Andi, just how bad is it to go to a Hilary Duff show? I refuse to say concert, because I believe that using the word "concert" indicates that there is some type of live singing involved :)

I love my kids...I just took them both to see Cheap Trick a week ago and they loved it. It was the 2nd concert for both--12 year old has seen CT twice now, and the 14 year old also saw Bon Jovi back in 2002.

Heh. It really wasn't too bad. pretty much 1/2 of all 1st graders in Lubbock were there, which I expected, but there were lots of highschool age girls there too....saw a few that had dragged boyfriends, which was funny.

The worst part for me was her sister, Hayley, as the opening act (she is even less original than her younger sister).

Hilary's band is actually pretty decent, music wise (you gotta wonder who they pissed off the get stuck w/this gig, though...on the other hand, I guess it's a paycheck), and although she's not the greatest singer, she actually did sing the whole thing (not lip synched) b/c she did have some pitchy moments. I was expecting some kind of show where there were dancers, etc., but she pretty much just gets up there and does the songs from her album (an upcoming new album) w/a band & 2 backup singers. (There is the required video screen in the background showing clips from a few of her videos interspersed w/live shots).

This was my DD's first concert...she enjoyed it, but about 2 songs b/f the end, she sat down & started to doze. I don't know how bc/ it was freaking loud (not just the music but screaming elementary school girls everywhere? Sheesh.)

not much of an update, but since then I've seen:
Violent Femmes
Simon & Garfunkel
Mos Def
Rza
The Streets - best venue ever in London, Brixton's Carling Academy

and old ones I remembered were:
Superdrag
Lynard Skynard

Did you try getting tix to the other 2 shows he's having there? I know a couple people from Cali who are flying out to the show tonight and... Thursday? Can't remember. Anyway... concerts I've seen:

Dave Matthews (4x)
John Mayer (2x)
Counting Crows
Maroon 5 (2x)
John Digweed
Fleetwood Mac
Clay Aiken/Kelly Clarkson
Coldplay
The Donnas
Tiffany (post 80s...)
Bridge School Benefit (included Blues Traveller, Metallica, Smashing Pumpkins, DMB, Neil Young... and a few others doing acoustic sets.)
Not So Silent Night (Included Hole, Garbage, Offspring, Soul Coughing, and others I can't remember...)
BFD 6 (included RHCP, Blink 182, Sugar Ray, Orgy, Lo Fidelity Allstars, among others...)
Bush
Veruca Salt

There's more... I just can't remember all of them.

Concerts I've seen:
Garth Brooks
Faith Hill
Faith Hill & Tim McGraw (twice) - Phil Vasser opened at one and the Warren Brothers at the other
Chicago and Little River Band
Bon Jovi
Aerosmith and Fuel
Alabama
Jessica Simpson (I swear I got the tickets for free!!!) :p
Kenny Chesney/Rascal Flatts/Uncle Cracker
Dave Matthews
John Mayer and Maroon 5

That's all I can remember right now.

I'm headed to Angie Aparo and Edwin McCain saturday...its my second time seeing both of them.

Janet Jackson x2
Boyz II Men/Montel Jordan/TLC
Usher (opened for Janet)
*N Sync x4
BSB x2
BNL and Alanis Morissette
Guster x2
John Mayer
Blink 182
Cypress Hill
Taking Back Sunday
Goo Goo Dolls
Third Eye Blind
Vanessa Carlton
Matchbox Twenty
Britney Spears
Dream
Eve
Jessica Simpson
Mandy Moore
Nelly-nothing like seeing him in his home town of STL. That was amazing
Destiny's Child
Montgomery Gentry
Jordan Knight
Gavin DeGraw

There are a few more, but I can't remember them right now...

I don't remember if i posted the whole list earlier in the thread, but I did go see Jimmy Buffett twice this summer - - anyone else go to Chicago or Indy to see him this year?

NKOTB
Michael Jackson
54-40
The Rascals
Big Sugar
Big Wreck
Tragically Hip
U2
Genesis
Nickleback
The Watchmen

Green Day x2
Taking Back Sunday x3
Fall Out Boy
Cake
Blink 182 x2
Bad Religion
New Found Glory x more times than I can remember
Matchbook Romance
Reel Big Fish
Something Corporate
The Juliana Theory
Sugarcult
Yellowcard
Good Charlotte (not by choice)
Alkaline Trio
Less Than Jake
MxPx
Our Lady Peace

And so many more that I can't remember.

I just saw Trans-Siberian Orchestra on Saturday night, and I think it was one of the best shows I've been to, hands down. It doesn't hurt that the way hot bass player was winking at me all night ;) But the show was incredible, and I recommend it to everyone.

Mainstream Concerts:
Blink 182
Silverchair
Stone Temple Pilots
Danzig :rolleyes:
Nonpoint



Christian Concerts:
Michael W Smith
Steve Taylor
Newsboys (4x)
Switchfoot
DC Talk (3x)
Audio Adrenaline
Steven Curtis Chapman
Ian Eskelin
Disciples of Christ
Eric Champion
Kim Boyce
Truth
East To West
Margaret Becket
Tony Vincent
Geoff Moore and the Distance
Petra



there's tons more from both categories but i cannot remember what they are

I missed the Green Day Concert.


and I'm not seeing anymore concerts until ColdPlay comes back.

I haven't seen a concert in a while, but...

Guster
Less Than Jake
NewFound Glory
Reel Big Fish
Goldfinger
Zebrahead
Longbeach Dub All Stars
Aerosmith
Run DMC
Kid Rock (at show with Run DMC and Aerosmith)
Dashboard Confessional
Blues Traveler

I can't think of anyone else right now, I think those are the only ones I've seen.

Concerts
NKOTB x2
Tiffany
Big Bad Voodoo Daddy
Default
Jerry Cantrell
Nickelback
Stone Temple Pilots
Red Hot Chili Peppers
Everclear x2
Pearl Jam x2
Wallflowers
Supersuckers x3
Black Crowes
Creed
Fuel

As part of festivals
Offspring
Foo Fighters
Candlebox
Godsmack
Staind
Trapt
Taproot
Radiohead
Powerman 5000 (Spider's voice was pretty ragged, wish I could see them again when his voice was rested)

A bunch of smaller bands were at these festivals also.