I only hit up 69 concerts this year (I'm slipping!) and without going to SXSW the number would have been much smaller. I covered 9 states (including DC), the 9:30 Club was my most visited venue (with The Anthem and the Black Cat close on their heals), and Weezer (4 shows, though one was awful and another one was meh) was my most seen band (though I saw several bands multiple times, including The Relationship, Downtown Boys, Priests, The Secret Sisters, and The Black Lips).
Here's the full list:
- Kyle Morton at Sixth and I
- The Relationship at Valley Bar
- Japandroids at 9:30 Club
- Save Ferris at Black Cat
- Flaming Lips at 9:30 Club
- Priests at Black Cat
- Regina Spektor at DAR Constitution Hall
- SXSW Showtime House Party at Clive Bar – Bleached headline
- SXSW Official Showcase at BD Riley’s Irish Pub – Muncie Girls headline
- SXSW Japan Nite Preview Day at Valhalla – CHAI headline
- SXSW Brooklyn Vegan Day Party at Cheer Up Charlie’s – Beach Slang headline
- SXSW Official Tulsa Showcase at Bungalow – Broncho headline
- SXSW Midgetmen’s Jumpstart at Side Bar – Lee Baines III and the Gloryfires headline
- SXSW Floodfest at Cedar Street Courtyard – Black Lips headline
- SXSW Crush Music Official Showcase at Brazos Hall – Weezer headline
- SXSW Rachel Ray’s Feedback Party at Stubb’s – Weezer headline
- SXSW Burgermania at Hotel Vegas – Meatbodies headline
- Laura Stevenson at Black Cat
- Thao at Rock and Roll Hotel
- Aimee Mann at Lincoln Theatre
- The Revolution at Fillmore Silver Spring
- New Pornographers at 9:30 Club
- Black Lips at Black Cat
- Twin Peaks at 9:30 Club
- Jenny Lewis and Ryan Adams at Merriweather Post Pavilion
- DC101 Kerfuffle at Merriweather Post Pavilion – Weezer headline
- Pixies at Lincoln Theatre
- Secret Sisters at Jammin’ Java
- Boston Calling Day One – Chance the Rapper headline
- Boston Calling Day Two – Mumford and Sons headline
- Boston Calling Day Three – Tool headline
- Tim Kasher at DC9
- Iron Maiden at Jiffy Lube Live
- Mary Timony at Rock and Roll Hotel
- Lizzo at 9:30 Club
- Olivia Mancini and the Mates at IOTA
- Margaret Glaspy at Rock and Roll Hotel
- Planes Mistaken for Stars at DC9
- U2 at First Energy Stadium
- Metallica at Sun Trust Field
- Puddles Pity Party at the Kennedy Center
- Ben Gibbard at Lincoln Theatre
- Cymbals Eat Guitars at Black Cat
- Lee Baines III and the Glory Fires at DC9
- Queen w Adam Lambert at Verizon Center
- Roger Waters at Verizon Center
- Slothrust at Rock and Roll Hotel
- Olivia Mancini and the Mates at Black Cat
- Waxahatchee at 9:30 Club
- Downtown Boys at DC9
- Mynabirds at DC9
- Torres at Rock and Roll Hotel
- Secret Sisters at Hamilton Live
- Andrew WK at The Anthem
- Foo Fighters at The Anthem
- Against Me! at 9:30 Club
- Phoenix at The Anthem
- LCD Soundsystem at The Anthem
- Guns ‘n Roses at the Verizon Center
- Queens of the Stone Age at The Anthem
- Dresden Dolls at 9:30 Club
- Courtney Barnett and Kurt Vile at The Anthem
- Tegan and Sara at The Anthem
- Bleachers at the Fillmore Philadelphia
- Lady Gaga at Verizon Center
- St. Vincent at The Anthem
- Wolf Alice at 9:30 Club
- Jake Bugg at Sixth and I
- Ex Hex at Black Cat
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