500 Concerts

Here are The Crap Facts of the shows I've seen

1st Concert: Abba @ Sydney Showgrounds on 2 March 1977

100th Concert: You Am I @ The Metro, Sydney on 28 September 1996

200th Concert: The White Stripes @ The Joint, Las Vegas on 20 September 2003

300th Concert: The Cult @ The Pearl, Las Vegas on 16 September 2010

400th Concert: Tool @ Bojangles Arena, Charlotte on 26 January 2016

500th Concert: Mudhoney @ Grey Eagle, Asheville on 31 October 2023

1st Band Seen: Abba @ Sydney Showgrounds on 2 March 1977

100th Band Seen: Exploding Daisies @ Selina's Coogee Bay Hotel on 19 August 1995

200th Band Seen: P. J. Harvey @ Festival Sudoeste, Zambujeira do Mar on 9 August 1998

300th Band Seen: Citizen Cope @ House of Blues Las Vegas on 6 June 2007

400th Band Seen: Jesus & The Mary Chain @ House of Blues Las Vegas on 15 June 2012

500th Band Seen: Seth Lakeman @ Ovens Auditorium on 11 February 2018

10 Best Concerts:

The Cure @ Festival Sudoeste, Zambujeira do Mar on 7 August 1998

Paul McCartney @ Coachella on 17 April 2009

Nirvana @ Big Day Out, Sydney on 25 January 1992

The Cure @ PNC Pavilion, Charlotte on 23 June 2016

The Cure @ Coachella on 19 April 2009

The Stooges @ Vegoose, Las Vegas on 27 October 2007

The Hives @ The Joint, Las Vegas on 15 January 2005

The Offspring @ Selina's Coogee Bay Hotel on 24 January 1995

Ramones @ Big Day Out, Sydney on 26 January 1994

The White Stripes @ The Joint, Las Vegas on 20 September 2003

10 Least Favorite Concerts:

Sonic Youth at Festival Sudoeste, Zambujeira do Mar on 8 August 1998

Filter @ The Metro, Sydney on 19 February 2000

Barry Manilow @ Las Vegas Hilton on 14 November 2008

Blur @ House of Blues, Las Vegas on 12 June 2003

Soundgarden @ Hordern Pavilion, Sydney on 30 January 1997

Bob Dylan @ Caesars Coloseum, Las Vegas on 18 August 2010

Cher @ Caesars Coloseum, Las Vegas on 18 March 2009

Garbage at Hordern Pavilion, Sydney on 7 October 1996

Beastie Boys @ The Joint, Las Vegas on 23 October 2006

Swervedriver @ The Metro, Sydney on 5 May 1998 

Loudest Concerts:

My Bloody Valentine @ Coachella on 19 April 2009

Dinosaur Jr @ The Metro, Sydney on 1 October 1997

Number of Bands Seen: 577 from 21 different countries

Number of Times Seen: 1120

Band Most Seen: Tumbleweed - 19 times

Bands seen 5 or more times: 56. Tumbleweed – 19, Unseen – 14, You Am I – 12, Frenzal Rhomb – 12, silverchair – 11, Dinosaur Jr – 10, Melvins – 10, Henry Rollins – 10, Primus – 10, Pennywise – 9, The Gaslight Anthem – 7, Magic Dirt – 7, Tool – 7, The Tea Party – 7, Danzig – 7, Violent Femmes – 7, Regurgitator – 7, Placebo – 7, The Living End – 7, Shihad – 7, Peg – 7, The Porkers – 7, The Fauves – 7, The Cure – 6, Local H – 6, Rancid – 6, Mastodon – 6, Midnight Oil – 6, Unwritten Law – 6, Jebediah – 6, Powderfinger – 6, Nitocris – 6, Spiderbait – 6, The Hard Ons – 6, Def FX – 6, Mudhoney – 5, Foo Fighters – 5, The Flaming Lips – 5, The Black Keys – 5, Helmet – 5, Deftones – 5, Rise Against – 5, Weezer – 5, Bloc Party – 5, The Offspring – 5, Soundgarden – 5, Cage The Elephant – 5, Rollins Band – 5, Something For Kate – 5, The Mark of Cain – 5, Fur – 5, Screamfeeder – 5, Custard – 5, Front End Loader – 5, Crow – 5, Swirl – 5.

Venues: 137 in 56 cities in 16 states across 5 countries

Most Concerts at a Venue: House of Blues Las Vegas - 45

Favorite Venue: The Metro, Sydney

Most Concerts in a City: Las Vegas - 150

Venues I've seen 5 or more concerts in: 19. House of Blues, Las Vegas – 45, The Metro, Sydney – 41, The Fillmore, Charlotte – 30, The Joint, Las Vegas – 23, Hordern Pavilion – 22, The Long Jetty Hotel - 22, Selina’s Coogee Bay Hotel - 22, The New Joint, Las Vegas – 15, The Visulite, Charlotte – 13, Charlotte Metro Credit Union Amphitheater - 13, The Neighborhood Theater, Charlotte – 10, The Pearl, Las Vegas – 10, The Underground, Charlotte – 9, The Annandale Hotel, Sydney – 8, Caesar’s Colosseum Las Vegas – 7, Central Coast Leagues, Gosford – 7, Sydney Showgrounds – 7, The Pool at The Cosmopolitan, Las Vegas – 6, Sandringham Hotel, Newtown – 5.

Bands I've seen in 5 states: 3. Melvins - 5 (NSW, BC, NV, CA & NC), The Cure - 5 (Alentejo, CA, IL, NC, GA), Dinosaur Jr - 5 (NSW, QLD, NV, NC, SC).

Bands I've seen in 3 countries: 2.  Placebo - 3 (Portugal, Australia, USA), Melvins - 3 (Australia, Canada, USA).