This Week in Concert History - Celebrating Your Golden Years

[rich_WDC]

Yeah...besides formatting issues from my spreadsheet I just thought the humblebrags could be interpreted as straight brags.   Plus my final entry was my 930 retro just shy of World's Fair -- so a good ending point for my entries.
Woulda be fun to keep it up for a year's cycle I guess...

[grateful]

2019 - StereoLab
2019 - Massive Attack
2013 - Alt-J
2012 - Madonna
2010 - Rush
2008 - Alanis Morrisette
2008 - Dandy Warhols
2007 - Bob Dylan
2007 - Mountain Goats
2007 - Apples in Stereo
1991 - Tom Petty
1989 - Rolling Stones
1989 - R.E.M.
1986 - Emerson, Lake and Powell
1985 - Sting
1984 - Rush

[grateful]

My how times have changed...

2019 - India Arie
2018 - Nine Inch Nails
2017 - Foo Fighters
2017 - Bob Boilen / Messthetics / Bat Fangs
2012 - Virgin Mobile FreeFest
2011 - Zac Brown Band
2011 - Ben Harper and the Restless7
2008 - Girl Talk
2005 - Paul McCartney
2002 - Rolling Stones
1994 - Grateful Dead
1991 - Spin Doctors
1986 - Billy Joel

[Starsky]

Spin Doctors nice!!

[Julian, Bespoke SEXPERT]

I think I've revealed this before and been roundly mocked for it but the first CD I ever bought with my own money was Pocket Full of Kryptonite.

[Starsky]

My first was YES 90125 but in 1986


An amazing sounding cd which sold me on the format…

This was a West German beautiful target  CD… I think I still have it but it’s scratched up to bits

[Dejecty-hatch lııllı|̲̅̅●̲̅̅|̲̅̅=̲̅̅|̲̅̅●̲̅̅|llıl]

my first purchase with my own money

[Space Freely]

First LP: Foreigner's Double Vision
First cassette: Rick Springfield's Working Class Dog
First CD: I don't remember
First 45: I don't remember

[grateful]

First LP purchase:

[sweetcell]

First LP: can't remember if it was a punk album of some sort, or Led Zep IV (mom had a decent collection, so i started from a good place)
First cassette: Bryan Adams "Reckless" (first music i ever bought, using a gift certificate from my aunt)
First CD: Ozzy "No More Tears"
First 45: i can't remember ever buying one... i collected a few that were given away, freebies, etc.

[Dejecty-hatch lııllı|̲̅̅●̲̅̅|̲̅̅=̲̅̅|̲̅̅●̲̅̅|llıl]

Just got reminded of this fantastic show 9 years ago

https://www.setlist.fm/setlist/janes-addiction/2012/930-club-washington-dc-33da4cfd.html

[Starsky]

I missed it but saw a dvd a friend who was there made


And indeed it WAS fantastic!

[Dejecty-hatch lııllı|̲̅̅●̲̅̅|̲̅̅=̲̅̅|̲̅̅●̲̅̅|llıl]

I missed it but saw a dvd a friend who was there made

I'm pretty sure you scored me the ticket too

[grateful]

Stunning...I haven't seen a concert in June since 2018. Must be the beginning of marathon training season.

2022 - Chvrches - 930
2018 - Gomez - Lincoln
2013 - Zac Brown - Merriweather
2013 - Mountain Goats - 930
2012 - John Scofield - Hamilton
2011 - Scissor Sisters - 930
2008 - Breeders - 930
2003 - Peter Gabriel - JLL
1999 - Jimmy Buffett - JLL
1998 - Tibetan Freedom Concert - RFK
1995 - Grateful Dead - RFK
1993 - Grateful Dead - RFK
1993 - Peter Gabriel - Cap Center
1993 - Clannad - Lisner
1992 - Grateful Dead - RFK
1991 - Grateful Dead - RFK
1991 - Indigo Girls - Wolf Trap
1990 - Rush - Baltimore Arena
1989 - 10,000 Maniacs - DAR
1987 - Boston - Philly Spectrum
1985 - Cheap Trick - Merriweather
1985 - REO Speedwagon - Merriweather
1985 - Tom Petty - Merriweather

[grateful]

I think I went to more concerts this year than any before, but I guess I didn't tell bandsintown about it. This kinda feels like they're trying to shame me.

https://highnotes.bandsintown.com/2022/ef8eb7bae0dc4efc87474361a2e065b5dffca816