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At the top of the page, I have listed my TOP FOUR FAVORITE BANDS!
I've seen them all at least TWENTY times each, and try not to miss a show every
time any of them come around!
You can go to my Concerts page to see a full list of all the shows I've
attended.
Click on the Logo to jump to a page on the web about that artist.
Email me if you'd like.
Band |
Date |
Venue |
Comments |
Bad
Religion
 |
12/9/94 |
Berkeley Community Theatre |
Album after album, these guys put out
the best punk rock songs in the business! |
6/24/95 |
Golden
Gate Park,
San Francisco |
5/9/96 |
Santa Cruz
Civic Auditorium |
9/25/96 |
The Edge, Palo Alto |
7/1/98 |
Del Mar
Fairgrounds |
1/14/99 |
Bing Crosby
Hall, Del
Mar |
| 11/4/00 |
Cox Arena, San Diego |
| 3/28/02 |
Cox Arena, San Diego |
|
9/6/02 |
Gaslamp Quarter, San Diego |
|
11/12/04 |
Soma, San Diego |
|
6/3/05 |
House of Blues, San Diego |
|
6/5/05 |
House of Blues, San Diego |
|
6/7/05 |
House of Blues, San Diego |
| 8/4/06 |
Qualcomm, San Diego |
| 8/21/06 |
Casbah, San Diego (Greg G
solo) |
| 4/6/07 |
Santa Monica Civic, Santa
Monica |
| 3/8/08 |
House of Blues, San Diego |
| 3/9/08 |
House of Blues, San Diego |
| 3/21/10 |
House of Blues, San Diego |
| 4/1/10 |
House of Blues, Anaheim |
| 4/9/10 |
House of Blues, Anaheim |
Bruce
Springsteen
(Backstreets.com)
(Greasylake.org)
(Official
Site) |
10/10/80 |
Uptown Theater,
Chicago |
My favorite of all performers in concert! He puts
everything into it every night. I try to never miss one in my area and have just recently started to travel to see more. |
2/7/81 |
Assembly Hall,
Champaign |
9/18/85 |
Oakland Stadium |
9/19/85 |
Oakland Stadium |
10/13/86 |
Shoreline, Mountain View |
5/2/88 |
Shoreline, Mountain View |
5/3/88 |
Shoreline, Mountain View |
9/23/88 |
Oakland Stadium |
10/21/92 |
Shoreline, Mountain View |
11/29/95 |
Berkeley Community Theatre |
10/17/99 |
Staples Center,
Los Angeles |
| 8/18/02 |
Thomas &
Mack, Las
Vegas |
| 8/24/02 |
Forum, Los
Angeles |
| 8/25/02 |
America West
Arena, Phoenix |
|
7/24/03 |
Giants Stadium, East Rutherford |
|
7/26/03 |
Giants Stadium, East Rutherford |
|
8/16/03 |
Pac Bell Park, San Francisco |
|
10/1/04 |
Wachovia Arena, Philadelphia |
|
4/30/05 |
Glendale Arena, Glendale |
|
5/2/05 |
Pantages Theatre, Hollywood |
|
5/3/05 |
Pantages Theatre, Hollywood |
|
10/9/05 |
Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale |
| 5/27/06 |
Tweeter
Center, Mansfield |
| 6/3/06 |
Glendale Arena, Glendale |
| 6/5/06 |
Greek
Theatre, Los Angeles |
| 10/29/07 |
Sports
Arena, Los Angeles |
| 10/30/07 |
Sports
Arena, Los Angeles |
| 4/7/08 |
Honda Center, Anaheim |
| 4/8/08 |
Honda Center, Anaheim |
| 7/27/08 |
Giants Stadium, East Rutherford |
| 7/28/08 |
Giants Stadium, East Rutherford |
| 4/16/09 |
Sports Arena, Los Angeles |
| 11/7/09 |
Madison Square Garden, NYC |
| 11/8/09 |
Madison Square Garden, NYC |
Pearl
Jam
 |
12/31/91 |
Cow Palace, San Francisco |
New Year's Eve 1991!
One of the best ever! My First of MANY shows! Still one of the best live
shows going! I have just returned from a trek
through Europe (June '07) to see three more shows and made many new friends
along the way! |
7/18/92 |
Shoreline, Mountain View |
7/19/92 |
Shoreline, Mountain View |
11/1/92 |
Shoreline, Mountain View |
6/24/95 |
Golden Gate Park, San Francisco |
11/4/95 |
Spartan Stadium, San Jose |
| 10/25/00 |
Sports Arena, San Diego |
|
6/2/03 |
Verizon Amphitheatre, Irvine |
|
6/5/03 |
Sports Arena, San Diego |
|
9/2/05 |
GM Center, Vancouver, BC |
| 5/24/06 |
TD
Banknorth Garden, Boston |
| 5/25/06 |
TD
Banknorth Garden, Boston |
| 7/7/06 |
Sports Arena, San Diego |
| 7/9/06 |
Forum, Los Angeles |
| 10/21/06 |
Shoreline, Mountain View |
| 10/22/06 |
Shoreline, Mountain View |
| 6/18/07 |
Wembley Arena, London |
| 6/21/07 |
ISS Dome, Dusseldorf,
Germany |
| 6/26/07 |
Forum, Copenhagen, Denmark |
| 4/12/08 |
Wiltern, Los Angeles
(Eddie V solo) |
| 6/22/08 |
Verizon Center, Washington
DC |
| 9/30/09 |
Gibson Amphitheatre, Los
Angeles |
| 10/1/09 |
Gibson Amphitheatre, Los
Angeles |
| 10/7/09 |
Gibson Amphitheatre, Los
Angeles |
| 10/9/09 |
Viejas Arena, San Diego |
Social
Distortion
 |
10/10/92 |
Greek Theatre, Berkeley |
They just keep rollin' on, putting on great shows! One of the best bands, ever! |
8/14/94 |
Catalyst, Santa Cruz |
6/13/97 |
Shoreline, Mountain View |
9/7/97 |
Gaslamp Quarter, San Diego |
7/13/01 |
Coors Amphitheatre, Chula Vista |
8/7/01 |
Gaslamp Quarter, San Diego |
12/19/01 |
Canes, Mission Beach |
|
9/6/02 |
Gaslamp Quarter, San Diego |
|
12/12/04 |
Universal Amphitheatre, LA |
|
7/29/05 |
Qualcomm, San Diego |
|
10/4/05 |
Nokia Theatre, New York |
|
12/27/05 |
House of Blues, San Diego |
|
1/27/06 |
House of Blues, San Diego |
|
1/28/06 |
House of Blues, San Diego |
|
2/20/06 |
House of Blues, San Diego |
| 8/4/06 |
Qualcomm, San Diego |
| 5/20/07 |
Coors Amphitheatre, Chula Vista |
| 9/23/07 |
Coors Amphitheatre, Chula Vista |
| 1/20/08 |
House of Blues, San Diego |
| 4/29/08 |
Belly Up, Solana Bch (Mike N
solo) |
| 9/4/08 |
House of Blues, SD (acoustic) |
Down here are the rest of
the BEST!
I've seen all of these artists at least four times, and many of them a lot more than
that!
Band |
Date |
Venue |
Comments |
The
Alarm/
Mike Peters
 |
12/9/87 |
Warfield, San Francisco |
Definitely one
of my favorite bands of the 80's! |
3/17/88 |
Cabaret, San Jose |
6/10/88 |
Greek Theatre, Berkeley |
11/10/89 |
Warfield, San Francisco |
11/12/89 |
San Jose State Auditorium |
10/15/00 |
4th and B, San Diego |
11/23/01 |
Coach House,
SJ Capistrano |
| 7/14/07 |
4th and B, San Diego |
Beat
Farmers
 |
11/20/87 |
Catalyst, Santa Cruz |
Country
Dick Montana was a great showman! |
1/24/88 |
Oasis, San Jose |
11/19/88 |
Catalyst, Santa Cruz |
6/17/92 |
F/X, San Jose |
11/30/94 |
Cactus Club, San Jose |
2/28/89 |
Cactus Club (Pleasure
Barons) |
|
9/10/05 |
Mission Beach |
Cheap
Trick
 |
6/21/78 |
Rialto Theatre,
Joliet |
Just
a fun band to watch!
It's hard to take your eyes off Rick Nielson! |
6/17/79 |
International Amphitheatre, Chi. |
4/22/80 |
Assembly
Hall, Champaign |
10/28/90 |
Great
America, Santa Clara |
Elvis
Costello
 |
10/8/86 |
Warfield, San Francisco |
With the Attractions, The Rude Five, solo, etc., he's always doing something
different! |
10/9/86 |
Warfield, San Francisco |
4/6/87 |
San Jose
civic auditorium |
9/16/89 |
Concord Pavillion |
10/26/90 |
Shoreline, Mountain View |
5/8/94 |
Concord Pavillion |
|
3/26/05 |
4th & B, San Diego |
| 5/26/08 |
Cricket
Pavilion, Chula Vista |
Grateful
Dead
|
11/22/85 |
Kaiser Convention
Ctr, Oakland |
There
may be more shows that I don't remember - LOL! I
loved hanging out at their shows at least once or twice a year. I was really happy to have
met Jerry Garcia a couple times. |
7/24/87 |
Oakland Stadium |
10/3/87 |
Shoreline, Mountain View |
12/30/87 |
Oakland Coliseum |
10/2/88 |
Shoreline, Mountain View |
10/4/88 |
Shoreline, Mountain View |
12/4/88 |
Oakland Col. (Garcia &
Weir) |
|
5/9/89 |
Frost
Amphitheatre, Stanford |
9/29/89 |
Shoreline, Mountain View |
6/17/90 |
Shoreline, Mountain View |
5/12/91 |
Shoreline, Mountain View |
8/18/91 |
Shoreline, Mountain View |
5/25/92 |
Shoreline, Mountain View |
4/22/93 |
Shoreline, Mountain View |
8/25/93 |
Shoreline, Mountain View |
8/27/93 |
Shoreline, Mountain View |
Green Day
 |
6/10/94 |
Shoreline, Mountain View |
From a small punk band out of Berkeley to
International Superstars! These guys are doing some great stuff! |
|
8/27/94 |
Shoreline, Mountain View |
|
5/27/95 |
Kaiser
Convention Ctr, Oakland |
|
11/20/04 |
Cox Arena,
San Diego |
|
12/12/04 |
Universal
Amphitheatre, LA |
|
10/2/05 |
Coors
Amphitheatre, Chula Vista |
| 6/4/09 |
Music
Box at Fonda, Los Angeles |
| 8/20/09 |
Cox
Arena, San Diego |
Guns
'n' Roses
 |
6/5/88 |
Shoreline, Mountain View |
If they could have only kept it
together! Amazing energy on stage and great songwriting! |
9/10/88 |
Shoreline, Mountain View |
10/21/89 |
Los Angeles Coliseum |
5/9/91 |
Warfield, San Francisco |
7/19/91 |
Shoreline, Mountain View |
9/24/92 |
Oakland Stadium |
Joe
Jackson
 |
6/28/86 |
Greek Theatre,
Berkeley |
Joe Jackson is simply one of the best in concert. His voice is so
strong, and he's always coming up with something new! |
8/25/89 |
Greek Theatre,
Berkeley |
12/12/94 |
Warfield, San
Francisco |
12/12/00 |
Wiltern Theatre, Los
Angeles |
|
8/31/03 |
4th &
B, San Diego |
|
5/18/05 |
Humphrey's, San Diego |
| 5/11/08 |
Humphrey's, San Diego |
Kings
X/
Poundhound
 |
7/7/91 |
Shoreline, Mountain View |
I've
known Doug Pinnick since I was in High School and he's one of the nicest guys I've ever
known. I'm glad to see him whenever I get the chance! |
| 6/12/92 |
One Step Beyond, Santa Clara |
| 9/13/96 |
The Edge, Palo Alto |
| 9/7/00 |
Canes, Mission Beach |
| 4/12/01 |
Brick
by Brick, San Diego (PH) |
|
12/4/05 |
Galaxy Theatre, Santa Ana |
| 5/9/06 |
Brick
by Brick, San Diego |
|
Nine Inch Nails/
Trent Reznor
 |
7/26/91 |
Shoreline, Mountain View |
What an incredibly intense performer Trent Reznor
is! These shows are amazing! |
| 3/11/94 |
The Edge, Palo Alto |
| 5/30/05 |
Soma, San Diego |
| 9/16/05 |
Cox Arena, San Diego |
| 11/20/05 |
Cox Arena, San Diego |
| 10/21/06 |
Shoreline, Mountain View |
| 10/22/06 |
Shoreline, Mountain View |
Primus/
Les Claypool
 |
3/30/90 |
Oakland Coliseum |
Les Claypool's playing just blows me away! |
12/14/90 |
San Jose State Event
Center |
7/7/91 |
Shoreline, Mountain View |
1/29/92 |
Oakland Coliseum |
3/21/92 |
San Jose State Event
Center |
6/6/92 |
Greek Theatre, Berkeley |
6/22/93 |
Shoreline, Mountain View |
|
10/2/04 |
Electric Factory, Philadelphia |
Ramones
 |
7/13/88 |
One Step Beyond, Santa Clara |
"HEY HO!
LET'S GO!"
It's
like one big 45 minute song! 1, 2, 3, 4...
Joey and Johnny you are dearly missed! |
7/3/89 |
Catalyst, Santa Cruz |
8/11/90 |
Greek Theatre, Berkeley |
10/10/92 |
Greek Theatre, Berkeley |
8/2/96 |
Spartan Stadium, San Jose |
Red
Hot Chili Peppers
 |
7/21/90 |
Kaiser Convention
Ctr, Oakland |
Flea
is just a wild man on stage! And nobody can play the bass like he can! |
12/31/91 |
Cow Palace, San Francisco |
7/18/92 |
Shoreline, Mountain View |
7/19/92 |
Shoreline, Mountain View |
4/6/96 |
Cow Palace, San Francisco |
| 9/4/00 |
Coors Amphitheatre, Chula Vista |
|
10/14/03 |
Coors Amphitheatre, Chula Vista |
| 8/22//06 |
Sports Arena, San Diego |
Rolling Stones
 |
7/8/78 |
Soldier
Field, Chicago |
What more can be
said about these guys - they're the
ROLLING STONES!!! |
|
10/21/89 |
Los Angeles
Coliseum |
|
11/5/89 |
Oakland
Stadium |
|
11/2/02 |
Edison
Field, Anaheim |
|
11/11/05 |
Petco Park,
San Diego |
Rush
 |
12/15/78 |
International Amphitheatre, Chi. |
One
of my favorites since hearing "2112" in high school and a huge influence in my
early guitar playing days. I was thrilled to meet Alex Lifeson! |
1/5/80 |
International Amphitheatre, Chi. |
1/30/86 |
Cow Palace, San Francisco |
3/30/90 |
Oakland Coliseum |
1/29/92 |
Oakland Coliseum |
5/31/92 |
Shoreline, Mountain View |
|
7/7/04 |
Coors Amphitheatre, Chula Vista |
| 7/30/07 |
Coors
Amphitheatre, Chula Vista |
Smithereens
|
8/4/87 |
One Step Beyond, Santa Clara |
Four guys that just look like they're having a lot of fun onstage! |
5/27/88 |
Catalyst, Santa Cruz |
9/30/88 |
Fillmore, San Francisco |
2/2/90 |
One Step Beyond, Santa Clara |
7/4/90 |
Grant
Park, Chicago |
10/20/98 |
Belly Up,
Solana Beach |
7/27/01 |
Race Track,
Del Mar |
| 9/10/05 |
Mission
Beach |
Soundgarden,
Audioslave
 |
7/18/92 |
Shoreline, Mountain View |
What a
voice Chris Cornell has! Audioslave is
great, but I have to say that I do miss Soundgarden! |
7/19/92 |
Shoreline, Mountain View |
6/3/94 |
San Jose State Event
Center |
8/2/96 |
Spartan Stadium, San Jose |
|
8/17/03 |
Coors Amphitheatre, Chula Vista |
Stray
Cats/
Brian Setzer Orchestra/
68 Comeback Special
 |
9/12/88 |
One Step Beyond, Santa Clara |
Brian
Setzer's guitar playing RULES!
From Rockabilly to Swing, he is just amazing! |
7/31/91 |
Santa Clara
County Fair |
5/11/94 |
Fillmore, San Francisco |
3/14/97 |
Warfield, San Francisco |
3/15/97 |
Warfield, San Francisco |
6/19/01 |
Fairgrounds,
Del Mar |
U2
 |
11/14/87 |
Oakland
Stadium |
Again, what more can be said about
Bono and The Edge! If you get a chance - see them! |
|
11/19/01 |
Staples
Center, Los Angeles |
|
3/28/05 |
Sports Arena,
San Diego |
|
3/30/05 |
Sports Arena,
San Diego |
|
4/2/05 |
Arrowhead
Pond, Anaheim |
|
10/8/05 |
Madison
Square Garden, NYC |
|
11/2/05 |
Staples Center, Los Angeles |
| 10/25/09 |
Rose
Bowl, Pasadena |
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