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Inspired by some of the comments in Wally's Oasis thread, I thought it would pass some time to look at the bands the TWTD massive have seen the most. Maybe go for a top 3?
For me it's Paul Weller at the top with 40+ gigs since 92. Sadly never saw The Jam or Style Council. 2nd is The Who 30+ times, though only since 89, so sadly no Keith Moon era gigs. Not sure about third. Possibly Cast or maybe even The Bootleg Beatles!
I guess we should also include if we ever saw Oasis, so for me that is 4 times, but all back in the day.
"Look, I don't wanna be the same as everybody else. That's why I'm a Mod, see?"
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Bands/artists you've seen the most on 14:00 - Sep 25 with 1785 views
Saw Oasis once (Knebworth) Once too many times for me,but I get why people are excited.
Seen Cult of Luna, a Swedish metal band, probably 12 or 13 times. I'll try and catch them every time they play the UK since 2006. Incredible live band, but probably not to most people's taste!
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Bands/artists you've seen the most on 14:50 - Sep 25 with 1641 views
Half Man Half Biscuit and The Wedding Present will be tied at the top of my list after October but not, unfortunately, in the numbers that you describe. Billy Bragg would be at number 3. I saw Oasis at Wembley in 2000, a gig, the Saturday of the two shows, I've recently seen described by Noel as their worst ever owing to Liam's intoxication.
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I've seen Slayer four times - all amazing. On the other end of the scale I saw Jimmy Cliff 3 times, the highlight being at Shepherd's Bush Empire. Got right to the front and was blown away with how powerful his voice was despite being in his 60's at the time.
Off the top of my head, I think there's about 50 bands I saw about 4 times because 87-92 were my college/gig obsessive years. But I think my top 3/4 might be That Petrol Emotion 9 times, Pixies and Jesus Lizard both 8 times, Wedding Present 7 times. Possibly.
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Have accidentally seen the Black Spiders loads of times, as they were the support band to almost everybody a decade or so ago.
There's a few bands I used to go and see regularly. Saxon (before they decended into thrash), Thunder, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Uriah Heep, Company of Snakes/M3, Mostly Autumn, various Jon Amor bands, a whole host of tribute bands playing in the West Midlands area from the mid 1990s to the late 2010s. Still do go to Darkness gigs (better now Justin is sober).
Billy Bragg probably about 15 times: he put himself about and was often playing somewhere near me or my work.
Paul Weller four times: three times with the Jam and once with the Style Council, the latter only to see Billy Bragg for the first time.
The Clash and Stiff Little Fingers twice.
I tended to give up gigging when I reached 30, mainly because all the bands I really liked had long since split, and going to see bands that reformed or were so much older has never appealed to me. And the punk in me has always had an aversion to stadium gigs and festivals. Indeed, the only such gig I went to (when offered a last minute ticket for Bruce Springsteen at Wembley Stadium) was a bit of an out-of-body experience because I was probably the only non-fan in the stadium, and he even did an acapella version of Born to Run the only song of his I really like.
I've never liked or seen Oasis.
EDIT: My mind is playing tricks. It was acoustic.
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Bands/artists you've seen the most on 15:20 - Sep 25 with 1551 views
Not sure how many times I have seen Malin Lewis but only two or three times as an act on the bill and maybe ten times when he played in sessions in the local pub Elephant Sessions six times Elvis Costello, Richard Thompson, Gomez, Genesis five times The Who only the once (Wembley 1978)
Another intriguing way to pass the time would be what was the longest time between first seeing someone and then seeing them again ? I saw Echo and the Bunnymen twice in 1980 but a gap of over forty years intervened before I saw them again in 2023. But that was beaten by seeing Wilko Johnson as part of Dr Feelgood in 1975 but not again until his trio played Bearded Theory in May 2022. I thought I would beat that last year when Arthur Brown was scheduled to play Belladrum and I go back to seeing Kingdom Come at The Pier Pavilion, Felixstowe in 1972 - but he wasn't well enough to make teh trip ro Scotland.
The Specials 3 times 79,09,19 excellent each time Squeeze about 5 times Madness a couple Selecter at least 3 but 79 with two tone tour the highlight The Beat twice Ed Sheeran twice!
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Bands/artists you've seen the most on 15:46 - Sep 25 with 1487 views
AC/DC seven or eight times, Wishbone Ash, SLF about half a dozen apiece.
When I was based in the midlands, a friend of mine’s fella fronted a band called Slowburner who played a fair few gigs around the area and saw them quite often. Left the area and lost touch with them but they were a very decent rock band back then.
We have no village green, or a shop.
It's very, very quiet.
I can walk to the pub.
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Van Morrison - 8 times Joan Armatrading - 6 times James Taylor - 5 times The Faces - twice Tom Robinson - twice Suzanne Vega - twice Bruce Springsteen - twice Jethro Tull - twice
Must be others but brain not too well today
Better to stay silent and be thought a fool than open your mouth and remove all doubt
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Bands/artists you've seen the most on 15:20 - Sep 25 by WeWereZombies
Not sure how many times I have seen Malin Lewis but only two or three times as an act on the bill and maybe ten times when he played in sessions in the local pub Elephant Sessions six times Elvis Costello, Richard Thompson, Gomez, Genesis five times The Who only the once (Wembley 1978)
Another intriguing way to pass the time would be what was the longest time between first seeing someone and then seeing them again ? I saw Echo and the Bunnymen twice in 1980 but a gap of over forty years intervened before I saw them again in 2023. But that was beaten by seeing Wilko Johnson as part of Dr Feelgood in 1975 but not again until his trio played Bearded Theory in May 2022. I thought I would beat that last year when Arthur Brown was scheduled to play Belladrum and I go back to seeing Kingdom Come at The Pier Pavilion, Felixstowe in 1972 - but he wasn't well enough to make teh trip ro Scotland.
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I've tried to resist replying Zombers, but my inner Who geek has got the better of me! The Who didn't play Wembley in 78. They played the Empire Pool (now arena) in 75 (with Moon) and the stadium in 79, one of the first gigs to feature new drummer and ex (Small) Face Kenney Jones. I'm sorry. It's not you, it's me!
"Look, I don't wanna be the same as everybody else. That's why I'm a Mod, see?"
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Manic Street Preachers (again in November in Brum), Mike & The Mechanics (again in Albert Hall next June), Jools Holland - pretty much every year. All more than 10n times. Mentions for Squeeze, Keane and Australian Pink Floyd too
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Bands/artists you've seen the most on 17:21 - Sep 25 with 1284 views
Weller - Must have seen him on every tour since 1994. Likewise, never saw the Jam or TSC.
Manic Street Preachers - Seen them on every tour since 1996
Quiet a few bands that I've seen 5+ times. Bowie, Clapton, Rod Stewart, McCartney, Human League, ABC, Heaven 17, NIle Rodgers & Chic, the Rolling Stones. Probably missed a couple off the list.
Seen the Who three times. First was in 1989 with Simon Phillips on drums and twice with Zak.
Saw Oasis once. Last year. Also saw Queen's last ever performance with Freddie at Knebworth in '86.
Band I saw the most was Senseless Things, but no idea how many times 15 maybe, followed by Mega City 4 and/or Snuff. ‘Bigger’ bands would be Ramones top; saw them 8 times but never after Dee Dee left. Then Stiff Little Fingers or The Clash, about five times.
Apparently I’m told by friends I did see Oasis at Glastonbury in 1994 but I have no recollection; so couldn’t have been paying much attention to them.
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Bands/artists you've seen the most on 15:02 - Sep 25 by deaddogsmoking
Half Man Half Biscuit and The Wedding Present will be tied at the top of my list after October but not, unfortunately, in the numbers that you describe. Billy Bragg would be at number 3. I saw Oasis at Wembley in 2000, a gig, the Saturday of the two shows, I've recently seen described by Noel as their worst ever owing to Liam's intoxication.
HMHB & Wedding Present are probably top of my lists too.
I must have seen them both well over 30 times. I saw HMHB in Leeds last month & have tickets for Nottingham, London & Holmfirth for next year & am seeing the boy Gedge in Leicester next month.
The Fall are up there too, but obviously they aren’t adding to the tally
Back in the day I saw Carter circa 15/20 times and still catch up with Jimbob & Les in their current bands most years.
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