Tuesday, July 14, 2009

Concert? Yes Please!

I love going to concerts! I go to a show almost once a month. There is just something about seeing a band you dig live. It can either make em rock more in your eyes or just be so-so. Going with good, fun friends also makes concerts rule! The first concert I saw was Rancid in Las Vegas. I was 15 and my parents had no idea I went to Vegas to watch em. Yeah, I was a little rebelious teen :-) I went to a few more sporadic shows over my teen years like the Greatful Dead, NOFX, & Bad Religion, but the concert bug didn't really bite me until my mid 20's (probably because it was then that I could finally start affording to go to them). Here is a list of some of my favorite concerts I've been to:

Bon Jovi
One of my first concerts as an adult, which was fitting cause I grew up listening to em. Rocked!!

Shiny Toy Guns
I've actually seen them 3 times

Ben Folds
Mine and Scott's first date April 23 2008

Cobra StarshipI've seen this band 3 or 4 times...I've lost count. The first time I saw them I fell in love! I had no idea who they were, but they ended up being better than the headliner. Unfortunately the last time I saw them they were only so-so for me...it may be cause the lead singer Gabe was sick.

Jimmy Eat World
Crowd surfed my first time!

Neil Diamond
This was a life long dream come true to see Neil this last winter! I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE Neil Diamond!
The Swell Season
Sweet Irish band! I love how the Irish tell stories about everything. If you've seen that independent movie Once then you know who this guy is. He is also in the band The Frames

Katy PerryFunny girl with lots of energy!

Snow PatrolOnce again I love the Irish. There was this funny point when a girl yelled out "I love you!" and he's all "You love me? Do you not listen to my songs? I'm a bad boyfriend."

The Ting Tings
They had the most ridiculous opening band called Hot Tub! Which almost stole the show with how....entrancing they were :-)

Bowling For SoupI really liked how these guys noticed that some younger kids (like 10) were at the show so they watched their mouths. It made me respect them more.
No Doubt
I've seen these guys twice now. Once when they were first getting started and another time a couple months ago. Both times were not disappointing! Gwen knows how to put on a show!

30 Seconds to MarsThis is the only concert I've been to by myself. I won a ticket from Graywhale and am glad I wasn't too scared to go.

Unwritten Law
Free tickets from Graywhale once again! I love winning free tickets to concerts I really want to go to!
The MatchesThis was an opening band that was really fun. I felt like I was at a circus for some reason...


Here are some concerts I've got coming up that I'm way excited to see:

Incubus
Lacuna Coil
Tool
Depeche Mode
The Killers
and maybe Flogging Molly


My wish list of bands I want to see:

Radiohead
The All American Rejects
AFI


Whoohooo for concerts!!

3 comments:

  1. Ive seen Radiohead, loved it, but to bad for you, they will most likely never come back to Utah...seems how they have been here exactly twice in 15 years. I have also seen AFI, oddly enough, it was at BASH 5 or 6 years ago. Can you guess how I felt about it?

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  2. Radiohead may never come back here, but I'm banking on the fact that you would fly any place they were playing that was remotely close to see them again....and I bet AFI was your favorite! :-)

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  3. My first concert was Blink 182, and I was 15. I hopped the fence to GA, and there was a giant fat guy jumping up and down in front of me, and I thought he was going to honestly break my feet. I also fell down in a mosh pit and everyone stopped and picked me up so I didn't die. I thought that was really nice. And last, when we got tired, we went and sat down behind a couple that was totally high.

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