Longest You Traveled To See A Concert (when that was the trip's main purpose)

Drjohnrock · 08-13-2024, 10:54 AM

I added the "main purpose of the trip" because it's a bit unfair to say "I went to visit my cousin in Australia and we decided to see a concert after I got there."

In my case, the distance was 367 miles from my home in the Cincinnati area to the Lincoln Theater in Marion, Virginia to see a live taping of the PBS music show Song Of The Mountain. That beat my previous record of 200-plus miles to Chicago to see The Fall.

Buckeye Randy · 08-13-2024, 04:01 PM

Royal Oak (Michigan) is only 3 hours from my house but I had to drive 90 minutes to pick somebody up and it was 4 hours to Royal Oak from their house. I did divide the trip up but it was a couple long days of driving and I would do it all over again to see another show by Sparks.

I was a passenger for a road trip to Wilmington (DE) to see the Dead Milkmen. That was 6.5 hours. However, it may have been a concert only trip for me but it was a business trip/concert trip for the driver.

Drjohnrock · 08-13-2024, 05:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Buckeye Randy

Royal Oak (Michigan)

I was a passenger for a road trip to Wilmington (DE) to see the Dead Milkmen. That was 6.5 hours. However, it may have been a concert only trip for me but it was a business trip/concert trip for the driver.

If it was a concert only trip for you, that's what counts. IMHO, the Dead Milkmen are worth such a trip. I was lucky to see them in Cincinnati back in the day. I'm glad they's reformed. I wouldn't mind seeing them again sometime.

Buckeye Randy · 08-13-2024, 05:33 PM

I saw them two years ago at a club called 'The Queen'. Very odd show!

SweetHeartHolly · 08-13-2024, 06:20 PM

I travelled three hours to Hickory, NC on August 30, 2000 for a concert.

God bless you always!!!

Holly

P.S. I travelled five hours to Cincinnati Ohio on September 29, 1997 for a concert that took place the next day.

08-13-2024, 10:54 AM	#1 (permalink)
Drjohnrock Music Addict Join Date: Aug 2016 Location: Cincinnati, Ohio Posts: 314	Longest You Traveled To See A Concert (when that was the trip's main purpose) I added the "main purpose of the trip" because it's a bit unfair to say "I went to visit my cousin in Australia and we decided to see a concert after I got there." In my case, the distance was 367 miles from my home in the Cincinnati area to the Lincoln Theater in Marion, Virginia to see a live taping of the PBS music show Song Of The Mountain. That beat my previous record of 200-plus miles to Chicago to see The Fall.

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Buckeye Randy Music Addict Join Date: Jun 2024 Posts: 270	Royal Oak (Michigan) is only 3 hours from my house but I had to drive 90 minutes to pick somebody up and it was 4 hours to Royal Oak from their house. I did divide the trip up but it was a couple long days of driving and I would do it all over again to see another show by Sparks. I was a passenger for a road trip to Wilmington (DE) to see the Dead Milkmen. That was 6.5 hours. However, it may have been a concert only trip for me but it was a business trip/concert trip for the driver. Last edited by Buckeye Randy; 08-13-2024 at 04:03 PM. Reason: update

08-13-2024, 05:33 PM	#4 (permalink)
Buckeye Randy Music Addict Join Date: Jun 2024 Posts: 270	I saw them two years ago at a club called 'The Queen'. Very odd show!

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SweetHeartHolly Music Addict Join Date: Jul 2024 Location: East Tennessee Posts: 115	I travelled three hours to Hickory, NC on August 30, 2000 for a concert. God bless you always!!! Holly P.S. I travelled five hours to Cincinnati Ohio on September 29, 1997 for a concert that took place the next day.