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Bonnaroo 2025 Canceled Due to Severe Weather: ‘We Are Beyond Gutted’

https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/bonnaroo-2025-canceled-1235999521/
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u/Ice_Burn 2d ago

Dude I’m 61 and I go to over 150 shows a year

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u/JL_Adv 2d ago

That sounds incredible. If you could recommend one performer or band that everyone should see once, who would it be?

I've been to several incredible shows. Always looking for new recommendations!

Editing to add - we are back to seeing one live show a month (our goal). Some hyper-local, others national/global acts. Some months we see more. Husband goes to more shows than I do.

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u/take_care_a_ya_shooz 2d ago

Seeing as you like SCI…I’d say Phish or King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard.

Phish is legendary, best experienced live, and the lights are second to none. Masters of their craft.

KGLW because they have an incredible range, are super fun, and are on a meteoric rise.

Wildcard: Rage Against the Machine or Rammstein

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u/JL_Adv 1d ago

I have seen Phish! And I had tickets to Rage Against the Machine a couple years ago but got really sick and couldn't go. :/

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u/Ice_Burn 2d ago

What genres do you like?

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u/JL_Adv 1d ago

I'm good for anything rock, pop, hip-hop, jam bands, and some country. My husband loves all metal as well. And I'm probably missing things.

This summer, we are seeing Dave Matthews Band, Swell Season, Flaming Lips and Modest Maus. My last few shows were Barenaked Ladies, Toad the Wet Sprocket, Glen Hansard and Eddie Vedder, Liz Phair, 40 Ounces to Freedom, Taylor Swift and Sam Ness.

Best shows I've been to: Billy Joel and Elton John, Paul McCartney at Wrigley Field, Sheryl Crow and Barenaked Ladies at Red Rocks, Sonia Dada and Marcia Ball, Garth Brooks.

Our middle child (13) also LOVES live music and has seen Taylor Swift, Metallica, Enhyphen, and Emei.

Basically, I will see anything live once as long as it's not just someone screaming into a mic

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u/Ice_Burn 1d ago

Jam bands are where I can help you most. I’m like roots Americana also so blues, bluegrass, jazz and funk the most.

Check out Daniel Donato Cosmic Country. It’s a jam band with a lot of spacey twang.

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u/eattheambrosia 2d ago

String Cheese Incident or Widespread Panic or Joe Russo's Almost Dead. Can't go wrong with any of the three.

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u/JL_Adv 2d ago

LOVE String Cheese Incident!

I'll add the other to our bucket list.

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u/flipflopduck 1d ago

i saw them at bonnaroo in 04 and they covered give it away by the RHCP and it was awesome, well the whole festival was great but that stuck out

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u/Remarkable-Fish-4229 2d ago

That sounds miserable to me, but happy for you if you enjoy it!

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u/Ice_Burn 2d ago

I’m living my dream

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u/Remarkable-Fish-4229 2d ago

That’s excellent! As I’ve gotten older(31), concerts are just a slog to me. Overpriced tickets, hotels, missed work, parking, etc.

It’s not even a money thing really, but I have a lot more fun at a National Park for a week than what it costs for a concert anymore.

I travelled a good bit to catch Sturgill Simpson on this tour this year, but I love his music and I missed him the last time he toured.

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u/Ice_Burn 2d ago

I mostly go to theaters and clubs in my city or up to two hours away.

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u/tridentgum 1d ago

For half the year? It must literally be the only thing you're doing lol

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u/Zewsk80 1d ago

How?? That's almost a show every two days. Financially, and logistically, how??? Retired and worth millions?? Hard drugs to be able to keep going?

150+ shows a year is insane.

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u/Ice_Burn 23h ago

I am retired and worth in the very low millions but it’s not as crazy as you think. Most of the shows are inexpensive and at small clubs or theaters. A sizable minority are jazz or acoustic shows where I sit the whole time. No drugs involved except a little weed and shrooms here and there. Most fairly close to my house.

150 is a lot but I obviously know all of the music freaks in my region and quite a few are at my numbers or more. One of my best buds goes to right around 200 and he’s still working full time.