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Literally the most famous musician ever: Weird Al.

googs19 posted...

Literally the most famous musician ever: Weird Al.

possibly the most famous man who everyone likes, next to Mr. Rogers

Ozzy at Ozzfest 2005, really disappointing

I saw 30 Seonds to Mars and Seether open for Audioslave in OKC in 2005

Jared Leto sucked but Audioslave made up for it.

I don't remember what tickets cost.

I've never seen any live music by musicians with any amount of real fame.

Matter of fact, the only live music I have seen were the people that came to play at open mic night in the bar area of the restaurant I used to work at, but that wasn't by choice.

I saw Bob Dylan tour with Mavis Staples.

I work all the concerts where I work and have seen quite a few big names. I don't know who would be the biggest, maybe Kenny Loggins or Pat Benatar.

Probably the Rolling Stones

it was a massive festival, this one: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Molson_Canadian_Rocks_for_Toronto

Estimates at 500,000 people in attendance. Some estimates as high as 1-million unique concertgoers throughout the day.

I got my ticket for free out of my dad's beer case. He bought his for $21 Canadian, which at the time, was like $12 USD.

Other acts there included AC/DC, Rush, The Guess Who, Sass Jordan, The Flaming Lips, Jeff Healey, Tea Party, Sam Roberts, The Isley Brothers (amazing live show, one of the best of the day), and Justin Timberlake.

The Stones fucking blew. They, as the headliner, were 90 mins late and played for just 40 minutes. AC/DC played for over an hour.

edit: Here's the Isley brothers. So unreal live, their guitarist was really good. They stuck out to me as being really good (Them and Rush of course)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4WuB3r7itgY&t=1s

Prince's final concert tour 2015 in Baltimore. Cost me $60. The man is legendary.

Elton John I guess or Garth Brooks.

Too many to try to think of one. Jack Black, maybe.

Madonna, on every tour since 2001. Her stage shows are an assault of the senses.

Paul McCartney, Garth brooks, and Bruce Springsteen. Fourth place Phil collins

(Four separate concerts)

Aside from Weird Al, Elton John

Alter Bridge

EndOfDiscOne posted...

Aside from Weird Al, Elton John

Elton is one of the few acts remaining on my bucket list. Iron Maiden is there too.

Paul McCartney 3 separate times

Zz Top. (7 or 8 years ago)

$50? (Was drinking a lot that night)

It was an extremely loud concert. I was making the joke that the loudness was due to the fact that Zz Top fans are hard of hearing due to being old. From what I can tell, Zz Top played well

Lana Del Rey, or Florence Welch?
Idk who's more famous

2017, 2010 respectively.
They were free both times.
Florence was so much fun and Lana was a fucking dream.

Im pretty sure my first concert was Kanye West back in like 2008 or 2009. Dude showed up 45 mins late too.

Paul McCartney

he was incredible, played a longer set than most guys half his age, with more energy too

Oh, you mean in person. I've only been to 2 concerts. I would assume Third Eye Blind. Since they are older. Though it seems like All Time Low is being played on the radio a lot these days, so maybe them.

Aside from Weird Al, Trent Reznor probably

Trent Reznor or Wu Tang Clan I'm not sure who's more famous honestly.

I'd have to think it was Stone Temple Pilots when they were touring for Purple back in the 90's.

Also seen Tool on the Lateralus tour (early 2000's), in 2017 or 2018, then earlier this year.

So for the time periods, I'm guessing STP would have been the more famous ones.

(Unless the Melrose Place fans outnumber all others when I saw Letters to Cleo)

Garth Brooks

I saw Willie Nelson know at a Tobacco Outlet

That's actually a tough one.

I saw Waka Flocka Flame on Warped Tour when he was still active and popular. Also saw Linkin Park on Warped when Chester was still around. Saw Juice WRLD in his last show in Canada before he passed as well.

I saw Fetty Wap live also, but that was when he was way past his glory days.

I saw Less Than Jake

They were good but were also apparently kinda dicks and one of them may have slept with a girl from my HS

The Weeknd. Tickets were $300+ (stadium tour and we had good seats). He was actually really good, felt like I got my moneys worth for sure and Id see him again after that.

Steve Miller

Disturbed, Adam Gontier, BB King, Tim McGraw.
Couple more I'm likely forgetting.

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of that i'd say GD & AC due to broad mainstream appeal of their biggest hits.

DarkwingDucky posted...

Im pretty sure my first concert was Kanye West back in like 2008 or 2009. Dude showed up 45 mins late too.

"the signs were there all along"

Most famous person thus far seen is Paul McCartney though, probably. Or Kanye, but McCartney i think had more impressions due to 40-50 years vs 10-12 years.

Btw some of these bands, not to be a snob, are actually not that famous at all. Well known in what they do, but not "famous".

Mannie fresh ,juvenile and Toby Keith...

Mozart in 1783 or 1784.

Maybe Taylor Swift in 2014. My friend had an extra ticket so I went.

Probably Rolling Stones until I see Taylor next year.

Judas Priest

akon in 2009, ludacris in 2012 i think, george clinton / p-funk on a couple occasions in the late 2010s

former two were free shows on campus

FL81 posted...

Judas Priest

Oh, I've seen them live, twice. Both unreal shows. Same venue, the Molson Amphitheatre in Toronto. Here were their opening acts:

Show one:
Heaven and Hell (Black Sabbath w/ Dio)
Motorhead
Testament

Show two:
Queensryche (On the Operation:Mindcrime 2 tour; they played it in full, plus about 3-4 random openers + 1 encore)
ISIS
(some other band)

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Seconded

For me, Rolling Stones or Ozzy.

either Drake or Kendrick Lamar.

the ticket wasn't that much (it was at a local college), so someone bought a few and gave me one.

I was front row for U2 in 03 or 04
It was a great show

Nas and Public Enemy but David Byrne was the best concert I ever saw

I've seen Prince twice.
I got the tickets through his website at the time.