What's the farthest you have traveled to see a concert?

[ericram]

While on our European vacation to London, Nice and France from Florida, I got a notification that Sting was playing in Cardiff at a freaking castle. So on a whim we decided to board a train 2.5 hours west to Cardiff to see him. He was awesome. The venue was amazing.

Up until then the farthest we had traveled was from Florida to Red Rocks to see Nathaniel Rateliff and the Night Sweats.

What's the farthest you have ever traveled to see a concert?

 

[Colonoscopy]

Iowa to Colorado

 

[ericram]

Iowa to Colorado

Who did you see? At Red Rocks?

 

[Colonoscopy]

Who did you see? At Red Rocks?

Nine Inch Nails and Soundgarden

 

[ericram]

Nine Inch Nails and Soundgarden

Wow that sounded fun!

 

[MeetTheFerentzes]

All the way to the top row.

 

[Titus Andronicus]

I am not sure this counts, but once when we were (already) in Cologne, we went to the "Queen" musical, "We Will Rock You." We still have the coffee mugs and the refrigerator magnets.

It was essentially a rock concert with some loosely connected dialog in between songs that attempted to turn it into a story. This is from the mostly German language soundtrack:

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[ericram]

I am not sure this counts, but once when we were (already) in Cologne, we went to the "Queen" musical, "We Will Rock You." We still have the coffee mugs and the refrigerator magnets.

It was essentially a rock concert with some loosely connected dialog in between songs that attempted to turn it into a story. This is from the mostly German language soundtrack:

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Ha not necessarily a concert but I'll allow it.

 

[OrlandNole]

Sting played at the amphitheater in downtown Nashville one block from my office earlier this year (I didn't go), and you rode a train 2.5 hours. That's crazy.

We saw Billy Joel in MSG (travelled from Nashville) in 2019.

 

[Funky Bunch]

Nice subtle brad thread

 

[stout1]

I was in Moscow one summer and caught the Bolshoi Ballet.

Wife and I travel to San Antonio from Indian during the summer to watch the DCI show when my kid is in a corps.

 

[Jerome Silberman]

2000 miles. Iowa City to Punta Cana.

 

[SeaPA]

Furthest specifically to see a concert, a couple of hours. I've gone to a few shows in Vegas, but the trip wasn't designed around going to the show - just happened that a performer I liked was playing while I was there "helping the economy"

 

[QChawks]

when I was in my 20’s I would travel from Iowa to Colorado to watch a concert

Now I won’t even go across town if it’s a weeknight 😃

 

[punkrun]

About 8 hours

 

[SSG T]

I drove from Des Moines to Chicago to see Rush at the United Center, then drove back to catch a 6:10 flight the next morning in Des Moines.

In HS I went to either Minneapolis or Chicago a LOT to catch bands at places like 1st Avenue or Cabaret Metro, but always spent the weekend.

 

[ericram]

Sting played at the amphitheater in downtown Nashville one block from my office earlier this year (I didn't go), and you rode a train 2.5 hours. That's crazy.

We saw Billy Joel in MSG (travelled from Nashville) in 2019.

Well look up Cardiff. You will see why.

 

[ericram]

About 8 hours

To see who?

 

[millah_22]

I went to SXSW twice while living in Iowa City, so, i guess Iowa City -> Austin.

 

[ericram]

2000 miles. Iowa City to Punta Cana.

Ok who was playing?

 

[ericram]

Nice subtle brad thread

Thanks for noticing.

 

[dgordo]

Chicago to Japan

 

[Derekd3408]

About 10 hours, but we always make a 3 day weekend out of it if the drive is over 5.

 

[drew_hawk]

Nice subtle brad thread

 

[gojojo]

Drove to Vegas in college to catch the Dead in 95, drove to upstate NY to see Phish in 96, driven to Red Rocks 6-7 times, and Oak Mountain in Bama. I've flown to Oregon & New Orleans to vacation/hit shows.

 

[Colonoscopy]

Oh duh. I did a longer road trip. Iowa to Los Angeles CA to see Pink Floyd with a buddy.

Put about 5k on a rental in 7 days. Hell of a trip.

 

[Funky Bunch]

69 miles

 

[punkrun]

To see who?

My then girlfriend, now wife bought me tickets to see Jimmy Buffett.

 

[Jerome Silberman]

Ok who was playing?

 

[Ray Kinsella]

Drove 2 hours from IC to Ames to see Billy Joel in 1990, but it took 2 days to get back due to a snowstorm. We stayed overnight in Ames, and I ditched the car the next day around Colfax, so another overnight stay in Newton.

 

[JMNSHO]

Iowa City>Big Cypress Reservation in south FL to see Phish NYE 1999.

 

[blackbones]

2016 David Gilmour.. Omaha to Chicago

 

[SI_NYC]

Iowa to Colorado

IC to Red Rocks

 

[Lindemann]

Omaha to Saugerties, NY. About 1300 miles to see Woodstock '94.

 

[SSG T]

Oh, and FTR, I'm driving to Milwaukee next weekend to see Green Day, Foo Fighters, The Cult (they're replacing Social Distortion because of Mike Ness' cancer treatments) and Joan Jett at the Harley 120th Birthday thing.

 

[darylhawk]

Iowa City>Big Cypress Reservation in south FL to see Phish NYE 1999.

This or IC to Eugene Oregon for a Further Festival. We had just seen Further at Red Rocks but drove straight back from Eugene to IC. Quick trip for Phish at Hampton from IC was another longer drive

 

[ericram]

Oh, and FTR, I'm driving to Milwaukee next weekend to see Green Day, Foo Fighters, The Cult (they're replacing Social Distortion because of Mike Ness' cancer treatments) and Joan Jett at the Harley 120th Birthday thing.

That's a big show!

 

[ericram]

My then girlfriend, now wife bought me tickets to see Jimmy Buffett.

Pics?

 

[punkrun]

Pics?

There was so much weed that I got hungry and didn’t get any pics. 😉

 

[ggmditka]

Used to make an annual trip to Ozzfest in Kansas City. About 4.5 hours. Great times over the years seeing Rob Zombie, Godsmack, Marilyn Manson, Judas Priest, Disturbed, Slayer, Pantera, Static-X, System of a Down among dozens of others.