| AC/DC |
For Those About To Rock |
1/28/82 |
Twenty-one cannons over the stage. |
| AC/DC |
Blow Up Your Video |
8/13/88 |
Now only two cannons and one didn't work. |
| Aerosmith |
Permanent Vacation |
4/19/88 |
"Dream On" on harpsichord. |
| Aerosmith |
Pump |
90? |
|
| Allman Brothers Band |
|
10/26/91 |
Costume contest with 3+ couples as Gregg Allman/Cher. |
| Laurie Anderson |
Happiness |
10/26/02 |
Listening to World Trade Center trucks. |
| Laurie Anderson |
The End of the Moon |
10/16/04 |
Her dog realizing there are attacks from above. |
| Anthrax |
|
1/30/02 |
"Caught In A Mosh" live! |
| Bad Company |
|
8/22/90 |
Making fun of Ted Nugent's opening greeting. |
| Beastie Boys |
Check Your Head |
11/10/92 |
I didn't get the new sound at the time. |
| The Black Crowes |
|
90? |
Cover of Lennon's "Jealous Guy" before "Jealous Again". |
| Blackfoot |
|
12/30/81 |
|
| Black Label Society |
Ozzfest 2004 |
09/02/04 |
Gee, it's nice Ozzy still lets Zack play at Ozzfest. |
| Black Sabbath |
Ozzfest 2004 |
09/02/04 |
Ozzy truely is a madman. |
| Blue Man Group |
Live at the Luxor |
10/18/01 |
Very cool ending covering audience with paper. |
| Blue Man Group |
Complex Rock Tour |
8/22/03 |
I Feel Love and Baba O'Reilly rocking. |
| Blue Oyster Cult |
|
85-89? |
Sprayed with beer during cover of "Roadhouse Blues". |
| Blue Oyster Cult |
|
9/14/90 |
As James Hetfield said, guys who just love playing. |
| Blue Oyster Cult |
|
8/21/10 |
An odd mix of mostly non-hits from first few albums. |
| Bonham |
|
2/6/90 |
|
| The Bravery |
|
11/03/05 |
Ok 80's revival but no crowd connection. |
| Brian Jonestown Massacre |
|
1/10/04 |
Lilting Manchester stuff. |
| The Buzzcocks |
|
91-94? |
Went in liking one song, left liking one song. |
| Jimmie Buffet |
|
8/13/93 |
Lame outdoor concert with people too drunk to care. |
| The Cars |
Hello Again |
11/22/87 |
Springy creatures popping down during "Hello Again". |
| Cheap Trick |
Lap of Luxury |
10/26/88 |
|
| Cheap Trick |
|
91-94? |
|
| Cher |
|
77-81? |
Show opened with female impersonator of Cher. |
| Cher |
Farewell Tour |
9/20/04 |
Lots of interludes for costume changes, but still fun. |
| The Corrs |
|
3/24/01 |
PJ Harvey was supposed to be the opening act, not this! |
| Robert Cray |
Strong Persuader |
3/25/88 |
At the Reitz Union ballroom. |
| Crosby, Stills & Nash |
|
9/14/89 |
A comedian was the opening act. Bad sign. |
| The Cult |
|
7/14/89 |
Ian Astbury goading disinterested audience to mosh. |
| The Cult |
|
2/6/90 |
|
| The Cure |
Wild Mood Swings |
9/5/96 |
I literally fell asleep during this concert. |
| Damn Yankees |
|
8/22/90 |
Ted Nugent rocks! Jack Blades doesn't! |
| Dangerous Toys |
|
2/6/90 |
|
| Depeche Mode |
Devotional Tour |
9/28/93 |
Towering wall with three keyboards on top. |
| Depeche Mode |
Exciter |
7/8/01 |
David Gahan has too much energy. |
| Depeche Mode |
Touring The Angel
(Opening Night) |
11/3/05 |
Somebody PLEASE fix that blinking panel! |
| Depeche Mode |
Tour of the Universe |
9/4/09 |
Really great show, as usual. |
| Bruce Dickenson |
|
7/20/90 |
|
| Dimmu Borgir |
Ozzfest 2004 |
09/02/04 |
Like an undead Spinal Tap, but not intentionally funny. |
| Durt Road |
|
2/4/05 |
Decent songs plagued by bad lip-syncing performance. |
| Elastica |
|
96? |
Rocked songs from first CD almost entirely in sequence. |
| Erasure |
Tomorrow's World Tour |
09/02/11 |
A nice show. Andy Bell is still in fine voice. |
| Fishbone |
|
87-88? |
They rocked. |
| Florida Boys |
|
2/4/05 |
The best Snoop could come up with for an opener? |
| Foghat |
Long Road Home |
8/21/10 |
Still sound like classic Foghat... for better or worse. |
| Frankmusic |
|
9/02/11 |
Like American Idol with bad lip-syncing keyboardist and pointless drummer. |
| Michael Franti and Spearhead |
The Sound of Sunshine |
5/15/10 |
The set was heavy on recent material but still sweaty good fun. |
| Glen Frey / Joe Walsh |
|
5/30/93 |
Glen Frey needs the Eagles to not suck. |
| Guided By Voices |
|
1/10/04 |
Attitude that only 10+ years in pubs & clubs can give you. |
| Herbie Hancock |
Future Shock |
10/??/84 |
Playing Gator Growl with the Rockit robots on stage. |
| Allan Holdsworth |
|
8/23/88 |
The concert shirt was really cool. |
| Home Town Heroes |
|
4/25/02 |
|
| Hunter / Ronson Band |
|
85-89? |
Seeing Mick Ronson scam on a college girl backstage. |
| Jefferson Starship |
Modern Times |
11/20/81 |
"Stairway to Cleveland" live with "mimph" lyrics. |
| Jefferson Starship |
Winds of Change |
84? |
|
| Jethro Tull |
Rock Island |
11/26/89 |
Unfortunately, well past their prime. |
| Billy Joel |
|
95-99? |
More energetic than expected, but past his prime. |
| Tom Jones |
|
04/23/11 |
Seeing 50+ year-old women climbing over seats to get to him. |
| Judas Priest |
Defenders of the Faith |
7/3/84 |
Flame-breathing, stage-sized defender set! |
| Judas Priest |
Ram It Down |
9/16/88 |
Being shocked at "Shove it up" concert shirt. |
| Judas Priest |
Painkiller |
1/14/91 |
|
| Judas Priest |
Demolition |
1/30/02 |
The new singer has no between-song stage presence. |
| Judas Priest |
Ozzfest 2004 |
09/02/04 |
Reunited with Halford and excellent once again! |
| Kings of the Sun |
Full Frontal Attack |
7/20/90 |
Spinal Tap moment with guitar stand. |
| The Kinks |
Give The People... |
10/11/81 |
|
| The Robby Krieger Band |
|
11/10/02 |
Lots and lots of Doors covers. |
| Maroon 5 |
Songs About Jane |
6/17/03 |
Arrived late, but saw them do NIN's Closer as an encore. |
| Little Jack Melody |
World of Fireworks |
96-97? |
Some idiot comparing them to Mr. Bungle after show. |
| Edwin McCain |
|
3/28/96 |
Really impressed with fretless bass work. |
| Megadeth |
|
1/14/91 |
|
| Metallica |
Damaged Justice |
2/17/89 |
Cover of "Sweet Home Alabama" before "Green Hell". |
| Metallica |
Damaged Justice |
7/14/89 |
The self-destructing set was still incredible. |
| The Mighty Mighty Bosstones |
|
11/10/02 |
Fun despite horrible vocal mix. |
| Ronnie Montrose |
|
8/23/88 |
|
| The Moody Blues |
|
85-89? |
Only the keyboardist could handle backing tape failing. |
| Motley Crue |
Dr. Feelgood |
7/1/90 |
Backing singers with huge fake breasts. |
| Jason Mraz |
|
6/17/03 |
Eh, I was there for Maroon 5. |
| Nazareth |
2XS |
9/10/82 |
Completely wore out the skull concert shirt. |
| Nazareth |
|
10/3/87 |
Rock bagpipes live at Dubs! |
| Nine Inch Nails |
Fragility Tour |
5/18/00 |
Already past prime, show way too polished. |
| One Eskimo |
|
5/15/10 |
Really cool percussionist and decent singer. |
| Christopher O'Riley |
Plays Radiohead |
1/14/05 |
Interesting alternation of Radiohead and Shostakovich. |
| The Outlaws |
|
12/30/81 |
Five guitars is never enough on stage. |
| Pantera |
|
91-94? |
They completely rocked the house down. |
| Perfect Circle |
|
5/18/00 |
The guy from Tool singing with a water bottle. |
| The Pet Shop Boys |
Fundamental Tour |
10/18/06 |
Very cool interaction with morphing backdrop. |
| Peter Bjorn and John |
|
9/4/09 |
Nice set, but rather overwhelmed by the size of the DM stage. |
| Tom Petty |
Full Moon Fever |
7/6/89 |
My date not knowing who Roger McGuinn was. |
| Pink Floyd |
Momentary Lapse of Reason |
11/30/87 |
An intimate stadium show. |
| Primus |
Sailing The Seas of Cheese |
3/7/92 |
Covering "Kashmir" on an upright bass. |
| Puddle of Mudd |
Come Clean |
4/25/02 |
Lead singer with a cold blowing nose onto stage. |
| The Ramones |
|
85-89? |
I didn't get it at the time. |
| The Reverend Horton Heat |
|
9/20/06 |
Slow middle surrounded by rocking start and end. |
| Rollins Band |
|
11/10/92 |
I didn't get it at the time. |
| The Rolling Stones |
Dirty Work |
11/27/94 |
Gainesville's running man being invited onstage. |
| Rush |
Signals |
3/21/83 |
Video of SCTV guy introducing "The Weapon". |
| Rush |
Roll The Bones |
3/7/92 |
Too many tracks playing for three guys to be playing live. |
| Saga |
Worlds Apart |
82-84? |
The briefcase containing MIDI drums was very cool. |
| Screaming Blue Messiahs |
|
85-89? |
"Yabba Dabba Do Time" live (woo.) |
| Tommy Shaw |
What If? |
85-89? |
Shaking Tommy's hand after the show. |
| Slayer |
Ozzfest 2004 |
09/02/04 |
Some drunk yelling "God hates us all!" for an hour. |
| Smithereens |
|
11/20/91 |
|
| Snoop Dogg |
|
2/4/05 |
Rap loses something when you can't make out the words. |
| Spin Doctors |
|
11/27/94 |
In no way should have opened for the Stones. |
| Bruce Springsteen |
The Rising |
11/24/02 |
Bruce pogoing to "Dancing In The Dark". |
| Billy Squier |
Emotions in Motion |
1/30/83 |
|
| Billy Squier |
Signs of Life |
10/28/84 |
Billy pointing at me mimicing him dancing. |
| Rod Stewart |
|
10/2/93 |
Another "well past his prime" show. |
| Rod Stewart |
An Evening With Rod Stewart |
7/3/04 |
Surprisingly good w/ big band segment. |
| Stephen Stills |
Florida Frontier "Lecture" |
10/22/03 |
Sang some classic songs instead of lecturing. |
| Sting |
Brand New Day |
1/26/01 |
Reaffirmed my impression he had no stage presence. |
| Stone Temple Pilots |
Shangri La-Di-Da |
4/25/02 |
Scott Weiland rocks, but can't maintain eye contact. |
| Styx |
Mr. Roboto |
9/2/83 |
Tommy Shaw and JY rocked despite this schlock. |
| Superjoint Ritual |
Ozzfest 2004 |
09/02/04 |
Hey! It's the guy from Pantera without good songs! |
| The The |
Dusk |
9/28/93 |
|
| They Might Be Giants |
|
10/6/96 |
As part of Music Harvest, out of element and past prime. |
| George Thorogood |
|
3/17/85 |
Rocking another encore after the house lights came up. |
| Toadies |
Stars Above / Hell Below |
5/27/01 |
Opening with "Plane Crash" and rocking non-stop. |
| Robin Trower |
|
89-90? |
|
| U2 |
Elevation (Opening Night) |
3/24/01 |
I was really sorry I missed the ZooTV/PopMart tours. |
| Van Halen |
Fair Warning |
8/19/81 |
My first rock concert! Mistook opening band for real show. |
| Venus Hum |
|
8/22/03 |
A cross between Lisa Loeb and early solo Bjork |
| Violent Femmes |
|
91-94? |
|
| Joe Walsh |
|
89-91? |
I.L.B.T.'s live! Plus "slide" solo on "Life's Been Good". |
| Roger Waters |
Pros and Cons of Hitchhiking |
4/4/85 |
Pros and Cons half of show was dull. |
| Roger Waters |
In The Flesh (Opening Night) |
6/2/00 |
Incredible live presence. Plus, "Dogs" playing poker. |
| Roger Waters |
The Wall: Live |
11/16/10 |
First half was excellent, second half dragged. |
| Wrathchild America |
3-D |
91-94? |
|
| Yes |
Big Generator |
1/22/88 |
Puking all over Sears restroom en route. |
