83 Live and Counting

Song Stuck on the Brain: Stuck Like Glue by Sugarland Angel and I taped the CMA awards and watched them tonight. We grew up on country music and I still enjoy it. Watching the performances had me remembering the live concerts I've seen in the past. If you've been a follower of my blog, than you probably already know that I'm a huge music fan. Live music is one of the greatest "highs" you can experience. The better the music, the happier I am. Over the years, I've seen a lot of live performances. It went hand and hand with our travel. Every vacation revolved around music in some way. I loved it. Unfortunately, I don't get to travel like I used to. But every once in a while it's fun to take a trip down memory lane to relive those shows. I decided to create a complete list of everyone I've seen preform live. It took some doing. Starting with my very first concert at age 11 (Garth Brooks), to my most recent concert (a Red, White and Boom festival that Maroon 5 headlined). Each show has it's special moments, and I would be hard pressed to choose my favorite, but B.B. King live at his own theater on Beale Street in Memphis would probably win. It's all in how you categorize them: Person I'd most want to duet with? Kenny Rogers. Best live show? N'Sync - especially the Ames, IA show. Craziest crowd? Hoobastank and Incubus. Best live musicians? Keith Urban and Rob Thomas. The list could go on... So here is my list, in alphabetical order. I may have missed a few, but for now the count stands at 83 performers. (Some I've seen multiple times, others were part of group festivals, so I can't say how many concerts I've attended.) What are your best concert memories? Can you name all your live shows? 

Musicians I’ve seen Live:

1. 3LW 

2. B.B. King 

3. Bare Naked Ladies 

4. Beach Boys 

5. Black Eyed Peas 

6. Bow Wow 

7. Branson Brothers 

8. Brother John 

9. Cherie 

10. Christina Aguilera 

11. Christina Milian 

12. Clay Aiken 

13. Dante Thomas 

14. Deborah Gibson 

15. Destiny’s Child 

16. Dream 

17. Eden’s Crush 

18. Eric Church 

19. Eve 

20. Fernando Ortega 

21. Five For Fighting 

22. Garth Brooks 

23. Glen Campbell 

24. Hoobastank 

25. Incubus 

26. J.C. Chasez 

27. Jessica Simpson 

28. Jim Stafford 

29. JoJo 

30. Josh Gracin 

31. Joy Williams 

32. Justin Timberlake 

33. Keith Urban 

34. Kelly Clarkson 

35. Kenny Rogers 

36. Kimberly Locke 

37. Lee Greenwood 

38. Little Big Town 

39. Liz Phair

40. Louise Mandrel 

41. Maroon 5 

42. Matchbox 20 

43. Meredith Edwards 

44. Michelle Branch 

45. Moe Bandy 

46. N’Sync 

47. Nelly 

48. Nelly Furtado 

49. Newsboys 

50. O’Town 

51. Oak Ridge Boys 

52. Osmond Second Generation 

53. Phillips, Craig & Dean 

54. Rachel Lampa 

55. Ray Boltz 

56. Ray Stevens 

57. Richard Marx 

58. Rob Thomas 

59. Rod Stewart 

60. Ronnie Milsap 

61. Samantha Mumba 

62. Sawyer Brown

63. Sean P. Diddy Combs 

64. Seven Nations 

65. Smash Mouth 

66. Sonic Flood 

67. Stacy Orrico 

68. Sticks of Thunder 

69. Stomp 

70. SugaBabes 

71. Sugar Ray 

72. SuperChick 

73. Switchfoot 

74. Tech N9ne 

75. The Calling 

76. The Martins 

77. The Osmonds 

78. The Platters 

79. Third Day 

80. Toby Mac 

81. Tony Lucca 

82. True Vibe 

83. Zoe Girl