I've seen a few bands, but only tagging along with friends, never seen anyone I actually like. Tbh I'm not a big fan of live music anyway. There's something about it not being 100% the same as I'm used to that just makes me not like it as much.
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I've seen The Cat Empire thrice, back when they were my favourite band.
Oh Cat Empire has some super fun tunes! I bet they put on a good show.
Fantastic! Long improvisational breaks you don't get on the albums. There's plenty of full shows on YouTube.
Stephin Merritt / The Magnetic Fields, and never.
They've come through town several times, it's just never worked out.
Aw, that's brutal! Hopefully you'll get a chance soonish that works out :)
Pulp, twice, but they've only been in my country twice. 17 years apart.
Hiatus Kaiyote, by far and away, it isn't even close.
I don't go to concerts lots so zero.
Delain is probably my fave band, but I've only gotten the chance to see them once (I did get a picture with them though!) It was a hell of a show, with Xandria and Edge of Paradise. Great performances, and it was at a smaller venue so I got to be right up by the stage. It was so much fun.
A bit weirdly, my second favorite Nightwish I've seen like four times. I've liked them since I was around fourteen though, so I guess maybe not that weird.
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Starve from Melbourne. Been to almost every show
Say Anything, that band basically kept me alive through my teens and 20s, I got to see them live and Max Bemis the lead singer grabbed my hand and got me to sing a part of the song, best fucking moment of my life.
That was the moment I knew I wasn't 100% straight, he could have had me that night.
Alabama 3. I saw them lots of times in little pub venues and playing non-main stages at festivals in the mid to late 90's.
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