An Absurd Attempt to Chronicle My Concert History
by Dean Browell (Updated April, 2008)
click for Addy's concert history

Date
M/D/Y 		Band(s)
w/		 Venue, Location Significance Special/Extras
4/10/1992 Metallica Hampton Coliseum, Hampton, VA First Concert! Metallica "Black /Self-Titled Album" tour with no openers. First ugly tour shirt- "Enter Sandman" design.
7/1992 Don Mclean Waterside, Norfolk, VA Outdoor. Mom & Dad took Pluta and me. Met Don Mclean(and he was shocked we were so young and knew who he was).
6/1992 Tool w/ Failure Boathouse Absolutely blown away by both bands. First mosh experience where Pluta and I thought we would die.
9/2/1992 Toad the Wet Sprocket Boathouse    
11/7/1992 Ozzy Osbourne
w/ Sepultura,
Alice in Chains		 Norfolk Scope, Norfolk, VA Went for Alice in Chains; Layne Staley had a broken leg in a cast as the band took rides in his wheelchair. Ozzy looked old even then- managed to not play "No More Tears" despite the tour and latest album's namesake. Ugliest $30 tour shirt ever from Alice with giant eyeball/bones. First show with Brian Pluta (who, for all in tents and purposes, would be a de facto concert attendee with Dean for nearly every show through the next ten years)
9/30/1993 Radiohead, Belly w/ The Bats Boathouse, Norfolk, VA Amazing double bill for $10. Radiohead's initial U.S. Pablo Honey tour just as "Creep" was hitting radio. Second ugliest tour shirt ever with giant baby on Radiohead purple shirt.
1992/3? Blues Traveler w/ Sheryl Crow Boathouse No one had any idea who Sheryl Crow was First show with Corri
4/13/1993 Toad the Wet Sprocket w/ Dave Mattews Band William & Mary Hall, Williamsburg, VA No one knew Dave Matthews and Toad's singer Glen Phillips asked the crowd to send him a tape of Dave's set if anyone taped it. The infamous box seat from William and Mary was smuggled out. It has resided in many states via Kris and Zach Walker and recently returned to VA to Dean's house. A poster for the show was around, stained with ice cream from the Williamsburg shop it was taken from.
7/1993 Stone Temple Pilots, Butthole Surfers Strawberry Banks Lodge Outdoor show on the water.  
1993 Paul Westerberg w/School of Fish Waterside Outdoor, nearly cancelled due to severe thunderstorms and lightning (frequently interrupted)  
1993 Indigo Girls w/ Aimee Mann, World Party Strawberry Hill State Fairgrounds & Classic Amphitheater Fully introduced to World Party.  
6/27/1993 10,000 Maniacs Strawberry Hill State Fairgrounds & Classic Amphitheater, Richmond, VA Although unannounced at the time, at the end of the tour just days after seeing them,10,000 Maniacs (with Natalie Merchant) broke up. Dad went with me to this one, Mom never lets us live it down.  
6/28/1994 Toad the Wet Sprocket w/ Geggy Tah Strawberry Banks Lodge, Hampton, VA Outdoor show on the water. Met the band with autographs from Dean Dinning and Glen Phillips. Played with the Geggy Tah dog "Gina" before the show.
8/18/1994 Live Boathouse   Posters from Throwing Copper.
1994 Weezer, Archers of Loaf Boathouse   Met Pat and Matt of Weezer, autographs... Passed note to Archers of Loaf member who Pluta knew.
1994 Toad the Wet Sprocket w/ Milla Boathouse Milla was Milla Jovavich, actress (who was impressive as a songtress at the time).  
1994 They Might Be Giants w/ Chris Stamey Boathouse Giant congo line. Drum stick.
11/25/1994 Nine Inch Nails w/ Marylin Manson and Jim Rose Circus Hampton Coliseum First time seeing NIN, The Downward Spiral tour Met then drummer and partial NIN founder Chris Vrenna at soundboard w/ Brian Pluta. Bungled the entire thing, didn't have a pen. Last time I ever didn't take a sharpie to a concert.
1994 Egypt Randolph-Macon College (RMC), Ashland, VA A year later the charismatic lead singer was dead. Met Egypt on the way to a beach gig just days later (at a Taco Bell).
4/1/1995 Live w/ Love Spit Love, Sponge ODU Field House, Norfolk, VA Ed K. of the band appeared right behind us during his "disappearing" act for the song "White, Discussion."  
1995 They Might Be Giants Mayo Island, Richmond, VA First show at Mayo Island.  
1995 Soul Coughing Mayo Island    
1995 Radiohead w/ Teenage Fanclub 9:30 Club, Washington, DC The Bends tour. Met Teenage Fanclub and Radiohead drummer Phil outside the club. Autographs. Teenage fanclub setlist.
1996 Widespread Panic RMC    
4/9/1995 Toad the Wet Sprocket, Joan Jett... many others Washington DC Mall The NOW's Violence Against Women Rally on the Mall. One of the largest ever. First time the Clothesline Project from the entire nation in one place. Heard many major political and social leaders speak. Toad was the only set of males on stage besides Jesse Jackson. Button.
7/23/1995 Live, Catherine Wheel, Buffalo Tom Strawberry Hill State Fairgrounds & Classic Amphitheater    
10/6/1995 David Bowie, Nine Inch Nails w/ Prick Nissan Pavillion, NC Technically this was David Bowie's Outside tour, but NIN essentially co-headlined. "Reptile", "Hurt" and "Scary Monsters" were duets between David Bowie and Trent Reznor. I had pneumonia but went anyway. NIN played "Piggy" in the Further Down the Spiral style. Awesome lights. Bootleg Children of the Night is from this show.
5/5/1996 Squirrel Nut Zippers, Bio Ritmo Mayo Island Cinco de Mayo Met the Zippers.
1996 Buffalo Tom Flood Zone, Richmond, VA Had to leave early thanks to idiot tag-along.  
1996 Henry Rollins (spoken word) Flood Zone    
1996 Matthew Sweet Flood Zone    
10/4/1996 Radiohead w/ David Gray 9:30 Club Pre- OK Computer tour.  
1996 Everything RMC    
1996 Toad the Wet Sprocket Boathouse    
1/13/1997 Radiohead Columbia Hotel, London,England Not a performance. OK Computer was wrapping up in-studio with final touches. Met the band in the bar and then lobby of the hotel. Chatted for about half an hour.
1/12-15/1997 Phobaphilia Columbia Hotel, London,England Not a performance. Met the band in the hotel bar and proceeded to hang out for several days off and on.
1997? Soundgarden w/ Rocket From the Crypt Patriot Center, Fairfax, VA (George Mason Campus) Fourth to last performance of this band before splitting up for good (didn't know it at the time).  
2/26/1997 Counting Crows w/ Gigilo Aunts Patriot Center   Setlist
9/27/1997 G. Love & Special Sauce, Squirrel Nut Zippers, Wilco, Baba Seth Mayo Island Mayo Island Music Festival Met the Zippers. Setlist, poster.
11/10/1997 Ben Folds Five w/ Travis Flood Zone Introduced to Travis waaaaay before they were huge. Met all of Travis at the bar in the back of the club, chatted for most of BFF's set, got all autographs, set list drawn on and more.
11/1997 Henry Rollins (spoken word) Flood Zone    
11/28/1997

96X Fest (Thanksgiving Special):
The Dandy Warhols, KMFDM, Limp Bizkit, G. Love & Special Sauce and more...

Boathouse   Met Zia an Courtney of The Dandy Warhols, got autographs and made fun of Limp.
8/1997 Aphex Twin, Sneaker Pimps, Death in Vegas 9:30 Club Midnight show. Aphex Twin (Richard D. James) came out, laid on a couch and did everything from an Apple Powerbook as people dressed in bear costumes danced around. Death in Vegas was amazing.  
1998 Faith No More w/ Limp Bizkit (?!?) 9:30 Club Faith No More immediately denounced Limp's presence in their show, explaining that the record label forced them to have the opener for this show.  
8/15/1998 K's Choice w/ the Uninvited Pontiac Grille, Philadelphia, PA Venue changed and the tiny club was packed. Hung out with entire band afterwards in upstairs, private bar. Autographs and more.
10/23/1998 Squirrel Nut Zippers w/ Andrew Bird Electric Factory, Philadelphia, PA Andrew Bird was amazing, Tom Maxwell was on his way out after this tour with the Zippers.  
9/13/1998 X-Fest:
Agents of Good Roots, The Fixx, Reel Big Fish, K's Choice and more...		 Dayton, OH Radio fesitval in a giant parking lot. K's Choice played a blistering set but then had to immediately leave and fly out. Connected with Agents of Good Roots who know of and some went to RMC.Autographs. Official bootleg released a year later.
2/15/1999 Everything The House of Blues, Chicago, IL Valentines Day-centered show. Met the whole band and hung out afterwards, largely because we were all from VA. Lots of autographing and conversation.
6/10/2000 David Gray Trax, Charlottesville, VA Saw Dave Matthews in the audience, as David Gray was about to sign with his record label, ATO. Setlist. This is a show recorded and used for the "Please Forgive Me" video.
5/27/2000 Tom Maxwell and the Remember Quartet The Cat's Cradle, Chapel Hill, NC Made tees for this CD release party of Samsara. Met Tom, his then pregnant wife, Darren Jesse and Robert Sledge formerly of BFF. Exchanged emails, later sent more shirts. Autographs all 'round.
5/6/2000 Nine Inch Nails w/ A Perfect Circle First Union Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA Fragility tour.  
9/2/2000 Pearl Jam w/ Sonic Youth E-Center Camden, NJ (Philly show) Fifth row seats, thanks again to Pluta's fanclub membership. Because of how fanclub tickets are distributed, we camp outside all day starting at 9am. "Breath"played for first time in years. Official bootleg.
9/3/2000 Pearl Jam w/ Sonic Youth E-Center Camden, NJ (Philly show) Lawn with Cor and others. Official bootleg.
6/23/2001 Spacehog Victory Stadium, Roanoke, VA   Via the setlist, knew they were staying at Roanoke Airport Holiday Inn and during an autograph signing they gave us a room #. Went to the hotel and hung out with most of the band (minus Royston) for hours with Jamie, Cor and I. Photo and discussion of Royston's then-impending wedding to actress Liv Tyler with his brother Anthony.
5/7/2001 David Gray Boathouse   Setlist
5/30/2002 Eels w/ a mime The Metro, Chicago, IL Oddly, an actual performance mime came out solo and did the warm-up. Met new bassist (former PJ Harvey member) Joe Gore.
6/29/2002 They Might Be Giants, Lake Trout Street concert, Washington, DC Outside show. Met drummer, he autographed backwards. Setlist for Lake Trout.
7/27/2002 Weezer w/ Dashboard Confessional, Sparta Rooney, AM Radio Merriweather Post Pavillion, MD   Bootleg audio, autographed Rooney EP.
6/21/2002 Better Than Ezra Waterside Outside. Met the whole band, autographs.
8/13/2002 Tool w/ Tomahawk Richmond Coliseum, Richmond, VA    
11/3/2002 Tool w/ Meshuggah Civic Center Roanoke, VA    
2002/3 Kermit Ruffins The House of Blues, New Orleans, LA New Year's Eve show. Met Kermit Ruffins.
5/24/2003 HFStival:
Audioslave, Jane's Addiction, Jack Johnson, Interpol,
Hot Hot Heat, The Roots and more		 RFK Stadium, DC Large outdoor festival. Met Interpol, Hot Hot Heat and got autographs
7/5/2003 Pearl Jam
w/ Buzzcocks		 Tweeter Center, Camden, NJ (Philly show) Brian is told that Cor is pregnant with Addy- he's one of the first to know. Great seats, again. We have to camp out for part of the day to get tickets; Dean embarasses Brian by reading baby/fatherhood books in line. Tour book. Official bootleg download. A photo from this performance used as a poster available later.
8/6/2004 The Cure w/ Muse, Cooper Temple Clause, The Rapture, Interpol and more... Merriweather Post Pavillion   Met Roger, The Cure's keyboardist who they promptly fired after the tour. Tour book.
9/1/2003 Lollapalooza tour: Jurassic 5, Jane's Addiction, The Music, Queens of the Stone Age, Audioslave and more Nissan Pavillion, DC Won a cool backpack from a weird contest. Famous "Doug & Pretzel" story. Met/autographs from Tom Morello (Rage Against the Machine, Audioslave) The Music, Jurassic 5. Tour book.
11/14/2004 Camper Van Bethoven Plan 9, Richmond, VA In-store performance. This made it into a scene in Extra Heroes: Patterns and Choices. Met David Lowry.
11/14/2004 Cracker, Camper Van Bethoven w/ Carbon Leaf Shockoe Bottom, Richmond, VA "Back the Bottom" benefit after widespread flooding and devestation of this favorite area. Had VIP seat, met the band afterward for autographs, free bootleg and ugly hat (ugliest tour hat?).
12/6/2004 The Pixies Constant Center, ODU, Norfolk, VA   Setlist. Many of these tracks on the best-oflive Pixies compilations for their reunion tour.
1/21/2005 Los Hombres Calientes Jefferson Center, Roanoke VA   Met everybody; autographs.
6/10-12/2005

Bonnaroo: The Allman Brothers Band, Widespread Panic, Dave Matthews Band, Trey Anastasio, Jack Johnson, The Black Crowes, Alison Krauss, Modest Mouse, Ratdog, Herbie Hancock's Headhunters 2005, Gov't Mule, Béla Fleck Acoustic Trio, The Mars Volta, John Prine, Yonder Mountain String Band, Jurassic 5, The Word, Galactic, My Morning Jacket, Keller Williams, STS9, Earl Scruggs, Benevento-Russo Duo feat. Mike Gordon, Joss Stone, Kings of Leon, De La Soul, O.A.R., Toots and the Maytals, Umphrey's McGee, Iron & Wine, Ozomatli, Rilo Kiley, Karl Denson's Tiny Universe, Drive-By Truckers, Particle, Joanna Newsom, Peter Rowan & Crucial Reggae, Xavier Rudd, Ray LaMontagne, The Gourds, Blue Merle, Secret Machines, Saul Williams, Donna the Buffalo, Mouse on Mars, John Butler Trio, The Perceptionists, Ollabelle, Old Crow Medicine Show, RJD2, Citizen Cope, The Old '97s, Brazilian Girls, M. Ward, Madeleine Peyroux, The Frames, DJ Krush, Assembly of Dust, Amos Lee, Matisyahu, Perpetual Groove, Tea Leaf Green, Lake Trout (band), 22-20s Gabby La La feat. Les Claypool, Josh Ritter, Kermit Ruffins and the Barbeque Singers, Signal Path, Animal Liberation Orchestra, Steel Train, Dixie Dirt and more...

 Bonnaroo
Manchester, TN		 Simply incredible. Discovered the Frames,ALO and many, many more.

Met Herbie Hancock, Kermit Ruffins (again) with signatures on a safari pith helmet.


click for select performance photos
9/2005 Lake Trout The Pit, Kill Devil Hills, NC    
10/3/2005 Pearl Jam w/Sleater-Kinney Whachovia Center, Philadelphia, PA Considered a landmark Pearl Jam show due to rare setlist favorites, bizarre "Crazy Mary" sound issues, covers with Sleater-Kinney and crowd reaction. Fifth row thanks again to Pluta's fanclub membership. Special tour tee just for that show. Official bootleg download.
11/2/2005 Nine Inch Nails w/ Queens of the Stone Age, Death from Above 1979 MCI Center, DC With Teeth tour. First while having Spiral fanclub membership (Pluta went with).

Let into arena early for private, seven song soundcheck with 60 people. Tour Poster. Embossed tickets.

 
10/14/2005 The Frames, Josh Ritter The State Theater, Falls Church, VA Amazing gig. Afterward, met Josh Ritter and then nearly all of The Frames, including autographs, photos with Glen Hansard and their manager giving us discs of a Seattle show (because I was wearing my 10/3/05 Pearl Jam shirt, hereby dubbed the "lucky tour shirt").
3/14/2006 Nine Inch Nails w/ Saul Williams Richmond Coliseum Expanded With Teeth Tour Let into arena early for private, seven song soundcheck with 40 people. Tour book. Embossed tickets.
5/16/2006 Pearl Jam w/ My Morning Jacket United Center, Chicago, IL First, more hit-laden show of two in Chicago (Eddie's hometown).  First time getting tickets as a fanclub member.  Great poster for tonight. Also bought Addy a limited-edition hoodie (#81 of 300).
5/17/2006 Pearl Jam w/ My Morning Jacket United Center, Chicago, IL  The Mamasan Trilogy (Footsteps, Once, Alive) was played in reverse, the first time since 4/2/1994. Incredible setlist of relative rareties. Dean's seen two of the only 7 times "Crown of Thorns" has been played live by Pearl Jam (other time in Philly '05). Ed did the surprise-middle-of-the-audience-encore by singing "Last Kiss" from the soundboard.  Second fanclub ticket purchase that Jamie had to get with my login because I was in line for NIN's soundcheck at the March 14th show in Richmond. Great seats.
6/11/2006 Nine Inch Nails w/ Bauhaus,TV on the Radio Verizon Wireless Ampitheatre, VA Beach Expanded With Teeth Tour, last U.S. tour for quite awhile.  4th row, incredible setlist.
6/15-18/2006

Bonnaroo:
Radiohead
Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers
Phil Lesh & Friends
Beck
Elvis Costello & the Imposters feat. Allen Toussaint
Oysterhead
Bonnie Raitt
Death Cab for Cutie
moe.
Bright Eyes
The Neville Brothers
Les Claypool
Bela Fleck & the Flecktones
Buddy Guy
Damian "Jr. Gong" Marley
Ben Folds
Robert Randolph & the Family Band
Dr. John
Matisyahu
G. Love & Special Sauce
Cypress Hill
Blackalicious
The Streets
Lyrics Born
My Morning Jacket
Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder
Common
Sonic Youth
Matt Costa
Steel Pulse
Mike Gordon and Ramble Dove
Cat Power
Medeski Martin & Wood
Nickel Creek
Gomez
Atmosphere
Steve Earle
Blues Traveler
Amadou & Mariam
The Refugee All Stars
Stephen Malkmus & the Jicks
Umphrey's McGee
Disco Biscuits
Dresden Dolls
Son Volt
Clap Your Hands Say Yeah
Jerry Douglas
Soulive
Rusted Root
Devendra Banhart Band
Donavon Frankenreiter
Mike Doughty
Sasha
Grace Potter & the Nocturnals
The Magic Numbers
Bill Frisell
Seu Jorge
Bettye LaVette
Dungen
Shooter Jennings
Rebirth Brass Band
Robinella
Andrew Bird, Bare Jr., Preservation Hall Jazz Band,
Ivan Neville's Dumpstaphunk
Steel Train
Jackie Greene
Devotchka
The Wood Brothers
dios (malos)
Toubab Krewe
The Motet
Marah
I-Nine
Balkan Beat Box
The Cat Empire
Tortured Soul
Deadboy & the Elephantmen
World Party
Lewis Black
Patton Oswalt
Demitri Martin
Vic Henley
Upright Citizens Brigade

and more...

Bonnaroo
Manchester, TN		  Sold out with over 80,000 people there. 90+degree heat with rain only during the very last music set on Sunday (Phil Lesh w/ Joan Osbourne). My Morning Jacket stuns with a 3.5 hour set starting at midnight Friday.

Met all artists who signed Chalice (see below). Spoke for a long time with Karl Wallinger of World Party.

35 different artists sets seen in some portion. Two performances by Rebirth Brass band for small groups (VIP and Mardi Gras float).

Setlists:
World Party
Gomez
Mike Doughty

Chalice Signatures:
(click for pic)
World Party (all)
Gomez (all)
G Love
Ben Folds
Bobby Bare Jr.
Mike Doughty
Lewis Black


click for select performance photos
7/15/2006 Hotel Lights w/ Pleasant, Jennifer O'Conner The Flying Anvil, Greensboro, NC Hotel Lights' first date on their first real tour with Jennifer O'Conner supporting. First time at Anvil; met Darren Jesse & jennifer O'Conner (w/ signed poster for Addy). Hotel Lights is my new indie darling.
9/29/2006 Preservation Hall Jazz Band Preservation Hall, New Orleans, LA Two sets with Shannon Powell on drums; David T. on piano. Incredible set...
10/1/2006 Kermit Ruffins & The Barbecue Swingers Jin Jean's, New Orleans, LA Kermit's new version of the Swingers now includes, hilariously, Shannon Powell on drums; David T. on piano. Marv "Wolfman" sang a tune, as did a local female singer.

Show started an hour late - first date of a regular Sunday night gig at Jin Jean's. Kermit bought the entire house a drink. Great version of "What is New Orleans?" with the crowd invited to come up to the mic and say what New Orleans is to them. Sax special as vocal track on "Isn't She Lovely?" cover.

Featured in my blogs on NOLA visit.
12/5/2006 Victor Wooten The Jefferson Center  

Attended as a guest of friend and mega-caterer John and Karen Schopp, who know Victor well and cater his bass camp. Corri works for them part time and there was a Christmas party backstage where we met Victor. Most of the balcony rented out for the great show.
2/23/2007

Will Hoge

w/ Matt Mays, The Trews

Bowery

New York City, NY

  

With Zach, Angela, Brian, Danny & Mike
5/15/2007

Animal Liberation Orchestra (ALO) w/ Bret Dennen & Lucas Reynolds (Blue Merle)

The State Theatre

  

Admitted as press; post-interview with band
6/14-18/07

BONNAROO 2007

The Police • Tool • Widespread Panic • The White Stripes • Ben Harper & the Innocent Criminals • Wilco • The Flaming Lips • MANU CHAO Radio Bemba Sound System • The String Cheese Incident • Franz Ferdinand • Ornette Coleman • Bob Weir & Ratdog • Damien Rice • Ween • Gov't Mule • Ziggy Marley • The Decemberists • The Roots • Kings of Leon • Michael Franti and Spearhead • Wolfmother • Regina Spektor • The Black Keys • Galactic • DJ Shadow • Gillian Welch • Spoon • Keller Williams (WMD'S) • Sasha & John Digweed • STS9 • Old Crow Medicine Show • North Mississippi Allstars • The Hold Steady • Lily Allen • Fountains Of Wayne • Hot Tuna • Feist • Hot Chip • John Butler Trio • El-P • Ralph Stanley & the Clinch Mountain Boys • Aesop Rock • The Richard Thompson Band • Dierks Bentley • James Blood Ulmer • Xavier Rudd • David Bromberg and Angel Band • Gogol Bordello • Junior Brown • Tortoise • T-Bone Burnett • Mavis Staples • Clutch • Pete Yorn • Cold War Kids • Dr. Dog • Paolo Nutini • Brazilian Girls • RX Bandits • The Nightwatchman • The Slip • Girl Talk • Railroad Earth • Martha Wainwright • Yard Dogs Road Show • Rodrigo y Gabriela • Annuals • Tea Leaf Green • Sam Roberts Band • The National • Elvis Perkins in Dearland • Charlie Louvin • Sonya Kitchell • Mute Math • The New Orleans Klezmer Allstars • Apollo Sunshine • The Wild Magnolia Mardi Gras Indians • Uncle Earl • The Little Ones • Black Angels • Ryan Shaw
In the comedy tent
Lewis Black & Friends • Dave Attell • David Cross • Flight of the Conchords
In the cafés
Angel and the Love Mongers • Bang Bang Bang • Dave Barnes • benzos • The Biscuit Burners • Pieta Brown • Cage the Elephant • Sam Champion • Christabel and the Jons • Rocco DeLuca • Dixie Dirt • Dubconscious • The Dynamites featuring Charles Walker • Piers Faccini • Favourite Sons • Fiction Plane • Tim Fite • Haale • Jescoe • Alexa Ray Joel • Langhorne Slim • Manchester Orchestra • Jennifer Niceley • Brandy Robinson • Salvador Santana Band • Jonah Smith • Smokin' Dave and the Premo Dopes • Jesse Sykes and the Sweet Hereafter • Tenderhooks • Tin Cup Prophette • The Westside Daredevils • The Whigs + John Paul Jones (led Zepplin), DJ Motion Potion & more...

 Bonnaroo
Manchester, TN		  Sold out again with 80,000+ people; 96 degree + heat, lots of dust. Ornette Coleman passed out on stage due to heat & dehydration; Regina Spektor played to a surprise crowd of 40 thousand +. John Paul Jones played with everyone.

3rd Year; Cor, Jamie & Stacy (the Fantastic Four); Whigs Setlist & autos, Dixie Dirt Setlist- incredible spot for New Orleans Mardi Gras Indians, Ziggy Marley, Ben Harper, and The Police


click for select performance photos
7/20-22/07

Animal Liberation Orchestra (ALO), Bret Dennen, Cracker, Fountains of Wayne, Bob Mould, Will Hoge, Suzanne Vega, Grace Potter, Los Lonely Boys, The Smithereens, Dr. Dog, Rhett Miller, lots of kid bands... and more

XPoNential Music Festival, Wiggins Park; in Philadelphia (actually held in Camden, NJ)

Relatively rare Bob Mould solo show cancelled thanks to broken ankle.

Rhett Miller added as a surprise fill-in for Sunday.

Addy's first music festival;proudly accompanied by close friend of the family (and Dean's longtime concert-going partner) Brian Pluta; Addy's first big show takes place just yards away from where, almost 4 years to the day, Dean and Brian chatted about the news that Addy was on the way.

 

Met Bret Dennen, most of ALO (Zach, Steve & Dan); Addy got to chat with Zach, get her first setlist (ALO) and stayed at the front row for the whole ALO set.

Had photos taken of and with Fionn Regan (female singer in Fionn Regan took to Addy's smile & dance.)
11/15/2007 The Police Bobcat Arena, Charlotte, NC Show night before was cancelled (in Philly) due to illness of Sting, big worries over whether this show would have the same fate.

Setlist, posters; had remarkable seat dead center, only a handful of rows back. The music was amazing, you could hardly tell Sting was sick. In fact, this show was one of, if not the, best live concert I've seen, likely 50% just with the personal value, but it truly was incredible musicianship. The most amazing noise for 3 people... Best non-Bonnaroo music experience yet.

 
1/10/2008

The Whigs

w/ Warm in the Wake, The Bohannans

 Rhythm & Brews, Chattanooga, TN Two weeks before The Whigs major-label debut on ATO records

Setlist, poster & tee of The Whigs, who I dubbed my favorite new band in 2007. Spoke to drummer (Julian) and lead singer (Parker) about having seen them at Bonnaroo, whirlwind year, new album, etc...

1/17/2008 Patty Griffin, Shawn Colvin, Emmylou Harris, and Buddy Miller Roanoke Civic Center  Short, mostly southern tour.

Zach and Angela came down from NYC. Met Patty Griffin & Shawn Colvin after show.

See a youtube video here of the final song, "Mary" led by Patty.

 

 
4/16/2008 Mike Doughty, The Panderers New Daisy Theater, Memphis, TN  

Band and soundman chose each song to play, went with co-worker on trip to Memphis
8/1-3/08

 

BONNAROO 2008

Pearl Jam
Metallica
Jack Johnson
Kanye West
Robert Plant & Alison Krauss
Phil Lesh & Friends
My Morning Jacket
Widespread Panic
Band
The Raconteurs
Willie Nelson
Death Cab for Cutie
B.B. King
Sigur Ros
Levon Helm and the Ramble on the Road
Ben Folds
O.A.R.
The Bluegrass Allstars Feat. Luke Bulla, Sam Bush, Jerry Douglas, Bela Fleck, Edgar Meyer and Bryan Sutton
M.I.A.
Umphrey's McGee
Iron & Wine
Yonder Mountain String Band
Swell Season
Talib Kweli
Derek Trucks & Susan Tedeschi's Soul Stew Revival
Gogol Bordello
Broken Social Scene
Robert Randolph's Revival
Rilo Kiley
Mastodon
Lupe Fiasco
Against Me!
Sharon Jones & the Dap Kings
Pat Green
Ozomatli
Tegan & Sara
Solomon Burke
Drive-By Truckers
!!!
The Avett Brothers
Israel Vibration
Abigail Washburn & the Sparrow Quartet featuring Bela Fleck
Phil Lesh / Larry Campbell / Jackie Greene
Aimee Mann
Ladytron
The Fiery Furnaces
Orchestra Baobab
Ghostland Observatory
Jose Gonzalez
Dark Star Orchestra
Minus the Bear
Donavon Frankenreiter
Lez Zeppelin
State Radio
Battles
Jakob Dylan
Two Gallants
The Sword
Vampire Weekend
Little Feat
Nicole Atkins
The Felice Brothers
Mason Jennings
MGMT
The Lee Boys
Black Kids
Serena Ryder
Steel Train
Grupo Fantasma
Back Door Slam
Bonnaroo Comedy:
Bonnaroo Late Night Chat About with David Cross
Janeane Garofalo
Zach Galifianakis
Jim Norton
Brian Posehn
Mike Birbiglia
John Mulaney
Michelle Buteau
Cat Power
Zappa Plays Zappa
The Disco Biscuits
MSTRKRFT
Chromeo
Tiësto (late night set)
Stephen Marley
Money Mark
The Coup
The Wood Brothers
Rogue Wave
Newton Faulkner
Porter - Batiste - Stoltz
Ivan Neville's Dumpstaphunk
Henry Butler and the Game Band
Dirty Dozen Brass Band
Walter "Wolfman" Washington
Anders Osborne
Big Sam's Funky Nation
Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue
Soul Rebels Brass Band
Morning 40 Federation
Harrybu McCage (feat. Matt Cameron of Pearl Jam)

NEW ORLEANS SUPERJAM featuring:
George Porter Jr.
Henry Butler
Tim Green
Walter 'Wolfman' Washington
Anders Osborne
Johnny Vidacovich

 

Bonnaroo
Manchester, TN

4th Year; Used Brightkite & Twitter to chronicle entire event; Met Vampire Weekend, What Made Millwuakee Famous, Newtown Faulkner, Charli2na; father's day present of set-used Ozomatli drum head signed by entire band; went with Cor, Jamie, Stacy, Sandra & Drew

8/15/2008 The Whigs Downtown Chattanooga, TN Nightfall concert series, free show (and combined with welcome concert for UT-Chattanooga students)

Went with Doug (co-worker and fellow music fiend); met band again, setlist signed; Doug got us up on an upper baclony for VIP
10/28/2008 Beastie Boys, Jack Johnson, Sheryl Crow, Norah Jones, Santogold Richmond Coliseum  Norah Jones with all-girl band, only played piano for 1 song - did Johnny Cash and Wilco covers; Jack Johnson appearing alone

Special "Get Out The Vote" tour in battleground political states like Virginia prior to Nov 4th election
11/5/2008 Nine Inch Nails
with HEALTH		 John Paul Jones Arena, UVA, Charlottesvlle, VA  Trent was chatty... at least at the prescribed time. He commented about the election from the day before, where after 8 years of George W. Bush (the antagonist subject of an entire album by NIN, Year Zero), Barack Obama had been elected against all odds as the 44th President of the United States: "No matter how good you think we are, it can't match yesterday." and now, "I'll have to find something else to write about... here's another soon to be out-of-date song..."

7th time; On the rail up front for the first time ever at an NIN show

Photos of NIN show on Flickr
11/15/2008 Amy Ray (Indigo Girls) and Jennifer O'Connor Capital Ale House, Richmond, VA Jennifer Joined Amy Ray for a song

PRIOR: Wrote Jennifer O'Connor a note to say how happy I was she was coming and she wrote back. :)

Angela down for the show, so as total music nerds (her more for Amy, me for Jennifer) we were up front and center with Cor & Laura backing us up.

Got to see/meet Jennifer O'Connor; Setlist, autograph on limited 45

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12/11/2008 Richie Havens Rhythm & Brews, Chattanooga, TN  

Autographs for myself & Addy

Havens
12/20/2008 Oasis
w/ Ryan Adams & The Cardinals, Matt Costa		 Patriot Center Last of only a few shows for Oasis in 2008; Ryan Adams announces "retirement" in 2009 so defacto one of his last shows before a short stretch of final dates

1st time seeing Oasis; Chris Sharrock of World Party and the La's on drums for Oasis for this tour; went with James & Doug
1/9/2009 Diana Ross Paris Hotel, Las Vegas  

Private function for Monster Cable at Consumer Electronic Show (CES)
2/8/2009 The Felice Brothers & Old Crow Medicine Show Tivoli Theatre, Chattanooga, TN  

Went with Doug Cook.

Met Felice Brothers, autographs (very impressed with them)
2/12/2009 Jennifer O'Connor w/ Hotel Lights The Camel, Richmond, VA  

FIRST TIME EVER: Had a song dedicated to me by a professional recording artist. Jennifer O'Connor dedicated the song, "Exeter" with a, "This one's for you Dean" and frankly, I blushed the whole song. So cool that anyone would ever do that, much less a favorite singer/songwriter that I admire like Jennifer.

Laura, Miller & Cor

Setlist & autograph of Jennifer O'Connor; Chatted with Darren Jesse & Jennifer O'Connor
2/24/2009 Toad the Wet Sprocket Birchmere, Arlington, VA  

Cor (Christmas present)

Setlist, reunion show
4/18/09

No BS Brass Band

Plan 9 Music, Richmond, VA

Record Store Day 2009 performance

Video of performance (with Addy dancing) on YouTube here.

 
5/2/2009 Bio Ritmo / Hackensaw Boys Brown's Island, Richmond, VA Cino de Maya

Cor, Addy, Chereen, Brad, Grant
5/28/09

 

Josh Ritter w/ Justin Townes Earl

Lewis Ginter Botanical Gardens, Richmond, VA

6/5/09

 

Cracker

Plan 9 Music

Special In-Store

Took Addy, met the band and some autographs of Addy's own
6/11-14/2009

BONNAROO:

Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band
Phish (2 Shows)
Beastie Boys
Nine Inch Nails
David Byrne
Wilco
Al Green
Snoop Dogg
Elvis Costello Solo
Erykah Badu
Paul Oakenfold
Ben Harper and Relentless7
The Mars Volta
TV on the Radio
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
MGMT
moe.
Public Enemy
Andrew Bird
Band of Horses
Gov’t Mule
Merle Haggard
The Decemberists
Ani DiFranco
Girl Talk
Bon Iver
Béla Fleck & Toumani Diabate
Rodrigo y Gabriela
Galactic
The Del McCoury Band
of Montreal
Allen Toussaint
Coheed and Cambria
Booker T & the DBTs
David Grisman Quintet
Lucinda Williams
Animal Collective
Gomez
Neko Case
Jenny Lewis
Santigold
Robert Earl Keen
Shadows Fall
Tony Rice Unit
Citizen Cope
Femi Kuti and the Positive Force
High on Fire
Robyn Hitchcock & The Venus 3
Grace Potter and the Nocturnals
Kaki King
Grizzly Bear
King Sunny Adé & the African Beats
Okkervil River
St. Vincent
Zac Brown Band
Passion Pit
Raphael Saadiq
Dillinger Escape Plan
Ted Leo and the Pharmacists
Crystal Castles
Tift Merritt
Brett Dennen
Mike Farris and the Roseland Rhythm Revue
Toubab Krewe
Wailing Souls
People Under the Stairs
Alejandro Escovedo
The Itals
Vieux Farka Touré
Elvis Perkins In Dearland
Cherryholmes
Yeasayer
Todd Snider
MURS
Chairlift
Portugal. The Man.
The SteelDrivers
Midnite
The Knux
The Low Anthem
Delta Spirit
A.A. Bondy
White Rabbits
The Lovell Sisters
Alberta Cross
Janelle Monáe
Hockey
Pretty Lights
Jimmy Fallon
Triumph the Insult Comic Dog Presents Bonnapoo 2009
An Evening (or Afternoon) with the Daily Show featuring John Oliver & Rob Riggle
Michael Ian Black & Michael Showalter
Aziz Ansari
Kristen Schaal
Arj Barker
Todd Barry
Rory Albanese
Wayne Federman
Nick Thune
Nick Kroll
Kurt Braunohler
Amy Schumer
Kumail Nanjiani
Pete Homes

 Manchester, TN #5

Top 10 Bonnaroo 2009 Moments

10. Beastie Boys - Danced like crazy, all the right songs. Still funny, irreverent and very real in a world where hip hop has often become overly pre-programmed and slicked back.

9. Sam Cooke - He may not have appeared, but my insistence to listen to an old tape of his music as Steve and I drove in became an omen to several covers of his songs by more than a handful of artists.

8. Public Enemy arming a massive crowd with verbal weaponry - Oh, and yeah, shaking Flava Flave's hand, and he my hat. :) Best FF shot ever: http://www.flickr.com/photos/delineated/3634868737/

7. Booker T. & the Drive By Truckers: "Let There Be Rock" - first off, in full-disclosure I am not very well-versed in DBT lore. I knew of them, knew they were supposed to be great, but had never seen them. Booker T. was a must-see in my book and hey, I was camping at the Which Stage anyway. But when they played one of the most ridiculously passionate and appropriate renditions of DBT's "Let There Be Rock" I nearly wept. It was far more southern rock than I typically like but I was totally taken. A big surprise for me personally and a good time.

6. Discovering by merely walking by - Twice I was stopped in my tracks by music wafting from nearby, once on a tiny tent set near a BBQ stand where I would discover Belleville Outfit and again later on one of the largest stages (Which) where Mike Farris and the Roseland Rhythm Revue belted out Sam Cooke. Never knew either band before those moments.

5. Al Green - I'll let my Tweet take this one: "Al Green is an f'ing force of nature. I believe the correct order is: Water, Al Green, Fire, Earth & Wind" - he hit the high notes, the floor and all of us in the face with a tremendous performance in front of thousands likely conceived to his music.

4. Band of Horses - For a band where I was only in love with a couple of songs, they were the perfect compliment to other major Sunday afternoon performances at Roo. Closing the Which Stage is a careful and important slot, previously done with aplomb by Death Cab for Cutie, and BoH not only didn't disappoint, they seemed to be courting the audience with their songs. Breaking convention, they actually saved new songs for their encore and we loved them all the more. (And hey, Springsteen thought so too: http://bonnaroo.com/blog/99.aspx )

3. Thursday Night - Easily the best Thursday since my first in 05, with first and second impressions stacking for a powerful night of music and friends.
Chairlift perform for the VIP party (they were amazing both sets I saw)

2. Front row rail for the last performance on the home continent of my favorite band for the last 20 years; NIN, with a "Wave Goodbye" - To be able to experience that, and then have that experience validated by tens of thousands of people chant "Thank you Trent," while watching bassist JMJ and everyone in front tear up... perfect, heartbreaking and incredible at the same time.

1. The friends and community - This may seem like a cop-out, but I'm completely serious. This year was tremendous for me as I was coming alone and perfectly content to be the "wanderer" who just jetted out on his own. I found that while I did get some wandering done, it was the friendships and shared experiences that enhanced every step with someone and even that time alone. And there's a reason it ranks above NIN- because of the support of everyone who was proud and genuinely excited for me and more-- excited for me to have that experience even if they weren't nearly as interested (or even like!) Nine Inch Nails. I had some incredible conversations, libations and gyrations (dancing, that is). So here's to you my friends, who helped me start, continue and cap an incredible Bonnaroo that was, and I don't say this lightly, THE BEST Bonnaroo I have ever had in my 5 trips to the farm...
7/12/2009

Better Than Ezra
w/ 16 Frames

 The National, Richmond, VA New drummer's first tour

w/ Cor, Laura, Doug A. - Cor got us VIP upgrades on our first trip to the national; snagged a load-in set list
7/19/2009

Cake

 The National  

10/21/2009

James McMurty
w/ Leticia Wolf

 Rhythm & Brews  

Feedback trip w/ Jeff, met up w/ Doug
11/16/2009

Heavy Trash
w/ The Sundresses

 Northside Tavern, Cincinnati, OH  

Feedback trip with Jeff, met up with Drew & Aiko
11/30/2010

Pixies
w/ Jay Reatard

 Constitution Hall, Washington, DC "Doolittle" album performance; One of Jay Reatard's last performances as he would be found dead less than 45 days later on January 13, 2010 at age 29

Met Roo buddy Lila there; Instant live CD's of performance
2/10/2010

Cracker (duo)

 Ashland Coffee & Tea Duo performance of David & Johnny

w/ Anchells; first time in AC&T (near R-MC) in probably 10+ years
3/5/2010

Alice In Chains

 The National New singer's first tour

VIP
3/7/2010

Henry Rollins (spoken word)

 The National  

First time seeing Henry spoken word since the Flood Zone in 1996
3/11/2010

They Might Be Giants

 The National "Flood" album performance tour

3/24/2010

Spoon
w/ Deerhunter

 The National  

3/29/2010

Wilco

 The National "An evening with Wilco" show

4/22/2010

The National

 The National "The National at The National" special two-date performance

4/23/2010

The National

 The National "The National at The National" special two-date performance

6/10-13
/2010

Bonnaroo

 Manchester, TN  

All notes, experiences and photos copyright Dean, his friends, and the bands who made them.