Rammstein, their shows have always been bigger and bigger each time. And their ticksets are only ~100€, well worth it if you ask me.
Ghost. They’re the only band I’ve seen more than once. I’ve seen them 3 times so far, and I will definitely go again next time they’re in my area. The main thing that makes it worth it is their stage presence. They go all out on the costumes, choreography, and set design. Even the fans will get all dressed up. And their music is also super solid. Imo almost every song is a banger.
Ghost is damn good. And the show I saw them at it was said they used no backing tracks (which sure they could be lying, but why?). Such talent
Tool, I have seen them three times in concert. They put on a fantastic show.
Dream Theater. Simply because I’m a big fan, and their live shows always has something their studio recordings don’t have, such as a song suddenly containing an improv section.
Been to four of their shows so far.
EDIT: Oh, and Devin Townsend. He was the warmup act of the previous DT concert, and I didn’t know such a high entertainment/mass ratio was possible in a single person.
Been a fan since Images and Words, finally saw them last year. Can confirm the live show is incredible.
Can’t wait to catch another one.
I unfortunately can longer stand Labrie’s live vocals. I saw them in their latest tour, just so I could see them back with Portnoy, but that’s probably the last time for me. I shouldn’t be comparing them, but because they are contemporaries, Russel Allen (with Symphony X) just blows him out of the water as he’s still amazing live.
That edit snuck in like a bomb! My closest buddy is a lifelong Devy fan. Around 2011 or 2012 I was able to save enough for us to go see him with Gojira at a pretty tiny venue up here.
I was blown away by Devin’s live energy and charisma. Dudes on another level with it all. Cannot recommend any band he’s touring with enough.
Green Day. I have seen them twice almost 20 years apart and both shows were fantastic. If you like their music, I would highly recommend seeing them live.
Green Day has been my favorite band for about 30 years and I saw them live for the first time in 2024. That show was so amazing and I was a dumbass for not going sooner. I’ll definitely go to another one.
I missed that tour, and I’m not missing another one. I was reminded last year how much I love Green Day. They sounded just as good as ever at the Super Bowl!
NOFX I see them if they come within an hour drive from where I am.
I would love to see NOFX sometime
I’m sure they’ll come out of retirement and tour again in a couple years, most of the band doesn’t have Fat Mike money.
I heard that Erik Melvin is suing Fat Mike and the band over money. Mike even wrote a song about it a few months back.
That wouldn’t surprise me at all
Primus. I was fortunate enough to see them a couple times before Herb left the band again, and a couple times after.
This last show I saw, they had a moment where they walked offstage, projected a TikTok of a podcast clip of a woman talking about how Primus was the worst band she had ever seen, and then Les just started fucking murdering those bass strings as they walked out again.
I’m never missing a Primus show near me.
Primus fucking sucks! 🤘
Primus is touring this summer with the Frog Brigade and the Claypool Lennon Delirium. All the Les you can handle.
- Starset
- Yellow card
- BMTH
- BVB
- LOTL
- Bloodywood
- Icon for Hire
- Grandson
I like their music, and so far their ticket prices haven’t become outrageous.
Genuine answer: Weird Al
He puts on an incredible show every time. The costume changes alone put most artists to shame. He’s just as enthusiastic and active as he was over 40 years ago (Seriously, the man is 66)
And of course the songs and skits are hilarious.
We have tickets to see him this year for the second time on his current tour.
Seen Al 4 or 5 times in the last 30 years. A fantastic show each time. Drug some friends to the last one, all of which were not real Al fans, and all of which said they enjoyed the show way more than expected.
Aside from his regular-ish parody tours, we’ve also seen him do an acoustical tour of only his own music without any parodies, costumes, etc. We also saw him tour with a 30+ piece orchestra. Two words: “OBOE SOLO!”
The Hu.
Umphrey’s Mcgee, more times than I can count. They’re a jam band that does a lot of improv, excellent jams, they get really prog-y, and they do amazing covers.
Spafford. Also a jam band. Some of the best jams and guitar playing I’ve seen.
All Them Witches. Heavy blues/psychedelic rock. I just love their sound so much.
I always forget to listen to Spafford. Seems like everytime I do (with each time a more recent show) I like them even more. As someone who doesn’t follow them closely, do their fans feel like they just keep getting better or is it just me getting to like them more?
I’ve seen GWAR 18 times, going on 19 this April. There’s nothing like it. It’s so absurd and fun and over the top. It’s true “art” in the sense that it’s all their creation and all an expression of how they feel about things, but covered in space jizz.
Is the performance unique every time? Or do they do the same act from one night to the next?
Their tours are a single piece of a larger story. One tour is different than the next. It’s not episodic, but if you’ve been to one you’ll see recurring characters and themes in another. They have comics and their music to further fill in the pieces of the overall story of GWAR.
Interesting… So if you go to two shows in the same tour, they’ll probably be mostly the same?
Iron Maiden. They just keep on rocking. Their shows are great and they’re not mired in controversy (afaik). I think it’s great they are repeating all the old tours.
Full blown fireworks battle between Bruce and Eddie!
I was not expecting that, and it totally went off. :^]
Primus! We try to hit at least 4-5 shows a tour. All the Claypool projects really. It’s a whooole nother vibe getting your face melted on the rail.
Fuck yeah, Primus sucks!
Did you get to go to Sessanta?
Sessanta is amazing, don’t miss it!!
Are they doing it a third time???
Both times I went were in nasty weather. I went to the show Billy Strings played at, and didn’t even get in the gate in time to see him, even though we got there an hour early. The parking was that bad.
That said, I had eaten like 3 grams of shrooms, and it was still one of the most awesome concerts of my life. Those Maynard in the Hospital intermissions hit hard that show. 😂
Yup! Knocked red rocks of the bucket list \m/ Next claypool tour is claypool gold. Primus, Frogs, Delirium. Will be like sessanta swapping w/ all on stage together.
I saw his Fearless Flying Frog Brigade perform Animals front to back along with their own material. Amazing show.
Yeeees. Lennon on guitar and Waters on keys this last run. Took my 11 year old to that charlotte show, she rode the rail all night like a trooper (in dragon wings)
Municipal Waste - top notch crossover thrash, insane live shows, insane pits, never a dull show.
Saw them once. Absolutely tore shit up. No question I’d go again.
Hell yeah bro! 🤘
