Concerts topic (pls stay on topic, no flame wars here pls)

[Iron Clad Ben]

Just curious, what shows do people plan on attending this year? Post the tour dates of the bands you like that you think other people should check out.

I've already seen:
-Elvis On Speed
-The Sword
so far this year. Both Austin bands, but The Sword will be doing a US/Europe tour.

Plus I plan on seeing Clutch, Five Horse Johnson and Fu Manchu when they come to town. I'm seriously considering going to Ozzfest since it's free, even though it will be in San Antonio and many of the bands will suck something awful. There will probably be tons of hack circles.

I'm lucky enough to live in the town where SXSW happens each year. It's pretty cool, but it just sucks how crowded things get.

Here are the tour dates for Clutch, Five Horse Johnson and Fu Manchu. CHECK THEM OUT.

CLUTCH / FIVE HORSE JOHNSON:
2/28/2007 Newport Music Hall Columbus, OH
3/1/2007 Exit/In Nashville, TN
3/2/2007 Center Stage Atlanta, GA
3/3/2007 The Social Orlando, FL
3/4/2007 Culture Room Ft. Lauderdale, FL
3/5/2007 State Theatre St. Petersburg, FL
3/7/2007 Antone's Beaumont, TX
3/8/2007 Warehouse Live Houston, TX
3/9/2007 Gypsy Tea Room Dallas, TX
3/10/2007 Emo's Austin, TX
3/12/2007 Pop's Sauget, IL
3/13/2007 The Vogue Indianapolis, IN
3/14/2007 Metro Chicago, IL
3/15/2007 State Theatre Detroit, MI
3/16/2007 Orbit Room Grand Rapids, MI
3/17/2007 Opera House Toronto, ON
3/19/2007 Middle East Cambridge, MA
3/20/2007 Irving Plaza NYC, NY
3/21/2007 Northern Lights TClicfton, Park, NY
3/23/2007 Norva Norfolk, VA
3/24/2007 Tremont Music Hall Charlotte, NC
5/11/2007 9:30 Club Washington, D.C.
5/12/2007 Trocadero Philadelphia, PA
5/13/2007 House of Blues Cleveland, OH
5/15/2007 Bogart's Cincinnati, OH
5/16/2007 Eagles Club Milwaukee, WI
5/17/2007 State Theatre Minneapolis, MN
5/18/2007 Granada Lawrence, KS
5/19/2007 Gothic Theatre Englewood, CO
5/21/2007 The Depot Salt Lake City, UT
5/23/2007 Slim's San Francisco, CA
5/24/2007 Roxy Theatre Los Angeles, CA
5/25/2007 Roxy Theatre Los Angeles, CA
5/26/2007 Brick by Brick San Diego, CA


FU MANCHU:
February 28 -- San Francisco, CA – SLIM’S ****
March 2 -- Portland, OR – HAWTHORNE THEATRE ****
March 3 -- Seattle, WA – EL CORAZON ****
March 6 -- Colorado Springs, CO - Black Sheep
March 7 -- Denver, CO – LARIMER LOUNGE ****
March 9 -- Minneapolis, MN – TRIPLE ROCK ****
March 11 -- Chicago, IL - Double Door
March 13 -- St. Louis, MO – CREEPY CRAWL****
March 14 -- Cincinnati, OH – MADHATTER’S ****
March 15 -- Columbus, OH – RAVARI ROOM ****
March 17 -- Cleveland, OH – PEABODY’S ****
March 19 -- New York, NY - The Knitting Factory
March 20 -- TBA
March 22 -- Boston, MA - Mid East Club (maybe it's supposed to The Middle East in Cambridge, MA, not sure)
March 23 -- Westchester, PA - Rex's
March 24 -- West Springfield, VA - Jaxx
March 26 -- Pittsburgh, PA - The Smiling Moose
March 27 -- Huntington, WV - Huntington Music Hall
March 29 -- Nashville, TN - Exit In
March 30 -- Charlotte, NC – THE CASBAH *
March 31 -- Atlanta, GA – SMITH’S OLDE BAR *
April 1 -- Birmingham, AL – THE NICK *
April 3 -- New Orleans, LA – HOUSE OF BLUES (THE PARISH) *
April 4 -- Houston, TX - Scout Bar
April 5 -- Corpus Christi, TX - House of Rock
April 6 -- Austin, TX – EMO’S *
April 7 -- Dallas, TX - Gypsy Tea Room
April 10 -- Albuquerque, NM - The Launchpad
April 11 -- Phoenix, AZ – THE CLUBHOUSE *
April 12 -- Los Angeles, CA - The Troubadour
April 13 -- San Diego, CA - The Casbah
(**** = support will be Valient Thorr and TBA)
(* = support will be Valient Thorr and Seemless)


THE SWORD:
Mar 09 : Albuquerque, NM - Launchpad w/ Priestbird & Year Long Disaster
Mar 10 : Tempe, AZ - Big Fish Pub w/ Priestbird & Year Long Disaster
Mar 11 : San Diego, CA - Brick by Brick w/ Priestbird & Year Long Disaster
Mar 12 : Hollywood, CA - The Troubadour w/ Priestbird & Year Long Disaster
Mar 13 : San Fransisco, CA - Slim's w/ Priestbird & Year Long Disaster
Mar 14 : Oakland, CA - The Uptown w/ Priestbird & Year Long Disaster
Mar 15 : Portland, OR - Berbati's Pan w/ Priestbird & Year Long Disaster
Mar 16 : Seattle, WA - Neumo's w/ Priestbird & Year Long Disaster
Mar 17 : Boise, ID - Neurolux w/ Priestbird & Year Long Disaster
Mar 18 : Salt Lake City, UT - Burt's Tiki Lounge w/ Priestbird & Year Long Disaster
Mar 19 : Denver, CO - Marquis Theatre w/ Priestbird & Year Long Disaster
Mar 20 : Colorado Springs, CO - The Black Sheep w/ Priestbird & Year Long Disaster
Mar 21 : Lawrence, KS - The Bottleneck w/ Priestbird & Year Long Disaster
Mar 22 : Oklahoma City, OK - The Conservatory w/ Priestbird & Year Long Disaster
Mar 23 : Dallas, TX - The Doublewide w/ Priestbird & Year Long Disaster
Apr 03 : Stoke-on-Trent, UK - Sugar Mill w/ Clutch
Apr 04 : Manchester, UK - Academy 3+2 w/ Clutch
Apr 05 : Glasgow, Scotland - The Garage w/ Clutch
Apr 06 : Birmingham, UK - Barfly w/ Clutch
Apr 07 : Oxford, UK - Zodiac w/ Clutch
Apr 08 : London, UK - Mean Fiddler w/ Clutch
Apr 10 : Portsmouth, UK - Wedgewood w/ Clutch
Apr 11 : Northampton, UK - Soundhaus w/ Clutch
Apr 12 : Nottingham, UK - Rock City w/ Clutch
Apr 13 : Newport, UK - T.J's w/ Clutch
Apr 14 : Colchester, UK - Arts Centre w/ Clutch
Apr 15 : Sheffield, UK - Corporation w/ Clutch
Apr 17 : Gent, Belgium - Charlatan w/ Clutch
Apr 18 : Koln, Germany - Underground w/ Clutch
Apr 19 : Bochum, Germany - Matrix w/ Clutch
Apr 20 : Tilburg, Netherlands - ROADBURN FESTIVAL
Apr 21 : Hamburg, Germany - Molotov w/ Clutch
Apr 22 : Malmo, Sweden - KB w/ Clutch
Apr 23 : Stockholm, Sweden - Debaser w/ Clutch
Apr 25 : Helsinki, Finland - Nosturi w/ Clutch
Apr 27 : Oslo, Norway - Spectrum w/ Clutch
Apr 28 : Goteburg, Sweden - Sticky Fingers w/ Clutch
Apr 29 : Copenhagen, Denmark - Rock w/ Clutch

[Pyroman924]

I wasn't able to go to Ozzfest in 2006 due to the ticket costs. But this year it's FREE to get in so I am definitely going to that with an assload of friends. Provided it doesn't coincide with Worlds.

[brian relly]

i want to see Fu Manchu but Larimer Lounge is 21+

Probably going to see TV on the Radio on the 10th.


I was going to go to Bonnaroo but I turned it down to go to this Music Production Workshop at Berklee.

[habitat]

I was stoked to go see So Many Dynamos on March 7, but they canceled. Dicks.

[Sporatical_Distractions]

Rage Against the Machine is getting back together for the Coachella festival. Justive, El-P, and Bjork also make appearances. Rage is my favorite band of all time, but I won't be able to go because we are throwing the 4th Annual Montana Freestyle Jam and

Friday
Bjork
Interpol
the Jesus and Mary Chain
Arctic Monkeys
Jarvis Cocker
Sonic Youth
Faithless
DJ Shadow
Peeping Tom
Brazilian Girls
Peaches
Felix Da Housecat
Rufus Wainwright
Stephen Marley featuring Jr. Gong
Nickel Creek
Digitalism
Tokyo Police Club
Comedians of Comedy
El-P
Julieta Venegas
Of Montreal
Gogol Bordello
Benny Benassi
Circa Survive
Silversun Pickups
Gillian Welch
Tilly and the Wall
David Guetta
Amy Winehouse
Noisettes
Evil Nine
Bus Driver
Brother Ali

Saturday
Red Hot Chili Peppers
the Arcade Fire
Tiesto
the Decemberists
the Good, The Bad and The Queen
Travis
Kings of Leon
Gotan Project
the Rapture
LCD Soundsystem
Blonde Redhead
the New Pornographers
the Black Keys
Regina Spektor
!!!
Hot Chip
MSTRKRFT
Peter Bjorn & John
Ozomatli
Ghostface Killah
Fountains of Wayne
Jack's Mannequin
Sparklehorse
the Nightwatchman
Roky Erickson & the Explosives
Cornelius
CocoRosie
Andrew Bird
the Frames
the Fratellis
Justice
Pharoahe Monch
Fields
the Cribs
Girl Talk
Mike Relm
DJ Heather
Yeva
Pop Levi

Sunday
Rage Against The Machine
Manu Chao Radio Bemba Sound System
Air
Happy Mondays
Paul van Dyk
Willie Nelson
the Roots
Crowded House
Kaiser Chiefs
Damien Rice
Placebo
Explosions in the Sky
the Lemonheads
Konono No.1
Richie Hawtin
Soul Wax Nite Versions
Infected Mushroom
Lily Allen
Amos Lee
Jose Gonzalez
Spank Rock
Rodrigo Y Gabriela
Against Me!
VNV Nation
Ratatat
Junior Boys
the Feeling
the Kooks
CSS
Klaxons
Teddybears
Tapes 'n Tapes
Lupe Fiasco
Mando Diao
Grizzly Bear
Mika
the Coup
the Avett Bros.
Anathallo
Kid Beyond
Fair to Midland

[Iron Clad Ben]

Caught a couple of shows over the weekend. Plus I'll add a few notes about a Clutch show I caught back in March.

Clutch @ Emo's 3/10/07

I love the venue, but because the crowd is right up against the stage, Neil had a few funny comments to some of the drunks up front.
"Touch that guitar and I'll take care of you myself." "You can have your beer back now." (He said that to some guy during the encore. He had taken a beer out of his hand during the first song, because the dude was holding it over Tim's pedals).

Here is the setlist:
Profits
JWB
Sea Of Destruction
Beard
Gravel
Curandera W/ Ooze
White's Ferry W/ Ooze
Promoter
Pure Rock Fury
Opossum Minister
Regulator
Flannery
Texan W/ Ooze
Cypress W/ Ooze
Black Umbrella W/ Eric
Electric Worry W/ Eric
One Eye Dollar
Mr. Shiny Caddy

Encore:
Marcus
Who's Been Talking

That show was frickin' awesome. Here is a slideshow:

link to the picasa slideshow

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Caught Fu Manchu on Friday night 4/6

This was also my first Fu Manchu show despite that I've been listening to them on and off for 10 years. Something always happens where I don't end going. In this case I ALMOST missed it because of some bullshit but ended up getting to go.

Seemless: These guys were pretty good. Pretty standard stoner rock sound. Nothing to write home about, but not bad either. I might pick up their disc some time.

Valient Thorr: These guys were something else. Holy shit. I read somewhere else they a Viking band or something, but that was not it at all. They looked like Blind Melon, all with long hair except for one balding dude and no man's beard was shorter than 8 inches. The lead singer talked between songs like he was a serious Jack Black. They sounded somewhere The Stooges, Van Halen and Black Sabbath. "Hello we are Valient Thorr from inside the Planet Venus!!! I remember them saying. I think they must smoke about a pound and a half of crack a week. I was skeptical at first but by the time the set was over with such an antics as getting everyone in the crowd to down one knee and telling them everyone who was still standing were people who thought they were better than everyone else. After all that when all was said and done they had really rocked people's asses off. Hell of a live show.

Fu Manchu
Setlist as I remember:

Pigeon Toe
Laserbl'ast!
Redline
Hung Out To Dry
Boogie Van
Eatin' Dust
Saturn III (10 minute Hawkwind-esque extended version, got my nut here)
Hell on Wheels
Super Bird
We Must Obey
Grendel, Snowman
Sensei Vs. Sensei (gheighest Fu Manchu song EVER)
Evil Eye
King of the Road

Encore:
Mongoose
Godzilla

Some of the new songs sounded alright. Sensei vs. Sensei was the lamest song ever. Most notably they played NOTHING from Start the Machine which I think was definitely a good choice since that album sucked giant donkey balls. The live version of Saturn III was fucking off the hook. Considerably better than even the live version on the "Go For It!" Double CD. That was worth my $12.50 alone.

I was definitely impressed. Check them out if they come to your town. Even if you're a fan who doesn't like the new stuff, they play plenty of the old stuff, and they definitely still know how to put on a live show.

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Elvis On Speed / Iron Clad, Saturday 4/7

Caught another show tonight.

Iron Clad (yes! there is now a band called "Iron Clad" apparently! )
Elvis On Speed
Teabag*
Superheavy Goatass*

*did not see

Iron Clad: Well, it was pretty awesome that there is a with this name. They ripped pretty hard. www.myspace.com/ironcladtexas I told them how "Iron Clad" was my nickname and they were pretty stoked. Pretty much heavy rock and roll with some really good riffs and pedal action from their guitar player.

Elvis On Speed These guys fucking rule. I can't say enough about them. Southern Rock with serious riffs. Their live shows are awesome. I've probably seen them at least 10 times now.

www.myspace.com/elvisonspeed <=== Clicky
www.elvisonspeed.com

They aren't really touring outside Texas much, but if they do I will definitely post dates. These guys know what Rock n Roll is. Check out their songs on their myspace page for some song samples. They can do everything from the all out jam to the rock ballad.

Does any of this shit make sense? My gf drove me home and I am pretty drunk.

[brian relly]

i would absolutely be going to coachella if there were more than like 2 non-shiTtacular bands playing.

TV on the Radio was fucking amazing. going to concerts alone kind of blows though. I probably won't go to any more concerts this year.

[ShredEX]

Caught the Armor For Sleep, Underoath, Taking Back Sunday show on March 29th for my birthday at Arrow Hall in Mississagua didn't watch Armor for sleep as we got there just for the start of Underoaths set, good show overall.
Went to the Horseshoe Tavern in downtown Toronto for a free show on April 3rd. Band line up included The Holy Fields (didnt watch them) Aqueduct (Who I went for and met the whole band, super nice guys) and I forget the name of the headlining band they were from Australia not very good but their drummer was tight.

[Disturbedboy365]

i went and seen Dragonforce and Killswitch Engage a few weeks ago, that was an awesome show, and i might go see Stone Sour this weekend with some friends.

[Dat]

Mono was epic tonight. Best show I've been to all year.

[shredzilla]

Anyone going to bonnaroo? The Police are gonna be there! Lol. I don't think I could go to anything that huge though. You can't sleep there's so much noise. I used to go to a lot of smaller fests though. The All Good Festival started near me years and years ago, and now it's pretty big. I want to hit a west coast fest here sometime. In the redwoods.

[Jeremy]

Rage Against the Machine is getting back together for the Coachella festival. Justive, El-P, and Bjork also make appearances. Rage is my favorite band of all time, but I won't be able to go because we are throwing the 4th Annual Montana Freestyle Jam and

Thus ending the "who is the biggest RATM fan in footbag" debate once and for all.

Seriously how many footbag events can you organise? How many times will you get to see Rage play live?

I definitely would have gone to the concert if I had the money, and if another one is announced more than 3 months after July (when I get my tax return), I'll be there.

[brycimus]

i already saw ben folds, and i’m going to see medeski, martin, & wood may 24th

[the Executioner]

Just saw Modest Mouse in NYC, 2 shows, with their new guitarist Johnny Marr of the Smiths...epic.
Going to the Virgin Fest in Baltimore, 2 day event....Saturday=The Police, Beastie Boys, ect. Sunday=Smashing Pumpkins, 311, Bad Brains, Wutang Clan, ect. Should be fun.

[Pyroman924]

Amon Amarth comes to North Carolina July 16th on the Sounds of the Underground Tour!!!! Swedish Death Metal FTW! x D There is no way I will miss this. Gwar and Chimera will be playing as well!

[Frank_Sinatra]

Just saw Modest Mouse in NYC, 2 shows, with their new guitarist Johnny Marr of the Smiths...epic.
Going to the Virgin Fest in Baltimore, 2 day event....Saturday=The Police, Beastie Boys, ect. Sunday=Smashing Pumpkins, 311, Bad Brains, Wutang Clan, ect. Should be fun.

GAAAA. I'm so jealous. I want to see Modest Mouse again... Also want to see Beastie Boys but tickets last time were so much money.

I'm going to Bjork tomorrow night. $70. Most I've ever spent on a single concert ticket. It used to be a matter of principle (or justification of a behavior necessitated by being broke) not to go to a show that cost more than $30 to get in. Whatever, I've already got the ticket & it'll be awesome.

[ShredEX]

Bjork is whacksauce homes, enjoy the show.

[Frank_Sinatra]

It was fucking awesome. Bjork with lasers and pyrotechnics... oh my god. Army of Me was so cool.

My new apartment is close to the Abbey Pub in Chicago, so I'll probably start going to way more concerts there. So excited.

[gMoney]

i might go see the smasing pumpkins and i'll probably see projecKt revolution on sept. 1st at tinley park, but only to see mindless self indulgence and linkin park. i pretty much hate the rest of the bands playing there. pfffffft my chemical romance

[Disturbedboy365]

i'll probably see projecKt revolution on sept. 1st at tinley park, but only to see mindless self indulgence and linkin park. i pretty much hate the rest of the bands playing there. pfffffft my chemical romance

i might go see that on sept. 3rd. but the only one i really want to see is msi... linkin park might put on a good show too though.