One of my gifts for Ty at Christmas was concert tickets to P!nk. We finally got to see her over Memorial Weekend in Vegas, and I was blown away! She is extremely talented. From her incredible acrobatic moves to hitting every pitch, there wasn’t a moment during the concert that I wasn’t amazed.
After the show, I was asked, “Was that your favorite concert?” I wanted to say “Yes!”, but felt I was saying that only because it was fresh in my mind. So, I started thinking, “Who have I seen live?” I then realized I never documented it anywhere, so am doing so now. Listed after “the jump” is the list. There is no particular order, with the exception of my first entry, which is my favorite. I am sure I’ve missed some, as I’m going solely off memory and iOS photo searches of “concerts” (great tip!). Asterisks represent how many times I’ve seen that artist or group in concert.
Don Williams****
I grew up listening to Don’s music, as both my parents are big fans. The first time I saw him was at the Benton Franklin Fair and Rodeo in 1997 with my dad. I remember being embarrassed when he came out on stage and I immediately started crying. My dad told me that’s what happens when you see your idols.
Fast forward to 2013, and it was announced that Don was coming out of retirement. I immediately followed his tour dates, and was very excited to see he would be in two towns near us. Since my Mom and Dad divorced, I would have the opportunity to see him twice and take them separately! That marked the second and third time I saw him live (and both were amazing).
The last time I saw him live was in 2014, and I was so happy because Ty said he wanted to go with me. Looking back, this was my favorite concert. I got to see a musician I loved with the guy I love. Don passed away last year (I remember crying when I read it), and I was so thankful I got to see him live more than once.
Here is the full list, but I’ll save you the stories 🙂
- Don Williams*****
- P!nk
- Pentatonix
- Garth Brooks***
- Brooks and Dunn***
- Reba McEntire**
- George Straight**
- Ronnie Milsap
- Taylor Swift
- Lee Ann Womack
- Freddy Fender
- The Bellamy Brothers
- ZZ Too
- Doobie Brothers
- Keith Urban
- Rascal Flatts
- Dierks Bentley
- Sugarland
- Kenny Chesney**
- Lady Antebellum
- Diamond Rio
- Clint Black
- John Michael Montgomery
- Montgomery Gentry
- Tim McGraw
- Eric Church
- Toby Keith**
- Brad Paisley**
- Luke Bryan
- Blake Shelton
- Miranda Lambert**
- Thompson Square***
- Little Big Town
- Aaron Tippin
- Terry Clark
- Sammy Kershaw
- Travis Tritt
- Tom Petty
- Joe Cocker
- Nine Inch Nails
- Snoop Dogg
- Ben Harper
- Jack Johnson
- Cher
- Zac Brown Band
- Gary Allen
- Clay Walker
- Trick Pony
- Big & Rich**
- Joe Nichols
- Shania Twain
- Jerrod Niemann
- Lee Brice
- Thomas Rhett
- Tracey Lawrence
- Sara Evans
- Chris Cagle
- Chris Young
- Neal McCoy
- Billy Currington
- Jeff Bates
- Trisha Yearwood
- Kenny Rogers
- Wynonna
- Halestorm
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