| Band/Musician Number of shows Notes Buffalo Tom 13 Someone once called them "regular guy rock." It fits. U2 9 First saw U2 at the Orpheum in 1983. I held Bono as he climbed on a seat.. Ani DiFranco 8 The most intelligent and most courageous singer/songwriter out there. Mission of Burma 7 Including two reunion shows this year, at Avalon and the practice gig at Lili's. Medea Connection 6 Props to my homies, Dan and Tanya. The Cavedogs 5 The Cavedogs departed way too soon. They were incredible live. Bim Skala Bim 5 Happy music. The Pixies 3 Early Pixies was some of the coolest rock ever. Robyn Hitchcock 2 Once at Nightstage; once at Great Woods. John Wesley Harding 2 Including a gig at the Galleria Mall in Cambridge. Weezer 2 These guys are a powerhouse live. Mighty Mighty Bosstones 2 The Bosstones are a lot of fun live. The Stompers 2 Can you believe they are still around? The Who 1 The Boston Garden in 1979. The only downside was no Keith Moon. Bruce Springsteen 1 At the Garden without the E Street Band. Not the Bruce of 10 years earlier. Belly 1 Avalon, I believe. Tanya Donelly, will you marry me? REM 1 At the Wang Center in the mid-80s. The Clash 1 The Combat Rock tour in 1983 at the Orpheum. The Neighborhoods 1 Ah, Sunday afternoons at the Channel. Oasis 1 The show was at Avalon. Minimal attitude from the brothers. The Stone Roses 1 We waited for years, finally saw them, and then they broke up. Everclear 1 Saw them in Providence the night after the Bledsoe affair. Matthew Sweet 1 A good show at Avalon. Stiff Little Fingers 1 They were at the Channel and they rocked. The Police 1 Saw them at the old Boston Garden while I was in high school. Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers 1 Another band I saw at the Garden in high school. |
| Some of the Bands and Musicians that Jim has seen live |