post acts that youve seen live 3 times or more

the hold steady.

mmm...so maybe i should see them sometime..

New Order
The Jesus and Mary Chain

Pavement
REM
Sleater-Kinney

Thanks to mid-90s festival attendance, Echobelly and Foo Fighters.

"Pavement
REM
Sleater-Kinney"

there is a connection here

Against Me
Ween
Sonic Youth

Bowling for Soup (a girlfriend's favorite band, when they were just local and awful instead of national and awful)
Less Than Jake ('twas the late-90s)
Weezer
The Get Up Kids
MXPX

Sonic Youth
Wilco (when they were not dad-rock)
Animal Collective
Gang Gang Dance

Pavement
PWEI I think?
Throwing Muses

Pavement
Radiohead
The Fall
Neil Finn
Will Oldham/Palace Brothers
Echo and the bunnymen
Love
Low

oh, I forgot Low! i've seen them a lot.

and Skeletons

To name a few: Ramones, Bobby Bland, Merle Haggard, Willie Nelson, Sleater-Kinney, Quasi, Run-D.M.C.

The Feelies (worth it), Sonic Youth (not worth it), Fishbone (worth it), Small Factory (mixed feelings), Versus (ditto), Magnetic Fields (not really worth it), Love Child (doesn't really count 'cause it was at Vassar), Kronos Quartet (pretty much worth it). Surprisingly few repeats, now that I think of it.

Yo La Tengo
Lambchop
Masada (orig. quartet version)
Compulsive Gamblers
Tortoise

I could have sworn I'd seen Sonic Youth three times, but thinking back it was just once post-Goo and once pre-Washing Machine.

Oh duh, left out Luna. Kind of embarassing.

Low
Pavement
Yo La Tengo
Teenage Fanclub
Buff Medways
if you include the Pixies, Frank Black
Ash
Flaming Lips

Most of those were at festivals as well.

Nurse With Wound
Slint
Ramones
Crash Worship
AMM
Kinghorse
Autechre
Wobbly
Lesser
Blectum from Blechdom
Matthew Herbert (various live incarnations at festivals)
Radar Bros.
Richard Chartier

Phish
Various permutations of the Grateful Dead
Skynyrd
All Mighty Senators
The Toasters
Too Much Joy
Built to Spill

toast from the oven
the marquiss, the marquiss
richie hawtin
huddersfield town
the duke of grimsby
for i in
s['
sol campbell & his riverboat gamblers
stereolab

Fugazi
The Shins
Archers of Loaf
Van Halen

Pixies
Pearl Jam

The Cure
Prince
808 State
Meat Beat Manifesto
Orbital
Poem-Cees
BSO
Boston Pops
Opera Boston
Christine Goerke
Vinson Cole
Robert Honeysucker
Carol Haber
Stephanie Blythe

Almost forgot -- add Medeski, Martin & Wood

Tristan da Cunha

superchunk
yo la tengo
archers of loaf
afghan whigs
fugazi
cat power
sleater-kinney

Blur
Radiohead
White Stripes
Beck
Modest Mouse
Hawksley Workman (10 times or so when budding local musician)

isis
antony and the johnsons
heart

prince
acid mothers temple
bob dylan
shannon wright

Wilco
Modest Mouse
Shins
Decemberists
Beck
Ween
New Pornographers
M Ward
Bright Eyes
Spoon
King Crimson
Laura Gibson
Devotchka
Flaming Lips
Super Furry Animals
Bob Dylan

Bauhaus
Al Green
Judas Preist
The Associates
The Tindersticks
Iggy Pop
Smog

Wolf Eyes

Mark Eitzel
Jane's Addiction
Metallica
Pavement

Stereolab
Jim O'Rourke
Fennesz
Unrest
Tortoise
Radian

Actually, one of those O'Rourke shows was the best concert I have ever been to (circa 1998).

yo la tengo
giant sand
tom liwa
cat power
lambchop

i forgot calexico

i am not sure if i saw massive attack two or three times. in any case i never liked them live.

Bruce Springsteen
REM
Bob Dylan
Neil Young
Sonic Youth
The Who
The Rolling Stones
Pavement
Guided By Voices
Yo La Tengo
Built To Spill
Sleater-Kinney
Wilco
Drive-By Truckers

Motorpsycho
Ignite
Meshuggah

Archers of Loaf (saw them a lot during university)
Guided by Voices
Spoon
Pixies
Sloan
Ron Sexsmith
Thrush Hermit

Mekons
Sonic Youth
U2

unfortunately, i've probably seen army of me three times as an opening act ;_;

The Replacements
Sonic Youth
Guided By Voices
Motorhead
Iron Maiden
Judas Priest
Pixies
Dinosaur Jr
Spoon
Tortoise
Luna
Mission of Burma
Teenage Fanclub
Elliott Smith
The Fall
Jesus Lizard
You Am I
Radiohead
U2
Sloan
Rush
R.E.M.
Bob Dylan
Steely Dan
Palace/Oldham

David Bowie
Of Montreal
Dropkick Murphys (was there for the recording of their St. Patrick's Day live album!)
The Dresden Dolls
Les Savy Fav
Patti Smith
Yeah Yeah Yeahs (randomly, all three times)

Bill Frisell
Neil Finn
Rufus Wainwright
Radiohead

somehow, i was prematurely adult-alternative in high school/college

The Arcade Fire
Low
ISIS
TOOL
Various bands with friends in them

Stereolab
Rush
Swervedriver
Spiritualized
Urge Overkill
Belle & Sebastian

Also:

Morphine
American Music Club
and maybe Jawbox - can't remember if that was 2 or 3

david bowie
suede
calexico
16 horsepower/dee/woven hand

(the feelies! if only i'd been able to see them once...)

Aieeee I forgot Dog Faced Hermans! 3x, wish it were more.

My memory played tricks on me because we followed them to see them multiple times on same tour.

Ride (6), Pixies (4), My Bloody Valentine (3), Blur (3), Boo Radleys (3), Slowdive (3 - but always as a support act). I probably saw more gigs in 90-92 than in the rest of my life.

God Is My Co-Pilot (many, many, MANY times)
Sebadoh
Azalia Snail
VPN
The In Out
Ida
Barbara Manning
Franklin Bruno
Nothing Painted Blue
Fat Day
Purple Ivy Shadows
Jad Fair
Half Japanese
Fly Ashtray
Chris Knox
Spaceheads
Uncle Wiggly
Robyn Hitchcock
The New Pornographers
Pavement
Sleater-Kinney
Superchunk
Sonic Youth
The Fall
Quasi
The Thermals
Small Factory
Versus
The Magnetic Fields
Yo La Tengo
Jon Spencer Blues Explosion
The Ex
Stereolab
Belle & Sebastian
Cat Power
The Upper Crust
Unrest
Thinking Fellers Union Local 282
Mission of Burma
Cibo Matto
Laito Lychee
Bikini Kill
Bratmobile
David Bowie
Melt-Banana
Masada
Elvis Costello
Charming Hostess
Mecca Normal
Out Hud
PJ Harvey
The Moldy Peaches
Velocity Girl
Antibalas
Dog Faced Hermans
Sharon Jones
James Brown
Maceo Parker
Sarge
The Reputation

I've just remembered I saw loads of mates' bands gigs or mates of mates' bands gigs in and around Camden in the mid-90s, some of which became semi-famous (Lo-Fidelity All Stars, Ultrasound, Campag Velocet).

How about bands seen three times or more on the same tour, Grateful Dead not allowed?

ABC, And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead, Beth Ditto (twice with The Gossip), Billy Bragg, Bjorn Again, Blondie, Boy George, Broadcast, Bucks Fizz, Communards, Das Wanderlust, Dog Is Dead, Dolly Mixture, Doves, Duran Duran, Elbow, Elvis Costello, Erasure, Euros Childs, Faithless, Flaming Lips, Frankmusik, Goldfrapp, Gong, Human League, Joan As Police Woman, Jocelyn Brown, John Martyn, Laura Marling, Madness, Madonna, Marc Almond, Nicki French, Nina Smith, Orange Juice, Pet Shop Boys, PJ Harvey, Prince, Q-Tips, REM, Rodrigo Y Gabriela, Ryan Adams, Scissor Sisters, Swimming, Take That, The Beat, The Fall, The Magic Band, The Undertones, Tom Robinson.

(Haha, turns out I've done this before, and I've forgotten a few since then...)

Way back when, the Gun Club and Black Flag four or five times each. And the Viletones probably about 15-20.

The Who
Bill Dixon
Cecil Taylor
Yo La Tengo
Green
Milford Graves
Radiohead
Fugazi
Tony Oxley (once with Derek Bailey, twice with a violinist whose name I can't remember)
Sonic Youth (3 times in 3 months: as headliners, opening for Public Enemy, opening for Neil Young & Crazy Horse)

I'm not counting local artists, otherwise this list would be 5 times as long:

Sonic Youth
Elvis Costello
Pearl Jam
Mike Watt
They Might Be Giants
The Dismemberment Plan
Soul Coughing
Ben Folds Five
Two Dollar Guitar
Ted Leo

― Alex in Baltimore, Sunday, June 3, 2007 1:37 PM (4 years ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

can now add:
Little Feat
Superchunk
The Posies
Nels Cline
Apollo Sunshine
Rasputina
Grand Buffet
and a bazillion more Baltimore acts

just a few off top o' the head

Yo La Tengo
The Mekons
The Magnetic Fields
(all 20-35x, probably)

Kiki & Herb
Sonic Youth
R.E.M.
Robyn Hitchcock
Ramones
The Replacements
Husker Du
Dizzy Gillespie
Pavement
The Waco Brothers
Sebadoh
They Might Be Giants
Meat Puppets
The Arcade Fire

can now add:

The Mountain Goats
Frank Kelly
Heidi Grant Murphy

The Arcade Fire
Broken Social Scene
The Tragically Hip
Plants and Animals
Rock Plaza Central

lol canada

Allman Brothers Band
John Cale
The Clash
Rosanne Cash
Cheap Trick
The Church
Echo & the Bunnymen
Elvis Costello
Gang of Four
Al Green
Willie Nelson
Iggy Pop
Lou Reed
REM
Patti Smith
Pere Ubu
Pixies
Prince
Sonic Youth
Sun Ra
Talking Heads
X

+'local bands' like Bush Tetras (NY) and Sonic's Rendezvous (Michigan)

I only saw Michael Jackson twice :/

Sonic Youth
Run Westy Run
Soul Asylum
Walt Mink
Gneissmaker
The Draghounds
Cows
Janitor Joe
Hammerhead
Arcwelder
The Jesus Lizard
The Stooges
Buzzcocks
The Cramps
Jonathan Richman
Nick Cave
Eleventh Dream Day
Fugazi
Shellac
Yo La Tengo
Polvo
PJ Harvey
The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion
Red Red Meat
Jeff Buckley
Boss Hog
Sleater-Kinney
Baaba Maal
Femi Kuti
Tortoise
Queens Of The Stone Age
The Fire Show
Dälek
The New Pornographers
Ed Harcourt
Mastodon
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
TV On The Radio
High On Fire
Baroness
Big Business
The Interiors
Slough Feg
Melvins

sonic youth
the hold steady
the mountain goats
my morning jacket
the dismemberment plan
the rachel's
the flaming lips
will oldham

iggy pop
david bowie
suede
dead moon
calexico
16 horsepower
the posies

figuring this out would take way way way too long

i am interested in figuring out who the violinist Tarfumes saw w/Tony Oxley was

It was Andreas Schreiber. Fred Anderson was supposed to join them for a set, but didn't (not sure why; I don't remember him being there at all). The next night was a trio with Oxley, Schreiber, and pianist Dieter Glawischnig. Anderson was supposed to be on this bill too, but wasn't.

Yo La Tengo
Lambchop
Tortoise
Masada, Electric Masada, some other Zorn projects including a Cobra performance

lots and lots of jazz/improv people in various band configurations -- Brotzmann, Vandermark, et al. If one person plays five different shows over the course of a five-day festival, does it count as one or five?

Out Hud
LCD Soundsystem
Screaming Females
JEFF the Brotherhood

that's it I guess :-(

oh and Double Dagger and probably Lightning Bolt and Dan Deacon

I've only seen Prince twice, but I think it was a 17-year gap.

Can now add:

Slayer
And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead
Sick Of It All
The Posies

American Music Club
Mark Eitzel (solo etc)
Low
My Bloody Valentine
Kitchens of Distinction
Stars
Spiritualized
Happy Mondays
Galaxie 500

>I probably saw more gigs in 90-92 than in the rest of my life

Dial that back a couple of years and I'd cosign; there was a period from 1988 onward where my best friend and I would often get to 3 gigs a week. Oh gilded youth...

Stereolab
Rush
American Music Club
Urge Overkill
Swervedriver
The Sea and Cake
Spiritualized

Neil Young
Bob Dylan
Sleater-Kinney (tops @ 10)
Hawkwind

Embrace (certainly a dozen or more times)
Patrick Wolf (probably 10 or more times)
Ash (probably about 8 times - my wife's favourite band)
Caribou (3 times, but that includes twice in one day at ATP)
Idlewild (not sure how many but more than 3)
Guillemots (3)
Mega City Four (3 times I think, back in the dim and distant past)
Coldplay (3; supporting Embrace and at tiny venues before they were massive)

Might be more; will have a think.

I feel like I've seen The Flaming Lips three times but wife insists she's only seen them once and I've only seen them once without her.

The Cure
Pet Shop Boys
Björk
Vive La Fête!
Dead Can Dance/Lisa Gerrard

The Divine Comedy
The Flaming Lips
Art Brut
Echo & The Bunnymen
British Sea Power
Doves

The Kinks

Stereolab

Posted these upthread:

Cecil Taylor
the David S. Ware Quartet
Borbetomagus
Slayer
the Rollins Band
Fishbone

Can also add Iron Maiden, Arch Enemy, Clutch, Motörhead, Megadeth, High On Fire, Machine Head, Matthew Shipp, and Ornette Coleman (twice on his own, and he came out as a special guest when I saw Sonny Rollins).

Doug E. Fresh - once intentionally and twice as a surprise guest

Morrissey
Stereolab
Aislers Set
Henry's Dress
Red House Painters
Wedding Present
Bunnymen
La's
Stone Roses
Suede
My Bloody Valentine
The Fall
Brian Jonestown Massacre
Happy Mondays
Charlatans
Fairways
Pastels
Pavement
Throwing Muses
Pixies
Galaxie 500
Luna
Lush
Chapterhouse
James ( a bunch of times as a teenager, before 1990)
Railway Children
New Order

I think I even saw The Man From Delmonte more than three times .... and a bunch of others I forget about right now

(lots of bands my girlfriend likes like Roxy Music, etc)

Pixies
Archers of Loaf
Yo La Tengo
Spoon
Guided By Voices
Pernice Brothers
Constantines
Modest Mouse
Girls Against Boys
The Sadies
Duotang
Thrush Hermit
Sloan
Wilco
I've seen a lot more bands twice.

I missed this one on my first list.
Tricky

I can add these two now.
Gov't Mule
Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers

sonic youth (3 times)

Slayer (5 times)
Cannibal Corpse (4 times)
Nile (4 times)
Bad Religion (3 times)
Immolation (3 times)

melvins
mudhoney
nirvana
tad
unwound
seven year bitch
sleater-kinney
the murder city devils
zeke
a-frames
kinski
iron lung
thrones
the intelligence
big business
hairboy

^ location specific

sonic youth
robyn hitchcock
butthole surfers
jon spencer blues explosion
flat duo jets
flaming lips
jesus lizard
polvo
yo la tengo
rocket from the crypt
white stripes
dirtbombs
jucifer
the gossip
the bellrays
wolf eyes
lightning bolt
the spits
the coachwhips
thee oh sees
deerhoof
om
high on fire

i feel that i have a crummy attendance record. so many amazing bands i could & should have seen bunches of times, but have seen only once or twice due to simple laziness.

dunno why the gossip didn't go in column one

or the spits, but it's late, i grow weary

The Appleseed Cast (x4)
Ahmad Jamal (x3)
Andrew Bird (x3)
Ron Carter (x4 — three of these times were afternoon and evening sets on the same day, so I guess this could technically count as 7)
Kristin Hersh in some capacity (Throwing Muses/50 Foot Wave/solo) (x4)

Lots of folks twice. But that wasn't the question.

The Prisoners
Van Morrison
Vic Godard
TV Smith

World Domination Enterprises
The Redskins
Jesus and Mary Chain
Beth Orton
Joe Strummer
Sultans of Ping

animal collective
smashing pumpkins
eric copeland
dan deacon
ecstatic sunshine

hmm...

age of chance
that petrol emotion
the godfathers
tackhead

Terrorvision
Paradise Lost
Skunk Anansie
Senser
Dub War

Haha, I used to go to a lot more gigs a decade and a half ago.