Ever since my friend, MissE, posted about all the concerts she’s been to in her life so far, I’ve wanted to do the same thing. Of course, I was far too lazy to count them all up, and instead let my husband do it when he wrote them up for his site. Since we got together when I was 17, I’ve been to the majority of the concerts with him. Before him I only had a few in the bag. Well, I was a just a high school student spending all my babysitting money on CDs. I didn’t have much left for concerts.

Anyway, he got his list together, so from that I was able to get mine. I was very surprised to find out that my grand total comes to ONLY 64. That’s it? I’ve been going to concerts since I was 14, which is one of my favorite things to do, and I only have 64 under my belt? I feel shamed. Well, I have plenty of time for make up for that

So here’s the list. In as chronological an order as possible. The only concert I’m skipping over is Kenny Rogers & Dolly Parton which my parents went to (and took me along - I was 7) in 1988. I’m going to put a link to this list in my sidebar menu and update it with more concerts as time goes on. And I’ll even put a concert count that I’ll update as well.

Oh, and also, this does NOT include opening acts. Maybe I’ll add those in another time!

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Current concert count: 78

1994:
Aerosmith - Continental Airlines Arena, East Rutherford, NJ, USA
(I also met the whole band that night by sneaking in backstage.)

1996:
Rod Stewart - Madinson Square Garden, NYC, NY
(My cousin who played in Aerosmith was playing for Rod Stewart at this time so he got my family in and backstage here)
Alanis Morisette - Continental Airlines Arena, East Rutherford, NJ

1997:
Aerosmith - Garden State Arts Center, Holmdel, NJ
(Got backstage again. Joe came up and said hello to me but I was too much in shock to open my mouth. Afterward I had a someone extensive conversation with Steven Tyler which I don’t remember at all)
Metallica - Continental Airlines Arena, East Rutherford, NJ

1999:
The Black Crowes - Beacon Theater, NYC, NY, USA
Robbie Williams - Hammerstein Ballroom, NYC, NY, USA
Marc Anthony - Hammerstein Ballroom, NYC, NY, USA *
Aerosmith - Globe Arena, Stockholm, Sweden
Jewel - PNC Bank Arts Center, Holmdel, NJ, USA
Alanis Morissette & Tori Amos - PNC Bank, Holmdel, NJ, USA
Ricky Martin - Continental Airlines Arena, East Rutherford, NJ *
Meat Loaf - Prudential Hall, Newark, NJ, USA

* As a Puerto Rican, with a big & proud Puerto Rican family, it is necessary that we support our fellow ‘Ricans. It’s a Boriqua thing.

2000:
Bon Jovi - The Today Show, Rockerfeller Center, NYC, NY
Bon Jovi - Globe Arena, Stockholm, Sweden

2001:
Aerosmith - PNC Bank Arts Center, Holmdel, NJ, USA
Bon Jovi - Tweeter Center, Camden, NJ, USA
Aerosmith - Tweeter Center, Camden, NJ, USA
Aerosmith - Madison Square Garden, NYC, NY, USA
Aerosmith - Continental Airlines Arena, East Rutherford, NJ, USA

2002:
Def Leppard - Irving Plaza, NYC, NY, USA
Aerosmith & Kid Rock - PNC Bank Arts Center, Holmdel, NJ, USA
Sammy Hagar - Irving Plaza, NYC, NY, USA
Aerosmith & Kid Rock - Tweeter Center, Camden, NJ, USA
Guns n’ Roses - Madison Square Garden, NYC, NY, USA
Aerosmith - First Union Center, Philadelphia, PA, USA

2003:
Bon Jovi - Continental Airlines Arena, East Rutherford, NJ, USA
The White Stripes - Cirkus, Stockholm, Sweden
(I was on crutches after having sprained my ankle. Go me!)
Robbie Williams - Olympic Stadium, Stockholm, Sweden

2004:
The Darkness - Arenan, Stockholm, Sweden
Velvet Revolver - Annexet, Stockholm, Sweden
Gyllene Tider - Jogersö, Oxelösund, Sweden
Europe, Hovet - Stockholm, Sweden

2005:
Christian Walz - Mondo, Stockholm, Sweden
3 Doors Down - Annexet, Stockholm, Sweden
Audioslave - Hovet, Stockholm, Sweden
Lenny Kravitz - Hovet, Stockholm, Sweden

2006:
Foo Fighters - Hovet, Stockholm, Sweden
The Darkness - Annexet, Stockholm, Sweden
Live - Arenan, Stockholm, Sweden
Guns n’ Roses - Globe Arena, Stockholm, Sweden
Europe - Hovet, Stockholm, Sweden
Keane - Annexet, Stockholm, Sweden
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Globe Arena, Stockholm, Sweden
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Globe Arena, Stockholm, Sweden

2007:
Live - Starland Ballroom, Sayreville, NJ, USA
Aerosmith - Hartwall Arena, Helsinki, Finland
Chris Cornell - Annexet, Stockholm, Sweden

2008:
Henry Rollins (spoken word show), Rival, Stockholm, Sweden
Veronica Maggio - Debaser Medis, Stockholm, Sweden
KISS - Olympic Stadium, Stockholm, Sweden
Lenny Kravitz - Sofiero Slott, Helsingborg, Sweden
Kylie Minogue - Globe Arena, Stockholm, Sweden
Bruce Springsteen - Ullevi, Gothenburg, Sweden
Coldplay - Globe Arena, Stockholm, Sweden
Keane - Annexet, Stockholm, Sweden
Kid Rock - Hammersmith Apollo, London, UK

2009:
The Script - Nalen, Stockholm, Sweden
Franz Ferdinand - Cirkus, Stockholm, Sweden
Kings of Leon - TWC Amphitheater, Cleveland, OH, USA
Bruce Springsteen - Stockholm Stadion, Stockholm, Sweden
Bruce Springsteen - Stockholm Stadion, Stockholm, Sweden
Bruce Springsteen - Stockholm Stadion, Stockholm, Sweden
Chickenfoot - Rockweekend, Kilafors, Sweden
(The infamous concert where I was KISSED by Chad Smith!!)
U2 - Ullevi, Gothenburg, Sweden
U2 - Ullevi, Gothenburg, Sweden
Madonna - Ullevi, Gothenburg, Sweden
Coldplay - Stockholm Stadion, Stockholm, Sweden
MGMT - Popaganda, Stockholm, Sweden
Mr. Big - Berns, Stockholm
Mika - Berns, Stockholm, Sweden
Muse - Hovet, Stockholm, Sweden
The Dead Weather - Kägelbanan, Stockholm, Sweden

2010:
Henry Rollins (spoken word show), Rival, Stockholm, Sweden
Wolfmother - Berns, Stockholm, Sweden
Dave Matthews Band (I was sick, so the husband went without me *sigh*)
Lady Gaga - Globen, Stockholm, Sweden
Joe Bonamassa - Cirkus, Stockholm, Sweden
KISS - Stadion, Stockholm, Sweden (opening act, Europe)
Muse (cancelled, because the organizers are morons)

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The red concerts are in my TOP 10 favorite!

After going through this I’ve noticed a few things:

1) A LOT of Aerosmith concerts. Not surprising of course, considering they are what started me out with everything, and have been a huge influence in my life.

2) I’ve seen Europe twice, apparently. One of those shows I have absolutely no recollection of. The other - just barely. I don’t really care for them

3) Van Halen is not on this list. I had a chance to see them while in high school and I BLEW IT. And it was Van Hagar. And I am a huge Hagar fan (and I was back then too), so this makes me sad to think about.

Written by Irma | Posted in Music

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