Here is my list of shows. I have included links to some of the bands and will put descriptions of some special shows one day soon.
First concert- Queen at the Chicago Stadium, December 7, 1978
Aerosmith at the Chicago Amphitheater, August 26, 1979 (Ted Nugent showed up and jammed with the band)
Ramones at Cahn Auditorium, Evanston, Illinois, October 13, 1979
Ramones at Old Chicago shopping mall/amusement park, October 20, 1979
The Who live closed circuit broadcast, Varsity theater, Evanston, Illinois, December 8, 1979(Not counted as a real concert)
Ramones at the Illinois Room of the University of Illinois at Chicago Circle, May 17, 1980
Devo at the Aragon Ballroom, Chicago, Illinois, July 12, 1980
Queen at the Rosemont Horizon, Rosemont, Illinois, September 19, 1980
B-52's at the Riviera Theater, Chicago, Illinois, October 24, 1980 (First row, got Kate's autograph)
Gary Numan at the Granada Theatre, Chicago, Illinois, October 25, 1980
Police and XTC at the Aragon Ballroom, Chicago, Illinois, November 22, 1980
Cheap Trick and Off Broadway at the Granada Theatre, Chicago, Illinois, February 1, 1981
The Plasmatics at the Aragon Ballroom, Chicago, Illinois, July 11, 1981
Beach Boys at Chicagofest, Chicago, Illinois, Approx. July/August 1981
The Ramones at the Rainbow, Denver, Colorado, August 9, 1981
Devo at the Aragon Ballroom, Chicago, Illinois, October 16, 1981
The Cars at the Rosemont Horizon, Rosemont, Illinois, February 13, 1982
B-52's at the Aragon Ballroom, Chicago, Illinois, April 3, 1982
The Jam at the Aragon Ballroom, Chicago, Illinois, May 26, 1982
The Dead Kennedys at COD's, Chicago, Illinois, June/July??, 1982
The Clash at the Aragon Ballroom, Chicago, Illinois, August 12, 1982
Black Sabbath at Poplar Creek, Barrington, Illinois, August 31, 1982
The Go-Go's at Poplar Creek, Barrington, Illinois, September 8, 1982
Public Image Limited at the Granada Theatre, Chicago, Illinois, October 23, 1982
George Thorogood and the Destroyers at the Aragon Ballroom, Chicago, Illinois, October 31, 1982
Rush at the Rosemont Horizon, Rosemont, Illinois, November 19, 1982
Rush at the Rosemont Horizon, Rosemont, Illinois, November 20, 1982
The Ramones at the Metro, Chicago, Illinois, May 19, 1983
U2 at the Aragon Ballroom, Chicago, Illinois, May 21, 1983(Bono kissed a girl who vomited before the show!!!)
Aerosmith at Alpine Valley Music Theatre, Troy, Wisconsin, May 28, 1983
The Dead Kennedys at the Metro, Chicago, Illinois, June 12, 1983
The Dead Kennedys at the Metro, Chicago, Illinois, June 14, 1983
Eric Clapton at Poplar Creek, Barrington, Illinois, July 11, 1983
B-52's at Poplar Creek, Barrington, Illinois, July 18, 1983
Grateful Dead at Poplar Creek, Barrington, Illinois, July 28, 1983
Robert Plant at the Rosemont Horizon, Rosemont, Illinois, August 29, 1983(My First Date!)
ZZ Top at Poplar Creek, Barrington, Illinois, September 9, 1983
Gang of Four at Cahn Auditorium, Evanston, Illinois, September 10, 1983(?)
Jean Luc Ponty at the Arie Crown Theatre, Chicago, Illinois, October 22, 1983
Heart and Kansas at the Rosemont Horizon, Rosemont, Illinois, November 29, 1983
The Dickies at Tuts, Chicago, Illinois, December 10, 1983
Yes at the Rosemont Horizon, Rosemont, Illinois, March 8, 1984
Yes at the Rosemont Horizon, Rosemont, Illinois, March 9, 1984
The Pretenders at the Aragon Ballroom, Chicago, Illinois, April 13, 1984
The Pretenders at the Aragon Ballroom, Chicago, Illinois, April 14, 1984
Gang of Four at the Park West, Chicago Illinois, May 1, 1984, 7:30pm
Gang of Four at the Park West, Chicago Illinois, May 1, 1984, 11:00pm
The Clash at the Aragon Ballroom, Chicago, Illinois, May 17, 1984
The Dickies at club COD, Chicago, Illinois, May 18, 1984
David Gilmour at the UIC Pavillion, Chicago, Illinois, June 8, 1984
The Go-Go's and INXS at Poplar Creek, Barrington, Illinois, June 24, 1984
Rush at the Rosemont Horizon, Rosemont, Illinois, June 29, 1984
Grateful Dead at Alpine Valley Music Theatre, July 6, 1984
Aerosmith at Poplar Creek, Barrington, Illinois, July 12, 1984
Psychedelic Furs at Poplar Creek, Barrington, Illinois, July 25, 1984
Roger Waters w/Eric Clapton at the Rosemont Horizon, Rosemont, Illinois, July 28, 1984
Rod Stewart at Poplar Creek, Barrington, Illinois, July?? postponed, scheduled for July 28 but this was obviously not the date I went!
The Cars at Poplar Creek, Barrington, Illinois, August 6, 1984
Yes at Poplar Creek, Barrington, Illinois, August 12, 1984
The Pretenders at Poplar Creek, Barrington, Illinois, August 17, 1984
The Cars at McNichols Arena, Denver, Colorado, August 18, 1984
U2 at the Aragon Ballroom, Chicago, Illinois, December 11, 1984
As of December 22, 1997 I have seen 275 concerts. Number 300 should arrive sometime in the year 2000.
Please send me your comments if you have anything you would like to share.
This page is under construction. Please check back about January 15, 1997. Thank you.