concerts i've been to

Seeing your favorite bands play live is an awesome experience. I am blessed to have been able to see so many talented musicians perform live. Rock on...

Artist

Venue

Date

Sharon, Lois, & Bram

Rebecca Cohn Auditorium

1987 or so

Backstreet Boys
      (with Aaron Carter)

Garrison Grounds, Citadel Hill

August 25, 1998
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O-Town
      (with Wave)

Halifax Metro Centre

July 22, 2001

Backstreet Boys
      (with Krystal and Sisqo)

Air Canada Centre, Toronto

September 13, 2001
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Wave

Rebecca Cohn Auditorium

November 12, 2001

Nelly Furtado
      (with Swollen Members)

Halifax Metro Centre

April 12, 2002

Sum 41

Halifax Forum

April 15, 2002

Holly McNarland
      (with Emm Gryner)

Marquee Club

March 21, 2003

Canada Day Concert
on the Hill 2003 - Nickelback,
Default, Finger Eleven,
Crush, Three Days Grace,
The Trews

Garrison Grounds, Citadel Hill

June 28, 2003

Rebeka Reed

Queen's Landing, Halifax Waterfront

August 4, 2003

David Usher

Marquee Club

September 27, 2003

Matchbox Twenty
      (with the Push Stars)

Halifax Metro Centre

October 3, 2003

Crush
      (with Brothers In Stereo)

Palace

October 18, 2003

Nickelback
      (with Three Days Grace and The Trews)

Halifax Metro Centre

February 28, 2004

Crush
      (with Gordie Sampson)

Rebecca Cohn Auditorium

April 17, 2004

The Trews
      (with Servo)

Marquee Club

April 23, 2004

Diana Krall

Halifax Metro Centre

May 22, 2004

The Trews
      (with In-Flight Safety)

Queen's Landing (Keith's Summerfest)

July 1, 2004

Joel Plaskett Emergency
      (with Two Hours Traffic)

Queens Landing (Keith's Summerfest)

July 2, 2004

Crush
      (with Rudy)

Queen's Landing (Keith's Summerfest)

July 3, 2004

Bryan Adams
      (with Colin James)

Halifax Metro Centre

July 19, 2004

Gordie Sampson
      (with special guest Jimmy Rankin)

Marquee Club

July 21, 2004

Pilate

Marquee Club

August 19, 2004

Matt Mays & El Torpedo

Garrison Grounds, Citadel Hill

August 22, 2004

Joel Plaskett Emergency

Marquee Club

September 17, 2004

Matt Mays & El Torpedo

Stage Nine

November 26, 2004

Great Big Sea
      (with Jimmy Rankin and Liam Titcomb)

Halifax Metro Centre

November 27, 2004

The Tragically Hip
      (with Joel Plaskett Emergency)

Halifax Metro Centre

December 5, 2004

The Trews

Marquee Club

December 23, 2004

Joel Plaskett Emergency

Marquee Club

December 31, 2004

Matt Mays & El Torpedo
      (with Nathan Wiley)

Grawood Lounge

January 19, 2005

Matt Mays & El Torpedo
      (with Nathan Wiley)

Marquee Club

February 12, 2005

Wintersleep
      (with The Cape May)

Stage Nine

April 9, 2005

The Flying Butresses

Ginger's Tavern

April 21, 2005

Blue Rodeo
      (with Matt Mays & El Torpedo)

Halifax Metro Centre

May 8, 2005

Joel Plaskett with Family & Friends

Rebecca Cohn Auditorium

May 28, 2005

April Wine
      (with Snakeeye and Never)

Alderney Landing

June 30, 2005

Joel Plaskett Emergency
and Gordie Sampson

Alderney Landing

July 2, 2005

Matt Mays & El Torpedo
      (with The Persuaders)

The Shore Club

July 31, 2005

Backstreet Boys
      (with The Click Five and Kaci Brown)

Molson Ampitheatre, Toronto

August 2, 2005

Alexander Keith's Birthday Bash -
Joel Plaskett Emergency
and The Trews

Halifax Waterfront

October 5, 2005

Matt Mays & El Torpedo
      (with The Novaks)

Marquee Club

August 2, 2005

Joel Plaskett Emergency
      (with Unemployable Welsh Scum)

Marquee Club

December 31, 2005

The Trews
      (with Will Hoge)

Marquee Club

January 27, 2006

The Trews
      (with Will Hoge)

Marquee Club

January 28, 2006

Sam Roberts
      (with The Novaks)

Marquee Club

March 18, 2006

Rob Thomas
      (with Anna Nalick)

Halifax Metro Centre

March 19, 2006

Halifax On Parade - Juno Kick-off Concert -
The Trews, Matt Mays & El Torpedo, Joel Plaskeet Emergency, Jimmy Rankin

Grand Parade

March 30, 2006

Juno Fest - Sloan, Slowcoaster, Andrew LeDrew

Reflections

April 1, 2006

Bryan Adams
      (with Kathleen Edwards)

Halifax Metro Centre

April 6, 2006

Alice Cooper
      (with Heliix)

Halifax Metro Centre

May 6, 2006

INXS
      (with Stabilo and Dave Gunning)

Halifax Metro Centre

May 9, 2006

The Novaks

Stage Nine

May 21, 2006

David Myles
      (with Old Man Luedecke)

Ginger's Tavern

May 25, 2006

Mobile
      (with Stabilo)

The Marquee Club

June 3, 2006

Joel Plaskett Emergency, In-Flight Safety

Alderney Landing

July 2, 2006

Matt Mays & El Torpedo
      (with Rock Ranger)

The Shore Club

September 3, 2006

Corb Lund
      (with Matt Andersen)

The Marquee Club

September 7, 2006

The Rolling Stones, Kanye West, Alice Cooper, Sloan

Halifax Commons

September 22, 2006

Alexander Keith's Birthday -
Joel Plaskett Emergency, Matt Mays & El Torpedo, In-Flight Safety

Alderney Landing

October 5, 2006