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.
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 so far.
EDIT: Oh, and Devin Townsend. He was the warmup act of the previous DT concert, and I didn’t know such a high entertainment/mass ratio was possible in a single person.
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! 🤘
Primus is touring this summer with the Frog Brigade and the Claypool Lennon Delirium. All the Les you can handle.
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 Al 4 or 5 times in the last 30 years. A fantastic show each time. Drug some friends to the last one, all of which were not real Al fans, and all of which said they enjoyed the show way more than expected.
Aside from his regular-ish parody tours, we’ve also seen him do an acoustical tour of only his own music without any parodies, costumes, etc. We also saw him tour with a 30+ piece orchestra. Two words: “OBOE SOLO!”
The Hu.
Umphrey’s Mcgee, more times than I can count. They’re a jam band that does a lot of improv, excellent jams, they get really prog-y, and they do amazing covers.
Spafford. Also a jam band. Some of the best jams and guitar playing I’ve seen.
All Them Witches. Heavy blues/psychedelic rock. I just love their sound so much.
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.
NOFX I see them if they come within an hour drive from where I am.
Municipal Waste - top notch crossover thrash, insane live shows, insane pits, never a dull show.
Saw them once. Absolutely tore shit up. No question I’d go again.
Hell yeah bro! 🤘
Before Dave Brockie died, I’d go see GWAR anytime we were both in the same state. Always good. Always worth it.
RX Bandits are easily worth seeing again and again. Just a powerhouse live energy and some of the most underrated song writing/composition. They are one of those bands I don’t tell people about until I’m sure they have decent taste in non-mainstream music. They are touring right now, just got tickets.
Less Than Jake used to be one of those “assemble all our musician friends, LTJ is back on tour” bands.
I’ve seen Hieroglyphics a good number of times. Always worth it.
The Smoking Popes were an amazing show every time I’ve seen them as well.
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.
My wife & I have seen Weird Al 4 times now and will be seeing him again this summer. While he mostly does a big show of his parodies with costumes & props we’ve also see him do a low-key acoustical tour where he only played his original music and none of the parodies. We also saw him tour with a full 30-piece orchestra, which was really fun as well.
Sonata Arctica.
Lead singer has amazing crowd presence, and every time I’ve seen them they’ve been amazing
Weird Al Yankovic! He’s cool! Love him!
