Concerts and Throwing It In Your Face How Much I've Seen

So, I've seen a lot of concerts, as I stated before, a lot of memories have come from these concerts. Live music has (usually) never been something that I regret not doing. I would say 98% of the time, if I want to go to a show, I will spend the money for it. It's one of the things that I've always been in the moment for.

Here's a list of shows/concerts, in no real particular order, other than the ticket stubs that I've kept over the years and based on my ability to recollect for ones that I have no stub for. Please enjoy the list and please remember I have absolutely no guilt in some that might strike you as strange. I have an eclectic taste of music and it shows on my list and on my iPod.

Interesting note: The Cure should have been my first concert. When I was in 8th grade, they were touring for their album "Wild Mood Swings" and they were scheduled to stop in Portland at the Civic Center, but they canceled because they did not sell out the show. Bastards! Instead, my first show was my the summer after my freshman year of high school. I saw Korn and Limp Bizkit at the Civic Center in Lewiston. My naivete really showed when my best friend, Jason, and I were at the show and a girl (older than us) asked us if we had a cigarette to spare. We said no and then she lifted her shirt and asked us again, to which we replied, enthusiastically "No! But thanks!"

9/15/12 Circa Survive, Touche Amore, Balance and Composure, O/Brother (House of Blues)
11/18/12 Taking Back Sunday, Bayside (State Theatre)
2/17/13 Jeff Mangum (Neutral Milk Hotel) (State Theatre)
11/3/12 Joshua Radin, A Fine Frenzy (Orpheum Theatre)
5/5/12 M. Ward, Lee Ranaldo Band (Sonic Youth, anyone) (State Theatre)
7/1/12 Fiona Apple (State Theatre)
4/17/12 Passion Pit (State Theatre)
7/31/12 Rufus Wainwright (State Theatre)
11/17/09 Brand New, Glassjaw (House of Blues)
11/2/09 A Fine Frenzy (Paradise Rock Club)
10/30/09 Say Anything, .Moneen., Eisley (House of Blues)
9/28/09 Sunny Day Real Estate (House of Blues)
10/11/09 Colbie Caillat, Howie Day (Orpheum Theatre)
4/25/06 Thursday, Minus the Bear, We.re All Broken, mewithoutyou (Axis Club)
5/24/06 Pearl Jam, My Morning Jacket (TD Garden)
6/30/08 Pearl Jam, Ted Leo and the Pharmacists (Tweeter Center)
6/28/08 Pearl Jam, Ted Leo and the Pharmacists (Tweeter Center)
6/25/08 Dave Matthews Band (Tweeter Center)
6/24/08 Dave Matthews Band (Tweeter Center)
3/19/08 A Fine Frenzy (Paradise Rock Club)
11/8/05 Nine Inch Nails (TD Garden)
9/28/04 Pearl Jam, Death Cab for Cutie (TD Garden)
8/1/08 Eddie Vedder, Liam Finn (The Opera House)
8/2/08 Eddie Vedder, Liam Finn (The Opera House)
5/17/10 Pearl Jam, Band of Horses (TD Garden)
7/1/10 She and Him (House of Blues)
9/23/11 Colbie Caillat, Andy Grammar (House of Blues)
7/29/11 Beirut, LadyLamb the Beekeeper (State Theatre)
4/25/11 Coheed and Cambria (House of Blues)
3/11/11 Bright Eyes (State Theatre)
3/29/11 Warpaint (Paradise Rock Club)
2/19/11 Interpol (House of Blues)
12/11/10 Grace Potter and the Nocturnals, Blues and Lasers (State Theatre)
11/20/11 Dashboard Confessional "solo" (Paradise Rock Club)
8/17/03 Liz Phair (Avalon)
4/13/02 Tanya Donelly, Blake Hazard (Paradise Rock Club)
4/25/04 Sleater Kinney, Yeah Yeah Yeahs (Roxy)
4/19/04 Damien Rice, The Frames (State Theatre)
4/16/04 Thursday, Poison the Well (State Theatre)
5/13/04 Dashboard Confessional, Thrice, Get Up Kids (Civic Center)
5/27/04 Taking Back Sunday (State Theatre)
5/1/01 Dave Matthews Band (Verizon Wireless Amp. Greensboro, NC)
4/29/01 Dave Matthews Band (Alltel Pavilion Raleigh, NC)
3/7/01 A Perfect Circle and Cave In (Civic Center)
12/16/00 Dave Matthews Band, Steve Earle (Providence Civic Center)
12/12/00 Third Eye Blind, Dido, Sister Hazel (Civic Center)
7/22/00 Dixie Chicks, Patty Griffin (Worcester Centrum)
5/14/00 Red Hot Chili Peppers, Foo Fighters, The Bicycle Thief (Civic Center)
7/27/99 Jewel (Tweeter Center)
6/16/01 Dave Matthews Band, Macy Gray (Foxboro Stadium)
5/31/01 N Sync (Foxboro Stadium)
7/16/01 Everclear, American Hi Fi (State Theatre)
1/26/02 Alicia Keys (Orpheum Theatre)
3/2/02 Nelly Furtado (State Theatre)
3/17/02 Death Cab for Cutie, Dismemberment Plan (Middle East)
4/9/02 Sparta, Thursday, Detachment Kit (Middle East)
4/15/02 No Doubt (Tsongas Arena)
6/23/02 Jewel (FleetBoston Pavilion)
10/14/02 Sleater Kinney (Roxy)
10/26/02 Tool, Meshuggah (Augusta Civic Center)
2/6/03 Dismemberment Plan (Roxy)
5/14/03 A.F.I (State Theatre)
4/26/03 Damn Personals, Koufax (Middle East)
11/22/03 A Perfect Circle (Civic Center)
7/12/05 Weezer, The Fray (Civic Center)
11/5/04 Mitch Hedberg, Stephen Lynch (State Theatre)
3/16/13 Circa Survive, Minus the Bear, Now Now (State Theatre)
9/30/05 Interpol (State Theatre)
12/1/07 Ted Leo and the Pharmacists (Roxy)
5/4/10 Angels and Airwaves (House of Blues)
4/18/11 Iron and Wine (State Theatre)
9/24/10 Sheryl Crow, Brandi Carlile (Civic Center)
5/7/09 Brand New, mewithoutyou (UNH)
11/7/02 Jewel, Jason Mraz (Merrill)
4/3/04 Yo La Tengo (Bates)
2/8/01 Ben Harper and the Innocent Criminals, Jack Johnson (Bates)
2/28/08 Elton John (Civic Center)
6/22/05 Sleater Kinney (Avalon)
9/9/03 Dave Matthews Band, North Mississippi All-Stars (Tweeter Center)
9/8/03 Dave Matthews Band, North Mississippi All-Stars (Tweeter Center)
8/13/03 Radiohead (Tweeter Center)
7/3/03 Pearl Jam, Buzzcocks (Tweeter Center)
12/2/11 The Fogcutters (State Theatre)
7/2/03 Pearl Jam, Buzzcocks (Tweeter Center)
9/25/01 Weezer (Tweeter Center)
9/21/01 Tool, Fantomas (Tweeter Center)
8/6/01 Madonna (Feleetcenter)
6/24/01 Dido (Tweeter Center)
5/29/09 Dave Matthews Band, Willie Nelson (Fenway Park)
8/30/12 Built to Spill (State Theatre)
4/25/12 O.A.R (State Theatre)
8/23/12 Grace Potter and the Nocturnals, Blues and Lasers (State Theatre)
10/8/12 Regina Spektor, Only Son (State Theatre)
11/24/12 Beatles Night (State Theatre)
12/19/12 Dave Matthews Band, The Lumineers (Verizon Wireless Arena)
12/7/12 The Fogcutters (State Theatre)
4/2/11 David Sedaris (Merrill)
11/26/11 "The Last Waltz" Movie and Music (State Theatre)
3/28/10 Coheed and Cambria, JJ Grey (Port City Music Hall)
2/19/12 Blue Man Group (Astor Place Theatre, NYC)
3/1/13 The Fogcutters with John Popper and Chris Barron (Port City Music Hall)
4/8/10 Dashboard Confessional, Honorary Title (House of Blues)
3/27/10 Spoon (House of Blues)
9/11/09 Kings of Leon (Tweeter Center)
12/29/11 Thursday (Royale)
2/18/12 Zola Jesus (Webster Hall)
1/18/12 Anthony Green (Paradise Rock Club)
1/28/12 Tool (TD Garden)
3/14/13 Coheed and Cambria, Between the Buried and Me (House of Blues)
4/10 Q And Not U (Bates)

Those are just tickets I have to remember. Here are some based on venues that I can remember, with no dates.

Port City Music Hall (Portland)
Dr. Dog and LadyLamb the Beekeeper
Grace Potter and the Nocturnals, Blues and Lasers
Nicole Adkins
Isis and Cave In (6/22/10)
Mastodon and Waranimals

The Asylum (Portland)
Tantric, Civil Disobedience
Thursday, Everytime I Die, Norma Jean, Murder By Death

SPACE Gallery
Ted Leo and the Pharmacists
Laura Marling
LadyLamb the Beekeeper x4
Murder By Death

UNH
Hole, Come (1999)

University of Maine, Orono
Live, Cibo Matto (1999)

Worcester Centrum
Nine Inch Nails and A Perfect Circle (1999)

Roxy (Boston)
Stellastarr* x2
Blake Hazard x2
Tanya Donelly

Wang Theatre (Boston)
Eddie Vedder, Glen Hasard (6/16/12)

Gillette Stadium
Taylor Swift (6/26/11)

Middle East (Boston)
Mandy Moore (2006)

Orpheum Theatre (Boston)
Kelly Clarkson (2006)

Civic Center (Lewiston/Portland)
Tool and the Melvins (1997)
Korn, Limp Bizkit, Primus (1997)


Oh, yeah, I should say, with absolutely no guilt at all. I've seen Britney Spears a total of 8 times, as well.
It's okay. Be jealous.

I feel like I am leaving so much out, but that is how my memory serves me now. If by chance you read this and you've gone to a show with me, please let me know!

As I look back, though, all I can think is "Damn! I've been blessed with a good life!" So many great memories have been made from shows with friends and road trips to these shows!

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