Bands I’ve seen (way incomplete)
The Who (multiple)
The Rolling Stones (multiple)
Pink Floyd (multiple — no Roger Waters)
B.B. King (multiple)
James Brown (multiple)
Grateful Dead (many multiple — stopped counting at show #50) (and post-Jerry spin-offs including with John Mayer)
Jerry Garcia (acoustic and electric on Broadway)
Jorma/Hot Tuna (multiple)
John Prine (multiple)
Little Feat (multiple but not with Lowell George)
Todd Snider (multiple)
Jonathan Richman (multiple)
Michael Hedges (multiple)
Allman Bros. (multiple)
Dylan (multiple)
R.E.M. (multiple)
Phish (multiple, small clubs)
Robert Earl Keene (multiple)
Lyle Lovett (multiple)
Santana (multiple)
John Hammond (multiple)
Camper Van Beethoven (multiple)
Col. Bruce Hampton and ARU (many multiple)
Johnny Lee Hooker
The Clash
Elvis Costello
Living Colour
Neville Bros.
John Hiatt
Roy Bookbinder
Atlanta Rhythm Section
Al Dimeola
Shadowfax
Blue Öyster Cult (@Radio City Music Hall of all places)
Steely Dan
Rick Danko
Drive-By Truckers
David Byrne (Broadway)
Avett Brothers
Alison Krauss and Union Station
Old Crow Medicine Show
Dead Kennedys
Black Flag
Arlo Guthrie
Gaelic Storm
The Tams
Willie Nelson
Leo Kottke
Eric Clapton
Joan Jett
Marshall Tucker Band
Barrence Whitfield and the Savages
Marshall Crenshaw
Psychedelic Furs
Billy Idol
Cindi Lauper and the Bangles
Blues Travelers
Clarence Gatemouth Brown
Matt Guitar Murphy
Taj Mahal
Delbert McClinton
Traffic
Bruce Hornsby
Bruce Springsteen (Acoustic)
CSN
Pat Benatar
Styx
Def Leppard and Billy Squier
Village People
Adam Ant
The Police
Yes
Moody Blues
Dr. John
Albert King
Ben E. King
Bobby Blue Bland
Ray Charles
John Mayall
U2 with Public Enemy as opener
Nick Mason’s Saucerful of Secrets
Kyle gets BUCKETS!
https://youtu.be/NJWPASQZqLc
Wow OPK wins.
Nothing incites bodily violence quicker than a Duke fan turning in your direction and saying 'scoreboard.'
Very glad I went all out in 2019 given no concerts in 2020.
St. Paul and the Broken Bones
Joe Bonamassa
Hozier
Righteous Brothers - Bill Medley and Bucky Heard
Frankie Vali and the Four Seasons
Little Steven and the Disciples of Soul
Earth Wind and Fire
X Ambassadors
All in small intimate venues like The National here in Richmond.
The last Beatles concert, other than on the Apple roof, was the year I was born AFAIK.
Never saw Bruce with the ESB. Only solo acoustic at the Fabulous Fox in Atlanta on the Ghost of Tom Joad tour. Very nice.
I have a Woodstock link of sorts, but it doesn’t involve any bands. Y’know when they say in the movie that the N.Y. Throughway was closed because of the traffic? Well, 3-year old OPK and twin infant SistersPK were stuck in an unconditioned car in that traffic headed to Rome, N.Y. while MomPK and PopPK were climbing the walls in the front seat with three unhappy kids. Needless to say: we don’t mention Woodstock at the PK household very often.
A few other shows I thought of today — sure I am still missing a lot:
Black Crowes
Dash Rip Rock
Edie Brickell and the New Bohemians
Widespread Panic (small party on Emory’s campus — less than 50 people I am sure)
Kenny Wayne Shepherd (young teenager)
Butch Trucks (young teenager)
Elizabeth Cook
Flaming Lips
The Jody Grind (multiple — if you know, you know)
Junior Brown (multiple)
Keller Williams
Marcus King (the next big thing)
Eddie Arnold
Sha-Na-Na
Robert Hunter
Steel Pulse
Tower of Power
I was thirteen when I saw the Beatles in Atlanta. Went with four older cousins, all female. You can still see Sir Paul time time to time..
Wow, I'm so jealous! You saw the actual freaking Beatles live in concert. Incredible.
I saw Paul McCartney in concert in Charlottesville's John Paul Jones Arena. He played FORTY SONGS!! That's not a typo. The middle section -- when he played And I Love Her, Blackbird, Lovely Rita, Eleanor Rigby, Being For the Benefit of Mr. Kite, and Something -- was stunning. And when he closed this amazing show with Yesterday, Helter Skelter, Golden Slumbers, Carry That Weight, and The End I have to admit I shed a tear or three. It was very emotional hearing those legendary songs perfomed live by one of the original composers.
A few club shows not mentioned earlier that are particularly memorable for me:
Rebirth Brass Band at a late night show on Frenchmen St
Pajama Slave Dancers at a club in Northampton
Little Joe Cook at the Cantab Lounge
Junior Brown at a club in Austin
Medeski, Martin and Wood at a tiny place in Chapel Hill