I don’t remember what prompted this, but I thought it would be fun to try and list off all the concerts that I’ve been to. I wouldn’t count myself as a frequent concert-goer, but this list is surprisingly long. Many of you have been to concerts and shows with me. Which ones did I miss? Where possible I’ve linked to blog posts about the events.
Pre-College:
- AVB, Acapella and Point of Grace
- Downhere
College:
- Mark Lowry
- Annie and Kelly McRae
- Third Day
- Purdue Christmas Special
2002-2006 (New Jersey):
- Toby Keith
- Philadelphia Orchestra performing the Lord of the Rings music
- Phantom of the Opera (on Broadway!)
2006-2013 (Washington, before Elijah):
- American Chopper
- Ben Folds with Ben Lee and Moby
- Ben Folds with the Seattle Symphony
- Boy Least Likely To
- Brian Regan
- Jason Mraz
- Jack Johnson with Rogue Wave
- Jim Gaffigan
- Lady Antebellum
- Kenny Chesney with Lady Antebellum, Miranda Lambert, Montgomery Gentry, Sugarland
- Lion King
- Mary Poppins
- Matt Costa
- Matt Nathanson with Brett Dennen
- Phantom of the Opera
- Toad the Wet Sprocket
- The Senate (twice!)
- Zane Lamprey
2013 (Washington, after Elijah):
- Caspar Babypants (twice!)
So I guess the natural question is: what are my favorites? Honestly, I really liked almost all of them. I’ll flip it around and choose the ones I wouldn’t do again. The Kenny Chesney concert was too loud, too many people, and too long. Matt Nathanson was … meh. I love his music but I didn’t love the concert. Maybe it was the venue. The Zane Lamprey and American Chopper shows were about as dumb as you’d expect them to be, but still entertaining enough. Jack Johnson was a fun experience but I’m too lame to do concerts at the Gorge, especially if I’m camping there afterwards.
There are lots of good memories in that list! I had forgotten about a lot of them until I really thought about it and tried to write them all down.