Concerts I've attended in Wichita

[michigancat]

Most of these are from my high school days.

The first:

No Doubt opening for Goo Goo Dolls and Bush at the Kansas Coliseum.

At this point, No Doubt basically had one hit - "I'm Just a Girl" (and maybe "Spiderwebs").  I was like 14 and Gwen Stefani was not a household name but she was hot to my lame high school kurt cobain wannabe ass.  My dad would take me to these (because I was 14) and he got a kick out of their horn section, who for some reason was never considered part of the real band.

Goo Goo Dolls were next, and they were basically right after "Name" was released to radio.  "Name" was their only song that used an acoustic guitar at that time.  This was what most of their stuff sounded like at the time:    And they were pretty good.

Bush was kind of lame.  They only had one album out and that was all they played from (the one that had Machine Head and Glycerine).  Gavin had nice hair.

More to come.

[steve dave]

Every Kansas kid ever in the entire world was at that concert.  

sd addition:  Collective Soul at the Cotillion Ballroom around that same time

[michigancat]

Every Kansas kid ever in the entire world was at that concert. 

sd addition:  Collective Soul at the Cotillion Ballroom around that same time

It was amazing.   Did not go to Collective Soul.  (they were not "heavy" enough for me)

[steve dave]

sd addition:  The old "Oz" Fests that weren't connected to the white trashy "Ozz" Fests but were instead KStateo versions with non-white trash bands.  I think I saw, like, Marcy Playground, Sugar Ray, Smashmouth, misc other basically one hit 90s alt/pop bands.

[michigancat]

sd addition:  The old "Oz" Fests that weren't connected to the white trashy "Ozz" Fests but were instead KStateo versions with non-white trash bands.  I think I saw, like, Marcy Playground, Sugar Ray, Smashmouth, misc other basically one hit 90s alt/pop bands.

Yeah, the Smithereens were headliners like every year before they got Smashmouth.

[Panjandrum]

I saw Incubus and Hoobastank at the Kansas Colosseum back in 2001.  It may have been 2002.  I don't know; somewhere around there.

[michigancat]

Concert #2:

Jawbreaker
Ween
Foo Fighters

at the Cotillion Ballroom.  I LOVE the Cotillion.  It is just unbelievably weird.  Like I said, I was a Nirvana dork, so seeing Dave Grohl was like the next best thing since Cobain was dead.

Jawbreaker:  They were some kind of pop/punk thing.  Pretty OK.

Ween:  At the time, I HATED THEM.  It was Gene and Dean Ween on stage with a drum machine.  No band.  They were playing for a bunch of jerkoff kids and knew it.  They didn't give a eff.  I hated them.  I had a discussion with some other 14 year old alt-douchebag about how it wasn't true music because they didn't have a drummer.  Looking back, I now appreciate how rough ridin' brilliant they were.  I would LOVE to see a video of it.

Foo Fighters:  They were really good.  That first Foo Fighters CD is/was an incredible rock album.  I was right in front of Pat Smear.  I kept trying to get him to give me a guitar pick.  He never did.  I had to get out of there before the encore, and he gave a pick to someone right where I was standing during the encore. 

My dad wore overalls to this one.

[EllToPay]

Is this a thread specifically for concerts in Wichita? I'd love to join in here, but I've never attended any in Wichita.

T-Y,
ETP

[steve dave]

Is this a thread specifically for concerts in Wichita?

YES!

[michigancat]

Is this a thread specifically for concerts in Wichita?

YES!

[EllToPay]

:clack:

[LHarKSUCat]

I saw Incubus and Hoobastank at the Kansas Colosseum back in 2001.  It may have been 2002.  I don't know; somewhere around there.

I was at that one, good show....

Also saw Linkin Park with Cyprus Hill around that time too...

A year later I saw Disturbed with Taproot, Chevelle, and Unloco

These were all at the Colosseum

Saw Breaking Benjamin at the Cotillion with Evans Blue and some other band I can't remember...

[Fldermaus]

Amazing thread!  Wichita may have to change its name to Concertopolis.

[MeatSauce]

was forced to see Mudvayne and Linkin Park at the Kansas Coliseum in 2003.  Kind of ruined live musical performances for me until seeing The Boss at Sprint in 08

[chunkles]

Pearl Jam - Century II '93 <<my first concert, most of you were not alive yet.  This was a big rough ridin' deal back then you little shits.
Smashing Pumpkins - Kansas Coliseum '96  << they had weird speakers and none of them were dead yet or kicked out from drugs I think.

[michigancat]

Next:

EyeHateGod
Deftones
White Zombie
Pantera

at the Coliseum.  This was the first one I attended without a parent.  Had a sweet uniform shirt and chain wallet...I went as "Rod" from Interstate Batteries.

Got in during the middle of EyeHateGod.  They sucked.

Deftones:  Loved them at that age.  Bought their CD immediately after the show.

During the intermission between Deftones and White Zombie, I had a discussion about how shitty the music they were playing between sets was.  (I was such a little shithead).  She was messed up out of her mind and informed me that the music was from the greatest drummer of all time, Mickey Hart.  Who gives a eff.  I also worked my way up to the very front against the railing.  Also chatted up a security guy who was wearing his Oklahoma high school football state championship ring.  I was impressed.

White Zombie:  They were cool.  Felt the heat from their fireworks and crap.  It was during White Zombie that the crowd started to get a little crazy.  I had to leave the railing.  The Mickey Hart girl looked like she was about to pass out.  Back amongst the masses, I began encountering the mosh pits, filled with 300 pound skinheads that looked like they want to kill everyone.  I also crowd surfed at this time, which was rough ridin' awesome, and something I will never do again.

At the end of White Zombie, they released a bunch of confetti.  Rumors were floating that they contained hits of acid.  I did not lick any confetti.

Pantera:  I hadn't really heard any of their music, because it didn't get played on their radio.  Really, this is who the skinheads and crazy fuckers came to see.  The kind of guys who thought they sold out with "Great Southern Trendkill" <-seriously, they thought they sold out with this.  I just remember a blur of loudness and elbows and crap, with Anselmo, who seemed ridiculously wasted, only paused to drink Jack Daniels from the bottle and tell fans to start beating the crap out of each other and stop waiting for him to "light his dick on fire" (I think this was a shot at White Zombie).


Good times.

[EMAWmeister]

Is this a thread specifically for concerts in Wichita?

YES!

Well then eff this thread.  WGAF about wichita?

[michigancat]

Is this a thread specifically for concerts in Wichita?

YES!

Well then eff this thread.  WGAF about wichita?

Trust me, it's interesting.

[steve dave]

ks farm kids GAF about wichita concerts I can assure you.

[EMAWmeister]

Did you guys hear that Lady Gaga came to the Sprint Center? 

[cas4ksu]

George Strait came to the Scott County Fair before I was born. 

[Johnny Wichita]

sd addition:  The old "Oz" Fests that weren't connected to the white trashy "Ozz" Fests but were instead KStateo versions with non-white trash bands.  I think I saw, like, Marcy Playground, Sugar Ray, Smashmouth, misc other basically one hit 90s alt/pop bands.

Gravity Kills?  Sponge?  Also, that one loser band that sang the song about two princes or princesses or some crap.  I remember people sitting down and booing them.  Ah, Spin Doctors.  Just remembered.  God they were awful. 

[Johnny Wichita]

Pumpkins - Kansas Coliseum '96  << they had weird speakers and none of them were dead yet or kicked out from drugs I think.

Went to this concert. I think it was right after they booted the drummer or he died or whatever.  :whocares: 

I liked them a lot less after this concert. 

[steve dave]

sd addition:  The old "Oz" Fests that weren't connected to the white trashy "Ozz" Fests but were instead KStateo versions with non-white trash bands.  I think I saw, like, Marcy Playground, Sugar Ray, Smashmouth, misc other basically one hit 90s alt/pop bands.

Gravity Kills?  Sponge?  Also, that one loser band that sang the song about two princes or princesses or some crap.  I remember people sitting down and booing them.  Ah, Spin Doctors.  Just remembered.  God they were awful. 

Oh man, Sponge, forgot about them.  I went through a stage that was about 3 months long where Sponge was my favorite band. 

[Johnny Wichita]

Goldfinger and Save Ferris at Crown Bingo in 97.  

Goldfinger was incredible, as expected.  Save Ferris was a poor man's No Doubt, entertaining.