Retreading all those memories about Counterfeit Digits also sparked the many memories that I have about going and attending concerts during those years. For many of those concerts, I was joined by some great people and friends. Pretty much all of them chock full of wonderful moments inspired and accompanied by great music.
I’ve always enjoyed live concerts ever since I attended my
first one at the Twin Falls County Fair and Rodeo. My parents had tickets to
see Sawyer Brown that evening, and I remember sitting in the fairgrounds
waiting for the show to start with my mom and dad and aunt and uncle. It was a
cool evening and I couldn’t have been much older than 8, but I was full of
anticipation.
Since then I’ve been to a lot of shows. And yes, I am going
to list them all here not for bragging rights, but mostly for my own memory.
Sawyer Brown (Twin Falls County Fair)
Sawyer Brown, Ricochet (Saw these two in Kentucky at the FFA
National Convention!)
U2, No Doubt (First “Rock ‘n Roll” concert. One I’ll never
forget)
Brad Paisley x2, Rodney Atkins, Hunter Hayes, Scotty
McCreary, Kelly Pickler, The Band Perry, Darius Rucker
Rascal Flatts
The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square x2
Sissel
Muse x3
Cage The Elephant
The Killers x4
The Envy Corps, Louis XIV
Tegan and Sara
The All-American Rejects, The Academy Is
Weezer, Angels & Airwaves
Paramore, fun., Relient K
Shiny Toy Guns, Hellogoodbye
The Black Keys (at Madison Square Garden), The Arctic
Monkeys
Ben Folds and the Utah Symphony
Rooney (for only like, $10 or something crazy like that)
Death Cab for Cutie
The Fray, Jack’s Mannequin/Something Corporate, Mutemath
Guster x2 (once with the Colorado Symphony Orchestra)
The Shins, Blind Pilot, The Head & the Heart
Michael Bublé
The Postal Service, Ra Ra Riot
Garth Brooks, Trisha Yearwood
Matchbox Twenty, Goo Goo Dolls x2
The Pixies
Imagine Dragons (before they blew up)
Neon Trees (before they blew up as well)
Sigur Ros
The Brocks
Countless other lesser-known bands at various Utah venues.
Of course I also have to make a list of my dream concerts!
You know, the ones that I’d love to see someday, or can’t because they no
longer tour. Here they are:
(Want to see!!!)
Billy Joel
Elton John
Radiohead
Foo Fighters
The Strokes
Panic! At the Disco
Jimmy Eat World
Keene
Twenty One Pilots
Hootie & the Blowfish
Alison Krauss & Robert Plant
Led Zeppelin
Oasis
David Bowie
Queen (with Freddie Mercury)
The White Stripes
The Beatles
Well there you have it. There may be more but I don't remember for sure. Great lists though, and again, many, many fond memories!
