Concerts I've Seen

"Music makes the people come together..." - Madonna
"Rock N' Roll is best seen in its live element." - Billy Joel

• Neil Diamond (1982) - Illinois
• Kenny Rogers (198?) - St Louis, MO
• Live (1993) - Blockbuster Pavillion in Charlotte, NC
• Billy Joel (1993) - Charlotte, NC
• James Taylor (1994) - Blockbuster Pavillion in Charlotte, NC
• 311 (1995) - Marrz night club in Raleigh, NC
• HordeFest (1995) - Black Crowes, Ziggy Marley, Blues Travelers, ? - Walnut Creek Ampitheater in Raleigh, NC
• Lilith Fair (1996) - Sarah McLaughlin, Sheryl Crow, Indigo Girls, Jewel, Paula Cole, The Cardigans, Lisa Loeb, Suzanne Vega, Joan Osborne, Emmy Lou Harris, Meredith Brooks, Shawn Colvin, Tracy Bonham, etc... - Blockbuster Pavillion in Charlotte, NC
• No Doubt (1997) - Blockbuster Pavillion in Charlotte, NC
• U2 (1997) - Smashmouth opened - Atlanta, GA
• Dave Matthews Band (1997) - Walnut Creek in Raleigh, NC
• Barenaked Ladies (1997) - Walnut Creek in Raleigh, NC
• Dave Matthews Band (1998) - Walnut Creek in Raleigh, NC
• Barenaked Ladies (1998) - Walnut Creek in Raleigh, NC
• Delta Sig Lawn Party (1998) - Sister Hazel, Everything, ?
• Charlotte Fest (1998) - Ben Folds Five, Jump Little Children, ?
• Dave Matthews Band (1999) - Walnut Creek in Raleigh, NC
• Barenaked Ladies (1999) - Walnut Creek in Raleigh, NC
• Ben Folds Five (1999) - Chapel Hill, NC
• NetAid (1999) - Bono, Wyclef Jean, Sting and Cheb Mami, Sheryl Crow, The Black Crowes, Counting Crows, Jewel, Mary J. Blige, Busta Rhymes, Puff Daddy, ? - Giants Stadium, Meadowlands in New Jersey/New York
• Barenaked Ladies (2000) - Guster opened - Dean Dome in Chapel Hill, NC
• U2 (2001) - Nelly Furtado opened - Charlotte Coliseum in Charlotte, NC
• Dave Matthews Band (2001) - Walnut Creek in Raleigh, NC
• The Big Shindig (2001) - Barenaked Ladies, Vertical Horizon, Nelly Furtado, Five for Fighting, Evan and Jaron - Walnut Creek in Raleigh, NC

Some less heard of local bands I've seen play:

• Breakfast Club - all over Raleigh, NC
• Mike Corrado Band - Pour House in Raleigh, NC
• Tuckered - Black Cat Cafe - Raleigh, NC - My NCSU sociology teacher is the guitar player
• Out From Under - Pour House in Raleigh, NC - Sax player in my band class at NCSU
• Dirty Frank and the Cleaners - Raleigh, NC - Dirty Frank in my band class at NCSU
• Jerry Thomas Band - Greenville, NC - Infamous for Marvin Gaye cover "Let's Get it On"
• Drive - Cabanas - Greenville, NC - Classmates son is guitar player
• Argus - The Cave - Crapel Hell, NC - SkAnK Diggler plays rhythm guitar
• Jack O'Neill - The Flying Saucer - Raleigh, NC - Puts the Jack O' in Jackopierce

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