurus hives! people, i await your jealousy!

Indeed I do, and I did go to Leeds, but I spent the majority of the time wasted in my tent rather than going to see bands :( Although thats where I saw Green Day, and Goldfinger for the second time. I saw most of the bands I listed on their individual tours. Haha, I was gonna list support acts too but I thought that was going a little too far.
Shit man, I was at Leeds this year too! And last year. I was there in the system pit (not that good a band, but the pit was fucking mental) in 2003, and I was down the front for Taking Back Sunday, Thrice and (for some reason) the GLC. Pretty funny, all in all.

This happened at Leeds in 2003 (?). The barrier at the front went down and they had to get the army in to plug the damn thing back into the ground...


...but it was as the sun went down, the clouds were red and SOAD treated us to a impromptu version of 'Thank You' by Led Zepplin...it was a very surreal moment...but the great thing was, the army finished hammering the stakes in half way through the song so SOAD finished 'Thank You' and went straight back into the song they were playing, at the same point they stopped without a pause. Great stuff!
I was there for that. I got lucky though, because I sufed out before the barrier collapse, but my mates were at the front about 10m from that. Said it was pretty bad, that girl getting stuck or something.

Too many to mention....

I've been to Flogging Molly several times. \m/ :D \m/
Last two times I nearly passed out from dancing/pushing/moshing in the front

Saw them at Leeds Festival last year - they were brilliant, even though I'd not heard any of their stuff before that.

I do music reviews for my uni's paper, so I go to quite a lot. In the last few months I've been to see Six. By Seven, Manic Street Preachers, CapDown, Hell Is For Heroes, Hundred Reasons, Duke Spirit (currently my 2nd favourite band ever).
Going to see 65 Days Of Static tonight - ought to be good - and Rammstein on Monday - ought to be a-fucking-mazing.

I should change this to 'how many people went to Leeds last year'. It seems a lot of us have

Last bigger concerts i have seen were Beatsteaks (does anyone know them outside Germany?, they are great live performers), Karamelo Santo and Leningrad Cowboys. I am more a club gig person and watch live music once or twice per month. And i am really looking forward to Adam Green. Two friends gave the ticket to me as a birthday present. And the cute one is coming with me. :cool:

Who are you into then, TEM
Hmm, well right now i'm enjoying the music of taranula hawk, sunburned hand of the man and keelhaul. The last show I saw was Sunn0))) in glasgow, couldn't hear for about two days afterwards.

The last show I saw was Sunn0))) in glasgow, couldn't hear for about two days afterwards.

Saw them when they played Belfast here a short while ago: I remembered to bring my earplugs. It was something of a pity that they played in an L-shaped venue here, as it really didn't help the low-end - there was interference all over the place and lots of dead zones. It was however very entertaining watching as people moved about in slow motion looking for spots where the low-end was being reinforced instead of cancelled. I found myself standing in one spot with my feet a foot apart leaning back at an angle of about 15 degrees, as that seemed to be the best way of catching the low frequencies. I think it is the first time in years that I could feel my septum vibrate due to volume. Very nice.

mmm Megadeth in 2 days!
*squeals with excitement*
:D

Shit man, I was at Leeds this year too! And last year. I was there in the system pit (not that good a band, but the pit was fucking mental) in 2003, and I was down the front for Taking Back Sunday, Thrice and (for some reason) the GLC. Pretty funny, all in all.

Haha, fantastic. Where were you camped? I was in yellow...thats how far I walked before I gave up and got out the beer :D

mmm Megadeth in 2 days!
*squeals with excitement*
:D

I was laughing to myself earlier when I saw the queue of fourteen year old metallers up from the country for the day outside the Megadeth gig in Belfast. They were all keyed up and ready to rock until half ten at night when the gig was scheduled to finish...

I've seen Herbie Hancock, Thelonious Monk, And Parliment each at seperate gigs.

Whoot!

Going to go see Fightstar tonight at Leeds Metropolitan University!!!

My Dad works at LMU. That has to be the most amazing coinscidence in the entire history of the world.
















Ok, maybe not. But still...

And to answer the question i dont go to many gigs, next one i'm off to is Embrace, who are playing an open air gig in...erm...Leeds Mllennium Square, about 2 minutes from the uni.








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The fact that those two very slight coincidences strike me as the most interesting thing that happened today makes me worry.

And to answer the question i dont go to many gigs, next one i'm off to is Embrace, who are playing an open air gig in...erm...Leeds Mllennium Square, about 2 minutes from the uni.

Every time someone mentions the band called Embrace I still think first of Ian McKaye's old band in between Minor Threat and Fugazi.

Concerts I've been to

Iron Maiden (Queensryche and Halford supporting)
Ozzfest '01 (Black Sabbath and a bunch of other bands that were mostly crap)
In Flames (Killswitch Engage, Sentenced and Dark Tranquility supporting)
Sepultura and Voivod (Full Blown Chaos supporting)
Cradle of Filth with Type O Negative (Moonspell supporting)
Battlefield Band
The Porno Pandas with Sentenced to Burn and Dark Cathedral
Cradle of Filth with Arch Enemy (Bleeding Through and Himsa supporting)
The Porno Pandas @ my school
Sentenced to Burn (they were opening for these other bands, and I left after they finished)

On Saturday I'm going to see the Porno Pandas and another local band called RU36

I've also seen the San Francisco Symphany, the Oakland East Bay Symphony and the LA Philharmonic in concert

woo! Megadeth today!

woo! Megadeth today!
I saw them last night, they were lovely

Saw them when they played Belfast here a short while ago: I remembered to bring my earplugs. It was something of a pity that they played in an L-shaped venue here, as it really didn't help the low-end - there was interference all over the place and lots of dead zones. It was however very entertaining watching as people moved about in slow motion looking for spots where the low-end was being reinforced instead of cancelled. I found myself standing in one spot with my feet a foot apart leaning back at an angle of about 15 degrees, as that seemed to be the best way of catching the low frequencies. I think it is the first time in years that I could feel my septum vibrate due to volume. Very nice.
Yeah there was a lot of vibrating going on

bands i saw in 2004:

Hundred Reaspons
Funeral for a Friend
Ash
Gomez
Biffy Clyro

local bands