Bands I’ve seen
Just for giggles, a running list of bands, artists, etc. that I’ve seen live. This is not a complete list, but it is fairly close; I started keeping a running tally some years ago, when my concertgoing became a fairly regular affair. Tag links are in progress (hey, they take forever).
Last updated June 9, 2009
- A Hawk & A Hacksaw
- Abigail Washburn & the Sparrow Quartet
- The Acorn
- Action Makes
- Adrienne Young & Little Sadie
- Agnostic Mountain Gospel Choir
- Aimee Mann
- Alana Bridgewater
- Alanis Morissette
- The Aldeburgh Connection
- Alexi Murdoch
- All the King’s Voices
- Amos the Transparent
- Ana Egge
- Anathallo
- Andrew Bird
- Andrew Scott
- Andyland
- Amy Bishop
- Amy Sky
- Arrogant Worms
- B.A. Johnston
- The Bad Plus
- Barenaked Ladies
- The Barmitzvah Brothers
- Barons & Lengthy
- Basement Arms
- Basia Bulat
- Battlefield Band
- Be Good Tanyas
- Beast Cancer
- Bedouin Soundclash
- Bela Fleck & the Flecktones
- Bettye Lavette
- The Bicycles
- BidiniBand
- Bill Callahan
- Billy Bob Thornton & the Boxmasters
- Blood, Sweat & Tears
- Blue Man Group (Toronto)
- Blue Rodeo
- Bob Wiseman
- Born Ruffians
- Boyfriend Material
- The Boy From ET
- Brent Randall & His Pinecones
- Broken Social Scene
- Bruce Peninsula
- Buddy Guy
- Buddy Miller
- Buffy Sainte-Marie
- The Burning Hell
- Butterfly Boucher
- Caitlin Carey
- Calexico
- Calgary Choral
- Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra
- Camouflage Nights
- The Campbell Brothers
- The Cape May
- Carlos Antenna
- Carmen Elle
- Carolina Chocolate Drops
- Carolyn Mark
- Casey Mecija
- Castlemusic
- Chad VanGaalen
- Cheap Speakers
- Chirgilchin
- Chris Smither
- Chuck Negron (w/BST)
- Chumbawamba (acoustic)
- City and Colour
- City Field
- Clothes Make the Man
- Colleen & Paul
- The Consonant C
- Cowboy Celtic
- Creaking Tree String Quartet
- Creeping Nobodies
- Dan Bern
- Daniel Lanois
- David Braid Sextet
- David Byrne
- dd/mm/yyyy
- Deep 6 Jazz Sextet
- DeMayo
- The Denumonts
- Diana Jones
- Diana Krall
- Dickie Haydon
- Dino Martinis
- Dog Day
- Don McLean
- The Dress Whites
- The Duhks
- Düvö
- The Easy Targets
- Edie Brickell & the New Bohemians
- The Elected
- Eleni Mandell
- Elizabeth Shepherd
- Ellis Marsalis Quartet
- Emma Pollock
- Emmylou Harris
- Entire Cities
- Evan Gordon & His Sad Clowns
- Evelyn Glennie
- Feist
- Final Fantasy
- FLAMES!
- Fleetwood Mac
- Fox Jaws
- Fred Penner
- Friday Morning’s Regret
- Frigg
- Fucked Up
- Gentleman Reg
- Germans
- Gerry Hebert Quartet
- The Gertrudes
- The Gloom Room
- Golden Dogs
- Good Brothers
- Gravity Wave
- Great Big Sea
- Great Lake Swimmers
- Hamilton Trading Co.
- Handsome Family
- Hank ft. the Hank Collective
- Harmony Trowbridge
- Harry & The Potters
- Hawksley Workman
- Hayden
- Hedley
- Heebee-Jeebees
- Henri Faberge and the Adorables
- Hoa Hoas
- Hobson’s Choice
- Honest I’s
- Hot Monogamy
- Hugh Fraser Orchestra (Banff Centre)
- The Hummers
- illScarlett
- The I Spies
- Jack Semple
- James Blood Ulmer
- JDiggz
- Jenn Grant
- Jerry Douglas Band
- Jetplanes of Abraham
- Jim Brickman
- Jim Byrnes
- Jim Cuddy Band
- Joel Fafard
- Joel Plaskett Emergency
- John Wort Hannam
- Johnny Summers’ “Little Big Band”
- Jon-Rae Fletcher
- Jon-Rae and the River
- Josh Ritter
- Julie Doiron
- The Just Barelys
- Justin Rutledge
- Kawa Brass Band
- The Killers
- KlezMerovitz
- The Ladies & Gentlemen
- Ladysmith Black Mambazo
- Laura Barrett
- Leahy
- Leo Kottke
- Leroy “The Grandmaster” Young
- Lester Howe
- Lily Frost
- Lindsay Ell
- Lisa Bozikovic
- Little Miss Higgins
- Los Munequitos de Matanzas
- Lubo Alexandrov & Kaba Horo
- Major Grange
- Mandibles
- Mantler
- Mark Stanfield
- Martin Tielli
- Maryem Tollar & the Toronto Cairo Collective
- Master Musicians of Jajouka
- Matt Masters
- Matt Mays & El Torpedo
- Mavis Staples
- Maylee Todd
- Megan Hamilton & the Volunteer Canola
- Meligrove Band
- The Men They Couldn’t Hang
- Metric
- Michael Marcuzzi Ensemble
- Michelle Grégoire Quintet
- Mike Murley Duo
- Miss Scarlett
- The Mocking Shadows
- Murley/Braid Quartet
- Mushfiq Ensemble
- Nathan
- Neighbourhood Council
- Neil Quin
- Neil Young
- Neko Case
- New Orleans Social Club
- The New Pornographers
- Nich Worby
- Nick Lowe
- Nils Edenloff
- Ninja High School
- Niyaz
- Nous Nous et Vous
- North Mississippi All Stars
- Now Yr Taken
- NQ Arbuckle
- Numbers & Figures
- The Nymphets
- Ohbijou
- Oh Susanna
- Old Man Luedecke
- Olu Dara
- One Second 2 Late
- Ontario Power Generation
- Ottawa Bach Choir
- The Owle Bird
- Pagliaro
- Pants & Tie
- Panurge
- Parachutes
- Patty Griffin
- Paul Ashwell Orchestra
- Paul Banwatt
- Paul Ubana Jones
- Paul Weadick
- The Payola$
- The People of Canada
- Peter Cincotti
- Peter Elkas
- PF Sloan
- The Pill
- PJ Perry
- Pocket Dwellers
- The Polyjesters
- Proof of Ghosts
- QR5
- Queenz Quaytar
- Rajiv Thavanathan
- Ray Price
- Reflectiostack
- Rez Abbasi Group
- Ribbons of Song
- Rich Aucoin
- Rich Hope
- Richie Havens
- Ridley Bent
- Roch Voisine
- Ron Sexsmith
- Rufus Wainwright
- The Rural Alberta Advantage
- Rush
- Ruthie Foster
- The Sadies
- Saffron Sect
- Sam Baker
- Sam Parton
- Sam Roberts
- Sarah McLachlan
- Sarah Slean
- The Schomberg Fair
- School of Language
- Seal
- Secret Star
- Sharon Isbin
- Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings
- Shawn Colvin
- Shawn Jurek & Team Power
- Shemekia Copeland
- Shitt Hottt
- Shooglenifty
- ShoShona Kish
- Sigur Rós
- Sinistrio
- Sitcom
- Skavenjah
- Skeleton (Me)
- The Skydiggers
- Sloan
- Slippers
- Slipper Orchestra
- Small Sins
- Songs from a Room
- Sonny Landreth
- Spacecraft 7
- The Speaking Tongues
- Spiral Beach
- Spitfires & Mayflowers
- Squeeze
- St Michael’s Choir School
- Steven McKay
- Stomp! (New York)
- Stuart McLean / Vinyl Cafe
- The Superfantastics
- Suzie Vinnick
- Tacoma Hellfarm Tragedy
- Tafelmusik
- Teddy Thompson
- Ten Second Epic
- Terrain
- Their Majesties
- Theory of a Deadman (while working nearby)
- These United States
- Thickhawk
- Timber Timbre
- Tin Bangs
- TOFU
- Tom Cochrane & Red Rider
- Tommy Banks Quartette ft. PJ Perry
- Tony Dekker w/ Basia Bulat
- Torngat
- Toronto Mendelssohn Choir
- Toronto Symphony Orchestra
- Township Expansion
- Tragically Hip
- The Tres Bien Ensemble
- Trish Klein
- Two Hours Traffic
- Two Koreas
- Tyler Hornby Quartet
- Ultra Magnus
- We Are Scientists
- We Take Lovers
- The Weakerthans
- The Weather Station
- Weird Weather
- Wendy McNeill
- Wilco
- Will Currie & the Country French
- William Carn Quintet
- William Elliot Whitmore
- Willie Nelson
- Woodhands
- Woodpigeon
- Wynton Marsalis & LCJO
- Yes
- Yoko Casionos
- York University Chamber Choir
- York University Concert Choir
- York University Gospel Choir
- York University Symphony Orchestra
- Young Rival
- Zoobombs
Comedy (list in progress)
- Artie Lange
- Bill Maher
- Colin Quinn
- David Dineen-Porter
- David Sedaris
- Dawn Whitwell
- Desiree Lavoy
- Dick Mime
- Dylan Gott
- Holly & Inessa
- Jeff McEnery
- Jerry Seinfeld
- Megan Fraser
- Nathan Fielder
- PS I Love You
- Rebecca Addelman
- The Reverend Bob Levy
- Robin Williams
- The Sketchersons
- Tim Gilbert
- Tom Papa
- Wanda Carroll
- Will Weldon