There has been a #myfirstconcert hashtag going around Twitter. I tossed in my entry on Friday, and @Pete_Brown mentioned some of his favorite concerts from back in the day. Pete’s tweets got me thinking about concerts I have seen over the years. So, over the weekend I compiled a list (to the best of my recollection). I don’t think I have missed any, but I’ll update the list if I think of any others.

• 1984 George Carlin (Stabler Arena – Bethlehem, PA)
• 1985 Robin Williams (Stabler Arena – Bethlehem, PA)
• 1986 Simple Minds / The Call (Stabler Arena – Bethlehem, PA)
• 1987 Def Leppard / Queensryche (The Spectrum – Philadelphia, PA)
• 1988 Bobby McFerrin (Moravian College – Bethlehem, PA)
• 1988 George Carlin (Muhlenberg College – Allentown, PA)
• 1988 Sam Kinison (Stabler Arena – Bethlehem, PA)
• 1988 Whitesnake / Bad English (The Spectrum – Philadelphia, PA)
• 1988 Monsters of Rock (Van Halen / Metallica / Scorpions / Dokken / Kingdom Come) (JFK Stadium – Philadelphia, PA)
• 1989 .38 Special (Heiges Field House – Shippensburg, PA)
• 1989 Bon Jovi / Skid Row (The Spectrum – Philadelphia, PA)
• 1989 Ratt / Britney Fox / Kix (Stabler Arena – Bethlehem, PA)
• 1989 Cinderella / Winger / Bulletboys (The Spectrum – Philadelphia, PA)
• 1989 Howie Mandel (Stabler Arena – Bethlehem, PA)
• 1990 Howe II (Airport Music Hall – Allentown, PA)
• 1990 Tora Tora (Airport Music Hall – Allentown, PA)
• 1990 Madonna / Technotronic (Brendan Byrne Arena – East Rutherford, NJ)
• 1991 Queensryche / Warrior Soul (Stabler Arena – Bethlehem, PA)
• 1991 Guns N’ Roses / Skid Row (Hershey Park – Hershey, PA)
• 1993 Bobcat Golthwait (Stars – Allentown, PA)
• 1994 Live (Unplugged) (Lupo’s – Bethlehem, PA)
• 1994-06-04 Pink Floyd (Veteran’s Stadium – Philadelphia, PA)
• 1995 Weezer (Stars – Allentown, PA)
• 1995 Lisa Loeb (Norfolk Tides Pre-Game Show) (Harbor Park – Norfolk, VA)
• 1996 G3 (Joe Satriani / Steve Vai / Eric Johnson) (Valley Forge Music Fair – Valley Forge, PA)
• 1996 Madder Rose / Goo Goo Dolls / Bush (Stabler Arena – Bethlehem, PA)
• 1997 Kenny Wayne Shepher Band / Wide Mouth Mason (Lupo’s – Bethlehem, PA)
• 1997 Fuel (CD Release Party) (Sterling Hotel – Allentown, PA)
• 1997 No Doubt / Shelter (The Electric Factory – Philadelphia, PA)
• 1997-06-07 Dave Matthews Band / Bela Fleck & the Flecktones (Sony/Blockbuster Center – Camden, NJ)
• 1997-07-26 Lilith Fair (Jill Sobule / Once Blue / Victoria Williams / Joy Askew / Paula Cole / Julianna Hatfield / Fiona Apple / Cardigans / Tracy Chapman / Sarah McLachlan) (PNC Bank Arts Centre – Holmdel, NJ)
• 1997 G3 (Joe Satriani / Steve Vai / Kenny Wayne Shepherd / Robert Fripp) (The Electric Factory – Philadelphia, PA)
• 1997-08-13 Lilith Fair (Liz Berlin / Yungchen Lhamo / Patty Griffin / Holly McNarland / Shawn Colvin / Lisa Loeb / Indigo Girls / Jewel / Sheryl Crow / Sarah McLachlan) (Montage Mountain – Scranton, PA)
• 1998 Kiss (First Union Center – Philadelphia, PA)
• 1998 Lisa Loeb / Shawn Colvin (The Electric Factory – Philadelphia, PA)
• 1998-12-31 Rusted Root (The Electric Factory – Philadelphia, PA)
• 1999-05-25 Dave Matthews Band / Santana / The Roots (Giants Stadium – East Rutherford, NJ)
• 1999-05-28 Steve Vai / Eric Sardinas (Trocadero – Philadelphia, PA)
• 2001 Jim Breuer (Theater of Living Arts – Philadelphia, PA)
• 2001-07-12 G3 (Joe Satriani / Steve Vai / John Petrucci) (Keswick Theatre – Glenside, PA)
• 2003-07-27 Lollapalooza Tour (Jane’s Addiction / Audioslave / Incubus / Queens of the Stone Age / Jurassic 5 / The Donnas / The Distillers / Kings of Leon / boysetsfire) (Tweeter Center – Camden, NJ)
• 2003-11-05 G3 (Joe Satriani / Steve Vai / Yngwie Malmsteen) (Keswick Theatre – Glenside, PA)
• 2005-03-28 Steve Vai / Eric Sardinas (Trocadero – Philadelphia, PA)
• 2006-06-11 Zappa Plays Zappa (Tower Theater – Upper Darby, PA)
• 2007-04-07 G3 (Joe Satriani / John Petrucci / Paul Gilbert) (Tower Theater – Upper Darby, PA)
• 2008-07-30 Zappa Plays Zappa (Grand Opera House – Wilmington, DE)