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Post by wonk on Mar 9, 2012 21:56:42 GMT -8
Since I converted my Coachella box to a ticket stub box earlier tonight (thanks for the idea Pea), I was able to go through some oldies. I'm sure a few of you collect ticket stubs, so post them here. This was the Foo Fighters first tour, and they turned the bass up so loud for the final song, "Exhausted," the ceiling was literally falling apart. Sheet rock was dropping on the crowd, and a chandelier dropped into the crowd too. One of the more memorable shows from my youth. Openers were Ween (who were booed off the stage), and Jawbreaker. Yes, I saw Jawbreaker, most don't care.
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Post by Pea on Mar 9, 2012 22:37:04 GMT -8
Shit! I hadn't even considered ticket stubs. I was just thinking about storing old festival guides and wristbands in there, but I'm definitely throwing my stubs in there as well.
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Post by Cysquatch on Mar 9, 2012 22:41:20 GMT -8
Wow, $12.50 to see Foo Fighters.
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Post by Pea on Mar 9, 2012 23:02:31 GMT -8
Alright, so I could bore you all with dozens of stubs from the Cannibal Corpse-esque shows I attended for a period of 5 years, but I figured I would just go back to the very start of my concert-attending days. The first concert I ever went to (not counting The Doobie Brothers with my dad when I was a kid, I barely remember it) was Green Day and Blink 182 at the Tacoma Dome. I was 15 at the time and as you can see we are closely approaching the 10 year anniversary of it. I still maintain that that was one of the best concerts I've ever been to. Seeing Jimmy Eat World last year at Coachella almost exactly 9 years later was a total trip. They were basically the first band I ever saw live, and I'll always hold them close because of that. Fast forward to the following November. I had just started high school and was beginning to get my feet wet in death metal, but my buddy and I still had a soft spot for Korn, so we went and saw them at the T-Dome as well. Disturbed and TRUSTcompany were the openers. Don't hate. After that show I slowly started driving to concerts in Seattle on my own (drivers license, bitches!!!). I've got a few stubs from smaller gigs that year (Killswitch Engage and Soilwork for those of who are familiar), but my next big concert wasn't until that following summer when I finally got to see Metallica live. They had just released St. Anger and were already the most hated band on the planet because of the whole Napster thing, but they still completely packed Seahawks Stadium (notice it was still called that back then?) and put on one hell of a show. Thankfully only 2 tracks from that album showed up in the setlist. It was essentially a greatest hits set, as it should have been. Limp Bizkit, Linkin Park, Deftones, and Mudvayne opened for them. During Limp Bizkit, people were ripping off pieces of the floor and chucking them at Fred Durst. It was magnificent.
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Post by wompwomp on Mar 9, 2012 23:07:10 GMT -8
lol, so I am kind of the same way... except for one I framed:
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Post by wompwomp on Mar 9, 2012 23:10:57 GMT -8
holy fuck those pictures are so big............sorry?
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Post by Pea on Mar 9, 2012 23:16:48 GMT -8
I've got 68 stubs total, and I can't even tell you how many shows I've gone to with will-call or walk-up ticket purchases where I never got a physical copy.
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Post by Cbats on Mar 9, 2012 23:23:02 GMT -8
I don't save stubs but I have to enjoy that Korn called their tour "pop sux."
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Post by Geoff on Mar 10, 2012 6:55:39 GMT -8
I only start going to shows about 3 years ago. So I have a stub for Tool in 2010 and stuff and that will probably be awesome in a few years.
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Post by wonk on Mar 10, 2012 11:15:41 GMT -8
except for one I framed: Did you frame it for the irony, or because you really like Paul McCartney?
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Post by Switch on Mar 10, 2012 11:44:51 GMT -8
I lost my collection that I accumulated between my first concert when I was 13 (Bush, No Doubt, Goo Goo Dolls) and my move to Seattle, which was a period of 7 years. I lost a ton of ticket stubs in that move, mainly metal shows like Pantera, Slayer, Slipknot, Morbid Angel, Soulfly, Ozzfests, etc.
I started my collection again and have had it for 8 years but I can't seem to find it since I have moved to Portland! Dammit! SOOOOOOO MANNNNNY CONCERTS!!!! I had a whole cookie jar crammed full. If I find it I will post some of my oldies.
I can tell you though that I have seen hundreds and hundreds of shows. It's funny when I tell people at work or something how many shows I have been to and they don't seem to grasp it. They say something like "I saw Tim Mcgraw at the county fair once". It's strange to me how some people just don't consider music a priority like the people on this board do. You are all awesome people in my book, even if our musical preferences clash sometimes.
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Post by wonk on Mar 10, 2012 12:42:02 GMT -8
I lost my collection that I accumulated between my first concert when I was 13 (Bush, No Doubt, Goo Goo Dolls) and my move to Seattle, which was a period of 7 years. I found it.
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Post by Switch on Mar 10, 2012 12:57:16 GMT -8
That's the one.....wonk wonk wonk!
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Post by emptyfox on Mar 10, 2012 16:26:51 GMT -8
I also lost my collection of stubs from 1995-2004ish including.
First show: Live w/ Veruca Salt and PJ Harvey
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Post by suedehead on Mar 10, 2012 20:33:51 GMT -8
this thread brings back memories....anyone been to any of these shows? Attachments:
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Post by suedehead on Mar 10, 2012 20:36:28 GMT -8
3 more Attachments:
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Post by suedehead on Mar 10, 2012 20:37:45 GMT -8
just some more faves Attachments:
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Post by Switch on Jun 23, 2012 15:50:31 GMT -8
I was packing up some stuff today, getting ready for my big move to TexAss, and I came across some old stubs. This one reminded me that I have been in the most hardcore mosh pits since I was 13 years old. I'm sort of a bad ass If you didn't already know this. Edit: I miss you Dimebag!!! Attachments:
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Post by Blacksmile on Jun 24, 2012 11:42:55 GMT -8
I've been keeping every ticket stub since roughly 2000. I wish I still had the ones from the 90's though. When it comes to concert memories my real passion lies in the collection of setlists. I try to get one from every show that I attend, if possible. I have collected roughly 100-150 setlists over the years and these two are my favourites. The first is R.E.M.'s setlist that I got from the 2008 Sasquatch festival. It was personally handed to me by Peter Buck. The second is the setlist I took off of The Flaming Lips stage in Calgary. I was chosen to dance on stage dressed up as a Teletubbie. They also let me keep the flashlight.
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Post by Lump on Jun 26, 2012 11:57:19 GMT -8
I recently found the hilarious Lightning Bolt setlist from a show of theirs I went to a couple years ago. Will post soon.
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