Concert Meme

Via The Lesser of Two Weevils. I’m always telling Wendy, “Oh, I saw them in concert.” But I don’t think I’ve listed all of the concerts I’ve been to before. Here’s the best I can do:

Not on my ‘official’ list, because they were with my family, and were my parents’ choice:

• Mel Tillis (August 1977, California State Fair)
• Debbie Boone (April 1981, Knott’s Berry Farm)

‘Official’ List:

• Rush (May 25, 1984; Jan. 30 & 31, 1986; May 24, 1986; Feb. 10, 1994; Nov. 21, 1996; Sept. 18, 2002; July 12, 2004)
• The Cure (July 12, 1987)
• Peter Gabriel (Dec. 13, 1986; Sept. 23, 1988–Amnesty Tour; Dec. 14, 2002; June 8, 2003)
• Sting (Mar. 25, 1988; Sept. 23, 1988–Amnesty Tour)
• Pink Floyd (Dec. 1987)
• Genesis (Oct. 20, 1986)
• REO Speedwagon (Oct., 1984)
• Iron Maiden (Mar. 21, 1985)
• Night Ranger (Spring, 1985)
• A-ha (Aug. 19, 1986)
• Rod Stewart (Aug. 16, 1988)
• Dave Matthews Band (May 18, 2002)
• Madonna (July 20, 1987)
• INXS (Aug. 27, 1986)
• Jethro Tull (Sept. 24, 1996)
• Depeche Mode (July 5, 1986)
• Barenaked Ladies (Dec. 17, 1999; Oct. 11, 2000; Oct., 2003–with Train on Alcatraz; Nov. 21, 2003; Dec. 14, 2005)
• Guster (Oct. 11, 2000–opened for Barenaked Ladies)
• Blind Boys of Alabama (Dec. 14, 2002–opened for Peter Gabriel)
• Bruce Springsteen (Sept. 23, 1988–Amnesty Tour)
• Calexico (Oct. 19, 2005–with Iron & Wine)
• Carbon Leaf (June 4, 2005)
• Death Cab For Cutie (Mar. 23, 2006–with Franz Ferdinand)
• The Decemberists (Oct. 19, 2006)
• Eisley (Oct. 18, 2005–with Switchfoot)
• Eric Clapton (Aug. 10, 2001)
• Garbage (Dec. 17, 1996–opened for Smashing Pumpkins)
• Indigo Girls (June 23, 1998–Lillith Fair; Nov. 14, 2004)
• Iron & Wine (Oct. 19, 2005–with Calexico)
• Jeffrey Gaines (Fall, 1995–opened for Paula Cole)
• Emerson, Lake & Palmer (Sept. 24, 1996–opened for Jethro Tull)
• Natalie Merchant (June 23, 1998–Lillith Fair)
• Nickel Creek (Dec. 10, 2005)
• O.A.R. (Mar. 5, 2005)
• Paula Cole (Fall, 1995; first headline show)
• David Bowie (Aug. 7, 1987)
• Sarah McLachlan (June 23, 1998–Lillith Fair)
• Franz Ferdinand (Mar. 23, 2006–with Death Cab For Cutie)
• Me’Shell Ndegeocello (June 23, 1998–Lillith Fair)
• Erykah Badu (June 23, 1998–Lillith Fair)
• Smashing Pumpkins (Dec. 17, 1996)
• Sufjan Stevens (Oct. 10, 2006)
• Switchfoot (Oct. 18, 2005–with Eisley; Apr. 23, 2006)
• Tracy Chapman (Sept. 23, 1988–Amnesty Tour)
• Train (Oct. 2003–opened for Barenaked Ladies)
• U2 (June 19, 1997; Apr. 9, 2005; Nov. 8, 2005)
• Tina Turner (May 3, 2000)
• Yossou N’Dour (Dec. 13, 1986–opened for Peter Gabriel; Sept. 23, 1988–Amnesty Tour)
• Lionel Richie (May 3, 2000–opened for Tina Turner)
• Aerosmith (Jan. 26, 1988)
• Kings of Leon (Apr. 9, 2005–opened for U2)
• Oasis (June 19, 1997–opened for U2)

Christian Concerts

• Trevor Morgan (Spirit West Coast, 2004)
• Stephen Delopoulos (Nov., 2003 & Apr. 4, 2004–opened for Jars of Clay)
• Rich Mullins (Oct., 1992)
• Bebo Norman (Spirit West Coast, 2004; May 10, 2006)
• Riley Armstrong (Spirit West Coast, 2003)
• Bethany Dillon (Spirit West Coast, 2004; Oct., 2004)
• Sarah Kelly (Oct. 2003–opened for Paul Colman Trio; Nov. 19, 2004–opened for Jars of Clay)
• Relient K (Spirit West Coast, 2004)
• Kim Hill (Sept., 1992)
• Michael Card (Apr., 1991; Spring, 2003)
• Twyla Paris (Spring, 2003)
• Jeremy Camp (Spirit West Coast, 2004)
• Jars of Clay (Nov., 2003; Apr. 4, 2004; Spirit West Coast, 2004, Nov. 19, 2004; Nov. 2, 2006)
• Casting Pearls (Spirit West Coast, 2004)
• Building 429 (Spirit West Coast, 2004)
• Caedmon’s Call (Nov., 2003; May 10, 2006)
• Bob Bennett (Apr. 1991–opened for Michael Card)
• Paul Colman Trio (Spirit West Coast, 2003, Oct., 2003)

I know for a fact that there are more (opening bands, Christian artists at various festivals–perhaps even some concerts I’ve forgotten about entirely). If I can remember them, I will add to the list. But that’s quite a list so far!

Who have you seen?

(Update 4/24/2007: Remembered that I saw REO Speedwagon in Oakland, CA, in October 1984…or was it 1985?)

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