This is a list of music concerts I've atttended since c1964. Artists/bands marked with an asterisk were opening/warm-up acts. Commander Cody and his Lost Planet Airman cancelled on me in Germany. Deep Purple cancelled on me twice, once in Denver, Colorado and once in Columbia, South Carolina before I finally saw them in Sacramento. It's hard to say what my favorite concert is but the first Who concert and Jethro Tull are two that are high on the list. I've seen concerts in every type of venue including large outdoor stadiums, cruise ships, casinos, parks, an auto mall and a small bar near my house (Cheap Trick). Somehow, I don't have a major hearing loss although I do have tinnitus in one ear.
Artist/Band Location/Venue Date
Aerosmith Sacramento, CA (ARCO Arena) 5/13/99
Aerosmith Wheatland, CA (Autowest Amphitheatre) 1/15/02
Afghan Wings* Sacramento, CA (ARCO Arena) 5/13/99
Alice Cooper Lincoln, CA (Thundervalley Amphitheatre) 6/16/17
Allman Brothers Band Sacramento, CA (Cal Expo Amphitheatre) 8/5/91
America Columbia, SC (Carolina Coliseum) c1975
America South Lake Tahoe, NV (Harrah’s Hotel) c1978
America Rancho Cordova, CA (Hagan Park) 7/4/07
Astronauts, The* Sacramento, CA (Memorial Auditorium) c1964
Badlees, The* Sacramento, CA (ARCO Arena) 4/16/96
Bangles, The Sacramento, CA (Cal Expo Main Stage) 8/16/02
Beach Boys, The Sacramento, CA (Memorial Auditorium) c1964
Beach Boys, The Oakland, CA (Oakland Coliseum – DOTG1) 5/28/78
Beach Boys, The Sacramento, CA (Cal Expo Amphitheatre) 10/2/83
Beach Boys, The Sacramento, CA (Cal Expo Amphitheatre) 7/18/86
Beach Boys, The Raleigh, NC (Raleigh Amphitheatre) 4/29/12
Buckberry* Sacramento, CA (ARCO Arena) 11/19/09
Bishop, Elvin (with Mickey Thomas) Sacramento, CA (Oasis Ballroom) c1978
Bishop, Elvin (with Mickey Thomas) Oakland, CA (Oakland Coliseum) 5/28/78
Bad Company (with Paul Rogers) Lincoln, CA (Thundervalley Amphitheatre) 10/1/10
Black Sabbath Ludwigshafen, Germany (Fr.-Ebert-Halle) 11/1/75
Blue Öyster Cult Columbia, SC (Carolina Coliseum) c1975
Blood, Sweat and Tears Stockton, CA (Asparagus Festival) 4/29/07
Bon Jovi Sacramento, CA (ARCO Arena) 4/17/03
Browne, Jackson* Wheatland, CA (Autowest Amphitheatre) 8/31/02
Bryski, Larisa* Lincoln, CA (Thundervalley Amphitheatre) 10/1/10
Norton Buffalo Oakland, CA (Oakland Coliseum – DOTG1) 5/28/78
Norton Buffalo Sacramento, CA (Memorial Auditorium*) 12/29/78
Buffet, Jimmy Columbia, SC (Carolina Coliseum) c1975
Burdon, Eric* Columbia, SC (Carolina Coliseum) c1975
Cheap Trick Roseville, CA (Big Shots Bar) 6/10/99
Cher Sacramento, CA (ARCO Arena) 1/14/05
Chicago Karlsrue, Germany (Wildparkstadion) 9/4/77
Clapton, Eric Sacramento, CA (ARCO Arena) 3/3/11
Climax Blues Band Kaiserslautern, Germany (Landwirtschaftshalle) 2/21/76
Clyne, Roger and the Pacemakers* Wheatland, CA (Sleep Train Amphitheatre) 8/16/03
Costello, Elvis* Wheatland, CA (Sleep Train Amphitheatre) 7/17/08
Cocker, Joe Sacramento, CA (Memorial Auditorium) 10/25/01
Counting Crows* Wheatland, CA (Autowest Amphitheatre) 7/4/02
Crosby, Stills and Nash Sacramento, CA (Cal Expo Amphitheatre) 8/3/87
Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young Sacramento, CA (ARCO Arena) 2/9/00
Crow, Sheryl* San Francisco, CA (Pacific Bell Park) 11/9/02
Dave Clark Five Sacramento, CA (Memorial Auditorium) c1964
Deep Purple Wheatland, CA (Sleep Train Amphitheatre) 9/6/04
Doobie Brothers Sacramento, CA (Memorial Auditorium) 12/29/78
Dylan, Bob Sacramento, CA (Cal Expo Amphitheatre) 10/8/93
Eagles, The Columbia, SC (Carolina Coliseum) c1975
Eagles, The Sacramento, CA (ARCO Arena) 11/19/05
Edge, The* Sacramento, CA (Cal Expo Amphitheatre) 10/2/83
Estefan, Gloria/Miami Sound Machine Sacramento, CA (Cal Expo Amphitheatre) 8/19/88
Ferguson, Jay* Sacramento, CA (Memorial Auditorium) c1978
Fleetwood Mac Sacramento, CA (Cal Expo Amphitheatre) 6/1/90
Fleetwood Mac Sacramento, CA (Sleep Train Arena) 7/6/13
Fleming, Renée (National Anthem) East Rutherford, NJ (MetLife Stadium, Super Bowl XLVIII) 2/2/14
Fogerty, John (with John Fogerty's sons) Lincoln, CA (The Venue at Thunder Valley) 5/13/23
Foghat Sacramento, CA (Cal Expo Main Stage) 7/30/10
Foreigner Sacramento, CA (Hornet Field) 8/15/99
Foreigner Sacramento, CA (Cal Expo Main Stage) 8/19/02
Gatlin Brothers Band South Lake Tahoe, NV (Harrah’s Hotel) c1979
Gayle, Chrystal Sacramento, CA (Cal Expo Quad Stage) c1978
Gayle, Chrystal (with sister Peggy Sue)* Lincoln, CA (Thundervalley Amphitheatre) 6/24/16
Golden Earring Columbia, SC (Columbia Coliseum) c1975
Go-Go’s, The Sacramento, CA (Cal Expo Main Stage) 8/15/03
Goo Goo Dolls, The* Sacramento, CA (ARCO Arena) 4/17/03
Grand Ole Opry (Porter Wagner & 7 others) Memphis, TN (Grand Ole Opry House) 6/17/03
Grateful Dead, The Sacramento, CA (Cal Expo Amphitheatre) 8/4/89
Grateful Dead, The Sacramento, CA (Cal Expo Amphitheatre) 6/9/90
Guess Who (without Burton Cummings) Sacramento, CA (Memorial Auditorium) 1/21/86
Guess Who (with original members) Sacramento, CA (ARCO Arena) 10/25/01
Goldsboro, Bobby Atlanta, GA (Six Flags Over Georgia) c1974
Grand Funk Columbia, SC (Columbia Coliseum) c1975
Guthrie, Arlo (with Sarah Lee Guthrie) Folsom, CA (Harris Center for the Arts) 3/29/19
Hagar, Sammy (with Ronnie Montrose) Wheatland, CA (Sleep Train Amphitheatre) 8/16/03
Heart Sacramento, CA (Community Center) 3/12/78
Heart Dixon, CA (Dixon Fairgrounds – May Fair) 5/11/06
Hearty Har* (with John Fogerty’s sons) Lincoln, CA (The Venue at Thunder Valley) 5/13/23
Jethro Tull Columbia, SC (Columbia Coliseum) c1975
Jett, Joan and the Blackhearts Sacramento, CA (Cal Expo Main Stage) 7/27/12
John, Elton (with Johnstone & Olsson) Sacramento, CA (Golden 1 Center) 1/16/19
Journey (with lead singer Steve Augeri) Sacramento, CA (Hornet Field) 8/15/99
Kansas Rancho Cordova (Hagan Park) 7/3/06
Kid Rock* Wheatland, CA (Autowest Amphitheatre) 11/15/02
KISS Sacramento, CA (ARCO Arena) 11/19/09
Knight, Gladys (one song for Bette Midler) Las Vegas, NV (Caesar’s Palace) 1/31/10
Little Feat* Stuttgart, Germany (Nekarstadion) 6/19/76
Little Feat* Sacramento, CA (Cal Expo Amphitheatre) 10/5/91
Latifah, Queen (America the Beautiful) East Rutherford, NJ (MetLife Stadium) 2/2/14
Lewis, Huey and the News Sacramento, CA (Cal Expo Main Stage) 9/3/05
Lewis, Gary and the Playboys Tachikawa, Japan (Base Hangar) c1970
Lindenberg, Udo Karlsruhe, Germany (Wildparkstadion) 9/4/77
Los Lobos Sacramento, CA (ARCO Arena) 9/12/97
Los Lobos Sacramento, CA (ARCO Arena) 3/3/11
Lynyrd Skynyrd Columbia, SC (Columbia Coliseum) c1974
Lynyrd Skynyrd Columbia, SC (Columbia Coliseum) c1975
Manfred Mann Earth Band* Denver, CO (Denver Coliseum) 1/29/74
Marshall Tucker Band Columbia, SC (Columbia Coliseum) c1975
MacMaster, Natalie Davis, CA (Mondavi Center) 5/5/06
Marley, Ky-Mani (Bob Marley’s son)* Sacramento, CA (ARCO Arena) 11/27/07
Mars, Bruno and the Hooligans East Rutherford, NJ (MetLife Stadium, Super Bowl XLVIII Half Time Show) 2/2/14
McCartney, Paul Sacramento, CA (ARCO Arena) 11/16/05
McLaughlin, John Saarbrücken, Germany (Kongresshalle) 9/27/76
Mellencamp, John Wheatland, CA (Sac. Valley Amphitheatre) 8/3/01
Michaels, Bret Sacramento, CA (Cal Expo Main Stage) 7/21/14
Midler, Bette (Marie Osmond talked) Las Vegas, NV (Caesar’s Palace) 1/31/10
Money, Eddie Kelseyville, CA (Konocti Harbor Resort) 11/1/97
Money, Eddie (w/Desmond & Jessica) Sacramento, CA (Cal Expo Main Stage) 7/23/17
Money, Dez and the Faze* Sacramento, CA (Cal Expo Main Stage) 7/23/17
Montoya, Carlos Atlanta, CA (Theatre) c1975
Moore, Ian Band* Sacramento, CA (ARCO Arena) 8/28/94
Negron, Chuck (formally of Three Dog Night) Stockton, CA (Asparagus Festival) 4/29/07
Nelson, Matthew and Gunnar Royal Caribbean’s Vision of the Seas 12/12/12
Nelson, Willie Sacramento, CA (Cal Expo Amphitheatre) c1995
Newton, Wayne Las Vegas, NV (Stardust Hotel) 7/2/01
Nickel Slots* Sacramento, CA (Sleep Train Arena) 3/3/15
Orlando, Tony Las Vegas, NV (Hilton Hotel) c7/81
Pablo Cruise Sacramento, CA (Memorial Auditorium*) c1978
Pablo Cruise Sacramento, CA (Cal Expo Amphitheatre*) 10/2/83
Pablo Cruise Roseville, CA (Placer County Fairgrounds) 7/1/99
Papa Doo Run Run Sacramento, CA (Cal Expo Autorama) c1978
Parton, Dolly Oakland, CA (Oakland Coliseum – DOTG1) 5/28/78
Peters, Bernadette South Lake Tahoe, NV (Harrah’s Hotel) c1979
Petty, Tom and the Heartbreakers Sacramento, CA (Cal Expo Amphitheatre) 7/23/89
Petty, Tom and the Heartbreakers Wheatland, CA (Autowest Amphitheatre) 8/31/02
Police, The Wheatland, CA (Sleep Train Amphitheatre) 7/17/08
Quotro, Suzi* Columbia, SC (Columbia coliseum) 9/11/74
Red Hot Chili Peppers, The East Rutherford, NJ (MetLife Stadium, Super Bowl XLVIII Half Time Show) 2/2/14
Replacements, The* Sacramento, CA (Cal Expo Amphitheatre) 7/23/89
Revere, Paul and the Raiders Sacramento, CA (Memorial Auditorium) c1965
Righteous Brothers, The Las Vegas, NV (MGM Grand Hotel) 10/29/94
Rogers, Kenny with Linda Davis Lincoln, CA (Thundervalley Amphitheatre) 6/24/16
Rolling Stones, The (with Billy Preston) Stuttgart, Germany (Nekarstadion) 6/19/76
Rolling Stones, The San Francisco, CA (Pacific Bell Park) 11/9/02
Ronstadt, Linda Oakland, CA (Oakland Coliseum DOTG1) 5/28/78
Sacramento Symphony (Star Wars) Sacramento, CA (Cal Expo Grandstand) 4/4/78
Santana Karlsrue, Germany (Wildparkstadion) 9/4/77
Santana Sacramento, CA (Cal Expo Amphitheatre) 10/8/93
Satriani, Joe* Wheatland, CA (Sleep Train Amphitheatre) 9/6/04
Seger, Bob and the Silver Bullet Band Sacramento, CA (ARCO Arena) 4/16/96
Seger, Bob and the SBB (with Don Brewer) Sacramento, CA (Sleep Train Arena) 3/3/15
Sensational Alex Harvey Band* Columbia, SC (Columbia Coliseum) c1975
Shimabukuro, Jake (2 songs for Bette Midler) Las Vegas, NV (Caesar’s Palace) 1/31/10
Skid Row* Lincoln, CA (Thundervalley Amphitheatre) 6/16/17
Smothers Brothers, The South Lake Tahoe (Harrah’s Hotel) 6/20/09
Spinners, The Sacramento, CA (Cal Expo Stage) c1980
Squeeze* Sacramento, CA (Cal Expo Amphitheatre) 6/1/90
Starr, Ringo & His All Starr Band (Toto's Steve Lukather, Santana's Gregg Rolie, Men at Work's Colin Hay, multi-iinstrumentalist Warren Ham, drummer Gregg Bissonette and Hamish Stuart) Sacramento, CA (Thundervalley Amphitheatre) 8/30/19
Starship (with Mickey Thomas) Sacramento, CA (Cesar Chavez Plaza) c1994S
Steppenwolf (with John Kay) Sacramento, CA (Memorial Auditorium) 1/21/86
Styx Sacramento, CA (Cal Expo Amphitheatre) 9/6/99
Tesla (played 2 songs at Kings Rally) Sacramento, CA (Cesar Chavez Plaza) 5/10/11
Thin Lizzy Karlsruhe, Germany (Wildparkstadion) 9/4/77
Thin Lizzy Wheatland, CA (Sleep Train Amphitheatre) 9/6/04
38 Special (without Donnie Van Zant) Sparks, NV (Nugget Rib Cook-Off) 9/4/05
Thorogood, George and the Destroyers Sacramento, CA (Cal Expo Amphitheatre) 8/29/00
Thorogood, George and the Destroyers Sacramento, CA (Cal Expo Main Stage) 7/27/23
Three Dog Night Columbia, SC (Columbia Coliseum) c1975
Three Dog Night Elk Grove, CA (Elk Grove Auto Mall) 4/1/00
Turner, Tina Sacramento, CA (ARCO Arena) 10/22/08
Tower of Power San Francisco, CA (Fillmore Auditorium) 1/21/07
Turtles, The (Flo and Eddie) South Lake Tahoe, NV (Harrah’s Hotel) c1990
Uriah Heep Denver, CO (Denver Coliseum) 1/29/74
Uriah Heep Columbia, SC (Columbia Coliseum) 9/11/74
Van Helen (with David Lee Roth) Sacramento, CA (ARCO Arena) 11/27/07
Winter, Edgar (with Rick Derringer) Columbia, SC (Columbia Coliseum) c1975
Wet Willie* Columbia, SC (Columbia Coliseum) 9/11/74
Who, The (with Keith Moon) Ludwigshafen, Germany (Eberthalle) 11/7/75
Who, The (with John Entwistle) Wheatland, CA (Sacramento Valley Amphitheatre) 8/22/00
Who, The (with Zach Starr) Wheatland, CA (Autowest Amphitheatre) 7/4/02
Unamerican* Wheatland, CA (Sacramento Valley Amphitheatre) 8/22/00
Village People* Sacramento, CA (ARCO Arena) 1/14/05
Zee, Susan* Kelseyville, CA (Konocti Harbor Resort) 11/1/97
ZZ Top Sacramento, CA (ARCO Arena) 8/28/94
ZZ Top Sacramento, CA (ARCO Arena) 9/12/97