How many times have you seen Linda in concert?

[musicaamator]

I never been to her concerts only because I wasn't into her back then. But now I regret that greatly. However, my mom did see her back in the early 80's--1981 she thinks.)

So how many times have you seen Linda live?

[Deleted]

I used to know the exact number.. I would say about 10

[erik]

I've seen her three times, all at the same venue (Universal [now Gibson] Amphitheater here in L.A):

May 19, 1995 (Feels Like Home tour)
July 20, 2004 (three days after the Dust-Up In The Desert)
July 7, 2006

[markv]

Since 1975 - 17 times.

[eddiejinnj]

since 1980 20 something times!!!! eddiejinnj

[Dianna]

Since 1980 at the Forum in Los Angeles, CA... about 6 times.

[revin2go]

1979 - Back in the USA
1980 - Mad Love 2X
1981 - Pirates of Penzance
1981 - Mad Love 2nd tour
1983 - Get Closer 2X
1984 - What's New
1988 - Canciones
1990 - Cry Like a Rainstorm
2001 - Standards
2003 - Tucson rehearsal for Telluride Bluegrass Festival
2004 - Hits/Standards
2006 - Hits/Standards 3X
2008 - with LA Gay Mens' Chorus (our beloved Mark Islam in attendance!)

some dates could be a bit off

[linda2006nicci]

March 1, 1979, Kanagawa Kenmin Hall, with opening act Livingston Taylor
the first concert in Japan

March 2, 1979, Nippon Budokan Hall, Tokyo, with opening act Livingston Taylor
famous concert for its wonderful bootleg album

March 3, 1979, Nippon Budokan Hall, Tokyo, with opening act Livingston Taylor
famous concert for its wonderful bootleg album

March, 1981, New York City, New York, operetta gPirates of Penzanceh

September 11, 1981, Yokohama Stadium, Yokohama
Peter Asher presents The California Live
with Ronin, J. D. Souther and James Taylor

April 3, 1984, Kanagawa Kenmin Hall, Yokohama, with the Nelson Riddle Orchestra
I bought the ticket, but was not able to attend the showcgreat regret.

April 4, 1984, NHK Hall, Tokyo, with the Nelson Riddle Orchestra

September 9, 2007, Starlight Theatre, Kansas City, Missouri
with the Kansas City Symphony, with the special guest Jimmy Webb


I attended six concerts and one operetta...and one unattended concert.

[Richard W]

Nine times:

1977 - Simple dreams / University of Iowa, Iowa City

1977 - Simple Dreams / Iowa State University, Ames

1980 - Mad Love / Iowa State University, Ames

1984? - What's New (w/Nelson Riddle) / Chicago

1990? - Cry Like a Rainstorm (w/Neville Brothers) / Chicago

1995 (August) - Dedicated, hits, standards - Tucson

2004 - Hummin'/standards - Chicago

2006 - Hits/standards - Chicago

2008 - Hits/standards (w/Aaron Neville) - Chicago

[Partridge]

Only eight times:

1975- Carowinds
1976- Greenville, SC
1982- Fox Theater, Atlanta
1984- Chastain Park, Atlanta (Riddle)
1987- Fox Theater, Atlanta (Canciones)
1990- Charlotte Coliseum
1996- Blockbuster Pavilion, Charlotte
1999- Atlanta (w/Emmylou)

[reverendb]

I'm sad to say, I've never seen her, and most likely never will. Unless of course she decides to come out of retirement. I've only been a fan for about 3 years. I'm actually pretty jealous of all of you who have seen her live.

[Richard W]

Jan 22, 2013 19:15:43 GMT -5 reverendb said:

I'm sad to say, I've never seen her, and most likely never will. Unless of course she decides to come out of retirement. I've only been a fan for about 3 years. I'm actually pretty jealous of all of you who have seen her live.

I'd feel the same way, rev.

Absolutely the best singing I've ever heard. For me, mesmerizing. (Not rubbing it in! Just sayin'...)

[Dianna]

I second what richwar said reverendb. I wish you would have found Linda a little sooner, she was still touring a few years ago. And what made you become a fan? I should probably go back and read the first becoming aquainted thread, I might get my answer there.

[erik]

I count myself on the one hand to have been fortunate to see her the three times I did, but on the other hand I have to admit that I would have loved to have been old enough to have seen her in the 70s and 80s. Certainly I wouldn't have wanted to have to go into a gigantic arena or stadium to see her perform (as she often did in those days, which I felt largely dampened her love of rock), but if I had gotten the chance to see her at an actual concert venue back in The Day, like at the Universal Amphitheater, which she sold out for twelve straight nights in late 1977, I'd have been in seventh heaven.

I guess what Memphis DJ George Klein said about his good friend Elvis could apply to Linda as well: "If you're a fan, no explanation is necessary. If you're not, no explanation is possible."

[Dianna]

One noticable difference from early Linda (I saw her with my mom and aunt/uncle in 1980. I was a teen.. She hardly said a word on stage. I saw her again in the late 80's for Cry Like a rainstorm, canciones, mas conciones at the pacific amphitheatre.. Then again at the OC Fair for mariachi, then the last time was at the Pacific Amp. was a mix of hummin and her hits. and boy was she ever chatty. Most I have ever heard her speak in concert.. I would pay just to listen to Linda's story telling. lol My favorite concerts (musically) were the frist one in 1980. She was absolutely everything I had imagined and then some.. Then Canciones.. the best!!!

[musicaamator]

Jan 22, 2013 20:28:21 GMT -5 erik said:

I count myself on the one hand to have been fortunate to see her the three times I did, but on the other hand I have to admit that I would have loved to have been old enough to have seen her in the 70s and 80s. Certainly I wouldn't have wanted to have to go into a gigantic arena or stadium to see her perform (as she often did in those days, which I felt largely dampened her love of rock), but if I had gotten the chance to see her at an actual concert venue back in The Day, like at the Universal Amphitheater, which she sold out for twelve straight nights in late 1977, I'd have been in seventh heaven.

I guess what Memphis DJ George Klein said about his good friend Elvis could apply to Linda as well: "If you're a fan, no explanation is necessary. If you're not, no explanation is possible."

Interesting that you posted this quote as I was about to make a thread on how would you explain Linda to a non-fan. But that quote pretty much encapsulates it!

As for me, I too am jealous of those that have seen her live, as I only have been really digging Linda and her music for two months...

[Richard W]

Jan 22, 2013 21:33:06 GMT -5 musicaamator said:

Jan 22, 2013 20:28:21 GMT -5 erik said:

I count myself on the one hand to have been fortunate to see her the three times I did, but on the other hand I have to admit that I would have loved to have been old enough to have seen her in the 70s and 80s. Certainly I wouldn't have wanted to have to go into a gigantic arena or stadium to see her perform (as she often did in those days, which I felt largely dampened her love of rock), but if I had gotten the chance to see her at an actual concert venue back in The Day, like at the Universal Amphitheater, which she sold out for twelve straight nights in late 1977, I'd have been in seventh heaven.

I guess what Memphis DJ George Klein said about his good friend Elvis could apply to Linda as well: "If you're a fan, no explanation is necessary. If you're not, no explanation is possible."

Interesting that you posted this quote as I was about to make a thread on how would you explain Linda to a non-fan. But that quote pretty much encapsulates it!

As for me, I too am jealous of those that have seen her live, as I only have been really digging Linda and her music for two months...

Well, in many ways I'm jealous of you. You have all of this wonderful (and wonderfully varied) music to discover. As a lifelong fan, there's nothing new (or not much) left for me -- even if there are a thousand moments and hundreds of songs to relive.

I remember my first (several) listens to the album Don't Cry Now and imagine a newbie's listening to it for the first several times and all there is to enjoy about that record and, well, yes, I'm envious.

In case you haven't done so, do a YouTube search for Linda and Bonnie Raitt singing Cry Like a Rainstorm and Linda singing Willin' from the Lowell George memorial concert. Those will give you a tasty taste of what it was like hearing/seeing her live.

[fabtastique]

Once only - 4 short songs with the LA Gay Mens Chorus about 4 years ago.
I had tickets to see her at Radio City Music Hall around 10 years ago but the show was cancelled

[rick]

I did not write down how many times or the dates.
But I used to go see her once, twice, three times during her runs at the Universal Amphitheatre in the 1970s.
I saw her live on stage at the Uris Theatre in "Pirates of Penzance."
I saw her then during the "Get Closer" tour for two nights at the Universal Amphitheatre.
I also went to the Rose Bowl to see her at the "No Nukes" concert.
Then, saw the opening night performance of "What's New" with Nelson Riddle at Radio City Music Hall in the fall of 1983.
I then saw her twice during the "Canciones de mi Padre" dates.
I then saw her with Aaron Neville when she was touring for "Cry Like a Rainstorm." I saw her at the Hollywood Bowl when Bill Clinton was president and she sang a selection of standards with the Hollywood Bowl orchestra.
Then, I saw her at the Amphitheatre in Universal CIty. I believe it was during the "Feels Like Home" tour when she sang many songs from "Winter Light" and "Feels Like Home."
Then, I saw her again the next year in Universal City when I believes she was promoting "Dedicated to the One I Love." I believe she closed with "Goodnight." She also sang selections from Randy Newman's "Faust."
Then, I last saw her right after the infamous Aladdin incident in Vegas and this was in 2004, before "Hummin' to Myself" was released.
If I had to guess, I would say that is about 23-25 times. I've seen her perform live more than any other performer.

[MokyWI]

1. 1983 Boston Commons, MA second leg of Get Closer Tour
2. 1988 Great Woods, MA Canciones de mi Padre Tour
3. 1991 Symphony Hall, Boston MA w/Rosemary Clooney and
John Williams
4. 1993 Hollywood Bowl, CA w/Itzhak Perlman and John Williams
5. 1995 Outside San Francisco CA Feels Like Home Tour attended
w/Mark Islam got tickets for us from Andrew Gold with backstage
passes.
6. 1995 Universal Amp. Los Angeles CA, Feels Like Home Tour
attended w/Mark Islam and we got back stage, but Linda didn't
come out to the main reception room. Trisha Yearwood and her
husband were right behind us walking backstage.
7. 1995 San Diego CA, Feels Like Home Tour attended w/Mark Islam
8. 1996 Great Woods, MA with/Marvin Hamlish and Pittsburgh
Symphony Orc.
9. 1998 NJ benefit concert for MS
10. 1999 Orpheum Theatre, Boston MA w/Emmylou Harris WW/TS
Tour
11. 2002 Symphony Hall San Francisco CA ( George Lucas was in the
lobby when we picked up tickets at will call booth
12. 2004 Sinatra Theatre, Chicago IL
13. 2007 Kansas City Missouri, bought tickets but didn't go, that
was when I knew I was getting old, the drive was going to be to
long for us!

I think I have listed them all, though I will go through my concert tickets and make sure there are not more. The only performer I have seen live more is Bonnie Raitt.

[musicaamator]

Jan 23, 2013 11:18:38 GMT -5 Richard W said:

Jan 22, 2013 21:33:06 GMT -5 musicaamator said:

Interesting that you posted this quote as I was about to make a thread on how would you explain Linda to a non-fan. But that quote pretty much encapsulates it!

As for me, I too am jealous of those that have seen her live, as I only have been really digging Linda and her music for two months...

Well, in many ways I'm jealous of you. You have all of this wonderful (and wonderfully varied) music to discover. As a lifelong fan, there's nothing new (or not much) left for me -- even if there are a thousand moments and hundreds of songs to relive.

I remember my first (several) listens to the album Don't Cry Now and imagine a newbie's listening to it for the first several times and all there is to enjoy about that record and, well, yes, I'm envious.

In case you haven't done so, do a YouTube search for Linda and Bonnie Raitt singing Cry Like a Rainstorm and Linda singing Willin' from the Lowell George memorial concert. Those will give you a tasty taste of what it was like hearing/seeing her live.

I have checked out the videos you've mentioned and needless to say, it left chills in my body. So awesome! And checking out the links on the side too, I watched her version of The Waiting on the Letterman Show which left my jaw agape. Like David said to her at the end, she did it better than Tom!

I know I have a long way to go learning her music as I have been concentrating on her 70's stuff--having just ordered Hand Sown Home Grown/Silk Purse--but am now making my way to her other offerings. Purchased The Waiting, Heartbeat Accelerating and Anyone Who had A Heart off Itunes. Fantastic is all I can say.

Now I really wish I saw her live. The best now is through Youtube...

[jeffmeister]

I only saw her once, here in my hometown of Roanoke VA in 1990. Don't know how or why, but it ended up being the first stop on her "Cry Like A Rainstorm" tour (and without The Neville Brothers).

Her voice filled the whole building, so I didn't really miss anything when I took a bathroom break during "Still Within the Sound of My Voice". My boyfriend at the time let me look at her through binoculars and she was gorgeous, of course.

My only disappointment was that she didn't perform "Desperado". Otherwise, I was floating on cloud 9 the whole time!

[djay]

1978 Providence, Livingston Taylor opened and she stared off with All That Dream, it was the first time I saw her with short curly hair. Back in the USA hadn't been released and I was stunned when she sang "Alison"...I had been trying to win tickets from WRKO, my mom took pity and bought them. Then had to convince my brother and girlfriend to take me.

1980 Boston Garden, Danny Kortchmar opened as a solo, then played with her band--after introducing the band Linda said "I know you'd be dissapointed if Wendy (Waldman) didn't do a couple of tunes" and took a little break while wending sang "our town" and something else.

1983 Worcester Centrum, she wore a cheer leading skirt, the opening act was some now-forgotton vocal band of 5 black guys--it seemed kind of a weird match and didn't bode well. She never looked or sounded more uncomfortable.

1983 Boston Common--Linda wore the pink and black outfit she wore in the Randy Newman video and opened with Tumbling Dice it was an outdoor venue she was having a great time dancing with Liza Edwards. The Globe said "night and day" when comparing to the Worcester show and said when she's on she's still a tough act to beat.

1988 Great Woods, the full Canciones de mi Padre..not a word of English, lot of confusion in the audience.

1990 Great Woods again, Neville Brothers opened, she wore a black top and bright blue puffy shirt it was penned the Greatest Hits Tour and might them the last time anyone's heard them all live.

1995-Orpheum Theater, The Nelsons opened... she wore a long sleaved, full length black velvet dress a huge cross around her neck and was heavier than before, but still had some serious sexy going on. Everyone agreed she was on fire, never better, the crowd went into a frenzy when she held one impossible note during "Do What You Gotta Do." The reviews were all excellent and she proved, once again, that she's one of a kind. She had Valerie Carter, Alexandra Brown, Mortonette Jenkins, Marlene Jete and what seemed like another twenty people on stage. Sound was incredible.

1996 Great Woods, Steve Terrell opened, Marvin Hamlisch conducted. It may have been the only tour with both a synphony (Pittsburg) AND Linda's old rock band. Another long black dress, another flawless performance.

1999 Orpheum, with Emmylou Harris, both very charming and FUNNY, Linda did stuff I'd never heard live like "It Doesn't Matter Anymore" her neice Melinda joined her for "Heart Like a Wheel." Only time I'd heard "We Ran" live and it was outrageous, blew the roof of the place.

2006 newly renovated Boston Opera House...Livingston Taylor opened and Linda' first words were "Isn't it Great to Livingston Taylor again!" She had a lot to say about what a great city we have and how its run by Democrats. The high point may just have been "Little Girl Blue" where the crowd erupted with hoots over a note that went longer than most of us could hold our breath.

2007 Newport Folk Festival, about 15 seconds into the opening song, "What's New" the sound shorted out so did this eleborate courtsey and left the stage. It got fixed and was back, but not before some idiot came out to explain the problem. He didn't realize that everyone was laughing because he was speaking into a mike that didn't work trying to tell us that the mike didn't work. It was great to hear "High Sierra" and "Feels Like Home" in the midst of her all standards period.

2007 Cape Cod Melody Tent, I was actually vacationing in Provincetown and everyone was flabergasted to find out that I would forgo a sweaty house-music club to do something that involved wearing a shirt...most remarkable thing about the show was "Poor Poor Pitiful Me" was the encore, it was a strictly standards show and I was so stunned I asked a friend what song it was during the introduction.

I just know I'm forgetting something.

[jojo]

A Bunch. I know how fortunate I am... I have had the good fortune of having lived in the SF bay area since 1960 (yes I am one of the "more experienced" board members ;-P).

I might have missed a couple... and dates may be off a bit....

There is NOTHING close to Linda in concert. Her albums don't do her justice at all. We need a LIVE concert release to show everyone her true range and unbelievable instrument!



1970- Big Sur Fest
1974 - Heart Like A Wheel tour
1976- Day on the Green - Eagles
1978 - Day on the Green - Dolly Parton, Beach Boys, Elvin Bishop, etc
1979 - Back in the USA
1980 - Mad Love
1981 - Pirates of Penzance
1981 - Mad Love 2nd tour
1982- Greek Theater
1983 - Get Closer
1984 - What's New - Orpheum SF 2x
1988 - Canciones - Circle Star 2x
1989 - SF Gift Center AIDS Benefit
1990 - Cry Like a Rainstorm
1995 - Feels Like Home Tour
1996- Davies Hall
1998- Saratoga Western wall
1999 - Warfield SF
1999 - w/ Eagles New Year’s Eve Staples Center opening concert
2006 - Saratoga
2007 - Saratoga
2007 - San Jose - w/ Los Lobos
2008 - SJ Mariachi Festival
2009 - SF Symphony Peter and the Wolf (narrator)

[MOLLY_WONDERFUL]

SAW HER AT THE UNIVERSAL AMPHITHEATRE [B4 THE ROOF WAS PUT ON & SEATING WAS STONE AMPHITHEATRE-STYLE] & IT RAINED [JUST ENOUGH TO GET EVERYONE WET] BUT BAREFOOT LINDA NEVER EVEN PAUSED, EVEN WITH ALL THE ELECTRICAL CORDS & EQUIPMENT - PRETTY SURE IT WAS OCTOBER 1 1977! NEEDLESS TO SAY EXCELLENT!!

[fabtastique]

WOW - I am SOOOO jealous

Jan 28, 2013 17:48:49 GMT -5 jojo said:

A Bunch. I know how fortunate I am... I have had the good fortune of having lived in the SF bay area since 1960 (yes I am one of the "more experienced" board members ;-P).

I might have missed a couple... and dates may be off a bit....

There is NOTHING close to Linda in concert. Her albums don't do her justice at all. We need a LIVE concert release to show everyone her true range and unbelievable instrument!



1970- Big Sur Fest
1974 - Heart Like A Wheel tour
1976- Day on the Green - Eagles
1978 - Day on the Green - Dolly Parton, Beach Boys, Elvin Bishop, etc
1979 - Back in the USA
1980 - Mad Love
1981 - Pirates of Penzance
1981 - Mad Love 2nd tour
1982- Greek Theater
1983 - Get Closer
1984 - What's New - Orpheum SF 2x
1988 - Canciones - Circle Star 2x
1989 - SF Gift Center AIDS Benefit
1990 - Cry Like a Rainstorm
1995 - Feels Like Home Tour
1996- Davies Hall
1998- Saratoga Western wall
1999 - Warfield SF
1999 - w/ Eagles New Year’s Eve Staples Center opening concert
2006 - Saratoga
2007 - Saratoga
2007 - San Jose - w/ Los Lobos
2008 - SJ Mariachi Festival
2009 - SF Symphony Peter and the Wolf (narrator)

[laurenm57]

1983- Boston, MA Boston Common, Concerts on the Common. Couldn't hear or see well. Very Crowded.
1999 Boston, MA Orpheum- With Emmylou Harris
2002 Boston, MA Fleet Boston Pavilion Steve Tyrell opened
2004 Lenox, MA Tangelwood July 4, 2004
2006 Boston, MA Opera House Livingston Taylor opened
2007 Hyannis, MA Melody Tent
2013 Brookline, MA Brookline Booksmith/Coolidge Corner Theater. No singing. She signed my book!

[laurenm57]

I forgot:
1980 Delacorte Theater. New York, NY Pirates of Penzance

[suzannes]

The very first time I saw Linda was in 1978 during the Living in the USA tour in Buffalo NY. Sat in the 3rd row on the floor. I was in awe! She was amazing! At one point, she looked right at me, I smiled at her, she smiled back. I was 14 and I was so psyched that she actually smiled at me! LOL.

I saw her twice in 83. Once in NYC at Radio City Music Hall where she did a few shows. She was very animated during that show and really got into Get Closer with the microphone off the stand as she strolled the entire stage! She was really having fun. Of course, me and the audience went crazy when James Taylor walked out and they sang Think Its Gonna Work Out Fine. I then saw her in Buffalo again on her birthday in July of 83 and I was in the 2nd row. Someone gave her a cupcake with a single lit candle on it. The promoter of that show was Harvey and Corky, Harvey being Harvey Weinstein the now famous movie producer. My uncle knew him and at one point,there was a possibility of me going back stage and meeting Linda, but he kind of said, well, she doesn't really like people coming back stage. He probably could have brought me backstage and she would have been fine with it for sure. I was only one person after all, but I guess it just wasn't meant to be.

Saw her in Cleveland in I believe 2002?

Also saw her when she was in Pirates of Penzance when it was on Broadway.

[brendywendy]

I saw her live twice. First time in 1980 doing rock concert in Biloxi MS. I think she did all her hits and stuff from her new album at the time MAD LOVE.
I think I have notes I took back then cos I was so jazzed after the show and just totally wowed by how powerful her vocals were in person. She was just perfection. Maybe someday I'll find what I did with those thoughts I wrote down at the time.
I remember she wore an outfit similar to the one she wore in a Rolling Stone cover
Where she's sitting in short pink outfit of flimsy silk like shorts and sleeveless top. I don't recall if one I saw in person though was pink or red.
Then in 1984 I saw her in New Orleans, La at the Worlds Fair. It was with Nelson Riddle Orchestra. It was great too! Her voice equally as beautiful & powerful as 4 years earlier. I especially recall her ending with DESPERADO. I think maybe she did it acapello.
I wish I would have seen her live doing her Mexican show.
I was supposed to see her again. I think it was 2004 or 2005. She was coming again to Mississippi. I think maybe to Jackson but not sure. But I was going! It got canceled at last minute because of her bad health. I think was year she quit. It may have been one of last scheduled concerts. I don't recall hearing of any concerts she did after that. And I was watching...