Ask Lemmy

blur, Suede, Pink Floyd.

I don't know if any of them will tour again anytime soon, but I'd definitely recommend seeing them live if possible. The reason is that it's beautiful music played honestly. There's nothing else to it.

Down. Always a great show

Punch Brothers. They're essentially the peak of what bluegrass can be, mixed with baroque, mixed with indie.

Not their best song, but a good display of their musicianship.

2 bands:

Guster: omg it is so much fun to watch the unique drum set, and their stage show is always fun

The Mountain Goats: I mean they are my favorite band, I love the existentialism in their music.

The thing their shows have in common is they are having a lot of fun, they respect their fans, they appreciate that their fans came to see them, and they still love making music.

I saw Jonathan Colton once, and he talked with such disdain toward the audience. It was so disparaging towards his fans I refuse to listen to his music now. Kind of the opposite of what I'm describing.

Wise Guys. Wonderful band with extremely smart and funny texts. Reason no longer visiting concerts: They disbanded.

I’ve seen the Grateful Dead and Phish many times.

But others I’ve seen multiple times and would see again (if possible):

Paul Simon Stevie Wonder King Crimson Joe Walsh Santana Neil Young Weird Al Camper van Beethoven Jethro Tull James Taylor David Bowie

Weird Al Yankovic! He's cool! Love him!

Dead Can Dance.

Sonata Arctica.

Lead singer has amazing crowd presence, and every time I've seen them they've been amazing

Iron Maiden. They just keep on rocking. Their shows are great and they're not mired in controversy (afaik). I think it's great they are repeating all the old tours.

Flogging Molly! Took my girlfriend (now wife) to see them for the first time 23 years ago. She loved it, so I figured she was worth keeping. We've seen them eight times now over the years, always a great show. Thankfully Dave King made it through his head injury and coma, so the band may be back playing again this year.

BTBAM - 8x - They're just phenomenal live. It's a shame their crowd is on the older side now because they were one of the scary bands when I was younger. Like you'd go in their pit and be afraid. Now everybody is bopping around and there's less chaos. But they are just as phenomenal now as they were 20 years ago.

Periphery - 5x - Same as above except their crowd is a bit younger. The shows still get rowdy. Everybody has a love or hate opinion on Spencer(their singer) but once you see him live it's magical. Their last record is IMO their best period and I really have to see them play a couple songs off that one.

Primus. I was fortunate enough to see them a couple times before Herb left the band again, and a couple times after.

This last show I saw, they had a moment where they walked offstage, projected a TikTok of a podcast clip of a woman talking about how Primus was the worst band she had ever seen, and then Les just started fucking murdering those bass strings as they walked out again.

I'm never missing a Primus show near me.

Primus fucking sucks! 🤘

Zach Deputy, until I heard he was at Jan 6.

Genuine answer: Weird Al

He puts on an incredible show every time. The costume changes alone put most artists to shame. He's just as enthusiastic and active as he was over 40 years ago (Seriously, the man is 66)

And of course the songs and skits are hilarious.

We have tickets to see him this year for the second time on his current tour.

Seen Collective Soul 3 times. They bring so much energy and each show was different.

Primus. Fricken kill it every time.

Crown lands. I wanna see em again so bad but they are just not popular and they're too broke to tour.

Shinedown. While many say its divorced welder dad rock (and it is) those guys put on a great show and genuinely care about the music.

Native howl. Damn good thrash grass.

Blacktop mojo. Another hardworking band that should be world famous.

Ween.

Seen them a half-dozen times and they kick ass every time. I'll see them any time they come to town (if budget and schedule allow).

I wish I could remember what they called themselves later on, but my friends' band in highschool. (They originally called themselves "Kill the Messenger")

I definitely would see them again if they got back together. Before they all went to different colleges, they sounded exactly like The Mars Volta and I kept trying to encourage them to send samples to producers because they were really fucking good. They never did tho 😮‍💨

Tool, I have seen them three times in concert. They put on a fantastic show.

Rammstein, their shows have always been bigger and bigger each time. And their ticksets are only ~100€, well worth it if you ask me.

Green Day. I have seen them twice almost 20 years apart and both shows were fantastic. If you like their music, I would highly recommend seeing them live.

I've seen Haken and Thank You Scientist at least 3 times, and I won't hesitate to see them again. Just virtuosos so it's always great to see people of that skill play their instruments. Meshuggah I've only seen once, but will definitely go anytime I have the chance. Heaviest band I've ever seen live.

Ghost. They're the only band I've seen more than once. I've seen them 3 times so far, and I will definitely go again next time they're in my area. The main thing that makes it worth it is their stage presence. They go all out on the costumes, choreography, and set design. Even the fans will get all dressed up. And their music is also super solid. Imo almost every song is a banger.

Opiuo. About 10 times, including at Festivals. Just fucking great dance music.

Also Machine Gun Fellatio. Only 2 or 3 times, but what a show, even now they are all in their 50s

Dream Theater. Simply because I'm a big fan, and their live shows always has something their studio recordings don't have, such as a song suddenly containing an improv section.

Been to four of their shows.

Primus! We try to hit at least 4-5 shows a tour. All the Claypool projects really. It's a whooole nother vibe getting your face melted on the rail.

NOFX I see them if they come within an hour drive from where I am.

• Starset
• Yellow card
• BMTH
• BVB
• LOTL
• Bloodywood
• Icon for Hire
• Grandson

I like their music, and so far their ticket prices haven't become outrageous.