måndag 26 Feb 2007, 11:29
I went to a lot of concerts in my early 20s. I'm going to try to recall most of them here, as well as every other one I can think of. I already documented who I saw at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Concert, so this will be everyone else I can recall. Some opening acts will be listed, some not - it depends on 1) if I remember who the opener was, and 2) whether I cared.
I went to two Endfests in the 90's. They were alternative music festivals hosted by a local radio station (WENZ) in Cleveland. One was at the Geauga County Fairgrounds in 1994, and one at Blossom Music Center in 1993. I wish I could recall all of the bands at each…but here's what I recall from those:
The Jayhawks, Violent Femmes, L7, Gigolo Aunts, Candlebox, The Clarks, The Odds, Tears For Fears, Jellyfish.
Both concerts were about 8 hours long, so I'm sure I'm missing some bands that I've later heard of….I think Sarah McLachlan may have been at the 1993 concert.
One thing about this list is, it shows more the musical taste of my friends than me. I usually went along to concerts, but rarely initiated going to one.
I'm gonna try to remember these by venue:
RICHFIELD COLISEUM (Richfield, Ohio)
Roger Daltry (with John Entwistle and the Cleveland Orchestra) - the last concert ever held at Richfield.
Pink Floyd
Peter Gabriel (2ce. So & Us tours)
Kiss (2ce. Dynasty & Lick It Up tours)
Triumph
Rush (3 times, Power Windows, Hold Your Fire, and Presto tours)
Billy Joel
Molly Hatchett
Tommy Shaw
Bee Gees
Kenny Rogers
Yes
Simple Minds
David Bowie
Cheap Trick
BLOSSOM MUSIC CENTER (Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio)
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
Paul Carrack
Erasure
Duran Duran
Belinda Carlisle
Crash Test Dummies
Crosby, Stills & Nash
Cab Calloway
Kenny Loggins
Stevie Nicks
Peter Gabriel (So tour, 2nd leg)
IN & AROUND BOSTON
The Who
Joe Jackson
Anderson, Wakeman, Bruford & Howe
FRONT ROW THEATER (Cleveland)
Larry Carlton
Stanley Jordan
Michael Stanley Band
PLAYHOUSE SQUARE (Cleveland)
Joe Jackson
The Escape Club
Todd Rundgren (x2)
Laurie Anderson (x2)
Lyle Lovett
Mike + the Mechanics
CLEVELAND MUSIC HALL
Sting
Concrete Blonde
Todd Rundgren
Billy Idol (x2)
Paul Young
Howard Jones
The Cult
Nik Kershaw
PHANTASY THEATRE (Lakewood, Oh)
Billy Bragg
Disposable Heroes of Hiphopracy
THE ODEON (Cleveland)
Marillion
PEABODY'S DOWN UNDER (Cleveland)
The Grays
Bill Bruford's Earthworks
Mark Isham
The Bears
The Godz
Toto
LITTLE BROTHER'S (Columbus)
The Twistoffs
NAUTICA STAGE (Cleveland)
Elvis Costello
Todd Rundgren
Suzanne Vega
Ronnie Spector
The Clarks
The Replacements
The Lemonheads
Barenaked Ladies
King Crimson
BEACHLAND BALLROOM (Cleveland)
Neil Innis
The Bears
THE EMPIRE (Cleveland)
Joe Jackson
UNITED CENTER (Chicago)
Phish
CLEVELAND HOUSE OF BLUES
Thomas Dolby
GUND/QUICKEN LOANS ARENA (Cleveland)
Paul McCartney
Peter Gabriel (Up tour, 1st leg)
The Blind Boys Of Alabama
THE AGORA (Cleveland)
Dink
Suzanne Vega
Crowded House
Cocteau Twins
Sheryl Crow
GWAR
Steve Hackett
CAIN PARK (Cleveland)
The Chieftains
Ashley MacIsaac
POLARIS AMPHITHEATER (Columbus)
Peter Gabriel (Up tour, 2nd leg)
NEWPORT MUSIC HALL (Columbus)
"Weird Al" Yankovic
BICENTENNIAL PARK (Columbus)
Dirty Dozen Brass Band
Squirrel Nut Zippers
Spyro Gyra
WILBERT'S (Cleveland)
Adrian Belew
Psychodots
KENT STATE UNIVERSITY (Kent, Ohio)
The Smithereens
Ladysmith Black Mambazo
LUDLOW's (Columbus)
Moxy Früvous
The Twistoffs
Eddie From Ohio
VALUE CITY ARENA (Columbus)
Ray Charles
SHOOTER'S (Cleveland)
Love Spit Love
Difford & Tillbrook
PALACE THEATER (Columbus)
Tori Amos
DUBLIN IRISH FESTIVAL (Dublin, Oh)
Ashley MacIsaac
Black 47 (x2)
That's all I can think of right now. I'll probably have to bat clean-up with one more journal entry.
And if anyone can recall the lineup of those Endfests, I'd love to see it.