In case you couldn't tell, I like to go to concerts. Being the data geek that I am, I decided I wanted to write down all of the bands I have seen (at least the ones I can remember) and the number of times I have seen them. To complicate matters further, I thought it would be fun to categorized them by my desire to see them in concert again.
Bands I Have Seen in Concert
Would
I See Them Again?
Yes
A Silent Film*##
3
Barcelona*##**
5
Civil Twilight*##
3
Collective Soul######
6
Crash Kings*
1
Foo Fighters O
1
Foster the People#
1
Gold Fields*
1
Imagine Dragons#
1
Locksley*
1
Mae###
3
Mika#
1
Muse#
1
MuteMath#
1
Royal Teeth*
1
Snow Patrol#
1
The Black Keys#
1
U2##
2
Windsor Drive*#
2
Young the Giant#
1
If the Tickets Are Cheap
Andrew McMahon^
1
Barenaked Ladies O
1
Bon Jovi#
1
Dave Matthews Band#
1
Deas Vail*
1
Kings of Leon#
1
Lifehouse O
1
If the Tickets Are Free and I Don't Have Anything Else to Do
Anberlin^
1
Arctic Monkies*
1
Blue October^
1
Ed Sheernan*
1
Grouplove*
1
Lady Danville*
1
Modest Mouse#
1
Mumford and Sons#
1
No Doubt*
1
Relient K#
1
Ryan Shupe##
2
Silversun Pickups*
1
The Format#
1
The Fray#*
2
Train#
1
Nah
Bob Schneider#
1
Chain Gang of 1974*
1
Creed O
1
Fastball*
1
Low Millions*
1
Owl City*
1
Not Even If You Payed Me
He is We*
1
#Headliner
*Opener
^Headliner but I was there for the opener(s)
O 2002 Olympic Medal Plaza because I was a volunteer
Notes:
1. Openers are only included if they were memorable (good or bad) enough that I recall the name
2. There are probably some concerts I have attended that I can't remember
Sources: Effie's Brain, Facebook, iPhoto Library
The last category probably needs a short explanation. The band He is We opened for one of my favorites, Barcelona. Their first strike came when they took 45 mins to get set up, the second was their arrogant attitude, and the third was they were not nearly as talented as they imagined themselves to be.
According to my Instagram feed it seem like the only things I do are go to concerts and go skiing. While that's not all I do, these two activities are some of very favorite and are usually the most picture worthy. This ski season has given me some of my favorite ski days. I got a new pair of skis for Christmas and I have absolutely loved them. With my old pair of skis I had a difficult time skiing in powder, but now I crave floating through the pristine snow. I love looking down a run and see a field of white ready for me to make tracks. It was days like that that made it worth getting up at 7:00 am on a Saturday. The ski season is pretty much over (praying for one more powder day), but I had some amazing days and no regrets.
Bluebird day at Brighton
View into Park City from Brighton
Blue skies at Alta
Freezing cold day at Snowbasin, but with 20" of new snow I didn't mind
Did you see the sky today? Talk about blue.
The Orange Bubble at the Canyons. Heated seats on a ski lift are nice.
Witty comments and flashes of brilliance are few are far between so I’m always proud of myself when they do occur, especially when it is in the moment and not an hour later.
