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Posted on 7/23/20 at 2:53 pm to
Posted by Pangloss1010
Member since Dec 2010
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Posted on 7/23/20 at 2:53 pm to
Saw third eye blind in 97 a the old howlin wolf. think it may have been their first show of the black album tour

Weezer 97 at HoB

saw mumford and sons at the republic

Marcus King Band in the Parish

Houndmouth and Boxer Rebellion had no more than 20 people at Gasa Gasa

Anyone catch Lumineers at Circle Bar? Was out of town but that had to be the tiniest venue they played before exploding
Posted by ddbnsb
Raised in New Orleans
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Posted on 7/23/20 at 4:51 pm to
U2 Riverboat President
Posted by ThibodauxBengal
Member since Apr 2006
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Posted on 7/23/20 at 7:38 pm to
“SRV at Little Chiefs in the Kenilworth Shopping Center with 40 other people”

I’ve enjoyed this thread until I saw this, now I’m sick to my stomach. That is freaking awesome. Good lord. Speechless.
Posted by TFTC
Chicago, Il
Member since May 2010
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Posted on 7/24/20 at 7:10 am to
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Whaaat ? That may top them all


My Morning Jacket at the Hi-Ho Lounge, too..
Posted by MondayMorningMarch
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Posted on 7/24/20 at 10:23 am to
How could I forget Tom Petty at The Filmore in SF?
Posted by NachoReb
ITP ATL
Member since Feb 2012
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Posted on 7/24/20 at 12:33 pm to
Black Keys - New Daisy Theatre, Memphis
Modest Mouse - GA Theatre, Athens
Ryan Bingham - Proud Larry’s, Oxford
Baroness - The Earl, Atlanta
Incubus - The Masquerade, Atlanta
Arctic Monkeys - Iron City, Birmingham
Slipknot - Tabernacle, Atlanta
Posted by coonasswhodat
Gonzales, Louisiana
Member since Dec 2013
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Posted on 7/24/20 at 11:01 pm to
Stone Temple Pilots at State Palace Theater around January of 2000, I believe. Great concert in such a small venue. RIP Scott.
Posted by Barstools
Atlanta
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Posted on 7/25/20 at 5:18 am to
My morning jacket at the 40 watt club in Athens, probably. I saw Widespread Panic at tunes for tots at the Roxy in Atlanta. Maybe a few hundred people?
Posted by MondayMorningMarch
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Member since Dec 2006
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Posted on 7/25/20 at 2:35 pm to
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“SRV at Little Chiefs in the Kenilworth Shopping Center with 40 other people”

I’ve enjoyed this thread until I saw this, now I’m sick to my stomach. That is freaking awesome. Good lord. Speechless.


$1.00 to get in.
Posted by biglego
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Posted on 7/25/20 at 3:31 pm to
Bon Jovi solo with an acoustic guitar in House of Blues circa 1998. Was intimate.
Posted by TFTC
Chicago, Il
Member since May 2010
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Posted on 7/25/20 at 5:27 pm to
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Green Day


I was at that show at Tips... Still regret not going to the PJ Harvey show.. I was talking to MC about that last night..

Didnt you go to Memphis to see GD on the Kerplunk tour? Where was that show?

This post was edited on 7/25/20 at 5:31 pm
Posted by TFTC
Chicago, Il
Member since May 2010
22281 posts
Posted on 7/25/20 at 5:35 pm to
Trying to remember all the bands I saw at the Bayou, that went on to be big... I was too young to see REM there..

Modest Mouse, Old 97s...

Also, the old Howlin' Wolf, before they opened up and added that side area/bar and then opened up the ceiling and added an upstairs... room was pretty small... basically saw every indie band in the 90s there... Sonic Youth was probably the biggest at the time.. They pulled up with 2 18 wheelers..
This post was edited on 7/25/20 at 5:36 pm
Posted by Jake88
Member since Apr 2005
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Posted on 7/25/20 at 10:21 pm to
The Smiths at Tulane's McAllister auditorium.

Pearl Jam at Tipitinas.

Jane's Addiction opening for Love and Rockets Thanksgiving eve 1987. They only had that XXX ep out with Trip Away on it.

Nine Inch Nails opening for Jesus and Mary Chain at Tipitinas in probably 1989. They played at Tipitinas a few months later and admission was $1. Yes, one dollar.

Alice in Chains openimg for someone at Tipitinas.

A triple header of Pearl Jam, Smashing Pumpkins, and the Red Hot Chili Peppers at the municipal auditorium for $15.

Sunny Day Real Estate someplace in NOLA but I can't remember.

Bauhaus reunion at the State Palace. Sex Pistols reunion at State Palace.

Probably others I cant remember at the moment.

Tonight is, I believe, the night The Cure first played in the UNO Lakefront Arena way back in 1987.
This post was edited on 7/25/20 at 10:25 pm
Posted by Hetfield
Dallas
Member since Jun 2013
7041 posts
Posted on 7/25/20 at 10:42 pm to
Stone Temple Pilots at State Palace Theater around January of 2000, I believe. Great concert in such a small venue. RIP Scott.
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I was at this show too. Weiland was just out of jail & sober. They had just put out the 4 album. They were on fire that night & Weiland just owned that stage. It is a shame he went back to using after that. Very underrated front man.
Posted by ScoopAndScore
baton rouge
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Posted on 7/26/20 at 8:09 pm to
Weezer at tippitinas
Posted by vuvuzela
Oregon
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Posted on 7/27/20 at 12:44 am to
Alabama shakes egans bar Tuscaloosa
Posted by ChoupiqueSacalait
9th Ward
Member since May 2007
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Posted on 7/27/20 at 8:19 am to
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Bad Brains


I was at this show at tips as well. Had my BB t-shirt ripped right off my back while I was in the pit and never noticed until there was a break in the music. Before the show started HR was trying to come in at the side door and the security guys weren't letting him in. somebody on tips staff finally got over there to explain that's the lead singer of the band your holding at the door
Posted by Del Devereaux
West Hollywood, CA
Member since Dec 2011
850 posts
Posted on 7/27/20 at 3:12 pm to
Ted Nugent @ The Varsity.
Posted by SuddenJerk
Member since Oct 2017
728 posts
Posted on 7/27/20 at 6:28 pm to
Deftones @ Shanahans in Lafayette

Incubus @ Jimmy’s in NOLA
Posted by PaulMainieriEmbolism
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Posted on 7/27/20 at 8:53 pm to
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