Bands Seen Live Most Often (Top 5)

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  • JH6056
    JH6056 Posts: 2,444
    edited September 2015
    This is such an interesting question! I really had to think about it, and these numbers are mostly ballpark cuz don't have exact in front of me, but pretty sure my 5 are:

    1. Pearl Jam: 55+
    2. DMB: 45+
    3. The Frames: 25+
    4. REM: 15+
    5. 3-way TIE: The Clash & Radiohead & Joe Strummer & the Mescaleros: 12

    [Edited to add: Just realized I saw Joe Strummer & the Mescaleros 12 times as well, same number as I saw the Clash]
    Post edited by JH6056 on
  • tempo_n_groove
    tempo_n_groove Posts: 43,474
    Pearl Jam 7
    Bombay bicycle club 6
    The Weeks 5
    Matt & Kim 5
    Beck 4
  • 63schoefflin
    63schoefflin Posts: 2,581
    Hmm, I think this is right but I don't have my list on me:

    PJ- 23
    MMJ- 13
    Phish/ Band of Horses- 6 (or 7 for BOH)

    Tons more multiple times but I can't think. It hit me while doing this the amount of traveling I have done to happen to see these guys.... PJ in 8 states I believe, MMJ in 2 countries and 4 states, BOH in 2 countries and 4 states (I believe) and Phish in 3 states... Hopefully making them 2 countries in January.
    '08- Camden 1-2   '09- Chicago 2; Spectrum 1-4
    '10- MSG 1-2   '11- PJ20
    '12- MIA; DeLuna '13- Wrigley; Pitt; Brooklyn 1-2; Philly 1-2; Baltimore; Seattle
    '14- Denver   '16- Philly 1-2; MSG 2
    '17- Pilgrimage Music Fest (Eddie)
    '18- Fenway
  • crowes74
    crowes74 Posts: 273
    The black crowes 43
    Dave Matthews Band 12
    Drive-by Truckers 8
    Pearl jam 7
    Jason Isbell (not as a dbt) 7

  • ceska
    ceska New York Posts: 1,155
    My list is in need of some updating but this is close enough

    1. Wilco / 33 (about to be 34)
    2. Pearl Jam / 33
    3. Soul Asylum / 31
    4. Rhett Miller / 24
    5. Old 97s / 21

    Los Lobos, Richard Thompson, and Ben Kweller are next on my list.
  • hinsey21
    hinsey21 Posts: 583
    1. Pearl Jam - 21
    2. Oasis - 10
    3. U2 - 7
    4. Rolling Stones - 6
    5. Paul McCartney/Radiohead/Green Day - 5
  • lolobugg
    lolobugg BLUE RDGE MTNS Posts: 8,195
    edited September 2015
    1. Pearl Jam - 20+
    1. the Smashing Pumpkins- 20+
    1. Wilco - 20+
    3. R.E.M. - 10+
    4. Pavement - 10+
    5. Radiohead- 10+
    6. Sonic Youth- 10+

    I have no idea the actual count without pulling out all my ticket albums. DMB is up there too but I haven't seen them live since 2009.
    Post edited by lolobugg on

    livefootsteps.org/user/?usr=446

    1995- New Orleans, LA  : New Orleans, LA

    1996- Charleston, SC

    1998- Atlanta, GA: Birmingham, AL: Greenville, SC: Knoxville, TN

    2000- Atlanta, GA: New Orleans, LA: Memphis, TN: Nashville, TN

    2003- Raleigh, NC: Charlotte, NC: Atlanta, GA

    2004- Asheville, NC (hometown show)

    2006- Cincinnati, OH

    2008- Columbia, SC

    2009- Chicago, IL x 2 / Ed Vedder- Atlanta, GA x 2

    2010- Bristow, VA

    2011- Alpine Valley, WI (PJ20) x 2 / Ed Vedder- Chicago, IL

    2012- Atlanta, GA

    2013- Charlotte, NC

    2014- Cincinnati, OH

    2015- New York, NY

    2016- Greenville, SC: Hampton, VA:: Columbia, SC: Raleigh, NC : Lexington, KY: Philly, PA 2: (Wrigley) Chicago, IL x 2 (holy shit): Temple of the Dog- Philly, PA

    2017- ED VED- Louisville, KY

    2018- Chicago, IL x2, Boston, MA x2

    2020- Nashville, TN 

    2022- Smashville 

    2023- Austin, TX x2

    2024- Baltimore

  • dankind
    dankind Posts: 20,847
    edited September 2015
    I have no idea how many times I've seen these bands, so in what I imagine to be in order from more shows to less shows:

    Pearl Jam
    Sonic Youth
    Neko Case
    Jesse Sykes and the Sweet Hereafter
    The White Stripes

    I've also seen Slayer, Springsteen, AC/DC, Neil Young, Faith No More, Jethro Tull, RHCP and Wilco quite a bit.
    Post edited by dankind on
    I SAW PEARL JAM
  • Perry Neum
    Perry Neum Vienna, Austria Posts: 856
    1- Pearl Jam 10x
    2- dEUS 5x
    3- Smashing Pumpkins 4x
    4- Massive Attack 4x
    5- Sigur Ros/16 Horsepower 2x
    Salzburg, Austria 06-18-2000
    Vienna, Austria 09-25-2006
    Vienna, Austria 06-16-2007
    Berlin, Germany 08-15-2009
    Berlin, Germany 06-30-2010
    Amsterdam, Netherlands 06-26-2012
    Amsterdam, Netherlands 06-27-2012
    Praha, Czech Republic 07-02-2012
    Trieste, Italy 06-22-2014
    Vienna, Austria 06-25-2014
  • helplessdancer
    helplessdancer Posts: 5,292
    after next year, pearl jam will be #1 on this list, and i'm old
  • g under p
    g under p Surfing The far side of THE Sombrero Galaxy Posts: 18,281
    g under p said:

    1. Michael Franti & Spearhead.....80+ couple times in Europe, I might have paid for 2 of those shows.
    2. RUSH......50
    3. U2.......28
    4. Metallica.....13
    5. AC/DC....11
    6. Parliament Funkadelic/George Clinton Allstars.....10
    6a. Ziggy Marley...solo+....The Melody Makers....9
    7.The Who.....5
    8. Ben Harper....solo + IC.....5
    9. Living Colour....5
    10. Steel Pulse.....5
    11. Def Leppard.....4
    I could list a lot more but it would hurt my brain, I need something to eat.

    Peace

    A ton of bands 4 and under somehow I'm still forgetting someone or some other band.

    Sadly, I've ONLY seen Pearl Jam once for unknown reasons at Jiffy Lube Bristow VA 2010. this should be in small print, great show though. :smile:

    Peace






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    *MUSIC IS the expression of EMOTION.....and that POLITICS IS merely the DECOY of PERCEPTION*
    .....song_Music & Politics....Michael Franti

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  • Get_Right
    Get_Right Posts: 14,822
    I have seen the Grateful Dead, PJ and Wilco the most.
    50+ dead shows, plus Jerry solo shows
    PJ probably 30+
    Wilco 20+
    MMJ 10+
    REM 10+

    Many others seen multiple times
  • AndySlash
    AndySlash Posts: 3,302
    edited September 2015
    AndySlash said:

    Pearl Jam (21)
    Dave Matthews Band (17)
    The Smashing Pumpkins (9)
    The Black Angels (8)
    My Morning Jacket (7)

    2 1/2 years later:

    Pearl Jam 29
    Dave Matthews Band 22
    My Morning Jacket 11
    The Smashing Pumpkins 10
    The Black Angels 9
    Post edited by AndySlash on
  • dlymnfld
    dlymnfld CT Posts: 970
    1. DMB 27X (just due to mere fact they tour more plus I've see Dave and Tim 4x)

    2. PJ 23X (GBC will be #24 plus I've seen Eddie solo 6x, tres mts 1x and three fish 1x)

    3. Everclear 16X (my second favorite 90's band plus seen Art solo 3x)

    4.Staind 14X (my 2000 band when they were hard plus seen Aaron solo 7x and when Aaron wasn't country)

    5. Chad Stokes 11X (I've also seen Chad Stokes in Dispatch 9x and State Radio 7x so he's catching the amount times I have seen Dave Matthews and Eddie Vedder)
    Springfield 4/6/94, Boston 4/6/94, Hartford 10/2/96, New York 9/11/98, Hartford 9/13/98, Mansfield 8/30/00, Boston 9/28/04, Reading 10/1/04, Quebec City 9/20/05, Boston 5/24/06, Hartford 5/13/06, New York 6/25/08, Hartford 6/27/08 Philadelphia 10/31/09, Hartford 10/15/10,
    Boston 10/17/10, East Troy 9/3/11, East Troy 9/4/11, Missoula 9/30/12, Worcester 10/15/13, Hartford 10/25/13, Charlottesville 10/29/13,
    St. Paul 10/19/14, New York 9/26/15, Quebec City 5/5/16, Boston 8/5/16, Boston 9/2/18, Boston 9/4/18, Quebec City 9/1/22, Camden 9/14/22, Oklahoma City 9/20/22 
  • dlymnfld
    dlymnfld CT Posts: 970
    63schoefflin said:

    Hmm, I think this is right but I don't have my list on me:

    PJ- 23
    MMJ- 13
    Phish/ Band of Horses- 6 (or 7 for BOH)

    Tons more multiple times but I can't think. It hit me while doing this the amount of traveling I have done to happen to see these guys.... PJ in 8 states I believe, MMJ in 2 countries and 4 states, BOH in 2 countries and 4 states (I believe) and Phish in 3 states... Hopefully making them 2 countries in January.

    Band of Horses kick ass and I just was introduced to them (didn't know about them when they opened for PJ and I was sadly in a bar when they played). I can't wait to see them live. Though I did hear Ben play AATWT with PJ in Hartford.
    Springfield 4/6/94, Boston 4/6/94, Hartford 10/2/96, New York 9/11/98, Hartford 9/13/98, Mansfield 8/30/00, Boston 9/28/04, Reading 10/1/04, Quebec City 9/20/05, Boston 5/24/06, Hartford 5/13/06, New York 6/25/08, Hartford 6/27/08 Philadelphia 10/31/09, Hartford 10/15/10,
    Boston 10/17/10, East Troy 9/3/11, East Troy 9/4/11, Missoula 9/30/12, Worcester 10/15/13, Hartford 10/25/13, Charlottesville 10/29/13,
    St. Paul 10/19/14, New York 9/26/15, Quebec City 5/5/16, Boston 8/5/16, Boston 9/2/18, Boston 9/4/18, Quebec City 9/1/22, Camden 9/14/22, Oklahoma City 9/20/22 
  • cydonia
    cydonia Denbighshire, North Wales , UK Posts: 456
    Pearl jam 4
    Tinariwen 3
    Oysterband 4
    The wailers 2
    Rachid Taha 3
  • JH6056
    JH6056 Posts: 2,444
    The fact that you've seen Tinariwen and Rachid Taha at all, never mind 3 times each, absolutely blows my mind! Hoping Tinariwen gets to my area sometime on this tour they're doing now...

    Love your list!
  • reedrothchild
    reedrothchild Posts: 640
    edited October 2015
    Not sure on the numbers exactly but I believe it's

    Phish- 52
    PJ- 24
    Umphreys McGee- 10
    My Morning Jacket- 7
    Wilco- 5
    Pantera- 5
    Post edited by reedrothchild on
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  • SVRDhand13
    SVRDhand13 Posts: 27,029
    SVRDhand13 said:

    Pearl Jam 11

    MMJ 8

    The Roots 7 (8 show in a few weeks)

    The National 4 ( 5 show coming in a few weeks)

    Many more tied at four (Radiohead, Beach House, Deerhunter, Dirty Projectors, TV on the Radio...)

    Updating

    PJ- 18
    MMJ- 10
    The Roots- 8
    St. Vincent- 7
    Many tied at 5 (The National, Tame Impala, TV on the Radio...)
    severed hand thirteen
    2006: Gorge 7/23 2008: Hartford 6/27 Beacon 7/1 2009: Spectrum 10/30-31
    2010: Newark 5/18 MSG 5/20-21 2011: PJ20 9/3-4 2012: Made In America 9/2
    2013: Brooklyn 10/18-19 Philly 10/21-22 Hartford 10/25 2014: ACL10/12
    2015: NYC 9/23 2016: Tampa 4/11 Philly 4/28-29 MSG 5/1-2 Fenway 8/5+8/7
    2017: RRHoF 4/7   2018: Fenway 9/2+9/4   2021: Sea Hear Now 9/18 
    2022: MSG 9/11  2024: MSG 9/3-4 Philly 9/7+9/9 Fenway 9/15+9/17
    2025: Pittsburgh 5/16+5/18
  • Wobbie
    Wobbie Posts: 32,335
    PJ
    collective soul (sorry)
    DMB (sorry again)
    rush
    black crowes
    If I had known then what I know now...

    Vegas 93, Vegas 98, Vegas 00 (10 year show), Vegas 03, Vegas 06
    VIC 07
    EV LA1 08
    Seattle1 09, Seattle2 09, Salt Lake 09, LA4 09
    Columbus 10
    EV LA 11
    Vancouver 11
    Missoula 12
    Portland 13, Spokane 13
    St. Paul 14, Denver 14
    Philly I & II, 16
    Denver 22
    Missoula 24

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