| Band |
Date |
City & Venue |
Notes |
Ticket Stub |
| Alice in Chains | Wed.,
October
25, 2006 |
Washington, DC - 9:30 Club | Hurt opened. Three sets, the second set was acoustic
when they performed seven songs from their "Unplugged" album joined by
Scotty Olson. Setlist here. |
|
| Alice in Chains | Fri., September 4, 2009 | Washington, DC - 9:30 Club | Out of all the
concerts I've seen, Alice in Chains is easily ranks as the
loudest. Setlist here. |
|
| Alice in Chains | Wed., March 3, 2010 | Washington, DC - D.A.R Constitution Hall | Middle Class Rut opened. Setlist here. | |
| Allman
Brothers
Band |
Sat., August 22, 1992 | Philadelphia, PA - Mann Music Center | Setlist here. |
|
| Allman Brothers Band | Wed., August 4, 1993 | Philadelphia, PA - Mann Music Center | David
Grissom
subbed for Dickey
Betts, who was in jail. Setlist here. |
|
| Allman Brothers Band | Wed., September 16, 1998 | State College, PA -
Bryce Jordan
Center |
Sister
Hazel opened. Setlist here. |
|
| Allman Brothers Band | Sun., July 17, 2005 | Bristow, VA -
Nissan Pavilion |
With
saxophonist
Ron Holloway. Setlist here. |
|
| Allman Brothers Band and Ratdog | Fri., August 17, 2007 | Camden, NJ - Tweeter Center | Keller Williams
opened. Allman's setlist here,
Ratdog setlist here. |
|
| Allman Brothers Band and Ratdog | Sat., August 23, 2008 | Camden, NJ - Susquehanna Bank Center | Allman's setlist here, Ratdog setlist here. | |
| Allman Brothers Band and Widespread Panic | Fri., August 21, 2009 | Camden, NJ - Susquehanna Bank Center | Allman Bros. Band 40th Anniversary tour. Allman's setllist here. Panic setlist here. | |
| The Australian Pink Floyd Show | Sun., October 12, 2008 | Washington, DC - The Warner Theater | Pink Floyd tribute band. "The Wall" performed in its entirety. | |
| Dickey Betts | Thu.,
March 4,
2004 |
Falls Church, VA - The State Theater | ||
| Dickey Betts | Thu., March 3, 2005 | Falls Church, VA - The State Theater | Dickey
Betts puts on a good show, but I was a little disapointed that the set
list was identical as when I saw him almost exactly a year ago at the
same venue. I left after the first half. |
|
| Beastie Boys and Rage Against The Machine | Sat.,
August
5, 2000 |
Washington,
DC -
RFK Stadium |
"Rhyme
and Reason" Tour. Due to Mike D being injured a few weeks
earlier,
this
show never took place. However, I still have the ticket in
case
they ever decide to make good on it.... |
|
| Beastie Boys | Fri.,
October 8,
2004 |
Farifax,
VA -
Patriot Center |
The
"Pageant" Tour. Talib Kweli opened. After
the encore, with the house
lights on and the arena half empty, the Beastie Boys came
back out and did "Sabotage" as people rushed back in. Setlist
here. |
|
| Beastie Boys and Sheryl Crow | Mon., January 19, 2009 | Washington, DC - 9:30 Club | Beastie
Boys and Sheryl Crow teamed up for Rock the Vote's Inaugural
Celebration. Citizen Cope opened. Beastie Boys setlist here. |
|
| Ben Harper and the Innocent Criminals | Fri., November 17, 2000 | Washington, DC - D.A.R Constitution Hall | Warren Haynes and Matt Abts opened. Setlist here. | |
| The
Black Crowes |
Mon.,
October 3,
2005 |
Washington, DC - 9:30 Club | A
show I never
thought I'd get
to see. Original lineup w/ Marc Ford and a small venue!
Setlist here. |
|
| The Black Crowes | Sun., August 3, 2008 | Vienna, VA - Wolf Trap |
Euphoria or Bust tour.
Grace Potter and the Nocturnals opened.
Setlist here. |
|
| Blue
Floyd |
Sun.,
November 11,
2001 |
Falls Church, VA - The State Theater | Pink
Floyd tribute
band "super
group" featuring Marc Ford, Johnny Neel, Berry Oakley Jr., and Matt
Abts. Ryan Ball subbed on bass & vocals for Berry Oakley.
Setlist here. |
|
| Blues
Traveler |
Thu.,
July 14,
2005 |
Vienna, VA - Wolf Trap | Virginia
Coalition
opened. Setlist here. |
|
| Bon Jovi | Thu., February 28, 2008 | Washington,
DC - Verizon Center |
"Lost Highway" Tour. Chris Daughtry opened. Setlist here. | |
| Tommy
Castro |
Fri.,
May 30, 2003 |
Falls Church, VA -
The State Theater |
||
| Eric Clapton and Steve Winwood | Sat., June 13, 2009 | Washington, DC - Verizon Center | The first time thes two have toured together since 1969! Setlist here. | |
| The Codetalkers | Sun., April 24, 2005 | Falls Church, VA - The State Theater | With Jimmy Herring and saxophonist Ron Holloway. Easily one of the best live shows I've ever seen. I'd seen Jimmy with The Dead three times in big venues and it was a nice change to be 10 feet away from him while he was playing. | |
| The Codetalkers | Sun., March 6, 2005 | Falls Church, VA - The State Theater | With
saxophonist Ron Holloway. |
|
| The Codetalkers | Fri.,
March 10,
2006 |
Baltimore, MD - 8x10 Club | ||
| The Codetalkers | Thu.,
February 1,
2007 |
Virginia Beach, VA
- The Jewish
Mother |
8
Track Band opened |
|
| The Codetalkers | Fri.,
February 2,
2007 |
Baltimore, MD - 8x10 Club | Opened
for
Assembly of Dust |
|
| The Codetalkers | Thu., August 23,
2007 |
New York, NY - NY Harbor | Rocks Off Boat
Cruise - the band performed on a boat cruising around New York Harbor. |
|
| The Codetalkers | Thu., November 8, 2007 | Hamilton, ON - The Pepper
Jack Cafe |
||
| The Codetalkers | Wed., April 30, 2008 | Falls Church, VA -
The State
Theater |
Opened for Hot Buttered Rum | |
| Crosby, Stills & Nash | Sat.,
June 6, 1992 |
Philadelphia, PA - Mann Music Center | "CSN
Acoustic" Tour. Rained almost the
entire show. |
|
| Crosby,
Stills & Nash |
Sat.,
August
13, 2005 |
Vienna,
VA - Wolf
Trap |
||
| Crosby,
Stills, Nash & Young |
Sat.,
August 12,
2006 |
Bristow, VA - Nissan Pavilion | "Freedom
of Speech
'06" Tour |
|
| Culture
Club |
Fri., July 13,1984 |
Sydney, Australia -
Sydney
Entertainment Centre |
My first
concert! If you
could pinpoint the absolute height of their popularity, this tour would
probably be it. |
|
| Dark Star Orchestra | Fri.,
October 15,
2004 |
Falls Church, VA - The State Theater | DSO
Show 990:
Performing
Grateful Dead show 10/15/1988 - Bayfront Center Arena, St Petersburg, FL |
|
| Dark Star Orchestra | Fri.,
April 22,
2005 |
Falls Church, VA - The State Theater | DSO
Show 1076:
Performing
Grateful Dead show 10/12/1984 - Civic Center, Augusta, ME.
Hot Buttered Rum opened. |
|
| Dark Star Orchestra | Sat., April 23, 2005 | Falls Church, VA - The State Theater | DSO
Show 1077:
Performing DSO Original Setlist. DSO founding member Scott
Larned's last show, he passed away the following morning. |
|
| Dark
Star Orchestra |
Sat.,
November 19,
2005 |
Philadelphia, PA - Electric Factory | DSO
Show 1,152:
Performing
Grateful Dead show 11/14/1973 - San Diego Sports Arena, San Diego, CA |
|
| Dark Star Orchestra | Thu.,
May 18, 2006 |
Falls Church, VA - The State Theater | DSO
Show 1238:
Performing
Grateful Dead show 4/29/1977 - The Palladium, New York, NY |
|
| Dark Star Orchestra | Fri.,
May 19,
2006 |
Falls Church, VA - The State Theater | DSO
Show 1239:
Performing DSO Original Setlist |
|
| Dark Star Orchestra | Wed.,
May 16, 2007 |
Falls Church, VA - The State Theater | DSO Show 1400: Performing Grateful Dead show 9/8/73 - Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, NY. With special guest Donna Jean Godchaux Mackay | |
| Dark Star Orchestra | Thu.,
May 17, 2007 |
Falls Church, VA - The State Theater | DSO
Show 1401:
Performing
Grateful Dead show 12/17/93 - Oakland Coliseum, Oakland, CA |
|
| Dark Star Orchestra | Fri., August 10, 2007 | Falls Church, VA - The State Theater | DSO
Show 1,442: Performing Grateful Dead show
8/30/78 - Red Rocks Amphitheater, Morrison, CO |
|
| Dark Star Orchestra | Fri., November 30, 2007 | Washington, DC - 9:30 Club | DSO Show 1,486: Performing Grateful Dead show 8/18/89 - Greek Theater, Berkeley, CA. The Bridge opened. Fox News host/deadhead Tucker Carlson in the audience. | |
| Dark Star Orchestra | Tue., June 10, 2008 | Falls Church, VA - The State Theater | DSO Show 1,556:
Performing Grateful Dead show
12/27/91 Oakland Coliseum, CA. Fox News
host/deadhead Tucker Carlson in the audience. |
|
| The Dead | Sat.,
June 28, 2003 |
Camden, NJ -
Tweeter Center |
Willie
Nelson
opened; with Greg Osby on sax. This is regarded among a lot
of
deadheads as the best show of this tour, which included a rare
drums/space second set opener. Setlist here. |
|
| The Dead | Sat.,
August 2,
2003 |
Joilet, IL - Route 66 Raceway | Bob
Dylan
opened. This show
was almost canceled due to high winds destroying the stage the night
before
the show, but it was rebuilt in time. Setlist here. |
|
| The Dead | Sun., August 15, 2004 | Bristow, VA -
Nissan Pavilion |
Warren
Haynes
opened. Setlist here. |
|
| The Dead | Sat., April 25, 2009 | New York, NY - Madison Square Garden | Now I can say something I've always wanted to: "I've seen the Dead at the Garden"! Setlist here. | |
| DJ
Logic & Project Logic |
Sat.,
November 10,
2001 |
Falls Church, VA -
The State Theater |
||
| The
Dragonflys |
Sun.,
July 24, 2005 |
Falls Church, VA - The State Theater | The
Dragonflys
were a
short-lived Rob Barraco/Jimmy Herring project |
|
| Dr.
Dre and Snoop Dogg |
Thu.,
July 27, 2000 |
Washington, DC -
MCI Center |
"Up
in Smoke"
Tour. Eminem
and Ice Cube opened. |
|
| The
Eagles |
Fri.,
March 10,
1995 |
Pittsburgh, PA -
Civic Arena |
"Hell
Freezes
Over" Tour |
|
| Fleetwood Mac | Tue., March 10, 2009 | Washington, DC - Verizon Center | "Unleashed" Tour. Setlist here. | |
| Marc Ford | Wed., May 22, 2002 | Falls Church, VA - The State Theater | A
great show,
but only about
15 people showed up in a venue that holds 1,000. It felt more
like we were at the sound check. |
|
| Furthur | Sat., Feb 14, 2010 | Fairfax, VA - Patriot Center | One of the best post-Jerry line ups I've seen. Setlist here. | |
| David
Gilmour |
Wed., April 5, 2006 |
New York, NY -
Radio City Music
Hall |
"On
an Island"
Tour. With special guests David Crosby and Graham Nash on
several
songs. |
|
| Don Henley | Wed., Aug. 23, 1989 | Philadelphia, PA -
Mann Music Center |
"The End of the Innocence" Tour. Edie Brickell & New Bohemians opened. | |
| Charlie Hunter | Fri., July 26, 2002 | Alexandria, VA - The Birchmere | ||
| Charlie Hunter | Fri., April 4, 2009 | Vienna, VA - Jammin
Java |
||
| Gipsy Kings | Fri., August 8, 2008 | Vienna, VA - Wolf Trap | ||
| Gipsy Kings | Fri., June 12, 2009 | Vienna, VA - Wolf Trap | ||
| Gov't Mule | Sat., August 23,
2003 |
Washington, DC -
Pennsylvania Ave |
Part
of the "Live
on Penn"
concert series |
|
| Gov't
Mule |
Thu.,October 28,
2004 |
Washington, DC -
9:30 Club |
With
Ron Holloway
on Saxophone. Dave Grohl was in the audience. |
|
| Herring/Rodgers/Sipe |
Sat.,
August 5,
2006 |
Baltimore, MD - 8x10 Club | Met
the band after
the show and
talked with Jimmy Herring for about an hour. |
|
| Herring/Rodgers/Sipe | Sat., August 12, 2006 | Falls Church, VA - The State Theater | Caught
the encores
of this show
on the way home from a CSNY show. I walked in for free and
and
hung
out
again with the band after the show. |
|
| Rodgers/Sipe Project | Thu., February 19, 2009 | Morgantown, WV - 123 Pleasant St. | Featuring Bobby Lee
Rodgers, Jeff Sipe, Shannon Hoover and Charles Hedgepath.
Opened for Davisson Brothers Band. |
|
| Incubus | Fri., May 10, 2002 | Fairfax, VA -
Patriot Center |
"Civic Tour 2002". Hoobastank opened. The first concert I ever felt old at. | |
| Pat
McGee Band |
Fri., December 26,
1997 |
Washington, DC -
The Bayou |
||
| Jane's
Addiction |
Sat.,
October 6,
2001 |
Bristow, VA - Nissan Pavilion | Live
opened. The
second set (acoustic) of
three was on a small stage set up in the lawn section. |
|
| Jethro
Tull |
Tue.,
Aug 31, 1993 |
Philadelphia, PA - Mann Music Center | "25th
Anniversary"
Tour. Procol Harum opened. |
|
| Elton
John |
Tue.,
September
22, 1992 |
Philadelphia, PA -
The Spectrum |
"The
One" Tour. |
|
| Elton
John and Billy Joel |
Fri.,
July 8,
1994 |
Philadelphia, PA - Veterans Stadium | "Face
to Face
Summer '94" Tour. This was the first show of the
first tour
that these two shared. |
|
| Elton
John and Billy Joel |
Sat.,
July 9,
1994 |
Philadelphia, PA - Veterans Staduim | "Face
to Face
Summer '94" Tour. Billy Joel's drummer got sick just after
Billy went on, Elton's drummer subbed for the rest of his set.
Setlist here. |
|
| Elton John | Sat.,
September
26, 1998 |
State College, PA - Bryce Jordan Center | "The
Big Picture"
Tour |
|
| Elton John | Sat.,
September
10, 2005 |
Washington, DC - MCI Center | "Peachtree
Road"
Tour |
|
| Elton
John and Billy Joel |
Sat. July 11, 2009 | Washington, DC - Nationals Stadium | "Face
to Face
Summer '09" Tour. First ever concert played at Nationals
Park!
During the third song (a duet), one of Elton's
piano pedals
became stuck and stopped playing
and he walked off stage. Billy tried to fix it
but
couldn't and instead played
some filler music, then did his set with his band while the piano was
fixed (Elton was scheduled to play first this night). Setlist
here. |
|
| B.B.
King |
Tue.,
September 2,
2003 |
Vienna,
VA - Wolf
Trap |
Jeff
Beck opened.
Rained almost the entire show. |
|
| Kodo Drummers | Fri., March 27, 2009 | Washington, DC - D.A.R Constitution Hall | ||
| Hot
Licks |
Fri.,
September
15, 2006 |
Lima,
Peru - C.C.
Maria Angola |
Rolling
Stones
tribute band from Toronto, Ontario. Local Doors tribute band
"Back Door
Men" opened. |
|
| Lollapalooza 1994 | Mon., August 1, 1994 | Philadelphia, PA - JFK Stadium site | Beastie
Boys, Smashing
Pumpkins, George Clinton and the P-Funk All Stars, Breeders, A Tribe
Called Quest, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds and L7. Beastie
Boys setlist here. |
|
| Los Enanitos Verdes | Sat., November 15, 2008 | Falls Church, VA - The State Theater | Argentinian rock band. | |
| Los Enanitos Verdes | Wed., September 23, 2009 | Falls Church, VA - The State Theater | 30th Anniversary Tour | |
| The
Machine |
Sun.,
March 23,
2003 |
Falls Church, VA - The State Theater | Pink Floyd tribute band. Saw this show just hours after arrving home from Costa Rica - long day! | |
| The Machine | Sat., April 24, 2010 | Falls Church, VA - The State Theater | ||
| Paul McCartney | Sat., August 1, 2009 | Landover, MD - FedEx Field | Thievery Corporation opened. Setlist here. | |
| Monte
Montgomery |
Sat.,
September
14, 2002 |
Falls Church, VA - The State Theater | ||
| Nighthawks |
Fri.,
April 12,
2002 |
Falls Church, VA - The State Theater | ||
| Stevie
Nicks |
Sat.,
July 30, 1994 |
Philadelphia, PA - Mann Music Center | "Street
Angel" Tour. Darden Smith opened. After
the two
opening songs,
Stevie
shouted "Hellooooooo Pittsburgh!" and the whole crowd
booed
her (she had
played Pittsburgh the previous night...oops). Setlist here. |
|
| Particle |
Sat., August 23,
2003 |
Falls Church, VA -
The State Theater |
||
| Pearl
Jam |
Tue.,
August 25,
1998 |
Pittsburgh, PA -
Star Lake
Ampitheater |
Iggy
Pop opened. The only two songs I had really hoped to see were
"Release Me" and "Yellow Ledbetter", which turned out to be the opener
and closer with a great show in between. |
|
| Phish |
Fri., November 13,
1998 |
Cleveland, OH - Cleveland State University Convocation Center | My one and only Phish show. | |
| Pink
Floyd |
Thu.,
June 2, 1994 |
Philadelphia, PA -
Veterans
Staduim |
"The
Division
Bell" Tour. Best concert I've ever seen! Setlist here. |
|
| Pink Floyd | Fri.,
June 3, 1994 |
Philadelphia, PA - Veterans Staduim | "The
Division
Bell" Tour. Setlist here. |
|
| Pink Floyd | Sat.,
June 4, 1994 |
Philadelphia, PA -
Veterans
Staduim |
"The
Division
Bell" Tour. Setlist here. |
|
| Robert
Randolph & The Family
Band |
Fri.,
December 13,
2002 |
Washington, DC - 9:30 Club | ||
| Robert Randolph & The Family Band | Sun., October 24,
2003 |
Washington, DC -
9:30 Club |
||
| Ratdog | Tue.,
April 22,
2003 |
Falls Church, VA - The State Theater | Sanjay
Mishra Group opened. Setlist here. |
|
| Ratdog |
Wed., March 31, 2004 | Washington, DC - 9:30 Club | Derek
Trucks Band opened. Setlist here.
|
|
| Ratdog | Wed., April 27, 2005 | Washington, DC - 9:30 Club | Donna the Buffalo opened. Setlist here. | |
| Ratdog | Mon.,
March 27,
2006 |
Washington,
DC -
The Warner Theater |
Surprise
guest
Keller Williams. Setlist here. |
|
| Alejandro Sanz | Mon., August 2, 2010 | Vienna,
VA - Wolf
Trap | 2010 "Paraiso Tour" | |
| Several
Species |
Sat.,
April 20,
2002 |
Falls Church, VA - The State Theater | Pink
Floyd tribute
band |
|
| Several Species | Sat.,
May 10, 2003 |
Falls Church, VA - The State Theater | "Dark
Side of the Moon" played in its entirety. |
|
| Several Species | Sat., November 8,
2003 |
Falls Church, VA - The State Theater | "Animals" played in its entirety | |
| Several Species | Fri.,
April 20,
2007 |
Towson, MD - The
Recher Theater |
||
| Several Species | Sat., September 20, 2008 | Baltimore, MD - Pier Six Pavillion | Show dedicated to Rick Wright who passed away earlier in the week. | |
| Several Species | Sat., Sept. 12, 2009 | Baltimore, MD -
Pier Six Pavillion | ||
| Smashing Pumpkins | Wed., Nov 12, 2008 | Washington, DC - D.A.R Constitution Hall | 20th Anniversary Tour. Setlist here. | |
| Soulive | Sat.,
December 1,
2001 |
Washington, DC - 9:30 Club | ||
| Soulive |
Fri.,
November 12,
2004 |
Washington, DC -
9:30 Club |
||
| Stone
Temple Pilots |
Wed.,
November 27,
1996 |
Philadelphia, PA -
The Spectrum |
Three
set show;
the second
set was accoustic on a small stage set up like a living room lowered
down in front of their
stage |
|
| The Bridge | Fri., August 3, 2007 | Falls Church, VA - The State Theater | Lionize opened. |
|
| Derek
Trucks |
Thu.,
November 7,
2002 |
Falls Church, VA - The State Theater | With
Ron Holloway
on sax |
|
| Derek Trucks | Sat.,
January 10,
2004 |
Washington, DC -
9:30 Club |
||
| U2 | Tue., Sept. 29, 2009 | Landover, MD -
FedEx Field | 360° Tour. Muse opened. Setlist here. | ![]() |
| Van
Halen |
Sat., August 5, 1995 |
Camden, NJ -Sony/Blockbuster Center | Balance
Tour |
|
| Roger
Waters |
Fri.,
August 6,
1999 |
Holmdel, NJ - Garden State Arts Center | In
The Flesh Tour |
|
| Roger Waters | Sat., July 15, 2000 | Bristow, VA - Nissan Pavilion, | In The Flesh Tour | |
| Roger Waters | Mon.,
March 12,
2007 |
Lima, Peru -
Explanada Estadio
Monumental |
Dark
Side Of
The Moon Live
Tour |
|
| Widespread Panic | Wed., April 2, 2008 | Washintgon, DC - Warner Theater | Spring Tour 2008. Setlist here. | |
| Widespread Panic | Tue., April 20, 2010 | Washintgon, DC -
Warner Theater | Spring Tour 2010. With saxophonist Ron Holloway. Setlist here. | |
| Wolf Trap 2002 Jazz & Blues Festival | Fri., Jun 21, 2002 | Vienna, VA - Wolf Trap | Galactic, Big Head Todd & The Monsters and North Mississippi Allstars | |
| Steve Winwood | Fri.,
June 21,
1991 |
Philadelphia, PA - The Spectrum | ||
| Steve
Winwood |
Sat.,
October
15, 2005 |
Upper
Darby, PA -
The Tower Theater |
| Venue | # Shows seen |
| The State Theater - Falls Church, VA | 32 |
| 9:30 Club - Washington, DC | 13 |
| Wolf Trap - Vienna, VA | 7 |
| Mann Music Center - Philadelphia, PA | 6 |
| Verizon/MCI Center - Washington, DC | 5 |
| Band | # Times seen |
| Dark Star Orchestra | 11 |
| The Codetalkers | 8 |
| Allman Brothers Band | 7 |
| Several Species | 6 |
| Elton John | 6 |