50 Shows

OK, here are the rules. Test your memory and your love of live music by listing 50 artists or bands (or as many as you can remember) you’ve seen in concert. List the first 50 acts that come into your head. An act you saw at a festival and opening acts count, but only if you can’t think of 50 other artists.

1. Weezer
2. Angels & Airwaves
3. MXPX (twice)
4. Cypress Hill
5. Good Charlotte
6. Offspring (good show)
7. Shiny Toy Guns (not so good live)
8. Data Rock
9. I hate Kate (very good live)
10. Michael Franti
11. Snoop Dogg (twice)
12. Dr. Dre (gross)
13. Eminem
14. Warren G
15. Nate Dog
16. Little Rob (good live)
17. MIMMS
18. Yellow Card
19. Hoobastank (really good live)
20. Blue October (seen three times – never disappointing)
21. Collective Soul (seen four times soon to be FIVE next month)
22. Cake (would have been good if they hadn’t gotten pissed and walked off the stage)
23. Neil Young (classic)
24. Primus (very fun live)
25. Fleetwood Mac (twice, once with Stevie)
26. Pat Benatar
27. B.E.P. (twice)
28. Pussycat Dolls
29. Gwen Stefani
30. Janet Jackson
31. Usher
32. Dave Mathews Band
33. Toad the Wet Sprocket
34. Elton John (classic)
35. The Cure (awesome)
36. Q-Tip
37. B.O.B
38. Mighty Mighty Boss tones
39. Slick Shoes
40. Switchfoot
41. Reba Mcentire (don’t ask)
42. Air Supply
43. 311 (twice)
44. Matisyahu (fun)
45. DC Talk
46. Rebeca St. James
47. The Police (classic)
48. U2 (sort of)
49. Sonic Youth
50. John Schmidt (only because a co-worker opened up for him, Derek Westra)
51. I’ve been to a Ga-billion Christian band concerts and local shows back in the day. I seriously can’t even think of one more name because U2 doesn’t really count. We snuck on a building and watched the show on the rooftop when they were here forever ago at the U.