Thanks, moe.ron! That'd be freaking awesome! I can get some of my dad's friends to come and chip in and it'd be fun!

Ya'll the Rolling Stones concert in Charlotte, NC is sold out. It sold out on the first day tickets were available at the Arena. The representative said you had to be there to get the tickets. Argh! :mad: There was never anything in any of the area papers about it! My mom searches for that kind of stuff because she loves concerts!

FWIW, if you're really into concerts, get to know the people at your favorite venues - seriously!! I went a few years when all I had to do was get a floor ticket, and a buddy would move me into the first row! Plus, the venue people really know what's going on!

Also, watch the papers for the scalpers. That's who's buying a LOT of the tickets. Many of them are willing to deal with you (and that's how I got rid of an old stereo!).

Since my last post:

Built to Spill,
White Stripes,
The Features,
VHS or Beta,
Aimee Ray,
Beans,
Holy Fuck,
Moving Units,
Nine Inch Nails (UNBELIEVEABLE!!!)
OAR


and getting ready to go see one of my favorites

BELLE & SEBASTIAN!!! (it's going to be amazing)

Pas/Cal
Depeche Mode
Of Montreal
Ima Robot
The Get-up Kids
Saves The Day
Marilyn Manson
Our Lady Peace
The Sounds
Bloc Party
OAR
Sleater-Kinney
Sponge
The Fiery Furnaces

And a lot of other bands nobody has heard of.

**I'm picking up tickets to see Yeah Yeah Yeah's next month.

Never much of a concert goer compared to some of y'all, but (and some of these go back a ways):

Earth Wind and Fire (4 times)
Prince ( 2 times in formal concerts and 2 times informally)
Patti LaBelle
Gladys Knight
Jerry Butler (first time I saw EWF they were the opening act for JB)
The Dells
BeBe and CeCe Winans in a gospel concert with Whitney Houston :eek: (you know that was a long time ago)
Richard Smallwood (gospel)
Peaches and Herb
The Sounds of Blackness (numerous times)
Flight Tyme (The Time) (3 times--twice when they were still in high school)
Luther Vandross
Had tickets for a John Legend concert, but it was canceled :(

Paul McCartney (Dec. 15, 1989)
Ringo Starr & His All Starr Band (1989-included Clarence, Danko, Dr. John, Joe Walsh, Nils Lofgren and a few others)
Cheap Trick - x15 (at last count, hope to add a couple more this year)
David Bowie (Glass Spider tour, Frampton on guitar)
Violent Femmes
Genesis - x4
Billy Joel - x2
Elton John - x2
Billy Joel & Elton John (together, of course)
The Police (Synchronicity)
Van Halen (1982 tour, sweet!)
INXS (Listen Like Thieves tour)
Cowboy Junkies
The Fixx - x2
A Flock of Seagulls
Duran Duran
Public Image Ltd.
Eddie Rabbitt and Crystal Gayle (it was free)
Neil Diamond
Michael Jackson (again, it was free. Weirdly enough, it was a good show back in the day.)
Journey
REO Speedwagon (ugh, yuck, ugh)
Culture Club
Guided by Voices (aka, Guided by Beer)

I'm sure I'm forgetting some...

ETA:

Crowded House
Saga
Rod Stewart
Squeeze

New Edition
Run DMC
Public Enemy
Doug E. Fresh
Salt N Pepa
Kool Moe Dee
Fat Boys
Kool G Rap
Big Daddy Kane
Wu-Tang Clan
Kanye West
Nas
Jay-Z
R Kelly (twice)
Prince

I'm missing some, I know there's more.

Oh yeah......

LL Cool J (how could I forget HIM!)
EPMD
Busta Rhymes

Widespread Panic
Phish
Bruce Hornsby and The Range
Willie Nelson
moe.
Keller Williams
Grateful Dead
Perpetual Groove
Willy Nelson
David Allan Coe
BB King, Eric Clapton, John Mayer, Santana
The Black Crowes
Chris Robinson
Robert Earl Keen
Jerry Jeff Walker
Chris Ledoux
Huey Lewis and The News
Galactic
Soulive
Greyhounds
Pearl Jam
Cross Canadian Ragweed
Sam Bush
Chris Ledoux
Pat Green
Cory Morrow
Houston Marchmen
Jason Boland
Phil Collins
oar
Dave Matthews
Tim Reynolds
Monte Montgomery
Bela Fleck and the Flecktones
Hot Tuna
The Dead
Parliament Funkadelic
String Cheese Incident
The Disco Biscuits
John Butler Trio
Matisyahu
Jerry Joseph and the Jackmormons.
REM
Neil Young
Allman Brothers
Rolling Stones
Derek Trucks Band
Ekoostik Hookah
Addison Groove Project
Robert Randolph and the Family Band
North Mississippi All Stars

Couldn't resist replying to this thread:

PAT BENATAR!! (about 12 times total - she's my fave artist, and have met her as well)
Blondie
Berlin
Lacuna Coil
The Fixx
The Donnas
Rick Springfield
Kansas
Journey
Eddie Money
Little River Band
Bryan Adams
Joan Jett
INXS (w/ Michael Hutchence)
John Waite
The Bangles
Queensryche
Def Leppard
Damn Yankees
Styx (before Dennis DeYoung quit/got fired)
Steve Miller Band
Robert Plant
Air Supply (yes, I'll admit it....)
LL Cool J
Monica
REO Speedwagon
KISS (you wanted the best, you got the best!)

I'm sure I'm missing someone....

NEW EDITION - saw them on the reunion tour. I love them, would see them again, don't care what the lineup is, as long as it's some of 'em

The last one I went to was Gwen Stepani and Black Eyed Peas. It was good.

Pearl Jam (3 times)
Paula Abdul
Seven Mary Three
Better Than Ezra
Live
Faith No More
Backstreet Boys
Dave Matthews Band
Mighty Joe Plum
Jimmy Buffett
R Kelly
Blink182
Silverchair
Good Charlotte
New Found Glory (many times...I've even seen a private show at their house many years ago ;) )
U2
The Mighty Mighty Bosstones
Goldfinger
N'Sync
Lenny Kravitz
Smashing Pumpkins
Sister Hazel
Rancid
Busta Rhymes
Maroone 5
The Donnas
The Nixons
Color Me Badd
Goldfinger
Reel Big Fish
Everclear
Ludacris
Justin Timberlake

jeslous of those. I was pissed when The Sounds & YYY announced their tour & are coming nowhere near.

I didn't know The Sounds were opening, even better. I saw them a few years back when they first came to the US, and they put on a good show. They played this little venue that only holds about 100 people, so you can always get close enough to pull em off stage if you wanted to.