guns & roses, faith no more + soundgarden in germany

saw nirvana open for mudhoney @ satirycon in pdx '92

saw strokes open for doves @ double door chicago '01 before any album/recording contract -- blew them off and drank in basement.

saw the paybacks cd release (knock loud) in chitown w/ haqdiesel in '03.

I started very young.

The Cure – First concert I ever saw.
The Smiths – Three nights in a row including general admission.
The Cure - (1987) A kid stabs himself in-between bands, they were not going to play but only a few people really saw it. They eventually came on and played mainly songs off of the Faith album. One of the most intense shows I have ever witnessed, totally hit the band hard and they let it out through music..
Sonic Youth/Nirvana – (1990) Before Nevermind and they only played with Sonic for about five dates. After the first song Kurt said ”We’re Nirvana and we really don't particularly like heavy metal!" During "Love Buzz," Kurt jumped into the audience and allowed members of the crowd to play his guitar as I thought this guy was insane and trashed the stage afterwards. The audience was so blown away that everyone was just dumbfounded and that place had a buzz. I knew I just witnessed something extraordinary and bought Nevermind the day of release because of that show.
Nirvana- (Dec 30, 1993) It was the third from the last show Nirvana were ever to play in the U.S. Powerful show and very different from that other time.
808 State – (1991) At the Spruce Goose Dome which was the strangest place to see a show. Turned into a Rave afterwards and they were playing a Batman movie on the Goose about a month before it was released in theaters, it was one of those only in Los Angeles things.
My Bloody Valentine - (1992)There only U.S. tour and saw them two out of the three nights at the Roxy.
Verve – (1993) Second show they ever played in the U.S., then again late this same year.
Lush/Weezer – (1994) At Prince’s cheesy club, only show I saw there, where I had no idea who Weezer were. Lush’s truck broke down so we had to come back the next night and saw Weezer again.
Oasis – (1994) At the Whiskey and I believe it was their third show ever in the U.S., people like Madonna were there. Definitely Maybe was only like two weeks old.
Rollercoaster – (1992) Featuring Mary Chain, Spiritualized, Curve and Medicine. The thing that happened at this show was Spiritualized recorded their live album Fucked Up Inside at this show. It was a mail order only release but proved so popular that it finally came out in stores.

Not including stuff like Blur/Pulp, Sugar/Boo Radleys, Soundgarden/Swervedriver, Echo/New Order/Gene Loves Jezebel, Primal Scream (also once with Depeche Mode), Stone Roses and countless others but those were just shows. That is enough and won’t get into my San Francisco days. I don’t think that many events happened there so not going to even look because I’m done.

Oooh, I was at that show too.

oh, and on this board, i guess seeing the wrens in a pizza shop in 1995 is something i can brag about.

How did they make your pie? Undercooked but took too Got-damned long to arrive at the table?

Last Squeeze show at the Ritz before they broke up the first time (1982).

I don't get out much.

pearl jam - soldier field, chicago '95 ?

How abou the first Prostitutes (later Bon Savants) show? Huh? Huh? Anybody?

I can't remember if I was at the first actual Bon Savants show or not. KP..., er Anditwasallyellow., do you remember which show that was?

Tool - May 17, 2001 - Preseminal Tour (only 4 shows long) at Chicago's Riviera just after the release of Lateralus.

beatles at shea.
altamont.
woodstock.
beatles on the rooftop of apple studios.
johnny cash at folsom prison.

You forgot the Cramps at the Napa State Mental Facility.

The one at the Upstairs Lounge? I was at that one but didn't attend another show til like 6 or so months ago.

The name change show? I don't rightly know. It might've been the first Plan night at Great Scott, sometime in May '03.

New name/avatar change on the way!

oh, and i saw the dismemberment plan in some room in a syrian community center as an opener for a friend's band. (actually, another friend's band played before them too.) the power was out for an hour and we all just sat around and talked. it was pretty cool that way, except that i had to go home halfway through d-plan's set and didn't even get to see my friend's band.

Reading Festival 92'

yes I witnessed the imfamous L7 tampon tossing incident. On that same day, the imfamous mud slinging incident between the crowd and Mudhoney

ps ... I'm still at Ft. Bliss

stay there.
glad to hear from you, mike.

i saw the Quarymen at a pub in liverpool.
i booed them.

that was the night we met.

yup. we chatted about graphic design and muddy waters.

One more show -- Sigur Ros on their first US tour at the John Anson Ford Theatre. Small outdoor venue with police helicopters flying about. One of the best shows EVER!