Live Music

The name of this post works both ways - you can call it "live music" (pronounced 'lyve'), or "live music (pronounced 'liv').


Only recently have I gotten into seeing concerts. I've seen a few here and over the years, but recently I saw Green Day @ Scotiabank Place on their American Idiot tour. A few years after that, I saw Foo Fighters at the same venue, in support of "Echoes Silence Patience & Grace." Then, last year, I got the Bluesfest festival pass and saw numerous bands.

                                                   Then the lineup came this year, and I only wanted to see two acts: Soundgarden (yes, they're back if you didn't know), and the Black Keys. The big act I wanted to see was Pearl Jam.

I'd only gotten into the band about 2-3 years ago. I always liked their stuff, but not enough to consider myself a fan. Anyway, I had tried to get tickets but it was pretty much sold out. Then, the crazy part happened - I won a pair in a draw from a radio station! Not only would I see Pearl Jam live, but it would be on their 20th anniversary tour, in 100 lvl (300 is considered nosebleeds) AND for free! Needless to say I was very excited.

I've seen them, so now I'm quite happy concert-wise. Not many people can say they've seen both Pearl Jam & Soundgarden perform in the same year, and less than $100! However, there's a bunch of bands I'd love to see who I've never seen perform live yet. I'm kicking myself for missing Coldplay the THREE times they've come here. With their new album coming up, hopefully I'll be able to catch them on tour...Also, the time that U2's server crashed for the online tickets.... Without further ado, the ads I'd love to see, either their own acts, or as part of Bluesfest (the ones I'm naming never played at Bluesfest yet. Check out some of the acts I listed.)

Going for variety here...

(anything red is an act I'd see their own show)

Angels & Airwaves
ACDC

Beady Eye

Eric Clapton

Alice in Chains

Black Crows

The Bravery

Coldplay

Eddie Vedder (of Pearl Jam)

Foo Fighters (seen on “Echoes” tour)
Green Day (seen on “American Idiot” tour)

The Killers

Kings of Leon
Matchbox Twenty
Muse

Neverending White Lights

David Glimour (from Pink Floyd)
Porcupine Tree

Red Hot Chili Peppers

U2

Paul McCartney

Beck

Blackfield
Bloc Party
Blue October

Bruce Springsteen (either himself, or with the E Street Band)

Daughtry
Dandy Warhols

Keane

Dave Matthews Band

David Cook
The Eels

Evanescence
Jet
John Mayer
Sugarland
Matt Pond PA
Paramore

Pearl Jam (seen on “PJ20” tour)
Phantom Planet
Them Crooked Vultures
Raconteurs
Robert Plant & Allison Krauss
Ryan Adams
Smashing Pumpkins
Snow Patrol

Sugarland
Three Doors Down
Peter Gabriel
Tom Petty
Wolfmother
Dragonette
Incubus
The Doves
Neil Young
Alexi Murdoch

Collective Soul

Band of Skulls
Anya Marina

Vampire Weekend

Band of Horses

Black Rebel Motorcycle Club

Court Yard Hounds

Lenny Kravitz

Spoon

Andrew Bird

Jakob Dylan

Don Henley

Wilco

Broken Bells

Van Halen

Slash

Noel Gallagher

Radiohead

Thom Yorke (of Radiohead)

Prince

R.E.M

The Virgins

KT Tunstall

John Mellencamp

Moody Blues

Journey

Steve Perry

Jethro Tull

Styx

Deep Purple

Supertramp

Trooper

Sass Jordan

Bush

Cranberries

Rage Against the Machine

Scorpions

Hugh Laurie

Mute Math

Slayer

NOFX

Florence & the Machine

Primus

Staind

Seether

Colin James

Flyleaf

ZZ Top

Finger 11

Stone Sour

Melvins

Thrice

Alice Cooper

The Vines