By JAY KENNEY
It’s hard to believe that 25 years ago, on May 6, 1988, I saw my first concert – Pink Floyd at Sullivan Stadium in Foxboro, Mass. Although I was very young, it was an incredible show that I’ll never forgot. Since then, I’ve attended no less than 452 concerts. In honor of my first show, I decided to compile a list of all of them by going through my ticket stubs. (Yes, this took forever to do). Leading the list is Dream Theater who I’ve seen 16 times, followed by Yes and Jethro Tull (14 times each) and Rush (13). If you’re interested, check out the list below. If you were at any of them, feel free to comment. (Please note that these were only the shows I had actual ticket stubs for. There are probably a few missing.)
1988
May 6 – Pink Floyd, Sullivan Stadium
1989
June 30 – Bon Jovi with Skid Row, Great Woods
August 6 – Anderson, Bruford, Wakeman, Howe, Great Woods
August 13 – Tesla with Great White & Badlands, Great Woods
November 1 – Jethro Tull with It Bites, Providence Civic Center
1990
January 10 – Aerosmith with Skid Row, Providence Civic Center
May 7 – Rush with Mr. Big, Providence Civic Center
June 27 – Whitesnake with Faster Pussycat, Great Woods
July 4 – Ten Years After with Nazareth & Blackfoot, Great Woods
July 13 – Heart with Giant, Graet Woods
November 14 – Fleetwood Mac, Providence Civic Center
1991
January 12 – Judas Priest with Megadeth, Providence Civic Center
April 19 – Scorpions with Great White & Trixter, Providence Civic Center
July 18 – Yes, Great Woods
July 19 – Stevie Nicks with Billy Falcon, Great Woods
July 30 – Queensryche with Suicidal Tendencies, Providence Civic Cener
September 1 – ZZ Top with Extreme, Great Woods
November 7 – Jethro Tull with Chrissy Steele, Providence Civic Center
December 9 – Rush with Vinnie Moore, Providence Civic Center
1992
February 29 – Metallica, Providence Civic Center
June 17 – Rush with Mr. Big, Great Woods
June 19 – Crosby, Stills and Nash with Michael Hedges, Great Woods
July 29 – Emerson, Lake & Palmer with Bonham, Great Woods
August 22 – Steve Miller Band with Curtis Stalgado & the Stilletos, Great Woods
1993
January 30 – Emerson, Lake & Palmer, Providence Performing Arts Center
May 15 – Dream Theater, Rocky Point Palladium
June 6 – Glenn Frey & Joe Walsh, Great Woods
June 19 – Peter Gabriel with Papa Wemba, Centrum in Worcester
June 24 – Steve Miller Band with Paul Rodgers & Co., Great Woods
July 19 – Moody Blues with the Great Woods Festival Orchestra, Great Woods
August 5 – Crosby & Nash, Warwick Musical Theatre
August 23 – Neil Young & Booker T & The MG’s with Soundgarden & Blind Melon, Great Woods
August 26 – Aerosmith with 4 Non Blondes, Great Woods
August 28 – Jethro Tull with Procol Harum, Great Woods
November 6 – Billy Joel, Centrum in Worcester
1994
May 1 – Rush with Candlebox, Providence Civic Center
May 20 – Pink Floyd, Foxboro Stadium
May 21 – ZZ Top with George Thorogood & the Destroyers, Centrum in Worcester
June 2 – Yes, Great Woods
June 17 – Meatloaf with Screamin’ Cheetah Wheelies, Great Woods
June 25 – Moody Blues with Great Woods Festival Orchestra, Great Woods
July 14 – Steve Miller Band, Great Woods
July 22 – Stevie Nicks with Darden Smith, Great Woods
July 29 – Bad Company with Mama Kettle and Fortune, The Strand
August 11 – Traffic with Subdudes, Great Woods
August 15 – Crosby, Stills & Nash with Fleetwood Mac, Great Woods
August 16 – Crosby, Stills & Nash with Fleetwood Mac, Great Woods
August 23 – Foreigner & Doobie Brothers, Great Woods
August 24 – Steely Dan, Great Woods
October 6 – Steve Howe, The Strand
1995
June 2 – King Crimson with California Guitar Trio, Orpheum Theater
July 13 – Black Sabbath with Motorhead and Tiamat, Great Woods
July 16 – Queensryche with Type O Negative, Great Woods
July 30 – Procol Harum with Jefferson Starship and Steppenwolf, South Shore Music Circus
August 8 – Van Halen with Skid Row and Our Lady Peace, Great Woods
August 14 – Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers with Peter Droge, Great Woods
October 23 – Page & Plant with Tragically Hip, Fleetcenter
November 11 – Jethro Tull, Orpheum Theater
1996
March 2 – Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band with John Hiatt, Providence Civic Center
June 16 – Moody Blues with World Festival Orchestra, Great Woods
June 20 – Styx with Kansas, Great Woods
June 21 – Ozzy Osbourne with Filter and Prong, Great Woods
June 30 – Crosby, Stills & Nash & Chicago, Great Woods
August 3 – Scorpions & Alice Cooper with Black #9, Great Woods
August 14 – Alanis Morissette with Radiohead, Great Woods
August 21 – Neil Young & Crazy Horse with Jewel and Afghan Whigs, Great Woods
August 26 – Jethro Tull with Emerson, Lake and Palmer, Great Woods
September 8 – AC/DC with Alley Boys, Centrum in Worcester
October 24 – ZZ Top with Reverend Horton Heat, Centrum in Worcester
1997
February 21 – Ritchie Blackmore’s Rainbow with Great White, The Strand
June 11 – Moody Blues with World Festival Orchestra, Great Woods
June 14 – OZZfest ’97 (featuring Black Sabbath, Ozzy Osbourne, and others), Great Woods
June 16 – Motley Crue, Orpheum Theater
June 18 – ZZ Top with Cheap Trick, Great Woods
June 23 – Rush, Great Woods
June 27 – Styx with Pat Benatar, Great Woods
July 10 – Justin Hayward with Bruce Marshall Band, The Strand
August 2 – Queensryche with Dirty Larry, Great Woods
August 3 – Tina Tuner with Dakota Range, Great Woods
August 5 – Chicago, Warwick Musical Theater
August 9 – Jethro Tull with Bruce Marshall Band, The Strand
October 12 – Steve Winwood, Orpheum Theater
October 18 – Yes, Orpheum Theater
October 25 – Grand Funk Railroad, Orpheum Theater
1998
June 12 – Stevie Nicks with Boz Scaggs, Great Woods
June 14 – Moody Blues with World Festival Orchestra, Great Woods
June 28 – ProjeKCt Two: A King Crimson ProjeKCt, Somerville Theatre
June 30 – Yes with Alan Parsons Project, Haborlights
July 9 – OZZfest ’98 (featuring The Original Black Sabbath, TOOL, Megadeth and others), Great Woods
July 14 – Jimmy Page & Robert Plant with Lily Haydn, Great Woods
July 28 – Jefferson Starship, Madeira Field
August 8 – Deep Purple with Emerson, Lake & Palmer and Dream Theater, Great Woods
August 9 – Kansas, Heritage Park
November 13 – KISS with Econoline Crush, Fleetcenter
December 28 – Dream Theater, Toad’s Place
1999
February 2 – (The Original) Black Sabbath with Pantera and Deftones, Fleet Center April 30 – Blue Oyster Cult, The Station May 14 – Kansas, Foxwoods Casino May 29 – Dave Matthews Band with Santana & The Roots, Foxboro Stadium June 12 – John Mellencamp with Son Volt, Tweeter Center June 16- OzzFest ’99 (featuring The Original Black Sabbath, Rob Zombie, Deftones, Slayer, Primus, Godsmack, System of a Down, etc.), Tweeter Center June 20 – Journey & Foreigner, Tweeter Center June 23 – J. Geils Band with Toots and the Maytals, Tweeter Center June 26 – Ann & Nancy Wilson of Heart, Cape Cod Melody Tent June 30 – (The Original) Bad Company with David Lee Roth, Tweeter Center July 6 – Motely Crue & Scorpions with Flash Bastard, Tweeter Center July 15 – Poison & Ratt with Great Whie & LA Guns, Tweeter Center July 18 – Iron Maiden with Cluth, Orpheum Theater July 27 – Jewel, Tweeter Center August 4 – Roger Waters, Tweeter Center August 23 – Jeff Beck with Johnny Lang, Tweeter Center August 26 – Jethro Tull with Vyktoria Pratt Keating, Bank Boston Pavilion October 9 – ZZ Top with Lynyrd Skynyrd, Worcester Centrum Centre October 16 – Jimmy Page & The Black Crowes, Worcester Centrum Center October 20 – Robert Palmer, Orpheum Theater November 12 – Blue Oyster Cult, Bob’ Grill & Pub December 3 – Queensryche with Caroline’s Spine, Orpheum Theater December 5 – Queensryche, Lupo’s Heartbreak Hotel December 11 – Yes, Orpheum Theater
2000
January 22 – ZZ Top with Lynyrd Skynyrd, Providence Civic Center
February 27 – Dream Theater with Dixie Dregs, The Roxy
May 27 – WBCN River Rave (featuring Stone Temple Pilots, Godsmack, Cypress Hill, and others), Foxboro Stadium
May 30 – Styx & REO Speedwagon and Eddie Money, Tweeter Center
June 13 – KISS with Ted Nugent and Skid Row, Tweeter Center
June 30 – Metallica with Korn, Kid Rock, Powerman 5000 and System of a Down, Foxboro Stadium
July 2 – Jimmy Page & The Black Crowes with Kenny Wayne Shephard, Tweeter Center
July 3 – The Who with UnAmerican, Tweeter Center
July 8 – Poison & Cinderella with Dokken & Slaughter, Tweeter Center
July 20 – Def Leppard with UnBand, Tweeter Center
July 21 – Yes with Kansas, FleetBoston Pavilion
July 23 – Jethro Tull, Meadowbrook Farm
July 25 – Jefferson Starship with Quicksilver, Lupo’s Heartbreak Hotel
July 30 – Ozzfest ’00 (featuring Ozzy Osbourne, Pantera, Godsmack, Incubus, Static X, Methods of Mayhem, P.O.D., Queens of the Stone Age…Kittie, Disturbed and others), Tweeter Center
August 2 – Santana with Macy Gray, Tweeter Center
August 6 – Iron Maiden with Queensryche & Halford, Tweeter Center
August 14 – Dixie Dregs with Steve Morse Band, The Roxy
August 19 – John Fogarty with Aaron Neville & Dr. John, Tweeter Center
October 8 – AC/DC wtih Slash’s Snakepit, FleetCenter
November 21 – King Crimson, Orpheum Theater
December 1 – WBRU’s 31st Birthday Bash (featuring Collective Soul, Dust for Life and Dexter Freebish)
2001
March 2 – Godsmack with Staind, Cold & Systematic, Worcester Centrum
May 25 – Robert Plant with Taproot Rockers, Orpheum Theater
May 26 – WBCN River Rave ’01 featuring Marilyn Manson, Aerosmith, Black Crowes, Live, Green Day, The Cult, System Of A Down, Everlast, Sevendust, Lifehouse, Dropkick Murphys, Coldplay, American Hi-Fi), Foxboro Stadium
June 16 – Lynyrd Skynyrd with Deep Purple & Ted Nudgent, Tweeter Center
June 17 – Dave Matthews Band with Macy Gray, Foxboro Stadium
July 7 – Poison with Warrant, Quiet Riot & Enuff Z Nuff, Tweeter Center
July 11 – A Walk Down Abbey Road with Ann Wilson, Alan Parsons and Todd Rundren, Fleet Boston Pavilion
July 14 – Stevie Nicks with Sheryl Crow & Jeffrey Gaines, Tweeter Center
July 24 – Collective Soul with Seven Channels, Lupos
July 25 – Tribe of Judah with Luxx, The Station
August 4 – Ringo Starr’s All-Starr Band, featuring Ringo Starr, Roger Hodgson, Ian Hunter, Howard Jones, Greg Lake, Sheila E., and Mark Rivera, Fleet Boston Pavilion
August 8 – Ozzfest 2001 featuring Black Sabbath, Marilyn Manson, Slipknot, Lincoln Park, Disturbed, Tweeter Center
August 23 – Tribe of Judash with Econoline Crush, Hatchshell
August 24 – Jethro Tull with Willy Porter, Cape Cod Melody Tent
August 31 – Yes (Symphonic), Fleet Boston Pavilion
September 14 – The Guess Who with Joe Cocker, Tweeter Center
September 21 – Tool with Fantomas, Tweeter Center
September 29 – The Black Crowes with Beachwood Sparks, Providence Performing Arts Center
November 1 – Alice Cooper with Lennon, Orpheum Theater
November 20 – Queensryche, Orpheum Theater
December 8 – King Crimson with John Paul Jones, Orpheum Theater
2002
January 2 – Dokken with $ky High, The Station
February 14 – Judas Priest with Anthrax, Orpheum Theater
March 2 – Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, FleetCenter
March 22 – Dream Theater, Orpheum Theater
May 18 – Dennis DeYoung, Wolf Den
June 11 – Foreigner and Bad Company with Joe Bonamassa, Fleet Boston Pavilion
June 26 – Deep Purple & Scorpions with Dio, Tweeter Center
July 12 – Rush, Tweeter Center
July 21 – A Walk Down Abbey Road, Cape Cod Melody Tent
July 25 – Creed with Jerry Cantrell and 12 Stones, Tweeter Center
July 26 – The Who with Robert Plant, Tweeter Center
August 2 – Yes, Tweeter Center
August 3 – Area 2 Festival featuring Moby and David Bowie, Tweeter Center
August 22 – Aerosmith with Kid Rock and Run DMC, Tweeter Center
August 25 – Jethro Tull, Fleet Boston Pavilion
August 28 – Sammy Hager and David Lee Roth, Tweeter Center
September 12 – Dream Theater & Joe Satrini with King’s X, Fleet Boston Pavilion
September 27 – The Who with Counting Crows, Tweeter Center
October 12 – Korn with Disturbed and Trust Co., Tweeter Center
October 15 – Stone Temple Pilots, Orpheum Theater
October 28 – Rush, FleetCenter
October 31 – Alice Cooper with Light White Motorcade, Orpheum Theater
November 11 – Tribe of Judah, Jarrod’s Place
November 25 – Peter Gabriel with the Blind Boys of Alabama, Fleet Center
December 13 – Chris Robinson, Lupos
2003
March 8 – King Crimson, Orpheum Theater
March 9 – Scorpions with Whitesnake, Orpheum Theater
March 12 – Matchbox Twenty with Sugar Ray and Maroon 5, FleetCenter
May 20 – ZZ Top with Ted Nugent, Tweeter Center
May 22 – Godsmack with Cold and Breaking Benjamin, Tweeter Center
June 13 – Boston, Tweeter Center
June 18 – Peter Gabriel, Tweeter Center
July 1 – Neil Young and Crazy Horse with Lucinda Williams, Tweeter Center
July 9 – Dream Theater & Queensryhce with Fates Warning, Bank of America Pavilion
July 10 – Heart with Jeffrey Gaines, Bank of America Pavilion
July 21 – Iron Maiden with Dio and Motorhead, Worcester Centrum Centre
August 8 – Steve Winwood, Fox Theater
August 12 – Jethro Tull and the Boston Symphony Orchestra, Tanglewood
August 14 – Ozzfest 2003 featuring Ozzy Osbourne, Korn, Marilyn Manson, Distrubed, and Chevelle, Tweeter Center
August 23 – Crosby, Stills and Nash, Fleet Boston Pavilion
October 5 – REM with Pete Yorn, Tweeter Center
November 8 – Ian Anderson, Berklee Performing Arts Center
November 23 – The Moody Blues, Providence Performing Arts Center
November 26 – Aerosmith & Kiss, FleetCenter
December 9 – David Bowie, FleetCenter
2004
April 1 – Dream Theater, Orpheum Theater
April 17 – Elton John, Mullins Center
May 15 – Yes, Tsongas Arena
May 20 – The Who with Mr. North, Tweeter Center
May 28 – Fleetwood Mac, Tweeter Center
June 19 – Van Halen, DCU Center
June 23 – Primus, Bank of America Pavilion
June 30 – Chicago & Earth, Wind & Fire, Tweeter Center
July 4 – Eric Clapton with Robert Randloph & The Family Band, Tweeter Center
July 12 – Ozzfest 2004 featuring Black Sabbath, Judas Priest, Slayer, Dimmu Borgir, Black Label Society, and Superjoint Ritual, Tweeter Center
August 12 – Rush, Tweeter Center
August 17 – Prince, FleetCenter
August 22 – Yes with Dream Theater, Meadows Music Center
August 29 – Judas Priest, Mohegan Sun Arena
September 15 – Phil Collins, FleetCenter
November 5 – REM, Mohegan Sun Arena
November 9 – Velvet Revolver, DCU Center
November 20 – Jethro Tull, Providence Performing Arts Center
December 4 – Godsmack, Providence Performing Arts Center
2005
March 5 – Motley Crue, FleetCenter
March 11 – Dennis DeYoung, Fox Theatre
April 16 – Blue Oyster Cult, Plymouth Memorial Hall
May 10 – The Black Crowes, Orpheum Theater
May 14 – Glenn Frey, Fox Theatre
May 18 – Porcupine Tree with Tunnels, Somerville Theatre
May 24 – U2, FleetCenter
May 27 – Survivor, Fox Theatre
June 8 – Stevie Nicks with Don Henley, Tweeter Center
June 12 – Judas Priest with Queensryche, Tweeter Center
June 17 – Robert Plant with The Soundtrack of Our Lives, Bank of America Pavilion
June 21 – Collective Soul with Silvertide, Avalon
June 24 – Robert Fripp, Somerville Theatre
July 7 – John Mellencamp with John Fogerty, Tweeter Center
July 8 – 3 Doors Down with Staind, Tweeter Center
July 12 – The Moody Blues, Bank of America Pavilion
July 15 – Ozzfest 2005 featuring Black Sabbath, Iron Maiden, Rob Zombie (second stage), Mudvayne, Shadows Fall, Black Label Society, and In Flames, Tweeter Center
July 26 – Crosby, Stills, Nash, Cape Cod Melody Tent
July 29 – Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers with The Black Crowes, Tweeter Center
August 5 – Whitesnake with C4, Webster Theatre
August 15 – Neil Diamond, TD BankNorth Garden
August 20 – Gigantour featuring Megadeth, Dream Theater, Fear Factory, Dillinger Escape Plan, Nevermore, Life of Agony, Symphony X, Dry Kill Logic, Bobaflex, Verizon Wireless Arena
August 23 – The Rolling Stones with the Black Eyed Peas, Fenway Park
August 26 – Steve Miller Band with Bob Weir and Ratdog, Tweeter Center
August 27 – System Of A Down with The Mars Volta, DCU Center
September 27 – Paul McCartney, TD BankNorth Garden
September 29 – Porcupine Tree with Blackfield, Lupos at the Strand
September 30 – Porcupine Tree with Robert Fripp, Berklee Performing Arts Center
October 7 – Jethro Tull, Fox Theatre
October 14 – Steve Winwood, Orpheum Theater
October 15 – Foo Fighters & Weezer, DCU Center
November 4 – Hanson with the Pat McGee Band, Avalon
December 5 – Neil Diamond, DCU Center
2006
March 8 – Motley Crue, Dunkin’ Donuts Center
March 10 – Queen & Paul Rogers, DCU Center
March 30 – Dream Theater, Orpheum Theater
April 22 – Blue Oyster Cult with the Chris Fitz Band, Plymouth Memorial Hall
May 31 – The Carl Palmer Band, Regent Theatre
June 26 – The Keith Emerson Band, Regent Theatre
June 30 – Extreme with Farrenheit, Bank of America Pavilion
July 16 – Ringo Starr and His All Starr Band, Mohegan Sun Arena
July 20 – Chicago and Huey Lewis & the News, Doge Music Center
July 29 – Candlebox with Damone, Avalon
July 30 – Live, Hampton Beach Casino
August 4 – John Fogerty with Willie Nelson & Family, Tweeter Center
August 5 – Poison with Cinderalla and Endeverafter, Tweeter Center
August 16 – Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, Tweeter Center
August 25 – Ian Gillan, Hampton Beach Casino
September 1 – Collective Soul, Fox Theatre
September 3 – The Original Asia, Fox Theatre
September 7 – Godsmack and Rob Zombie, Tweeter Center
September 9 – Roger Waters, Tweeter Center
September 15 – Santana with Jeff Beck, September 15
September 16 – David Lee Roth, Fox Theatre
September 19 – Def Leppard and Journey, Mohegan Sun Arena
September 20 – The Rolling Stones with Kanye West, Gillette Stadium
September 26 – Aerosmith and Motley Crue with Lennon, Tweeter Center
September 29 – Tool, Tweeter Center
October 5 – Porcupine Tree with Projekct 6 featuring Robert Fripp and Adrian Belew, Berklee Performing Arts Center
October 6 – Iron Maiden with Bullet for My Valentine, Agganis Arena
October 13 – The Flower Kings with Fluttr Effect, Regent Theatre
October 15 – Robin Trower with Chris Fitz Band, Berklee Performing Arts Center
October 21 – The Bentmen with Fluttr Effect, Middle East Downstairs
October 31 – Alice Cooper, Fox Theatre
November 9 – Queensryche, Avalon
November 11 – Lionel Richie, Opera House
November 12 – Primus with Rasputina, Orpheum Theater
November 17 – The New Cars, Fox Theatre
December 1 – The Who with The Pretenders, Mohegan Sun Arena
December 16 – The Vital Might, The Sterns, Fluttr Effect, Girls Guns And Glory, Middle East Downstairs
December 27 – Trans-Siberian Orchestra, DCU Center
2007
January 28 – Supernova, DCU Center
April 19 – Chris Cornell, Avalon
May 2 – In My Life: A Concert for Brad Delp, Regent Theatre
May 5 – Heaven and Hell with Megadeth, Mohegan Sun Arena
May 25 – Porcupine Tree with Three, Roxy
June 23 – Robby Roadsteamer with Fluttr Effect, Paradise Rock Club
June 27 – Rush, Tweeter Center
June 30 – Poison with Ratt, Tweeter Center
July 31 – Deep Purple with Blue Oyster Cult, Bank of America Pavilion
August 3 – Bryan Adams with George Thorogood and the Destroyers, Bank of America Pavilion
August 19 – Come Together: A Tribute to Brad Delp featuring Boston, RTZ, Godsmack, Extreme and Beatlejuice, Bank of America Pavilion
August 20 – Ozzfest 2007 featuring Ozzy Osbourne and Lamb of God, Tweeter Center
August 21 – Dream Theater with Redemption and Into Eternity, Bank of America Pavilion
September 9 – Heaven and Hell with Alice Cooper and Queensryche, Tweeter Center
September 11 – Genesis, TD BankNorth Garden
September 21 – Live & Collective Soul with Emerson Hart, Bank of America Pavilion
September 29 – Scorpions with Three, Orpheum Theater
November 1 – Australian Pink Floyd, Providence Performing Arts Center
November 2 – Robert Fripp and the League of Crafty Guitarists, Narrows Center for the Arts
November 6 – Van Halen, DCU Center
November 20 – Trans-Siberian Orchestra, Dunkin’ Donuts Center
2008
January 26 – Bronson Arroyo, Mohegan Sun Cabaret
February 25 – Station Family Fund featuring Twisted Sister, Dunkin’ Donuts Center
March 8 – Zox with Hello Mahalo
March 9 – Adrian Belew Power Trio, Center for the Arts of Natick
March 22 – Robin Trower, Berklee Performance Center
May 20 – Dream Theater with Opeth, Between the Buried and Me, and Three, Orpheum Theatre
May 23 – Billy Joel, Mohegan Sun Arena
May 25 – Van Halen, Dunkin’ Donuts Center
June 1 – WBCN River Rave featuring Stone Temple Pilots, Comcast Center
June 13 – REM with Modest Mouse and The National, Comcast Center
June 15 – Rush, Comcast Center
June 20 – Iron Maiden with Lauren Harris, Comcast Center
July 11 – Rush, Verizon Wireless Arena
July 16 – Projekt Revoution featuring Linkin Park and Chris Cornell, Comcast Center
July 19 – Steve Miller Band with Joe Cocker, Comcast Center
July 22 – 3 Doors Down with Staind, Comcast Center
July 25 – Crosby, Stills & Nash, Bank of America Pavilion
July 31 – The Police with Elvis Costello, Comcast Center
August 3 – Boston with Styx, Comcast Center
August 4 – Jethro Tull, Bank of America Pavilion
August 5 – Mayhem Festival, featuring Slipnot and Disturbed, Comcast Center
August 7 – Poison with Dokken and Sebastian Bach, Bank of America Pavilion
August 15 – Judas Priest with Heaven and Hell and Testament, Mohegan Sun Arena
August 16 – Neil Diamond, Madison Square Garden
August 23 – Neil Diamond, Fenway Park
August 27 – Flower Kings with Mindwalk Blvd, Regent Theatre
August 29 – Journey with Heart and Cheap Trick, Comcast Center
October 24 – The Who, Mohegan Sun Arena
October 25 – Rock the Ink featuring Godsmack – Dunkin Donuts Center
November 30 – David Byrne, Zeiterion Performing Arts Center
December 6 – Neil Diamond, DCU Center
2009
January 18 – Metallica with Machine Head and The Sword, TD BankNorth Garden
March 6 – John Wetton and the School of Rock All Starts, Showcase Live
March 7 – Edgar Winter with Rick Derringer, Zeiterion Performing Arts Center
March 13 – Motley Crue with Hinder and Theory of a Deadman, Mohegan Sun Arena
April 4 – One Night of Queen, Zeiterion Performing Arts Center
May 24 – Testament with Unearth and Lazarus A.D., The Palladium
June 19 – Blue Oyster Cult, Zeiterion Performing Arts Center
June 25 – Stick Men, featuring Tony Levin, Pat Mastelotto, and Michael Bernier, Center for the Arts in Natick
June 28 – Styx & Reo Speedwagon with .38 Special, Comcast Center
July 7 – Judas Priest with Whitesnake and Pop Evil, Comcast Center
July 23 – Kenny Rogers, Zeiterion Performing Arts Center
July 25 – Yes with The Original Asia, South Shore Music Circus
July 28 – AC/DC with Anvil, Gillette Stadium
August 2 – Dream Theater with Zappa Plays Zappa, Bigelf and Scale the Summit, Bank of America Pavilion
August 8 – Pat Benatar & Blondie, Bank of America Pavilion
August 15 – Cyndi Lauper, Zeiterion Performing Arts Center
August 28 – Heaven and Hell with Coheed and Cambria, Bank of America Pavilion
September 5 – Adrian Belew Power Trio with JaJu, Narrows Center for the Arts
September 27 – Porcupine Tree with King’s X, House of Blues
November 13 – Matthew Sweet & Susanna Hoffs with Heather Rose, The Regent Theatre
December 31 – J. Geils Band, Mohegan Sun Arena
2010
January 27 – Hail! with Age of Evil, Showcase Live
February 9 – Yes, House of Blues
February 26 – Dennis DeYoung, Twin River Casino
March 31- Trans-Siberian Orchestra, Dunkin Donuts Center
April 7 – Jon Anderson of Yes, Showcase Live
April 10 – Keith Emerson & Greg Lake, Zeiterion Theatre
May 20 – Flyleaf, Worcester Palladium
June 4 – Mass with the Herland Brothers, Regent Theatre
June 24 – Adrian Belew, Tupelo Music Hall
June 26 – Adrian Belew with Keturah, Narrows Center for the Arts
July 10 – Dream Theatre with Charred Walls of the Damned, Worcester Palladium
July 23 – Jonathan Edwards, Cotuit Center for the Arts
July 27 – Mayhem Festival featuring Korn, Rob Zombie, Avenged Sevenfold, Comcast Center
July 31 – Heart, MGM Grand at Foxwoods
August 2 – The Original Asia, Zeiterion Theatre
August 3 – Creed, Comcast Center
August 6 – John Mayer with Train, Comcast Center
August 7 – KISS, Comcast Center
August 14 – Slayer & Megadeth with Testament, Tsongas Arena
September 10 – Blondie, Twin River
September 14 – Rush, TD Garden
September 24 – Nickelback with Three Days Grace, Comcast Center
September 29 – Accept with King’s X, Showcase Live
October 3 – Roger Waters, TD Garden
October 10 – Primus, Orpheum Theater
October 15 – Carl Palmer and His Band, Tupelo Music Hall
October 16 – Rob Zombie & Alice Cooper, DCU Center
December 12 – Kenny Rogers, MGM Grand at Foxwoods
2011
January 28 – Disturbed with Korn, Sevendust and In This Moment, Mohegan Sun Arena
February 26 – Pink Floyd Experience, Zeiterion Theatre
March 19 – Kansas, Lynn Memorial Auditorium Auditorium
March 26 – Stryper with Mass, Showcase Live
March 29 – Yes, Zeiterion Theatre
April 8 – UK, Regent Theatre
April 15 – Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band
March 6 – Blue Man Group. Providence Performing Arts Center
May 6 – Kansas, Twin River
May 14 – UFO, Showcase Live
May 15 – UFO, Tupelo Music Hall
May 20 – Zebra, Showcase Live
May 21 – Sully Erna, Zeiterion Theatre
May 26 – The Cars, House of Blues
June 3 – York, The Ruins @ The Colosseum
June 7 – Deep Purple with Ernie and the Automatics, Wang Theatre
June 24 – Peter Gabriel, Comcast Center
June 28 – Uriah Heep, Tupelo Music Hall
July 12 – Kiss with Bad City, Verizon Wireless Arena
July 22 – Hurtsmile with York, Showcase Live
August 13 – Alice Cooper, MGM Grand at Foxwoods
September 14 – Blondie, Wilbur Theatre
September 23 – Primus, Orpheum Theatre
October 10 – Dream Theater with Trivium, Orpheum Theatre
October 14 – Weird Al Yankovic, Zeiteron Theatre
October 20 – Carl Palmer and His Band, Tupelo Music Hall
October 22 – Carl Palmer and His Band, Narrows Center for the Arts
November 11 – Antrax & Testament, Worcester Palladium
November 12 – 3 Doors Down with Theory of a Deadman & Pop Evil, Providence Performing Arts Center
November 13 – Steve Wilson, Berklee Performance Center
November 18 – Dennis DeYoung, Zeiterion Theatre
December 3 – Jingle Bell Rock featuring Eddie Money, Lou Gramm & Mickey Thomas, Zeiterion Theatre
2012
March 11 – Van Halen with Kool and the Gang, TD Garden
March 17 – Jon Anderson of Yes, Narrows Center for the Arts
June 9 – Blue Man Group, Hanover Theatre
June 23 – Neil Diamond, TD Garden
June 26 – Iron Maiden with Alice Cooper, Comcast Center
July 1 – Roger Waters, Fenway Park
July 16 – Dream Theater with Crimson ProjeKCt
July 20 – Boston, MGM Grand at Foxwoods
July 21 – Yes with Procol Harum, Bank of America Pavilion
July 19 – Tom Rush, Cotuit Center for the Arts
August 26 – Uproar Festival, featuring Shinedown, Godsmack & Staind, Comcast Center
September 8 – ZZ Top with Lynyrd Skynyrd, Comcast Center
October 20 – Primus in 3D, Orpheum Theatre
October 21 – Primus in 3D, Veterans Memorial Auditorium
October 24 – Rush, TD Garden
October 26 – Zebra with Fall & Bounce, The Rock Junction
November 3 – Aimee Mann with Ted Leo, Berklee Performance Center
2013
January 25 – John Waite with Shaun Hague & Justin Levinson, Narrows Center for the Arts
March 2 – Ed Kowalczyk with Craig DeMelo, Narrows Center for the Arts
April 27 – Steve Wilson, Berklee Performance Center
May 5 – Carl Palmer’s ELP Legacy, Narrows Center for the Arts
June 2 – Dave Davies of The Kinks, Narrows Center for the Arts
June 17 – Rod Morgenstein & Jordan Rudess, Berklee Performance Center
June 21 – Alice Cooper & Marilyn Manson with Picture Me Broken, Mohegan Sun Arena
July 13 – Jonathan Edwards with Brianna Grace, Cotuit Center for the Arts
August 2 – Yes, Twin River Events Center
August 12 – Black Sabbath, Comcast Center
September 6 – Dennis DeYoung, Twin River Events Center
September 20 – Howie Day with Rebecca Correia, Narrows Center for the Arts
October 14 – UFO with Louis St. August & Gene D’Itria of MASS, Narrows Center for the Arts
October 31 – The Winery Dogs with The Sixxis, The Met
November 15 – ZZ Top, Twin River Events Center
March 25 – Dream Theater, Boston Opera House
April 12 – Lotus Land, Showcase Live
May 8 – Rob Zombie, Lupos Heartbreak Hotel
May 16 – Mastodon, The Palladium
July 13 – Yes, Newport Yachting Center
July 22 – Rockstar Mayhem Festival featuring Avenged Sevenfold & Korn, Infinity Center
August 15 – New England, Regent Theatre
September 16 – King Crimson, Emerson Colonial Theatre
October 25 – Primus, Orpheum Theatre
November 1 – Fleetwood Mac, XL Center
December 20 – Paul Bielatowciz & Simon Fitzpatrick, Narrows Center for the Arts
Ha! I was at that Rush and Candlebox show in ’94, The DMB/Santana, and Roger Waters shows in ’99, Santana and Macy Gray in 2000, and the DMB show in 2001.
I got REALLY sick of Macy Gray as an opener during that two year period.