The Concert Thread

I'm assuming the Judas Priest shows must be pushed back from September? Are their still tickets available for their tour? I'd love to go but it would be tough with work and other commitments for me at the moment.
 
My Megadeth concert was cancelled last week. I was kinda holding out hope because this was the first show I've ever been able to actually purchase a front row ticket for, rather than stand in line and pray that I get on the barrier. I have no concerts lined up in my future. Sad. However, I am pretty glad I got two shows in this year, even if it was the same band twice. In retrospect, I am also more satisfied with my 2019 considering what's going on now.

I am considering going to the Deftones/Gojira in Seattle for September of 2021. I'm gonna wait a bit before I make a decision. Probably next year honestly.

The Early Years:
  • 12/15/02 Neil Diamond @ The Spokane Arena, Spokane, WA
  • 04/09/04 Kelly Clarkson and Clay Aiken @ The Spokane Arena, WA (Note: did not go to this one willingly)
  • 07/03/04 Fleetwood Mac @ The Spokane Arena, Spokane, WA
  • 09/26/07 George Thorogood and the Destroyers @ The Big Easy, Spokane, WA
  • 06/24/11 Kiss @ The Spokane Arena, Spokane, WA
2012:
  • 07/29/12 Iron Maiden with Coheed & Cambria @ The Pacific Coliseum, Vancouver, BC
  • 07/30/12 Iron Maiden with Coheed & Cambria @ White River Amphitheater, Auburn, WA
2013:
  • 06/24/13 Machine Head @ The Knitting Factory, Spokane, WA ***
  • 09/12/13 Iron Maiden with Megadeth @ Mandalay Bay, Las Vegas, NV
  • 09/21/13 5FDP with Halestorm, Sepultura, and 10 Years @ Greyhound Park, Post Falls, ID
2014:
  • 05/05/14 Sabaton & Iced Earth @ The Knitting Factory, Spokane, WA ***
2015:
  • 03/08/15 Machine Head @ The Knitting Factory, Spokane, WA ***
  • 05/29/15 The Eagles @ The Spokane Arena, Spokane, WA
  • 09/30/15 Def Leppard, Styx, and Tesla @ The Spokane Arena, WA
  • 10/25/15 Queensryche @ Northern Quest Resort & Casino, Spokane, WA
2016:
  • 02/27/16 Schism @ The House of Blues, Las Vegas, NV (Note: Tool cover band) ***
  • 02/28/16 Iron Maiden with The Raven Age @ Mandalay Bay, Las Vegas, NV
  • 04/11/16 Iron Maiden with The Raven Age @ Tacoma Dome, Tacoma, WA ***
  • 07/09/16 Alice in Chains @ The INB Performing Arts Center, Spokane, WA '''
  • 09/02/16 Duran Duran @ Northern Quest Resort & Casino, Spokane, WA
  • 11/03/16 Steel Panther @ The Knitting Factory, Spokane, WA
2017:
  • 01/17/17 Chevelle @ The Knitting Factory, Spokane, WA ***
  • 06/17/17 Tool @ The Gorge Amphitheater, George, WA
  • 06/30/17 Sammy Hagar & The Circle @ Northern Quest Resort & Casino, Spokane, WA
  • 07/03/17 Iron Maiden with Ghost @ The T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, NV ***
  • 08/09/17 Metallica with A7X and Gojira @ Century Link Field, Seattle, WA
  • 09/29/17 The Scorpions and Megadeth @ The Spokane Arena, Spokane, WA ''' (Note: Megadeth meet and greet also side stage)
  • 10/24/17 Mastodon with Eagles of Death Metal & Russian Circles @ The Knitting Factory, Spokane, WA ***
  • 12/4/17 Foo Fighters @ The Spokane Arena, Spokane, WA
2018:
  • 03/01/18 Queensryche @ Northern Quest Resort & Casino, Spokane, WA
  • 06/22/18 Mastodon with Primus @ Marymoor Park, Seattle, WA ***
  • 08/26/18 Alice in Chains, Bush, The Cult, Stone Temple Pilots @ Sunlight Supply Amphitheater, Vancouver, WA ***
  • 09/13/18 Australian Pink Floyd @ Northern Quest Resort & Casino, Spokane WA
  • 11/17/18 Ghost @ The Joint, Las Vegas, NV ***
  • 12/2/18 Metallica @ The Spokane Arena, Spokane, WA ***
2019:
  • 2/4/19 Kiss @ The Spokane Arena, Spokane, WA ***/ '''
  • 6/19/19 Judas Priest with Uriah Heep @ Northern Quest Resort & Casino, Spokane, WA ***
  • 6/22/19 Mastodon with Coheed & Cambria @ Marymoor Park, Seattle, WA
  • 9/5/19 Iron Maiden with The Raven Age @ Tacoma Dome, Tacoma, WA***
  • 9/6/19 Iron Maiden @ Moda Center, Portland, OR (Note: Skipped The Raven Age)
  • 9/13/19 Iron Maiden with The Raven Age @ MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, NV
  • 9/28/19 Aerosmith @ The Park MGM Theater, Las Vegas, NV
  • 10/11/19 UFO & Armored Saint @ The House of Blues, Las Vegas, NV
  • 10/12/19 Billy Idol @ The Pearl Theater, Las Vegas, NV ***
  • 11/2 Guns N' Roses @ The Colloseum at Caesars, Las Vegas, NV
2020:
  • 1/17/20 Tool @ The T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, NV
  • 3/9/20 Tool @ The Spokane Arena, Spokane, WA
2021:

Key:
*** = On the rail/Front Row
''' = Met the band/Meet & Greet

My Top 10 concerts
1
. 04/11/16 Iron Maiden with The Raven Age @ Tacoma Dome, Tacoma, WA ***
2. 3/9/20 Tool @ The Spokane Arena, Spokane, WA
3. 07/03/17 Iron Maiden with Ghost @ The T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, NV ***
4. 9/13/19 Iron Maiden with The Raven Age @ MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, NV
5. 07/09/16 Alice in Chains @ The INB Performing Arts Center, Spokane, WA '''
6. 06/17/17 Tool @ The Gorge Amphitheater, George, WA
7. 11/17/18 Ghost @ The Joint, Las Vegas, NV ***
8. 07/30/12 Iron Maiden with Coheed & Cambria @ White River Amphitheater, Auburn, WA
9. 12/2/18 Metallica @ The Spokane Arena, Spokane, WA ***
10. 02/28/16 Iron Maiden with The Raven Age @ Mandalay Bay, Las Vegas, NV
 
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The last concert I visited was Fish a few years ago. He played Clutching At Straws in its entirely.
Due to a light tinnitus I'm not going that much to concerts anymore though.
 
The last concert I visited was Fish a few years ago. He played Clutching At Straws in its entirely.
Due to a light tinnitus I'm not going that much to concerts anymore though.
My last concert was Mastodon at the Brixton Academy in December 2017 so it's been a few years for me now too. I've seen them live a few times and this was a excellent show. Unfortunately life kind of gets in the way of going to more shows with me (being a single dad to two young girls doesn't help either!)
 
My last concert was Mastodon at the Brixton Academy in December 2017 so it's been a few years for me now too. I've seen them live a few times and this was a excellent show. Unfortunately life kind of gets in the way of going to more shows with me (being a single dad to two young girls doesn't help either!)
Know what you mean, I have 2 sons (9 and 11) and they're not into metal at all.
Although the youngest likes Green Day and Three Days Grace. maybe there's hope...
 
Know what you mean, I have 2 sons (9 and 11) and they're not into metal at all.
Although the youngest likes Green Day and Three Days Grace. maybe there's hope...
Green Day and similar bands were what I liked before I heard Maiden for the first time at about the age of 10 so I'd definitely say there is hope!

My girls are 4 and 2 so are way too young for loud rock concerts right now. I feel like children are hardwired not to like the same music as their parents but having said that the last time I went to see Maiden there were a lot of families with fairly young children dressed out in the t-shirts and everything.
 
Concerts:
9/21/21 - Deftones, Gojira, and Poppy @ The WAMU Theater, Seattle, WA

Hopefully. There's quite a bit of time between now and then. If anything happens it will just automatically be refunded. But this was a show I really wanted to see.

The Early Years:
  • 12/15/02 Neil Diamond @ The Spokane Arena, Spokane, WA
  • 04/09/04 Kelly Clarkson and Clay Aiken @ The Spokane Arena, WA (Note: did not go to this one willingly)
  • 07/03/04 Fleetwood Mac @ The Spokane Arena, Spokane, WA
  • 09/26/07 George Thorogood and the Destroyers @ The Big Easy, Spokane, WA
  • 06/24/11 Kiss @ The Spokane Arena, Spokane, WA
2012:
  • 07/29/12 Iron Maiden with Coheed & Cambria @ The Pacific Coliseum, Vancouver, BC
  • 07/30/12 Iron Maiden with Coheed & Cambria @ White River Amphitheater, Auburn, WA
2013:
  • 06/24/13 Machine Head @ The Knitting Factory, Spokane, WA ***
  • 09/12/13 Iron Maiden with Megadeth @ Mandalay Bay, Las Vegas, NV
  • 09/21/13 5FDP with Halestorm, Sevendust, and 10 Years @ Greyhound Park, Post Falls, ID
2014:
  • 05/05/14 Sabaton & Iced Earth @ The Knitting Factory, Spokane, WA ***
2015:
  • 03/08/15 Machine Head @ The Knitting Factory, Spokane, WA ***
  • 05/29/15 The Eagles @ The Spokane Arena, Spokane, WA
  • 09/30/15 Def Leppard, Styx, and Tesla @ The Spokane Arena, WA
  • 10/25/15 Queensryche @ Northern Quest Resort & Casino, Spokane, WA
2016:
  • 02/27/16 Schism @ The House of Blues, Las Vegas, NV (Note: Tool cover band) ***
  • 02/28/16 Iron Maiden with The Raven Age @ Mandalay Bay, Las Vegas, NV
  • 04/11/16 Iron Maiden with The Raven Age @ Tacoma Dome, Tacoma, WA ***
  • 07/09/16 Alice in Chains @ The INB Performing Arts Center, Spokane, WA '''
  • 09/02/16 Duran Duran @ Northern Quest Resort & Casino, Spokane, WA
  • 11/03/16 Steel Panther @ The Knitting Factory, Spokane, WA
2017:
  • 01/17/17 Chevelle @ The Knitting Factory, Spokane, WA ***
  • 06/17/17 Tool @ The Gorge Amphitheater, George, WA
  • 06/30/17 Sammy Hagar & The Circle @ Northern Quest Resort & Casino, Spokane, WA
  • 07/03/17 Iron Maiden with Ghost @ The T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, NV ***
  • 08/09/17 Metallica with A7X and Gojira @ Century Link Field, Seattle, WA
  • 09/29/17 The Scorpions and Megadeth @ The Spokane Arena, Spokane, WA ''' (Note: Megadeth meet and greet also side stage)
  • 10/24/17 Mastodon with Eagles of Death Metal & Russian Circles @ The Knitting Factory, Spokane, WA ***
  • 12/4/17 Foo Fighters @ The Spokane Arena, Spokane, WA
2018:
  • 03/01/18 Queensryche @ Northern Quest Resort & Casino, Spokane, WA
  • 06/22/18 Mastodon with Primus @ Marymoor Park, Seattle, WA ***
  • 08/26/18 Alice in Chains, Bush, The Cult, Stone Temple Pilots @ Sunlight Supply Amphitheater, Vancouver, WA ***
  • 09/13/18 Australian Pink Floyd @ Northern Quest Resort & Casino, Spokane WA
  • 11/17/18 Ghost @ The Joint, Las Vegas, NV ***
  • 12/2/18 Metallica @ The Spokane Arena, Spokane, WA ***
2019:
  • 2/4/19 Kiss @ The Spokane Arena, Spokane, WA ***/ '''
  • 6/19/19 Judas Priest with Uriah Heep @ Northern Quest Resort & Casino, Spokane, WA ***
  • 6/22/19 Mastodon with Coheed & Cambria @ Marymoor Park, Seattle, WA
  • 9/5/19 Iron Maiden with The Raven Age @ Tacoma Dome, Tacoma, WA***
  • 9/6/19 Iron Maiden @ Moda Center, Portland, OR (Note: Skipped The Raven Age)
  • 9/13/19 Iron Maiden with The Raven Age @ MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, NV
  • 9/28/19 Aerosmith @ The Park MGM Theater, Las Vegas, NV
  • 10/11/19 UFO & Armored Saint @ The House of Blues, Las Vegas, NV
  • 10/12/19 Billy Idol @ The Pearl Theater, Las Vegas, NV ***
  • 11/2 Guns N' Roses @ The Colloseum at Caesars, Las Vegas, NV
2020:
  • 1/17/20 Tool @ The T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, NV
  • 3/9/20 Tool @ The Spokane Arena, Spokane, WA
2021:

Key:
*** = On the rail/Front Row
''' = Met the band/Meet & Greet

My Top 10 concerts
1
. 04/11/16 Iron Maiden with The Raven Age @ Tacoma Dome, Tacoma, WA ***
2. 3/9/20 Tool @ The Spokane Arena, Spokane, WA
3. 07/03/17 Iron Maiden with Ghost @ The T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, NV ***
4. 9/13/19 Iron Maiden with The Raven Age @ MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, NV
5. 07/09/16 Alice in Chains @ The INB Performing Arts Center, Spokane, WA '''
6. 06/17/17 Tool @ The Gorge Amphitheater, George, WA
7. 11/17/18 Ghost @ The Joint, Las Vegas, NV ***
8. 07/30/12 Iron Maiden with Coheed & Cambria @ White River Amphitheater, Auburn, WA
9. 12/2/18 Metallica @ The Spokane Arena, Spokane, WA ***
10. 02/28/16 Iron Maiden with The Raven Age @ Mandalay Bay, Las Vegas, NV
 
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Lined up for Faith No More, Iron Maiden and Supergrass in May 20 but all cancelled/postponed due to Covid :(

FNM rescheduled for Feb 21 (remains to be seen), Supergrass postponed (unknown), Iron Maiden refunded (as many would know).

Last concert was Graveyard Feb 20 then Opeth before that Dec 19...getting itchy feet!
 
One of these days I might actually see Priest again. Seriously, though, how many veteran bands are going to fold before all this is over?
 
One of these days I might actually see Priest again. Seriously, though, how many veteran bands are going to fold before all this is over?
I'm honestly less worried about the veteran bands and more worried about the low-to-mid tier acts that really rely on consistent touring to make ends meet. I'm still absolutely devastated by Anathema's call for an indefinite hiatus and hope more announcements like that don't come down the fold.
 
With the UK looking on track to remove all social distancing legislation by the 21st of June my current line up is looking like this:

11-15th Aug - Bloodstock Open Air
29th Aug - Eagles - Wembley Stadium, London
12th Oct - Genesis - O2 Arena, London
19th Oct - Creeping Death/Venom Prison- Mama Roux, Birmingham

2022
9th Apr - Jeff Wayne's The War of the Worlds - O2 Arena, London
22nd Apr - Nick Mason's Saucerful of Secrets - Symphony Hall, Birmingham

If everything does go to plan here, I can see myself filling my calendar with quite a lot come the end of the year. Shame my planned Maiden trip to Gothenburg won't happen though :(
 
No Graspop Metal Festival in 2021.
Tickets for the 2020 edition stay valid for 2022.
Not surprised about this decision though, but I guess some people still had high hopes it would happen.
 
On a related note, the Skunk Anansie show I had tickets for in June has been postponed to April 2022.

Current list of gigs (all have been postponed twice since I bought the tickets before the shit hit the fan):

Fascinating Aida 25/09/2021
The Waterboys 21/10/2021
Van der Graaf Generator 24/02/2022
Skunk Anansie 16/04/2022
 
Current Set of shows:
  • Def Leppard, Motley Crue, Poison, Joan Jett - September 2021
  • Roger Waters - September 2021
  • The Rolling Stones - TBA
Shows Cancelled :(
  • Sebastian Bach
  • Alice Cooper w/ Lita Ford
  • Guns N Roses
  • Journey
  • Ozzy Osbourne
Honestly the only ones I'm super bummed about are Alice Cooper and The Stones, although Bach and Waters are high on my list for shows I wanted to see.
 
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