The Concert Thread

[The Dissident]

2023 was a great concert year for me. Really strong mix, had a couple concerts be postponed to next year which was fine. The concert season ended last night in Seattle.

• Anthrax & Black Label Society w/ Exodus
• John Mellencamp
• Alter Bridge w/ Mammoth WVH & Pistols at Dawn
• Dream Theater w/ Devin Townsend & Animals as Leaders
• Volbeat w/ Halestorm
• Trooper w/ Chilliwack & Harlequin
• Pat Benatar
• Iron Maiden w/ Atreyu
• Matthew Good (Acoustic Show)
• Ann Wilson
• ZZ Top
• Guns N Roses w/ Alice In Chains
• Heart w/ Jason Bonham's Led Zeppelin Evening

The best show was Iron Maiden, followed by Alter Bridge, Dream Theater and GNR. I hadn't heard any Devin Townsend before the show, I now own all his solo records and some Strapping.

Haven't updated since this, 2024 has shaped up nicely, I've seen:

• Judas Priest, Saxon & Uriah Heep - Happened to be in London for a work trip they played my last night there.
• Foreigner
• Pearl Jam
• Billy Joel w/ Jason Bonham
• The Rolling Stones

Upcoming:

• Blondie
• P!nk
• Evanescence & Halestorm w/ The Warning
• Bruce Springsteen
• Myles Kennedy (2025)

Potentially:

• Metallica
• Maiden
• Judas Priest
• Amorphis & Dark Tranquility
• Pat Benatar
• W.A.S.P.

 

[MindRuler]

Dream Theater + meet and greet in November. This might be the most excited I've been for any concert ever

Cool!

Queensryche "The Origins Tour" in January. This is the first time QR comes here with Todd on vocals so that's extra cool. Also seeing The Warning as well as the first EP in full is great since Geoff didn't play anything from those when I saw his solo band.

Damn they skip Belgium. Usually I´m travelling to Finland in january so I might see them there!

 

[terrell39]

Last night saw Malevolence and Kerry King open for Lamb of God!
What a night!
Even though seeing LOG play Ashes of the Wake in its entirety was a dream come true, highlight of the evening was seeing Kerry King play 2 Slayer songs back to back!

Kerry King Setlist at 713 Music Hall, Houston

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Lamb of God Setlist at 713 Music Hall, Houston

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Malevolence Setlist at 713 Music Hall, Houston

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[Night Prowler]

I haven't been to a show this year, but the plans for the rest of the year are pretty big.

05/25/2024	Belgrade	Rammstein
05/30/2024	Belgrade	Nikola Vranjković
07/16/2024	Sofia	Bruce Dickinson
07/23/2024	Zagreb	Queens Of The Stone Age
07/24/2024	Zagreb	Queens Of The Stone Age
08/03/2024	Belgrade	Abbath
09/27/2024	Rome	David Gilmour
11/01/2024	Budapest	Dream Theater

Rammstein and Bruce were great, didn't go to Vranjković's show because of a storm that day, and both QOTSA shows got cancelled

Updated plans:

08/03/2024	Belgrade	Abbath
09/03/2024	Belgrade	Nikola Vranjković
09/27/2024	Rome	David Gilmour
10/08/2024	Belgrade	Rage
11/01/2024	Budapest	Dream Theater
11/23/2024	Thessaloniki	Anaal Nathrakh

 

[Flaming Blimp Crash]

Saw Metallica last night at Soldier Field (and have tickets to tomorrow night as well), nothing I hadn't seen before in terms of the setlist, but a damn solid set with great sound. Was a bit worried how this would sound in comparison to being in an enclosed dome last year, but even in the open-air environment they still sounded great.

Creeping Death
Harvester of Sorrow
Holier Than Thou
King Nothing
72 Seasons
If Darkness Had a Son
Fade to Black
Shadows Follow
Orion
Nothing Else Matters
Sad But True
Blackened
Fuel
Seek and Destroy
Master of Puppets

Not a fan of them constricting the setlist length even further to only 15 songs, but, it's been suggested that's to make room for Inamorata, which they debuted at the start of the year and will play on Sunday. The drop to 15 isn't really noticeable in the grand scheme of things, but I'm hoping next time they come around they're not down to 13-14?

 

[MrKnickerbocker]

Saw Metallica last night at Soldier Field (and have tickets to tomorrow night as well), nothing I hadn't seen before in terms of the setlist, but a damn solid set with great sound. Was a bit worried how this would sound in comparison to being in an enclosed dome last year, but even in the open-air environment they still sounded great.

Creeping Death
Harvester of Sorrow
Holier Than Thou
King Nothing
72 Seasons
If Darkness Had a Son
Fade to Black
Shadows Follow
Orion
Nothing Else Matters
Sad But True
Blackened
Fuel
Seek and Destroy
Master of Puppets

Not a fan of them constricting the setlist length even further to only 15 songs, but, it's been suggested that's to make room for Inamorata, which they debuted at the start of the year and will play on Sunday. The drop to 15 isn't really noticeable in the grand scheme of things, but I'm hoping next time they come around they're not down to 13-14?

I was also there and it was absolutely spectacular! The sound was shockingly decent from my seats and the band was on fire. It’s my first time seeing them where I’ve had zero criticisms of Lars (who is doing a great job playing to a click) and Kirk (who seemed to actually hit every note). Great show! Can’t wait for tomorrow.

This was only my third time seeing them and a third of the set was new for me: Orion, Holier Than Thou and the 72 Seasons tracks.

I still absolutely hate the Kirk/Rob jams, though.

 

[Flaming Blimp Crash]

Was going to say technical/performance gremlins were at an absolute minimum last night. St. Louis last year one of the hydraulic lifts for one of the drum kits failed on the Friday show and Kirk had guitar signal issues/tuning issues aplenty on Sunday.

I actually thought their jam last night was pretty solid. Funky as hell.

 

[The Dissident]

Saw Metallica last night at Soldier Field (and have tickets to tomorrow night as well), nothing I hadn't seen before in terms of the setlist, but a damn solid set with great sound. Was a bit worried how this would sound in comparison to being in an enclosed dome last year, but even in the open-air environment they still sounded great.

Creeping Death
Harvester of Sorrow
Holier Than Thou
King Nothing
72 Seasons
If Darkness Had a Son
Fade to Black
Shadows Follow
Orion
Nothing Else Matters
Sad But True
Blackened
Fuel
Seek and Destroy
Master of Puppets

Not a fan of them constricting the setlist length even further to only 15 songs, but, it's been suggested that's to make room for Inamorata, which they debuted at the start of the year and will play on Sunday. The drop to 15 isn't really noticeable in the grand scheme of things, but I'm hoping next time they come around they're not down to 13-14?

Good to note, I'm seeing them night 1 in Seattle, hoping they keep Fade To Black in the setlist for it. Glad it sounded good in the open air!

 

[Flaming Blimp Crash]

Welp, probably out for my 'travelling show' for The Future Past. Was eyeballing Charlotte, but, in inspecting my car this morning having not driven it since returning from Soldier Field on Friday night -- I've got a flat. Installing a full set today before heading back out to Soldier Field, so, probably only going to stick with the Rosemont show for Maiden.

 

[Flaming Blimp Crash]

Killer set last night. Half of Ride the Lightning plus some different 72 Seasons stuff than from St. Louis last year. Inamorata sounds fantastic live.

 

[GhostofCain]

I saw the Manic Street Preachers and Suede at Cardiff Castle (what a beautiful venue for concerts) with my family last Saturday and we had a blast.

Suede went on stage first and played a nice set, with Brett Anderson oozing charisma and spending quite some time singing with the fans on the front row. A superb frontman.

Suede Setlist at Cardiff Castle, Cardiff

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The night belonged to the Manics though, with the show being a home turf one. From the opener, You Love Us, to the final song, If You Tolerate This Your Children Will Be Next, we were treated to a superb show mixing the hits from the 90s with some more recent material and even one song off the maligned Lifeblood.

The weather held off for most of the gig, but it started raining heavily during the final songs (heavens opened during Tsunami! ). After finishing playing the last song on the setlist, a very wet James Dean Bradfield (we were all drenched) stayed on stage and played a snippet of Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head.

Manic Street Preachers Setlist at Cardiff Castle, Cardiff

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Can’t wait to see them again in London next week!

The Manics were great at the Ally Pally Park in London last month. Two setlist changes from the gig I saw 12 days before in Cardiff: a beautiful and poignant version of This is Yesterday (instead of Suicide is Painless) and No Surface All Feeling (with Spirit of Radio from Rush as intro and a bit of Today from Smashing Pumpkins at the end) instead of Tsunami.

Manic Street Preachers Setlist at Alexandra Park, London

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I do not have tickets for any shows until November (The Cult's 40th anniversary tour), although that might change if there is anything interesting at a local venue before then.

 

[MrKnickerbocker]

Killer set last night. Half of Ride the Lightning plus some different 72 Seasons stuff than from St. Louis last year. Inamorata sounds fantastic live.

Awesome second night, though I still preferred the set on Night 1. I have now heard every song off Ride The Lightning live except Escape, which is just crazy.

 

[Detective Beauregard]

Inamorata sounds fantastic live.

It really does. I love the bass lines in the middle over Lars’s insanely loud hi-hat. Easily my fav from that album and I’m glad we got to see it!

I have now heard every song off Ride The Lightning live except Escape, which is just crazy.

Yeah… they can keep that one.

 

[MrKnickerbocker]

Yeah… they can keep that one.

I'd rather hear Escape than FFWF, honestly. At least it would be a rare experience.

 

[Detective Beauregard]

I'd rather hear Escape than FFWF, honestly. At least it would be a rare experience.

Yeah but I’d rather have heard Battery over either!

 

[Flaming Blimp Crash]

All I know is the one song I didn't want to hear over the weekend was The Memory Remains. I'm all Memory'd out what with the shows I saw in 2021-2023.

 

[Detective Beauregard]

All I know is the one song I didn't want to hear over the weekend was The Memory Remains. I'm all Memory'd out what with the shows I saw in 2021-2023.

I like Memory but I’m glad we got Until it Sleeps instead.

 

[Flaming Blimp Crash]

Me too as I hadn't seen that one yet! Biggest song I'm trying to cross off my list still is The Four Horsemen - which I don't think they've played yet on this entire tour.

 

[terrell39]

Last night saw Yes open for Deep Purple and both bands really rocked!
Yes played for over 1 hour and played my 3 favorites (Yours is No Disgrace, Siberian Khatru, & Starship Trooper)!
Deep Purple played 2 deep cuts in a row from In Rock!
New guitarist Simon McBride really blew us away!
Only complaint is DP played so many songs off New lp (which is great) that they skipped Perfect Strangers?!?!?

Deep Purple Setlist at Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion, The Woodlands

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Yes Setlist at Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion, The Woodlands

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[srfc]

Saw AC/DC on Saturday night, the sound wasn't the Mae West where I was, but they were definitely better than the previous time I'd seen them.