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Adje started me thinking on this about the Fall. Only seen them once and they were shite. But i guess you need to see a band more than once to be sure if they are any good, So who has everyone seen the most more than once?

I've done:
The Cure x8
Bloodhound Gang x3
Primal Scream x3
Pogues x2
Counting Crows x2
Pretenders x2.

These are the only ones I've seen more than a single time.

Oh good question

Probably seen the Eagles of Death Metal, The Who, Half Man Half Biscuit and Reel Big Fish more than any (5 or 6 times each)

FFDP x 5
Slipknot x 4
Iron Maiden x 3
A7X x 3
Korn x 2
ACDC x 2
Madness x 2
UB40 x 2

Probably some others  , I have not been to any concerts for about a year

Within temptation twice
Paramore
Linkin Park
Killswitch Engage
BMTH (awful)
Fallout Boy
Bowling for soup

Manic Street Preachers 26 times
The Killers 5 times
Muse 4 times
Foo Fighters 4 times

There will be some others i can't think of at the moment

Fall 14
Neil Young 6
Billy Bragg 7
HMHB 5
Men They Couldnt Hang 5 (soon to be 7)
Elvis Costello 5
Ron Sexsmith 5
Vic Chesnutt 5
Pogues 4
Kelly Joe Phelps 5
My Morning Jacket 4
Ben Harper 4
Squeeze 3
Ray Davies3

Been watching Ginger Wildheart and various bands of his since 1992. Lost count years ago. Probably about 70 at a guess.

I've only seen the Manics twice and I was a super fan once. Okay, not really but the gig at Roundhouse in 2014 was amazing.

I've only seen bands once with the exception of Morrissey who I saw 1.1 times.

 An interesting question. So most seen means the largest number; therefore Clash....band. Roy Harper.....performer

Ned's 3x
Poppies 4x
Carter 2x
SFA 3x
Sultan's of Ping 3x
Frank & Walters 2 or 3 times
Chumbawumba 3 times all thankfully pre tubthumping.
On a Friday - once and they were shit but it seems to impress some people!

I was lucky enough to meet him I think last year. Fucking amazing bloke.

Green Day x 3
Blink-182 x 3 (4 as of next June)
Story Of The Year x 3
Killswitch Engage x 3
Rise Against x 3

Cool. Under what capacity, I'd you don't mind me asking?

I was at that Roundhouse gig.Was the .1 Morrisey gig the "burger strop" gig?

good 90s line up that

Van Morrison five times and that's it

Seeing Architects for the 6th time tonight.

Other than that I've seen so many Ive lost count. Off the top of my head Slipknot, Parkway Drive, Northlane, Bring Me The Horizon and A Day To Remember are all on 4. Not sure I've seen any others more than that!

seen James a fair few times now, probably less than 10 though.

wonder stuff 4

new order 2 (only once with hook)

deacon blue 2

really should get to more gigs

I've seen Michael Buble twice.

Lord the list is endless....

Top of the list is Bad Manners x15
Madness x8
The Beat x6
The Blockhead x5
But I have seen many bands 4+ times too.

Indeed, I think that I have only been to one gig since 2000!

I haven't been to a proper gig for best part of 5 years. In my teens, early 20's the most frequent band I saw was probably Sum 41, probably almost hitting double figures.
Because of the music venues such as the Vic (not of late) and the furnace I saw quite a lot of local/uk punk bands very frequently such as [SPUNGE] and 4ft Fingers.
Man I miss being a teenager

Ash x 7
Oasis x 5
Arctic monkeys x 4
Stereophonics x4
Weezer x4
Muse x4

The Furnace used to be brilliant for that. Used to love watching the likes of Spunge, Zebrahead and local bands like British Beef and Last Nights Hero.

Only the Who and the Rolling Stones spring to mind as "more than once"

There's still an active local scene at venues like the Rolly and Vic etc.  I see a fair few of these bands, mainly through the connections to my kid's band.  Of course, a lot of covers bands, which tend not to be to the purists liking, but if you've an open mind plenty to enjoy.

I know a good few old farts who love their live music, with the same passion as when they were kids.

Cover bands get double / triple the fee of original bands so this is why there's a lot of them!

I play at the Vic quite a lot. It's the only place in Swindon now where any kind of alternative music is accepted. Whats your kids band called?

As The Sun Sleeps.

Seen a load of folkies a few times. Saw Chris wood at the convent in Stroud last night. Seen him 4 times. Show of hands 6 times. Seth lakeman 3. Kate rusby 5. Cara Dillon 4. Karine polwart 4. When younger saw diamond head about 6 times. Neil young only twice. Thanks to my daughter I've now seen ratboy as many times as neil young.

Big fan. Which one is your kid? I know the drummer quite well and did a few open mic nights with the lead guitarist too

They're a good set of lads, glad to hear you're a fan.

The pessimistic one?  :hmmm:

I wouldn't have put any of them down as Reg's lad. They're all happy and upbeat!

Paul Weller 30+ times
Eurythmics 4 times
Big Country 6 Times
The Jam Twice
The Beat (English once)
The Beat with Roger 4 times
From the Jam (Bruce Foxton) around 140 times...as crew :)

More than once:

The Music
Blur
Oasis
Springsteen
Arctic Monkeys
The Killers
Jimmy Eat World
Stone Roses
BRMC
The Subways
Maxïmo Park
Kasabian

Runrig   6

Cowdenbeath 0

Now weirdly I had very few guest list requests on the recent tour I did with the you tubers Joe Sugg and Caspar Lee mainly on account of not knowing that many 13 year old girls.  I did however have one person to get in in Sheffield.  And that was Mr Ginger Wildheart + 2.  I presume he now has some children or he may have to go on a register.

<3

Probably need to get out less.

The Fall - 13
Killing Joke - 12
Manic Street Preachers - 12
Nick Cave (Bad Seeds, solo and Grinderman) - 11
Primal Scream - 8
Gang of Four - 8
The Damned - 7
Suede - 7
PIL - 7
Inspiral Carpets - 7
Stranglers - 6
SLF - 6
Buzzcocks - 6
Echo & the Bunnymen - 6
Wire - 5
The Cure - 5
BRMC - 5
House of Love - 5
Jesus and Mary Chain - 5
Travis - 5
UK Subs - 5

I'm too ashamed to make a list.

Yes, he is a father!

Got my Blink tickets today... it will be a fourth time!

Ah c'mon. There is some cool lists there. But I can add Gene Pitney, Bob Downe, Bay City Rollers, Bucks Fizz, Shalamar, and Right Said Fred to my single Ahem gigs..

During Euro 96 in Newcastle at the fans village thingy I inadvertently saw Herman's Hermits, it was actually one of the best times I have ever had at a gig. Conversely I saw the Levellers at some festival thing in Brighton and me and my mate were so pissed we spent the first 40 minutes convinced they were just a shit cover band!

 This sounds like confession time.....I once saw 10CC, I thought it was shit, because it was in a theatre and you had to sit down. I was used to standing up, much like football.  10CC were, maybe still are, a curious outfit, as they were resolutely unhip, and difficult to pin down, as to what they were.

 Young music fans tend to like their music easily pigeon holeable into genres and then often stick with them into later life which I always think a bit sad.

I have had the pleasure of seeing Jason Donovan, blazing squad and same difference those x factor spawn of hell. Also altered images. They were shit, Clare grogan wasn't.

It's not the embarassment of who I've seen, it's the lack of them.

Stereophonics
Manchester Orchestra
Biffy Clyro
Kings of Leon (x2)

And if you count people you've taken the wife to see, Backstreet Boys and The Script.

Oh yeah, I saw Bryan Adams when he was at the County Ground too.

 I owned up to All Saints on this rather wonderful short thread of yore..... fB's comprehensive guide to the pubs clubs and eateries of Exeter.

http://thetownend.com/index.php?topic=3784.msg57706#msg57706

Fell out of the punk / new wave / alternative music pigeon hole and saw the late great John Denver once.

Clannad were good as well.

Also Long John Baldry and Tony McPhee at Level 3 in early 80's.

All of the above were cases of being dragged along by mates.
No fucker ever wanted to watch the bands I wanted to see.

I took my mum to see Busted, supported by McFly & V back in 2004.

Actually quite enjoyed it.

 I once saw Michael Nesmith of Monkees fame at the ICA in London.  I liked The Monkees TV show, it used to rile the purists something rotten as it was viewed as pure saccharin pop, an early example of manufactured for TV music.

 Nesmith actually churned out some more than decent Americana, but it didn't sell, so you could pick up his imports cheap, and they came wrapped in that sealed polythene . Always added a sexy feel, especially anything from Jamaica.

 Apparently he's still performing, although now well into his 70's.  Michael's mother invented Tipp-Ex and made a fortune.

Mine's quite short!

James
Oasis
Manic Street Preachers
Boo Radleys (by default on them being a support act!)

Probably one of the more surprising ones for was Basement Jaxx, which I had not expected to be as good as they were live.  Seen quite a few once, but tend not to go back and I'm a bit armchair when it comes to bands.

The one I have never seen and wish I had was Suede (I know they are still doing gigs, but it's not quite the same as seeing someone in their pomp).

Barclay James Harvest
Judas Priest
Wishbone Ash
Roxy Music
Queen
Hot Chocolate - mistake
Big Country
Belouis Some

Err the fantastic Hot Chocolate a mistake, and Belouis some wasn't, You'r e a crazy bastard :)

Used to go a couple of times a year to gigs but haven't done any for years.

Not a great array or artists really:
Oasis 5 times
Status Quo (I know, I know) 3 times
Coldplay (I know, I know) twice
Newton Faulkner twice

Loads of others once: Noel Gallagher, David Gray, Stereophonics, Scissor Sisters, Ocean Colour Scene, Kooks, Jake Bugg....

I was chasing tail in Spennymoor when I saw Errol.

Belouis Some were a by-product of seeing Queen at Knebworth

Should support acts count?

I took the wife to see David Cassidy,Texas and Simply Red.Didnt enjoy any of em to be truthful

Queen
Ac/Dc Twice
Iron maiden Twice
Manics
The Who Twice
U2
Quo Twice
Dire Straits
The Shires Twice
Rainbow Twice
Ozzy Osbourne
Kaiser Chiefs
The Beat Twice
Coldplay
Noel Gallaghers high flying birds
The pretenders

Forgot Jake Bugg four times, always excellent.

Off the top of my head. the big multiples for me...

Pogues
Manics
Bunnymen
Bragg

Even without referring to my lovingly kept spreadsheet I know that I'll be seeing Frank Turner in a 5th different Oxford venue in a couple of weeks, so chuck in a few others elsewhere and he'd be up there too...which leads to so many different questions...

at which football grounds have you watched from all four sides?
longest gaps between seeing bands...?
bands watched over the longest period...?

 Have to say seeing Hot Chocolate in Spennymoor wins.

U2
Simple Minds
Frank Turner (always on the guest list)
You Me at Six (guest list)
Adam Ant
XTC
Squeeze
Muse
Suede (sometimes as a guest)
Steve Harley/Cockney Rebel
Marc Almond/Soft Cell
Sting/The Police
Jools Holland's band