The Concert Scene

When you have forgotten seeing a legend such as Paul Simon in concert, it's time to piece together a list of the concerts you've seen, before other music memories (good, bad + cheesy) fade away.

• ABC - midnight show on Long Island, compliments of Greg Markowitz
• Bryan Adams - Brendan Byrne Arena
• Air Supply (2x) - BB King's + Nokia Theatre
• The Allman Brothers (2x) - PNC Arts Center
• America - Bergen PAC
• B-52s - Radio City
• Beck - Beacon Theatre - (opening act: The Flaming Lips)
• Bjorn Again - Irving Plaza - supposedly the next best thing to seeing ABBA live
• Blind Melon - Rutgers University
• Blondie - Nokia Theatre - a spontaneous evening of BBQ + music w/ Caryn Dubelko
• Boston - PNC Arts Center
• Jimmy Buffett - Brendan Byrne Arena
• David Bowie (5x) - Roseland, MSG, Jones Beach, Beacon Theatre, Radio City
• Eric Burdon & The Animals - BB King's
• David Byrne - Royal Festival Hall, London
• Natalie Cole - Bergen PAC
• Phil Collins - MSG
• Elvis Costell0 (2x) - Mix Fest '98, Boston, MA while visiting Nisha Raghavan in law school + Beacon Theatre w/ Dave
  
• Cream - MSG - scored some scalped tix for this reunion show
• Sheryl Crow - Shepherds Bush
• Culture Club - PNC Arts Center
• Roger Daltrey - Prudential Center, performing 'Tommy' in its entirety
• Ray Davies (2x) - Beacon Theatre, Town Hall
• Depeche Mode (4x) - Giants Stadium, MSG (opening act: The The)
• Neil Diamond - MSG
• Donovan - Royal Festival Hall
• The Doobie Brothers - PNC Arts Center
• Dread Zeppelin - House of Blues, New Orleans, LA
• Duran Duran (3x) - PNC Arts Center (opening act: Terence Trent D'Arby), Radio City (opening act: James)
• The Eagles - Brendan Byrne Arena
• Echo & The Bunnymen (2x) - Irving Plaza, Radio City, both times w/ Deborah Schkolne
• John Entwhistle (2x) - BB King's, Irving Plaza
• Erasure - Hammerstein Ballroom
• The Eurythmics - MSG
• Fleetwood Mac - Brendan Byrne Arena
• Philip Glass - Bergen PAC
• Hall & Oates - State Theatre, New Brunswick
• Human League - PNC Arts Center
• Huey Lewis - Bergen PAC - I think he left 'The News' at home
• The Indigo Girls - Rutgers University
• Bryan Ferry (4x) - Kenwood House, London + Beacon Theatre x 3
• Franz Ferdinand - Roseland Ballroom - a dream come true for Jihan Crowther and me
• Peter Gabriel (3x) - Brendan Byrne Arena x 2, Radio City w/ Janet Abrams
• Dave Gahan - Hammersmith Apollo, London
• Genesis - MSG - VIP suite, compliments of Lauren Ruffo + Instinet
• Gods of Fire - Arlene's Grocery - to watch Nisha writhe on stage
• Don Henley - PNC Arts Center
• Chris Isaak - PNC Arts Center
• Janet Jackson - MSG
• Lisa Jackson & Girl Friday (2x) - Arlene's Grocery + somewhere in Brooklyn
• Billy Joel (5x) - MSG x 3, Nassau Coliseum, Giants Stadium
• Elton John - MSG x 2
• Howard Jones - PNC Arts Center
• Human League - PNC Arts Center
• Meat Loaf - MSG
• John Cougar Mellencamp - Brendan Byrne Arena
• George Michael - MSG - tix for this one were over $200!!
• Howard Jones - PNC Arts Center
• Keane - Irving Plaza
• Liberace - Radio City
• Little River Band - NJ State Fair
• Live - Rutgers University
• Sarah McLachlan - Beacon Theatre w/ Karen Seiferheld
• Madonna - MSG
• Barry Manilow (2x) - PNC Arts Center, Radio City
• Bette Midler - Radio City
• Steve Miller Band - PNC Arts Center
• Liza Minelli - The Palace Theatre
• NIN - Brendan Byrne Arena - double bill w/ Bowie
• Gary Numan - Irving Plaza
• Pet Shop Boys - Hammerstein Ballroom
• Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - Brendan Byrne Arena
• The Police - MSG - great reunion show
• The Pretenders - Radio City
• The Artist formerly known as Prince - MSG - (opening act: Chaka Khan)
• REM - MSG, with a cameo by Jeff Lynne
• Red Hot Chili Peppers - Brendan Byrne Arena
• The Rolling Stones - Giants Stadium - (opening act: The Pretenders)
• Roxy Music (2x) - Theatre @ MSG (opening act: Rufus Wainwright), Beacon Theatre
• Scissor Sisters - Hammerstein Ballroom
• Paul Simon - PNC Arts Center
• Spinal Tap (2x) - Carnegie Hall, Beacon Theatre
• Steely Dan (2x) - Beacon Theatre, PNC Arts Center
• Rod Stewart - MSG
• The Stills - Glasgow, Scotland
• Sting - PNC Arts Center
• Tears for Fears - Beacon Theatre
• Tanya Tucker - Sussex County VoTech
• Van Halen - Brendan Byrne Arena
• Rufus Wainwright - Royal Festival Hall, London
• Dionne Warwick - Mohegan Sun
• The Who (6x) - Royal Albert Hall, PNC Arts Center x 2 (opening act: Robert Plant), MSG x 2, Brendan Byrne Arena (performing 'Quadrophenia' in its entirety)
• Paul Weller (2x) - Town Hall
• Brian Wilson - PNC Arts Center
• Neil Young - Theatre @ MSG