I definitely feel like the experience of concerts has diminished for me since I've become a fiscally-responsible adult, because growing up, a concert was a special treat, whereas now, it's basically "Thursday night" for me.
― Hi diddley dee, hen fapper's life for me (Neanderthal), Sunday, 4 February 2018 16:22 (six years ago) link
Gang of Four, 1982 and 2015
The first was an outdoor show that was being broadcast on the college radio station, and I recorded it off the air on my boombox while at the show
Second time was good but the house sound was oddly quiet
― Brad C., Sunday, 4 February 2018 16:33 (six years ago) link
saw the Music Tapes/NMH guys doing a Christmas show in Athens in 2001/2002 in a tiny room that couldn't hold more than 50. then saw a reunited Neutral Milk Hotel play Shakey Knees Music Festival ten years later with the same performers in a totally different venue - huge outdoor festival, big crowd, etc. both times were amazing
― AdamVania (Adam Bruneau), Sunday, 4 February 2018 17:34 (six years ago) link
how was everybody's experience the second time around in these instances?
― Hi diddley dee, hen fapper's life for me (Neanderthal)
i liked man or astroman a little better the first time around but a lot of that was probably because i was younger. they had great opening acts both times. the first time it was the delta 72, who would have blown man or astroman off the stage if man or astroman weren't so good, and the second time it was a shoegaze band called wray who were a lot of fun.
― Arnold Schoenberg Steals (rushomancy), Sunday, 4 February 2018 19:32 (six years ago) link
Swans in 1992 and 2017 but disqualified for not being the same band by a long shot
― StanM, Sunday, 4 February 2018 19:52 (six years ago) link
Ian Hunter plays in Boston next month, thinking about going in order to to hit the big 3-9.
you would have to unsee him in 2014 for this to work
― Haribo Hancock (sic), Sunday, 4 February 2018 19:59 (six years ago) link
I saw Dio in 1986, then again in 2003 - 17 year gap. The 1986 show was my first concert, and it was great. Dio was headlining, Accept was opening. At the 2003 show, Dio was second on the bill, after Motörhead but before Iron Maiden. He was still good, but his high level of theatricality didn't really work as well on the smaller, more naked stage awarded non-headliners. It was like seeing someone you'd seen leaading a full-on Broadway show now doing dinner theater.
― grawlix (unperson), Sunday, 4 February 2018 20:05 (six years ago) link
xpost with my failing memory these days that's a pretty sure bet...definitely remember way more about the '70 show than the , uh, what was it we were talking about now?
― henry s, Sunday, 4 February 2018 20:59 (six years ago) link
'79 show - that was a typo, not a senior moment
― henry s, Sunday, 4 February 2018 21:01 (six years ago) link
Outkast in 2001 and 2014. 2 of the greatest shows I've ever seen
― while my dirk gently weeps (symsymsym), Sunday, 4 February 2018 21:05 (six years ago) link
Thought of another one that equals the Radiohead one. Saw Sexton Ming support Sonic Youth in 2000, and last year in a local pub.
― Colonel Poo, Sunday, 4 February 2018 21:13 (six years ago) link
This probably doesn't count but:Beach Boys: 1977Brian Wilson (doing Beach Boys material): 2005
― Jersey Al (Albert R. Broccoli), Sunday, 4 February 2018 23:17 (six years ago) link
Not that I saw either one, but if anyone saw Kate Bush's two live outings that would be a possible winner. 35 years.
― the word dog doesn't bark (anagram), Tuesday, 6 February 2018 12:26 (six years ago) link
McCartney in 89 and 201
― akm, Tuesday, 6 February 2018 13:09 (six years ago) link
Anvil at Monsters Of Rock in 1982 (rubbish), then again post-documentary in London, 2009 (still rubbish, went on a spare guest list spot). If they can't improve in 27 years then I'm calling it as a hopeless case.
― めんどくさかった (Matt #2), Tuesday, 6 February 2018 13:45 (six years ago) link
my Dad saw Todd Rundgren three times, once in '75, once with Utopia in '84, then just now a couple months ago
he said the first one was excellent (first date with my Mom!), second one was alright (apparently the crowd wasn't into it), and the last one was the weirdest show he's ever seen
― frogbs, Tuesday, 6 February 2018 13:51 (six years ago) link
Next month I'll have an opportunity to see Clan of Xymox, almost 31 years since I first saw them touring for Medusa in '87. I haven't much cared for anything they've done in well over 25 years though, so will likely skip it.
Longest span I can think of is New Model Army in '89 and '09. Fantastic both times.
― early rejecter, Tuesday, 6 February 2018 16:15 (six years ago) link
King Crimson in 1974 and last year. They were awfully good both times!
― ellaguru, Tuesday, 6 February 2018 19:03 (six years ago) link