I go to shows

In a follow-up to the Best Fests post, I’ve noticed that even though I’ve missed these big festivals, I have seen a number of the bands on these bills. The only difference is I spent more money to see them in concert individually rather than in one big line-up. Of the bands on those seven festivals, I’ve seen:

HIM
Iron Maiden
Kid Rock
Linkin Park
Megadeth
Metallica
Mötley Crüe
My Chemical Romance
The Offspring
Ozzy Osbourne
Paramore
Red Hot Chili Peppers
The Rolling Stones
Velvet Revolver

They are part of a growing list of bands and artists who I have seen live.

2004 – 4 Concerts
02/12/2004 – Pacific Coliseum – Linkin Park with P.O.D., Hoobastank, & Story Of The Year
04/09/2004 – A&B Sound – Default ( acoustic performance )
04/10/2004 – Plaza of Nations – Offspring with Bif Naked, Billy Talent, The Trews, The Start, Everything After, Suspect, Tourist, The Solution, & State Of Shock
11/17/2004 – Pacific Coliseum – Green Day with New Found Glory & Sugarcult

2005 – 5 Concerts
03/31/2005 – Pacific Coliseum – Velvet Revolver with Three Days Grace
07/01/2005 – 99.3 The Fox Plaza – Bif Naked with Shocore, State Of Shock, & Britt Black
07/29/2005 – Pacific Coliseum – Mötley Crüe with Sum 41, The Exies, & Silvertide
09/27/2005 – GM Place – Green Day with Jimmy Eat World
12/10/2005 – PNE Forum – My Chemical Romance with Circa Survive & Protest The Hero

2006 – 5 Concerts
09/04/2006 – UBC Ballroom – Yellowcard with Emery, Reeve Oliver, & Lillix
09/14/2006 – GM Place – Red Hot Chili Peppers with The Mars Volta
10/07/2006 – Citrus Nightclub – Lillix with Marianas Trench & Shiftkit
11/25/2006 – BC Place – The Rolling Stones with Bonnie Raitt
12/13/2006 – GM Place – Aerosmith with Mötley Crüe

2007 – 10 Concerts
05/10/2007 – Croatian Cultural Center – Brand New with Anathello
06/17/2007 – GM Place – Faith Hill & Tim McGraw with Lori McKenna
06/24/2007 – Deer Lake Park – The White Stripes
06/28/2007 – Pacific Coliseum – (+44) with Paul Wall, The Academy Is…, & Cobra Starship
07/25/2007 – White River Amphitheater – Linkin Park with My Chemical Romance, Taking Back Sunday, HIM, Placebo, Mindless Self Indulgence, The Bled, Madina Lake
08/09/2007 – GM Place – Nickelback with Puddle Of Mudd, Yellowcard, & State Of Shock
09/27/2007 – GM Place – Def Leppard with Styx
10/12/2007 – PNE Forum – Sum 41 with finger eleven & Die Mannequin
10/20/2007 – GM Place – Ozzy Osbourne with Rob Zombie & In This Moment
12/15/2007 – GM Place – Bon Jovi with Hedley

2008 – 8 Concets
03/31/2008 – GM Place – Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band
05/16/2008 – Pacific Coliseum – Megadeth with In Flames & Children Of Bodom
06/03/2008 – Pacific Coliseum – Iron Maiden with Lauren Harris
07/06/2008 – PNE Forum – Kid Rock with Rev Run
08/07/2008 – Commodore Ballroom – Angels & Airwaves with The Color Fred
08/26/2008 – GM Place – 3 Doors Down with Staind, Hinder, & Econoline Crush
09/19/2008 – The Center in Vancouver for Performing Arts – Alice Cooper with Econoline Crush
12/02/2008 – GM Place – Metallica with Lamb of God & The Sword

2009 – 7 Concerts (so far)
04/15/2009 – LA Memorial Sports Arena – Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band (and Tom Morello of Rage Against The Machine)
05/02/2009 – UBC Thunderbird Stadium – Buckcherry with Papa Roach, & The Trews
05/10/2009 – The Center in Vancouver for Performing Arts – Flight of the Conchords with Arj Barker
05/15/2009 – GM Place – Fleetwood Mac
06/04/2009 – Pacific Coliseum – Rise Against with Rancid & Riverboat Gamblers
06/28/2009 – Richards on Richards – CKY with Hail the Villain, Fall From Grace, & Desperate Union
07/18/2009 – GM Place – No Doubt with Paramore & Bedouin Soundclash

In the last five years, I’ve been to 39 concerts. Tonight is number 40–I’m seeing blink-182 on the third show of their reunion tour. A review of the concert will be up soon after!