Most seen Bands/Performers

[Reg Smeeton]

 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.

[chalkies_shorts]

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.

[Samdy Gray]

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..

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.

[Samdy Gray]

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

[Reg Smeeton]

 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

[Wobbly Bob]

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.

[DarloSTFC84]

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

Actually quite enjoyed it.

[Reg Smeeton]

 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.

[RobertT]

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).

[The Artist Formerly Known as Audrey]

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

[suttonred]

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

[Ginginho]

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....

[The Artist Formerly Known as Audrey]

I was chasing tail in Spennymoor when I saw Errol.

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

[Samdy Gray]

Boo Radleys (by default on them being a support act!)

Should support acts count?

[adje]

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