Music has been a big part of my life since I can remember. In my mid-teens I started going to concerts, and I've never looked back. What follows is my concert-going history.
From now on, when I go to a concert I will add it to the list! Yes, I used to have detailed descriptions of all the shows, but I've decided to save my memories for a possible future book!
If you have been to any of these concerts (or if you are the person who went with me), please feel free to e-mail me at the address at the bottom of the page. I'd love to know what your memories include!
Here we go, hope you enjoy!...
*=incomplete date/price/lineup info.
1987
*WARREN ZEVON / X - Tuesday, October 6, 1987, Landmark Theater, Syracuse, NY, $16
1989
*BON JOVI / SKID ROW Friday, March 3, 1989 Carrier Dome, Syracuse, NY $Free For Me
1990
AEROSMITH / SKID ROW Onondaga County War Memorial, Syracuse, NY Wed. Jan.24, 1990 $20.50
KISS / SLAUGHTER / LITTLE CAESAR Fri. June 22, 1990, Broome County Arena, Binghamton, NY $18.50
BLACK CROWES / WARRANT / METALLICA / AEROSMITH Sat. June 30, 1990, Silver Stadium, Rochester, NY $22.50
1991
SLAUGHTER / POISON Wed. Feb. 20, 1991, War Memorial, Syracuse, NY $20.50
*JESUS JONES / SOHO SUNY Cortland, Sunday, April 28, 1991 $5
1993
VAN HALEN / VINCE NEIL BAND Orange County Fairgrounds, Middletown, NY, Tuesday, July 6, 1993, $29.00
UGLY KID JOE / DEF LEPPARD Orange County Fairgrounds, Middletown, NY, July 30, 1993, $22.00
1994
*SUICIDAL TENDENCIES/ DANZIG / METALLICA Orange County Fairgrounds, Middletown, NY, June 17, 1994
1995
AIR SUPPLY New York State Fair, Miller Court, August 25, 1995 $FREE SHOW at 4 P.M. (didn't stay for whole show)
1996
L.A. GUNS / CRADLE OF THORNS Chuck Clarks, Elmira, NY Thursday, May 16, 1996 $12
METALLICA / KORN San Jose Arena, San Jose, CA, New Years Eve 1996 $27.50
1997
*L.A. GUNS / STONE COLD 1997, Strike Zone, Binghamton, NY
See DOKKEN Lost Horizon, Syracuse, NY, Friday, June 20, 1997 FREE FOR US DOKKEN Tinks, Scranton, PA, Tuesday, June 24, 1997 FREE FOR US - You can see pictures from this show and after-party here
*DOKKEN Darien Lake, NY August 1997(*Alice Cooper/ Warrant / Slaughter Tour) 1998
AEROSMITH / KENNY WAYNE SHEPHERD War Memorial, Syracuse, NY, Wednesday, January 21, 1998 $37.75
PAT TRAVERS BAND - The Third Rail, Cortland, NY, Date? $?
MATCHBOX TWENTY Utica Memorial Auditorium, Tuesday May 26, 1998 $24.50
THE DICTATORS - The Bassment, Cortland, NY July 4, 1998 $?*
LIMP BIZKIT / INCUBUS / ? / ? Lost Horizon, Syracuse, NY, July 1998
*FIREHOUSE, SLAUGHTER, WARRANT, QUIET RIOT (Rock Never Stops Tour) Scriba Town Inn, Scriba, NY, Sat. Aug 8, 1998
CINDERELLA / HAIR OF THE DOG Lost Horizon, Syracuse, NY August 13, 1998 $17
MOTLEY CRUE / LAIDLAW / Libertine - Landmark Theater, Fri. Nov. 6, 1998 $30.50
KISS / ECONOLINE CRUSH Pepsi Arena, Albany, NY, November 15, 1998 $45
KISS / ECONOLINE CRUSH Marine Midland Arena, Buffalo, NY, Sun. Nov.29, 1998 $40
KISS / ECONOLINE CRUSH Palace of Auburn Hills, Detroit, MI,, New Years Eve 1998 $75
1999
ROB ZOMBIE / KORN Broome County Arena, Binghamton, NY, Thu. March 18, 1999 $30
L.A. GUNS / GREAT WHITE/ RATT / POISON Montage Mountain, Scranton, PA, Wed. July 14, 1999 $27.50
SALT N PEPA / NAUGHTY BY NATURE - SUNY Cortland, Sat. May 1, 1999 $3
THE DICTATORS / Muddy Dove - Raw Leakage Tour - The Third Rail, Cortland, NY Sat. June 12, 1999 $?*
*FIREHOUSE / VOODOO KITCHEN / STEEL The Chance, Poughkeepsie, NY, August 1999 $12 You can see pictures from this show here!
*FIREHOUSE / DOKKEN / ZEBRA Tinks, Scranton, PA, August 1999 $13 (FREE FOR ME)
ALICE COOPER / JESSE CAMP AND THE EIGHTH STREET KIDZ Landmark Theater, Syracuse, NY Wed. Oct. 6, 1999 $30.50 There is a review of this show here! 2000
POISON / CINDERELLA / DOKKEN / SLAUGHTER Fingerlakes Performing Arts Center, Rochester, NY June 2000*
KISS / TED NUGENT / SKID ROW Buffalo Auditorium, June 24 2000 $55
*DOKKEN / CINDERELLA / POISON /*SLAUGHTER - July 2000 Montage Mountain, Scranton, PA
ROB HALFORD / QUEENSRYCHE / IRON MAIDEN Montage Mountain, Scranton PA Sun. August 13, 2000 $40
FISHBONE / STONE TEMPLE PILOTS / RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS Darien Lake, NY August 15, 2000 $39
*TONIC Spiedie-Fest, Binghamton, NY, August, 2000 $8 (?)
*TONIC / GOO GOO DOLLS NY State Fair Grandstand, September 2, 2000
Loverboy NY State Fair Cole Muffler Court, September 3, 2000 FREE
KISS / TED NUGENT / SKID ROW Broome County Arena, Binghamton, NY, Sept. 15, 2000 $75.00
BON JOVI / LESS THAN JAKE First Union Arena, Wilkes-Barre, PA, November 14, 2000 $55.00 You can see a full review here! There are also pictures linked from that page.
2001
GODSMACK / STAIND / COLD / SYSTEMATIC - Blue Cross Arena, Rochester, NY, Sunday April 15, 2001 $32.50
PRINCE / FONKY BALD HEADS - First Union Arena, Wilkes-Barre, PA, Thursday April 19, 2001 $73.00
ECONOLINE CRUSH / SHADES APART / 3 DOORS DOWN - PER Ice Arena, SUNY Cortland, Cortland, NY, Saturday May 5, 2001 $15.00 -
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on the picture to see the Econoline Crush CD single I had autographed that
night.
SR-71 / BON JOVI - Pepsi Arena, Albany, NY, Sunday May 20, 2001 $61.00
'N SYNC / BB MAK / DREAM / TONYA MITCHELL - Ralph Wilson Stadium, Buffalo, NY, Sunday June 10, 2001 $36.50 - There is a full review of this day and concert HERE!.
JANET JACKSON / 112 - HSBC Arena, Buffalo, NY, Friday, August 10, 2001 $77.75
CHEAP TRICK / HARMONY RILEY - Majestic Theater, N. Tonawanda, NY, Saturday, August 11, 2001 $40.00 -
Read a KENNY ROGERS - Buffalo.com Grandstand - Erie County Fair, Buffalo, NY, Sunday, August 12, 2001 $22.00
BRAD PAISLEY - Cole Muffler Court, NYS Fairgrounds, Syracuse, NY, August 26, 2001 FREE - Ok, we were actually just visiting the fair this day preparing for the Journey concert that night and stumbled upon this show. No, I swear it!
NIGHT RANGER / JOURNEY - Grandstand, NYS Fairgrounds, Syracuse, NY, August 26, 2001 $32.00
SKID ROW, The Chance, Poughkeepsie, NY, Friday September 28, 2001 $15.75 - I have a review of this show here. ALICE COOPER, Turning Stone Casino, Verona, NY, Sunday October 28, 2001 $65.00 -
There's a review of this show here.
You can se RUN DMC / Biz Markie, Bailey Hall, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, Sunday December 2, 2001 $FREE 2002
NO DOUBT / The Faint, Barton Hall, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY Sunday April 14, 2002 $60
( ROB ZOMBIE / Sinnistar, Utica Memorial Auditorium, Utica, NY Friday April 19, 2002 $FREE
ANGEL / Pull, Third Rail, Cortland, NY Friday April 26, 2002 $5.60 -
There is a review of this show here.
You can check out TESLA / Vince Neil / Jackyl / Skid Row, Summer Stage at Tag's, Big Flats, NY Saturday June 15, 2002 $34.50
THE WHO / Robert Plant, Hershey Stadium, Hershey, PA Monday July 29, 2002 $89.75
VANILLA ICE, The Beach Club, Wildwood, NJ Tuesday July 30, 2002 $20.00
CHEAP TRICK, Cole Muffler Court, NYS Fair, Sunday August 25, 2002 $0 - Two shows AEROSMITH / Kid Rock / RunDMC, Montage Mountain, Scranton, PA, Wednesday September 10, 2002 $62.95
THE ROLLING STONES / The Pretenders, Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, NJ, Saturday September 28, 2002 $134.80 SKID ROW, Bridge Street Music Hall, Syracuse, NY, Thursday October 3, 2002
$ ALICE COOPER, Turning Stone Casino, Verona, NY, Sunday October 27, 2002 $65.00
2003
BON JOVI / The Goo Goo Dolls, Pepsi Arena, Albany, NY, Monday March 3, 2003 $83.80 - See photos and review of this show here!
HALL & OATES, The Palace Theater, Albany, NY, Tuesday March 4, 2003 $FREE FOR ME
CHEAP TRICK, Turning Stone Casino, Verona, NY, Saturday April 19, 2003 $50
FIREHOUSE, Watertown Fairgrounds Arena, Watertown, NY, Saturday June 21, 2003 $19 - See photos of this show here!Read my interview with Bill Leverty the month before here!
CHER - Living Proof-Farewell tour, First Union Arena, Wilkes-Barre, PA, Friday July 18, 2003 (postponed from Sat.5/31/03) $47.35
BON JOVI / Goo Goo Dolls - Bounce Tour, Saratoga Performing Arts Center, Saratoga, NY, Sunday August 3, 2003 $94.35 - read my review of this show here
IRON MAIDEN / Dio / Motorhead - Give Me Ed Tour, Blossom Music Center, Cleveland, OH, Tuesday August 5, 2003 $64.70
KISS / AEROSMITH / Saliva - Rocksimus Maximus Tour, Darien Lake Performing Arts Center, Darien Lake, NY, Saturday August 23, 2003 $128.50 - see my pictures and review of this show here
JIM BELUSHI & THE SACRED HEARTS - Cole Muffler Court, NYS Fair, Saturday, August 30, 2003 $FREE SHOW 4 P.M. (didn't stay for whole show)
BILLY IDOL - Turning Stone Casino, Verona, NY, Wednesday September 3, 2003 $FREE FOR ME
ALICE COOPER - Turning Stone Casino, Verona, NY, Sunday October 26, 2003 $75.00 - see my pictures (including after-show) from this show here
2004
BRIDES OF DESTRUCTION, Amen, The Erotics - Northern Lights, Clifton Park, NY, Friday, April 30, 2004 $19.75 - see my pictures and review of this show here
CHEAP TRICK - Turning Stone Casino, Verona, NY, Wednesday, June 23, 2004 $45.00 - see my pictures from this show here
FIREHOUSE, Lake Effect Mud, Revmatic - Club 342, Watertown, NY, Saturday, July 10, 2004 $FREE
KISS, Poison, Z02 - Ford Pavillion Montage Mountain, Scranton, PA, Friday, July 23, 2004 $FREE FOR ME
ALICE COOPER - Turning Stone Casino, Verona, NY, Tuesday, July 27, 2004 $FREE FOR ME- see my pictures from this show (including after-show) here
SEBASTIAN BACH - Northern Lights, Clifton Park, NY, Friday, July 30, 2004 $15.00
TWISTED SISTER / Blazed - Penns Peak, Jim Thorpe, PA Saturday, August 14, 2004 $FREE FOR ME - see my review and pictures from this show here.
RICK SPRINGFIELD (2 shows) - Chevrolet Court, NYS Fair, Syracuse, NY Saturday, August 28, 2004 $FREE - see my review and pictures from this show here.
CYNDI LAUPER (1 show) - Chevrolet Court, NYS Fair, Syracuse, NY Sunday, September 5, 2004 $FREE
2005
TESLA - Turning Stone Casino, Verona, NY Tuesday, February 22, 2005 $45.00 - See my pictures from this show here.
DURAN DURAN / Juliet - Turning Stone Casino Events Center, Verona, NY Wednesday, March 30, 2005 $Free For Me - See my pictures from this show here.
DURAN DURAN / Juliet - Wachovia Arena, Wilkes-Barre, PA Saturday, April 9, 2005 $57.50 - See my pictures from this show here.
RICK SPRINGFIELD - Turning Stone Casino, Verona, NY Saturday, April 16, 2005 $50.00
BO DIDDLEY - NY State Blues Festival - Clinton Square, Syracuse, NY Sunday, July 17, 2005 $FREE
WASP/L.A. GUNS/STEPHEN PEARCY/METAL CHURCH (American Metal Blast Tour) - Northern Lights, Clifton Park, NY Saturday July 23, 2005 $20
ROLLING STONES / Maroon 5 (On Stage Tour) - Rentschler Field, Hartford, CT Friday August 26, 2005 $162.00
ALICE COOPER / CHEAP TRICK - New York State Fair Grandstand, Syracuse, NY Tuesday August 30, 2005 $45.50
MOTLEY CRUE (Carnival Of Sins Tour)- New York State Fair Grandstand, Syracuse, NY Wednesday, August 31, 2005 $53.50
ROLLING STONES / Alanis Morisette (On Stage Tour)- Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, NJ Thursday, September 15, 2005 $265.70 (my ticket + 1/2 of my father's as a gift)
ROLLING STONES / Alanis Morisette (On Stage Tour) - Pepsi Arena, Albany, NY Saturday, September 17, 2005 $370.25
BON JOVI ("Have A Nice Tour" Tour) - Pepsi Arena, Albany, NY Monday, December 12, 2005 $209.50 (my ticket, half of another ticket and two fan club memberships)
2006
B.B. KING ("B.B. King's 80th B-Day Tour" Tour) - Stanley Theatre, Utica, NY Friday, January 27, 2006 $30.00
MADONNA ("Confessions" Tour) - Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, NJ Sunday, July 16, 2006 $166.75
BON JOVI ("Have A Nice Day" Tour) - Giants Stadium, East Rutherord, NJ Wednesday, July 19, 2006 $109.15
JOAN JETT & THE BLACKHEARTS - Chevrolet Court, NYS Fair, Syracuse, NY Wednesday, August 30, 2006 $FREE
RICK SPRINGFIELD - Turning Stone Casino Showroom, Verona, NY Friday, September 15, 2006 $45.00
ALICE COOPER - Turning Stone Casino Showroom, Verona, NY Tuesday, September 26, 2006 $65.00
RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS / THE MARS VOLTA - Pepsi Arena, Albany, NY Saturday, October 21, 2006 $52.50
PAUL STANLEY - Irving Plaza, New York City, NY Saturday October 28, 2006 $43.50
2007
B.B. KING - Landmark Theatre, Syracuse, NY Saturday, March 3, 2007 $67.35
"WEIRD" AL YANKOVIC - Turning Stone Casino, Verona, NY Thursday, May 3, 2007 $67.25
JERRY LEE LEWIS & THE KILLER BAND - Eastman Theatre (Rochester International Jazz Festival), Rochester, NY Saturday, June 9, 2007 $90.10
POISON / RATT / VAINS OF JENNA - Mohegan Sun Grandstand @ NYS Fair, Syracuse, NY Friday August 24, 2007 $53.00
VAN HALEN / Ky-Mani Marley - Izod Center (Continental Airlines Arena), E. Rutherford, NJ Saturday November 3, 2007 $164.45
2008
ACE FREHLEY - The Bear's Den at Seneca Niagara Casino, Niagara Falls, NY Friday February 29, 2008 $34.50
CHER - The Colosseum at Caesars Palace, Las Vegas, NV Tuesday May 20, 2008 $154.85
"WEIRD" AL YANKOVIC - Turning Stone Casino, Verona, NY Monday July 14, 2008 $67.50
JOURNEY / HEART / CHEAP TRICK - New York State Fair Grandstand, Syracuse, NY Saturday August 23, 2008 $64.00
EXTREME - New York State Fair Chevy Court, Syracuse, NY Saturday August 30, 2008 $FREE
THE DRIFTERS (Bill Pinkney's Original) / BILL HALEY'S COMETS - Turning Stone Casino Showroom, Verona, NY Saturday September 20, 2008 $36.00
JIMMY FALLON / MATT KIRSHEN - Gordon Field House at RIT, Rochester, NY Saturday October 11, 2008 $45.00
ALICE COOPER - Turning Stone Casino Showroom, Verona, NY Tuesday October 28, 2008 $72.50
2009
NEW KIDS ON THE BLOCK - The War Memorial At Oncenter, Syracuse, NY Thursday March 26, 2009 $66.10
RICK SPRINGFIELD - Turning Stone Casino Showroom, Verona, NY Friday March 27, 2009 $67.75
BB KING - Auditorium Theatre, Rochester, NY Saturday March 28, 2009 $78.15
TESLA / The Leo Project / Damage - Turning Stone Casino Showroom, Verona, NY Thursday April 30, 2009 $47.25
GHOSTHUNT featuring CHIP COFFEY - Landmark Theatre, Syracuse, NY Friday May 1, 2009 $33.00
BILL COSBY - Turning Stone Casino Showroom, Verona, NY Friday May 15, 2009 $89.40
LITTLE RICHARD - BB King's Blues Club, New York City, NY Sunday June 7, 2009 $73.75
NO DOUBT / Paramore / Janelle Monae - Darien Lake, Darien Center, NY Friday June 19, 2009 $94.50
BOB DYLAN / John Cougar Mellancamp / Willie Nelson - Alliance Bank Stadium, Syracuse, NY Sunday July 19, 2009 $67.50
WARRANT / LA Guns (Phil's) - Inner Harbor, Syracuse, NY Wednesday July 22, 2009 $FREE
BUDDY GUY - Turning Stone Casino Showroom, Verona, NY Friday July 24, 2009 $55.00
LA GUNS (Phil's) - Temple, Canandaigua, NY Friday July 24, 2009 $FREE (ON GUEST LIST)
SKID ROW - Inner Harbor, Syracuse, NY Wednesday August 5, 2009 $Free
PRETTY BOY FLOYD - Temple, Canandaigua, NY Saturday August 22, 2009 $10.00
KELLY CLARKSON / Gavin DeGraw - Mohegan Sun Grandstand (NYS Fair), Syracuse, NY Thursday August 27, 2009 $47.75
CHUCK BERRY / Imelda Mae - BB King's Blues Club, New York City, NY Saturday September 12, 2009 $106.75
ALICE COOPER - Turning Stone Casino Showroom, Verona, NY Monday September 21, 2009 $65.00
STEVIE WONDER - Turning Stone Casino Event Center, Verona, NY Friday October 23, 2009 $85.00
2010
DAVID CASSIDY - Turning Stone Casino Showroom, Verona, NY, February 11, 2010 $55.00
CINDERELLA - Turning Stone Casino Showroom, Verona, NY, April 8, 2010 $55.00
BON JOVI - New Meadowlands Stadium, East Rutherford, NJ, May 27, 2010 $370 (paid for 2 tickets +$30)
ADAM LAMBERT/Orianthi/Allyson Iraheta - F.M. Kirby Center, Wilkes-Barre, PA, June 4, 2010 $42.50
BON JOVI - Saratoga Performing Arts Center, Saratoga Springs, NY, July 11, 2010 $350.00 (paid for 2 fan club tix)
ADLER'S APPETITE - Market Block Party, Syracuse, NY, July 22, 2010 $10
KISS / The Academy Is / The Envy - Darien Lake, Darien Center, NY, August 13, 2010 $125
KISS / The Academy Is / The Envy - Montage Mountain, Scranton, PA, August 15, 2010 $FREE FOR US
AEROSMITH - NYS Fair Grandstand, Syracuse, NY, Thursday, August 26, 2010 $103.40
30 SECONDS TO MARS - NYS Fair Chevy Court, Syracuse, NY, Monday, August 30, 2010 $FRE
DANE COOK / Jay Chris Newburgh / Ben Green / Al Delbene - The Oncenter Arena, Syracuse, NY, October 26, 2010 $47.00
2011
LADY GAGA / Scissor Sisters - HSBC Arena, Buffalo, NY, Friday, March 4, 2011 $177.50
SEXY LIBERALS COMEDY TOUR: Stephanie Miller / Hal Sparks / John Fugelsang, Crouse-Hinds Theater Syracuse, NY, Saturday, May 14, 2011 $86.40
SKID ROW - Hanna Park - Taste Of Utica, utica, NY, Saturday, June 18, 2011 $FREE
RICK SPRINGFIELD - Turning Stone Casino Showroom, Verona, NY, Friday, July 8, 2011 $63.25
PAUL MCCARTNEY - Yankee Stadium, Bronx, NY, Saturday, July 16, 2011 $129.50
KISS - Turning Stone Casino Event Center, Verona, NY, Thursday, July 28, 2011 $158.25
ACE FREHLEY - Erie County Fair, Buffalo, NY, Wednesday, August 17, 2011 $FREE
JOURNEY / Foreigner / Night Ranger - NYS Fair Grandstand, Syracuse, NY, Tuesday, August 30, 2011 $
2012
VAN HALEN / Kool & The Gang - First Niagara Center, Buffalo, NY, Friday, March 9, 2012 $49.50
BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN & THE E STREET BAND - First Niagara Center, Buffalo, NY, Friday, April 13, 2012 $70.50
RICK SPRINGFIELD - Turning Stone Casino Showroom, Verona, NY, Friday, May 4, 2012 $45.00
MICKEY DOLENZ - Epcot Center, Walt Disney World, FL, May 20, 2012 $FREE
LA GUNS (Phil's) - Suzy's Tavern, Auburn, NY, June 15, 2012 $15.00
IRON MAIDEN/ Alice Cooper - Darien Lake, Darien Center, NY, Monday, July 16, 2012 $79.50
ROXETTE - Beacon Theatre, New York City, NY, Sunday, September 2, 2012 $148.05
DALAI LAMA ONE WORLD CONCERT (Cyndi Lauper; Natasha Bedingfield; Nellie Furtado, Dave Matthews, etc.)- Carrier Dome, Syracuse, NY, Tuesday, October 9, 2012 $62.65
BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN & THE E STREET BAND - First Niagara Center, Buffalo, NY, Friday, April 13, 2012 $70.50
PAUL REVERE & THE RAIDERS - Turning Stone Casino Showroom, Verona, NY, Thursday, October 11, 2012 $31.00
THE ROLLING STONES - Barclays Center, Brooklyn, NY, Saturday, December 8, 2012 $282.75
THE MONKEES - University at Buffalo - Center For The Arts, Buffalo, NY, Sunday, November 18, 2012 $92.00