Lisa Fischer and Grand Baton Chaka Khan wsg Michael Cooper of Con Funk Shun Burton Cummings David Gilmour The Rides (Stephen Stills, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Barry Goldberg) Whitesnake wsg Whitford/St. Holmes American Dog KISS wsg The Dead Daises Black Sabbath wsg The Rival Sons Jethro Tull's Martin Barre Alice Cooper
All in all, a pretty good year. My Gilmour show, at the 3,800 seat Auditorium Theater in Chicago, was obviously the highlight, but being front-row center for The Rides (close enough to smell Stills's BO) was pretty cool too, and as a lifelong Jethro Tull fan, the experience of seeing Martin Barre play two full sets of Tull classics in a bar and grill with a seating capacity of 180, is something that I can't repeat soon enough.
I was also inadvertently an eye-witness to a few other things, including:
Nate Ruess of the indie-pop band Fun. performing at a Bernie Sanders for president rally The rapper Flo Rida's halftime show at a Detroit Pistons playoff game Aretha Franklin's "legendary" 4 minute and 35 second rendition of "The Star-Spangled Banner" at the Detroit Lions Thanksgiving Day game.
I also missed some good shows that, for one reason or another (maybe my wife had to work, or I just wasn't able to find the right seats at the right price), I just wasn't able to get to. The three that immediately come to mind are:
Steely Dan wsg Steve Winwood Bad Company wsg Joe Walsh Sting and Peter Gabriel
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David Gilmour x three + Jimmy Kimmel taping. Bad Co./Joe Walsh Iron Maiden Bob Dylan X, Los Lobos, The Blasters ZZ Top Desert Trip x 2 Neil Young Stones
I was supposed to see (either had tickets or the opportunity):
Jeff Beck ELO Last Shadow Puppets Prophets of Rage Black Sabbath
But for one reason or another couldn't make it happen.
Rolling Stones (twice, in Lima and Desert Trip) Guns n Roses (3 times, 2 in Vegas and 1 in Lima) Aerosmith Neil Young, Roger Waters, Bob Dylan, The Who, Paul McCarnet (DT) Iggy Pop Slipknot Coldplay (got invited)
Wilco Heartless Bastards Bruce Springsteen Andrew Bird Donny McCaslin quartet (jazz group on Bowie's album.. Maybe the best show of the year!) Suzanne Vega (next week)
Iggy in Chicago and Detroit Buddy Guy (Legends) The Who (Joe Louis Arena) David Gilmour (Chicago United Center) Joe Walsh and Bad Company (Pine Knob) Paul McCartney (Van Andel Arena, Grand Rapids)
Bonnie Raitt Rough Trade The Who James Taylor Eric Burdon Buffy Sainte-Marie Brian Wilson The Tragically Hip Rodriguez Yusuf / Cat Stevens Ziggy Marley Emmylou Harris et al (Lampedusa, Concert for Regugees) The Rolling Stones !!! St Paul & The Broken Bones Women's Blues Review
Next ... The Pretenders and Stevie Nicks...Colin James...Blue Rodeo...
Heart w/Joan Jett -Abbotsford near Vancouver Iron Maiden - Vancouver The Who - Vancouver Paul McCartney - Vancouver John Fogerty- Abbotsford Stevie Nicks w/Pretenders - Vancouver on Dec 9
Graham Nash, Fort Lauderdale Experience Hendrix, Hollywood Stones, Mexico x2 Gary Clark Jr, Miami Jimmy Johnson, Chicago Linsey Alexander, Chicago Neil Young, Pomona Dylan - Stones - Neil - Macca - Who - Waters, Desert Trip Charles Aznavour, Miami
A pretty good year i would say Clear highlights: Graham Nash, Stones Mexico #2, and of course Desert Trip..
Beach Boys w/ Four Tops Bob Dylan Buddy Guy and Jonny Lang Wierd Al Yankovic Van Morrison Goo Goo Dolls Hollywood Vampires Sheryl Crow and...the best...Desert Trip 2.
Jethro Tull Paul Simon Chris Robinson's Brotherhood J.D. Souther Cheap Trick Joan Jett & the Blackhearts Heart Yusuf/Cat Stevens Nick Lowe Eric Burdon Bob Dylan Jim James( in December)
lucinda Williams (twice) Chris Robinson Brotherhood Blackberry smoke and Simo Neil Young Bruce Springsteen Red Hot Chili Peppers and 2-3 more that at the moment I forgot ..
Teenage Fanclub x 2 Bruce Springsteen The Pretty Things Love Revisted Roy Harper Rod Argent aned Colin Blunstone The Coral Flamin' Groovies The Chills Graham Nash Justin Hayward