2024 obligatory concert list

[ijwthstd]

YEah I know there was the concert thread that started just as I hit burnout and I spent a huge chunk of the year missing my girlfriend (who I see 1-2x a week) and smoking myself into a stupor.

Also you can see where I hit burnout in September. I stayed home and watched as Paul Weller and Pulp tickets among others bottomed at under $10 and still couldn't bring myself to go.

This is probably it unless someone wants to kick down a Morrissey or Black Sabbitch ticket for tomorrow. I promised to go to a small party at her house but you know how addict behavior can imperil relationships.

As you can see I am slowing down in my old age.






1/5/24 The Smell 26th Anniversary with Suburban John, Mike Watt & Missingmen, Saccharine Trust, Urinals, The Spiders From Sars @ The Smell

1/7/24 Hand Habits @ Central Library Mark Taper Auditorium

1/11/24 The Jim Irsay Collection @ Shrine Auditorium



(Buddy Guy, Ann Wilson, Kevin Cronin, Peter Wolf, Billy Gibbons & David Gilmour's "The Black Strat")

Kenny Wayne Shepherd - guitar
Mike Wanchic - guitar
Tom Bukovac - guitar
Mike Mills - bass
Danny Nucci - guitar / saxophone
Michael Ramos - keyboards
Billy Branch - harmonica
Kenny Aronoff - drums
Alaina Renae - backing vocals
Staci McCrackin - backing vocals
Stephanie Allen-Stevenson - backing vocals
Renée Merrifield - backing vocals



1/12/24 Nailah Hunter + Inkarose @ Zebulon

1/17/24 Mac Sabbath + The Darts @ Pappy & Harriet's

1/19/24 Carnage Asada 30th Anniversary @ Anna Broome Room

1/21/24 The Mormons (joined in progress) + Darker Places @ Space City Vintage

1/23/24 Dave Harrington's Pranksters West + Yuka Honda + Stuart Bogie @ Zebulon

1/24/24 Angel Olsen (surprise secret solo set) + Maxim Ludwig + Sarah Grace White + Lane Hartley @ Zebulon

1/25/24 Molly Kruse + Alyssa & Wayne Brewer (Tribute To George Jones & Tammy Wynette) + Rainee Blake (part of "tribute jam," didn't stay for the rest) @ Desert 5 Spot

2/7/24 Black Pumas @ Amoeba Music

2/7/24 Criminal Podcast @ United Theatre On Broadway

2/8/24 Yungchen Lhamo @ Amoeba Music

2/10/24 Chambers Brothers / Crazy Tomes @ Matt Denny's Ale House

2/12/24 Odetta Hartman / The Toxhards / Stoop Lee / Wingtip / BER (joined in progress) @ Bardot

2/14/24 Devon Ross @ Amoeba Music

2/17/24 Leslie Stevens @ Zebulon

2/20/24 Street Fighter 6 @ Amoeba Music

2/22/24 Arlo Parks @ Amoeba Music

2/22/24 Bassekou Kouyate & Ngoni Ba @ Lodge Room

2/23/24 Tony Danza "Standards And Stories" @ Catalina Jazz Club

2/23/24 Adult Toys @ Redwood

2/24/24 48 St. Stephen @ Brand Library Recital Hall

2/27/24 Billy Idol @ Hollywood Palladium (private show)

2/29/24 Hyloxolos + Derdoorian @ Gold-Diggers

3/4/24 Haunted Summer (final show) @ Zebulon (there were 2 more bands I was gonna stay for but I moved twice during Haunted Summer to get away from people so I just split)

3/5/24 Madonna @ Kia Forum

3/9/24 Deap Vally / Death Valley Girls @ Teragram Ballroom

3/14/24 Allie X @ Amoeba Music

3/15/24 Hellflowers @ Licorice Pizza

3/15/24 Motochrist @ Redwood

3/21/24 Disneyland

3/23/24 Mike Watt & Missingmen, Vice Cooler, Erica Dawn Lyle, The Linda Lindas @ The Smell

3/23/24 Pat Todd & The Rankoutsiders @ Redwood

3/28/24 Empress Of @ Amoeba Music

4/3/24 Lo-Moon @ Amoeba Music

4/4/24 Sierra Ferrell @ Amoeba Music

4/4/24 Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band @ Kia Forum

4/12/24 Mike Watt & Joe Baiza @ Pskaufman Gallery

4/13/24 Elixir Piano Trio @ Brand Library Recital Hall

4/14/24 The Hangmen + Motorcycle Boy @ Whisky A Go Go

4/20/24 Drama Dolls + Dee Skusting & The Rodents (with Alison & Abby from Maid Of Ace and Megan from A Pretty Mess)

4/21/24 Liam Finn + Jess Cornelius @ Zebulon

4/24/24 Neil Young & Crazy Horse / Reverend Billy @ SDSU Cal Coast Amphitheatre

4/25/24 Neil Young & Crazy Horse / Reverend Billy @ SDSU Cal Coast Amphitheatre

4/27/24 The Philly Sound Vol.4 @ Miller Outdoor Theater (part of soundcheck)

4/27/24 Kane Brown / Tyler Hubbard (partial) @ Toyota Center, Houston, TX

4/28/24 Rolling Stones / Gary Clark Jr @ NRG Stadium, Houston, TX

5/1/24 Loren Kramar @ Amoeba Music

5/2/24 Gary Clark Jr @ Jimmy Kimmel Live (with Stevie Wonder)

5/6/24 Jessie J @ Teragram Ballroom (acoustic storytellers style set, terrible and poorly paced/executed, left 1:45 into show to get some food and prepare for long bus ride to:)

5/7/24 Rolling Stones / Carin Leon / Electric Mud @ State Farm Stadium, Glendale, AZ (then took the overnight Greyhound right back)

5/8/24 Jessica Pratt @ Amoeba Music

5/9/24 Urinals / Traps PS / Hex Code @ Zebulon

5/10/24 Throw Rag / Lords Of Altamont / Stormhouse @ The Echo

5/11/24 Cruel World Festival @ Brookside Park - Duran Duran, Interpol (most), Placebo, Simple Minds, TR / ST (background), The Jesus And Mary Chain, Heaven 17, Lol Tolhurst X Budgie, The Stranglers, The Mission, The Motels, Novo Testamento, Harsh Symmetry, Patriarchy, Body Of Light

5/12/24 Neverland Ranch Davidians / The Groovy Rednecks / Hollywood Rivieras / The Bloody Brains @ Offbeat Bar

5/18/24 Just Like Heaven with The Postal Service, Phoenix, Death Cab For Cutie, Passion Pit, Broken Social Scene, Phantogram, Tegan And Sara, Sleigh Bells, Gossip, CSS, Be Your Own Pet

5/19/24 Rock For Ronnie @ Warner Center Park (Quiet Riot + Eddie Trunk All Stars with Lita Ford, Tracii Guns and much more + Dio's Disciples + Jason Charles Miller)

5/19/24 QWANQWA + SK Kakraba @ Zebulon

5/22/24 Frightwig + It's OK + Chaki @ Moroccan Lounge

5/23/24 Hana Vu @ Amoeba Music

5/24/24 Claudio Simonetti's Goblin @ Orpheum Theatre (Dawn Of The Dead)

5/25/24 Space Queen @ Redwood

5/25/24 The Humpers + The Dragons + Crazy Squeeze @ Supply And Demand

5/29/24 Miki Berenyi Trio + Lex Tolhurst x Budgie @ Fonda Theatre

6/1/24 WeHo Pride with Janelle Monae, Doechii, Keke Palmer, Channel Tres, Yaeji, Sophie Ellis-Bexor @ West Hollywood Park (went late, missed Noah Cyrus)

6/2/24 Cretin Commandos (fronted by Tim Armstrong with special guests CJ Ramone & Billy Idol) @ Hollywood Forever Cemetery (Johnny Ramone Tribute / Pulp Fiction 30th Anniversary introduced by Billy Idol & John Travolta)

6/3/24 Brie Stoner / Jamie Drake @ El Cid

6/5/24 Luke Hemmings / CAFUNÉ @ Hollywood Palladium

6/6/24 Doechii (with JT) @ Jimmy Kimmel Live

6/6/24 The Raveonettes / Wild Pink @ Teragram Ballroom

6/7/24 Lords Of Acid / Praga Khan / Devora @ Teragram Ballroom

6/8/24 Pride In The Park with Ricky Martin, MUNA, Tokischa, Jojo Siwa, Rainao, Isaac Dunbar, Adiv, Ryan Sartyr, Lady London, Hason, Lykke Li (surprise appearance singing over her track a DJ played) @ LA State Historic Park

6/9/24 Jesus Lizard / Scowl / Crawlspace @ Garden Amphitheatre

6/10/24 Brie Stoner / Nadia Vaeh @ El Cid

6/11/24 Camera Obscura / Photo Ops @ Wiltern Theatre

6/14/24 Lightnin' Woodcock / The Hajj @ The Escondite

6/15/24 Dirty Dozen Brass Band / Torrence Brannon Reese @ Grand Performances

6/16/24 Marcelo Bucoter Quartet @ Van Halen Stage (first set only, didn't care for atmosphere)

6/17/24 Brie Stoner / Adaline / Kitty Mac (last 2 songs only) @ El Cid

6/18/24 Mike Campbell & Dirty Knobs @ Amoeba Music

6/20/24 The Dollyrots / Go Betty Go (3 songs with 2nd singer Emily Wynne-Hughes, both singers onstage) / The Reflectors @ The Echo

6/22/24 Orianthi @ Guitar Center

6/22/24 Glen Meadmore @ Redwood

6/22/24 Max Roach 'The Drum Also Waltzes' Centennial Celebration @ Grand Performances

6/23/24 Doechii @ Catch One

6/25/24 Inca - The Peruvian Ensemble @ Burbank Library Northwest Branch

6/28/24 BET Fan Fest @ LA Convention Center (Coco Jones, Lay Bankz, Lady London, Mona Leo, Fridayy, N3WYRKLA)

6/28/24 Cardi B, Gunna, Davido, Sexyy Red @ Crypto.com Arena

6/29/24 BET Fan Fest @ LA Convention Center (Latto, Doechii, Saucey Santana, Tanner Adell, Baby Tate, Honey Bxby, Queen Naija, Rob 49, Marsha Ambrosius, V.Edo, Wan Mor, (walked up as Koryn Hawthorne was ending)

6/29/24 Kelly Finnigan @ Grand Performances (partial)

6/30/24 Leslie Stevens / Leslie & The Badgers / Lee Gallagher (on patio, partial) @ Grand Ole Echo

7/2/24 Rapsody @ Amoeba Music

7/6/24 Blink 182 + Pierce The Veil + Hot Milk @ SoFi Stadium

7/7/24 New Kids On The Block + Paula Abdul + DJ Jazzy Jeff @ North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre

7/9/24 Catpack @ Amoeba Music

7/9/24 Neverland Ranch Davidians / Lonesome Captain & The Hurt Feelings (partial) @ Venice West

7/10/24 Rolling Stones + The War And Treaty @ SoFi Stadium

7/11/24 Bernard Fowler & Tim Reis Band 2 @ The Write Off Room (with Steve Jordan & Darryl Jones last song)

7/13/24 Rolling Stones / The Linda Lindas @ SoFi Stadium

7/14/24 Punk Rock BBQ with Neverland Ranch Davidians, Mike Watt & Missingmen, Lawndale, Carnage Asada @ Harvelle's

7/17/24 Rolling Stones / The Beaches @ Levi's Stadium, Santa Clara, CA

7/18/24 Flamin' Groovies / Tigerellas @ Zebulon

7/21/24 Rolling Stones / Samantha Fish @ Thunder Ridge Nature Arena, Ridgedale, MO

7/25/24 Bab L'Bluz @ Skirball

7/26/24 Bria Skonberg @ Sun Rose

7/27/24 Musiq Soulchild @ Burton Chace Park

7/28/24 Charlie Overbey, Elijah Ocean, Sarah Gayle Meech (patio, 2 sets of 3 or 4) @ Grand Ole Echo

7/31/24 I Love The 90's with Vanilla Ice, The Sugarhill Gang, Tone Loc, C+C Music Factory @ Ventura County Fair

8/1/24 Wand @ Amoeba Music

8/2/24 Voodoo 5 @ Brand Park

8/3/24 Gaby Moreno @ The Music Center (Jerry Moss Plaza)

8/3/24 Electric Children @ Redwood (part of last song)

8/5/24 King Buzzo & Trevor Dunn, JD Pinkus, Field @ Lodge Room

8/6/24 Travis @ Amoeba Music

8/6/24 Gaslight Anthem / Joyce Manor / The Dirty Nil @ Greek Theatre

8/7/24 Foo Fighters / The Hives / Alex G @ Petco Park

8/9/24 Foo Fighters / The Hives / Amyl & The Sniffers @ BMO Stadium

8/11/24 Foo Fighters / Pretenders / Alex G @ BMO Stadium

8/13/24 Olivia Rodrigo / The Breeders @ Kia Forum

8/15/24 10cc / Robin Taylor Zander @ United Theatre

8/16/24 Javier Escovedo & City Lights / Alley Cats / Mike Watt & Missingmen @ Slipper Clutch

8/17/24 Sister Sledge @ The Music Center (Jerry Moss Plaza)

8/22/24 Magdalena Bay @ Amoeba Music

8/23/24 Carnage Asada @ Anna Broome Room

8/24/24 Jesus Jones / Dixie Dragster @ Whisky A Go Go

8/28/24 Santana / Counting Crows @ Kia Forum

8/31/24 Mike Garson & Gaby Moreno @ The Sun Rose

9/1/24 Rainbow Backyard Bash with KK's Priest. Accept. Bulletboys, Warbringer, Ted Poley, Prima Donna Rising

9/4/24 Ekkstacy @ Amoeba Music

9/6/24 Jelly Roll / Warren Zeiders @ Crypto.com Arena

9/10/24 Molchat Doma @ Amoeba Music

9/11/24 Matthew Caws of Nada Surf @ Amoeba Music

9/14/24 Green Day / Smashing Pumpkins / Rancid / The Linda Lindas @ SoFi Stadium

9/17/24 Destroy Boys @ Amoeba Music (The Linda Lindas on 1 song)

9/20/24 Dale Crover @ Permanent Records Roadhouse

9/25/24 Ginger Root @ Amoeba Music

9/26/24 Boris + Starcrawler @ The Belasco

10/3/24 Kate Bollinger @ Amoeba Music

10/3/24 Kacey Musgraves / Father John Misty / Nickel Creek @ Kia Forum

10/4/24 Wynonna Judd @ Walt Disney Concert Hall

10/6/24 Jon Wahl + Dallas Don Burnet @ Stories

10/8/24 Lady Blackbird @ Amoeba Music (she went on late, I still had to leave on time for)

10/8/24 Iron Maiden + The Hu @ Kia Forum

10/11/24 Niki + Allison Ponthier + That Band Honey @ Greek Theatre

10/14/24 Till Lindemann + Twin Temple + Aesthetic Perfection @ Kia Forum

10/15/24 Judas Priest @ YouTube Theater

10/17/24 Dua Saleh @ Amoeba Music

10/20/24 Saft pa formiddagen @ Olvashallen Hjornescenen

10/20/24 Manfred Mann's Earth Band @ Olvashallen, Trondheim, Norway

10/22/24 D-A-D + Stargazer @ Tapperiet Scenen, Trondheim, Norway

10/24/24 Hollow Hearts + Jakob The Kid @ Blarock, Tromso, Norway

10/29/24 Katie Gavin @ Amoeba Music

10/29/24 David Gilmour @ Hollywood Bowl

10/30/24 Cypress Hill, Tha Alkaholiks, Funk Doobiest, Coyotes @ Fonda Theatre

10/31/24 David Gilmour @ Hollywood Bowl

11/1/24 Corasano, Baiza, Watt Trio + Derek Monypenny @ Zebulon

11/2/24 Steel Pole Bath Tub + Spoonbenders + Wife @ Lodge Room

11/3/24 Doechii @ El Rey Theatre

11/6/24 mxmtoon @ Amoeba Music

11/7/24 Genevieve Stokes @ Amoeba Music

11/9/24 Psychedelic Furs + Jesus And Mary Chain + Frankie Rose @ YouTube Theater

11/10/24 Matthew Sweet Benefit @ McCabe's

11/13/24 Soul Asylum @ Amoeba Music

11/14/24 Claudio Simonetti's Goblin + Tibia @ The Belasco

12/1/24 Distorted Pony + DEEP /vil/ + Punxsutawney @ The Smell

12/6/24 The Two Tens / Prima Donna / The Killingfloors / Keep Flying (last band of separate matinee event, on tour from NYC)

12/14/24 W.A.S.P. + Armored Saint @ Hollywood Palladium

12/15/24 Carnage Asada + Garretson + Gorodetsky + Extra Frothy Dynamite (last song) @ Redwood

12/17/24 "Scrooge" (The Oil Barons) + Salems Bend @ Redwood

12/21/24 The Hangmen + Speedbuggy USA @ The Paramount (USA)

12/29/24 Microwave Buddha + Nervous Gender Reloaded + Pink Stiletto + El Colmo @ Zebulon

[HueyRamone]

I can see you like live music.

[LAglamrocker]

Singer almost dead at RedWood Bar brought you most joy?
It did me
12/17 five STAR fun

[LAglamrocker]

So the best show of year was Lightning Woodcock or Ted Poley?
Paula Abdul in Chula Vista winning most fun show..was good choice

#waspwasntlivemusic

[rockker]

March 18 - Skid Row/ Buckcherry/ Sierra Pilot @ Burton Cummings Theatre Winnipeg

June 21 - Honeymoon Suite/ Lee Aaron @ Club Regent Events Center Winnipeg

September 18 - Extreme/ Living Colour @ Club Regent Events Centre Winnipeg

October 18 - Sebastian Bach/ some band I missed @ Exchange Event Centre Winnipeg

November 16 - Honeymoon Suite/ A Flock of Seagulls/ Men without Hats/ Spoons @ Moose Jaw Events Centre Moose Jaw

December 28 - Toque @ Club Regent Events Centre Winnipeg

[Aerosmith87]

Don't know how you do it.

[Aerosmith87]

To clarify ^^^, I mean I don't know how you sit through an entire 2024 W.A.S.P. set

[pieceofme]

Does your girlfriend go to any of the shows with you?

And holy shit how many times have you seen the rolling stones live!?! I think I counted at least 5 this year!

[cowpins]

7/10/24 Rolling Stones + The War And Treaty @ SoFi Stadium
7/11/24 Bernard Fowler & Tim Reis Band 2 @ The Write Off Room (with Steve Jordan & Darryl Jones last song)
7/13/24 Rolling Stones / The Linda Lindas @ SoFi Stadium

So does Bernard Fowler pick up shows between gigs, or did he just sit in w/ the Tim Reis band? And I also saw that Steve and Darryl Jones sat in as well.

[sirthx2]

YEah I know there was the concert thread that started just as I hit burnout and I spent a huge chunk of the year missing my girlfriend (who I see 1-2x a week) and smoking myself into a stupor.

Also you can see where I hit burnout in September. I stayed home and watched as Paul Weller and Pulp tickets among others bottomed at under $10 and still couldn't bring myself to go.

This is probably it unless someone wants to kick down a Morrissey or Black Sabbitch ticket for tomorrow. I promised to go to a small party at her house but you know how addict behavior can imperil relationships.

As you can see I am slowing down in my old age.

Kinda depressing to me that as an obvious music fanatic, with seemingly endless variety in musical tastes, that you didn't catch BEAT. What gives?

[ijwthstd]

Does your girlfriend go to any of the shows with you?

And holy shit how many times have you seen the rolling stones live!?! I think I counted at least 5 this year!

50 total since 1989


just these ones, the FF shows were her idea though she opted to take her niece on 8/11 so I still had to find a ticket because the Pretenders!

5/2/24 Gary Clark Jr @ Jimmy Kimmel Live (with Stevie Wonder)

6/5/24 Luke Hemmings / CAFUNÉ @ Hollywood Palladium (her daughter is huge One Direction fan, I got 3 tix for like $16)

7/10/24 Rolling Stones + The War And Treaty @ SoFi Stadium

8/7/24 Foo Fighters / The Hives / Alex G @ Petco Park

8/9/24 Foo Fighters / The Hives / Amyl & The Sniffers @ BMO Stadium

8/11/24 Foo Fighters / Pretenders / Alex G @ BMO Stadium

[HueyRamone]

My list:

Oct 4: KKs Priest/Accept - Fox Theater Riverside

[Psychobolia.com]

My best:
Anthrax
Mayhem

My worst:
Testament (band was great but the sound was atrocious)

Regret not going:
Judas Priest

[ijwthstd]

7/10/24 Rolling Stones + The War And Treaty @ SoFi Stadium
7/11/24 Bernard Fowler & Tim Reis Band 2 @ The Write Off Room (with Steve Jordan & Darryl Jones last song)
7/13/24 Rolling Stones / The Linda Lindas @ SoFi Stadium

So does Bernard Fowler pick up shows between gigs, or did he just sit in w/ the Tim Reis band? And I also saw that Steve and Darryl Jones sat in as well.

Yep for like 20 years but this was the first one I remember in LA. It cost me more than any of the Stones shows too! Like $60

[DemonFilth2001]

Zero. Had tix to CSoul and Hootie. Couldn’t go. Was gonna go see WASP and Saint…lost motivation.

So, zero.

[HueyRamone]

Zero. Had tix to CSoul and Hootie. Couldn’t go. Was gonna go see WASP and Saint…lost motivation.

So, zero.

Cmon, man. You cant lose your motivation to go see live music, just because you get older. Get out there, like me and IJWSTD, and live a little.

[jens]

My worst:
Testament (band was great but the sound was atrocious)

I've never seen Testament with decent sound, let alone good. Always drummy mud with Chuck screaming over it.