Lady Antebellum at the UCF Arena, in Orlando FL, then called the Addition Financial Arena
Disney’s Aladdin at the Dr. Phillips Center in downtown Orlando, FL
Groundhog Day: The Musical at the Broward Center for the Performing Arts in Ft. Lauderdale, FL
The Main Squeeze, in the Mills-50 district of Orlando, FL
Queensrÿche with John 5 at Plaza Live in Orlando, FL
Transviolet and Armors at Soundbar in downtown Orlando, FL. Little did I realize that this was the last show I would attend for over a year and a half, thanks to the stupid pandemic.
Samantha Fish at The Birchmere in Alexandria, VA
Richard Thompson at The Birchmere in Alexandria, VA
Japanese Breakfast at the Fillmore Silver Spring, MD. Mannequin Pussy opened.
Straight No Chaser at Wolf Trap, VA
Hall & Oates, Squeeze, Kool & The Gang, The Wailers, and Soul Survivors at HoagieNation in Philadelphia PA
Hall & Oates, Squeeze, Kool & The Gang, The Wailers, and Soul Survivors at HoagieNation in Philadelphia PA
Pink Martini featuring China Forbes, with special guests Edna Vazquez, Ira Shapiro, and the von Trapps at Wolf Trap, VA
PVRIS and Royal & The Serpent at Ram’s Head Live in Baltimore, MD
Kesha with Betty Who at The Anthem in Washington DC
Foo Fighters at 9:30 Club for the post-pandemic reopening in Washington DC
Suzanne Vega at The Birchmere in Alexandria, VA
Marian Hill with Dounia at Union Stage in Washington DC
Alanis Morissette, Garbage, and Cat Power at the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, TN
Bleachers (with Jack Antonoff) at The Anthem in Washington DC
Front 242 at the Hawthorne Theatre in Portland, OR
Jackie Venson at Songbyrd in Washington DC
The National Symphony Orchestra performing Liszt and Tchaikovsky at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington DC
The Jonas Brothers “Remember This” Tour with Kelsea Ballerini at Jiffy Lube Live in Bristow, VA
Haim, St. Vincent, and Charli XCX at the All Things Go Music Festival in Columbia, MD
Haim, St. Vincent, and Charli XCX at the All Things Go Music Festival in Columbia, MD
Erin McKeown at Jammin Java in Vienna, VA
Mavis Staples with Amy Helm at Lincoln Theatre in Washington DC
Hadestown at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington DC
H.E.R. with Tone Stith and Maeta at The Anthem in Washington DC
Lucy Dacus with Tomberlin at 9:30 Club in Washington DC
Nation of Language with The Wants at Songbyrd Music House in Washington DC
Midge Ure at City Winery DC
Cheap Trick at Warner Theatre in Washington DC
BOOTBLACKS with Ceromantics at Holy Frijoles (a Tex-Mex restaurant!) in Baltimore, MD
The National Symphony Orchestra performing Bach, Telemann, and Haydn at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington DC
JP Saxe with Victoria Canal at the Lincoln Theatre in Washington DC
Sylvan Esso with Lido Pimienta at The Anthem in Washington DC
George Clinton and Parliament Funkadelic at the Howard Theatre in Washington DC
Half Waif with Lightning Bug at Songbyrd Music House in Washington DC
VÉRITÉ with Kat Cunning at 9:30 Club in Washington DC
The Cybertronic Spree “Party Til We Break” Tour with Essenger at Union Stage in Washington DC
Genesis “The Last Domino?” Tour at the Capital One Arena in Washington DC
Clare Bowen and Brandon Robert Young at City Winery DC
CHVRCHES with Donna Missal at The Anthem in Washington DC
Once Upon A One More Time, a musical inspired by the music of Britney Spears, at Sidney Harman Hall in Washington DC
Once Upon A One More Time, a musical inspired by the music of Britney Spears, at Sidney Harman Hall in Washington DC
WINGTIPS with Kiss of the Whip at Metro Gallery in Baltimore, MD
The Aces with The Beaches and Sawyer at 9:30 Club in Washington DC. Regrettably, I arrived too late to see Sawyer’s set.
The Improvised Shakespeare Company at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington DC
The Hot 99.5 Jingle Ball at the Capital One Arena in Washington DC. The lineup was Dixie D’Amelio, Monsta X, Tai Verdes, Bazzi, Saweetie, Black Eyed Peas, Tate McRae, Megan Thee Stallion, and the Jonas Brothers. Doja Cat and AJR were originally scheduled to appear, but they each had to pull out of the Jingle Ball shows because of Covid.
The Hot 99.5 Jingle Ball at the Capital One Arena in Washington DC. The lineup was Dixie D’Amelio, Monsta X, Tai Verdes, Bazzi, Saweetie, Black Eyed Peas, Tate McRae, Megan Thee Stallion, and the Jonas Brothers. This is the set times.
A John Waters Christmas at The Birchmere in Alexandria, VA
John Oliver performing stand-up comedy at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington DC
Rebecca Black’s “Rebecca Black Was Here” tour, with Alice Longyu Gao at Union Stage in Washington DC
Upsahl, with opener Kailee Morgue, at Union Stage in Washington DC
The National Symphony Orchestra performing Beethoven’s 1st and 5th syphonies, along with a George Walker Sinfonia at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington DC
Griff with Amy Allen at Songbyrd Music House in Washington DC. This was the second night of Griff’s first-ever North American tour.
Tig Notaro at the Warner Theatre in Washington DC during a bit of a snow storm.
Kacey Musgraves at the Capital One Arena in Washington DC for the “star-crossed: unveiled” tour. Supporting artists were King Princess, and Muna. I missed most of Muna’s set, but they sounded great.
Billie Eilish at the Capital One Arena in Washington DC for the “Happier Than Ever” world tour.
Fran Lebowitz at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington DC
The National Philharmonic performing Debussy’s “La Mer” and Holst’s “The Planets” at Capital One Hall in Tysons Corner, VA
Squirrel Flower with support from Lightning Bug at Songbyrd Music House in Washington DC
K.Flay with G Flip and Corook at 9:30 Club in Washington DC
Umphrey’s McGee at The Anthem in Washington DC
The National Symphony Orchestra performing Haydn and Farrenc at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington DC
Claire Rosinkranz with Aidan Bissett at Union Stage in Washington DC
Marina’s “Ancient Dreams In A Modern Land” Tour with Tove Styrke, at The Anthem in Washington DC
The Beths with Lunar Vacation at the Black Cat in Washington DC
Jesus Christ Superstar at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington DC
Journey with Toto at the Prudential Center in Newark, NJ. The reason I traveled to NJ for this one is that the opener was originally Billy Idol, but he had to back out of this tour.
dodie’s “Build A Problem” tour with Lizzy McAlpine at the Fillmore Silver Spring, MD
Dua Lipa’s “Future Nostalgia” tour with Caroline Polachek and Lolo Zouaï at the Capital One Arena in Washington DC
Korine with Aertex and Catherine Moan at Comet Ping Pong in Washington, DC
St. Paul and the Broken Bones with Thee Sacred Souls at Lincoln Theatre in Washington, DC
Maisie Peters “You Signed Up For This” tour, with support from Jonah Kagen at the Howard Theatre in Washington DC
Gary Numan’s “Intruder” tour at the Lincoln Theatre in Washington DC, with support from I Speak Machine. This was my third time seeing Gary Numan.
Poguetry (Spider Stacy and Cait O’Riordan of the Pogues) with the Lost Bayou Ramblers at the Black Cat in Washington DC
Glen Hansard and Markéta Irglová of The Swell Season with Evangeline Young at The Anthem in Washington DC
The Harlem Globetrotters vs the Washington Generals at the Capital One Arena in Washington DC
The Midnight played a sold out show at 9:30 Club in Washington DC
Claud with KALI at Union Stage in Washington DC. Spring Silver also opened the show, but I didn’t get there in time to catch their set.
Flobots with Sarah Hubbard on violin at the Black Cat in Washington DC
Sparks at the Lincoln Theatre in Washington DC
Nick Cave and Warren Ellis at the Lincoln Theatre in Washington DC
New Edition at the Capital One Arena in Washington DC. This was the full NE lineup with all six members. Naturally, this included Bobby Brown songs, and also Bell-Biv-DeVoe songs. Charlie Wilson opened.
Blues legend Buddy Guy with special guest Christone “Kingfish” Ingram at Capital One Hall in Tyson’s Corner, VA
Shakespeare Theatre Company presents “The Merchant of Venice” at the Michael R. Klein Theatre in Washington DC
ACTORS with supporting artist Vanilla Sugar at Pie Shop in Washington DC. The ticket says they were supported by Aertex, but the ticket is wrong.
Sigrid with supporting artist Ryann at Brooklyn Steel in Brooklyn NY
Hari Kondabolu at the DC Comedy Loft in Washington DC
Night Club with supporting act Holy Wars at Songbyrd Music House in Washington DC
Mean Girls: The Musical at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington DC
Boy Harsher at Black Cat in Washington DC
a-ha performing a sold out show at Radio City Music Hall in New York City
Mø at 9:30 Club in Washington DC
Lizzie No opening for Adia Victoria at the Miracle Theatre in Washington DC
Lights “Baby I’m Back” tour with tiLLie at 9:30 Club in Washington DC
Em Beihold opening for Anson Seabra at Miracle Theatre in Washington DC
Aimee Mann with special guest Jonathan Coulton at The Birchmere in Alexandria, VA
Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark’s delayed “40th Anniversary Greatest Hits” tour at Lincoln Theatre in Washington DC
Kelsy Karter with Niki DeMar and Animal Sun at DC9 in Washington DC
Tenille Townes with Alex Hall at Union Stage in Washington DC
Lizzie No on the Millennium Stage at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington DC
Olivia Rodrigo and Holly Humberstone at The Anthem in Washington DC
Lewis Black at the Warner Theatre in Washington DC
Joy Oladokun with Bre Kennedy at Union Stage in Washington DC
Sting at the Met in Philadelphia PA, with his son Joe Sumner opening.
Princes Goes To The Butterfly Museum at Le Poisson Rouge in New York City
Winona Oak opening for Oh Wonder at 9:30 Club in Washington DC
Lauren Sanderson’s “Death of a Fantasy” tour, with support from JORDY at 9:30 Club in Washington DC
Eilen Jewell with Chris Smither at the Hamilton Live in Washington DC
Orville Peck’s “Bronco” tour at 9:30 Club in Washington DC
David Foster’s “Hitman” tour featuring Katharine McPhee, Pia Toscano, and lots of other talented musicians at The Birchmere in Alexandria, VA
Toby Lightman with Marie Miller at Jammin Java in Vienna, VA
Sarah Darling with Julie Lavery at Pie Shop in Washington DC
The Who with Amythyst Kiah at the Capital One Arena in Washington DC
Anaïs Mitchell with Samantha Crain at 9:30 Club in Washington DC
The Hump! Film Festival, presented by Dan Savage, at Black Cat in Washington DC
Kool and the Gang, with Morris Day and the Time at Wolf Trap, VA
AURORA with support from Sub Urban at Lincoln Theatre in Washington DC
Sigur Ros brought their World Tour to The Anthem in Washington DC
I caught the third night of a three-night-stand that CHVRCHES did at 9:30 Club in Washington DC
Benee at 9:30 Club in Washington DC
It only took me 39 years to catch Herbie Hancock at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington DC
Kraftwerk brought their 3-D Tour to The Anthem in Washington DC
Franc Moody, with support from Reva DeVito, at Union Stage in Washington DC
The Stadium Tour at Nationals Park in Washington DC, featuring Motley Crüe, Def Leppard, Poison, and Joan Jett & The Blackhearts. Except they paused it for rain near the end of Def Leppard’s set, and I decided not to wait it out to see if Motley Crüe would actually go on. (They did, 90 minutes after I left.)
The John Williams 90th Birthday Gala Concert, at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington DC. Special appearances by Yo Yo Ma, Anne-Sophie Mutter, Steven Spielberg, Jackie Joyner-Kersee, and Daisy Ridley. Along with John Williams himself, who conducted an encore of the Imperial March to close out the show.
Avril Lavigne opening for Machine Gun Kelly at the Capital One Arena in Washington DC
Midnight Oil’s “Resist: The New Album. The Final Tour” tour at MGM National Harbor, with band member Leah Flanagan opening up the show.
To Kill A Mockingbird, starring Richard Thomas as Atticus Finch, at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington DC
Rebecca Loebe with Crys Matthews and Heather Mae at Jammin Java in Vienna, VA