I love live music.

I love all music, really, but live music is especially fun for me.  In the summer of 2012, I wrote a blog post about concerts and live music, and talked about how many of my trips to new places started with a concert in that place.  In that post, I listed every band I had seen up until that point. Since then, I’ve moved it to this page and I’ve been regularly updating the list whenever I see a new band. 

What follows is that list – every concert I’ve seen (that I can recall), including some well-known comedians. I’m not including musicals, broadway or otherwise, but that would add a few dozen more names to the list. An asterisk (*) means I’ve seen them more than once.  And I’ve left off a great many hyperlocal bands and opening acts who were tremendously talented in their own right.

I’ve always thought you can tell a lot about a person by the music they listen to.  Judging by this list, I either have really good taste or a deep and fulfilling psychosis.

Anyway, here’s the list.

  1. 100 Gecs
  2. A Flock of Seagulls
  3. a-ha
  4. The Aces
  5. ACTORS*
  6. Air Supply
  7. The Alan Parsons Live Project
  8. All Hail The Silence
  9. Jimmie Allen
  10. America
  11. Amy Allen
  12. Tori Amos*
  13. And One
  14. Ian Anderson of Jethro Tull
  15. Jax Anderson
  16. Animal Sun
  17. Apoptygma Berzerk
  18. Fiona Apple
  19. Arcade Fire
  20. Armors
  21. Astari Night
  22. Rick Astley
  23. Augustana
  24. Aurora*
  25. The B-52s
  26. Bad Company
  27. Kelsea Ballerini
  28. Julien Baker
  29. Sara Bareilles
  30. Barenaked Ladies
  31. Nessa Barrett
  32. Baskery
  33. Bastille
  34. Bauhaus
  35. Bazzi
  36. The Beaches*
  37. The Beat (a.k.a. The English Beat)
  38. Em Beihold*
  39. Bell Biv DeVoe
  40. Ben Folds Five
  41. Benee
  42. Donny Benet
  43. The Beths
  44. Betty Who
  45. Big Electric Cat
  46. Wallis Bird
  47. The Birthday Massacre
  48. Lewis Black*
  49. Black Rose Burning
  50. Blanks
  51. Bloc Party
  52. Blondie
  53. Blood Red Shoes
  54. Bishop Briggs
  55. Rebecca Black
  56. Black Eyed Peas
  57. Black Tape For A Blue Girl
  58. Bleachers
  59. The Blue Man Group*
  60. Rachel Bochner
  61. Book of Love*
  62. BOOTBLACKS
  63. Clare Bowen and Brandon Robert Young
  64. Boy Harsher
  65. Phoebe Bridgers
  66. Marc Broussard
  67. Bobby Brown
  68. Jimmy Buffett
  69. The Buggles
  70. Victoria Canal
  71. Lewis Capaldi
  72. Capitol Steps*
  73. Brandi Carlile
  74. George Carlin*
  75. Vanessa Carlton
  76. Carrot Top
  77. Nick Cave and Warren Ellis
  78. Peter Cetera
  79. The Chameleons
  80. Charli XCX
  81. Cheap Trick
  82. Eagle-Eye Cherry
  83. Chicago
  84. Christian Death
  85. CHVRCHES*
  86. Peter Cincotti
  87. Claud
  88. John Cleese and Eric Idle
  89. George Clinton and Parliament Funkadelic/The P-Funk All-Stars*
  90. Cece Coakley
  91. Leonard Cohen and the Webb Sisters
  92. Marc Cohn
  93. Cold Cave
  94. Shawn Colvin
  95. Paula Cole
  96. Alice Cooper
  97. David Copperfield
  98. Jonathan Coulton
  99. Counting Crows
  100. Samantha Crain
  101. The Cranberries
  102. Sheryl Crow
  103. The Crüxshadows
  104. Alan Cumming
  105. The Cure*
  106. The Cybertronic Spree
  107. Noah Cyrus
  108. Lucy Dacus
  109. Dixie D’Amelio
  110. The Damned
  111. The Dandy Warhols
  112. Sarah Darling with Julie Lavery
  113. Das Ich
  114. Morris Day and the Time
  115. Deadstar Assembly
  116. El DeBarge
  117. Def Leppard
  118. Niki DeMar
  119. Blu DeTiger
  120. Depeche Mode*
  121. De/Vision*
  122. Dennis DeYoung (without Styx)*
  123. Neil Diamond
  124. Ani DiFranco
  125. Dodie
  126. Thomas Dolby
  127. The Dollyrots
  128. Dounia
  129. Dragonette
  130. Duran Duran
  131. Echo & The Bunnymen
  132. Eels
  133. Billie Eilish
  134. Electric Hellfire Club
  135. Emancipator
  136. En Vogue
  137. Enter The Haggis
  138. Erasure*
  139. Gloria Estefan
  140. EXTC (XTC’s Terry Chambers & Friends)
  141. Faith & The Muse*
  142. Fever Ray
  143. Tina Fey (with Amy Poehler)
  144. Samantha Fish
  145. Fitz and the Tantrums
  146. The Fixx
  147. The Flaming Lips*
  148. Flobots
  149. Florence + The Machine*
  150. Miya Folick
  151. David Foster
  152. Foo Fighters
  153. Franc Moody
  154. Freezepop
  155. Daði Freyr
  156. Front 242*
  157. Funker Vogt
  158. Peter Gabriel
  159. Garbage
  160. GAYLE
  161. Genesis
  162. Boy George & Culture Club
  163. Gin Blossoms
  164. Glasperlenspiel
  165. Glass Apple Bonzai
  166. Cherry Glazerr
  167. Mindy Gledhill
  168. The Gothsicles
  169. Dana Gould
  170. Ellie Goulding*
  171. Andy Grammer
  172. Green Day
  173. Greensky Bluegrass
  174. Griefcat
  175. Griff
  176. Guy
  177. Buddy Guy*
  178. Haim
  179. Half Waif
  180. Daryl Hall & John Oates
  181. Hallowed Hearts
  182. Herbie Hancock
  183. Glen Hansard and Markéta Irglová (The Swell Season)
  184. Juliana Hatfield
  1. Sophie B. Hawkins
  2. Colin Hay*
  3. Hayseed Dixie
  4. The Head and the Heart
  5. Amy Helm
  6. Joshua Henry
  7. H.E.R.
  8. Herman’s Hermits with Peter Noone
  9. Hotel Fiction
  10. Jennifer Hudson
  11. Sarah Hubbard (with Flobots)
  12. Holly Humberstone
  13. Ichor
  14. Icon of Coil
  15. Imagine Dragons
  16. Imperative Reaction
  17. Indigo Girls*
  18. Information Society*
  19. Christone “Kingfish” Ingram
  20. Inhouse*
  21. The Iris Bell
  22. Eddie Izzard*
  23. Hugh Jackman
  24. Jamaram
  25. Japanese Breakfast
  26. Sarah Jarosz
  27. Jars Of Clay
  28. Jax
  29. Carly Rae Jepsen*
  30. Jesus and Mary Chain
  31. Joan Jett and the Blackhearts
  32. Eilen Jewell
  33. Jimmy Eat World
  34. Billy Joel
  35. John 5
  36. Sir Elton John
  37. Eric Johnson
  38. Jonas Brothers*
  39. Howard Jones*
  40. Tom Jones*
  41. Journey*
  42. Kælan Mikla
  43. Kanga
  44. Kansas
  45. Kelsy Karter
  46. Zoë Keating
  47. Kesha
  48. K.Flay
  49. Khalid
  50. Amythyst Kiah*
  51. The Killers
  52. B.B. King
  53. Elle King
  54. Emily King
  55. King Princess*
  56. Kite
  57. Gladys Knight
  58. Kool & The Gang*
  59. Korine
  60. Marielle Kraft
  61. Kraftwerk*
  62. Chantal Kreviaczuk
  63. Lauv
  64. Lady Antebellum
  65. Lady Gaga
  66. Larkin Poe
  67. Latto
  68. Avril Lavigne
  69. Cyndi Lauper*
  70. Leathers
  71. Fran Lebowitz
  72. Legendary Pink Dots*
  73. The Lemonheads
  74. Let’s Eat Grandma
  75. Toby Lightman
  76. Lightning Bug*
  77. Lights
  78. Lil Nas X
  79. Dua Lipa
  80. Lissie
  81. Lizzo
  82. Lisa Loeb*
  83. Rebecca Loebe*
  84. Lonestar
  85. The Long Losts
  86. Lorde
  87. Demi Lovato
  88. Lucky Chops
  89. Yo Yo Ma
  90. Mac Sabbath
  91. Ashley MacIsaac
  92. Machine Gun Kelly
  93. Bill Maher
  94. Malign
  95. MALINDA*
  96. Måneskin
  97. Manic Street Preachers
  98. The Manhattan Transfer
  99. Barry Manilow
  100. Aimee Mann
  101. Mannheim Steamroller
  102. Marian Hill
  103. Marilyn Manson
  104. Marina
  105. Johnny Marr
  106. Charlotte Martin
  107. Steve Martin (with Martin Short)
  108. Martyr Complex
  109. Richard Marx
  110. Crys Matthews and Heather Mae
  111. Ava Max
  112. Lizzy McAlpine*
  113. Erin McKeown
  114. Sarah McLachlan
  115. Andrew McMahon
  116. Katharine McPhee (with David Foster)
  117. Tate McRae*
  118. The Main Squeeze
  119. Meat Loaf
  120. Megan Thee Stallion
  121. Melotron
  122. Men Without Hats
  123. Idina Menzel
  124. Alice Merton
  125. Mesh
  126. The Midnight
  127. Midnight Oil
  128. The Mighty, Mighty Bosstones
  129. Mika
  130. Donna Missal
  131. The Mission UK
  132. Anaïs Mitchell
  133. Monsta X
  134. Kailee Morgue
  135. Alanis Morissette*
  136. Muse
  137. Kacey Musgraves
  138. My Chemical Romance
  139. My Life with the Thrill Kill Kult
  140. My Morning Jacket
  141. Meg Myers
  142. Nation of Language*
  143. The National*
  144. New Edition*
  145. New Kids on the Block
  146. New Order
  147. Wayne Newton
  148. Night Club*
  149. Night Ranger
  150. Nine Inch Nails
  151. Ninja Sex Party
  152. Nisa
  153. Lizzie No*
  154. Tig Notaro
  155. Gary Numan*
  156. Nuovo Testamento
  157. The Nylons
  158. Winona Oak
  159. Paul Oakenfold
  160. Billy Ocean*
  161. Oh Wonder
  162. The O’Jays
  163. Joy Oladokun
  164. John Oliver
  165. Angel Olsen
  166. The Orchestra (feat. former members of ELO)
  167. Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark
  168. Jeffrey Osborne
  169. Patton Oswalt
  170. Owl City*
  171. Panic! at the Disco*
  172. Paramore
  173. The Paranoyds
  174. Mandy Patinkin
  175. Luciano Pavarotti
  176. Orville Peck
  177. Katy Perry
  178. Pet Shop Boys*
  179. Bernadette Peters
  180. Maisie Peters
  1. Kim Petras (with Sam Smith)
  2. Emo Phillips*
  3. Pinback
  4. Pink Martini featuring China Forbes and special guest the von Trapps
  5. Pitbull
  6. Pixies
  7. Placebo
  8. Amy Poehler (with Tina Fey)
  9. Poguetry (Spider Stacy and Cait O’Riordan of the Pogues) with the Lost Bayou Ramblers
  10. Poison
  11. Caroline Polachek
  12. Ana Popovic
  13. Portion Control
  14. Post Malone
  15. Postmodern Jukebox
  16. Sarah Potenza with Katie Kadan
  17. Cat Power
  18. Mary Prankster
  19. Primitive Radio Gods
  20. Prince (as “The Artist”)
  21. Princess Goes To The Butterfly Museum*
  22. Project Pitchfork*
  23. The Psychedelic Furs*
  24. Puscifer
  25. PVRIS
  26. Queen + Adam Lambert*
  27. Queensrÿche
  28. Randy Rainbow
  29. Rasputina
  30. Rebirth Brass Band
  31. Reed & Caroline
  32. Rein
  33. REO Speedwagon
  34. Revolting Cocks
  35. Riki
  36. Smokey Robinson
  37. Roddy Ricch
  38. Nile Rodgers & Chic
  39. Olivia Rodrigo
  40. Jake Wesley Rogers
  41. Maggie Rogers
  42. Maggie Rose
  43. Claire Rosincranz
  44. Roxy Music
  45. Royal & the Serpent*
  46. Rubblebucket
  47. Allison Russell
  48. Phoebe Ryan
  49. Bob Saget
  50. Salt ‘N Pepa
  51. Lauren Sanderson
  52. Rina Sawayama
  53. Saweetie
  54. Sawyer
  55. JP Saxe
  56. Boz Scaggs
  57. Seabound
  58. Anson Seabra
  59. Seal
  60. Jerry Seinfeld
  61. Seraphim Shock
  62. Paul Shaffer
  63. She Wants Revenge
  64. Vonda Shepard
  65. Ships in the Night
  66. Martin Short (with Steve Martin)
  67. Sia
  68. Sigrid*
  69. Sigur Ros
  70. Sarah Silverman
  71. Silversun Pickups
  72. Ashlee Simpson
  73. Sisters Of Mercy
  74. Slip and the Spinouts
  75. Sasha Alex Sloan
  76. The Smile
  77. Sam Smith
  78. Soccer Mommy
  79. The Soft Moon
  80. Solar Fake
  81. Soul Survivors
  82. Sparks
  83. Regina Spektor
  84. Spoon
  85. Rick Springfield
  86. Squeeze
  87. Squirrel Flower
  88. St. Lucia
  89. St. Paul and the Broken Bones
  90. St. Vincent*
  91. Mavis Staples
  92. Starship featuring Mickey Thomas
  93. Skylar Stecker
  94. The Steep Canyon Rangers (with Steve Martin)
  95. Sting
  96. Lindsey Stirling*
  97. Stomp*
  98. Joss Stone
  99. Straight No Chaser
  100. Strutman Lane
  101. The Struts
  102. Tove Styrke
  103. Styx* (both with and without Dennis DeYoung)
  104. Sub-Radio
  105. Sub Urban
  106. Suede (a.k.a. The London Suede)
  107. Joe Sumner
  108. Sunshine Blind
  109. Keith Sweat
  110. Taylor Swift
  111. Switchblade Symphony*
  112. Sylvan Esso
  113. Tag Team
  114. TALK
  115. Tchotchke
  116. Tegan & Sara
  117. Vienna Teng
  118. Then Comes Silence
  119. They Might Be Giants*
  120. Thievery Corporation
  121. Richard Thompson
  122. Tiffany
  123. tiLLie
  124. Pia Toscano (with David Foster)
  125. Toto*
  126. Tenille Townes
  127. Meghan Trainor
  128. Trans-Siberian Orchestra
  129. Transviolet*
  130. Justin Trawick
  131. KT Tunstall
  132. Turnover
  133. Shania Twain
  134. U2
  135. Umphrey’s McGee
  136. Carrie Underwood
  137. Upsahl
  138. Midge Ure*
  139. U.S. Girls
  140. Sharon Van Etten
  141. Suzanne Vega
  142. Jackie Venson
  143. Tai Verdes
  144. VÉRITÉ
  145. Adia Victoria
  146. Video Age
  147. The Village People*
  148. Violent Femmes
  149. VNV Nation*
  150. Aurelio Voltaire*
  151. The Wailers
  152. Walk The Moon
  153. Wallflowers
  154. Wang Chung
  155. The War and Treaty
  156. Waterparks
  157. John Waters
  158. Roger Waters
  159. Weezer
  160. Welle:Erdball
  161. The Who
  162. Mark Wills
  163. Charlie Wilson
  164. Winger
  165. WINGTIPS
  166. Xeno & Oaklander
  167. Yam Haus
  168. Weird Al Yankovic*
  169. Yeah Yeah Yeahs
  170. Yes
  171. Brett Young
  172. Nicky Youre
  173. Maddie Zahm