The Second Hundred Shows
The second installment to my journaling of (most) bands that I have seen live in chronological order. |
| 1 |  | The Smith Street Band
No One Gets Lost Anymore
Varsity Theater, Minneapolis, 10/28/13
Three days after my 19th birthday in Las Vegas, I hastily headed back home so I didn't miss the Frank Turner show that I did not decide to buy tickets. So like the dumb teenager I was, I sat outside the venue for a good thirty minute before someone sold me fake tickets for double the price. The doorwoman still let me in though, probably cause she took pity. Anyway, I got in when the smithies started sigourney weaver so nothing was lost. After the show Wil hugged me, it was nice. |
| 2 |  | Frank Turner
Tape Deck Heart
Varsity Theater, Minneapolis, 10/28/13
This was the show that frank released the live recording of "The Ballad of Me and My Friends" single for. I never shut up about this fact. I ended up meeting Frank this night as well. He also hugged me, I didn't question as to why this kept happening. |
| 3 |  | Harm
Demonic Alliance
Myth, Maplewood, 11/8/13 |
| 4 |  | Gojira
L'Enfant Sauvage
Myth, Maplewood, 11/8/13 |
| 5 |  | Slayer
Hell Awaits
Myth, Maplewood, 11/8/13
2 down, 2 to go m/ |
| 6 |  | Get Dead
Bad News
Fat Tour 2013
Varsity Theater, Minneapolis, 11/20/13 |
| 7 |  | Masked Intruder
Masked Intruder
Fat Tour 2013
Varsity Theater, Minneapolis, 11/20/13 |
| 8 |  | Anti-Flag
Mobilize
Fat Tour 2013
Varsity Theater, Minneapolis, 11/20/13
A band very much like Hatebreed in my mind. They may not be a "great" band, but holy hell do they put on a show. |
| 9 |  | Less Than Jake
See the Light
Fat tour 2013
Varsity Theater, Minneapolis, 11/20/13
This entire show I went to on a whim, because I vaguely enjoyed each of these bands music. I was taken aback at just how much fun each and every one of their performances were; this show has gone down as one of my all time favorite concert memories. |
| 10 |  | Beartooth
Sick
Mill City Nights, Minneapolis, 11/21/13 |
| 11 |  | Defeater
Letters Home
Mill City Nights, Minneapolis, 11/21/13
My friend and I went to this show purely because we both shared a deep love for Defeater at this time, though she used to be a big fan of the next band. |
| 12 |  | Blessthefall
His Last Walk
Mill City Nights, Minneapolis, 11/21/13
lol |
| 13 |  | August Burns Red
Rescue & Restore
Mill City Nights, Minneapolis, 11/21/13 |
| 14 |  | Chelsea Wolfe
Pain Is Beauty
The Joint, Las Vegas, 2/16/14 |
| 15 |  | Queens of the Stone Age
...Like Clockwork
The Joint, Las Vegas, 2/16/14 |
| 16 |  | Golden Sun
Golden Sun
Illuminate Tour
7th Street entry, Minneapolis, 3/11/14 |
| 17 |  | HRVRD
From the Bird's Cage
Illuminate Tour
7th Street entry, Minneapolis, 3/11/14 |
| 18 |  | Lydia
Illuminate
Illuminate Tour
7th Street entry, Minneapolis, 3/11/14 |
| 19 |  | Modern Baseball
You’re Gonna Miss It All
The Greatest Generation World Tour
The Garage, Burnsville, 3/12/2014
Their drummer has a "Born To Run" tattoo on his thigh. |
| 20 |  | Citizen
Youth
The Greatest Generation World Tour
The Garage, Burnsville, 3/12/2014 |
| 21 |  | Real Friends
Maybe This Place Is the Same and We're Just Changing
The Greatest Generation World Tour
The Garage, Burnsville, 3/12/2014 |
| 22 |  | Fireworks
Oh, Common Life
The Greatest Generation World Tour
The Garage, Burnsville, 3/12/2014
They replaced Defeater for this show. |
| 23 |  | The Wonder Years
The Greatest Generation
The Greatest Generation World Tour
The Garage, Burnsville, 3/12/2014 |
| 24 |  | Mansions
Doom Loop
The Garage, Burnsville 4/4/14 |
| 25 |  | Pianos Become the Teeth
Keep You
The Garage, Burnsville 4/4/14 |
| 26 |  | La Dispute
Rooms of the House
The Garage, Burnsville 4/4/14 |
| 27 |  | J. Roddy Walston and The Business
Essential Tremors
The Myth, Maplewood, 5/15/14 |
| 28 |  | Foals
Holy Fire
The Myth, Maplewood, 5/15/14
Killed it. |
| 29 |  | Cage The Elephant
Melophobia
The Myth, Maplewood, 5/15/14 |
| 30 |  | Counterpunch
Dying To Exonerate The World
The Triple Rock, Minneapolis, 6/1/14 |
| 31 |  | A Wilhelm Scream
Partycrasher
The Triple Rock, Minneapolis, 6/1/14 |
| 32 |  | Atmosphere
Southsiders
TCF Bank Stadium, Minneapolis, 7/12/14 |
| 33 |  | Imagine Dragons
Night Visions
TCF Bank Stadium, Minneapolis, 7/12/14
A free show I happened to get like 6 tickets for. This was just before they went from being a corny indie pop band to actually dreadful. Their live show was rather flat unfortunately. |
| 34 |  | Plague Vendor
Free To Eat
Warped Tour 2014
Canterbury Park, Shakopee, 7/20/14 |
| 35 |  | Bad Rabbits
American Love
Warped Tour 2014
Canterbury Park, Shakopee, 7/20/14 |
| 36 |  | Anthony Raneri
New Cathedrals
Warped Tour 2014
Canterbury Park, Shakopee, 7/20/14 |
| 37 |  | Every Time I Die
From Parts Unknown
Warped Tour 2014
Canterbury Park, Shakopee, 7/20/14 |
| 38 |  | Bad Rabbits
Dusted
Warped Tour 2014
Canterbury Park, Shakopee, 7/20/14
Acousticccc |
| 39 |  | Mixtapes
Ordinary Silence
Warped Tour 2014
Canterbury Park, Shakopee, 7/20/14 |
| 40 |  | Bayside
Cult
Warped Tour 2014
Canterbury Park, Shakopee, 7/20/14 |
| 41 |  | Allison Weiss
Say What You Mean
Warped Tour 2014
Canterbury Park, Shakopee, 7/20/14 |
| 42 |  | Four Year Strong
Go Down In History
Warped Tour 2014
Canterbury Park, Shakopee, 7/20/14 |
| 43 |  | Thao And The Get Down Stay Down
We The Common
Skyline Music Festival
Target Field, Minneapolis, 8/8/14 |
| 44 |  | The New Pornographers
Brill Bruisers
Skyline Music Festival
Target Field, Minneapolis, 8/8/14 |
| 45 |  | Andrew Bird
Things Are Really Great Here, Sort Of...
Skyline Music Festival
Target Field, Minneapolis, 8/8/14 |
| 46 |  | SubRosa
More Constant Than The Gods
The Triple Rock, Minneapolis, 8/12/14 |
| 47 |  | The Atlas Moth
The Old Believer
The Triple Rock, Minneapolis, 8/12/14 |
| 48 |  | Boris
Noise
The Triple Rock, Minneapolis, 8/12/14
Holy Fuck. Yes. Boris at last. |
| 49 |  | Title Fight
Shed
Riot Fest 2014
Humbodlt Park, Chicago, 9/12/14 |
| 50 |  | Circa Survive
Descensus
Riot Fest 2014
Humbodlt Park, Chicago, 9/12/14 |
| 51 |  | Stiff Little Fingers
Inflammable Material
Riot Fest 2014
Humbodlt Park, Chicago, 9/12/14
Best show of the day by a mile |
| 52 |  | Clutch
Earth Rocker
Riot Fest 2014
Humbodlt Park, Chicago, 9/12/14
Easy Second |
| 53 |  | NOFX
Punk in Drublic
Riot Fest 2014
Humbodlt Park, Chicago, 9/12/14 |
| 54 |  | Mastodon
Once More 'Round the Sun
Riot Fest 2014
Humbodlt Park, Chicago, 9/12/14
Kinda shit live, eh? |
| 55 |  | The Offspring
Smash
Riot Fest 2014
Humbodlt Park, Chicago, 9/12/14
I was so far away I feel like this barely counts |
| 56 |  | Rise Against
The Black Market
Riot Fest 2014
Humbodlt Park, Chicago, 9/12/14
No frills, no excitement, paint by numbers show; just what we come to expect from this band by this point in time. |
| 57 |  | Anti-Flag
Die For the Government
Riot Fest 2014
Humbodlt Park, Chicago, 9/13/14
Washed the bad taste out of my mouth |
| 58 |  | samiam
You Are Freaking Me Out
Riot Fest 2014
Humbodlt Park, Chicago, 9/13/14 |
| 59 |  | 7 Seconds
The Crew
Riot Fest 2014
Humbodlt Park, Chicago, 9/13/14 |
| 60 |  | Streetlight Manifesto
The Hands That Thieve
Riot Fest 2014
Humbodlt Park, Chicago, 9/13/14
Riot Fest's last year at Humboldt park was a disaster in planning. I left the 7 seconds set 10 minutes early so I could walk to the stage that streetlight was playing in 10 minutes. I STILL got there halfway through "We Will Fall Together"
Still ruled. |
| 61 |  | Saosin
Translating the Name
Riot Fest 2014
Humbodlt Park, Chicago, 9/13/14 |
| 62 |  | The World Is a Beautiful Place...
Whenever, If Ever
Riot Fest 2014
Humbodlt Park, Chicago, 9/13/14 |
| 63 |  | The Mighty Mighty Bosstones
Let's Face It
Riot Fest 2014
Humbodlt Park, Chicago, 9/13/14 |
| 64 |  | Me First and the Gimme Gimmes
Are We Not Men? We Are Diva!
Riot Fest 2014
Humbodlt Park, Chicago, 9/13/14 |
| 65 |  | Wu-Tang Clan
Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)
Riot Fest 2014
Humbodlt Park, Chicago, 9/13/14 |
| 66 |  | Metric
Fantasies
Riot Fest 2014
Humbodlt Park, Chicago, 9/13/14 |
| 67 |  | Descendents
Milo Goes to College
Riot Fest 2014
Humbodlt Park, Chicago, 9/13/14 |
| 68 |  | The National
Trouble Will Find Me
Riot Fest 2014
Humbodlt Park, Chicago, 9/13/14
They were 15 minutes late, and I had yet to listen to "Trouble Will Find Me" which dominated their set. It was unfortunate circumstances that led to an unmemorable performance in my mind. |
| 69 |  | Laura Stevenson
Sit Resist
Riot Fest 2014
Humbodlt Park, Chicago, 9/14/14
She is Everything. |
| 70 |  | The Front Bottoms
Talon of the Hawk
Riot Fest 2014
Humbodlt Park, Chicago, 9/14/14
really my first introduction to them, and it was such a blast |
| 71 |  | The Whigs
Mission Control
Riot Fest 2014
Humbodlt Park, Chicago, 9/14/14 |
| 72 |  | The Hold Steady
Stay Positive
Riot Fest 2014
Humbodlt Park, Chicago, 9/14/14 |
| 73 |  | Tiny Moving Parts
This Couch Is Long & Full of Friendship
Riot Fest 2014
Humbodlt Park, Chicago, 9/14/14 |
| 74 |  | Dads
American Radass (This Is Important)
Riot Fest 2014
Humbodlt Park, Chicago, 9/14/14 |
| 75 |  | Dropkick Murphys
The Warrior's Code
Riot Fest 2014
Humbodlt Park, Chicago, 9/14/14 |
| 76 |  | Patti Smith
Easter
Riot Fest 2014
Humbodlt Park, Chicago, 9/14/14
Fuck yes. |
| 77 |  | Social Distortion
Social Distortion
Riot Fest 2014
Humbodlt Park, Chicago, 9/14/14
I fucking forgot I have seen Social Distortion |
| 78 |  | Weezer
Weezer
Riot Fest 2014
Humbodlt Park, Chicago, 9/14/14 |
| 79 |  | Cory Branan
Mutt
Get Hurt Tour
First Ave, Minneapolis, 10/15/14 |
| 80 |  | Against Me!
Transgender Dysphoria Blues
Get Hurt Tour
First Ave, Minneapolis, 10/15/14
Such an amazing show |
| 81 |  | The Gaslight Anthem
Get Hurt
Get Hurt Tour
First Ave, Minneapolis, 10/15/14
This still stands as the best Gaslight show I have ever attended, it was absolutely electric. The crowd was energetic, the song variety was perfection, and the band looked excited to be playing.
I remember this being the time that I talked with Ian Perkins afterwards. |
| 82 |  | The Scandals
Sound Of Your Stereo
First Ave, Minneapolis, 3/13/15
After that last Gaslight show I hit a significant rut in my life where I did not go out to shows, or really anywhere except for work, my 20th year was not a banner year by any means. |
| 83 |  | Northcote
Invisible Diamonds
First Ave, Minneapolis, 3/13/15 |
| 84 |  | The Gaslight Anthem
Handwritten
First Ave, Minneapolis, 3/13/15
This was even my least favorite time seeing Gaslight, even if the setlist was great. |
| 85 |  | Chumped
Teenage Retirement
Mill City Nights, Minneapolis, 3/28/15 |
| 86 |  | Jeff Rosenstock
We Cool?
Mill City Nights, Minneapolis, 3/28/15 |
| 87 |  | The Smith Street Band
Throw Me in the River
Mill City Nights, Minneapolis, 3/28/15 |
| 88 |  | AJJ
Christmas Island
Mill City Nights, Minneapolis, 3/28/15 |
| 89 |  | The Pretty Reckless
Going to Hell
Northern Invasion 2015
Somerset, 5/9/2015
Free tickets to the new buttrock fest, what's the worst that could happen |
| 90 |  | Three Days Grace
Human
Northern Invasion 2015
Somerset, 5/9/2015 |
| 91 |  | Anthrax
Among the Living
Northern Invasion 2015
Somerset, 5/9/2015
3 down, one to go. |
| 92 |  | Volbeat
Outlaw Gentlemen & Shady Ladies
Northern Invasion 2015
Somerset, 5/9/2015
left after this lol |
| 93 |  | Grace Potter and The Nocturnals
Grace Potter and The Nocturnals
Zip Code Tour
TCF Bank Stadium, Minneapolis, 6/3/15
ugh. |
| 94 |  | The Rolling Stones
Sticky Fingers
Zip Code Tour
TCF Bank Stadium, Minneapolis, 6/3/15
Never thought that they'd still fucking have it after all these years, god damn.
Grace Potter ruined Gimme Shelter tho.
But I got to see Moonlight Mile live so |
| 95 |  | Cloakroom
Further Out
The Cabooze, Minneapolis, 6/30/15 |
| 96 |  | Manchester Orchestra
Hope
The Cabooze, Minneapolis, 6/30/15 |
| 97 |  | Brand New
Leaked Demos 2006
The Cabooze, Minneapolis, 6/30/15
This stands as the best time I have ever seen Brand New Live. Much like that gaslight anthem show from October of 2014, everything seemed to have such synergy. It resulted in one of the most important shows I've attended. |
| 98 |  | Coliseum
Anxiety's Kiss
The Triple Rock, Minneapolis, 7/19/15 |
| 99 |  | Modern Life Is War
Witness
The Triple Rock, Minneapolis, 7/19/15 |
| 100 |  | '68
In Humor and Sadness
Warped Tour 2015
Canterbury Park, Shakopee, 7/26/15 |
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