Here's a rough list of some concerts I've been to. The list is based on ticket stubs, as well as other sources, but is far from complete. There are many local bands and other shows I have been to but unfortunately have already forgotten when and where.
| Concert | Bands | Venue | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982-01-01 | Ozzy Ozbourne/??? | Chrysler Arena | Ann Arbor, MI | Exact date unknown |
| 1982-09-30 | The Who/The Clash/Eddie Money | Pontiac Silverdome | Pontiac, MI | |
| 1984-06-13 | Judas Priest/Great White | Joe Louis Arena | Detroit, MI | |
| 1985-03-11 | Deep Purple/??? | Joe Louis Arena | Detroit, MI | |
| 1988-01-01 | Red Hot Chilli Peppers | Sensations | East Lansing, MI | not sure of date (87-88 school year at MSU) |
| 1988-08-05 | Pink Floyd | Wembley Stadium | London, England | |
| 1988-09-02 | P. Gabriel/Sting/B. Springsteen/Tracy Chapman/Youssou N'Dour | Wembley Stadium | London, England | Amnesty International Concert |
| 1989-07-03 | Metallica/The Cult | Pine Knob | Clarkston, MI | |
| 1989-07-15 | New Order/PIL/Sugarcubes | Pine Knob | Clarkston, MI | |
| 1989-11-27 | B-52's/Toad the Wet Sprocket | MSU Auditorium | East Lansing, MI | |
| 1990-01-01 | Bim Skala Bim/Gangster Fun | Blind Pig | Ann Arbor, MI | Exact date unknown |
| 1990-01-01 | Goon Squad | Blind Pig | Ann Arbor, MI | Exact date unknown |
| 1990-01-01 | The Urbations | Blind Pig | Ann Arbor, MI | Exact date unknown |
| 1990-01-01 | Tracy Lee & the Leonards | Blind Pig | Ann Arbor, MI | Exact date unknown |
| 1990-02-23 | George Bedard & the King Pins | Club Heidelberg | Ann Arbor, MI | |
| 1990-05-31 | Madonna/??? | The Palace | Auburn Hills, MI | |
| 1990-07-07 | Naked Apes of Reason | Club Clearview | Dallas, TX | |
| 1990-09-08 | Tad/Ward | Club Heidelberg | Ann Arbor, MI | |
| 1990-09-17 | The Sundays | Nectarine Ballroom | Ann Arbor, MI | |
| 1990-09-20 | Big Wheel/Thunder and Barney/Pontiac | Club Heidelberg | Ann Arbor, MI | |
| 1990-09-27 | Killing Joke/??? | St. Andrew's Hall | Detroit, MI | |
| 1990-10-05 | Dead Milkmen/Captain Dave and the Psychadelic Lounge Cats | Blind Pig | Ann Arbor, MI | |
| 1990-10-16 | Sonic Youth/Red Kross | Latin Quarter | Detroit, MI | |
| 1990-10-18 | Robyn Hitchcock/Jody Grind | Blind Pig | Ann Arbor, MI | |
| 1990-11-02 | Pulnoc/No Man/Azalia Snail | Club Heidelberg | Ann Arbor, MI | |
| 1990-11-03 | Philip Glass-Koyanisqatsi | Michigan Theatre | Ann Arbor, MI | |
| 1990-11-08 | Mojo Nixon/Dead Milkmen/Cavedogs | Blind Pig | Ann Arbor, MI | |
| 1990-11-20 | Tiny Lights/Sam Lapides and John Boyle/Frank Allison | Club Heidelberg | Ann Arbor, MI | |
| 1990-11-22 | BOP(harvey)/The Chisel Brothers/The Polish Muslims | Majestic Theatre | Detroit, MI | |
| 1990-12-08 | Jesus Lizard/Destruction Ride | Club Heidelberg | Ann Arbor, MI | |
| 1990-12-10 | The Special Beat/The Toasters | Nectarine Ballroom | Ann Arbor, MI | |
| 1990-12-31 | Frank Allison & the Odd Sox | Club Heidelberg | Ann Arbor, MI | |
| 1991-01-01 | The Selecter/Toys Went Bezerk | St. Andrews | Detroit, MI | Exact date unknown |
| 1991-01-01 | Tracy Lee & the Leonards | Blind Pig | Ann Arbor, MI | Exact date unknown |
| 1991-01-25 | Culture Shock/Lunacy | Club Heidelberg | Ann Arbor, MI | |
| 1991-02-02 | Neil Young/Sonic Youth/Social Distortion | The Palace | Auburn Hills | |
| 1991-02-08 | Gangster Fun/??? | Club Heidelberg | Ann Arbor, MI | |
| 1991-02-16 | Trinidad Tripoli Steel Band | Club Heidelberg | Ann Arbor, MI | |
| 1991-02-22 | Drivin' n' Cryin' | Blind Pig | Ann Arbor, MI | |
| 1991-03-16 | Tad/Babes in Toyland/Zulu Pedals | Club Heidelberg | Ann Arbor, MI | |
| 1991-03-29 | Cocteau Twins/Galaxie 500 | Michigan Theatre | Ann Arbor, MI | |
| 1991-04-04 | Bob Mould | Blind Pig | Ann Arbor, MI | |
| 1991-05-18 | Ray Mazarek & Michael McClure/M.L. Liebler | Club Heidelberg | Ann Arbor, MI | |
| 1991-07-22 | Special Beat/Steel Pulse/etc. | Meadowbrook Music Theatre | Oakland, MI | |
| 1991-08-05 | Fugazi/Gangster Fun/Nation of Ulyses | Majestic Theatre | Detroit, MI | |
| 1991-08-10 | Lunacy/Culture Shock | Club Heidelberg | Ann Arbor, MI | |
| 1991-09-01 | L7/Tar/Mother Trucker | Exit | Chicago, IL | |
| 1991-10-12 | Nirvana/Das Damen | Cabaret Metro | Chicago, IL | |
| 1991-10-31 | Frank Allison & the Odd Sox | Club Heidelberg | Ann Arbor, MI | |
| 1991-11-01 | No Man/Missed in Diary | Finney's Pub | Detroit, MI | |
| 1991-11-02 | Bad Manners/Gangster Fun | Majestic Theatre | Detroit, MI | |
| 1991-11-12 | Fluid/Die Triptick | The Heinz | Oakland, CA | |
| 1991-11-15 | Toiling Midgets/Trunk/Clockbrains | The Heinz | Oakland, CA | |
| 1991-11-28 | Frank Allison & the Odd Sox | Rick's | Ann Arbor, MI | |
| 1991-11-30 | Zombie Surfers | Hamtramck Pub | Hamtramck, MI | |
| 1991-12-14 | Robert Forster & Grant McLennan/Lloyd Cole | St. Andrews | Detroit, MI | |
| 1991-12-20 | Pigface/Jesus Lizard/??? | Todd's | Detroit, MI | |
| 1992-01-17 | Bim Skala Bim/Gangster Fun/The Exceptions | Majestic Theatre | Detroit, MI | |
| 1992-01-23 | Helmet/Superchunk | Blind Pig | Ann Arbor, MI | |
| 1992-02-12 | The Dwarves/The Holy Cows | Blind Pig | Ann Arbor, MI | |
| 1992-02-22 | A Tribute To Rob Tyner | State Theater | Detroit, MI | Dark Carnival, Goober & The Peas, "MC4", etc. |
| 1992-03-10 | Afghan Whigs/Slot/InsideOut | St. Andrews | Detroit, MI | |
| 1992-03-18 | Lush/Babes In Toyland | St. Andrews | Detroit, MI | |
| 1992-03-24 | L7/Slot | Blind Pig | Ann Arbor, MI | |
| 1992-04-03 | Monster Bait/The Jaxs/Country Bob + the Blood Farmers | Heidelberg | Ann Arbor, MI | |
| 1992-04-04 | Karen Finley (Performance Artist) | Michigan Theater | Ann Arbor, MI | |
| 1992-04-04 | Spike Lee (Lecture/Talk) | Hill Auditorium | Ann Arbor, MI | |
| 1992-04-20 | Sugarcubes/Cracker | Royal Oak Music Theater | Royal Oak, MI | |
| 1992-08-15 | Beastie Boys/L7 | Phoenix Center | Pontiac, MI | |
| 1992-09-16 | The Selecter/Let's Go Bowling | St. Andrews | Detroit, MI | |
| 1992-09-25 | Frank Allison & The Odd Sox | Blind Pig | Ann Arbor, MI | Their last show ever as a band... |
| 1992-10-04 | Sonic Youth/Royal Trux | State Theater | Detroit, MI | |
| 1992-10-06 | Beat Happening/Gravel/Veronica Lake | The Lab-144 Hill St. | Ann Arbor, MI | |
| 1992-10-11 | The Paladins | Blind Pig | Ann Arbor, MI | |
| 1992-10-14 | Southern Culture On The Skids | Blind Pig | Ann Arbor, MI | Great show...but only about 20 showed up... |
| 1992-10-16 | The Mommyheads/Slugbug/???/??? | The Lab-144 Hill St. | Ann Arbor, MI | Supposed to be at Heidelberg, but thanks to Paul and me... |
| 1992-10-17 | The Mommyheads/???/??? | Alvins | Detroit, MI | On guest list...got in for free |
| 1992-11-07 | Tar / The Unsane | Lounge Ax | Chicago, IL | |
| 1992-11-12 | Afghan Whigs/Wig? | Blind Pig | Ann Arbor, MI | |
| 1992-11-19 | Babes In Toyland/Mudwimin | Blind Pig | Ann Arbor, MI | |
| 1992-11-20 | Stupid Fuckin' Hippie/EconoThugs/Sluggo | The Lab | Ann Arbor, MI | |
| 1992-11-23 | Big Chief/Mouth | The Lab | Ann Arbor, MI | |
| 1992-11-28 | Slot/Morsel/???? | The Lab | Ann Arbor, MI | |
| 1992-12-26 | Oil/Toil/Soil/Goil | The Lab | Ann Arbor, MI | |
| 1993-01-09 | Purple Moon Giants/Craw | The Lab | Ann Arbor, MI | |
| 1993-01-15 | The Swirlies | Blind Pig & The Lab | Ann Arbor, MI | |
| 1993-03-07 | Bad Manners/Gangster Fun/Scofflaws | Dimich Hall | Detroit | The Exceptions and Piston Broke also played...but we got there late. |
| 1993-03-26 | Iowa Beef Experience | The Lab | Ann Arbor | Last concert at the Lab...Police closed it down the next night. |
| 1993-06-26 | Monster Bait/The Deterants | Cross Street Station | Ypsilanti, MI | |
| 1993-07-01 | Brothers From Another Planet | Blind Pig | Ann Arbor, MI | |
| 1993-07-10 | Crackerbash/The Shaven/Chino Horde/Here Kitty Kitty | Gilman Street | Berkley, CA | |
| 1993-07-13 | Rev. Horton Heat/Frank Black | Warfield | San Francisco, CA | |
| 1993-08-11 | Fastbacks/Whiptail | Blind Pig | Ann Arbor, MI | |
| 1993-08-16 | Neil Young/Soundgarden | Pine Knob | Clarkston, MI | Blind Mellon opened, but we got there late... |
| 1993-08-21 | Rev. Horton Heat/Sloppy Seconds/??? | St. Andrews | Detroit, MI | |
| 1993-08-31 | Ten High/??? | Cross Street Station | Ypsilanti, MI | |
| 1993-09-03 | Fugazi/Tar | Aragon | Chicago, IL | |
| 1993-09-10 | Lunachicks/??? | St. Andrews | Detroit, MI | |
| 1993-10-07 | Velocity Girl/Tsunami | Blind Pig | Ann Arbor, MI | |
| 1993-10-12 | Jason Macauley Berry/Confuse A Cat | Blind Pig | Ann Arbor, MI | Caught last song only of Confuse A Cat... (won free tickets) |
| 1993-10-30 | Special Beat/Skatalites/The Selecter/Toasters | Majestic Theater | Detroit, MI | |
| 1994-04-30 | Shonen Knife/Dentists | St. Andrews | Detroit, MI | |
| 1994-05-28 | GWAR | State Theatre | Detroit, MI | |
| 1994-08-11 | Motorhead | Cue Club | Göteborg, Sweden | Swedish band opened |
| 1994-08-20 | Ten High | Cross Street Station | Ypsilanti, MI | |
| 1994-10-18 | Rev. Horton Heat/ Southern C.O.T.S. / Tenderloin | St. Andrews | Detroit, MI | |
| 1994-11-19 | The Cramps / Gas Huffer / Murmurs | St. Andrews | Detroit, MI | |
| 1994-11-26 | Frank Allison & The Odd Sox / The Kind | Blind Pig | Ann Arbor, MI | |
| 1994-11-27 | Pigface | Blind Pig | Ann Arbor, MI | |
| 1995-01-27 | Goober & The Peas | Blind Pig | Ann Arbor, MI | |
| 1995-02-15 | Brothers From Another Planet | Cross Street Station | Ypsilanti, MI | Exact date unknown |
| 1995-02-22 | Fear/Butt Trumpet/PhunHogg/Feisty Cadavers | Falcon Club | Hamtramck, MI | Elvis Hitler opened, but didn't get there in time to see em... |
| 1995-03-04 | Speedball/Feisty Cadavers | Paychecks | Hamtramck, MI | |
| 1995-03-15 | The Paladins | Falcon Club | Hamtramck, MI | Exact date unknown |
| 1995-06-17 | Big Chief | St. Andrews | Detroit, MI | |
| 1995-06-17 | Lunachicks | The Shelter | Detroit, MI | |
| 1995-07-01 | Dark Carnival | Magic Bag | Ferndale, MI | Exact date unknown |
| 1995-09-17 | Rev. Horton Heat | St. Andrews | Detroit, MI | |
| 1995-09-30 | Seam | Blind Pig | Ann Arbor, MI | |
| 1995-10-22 | Rancid | State Theatre | Detroit, MI | |
| 1996-01-13 | Motorhead | Harpo's | Detroit, MI | |
| 1996-03-15 | Rumble, Volebeats, The Hentchmen, Demolition Doll Rods | Blind Pig | Ann Arbor, MI | "WCBN Benefit Bash" |
| 1996-03-23 | The Silencers, Volcanos, Prodigals | Heidelberg | Ann Arbor, MI | "Surf Music Blow-Out" |
| 1996-04-14 | Iggy Pop / Demolition Doll Rods | State Theater | Detroit, MI | |
| 1996-05-04 | Tribe 8 / Demolition Doll Rods | Green Room | Ypsilanti, MI | |
| 1996-05-17 | The Kaisers, The Neanderthals, The Volcanos | Magic Stick | Detroit, MI | |
| 1996-05-31 | Spy Show, The Volcanos, Psyclone 69, etc. | Alvins | Detroit, MI | |
| 1996-06-07 | Jim Carroll (Spoken word and poetry) / Getaway Cruiser | Blind Pig | Ann Arbor, MI | |
| 1996-06-29 | The Drovers | Magic Stick | Detroit, MI | |
| 1996-07-12 | The Prodigals | Heidelberg | Ann Arbor, MI | |
| 1996-07-18 | Todies/ Butthole Surfers/ Rev. Horton Heat | Phoenix Plaza | Pontiac, MI | |
| 1996-07-26 | Cult Heroes / Whiptail / ??? | Heidelberg | Ann Arbor, MI | |
| 1996-08-16 | Sex Pistols/ Gravity Kills/ Stabbing Westward | Cobo Arena | Detroit, MI | |
| 1996-08-23 | Ten High | Blind Pig | Ann Arbor, MI | |
| 1996-09-01 | Slot | Blind Pig | Ann Arbor, MI | Exact date unknown |
| 1996-09-21 | Rev. Horton Heat/Lunachicks | Sanctum | Pontiac, MI | |
| 1996-10-18 | Mustard Plug | Blind Pig | Ann Arbor, MI | |
| 1996-10-31 | 3-D Invisibles | Lili's | Hamtramck, MI | |
| 1996-11-09 | Dark Carnival | Magic Bag | Ferndale, MI | |
| 1996-11-20 | Cigar Store Indians | Blind Pig | Ann Arbor, MI | |
| 1996-11-29 | Chore / Ohio / Olivia / The Fags/ Data Cadet | Green Room | Ypsilanti, MI | |
| 1997-02-08 | Skatalites | Majestic Theater | Detroit, MI | |
| 1997-02-27 | L7 | The Shelter | Detroit, MI | |
| 1997-03-01 | Rev. Horton Heat | St. Andrews | Detroit, MI | |
| 1997-04-06 | Dick Dale | Blind Pig | Ann Arbor, MI | |
| 1997-04-12 | New Bomb Turks | Magic Stick | Detroit, MI | |
| 1997-04-17 | Violent Femmes | Hill Auditorium | Ann Arbor, MI | |
| 1997-04-26 | Shonen Knife | Majestic Theater | Detroit, MI | |
| 1997-05-04 | Thee Headcoats | The Shelter | Detroit, MI | |
| 1997-10-31 | Cult Heroes | Heidelberg | Ann Arbor, MI | |
| 1997-11-21 | The Cramps | Clutch Cargo's | Pontiac, MI | |
| 1997-12-31 | Barenaked Ladies | The Palace | Auburn Hills, MI | |
| 1998-02-20 | Jim Carroll | Blind Pig | Ann Arbor, MI | |
| 1998-04-10 | Rev. Horton Heat | State Theater | Detroit, MI | |
| 1998-05-07 | Jesus Lizard / Stanford Prison Experiment | Blind Pig | Ann Arbor, MI | |
| 1998-09-30 | Rammstein / Korn / Limp Bizkit / Ice Cube | The Palace | Auburn Hills, MI | |
| 1999-01-01 | Broadzilla | Heidelberg | Ann Arbor, MI | Exact date unknown |
| 1999-01-01 | Cult Heroes | Heidelberg | Ann Arbor, MI | Exact date unknown |
| 1999-01-01 | Starlight Drifters | Cavern Club | Ann Arbor, MI | Exact date unknown |
| 1999-04-21 | Violent Femmes | Hill Auditorium | Ann Arbor, MI | |
| 1999-06-08 | Rammstein / Skunk Anansie / Soulfly | State Theater | Detroit, MI | |
| 1999-09-06 | Supersuckers / Hellacopters / The New Bomb Turks | Magic Stick | Detroit, MI | |
| 1999-10-29 | Björn Again | Industry | Pontiac, MI | |
| 1999-12-09 | Harlem Boys Choir | Hill Auditorium | Ann Arbor, MI | |
| 2000-01-01 | George Bedard & the Kingpins | Blind Pig | Ann Arbor, MI | Exact date unknown |
| 2000-01-01 | Thrall | The Shelter | Detroit, MI | Exact date unknown |
| 2000-06-08 | Nationalteatern | Trädgårn | Göteborg, Sweden | |
| 2000-10-27 | Neko Case / Kelly Hogan / Blanche | Blind Pig | Ann Arbor, MI | |
| 2000-10-31 | 3-D Invisibles / Volcanos | Lili's | Hamtramck, MI | |
| 2001-01-17 | Frifot | The Ark | Ann Arbor, MI | |
| 2001-03-29 | Shane MacGowan / Mogh Doyle | Majestic Theater | Detroit, MI | |
| 2001-05-18 | Thrall/Queen Bee | Blind Pig | Ann Arbor, MI | |
| 2001-07-20 | Blamo/Melt | Art Fair | Ann Arbor, MI |