The 2025 Concert List
Two months down and it’s been a rough start on the memory banks. I can’t say that I enjoyed most of these shows. Could it have been the ejections during Goose, the fights during Goose, the barefoot dancer in the bathroom during Goose, getting wook flu from Goose?
Probably.
Jam shows have a time and place. They play for any time they want, and my place is going to be anywhere not in the venue hall. The other shows featured a mix of drunken idiots, high idiots, and sober idiots, which are by far the worst kind.
Wallows is so far the lone entry to the Top 100, but I knew that before the year started. You’re not going to have a bad time at one of their shows, though I think the small venue age of that band has come to an end.
Muscadine Bloodine was, as the kids are saying — mid. Though, they did have a great merch promo — buy two shirts get a free post-show meet and greet. So, kudos for the ingenuity.
There are two surprises so far this year. The first came when, after stuffing my mouth with a handful of fruit snacks, I opened the security office door to my ex-girlfriend entering the Mo Amer comedy show, which was the most deer-in-the-headlights I’ve felt since I heard my labrum tear off my shoulder.
The second surprise was far more pleasant, working the back half of Ella Langley.
After a distressing opening 30 minutes responding to a slew of medical emergencies, Langley put on a show with clear “I saw them before they got really famous” vibes.
We’re approaching a soft March before things get real interesting and real busy.
C = Comedy
123 = Indicates ranking at the time of the show, not overall standing. Click to see the full running list.
January
262. Tycho [Bad Tuner]
433. Highly Suspect [James and the Child Gun, Family Dinner]
401. Dylan Marlowe [Brian Fuller, Tyler Chambers]
February
393. Muscadine Bloodline [Colby Acuff]
85. Wallows [Deb Never]
489. Goose Night 1
502. Goose Night 2
354. Bryce Vine [Jayo]
C. Mo Amer [Paul Ellia, Cipha Sounds]
263. Bilmuri [Ally Nicholas]
315. Wilder Woods [Haffway]
213. Ella Langley [Carter Faith]
March
488. Ian Munsick [Myron Elkins]
HM. Super Future [okayjake]
509. Cooper Alan [Neon Crows]
195. Martha Wainwright
382. Russell Dickerson [Jake Scott]
April
262. Killswitch Engage [Kublai Khan, Fit for a King, Frozen Soul]
C. Taskmaster GR
HM. Papadosio
100. Bright Eyes [Cursive]
398. G-Eazy [Marc E Bassy, Goody Grace]
C. Matt Matthews [Eunice Elliott]
C. Marc Maron [Ali Makofsky]
156. Free Throw [Ben Quad, Harrison Gordon]
189. Jack White [Easers]
134. Trivium [Bullet For My Valentine, August Burns Red, Bleed from Within]
200. Iron & Wine [Jobi Riccio]
C. Sheng Wang [Kevin Camia]
484. Eazybaked [Capochino, Lowke]
139. Spiritbox [Loathe, Dying Wish]
31. Shinedown [Beartooth, Morgan Wade]
308. TECH N9NE [Hollywood Undead, Set It Off, Zero 9:36]
May
47. Linkin Park [grandson]
300. Marilyn Manson [Black Satellite]
221. Joe Hertler & The Rainbow Seekers
275. Clap Your Hands Say Yeah [Knifeplay]
330. Memphis May Fire [Casket, Wind Walkers, Elijah]
494. TRSH [doan, Summerbruise]
488. Citizen Soldier [10 Years, Thousand Below]
355. Pop Evil [Devour the Day, ONI]
373. Seether [POD, nonpoint]
HM. Titan to Tachyons [Dark Sky Burial]
221. Hippie Sabotage [Carpetman]
21. Kishi Bashi wsg Tall Tall Trees [Oshima Brothers]
265. Rainbow Kitten Surprise [New Translations]
196. Ice Nine Kills [The World Alive, The Funeral Portrait, Melrose Avenue]
205. Ice Nine Kills Night [Hail the Sun, TX2, Dark Divine]
330. Bronson Arm [Wipes]
146. An Evening with Valerie June
223. Hippo Campus [Hotline TNT]
June
145. StaticX [GWAR, Dope, A Killer's Confession]
GRIDLIFE Night 1 [Levity, Dr. Fresch, Rossy, Super Future, okayjake]
GRIDLIFE Night 2 [Sullivan King, NGHTMRE, LAYZ, CHYL, Dennett]
Horse the Band
Ryan Adams
The Gaslight Anthem
Sleep Theory
Band of Horses
Youth Fountain [Sad Park, Good Terms]
The Black Crowes
Chase Rice
Billy Corgan & The Machines of God
The Fray
The Psychedelic Furs
July
Phoneboy
Phantom Planet
I Don’t Know How But They Found Me
311 OR Sebastian Bach
Everclear
Bully
Social Distortion
Dorothy
The Warning
Upheaval Day 1 [Rob Zombie, Architects, Crossfade, The Plot in You, Return to Dust]
Attila
Upheaval Day 2 [Falling in Reverse, Wage War, Yelawolf, Dead Poet Society,Bodysnatcher]
Hatebreed
Dinosaur Jr [Snail Mail]
Flipturn [Joe P]
August
In This Moment
Train [Edwin McCain]
C. Josh Johnson
Breakaway Day 1 [Zedd, Gryffin]
Breakaway Day 2 [Rezz, IsoXo]
STS9
September
Kumail Nanjiani
Rilo Kiley
Peach Pit
Prof
Powerwolf
Kaleo
Cannibal Corpse
Marianas Trench
October
Hannah Berner
Sleeping with Sirens
Saint Motel
Lawrence
Dylan Gossett
November
Josh Ritter
The Band Camino
Blue October
Whitechapel [Bodysnatcher, AngelMaker, Disembodied Tyrant]
Demetri Martin
December
Tom Papa
