PJ x4, Beastie Boys x4, Vyvienne Long, Mogwai, The Jimmy Cake, Damien Rice, Australian Pink Floyd, Me First & The Gimme Gimmes, Datarock, Iggy & Stooges, 65daysofstatic, Muse, Chemical Brothers and Faithless stand out as highlights off the top of my head.
did a few festivals around europe so ended up finding tons of new bands to dig up material on and become amazed at.
yo la tengo
band of horses
fishbone
flaming lips
rilo kiley
george clinton and p-funk
deerhoof/busdriver
tori amos x2
queens of the stone age
les claypool
sebadoh
buddy guy
the new pornographers
cat power
chris cornell
kings of leon/brmc
mastodon
rise against
dave matthews band x2
blood brothers
the legendary jc's
lucinda williams/heartless bastards
June: Les Claypool w/Two Gallants
Indigo Girls (wife made me)
September: Two Gallants
November: Tool
Sad year
SLC 11/2/95, Park City 6/21/98, Boise 11/3/00, Seattle 12/9/02, Vancouver 5/30/03, Gorge 9/1/05, Vancouver 9/2/05, Gorge 7/22/06, Gorge 7/23/06, Camden I 6/19/08, MSG I 6/24/08, MSG II 6/25/08, Hartford 6/27/08, Mansfield II 6/30/08; Eddie Albany 6/8/09, 6/9/09; Philly 10/30/09, 10/31/09; Boston 5/17/10
I thought the world...Turns out the world thought me
Rock the Bells(Nas Wu Tang clan Jedi Mind tricks Mos Def etc)
Incubus
Chris Cornell
Blind Melon
Had tickets for Smashing Pumpkins but it got canceled and I wish I would have gone to see Alice in Chains/Velvet Revolver when they came down here... Then it would have been a good year.
turnin on the screw
burn the witch
hanging tree
feel good hit of the summer (Young Folks tag(peter, bjorn, & john)
Regular John
Avon
Sick Sick Sick
Misfit Love
Into the Hollow
In the Fade
Little Sister
Battery Acid
Fun Machine Took A Shit and Died
Plaid
3's & 7's
Go With the Flow
Camera Obscura
The Thermals (2x)
Arcade Fire
Sasquatch 2007
Bumbershoot 20007
New Pornographers
Clap Your Hands Say Yeah
Daft Punk
The Police
Editors
Interpol
Band of Horses
Rodgrigo y Gabriela
Morrissey
Built To Spill
Beastie Boys (2x)
Shonen Knife
SEA 9/20/92, SEA 12/7/93, SEA 12/31/94 (MS), SEA 11/5/00, SEA 11/6/00, SEA 12/8/02, SEA 12/9/02, BEN 10/22/03, GOR 9/1/05, SD 7/7/06, LA 7/10/06, LA 7/12/06, LA (EV) 4/12/08, LA (EV) 4/13/08, LA 7/12/08, LA 9/30/09, LA 10/7/09, SEA 12/6/13, SEA 8/8/18
Can't remember 'em all. Here's some: Chris Cornell, Zakk Wylde's Black Label Society, Melvins, Big Business, The Sword, Megadeth, Avenged Sevenfold, Tool, Chevelle, Deftones, Mushroomhead, Lacuna Coil, Stone Sour, Sevendust, Drowning Pool, Breaking Benjamin, 10 Years, Spitalfield, Candlebox, Soul Asylum, Dream Theater, Porcupine Tree, The Roots, Duke Ellington Orchestra, Spyro Gyra, Bone Thugs-N-Harmony, Lil Scrappy, DJ Premier, DJ Vadim, bunch of others.
Peeping Tom (they had an opening act whose name I cannnot recall but it featured one of the guys from Mr. Bungle who is now based in Sydney) - Forum, Melbourne
Tori Amos (with local singer-songwriter...?) Hamer Hall, Melbourne
Nick Cave and Grinderman - Forum, Melbounre
Muse (supported by The Check) - Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne
The Black Keys twice. Well after tomorrow twice. Just hasn't worked out with the schedule this year to see anyone.
E. Lansing-98 Columbus-00,03,10 Detroit-00,03 (1&2),06, 14 Cleveland-03,06,10 Toledo-04, Grand Rapids-04,06 London-05, Toronto-05, Indianapolis 10, East Troy (1&2) 11, Chicago 13, Detroit 14
01.28.07 The Big Day Out
01.29.07 My Chemical Romance
01.30.07 Muse
01.31.07 Tool
01.31.07 The Crystal Method
02.01.07 the Killers
02.16.07 silverchair
03.07.07 Wolfmother
03.16.07 Eagles of Death Metal
04.25.07 Billy Talent
05.01.07 silverchair
05.11.07 Nine Inch Nails
05.13.07 Nine Inch Nails
05.14.07 Nine Inch Nails
05.15.07 Nine Inch Nails
06.10.07 Sloan
06.10.07 Paul Van Dyk
09.11.07 Nine Inch Nails
09.13.07 Nine Inch Nails
09.15.07 Nine Inch Nails
09.16.07 Nine Inch Nails
10.14.07 Linkin Park/ Chris Cornell
10.15.07 Linkin Park/ Chris Cornell
10.25.07 Chris Cornell
11.09.07 Bad Religion
11.14.07 the Killers
11.15.07 Muse
12.13.07 Daft Punk
I went to the concert
And I fought through the crowd
Guess I got a little too excited
When I thought you were around
Another great yearr of shows
The Police-2
Flaming Lips
Wilco-2
Smashing Pumpkins-2
Ben Harper-2
Kings Of Leon-2
My Morning Jacket
Hold Steady-2
Art Brut-2
Black Lips-3
Jason Isbell-5
Rage Against The Machine
Tool
The Roots
White Stripes
Decemberists
Wolfmother
Pete Yorn
Spoon
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club
Jose Gonzalez
Butch Walker
Ben Kweller
Arcade Fire
The National
Cold War Kids
Gov't Mule
Girl Talk
Black Crowes
Damien Rice
Flickerstick
Franz Ferdinand
great lists everybody--
another great year for shows, i agree--
tesla
tom morello/nightwatchman
black rebel motorcycle club
fair to midland
lovie
el gato
raleigh
sean lennon
gomez
jonathan richman
ray wylie hubbard
chris knight
black angels x2
white ghost shivers
ta-dah's
todd snider x2
bob seger
honchie
lazer
jeff tweedy
incubus
eddie spaghetti
supersuckers
amanda shires x2
albert hammond jr
minus 5 (duo)
hayes carll
shanghai 5
mooney suzuki
ween
roger clyne & the peacemakers
strange boys
ben harper & the innocent criminals
black crowes
donovan frankenreiter
dinosaur jr
stand-up/spoken word:
jello biafra
doug stanhope
joe rogan
peace,
lz
The world is like a ride in an amusement park, and when you choose to go on it you think it's real because that's how powerful our minds are. The ride goes up and down, around and around, it has thrills and chills, and it's very brightly colored, and it's very loud, and it's fun for a while. Many people have been on the ride a long time, and they begin to wonder, "Hey, is this real, or is this just a ride?" And other people have remembered, and they come back to us and say, "Hey, don't worry; don't be afraid, ever. Because this is just a ride." And we...kill those people. "Shut him up! I've got a lot invested in this ride, shut him up! Look at my furrows of worry, look at my big bank account, and my family. This has to be real." It's just a ride. But we always kill the good guys who try and tell us that, you ever notice that? And let the demons run amok? But it doesn't matter, because it's just a ride. And we can change it any time we want. It's only a choice. No effort, no work, no job, no savings of money. Just a simple choice, right now, between fear and love. The eyes of fear want you to put bigger locks on your doors, buy guns, close yourself off. The eyes of love instead see all of us as one. Here's what we can do to change the world, right now, to a better ride. Take all that money we spend on weapons and defenses each year and instead spend it feeding and clothing and educating the poor of the world, which it would pay for many times over, not one human being excluded, and we could explore space, together, both inner and outer, forever, in peace.
--Bill Hicks
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club early this year in Ohio
Pearl Jam in London in June
Ben Harper in NyC in September
Kings of Leon and Black Rebel again... October in NYC I think
Bruce Springsteen at MSG in October
Neil Young in NYC in December
... and the will to show I will always be better than before.
June
Black Rebel Motorcycel Club-Newport Music Hall, Columbus, OH
August
Pete Yorn-Carnegie Music Hall of Homestead, Pittsburgh, PA
September
Queens of the Stone Age-Carnegie Music Hall of Homestead, Pittsbugh, PA
October
Smashing Pumpkins-AJ Palumbo Center, Pittsburgh, PA
November
Dinosaur Jr.-Mr. Small's Theater, Millvale, PA
This year is already looking better though. Just bought tickets to see Flogging Molly in Cleveland next month. I WILL be going to see DMB this summer (last summer was the only summer I missed in the past five years, and summer just didn't feel the same). I am also going to see Pearl Jam WHEREVER they play in the continental United States and Canada!
2000: Pittsburgh
2003: Pittsburgh
2004: Toledo
2005: Pittsburgh
2006: Cleveland, Pittsburgh
2008: D.C.
2009: Toronto, Philly IV
2010: Cleveland
2011: East Troy I & II
2013: Pittsburgh, Buffalo, Baltimore
2014: Austin I
2016: Fort Lauderdale, Hampton, Philly II, Chicago II
I only saw three shows last year due to moving abroad, all in March and they were all excellent: Tim Finn (Leeds City Varieties), The Shins (The Forum, London) and Barenaked Ladies (Hammersmith Apollo, London).
Comments
PJ x4, Beastie Boys x4, Vyvienne Long, Mogwai, The Jimmy Cake, Damien Rice, Australian Pink Floyd, Me First & The Gimme Gimmes, Datarock, Iggy & Stooges, 65daysofstatic, Muse, Chemical Brothers and Faithless stand out as highlights off the top of my head.
did a few festivals around europe so ended up finding tons of new bands to dig up material on and become amazed at.
yo la tengo
band of horses
fishbone
flaming lips
rilo kiley
george clinton and p-funk
deerhoof/busdriver
tori amos x2
queens of the stone age
les claypool
sebadoh
buddy guy
the new pornographers
cat power
chris cornell
kings of leon/brmc
mastodon
rise against
dave matthews band x2
blood brothers
the legendary jc's
lucinda williams/heartless bastards
i think that's it. possibly a few more.
Indigo Girls (wife made me)
September: Two Gallants
November: Tool
Sad year
I thought the world...Turns out the world thought me
Bob Dylan (Paris Bercy)
MAY
Smashing Pumpkins (Paris Grand Rex)
JUNE:
The Who (Paris Bercy)
Muse (London Wembley Stadium)
Pearl Jam (London Wembley Arena)
Pearl Jam (Dusseldorf iss dome)
Aerosmith (Paris Bercy)
SEPTEMBER
The Police (Paris Stade de France)
NOVEMBER
Deep Purple (Paris Olympia)
DECEMBER
next week: SPRINGSTEEN and the ESB Paris Bercy
May:
Morrissey, Paramount Theatre (Seattle).
The Police, GM Place (Vancouver).
July:
The Tragically Hip, GM Place.
September:
"Weird Al" Yankovic, River Rock Casino Theatre (Richmond).
Matthew Good, The Centre for Performing Arts (Vancouver).
Incubus
Chris Cornell
Blind Melon
Had tickets for Smashing Pumpkins but it got canceled and I wish I would have gone to see Alice in Chains/Velvet Revolver when they came down here... Then it would have been a good year.
damien rice-beautiful
bad religion w/ the gallows, and the briggs-awesome
smashing pumpkins w/ explosions in the sky-great
wilco w/ andrew bird-just brilliant
the stickman's ghost: www.myspace.com/yield1914
6 nights in a row...a different cd played live each night, with lots of requests and fan favourites to close the show each night
Now that is a good way to finish the year
The best news? $15 per night.
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setlist:
turnin on the screw
burn the witch
hanging tree
feel good hit of the summer (Young Folks tag(peter, bjorn, & john)
Regular John
Avon
Sick Sick Sick
Misfit Love
Into the Hollow
In the Fade
Little Sister
Battery Acid
Fun Machine Took A Shit and Died
Plaid
3's & 7's
Go With the Flow
encore:
Infinity
Song for the Dead
The Thermals (2x)
Arcade Fire
Sasquatch 2007
Bumbershoot 20007
New Pornographers
Clap Your Hands Say Yeah
Daft Punk
The Police
Editors
Interpol
Band of Horses
Rodgrigo y Gabriela
Morrissey
Built To Spill
Beastie Boys (2x)
Shonen Knife
Minus the Bear x 2
Pinback
The Roots
Rage
Built to Spill
Manu Chao
Explosions in the Sky
Grand Archives
Tori Amos (with local singer-songwriter...?) Hamer Hall, Melbourne
Nick Cave and Grinderman - Forum, Melbounre
Muse (supported by The Check) - Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne
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01.28.07 The Big Day Out
01.29.07 My Chemical Romance
01.30.07 Muse
01.31.07 Tool
01.31.07 The Crystal Method
02.01.07 the Killers
02.16.07 silverchair
03.07.07 Wolfmother
03.16.07 Eagles of Death Metal
04.25.07 Billy Talent
05.01.07 silverchair
05.11.07 Nine Inch Nails
05.13.07 Nine Inch Nails
05.14.07 Nine Inch Nails
05.15.07 Nine Inch Nails
06.10.07 Sloan
06.10.07 Paul Van Dyk
09.11.07 Nine Inch Nails
09.13.07 Nine Inch Nails
09.15.07 Nine Inch Nails
09.16.07 Nine Inch Nails
10.14.07 Linkin Park/ Chris Cornell
10.15.07 Linkin Park/ Chris Cornell
10.25.07 Chris Cornell
11.09.07 Bad Religion
11.14.07 the Killers
11.15.07 Muse
12.13.07 Daft Punk
And I fought through the crowd
Guess I got a little too excited
When I thought you were around
The Police-2
Flaming Lips
Wilco-2
Smashing Pumpkins-2
Ben Harper-2
Kings Of Leon-2
My Morning Jacket
Hold Steady-2
Art Brut-2
Black Lips-3
Jason Isbell-5
Rage Against The Machine
Tool
The Roots
White Stripes
Decemberists
Wolfmother
Pete Yorn
Spoon
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club
Jose Gonzalez
Butch Walker
Ben Kweller
Arcade Fire
The National
Cold War Kids
Gov't Mule
Girl Talk
Black Crowes
Damien Rice
Flickerstick
Franz Ferdinand
another great year for shows, i agree--
tesla
tom morello/nightwatchman
black rebel motorcycle club
fair to midland
lovie
el gato
raleigh
sean lennon
gomez
jonathan richman
ray wylie hubbard
chris knight
black angels x2
white ghost shivers
ta-dah's
todd snider x2
bob seger
honchie
lazer
jeff tweedy
incubus
eddie spaghetti
supersuckers
amanda shires x2
albert hammond jr
minus 5 (duo)
hayes carll
shanghai 5
mooney suzuki
ween
roger clyne & the peacemakers
strange boys
ben harper & the innocent criminals
black crowes
donovan frankenreiter
dinosaur jr
stand-up/spoken word:
jello biafra
doug stanhope
joe rogan
peace,
lz
--Bill Hicks
Chris and Rich Robinson x 2
North Mississippi Allstars
Black Keys (Dinosaur Jr opened)
Ryan Adams
Marc Ford
redwalls
robbers on high street
walkmen
(buffalo killers and alot of other
local bands)
~it is shining it is shining~
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club early this year in Ohio
Pearl Jam in London in June
Ben Harper in NyC in September
Kings of Leon and Black Rebel again... October in NYC I think
Bruce Springsteen at MSG in October
Neil Young in NYC in December
Block Party
Interpol
Cafe Tacvba
Toadies
June
Black Rebel Motorcycel Club-Newport Music Hall, Columbus, OH
August
Pete Yorn-Carnegie Music Hall of Homestead, Pittsburgh, PA
September
Queens of the Stone Age-Carnegie Music Hall of Homestead, Pittsbugh, PA
October
Smashing Pumpkins-AJ Palumbo Center, Pittsburgh, PA
November
Dinosaur Jr.-Mr. Small's Theater, Millvale, PA
This year is already looking better though. Just bought tickets to see Flogging Molly in Cleveland next month. I WILL be going to see DMB this summer (last summer was the only summer I missed in the past five years, and summer just didn't feel the same). I am also going to see Pearl Jam WHEREVER they play in the continental United States and Canada!
2003: Pittsburgh
2004: Toledo
2005: Pittsburgh
2006: Cleveland, Pittsburgh
2008: D.C.
2009: Toronto, Philly IV
2010: Cleveland
2011: East Troy I & II
2013: Pittsburgh, Buffalo, Baltimore
2014: Austin I
2016: Fort Lauderdale, Hampton, Philly II, Chicago II
Built To Spill
Ben Harper
Velvet Revover (they sucked)
Alice In Chains
Jesu
pretty slow year for me
April: Widespread Panic x6
June: Bonnaroo (Wilco, Ben Harper, Black Keys!, Widespread Panic...)
Widespread Panic x3
Wilco
July: Widespread Panic
October: Widespread Panic
Stevie Wonder (awesome)
Coming up: Taj Mahal, Widespread Panic, Wilco, My Morning Jacket, Bonnaroo.
'98 - 9/1 9/4 9/18
'00 - 8/6 8/7 8/15 8/17 9/5
'03 - 4/9 4/15 4/19 7/11 7/12
'04 - 10/6 10/8
'05 - 9/11 9/12 9/13 9/15
'06 - 5/27 5/28 7/7 7/13 7/18 7/22 7/23