FOR MY OWN BENEFIT: an updated list of artists I’ve seen in concert
1996
The Band
1999
Ringo Starr & The All-Starr Band
2000
No Doubt
2002
Paul McCartney
2003
Peter, Paul & Mary
Simon & Garfunkel
2004
David Crosby
Kenny Loggins
Crosby, Stills & Nash
Brian Wilson (SMiLE tour)
2005
Smokey Robinson
Ramblin’ Jack Elliott
The Rolling Stones
2006
Lenny Kravitz
Aerosmith
Michael McDonald
Steely Dan (feat. Bonnie Raitt)
2007
Brian Wilson (Pet Sounds 40th tour)
Los Lonely Boys
The Fratellis
The Police
Big Brother & The Holding Company
Greg Kihn Band
The Doobie Brothers
Steve Miller Band
Regina Spektor
Tegan & Sara
My Morning Jacket
John Mayer
Tom Waits
Jerry Lee Lewis
Neil Young
Metallica
2008
Brian Wilson (That Lucky Old Sun tour)
Trombone Shorty
Allen Toussaint
B.B. King
Elvis Costello & The Imposters
The Police
Brett Dennen
Colbie Callait
John Mayer
Lindsay Buckingham
Squeeze
Robert Plant & Alison Krauss
Elvis Costello’s High Whines & Spirits
The Cab
Plain White T’s
Dashboard Confessional
Panic! At The Disco
2009
Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band
Elvis Costello & The Sugarcanes
2010
Al Kooper
She & Him
Michael Franti & Spearhead
Paul McCartney
Ringo Starr
Owl City
John Mayer
The English Beat
Squeeze
Levon Helm
My Morning Jacket
Furthur
The Strokes
Al Green
Phoenix
Social Distortion
Kings of Leon
Corinne Bailey Rae
Norah Jones
She & Him
Donald Fagen, Boz Scaggs & Michael McDonald
Elvis Costello & The Sugarcanes
Dr. Dog
The Doobie Brothers
2011
Elvis Costello & The Imposters
Los Lonely Boys
Sondre Lerche
Kishi Bashi
Nightlands
Ben L'Oncle Soul
Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings
Tower of Power
Lissie
Jakob Dylan
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
2012
Sergio Mendes & Brasil 66
Foo Fighters
Norah Jones
Duane Eddy
Alison Krauss & Union Station
Katy Perry
Elvis Costello & The Imposters
Roger Waters
The Beach Boys
The 88
Ray Davies
Dirty Dozen Brass Band
Reggie Watts
Fitz & The Tantrums
Beck
Foo Fighters
Neil Young & Crazy Horse
Franz Ferdinand
Regina Spektor
Jack White
Stevie Wonder
“Weird Al” Yankovic
Fancy Colors
Sondre Lerche
The Shins
Jenny Lewis
Elvis Costello
The Head & The Heart
Dr. John
Sondre Lerche
2013
Nick Waterhouse
Nataly Dawn
Ben Folds Five
The Who
Michael Feinstein
Mystery Jets
Michael Kiwanuka
Mumford & Sons
Tilly & The Wall
Emmylou Harris & Rodney Crowell
She & Him
“Weird Al” Yankovic
Phillip Phillips
John Mayer
My Morning Jacket
Wilco
Bob Dylan
The National
Paul McCartney
Daryl Hall & John Oates
Vampire Weekend
Red Hot Chili Peppers
The Zombies
Paul McCartney
The 88
Gary Glark, Jr.
The Rascals
Brian Wilson with Al Jardine, David Marks, & Blondie Chaplin (Pet Sounds live)
Jeff Beck
Diana Krall
Jenny Lewis
My Morning Jacket
Elvis Costello
Arcade Fire
Jack Johnson
Queens of the Stone Age
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
Arcade Fire
Conway
The Ceremonies
The Fratellis
2014
Robben Ford
Sheila E
Maroon 5
Ed Sheeran
John Mayer & Keith Urban
John Legend & Alicia Keys
Imagine Dragons
Pharrell Williams & Brad Paisley
Katy Perry
Eurythmics
Dave Grohl
Joe Walsh
Gary Glark, Jr.
Jeff Lynne
Peter Frampton
Stevie Wonder
Ringo Starr
Paul McCartney
The 3 O'Clock
The Bangles
Colin Hay
Laurence Juber
Denny Laine
Dan Wilson
Louise Goffin
Mike Viola
The Muffs
Lorde
Elf Power
Neutral Milk Hotel
Diana Krall
Willie Watson
Punch Brothers
Joan Jett & The Blackhearts
Dan Deacon
Arcade Fire
Haim
Death Cab For Cutie
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
Imelda May
Paolo Nutini
Jenny Lewis
The Flaming Lips
Ray Lamontagne
The Killers
Paul McCartney
Marshall Crenshaw
Ben Folds
Elvis Costello
The Fab Faux
Paolo Nutini
Ringo Starr
Brian Wilson & Al Jardine
Norah Jones
Brandon Flowers & Mark Stoermer
Ann Wilson
Conan O'Brien
Wayne Coyne & Steven Drozd
Britt Daniel
“Weird Al” Yankovic
Nick Valensi
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club
Dhani Harrison
Butch Walker
Ian Astbury
Cold War Kids
Karen Elson
Big Black Delta
Chase Cohl
Jamestown Revival
Golden Afternoon
Bright Light Bright Light
Elton John
Sondre Lerche
The 88
Phish
Zane Carney
David Ryan Harris (feat. John Mayer)
M. Ward
2015
Ann Wilson
Flaming Lips
Devendra Banhart
M. Ward
Punch Brothers
Boz Scaggs
Bethany Cosentino
Joy Williams
Sebu Simonian
Al Jardine
Wilson Phillips
Doyle Bramhall II
Karen Elson
Jade Castrinos
Adam Busch & Danny Masterson
Norah Jones
Gingger Shankar
Brian Wilson
Punch Brothers
They Might Be Giants
Esperanza Spalding
They Might Be Giants
Jenny Lewis
Tower of Power
The Grateful Dead
Randy Newman
Ben Folds
Elvis Costello & The Imposters
Steely Dan
Lake Street Dive
Leon Bridges
St. Vincent
Wilco
Mumford & Sons
D’Angelo
Billy Idol
Tame Impala
Black Keys
Dustbowl Revival
The Devil Makes Three
Elton John
Diana Krall
Gavin DeGraw
Billy Joel
Brian Wilson & Al Jardine with Blondie Chaplin (No Pier Pressure tour)
Punch Brothers
Joe Jackson
Conor Oberst & M. Ward
Big Star’s Third
Michael Franti & Spearhead
The Fab Faux
The Zombies
Electric Light Orchestra
Brian Setzer Orchestra
Dead & Company
2016
Van Morrison
Dr. John
Bobby McFerrin & Taylor McFerrin
Sondre Lerche
Lake Street Dive
Elton John
Stewart Copeland with the Pacific Symphony Orchestra
The Who
Paul Simon
Mavis Staples (two nights)
Bob Dylan (two nights)
Jonathan Richman
Bela Fleck & Chris Thile
Phish
They Might Be Giants (two nights)
Dead & Company
Miike Snow
Duran Duran
LCD Soundsystem
Fantastic Negrito
The Knocks
Vince Staples
Radiohead
Dr. Teeth & The Electric Mayhem
Third Eye Blind
Ryan Adams
Lionel Richie
Edgar Winter
Todd Rundgren
The Zombies
Electric Light Orchestra
Jim James
Conor Oberst
Mavis Staples
Yo La Tengo
Cyndi Lauper
Glen Hansard
M. Ward
CAKE
Norah Jones
Green Day
2017
Ronnie Spector
Lake Street Dive
The Zombies
Sondre Lerche
Robyn Hitchcock
Frightened Rabbit
Band of Horses
Brian Wilson w/ Al Jardine & Blondie Chaplin (Pet Sounds 50th tour)
Elvis Costello & The Imposters
Preservation Hall Jazz Band
John Mayall
Dawes
Alabama Shakes
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
Andrew Bird
The Shins
John Mayer
John Mayer (2nd of two nights)
Belle & Sebastian
Fleet Foxes
Alt-J
Gorillaz
Metallica
Bleachers
Young The Giant
Lorde
The Who
The Muppets
Green Day
Robyn Hitchcock
Jenny Owen Youngs
Ben Gibbard
CHVRCHES
John Mayer & Dave Chappelle
2018
Tuck & Patti
St. Vincent
Sondre Lerche
M. Ward
Sondre Lerche
The Fratellis
The Weepies
“Weird Al” Yankovic
The Doobie Brothers
Steely Dan
Third Eye Blind
The Lonely Island
The Beach Boys
Dead & Company (Shoreline Amphitheatre)
Dead & Company (Dodger Stadium)
Best Coast
The Bangles
Roger McGuinn & Chris Hillman
Roger Joseph Manning Jr.
Randy Newman
Madison Cunningham
Punch Brothers
David Byrne
The Zombies
John Mayer
Ringo Starr & The All-Starr Band
UPCOMING/PLANNED:
Nick Lowe
NRBQ
Elvis Costello & The Imposters
