*1. Bon Iver : last week
*2. Radiohead : The Comodore Ballroom July 1995
3. Beastie Boys : Maxbell May 1995
*4. Japandroids : (also PS I Love You & Frog Eyes) The Republik : October 2010
*5. Bruce Springsteen "The Rising tour" Saddledome : April 2003
6. Live "Selling the Drama tour" Veruca Salt opened : Salt Palace-July 1994
7. U2 : "Popmart Tour" Winnipeg Stadium : June 1997 : what a spectacle..
8. Smashing Pumpkins, Beastie Boys, The Breeders, Greenday etc. Lollapalooza 1994 : Surrey, BC
9. INXS : "Kick tour" Saddledome : May 1998
10. Arcade Fire : Stampeded Corral : September 2010
12. The Cult : Saddledome : December 1989 also saw them open for Metallica but this was a better show
13. Tragically Hip, Sheryl Crow, Wilco, Ron Sexsmith, Los Lobos, Ashley Macissac
Camrose Fair Grounds : July 1997
*14. Hayden : Night Gallery : January 1995
15. Oasis with Ryan Adams opening : Saddledome : August 2008
16. Kings of Leon : Saddledome : August 2009
17. The Rural Alberta Advantage : Pepper Rabbit & Imaginary Cities opening : Royal Canadian Legion #1 : November 2010
18. Tragically Hip with Rheostatics opening : Saddledome November 1996
19. Tina Turner "Private Dancer tour" Saddledome September 1985 second concert ever...
*20. Platinum Blonde : Jubilee September 1985 First concert ever....
Heaviest weighting for concert that follows a great album and where the band basically plays the entire album which likely won't happen again. Also the smaller the venue the higher the weighting or the closer to the performance. Basically catching a band at or near their peak.
Bands that dissapointed or I had bad taste at the time
April Wine, Ugly Kid Joe, Tom Cochrane, Rod Stewart, Bette Midler, Roxette, Goo Goo Dolls, Treble Charger, Lisa Loeb, Sarah McLachlan, Shawn Colvin, Bush, Chantal Kreviazuk, Brooks & Dunn, Lonestar, Tim Mcgraw, Jessica Andrews, Shania Twain, Emerson Drive, Sam Roberts, Motely Crue, Metallica.