What bands have you taken your kids to see in concert?

Took my son to see Aerosmith. Took my daughters to see Springsteen. Win win.

Roxy Music, reunion, front row center. (Total luck via a legal scalper)

Took my son to see Marilyn Manson because I want him to grow up hating Jesus.

Social D. They were interested in going. But underwhelmed at show.

I took my 18 year old daughter to see Phantogram. She only knew their radio song but she liked the show a lot. Our musical interests are crossing over nicely right now but that won't last much longer I expect.

She was paying me back for taking her to see Macklemore a couple of years ago. The show was good but I'm too old to see general admission shows with college kids anymore.

Frankfurter Sandwich wrote:

I took my 18 year old daughter to see Phantogram. She only knew their radio song but she liked the show a lot. Our musical interests are crossing over nicely right now but that won't last much longer I expect.

She was paying me back for taking her to see Macklemore a couple of years ago. The show was good but I'm too old to see general admission shows with college kids anymore.

And she thinks you are a total ghey now. Unless you're her mom. Please tell me you're her mom.

Zak wrote:

Let's look at it from the point of, "I/We took Billy/Susie with us to see Metallica", not so much from the point of "I/We went with Billy/Susie to see Katy Perry" (as in, you more or less chaperoned, unless you also really wanted to see Katy Perry). Not intending to judge tastes in music. I'm most interested what the kids' impressions were.

Took my son to see Roger Waters' The Wall at Fenway Park a few years ago. Also Dandy Warhols, Man Or Astro-man?, Ray Davies, Cracker, Black Francis, The Who, Peter Gabriel, Sigur Ros, Neko Case, John Hiatt, The Kills, Camper Van Beethoven, Neil Young, Buddy Guy, and Lyle Lovett.

Hey man, not everyone has kids. Please be more inclusive next time!

Whoa Whoa wrote:

And she thinks you are a total ghey now. Unless you're her mom. Please tell me you're her mom.

You dont like Phantogram?

You have to name a band that is not ghey then. Let's hear it.

Frankfurter Sandwich wrote:

You dont like Phantogram?

You have to name a band that is not ghey then. Let's hear it.

No, I don't. Lot's of bands are not ghey, but I will name a few that I personally enjoy listening to: Wilco, Sturgill Simpson, and J.J. Cale

When I was in high school, my dad took me to Modest Mouse and Gogol Bordello. The Gogol Bordello show was great.

Whoa Whoa wrote:

Frankfurter Sandwich wrote:

You dont like Phantogram?

You have to name a band that is not ghey then. Let's hear it.

No, I don't. Lot's of bands are not ghey, but I will name a few that I personally enjoy listening to: Wilco, Sturgill Simpson, and J.J. Cale

Not bad. Of that genre I also like Steve Earle and more recently Shakey Graves. I've followed Wilco since Tweedy's days with Uncke Tupelo.

And I like Phantogram.

Took my son to see GBH and he loved it. I was the oldest geezer in the pit.

Took my son to a ICP show last year and we talked into the wee hours of the night about how magnets and rainbows were fvckin' miracles that could never be explained.

Beautiful bonding. Glad I could pass along something of value to my son.

Change @ Park wrote:

Zak wrote:

Let's look at it from the point of, "I/We took Billy/Susie with us to see Metallica", not so much from the point of "I/We went with Billy/Susie to see Katy Perry" (as in, you more or less chaperoned, unless you also really wanted to see Katy Perry). Not intending to judge tastes in music. I'm most interested what the kids' impressions were.

Took my son to see Roger Waters' The Wall at Fenway Park a few years ago. Also Dandy Warhols, Man Or Astro-man?, Ray Davies, Cracker, Black Francis, The Who, Peter Gabriel, Sigur Ros, Neko Case, John Hiatt, The Kills, Camper Van Beethoven, Neil Young, Buddy Guy, and Lyle Lovett.

That's a great catalog of acts! I wish I would have seen Neko Case last time around. I fear our little one will miss most of the dinosaurs of my generation (I'm 37, she's closing in on a year, I've seen AC/DC, Aerosmith and Petty several times), but there are some good tributes out there, too. Dark Star Orchestra is a good one to bridge the gap, I suppose. I'm hopeful Dropkick Murphys will still be around, and maybe HAIM will work its way into headline status (Dash Hutton's lineage to Three Dog Night is pretty cool). I can imagine some of the big 90's bands will have another go, too.

CDPlove wrote:

When I was in high school, my dad took me to Modest Mouse and Gogol Bordello. The Gogol Bordello show was great.

Excellent!

Elite Hobby Jogger wrote:

Took my son to see Aerosmith. Took my daughters to see Springsteen. Win win.

No kidding!

Carlos in Tijuana wrote:

Social D. They were interested in going. But underwhelmed at show.

What was their reason for panning the show?

In fourth grade, my Dad took me and a friend to see the original Kiss. He was probably nuts to do that, but it was one of the best experiences of my life.

Man, what a show!