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 Great Big World
  4. A Place To Bury Strangers
  5. a-ha
  6. ABC
  7. Gracie Abrams
  8. The Aces
  9. ACTORS*
  10. Bryan Adams
  11. Carol Ades
  12. Age of Madness (featuring Jeremy Jordan)
  13. Air
  14. Air Supply
  15. The Alan Parsons Live Project
  16. Brooke Alexx
  17. Al1ce
  18. All Hail The Silence
  19. Jimmie Allen
  20. Herb Alpert and The Tijuana Brass
  21. Ambrosia
  22. America
  23. Tori Amos*
  24. And One
  25. Ian Anderson of Jethro Tull (with Alan Parsons Live Project)
  26. Angels & Agony
  27. Adam Ant
  28. Apoptygma Berzerk
  29. Fiona Apple
  30. Aqua
  31. Arcade Fire
  32. Ariana and the Rose
  33. Armors
  34. Ashe
  35. Annaleigh Ashford
  36. Astari Night
  37. Rick Astley
  38. Atlas Genius
  39. Augustana
  40. Aurora*
  41. Ausgang
  42. Ayria
  43. The B-52s
  44. Bad Company
  45. Tom Bailey (of the Thompson Twins)
  46. Kelsea Ballerini
  47. Julien Baker*
  48. BANKS
  49. Sara Bareilles*
  50. Barenaked Ladies
  51. Nessa Barrett
  52. Bastille
  53. Bauhaus
  54. The Beaches*
  55. Bear Hands
  56. The Beat (a.k.a. The English Beat)*
  57. Beborn Beton
  58. Em Beihold*
  59. Bell Biv DeVoe
  60. Ben Folds Five
  61. Pat Benatar and Neil Giraldo
  62. Benee
  63. Donny Benet
  64. The Beths
  65. Betty Who
  66. Big Electric Cat
  67. Big Time Rush
  68. Wallis Bird
  69. The Birthday Massacre*
  70. Lewis Black*
  71. Rebecca Black
  72. Black Eyed Peas
  73. Black Pumas
  74. Black Rose Burning*
  75. Black Tape For A Blue Girl
  76. Bleachers
  77. Bloc Party
  78. Blondie
  79. Blood Red Shoes
  80. Rachel Bloom
  81. BLÜ EYES
  82. The Blue Man Group*
  83. Bone Thugs-N-Harmony
  84. Book of Love*
  85. BOOTBLACKS
  86. Clare Bowen and Brandon Robert Young
  87. Boy Harsher
  88. Boys Go To Jupiter
  89. Boyz II Men
  90. Phoebe Bridgers
  91. Bishop Briggs*
  92. Brit Floyd
  93. Jonatha Brooke
  94. Marc Broussard
  95. Bobby Brown
  96. Allie Crow Buckley
  97. Jimmy Buffett
  98. The Buggles
  99. Basia Bulat
  100. Busta Rhymes
  101. Butthole Surfers
  102. Victoria Canal
  103. Lewis Capaldi
  104. Capitol Steps*
  105. Mariah Carey
  106. Brandi Carlile
  107. George Carlin*
  108. Vanessa Carlton
  109. Carrot Top
  110. Nick Cave and Warren Ellis
  111. Peter Cetera
  112. The Chameleons*
  113. Charli XCX
  114. Cheap Trick
  115. Eagle-Eye Cherry
  116. Chicago
  117. Children On Stun
  118. Christian Death
  119. Chromeo
  120. CHVRCHES*
  121. Ciara
  122. Peter Cincotti
  123. Cinema Hearts
  124. Gary Clark, Jr.
  125. Claud
  126. John Cleese and Eric Idle
  127. George Clinton and Parliament Funkadelic/The P-Funk All-Stars*
  128. Cece Coakley
  129. Leonard Cohen and the Webb Sisters
  130. Marc Cohn
  131. Cold Cave*
  132. Stephen Colbert (at Conan O’brien’s Mark Twain Prize)
  133. Shawn Colvin
  134. Paula Cole*
  135. The Commodores
  136. Common (At Rock Hall Induction 2023)
  137. Alice Cooper*
  138. David Copperfield
  139. Jonathan Coulton
  140. Covenant
  141. Counting Crows
  142. The Cranberries
  143. Christopher Cross
  144. Crosses (†††)
  145. Sheryl Crow*
  146. The Crüxshadows
  147. Alan Cumming
  148. Madison Cunningham (with the NSO)
  149. The Cure*
  150. The Cybertronic Spree*
  151. Noah Cyrus
  152. Lucy Dacus
  153. Dixie D’Amelio
  154. The Damned
  155. The Dandy Warhols
  156. Sarah Darling with Julie Lavery
  157. Das Ich
  158. Mikaela Davis
  159. Morris Day and the Time
  160. Deadstar Assembly
  161. El DeBarge*
  162. Def Leppard
  163. Depeche Mode*
  164. Jason Derulo
  165. Des Rocs
  166. Blu DeTiger
  167. De/Vision*
  168. Devo
  169. Dennis DeYoung (without Styx)*
  170. Neil Diamond
  171. Ani DiFranco
  172. Dodie
  173. Dogstar (The band with Keanu Reeves on bass)
  174. Thomas Dolby*
  175. The Dollyrots
  176. The Doobie Brothers*
  177. Dragonette
  178. DSTR (formerly known as Destroid)
  179. Duran Duran
  180. Earth, Wind, and Fire
  181. Echo & The Bunnymen
  182. Echosmith
  183. Daphne Eckman
  184. Madeline Edwards
  185. Eels*
  186. Ego Likeness
  187. Billie Eilish
  188. Electric Hellfire Club
  189. Electric Six
  190. Missy Elliott*
  191. Emancipator
  192. Empathy Test
  193. En Vogue
  194. Enter The Haggis
  195. Erasure*
  196. Cynthia Erivo
  197. Gloria Estefan
  198. Jackie Evancho
  199. EXTC (XTC’s Terry Chambers & Friends)
  200. Faith & The Muse*
  201. Craig Ferguson
  202. Will Ferrell (at Conan O’brien’s Mark Twain Prize)
  203. Fever Ray
  204. Tina Fey (with Amy Poehler)
  205. Lee Fields with the Expressions
  206. Firefall
  207. Samantha Fish
  208. Fishbone*
  209. Fitz and the Tantrums
  210. The Fixx
  211. The Flaming Lips*
  212. Fletcher
  213. Flobots
  214. Florence + The Machine*
  215. Flo Rida
  216. Ben Folds (with the NSO)
  217. Miya Folick
  218. Foo Fighters
  219. Foreigner (with no original members)
  220. David Foster*
  221. Franc Moody
  222. Freezepop*
  223. Daði Freyr*
  224. Front 242*
  225. Allie Frost
  226. Funker Vogt*
  227. Peter Gabriel
  228. Garbage
  229. Orla Gartland
  230. Gatlin
  231. GAYLE
  232. Genesis
  233. Boy George & Culture Club
  234. The Ghost Club
  235. Ghost Funk Orchestra
  236. Debbie Gibson*
  237. Rhiannon Giddens
  238. Liz Gillies (with Seth MacFarlane)
  239. Gin Blossoms
  240. Ginuwine
  241. Glass Apple Bonzai
  242. Cherry Glazerr
  243. Mindy Gledhill
  244. Ciel Gloss
  245. Glove*
  246. Golden Apes
  247. The Gothsicles
  248. Dana Gould
  249. Ellie Goulding*
  250. Andy Grammer
  251. Green Day
  252. Greensky Bluegrass
  253. Griff*
  254. Guy
  1. Buddy Guy*
  2. Haim
  3. Half Waif
  4. Daryl Hall & John Oates
  5. Hallowed Hearts
  6. Herbie Hancock*
  7. Glen Hansard and Markéta Irglová (The Swell Season)*
  8. Juliana Hatfield
  9. Sophie B. Hawkins
  10. Colin Hay*
  11. Hayseed Dixie
  12. Justin Hayward (of the Moody Blues)
  13. The Head and the Heart
  14. Heather Headley
  15. HEALTH
  16. Lisa Heller
  17. Amy Helm
  18. Don Henley (with the NSO)
  19. Joshua Henry
  20. H.E.R.*
  21. Here Come The Mummies
  22. Herman’s Hermits with Peter Noone
  23. Hotel Fiction
  24. Hotel Mira
  25. Jennifer Hudson
  26. Sarah Hubbard (with Flobots)
  27. Holly Humberstone*
  28. IAMX
  29. Ichor
  30. Icon of Coil
  31. Billy Idol
  32. Imagine Dragons
  33. Imperative Reaction
  34. Indigo Girls*
  35. Information Society*
  36. Christone “Kingfish” Ingram*
  37. Inhouse*
  38. Eddie Izzard*
  39. Hugh Jackman
  40. Joe Jackson
  41. James
  42. Japanese Breakfast
  43. Sarah Jarosz
  44. Jars Of Clay
  45. DJ Jazzy Jeff
  46. Jeff Lynne’s ELO
  47. Jelly Roll
  48. Carly Rae Jepsen*
  49. Jesus and Mary Chain
  50. Jesus Jones
  51. Jethro Tull
  52. Joan Jett and the Blackhearts
  53. Eilen Jewell
  54. Jimmy Eat World
  55. Billy Joel
  56. John 5
  57. Sir Elton John*
  58. Eric Johnson
  59. Jonas Brothers*
  60. Grace Jones
  61. Howard Jones*
  62. Tom Jones*
  63. Journey*
  64. Jungle
  65. Kælan Mikla
  66. Kanga
  67. Kansas
  68. Kelsy Karter
  69. Zoë Keating
  70. Dermot Kennedy
  71. Kesha*
  72. K.Flay
  73. Khalid
  74. Chaka Khan (At Rock Hall Induction 2023)
  75. Praga Khan
  76. Amythyst Kiah*
  77. The Kid Laroi
  78. The Killers
  79. The Kills
  80. B.B. King
  81. Elle King
  82. Emily King*
  83. King Princess*
  84. Caroline Kingsbury
  85. Kite
  86. Jordan Klepper (with Roy Wood Jr)
  87. Gladys Knight
  88. Kool & The Gang*
  89. Korine*
  90. Marielle Kraft*
  91. Kraftwerk*
  92. Chantal Kreviaczuk
  93. Lauv
  94. Lady Antebellum
  95. Lady Gaga
  96. Ladytron
  97. Larkin Poe
  98. Isabel LaRosa*
  99. The Last Dinner Party
  100. Maude Latour*
  101. Latto
  102. Cyndi Lauper*
  103. Avril Lavigne
  104. Lawrence
  105. Leathers
  106. Leaether Strip
  107. Fran Lebowitz
  108. Legendary Pink Dots*
  109. The Lemonheads
  110. Let’s Eat Grandma
  111. Adam Levine (At Rock Hall Induction 2023)
  112. Levitation Room
  113. Toby Lightman
  114. Lightning Bug*
  115. Lights
  116. Lil Nas X
  117. The Linda Lindas
  118. Dua Lipa
  119. Lissie
  120. Lizzo
  121. LL Cool J
  122. Juliet Lloyd
  123. Annabella Lwin (of Bow Wow Wow)
  124. Lisa Loeb*
  125. Rebecca Loebe*
  126. Kenny Loggins
  127. Lonestar
  128. The Long Losts*
  129. Lorde
  130. Lords of Acid with Praga Khan
  131. Demi Lovato
  132. Monie Love
  133. Love and Rockets
  134. Patti LuPone
  135. Yo Yo Ma
  136. Mac Sabbath
  137. Margot MacDonald*
  138. Seth MacFarlane (with Liz Gillies)
  139. Ashley MacIsaac
  140. Machine Gun Kelly
  141. Madness
  142. Madonna
  143. Bill Maher
  144. Malign
  145. MALINDA*
  146. Måneskin
  147. Manic Street Preachers
  148. The Manhattan Transfer
  149. Barry Manilow*
  150. Aimee Mann
  151. Mannheim Steamroller
  152. Marian Hill
  153. Marilyn Manson
  154. Marina
  155. Johnny Marr*
  156. Charlotte Martin
  157. Steve Martin (with Martin Short)*
  158. Melanie Martinez
  159. Richard Marx*
  160. Dave Matthews (At Rock Hall Induction 2023)
  161. Ava Max
  162. Lauren Mayberry
  163. Lizzy McAlpine*
  164. Bear McCreary
  165. Audra McDonald
  166. Madison McFerrin
  167. Declan McKenna
  168. Erin McKeown
  169. Sarah McLachlan
  170. Andrew McMahon
  171. Katharine McPhee (with David Foster)*
  172. Tate McRae*
  173. The Main Squeeze*
  174. Meat Loaf
  175. Madilyn Mei
  176. Megan Thee Stallion
  177. Melotron
  178. Men Without Hats*
  179. Idina Menzel
  180. Natalie Merchant
  181. Alice Merton*
  182. Mesh
  183. Seth Meyers
  184. Mia X Ally (Mia Asano and Ally The Piper)
  185. The Midnight*
  186. Midnight Oil
  187. Miguel (At Rock Hall Induction 2023)
  188. The Mighty, Mighty Bosstones
  189. Mika
  190. Tim Minchin
  191. Ministry
  192. Kylie Minogue
  193. Donna Missal
  194. The Mission UK*
  195. Misterwives
  196. Anaïs Mitchell
  197. John Cameron Mitchell (with the NSO)
  198. Modern English
  199. Janelle Monáe*
  200. Monsta X
  201. Monophonics
  202. Kailee Morgue
  203. Alanis Morissette*
  204. Alison Moyet
  205. John Mulaney (at Conan O’brien’s Mark Twain Prize)
  206. Eddie Muñoz (of the Plimsouls)
  207. Jessie Murph (with Jelly Roll)
  208. Muse
  209. Kacey Musgraves
  210. My Chemical Romance
  211. My Life with the Thrill Kill Kult
  212. My Morning Jacket
  213. Meg Myers
  214. Mystery Friends*
  215. Mystery Skulls
  216. Aparna Nancherla
  217. Kumail Nanjiani (at Conan O’brien’s Mark Twain Prize)
  218. Nation of Language*
  219. The National*
  220. Naughty By Nature
  221. Meshell Ndegeocello
  222. Willie Nelson (At Rock Hall Induction 2023)
  223. Neon Kross
  224. New Edition*
  225. New Kids on the Block
  226. New Order
  227. Wayne Newton
  228. Stevie Nicks (At Rock Hall Induction 2023)
  229. Night Club*
  230. Night Ranger*
  231. Nine Inch Nails
  232. Ninja Sex Party
  233. Nite*
  234. Lizzie No*
  235. The North Country
  236. Tig Notaro
  237. Nox Novacula
  238. Gary Numan*
  239. Nuovo Testamento
  240. The Nylons
  241. Winona Oak
  242. Paul Oakenfold
  243. Billy Ocean*
  244. Oh Wonder
  245. The O’Jays*
  246. OK Go
  247. Joy Oladokun
  248. John Oliver*
  249. Angel Olsen
  250. onerepublic
  251. The Orchestra (feat. former members of ELO)
  252. Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark*
  1. Jeffrey Osborne
  2. Joan Osborne
  3. Donny Osmond
  4. Patton Oswalt
  5. Owl City*
  6. Paris Paloma
  7. Alan Palomo
  8. Paramore
  9. Mandy Patinkin
  10. Luciano Pavarotti
  11. Orville Peck
  12. Penn & Teller
  13. Katy Perry
  14. Pet Shop Boys*
  15. Bernadette Peters
  16. Maisie Peters
  17. Kim Petras (with Sam Smith)
  18. Emo Phillips*
  19. Pinback
  20. P!nk
  21. Pink Martini featuring China Forbes and special guest the von Trapps
  22. Pitbull
  23. Pixel Grip
  24. Pixies
  25. Placebo
  26. Planet Booty
  27. Ben Platt (with Cynthia Erivo)*
  28. Amy Poehler (with Tina Fey)
  29. Poguetry (Spider Stacy and Cait O’Riordan of the Pogues) with the Lost Bayou Ramblers
  30. The Pointer Sisters
  31. Poison
  32. Caroline Polachek
  33. Pom Pom Squad
  34. Ana Popovic
  35. Gregory Porter (with the NSO)
  36. Portion Control
  37. Post Malone
  38. Postmodern Jukebox*
  39. Cat Power
  40. Mary Prankster
  41. Priest*
  42. Primitive Radio Gods
  43. Prince (as “The Artist”)
  44. Faith Prince
  45. Princess Goes To The Butterfly Museum*
  46. The Prize Fighter Inferno
  47. Project Pitchfork*
  48. The Psychedelic Furs*
  49. Puddles Pity Party
  50. Puscifer
  51. PVRIS
  52. Queen + Adam Lambert*
  53. Queen Latifah
  54. Queensrÿche
  55. Max Raabe and Palast Orchester
  56. Joshua Radin
  57. Josh Radnor
  58. Randy Rainbow*
  59. Reneé Rapp
  60. Rasputina
  61. Razed In Black
  62. Rebirth Brass Band
  63. Reed & Caroline
  64. Rein
  65. REO Speedwagon
  66. Revolting Cocks
  67. Lionel Richie
  68. Roddy Ricch
  69. Riki*
  70. Chappell Roan
  71. Smokey Robinson
  72. Nile Rodgers & Chic
  73. Olivia Rodrigo*
  74. Krysta Rodriguez
  75. Jake Wesley Rogers
  76. Maggie Rogers
  77. The Roots
  78. Maggie Rose
  79. Rosegarden Funeral Party
  80. Claire Rosincranz
  81. Diana Ross
  82. Roxy Music
  83. Royal & the Serpent*
  84. Rubblebucket
  85. Amber Ruffin (singing cabaret)
  86. Allison Russell
  87. Phoebe Ryan
  88. Bob Saget
  89. Lea Salonga
  90. Salt ‘N Pepa
  91. Lauren Sanderson
  92. Charlotte Sands
  93. Rina Sawayama
  94. Saweetie
  95. Sawyer
  96. JP Saxe
  97. Boz Scaggs
  98. Sculpture Club
  99. Seabound
  100. Seal
  101. Jerry Seinfeld
  102. Seraphim Shock
  103. Paul Shaffer
  104. Shanice
  105. She Wants Revenge
  106. Vonda Shepard
  107. Sheppard
  108. Ships in the Night
  109. Martin Short (with Steve Martin)*
  110. Sia*
  111. Sigrid*
  112. Sigur Ros
  113. Sarah Silverman*
  114. Silversun Pickups
  115. Simple Minds
  116. Ashlee Simpson
  117. Sisters Of Mercy
  118. Sasha Alex Sloan*
  119. The Smile
  120. Lauren Spencer Smith
  121. Meg Smith
  122. Sam Smith*
  123. Jill Sobule
  124. Soccer Mommy
  125. Soft Cell
  126. Soft Kill
  127. The Soft Moon
  128. Solar Fake
  129. Sabrina Song
  130. Soul Survivors
  131. Sparks*
  132. Jordin Sparks
  133. Regina Spektor
  134. The Spinners (with no original members)
  135. Spoon
  136. Rick Springfield*
  137. Squeeze
  138. Squirrel Flower
  139. St. Lucia
  140. St. Paul and the Broken Bones
  141. St. Vincent*
  142. Mavis Staples
  143. Chris Stapleton (At Rock Hall Induction 2023)
  144. Shelley Star and the Galaxy
  145. Ringo Starr (and his All Starr Band)
  146. Starship featuring Mickey Thomas
  147. The Steep Canyon Rangers (with Steve Martin)*
  148. Steve Miller Band
  149. Dave Stewart (with Eurythmics Songbook)
  150. Sting
  151. Lindsey Stirling*
  152. Stomp*
  153. Joss Stone
  154. Straight No Chaser*
  155. Strutman Lane
  156. The Struts
  157. Tove Styrke
  158. Styx* (both with and without Dennis DeYoung and Tommy Shaw)
  159. Sub-Radio
  160. Suede (a.k.a. The London Suede)
  161. Joe Sumner
  162. Sunshine Blind
  163. Spencer Sutherland
  164. Keith Sweat
  165. Taylor Swift
  166. Switchblade Symphony*
  167. Sylvan Esso
  168. Tag Team
  169. TALK*
  170. James Taylor
  171. Susan Tedeschi (with the NSO)
  172. Tegan & Sara
  173. Vienna Teng*
  174. Teddy Swims
  175. The The
  176. Then Comes Silence
  177. They Might Be Giants*
  178. Thievery Corporation*
  179. Richard Thompson
  180. Thumpasaurus
  181. Tiffany
  182. Timbaland
  183. Timecop1983
  184. Pia Toscano (with David Foster)
  185. Toto*
  186. Tenille Townes
  187. Meghan Trainor*
  188. Traitrs
  189. Trans-Siberian Orchestra
  190. Transviolet*
  191. Derek Trucks (with the NSO)
  192. The Tubes
  193. KT Tunstall
  194. Turnover
  195. Shania Twain
  196. Twin Tribes
  197. U2
  198. Umphrey’s McGee
  199. Carrie Underwood*
  200. Upsahl
  201. Urban Heat*
  202. Midge Ure*
  203. U.S. Girls
  204. Vampires Everywhere
  205. Sharon Van Etten
  206. Grace VanderWaal
  207. Suzanne Vega
  208. Jackie Venson
  209. Tai Verdes
  210. The Veronicas
  211. Adia Victoria
  212. Video Age
  213. The Village People*
  214. Violent Femmes
  215. Vision Video*
  216. VNV Nation*
  217. Aurelio Voltaire*
  218. Morgan Wade
  219. The Wailers
  220. John Waite
  221. Sarah Walk
  222. Walk The Moon
  223. Wallflowers
  224. Wang Chung*
  225. The War and Treaty
  226. Jessie Ware
  227. Waterparks
  228. John Waters
  229. Roger Waters
  230. Weezer
  231. Welle:Erdball
  232. Paul Weller
  233. The Wellermen
  234. Wet Leg
  235. The Whispers
  236. Jack White
  237. The Who
  238. Mark Wills
  239. Charlie Wilson
  240. Winger
  241. WINGTIPS
  242. Steve Winwood
  243. Roy Wood Jr (with Jordan Klepper)
  244. Xeno & Oaklander
  245. Yam Haus
  246. Weird Al Yankovic*
  247. Yard Act
  248. Yeah Yeah Yeahs
  249. Trisha Yearwood (with the NSO)
  250. Yes
  251. Yola
  252. Young Gun Silver Fox
  253. Brett Young
  254. Nicky Youre
  255. Maddie Zahm*
  256. Zolita
  257. Rob Zombie