Note that some of this goes back as far as high school (Bryan Adams, Corey Hart) and college (Rolling Stones, U2, UB40) and my very early years in New York (Cocteau Twins, David & David). I’m sure there are some things missing\/some concerts I have just completely forgotten about, (as I found several I had forgotten about just digging through old ticket stubs, and I only have those going back so far) and that will drive me crazy to the end of my days.
\nAmbulance LTD – x2
\nAqualung
\nArcade Fire
\nAugustana
\nBadly Drawn Boy
\nBarenaked Ladies – x4
\nBarry Manilow
\nBB King
\nBeastie Boys
\nBeck
\nBen Kweller
\nBeth Orton
\nBicycles
\nBlue Merle
\nBlur
\nBob Dylan
\nBob Mould
\nBob Schneider
\nBodeans
\nBoy Least Likely To
\nBroken Social Scene
\nBryan Adams
\nCanasta
\nChris Smither
\nChuck Berry
\nCitizen Cope
\nClearly and the Mainstream
\nCocteau Twins
\nCommon
\nCorey Hart
\nCorinne Bailey Rae
\nCounting Crows
\nDamien Rice – x2
\nDavid & David (Baerwald “Welcome to the Boomtown”)
\nDavid Gray
\nDeath Cab for Cutie – x2
\nDogstar
\nDrive by Truckers
\nDuran Duran
\nEditors
\nEels
\nEliza Carthy
\nElliott Smith
\nElvis Costello
\nErin McKeown
\nEtta James – x2
\nFabulous Thunderbirds
\nFigdish\/Caviar – x7 or 8
\nFiona Apple (never again.)
\nFoo Fighters
\nFranz Ferdinand
\nGnarls Barkley – x2
\nHold Steady – x3
\nHot Hot Heat
\nImogen Heap
\nIndigo Girls – x7
\nIn Living Color (opened for the Stones. Ugh.)
\nJames Taylor
\nJason Mraz
\nJenny Lewis (with the Watson Twins)
\nJewel
\nJoan Baez
\nJohn Lee Hooker
\nJohn Mayer
\nJohn Mellencamp
\nJosh Rouse
\nKaiser Chiefs – x2
\nKaki King
\nKanye West
\nKasey Chambers
\nKatie Reider
\nKatie Todd
\nKillers
\nKim Taylor
\nKT Tunstall
\nLady Sovereign
\nLiz Phair – x4
\nLouis XIV
\nLocal H
\nLyle Lovett – x2
\nM2M
\nMaceo Parker
\nMacy Gray
\nMadonna
\nMaroon 5
\nMary J. Blige
\nMatchbox Twenty
\nMatt the Electrician
\nMatthew Sweet
\nMike Doughty – x3
\nModest Mouse
\nMy Beautiful Diamond
\nNeil Finn
\nNew Pornographers
\nNorah Jones
\nOasis
\nOK Go – x2
\nOver the Rhine
\nPeter Mulvey
\nPixies
\nPoi Dog Pondering
\nPsychedelic Furs
\nQueens of the Stone Age
\nRachael Yamagata – x2
\nRachel Ries
\nThe Raconteurs – x2
\nRadiohead
\nRay LaMontagne
\nRed Hot Chili Peppers
\nREM
\nRhett Miller
\nRobbers on High Street
\nThe Roches
\nRolling Stones
\nRyan Adams – x2
\nScissor Sisters
\nSecret Machines
\nSemisonic
\nShane Nicholson
\nShawn Mullins
\nSheryl Crow
\nShins – x2
\nSmoking Popes
\nSnow Patrol
\nSondra Lerche
\nSpank 1000 (100?)
\nSpiritualized
\nSpoon
\nStrays Don’t Sleep
\nSufjan Stevens – x2
\nTear(s) for Fear(s) (post departure of other member)
\nThree Five Human
\nTom Jones
\nU2
\nUB40
\nUnderworld
\nVeruca Salt
\nWeezer
\nMulti-Artist Fests <\/u>
\nNewport Jazz Festival 1991
\nBB King’s Blues Festival 2002
\nField Day Festival 2003
\nLollapalooza 2005
\nLollapalooza 2006
\nSome of the acts heard\/seen at these Fests may be missing from above list due to lack of my serious lack of long-term memory. For example, according to press reports, My Morning Jacket and Bright Eyes both played the Field Day Fest. I have no memory of their performances, although I know I saw every performance that day. Oh well…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Note that some of this goes back as far as high school (Bryan Adams, Corey Hart) and college (Rolling Stones, U2, UB40) and my very early years in New York (Cocteau Twins, David & David). I’m sure there are some … Continue reading