have seen over the years, plus a list of my 10 favorite shows.
- DEmerson (updated April., 2008)
HAVE SEEN AS HEADLINERS (# times)
Aerosmith (6x)
Allman Brothers (2x)
Laurie Anderson (2x)
Beach Boys
Jeff Beck (10x)
Pat Benatar
George Benson
The B-52's (21x)
Blondie
David Bowie (58x)
Bush
Bush Tetras
David Byrne (2x)
The Cars (2x)
Neko Case (2x)
Eric Clapton
The Clash
Elvis Costello
Chic Corea
Concert for NYC
Cracker
The Cramps (9x)
Miles Davis
Dixie Dregs
Doobie Brothers
Thomas Dolby (2x)
Down from the Mountain
Duran Duran
Bob Dylan (19x)
The Eagles
Earth Wind & Fire (2x)
Dave Edmunds
Electric Light Orchestra
Eurythmics
Bryan Ferry
Fleetwood Mac (2x)
The Flock
Frankie Goes Hollywood
Gang of Four (4x)
J. Geils Band (2x)
Goldfrapp
The Go Go's (2x)
Grandmaster Flash
Grateful Dead
Al Green (2x)
Emm Gryner (2x)
Emmylou Harris (2x)
Chris Isaak
The Jacksons (2x)
Janet Jackson (4x)
Joe Jackson
Billy Joel
Alicia Keys
The Kinks (4x)
Alison Krauss & Union St.
Led Zeppelin (3x)
Little Feat
Lene Lovich
Martha and the Muffins
Massive Attack
John McGlaughlin (5x)
Moby (2x)
Van Morrison
The Nails
Willie Nelson
'N Sync (2x)
Jimmy Page/Black Crowes
Page and Plant
Pink Floyd (3x)
Iggy Pop (2x)
Andy Pratt
Pretenders (2x)
The Pretty Things
Prince (2x)
Psychic TV
Public Image Ltd.
Queen (4x)
The Ramones (2x)
Lou Reed
Buddy Rich (my 1st show)
The Rolling Stones (25x)
Romeo Void
Diana Ross
Roxy Music
Todd Rundgren (2x)
Sade
Santana (2x)
Duncan Sheik
Shivaree
Sisters of Mercy
Sly & The Family Stone
Boz Scaggs
Southside Johnny
Bruce Springsteen (11x)
Squeeze (3x)
Lisa Stansfield
Stray Cats
Donna Summer
Rachel Sweet
Talking Heads (2x)
Ten Years After
The Tubes (4x)
Tina Turner
McCoy Tyner
U-2 (11x)
Venus Beads
Violent Femmes
Weather Report (3x)
Paul Weller
Barry White (3x)
White Stripes
The Who (4x + 2x for Quadrophenia)
Johnny Winter
Stevie Wonder (2x)
Yes (4x)
ZZ Top (2x)
Tom Petty
Eric Carmen
George Thorogood
Love
Spooky Tooth
Bonnie Raitt
Patti Smith
Extreme
Journey
Heart
Alice in Chains
Julianna Hatfield
The Bongos
David Johanssen
Digable Planets
Sheila E.
New Riders Purple Sage
Psychedelic Furs (2x)
Nick Lowe
Jefferson Starship
B.B. King
Spin Doctors
Man or Astroman
Prick
Nine Inch Nails (2x)
Ocean Color Scheme
Jesus Lizard
Fiona Apple
Amazing Crowns
Bandaleros
Bryan Adams
Paul Simon
Johnny Lang
Chris Isaak
Lynyrd Skynyrd
Pink
The Polyphonic Spree
PJ Harvey
Robert Plant
Tom Tom Club
Buddy Guy
Dandy Warhols
Macy Gray
Arcade Fire
Merle Haggard
Eagle Seagull
TIBET BENEFIT 2/01
Emmylou Harris
Dave Matthews
Moby
Natalie Merchant
Philip Glass
Patti Smith
David Bowie
Austin City Limits, '07
Lucinda Williams
My Morning Jacket
Arctic Monkeys
Wilco
Bob Dylan (2x)
Simple Minds
The Cars
Madonna
Neil Young
Duran Duran
C,S, N and Young
Santana
Phil Collins
Eric Clapton
Led Zeppelin
Hall and Oates
w. the Temptations
Mick Jagger
w. Tina Turner
Patti Labelle
Bob Dylan
w. Keith and Ronnie
LOCAL BOSTON
BANDS OF NOTE
Lou Miami and the
Kozmetix
Girl on Top
Human Sexual
Response
Native Tongue
'Til Tuesday
The Lyres
The Shades
The Dark
Someone & Somebodies
Dangerous Birds
Third Rail
Neighborhoods
Pastiche
The Fools
The Atlantics
Classic Ruins
Willie Alexander
November Group
Orchestra Luna
and more I'm sure that I can't remember!
1. David Bowie - Boston Garden, 3/76 6. Led Zeppelin - Madison Sq. Garden, 1975
and Radio City Music Hall, NY 10/97 7. Lou Miami & the Kozmetix - The Rat
2. The Rolling Stones - Anaheim, CA 2/99 and elsewhere, the 80's
and Hartford, CT 1981, Orpheum 10/02 8. The B-52's - Citi, 8/89, and The Beach, Vegas, 7/03
3. The Jacksons - Meadowlands, NJ 1984 9. Pink Floyd - Boston Garden, 78-ish
4. The Tubes - Orpheum, 76-ish 10.The Who - Madison Square Garden, NY
5. The Cramps - Citi, 2/92 Quadrophenia, 7/96
