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Concerts I have attended

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