Blame Karen. It's her fault.

Karen posted about all the concerts she's seen. Always up for a challenge, I decided to take the bait.

Here are (most of) my concerts, including year, venue and hit (or memorable song), if applicable.

1985
The Altar Boys
Bethany Baptist Church
N/A

1985 Undercover, Altar Boys, Crumbacher, Wild Blue Yonder (and a host of other classics I missed - 77's, Stryper, Isaac Air Freight, Benny Hester, Youth Choir, The Lifters, Rez Band, et. al.) Knott's Berry Farm Jubilation Night (Amanda and Sherry were there)

1986
The Alarm/The Long Ryders
UCLA/MTV Satellite Broadcast
Sixty-Eight Guns

1986
A-ha (saw this one with Romy)
Universal Amphitheatre
Take On Me

1986
The Choir (Youth Choir, then), Livesavors, Altar Boys
Bethany Baptist Church, Lakewood First Baptist, etc. (The Door concerts)

1987
U2
The Forum
Where the Streets Have No Name

1987
U2
Rose Bowl
I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For

1987
Fourth Watch
Lakewood First Baptist
N/A

1987
Undercover (original lineup - with Bill Walden filling in for an ill Sim Wilson!)
The Ark - Cypress, CA (someone's church)
God Rules!

1987
Oingo Boingo
Irvine Meadows
Dead Man's Party

1988
Petra
Irvine Meadows
This Means War!

1988
Bangles
Irvine Meadows
Manic Monday

1988
Duran Duran
Irvine Meadows
Notorious

1988
Oingo Boingo
Irvine Meadows
Dead Man's Party

1988
Randy Stonehill
Biola University
Celebrate This Heartbeat

1988
Steve Taylor/The Choir/Whitecross
Universal Amphitheater
This Disco (Used to be a cute cathedral)

1988
Swirling Eddies (aka Daniel Amos)
Biola University
Let's Spin!

1989
Larry Norman
Some little church in Orange County
Why Should the Devil Have All the Good Music?

1989
Degarmo and Key
Disneyland (with a rather young Dave B.)
Alleluia, Christ is Coming (remember the funky video with everyone in Ray-Bans they used to show on "Real Videos"?

1989
Steve Taylor
Knott's Berry Farm
Since I Gave Up Hope, I Feel A Lot Better

1990
77's
Some little church in Orange County
N/A

1990
B-52's
The Forum (went to this show with K Murphy J after I returned from a seven-week mission trip in Australia)
Love Shack

1990
They Might Be Giants
The Forum
Don't Let's Start

1990
The Choir
Knott's Berry Farm
Chase the Kangaroo

1990
One Bad Pig
Knott's Berry Farm
Isaiah 6

1990
Adam Again
Knott's Berry Farm
In a New World of Time

1991
Focused
Rossmoor Community Center
(That tune where Jason Hecht does the cool rap)

1991
Charlie Peacock
Some big church in Orange County
In the Light

1992
Sugarcubes
Dodger Stadium
Birthday

1992
Public Enemy
Dodger Stadium
Fight the Power

1992
U2
Dodger Stadium
One

1992
Ultimate Sacrifice
Bethany Baptist Church
Rollercoaster Christian

1992
They Might Be Giants
Wiltern Theatre
Birdhouse in Your Soul (Ken Thomas and I led our section of the audience in a round of "B-I-N-G-O" before the show started - seemed appropriate)

1992
Crucified
Some little church in Orange County
N/A (I'll never forget Tim S. losing his shoe in the mosh pit, and having Ric Alba from the Altar Boys hold it up onstage asking, "hey, anyone lose a, uh, shoe?"

1992
Scatered-Few
Some little church in Orange County
N/A

1993
Adam Ant
Henry Fonda Theatre
Goody Two Shoes (saw this show with Troy)

1994
Bad Religion, Black Crows, Candlebox, Liz Phair, Cranberries, Sheryl Crow, Dinosaur Jr., Hole, The Jesus and Mary Chain, Stone Temple Pilots, Live, Lucious Jackson, Love Spit Love (Psychedelic Furs), Mazzy Star, Meat Puppets, Seal, Simple Minds, Sunny Day Real Estate, Veruca Salt, Weezer
KROQ Almost Acoustic Christmas (Universal Amphitheatre) (Ian and I were at this one)

1994
Havalina Rail Co.
Someone's backyard, Long Beach
N/A

1994
Nick Heyward
Virgin Megastore, Hollywood
Kite

1995
Lisa Loeb
La Luna (Portland, OR)
Stay (I Missed You)
1996

Poor Old Lu
TOM Fest, Stevenson, WA (camped out with Eric J. for this fest)
Ring True

1996
Black-Eyed Sceva
TOM Fest, Stevenson, WA
Justified

1996
Five O'Clock People
TOM Fest, Stevenson, WA
N/A

1996
They Might Be Giants
La Luna (Portland, OR)

1997
The Connells
Aladdin Theatre (Portland, OR)
Ring

1997
Sixpence None the Richer
A grubby little no-name venue
Kiss Me

1997
Larry Norman
Seaside, OR
I Wish We'd All Been Ready

1998
Seventeen Reasons Why
La Luna (Portland, OR)
Independence

1998
They Might Be Giants
Aladdin Theatre (Portland, OR)

1998
Freedy Johnston
Aladdin Theatre (Portland, OR)
Bad Reputation

1999
Baseboard Heaters
La Luna (Portland, OR)
N/A

1999
A Flock of Seagulls
La Luna (Portland, OR)
I Ran

1999
Modern English
La Luna (Portland, OR)
I Melt With You

1999
Bow Wow Wow
Some total dive bar in Portland
I Want Candy

1999
They Might Be Giants
Aladdin Theatre (Portland, OR)

2000
Keb' Mo'
Oaks Park (Portland, OR)
Muddy Water

2000
Havalina Rail Co.
A grubby little no-name venue
N/A (one of the few concerts Kat and I attended together - we both marveled at the girl we referred to as "washboard woman" - who is, I think, Matt Wignall's wife - she, well, played the washboard. A washboard. Very, very intensely. ["Sure, honey, you can be in my band! What can you play?"]).

2000
REO Speedwagon
Rose Garden (Portland, OR)
Take It On the Run (only show I ever fell asleep at)

2000
The Call
Starbucks, Beaverton, OR
Let the Day Begin (with Dave and Jen B. and Jim D.)

2000
They Might Be Giants
Aladdin Theatre (Portland, OR)

2000
Brian Setzer Orchestra
Pioneer Courthouse Square
Jump, Jive an' Wail

2000
DC Talk
Rose Garden (Portland, OR)
Jesus Freak

2000
Big Bad Voodoo Daddy
Crystal Ballroom (Portland, OR) (Best venue for a swing act, EVER! Floating dance floor built in the 20's for people to lindyhop on, so it actually *bounces* as you come down on it)
You and Me and the Bottle Make Three

2000
Tony Starlight (Ian and Gary were up visiting, and we saw the Tonyman, the best lounge singer, ever, bar none. I hear he's in LA now).
Jimmy Mak's
N/A

2001 (a couple weeks before 9/11 - saw this show with Jim D.)
Vigilantes of Love/Bill Mallonee
St. John's Pub (Portland, OR)
N/A

2001
Gigolo Aunts
Roseland (Portland, OR) (again with Jim)
Everyone Can Fly

2001
Brian Wilson
Aladdin Theatre (Portland, OR)
Good Vibrations, California Girls, etc. etc. etc.
2002

Collective Soul
Roseland (Portland, OR) (yet another show with Jim D.)
You Run

2002
The Lost Dogs
Some church in Portland (Jim, Chad C. and Dave B.)
N/A

2002
77's
Washington State School for the Deaf (Jim D. and Eric J.)
N/A

2002
Harry Connick, Jr. (Hands down, one of the funniest and most entertaining, not to mention talented, singers I've ever, ever seen)
Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall
We Are In Love

2003
REM
Clark County Amphitheatre
Losing My Religion

2003
Wilco
Clark County Amphitheatre
War on War

2004
77's/Strawmen
some dive in Eugene, OR (still another show with Jim D.)
Dig My Heels

I'm sure I missed some in there...I actually took this list from an Excel spreadsheet I sent my brothers about a year ago in response to a similar query.