First, Last, Worst, Loudest, Best, Seen the Most....

[Charles Bukaki]

First Concert: Cinderella/Bon Jovi
Last Concert: The Dead South
Worst Concert: Beck
Loudest Concert: I always wear ear protection so I don't really know
Best Concert: Clutch, Boulder Theater 10/18/16
Seen the Most: Clutch
Most Surprising: Marty Stuart
Happy I Got To See: Deep Purple
Wish I Could Have Seen: Thin Lizzy
Next Concert: Cake, Ripplefest 2024 Austin, Cooper/Zombie

[Bono Nettencourt]

Loudest Concert: Jackyll opening for Aerosmith in 93. Monstrous sound.

I'll co-sign this with a Honorable Mention for Most Surprising. I only saw their last 2 songs, but they were really entertaining and had great energy.

[kreamygoodness]

First Concert: KISS, Cow Palace, Nov. 25, 1979
Last Concert: Hurricane, Whisky-a-Go Go, Aug. 10, 2024
Worst Concert: See above
Loudest Concert: Van Halen, Oakland Arena, Jun. 12, 1981
Best Concert: Day on the Green: Scorpions, RATT, Y&T, Metallica, Yngwie Malmsteen & Victory; Oakland Coliseum, Aug. 31, 1985
(The Crüe's Shout tour, San Jose Civic, Apr. 26, 1984 or Carnival of Souls, Oakland Arena, Mar. 26, 2005 are close 2nd's.)
Seen the Most: Y&T; at least 40 times since 1982
Most Surprising: Bon Jovi, opening for RATT, Cow Palace, Dec 28, 1985
Happy I Got To See: Randy with Ozzy, Cow Palace, Dec. 30, 1981
Wish I Could Have Seen: Queen with Freddie, AC/DC with Bon, Led Zeppelin
Next Concert: ???

[Traxan]

First Concert: Def Leppard
Last Concert: Nightwish
Worst Concert: The Icarus Line
Loudest Concert: Andrew WK
Best Concert: KMFDM
Seen the Most: Rush
Most Surprising: Rammstein
Happy I Got To See: Motorhead as a four piece
Wish I Could Have Seen: Nevermore on Gigantour
Next Concert: none

[Hellsinkey]

First Concert: Motley Crue 1986
Last Concert: Pixies twice, two weeks ago
Worst Concert: Can't think of one.
Loudest Concert: Dinosaur Jr in a club.
Best Concert: David Lee Roth 1988
Seen the Most: A few Finnish bands (69 Eyes, Michael Monroe etc.), Skid Row, Therapy
Most Surprising: Bloodhound Gang 2007
Happy I Got To See: Ramones, Prince
Wish I Could Have Seen: Pavement, Stone Temple Pilots, Blind Melon, Alice In Chains, Warren Zevon
Next Concert: Ride tomorrow

[Hellsinkey]

Best Concert: Mr. Bungle, 2000

I've seen Patton with Faith No More and Dead Cross, but that one is on my wish list.

[GoodJudge]

First Concert: Iron Maiden @ Hammersmith Odeon, Dec '88
Last Concert: Red Fang 2 weeks ago
Worst Concert: I've probably forgotten a few, so I'll pick Korzus @ The Marquee
Loudest Concert: Korzus. Louder than Motorhead. Just painful.
Best Concert: impossible to even pick a top 10: Wildhearts, Silver Ginger 5, Arnocorps, Weakerthans, Kings X...
Seen the Most: The Wildhearts at least x15, Ginger in various other guises at least another x10
Most Surprising: World Inferno Friendship Society. Had never heard of them, they were in a support slot, they became one of my top 5 bands instantly.
Happy I Got To See: Megadeth @ The Marquee, the only show where I got up early to queue for tickets.
Wish I Could Have Seen: Nirvana @ The Astoria, the night I was 300 meters away @ The Marquee watching someone else not as good.
Next Concert: Father Befouled at the end of September, then Melt Banana 2 days later

[risingfarce]

First Concert: Aeroshit "Rock In A Hard Place"
Last Concert: Leonid & Friends
Worst Concert: Aeroshit (2 tours) and Motley Shit (2 tours)
Loudest Concert: KISS "Revenge" club tour
Best Concert: Many KISS concerts (the ones without Vinnie, Peter, and Ace)
Seen the Most: KISS (27 shows)
Most Surprising: The ones where I didn't know the setlist before the show.
Happy I Got To See: KISS, RUSH, Triumph. Too many to list.
Wish I Could Have Seen: Queen. All of the bands that I saw, but wish I had seen on earlier tours.
Next Concert: Queensryche

[Ham Stroker's Ejacula]

First Concert: Black Sabbath, Blue Öyster Cult, Riot - 1980
Last Concert: Havok, Toxic Holocaust - 2023
Worst Concert: Celtic Frost - 1989
Loudest Concert: Manowar - 1988
Best Concert: Voivod - 1988
Seen the Most: Napalm Death
Most Surprising: Cro-Mags
Happy I Got To See: Venom's 7th Date of Hell - 1984
Wish I Could Have Seen: Ramones
Next Concert: nothing planned

[GoodJudge]

Worst Concert: Celtic Frost - 1989

Was that purely for the image, and had you seen the Cold Lake album cover beforehand, or were they bad musically too?

[Ham Stroker's Ejacula]

Pretty much bad all around. I went in to the show knowing it would likely be a letdown (I had seen them in 85, 86, and 87 and they got progressively worse). They were (and still are) one of my all-time favorites, so I was PISSED that Tom was apparently smitten with his girlfriend and it dragged the entire band down. The crowd really let them have it. Not that they were ever known for tasty leads, but the guy Tom brought in (Oliver Amberg) might just be the worst lead guitarist ever in a known metal band.

Exhibit A: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9bul5LSBkeE (Hammersmith Odeon show)

[Blumpkin King]

First Concert: KISS, Cow Palace, Nov. 25, 1979
Last Concert: Hurricane, Whisky-a-Go Go, Aug. 10, 2024
Worst Concert: See above
Loudest Concert: Van Halen, Oakland Arena, Jun. 12, 1981
Best Concert: Day on the Green: Scorpions, RATT, Y&T, Metallica, Yngwie Malmsteen & Victory; Oakland Coliseum, Aug. 31, 1985
(The Crüe's Shout tour, San Jose Civic, Apr. 26, 1984 or Carnival of Souls, Oakland Arena, Mar. 26, 2005 are close 2nd's.)
Seen the Most: Y&T; at least 40 times since 1982
Most Surprising: Bon Jovi, opening for RATT, Cow Palace, Dec 28, 1985
Happy I Got To See: Randy with Ozzy, Cow Palace, Dec. 30, 1981
Wish I Could Have Seen: Queen with Freddie, AC/DC with Bon, Led Zeppelin
Next Concert: ???

We have a lot of the same picks. I agree with Bon Jovi, they were fantastic when they opened for Ratt at the Cow Palace.

[rykait01]

First Concert: Kiss - 1978 alive II tour Evansville indiana - 12 yrs old
Last Concert: slipknot
Worst Concert: slipknot
Loudest Concert: ac/dc - for those about to rock tour
Best Concert: no way to pick one
Seen the Most: Kiss and Van Halen
Most Surprising: Chicago with Earth, wind and fire
Happy I Got To See: Tom Petty
Wish I Could Have Seen: Rush
Next Concert: none planned right now

[kreamygoodness]

First Concert: KISS, Cow Palace, Nov. 25, 1979
Last Concert: Hurricane, Whisky-a-Go Go, Aug. 10, 2024
Worst Concert: See above
Loudest Concert: Van Halen, Oakland Arena, Jun. 12, 1981
Best Concert: Day on the Green: Scorpions, RATT, Y&T, Metallica, Yngwie Malmsteen & Victory; Oakland Coliseum, Aug. 31, 1985
(The Crüe's Shout tour, San Jose Civic, Apr. 26, 1984 or Carnival of Souls, Oakland Arena, Mar. 26, 2005 are close 2nd's.)
Seen the Most: Y&T; at least 40 times since 1982
Most Surprising: Bon Jovi, opening for RATT, Cow Palace, Dec 28, 1985
Happy I Got To See: Randy with Ozzy, Cow Palace, Dec. 30, 1981
Wish I Could Have Seen: Queen with Freddie, AC/DC with Bon, Led Zeppelin
Next Concert: ???

We have a lot of the same picks. I agree with Bon Jovi, they were fantastic when they opened for Ratt at the Cow Palace.

Right on! We probably were at a lot of the same Y&T shows.

The thing I remember about Bon Jovi that night was that Slippery When Wet was still about 6 months away from being released. I don't think they played any songs from it but in between songs, Jon mentioned that they had a new album coming out and then said something to the effect of "Once the next album is out, we're never opening for anyone, ever again." That memory always stuck with me.

[RaceFan3]

First Concert: Ringo Starr
Last Concert: .38 Special
Worst Concert: Probably Fishbone opening for STP & RHCP in '01. Wasn't bad but prob the most disinterested I've been for an opener.
Loudest Concert: Metallica, Allstate Arena 2000. Standing on the side of the stage, basically an in-the-round setup.
Best Concert: Maybe that Metallica show. Or KISS July '96. Idk. I could make a 10-way tie out of this question.
Seen the Most: Poison and Crue tied I think. Metallica, KISS, Bob Seger, Blackberry Smoke and U2 all close seconds.
Most Surprising: Jamey Johnson
Happy I Got To See: Bob Seger
Wish I Could Have Seen: Tom Petty
Next Concert: Not sure yet.

[nuno_cherone]

First Concert: Motley/Ratt, SATD tour, May 1984 Orpheum Theatre, Boston
Last Concert: Cheap Trick, August 2024, MGM Boston
Worst Concert: I never went to a show I didn’t want to go to. Enjoyed them all.
Loudest Concert: Ratt opening for Motley. My 13 year old self was NOT ready for that. I had no idea what to expect. As an adult, I can remember having no heating for a couple
of days after a Heaven’s Edge show at Axis in Boston
Best Concert: Motley/Ratt SATD May 1984. I was totally blown away. I officially became a full on metalhead after that show.
Seen the Most: Motley 7x
Most Surprising: Warrant in 1991 at the Channel, Boston and Lord Tracy at the Channel (not on same bill). 2 of the best times I ever had at a show
Happy I Got To See: Savatage on the Streets tour, at the Channel, Boston. It was the last time Cris played in Boston and I was a huge fan. Was a cold weeknight in the winter IIRC and I almost didn’t get off my ass to go. So glad I did. Got Cris’s autograph on my Streets cassette too
Wish I Could Have Seen: somehow I’ve never seen AC/DC
Next Concert: possibly Marvelous 3 in November or Kings X in September

[tylamonroe]

First Concert: Quiet Riot/Whitesnake/Armored Saint. I was a very sheltered country boy and all the long hairs and weed smokers scared the shit out of me.
Last Concert: Rolling Stones - They have no right to still be that good. I just sat there with my hands in my lap like I was at church or something
Worst Concert: Stone Breed. They were opening for some has been and halfway through their set I walked. So soul killing.
Loudest Concert: Metallica - Three hour aural assault. I felt like my ears had been BBC gang raped with no limits. And yeah, I loved it.
Best Concert: Soul Asylum - Some rib fest kinda thing in Chicago. Dave was on fire. The dude was channeling some serious angst that night (late afternoon)
Seen the Most: LA Guns. Those fuckers are like herpes. They just keep coming back.
Most Surprising: Counting Crows. The musicianship in that band is next fucking level. Every bit as good as the Black Crows.
Happy I Got To See: Sinatra and for much different reasons Niel Dimond
Wish I Could Have Seen: Elvis
Next Concert: Honestly, I may never go to a show again. Such a pain in the ass and stupidly expensive. I've done my time and my house is awesome. I want to stay here and watch shit on the big screen with all the comforts of home. Get off my lawn you fucking little twats.

[Van Ailin']

First Concert: Yngwie Malmsteen (about age 15 - looking into the club from the outside - Marching Out tour)
Last Concert: Jon Anderson & The Band Geeks (was superb)
Worst Concert: Smashing Pumpkins on the Mellon Collie tour (dreadful)
Loudest Concert: Smashing Pumpkins (same show, was actually painful, even from the middle/back)
Best Concert: Too many to say (Flecktones, Yes, Cory Wong, John Zorn/Marc Ribot & The Dreamers, Santa Sabina, Adrian Belew, Blue Murder, Steve Lukather, New Grass Revival & Pat Metheny Group really stand out)
Seen the Most: Yes (and offshoots)
Most Surprising: Cory Wong (my God, that was a tremendous show)
Happy I Got To See: Steve Cropper, Steely Dan, Earthworks, Van Halen, Steve Vai, David Lee Roth solo '94, Victor Wooten at his house, La Barranca, Gustavo Cerati)
Wish I Could Have Seen: Jellyfish, Kevin Gilbert, Page/Plant, The Police reunion, Badlands, U.K. reunion, Prince
Next Concert: Beat (Adrian Belew/Steve Vai/Tony Levin/Danny Carey)

[fret123]

First: Chicago and Three Dog Night When I was 7 with my
Uncle. Don’t remember much.
Last: Slayer, Anthrax, Testament, Behemoth and Lamb of God
2018
Worst: Soundgarden 1994. Major letdown live
Loudest: Testament and Annihilator 1989. Ridiculously
Painfully loud. Actually had to leave it was so loud
Couldn’t even tell what songs they were playing
Best: Eric Clapton 1988 or Rush Vapor Trails 02
Seen the most: April Wine
Most Surprising: Venom 1985. Actually a great live band and a
Great stage show. They had gotten a lot
More polished by then
Happy I got to see: Dio, both solo and with Sabbath
Wish I could have seen: Queen. With Freddy although I did
See them with Adam Lambert
Next: Actually think I’m done with concerts. Ridiculous prices
Hate crowds and I’ve seen pretty well all of them

[demolition23]

First Concert: Transvision Vamp, 1991
Last Concert: The Menzingers, 2024
Worst Concert: Faster Pussycat, 2008
Loudest Concert: Cyco Mike/Infectious Grooves, 1995 or Mogwai, 2015
Best Concert: Bruce Springsteen, 2003/2014
Seen the Most: Shihad
Most Surprising: Ween, 1997
Happy I Got To See: Page & Plant, Bowie, Prince, MC5, Warrior Soul, Hanoi Rocks
Wish I Could Have Seen: Sabbath, Dio, Vain
Next Concert: Iron Maiden September 16

[Shinerrox]

First Concert: Nelson/Tyketto at an Amusement Park in 91
Last Concert: Bad Religion/Social Distortion
Worst Concert: Erasure in 96, took a date and was not prepared for all of wifebeater/cutoff shorts and work boot look..
Loudest Concert: Jackyl at a Hard Rock Cafe. it was unbearable
Best Concert: Pink Floyd on the Division Bell tour. A thunderstorm rolled thru during their set adding to the light show..
Seen the Most: Bad Religion x12
Most Surprising: Pink. What a theatrical performance. I was not prepared for all of the acrobatics. 10/10 would see again..
Happy I Got To See: Soundgarden/Pantera/Screaming Trees/Blind Melon/Faith No More
Wish I Could Have Seen: Motorhead
Next Concert: Probably Front 242

[Hellsinkey]

Best Concert: Mr. Bungle, 2000

I've seen Patton with Faith No More and Dead Cross, but that one is on my wish list.

Man, are they good live. Saw them in 1996 as well, also great. Haven't seen the current lineup, but yeah, see them if you can!

Dave Lombardo played with Dead Cross too, before joining Mr. Bungle. Strange that Mr. Bungle have gone back at their old demos and are almost an old school trash metal band nowdays.

[GoodJudge]

Best Concert: Pink Floyd on the Division Bell tour. A thunderstorm rolled thru during their set adding to the light show..

In 2000 I saw Oasis headline a festival (I just checked the date and saw the Foos were 3rd on the bill!). There was a thunderstorm going on in the distance behind the stage that was far more interesting to watch and listen to than that band.

[killeverything]

First Concert: DRI

Last Concert: Stray Cats

Worst Concert: Guns N' Roses ( UYI-era after FNM & Metallica blew them off stage )

Loudest Concert: Ramones. SNFU was in a 100 person bar and pretty loud too.

Best Concert: OG lineup of FIshbone ( seen them twice ). Followed by KRS-One. KRS had the Rocksteady Crew with him and played in a bar for almost 4 hours.

Seen the Most: Bad Religion ( 30-ish times ).

Most Surprising: Avenged Sevenfold. I saw them on 'City Of Evil' in a club right before they blew up. Holy shit they were good.

Happy I Got To See: A fully reunited Public Enemy, right before Terminator X left indefinitely.

Wish I Could Have Seen: Joe Strummer. I was going, but backed out at the last minute and have regretted it ever since. I later found out Mick Jones was there and sat in on a few songs. FUCK.

Next Concert: Bad Religion. The Surfrajettes. I forgot which is playing first.

[fret123]

Pretty much bad all around. I went in to the show knowing it would likely be a letdown (I had seen them in 85, 86, and 87 and they got progressively worse). They were (and still are) one of my all-time favorites, so I was PISSED that Tom was apparently smitten with his girlfriend and it dragged the entire band down. The crowd really let them have it. Not that they were ever known for tasty leads, but the guy Tom brought in (Oliver Amberg) might just be the worst lead guitarist ever in a known metal band.

Exhibit A: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9bul5LSBkeE (Hammersmith Odeon show)

Have you guys checked out Triptykon, Tom Warriors side project? They do sets of Celtic Frost that are pretty killer.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=fXXcy4RW3bw

[Tenacious_Dio]

First Concert: Rush 1982
Last Concert: Sammy Hagar 2024
Worst Concert: Yngwie Malmsteen 2001
Loudest Concert: Don't remember
Best Concert: Pink Floyd 1988
Seen the Most: Van Halen
Most Surprising: Reba McEntire
Happy I Got To See: The Who 1989
Wish I Could Have Seen: Paul McCartney
Next Concert: Nothing planned

[Ham Stroker's Ejacula]

Have you guys checked out Triptykon, Tom Warriors side project? They do sets of Celtic Frost that are pretty killer.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=fXXcy4RW3bw

Yes! That set list is stellar. Triptykon is FINALLY going to start working on a new album - it's been 10 years since the last one.

[tooth]

First Concert: The Kinks/Red Rider 81/82?
Last Concert: Midge Ure
Worst Concert: Blink 182
Loudest Concert: Ministry/Ramones/Motorhead, one of them. Honorable mention to Iggy Pop, the tour he did with Josh Homme/QOTSA in his band, it was obscene. Even with ear protection it made your stomach sick.
Best Concert: Rush/Vapor Tails/Hartford/The return of The Professor/Rush are back!
Seen the Most: Probably Dropkick Murphy's, my bud & I have went to at least 1 show every St Paddy's Day Boston run since they started, close to 30 years. I've also seen them a bunch of other times outside of that.
Most Surprising: The Eagles/Steely Dan. Reason being, I hadn't listened to either band for a while before the show but damn, I knew every word to every song & had the best time.
Happy I Got To See: Duh, KISS in 96, naturally.
Wish I Could Have Seen: GG Allin
Next Concert: St. Vincent

[Kerry67]

First Concert: KISS 1976
Last Concert: Faster Pussycat
Worst Concert: Culture Club
Loudest Concert: Who knows
Best Concert: KISS 1976 - Motley on SATD Tour
Seen the Most: KISS - 36 Times
Most Surprising: Garbage
Happy I Got To See: Mother Love Bone 2x
Wish I Could Have Seen: Ozzy with Randy
Next Concert: Not Sure

[Son_of_Sam_I_Am]

First Concert: Willie Nelson
Last Concert: Isaac Rother & The Phantoms
Worst Concert: Mindless Self Indulgence (opening for Rammstein). Booed off the stage.
Loudest Concert: AC/DC
Best Concert: Roger Waters - The Wall
Seen the Most: Reverend Horton Heat
Most Surprising: Nine Inch Nails
Happy I Got To See: Ramones, Spinal Tap
Wish I Could Have Seen: Queen
Next Concert: Social Distortion